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Starring Brad Pitt? Directed by Neil Jordan? Based on Peter Carey's Booker Prize-winning novel? Those were the potential ingredients of the other Ned Kelly biopic touted for this year. It's like buses isn't it, - you wait for ages and then two come along at once...
Or not. The likelihood of Jordan's film being greenlit will undoubtedly dwindle now namesake Gregor (no relation) has made his version - - based, not on the Carey book, but on another fictionalised take on the Kelly myth (Robert Drewe's Our Sunshine). Well, be honest: how many films about an Aussie bushranger-turned-folk-hero do we need? Especially as there's already been a slew of other movies inspired by his brief life, ranging from Tony Richardson's 1970 take (starring - - oh yes - - Mick Jagger) to the 1993 Yahoo Serious "comedy" Reckless Kelly.
More than a century after his execution, debate still rages about Kelly's role in Australian history. Was he a fearless crusader, fighting for the rights of a persecuted Irish underclass? Or a horse-thieving murderliser who robbed his victims as they lay dying? Jordan and scripter John Michael McDonagh take the former tack, bending over backwards to make Kelly loyal, noble and true - - a man of the people forced to go on the run when he is unjustly accused of a crime he did not commit. This is the kind of charming rebel who dictates a Robin Hood-style manifesto while raiding a bank, or who gently cradles a fellow he's just shot. Even the theft of a dead copper's pocket watch is excused as a spur-of-the-moment transgression humbly regretted afterwards.
These are the concessions you make when you have Heath Ledger as your lead. To his credit, though, the Knight's Tale star makes a brave stab at jettisoning his teen-pic past and turns in a charismatic and often moving performance. He also copes well with some obstacles, notably Rip Van Winkle face-fur and a Wild Bunch-style shoot-out that requires him to wear a bucket on his head.
It's in this final stretch, ironically, that Kelly feels most alive, DoP Oliver Stapleton lending the posse an Arthurian grandeur as they face off against the police while wearing steel helmets.
Elsewhere, the symbolism is far clunkier. Kelly's hunted like an animal, a comparison rammed home later when a caged lion is gunned down. And flashbacks to a young Ned saving a lad from drowning are unsubtle reminders of the decent citizen he could have been if he'd only been given a chance.
If this sounds simplistic, that's because it is. And it doesn't help when talents like Naomi Watts, Geoffrey Rush and Orlando Bloom are saddled with two-dimensional roles as Ned's lover, nemesis and best mate respectively. For all that, Jordan's bold appropriation of the Kelly legend proves that Buffalo Soldiers was no fluke, while Six Feet Under's Rachel Griffiths has a hilarious cameo as a randy Scot turned on by Ledger's bad-boy rep.


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Last night I stayed at a really cool bed-and-breakfast as I could not find a hotel room at such short notice.
it's was a lovely three-story brick and marble mansion surrounded by what I've been told are Irish gardens.
My room was on the 3rd floor. Outside of my bay window was this unique tree. Or should I say unique to me?! I'm from Florida and all I know are Palm Trees and dollar weed.
Peering through the glass I took a picture of the tree. No, that didn't capture the essence of the unusual grape-like flower. Zoom, flash, no flash… Still just not it.
I ventured outside confident if I was up close and personal I'd get just the right lighting and be able to share the photo with friends and family. Again, no.
Granted, I'm using my iPhone so that could be half the problem; however, I'm frequently successful with it's camera
So, what's up? Honestly I don't know.
But this got me thinking.
I can see my relationship with Christ with clarity, but sometimes when I go to share Him with others I just don't seem to provide a clear and definite picture.
Am I living a life that others see Him in me?
Oh, I pray so.
Do I reflect Him in my everyday activities?
Probably not.
Then this afternoon my client (I'm a consultant in real life) spoke of how I shared about the power of prayer when I was on site 3 months ago.
Hmmm…I did?
Thank you, Lord, for that assurance.
No, I don't get it right all the time. The lighting may not be that good or I may be out of focus…but my God works it out!! He knows my heart.
Put yourselves to the test and judge yourselves, to find out whether you are living in faith. Surely you know that Christ Jesus is in you?–(2 Corinthians 13:5a GNTD)
So I challenge you…I challenge me…Are we living out our faith? If not, why not and what can we do to change that?
Blessings, Susan

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(After six months of hiding cows in the forest,
now I have to go find them!)
As I stepped down from the Saddle
To unlatch the slip wire gate,
My dog got so excited,
She heeled me... by mistake.
Fifty bawling cows and calves,
All looking for a way,
To skin down off this mountain,
Cause it snowed a bit today.
I pull the gate wide open,
They blow by me on the run...
Three hundred and fifty left to find,
Fall round-up has begun.
Mike Puhallo
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Friday, February 08, 2008
Speed Technologies Reports from the BITD Parker
Speed Technologies, one of the nations largest and foremost off-road racing teams, competed February 2nd in the Parker 425. The team entered four cars in the three lap race and veteran racer Chuck Dempsey brought the HMS Avenger across the finish line taking 21st in his class. Out of the 321 race entries only 140 crossed the finish line.
The race proved to be a challenge for Dempsey when his shifting mechanism broke, the throttle stuck and his alternator went out—but with the help of the Speed Technologies highly experienced pit crews, fellow racer Jeff McKenzie of McKenzie Motorsports and Herman Motorsports—he was able to get the car back on the course and finish out the race.
"The beginning of the race was tough, but with the help of fellow drivers and team members we were able to get the car back on the track and complete this tough course." said Dempsey
Speed Technologies entered a total of four cars in the race; The Dominator driven by John Harrah, the Jimco Class 1 V6 Car driven by Mark Levrett and Johnny Harrah, the Jimco Class 10 driven by Brian Folks and the HMS Avenger driven by Chuck Dempsey.
The Dominator broke its axle on the first lap, but John Harrah and his 14 year-old daughter and co-driver Kody Harrah knuckled down and changed the broken part bringing the car back to the main pit. They were unable to finish competing due to race regulations.
"I love Parker and I loved racing in Parker, but sometimes luck just isn't on your side," said John Harrah. "The best part of the entire race for me was watching my daughter, Kody, up to her arms in grease and dirt while she helped me change the axle on the Dominator."
For more information on Speed Technologies please visit www.speed-technologies.com
Baja Racing News.com
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Ronco Trophy Truck Leads Desert Racing Division
Baja Racing News.com
Following his impressive season-opening victory at the recent 14th Laughlin Desert Challenge, Las Vegas' veteran desert racer Pat Dean leads the overall and unlimited Class 1 point standings in the 2008 Desert Series while his teammate B.J. Richardson is third in overall points and second in Class 1.
Racing for the Las Vegas Dissemination Company team in near-identical Chevy-powered Bunderson open-wheel desert race cars that are prepped by Valley Performance, Dean has 62 points while Richardson has 53.
Dean, who owns Patrick's Signs of Las Vegas, and Richardson, a Las Vegas businessman with interests both in real estate and casinos, have been teammates for several years with their vehicles prepped by Valley Performance, which is owned by Pat's father Butch Dean and is the oldest full-service off-road shop in Southern Nevada.
"We used a borrowed vehicle after I sold my old Class 1 car three weeks before the Laughlin race and the loaner was only a V6 which makes our win and start of the 2008 Desert Series even more impressive," said Dean, a veteran second-generation baja desert racer with numerous podium finishes in his racing career. "B.J. and I and our race cars have become almost like twins and to start the season with a 1-2 finish in Class 1 is better than we have ever started as a team before."
Round 2 of the 2008 Desert Series will be the 22nd Annual San Felipe 250, to be held March 14-15, in San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico. The computerized drawing, by class, for the race, will be held Feb. 15 in Los Angeles. Second overall and leading the Trophy-Truck points after his Laughlin win is Rich Ronco. Another veteran desert racer, Ronco, Peoria, Ariz., is new to the marquee Trophy-Truck racing division and has 59 points in his No. 45 Tatum Motorsports Chevy Silverado.
With desert series points based both on number of starters and placing position within each class, Class 1 had 27 starters in Laughlin while Trophy-Truck had 24. Class 1 has five drivers in the top 10 of Overall points while Trophy-Truck has three.
Las Vegas' B.J. Baldwin, the 2006 Trophy-Truck season point champion, is fourth in overall points and second in his class with 53 points in his No. 97 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado.
Steve Barry, Jamul, Calif., is fifth overall and third in Class 1 with 52 points in a Jimco-Chevy.
Class 1-2/1600 point leader Cory Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., leads the second-five in overall points at sixth with 51 in a Lothringer-VW. Tied for seventh overall with 49 points each are: Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., who is third in Trophy-Truck in his Chevy Silverado and Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif., who is fourth in Class 1 in a HMS-Chevy.
Enrique Zazueta Jr., La Paz, Mexico, leads Class 5/1600 in a VW Baja Bug and is ninth overall with 48 points while 10th overall and fifth in Class 1 with 47 points is Dale Lenk, Costa Mesa, Calif., in a Penhall-Chevy.
The 2008 Desert Series
(Five-race point series in U.S. and Mexico. Through Laughlin Desert Challenge. Remaining point races: 22nd San Felipe 250, March 14-15-San Felipe, Mexico; 40th Baja 500, May 30-June -Ensenada, Mexico; 13th Terrible's Primm 300, Sept. 5-6-Primm, Nev.; 41st Baja 1000-Ensenada, Mexico).
Top 15 Overall Cars and Trucks
(Position, Drivers, Vehicle-Engine, Class, Points)
1. Pat Dean, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy (Class 1), 62
2. Rich Ronco, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 59
3. B.J. Richardson, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy (Class 1), 56
4. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 53
5. Steve Barry, Jamul, Calif., Jimco-Chevy (Class 1), 52
6. Cory Boyer/Rick Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Lothringer-VW (Class 1-2/1600), 51
7. Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 49
7. Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./Mark Levrett, Sparks, Nev., HMS-Chevy (Class 1), 49
9. Enrique Zazueta Jr./Enrique Zazueta Sr., La Paz, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (Class 5/1600), 48
10. Dale Lenk/Brett Lenk, Costa Mesa, Calif., Penhall-Chevy (Class 1), 47
11. Bobby Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (SCORE Trophy-Truck), 46
11. Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Duvell-VW (SCORE Lite), 46
11. James Scott, Hemet, Calif., RPS-Chevy (Class 1), 46
14. Chris Harrold, Chula Vista, Calif., AlumiCraft-Honda (Class 10), 45
14. Hiram Duran, Chula Vista, Calif., Amplified-VW (Class 1-2/1600, 45
14. Eric Chase, San Diego/Stuart Chase, Burbank, Calif., Penhall-Chevy (CLASS 1), 45
Class Point Leaders
(With Class wins in parenthesis)
Pro Cars and Trucks
TROPHY-TRUCK—1. Rich Ronco, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy Silverado (1), 59; 2. B.J. Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado (1), 53; 3. Damen Jefferies, Apple Valley, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 49; 4. Bobby Baldwin, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 46; 5. Robbie Pierce, Santee, Calif., Chevy Silverado, 44; 6. Mark Post, Laguna Beach, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Ford F-150, 28; 7. Travis Coyne, El Centro, Calif., Ford F-150, 27; 8. Bill McBeath, Las Vegas, Chevy Silverado, 26; 9. Todd Wyllie, New River, Ariz., Chevy C1500, 25; 10. Josh Baldwin, Newport Beach, Calif., Ford F-150, 24.
CLASS 1—1. Pat Dean, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy (1), 62; 2. B.J. Richardson, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy, 56; 3. Steve Barry, Jamul, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 52; 4. Chuck Dempsey, Oak Hills, Calif./Mark Levrett, Sparks, Nev., HMS-Chevy, 49; 5. Dale Lenk/Brett Lenk, Costa Mesa, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 47; 6. James Scott, Hemet, Calif., RPS-Chevy, 46; 7. Eric Chase, San Diego/Stuart Chase, Burbank, Calif., Penhall-Chevy, 45; 8. Brian Parkhouse, Bell Gardens, Calif./Tom Ridings, Los Alamitos, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 29; 9. Jeff Farris, Kerman, Calif., HMS-Chevy, 28; 10. Brian Hudson, Westminster, Calif., Jimco-Chevy, 27.
CLASS 1-2/1600—1. Cory Boyer/Rick Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Lothringer-VW (1), 51; 2. Hiram Duran, Chula Vista, Calif., Amplified-VW, 45; 3. Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Mirage-VW, 41; 4. Dave Caspino, Woodland Hills, Calif., Lothringer-VW, 38; 5. Cody Robinson, El Centro, Calif./Roberto Romo, Mexicali, Mexico, Curry-VW, 36.
CLASS 3—1. Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco (1), 40.
CLASS 5—1. Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug (1), 40.
CLASS 5/1600—1. Enrique Zazueta Jr./Enrique Zazueta Sr., La Paz, Mexico, VW Baja Bug (1), 48; 2. Marcos Nunez/Norberto Rivera, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Baja Bug, 42.
CLASS 7—1. Dan Chamlee, Summerland, Calif., Ford Ranger, 25.
CLASS 7SX—1. Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif./Tim Lawrence, Santee, Calif., Ford Ranger (1) 25.
CLASS 8—1. Todd Wyllie, New River, Ariz., Chevy C1500, 25.
CLASS 10—1. Chris Harrold, Chula Vista, Calif., AlumiCraft-Honda (1), 45; 2. David Rodriguez/Sergio Rodriguez, Santa Fe., N.M., Kreger-VW, 24; 3. Mike Lawrence, Brea, Calif./Chris Lawrence, Los Alamitos, Calif., Lothringer-VW, 20, 4. Robert McBeath, Las Vegas, Jimco-Honda, 17.
LITE—1. Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif., Duvell-VW (1), 46; 2. Tom Watson, El Centro, Calif./Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, Prill-VW, 40; 3. David Callaway, Menifee, Calif./Scott Mapes, Riverside, Calif., Dunrite-VW, 36; 4. Steve Mamer, Holtville, Calif., Raceco-VW, 33; 5. Hector Garcia Jr., Chino, Calif., BajaMotorsports-VW, 31.
CLASS 11—1. Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan (1), 40; 2. Todd Lucero, Anaheim Hills, Calif./Richard Nicols Jr., Placentia, Calif., VW Sedan, 34.
STOCK FULL—1. Chad Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3 Alpha (1), 40; 2. John Griffin, Mission Viejo, Calif./Jeremy Spirkoff, El Cajon, Calif., Ford F-350, 34.
STOCK MINI—1. Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3 (1), 40; 2. Steve Kovach, Tempe, Ariz./Chip Carr, Gilbert, Ariz., Ford Ranger, 34.
PROTRUCK—1. Jason Voss/Rich Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150 (1), 40.
Class Winners
14th Laughlin Desert Challenge
Laughlin, Nevada • Jan. 26-27, 2008
Total Starters: 141 Total Finishers: 41
Cars & Trucks
TROPHY-TRUCK—Rich Ronco, Peoria, Ariz., Chevy Silverado
CLASS 1—Pat Dean, Las Vegas, Bunderson-Chevy
CLASS 1-2/1600—Cory Boyer, Bakersfield, Calif., Lothringer-VW
CLASS 3—Donald Moss, Sacramento, Calif., Ford Bronco
CLASS 5—Kevin Carr, San Diego, VW Baja Bug
CLASS 5/1600—Enrique Zazueta Jr., La Paz, Mexico, VW Baja Bug
CLASS 7—No Finishers
CLASS 7S—No Starters
CLASS 7SX—Heidi Steele, San Clemente, Calif., Ford Ranger
CLASS 8—No Finishers
CLASS 9—No Starters
CLASS 10—Chris Harrold, Chula Vista, Calif., AlumiCraft-Honda
SCORE LITE—Rick St. John, Encinitas, Calif./Adam Pfankuch, Carlsbad, Calif. Duvell-VW
CLASS 11—Ramon Fernandez, Ensenada, Mexico, VW Sedan
STOCK FULL—Chad Hall, Reno, Nev, Hummer H3 Alpha
STOCK MINI—Rod Hall, Reno, Nev., Hummer H3
PROTRUCK—Jason Voss, Cupertino, Calif., Ford F-150
CLASS 17—No Starters
Baja Racing News.com
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
BULLETIN! DAKAR Central Europe & S. America
Baja Racing News.com
The Central Europe Rally will take place from April 20 to 26 and was hastily organised to allow those who would have taken part in the Dakar Rally a chance to compete, said Etienne Lavigne, director of the Amaury Sport Organisation, the organiser of the Dakar Rally.
"The race was urgently organised... with the aim of offering Dakar Rally participants a chance to compete and to provide visibility for their sponsors at a big international competition," Lavigne told a press conference in Budapest.
The 3,000-kilometre (1,864-mile) rally will start in Budapest and head eastwards to the northern Romanian city of Sovata, before looping back to Hungary and finishing in the western town of Balatonfured, on the shores of Lake Balaton.
The rally includes some 1,500 kilometres of special competition stages, Lavigne said.
The Dakar Series was originally planned for 2009 but was brought forward after the 2008 Dakar Rally was canceled last month following the murder of four French tourists in Mauritania on December 24 of last year.
2009 Dakar Rally moves to South America
PARIS – The next Dakar Rally will zoom past the Andes, over Argentine plains and through Chilean desert instead of racing through African scrub and dunes. Forced by the threat of terrorism to cancel this year's race, organizers hope to give the Dakar Rally a new beginning by swapping continents and going to South America in 2009.
Race director Etienne Lavigne detailed the route in a telephone interview Monday. He was already in Buenos Aires, scouting out the Argentine capital that will host the start and finish of next year's race.
"It's a very, very big adventure," Lavigne said. This year marked the first time that the 30-year-old rally, one of the biggest competitions in automobile racing, was called off. Next year will mark the first time that it will not race in Africa. The race will start in Buenos Aires on Jan. 3 and finish in the Argentine capital Jan. 18, organizers said. "Dakar competitors are going to discover new territory, new scenery, but with the same sprit of competition and adventure, with very hard stages," Lavigne said.
About 500 competitors signed up for the 2008 edition, which was canceled in January after French government warnings about safety. Lavigne said the race will return to Africa when it can. The threat of a terrorist attack pushed the element of risk to levels organizers deemed unacceptable this year. Eight of the 15 stages were to have been in Mauritania, where al-Qaida-linked militants killed a family of French tourists on Dec. 24. "It's just a pause with Africa, because unfortunately the security conditions aren't there," Lavigne said. He said the welcome in South America has been "fabulous." The 2009 edition will traverse 5,600 miles in Argentina and Chile, with racing over nearly 3,700 miles in 15 days, with one rest day.
The race will start in Buenos Aires, go to Patagonia, the Andes mountains and venture into the Atacama desert, the world's driest, Lavigne said. The exact route is still being worked out.
LINK HERE: Chileans Offer Up South America as a venue
Monday, February 04, 2008
Baja Mex 300 Why no more Baja North races?
Baja Racing News.com EXCLUSIVE
This story was originally posted on September 2, 2007, just prior to the explosion of Baja crime that has now forced the government of Baja Norte to respond. Now, just hours before BITD's Casey Folks Parker 2008 race, BITD will move ahead in being the leader in the sport of off-road racing.
Rather than support racers, score has protected its own interests in Baja Mexico and kept the racers in a position, to only support score. No better example was the BITD Baja 300 races. The rumor is that score was the reason all the bad things happened to those BITD races in Mexico. Our original story established what happened on the ground during Best In The Deserts efforts to hold safe off road races in Baja, Mexico.
Baja Racing News.com now exposes, the Mexico insurance broker of score participated in a cock-block of BITD in Mexico. Instant Mexico Auto Insurance was requested to assist BITD in its races and they did not provide any assistance to BITD to provide services to the racers in the Baja Mex 300. BITD was forced to find help elsewhere.
Instant Mexico Auto Insurance is the same company that has been publicly rebuked, by racers and the off-road community, for horrible customer services abuses. Among the charges, not paying out for legit claims in a timely manner, ignoring customers needs for service and numerous business interference actions. Baja Racing News.com inside source has told us that Instant and score colluded to squash BITD efforts to hold races in Baja, Mexico.
Our inside source went further, "This is the way the sport of off road works. Your competition tries to grow the sport, hold more races, then your competing race organization does everything, including extortion, to destroy that effort. I mean everything. In Mexico, that means even risking the lives of racers." "In the sport, in the business of off-road, threats of violence are not uncommon." "Its very common for people in the sport of offroad racing, desert offroad racing, to resort to all kinds of sabotage. 'Well Poisoning', 'payoffs' and other relationship destructions are the reason off road is not mainstream."
It is desert off road racing. In Baja Mexico!
Just like Juniors Super Bowl Bud commerical last year, when he said, "Crazy, mutant desert guys."
SCORE should be ashamed of its record with racers regarding the Baja Mex 300.
The Original Baja Racing News.com Story:
Baja North Mexico is just a stones throw away from millions of Americans, open for great recreation. Deserts, mountains the chapparal foothills and the Pacific coast. Miles and miles of open country and a wonderful, off-road loving people. Then why are there so few races with American racers?
Yes, there is the great Mexicali series of desert off-road races and the Ensenada series of races. These series are the local off road associations, supported by the sport industries of Mexicali and Ensenada. The off road industries of Baja Califronia should be applauded for its support of the sport.
Almost no tourism department support, because, as the public policies go, without international teams, they are not 'touristic'. This is very bad for off-road and not good policy for the state of Baja Norte. Very few international racers run those series.
That's the biggest reason why off road isn't any bigger in northern Baja California.
But, lots of state support does go to score. And score owes the county of Ensenada and the state to keep the races exclusively in Baja California (Baja North). The relationship between score and the state is much like that of a marriage, with score getting support, but not being allowed to fool around (much) anyplace else. And score being able to call "Baja" all their own. What happens when another suitor comes calling on the wife in the mans house? The man will do anything to keep his wife. Case in point, the Baja Mex 300.
Casey Folks, of BEST IN THE DESERT, racing association, made a valiant effort to establish new races in Baja north in 2002 and 2003. In a brief interview this week, from Las Vegas, Casey said, "The people and land of Baja Mexico are great, we enjoyed very much offering races in Mexico". Casey made it clear, he would not have had races in Mexico just as a one-time thing, he wanted to establish more races in Baja California.
What happened?
In 2002 & 2003, Casey put on two flawless races out of the famous Ensenada Estero Beach Hotel. No race in 2004 or ever after. When asked what happened, why no more races in Baja Mexico, the Jefe of Best In The Desert was very diplomatic.
But, this reporter knows why Best In The Desert will never be back in Mexico. Yes, its another country. But, another country that loves off road as a sport. The government was solicited by score to force BITD out of Baja, by making rules when races would occur in the state. In 2002 and 2003 score made every attempt to stop Best In The Deserts efforts in Baja California. Score pushed every political button it could, to either make laws or make impossible any Best In The Desert races in Baja Mexico.
|Baja Mex 300 Race Course BEST IN THE DESERT
September 2002:
"Baja Mex 300 World Championship:
The Race That Almost Never Happened"
"Please keep in mind that we are simply reporting key points of what was told to us. As we have, consider a focus on the BITD success story and plan for the race next year.
O.J. Palmer, the medical coordinator for Best in the Desert, visited local Ensenada hospitals before the event, and were told by the doctors that they were paid to NOT TREAT anyone injured during the event. This is in spite of the fact that all of the racers had insurance, and Mexican law forbids any hospital from turning an emergency away from their doors.
The day before the event was to start, an environmental firm hired by a lawyer showed up and stated that the race could not be run because a section near the start was near a sensitive tide-pool area. At the last minute, Gerardo Novelo tore down a $5000 section of wall to re-route the course. The firm would not state who had paid them to file the complaint.
Ads were place on radio stations in major Baja cities, stating that the event was cancelled. When Casey and his people tried to place ads with the same radio stations, "they had to pay for an announcement to be made that the race was indeed on" in order for radio stations to accept the ads."
That's why many Americans avoid Mexico and many others will never race or offer sport in Baja Mexico.
Gary Newsome, Baja Racing News.com EXCLUSIVE


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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Hi, My friend is about to become a first time Grandmother. I had to mark the occasion with a card, of course, and it had to be elegant. She doesn't prefer cutesy so I went a little vintage/elegant. What paper says vintage/elegant other than Graphic 45? She's having a grandson so I went with this week's CR84FN color challenge. It's perfect for this!
CR84FN70-Blue, Yellow, Kraft
ODBD138-Border it, dies and punches
OurCreativeCorner-Shabby Style
Paper: G45, Bazzill and PTI CS
Lace-Hobby Lobby
Button-Basic Grey
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Second General Election16th April 1964, Thursday
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The People's Action Party run on the mainland in the 1964 general election. Although the PAP attracted large crowds at its rallies, it won only one seat by Devan Nair, who represented the Bangsar constituency. It is thought by some historians that Finance Minister and MCA President Tan Siew Sin's appeal to the Chinese to avoid challenging the Malay special rights and risk merger with Indonesia helped the MCA retain its status as the "undisputed leader of the Chinese in the Malayan peninsula". Nevertheless, UMNO leaders were furious with the PAP.


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Each year at Ephiphany the Cortambert pompiers invite us to partake of galettes des rois and wine at the foyer rural. It's the most well attended event of the year and a chance to wish everyone a Bonne Année. Well, not everyone, just the people you have not met since New Year. That's difficult to remember by the 10th of January.
Most of the people in the commune were there
The firemen lined up and Daniel, the head pompier, talked about the interventions during the year. He gave out certificates and there were several promotions.
The firemen and the councillors listen to the mayor's speech
Despite having a horrible cold the mayor, Pierre-Jean, gave a very encouraging speech about the progress of future travaux in the commune, in particular about the possibility of putting le bourg on mains drains. He commended the associations of the village that make Cortambert a strong and vibrant commuity.
The galettes des rois. The retired firemen behind
Then it was time to tuck into the galettes, delicious flaky pastry filled with frangipane. In each a little china figure. Guess what they were this year, the minions! The person who found one in their slice got to wear the crown.
Valèrie, our only lady fireman
Thanks to our wonderful association of voluntary firemen for hosting such a convivial event. I've arrived here too late as I would have loved to join their ranks were I considerably younger. Having been involved once in their manoeuvres I am full of admiration for their competence. Hopefully though we will never have cause to call them out.


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Reflection on the Daily Readings for 7/31/09 by Fr. Bertrand Buby, SM
Today's Readings
Scripture: Friday of seventeenth week. Leviticus 23:1.4-11. 15-16.27,
34-32. Psalm 81:3-4,5-6,10-11. Matthew 13:54-58. Lectionary # 405:
We all have heard the expression, " He or she is too much for us." It is
an ageless expression that even is found in today's Gospel as we hear that
the people of Nazareth found their own hometown boy Jesus too much for
them. While narrating this incident in the life of Jesus, Matthew returns
to what he has already shared with us in the Infancy Narrative of chapter
one and two. Mary and Joseph are known in Nazareth as the parents of
Jesus. He is lawfully theirs as Matthew showed us in chapter one verse
sixteen and verses eighteen through twenty-five. This Jesus is virgin born
and is described as Emmanuel, that is, God present among us. But that is
too much for the townspeople and often too much for us. Yet, they do
acknowledge that when he reads the scroll in the synagogue he makes sense
of it and speaks as a wise person. Yet, he is still too much. Familiarity
breeds contempt and it has no favorites; even Jesus was not exempt from
this human blemish.
We may wish to see where Matthew got this incident. It is easily found if
we turn to the first Gospel written, that of Mark. It is more desciptive
there and has the fresh air smell of the Galilean hills where the first
traditions about Jesus were formed and then collected and finally put into
a Gospel. Mark was the self-starter and the initiator of this form of
proclamation about the Good News of Jesus. He probably heard Peter speak
about the master and his original followers. It is worthwhile looking at
Mark 6:1-6 for making this comparison with what Matthew tells us in today's
Matthew, like the other Evangelists is also a budding theologian. He
changes what Mark has handed down and "corrects" it. Isn't it wonderful
that there are so many differences in the way the four evangelists tell the
same story of Jesus but from their own look at the sources of oral
traditions and from the respective theological concerns for their readers
of that time. We are privileged to have all of them within our grasp and
continue to learn so much new about how they theologized about the
revelation, the proclamation, and the redeeming love of Jesus.
Mark says that Jesus could NOT do a miracle there among his own people.
Matthew says, "And he did not work many miracles there because of their
lack of faith." (Matthew 13:58 to be compared with Mark 6:6).
May we be able to recognize the wisdom of Jesus, his legitimacy from the
lineage of David and thus a rightful claimant to the messiahship. Let us
not become so "familiar" in what we think we know about Jesus as the folks
from Nazareth were. Perhaps, reading Luke's conclusion of the Infancy
Narrative in chapter 2:52 will help us to respect who he is and love him
all the more because of his own growth in wisdom and knowledge before God
and humans. Amen.


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Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 4th district
|Assumed office
January 3, 2011
|Preceded by
|Ike Skelton
|Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 124th district
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|Preceded by
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|Personal details
Vicky Jo Zellmer
October 13, 1960
Archie, Missouri, U.S.
|Political party
|Lowell Hartzler
|1 daughter
|University of Missouri (BS)
University of Central Missouri (MS)
Vicky Jo Hartzler (née Zellmer, October 13, 1960) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Missouri's 4th congressional district since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the Missouri State Representative for the 124th district from 1995 to 2000.[1][2]
Her congressional district comprises a large swath of the western-central part of the state, anchored in Columbia to the eastern and southern Kansas City suburbs, including a small portion of Kansas City itself. The district also includes the cities of Sedalia, Warrensburg, Moberly and Lebanon. It takes in Ft. Leonard Wood in Pulaski County, Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, as well as the University of Missouri (Mizzou).
- 1 Early years
- 2 Missouri Legislature
- 3 U.S. House of Representatives
- 4 Political positions
- 5 Personal life
- 6 Works
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Early years[edit]
Hartzler was raised on a farm near Archie, a rural community south of Kansas City. She attended the University of Missouri where she graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Education and attended University of Central Missouri where she graduated with an M.S. in Education.[3]
Missouri Legislature[edit]
Before running for State Representative in 1994, Hartzler taught high school home economics (now commonly referred to as family and consumer sciences) for 11 years.[4]
Her accomplishments included leadership on legislation facilitating the adoption process. Hartzler left the Missouri House of Representatives in 2000 after adopting a baby daughter. In 2004, after she had left the Missouri General Assembly, Hartzler served as state spokeswoman for the Coalition to Protect Marriage,[5] which supported banning same-sex marriages in Missouri. Despite her opposition to the Missouri Assembly's ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment[6] ("I don't want women used to pass a liberal agenda"), Republican Governor Matt Blunt appointed Hartzler Chair of the Missouri Women's Council in 2005, where she served for two years.[7]
U.S. House of Representatives[edit]
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After almost a decade out of politics, Hartzler entered the Republican primary for Missouri's 4th congressional district, which at the time was held by 17-term Democratic incumbent Ike Skelton. She won a seven-way primary with 40 percent of the vote.
In the November 2, 2010 general election, Hartzler won with 50.43% of the vote. She is the first Republican to represent this district since 1955, and only the second since the Great Depression. She was also the second Republican woman elected to Congress from Missouri, after Jo Ann Emerson, with whom she served from 2011 to 2013. However, she is the first who was not elected as a stand-in for her husband; Emerson was originally elected to serve out the final term of her late husband, Bill Emerson. Republicans had been making gains in the district for some time; it gave John McCain 62 percent of the vote in 2008 while simultaneously reelecting Skelton, and Republicans hold most of the district's seats in the state legislature. She won primarily by running up her totals in the more rural areas of the sprawling district.
She ran on a conservative platform, voicing support for tax cuts and spending cuts. She opposes abortion[8] and same-sex marriage.
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|Ike Skelton (incumbent)
|Jason Michael Braun
|Greg Cowan
Redistricting after the 2010 U.S. Census removed Cole, Lafayette, Ray and Saline counties—including Skelton's home. The district also lost its shares of Jackson and Webster counties. In its place, the district picked up all of Boone, Cooper, Howard, and Randolph counties, part of Audrain County, and the remainder of Cass County. The district now includes the Cass County portion of Kansas City. The new map also pushed the district further into Camden County.[citation needed]
In her first contest in the newly drawn district, Hartzler easily won the Republican primary with 84% against Bernie Mowinski and went on to comfortably win the general election with 60.3% against Democratic Cass County Prosecuting Attorney Teresa Hensley.[citation needed]
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Hartzler won nearly 75% of the party vote in the Republican congressional primary with John Webb, then went on to easily win the general election with a more than two-to-one margin.[citation needed]
|Vicky Hartzler
|Nate Irvin
|Herschel L. Young
|Greg Cowan
Hartzler won 72% of the party vote in the Republican congressional primary with John Webb, then won the general election with a more than two-to-one margin.
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|Gordon Christensen
|Mark Bliss
Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri District 4
|Vicky Hartzler (incumbent)
|Renee Hoagenson
|Mark Bliss
|Total votes
|Republican hold
Committee assignments[edit]
- Committee on Agriculture
- Committee on Armed Services
In October 2015, Hartzler was named to serve on the Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood.[9]
- Republican Study Committee[10]
- Tea Party Caucus
- Congressional Cement Caucus
- Veterinary Medicine Caucus[11]
- United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus[12]
Hartzler is facing a complaint that she violated congressional ethics rules by tweeting an image from her Congressional account promoting Case IH's products, which are manufactured by Hartzler's personal business, Heartland Tractor Company.[13]
Political positions[edit]
Hartzler is an outspoken opponent of abortion.[14][15] In January 2020, it was reported that Hartzler is one of 207 members of congress that asked SCOTUS to consider overruling Roe V. Wade.
LGBT rights[edit]
Hartzler strongly opposes same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships.[14] She also opposes banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2019, Hartzler expressed her strong opposition to the Equality Act.[16] She also opposes allowing transgender individuals to serve in the military.[17][18] Hartzler opposes transsexualism.
On June 29, 2017 Hartzler opposed allowing transgender Americans to serve in the U.S. armed forces, and proposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 to reverse an Obama-administration policy that allowed transgender Americans in the armed services.[19] Hartzler's amendment was rejected in a 209-214 vote,[20][21] but Trump subsequently announced that he would ban transgender people to serve in U.S. military; Hartzler said that she was "very pleased" with the decision.[22]
Hartzler voted against the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.[23]
Barack Obama[edit]
At a town hall meeting in Missouri on April 5, 2012, Hartzler expressed doubts regarding President Barack Obama's birth certificate.[24]
Hartzler is a staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act[25] and a supporter of the American Health Care Act.[26]
In September 2013, Hartzler voted in favor of a $39 billion reduction in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits (aka "food stamps"). This bill was separate for the first time in over three decades from farm subsidies, which were increased.[27] In 2018, Hartzler again supported a farm subsidy bill.[28]
Hartzler rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. On November 18, 2014, during the worst early season cold snap in the U.S. since 1976, Hartzler made a joke about climate change on Twitter. "Global warming strikes America! Brrrr!"[29] The quip was rebutted in detail by The Washington Post, which reported that her district in Missouri is among the areas most severely impacted by climate change in the United States.[30]
She voted to approve the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline on the federally protected lands of Indigenous people.[31]
In February 2016, during a trip to Israel, Hartzler voiced her support for the country and shared the belief that "our country has been blessed because we have been a blessing to Israel".[32]
In January 2017, Hartzler made a statement supporting President Donald J Trump's ban on immigrants from seven Muslim countries and halting the U.S. Refugee program for 120 days.[15] In her statement, Hartzler drew equivalency between Trump's executive order and Obama's 2011 policy that slowed immigration from Iraq by saying they were "similar".[33]
In February 2017, Hartzler supported Trump's rollback of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.[34]
Hartzler opposes gun control and advocates for looser gun laws. She is a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment.[35]
Personal life[edit]
Hartzler lives on a farm near Harrisonville with her family.[3] According to publicly available data reviewed by the Kansas City Star, Hartzler, with her family farm, has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of federal farm subsidies out of all members of Congress, receiving $995,498 between 1995 and 2016.
- Vicky Hartzler self-published the book Running God's Way, Pleasant Word (a division of the now defunct WinePress Publishing; December 13, 2007); ISBN 978-1-4141-1124-7
See also[edit]
- ^ "Representative Vicky Jo Hartzler (Vicky) (R-Missouri, 4th) – Biography from LegiStorm". Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ Former GOP lawmaker Hartzler wins 9-way contest, Associated Press (August 3, 2010).
- ^ a b Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler biodata, hartzler.house.gov; accessed July 26, 2017
- ^ Purging the pain from political campaigns Murphree, Randall. OneNewsNow.com April 2008; accessed January 3, 2009.
- ^ Missouri Begins Vote on Same-sex 'Marriage' Ban Phan, Katherine. The Christian Post. August 3, 2004. Accessed January 3, 2009
- ^ Lutz, Jennifer. "ERA supporters, opponents speak out". Missouri Digital News.
- ^ Former State Rep makes pitch to replace Ike Skelton in Congress September 2, 2009; accessed January 3, 2010.
- ^ Hartzler, Vicky (July 14, 2016). "Rep. Vicky Hartzler: Congress, we must protect Americans who disagree with abortion". Fox News. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ Paul Kane (October 23, 2015). "Boehner's next select committee, focusing on Planned Parenthood, to be led by Marsha Blackburn". Washington Post. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Member List". Republican Study Committee. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Members of the Veterinary Medicine Caucus". Veterinary Medicine Caucus. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^ "Our Members". U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article233706162.html?fbclid=IwAR3gk7ThzwFe_G_i-YK632IflzUAe6o-dUozQjZAbJbS9kA5cSip4bCz8Hw
- ^ a b "Marriage and Life". Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "Missouri, Kansas politicians weigh in on Trump immigration ban". Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "House Debate on the Equality Act". C-SPAN. May 17, 2019.
- ^ https://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/transgender-military-ban-vicky-hartzler-cnntv/index.html
- ^ Republican congresswoman Vicky Hartzler is not sorry for promoting gay cure therapy
- ^ "Hartzler Statement on NDAA Amendment to Reverse Obama Transgender Policy". Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler. June 29, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Lardner, Richard. "House rejects attempt to ban transgender surgery for troops". Associated Press. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "H.Amdt.183 to H.R.2810 in 115th Congress (2017-2018)". Congress.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ Lowry, Brian. "Trump blocking transgender troops comes after pressure from Missouri's Vicky Hartzler". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ OnTheIssues.org. "Vicky Hartzler on the Issues". www.ontheissues.org. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Celock, John. "Obama Birth Certificate: Missouri Congresswoman Vicki Hartzler Expresses Doubt". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
- ^ "Vicky Hartzler on Health Care". ontheissues.org. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "American Health Care Act" (PDF). Cbo.gov. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ^ "How Republicans Justify Cutting Food Stamps While Boosting Farm Subsidies". Bloomberg. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ [1] Article in The Kansas City Star]
- ^ "Global warming strikes America! Brrrr!". Twitter. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ^ "Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler wonders why it's so cold if global warming exists. Here's the answer". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ Lazaroff, Tovah (February 23, 2016). "Visiting GOP congressman from Florida: Israel has done its utmost to promote peace". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "There are major differences between Trump's immigration ban and Obama's 2011 policy". Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Statement on President Trump's Executive Order on Fiduciary Rule". February 3, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Vicky Hartzler on Gun Control". ontheissues.org. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler official U.S. House site
- Vicky Hartzler for Congress
- Vicky Hartzler at Curlie
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
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Today as I was reading over the wide spectrum of writing histories in the First Sales column of the Romance Writer's Report, I pictured the shape and form of my own in, hopefully, the not-to-distant future. How will the words wrap around the hopeful masses and will they read into it the same as I do now? How is it possible some sell on their first manuscript, having written for no longer than the gestation period of an elephant, while some labor ten, fifteen, even twenty years before the elusive "publication"? I've heard the average apprenticeship for writing is nine years. Does this, my ninth year, mean I'm pushing against the grain? Becoming more experienced, or merely slipping past something honest I can no longer ignore?
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Roof leak repair on steep-slope roofing systems
- Asphalt shingles
- Concrete or clay tiles
- Slate
- Wood shakes and wood shingles
- Stone Coated Metal roof systems
Roof leak repair on low-slope
and flat roofing systems
- Built-up roofing systems (tar and gravel roof repair)
- Modified bitumen membranes (SBS)
- Single-ply membranes TPO and EPDM
- Metal roof systems
Emergency Roof Repair
Emergency roof repairs – sudden roof leaks can occur at any time and usually when we least expect it. For a fast response team call us at 780.438.0331 or you can fill out our service call form.
The best way to prevent sudden roof leaks is to have your roof areas looked at twice a year by a professional roofing company in your area. Jayson Global undertake roof maintenance for all new and previous customers – contact us for more details on this service.
Areas that we cover for roof leaks include:
- Acheson
- Spruce Grove
- Stony Plain
- St Albert
- Fort Saskatchewan
- Sherwood Park
- Ardrossan
- Beaumont
- Nisku
- Leduc
- Devon
Just a few things that we check for you on your roof:
Roof maintenance check list:
- Check outlets
- Check gutters and downspouts
- Check roof area for any blistering or splitting
- Check laps, joints, up-stand details
- Check for stress cracks
- Check tar and gravel roof for any repairs needed
- Check caulking at flashings and brick walls
- Check all B-vents, goosenecks and plumbing stacks
- Check perimeters for any corrosion on metal
- Check edge trims
If you need a professional to check a leak on your roof or perform any roof maintenance in Edmonton or surrounding areas, contact us at 780.438.0331 or contact us by email. We will send out one of our roof specialists to prepare a full roof report for you.
We are fully insured and carry full up-to-date Workers' Compensation Board coverage (WCB) for all of our experienced roofing technicians. You will receive a full workmanship warranty on your roofing system, giving you complete peace of mind. Our testimonials page features reviews from just a few of our satisfied customers and we are featured on the Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating.


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Life Advice From John Wooden s Dad
By JLP | December 19, 2008
One of John Wooden's biggest influences in his life was his dad, Joshua Wooden.
In his books (see the end of the post for a list of books), John Wooden explains how his dad gave him and his brothers simple rules to live by organized into what he called "Two Sets of Threes." The first set was about honesty:
Never lie.
Never cheat.
Never steal.
The second set dealt with adversity:
Don't whine.
Don't complain.
Don't make excuses.
Then, when John Wooden graduated from elementary school, his dad gave him a $2 bill and a card. On one side of the card was this poem by Reverend Henry Van Dyke:
Four things a man must learn to do
If he would make his life more true:
To think without confusion clearly,
To love his fellow-man sincerely,
To act from honest motives purely,
To trust in God and Heaven securely.
On the other side of the card, Joshua Wooden wrote "Seven Things to Do:"
1. Be true to yourself.
2. Help others.
3. Make each day your masterpiece.
4. Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible.
5. Make friendship a fine art.
6. Build a shelter against a rainy day.
7. Pray for guidance and count and give thanks for your blessings every day.
Imagine if parents (myself included) taught these guidelines to their kids!
If you're not familiar with John Wooden, I would like to encourage you to check out the following books (although they are all good, the first one is probably my favorite):
My Personal Best : Life Lessons from an All-American Journey
They Call Me Coach
Ref : http://allfinancialmatters.com/2008/12/19/life-advice-from-john-woodens-dad/


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Johan Lolos – Adventure Photographer
Johan Lolos is a photographer of travel and far off places. His book, "Peaks of Europe," captures the beauty and mystery of that continent's landscape. He's traveled widely, did a great Ted Talk, taught workshops on photography, and now works on a... Read more
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Terpenes are our on the tip of everyone's tongue and today Dr. Susan Trapp explains how terpenes function within organisms and how we might reap those benefits for ourselves. Read more
Emily Pennington – The Brazen Backpacker
Emily Pennington is The Brazen Backpacker. She's a mountain climber and solo hiker who sought adventure in Peru, the USA, and Nepal. A serious travel writer, she writes about her experiences for major magazines. Today she tells us what it ta... Read more
Kevin Chen – Microscopic Cannabis Factories
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My name is Mike Woods Owner of Simple Home Solutions.I became interested in home repair in my early teens in California working on my parents and grandparents home. I started off doing basic projects like painting, minor carpentry, tile etc. My father was an electrician for The Department of Water & Power and raced stock cars on the weekend so I was introduced to projects and tools at an early age. My parents also own a sewing machine repair and embroidery business (Woods N' Sons) that allowed me to start working at an early age and see firsthand what it takes to run a business.
In 1989 I was hired by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and worked at Camp 9 for eight years fighting brush fires with chain saws and hand tools via helicopter. This is the most physically demanding job in the world and unfortunately it took its toll on my lower back and I was unable to continue. The skills, dedication and respect the Fire Department environment taught me is priceless...
So instead of dwelling on what to do to make money I jumped head first into home repair in California. I worked on the apartment complex my wife, child and I lived in at the time in exchange for rent. The owner of the complex also owned several properties for me to make ready for new tenants.
In 1997 we decided enough with California and moved to Houston. I took on a few handyman type jobs while at the same time working for a local design firm doing delivery and installations. Within a short period of time word of mouth was keeping my phone ringing (actually a beeper remember those) and jobs kept coming in. In 1999 I started Simple Home Solutions and went full time. I also launched simplehomesolutions.com and remember back then not to many people even had or knew what a website was. In 2008 I launched houstonbathroomremodeling.com as well as using Facebook for business. Everything from set up to design on my website along with the pictures I've done. All of my advertising is done through the internet, word of mouth and one neighborhood newsletter?
We are celabrating 17 years in business. Hire us and get your project done right the first time.


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- Provenance
To ?
Peking University, Beijing, China. [1]
From 1976
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Peking University, Beijing, China. [2]
[1] According to the Curatorial Remark 5 in the object record, this rubbing was donated by Peking University, Beijing, China at an undetermined date.
[2] According to Kate Theimer's note from June 6, 1995, "This rubbing appears to have been given by the Peking University to the Freer Gallery of Art at an undetermined date prior to 1976. It was transferred from the Library to the permanent collection in 1976." Also see object file, and the Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.
- Previous Owner(s)
Peking University
- Published References
- Ando Kosei Nishikawa Yasushi. Seian Hirin (Stone monuments in Sian, China). Tokyo. pl. 111.
- Chi-ku ch'iu-chen. .
- Collection Area(s)
- Chinese Art
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- Rights Statement
Copyright with museum


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Welcome to St Augustine's College - Sydney
We are proudly a Catholic school for boys in the Augustinian tradition, supporting young men in learning how to live with others. We equip them with the skills and a sense of responsibility to make their world a better place. With care, compassion and understanding as our hallmark qualities, we guide students as they grow in their faith, finding purpose and meaning, by engaging them to make gospel values real in their lives.
St Augustine's College is known for its strong sense of community care and spirit, strongly uniting students, families and staff. The enthusiasm displayed by our highly qualified teaching staff and the boys pervades all areas of our community, setting the tone for a lively, stimulating and happy environment.
We pride ourselves on being an all-inclusive school where boys of varying abilities are given the opportunity to achieve their personal excellence. While espousing the value of hard work, it does not translate into the College being all about winning, success and triumph at all costs, or that it celebrates only those who achieve highly. We develop young men to become confident and have a genuine love of learning, working both autonomously and collaboratively, to be intellectually curious while being critical and independent thinkers.


text: Further reading for Episode 4: For pictures of some of the costumes Kellie talked about at the beggining of the show, click here. Peruse a gallery of pieces from Jon Gibson's I am 8-bit art show here. Download episode's of the fan fiction radio drama Org LIX here. And see what chip designer/hacker Jeri Ellsworth is working on these days here and here.


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Mother/daughter duo hope to inspire others to adopt vegan lifestyle
Mom Dee Dee Wike and daughter Joy Wike are practicing vegans. They have started a group called "Feeling Veggie Good" with both an online blog and Facebook page to "raise awareness of the many problems of animal abuse present in factory farming as well as the benefits of a vegan diet and lifestyle."
The pair's mission began following a family vacation to the family's home state of Tennessee.
After meals of southern-fried catfish and traditional Memphis barbecue, Joy encouraged her mother to watch a documentary called "Vegucated," which explores both the vegan lifestyle and factory farming.
"I had begun watching my diet after a bad checkup," Dee Dee Wike said, "but documentaries like these got my attention, especially to the kind of abuse that goes into producing our food supply." Upon finishing the film, the pair decided to commit to a vegan diet and share their journey in the form of their blog, feelingveggiegood.com.
The blog features vegan meal ideas, a list of cruelty-free household products, and links to documentaries and information. According to the two, "a lot of people become vegans because of their concerns over animal welfare. Our approach is three-pronged because we focus on the health benefits, environmental impact and the humane side of a vegan lifestyle."
Since the inception of their blog, the mother/daughter pair has expanded their mission to include activism, participating in the Smithfield Pig Save. This event "aims to maintain a peaceful approach while bearing witness to pigs at the end of their journey to the slaughterhouse," according to the organization's website. "All the vegans I met were normal people," Joy said of her experience at the Smithfield Pig Save. "We didn't scream and yell. We just held signs."
She said that in her experience most vegans are not as outspoken or militant as the vocal minority that many people imagine upon hearing the term "vegan." Dee Dee highlighted the importance of this type of work, saying "If people were aware of the greenhouse gases and environmental effects as well as the cruelty present in factory farms they would view veganism differently." She continued, "I'm not going to tie myself to a pig truck or anything like that, but people need to be aware of what is going on."
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Valor Christian kicked out of football league, forced to go independent
AURORA — Valor Christian will now be an independent in football, too. The private school powerhouse, moving up to 5A in the next two-year cycle, was kicked out of the proposed Pioneer League at CHSAA's legislative council meeting today.
The vote needed a two-thirds margin to pass. It got just that, with no room to spare: 40 in favor, 20 opposed.
The surprising development overshadowed the council's approval of moving 5A football to a seeding committee. Previously, the 32-team bracket was determined by a Wild Card points formula which was heavily weighted on straight wins and losses. (The 32 qualifiers will continue to be determined by the formula.)
Earlier today, Valor's attempts to stave off independence in most other sports — excepting lacrosse and hockey — failed.
Now, the school's flagship athletic program has been caught in the anti-Valor wave sweeping through the state's membership.
The amendment, put forth by Doherty athletic director Chris Noll, essentially kicked Valor our of the proposed eight-team league that mixes Colorado Springs-area teams with schools from the south Denver metro area.
And yet, Castle View, Heritage, Legend and Rock Canyon will stay. (Doherty, Fountain-Fort Carson and Palmer make up the Colorado Springs contingent.) Clearly, it was an amendment aimed squarely at Valor. In fact, it seems as if the other seven schools in the Pioneer League banded together against Valor: Noll told the council each school would honor tentatively-scheduled regular season games with Valor Christian, so as to not leave the Eagles scrambling.
After Noll proposed the amendment, measured debate ensued — a contrast to the earlier CLOC meeting that turned into a heated public-private argument.
Sherman was brief in defense of his school.
"We'd like to give our kids the opportunity to compete," he said. "We'd like to allow them to compete in this league, and we'd encourage you to vote no on this."
As he did this morning, CHSAA commissioner Paul Angelico made an inspired plea for unity among the membership:
We're at a terrible time in high school sports. We've got Channel 4 and 9 coming to see me in an hour over what another school's doing with their coach [Mullen, and firing Dave Logan], and, in my mind, it appears to me to be all adult-driven stuff that has nothing to do with high school sports. It has to do with other agendas. I think some of the agendas that are being forwarded amongst the membership are personal agendas that may not have the merit that we think we have to make those agendas, and our open-mindedness is being clouded.
I think when you get back down to why [CHSAA] exists, and why, for 91 years, schools have said, 'You've got to have an association,' it boils down to the fact that we've got to be able to come to common ground. We've got to swallow all of our issues and move forward for the good of all. I hear one school saying, 'This is what's best for our kids.' I hear other schools and leagues saying, 'This is what's best for our kids.' We can't make everybody happy, but the bottom line is, in the name of sporting behavior, we have to get past that. I don't have a good answer what 'past that' is, but, until we stop this, we're just going to get further and further into a whole that I think is really detrimental to high school sports.
And I would ask the membership, in all of these cases, to just — and, Chris, it's not about your proposal. I really hear what you're saying, and you have absolute merit in what you're saying, and merit in terms of justification of what that's based on, but, beyond that, if we're going to survive in today's world, we're going to have to swallow some of our stuff and move forward. I say that because I don't want to do irreparable harm to the association and what we're about, and have us in the media for all the wrong reasons.
But Noll was relentless in his support for his amendment, evoking the earlier "element of trust" line used by Jim Thyfault, athletic director for Jefferson County schools, as he defended not including Valor's other sports in his league.
"We have to look at how Valor Christian ended up" in it's current situation, Noll said.
Later, he wondered aloud why Valor wasn't welcomed by the Continental League, a close geographic fit.
"When we start talking about perceptions, and the element of trust, the question I had was, 'Why isn't Valor in the Continental League?' " Noll said. "And it's because of perception. Let's deal with the perception, and let's make sure we're doing business the right way."
When the vote came down, it wasn't totally unexpected — though, in a way, it was surprising.
Valor Christian is aiming to become the state's best athletic department. It will have to get there without a league.


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4:060-AP4 Federal Award Procurement Procedures
In addition to the State legal requirements for purchases and contracts set forth in Board policy 4:060, Purchases and Contracts, and 4:060-AP1, Purchases, the following procedures apply to District procurement under federal awards.
Consult the Board Attorney regarding the legal requirements presented by this administrative procedure as well as before a contract is presented to the Board.
Code of Conduct
Board policies 2:100, Board Member Conflict of Interest, and 5:120, Employee Ethics; Conduct; and Conflict of Interest, contain standards of conduct covering conflicts of interest and governing the actions of board members and employees engaged in the selection, award, and administration of contracts.
General Procurement Standards
A. The District shall avoid acquisition of unnecessary or duplicative items. Consideration will be given to consolidating or breaking out procurements to obtain a more economical purchase. Where appropriate, an analysis will be made of lease versus purchase alternatives, and any other appropriate analysis to determine the most economical approach. Note: A conflict between this regulation's requirements and the Illinois Criminal Code of 2012 may exist. See 720 ILCS 5/33E-2(i-5) and 5/33E-18 (prohibits bid stringing; violation is a Class 4 felony) and 720 ILCS 5/33E-3 (prohibits bid rigging, a Class 3 felony).
B.To foster greater economy and efficiency, the District may enter into state and local intergovernmental agreements or inter-entity agreements where appropriate for procurement or use of common or shared goods and services.
C. The District may use federal excess and surplus property in lieu of purchasing new equipment and property whenever such use is feasible and reduces project costs.
D. The District may use value engineering clauses in contracts for construction projects of sufficient size to offer reasonable opportunities for cost reductions. Value engineering is a systematic and creative analysis of each contract item or task to ensure that its essential function is provided at the overall lower cost. Note: A conflict between this regulation's requirements and the Illinois Criminal Code of 2012 may exist. See 720 ILCS 5/33E-2(i-5) and 5/33E-18 (defines and prohibits bid stringing, a Class 4 felony).
E. The District shall only award contracts to responsible contractors possessing the ability to perform successfully under the terms and conditions of a proposed procurement. Consideration will be given to such matters as contractor integrity, compliance with public policy, record of past performance, and financial and technical resources. Note: State law requires award to the "lowest responsible bidder".
F. The District shall maintain records sufficient to detail the history of procurement. These records will include, but are not necessarily limited to the following: rationale for the method of procurement, selection of contract type, contractor selection or rejection, and the basis for the contract price.
G. The District may use a time and materials type contract only after a determination that no other contract is suitable and if the contract includes a ceiling price that the contractor exceeds at its own risk. Note: The Illinois Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5/33E-9) requires approval of the Board or designee when a contract cost increases or decreases by $10,000, a/k/a change orders. If a change order will exceed the original contract price by 10%, it must be rebid.
H. The District shall be responsible, in accordance with good administrative practice and sound business judgment, for the settlement of all contractual and administrative issues arising out of procurements.
A. All procurement transactions shall be conducted in a manner providing full and open competition consistent with the standards of State law (105 ILCS 10-20.21) and policy 4:060 and this section. To ensure objective contractor performance and eliminate unfair competitive advantage, contractors that develop or draft specifications, requirements, statements of work, or invitations for bids or requests for proposals must be excluded from competing for such procurements. Situations considered to be restrictive of competition include, but are not limited to:
- Placing unreasonable requirements on firms in order for them to qualify to do business;
- Requiring unnecessary experience and excessive bonding;
- Noncompetitive pricing practices between firms or between affiliated companies;
- Noncompetitive contracts to consultants that are on retainer contracts;
- Organizational conflicts of interest;
- Specifying only a "brand name" product instead of allowing "an equal" product to be offered and describing the performance or other relevant requirements of the procurement; and
- Any arbitrary action in the procurement process.
B. The District shall conduct procurements in a manner that prohibits the use of statutorily or administratively imposed state, local, or tribal geographical preferences in the evaluation of bids or proposals, except in those cases where applicable federal statutes expressly mandate or encourage geographic preference. Note: State law may also encourage or discourage these preferences. Discuss these with the Board Attorney. See also Doyle Plumbing and Heating Co. v. Bd. of Educ., Quincy Pub. Sch. Dist. No. 172, 291 Ill.App. 3d 221 (4th Dist. 1997); Cardinal Glass v. Bd. of Educ. of Mendota Comm. Consol. Sch. Dist. 289, 113 Ill.App. 3d 442 (3rd Dist. 1983). Nothing in this section preempts State licensing laws. When contracting for architectural and engineering (A/E) services, geographic location may be a selection criterion provided its application leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project, to compete for the contract. Note: The Board must also follow the Local Government and Professional Services Selection Act (50 ILCS 510/).
C. Procurement Transactions. All solicitations will:
- Incorporate a clear and accurate description of the technical requirements for the material, product, or service to be procured.
a. Such description must not, in competitive procurements, contain features which unduly restrict competition.
b. The description may include a statement of the qualitative nature of the material, product or service to be procured and, when necessary, must set forth those minimum essential characteristics and standards to which it must conform if it is to satisfy its intended use.
c. Detailed product specifications should be avoided if at all possible.
d. When it is impractical or uneconomical to make a clear and accurate description of the technical requirements, a "brand name or equivalent" description may be used as a means to define the performance or other salient requirements of procurement. The specific features of the named brand which must be met by offers must be clearly stated.
2. Identify all requirements which offerors must fulfill and all other factors to be used in evaluating bids and proposals.
D. The District shall ensure that all prequalified lists of persons, firms, or products which are used in acquiring goods and services are current and include enough qualified sources to ensure maximum open and free competition. Note: State laws may conflict with this provision. See 105 ILCS 5/10-20.21 and 50 ILCS 510/.
E. The District shall not preclude potential bidders from qualifying during the solicitation period.
Methods of Procurement
The District shall use one of the following methods of procurement:
A. Procurement by micro-purchases. Procurement by micro-purchase is the acquisition of supplies or services, the aggregate dollar amount of which does not exceed the micro-purchase threshold. To the extent practicable, the District shall distribute micro-purchases equitably among qualified suppliers. Micro-purchases may be awarded without soliciting competitive quotations if the Board considers the price to be reasonable. Note: See 105 ILCS 5/10-20.21 and sample policy 4:060, Purchases and Contracts.
B. Procurement by small purchase procedures. Small purchase procedures are those relatively simple and informal procurement methods for securing services, supplies, or other property that do not cost more than the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. If small purchase procedures are used, price or rate quotations must be obtained from an adequate number of qualified sources.
C. Procurement by sealed bids (formal advertising). Bids are publicly solicited and a firm fixed price contract (lump sum or unit price) is awarded to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming with all the material terms and conditions of the invitation for bids, is the lowest in price. Note: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.21 requires "lowest responsible bidder." The sealed bid method is the preferred method for procuring construction, if the conditions in 2 C.F.R. §200.320(c)(1) apply. If sealed bids are used, the requirements in 2 C.F.R. §200.320(c)(2) apply. Note: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.21 requires sealed bids.
D. Procurement by competitive proposals. The technique of competitive proposals is normally conducted with more than one source submitting an offer, and either a fixed price or cost-reimbursement type contract is awarded. It is generally used when conditions are not appropriate for the use of sealed bids. If this method is used, the requirements in 2 C.F.R. §200.320(d) apply. Note: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.21 requires sealed bids.
E. Procurement by noncompetitive proposals. Procurement by noncompetitive proposals is procurement through solicitation of a proposal from only one source and may be used only when one or more of the circumstances in §200.320(f) apply. Note: 50 ILCS 510/ may conflict with this regulation.
Contracting with Small and Minority Businesses, Women's Business Enterprises, and Labor Surplus Area Firms
The District shall take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. Affirmative steps shall include:
A. Placing qualified small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises on solicitation lists;
B. Assuring that small and minority businesses, and women's business enterprises are solicited whenever they are potential sources;
C. Dividing total requirements, when economically feasible, into smaller tasks or quantities to permit maximum participation by small and minority businesses, and women's business enterprises;
D. Establishing delivery schedules, where the requirement permits, which encourage participation by small and minority businesses, and women's business enterprises;
E. Using the services and assistance, as appropriate, of such organizations as the Small Business Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce; and
F. Requiring the prime contractor, if subcontracts are to be let, to take the affirmative steps listed in paragraphs (A) through (E) of this section.
Contract Cost and Price
A. The District shall perform a cost or price analysis in connection with every procurement action in excess of the Simplified Acquisition Threshold including contract modifications. The method and degree of analysis is dependent on the facts surrounding the particular procurement situation, but as a starting point, the non–federal entity must make independent estimates before receiving bids or proposals.
B. The District shall negotiate profit as a separate element of the price for each contract in which there is no price competition and in all cases where cost analysis is performed. To establish a fair and reasonable profit, consideration must be given to the complexity of the work to be performed, the risk borne by the contractor, the contractor's investment, the amount of subcontracting, the quality of its record of past performance, and industry profit rates in the surrounding geographical area for similar work.
C. Costs or prices based on estimated costs for contracts under the federal award are allowable only to the extent that costs incurred or cost estimates included in negotiated prices would be allowable for the District under Subpart E, Cost Principles, of 2 C.F.R. Part 200.
D. The cost plus a percentage of cost and percentage of construction cost methods of contracting shall not be used.
Federal Awarding Agency or Pass-Through Entity Review
The District shall make available, upon request of the federal awarding agency or pass-through entity (ISBE):
A. Technical specifications on proposed procurements where the federal awarding agency or pass-through entity believes such review is needed to ensure that the item or service specified is the one being proposed for acquisition; and
B. Procurement documents (such as requests for proposals or invitations for bids, or independent cost estimates) for pre-procurement review when one or more of the circumstances in 200.324(b) apply.
Heading Requirements
A. For construction or facility improvement contracts or sub contracts exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, the federal awarding agency or pass-through entity may accept the bonding policy and requirements of the District provided that the federal awarding agency or pass-through entity has made a determination that the federal interest is adequately protected.
B. If such a determination has not been made, the minimum requirements shall be as follows:
- A bid guarantee from each bidder equivalent to five percent of the bid price. The bid guarantee must consist of a firm commitment such as a bid bond, certified check, or other negotiable instrument accompanying a bid as assurance that the bidder will, upon acceptance of the bid, execute such contractual documents as may be required within the time specified.
- A performance bond on the part of the contractor for 100 percent of the contract. A performance bond is one executed in connection with a contract to secure fulfillment of all the contractor's obligations under such contract.
- A payment bond on the part of the contractor for 100 percent of the contract price. A payment bond is one executed in connection with a contract to assure payment as required by law of all persons supplying labor and material in the execution of the work provided for in the contract.
Contract provisions
The Districts' contracts shall contain the applicable provisions described in Appendix II to 2 C.F.F. Part 200, Contract provisions for non-Federal Entity Contracts Under Federal Awards.
Date Adopted: July 18, 2017