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An economic check on Egypt.
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January 27, 2011 • 21:58 0
Tunisia, Lebanon, Egypt, Yemen, Somaliland, Morocco, Jordan, Lybia, Bahrain, Kurdistan, and a few more governments looking over their shoulder. With exception to Lebanon, most of the protesters were organized flash mob style.
In Lebanon, Hezbollah forced the government to collapse by walking out of Parliament and then took over the Prime Minister slot that used to always be a Sunni position. So… that Gentleman's agreement has failed to hold. Needless to say, it is looking like Iran2.0 there and hezbollah are highly armed. Ergo, Israel considers all of Lebanon now a terrorist state (US state department too) – thus goes USAID and all the losers are north of the blue line. Israel is concentrating on force protection. They are digging in real well.
Tunisia is far from being a third world country. They are educated and more Europeon than anything. Yet there may be implications for the other nations concerning Islam. Moreover, an implication that the priority is ousting the sitting political order with no emphasis in what replaces it. Power vacuums tend not to traditionally end well, but if it does, kudos!
Egypt has been building up feelings of resentment for quite a long time.
Their President for Life has been slow go or no go in reform and economical matters. And there also portends thuggery as well as corruption. After all, We Are All Khaled Said now.
Yemen is kind of a normal place to see protests. They are facing a literal Apocalypse, but again, they always were. They don't trust their leadership. The same as in Egypt.
Somaliland has always wanted to be separate from Somalia. Who could blame them? It has been a less insane part of Somalia. 3/1/10 (3 wars update)
Jordan has had some protest. King Abdullah followed Algeria's lead calling for reform, cheaper food, etc,etc. IMRA points to related facts on this dialogue.
Libya hears grumblings as well. Gaddfi grumbled against it all. Wikileaks hurt a-lot of people.
Sometimes the Islamic groups are viewed as not corrupt and a means to end the current corrupt rule (Which was overthrown for corruption last time)
But one thing that will make or break the difference in outcomes is Food. Food Prices, Fuel prices, basic services.
One thing barely covered was the vote in South Sudan. It was a successful divide and also may have influenced events. Keep our eyes open on Abei. See how that meshes out.
In any case, I pray these countries find decent leadership. It truly is time to separate wheat from the chaff.
Better understanding than this in some ways.
Get these guys proxy software so they may talk to eachother. Get that ball rolling. I heard questions about it today and wondered why they had not gotten the word on how to get past a firewall. Or make an internet.
Do not forget that Iran is now jailing and executing their opposition since the rest of the world "is not watching".
1/28 Albania is starting to become restless.
2/9 Pakistan looses it's Parliament
2/9 Jordan has the usual suspects waiting in the wings to spread Mayhem.
2/11 – Yemen is starting to get heated.
2/12 Gabon tries their hand.
2/13 Iran is starting to kick off
2/14 Baharain gets some help from house of Saud.
2/17 Libya's kickoff
Bahrain #feb14, Libya #feb17, Algeria #feb19, Morocco #feb20, Cameroon #feb23, Kuwait #Mar8
3/21 Yemen is now very hot. Syria is intense but not yet there. Jordan, Morocco look solid but watch it.
3/24 Syria has probably not seen this much discontent ever. You know, an Al-Assad also ruled Asyria 2000 years ago.
4/27 Syria – Soldiers in the military are defecting, the security apparatus is becoming more distant from the political wing.
05/18 – Somaliland becoming state sponsors of terrs.
05/22 – Albania has pesky socialists making trouble
05/27 – What the power vacuum in Egypt is becoming, … and it's Evil as Hell.
05/28 – Yemen on the brink. Beware.
05/29 – Egypt has another presidential "hopeful".
05/30 – Syria – the siege of Dera'a and a little boy caught in the middle.
06/01 – Bashir is trying to take Abyei
06/06 – CNAS Conference from 06/02. Very good viewing.
06/08 – Syria is coming down to the wire as the ruling class starts to flee Damascus.
06/09 – Syria – Divisions in the Syrian forces.
06/10 – Egypt: The salifist are climbing out from under the rocks.
06/11 – Egypt: Enlightenment on the Salifist. and the moslem brotherhood's economic plan.
06/13 – Intelligence is losing ground in the Middle East. Not good
06/20 – Baby Assad gives a speech at a time where Syrians stream across the Turkish border Syrian army in pursuit- Turkey rejects.
06/28/11 – Somalia lawmakers elect a Harvard Educated Prime Minister.
06/29/11 -Turkey wants to invade Syria. And life inside a Syrian prison. Us works the web of regime change, Assad will not make it.
06/30/11 – Egypt has a new "moderate" candidate.
07/01/11 – Morocco votes on a Constitutional referendum.
07/04/11 – Syria Military separation may be developing fast. The worry is if Assad falls, the Allawites get wiped out. If not, the Sunni continue to take fire.
07/08/11 – SWJ Challenges ahead in the Middle East.
07/09/11 – South Sudan is now a separate state. The UN is sending in "peacekeepers" but there is a buildup up north
Sudan: Photos of the New Country. (beware the always un-professional pop-up with sound ads but then you can see the photos stuff)
07/14/11 – The Kurds want their autonomy as promised by the UN – yet undelivered. With the disintegration of Syria, and contentions on the Turkish border as well as parts of Iran, this may become a big deal.
07/15/11 – The Kurds want their autonomy as promised by the UN – yet undelivered. With the disintegration of Syria, and contentions on the Turkish border as well as parts of Iran, this may become a big deal. Turkey will be edging to war against the PKK and expulsion of Kurds may be seen from outlying areas in the border region. Turkey will not turn down this chance to expel Kurds from "Turkish" territory as the as the opportunity has presented itself. I love the Kurds.
Iran has internal strife as they try to garner more influence in their immediate vicinity.
07/27/11 – An NSN update…
07/28/11 – Egypt: Could this Woman be the next President? I wish.
07/30/11 – Turkey: Military top brass resigns en-masse. From FP Mag.
07/30/11 – Syria: Earlier in this week I saw a story that Syrian Military Generals were defecting and later that week I heard a report that that story was indeed false. Apparently on the 29th, the Syrian Military went out posing as opposition to Assad and once people joined them, they were shot. High caliber weapons were used and it is not over yet.
08/17/11 – Food prices and political instability (PDF)
08/18/11 – Hezbollah hints that they will war with Israel once the US pulls out of Iraq Hence leading to my theory earlier this year.
08/29/11 – Gaddafi flees, his family in Algeria, Syrian demonstrations intensify. Big storm leaves US. Iran turmolt continues.
09/16/11 – The Secularist-Islamist Struggle in Libya Begins. And, a short history of the Arab world and it's corruption.
09/18/11 – Turkey: Erdogan – going crazy is logical.
09/20/11 – Some harsh reviews of Mr President over the handling of the middle east as well as a fast paced run down.
09/29/11 – Pakistan as willingness party? You don't say. But be easy, you backed greater monsters for less. Having a handle is better than nothing.
10/14/11 – Just a short update on the landscape:
Egyptian Copts are facing great pressure from the populace and the military tends to not protect them. More than 100,000 have fled. It looks as if the "revolution" has led the country to a military coup. Seemed logical from the start.
Turkey is still acting huffy over the Israeli detention of the flotilla and is also facing some stiff resistance from the Kurds with the PKK. Turkey is also an influential partner in the US led sanctions against Iran so diplomatic ties are operating in constant.
In Libya, Sirte is still under siege but some progress by the TNR.
In Lebanon, it seems Hezbollah's grasp has been weakened as Syria undergoes it's own turmolt.
In Yemen, Saleh has returned and stated he plans to step down – than immediately started re-consolidating power.
Still nothing of Tunesia.
Jordan's King actually made steps to reform and the country maintains stability.
Somalia is still Somalia.
Iran failed to launch Ahmadinejad into space.
10/18/11 – It is a good thing that Iraq was taken down as Turkey naturally fills the role. It is still looking for identity.
10/31/11 – A Syrian civil war.
11/14/11 – Who's who in the Syrian rebellion.
11/17/11 – Wahabbist vs Sunni in Syria.
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January 26, 2011 • 23:43 0
Michael Yon is still engaged. May need support.
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January 26, 2011 • 23:41 0
A nation state that has social agenda ahead of security and does not comprehend that it's "investments" are done through debt….leaves our ass wide open.
This is do or die time on the budget. Period. A red line has been crossed and must be addressed right now.
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January 21, 2011 • 12:06 0
Tunisia is a very solid country. Very modern, educated, and has not been a worry for me. They revolted against their leader for good reason as in …. say Honduras.
Anyhoo, Austin Bay wrote an article as a brief note.
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January 20, 2011 • 16:02 0
Spending cuts proposed reaches 2.5 Trillion.
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January 14, 2011 • 11:08 0
Oil hit $100 today. High energy prices in WINTER during a recession with rising food and commodities as well as inflation in the currency. This will double dip this nation a plunge too far.
This will devastate the US on all levels, starting with the poor.
High energy prices impact the economy more than most other influences..
Three main forces are to blame: Environmental law (which is not really about the environment), mortoriums, and the tax rate Congress sets.
The oil industry is a very expensive and difficult system to run. Research, development, currency rate, refinery ability, and logistics all influence the real cost of oil.
First you have to have profit to explore and build the wells. You must hire good and safe people with experience.
You have to match the correct refinery with the correct weight oil and due to over-regulation, no one makes money in the refining business anymore.
If the currency is inflating, the price of everything goes higher so you have that going against you.
Bottom line is if the companies cannot make enough profit to continue to develop new sources of fuel, they will not and the price will rise.
Even if the US does not meet demand for this resource, the rest of the world WILL.
The point is there is absolutely no reason to not exploit this resource anywhere we can. Not even environmental reasons.
We are backing ourselves into a corner with these insane policies. Opec will be of no help.
04/27 -Here is the Congressional research whitepaper. Shows we have plenty.
04/29 – Shale reserves are larger than thought.
P.S. What sense does it make to starve the Oil Industry here in the US, approve only one Nuke plant, Subsidize corn as oil, and buy a car company that will produce electric cars with a grid that is on it's last legs as it is? Subsidize Brazilian oil company while denying it here because Soros wanted it? WTF – this is really too stupid for me to even comprehend.
Fuel prices necessarily skyrocket? Who said that? the imbecile you elected to be President – thats who.
January 13, 2011 • 23:13 0
I feel as if this entire nation is in a grade school classroom with crayons and crepe paper, drawing pictures with their imagination.
Real peoples bodies are not yet cold and the kids talk conjecture and pontificate. The "Teacher" holds a pep rally at the memorial service.
No one is being taught the truth, and the after school specials are all fabiracated news which of course the kids believe.
It is an EPIC FAIL. You are disgusting people.
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January 7, 2011 • 18:22 0
I have a strange and glorious feeling of much weight being removed in the past month or so. I literally feel it and have been in a pleasant mood the past few days because of it. This is great because 2010 was the worst ass eating year in history where as actions are concerned.
I see some fiscal sanity returning to that criminally insane sewage factory that is Washington DC. That crappy bureaucrats wet dream health control bill was repeald in the house. Animal farm delayed for another year or so. We shall see.
Tator Tot has declared he will tone it down. We shall see.
AF/Pak plan to hold a Jirga.
China has decided to invest in the Gulag known as NORK to relieve some pressure. Ergo, our forces reduced alert level. They also said they wont nuke us first. Whatever.
Even the Copts are getting protection on this Christmas day.
It may not seem like much, but every little bit helps. It's the feeling I get that counts – I see other good things too.
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January 7, 2011 • 00:35 0
This resonates with me. You seek men of character in the engagement of warfare. Being exceptionally knowledgeable and competent in these skills do not automatically reward.
Our military has been engaging in another war in the past few decades; A war of political influence and social experimentation. I have seen the degrading treatment of our Soldiers by our political "betters" for quite a long time.
Atlantic describes many things that force the troops to turn tail – not from battle, but from the bureaucratic PC wankers that attempt to put fine warriors in a box. This piece is about John Nagl. Mind you, he is brilliant but they chased him off anyway.
We also had an exceptional Skipper of the Big E canned for trying to improve morale in an otherwise mundane environment where most on board had cabin fever. I commend that man though it was tasteless. I would have done it myself – yet my skits were much worse.
Chain of command made a bad decision in how they acted. It meshes nicely with the Atlantic story. How prescient.
One more thing, Military members must be thick skinned so whomever it was that complained needs the boot as well. You do not want an environment where those with leadership tabs are taken to the shed over a complaint from a ticked off private pile. I anger at the chain of command over this.
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The LORD make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.
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For instance, at one point, my colleague, Mark explaining how to set up channels between two MQ Servers. From the back of the class, a network admin asked, "Can you have two channels connecting a pair of servers?"1 That's a perfectly reasonable question, but not one that would have occured to me.
As a developer, I have gained a fairly deep knowledge of certain parts of MQ – those parts that are relevant to my project. As a teacher, however, a much broader knowledge is required to answer all the questions from all the students. The knowledge a teacher requires is so broad, that it would be rare to find a teacher who has actually done in-depth work with every topic discussed in a course like this, leading quickly to the aphorism, "Those who can do, do. Those who can't do, teach."
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- Raised air beds have an elevated sleep surface of between 18 to 24 inches
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- Easy to inflate and deflate - most raised air beds come with a powerful electric pump which inflates and deflates the bed effortlessly in just a matter of minutes,.
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Use the delete-lifecycle-module subcommand in remote mode to delete a life cycle module.
Ensure that the server is running.
Remote subcommands require a running server.
List the current life cycle modules by using the list-lifecycle-modules(1) subcommand.
Delete a life cycle module by using the delete-lifecycle-module(1) subcommand.
This example deletes the customSetup life cycle module.
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Early stories of Disneyland? Like many SoCalers, we love tales of the famous park's opening day, when the newly laid asphalt was still sticky-hot and Ronald Reagan himself showed up to lend support.
Oh, and a fedora-wearing Frank Sinatra, too. And Sammy Davis, Jr. Both in suits. In summer. Rat-Pack-meets-theme-park chic. Fills one with joy, really.
And that ladies turned out in high heels and flouncy skirts. And that Walt Disney's big dream became something vastly bigger than we imagine him having imagined. Opening day for Disneyland was July 17, 1955, and the park is celebrating its 55th on Saturday, July 17.
55/55. Easy to remember.
There will be a Town Square dedication. There will be singing of "Happy Birthday." There will be special Mickey ears that are being produced and sold over just a single day.
Get the times/details on the July 17 wheres/whens. And marvel at the vintage photo above a little longer. Yep, there was a parking lot just in front of the main gates once upon. If you remember this, SoCal friends, we'd high five you if we could.


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I'm so excited to share a new collection by Stardust Polish called Feelings! Drema sent these polishes over for review. Up for the first review is this amazing emerald green linear holo polish called I'm Green With Envy. It's so radiant and lush (and not just because it's a holo polish).
I'm Green With Envy is a rich shade of green. It's not one of these "fun pastel" green polishes. It's a very strong, bold color with a little fun holo twist to it. It certainly has that "wow" factor to it. Often, people associate wearing green with the holidays like Christmas or St. Patrick's Day. However, I'm Green With Envy is something that one could wear all year round. Emerald green color in general exudes vibrancy and elegance and you will exactly just that with I'm Green with Envy. Here are some more pictures.
The next two pictures were taken in sunlight.
Here are some close ups of this beautiful emerald green holo.
Would I recommend this? YES! I give this 5 out of 5 stars. The formula in I'm Green With Envy is great. Two coats to full opacity. There were no issues with I'm Green With Envy. Go on, you know you want to spend some green to get this beautiful green holo polish. Make others green with envy when you wear it.
Check out I'm Green With Envy and other beauties from the Feelings collection by Stardust Polish at http://stardustpolish.bigcartel.com/ Please follow her on Instagram @stardustpolish for updates and news!


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PROSPECT PARK, N.J. – It's now nearly three weeks since a 26-year-old Prospect Park man went missing without a trace, said police who issued additional photos of and information about him on Thursday.
Jorge Alcalde-Alfaro hasn't been seen since he left his home on Easter, April 1, headed towards the Paterson area near JFK High School, Detective Walter Richmond said.
Alcade-Alfaro is 5-foot-8 and 180 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a gold tooth.
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- "Leila" on his right shoulder:
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He was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and black Nike sneakers.
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A lack of inactivity on the Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) is depressing the share price of ice cream and cold storage company BICO Limited, according to a company executive.
Expressing dissatisfaction at the level of BICO's share price in trading on the local stock exchange, Executive Chairman Edwin Thirlwell said due to the fact that shares were not changing hands, along with high levels of compliance and the risk-averse nature of shareholders, the BICO share price was lower than it ought to be.
The current share price is $2.16 on the BSE, well below the net asset value per share of just over $6.00.
"The share price is a factor well beyond our control. The Barbados Stock Exchange is not buoyant by any means. You only need to listen to the news every night, it tells you what is happening in Jamaica and it tells you what is happening in Trinidad and when it tells you what is happening in Barbados [little or] no trading. It is a difficult situation. There are a diminishing number of listed companies," Thirlwell told a news conference at the company's Harbour Road, St Michael office yesterday.
"So in fact, what we have is a shorter list of coated companies and a population not inclined to take risk at the moment. In fact, I think the profile of the entire nation is risk-averse at the best of times and even more so at the moment. So in fact, there is very little trading. And I think if you look at all the listed companies including people like Goddard [Enterprises Limited] who trade right around the region, they are well below their net asset value."
The net asset value is the value of the entity's assets minus the value of its liabilities. BICO currently has a net asset value of just under $16 million.
Thirwell said he was eager for the company's shares to be trading more regularly and fetching a higher price.
The last bid date for BICO shares on the BSE was on February 24, 2017 when no shares changed hands.


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Hey ya'll! I know I am slack about not posting updates on my blog. I have a lot going on in my life lately and have just been busy. Being a mom to a 15 month old, expecting the 2nd arrival in August and working full time has me pretty pooped. I'll try to do better :) So here are my favorites for the month of February!
Covergirl Lashblast Volume~This is an old favorite that I have been reaching for daily for the last few weeks and have really enjoyed. It gives me volume and definition. You just can't go wrong with this mascara IMO.
Jordana Fabuliner in Black and Brown~I recently discovered these two beauties this year and have been reaching for these almost daily also. My local Walgreens was out so I ordered them from cherryculture.com. They are just so easy to use for a liquid eyeliner. The black is a true black and the brown I love because it is a DARK brown. If I use brown eyeliner, I prefer it to be dark.
MAC Painterly Paint Pot~This is another product I have had forever that I've recently started using pretty much on a daily basis. I wear it over my Too Faced Shadow Insurace and I have noticed that it makes my eye shadow look more even and it de-veins my eyelids so my shadow looks better and the wear of it is extended even longer than just wearing it with the shadow insurance alone.


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It was only 30" by 40", so it was quick and easy to stipple. As you can see, the back matches the binding. I tried doing a single fold binding again, this time making it 2.25" wide. It was still pretty tight and I had to pull pretty hard to get it to overlap properly. 2.5" would probably be better. I think I'll use 2.75" on the Minkee backed quilts; they are very thick.
I just love my new camera. Look at all those stippling nooks and crannies! 8-) The colors are very accurate too. I can fix the aperture wide open for lots of natural light. My mini-tripod works great when I have something to stand it on.
Well, I got my December finish done, and I'll have something to turn in at the next Blanketeer meeting too. All in all, a productive few days. 8-)


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Nowadays there are many cell phones available with a lot of features. Also, the spy software is also of many types available in the market according to your preference that can easily help you solve your problems. There are many spouses that are really worried about their relationships that there is their relation something wrong with their relationship. They usually think that their partner is cheating on them. Also are your children are really going to the place where they told you about? You may have heard that the employees have transferred very important information outside the company that needs to be kept secret. What about those employers, what are they going to do for stopping this types of practices.
Key points to consider before buying any spy software
You know that if you ask someone something related to their phones they usually don't tell the truth. So this is the time when you do cell phone surveillance. You can check that there are many websites that sell cell phone spy software at different prices and with different features. You have got a lot of variety to choose from according to your preferences.
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Taking the Michael Line
First discovered by Alfred Watkins, a map, a pencil and a ruler, ley-lines started off as a very simple idea.
Alfred realised that if you drew a line on a map from a church, for example, to a high hill or stone circle, this would connect the two. Being that the shortest distance between two points is usually a straight line, he surmised that people might have travelled between those sticky-up landmarks in straight lines too, on what he called old straight tracks. Occasionally, three or four landmarks kind of roughly lined up, which proved Watkins theory to be true. Continue reading "Dowsing for Ley Lines"


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A few weeks ago I celebrated my twenty first birthday in a lovely low key way. Having just gotten settled in Edmonton and having a lower tolerance for crowds (even when it's a crowd of people I like), I did nothing of particular extravagance, but I was grateful to be able to spend time with my sister, parents, and close friends. I was able to spread the celebration over a week and, I promise you, a birthday week is so much nicer. Not only do you get even more festivities, it also takes some pressure off the day of so you can quit worrying if all you want to do is drink coffee, go for a walk, play Scrabble, eat cheap appetizers, or any other simple thing that bring you joy.
I have been in a very retrospective mood over the last month or so, and of course an annual marker such as a birthday provides a bit of guidance for navigating those thoughts. Twenty was difficult, weird, and totally amazing. It was, without a doubt, one of the most challenging and most rewarding years I've had so far. And while the positive and negative aspects are equally as important and valid, in reflecting on the past year I actively tried to make note of the good things (as it can be so much easier to remember the bad). And there were a lot of wonderful moments and experiences! I thought of writing a list of the top ten (or twenty or thirty) things that have happened, and while I certainly could, I realized that any such list would quickly become repetitive. I realized that most of the enjoyable parts of the past year fall under three general points: 1) creating art, finding myself as a ceramic artist and poet, and sharing that art with others, 2) enjoying, appreciating, and experiencing the art of others (specifically that of my friends, who are incredibly talented artists, but I've had the privilege of seeing & hearing a lot of fantastic art), and 3) spending time with people I love most, creating and fostering friendships, and time and time again being astonished by just how amazing positive relationships can be. There were a lot of other things in between there (like traveling on my own for the first time!) but those three points really sum up what I am grateful for most.
I feel like I'm in a bit of a transitionary period, and as such I really want to think critically about what I want/need, try new things, and push myself to take on tasks that seem challenging or scary. As my birthday approached I knew I wanted to jump on the "2X before 2X+1" blogger bandwagon (I cannot remember/find who first came up with this but let me know if you do. Credit where credit is due!). I have a lot of mixed feelings about "goals," and recognize their positive and negative aspects. Goals can provide direction and hope, but sometimes they're just looming pictures of things we'll never do or people we'll never become. As someone who is crazy and constantly broke, I'm even more hesitant to make lists like these. I mean, when I have to decide between a bus pass and groceries, when am I ever going to be able to afford a tattoo? Does it matter if I take a passenger train when getting out of bed and leaving the apartment is a noble accomplishment on its own? I understand that anything beyond basic survival is a huge privilege, but I still think making goals is worthwhile, and I want the guidance of knowing what I want and the joy of accomplishing those things. With all that being said, I present my 21 before 22 list.
I'm confident I'll be able to accomplish these goals, and that twenty one will be just as wonderfully weird as twenty.
(I can't believe I started this blog when I was 17, thanks for sticking around so long!)


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Are you an emerging professional beginning the path to licensure? The Architects Foundation is proud to sponsor the Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship for another year. This program recognizes the "significant contributions of emerging professionals at early stages in their careers and helps defray the costs associated with the Architect Registration Exam."Read More >>
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The AIA Grand Rapids honor awards gala is our opportunity to celebrate the fantastic work and extraordinary efforts of our member architects. It is the goal of AIAGR to broaden the reach and awareness of the amazing spaces and places that our members are instrumental in bringing to fruition. This event also serves as an opportunity for each of us to step back and reconnect with friends and colleagues.Read More >>
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Poly NRE: Avoiding Jealousy
If you coast around on poly sites online, eventually you'll come upon the acronym NRE. But what is this elusive thing, written like it's the saving grace or nail in the coffin of otherwise flourishing poly relationships?
NRE stands for New Relationship Energy. Modernpoly.com defines it as "The surge of erotic and emotional energy in a relatively new relationship." Surely, we can all relate to this.
Everybody's had those butterflies duking it out in their abdomen at the beginning of a new relationship. That feeling of euphoria when your text alert sounds and you see there's a message from your latest sweetie. The excitement of having your crush reciprocated. And the kissing, the longing gazes, the mind-blowing getting-to-know-you sex. NRE is common to all of us, not just those living a poly life, but it does affect poly people in a very specific way.
When your primary partner is experiencing NRE with a new partner, it can be very difficult to bear. It's hard to compare side-by-side the chemistry you have in your familiar connection – termed "Long Term Energy" or LTE – to that of the two starry-eyed lovers, and not feel yourself coming up short. Jealousy, that familiar foe of poly life, is bound to rear its ugly head.
But if looked at in an optimistic light, NRE is good for everyone. The excitement felt in one bedroom can easily spill over into another, if enough support and encouragement are in place. If you're feeling like the third wheel, tell your partner you are happy they're so positive about the new connection, and that you'd love to get in on the celebrating.
Getting through this period in your poly relationship can be trying, but remembering a few key things will certainly help. Keep in mind that you and your primary partner once experienced NRE, and though it was a thrilling ride, the LTE you now share is wonderful, and only time and very deep love can produce it. Communication, as always, is your friend here. Don't be afraid to let your partner know what he or she can do to make you feel more secure. Routinely check in with each other's emotions. Also, if your partner's new chemical surge is causing them to idealize the new person, resulting in you gritting your teeth, be patient – this rose-colored glasses period won't last. NRE, though powerfully captivating, does fade. If that weren't the case, you and your partner never would have found the precious LTE you now share!
Has NRE interrupted your partnership? Tell me how in the comments below.
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O yes it did! The other woman we brought into our relationship was doing things as if she was the wife after just one meeting, and communicating with my husband all day every day! I made my feelings clear to both of them, and was not heard. After a month of tension, we had to call off the third person. We are still friends, but now my guard is up, always!
This has been a huge stumbling block for us. My spouse is poly and I'm very much mono. The polybomb dropped shortly before our 21st anniversary;and a year of intense counseling later, we opened and my husband found his first girlfriend. I thought it would progress a lot slower, but it seems like he came out of the gates running for gold.
I'm still not happy, shaky, and I absolutely HATE their NRE, but I agreed to it and don't feel like I can back out. I hate leftover passion, when he comes home from a date all jazzed up, and tries to burn it out with me. I'd rather have our own passion, our own desire. Then the practical part of me thinks, "If I don't take these leftovers, I won't have anything," so I suck it up and deal with it. I won't ask him to go back to monogamy, but I don't know how much longer I can do this.


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Hi Everyone!
I am making a quilt and it will have large appliqued flowers on it. I am using Heat N Bond paper. I have never appliqued before, are there any tricks to this?
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Hi Everyone!
I am making a quilt and it will have large appliqued flowers on it. I am using Heat N Bond paper. I have never appliqued before, are there any tricks to this?
Go slow - and I have a tute here you might want to look at : http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-77851-1.htm
and lastly HAVE FUN :thumbup:
Cut a 1/4" around the outline on the fusible, fuse it to the fabric and then when you are ready to iron it to the block/quilt, trim it on the drawn lines. This will keep fraying to a minimum.
Use larger/wider applique stitches on big pieces, and make the stitches narrower/shorter on the smaller pieces.
Try some of these combinations on a scrap fabric, and write down the settings you used next to them, so you can reference them later.
Stitch them down slow, stop and turn with your needle down frequently. Yes it can seem a pain at times, but it is still faster than sewing them by hand :wink:
Most of all, have fun with this technique :D:D:D
What amma said plus use an open toe applique foot if you can - so much easier if you can actually SEE what you're doing. Sharon's tute is excellent and how I do mine. Note to add - do not be tempted to have the iron hotter than the instructions says or it won't stick EVER!!! Ask me how I know. :mrgreen:
the only suggestion i have is to use the lite heat bond not the heavy or it can mess up your machine
Keep some alcohol swaps handy to clean your needle when it gets sticky. You will swear that something is wrong with your machine when in fact it is a gummy/sticky needle.
Also when I cut my applique fusible, before I adhere it to the fabric, I trim the center out leaving a 1/4 to 1/2 inch of the fusible so the center will remain soft, especially heat n bond. I prefer Steam A Seam lite or 2 because of the weight.
Just be aware there is Lite Heat Bond and Heavy...Hope you have Lite because I found that the Heavy bleeds thru cotton.
Are you sewing by hand or with a machine?
I do both and there are hints for both!
THE biggest think I can think of for machine applique: Use a second layer of fabric to act as a stabilizer. I cut a piece of scrap fabric and spray it with 505 spray and attach it to the back of the design area. When the design is completely appliqued you can pull the fabric back and trim close to the stitching. There's no puckering at all that way!
Thanks for yout tips. One more question....can I use wax papter as a pressing cloth so the glue doesn't get on the iron?
i dont think wax paper is what we use--non stick baking paper or an applique mat is what i use--if you sew on the machine use your needle down it keeps it steady as you turn corners
Parchment paper.Originally Posted by irma tapia
no not wax paper. teflon pressing sheet!!
I do the same thing, and use a applique pressing sheet. I assemble as many pieces as I can as a unit, then place the unit onto the block.Originally Posted by scowlkat
so right! HB Lite keeps the "goo" down to a minimum. I also found a handy little bottle of heaven at my quilt store - it's called "all purpose sewers aid"... a teeny little bottle, 1/2 ounce. Just a drop now and again on your needle helps with the stickiness.
Parchment paper, from the grocery store, is awesome and works as good as an expensive pressing sheet.


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…..Dow record high close; Russell 2000, too. Don't get complacent. Trade deficit jumps. Italian banks on the edge. No deal for austerity weary Greeks. OPEC already cheating on output. Los Angeles threat alert. Amazon automates groceries. SCOTUS says Samsung only stole a little of the Apple iPhone. SCOTUS defines insider trading. #extremists. 5G someday.
Financial Review by Sinclair Noe for 12-06-2016
Another record high for the Dow industrial average. This is starting to be old hat. Also a record high for the Russell 2000 – close but no cigar for the S&P. Still, it looks like the stock market, at least the US stock market loves the idea of Trumponomics, at least for now. The rest of the financial world – not so much. The bond market certainly has not been happy. Government bond prices have unraveled. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note for example, surged from 1.6% at the end of September to 2.40% today. And there is the inverse relationship to price and yield; as yield moves higher prices moves lower, or in this case prices have cratered. So is the stock market or the bond market smarter when it comes to predicting what's next for broader financial markets and the economy? Will inflation sour the growth outlook, and which market will reflect that sooner? Perhaps the biggest threat to financial markets right now is a sense of complacency.
The U.S. trade deficit jumped almost 18% in October as imports rose to the highest level in 14 months. The nation's trade gap climbed to a four-month high of $42.6 billion. October imports increased 1.3% to $229 billion, marking the highest level since August 2015. The U.S. imported more drugs, computer accessories, cell phones and other consumer goods. Exports, meanwhile, slipped 1.8% to $186.4 billion in October. That's the smallest amount in three months. The decline in exports was largely related to fewer shipments of farm products such as soybeans and corn as well as petroleum and other industrial supplies.
Bankers are running out of private sector solutions for Banca Monte dei Paschi and have told the Italian lender to prepare for a state bailout this weekend after Matteo Renzi suffered a referendum defeat. Renzi will remain in his job as Prime Minister for at least a week; snap elections have not yet been called. While financial markets responded relatively calmly, sources told the Financial Times that the political upheaval made it "more difficult" to secure a €1-billion-euro investment from Qatar on which Monte de Paschi's €5-billion-euro capital-raising plan hinges. Shares in the bank have lost more than 85% in value this year. Plans by leading Italian banks to raise billions of euros from investors to boost their financial strength have been damaged by the outcome of Sunday's referendum, a leading ratings agency said on Tuesday as it downgraded its outlook for the sector. Fitch – which said it had a negative outlook on the Italian banking industry for 2017 – said profitability in the sector was already frail before the referendum. So, why no bank run in Rome? Well, Eurozone rules come into effect: first the shareholders lose, then bondholders get bailed in and their bonds are exchanged for stock, and then depositors above the deposit insurance level of €100,000 are forcibly converted to equity. Only then can the government step in with bailouts. No idea who would buy all the newly converted stock, and without buyers, you have a bank run of sorts. And if you have a bank run of sorts in Italy, the German banks (specifically Deutsche Bank) start looking very, very dangerous. So, the idea that Italian banks are having a hard time finding private recapitalization brings up visons of dominoes on edge.
Despite approving a set of "short-term" debt relief measures, talks between Eurozone ministers and the IMF broke down on Monday with little headway having been made in resolving splits over Greece's €86-billion-euro bailout. And it looks like the International Monetary Fund has abandoned the bailout program, at least until the Eurozone gives Athens more debt relief or Greece legislates more spending cuts. The Greek government, facing a population worn down by years of austerity, has warned creditors not to push it too far.
Reaching a deal to cut production is one thing; getting an actual reduction in global output is another. Crude production from OPEC members is likely to have risen to a record 34.16 million barrels a day in November, with African members leading the gains.
Federal and Los Angeles officials said they had been alerted by authorities in another country to a "specific" threat against the city's Red Line commuter rail system, prompting them to beef up security and alert the public. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck told a news conference, "This threat is imminent, … it is very specific, but the credibility still needs to be vetted."
Amazon wants to automate grocery shopping. Amazon is testing a grocery store in downtown Seattle that lets customers walk in, grab food from the shelves and walk out again, without ever having to stand in a checkout line. Customers tap their cellphones on a turnstile as they walk into the store, which logs them into the store's network and connects to their Amazon account through an app. The service is called Amazon Go. It uses machine learning, sensors and artificial intelligence to track items customers pick up. These are then added to the virtual cart on their app. If they pick up an item they later decide they don't want, putting it back on the shelf removes it from their cart. Amazon envisions opening more than 2,000 brick-and-mortar grocery stores under its name, depending on the success of the new test locations. Target and Walmart plan to expand a service that lets shoppers order online and pickup curbside to 1,000 stores by the end of next year.
The Supreme Court ruled that Samsung's violation of Apple's smartphone design patents may involve only a component, rather than the entire product – a decision that means Samsung might not have to pay penalties reaching into the hundreds of millions of dollars. The justices reasoned that the patent infringement could affect just a component of the phones, such as their appearance, rather than all their capabilities. The legal battle between the two tech giants represented the first design patent case to reach the high court in more than a century. A jury in 2012 had ruled that because Samsung infringed on three of Apple's iPhone design patents, it must fork over the entire profits from the phones in question. Now the case will return to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to determine what portion of its profits Samsung must pay – a process several justices predicted will be difficult.
In a separate case, the Supreme Court sought to crack down on insider trading, ruling unanimously that tips passed between relatives and friends are illegal even if the corporate insider receives no financial benefit. The decision marked the first time the high court had clarified what constitutes insider trading in nearly two decades, and it upended a legal standard set by a New York-based federal appeals court in 2014 that had made prosecutions more difficult. The decision was written by Justice Samuel Alito, saying: "Giving a gift of trading information is the same thing as trading by the tipper followed by a gift of the proceeds."
Wall Street has been watching the case carefully for a sign of where the justices stand on the issue. The earlier case, which the high court refused to hear, made it almost impossible to obtain convictions unless prosecutors presented evidence showing the tipster received a direct benefit. The high court called that decision "inconsistent" with its precedents. Requiring that insiders get rewarded didn't sit well with most of the justices during oral argument in October. In some instances, Justice Stephen Breyer said, "to help a close family member is like helping yourself." Federal prosecutors have used a 1983 rule, similar to the one agreed upon by the justices, to convict both corporate insiders and the people they tip off. Maintaining such a rule, Justice Elena Kagan said last month, was important to maintain "the integrity of the markets."
A group effort? YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft are stepping up efforts to remove extremist content from their websites by creating a common database that will be up and running in early 2017. The web giants will share "hashes" – unique digital fingerprints they automatically assign to videos or photos – of terrorist material to enable their peers to identify the same content on their platforms.
5G and its multi-gigabit cellular speeds probably won't hit the market until 2020, but AT&T has started testing the technology inside of one of Intel's offices in Austin, TX. The company is particularly interested in how the new network will stand up to streaming 4K video, but will also test a wide variety of uses, including VPN, VoIP, "unified communications applications" and good old internet access.


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I was only 17: Part 2 – Puckapunyal
Welcome to my next chapter in the story about my time in the Australian Regular Army. Click here to read Part 1 – Basic Training.
The bus trip to Puckapunyal from Kapooka took around 5 hours. The journey was one of reflection, looking back at the last 13 weeks of basic training including the highs and the awful lows. However there was an air of expectation on the bus. We were no longer known as 'recruit' as we now had our ranks. Amongst us were Sappers, Troopers, Signalmen and my rank of Privates.
As I mentioned in my previous post, I had been accepted into the Royal Australian Transport Corp and was on my way to Puckapunyal to complete the 13 week Basic Drivers Course. Immediately upon arrival I noticed that the strictness of Kapooka had been replaced with a somewhat relaxed feel but this was still a military base after all and there was still a requirement to be disciplined.
One of the main points of difference was that we were in training with soldiers from bases from all around Australia. I formed a friendship with a corporal by the name of Robert Grant. Rob was a great guy who was very easy going and became a great mentor to me. He was married and lived in NSW and half way through the Basic Drivers Course we would go for a road trip to his home to meet his wife. This road trip enabled me to drive long distances for the first time ever.
Before joining the army I did not know how to drive. I didn't have my licence, however I did have my learners permit. My best mate, Mark's mum, had given me a couple of lessons and other than one disastrous attempt driving my drunk mates home from our school formal graduation party, I didn't really know how to drive very well. This was one of the main reasons I requested to join the Transport Corp as I sensed an opportunity to learn how to drive and avoid getting my head shot off on the front lines if we ever went to war. Smart thinking, huh? You betcha!
So the training started. First off we were taught how to drive the Army Land Rovers. They were all manuals – that's stick shift for my American friends. We were taught how to double clutch and drive straight and safely. My first attempts at driving resembled a rabbit on speed! Bunny hopping up and down the training track. I kept apologising to my instructor but he said it was all good. He was a corporal and explained that they actually preferred the 17 year olds to train as that meant they didn't have to untrain bad habits previously acquired.
Before long I became adept at driving the Land Rovers. No probs and I became quite proficient. Well I suppose it shouldn't take that long to learn when that is our full time job, driving all day, every day. The next challenge was driving the Army trucks called Unimogs.
As you can see these are a bit bigger than a standard Land Rover. 16 gears, 8 forward, 8 reverse. The double clutch technique we were taught for the Land Rovers was actually in preparation for use in the Unimogs. They actually were quite easy to drive. The only thing extra I recall having to remember was to make sure when turning to make sure you went a little wider than normal to avoid hitting the kerb with the rear wheels which I failed to do once driving the troops into a McDonalds!
One part of the actual training that has stayed with me for life, other than the actual skill of driving, was a video presentation we received before our very first driving lesson. We were shown a video of car crash accidents with the dead bodies still in the smashed cars. We were also shown video of a crash accident victim's autopsy. For all of us, this was our first experience seeing dead bodies. While it was only on film, the impact has stayed with me since then. I can still see the horrible and tragic images of those poor people who died so suddenly and in such a horrific way. On a side note, I would go as far as saying that this video should be shown as a compulsory requirement of driver training for all people, not only those in the military. I am sure it would help reduce the road toll.
There was only one incident though which almost cost myself, my instructor and the 20 odd troops in the back of the carrier our lives. Towards the end of the training course, we were on a week long tour of Victoria. It was my turn at the wheel and we were driving through some hilly terrain. Going downhill I tried to change into a lower gear but couldn't get the truck into gear. We were gaining speed and I was beginning to panic as there was a deep decline off to the side of the road and I didn't want to be responsible for the death of 20 odd people including myself. The truck just would not go into gear and the exhaust brakes did not seem to be responding too well. Faster and faster we went until finally with the assistance of the instructor, I was able to get the truck back into a low gear and we continued on to our destination without further incident. I was a little worried though as running through my head was a statement which I had been told early in the training course – "Always give the guys in the back a good ride or they may pull you out of the cabin when you've stopped and give you a hiding". So this was going through my head as we were pulling into camp. I got out of the cabin and went around the back to lower the back tail gate with a fair bit of trepidation. The guys got out and thanked me for the ride. Phew! I avoided an ass kicking.
I was restricted in what I could actually do physically during this training at Puckapunyal. As I mentioned in my previous post, during basic training I started to get a lot of knee pain in both knees. The army doctors diagnosed that my symptoms were brought on by running in boots as they were not very shock absorbent and going up and down the 3 flights of stairs numerous times a day. The impact of my knees was quite hard and as a result I had constant grinding in them. The doctors put me on restrictions until further notice. The restrictions known as a CHIT prevented me from doing any physical activities. This included marching, drill, PT and any other physical activity other than walking.
Then one day I was caught playing racquet ball with Corporal Robert Grant and was hauled in front of my commanding officer where I was given one hell of a reprimand. I was disobeying orders by playing sport. When you disobey orders you can be arrested by the MP's and put into the stockade. I had heard about the Aussie version of military prison. Essentially the military prison on base was an exercise yard with bunks built on the sides. In the middle of the exercise yard were two different coloured lines approx 5 metres apart. Let's say they were blue and green. At any one time one of the MP's would call out one of the line colours and you would need to rush to it and stand to attention. After an amount of time the MP would call out the other line colour and you would need to run to it as quickly as possible and again, stand to attention. The amount of time you would need to stand to attention on one of the lines would vary. It could be 10 seconds or it could be an hour. This form of punishment might take hours to complete or it might take minutes. It could happen at 2am or in the heat of the day at midday. I'm glad I never found out. I was so scared shitless to be sent to jail for doing something like playing racquet ball. I was 17 and while it may have been a bluff from my superiors, I wasn't about to take the risk.
So from that day on during my Basic Drivers course, I didn't disobey any orders. I completed the training but found myself very unhappy and a lot of this unhappiness was due to my inability to be active. I was so fit when I joined the army. I was 17 and 76kg. I worked out that I would exercise for at least 2 hours a day when I was in school. This was achieved by riding my bike to and from school (30mins), playing touch footy at lunch time (30 mins) and spending at least an hour day at the park across the road from home kicking the footy with my mate, Denis or at football training. I was always on the go. Now for the first time in my life, I was inactive and hating it. My mates in the training course were supportive to a degree but I felt ostracized when they were able to PT and drill daily and therefore I did not feel part of the team. This is also the very beginning of my weight problems which regular readers will know have plagued me ever since.
I also had a very bad case of tonsillitis during training and spent 4 days in hospital which was miserable. So the high I found myself on when I arrived for this second stage of training was fast evaporating and I found myself again, wishing I was at home and out of this nightmare.
As the training was drawing to an end, we were asked to nominate where we would like to be posted to on a full time basis. Of course I requested Enoggera in Brisbane, close to home. I was informed this was unlikely and the only reason for soldiers being sent home was if they had their own family there. A family which included a wife and kids. I had neither and soon found myself heading to Sydney and the Holsworthy Army Base and my new life as a fully trained soldier.
The final and darkest chapter of my army life occurred in Sydney and it would go on to shape the man I would become.
I was only 17 – The Final Chapter…..Click here.
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