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If you experience from panic attacks, then you will know the desperate things people do to get rid of them. Most people visit to a
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Robert Downey Jr. has responded to Chris Evans' Captain America thank you letter, in which the latter reflected on wrapping Avengers 4. The two actors are currently in Atlanta, where reshoots for the upcoming Marvel film are taking place. Besides Downey and Evans, other actors - including Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, Paul Rudd and Scarlett Johansson, and Elizabeth Olsen and Pom Klementieff - have all been spotted on set. Reshoots began in September. According to Mark Ruffalo, these reshoots will "finish the movie," rather than just fixing scenes or adding additional lines.
These last days on set are sure to be an emotional period for the cast. Many of them have been playing these characters since MCU Phase 1, and have worked together onscreen almost as long. The original Avengers are so close they even got matching tattoos. Saying goodbye at the end of filming is sure to be bittersweet, as for some, it'll be for the last time. Evans posted a tweet commemorating his wrap on Avengers 4, and saying what an honor playing Steven Rogers had been. Of course, this caused the MCU fandom to break down as well, believing that this seals Cap's Avengers 4 fate. Regardless of if the character lives or dies, the film will most likely be the end of the line for Evans, whose contract is up.
Related: Everything We Know About Avengers 4's Reshoots
Robert Downey Jr. subsequently responded to Evans' emotional tweet with one of his own. He posted: "We all know who the real sheriff in town is", with an image of Woody and Buzz from Toy Story. Buzz is dressed in Iron Man armor, while Woody is decked out in red, white, and blue Captain America regalia. The poster reads, "To Infinity War and Beyond" a cute nod to both the Avengers: Infinity War title and the saying from the animated Pixar film. Check out the tweet and image below.
We all know who the real sheriff in town is @ChrisEvans pic.twitter.com/MiIjOv8kfy— Robert Downey Jr (@RobertDowneyJr) October 6, 2018
Update: Chris Evans has since responded to RDJ's response. Check it out below.
This guy....👑 https://t.co/rHj3c8Lcdl— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) October 7, 2018
Iron Man and Captain America have been mainstays of the MCU since 2008 and 2011, respectively. The actors have become as iconic as the characters they play, and oftentimes it's hard to draw a line between the two. It's almost impossible to imagine the movies without either of these characters, but it's a reality Marvel fans are slowly realizing they're going to have to face very soon.
Avengers 4 will mark both a beginning and an end of sorts. While it's likely time to say goodbye to actors like Evans and Downey Jr., the next round of MCU movies will also usher in a new era of characters. Heroes like Captain Marvel, Shuri, Black Panther, and Valkyrie will step up to take the place of the fallen or retired. The future of Marvel Studios is in good hands.
More: Mark Ruffalo Fake Spoils Avengers 4 Title; Directors Fake Fire Him
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'My Life Next Door' is the ultimate, swoon-worthy summer romance. What actually happens when the boy who lives next door, who you've always been watching across the fence, actually climbs up onto your terrace? Find out what MP!er Caroline thought of it below.
Name: Caroline Fowler
Have you read anything by Huntley Fitzpatrick before? If not, are you more likely to now?/ If you have, how does this compare? I have never read a book by Huntley Fitzpatrick but I definitely would recommend it to anyone looking for a book. I will definitely be reading another book by Huntley Fitzpatrick.
Can you describe 'My Life Next Door' in 3 words? The three words I would use to describe 'My life Next Door' are epic, amazing, romance.
Which member of the Garrett family was your favourite? With so many to choose from it's a hard choice! My favourite characters were all of them. They were all special in their own ways but there was one who reminded me of my own daughter, and that was Alice. She was walking around with her dyed hair, all different colours, a true individual, rebellious in her appearance.
Take a moment to gush/rant about Samantha and Jase's relationship. I love the whole concept of Samantha and Jase's relationship as they are total opposites and I just find it all so romantic and sweet. It amazes me how opposites attract.
We love Huntley's writing! Can you remember your favourite line or scene? My favourite scene is when Samantha catches her mother kissing a man on the doorstep like a teenager. I think it's something everyone can relate to – all the snatched kisses when you're younger!
Rate out of 10. 10/10
Do you have any opinions about 'My Life Next Door'? Tweet us at @maximumpopbooks.
- More unrelenting romance – check out MP!er Ria's review of Becca Fitzpatrick's 'Dangerous Lies'.
- Don't wait to read, get the first chapter of the 'Half Bad' finale, 'Half Lost', right now!
- Bella Thorne, Dylan O'Brien and more! Our dream cast for the Worldwalker movie.
- Our exclusive interview with Nicholas Sparks: "there's no formula for a love story".
- The perfect mix of Veronica Mars and Buffy – Lois Lane: Fallout. Coming March 2016.
- Veronica Roth gives a tantalising new glimpse into her upcoming writing project.
- Geek Girl author, Holly Smale, defends YA – she'll never again have readers 'as honest, discerning and passionate'.


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"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." ― C.S. Lewis
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Challenge Link-Up Post: 20th Century Classic
Please link your reviews for your 20th Century Classic here. This is only for the 20th Century Classic category. All books in this category must have been published between 1900 and 1969 to qualify as classics (except for posthumous publications. If you do not have a blog, or somewhere public on the internet where you post book reviews, please write your mini-review/thoughts in the comments section. If you like, you can include the name of your blog and/or the title of the book in your link, like this: "Karen K. @ Books and Chocolate (The Grapes of Wrath)."
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I read A High Wind in Jamaica, by Richard Hughes. An extremely wild and weird book and one I won't easily forget!ReplyDelete
First classic down! 11 more to go. :)ReplyDelete
Hi Karen, just linked In This House of Brede (1969)ReplyDelete
sorry about the duplicate link!ReplyDelete
Hi Karen! I just linked to my review of Elizabeth Bowen's Friends & Relations. I've been meaning to read it forever and the Challenge finally got me going! Now on to the next category!ReplyDelete
I have visited Australia several times and have spent quite a lot of time in Melbourne so I was happy to find a well-regarded 20th Century Classic that delved into the history of that area in almost Dickensian detail and richness.ReplyDelete
Oops. Looks like I posted two for 20th century. Hmm, I'll need to recategorize something.ReplyDelete
Finished Theater by W. Somerset Maughan! :)ReplyDelete
I greatly enjoyed reading CS Lewis' Space Trilogy again!ReplyDelete
I read 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' for this one. Not a favourite of mine, but interesting and short.ReplyDelete
The Death of Virgil by Hermann Broch--half my categories done! And only a little after half the years gone!ReplyDelete
I read Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. Disturbing but somehow still good.ReplyDelete
Pilgrim's Inn... I didn't realize it was part of a series before reading it, but I didn't care for it much, anyway.ReplyDelete
I already posted a trilogy in this category and now I get to post a second "trilogy:" Worlds of Exile and Illusion by Ursula K Le Guin. I have trilogy in quotations because it's just the first 3 books of a longer series and not actually a trilogy. All three were wonderful sci-fi world building stories!ReplyDelete


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|What other ways are people placing images on GSV? Instead of completing a full tour can you just do 360 views and place them on? Are devices such as theta V just as good when placed through the app?
Never been asked to just do GSV for business but do have the tools to do so.
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Here are 5 Ways to Publish to Google Street View ...
At the 2017 Google Street View Summit in Tokyo, Google announced four certifications for publishing to Google Street View:
Street View Mobile Ready – 360 cameras that can publish Street View from a mobile app – without requiring a Desktop workflow. Examples include the Ricoh Theta V and Insta360 One. (Not all 360º cameras meet the Street View certification.) (WGAN 360º 1-Click Cameras and Accessories Shopping List)
Street View Auto Ready – Street View app-compatible 360 cameras tailored for vehicle-based collection with the highest accuracy. Examples include NCTech iStar Pulsar and Insta360 Pro.
Street View VR Ready – 360 cameras or systems that collect geometry in addition to generating sets of connected 360 photos. Examples include Matterport, CUPIX, iGuide
Street View Workflow Ready – Publishing utilities – sometimes bundled with cameras – that can upload to Street View accounts. Examples include: Panoskin Pro, GoThru Moderator, Pano2VR, iStaging.
I will add a 5th: Engage a 3rd Party Service Provider. An example is @Metroplex360 Chris Hickman's MP2SV boutique service.
If you have a 360º on your smartphone camera roll, you can use the Google Street View app (iOS | Android) to publish it to Google Street View. If you have a series of 360ºs on your smartphone camera roll, you can also use the Google Street View app to create a tour before publishing the tour to Google Street View. Google is still testing creating the tour for you from the 360ºs that you publish to Google Street View.
I noticed at the 2018 Google Street View Summit in San Francisco that Google now simply says Google Street View Ready – rather than the sub-classifications.
If you publish to Google Street View via Matterport, it's likely that you would want to use either a moderator tool - such as Panoskin Pro – or a 3rd Party Service – such as MP2SV to improve the tour, including, but not limited to: (example of MP2SV improving Matterport to GSV Tour)
✓ Improved tour navigation by correcting linkages and removing some of the 360ºs
✓ Adding a nadir tripod logo patch (marketing opportunity)
✓ Color correcting
If you do not already have a 360º 1-click camera, I encourage you to get one to learn workflow so that when you have an opportunity to do Google Street View (Help Wanted 360º Shoot example), you will be ready.
(By the way, when you export 360ºs from Matterport, Matterport throttles back on the resolution. More on this here.)
Since you are a WGAN Standard Member, do take advantage of these Google Street View related Membership Benefits:
✓ WP3D Models WordPress Plugin – you can embed a GSV tour instead of Matterport
✓ First Six Months of CUPIX Small Plan + Studio Add On Pack (Publish to GSV)
✓ Panoskin Pro
✓ iStaging Ultra Plan for up to 4 months
✓ Free Nadir Tripod Logo Patch
✓ MP2SV - boutique Google Street View moderation service
✓ Save 50 percent on Satellite Panoramas
P.S. Some related Google Street View links:
✓ Create Google Street View in a Snap (Google Street View Ready Publishing Solutions)
✓ Google Street View app
✓ Google Street View Trusted Badge
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|Cheers Dan thank you...I am currently waiting on a new logo and website so I'm holding off on the nadir patch but I have a Theta V and I'm looking for more information on aerial 360s for Google as there is a write up in a online magazine.
Trying to look at all the possible avenues
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I will add Satellite Panoramas to the WGAN Standard Membership Benefits above.
If you do not have a drone or the location is in a no-fly zone, Satellite Panoramas may solve these challenges. Do check the current Google Earth imagery to make sure the Satellite Panorama that you order is up-to-date for your needs.
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|Morning @Briski2208
We have just completed a couple of different Custom Virtual Tour/Google Virtual Tour of two different Stadiums here in NZ. We use 360 drone images for a lot of our projects. I have popped the links below to the Google Aerial 360's as well as the links to the actual tours -
Google Image - Looking towards the Stadium
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Google Image - View From Above the stadium
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Custom Virtual Tour Westpac Stadium Tour (not quite live yet so still has ads)
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Google Image View above Stadium/Waterpark
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Custom Virtual Tour Vodafone Events Centre
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Back in January we saw Microsoft introduce its biggest "tablet" yet. Not ringing a bell? Fair enough, because we're not talking about this past January, but all the way back in January 2015, when Microsoft launched the wall-mounted Surface Hub in 55-inch and gigantic 84-inch sizes. The business-focused presentation/brainstorming tool might not end up on any of our living room walls, but it was still neat to see Microsoft using the Surface brand for something that was maybe a little closer to its ...
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"A judge in Massachusetts on April 6, 2018 ruled against a lawsuit that questioned the state's ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, declaring that the weapons were not protected by the
Second Amendment."
So with this ruling what next, disarmament?
And now I will propose the question:
"How are the common people who are already under a web of massive surveillance and an Orwellian state supposed to protect themselves, all the while at the same time, the Real ID/Chip card is already being issued by many of the states?"
In addition, what about the our rights to protect ourselves from foreign invaders who are soldiers from another country? Are we the people going to use pitch forks to defend ourselves. It is likely that any tyrannical government which has more fire power than the people will use their "nuclear" option to eliminate freedom at any stage of the game. And in the case of the U.S., the very foundation of America is already at stake. Yet the mainstream media will not tell you this because they are an accomplice in an agenda that is meant to chip away at the rights of the people. Surely, this sinister and shadow agenda is meant to offer the people more "protection" right?
Now, if you fell for that I would hope that one day soon your eyes will be opened to the truth. And the truth is this. One's "safety", security, overpopulation, pollution, a dying planet, chaos, climate change and homicides are already being used by governments and the mainstream media as a plan to enslave the masses. But besides America, which country best fits this description? It is the worker bees of China who have their bed in the back and are part of the Communist "collective" which are one of the most oppressed peoples of all time. Let's not forget that the country is called "The Peoples Republic of China." It has a nice ring to it but how many of the billions of these people know the truth?


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ICYMI: Best of the Week
Last week's top stories on Law Street covered the problems plaguing Washington D.C.'s Metro system, the evacuation of thousands of refugees from Greece, and allegations of sexual abuse and pedophilia in Hollywood. ICYMI, check out the top stories below.
1. Trouble Below: The Problems Plaguing the Washington D.C. Metro
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx recently promised to close the Washington D.C. Metro system unless it complied with safety requirements. How did it get to this point where the nation's second-largest mass transit system is on the verge of being shuttered due to safety concerns and a series of mishaps? Read the full article here.
2. From Camp to Camp: Thousands of Migrants in Greece Evacuated
As the buses left the camp, the passengers were met with conflicting farewells: onlookers gently waved and blew them kisses; an olive green tarp on the side of the road read, in white spray paint, "Europe doesn't care if you suffer."
The buses–packed with refugees from Syria, Iraq, and elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa–were headed south from Idomeni, Greece, on the Macedonian border, where a camp that housed thousands of the refugees for months was being evacuated, per directions from the Greek government. The operation to clear all 8,400 people started on Tuesday and is expected to last for up to ten days, government officials said. Read the full article here.
3. Does Hollywood Have a Pedophilia and Sexual Abuse Problem?
In an interview on Sunday, actor Elijah Wood claimed that Hollywood has a pedophilia crisis. He said that the business has a history of scandals and abuse, and that such abuse is probably still happening among Hollywood's elite. However, he later pointed out that he does not have any firsthand experience with it. Read the full article here.


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Could pay or replace in a few days (waiting on delivery of permits from Council).
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Posh end?
Our flytippings have a certain style to them...
Happy to pay over the odds if needed.
We have some for mid-ladder? If that works zoning-wise id be happy to sell.
Unfortunately, that's a different zone kotkas but thank you for the offer.
Green Lanes B is the zone I'm looking to park in. This is the area commonly known as the Harringay Levels (eg. Glenwood, Avondale, Woodlands and over to Black Boy Lane).
I believe GLA are valid in the Levels and GLB
Harringay Levels sounds very posh :-)
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I hope everyone's New Year was as restful and relaxing as Bindi's New Year. Granted, she doesn't have many things to worry over, except the occasional rain and snowfall, and any outside temperature below 70F (21C). But when any of those weather-related catastrophes happen to her, she can usually worm her way into the cozy … Continue reading
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Happy New Year to everyone from PRF! My brother caught Lois closely inspecting my Dad's work yesterday. She gave a thorough investigation from below, then flew up to the work bench to inspect from above. He felt the pressure, but eventually she gave her approval and hopped down to dig for worms.
Personality-Plus Poultry: My Plans Fall Apart
Note to the public: If you want to be responsible carnivores and raise chickens for meat, do yourselves a favor and choose a wild breed. At least, more wild than Buff Orpingtons. Inspired by the responsible animal husbandry touted by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, Mike Robinson and other small farmers and cooks dotting the English Countryside, … Continue reading


text: Summer Fluke Bonanza October 04, 2010 Head for rough bottom and rig for doormats this month. Here's where to find them off the New York-New Jersey coast in August. (August 2009) By Milt Rosko "It's time to head to some rough bottom to get us a pool winner," beamed the late Capt. Frank Cline, whose party boat, Rambler, which sailed from Shark River on the central Jersey coast two decades ago, had been drifting over clear sand bottom along the beach and catching plenty of 1- to 2-pound fluke.More recently and far to the east, I was fishing with Capt. Ed Beneducci aboard his Marlin IV out of Montauk. The inimitable skipper had just netted a genuine doormat -- a fluke that topped 10 pounds -- that I'd hooked just offshore of Gurney's, a restaurant on the South Shore. The heavyweights obviously like rough bottom, because that's where the big forage may be found. Two great skippers, two super party boats, fishing grounds more than 100 miles apart, one year ago, and yet the big fluke techniques, with respect to tackle, terminal rigging and baits were much the same. Most importantly was where to fish on the broad expanse of Atlantic onto which they sailed.Rough bottom is the key. Many years ago, before the era of regulations and mandatory size limits, recreational anglers were inclined to drift across sandy bottoms from the surf line out to 30-foot depths. On this kind of bottom, it was relatively easy to come up with a nice catch for the cooler. Not so today, where even when fishing over choice bottom, it's a challenge to place a couple of keeper-size fluke in the cooler. Nautical charts, one of Long Island's South Shore and the other showing the New Jersey coast, cover my desk. The charts vividly display the natural bottom configuration along the coast. The ridges, rocky outcroppings, wrecks and shallow banks that extend up from the bottom like mountains hold promise. While each of these configurations differs, the prime consideration is that they attract forage species, such as herring, sand eels and squid along with bottom feeders like cunner, fingerling seabass and porgies along with small crabs and lobsters, all of which are a dinnertime treat for legal-sized fluke. These natural formations and wrecks are spread all along the coast of both states, but there are more than a dozen artificial reefs that are a little over a mile to several miles off the beach that offer exciting possibilities for big fluke. The reefs also hold huge quantities of forage, especially porgy and seabass fry, which provide many a meal for big fluke.Fishing the bottom around the reefs for fluke will result in attrition in tackle when you're drifting. Generally, the boats that fish the reefs anchor up and bottom-fish for the larger seabass and porgies. But many a doormat nestles in the sand along the reef edges and on the adjoining sand bottom waiting for an unsuspecting meal to swim within range. By using your boat's electronic fish finder and paying attention to wind and current, you can plot a drift along the perimeter of the reef that should result in some action.FROM MONTAUKSailing from Montauk and fishing east end waters, there are myriad natural bottom formations that lend themselves to scoring with big fluke.Spots like Frisby, Montauk Shoal, New Ground and Rocky Hill all warrant some attention, as does Cartright, which is in somewhat deeper water. While it's a bit of a ride, when the easternmost grounds are crowded, move west and fish the 20- to 40-foot depths off Amagansett and East Hampton, which receive less fishing pressure. Boats sailing from Shinnecock Inlet need only sail two miles to the 36- acre artificial reef, where keeper fluke are regularly taken. The same is true for the party and private boats sailing from Moriches Inlet, where a 14-acre artificial reef is just 2.4 miles south of the inlet.Fire Island Inlet features a huge 744-acre artificial reef that is two miles from the Fire Island Lighthouse. The waters from the inlet to the west have a unique configuration of submerged peninsulas extending much like fingers along the bottom in a southeasterly direction. Often drifting the high bottom along the edges of the dropoff produces results.There are a number of wrecks off the mouth of Jones Inlet, along with such spots as the Stone Pile and the Mussel Grounds. The Hempstead Town reef, which encompasses more than 700 acres of bottom some three-plus miles south of Jones Beach State Park, is a super spot.A couple of miles south of Long Beach rests the Fishing Line reef, consisting of 115 acres, and another piece of bottom where anglers will be able to target keeper fluke with a reasonable chance of scoring. The same is true of Atlantic Beach reef, comprising more than 400 acres of choice bottom.As boats come out of Rockaway Inlet and clear the Breezy Point jetty, there are myriad fishing hotspots, most notably the Rockaway reef, which is just less than two miles offshore. There's Scallop Ridge, the Tin Can Grounds, Mussel Bank and the edges of Ambrose Channel, which has heavy ship traffic coming and going.JERSEY COAST HOTSPOTSThe Sandy Hook Peninsula extends northward as the northernmost landmass off the Jersey Coast, and there is the Sandy Hook Channel that comes within casting distance of the point of the hook. Sandy Hook appropriately has its own reef a little over a mile offshore, not far from the Sea Bright reef. This area has many choice spots, where there is a substantial tidal flow in the New York Bight, as waters and forage flow seaward from Lower New York Harbor and Raritan Bay. The Cedars, Sea Bright Grounds, and the waters adjacent to the huge natural rock formation known as Shrewsbury Rocks regularly produce keeper fluke. The key to fishing this rock-studded bottom is working along the perimeter to avoid the rocks and work the adjacent sand where the fluke are most likely to be.Some of Jersey's hottest big fluke water is south of the Shrewsbury Rocks, off Long Branch, Elberon and Asbury Park. The grounds off the Red Church in Tackanassee are perhaps the most consistent producer of big fluke in the state. The Sea Girt reef is off the closed Sea Girt Inlet. Nearby are the famed Klondike Banks, a pair of banks that extend up from the bottom in 60 feet of water. This area is a congregating spot for forage, and it's remarkable how consistent the action is atop the bank as opposed to the deeper water surrounding it.Another popular bank for keeper-sized fluke is Manasquan Ridge, with much the same configuration as the Klondike, rising well off the bottom in 60 feet of water.The nearby Axel Carson reef admittedly will cost some terminal tackle if you're not careful to keep your line perpendicular to the bottom as you drift along.The Barnegat Light reef is about three miles off the inlet, and to the north between Island Beach State Park and Seaside Heights, there are a number of fingers extending into 60 feet of water, where drifting along the edges can bring strikes from the heavier fluke. While there are times that all three Barnegat ridges (the North, Middle and South) produce big fluke, they're located 15 miles from shore, and most feel it's too long a ride, which was especially true last summer with the high cost of fuel.Just four miles off Little Egg Inlet rests Little Egg reef. But between the inlet and the reef is one of the biggest concentrations of inshore wrecks on the coast. Extending down toward Absecon Inlet in water ranging in depth from 20 to 60 feet are numerous wrecks. Some are vintage trawlers or small sailing craft of an earlier era, but the waters adjacent to these wrecks can regularly be depended upon to bring strikes from keeper fluke. However, it must be said that south Jersey waters are notable for the minimal numbers of keeper-sized fluke they produce related to north Jersey waters, where, historically, the fluke have been larger.Both the Ocean City and Wildwood reefs warrant attention, but anglers who ply the waters adjacent to another substantial number of wrecks that are between Sea Isle City and Wildwood can put fish in the cooler in the 30- to 60-foot depths.FINDING FLUKEUsing a computer and the Internet, astute anglers may obtain a wealth of information by going to Google and entering NYS DEC Artificial Reef Program or NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife Artificial Reef Program. There's a wealth of information on each site that may be used to ensure that you are hitting the right spots, either with a GPS or Loran.Concentrate your fishing efforts on the areas just discussed and use circle hooks whenever possible. Your keeper ratio will increase, with the bonus being that fewer fluke will be wasted as a result of catch-and-release mortality.KEEPER TIPS & TACTICSWhile all of the locations identified above will have populations of fluke during the season, it's important to forego the basic techniques that may have provided good action in the past, and switch to a system that results in catching fewer throwbacks. You'll catch fewer fluke, but more will be keepers.First and foremost is the adage that "big baits catch big fish." Over the last decade, as size limits have continued to rise, I've foregone the small 2- to 3-inch killies, spearing, sand eel or squid baits, along with the customary bank-style sinker that sends a rig to the bottom.My basic rig now consists of tying a small barrel swivel to the end of my 40-pound-test braided line. The heavier line enables me to pull free of bottom snags that I regularly encounter on rough bottoms. Next comes a 3- to 4-foot-long piece of 30-pound-test fluorocarbon leader material, to the end of which I tie a small duo-lock snap. Midway between swivel and snap I tie a dropper loop into the leader. Onto another 3-foot-long piece of 30-pound-test fluorocarbon leader material, I tie a surgeon's loop, which I slip onto the dropper loop. To the end of the leader, I add a pair of snelled 4/0 hooks, one before the other, about 4 inches apart. Finally, I snap a heavy lead bucktail jig to the duo-lock snap, its weight being sufficiently heavy to bounce bottom with the line perpendicular to the bottom as we drift along. Usually 4- to 7-ounce models work nicely. To the primary hook, I loop an Owner 3/0 or 5/0 Dancing Stinger hook.So rigged, I'm ready to bait up and send the rig to the bottom, the bucktail jig having permanently replaced the lead bank sinker I'd used for years. With respect to bait, I regularly employ strip baits cut from squid, sea robins or dogfish, with the strips cut to torpedo shape, 7 to 10 inches in length by three-quarters of an inch in width. Don't make the bait too wide, as in that way the hook can lie over flush with the bait and not be in a position to penetrate as a fluke inhales it. The lead hook on the leader is placed through the head of the bait, and the second hook is placed in the center of the strip, where it acts as a stinger hook and ultimately hooks the majority of fluke that grab it.Next, I take a shorter strip bait, about 5 to 8 inches long, and slip the primary hook of the jig through the head section of the strip and the Owner Dancing Stinger hook through the middle of the strip.Ready to go, I permit the jig-and-strip combo and the high-hook strip bait to settle to the bottom, all the while making certain I'm using a jig of sufficient weight to keep my line perpendicular. In this way I can control the action of the jig, gently twitching my rod tip, causing the jig to swim up from the bottom, with the strip bait fluttering behind and above as the jig and bait settle back to the bottom. By keeping the line perpendicular, it prevents the rig from getting hung on the bottom. If there is a swift drift and too light of a bucktail jig, you'll have to keep letting line out, and sooner or later it's going to become hung up on the bottom, with the line at an extreme angle, which makes it difficult to pull free. Fish the rig straight up and down, and a good firm pull will usually free it.OTHER OPTIONSOn occasions when I can obtain live bait, particularly 5- to 8-inch long snapper bluefish, or somewhat smaller peanut bunker, spots or croakers, I use a single hook instead of the two-hook rig I use with a strip bait. I place the 5/0 or 6/0 hook through the lips of the baitfish, which permits it to swim about enticingly, emitting distress signals, as I drift it along the bottom.Once you're drifting across a piece of choice bottom, take care to avoid lifting back too smartly with a swing of your rod tip. Instead, just twitch the rod tip so both the jig and strip or live bait just move about enticingly. I usually hold my rod pointing upward at a 45-degree angle as I twitch it. Then when I feel a strike, which sometimes feels like I've just snagged bottom, I lower my rod tip, and as the line becomes taut, I gently begin reeling. It's then that the rod comes to life, and as the fluke turns to swim away, the hook is set. Avoid those jarring strikes typical of television bass anglers, as that usually pulls the bait or jig away from the fluke. Where you fish for keeper fluke this summer will make a world of difference in the number of fluke you're able to retain for the dinner table. 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Corpse believed to be reanimated by a spirit and enslaved. The idea, widespread in Haiti, possibly arose from voodoo priests using the nerve poison tetrodotoxin (from the puffer fish) to produce a semblance of death from which the victim afterwards physically recovers. Those eating incorrectly prepared puffer fish in Japan have been similarly affected.
More fiction than fact, zombies are said to be the mindless 'undead'.
The word 'zombie', like 'voodoo' (see voudun), has two quite different meanings: the Hollywood B-movie usage, and the reality. The reality has nothing to do with the shambling hulks seen on screen, or with fearless, mindless and utterly obedient armies of the undead.
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The Mules had 10 make the all-sportsmanship team including: senior baseball player Ryder Arsenault (New Hampton, N.H.), senior softball player Robin Spofford (Cohasset, Mass.), senior men's lacrosse player Kevin Seiler (Darien, Conn.), senior women's lacrosse player Gemma Bready (Newbury, N.H.), senior men's tennis player Cam Hillier (Dallas, Texas), junior women's tennis player Maddie Lupone (New Canaan, Conn.), senior men's rower Roger Stone (Greenville, S.C.), senior women's rower Susannah Donoho (Wilmington, Del.), junior men's track and field athlete Marcques Houston (Monmouth, Maine), and senior women's track and field athlete Michaela Garrett (Spruce Head, Maine).
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There could be a host of changes in the Manchester United line-up to face Reading in the FA Cup. The Red Devils come off a fourth straight win under interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and facing the struggling Championship side should give him scope to change the team.
Several of our first-teamers can be afforded a break after a packed schedule and we should have enough quality to see off the Royals at Old Trafford.
Eric Bailly is set to miss this clash after his straight red against Bournemouth, and we could see Alexis Sanchez start for the first time under our new manager.
The FA Cup could be a realistic target for Solskjaer after his great start to his managerial career at Old Trafford, and here is our predicted line-up for the Red Devils.
David de Gea could get a rest from the side and Romero is a decent option to call against Reading.
Young could start for United on Saturday, given his experience, and the fact that he didn't play against Newcastle.
United are short on fit centre-backs, so we should continue playing with Lindelof and Phil Jones.
The Englishman is getting an extended run thanks to Eric Bailly's suspension and hopefully, he does well against the Royals.
Dalot should replace Valencia in the back four, and the youngster has done a fairly decent job in his first season at United.
Fellaini hasn't played as often as he would have liked under Solskjaer but this should be a chance to show his ability to the new manager.
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The Belgian scored in our win over the Magpies and should start for us at Old Trafford.
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Lingard should start the game for us and once the win is secured, the Englishman can be replaced by another United youngster.


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DEFIANT Theresa May risks a bitter fallout with Tory rebels after insisting the roll-out of the Universal Credit welfare system will continue.
She said its expansion into more Job Centres was the "right thing to do".
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But 12 Tories joined Labour and charities at the weekend to call for a pause after some people moving to Universal Credit faced a 12-week wait for cash.
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"If I looked at it and thought this is a mistake, I would be attempting to do something to stop it. But I don't."
Universal Credit is due to be complete for new claimants across the country by the autumn of 2018.
Mr Gauke said that ministers would introduce the system gradually and amend details as they learnt from experience.
Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Debbie Abrahams accused the Government of spouting "more empty words".
She said: "The six-week wait for payment of Universal Credit is a punitive policy introduced by this government, it can be changed.
"I wrote to the Secretary of State calling for a pause to Universal Credit roll-out weeks ago, and yet nothing has been done.
"Months have passed since Mrs May claimed she would help those struggling to get by."
Half of all claimants have needed advances on benefit payments.


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So, I think I've mentioned that I read my own books for fun, yeah? Well, day before yesterday, I did that with my newest release. Just wanted to check something and before you know it, I'd read half the book. And then I hit a continuity error that I had written into the book, and it was trivial in a way, but oh so obvious in another. I mean, I noticed it.
Usually I don't bother fixing things in my already published titles until I have enough things to fix to make it worth my while. That's actually only happened a couple of times, and usually when I want to do something like when I added in my link to a new email list I created. That was when it became worth the effort for me.
Not so this time. This continuity error bugged me. I thought hard about not making the change, but I couldn't let it go.
So I did it. I deleted half a sentence and changed five or so words in another, and then I regenerated all the formats and republished the book everywhere with the corrections. I'm still in the process of formatting the paperback edition, so that's not a concern. But I don't really feel better for having done it.
The fact is, the level of goof in this continuity error is about what you'd see on a television show—noticeable if you're really paying attention but not that big a deal. And there's also the fact that I actually like the visuals of the original bit best but had to change it because of the continuity issue and there was no way around that.
Still, I fixed it and I'm not unhappy that I did. I just … actually don't like knowing there are two different versions of my book out there now. That is where I'm having my issues.
It sounds silly, but there you have it. Part of me really wishes I'd just left the error in there and done my day's writing yesterday instead! :o
Oh, and to make things worse, my internet kept going out yesterday, so publishing the other book and re-publishing the fixed book? It was a pain in the ass. It's obvious I cannot be objective about this at the moment. I didn't get to write yesterday and I regret that more than the boo-boo.


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Red Elephant - Raglan -
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Details: The "Red Elephant" Crew. This sweater features a banded hemline and has a slightly oversized cozy fit. The inside of this sweatshirt is brushed fleece, soft and buttery against the skin. #45's wildlife protection board is filled with Trophy Hunters. The red tusks symbolize the irony and the inevitable.
- Fabric: Bamboo fleece, 66% bamboo Rayon, 28% cotton + 6% spandex
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The Most Photographed 📸 Cities in Europe 🗺 to Make You Want to Visit ✈ ...
It won't exactly surprise you to know that seven of the ten most visited countries in the world are in Europe. And it naturally follows that European cities are among the hottest destinations. They are all fabulous but which do visitors find more fabulouser (yes I made than word up)? Sightmap.com thinks a great way to gage this is by aggregating panoramic photographs taken on a heatmap. The result? The 25 Most photographic Cities in Europe:
1. Rome
There's no surprise that Rome comes top of the pile, with over 2,500 years of stunningly preserved history around every corner. From the Vatican to rustic village housing, it's all beautiful.


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Order of the Phoenix is entertaining enough, but it feels like a stopgap, a stepping stone to later, greater thrills. It takes an awfully long time to get going, but fans will be rewarded with an action-packed final third full of duelling wizards, portentous prophecies and Helena Bonham Carter giving plenty of loony as Bellatrix Lestrange.
Paul Arendt, BBC Film Reviews
Yet again I managed to forget about the release of the newest Harry Potter film installment. However, that didn't stop me from being a little excited on the way to the cinema to see it last night. Thinking back to the fifth HP book, I was a little disappointed but this gave me some faith that film may be fairly decent; it is often easier to make a good film from a rubbish book because there are no expectation to meet.
For starters, the film is only 138 minutes long, which is shorter even than 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'. In fact, I would venture to say that the director could have got away with another 15/20 minutes of film time without making the film too long. It would have certainly allowed the opportunity to expand on a few select areas which I think were left under-explained. Despite this, there is not too much confusion whilst watching this film and the plot flows very quickly without stopping to allow you to take stock, let alone get bored or nod-off.
It is clear from the very start of the film that the lead actors have grown-up alot since the start of the Harry Potter film series, and even since the last film released in December 2005. Their acting techniques have most definitely improved with age and I can't think of any moments during this film where I thought their acting was 'wooden'. The special effects were also superb, especially the interpretation of the Ministry of Magic which was stunning.
The script in 'The Order of the Phoenix' was well written and there were plenty of witty lines which were also well delivered by the cast. The character of Loona Lovegrove was well protrayed by Evanna Lynch. In the book I found it very hard to imagine the character of Loona. Despite this, in the film Loona was exactly how I felt she should be. Imelda Staunton was a perfect Dolores Umbridge, the Ministry employee sent to keep Hogwarts in check whom ultimately turns the school into a prison.
There is no point in me even trying to detail the plot of this film. If you haven't read the book then I would just advise going to see it. There was one area I was slightly disappointed with which was the scene with Sirius and the archway in the Ministry. This was something which completely passed me by in the book despite being a fairly major part of the story. I had hoped that the film would make a bigger deal of this scene, but it passed by just a fleetingly as in the novel. The scenes with Dumbledore's army are really well done though and my favourite scenes are those at the end of the film. Ralph Fiennes returns as the evil Lord Voldemort and is even scarier than at the end of 'The Goblet of Fire'. He embodies the character so well there are moments when you can almost imagine the character is real!
If you like Harry Potter, go and see this film. You won't be disappointed!
Reviewed on 16/07/2007 by Angela
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The 9 Cardinal Sins of Wrap Design
No-no's include social media icons, multiple fonts and clip art.
June 11, 2019
Taken from KickCharge Creative (Washington, NJ) President and Chief Creative Officer Dan Antonelli's seminar at the recent ISA Sign Expo.
- The design is not brand centric.
- The design uses Photoshop glow effects or heavy outlines.
- The design uses Facebook, Instagram or Twitter icons.
- The design uses parentheses for phone numbers.
- The design uses an abundance of bullet points.
- The design uses multiple fonts.
- The design uses clip art.
- The imagery doesn't convey what the company does.
- The company name includes "Inc." or "LLC."
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A few months back, the Philly market got distribution of Short's beers. I've only had one beer from them previously, so when I was in a package store in Pennsylvania, I picked up a few selections. This was one of them.
Style: American Pale Ale
Trivia: According to the brewery website, "Space Rock is a light bodied American Pale Ale with prominent floral and orange peel-like hop aromas. Only the slightest grainy malt qualities are detectable, as assertive bitter flavors of citrus rind and dandelion leaf take hold. The finish lingers with a waning bitterness that's not overly dry. All Space Rock packaged on or after 8/1/2015 is proven to be gluten removed. Space Rock sold on tap may contain trace amounts of gluten from beer poured previously."
Random: Living on the border of Jersey and Pennsylvania definitely has its perks, especially in terms of beer distribution.
The brew poured with a half a finger of white head that dissipated quickly and left no lacing on the glass. The body was a hazy, lemon yellow with moderate carbonation. On the nose, I picked up grass, lemon juice and then a touch of malty sweetness. The sweetness was like a banana bread without the banana. The taste was much more bitter. Up front, I picked up lemon pith and lemon cleaner. Then, the grass came through with a slightly musty note. The malt that was in the nose wasn't in the taste, which was a letdown. It had a medium body with moderate carbonation. The finish was lengthy with lemon cleaner, which was another off-putting flavor. A bottle of this was $2.50 ($.21 per ounce), which was a bit expensive for what I considered to be a mediocre beer. I wouldn't have this one again.
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Posted in Texas April 14, 2017
The One Of A Kind Festival You Won't Find Anywhere But Texas
I was always under the impression that the only hot air balloon festival (or the only one worth attending, anyway) was in Albuquerque. Little did I know that that couldn't be further from the truth – we have one right here in Plano, Texas, and it gives New Mexico a run for its money. With over 50 decorated balloons, activities for the whole family, and more, this is one festival you definitely don't want to miss.
The festival will take place at 2801 E. Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX 75074 from September 22 at 4pm to September 24 at 6pm.
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I wanted to talk about something that's been on my mind a lot lately: how we, and those around us, deal with mental health issues, along with the stigma and complications that label brings. It's a subject I've been exploring in my own life, as well as in my book The Other Place (which has a schizophrenic main character, and came out TODAY!!)
Background on me, for those new to my blog: I'm a neurodiverse person. Every time I go into the psych doc, it seems like they diagnose me with a new letter of the alphabet. Pretty soon they're going to have to make up new letters, just to diagnose me with them. My main diagnoses are PTSD and Bipolar I (or II, depending on whom you ask, but since I sometimes go totes whackadoodle, I'd probably say I).
It's only recently I've discovered that I don't have to call myself "mentally ill" (or "nutball" or "whackadoodle")—I can call myself "neurodiverse". I think that term fits a lot better, and feels better. Illness is bad, but diversity is something we should be proud of.
The problem is that we as a society don't typically see neurodiversity in the same light as we see other types of diversity. Neurodiversity is something to be hidden or cured. It's something to "rise above" and "be successful in spite of" (indeed, some people still see racial, cultural, religious and sexual diversity in the same light, but we should try our hardest to forget those sorts of people, at least for a few blissful moments before Trump opens his mouth again). And sure, there are certain symptoms that go along with being a neurodiverse person that most of us in that category do want some help dealing with or rising above. But, mostly, the impetus should be on society to realize that neurodiverse people aren't going to change, and shouldn't have to change.
I've spent a lot of my life denying and trying to escape my diagnoses, along with the stigma, danger, and (often) horrible and ineffective treatments that come with them. It's only recently I've realized that there isn't really something "wrong" with me, and that perhaps it's society that needs to change in some ways, and not me.
Society has a long way to go with regard to understanding mental illness. Having certain diagnoses on your record can prevent you from getting certain jobs (or any jobs, if you're open about it like I am online, because employers tend to stalk you before hiring). A record of mental illness can cause you trouble with the law, can affect the quality of your medical treatment even for conditions unrelated to mental health, and a bunch of other things.
Letting myself be diagnosed didn't really seem worthwhile, because, let's face it: a lot of treatments for mental health conditions aren't very effective, and not much progress has been made in making them so in the last few decades. A lot of the treatments don't make me feel better; sometimes they actually make me feel worse, at least in the short-term, and/or can have long-term negative health effects. It's always a trade-off, and it sometimes doesn't seem like a net benefit. So, every time a doctor has tried to slap a label on me, shower me with shitty pills, or put me in therapy, I've gone to another doctor or just quit treatment altogether.
I recently had a pretty big breakdown, though, so I'm back in treatment again. I'm struggling to make it work this time, for a couple big reasons. One is that I've finally gotten to the point where I can see what effect my mental health was having on my life, and that perhaps I could do better if I took care of myself. Another reason is that I'm ready to accept my diagnoses, and deal with all the fallout that happens from owning the label of "mentally ill".
What made me ready to own the label was meeting my friend Phoenix, who has schizophrenia. He is hands-down one of the most beautiful, intelligent, and interesting people I've ever met. If he can be so incredibly awesome, then I figured maybe I wasn't so bad, either. Maybe it is society that has the problem, and not us.
I'm also ready to accept the label of "mentally ill" out of a sense of obligation. I can pass for reasonably sane on good days. I can speak fairly coherently about my experiences with psychosis and mental illness in general. But Phoenix, as awesome as he is, doesn't have much of a voice in society at large. I understand the turn of his mind, but a lot of people just think he's a ranting lunatic and don't stick around to find out he's not. They're angered or frightened by his behavior. They think he's on drugs. They abuse, exploit, and ignore him. He's been beaten into a coma for trying to be friendly (seriously), and has been arrested for standing in his own yard yelling about cow-worshiping vegans (long story). He was almost shot by police during a psychotic break, even though he was unarmed. And he and I have gotten kicked out of so many places just for being unobtrusively weird.
So, I feel the need to speak up and be proud, not just for myself, but for him, and for people like us everywhere.
It's not easy to be proud a lot of the time, though. Having a mental health diagnosis hits you in two ways: it changes how you look at yourself, and it changes how society sees you. Those two things can also affect each other, so it becomes sort of a feedback loop.
Getting the correct diagnosis can help you to understand yourself better, and why you feel and react in certain ways. That can lift some of your heavy burden of guilt, shame, and self-recrimination, so that you can go about changing or dealing with those behaviors in a more constructive way. Having a diagnosis can also help those close to you recognize your behaviors for what they are, and respond to them in a healthier and more appropriate manner.
However, a diagnosis can also bring a new level of shame, and cause a different kind of inappropriate and unhealthy backlash from society.
People are more open about their mental health problems now than they were in the past, so you can find some very supportive friends if you start talking about your experiences. You also get a lot of pity, though. Pity isn't what most people are looking for when they talk about their mental problems: they're looking for understanding, for a way that they can fit into society and be accepted.
Pity, however, is better than the fear, anger, or condescension a lot of people display if you talk about your diagnosis.
Like I said before, I usually pass for reasonably sane. Sometimes, though, I don't. I don't usually realize it when it's happening, but I behave pretty oddly sometimes. I've lost friends and loved ones because of it. I've been told to "just stop acting that way", to "get over myself", and to "grow up." I've been told I'm attention-seeking. I've had people say, "Everyone's crazy, but most of us don't have to put it on full display."
Here's my answer to that: everyone is an ignorant dickhole in some ways, but most of us try not to put it on full display.
Sanity is definitely a spectrum. I have a pretty wide view of sanity, because pretty much everyone has some pretty kooky habits, paranoias, anxieties and beliefs. But I have intimate experience with that ethereal border over which be mental dragons; the line which, once crossed, puts you in the territory of bona-fide insane. I've been there, and I've witnessed others in that place. It's not a place most of us choose to go. It can be terrifying, frightening, embarrassing and dangerous, not just because psychotic people are sometimes apt to hurt themselves, but because others tend to misunderstand us, take us for dangerous, and hurt us because of it. I'm lucky I get to spend the majority of my time on the sane side of that line. Others aren't so lucky.
Most of us probably can agree that the lunatic ranting on the street corner didn't get that way by poor life choices, right? Unfortunately, a lot of people don't see it that way. People really do say things like, "Get a job, you lousy bum!" Seriously. I've seen it.
But for people like me, who maybe are a little bit there-but-for-the-grace-of-God-go-I with regard to becoming a ranting hobo on the street corner, but probably won't go there because we're more stable and functional, it's more difficult to sort out what part of our behavior is intentional on some level and can be changed, and what part is just who we are. It's even difficult for me to sort out, with regard to my own behavior. So when people get frustrated or angry with me for doing certain things, and give me the "straighten up and fly right/get a job you lousy bum"-type lecture, it really hits home.
I've spent a lot of time struggling with myself and beating up on myself for being certain ways. I end up walking this tightrope; on one side is things about myself that I can't change, and just need to learn how to deal with; and on the other side is behavior that I could change, and would be copping out if I blamed it on my mental health issues. Everyone else has their own opinions about which side of that tightrope certain behaviors fall, which makes it even harder to sort out for myself.
And then there's the added stigma that a lot of people think I'm being attention-seeking or trying to be a "special snowflake" for even talking about these issues publicly. Since I've seen even POC and other diverse individuals get that brand of bullshit, though, I try not to let it bug me too much. I'm talking about these issues for the same reasons any diverse person talks about the issues related to their diversity: to understand it myself and to garner more understanding from others, so that someday maybe people like me will have a comfortable place in society where we don't suffer discrimination, abuse, violence, and misunderstanding.
I hope that by writing these blog posts and books like The Other Place, I make some headway in that regard.


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Clean Enough or Too Clean ????
The topic around the newspaper this week is simple: Spring cleaning. How do you draw the line between clean enough and too clean?
Do you dust or vacuum first? I believe you should vacuum first. If I would dust first, then vacuum, it might blow dust on everything I have just dusted.
I've heard a lot of vacuum first people argue that even a good clean well-filtered vacuum can blow dust. I agree – it might blow dust from undusted or forgotten areas onto dusted new ones.
I raised more than one eyebrow at the office when I asked what was the best way to clean behind and under appliances. "Why would you want to clean under heavy furniture?" asked Norma. While yes, Linda moves the couch each week to sweep under it.
What is the best way to get rid of dust bunnies? We all agree that a damp towel on the broom would pick up the webs most efficiently. For some reason dust bunnies didn't seem to bother Robin. "They can spring up overnight," she says. I bet she doesn't worry about dead leaves on plants either.
Carla boasts that her husband has the job of cleaning all the windows. He uses a squeegee. I figure she was asking us to be jealous of her help.
Dianna swears she read warnings about serious accidents while cleaning. She hesitates to do any house cleaning. It's too dangerous to clean. More than half of all accidents happen in and around the home, and hundreds of thousands of them are directly connected with home cleaning or maintenance.
"Is it worth it?" Stella asks. "A clean house can and will get messed up again." True, the first thing you notice as you enter a home is how used and livable it looks and feels. I am more impressed by that than by a perfect, expensive, sparkling clean house. I'd rather see a cookie jar with a few crumbs around it than a gleaming sterile tile counter top.
Well, we had to get around to it sometime…the actual spring cleaning. How do you draw the line between clean enough and too clean? A house is made to live in, not to live for.
No one, except for my sister-in-law, really loves to clean. And you know she's lying.
Order: Chaos
My sister-in-law is a wonderful person. She is exquisite but her house is a mess. I've always wondered if there was any truth to the rumor that they won't even sell her a subscription to Good Housekeeping Magazine.
True, clutter makes the home looked lived in. It is not necessary to be so clean that you can eat off the floor. But it would be nice to eat off your plate and see the table. I can't recall ever once seeing the top of her kitchen table.
I don't even want to talk about the family room. We always have to clear a space on the couch just to sit down. I'd be afraid to ask her to use the telephone. Her husband said the phone has been missing for weeks. Her son swears if he ever needed change, all he had to do was look under the couch cushions.
I once heard her blame the dust on a faulty flue. Yes, there is a fireplace in the living room. But really a faulty flue ? You have a Portable Walnut Fireplace Heater with a "fake" fireplace.
She always has a sink full of dishes. My husband suspects it is a good way to cover up a dirty sink. By the way, I'm not saying it's time to defrost the refrigerator — but you can see frost on the outside.
Instead of washing the light fixtures, her husband swears she just uses stronger bulbs. In the fifteen years of marriage they have gone from 25 watts to a three hundred watt.
She has a Rubbermaid tote in the garage for Goodwill. I think it gives the impression that something might actually be going to a worthy cause. She once mentioned she was doing a magazine article and can't change anything until she takes the "before" picture. And when will she be finishing this article?
She laughs that they live in a home not a house. She will start picking up items after her boys grow up and leave home. She might be better off leaving home with them.
Next month — maybe I'll talk about my aunt. I'm not saying she is a lousy cook. But it is rumored that in her house they have Alka Seltzer on tap.


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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Great Blue Heron
I'm not sure what I felt. First surprise and excitement; I've never seen one of these wild creatures close up. Gratitude, curiosity, a little disappointment when it spied me and took off, rising in a long arc over the garden and into the trees. Admiration, wonder.
A couple of years ago one surprised me while I was doing some gardening chores. I heard a flutter and flapping above, and just caught sight of a dark, giant creature leaving the top of a Blue Atlas Cedar next to the house. And I remember thinking, had I lived in ancient times, I might have understood this as a visit by one of the gods, something wondrous, more heard than seen.
But we live in an age of reason, and I dismissed that wonder and surprise, knowing it was just a heron leaving a perch in a tree.
The pictures are of wild turkeys visiting my living room window (excuse the reflections on the glass). I didn't get a photo of the heron.
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- AnonymousMonday, October 12, 2009 7:45:00 AM
This is a great post.. Very informative... I can see that you put a lot of hard work on your every post that's why I think I'd come here more often. Keep it up! By the way, you can also drop by my blogs. They're about Vegetable Gardening and Composting. I'm sure you'd find my blogs helpful too.ReplyDelete
Micha, thanks for the visit. I'll check out your blogs.ReplyDelete
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Ten years back our trout pond was loaded with crayfish and frogs and salamanders of all types. I'd catch a trap full of crayfish for a day of bass fishing in an hour. But then a decline became obvious and pretty soon the crayfish were difficult to even see and frogs could be counted on one hand.
A local person aware of environmental issues tried to tell me it was water runoff from the adjacent road and swamp. I listened but didn't comment. What had actually happened was a heron rookery 20 miles away was "relocated" by a growing population of raccoons near a large landfill, and our numerous new neighbors, the herons, found the trout pond and a good meal menu.
We enjoy the big birds, the occaisional ospreys grabbing trout and the wild turkeys finding insects along the pond border. We try not to confuse environmental changes with some of the direct changes. Today is Blog Action Day and the issue is Climate Change. Guess I should get writing.
Thanks for continuing to bring us fine pictures, fine writing!
George Africa
The Vermont Gardener
Damn that age of reason ruining perfectly good visits by the divine. I know you're a reasoned fellow, but I thought that was more than just a spark of the unreasoned in you. There is, right? Yes. I can see that from reading your post. Stop being reasoned--you'll never take off with that heron unless you do.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFriday, October 16, 2009 5:07:00 PM
Those turkeys should be careful, particularly as Nov. approaches. There are places in this country where a rifle would be poked out that door for an easy dinner.ReplyDelete
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I noticed a marked decline in the frog population during the summer. I think that (those?) heron(s) may be the culprit(s).
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I do have a mystical leaning. Reason doesn't always win.
Les -ReplyDelete
We had to put up a deer fence so the turkeys can no longer get to the house. I hear they're very tough anyway.


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Punk in Drublic, sky train home
posted Tuesday, July, 16th 2019, 5:00pm
We were both on the sky train coming back from Punk in Drublic. I made fun of how burnt your arm was. You invited me to Steel and Oak, then to the Terminal pub after. I said I had to go back home to walk my dogs. I should've asked for your number before you got off at New West station. Still down to grab a beer?
When: Saturday, July, 13 2019
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David Goffin continues his quest to secure a spot at the Nitto ATP Finals in London when he comes up against South Korean youngster Hyeon Chung in the second round of the Swiss Indoors in Basel on Wednesday.
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These are the original colors of the "Above The Spiral" painting, which symbolizes my attempt to stay optimistic while a bipolar episode is encroaching from below, trying to suck me down into darkness.
Both sizes of this painting come with 1/4″ white borders on the outside edges.
Once you add items to your cart, click on the grey box that says "VIEW CART" to continue to checkout. I am trying to fix this design flaw. If you have any problems whatsoever on the site, please, please contact me. You would really be helping me out.
Thank you for viewing my art!