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Wayne has been a friend and confidant for many many years. He spent his summer helping me build my home and easily earned an honored spot on this site. He hammered in an amazing amount of nails, laid subflooring and anything else we needed. He was also are go to guy for anything that included climbing on a small ledge or up high. The classic second story guy.
Wayne taught me to aim for his head when throwing items up to him ladders, scaffolding, scissor lifts and more. Just like the circus. Wayne, Doug and Curt would do our morning wake up exercises to the soundtrack of Lion King.


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Anthony Barbosa '15, (white cap) started his own clothing company, American Pyramids,
last spring. Another MCLA alumnus, Ramon Viches '14 (red cap), is the company's lead
Alumnus to Return to Campus with Fashion Show, Concert
During his senior year at MCLA, Anthony Barbosa '15 of Worcester, Mass., helped lead the Trailblazers as captain for the men's basketball team. Now, this sociology graduate is blazing a trail to success for others, through fashion, music, sports and community.
Barbosa's company, American Pyramids, or "AP," which he launched last March, "is more than just a fashion brand. We are a movement, a culture that I want to show the world," he said.
He aims to inspire others – especially youth who live in the inner city – to reach higher, and to avoid poor choices that could impact their lives negatively.
"My dream is to not only make a great fashion line and help artists become great musicians, but also to build a culture around it, change lives, make communities great, and become a role model," Barbosa said.
His clothing line – which he helps create with a Worcester designer – ranges from urban wear and high fashion to athletic wear, jackets and hats. Barbosa spends most of his time attending to the everyday operations of the company, as well as event planning.
On Aug. 27, he presented the first of what he expects to be an annual "Summer Jam Classic" in the neighborhood where he grew up. The free event featured a six-team basketball tournament and included fashion, music, a community cookout, haircuts by a local barber, and basketball giveaways.
"I made the event to give my community something positive to enjoy, and to give youth something to look forward to every summer," Barbosa explained. "American Pyramids is not just about fashion and music. We are really here to support communities and help the youth."
On Saturday, Oct. 15, Barbosa will return to campus to host the "Rep Your Flag Party," presented by the Black Student Union and ALANA, in Venable Gym from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. An American Pyramids premier fashion show, the event will include hip hop and soul musical performances by ABK Rus and Ralph Weah. Tickets are $2 for MCLA students, $3 for non-MCLA students.
"MCLA truly helped me get to where I am today. Basketball helped me to mature as a man and to become a leader, on and off the court," Barbosa said. "The experiences and the things I learned from the great people at MCLA truly have helped me to create American Pyramids, and help bring it to the next level."
To view Barbosa's promotional video, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRAyXq1HX2Y&feature=youtu.be.

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It's been awhile since there's been an update on my sewing projects. I've got a couple more things on the go than usual - finishing up my Scrappy Trip (the end is finally in sight), turning some test pieces I'd made with fabric scraps into pillows, and the start of my newest project - the quilt for my niece is underway.
Since I've got all these things on the go, I'm also going to do something I haven't before and link up with the 2013 Finish-A-Long. I've been following this the first half of the year, and figured that since I have a few projects on the go I'd join in this round myself.
Finally - and I think I'm most excited about this - I've started the next quilt on my list. This is for my niece, and has the most delicious fabrics in it. I'm keeping the colour palette very limited, at the moment I'm only using four. Because of that bad math I might end up needing to pick up some more, and if I do that I'll probably throw a twist in with the fabrics. This is the first time I've used proper quilting cottons, and compared to the fabric I was buying before they've been a dream to sew with.
Edit: I'm also linking this back to the Season by Hand series. This quilt has been entirely handmade, from piecing to quilting to binding and luckily enough the timing seems to overlap just right.


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Personal alarms are typically used by women. They carry the alarm in lieu of a weapon of some sort. Using this for self-defence can go far to enhance personal safety and security. This is vital in this day and age as sadly, there are many threatening individuals in the world we live in. It's vital to pay attention to where you're at all times and to focus on personal safety. These handheld devices are ideal for men, women and children of any age to use to help protect themselves. They can be attached to a purse handle, a keyring, kept in a pocket or on a belt loop and are the ideal solution to weapons-free areas where you may still require some form of personal protection. Personal safety is important.
Potential attackers and criminals hate being drawn attention to and that is exactly what a personal alarm will do. When the person pulls the pin the alarm will go off and alert others to them. It's an instant way to get noticed and criminals hate that.
Personal alarms that work best have both lights and sound. The sound is high-pitched and will draw attention to the scene instantly. It also hurts your ears and that of your attacker. Lights can also help to disable or blind the would-be attacker.
Handheld alarms are readily available on the Internet and in brick and mortar stores. The Internet may have a larger selection of these than brick and mortar stores. Internet stores offer an opportunity to select a variety of alarms and lights that will frighten off an attacker.
Portable alarms are sometimes carried as a precaution to keep a person safe when they are out and about. They are an ideal form of self-defense. They work well as a means to deter a would-be attacker.
There are many forms of self-defense. From martial arts to self-defense moves many people are using these to immobilize a would-be attacker.
An alarm is another measure of protection and when used first and followed with a self-defense move most people find that it works perfectly.
Alarms aren't always used in conjunction with self-defense moves. Often they are used alone and allow the person the opportunity to run from a would-be attacker. The sound alone will draw attention to the scene in a parking area or public area. However, keep in mind that they may not work as well in rural areas where fewer people are about.
Regardless, personal alarms are ideal to help improve personal safety and used by all ages and genders.


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One of the most dangerous things you can do as an investor is to make money – because of what you might do next. And… has the world's debt been put to good use? It doesn't seem that way.
Those are a few of the messages of legendary investor Jim Rogers, who I spoke with at earlier this year (you can read the full interview here).
In the early 1970s, Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund, one of the world's most successful hedge funds. After generating returns of 4,200 percent over ten years, he quit full-time investing in 1980.
He went on to travel the world twice times, and wrote a few books about what he saw and learned. Even if you're not a travel or money junkie and know little about finance, Investment Biker and Adventure Capitalist are two of the most educational and entertaining books you'll ever read about investing. And they're must-reads for anyone interested in understanding how global markets work.
I recently re-read parts of Adventure Capitalist, which Rogers wrote in 2003 after a three-year, 152,000-mile (244,600 km) drive around the world, and found a few lessons worth revisiting:
On the danger of making money in markets
Often, the best thing to do in investing is this: Nothing at all (as Jim has said before. And part of doing nothing is holding what's maybe one of the most hated assets of all: Cash. It doesn't earn anything, inflation eats away at it, central banks can't stop printing it, and you're denying yourself the magic of compounding compounding if you're holding cash.
But cash is the perfect hedge. You don't have to worry about the market crashing if you have a lot of cash. And most importantly, it's there when you find "money lying in the corner," as Rogers has said.
When debt is good – and bad
"There's nothing wrong with borrowing huge amounts of money – as a country, as a family, as an individual – as long as you're putting it into productive assets, building for the future. In the nineteenth century, the United States borrowed stupendous amounts from all over the world, mainly from Europe. We were a gigantic debtor nation. We put the money into productive infrastructure such as railroads and factories. And by 1914 we got our payoff. We became a creditor nation for the first time in our history. We then became the world's largest creditor nation and the most powerful country in the world. We borrowed all that money, but we invested it wisely. But if you borrow a lot of money and buy Rolexes and Porches and big houses… you are not going to thrive long term."
Around five years after Rogers wrote that, the 2008-2009 global economic crisis delivered what should have been a crowbar-to-the-head message about debt: Too much debt is bad.
But since then, overall levels of debt haven't declined. Total lending has actually risen – by 40 percent. The world economy owes itself US$57 trillion more than it did in 2007. Total debt – money owed by bank, households, companies and governments – has risen by US$112 trillion, or 129 percent, since 2000.Meanwhile, over the past 25 years, the global economy grew an average of 3.6 percent per year. But global GDP increased 3.4 percent in 2014. Then it slowed to 3.1 percent in 2015. It is expected to be around 3.2 percent this year. Despite all the "stimulus" and escalating debt, the best efforts of central bankers and negative interest rates around the world, global economic growth has – at best – stalled.


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I have to tell you something, I'm a pretty selfish person. Always have been.
I know what you're thinking. You can see this coming from a mile away. I'm going to say that I was/am selfish, but that Jesus changed me.
You're right. I am.
There's still a lot to change, though. I'm still pretty selfish most days. But, he's working on me.
I'm not going to tell you that everyone is selfish without Jesus's help. I've known many selfless people in my life that didn't believe in or follow Jesus. This isn't anyone's story but mine right now. I think it's pretty applicable to everyone, but that's for another time.
The thing is, when I look at the world I wonder if its worth it. Seems to me there is too much pain, too much sorrow, too much selfishness.
If it were up to me, I would have hit the reset button on the world and started over.
But, thankfully, it's not up to me.
Do you know the story of Noah and the flood? That's God's way of telling us hitting the reset button doesn't work. It's that whole love he has for us. He gave us free will so we could love him back. Didn't make us robots.
Often, we don't choose him. He knows that. That's why, instead of a reset button, he decided on a better way.
Chose compassion. Even when things looked bad.
Too much pain. Too much sorrow. Too much selfishness.
He still believed, he knew, compassion was worth it.
Every individual one of us – you, me – worth it.
And he asks us to believe it's worth it, too.
The kids in the DRC, mothers in South Sudan, fathers in Syria, your neighbor down the street.
All of them. Worth it. Worth your time. Worth your consideration. Worth every effort.
Jesus didn't give up, even in the bleakest of times.
What can you do? There are so many avenues you can choose to make a difference in this world. Compassion International is one. My side bar and the footer below can help you find out more.
But, do something.
Because, yes, Compassion makes all the difference in the world.
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Design: Food Processing Facilities
Food Production Demands Unique Design Solutions.
Food manufacturing operations possess design challenges that are unique to the food industry. Unlike most other facilities, food plants will endure physical and chemical abuse on a daily basis with the ever present risk of biological contamination. The need to maintain a hygienic processing environment requires a facility that can be sanitized on a daily basis with harsh chemical cleaners and sanitizers in order to minimize the risks. The temperature requirements often range from the extreme heat of hot processing and cooking to the below zero cooling of products and rooms. The multitude of food product handling equipment moving throughout the facility presents the opportunity for damage to floors and walls with every passing.
The design of food production operations is the specialty of Food Plant Engineering, LLC. Our cohesive team works together to bring innovation to life in your facility. Many of our associates have hands-on experience in the food-processing environment and understand the special demands placed on a facility and its processing equipment. We bring to each project the mindset that every client is unique and deserves our undivided attention. And once the facility layout has been established, the components and materials of the facility design must be determined. The design must account for considerations that affect food safety, sanitation, life-cycle cost, durability and maintenance.
The design of food production facilities must also balance the need for productive layouts with food safety considerations. A facility layout that will help reduce cross contamination caused by food-borne pathogens, food allergens, and people-and-product flow while producing products efficiently requires careful thought and planning. This planning effort must be followed by implementing sound facility design principles that allow for a facility be operate both efficiently and in a food safe manner.
Enhance Productivity with Smart Automation
Automation is the application of equipment and technology to produce food products with the goal of reducing the amount of human intervention, improving the process, and/or increasing productivity. Automation of food production processes that are normally performed by people can benefit a food plant in many different ways: reduced labor, higher throughput, higher quality, greater product consistency, and improvement in food safety. As with all choices, there are tradeoffs when weighing the level and complexity of the automation needed for the returns and benefits to outweigh the costs and risks. Food Plant Engineering, LLC has successfully applied food processing automation to many different types of food processing operations and can assist with the proper application in your operation.
Improve Food Safety with Intelligent Facility Design
Food Plant Engineering has extensive experience designing food facilities under regulatory inspection for food safety. With this background, we can bring to you innovative and cost-effective ideas for the construction of a facility that meets the needs of today's requirements and the expectations of your customers.
The current necessity for FDA, USDA, FSMA, HACCP, SQF and BRC planning makes layout and design of the food facility very important. In order to produce safe products in the current environment, key factors should be considered when laying out and designing the facility. For example, how the food preparation, production and packaging flow are integrated into the layout of the facility affects the ability to implement FDA, USDA, FSMA, HACCP, SQF and BRC requirements. Also, the flow of this process and how it is integrated with employee movement is important for both efficiency and food safety.
Grow the Operation with Prudent Facility Features
Once the facility layout has been established, the components and materials of the facility design must be determined. The design must account for considerations that affect food safety, sanitation, life-cycle cost, durability and maintenance.
Food Plant Engineering has in-depth knowledge of the nuances of designing a food facility. We will discuss with you the many options and cost/benefits of different design solutions and material options to prevent problems such as:
AFloors: Food facility floors are under constant strain from the physical abuse of heavy traffic, thermal shock from temperature variations between cleanup and operation and chemical attack from harsh cleaning chemicals. We know the various materials, correct application of the materials and cost effectiveness of each type. Thus, we are able to specify flooring materials that can be maintained to withstand the abuse that floors in food facilities undergo.
BFreezer Floors: Freezer floor slabs are subject to heaving if not designed properly. Ice can also build up on freezer floors, making them slippery and hazardous. We know the design factors to prevent freezer floor slabs from heaving and ice from forming on the floor.
CCondensation: Condensation will occur in improperly designed facilities and can cause food products to become adulterated. Problems often stem from improper vapor barriers in insulated panel construction, vapor pressure issues or infiltration/exfiltration between different types of rooms. We know how to avoid these pitfalls and prevent condensation from occurring.
DWalls: Walls are subject to physical abuse from traffic and chemical abuse from cleaning products. We know the materials that can withstand the physical and chemical abuse, the proper application of the materials, which manufacturers to specify and the best methods for protecting walls from extreme physical abuse.
EFloor Drains: Floor drains are a source of potential contamination. We know who manufactures the most sanitary floor drains, which drains are easiest to clean and how to design process-waste systems that minimize the potential for food contamination.
FLights: Food facility lighting fixtures must be easy to clean and maintain. We know which fixtures are appropriate for each application in a food facility.
GPipes and Conduits: In a food processing facility, piping and conduit materials must be sanitary on the interior and exterior. We know the proper application of materials that are sanitary, able to withstand the abuse of chemical cleaning and hold up to temperature variations.
HAir Conditioning/Refrigeration/Ventilation Systems: Air temperature in a food facility is important for employee comfort, productivity and the safety of food products. Ventilation systems can also create food quality and contamination issues if not properly designed. We know the temperature and air balance necessary to maintain an environment for the efficient and safe production of food.
IEquipment Utilities: Food processing equipment can require different types of energy sources. Often, choices can be made between sources. We are familiar with all types of food processing equipment in the facility and the best sources of energy. We have designed many similar utility infrastructures and know how to design the most efficient total system.
JEquipment Connections: Food equipment requires many connections for operation. We have first-hand knowledge of the requirements for connecting food processing equipment and the experience to design them.
KSanitation Systems: Many types of sanitation systems exist - both wet and dry - and these systems must be applied properly. We know the best temperature and pressure requirements for wet cleanup and sanitation systems. We also know the various methods for heating, circulation and delivery of water, as well as the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of the equipment available.
LBio-Security: Today's facilities must consider internal and external issues affecting the possible contamination of food. We understand how the receiving, storing and producing of food should be designed to help mitigate these issues.
MAutomation Opportunities : Most production operations must balance flexibility with efficiency. We know how to leverage automation while working with equipment suppliers to identify, evaluate and integrate opportunities to enhance operational efficiency.
Our complete package of design services includes:
- Site/civil planning
- Building code/zoning review
- Space planning
- Architectural/structural plans
- Green design concepts
- 3-D Modeling/BIM plans
- Production capacity studies
- Process flow plans
- Material and work flow plans
- Process piping
- Dry ingredients
- Wet ingredients
- Cold storage systems
- Coolers and freezers
- Halocarbon/freon systems
- Ammonia systems
- Glycol systems
- Heat recovery
- Distribution systems
- Lighting systems
- Switchgear and MCC layouts
- Controls
- Process equipment integration
- Back up power
Heating & Cooling
- Clean rooms/HEPA filtration
- Chilled water/glycol
- Exhaust/ventilation
- Condensation control
- Plant airflow studies
- Variable volume air systems
- Process equipment piping
- Boilers/steam/condensate
- Natural gas/inert gas
- Compressed air
- Hot/cold water
- Clean-up water/waste water


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Though located in Wisconsin, we are considered a national leader in the field. We provide Medicaid and VA planning products and services in almost all 50 states. This requires a deep understanding of federal and state regulations, which we diligently research and make available to our clients. When working with us, you can take comfort in knowing any guidance provided is specific to your state and your client's unique situation.
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Top 5 Cake Providers Around Boston in 2014
Ordering a cake for a birthday, anniversary or other celebration? Is your sweet tooth calling for cupcakes? Check out who won 2014 Family Favorite Awards for best cake providers around Boston in our annual Best of the Best magazine.
The Top 5:
Cakes for Occasions – Danvers
Konditor Meister – Braintree
Party Favors – Brookline
Treat Cupcake Bar – Needham
Yum Bunnies Cakery – Belmont
The Winner:
Party Favors
1356 Beacon St., Brookline
All your party supply needs will be met at Party Favors. You'll find balloons, gifts, wrapping paper, stationery, confetti, banners, tablecloths and plates for every occasion. Party Favors is known for incredible cakes and cupcakes. Place a custom order and their talented bakery staff will create anything from a decadent wedding cake to a themed birthday cake. Character faces, sports logos and nature scenes are just some of the design offerings.
Have you ordered a cake from one of these Massachusetts locations? We'd love to hear from you! Share your thoughts in our comments section.
And don't forget to read the entire digital version of Best of the Best, which features even more places to go, shop, dine, stay and play around Boston and in Massachusetts. Join us as we celebrate all of our Family Favorite Award winners by following this link here.


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There are a number of small jobs which should be done when a house is owned by you. A few of these occupations are on the interior of the house, for making the outside of your residence seem finer but many are. Nothing makes your house appear worse than having a lawn that's never kept up, but the reverse is true. Nothing will make your house seem finer than a verdant, green, superbly landscaped lawn.
Having an ideal landscaping adds to the appearance of every small house. There are times that you want to touch up some spots, like where water float, or perhaps you need to adds some small layers, if you do. These kinds of changes that are small, regardless of how slight, still need you to have the proper types of gear to do your landscaping. You can get by without, although there are a number of tools that are completely essential, where others would simply be fine to have.
These are the tools when they're needed you should just lease, rather than spending a fortune for something that'll just be used a couple of times annually. Most individuals have specific landscaping tools, including other kinds of applicators or fertilizer spreaders, but aren't necessarily convinced of their use for landscaping. They aren't consistently classified as that, although most people are landscaping tools. They are simply sitting there fresh, and if you've got these tools, then it's time to begin taking advantage of them. You may have exuberant looking turf that's booming, instead of having outbreaks of those nasty weeds.
Whether you're putting leaf that is new, or doing any farming, you may have to be irrigating lush. Due to this, you may need to have timers, although not just sprinklers. This will ensure your lawn is getting the water even when you're not at home. You'll be able to make the most of the times when it is possible to be watering when you've got a small water supply, by doing this.
If you look online, you'll locate the tools that find the right costs that are affordable, and will be right for your landscaping.


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did u ever read the instructions ???
Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when a long-time girl friend is murdered.
Director : Antoine Fuqua
Stars : Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean, Bill Pullman, Melissa Leo
Production Co : Mace Neufeld Productions, Columbia Pictures, Lonetree Entertainment, Fuqua Films, Escape Artists, Sony Pictures, ZHIV Productions
Duration : 122 min.
Release : 2018-07-19
Genre : Thriller, Action, Crime
Country : United States of America
did u ever read the instructions ???
The characters are great, they're interesting, they're funny, they will make you laugh. Trust me, at a point this movie will hit you where you live.
How do I watch it ?????
I don't think the same, although this is not my favorite movie
I honestly have no idea why people hate this movie so much. It is not exceptional, but it was okay. Great Quality btw...
Bhoooo .. I do not like it at all
That is great to finally see on the big screen. I don't want to spoil anything in particular but this is a film that everyone should give a chance
Great, since I signed up the video goes smoothly. audio 10 and video 10, Thanks Bro.
This is a movie which you dare not miss, because if you miss this one you are never going to see another. Be prepared for one last lovely beautiful and thrilling ride ahead of you, that's well worth your time and memories.
this was really the best movie i've ever seen!
As always thank you, you guys are the best and the movie was great, perfect!
Yeah! Apple TV rules!


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We are just hanging out, which is what we do very well indeed.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Our disappearing midnight post and thanks
We had posted something after midnight about Giving Thanks but we do not know what happened to the post now. Blogger is still a great mystery for us but we would like to thank our friend from PAWS for his thoughts about Bujang and Totoro. So this bright morning we leave you with Tanaka on Saturday. We hope our midnight post will make its way out again or else Bujang would give me another talking to.
I am toooo sleepy to wake up so early san...
san managed to find a few of the pictures and so here they are again. We want to give thanks for many things. san says she always give thanks for me. A student of hers found me swimming in a drain in a tropical storm and rescued me. But as the student could not bring me home, san decided that I would have to come home with her instead and so now I have grown into a BIG cat. But a long time ago I was pretty small.
Grandma used to have to give me milk every 4 hours...
and I took many naps. Now I still take naps but as I am the oldest one here, I take care of the house and grandma and san too. I am a man-cat with responsibilities!
On another note altogether, san wants to give thanks for our brother Totoro. She also wanted to thank Totoro for being such a joy and loving cat. san wants to thank the Chans who had him in their thoughts yesterday.
Labels: Bujang, Giving Thanks, Totoro
Friday, March 29, 2013
Just a Cat
I want to say that sometimes we just feel like rolling about. It's no big deal. It's the way life is..
...that was a good day outside ...- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Just resting san...
Would you like to get off my bed and blanket so I can tidy the bed Akira?
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No, I want to sit here for a bit san.
I look quite pretty no?
Yes, ok Akira. Just tell me when you need me to do anything else for you.
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Monday Walkies
San brought me out for a walk downstairs this evening. I was a little nervous as I have been walking along the corridor all these weeks. So I just took a quick walk and then sat in my carrier.
Here I watched the world pass by and then...
it rained. San decided to do the next best thing and we walked upstairs, along our corridor.
I watched the water fall into the drainage system carefully. I wonder where it would go.
Then I sat in front of my little neighbour's house. San sat with me as she got tired of standing about waiting for me to make my move. Finally I enjoyed myself the most wondering what this black thing was. It smelled of faraway places. I liked it a lot as you can see from my pictures.
Thank you san for my walkies today.
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Here I watched the world pass by and then...
it rained. San decided to do the next best thing and we walked upstairs, along our corridor.
I watched the water fall into the drainage system carefully. I wonder where it would go.
Then I sat in front of my little neighbour's house. San sat with me as she got tired of standing about waiting for me to make my move. Finally I enjoyed myself the most wondering what this black thing was. It smelled of faraway places. I liked it a lot as you can see from my pictures.
Thank you san for my walkies today.
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Easy Peasy Sunday
I decided to give san the eye as she came home without anything for us. Of cos I thought I might pressure her into taking a walk with me but she said "later Jang can?"
So all if us decided to write the entry this morning as san was trying to get her things on order for work tomorrow.
san came home yesterday and she told us that there were no pet shops at Jonker Street where she was. There was only people food and san did not think we should eat any of that.
-this is "cencaru with chilli" which was good. But I could see san was right. Cats don't eat chili.
She also ate a peranakan speciality called "ayam buah keluak" (chicken cooked in keluak nuts) and the yellow gravy is "nenas masak lemak" (pineapple in coconut gravy). They were all delicious she said. We were glad san enjoyed herself.
But for us now that san is back its just taking it easy...
and of cos our very own dramaqueen Ms Akira
Happy Sunday everyone.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Going Away Again!
san is going away tomorrow to Malacca. I am not pleased and so I have been examining her bag to see if there is space for me too. I thought she just went on holiday last year!
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Megat's Vet Visit
Megat met Dr Ly yesterday. He had to wait a little longer because there was an emergency surgery. But he remained calm and sat quietly for his turn. There were some small dogs that made quite a racket because they had to wait but he was unperturbed.
This was the first of our usual 4 reviews for this year with Dr Ly for his lymphoma. Eventhough he has been clear for 4 years already we still have this constant vigilance as lymphoma may appear again as it seems thee is no cure for it, just remission.
The enlarged lymph nodes that he has has not become worse and the one that he has in his inner right leg has disappeared. Dr Ly seemed surprised that he is on salbutamol but was pleased as the 0.1 twice a day is taking care of his asthma. When I told him Megat has not been eating well, he told Megat that he needs to eat to keep up his strength and now he has vitamin B to go with his med regimen. Megat also had some injections of Fercobsang (vit B and iron) and Laurabolin. Dr Ly recommends that he gets these injections on a monthly basis as well so I would need to discuss this with his other vet Dr T.
Dr Ly was pleased with his general health and rec that we keep to the usual regimen of - 1.5 ml sang hwang extract, 2.5 ml colloidal silver, 2 capsules of kidney activator and now 2 Vit B pills a day. He also needs 250 ml of SubQ fluids twice a week, the Fercobsang and the Laurabolin monthly.
Thank goodness he is an easy kitty to medicate !
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Monday, March 18, 2013
Akira at the osteopath
This morning we nearly missed our appt with Dr Lalani as we got trapped in a jam at the ECP. Dr L advised us make another appt as he did not wish to cut short Akira's session but we made it by a whisker.
I told Dr L that she may have some trouble with her back legs. Dr L felt them and enquired if she seemed clumsy. He touched her ears as well and asked me when I had cleaned her ears last. I had never cleaned her ears! He advised that I clean her ears gently as there was some inflammation in her left ear and her right ear also needed cleaning. He also cleared up her sinus.
In more good news Dr L said she is coming into her own once again and he can see that she is becoming a more assertive kitty. Akira of cos was very quiet with the doctor which was good. She had complained the whole one hour to The Biopolis! Her next appt is on 27 April as he wanted to see if she was less clumsy and her ears are free of the inflammation.He said the ear inflammation could also cause her to lose balance as well. She was quiet and restful after the session and Dr L said she should be sleeping for a few hours :)
Anyway Dr L said I should try to clean her ears gently myself so she would not get stressed at the vet. He also recommended some fish oil on her diet. Oh-oh!
Akira at home became quite relaxed.
Tanaka of cos was ever vigilant.
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
Easy Peasy Sunday
Too much sun this morning so we are all inside. Akira was out early and showed us her dagger eyes. Probably because last night she was not allowed out because of the enamel paint smell along the corridor due to repainting of the buildings. This happens once every 5 years here.
The amigos had some bouts of nausea also I suspect from the smell of the paint but I hope it would be better today.
The amigos had some bouts of nausea also I suspect from the smell of the paint but I hope it would be better today.
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Saturday, March 16, 2013
Saturday Sit-In
Friday, March 15, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Haha Bujang
You must be furry clever like me. It is YOU Bujang. You must pay attenshun to san. She sometimes reads to me (no I am not interested in thrillers, only lights) and then there would be many black cats. Haha...I fink I am getting smarter than you.
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It's hard to believe I have the privilege of typing this very sentence, but here goes nothing — Slay Like a Mother is launching next week! Wow. What a long, strange trip it's been.
These five book-writing-and-publishing trips around the sun have been filled with long, hard, overwhelming, magical and wonderful moments. I've felt love and support from so many of you and I'm grateful for all the times you'vereached out to let me know how much something I'd written touched or changed you.
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I read a really inspiring article from Todd Henry on the 99u website today. He discusses 4 stages of creative growth: discovery, emulation, divergence and crisis. It's fascinating to read his definition of each stage and the notion that the creative process is cyclical. I found myself thinking 'yes!' as I read "You must be…Continue Reading
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I acquired a second-hand Wacom Cintiq (graphics tablet) at the weekend and it's awesome. Up until now, all my artwork has been created in the 'traditional' way e.g. paper/canvas, real brush/pen/pencil in my hand. However, that's because drawing with a mouse on the computer has always felt so disconnected and unintuitive. But after using the…Continue Reading
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Judy's Book, the Seattle online local shopping service that raised $10.5 million in venture funding over the past three years, has laid off nearly all of its 12 employees and is now looking for a strategic buyer.
"It sucks," said Chief Executive Andy Sack, who notified employees today. "You don't start companies to get to this day. You start companies to get to a different day."
When it was founded in early 2004, Judy's Book focused on creating an online city guide where people could find trusted mechanics, dentists and other service providers. But after that business failed to materialize, the company shifted gears into local shopping services.
Judy's Book never made the transition, with Sack saying that it is really hard to reposition a startup company.
"It was a good idea but it was just going to take too long," he said in an interview. "Our investors were tired. We were getting traction, but not enough traction. The board members said there wasn't enough terminal velocity to see the types of returns that they were looking for."
Investors included Ignition Partners, Mobius Venture Capital and Ackerley Partners.
Sack said he will remain with Judy's Book as he looks for a buyer. That process will probably start later this week, he said.
"I am going to see it through to as soft a landing as possible," said Sack.
Sack has met with entrepreneurial success in the past, selling Firefly Networks to Microsoft in 1997 and Abuzz to The New York Times Digital in 1999. In this case, Sack said it is the right decision to shut down Judy's Book even though it is hard to watch an entrepreneurial enterprise flame out.
"I have had three successful exits, so three out of four ain't bad," said Sack.
Still, in a blog post, Sack said it was disappointing to "stop chasing an idea when it's beginning to take root in the popular consciousness."
And he predicted that services such as Judy's Book, which helped people find deals at local retailers, will eventually catch on.
"I'm certain the ideas we're pursuing here at Judy's Book will ultimately become a significant piece of the online and local shopping puzzle, and I'm sorry that I and my team won't be the ones to carry the ball across the finish line," he said.


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From the California Bluegrass Association...
Tuesday, August 2, 2005
Seems like every couple weeks or so a new band shows up at cbaontheweb.org and posts its profile on the California Bands page. It's sort of fun to monitor the posts as they come in... you just never know what you'll find.
This morning there were two sitting in the admin queue waiting to be evaluated and then approved or denied. One was a group called missFlag, a young Israeli acoustic rock band whose music was actually quite good but certainly not bluegrass...
The second was a group from the San Ramon area who call themselves Extended Roots. This is what they say about themselves at their web site:
"Extended Roots is a group of women who have come together from many diverse professions with one common passion, love of music..."
Thirteen women in all, including five violinists. I listened to a couple of their MP3 samples and enjoyed what I heard. You've been to a festival or big campout and stumbled upon a swarm of fiddlers...kind of a "Liberty" wall of sound. That's what it was like. I especially liked the Pig Ankle Rag.
So naturally the Extended Roots profile was approved, which means you can go to the California Bands Page, type in "extended" into the key word search box, and check out the band. There's a great group shot of all 13. Boy do they look happy. I can tell you from much swarm experience that it's great fun being a brick in a wall of sound. (Please, no notes about mixing metaphors.)
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4-7pm Sunday, August 22, 2010
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The Bridges Theater is located at the Northeastern corner of the UCLA campus. Parking is available in Lot 3. Parking fee is $10. From Hilgard Ave. enter the east side of campus at Wyton Dr. Make and immediate right turn onto Charles E. Young Dr. East and signs will direct you to Parking Structure 3.
From the ground level of Structure 3, enter the underpass (or from the street level cross Charles E. Young Dr. North and proceed down steps) and walk straight alongside Melnitz and Macgowan Halls. Turn left at the plaza and proceed to the courtyard of theaters.
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NEW YORK (WABC) -- Immigration rallies are being held across the country Thursday, which is the deadline for tens of thousands of immigrant children to renew their protection from deportation.
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program is set to begin winding down after President Donald Trump announced its eventual end, leaving many families in legal limbo.
Protesters are demanding a clean DREAM Act to make the program, enacted via executive order by then-President Barack Obama, permanent with fixed parameters to prevent uncertainty for roughly 800,000 people who live and work in the U.S. under the program.
One such rally was held on Staten Island, organized and attended by DACAmented Youth, members of Make the Road New York, La Colmena, Project Hospitality, the Dream Action Coalition, El Centro del Inmigrante, and the Arab American Association of New York.
They are part of a National Day of Action, with organizers hoping for a clean DREAM Act they say will protect DACA recipients without any add-ons that hurt immigrant families.
October 5 marks the last day for immigrant youth to submit their DACA renewal, with tens of thousands of Dreamers unable or unwilling to submit renewal applications in time. Organizers say the end of DACA puts too many undocumented families at risk of deportation and will continue to cause pain and devastation to immigrant communities across the country.
The Department of Homeland Security stopped accepting new applications after President Trump's September 5 announcement, but existing recipients with permits that expire on or before March 5, 2018, were still eligible to apply for renewal.
"There's a lot of anxiety," legal advocate David Haro said. "A lot of our clients have jobs, stable lives, and they're worried about being destabilized."
Federal immigration officials provided the nationwide statistics on renewal figures before and after the president's announcement. Before September 5, there were 58,000 renewal applications, and there have been 54,000 just in the last month. Approximately 42,000 eligible Dreamers have yet to apply.
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This is a very informative, as well as resourceful, website for 21st Century schooling It is full of gaming links for all ages. They have a past the backpack tab which is stuffed with a ton of wonderful details about kindergarten preparedness. It reminds me games of probability as poker or black jack, I do know what I'm speaking about as I typically play these video games at It's also possible to try it as it's also obtainable in free mode. College students, dad and mom, and academics are welcome to counsel video games with instructional value to be reviewed by the Lucas Middle College Media and Expertise Advisory Committee (MTAC). All our outdated pals from Sesame Avenue appear in studying games and videos here.
In a former life (the times of Atari ST and Commodore 64) I set up a childrens academic software program label. Disney Junior has enjoyable learning video games featuring characters our youngsters know and love from the Disney Junior block of television programming (previously Playhouse Disney) and the films. Games that make you snigger and socially interact may be great to assist eliminate any stress with teenagers and could be bonding too. We produce a blended-style portfolio of pre-school and early-college content encouraging studying via play for each girls and boys aged six years and underneath across our television, radio and on-line platforms.
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Aura moderate abjuration and evocation; CL 10th; Slot body; Price 11,000 gp; Weight 1 lb.
This violet and yellow silk robe gives the impression of electricity crackling over its surface.
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Industry heavyweights meet at Sugar Summit
Yesterday afternoon, Kennedy's had the pleasure of attending the Sugar Summit in Parliament – a gathering of some of the industry's most influential stakeholders who convened to help overcome the ongoing sugar challenge.
Hosted by Sugarwise, an organisation founded by Rend Platings that validates low sugar and sugar-free food and drink products with a kite mark on the packaging, attendees came from the entire spectrum (including the likes of Guylian, Cavalier Chocolates and Plamil Foods in the chocolate sector).
Prior to the start of the event, Rend issued the following statement: "I would like to shift the focus of the debate to positive measures that can be taken on sugar reduction. The shock revelation in last week's Panorama that children are being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes is not a future I will accept for my child. I'd like to get people's heads together on all sides of the debate to work out what our steps will be."
The discussion was chaired by Keith Vaz MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Diabetes. Ahead of proceedings, he noted: "Retailers, consumers and manufacturers all have a responsibility to take action on this matter. There are an estimated 70,000 deaths a year due to poor diet, costing the NHS £6 billion per year. There are currently 4 million people in the UK living with diabetes. Action on this matter is long overdue."
The Brexit impact
Vaz MP noted that the UK is currently in the first stages of new government legislation to tackle the sugar problem, and those on the panel also analysed the impact of 'Brexit' on potential sugar reforms.
Tam Fry of the National Obesity Forum was critical of governments (past and present) for not doing enough in the Forum's 20-year history, but mentioned that labelling changes are also important. Specifically, he revealed, "Brexit means we can have two lines about sugar on packaging" for the first time, as products would no longer be bound by EU guidelines – although, as one attendee pointed out, they will still be hoping to sell their products to European consumers, and thus still bound by EU legislation to some extent.
Jean Savigny, of Keller and Heckman LLP, added that, "Until Article 50 is triggered, EU legislation is still fully applicable in the UK. However, the existing EU legislation does have opportunities for new measures to be taken".
Health implications
Jenny Rosborough of Action on Sugar stated: "There's more to obesity than just sugar, but it's a popular topic at present and a good vehicle for discussion [of health in general]".
She added that the overall food environment needs to change to help consumers make healthier choices, starting with a strong reformulation programme. Action on Sugar wants sugar reduced across the board by 20% in the next four years, and Jenny believes that imposing voluntary measures on food manufacturers is not that effective.
Sugarwise solution?
Rend Platings, founder of Sugarwise, emphasised her desire for lower sugar options to be more visibile (in a similar vein to Fairtrade and Vegetarian products), and that the Sugarwise kite mark is a "third party way of determining sugar information, validating the manufacturer's data". Sugarwise is the only certification scheme in the world for sugar information, and its logo is already on 300 products.
Concluding proceedings, Rend added: "We want to start a positive wave of action – it may take months or even years, but we will make a difference for the sake of our children".
Vaz added that, irrespective of existing legislations, manufacturers can make the decision to add the Sugarwise logo to their products today if they wanted to.
However, Jenny Rosborough commented that "Only people who are healthy and engaged are looking at health labels in the first place"; suggesting that while kite marks such as Sugarwise's can help make a difference, the problem may well run deeper – and a total re-education of consumers and their health habits may be required.
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"Paul went to work at
His self-reliance followed him to summer camp, where as a counselor he
It followed him into college, where he immediately took a passionate interest in the canon of conservative economic theorists and writers —
It followed him to Congress, where his brand of conservative economics, honed in Washington's conservative policy and research groups, eventually inspired the
And, finally, it captured the imagination of
In Mr. Ryan, he has found not only a sympathetic life story to animate his campaign — which he seized upon when he spoke on Saturday of how Mr. Ryan's father's death "forced him to grow up earlier than any young man should" — but also a politician who fills in what many see as the gaps in Mr. Romney's conservative bona fides. Mr. Ryan is a strict supply-side budget expert and social conservative who counts fans across the Republican spectrum. He has been a driving force, if not always a visible one, in the party's biggest fights with
Mr. Ryan's enormous influence was apparent last summer when Representative
On Sunday, an official in Mr. Cantor's office disputed the characterization, and a spokesman for House Speaker
Yet even if he is viewed as politically pure by the modern-day standards of his party's base, he is not without contradictions. The nation's first Generation X vice-presidential candidate, he is an avowed proponent of free markets whose family has interests in oil leases. But he counts
He also voted for the bank bailout known as TARP and for President
Mr. Ryan's remarkable rise from small-town prom king to the No. 2 on the Republican presidential ticket reflects a combination of sheer will and patience, with the ideological leanings that began in Janesville and were cultivated in Washington finally finding their moment on a raised platform in
A Janesville Childhood: Fun, Faith and Politics
Mr. Ryan, the youngest of Paul M. and Betty Ryan's four children, was born in 1970 and grew up in Janesville's historic Courthouse Hill neighborhood, where he still lives. A passel of neighborhood kids graduated from riding bicycles to the usual antics of high school.
Roz Thorpe, who raised her family across the street from the Ryans, said her own son and young Paul annually canvassed the neighborhood for donations to the charity promoted by Jerry Lewis. "There was this whole group of kids, and they just had a great time," Mrs. Thorpe said. "Paul was maybe a little more serious than the others."
An uncle started a neighborhood Fourth of July parade decades ago, and Mr. Ryan's father was a respected lawyer in town.
Not quite a nerd (he was a bit too cute for that) and not precisely a jock (his soccer career lasted a single year, his high school coach said), Mr. Ryan was best known for being outgoing, much like his mother. He was studious and interested in the outdoor life, which he cultivated as a counselor at Camp Manito-wish, run by the
Mr. Ryan's political views may have been inspired around the dinner table when he was a teenager, according to his brother. "Every night at 6 we had family dinner, and we discussed things," Tobin Ryan said.
"We would talk about what Ronald Reagan was doing, the course of action he was bringing for our country, and Paul was absorbing these things," he said. "I don't think it was a great professor who opened his eyes in college.
"The part of his speech that hit me hard was his mentioning that my father said we should all be part of the solution, not the problem," Tobin Ryan said, referring to his brother's speech after Mr. Romney's announcement on Saturday in
The Ryans are Catholic — Paul was an altar boy — which was "an important part of Paul's value system," Tobin Ryan said. "We were raised to develop our faith and beliefs independently." Mr. Ryan, more than his wife, Janna, often takes their three children to church, Mrs. Thorpe said.
Mr. Ryan's Congressional voting record reflects a religiously conservative bent; he was a co-sponsor of legislation that would have declared human life to begin at fertilization.
His childhood was interrupted in his sophomore year of high school, when Mr. Ryan discovered his father dead in his bed of a
Mr. Ryan's mother went back to college, and with his two oldest siblings long gone from home, he began to rely even more on Tobin for emotional support and guidance. "He and I shared a bedroom growing up," said Tobin Ryan, who is five years older than his brother. "I have him to blame for having clouds and little birdies on my wall in my teenager years."
He added: "We certainly went through a lot and grew even closer through that experience. You saw a normal teenager sort of wake up the next day without a father, an 80-year-old grandmother with advanced
The next year, Mr. Ryan ran for class president and won. He also immersed himself in after-school jobs and other extracurricular activities.
"He just seemed to be involved in a lot of things," said Patrick Lyons, a childhood friend with whom Mr. Ryan still spends weekends barbecuing at each other's homes (going out to dinner has become harder with the rise of Mr. Ryan's political celebrity). His numerous activities in high school led to an award suggesting that he was, in polite terms, a politically astute suck-up.
His brother's role as confidant remains, and he is perhaps the center of Mr. Ryan's brain trust. "We live a block away from each other," Tobin Ryan said. "We consult on everything. Paul and I have allowed our lives to become intertwined. Our kids go to the same school. Our wives talk every day."
In College, A Freshman With a Ph.D. Attitude
Paul Ryan was already steeped in conservative economic theory by the end of his freshman year at
"He was a normal college student," Tobin Ryan said, "except when it came to economic policy. He was a Ph.D. student in freshmen's clothes. I recall him referring to Hayek. I was an economics major myself; I don't think I was as enthusiastic."
Mr. Ryan's trickle-down economic theories were already in place, said Professor Rich Hart, who would help Mr. Ryan hone his political persona.
"I think Paul came to Miami University with these core conservative beliefs from an economic standpoint," said Professor Hart, an outspoken libertarian who taught an intermediate macroeconomic theory course that Mr. Ryan took in his junior year. "He was reading Locke and Hayek, and I don't know if he was reading Ayn Rand, but I had certainly read Ayn Rand, and I talked to him about it."
The two would often meet outside class, not to talk about the course, Mr. Hart said, but to discuss political philosophy. "We had these discussions about the role of government. We both believed in the conservative view that government should be limited, because the most important thing is individual freedom, individual liberty, and along with that freedom goes individual responsibility."
Thomas Hall, a professor of economics at the college, said Mr. Ryan's intelligence was matched by his confidence and communications skills. "He was one of the best students in the class," he said. "He was conscientious, and he was especially articulate, both verbally and in writing ability."
Mr. Ryan's public speaking "stood out from the other students," Mr. Hall said. "He also had a quiet confidence that stood out. What I mean by that is that he was a confident young man in a pleasant way. He was confident without being full of himself."
In college, Mr. Ryan would take in
"I would not call him a partyer," said Kent Taylor, 40, a sports anchorman in
Mr. Ryan earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics and political science in 1992, and his political leanings and ambitions were right there on the surface, friends said. "Paul was always a politician," said Scott Friedman, a former fraternity brother who was a year behind Mr. Ryan. "He was friendly with everybody. He was into debating the issues, and he was into talking about policy and economics."
Conversations centered less on girls and football and more on the policy issues of the day. "I always knew that he was a conservative Republican, and I knew that he wanted to be a congressman from his college days," Mr. Friedman said. "Typically, the discussions with him were around adultlike stuff. He would talk about trickle-down economics and why that would be a better approach to running the country's economy."
As it happened, the university was in the district of a congressman named John A. Boehner, and in 1992, Mr. Ryan served as a volunteer on his campaign, putting up yard signs. "He had a much more worldly perspective than other students, in the sense that he was not interested in level, flat conversations about the mundane," said A. G. Hollis, 41, who owns a real estate company in
First Run For the House, With Jack Kemp's Help
In 1998, as Mr. Ryan was making his first run for elective office, a nationally known politician — the party's vice-presidential candidate two years earlier — came to Janesville to campaign for him: Jack Kemp, Mr. Ryan's mentor, was in town.
The two had become close during Mr. Ryan's years as a legislative aide and policy analyst in Washington. It was a relationship that went beyond the two men's shared interest in
The relationship began when Mr. Ryan was in college. In 1991, Professor Hart recommended him for a summer internship in the office of Senator Bob Kasten, a
Mr. Ryan joined Mr. Kasten's staff full time after graduating from Miami University, working on issues like tax incentives for small businesses and a reduction in the capital gains tax. A few months after Mr. Kasten lost his seat, Mr. Ryan went to work for Empower America, a conservative advocacy group that was founded by Mr. Kemp;
Mr. Ryan was drawn to Ms. Kirkpatrick's emphasis on foreign policy and to Mr. Bennett's interest in morality, but he was most animated when he worked with Mr. Kemp, said Vin Weber, a former Republican congressman from
Judith Nolan, Mr. Kemp's daughter, worked in community outreach at Empower America during the time that Mr. Ryan was there. She said her father often turned to the young staff member for advice.
"My dad was so impressed with him," she said, adding that he often had Mr. Ryan act as his researcher. "It impressed me that my dad, who had loved economics and studied it, would turn to someone so young."
There was also pride, she added. "He definitely treated him like a son and would put his arm around him and introduce him and say, 'Here's the future of our party.' " Mr. Kemp's son Jimmy, who runs the Jack Kemp Foundation, says he sees a direct link between his father's message of the 1990s and Mr. Ryan's in 2012. "When Paul talked about America being an idea in his Saturday morning speech in Norfolk, that was very consistent with Dad's message," Mr. Kemp said. "Dad believed in the power of ideas, that humans get their rights not from the government, but from nature and God, as Paul described."
In 1997, Mr. Ryan decided to move back to Janesville, where he worked for a time in the family construction business founded by his great-grandfather. He sought a House seat the next year, sharing his ambitions with the Thorpes. "We were visiting D.C., and he came to dinner with us one night and talked to us about running," Mrs. Thorpe said. "We encouraged him. At that point he had been living there a long time, and it just seemed natural."
Mr. Ryan, campaigning against tax increases and in favor of gun ownership rights, won that first race handily, 57 percent to 43 percent.
Over the years, Mr. Ryan's emphasis shifted. Mr. Kemp was not nearly as concerned with cutting government programs as Mr. Ryan is today. They agreed on taxes, but their views on spending and the role of government were different.
Mr. Ryan has become much more of a deficit hawk than Mr. Kemp, who died in 2009, ever was. But they shared an optimistic outlook and a core belief that politics could be waged in a civil manner. Last year, the Jack Kemp Foundation honored Mr. Ryan with its first Kemp Leadership Award, and Joanne Kemp, Mr. Kemp's widow, attended a Romney-Ryan rally in Manassas, Va., on Saturday. Mr. Ryan publicly recognized her there, and cited Mr. Kemp as one of his mentors.
"He's much more of a number cruncher than my father was," Mr. Kemp said, "but I think one of the lessons he learned from Dad was to communicate with a smile, and there's no need to attack opposing politicians on a personal level because the arguments should be about ideas."
The Tea Party Finds a Voice on Capitol Hill
Ask one of the 87 Republican freshmen who came rolling into Washington in 2010 — many of them with no political experience — whom they most idolize in Congress, and chances are Paul Ryan's name will come up. Mr. Ryan speaks their language of shrinking government, shares their passion for chin-out communications and is culturally and politically more in sync with newer members, many of them say, than some of the other more senior members, including some in the leadership.
He is, in essence, the leader of a team that followed him to Washington. "Our class that came was a mandate against what had been happening in the House," said Representative Renee Ellmers of
His willingness to articulate his beliefs, and stick to them even when they are used as a baseball bat against his party, has drawn admiration too. "Sometimes we talk about what needs to be done together to shrink the size of government," Ms. Ellmers said, "but then we hold back a little on how we message it. He was right out there; he took it all, and he put himself right in the forefront.
For less experienced members, Mr. Ryan's knowledge of the
Representative Trey Gowdy, a Republican, said that Mr. Ryan even took time to call constituents in his
Several members recalled a meeting last year with Mr. Obama, who had invited Republicans to the White House for an off-the-record conversation about the debt and deficit. According to some who attended, Mr. Obama conceded in the meeting that he understood entitlement programs needed to be changed if they were to be sustained. Mr. Ryan then accused Mr. Obama of failing to lead on cutting entitlements, as other members looked on in shock and amusement.
That does not mean that Mr. Ryan has not had to work overtime whipping members to vote for his budget, which did not cut as much as some of them would have liked. Admiration is no guarantee of agreement, as Mr. Boehner, now the House speaker, has learned.
Mr. Ryan's charms have also worked on Democrats, but only to a point. Likability does not translate to agreeability.
In an interview, former Senator
"He came to visit me in my office and was very nice and laid out some of his ideas about entitlement reform," Mr. Bayh said. Still, complimenting Mr. Ryan as "a nice, humble guy," Mr. Bayh added, "I thought some of his ideas went a little too far."
Indeed, even as Mr. Ryan calls for bipartisan agreement on the most important — and thorny — domestic political issues, his own proposals strike at the heart of Democratic orthodoxy. And he has played a central role in nearly all of the big policy fights against the opposition party that have defined the past few years.
His legislation with Senator
That, of course, was only a precursor to his attempts during Mr. Obama's presidency to change the way
Even as he was climbing the ranks and emerging as his party's most forceful spokesman for cutting entitlement spending, Mr. Ryan was becoming one of the House's most prodigious fund-raisers. Many donors, especially libertarian-leaning financiers, envisioned him as a future presidential contender.
In a contrast to life with rank and file in the House, Mr. Ryan joined Cliff Asness, a prominent hedge fund founder, and a friend of Mr. Asness's for a meal last year at an expensive Capitol Hill bistro, where the three men shared two $350 bottles of Pinot Noir.
"I wanted to pick his brain," Mr. Ryan explained about the dinner date to Talking Points Memo, a news Web site, which obtained pictures of the meal from another diner. The meeting with Mr. Asness, a leading Republican donor, marked Mr. Ryan's entry into elite donor circles: When Mr. Ryan presented his budget plan at the Economic Club of Chicago last year, he was introduced by Anne Griffin, who with her husband, Kenneth, is a major donor to conservative causes. Executives working for Charles and David Koch, the billionaire conservative philanthropists, are now among the top donors to Mr. Ryan's campaign committee and leadership PAC, as are employees of the hedge fund founded by the conservative billionaire Paul Singer.
So far during the 2012 election, Mr. Ryan's campaign committee and his leadership PAC have raised more than $8.5 million, one of the biggest totals in Congress. Mr. Ryan has used the money to amass influence among like-minded conservatives in the House, transferring more than a million dollars to other Republican candidates and party committees, and he has teamed up with other self-styled
But fund-raising has also brought Mr. Ryan some headaches. Beginning in the late 1990s, a Wisconsin businessman, Dennis Troha, and members of his family began donating tens of thousands of dollars to Mr. Ryan's campaigns, while Mr. Troha helped organize a fund-raiser for the lawmaker.
In 2005, Mr. Ryan signed a letter urging his colleagues to approve a provision sought by JHT Trucking, a company in his district, easing federal trucking rules, and also urged Bush administration officials to adopt the change, which was adopted. The following year, Mr. Ryan pressured federal regulators to issue a decision on an application to build a Wisconsin casino, a project in which Mr. Troha at the time held a stake.
Mr. Ryan had defended the interventions as routine constituent service. But in 2007, Mr. Troha pleaded guilty to federal charges that he had evaded campaign contribution limits by using his children to funnel contributions to Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin, a Democrat, and President George W. Bush, in an effort to advance the trucking bill and casino development. An associate of Mr. Troha also pleaded guilty to charges that he had worked with Mr. Troha to funnel illegal corporate contributions to elected officials, including Mr. Ryan.
Mr. Ryan was not implicated in the investigations or charged with any crime, and there was no indication he knew the contributions were tainted. Following Mr. Troha's indictment, he donated the family's contributions to charity.
Serving His District and Building a Fortune
Mr. Ryan had barely been in Congress two weeks when a crisis hit his hometown: Gillette announced that it was closing its Parker Pen factory and moving about 300 jobs overseas.
Parker Pen had long been the pride of Janesville, a blue-collar city where George S. Parker II, an heir to the pen maker's founder, still lived in an imposing Georgian-style brick house around the corner from Mr. Ryan's childhood home. The closing announcement in January 1999 was bitterly painful, and Mr. Ryan's office let it be known that he was working to help the community cope.
But there was not much Mr. Ryan or anyone else could do to prevent the plant from closing, so Janesville absorbed the hit and moved on. And so did Mr. Ryan, getting elected six more times and, in a twist that says much about how far he has come since he was elected to Congress at age 28, eventually buying Mr. Parker's 5,800-square-foot, six-bedroom estate.
Mr. Ryan and his wife, Janna, purchased the house for $421,000 in 2010, a price they could easily afford. The Ryans have assets that were valued last year between $2 million and $7.7 million, according to Mr. Ryan's personal financial disclosures, putting him in the upper echelons of House members in terms of wealth.
Still, while the Ryans are affluent by any measure, their wealth is not on the scale of Mr. Romney's or of Capitol Hill's richest, whose assets are in the hundreds of millions of dollars. And the Ryans are not known for conspicuous displays of wealth.
The old Parker house had been vacant for six years and needed a lot of work when the Ryans bought it. Rather than hire an army of contractors, Mr. Ryan did much of the renovation himself, neighbors said. State Senator Tim Cullen, a Democrat from Janesville who has known the Ryan family for most of his life, recalled Mr. Ryan coming outside to chat with him one day shortly after buying the house.
"The door was open, and he was wearing old clothes and was in there doing the painting and repair work himself," Mr. Cullen said. "That's just who he is, very much a product of Janesville — down-to-earth, basic people."
Mr. Ryan is famous for sleeping in his office while in Washington, and he enjoys the same no-frills recreational pursuits — hunting,
Much of the Ryans' wealth is in the form of trusts and inheritances, some of them acquired fairly recently.
Mr. Ryan reported two tax-deferred college savings plans, with a combined value of between $150,000 and $300,000. He also reported two investment partnerships worth, in total, between $350,000 and $750,000, mostly containing shares of stock in well-known companies, including Apple, Goodrich,
Mrs. Ryan has reported receiving a trust after her mother died in 2010 that is valued between $1 million and $5 million, according to a letter Mr. Ryan filed with his latest financial disclosure. Mrs. Ryan also has longstanding interests in several mining and oil exploration investments in
Friends say that the Ryans visit Mrs. Ryan's relatives in Oklahoma, where she is from, several times a year, but that she generally prefers to stay at home in Janesville. Mr. Ryan has also seemed to try to stay close to home despite his rising profile in Washington, sometimes leaving Washington for Janesville on Thursday evenings and delaying his return to the capital until Tuesday mornings.
Weighing In on a Bargain on the Deficit and Debt
Last summer, as the nation faced a potentially cataclysmic debt default, President Obama met at the White House with a handful of Congressional leaders in an attempt to reach a "grand bargain" that could avert disaster — and, more important, overcome partisan gridlock to balance the budget over the long term.
During the talks, Mr. Obama invited Mr. Boehner and Mr. Cantor into the Oval Office, where the conversation was said to include possible sticking points, including Mr. Ryan's concerns. But by then, Mr. Ryan had articulated his worries on policy grounds, saying he did not believe that the White House and the Democrats were willing to make the spending cuts he viewed as necessary to balance the budget.
And, in an interview with CNN to discuss the talks that July, he said that the Democrats were failing to agree to lower overall tax rates that Republicans were seeking in return for closing loopholes, which ultimately, he warned, would lead to tax increases. "That is not what we saw coming together with this big deal," he said in the interview. "And if you don't get the tax rates down, then it really is a tax increase."
Similar opposition to the deficit deals proposed by the
As a congressman, Mr. Ryan has never been under the heavy fire of a national — or even a statewide — campaign. And as the presidential campaign heats up, Janesville should become more of a refuge for him than ever.
Up until now, said people around Janesville, it feels as if Mr. Ryan has never really left.
Like many of the more conservative members of Congress, he had chosen not to take an apartment in Washington, living instead in his office or occasionally staying with relatives in
"We try not to talk about politics when he is in town," Mr. Lyons said. "They are not into status or anything like that. To me it's still just Paul."Continue reading the main story


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So you took your car for repairs to a mechanic and things did not go well -- your car still needs repairs, or you feel you've been ripped off... now what? The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) is the division of Consumer Affairs that handles these complaints. Here's some tips for filing an auto repair complaint in California.
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ONCE THE CLAIM IS FILED: The BAR will notify you within 10 days of receipt of your claim. At that time, they will also give you the name of the representative that will be reviewing your claim and calling you to discuss the details. There's a good chance you will need a lot of patience to get through this process! Once the representative has reviewed your complaint, they will also speak to, or visit the repair shop for their side. Once that's been completed, a BAR supervisor will review the case in order to decide whether a violation of the Automotive Repair Law (or other laws) has been committed. They can also choose to gather additional documentation (evidence) and open a "formal investigation".
ONCE THE CLAIM HAS BEEN REVIEWED: You will get notification from your BAR representative either by mail or phone of the outcome. Be prepared to wait up to 10 WEEKS for this process. Your BAR rep may also act as an informal negotiator and arbitrate some sort of settlement between you and the repair shop, which can result in a partial or full refund of your repair costs. If you are still not satisfied, you have the option of filing a lawsuit (Small Claims or Superior Court, depending on the amount of damages you are seeking). If you choose to do this, you will have to subpoena the official record of your complaint to use it in your lawsuit. Good luck!
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However, something that happened last week has to take the biscuit (if you'll pardon the pun). My mother was peckish late one night last week and decided to have a honey sandwich. She buttered the bread and opened the strange looking tub of honey, spreading it on quite thickly. Taking a large mouthful, she realised that the honey had a strange perfume to it and spat it out - whereupon she realised that she had just spread my sister's leg wax on a slice of bread!


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Guest Lecture by John Swinney MSP
'Scotland: the Constitution, the Economy and Public Spending'
This Friday (5th February 2010) Mr John Swinney MSP and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in the Scottish Executive will be visiting Edinburgh University to give a guest lecture entitled 'Scotland: the Constitution, the Economy and Public Spending'. Mr Swinney is a graduate of Edinburgh Politics and IR.
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Legislation that the Senate Judiciary Committee approved today takes on the question: Which takes precedence an employer's property rights or an employee's gun rights?
The committee voted 10-4 that an employee's gun rights win out.
It passed a proposal making it illegal for most private employers to ban employees from having a firearm in their vehicles while parked in the work parking lot.
Sen. Rich Alloway, R-Franklin County, who offered this so-called Bring your Gun to Work proposal, said his bill would require gun-owning employees who bring their firearm to work with them locked out of sight in their cars. It also would require employer who fired an employee for bringing a gun onto their property to reinstate them to their position and pay them back wages.
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Sen. Lawrence Farnese, D-Philadelphia, added that landlords can discriminate against renters because of their sexual orientation. "So if we're going to uphold that right, we might as well uphold a property owners' right to say whether or not they choose not to have someone carry a gun on their property," he said.
Alloway said he could appreciate their concerns and acknowledged that the bill still needs some massaging to address concerns about people bringing guns into sensitive areas such as government buildings.
But he added, "I also believe in Second Amendment rights to bear arms" and preventing employees who have a license to carry a firearm from being able to carry it with them to work impinges on that right.
His legislation would exempt private property, schools, child care facilities, prisons, group homes, domestic violence shelters, among a few other places, from this requirement.
According to the San Francisco-based Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a gun-control advocacy group, at least 22 states have passed so-called Bring Your Gun to Work laws.


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