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Wouldn't you know it? This ended up uploading just in time to have been my second-to-last post. Ah well, why not let camera me get the last word?
Th-th-th-that's all folks.
Wouldn't you know it? This ended up uploading just in time to have been my second-to-last post. Ah well, why not let camera me get the last word?
Th-th-th-that's all folks.
My original plan was for this second-to-last post to be a video post, but the video seems to be taking longer to load up to photobucket, so I guess that will be my last post. Sadly, I didn't have much planned for what was going to be my last post, other than to declare my victory over sleep, so I guess I'll do that now and assume that I'll make it to the next half hour.
Thank you one and all for visiting and reading these posts. Don't worry if you're getting to them days later, you can still feel free to comment. And just in case anyone was moved to pledge, I'll post that link one last time: http://www.blogathon.org/pledge.php?blogid=302
From there, you have to make an account with Blogathon.org. All proceeds go directly to Carbonfund.org.
I think I'll go brush my teeth and get ready for bed while waiting for this last video to load. It better get there by 7 am.
Yep, I went outside twice in one blogathon. That's what heroes do.
I am literally phoning this one in. I can see the finish line!
As with every year, I'm guessing all the top quality movies are being held back until the winter Oscar season. Thus far, I've seen 13 movies released in 2007, pretty much most of the movies I've wanted to see (right now it's looking like Sicko might be the first significant movie I'll end up missing in theatres as it's down to a few screens and I'm not sure if I'll have time to see it this week). What are the highlights? Glad you asked.
Zodiac, Knocked Up, Ratatouille, and Hot Fuzz have been the best of the best, Sharkwater is a Canadian documentary worth watching, and 28 Weeks Later and Ocean's Thirteen are decent, albeit not as good as the originals. Spider-Man 3 was a disappointment that I still ended up liking (although I probably overrated it), as was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
On the other hand, Blades of Glory was stupid, and not in a good way, 300 was impressive visually, but also pretty dumb, and Shrek the Third was absolutely abysmal. The worst I've seen all year.
Still no five star reviews issued this year (although Zodiac came close). Here's hoping I'll see one soon.
I'll be honest, right now, it's more about survival than brilliance. I'm tired, to say the least, but I'm not dying here. I just don't have much motivation to write anything significant. I feel spent, posting wise, and just want to be quiet. Sadly, I have five more posts to make after this, so I'll have to dig deep.
I think I'm done eating junk for tonight. Today I've had chips and dill pickle dip, nachos and southwest salsa, some Hagen-Dazs cookie dough ice cream, and a chocolate/raspberry milkshake (NOTE: I didn't eat a whole serving of any of that stuff, don't worry too much about me). I might have a Vector Berry Blast bar still, but no junk (and, yes Kim, I did eat a banana). Can't promise that I won't drink more caffeine, but I'll try to stick to water.
Anyone out there that's not actively in the Blogathon still awake right now? Maybe somebody from a different timezone or something?
I decided to limit my 00s song list to songs from 2000-2004, which was a good idea. But were I to include the whole decade, there's no doubt in my mind that the number one track would be "The Mariner's Revenge Song" by The Decemberists, a sprawling, 8 minute and 46 second long tale of piratey goodness.
As for the A Practical Handbook DVD, it's basically worth it just to see them perform this track. If you can't appreciate the brilliance of this song, then I suspect you and I can't be friends.


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I mentioned a few posts back when I announced I made the TrainingPeaks team that I was going to write the occasional post with a TrainingPeaks tip. This is the first of those posts. I have no plan for them. I'll just throw out the random tip from time to time.
Now that I'm getting into coaching, I had to create a new TrainingPeaks account. You don't just upgrade your personal account. You create a coaching account and then you can link your personal account to your coaching account. Talk about the ultimate in self-coaching.
Having a coaching account means my workout library was empty. I could have shared my personal one with "Coach Mike" but I opted to rebuild it instead. This was an opportunity to clean things up and set up a better system.
We all have workouts we repeat. They're workouts, but they're also tests. These workouts help us track our progress, and can sometimes be a better indicator of progress than official tests because we only test occasionally and if the test doesn't go well, for whatever reason, it doesn't provide a good data point.
The problem can be finding these workouts, especially if you want to compare current data to previous years. How do you quickly and easily find all of your 2x20 workouts?
That's where workout codes come in.
Trainingpeaks.com and WKO+ come with search and filter options that help you find these workouts quickly and easily, but you have to set things up on the front end. If there is a workout you do often that you use to track progress, I recommend giving it a workout code. Then you can search by that code and pull up all of the times you've done that workout.
Rebuilding my workout library has had me thinking about workout codes. I came up with a system and I think will work well. I'm starting the codes with letters that indicate the type of workout and then I'm adding a dash and numbers to some workouts to add a little more detail.
Here's an example: BTH-220. That code is for a 2x20' at threshold workout. The "B" is for bike (run workouts begin with R, swim with an S). The "TH" stands for threshold so that indicates it's a threshold workout. The "220" after the dash stands for 2x20.
So now that I have a code on that workout, I can easily search for that code and pull up all the times I (or an athlete I'm coaching) have done that workout. You can also search for partial codes, which is part of the reasoning for my system. If I want to pull up all threshold workouts I just type in "BTH". Adding the "-220" to the code allows me the option of narrowing the search down even more and comparing just 2x20 workouts.
You don't need a code for every workout, recovery workouts probably don't need a code, but I recommend them for key "breakthrough" workouts. I'm adding them for every workout simply because I'm rebuilding my library and it's easy enough to add a code. And your codes don't need to be as specific as mine. You could just type in "Threshold" for all threshold workouts.
Here's a screenshot where I searched for all 2x20 workouts within the last 3 months. You'll see down on the lower left of the screen where you can type in workout codes.
|Searching for all 2x20 workouts in the past 3 months.
Here's a search for the same workout in WKO+.
|Searching for workout codes in the calendar view of WKO+
If you're in trainingpeaks.com and you want to add or change workout codes to existing workouts, you can easily do that in the calendar list view. Just click in the workout code box and add or change a code.
Below you can see where you can add codes (at the top) to the workout builder. You can get there by either creating a new workout for your library or clicking on an existing workout and then clicking edit. Once you have workout codes for your library, you just drag and drop those workouts onto your calendar and the codes will be there when you upload your workouts. Quick and easy.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
#617. Greetings from Palm Springs - America's Desert Playground
Paul was out in California for a conference in the desert resort city of Palm Springs,located 160 km inland from LA.
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Thursday, February 18, 2016
#616a. In case you are not familiar with Norman Rockwell's paintings and the "Saturday Evening Post"
Norm captured mid-century America on canvas, including kindly old GP's/pediatricians like Alan Bitner MD in the previous post. Back in 2010, we visited Norm's estate & museum at West Stockbridge in the Barringtons, in western Massachusetts right by where we went skiing last month.
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#616. could have been in the Saturday Evening Post
A great picture that Norman Rockwell would have been proud of. Accompanying a story about the cost of health care in this country, in the Business section of today's Times
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Monday, February 15, 2016
#615. You know it's going to snow when...
... when you see the Dept of Sanitation's salt trucks out on the street, as was the case this morning. Who needs Accuweather!
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Saturday, February 6, 2016
#614. Brooklyn Bridge Park today
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Sunday, January 24, 2016
#612. Winter storm Jonas, aka "snowzilla"
As predicted at the end of a previous post (#610) it did snow this weekend - but as you probably saw on your local news service, it was an historic snow event with 26.8" (approx 68 cm) recorded in Central Park, just 0.1" shy of the record for a NYC snowfall set in 2006. it snowed for more than 24 hrs, at the rate of 2.5 cm/minute, with strong winds causing blizzard conditions at times, and the roads were closed at 2.30 pm, and public transport shutdown and all the stores closed. Luckily the power stayed on.
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Who is Godivaworld Travels?
Just a gal of a particular age (I would check the 34 – 49 box on a survey lol), based in Atlanta but certain that will change in the near future!! Professionally, I am a Senior Management Consultant for a Consulting Firm based in the southeast but working with clients across the country. I have several passions and pursuits that I am engaged in and find myself most at peace when I am stimulating my mind (read: does not like idle chatter, non-value add interactions).
How'd I get here?
Growing up a military brat may have been the fire that was lit within me to explore the world, one adventure at a time. Or perhaps it is just my appreciation of life and all of its glory! No matter the reason, travel has been a major part of my life both as a youth and now well into my adulthood (see my Wanderlust Past)!
I've traveled for business, for leisure and just because. I've even been a contributing editor of a travel magazine as my way of sharing my experiences with others. It is my passion, it is my purpose and so I travel. I hope that by sharing my experiences and journeys with you that you, too will go somewhere new or at best go somewhere, anywhere and perhaps do something you've always wanted to.
I am often asked about my choice of destinations as well as the ins/outs of my travel as if it's a secret society. See, the only difference between those inquiring and myself is that I make no excuses for NOT traveling (or anything else for that matter) and throw everything at opportunities to explore the world. I recognized early on the value in creating memorable experiences gained by pushing yourself completely out of your comfort zone. Since that time, I've made every effort to explore new destinations and even retrace my steps to notso foreign stomping grounds.
Even with a full time career, a family, and numerous interests, passions, and pursuits if I've learned nothing in this life of mine I've learned that we truly make time for things that matter to us…..and so I make time to research, to dream, and to embark on various journeys for no other reason than to satisfy my inner being. Exploring the world is critical to my very being as it is when/where I am my most authentic, organic, and free self. You should try it and see what it can and will do for your inner being!
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I haven't been everywhere but it is on my life list so please follow me on my journey!
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Today I wanted to share with you all one of my favorite food items I consistently eat to continue growing my breasts while keeping calories in check!
Now remember...I did not, and will never say, that you have to eat this, otherwise, your boobs will not grow. Or that this is the only food item you need to consume to boost your boobies. It's always important to be on a well-balanced diet, not just to grow bigger breasts but for your overall health! And this item is just another one I think will *help* in doing so.
Yes! It's Greek Yogurt! :D
If you don't know what Greek yogurt is, imagine regular yogurt but a lot thicker consistency and more sour, which results from being strained and removing whey.
I remember seeing it a few years ago from a single brand. But everywhere you go, every yogurt company has their own Greek yogurt on the market these days. It's gotten quite popular with a growing number of health-conscious people!
Take a look at the amount of protein packed in this Greek yogurt...23g for 130 calories! 23g of protein is like a good serving of 3-ounce meat, which could easily come close to doubling the amount of calories (of course, depending on the type of meat, not double, but definitely not at 130).
I recommend you to opt for a nonfat or 2%, as I found out that a regular Greek yogurt can also pack its calories and fat content quite high. It also has less protein, typically 2-5g less per serving.
I do not particularly favor this brand, it just happened to be what was on sale at Whole Foods Market last week. They usually have 4 to 5 different Greek yogurt brands there, including their own. There is always one single brand that's on sale, and I typically just buy a sale item. I like some brands over others for a couple of reasons such as: more protein per calories, organic or non-organic (I try to buy organic as much as and whenever possible), and sourness...last one is kind of important to me. Some brands are way too sour for my taste, I just don't like them as much.
I like: Wallaby, Stoneyfield, Whole Foods Market brand (last one is cheaper than the rest but still quite good). Sometimes I buy Fage, again, depending on what's on sale (though not as excited when this is on sale as it's not organic...). I don't really like Chobani because it's way too sour and also quite expensive.
These are just my personal preferences, and it doesn't mean you'll also like them. But when you go out to buy one tonight, don't forget to check the labels for the actual protein/fat/sugar content! Just because it says "Greek yogurt" doesn't mean the benefits of high protein, low calories I just wrote above come in every container!
You can use Greek yogurt not just for the sake of eating yogurt, but for making smoothies, dips, soups, spreads, etc.
It's a great source of protein for everyone, but especially if you're a vegetarian!
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"See," Cella shot back, "that's a ridiculous thing to say, because I don't even know this guy or whether I like him or not. I was just going to kill him."
Yep. The Smith wolf pack is back. Along with the van Holtz pack, the Llewellan Pride, all the members of the Carnivore Shifter Team, and everyone's assorted friends, family and pack members. And any strays that happen along. But when you add in the Malone family, especially Cella "Bare Knuckles" Malone, She-Tiger, hockey enforcer for the Marauder, ex-Marine sniper, daughter to Butch "Nice Guy" Malone and hit-woman for Katzenhaus Securities, or KZS, the international feline protection agency. . . well, things get "interesting" in a very "Holy Homicide, Batman!" sort of way. Gotta love me some Cella!
Bear Meets Girl is another of Shelly Laurenston's Pride series, and is just as good as all the others in the series. Although, I have to admit, the cover is really bad. As in, sticking "Cella" down there at Crushek's feet like some prissy little weakling really sort of ticked me off. As IF Bare Knuckles Malone would whimper and mewl at some dude's feet!
Anyway, off my "Hate the Cover" Rant Horse (and what is up with that wimpy title, anyway? Just sayin'.) and on to the story. I had read the book before I saw it on Netgalley, but who could pass up being able to read any of Shelly's Pride series once more? I mean, the books are freakin' awesomesauce!!! I love humour in my urban fantasy/paranormal romance, and Shelly always offers something fun. In this case, watching poor Crushek wake up from a horrendous hangover in bed with a feline of all things (He knew lots of felines, but he didn't spend time around them because they were, as he'd already stated and everyone knew, totally untrustworthy. It was a fact. Look it up!) he only came to the party because, well, yeah, he was depressed. Well, he was getting transferred, of all things! And Crushek hates change. Like the fact that his favorite shoe store moved six years ago. And he still goes by and stares in the window and wishes that things didn't change. At least, until the people in the tea shop called the cops on the meth dealer standing around outside the window and scaring them all. Well, when you are a 6'9" 350-lb polar bear shifter who works as an undercover cop (yes, normally as a meth dealer. Sometimes a hired killer. But mostly? Yeah, a meth dealer) that isn't all that hard to understand. But that whole 'change' thing? Crushek just doesn't care for it. Like, At. All.
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Shelly Laurenston's Pride series is in my top five of the best paranormal series out there. The characters are amazingly fun, diverse, and consist of quite a few asskicker women who don't put up with any sort of garbage from anything or anyone. The underlying storyline of the families is well laid out and developed. But what I really like is her continuing story of how the shifters are working hard against humans, and even other shifters, who are running hunting camps where shifters, some as young as six, are turned loose on private preserves, hunted and slaughtered by anyone who has the money to pay – their bodies then stuffed, mounted, and kept in the homes of the rich and depraved. It isn't the animals who are the true monsters.
The story gets deeper, and meaner, this time around. The BPC, the Bear Preservation Council, and their leader, Peg Baissier, are up to something. Isolationists, the BPC don't like that Crushek works for the police department. Something bad is going down, and Peg seems determined that Crushek will fall into line. And if that means Crushek's cover was blown, and Crushek himself blown-away, well. The hunters are bad enough. But Peg Baissier may be even more deadly. Especially to Crushek – her foster son.
If you are a lover of PR and UF and haven't picked up this series after all the praise I have given it, why not? If you like humor, action, truly likable (and hatable) characters, solid world building, and a tight storyline, well, you can't do much better.
I received this book from the publisher (and Netgalley) in exchange for a realistic review. All thoughts are my own. I love this whole series!


text: T.J. Miller is hilarious. He's one of the best parts of Silicon Valley, which is one of the best comedies on TV right now. But T.J. Miller's public persona is, well, one of an ass. Last night, he was enough of an ass to flap the unflappable Stephen Colbert. Visiting The Late Show to tout his hosting gig at the Critics' Choice Awards this Sunday, Miller brought his asshole A-game, including smashing an egg on his face (hah), waving skeleton arms about, and interrupting Colbert every third sentence. Colbert doesn't seem too happy about it. We don't blame him. Need a palate cleanser? Watch Colbert's excellent discussion with Killer Mike about race; it's what late night television should be.


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During my recent retreat to the US Olympic Training Center with Daniel Stewart, we spent a fair amount of time on the issues in sports psychology.
Sports psychology is all about the mental aspects of sport. It's a way of dealing with pressure. And pressure can make you rush, forget things, and clouds your thinking. When placed under pressure, we fight, flee, or freeze. What we need our sports psychology to do is trigger a bias to action, so we fight in an intelligent and useful way.
Forget Perfect, Go For Resilient
"Perfect" is an impossible standard to meet. So don't even try. But even if you've let perfection go, you can still strive to be excellent. Always put in your best effort.
Instead of trying to be perfect, go for being resilient. That's where you bounce back after a mistake, or some other negative event. It's the ability to hold it together when others would consider it normal for you to just let it all fall apart.
Talk to Yourself Positively
The brain can't remember a negative. So always phrase things to yourself in the positive. For example: I will work out three days this week. Instead of: I won't miss a workout this week. That winds up translating to your brain as "I will miss a workout this week."
Survivors v. Victims
People tend to be one of two mindsets: survivor or victim. The victim makes excuses and gives themselves a pass for less than full effort because everything is someone else's fault. They tend to be passive and pessimistic. And they think if you have to exert some effort, then you must not be very good.
Survivors, on the other hand, have a bias to action, and view things more optimistically. They own their mistakes, and learn from them, instead of blaming others. And they view the act of making an effort as a noble thing on its own. They step up and do things where others would just walk on by. It could be committing a random act of kindness, like holding a door open; or reading one more article about your chosen discipline; or cleaning your tack just a little bit better. Or going to the gym…
Choose to be the survivor. Be the optimist. Take the action.
Use Music
Music can be a great motivator. Create playlists for yourself that help you keep your rhythm when trotting or cantering. I get a lot of great trot sets done to Nina Simone. Choose songs that are a certain length to help get you through conditioning sets for you or your horse. Put your favorite songs on the list, and don't listen to it unless you're at the gym, so you have to work out in order to hear your best music.
Talk to Yourself
As dorky as it sounds, use your own name when you do. It's easier for your brain to hear you when you speak about yourself in third-person. "Come on, Sue. You can do this," for example. Just don't do it in public, or people with think you're a narcissist, and they may call the men in the little white coats…
Learn Something New Every Week
Whether it's relevant to your riding or not, choose to learn something new every week. It could be a language, or from reading a new book. Choose something that you find interesting and meaningful, and get to it!
Have a Plan
Actually, you're going to need several plans. What is your routine in the week before an event? What about in the hours before the event? What about when your riding at the event and something goes wrong? What if the show gets behind and there's a delay in your ride time? What if you're behind and suddenly have to rush? How about when the ride is done?
These rituals need to be repeatable, predictable, and memorized. Remember that under stress, we forget things. So you have got to know these rituals cold.
The Bucket List & The Chuck It List
We all have a bucket list. That one is pretty easy. Just remember to keep yours written down somewhere. Mine's on an app on my phone, so I keep it with me all the time. Mine is pretty long, but that's because there are some pretty detailed goals in there.
Recently, I was introduced to the idea of a Chuck-It List. That's things like perfectionism, being a control freak, having expectations that I have to perform at a certain level for others, and the like. I need to get my head around all the stuff I need to chuck, but it's definitely a worthwhile effort.
Accountability & Being a Team Player
My class of ten from the clinic at the US Olympic Training Center is spread all across the country. We may very well never see each other in person again. But we have created a way for all of us to stay in touch, and to hold each other accountable about our fitness and conditioning. You don't have to be geographically close to each other to do this. You just have to be committed. And be willing to both "dish it out" and "take it."
Laugh and Have Fun!
We all started in this crazy sport because we fell in love with the horse. Remember that! This is fun. Enjoy yourself, laugh, love your horse, and relish the experiences you have together.


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I love scallops. Like, seriously love them. Fried with butter and garlic. In a mornay. Seared with a creamed corn sauce. And always, always with a crispy glass of white wine on the side. Ah, bliss.
As well as eating them, I love collecting scallops, they are super fun to 'catch'. I say 'catch' because there is not a lot of catching going on, more 'picking up'. They sit nestled in the sand, hiding away. You need to be beady-eyed, searching them out.
Anyway, once you have your (legal) haul of scallops you need you get the little parcels of deliciousness out of their shells. Now, there are plenty of different ways to do this. Below is a step-by-step guide to doing it my way, or more correctly, the way my family does it. You might find that your uncle's neighbour's son does it differently, that's fine. There is no 'correct' way, but you want to make sure you end up with a nice neat scallop and you're not wasting any of the precious meat by leaving it on the shell. We find this way works well, but feel free to modify if another way suits you better.
You will need a blunt pairing knife, or a bread and butter knife and some sea water to rinse them (please, please ever don't rinse fresh seafood in fresh water unless you absolutely have to, it really does destroy the flavour).
First you will need to lie your scallops out belly-down so they open up. We leave them to open while we are rinsing our dive gear - by the time we are done they are good to go.
Hold the scallop in your hand, belly-down. You need to be pretty speedy on the first step, if you're too slow they will close up and you will have to set them aside and wait for them to open again.
Quickly slice the knife in under the belly, releasing the muscle from the shell. You want to make sure you get right under it so you don't leave any of the muscle on the shell.
Once the muscle is released, the whole thing will relax and you will be able to open the scallop right up.
This will leave you with the scallop on the flat side of the shell.
Cut the black belly of the scallop off.
You should now be able to pull the scallop away cleanly from the shell, leaving behind the 'gunk' that you don't want.
All done! Pop your scallop into a bowl of sea water while you are shucking the rest and give them a gentle swirl - this will make sure they are nice and clean. Drain on a paper towel and cook them up that day! Delicious!
Many thanks to my brother for his expert demonstration :-)


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Fintechnews: Frankfurt sees thriving fintech industry
arago GmbH was mentioned in Fintechnews Switzerland. The article describes Frankfurt on its way to become a world leading fintech hub. In 2017, Deloitte ranked Frankfurt already as the third largest fintech hubs in Europe, behind only to London and Zurich.
At the moment, more than 300 banks as well as the largest stock exchange in Continental Europe, Deutsche Börse Group, are located in Frankfurt. One of the newest programs to arrive in Frankfurt is the iconic Silicon Valley accelerator program Plug and Play, which launched a new European fintech program in collaboration with TechQuartier.
arago GmbH was mentioned as a notable fintech venture in the field of AI.
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text: Last week's message at the Direct Marketing Association Integrated Marketing Week in New York was clear; marketers must deliver great customer experience through integrated marketing across multiple channels; web, social, mobile, broadcast, email, in-store, outdoor and beyond. In a panel discussion led by Linda Gharib, SVP of Digital Marketing for Citigroup and Margot Vaughan, SVP for MasterCard the take-away was that marketers and agencies alike are challenged with the task of implementing omni-channel marketing; a seamless, consistent, relevant message available when customers demand necessary information. They stated, "For brand messaging to be effective marketers must understand what phase of the journey customers are experiencing. For example, brand messaging must reflect whether customers are on boarding or current customers."Read More


text: What energy efficiency ratings mean and why theyre important Posted January 10, 2017 The cost to heat and cool your home makes up more than half of your utility bills. That's why it's imperative to look for a system that provides quality comfort in your Rocky Mount home while still ensuring energy efficient. Better energy efficiency means your system is operating well while using less energy. Whether you are looking into a replacement air conditioner or furnace or considering to upgrade your existing equipment to be more energy efficient, there are some ratings to know that will help you during the procedure. So what exactly do those energy efficiency ratings mean? SEER (used to measure cooling efficiency) SEER stands for Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio. The SEER rating reflects the effectiveness of your unit at different temperatures, in other words, seasonally in Rocky Mount. A greater SEER rating denotes a greater energy efficiency, which will turn into lower utility bills. The Department of Energy expects a minimum 13 SEER-rating for cooler states in the north and a 14 SEER-rating minimum for humid, southern states. If your home has an aged unit with a lower SEER-rating, you could see radical energy savings after an upgrade. AFUE or HSPF (used to measure heating efficiency: gas or electric) AFUE stands for Annualized Fuel Utilization Efficiency ratio and it keeps track of the percentage of heat created for every dollar of fuel consumed. You can consider it as the MPG on your car. The higher the AFUE-rating, the less your energy costs. If your furnace has a AFUE rating of 80, that denotes that 80% of the heat generated is exhausted to heat the home, while 20% of the heat is wasted through venting. HSPF stands for the Heating Seasonal Performance Factor and is used to measure the heating efficiency of heat pumps. It is the SEER rating for winter as it only measures your unit's heating productivity. Again, the larger the number, the more energy efficient the heat pump. Davis Heating & Air Conditioning in Rocky Mount offers equipment with the greatest energy efficiency ratings. If you are uncertain what the energy ratings are of the system in your home we would be happy to help you better understand to keep your home comfy, while saving money. Give us a call at 540-369-3790 to set up an appointment with us. Back To Blog


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A huge collection of my 'Factoids' can be accessed from my 'Kirt's Cogitations'
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Skyrocketing costs for college tuition have been an issue for a long time. Reports published lately show how the price of a semester of college has exploded in the last few decades. Those same investigations have determined that a big part of the increase has been due to the ease at which school loans can be obtained - very similar to the way housing costs have increased with easy access to mortgage money. As students were more able to pay the rate, supply and demand allowed costs to go up accordingly. For instance, the above chart shows that from 1982 to 2007 the cost of tuition, fees, room, and board increased by an average of about 450%. During the same period the median family income increased 150% and the CPI was up 100%. Even medical care "only" increased by 250%. To illustrate the oblivion nature of far too many students, at the behest of professors and administrators who are themselves part of "the 1%," from an income and privilege standpoint, the students attend Occupy Wall Street (OWS) demonstrations to rail against the 1%. Ivory Tower pontificators blasting Capitalism while profiting from it are not limited to universities; their names are in the news on a daily basis.1/26/2012If you had to guess, what would you say this image represents? Part of a printed spiral inductor? How about a printed antenna for near field communications (NFC)? Need a hint? OK, the object is part of a project that Alexander Graham Bell, his cousin Chichester Bell, and Charles Sumner Tainter worked on in their Volta Laboratory Associates labs. No, it's not a neatly wound coil of telephone cable. It is a section of an audio recording etched on a glass platter in November of 1884. After being stored at the Smithsonian Museum for 130 years, this and a few other recording media was lent to the scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with hopes that they could apply newly invented noninvasive, non-contact techniques to scan the disc and use software algorithms to recover the data. Thomas Edison had introduced his phonograph to the world in 1877, after which many people attempted to improve on his system both for recording and playback. About 200 of the Volta Lab recordings are in the Smithsonian's collection of around 400 of the earliest recordings ever made on a variety of materials.Per National Museum of American History curator Carlene Stephens, "These recordings were made using a variety of methods and materials such as rubber, beeswax, glass, tin foil and brass, as the inventors tried to find a material that would hold sound. We don't know what is recorded, except for a few cryptic <more>12/15/2011Gray market electronics components have been a problem for a long time. An extensive article appeared recently in EE Times reporting on a case based on a small operation in south Florida that was importing and re-selling counterfeit parts to military, aerospace, medical, and other product manufacturers. The Feds charged them "with conspiracy, trafficking in counterfeit goods and mail fraud for knowingly importing more than 3,200 shipments of suspected or confirmed counterfeit semiconductors into the United States, marketing some of the products as "military grade" and selling them to customers that included the U.S. Navy and defense contractors." The good news might be that this particular scam operation was caught and stopped, but the bad news is, according to the story, that many more are never prosecuted - largely because of typical bureaucratic SNAFUs in government procedures.A couple years ago I wrote a short piece on the gray market problem, and surely it has only gotten worse. Much of the blame can be placed squarely on the shoulders of our own production equipment vendors, manufacturers (almost a misnomer anymore) and the technology export laws. The U.S. has been shipping know-how and machinery overseas for decades, but in the 1990s, the pace accelerated significantly. Now, in 2011, there are almost no significant restrictions on what kind of intellectual property (IP) or hardware can be sold or given away to other countries. The first time I remember really being alerted to the gravity of the problem was when reading <more>11/3/2011
The case for domestic exploration and extraction of elements has been documented extensively in the last couple decades. Tragic exploitation of desperately poor people occurs throughout the world for the purpose of providing the "civilized" world with an endless supply of creature comforts. Most of us are aware of the god-awful conditions under which men, women, and children labor to bring us lithium for our iPhone and laptop computer batteries, niobium for super strong magnets in motors and medical imaging machines, phosphor for our curly-Q "green" compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs, mercury for those same bulbs and for processing rock ore to extract the metals. Oh, and don't forget about all the precious metals used in jewelry and high-end decorative artifacts The list of applications is extensive, as is the list of human suffering from death, grotesque physical and mental injury, and pathetic living conditions. A little while back, I wrote about our troops providing cover for private company exploration missions in Afghanistan for rare earth metals. As usual, the very people who make the most noise about the... <more>2/13/2012It might be a little late to bring this advice to you in time for Christmas presents, but better late than never. In case you don't know, there are websites like Decide.com that attempt to predict when the next model of electronics devices are likely to be released or if prices are due to drop, by tracking retail activity and various "rumors" from industry insiders. News related to the products are available as well. Prognostications are based on educated guesses based on statistical analysis of historical trends. Decide.com claims 77% accuracy on their predictions, and an average savings of $54. retrevo.com provides the same type service. If you are a Mac type, then the Buyer's Guide tab on MacRumors.com might be your best bet. In general, smartphones and tablets are usually updated on roughly a yearly basis. Microprocessors and nextgen computer hardware are on roughly a two-year cycle, as are OSes. One sure sign of a new model appearing on the shelves is a major price drop - like car dealers clearing the lot to make room for next year's models. 12/22/2011If you have been thinking about starting your own business, Inc. magazine has some suggestions for where the best place to do that would be. The USA doesn't even make the top 10 list. With a predatory government and accomplices in the media that daily attack successful people and business, it is no wonder. The full force of the government is used to regulate everything from farms to pharmaceuticals to furniture makers out of business. Lawmakers dream up new taxes so fast nobody can keep track of them or mount campaigns against them. Just a few days ago we learned of a new tax on Christmas trees (withdrawn over public outcry). We're always told each one is only the equivalent to a cup of coffee or a Big Mac per week, but pile on hundreds of them and soon it's overwhelming. Business owners are afraid to make investments in capital and personnel because there is no telling what new government mandate might finally break their backs. So where is the #1 spot for starting a business? New Zealand. I'd gladly relocate there if I could afford the move - the glider flying there is famously excellent! #2 is Australia. My neighbor just across Lake Erie, Canada, is #3 (now there's a real possibility depending on next year's election). Rawanda is #8, but I'll leave that to those with a death wish. USA is #13 - quite sad. Here is the World Bank's data used for the report.11/10/2011
Energy harvesting is a popular topic these days. We read often about piezo and thermal transducers that convert vibrational and impact mechanical energy to electrical energy in vehicles, machinery, and clothing. The idea is to recover some of the energy lost due to system inefficiencies and byproducts of normal usage. With as chock full of electronics as most of the aforementioned objects are, being able to generate electricity to supplement the line supply or more importantly the battery supply for mobile platforms can make a significant improvement in how long a charge lasts. Designs for military boots that recharge batteries are already in use, and shock absorbers are in the queue. You might be inclined to think that energy harvesting is a new phenom, but thanks to an article provided by Paul A. (W2RIA), we see that it has been around for quite a while, especially for RF energy harvesting. The April 1958 (just 4 months before I was born) edition of Popular Science featured a pieced titled, "New Radio Steals Its Power from the Air." A simple tuned circuit is given that taps the RF energy from a nearby (1 mile away) 500 W AM radio broadcast station to generate "telepower" for powering a simple receiver with the same energy that creates the sound in the earpiece.3/2/2012 RF Cafe began a makeover on January 1st of this year. It is a long way from being complete. Since its inception in 1999, RF Cafe has grown rather explosively, and during that time thousands of pages of content have been added. The task of compiling and presenting all of the information in a useful manner has become daunting, if not impossible. The biggest criticism I get about RF Cafe is the overall clutter of the pages - way too much stuff crammed into a small area. Trust me, it has bothered me as much as it has you.I have tried many times to come up with an acceptable alternative for spreading things out that would not cause the page to be 2000 pixels wide or many pages tall, and still be useful. My options have been limited by a combination of not wanting to send visitors multiple layers deep into the site in order to locate targeted data, not wanting to implement unreliable dropdown type menus (still not enough standardization to work consistently across browsers and platforms), and most importantly not having the freedom to reconfigure the entire web page layout because of commitments to advertisers who were paying hard-earned money to appear in specific locations on the page. At great financial risk, I made the command decision to change that last restriction at the beginning of 2012. Doing so was key to being able to accomplish everything...<more>RF Cafe began a makeover on January 1st of this year. It is a long way from being complete. Since its inception in 1999, RF Cafe has grown rather explosively, and during that time thousands of pages of content have been added. The task of compiling and presenting all of the information in a useful manner has become daunting, if not impossible. The biggest criticism I get about RF Cafe is the overall clutter of the pages - way too much stuff crammed into a small area. Trust me, it has bothered me as much as it has you.I have tried many times to come up with an acceptable alternative for spreading things out that would not cause the page to be 2000 pixels wide or many pages tall, and still be useful. My options have been limited by a combination of not wanting to send visitors multiple layers deep into the site in order to locate targeted data, not wanting to implement unreliable dropdown type menus (still not enough standardization to work consistently across browsers and platforms), and most importantly not having the freedom to reconfigure the entire web page layout because of commitments to advertisers who were paying hard-earned money to appear in specific locations on the page. At great financial risk, I made the command decision to change that last restriction at the beginning of 2012. Doing so was key to being able to accomplish everything else. <more>1/19/2012We seem to have reached a crossroads in America, as well as in a lot of other similar countries. Over the last few decades government agencies, universities, public schools, and media have convinced many people that the only way to succeed and be happy and productive is to go to college and earn a Bachelor's (or higher) degree - in anything. Drilled into us continually is that the average person with at least a 4-year degree will earn up to a million dollars more in his/her lifetime. Sounds good, right? As anyone with knowledge of statistics will tell you, averages are meaningless without an accompanying figure for standard deviation. That would be the same as saying if you stand with one foot in a pot of near boiling water and the other in a pot of ice water, on the average you would feel just right.The propaganda has been so successful that millions of people have been willing to shell out tens of thousands of dollars (largely through loans that they don't think should have to be paid back) to get degrees in anything - literally. People graduate, discover there are no jobs paying high of a wage to live on while also servicing loans, then go back for a Master's degree on more borrowed (well, more like embezzled than borrowed these days) money. With a freshly minted diploma in Women's Studies, Equality <more>12/1/2011
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Muggle Net is reporting that Emma has signed on for "The Little Mermaid" live action film. They're saying that this is the reason why she dropped out of "Cinderella" and "Your Voice in My Head". They are also saying that she has already begun training for this film at an aquatics facility in LA. The training includes scubba diving, synchronized swimming, and diving. This is a rumor. Fingers crossed that it becomes fact.
Emma, The Little Mermaid, Rumor
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Posted 02 April 2013 - 07:59 PM
Aha. Here the first movie-poster
"Benutze es!" = "Use it!"
"Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them." John Updike
Posted 02 April 2013 - 08:17 PM
April Fools is so so stupid.
Posted 02 April 2013 - 09:01 PM
April Fools is so so stupid.
yeah, but sometimes rumors throughout the rest of the year are even more stupid
Posted 03 April 2013 - 02:21 AM
The April Fools Day posts on Mugglenet were totally funny though
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 04:48 AM
I mean could have been a TEENY bit more origional but still a good one!
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Posted 03 April 2013 - 12:09 PM
I'm beginning to think this was and April Fools joke and I fell for it , hook, line and sinker. LOL Pun intended. The sad part is I think I fell for it last year too. LOL
Posted 03 April 2013 - 03:24 PM
Don´t worry tabitoo i hate April jokes too. Exspecially when it is so cold outside.
But i´m glad it is not true, because in would prefer to see her in rich opulent dresses than in seashell bh and fishtail^^
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Odi et amo. Quare id faciam, fortasse requiris.
Nescio. Sed fieri sentio et excucior.
>> I hate and i love. Why i do this, you maybe want to know.
Don´t know. But i feel, that i get true it, an i feel great torment.<<
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Posted 04 April 2013 - 07:28 PM
LOL, that most likely was an April's Fool joke.
Posted 06 November 2013 - 11:00 PM
LOL, that most likely was an April's Fool joke.
I liked the movie-poster though…
Posted 22 November 2013 - 01:03 AM
Emma Watson is not going to do the little mermaid that is going to be played by Miley Cryus. Emma Watson is going to play Beauty in the Beast.
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The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan
26th Nov 2013
The thought of settling down to a 600 page family saga full of feminine tears and tantrums could be enough to make one flinch. Can Amy Tan's historical Goliath of a novel, The Valley of Amazement hold our attention through the generations?
Violet Minturn has an identity crisis of indescribable magnitude. Half-American, half-Chinese, she spends her childhood in Shanghai floating around her American mother's skirts and speaking a variety of English, Shanghainese and 'Pidgin'.
As the daughter of the madam of a first class courtesan house, Violet lives in a twilight world, spying on the courtesans and their sordid activities and playing childish, pampered games with her pet cat Carlotta. She is a contradiction, belonging neither to the superstitious Shanghainese world nor quite possessing the pioneering Yankee habits of her mother.
Betrayed by gangsters and her mother's naivety, she is forced into the role of the virgin courtesan, one she never dreamed she would inhabit and where her ability to blur the lines between East and West, dream and reality, become both her lifeline and her business.Betrayed by gangsters and her mother's naivety, she is forced into the role of the virgin courtesan, one she never dreamed she would inhabit and where her ability to blur the lines between East and West, dream and reality, become both her lifeline and her business.
In her seventh and longest novel to date, New York Times bestselling author Tan enters familiar territory and explores themes of identity, love, betrayal, tradition and the unfathomable depths of emotion that exist between mother and daughter.
Inspired by intriguing family photos depicting her grandmother in surprisingly elegant and risqué attire for the day, Tan is comfortable with her topic. Witty, shocking and undeniably compelling, she is an author who knows her craft.
Shanghai courtesan culture is a sure-fire recipe for oodles of glamour and wonderment, and happily Tan delivers. With the delicate balance of careful research and artistic license that good historical fiction requires, this novel lends a glimpse into the lives of resilient, believable female characters and their joys and sorrows.
But despite their strength and in frightening comparison with the baby girls who are still discarded across China even today, the reliance of Violet and her female companions on men is made quite clear, and boy is it frustrating.
Although the fatalism displayed by the characters in this novel can become slightly irritating at times, is complete sympathy with our heroines always necessary?
Each and every character is beautifully, realistically flawed. They are naive, arrogant and just plain stupid at times, but Tan portrays each and every one with care and leaves the reader with a clear grasp and acceptance of Violet's imperfect world and the fools who inhabit it.
That said, is 600 pages a little excessive? A little. Falling into the trap of many novels of its size, there are small portions of vacuous narrative that sometimes feel a little bit like filler, and her mother's enlightening, interweaving narrative only appears almost two-thirds of the way into the story. All the same, Tan manages her sizeable cast list well and there are few moments of confusion for such an ambitious tale.
Is The Valley of Amazement 'amazing' then? Not quite, but it is both entertaining and deeply moving. Despite a lacklustre finale, this novel has 'film adaptation' written all over it. Now, who's up for playing the virgin courtesan?


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Cole & Mason Ground Cumin
Eat our Ground Cumin with a spiced rack of lamb. The earthiness of cumin works especially well with lamb. Make a spice rub of ground cumin, coarsely ground black pepper and ground cardamom. Marinate for several hours, roast and serve with a cooling yoghurt sauce.
Why not try thinking Mexican, not Moroccan. Brown some ground beef in a pan, then season with chopped garlic, smoked paprika, ground cumin and salt to taste. Serve in hard tacos or soft tortillas, with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and sour cream.
Though mostly associated with Indian curries and Middle Eastern stews, the ancient Greeks and Romans were fond of cumin too, in medicines and skin creams. And in the Middle Ages, people were known to carry a little cumin in their pocket to ward off bad luck.
The seeds come from a herb that's in the same family as parsley, with an unmistakably musty aroma. Often used to season meat, you can also use it to add warmth and depth to vegetarian dishes.
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Two unlimited plans sounds nice, but there's a small catch.
Prepaid service plans are great options for customers that want affordable monthly bills without all the bells and whistles from the likes of AT&T and Verizon, and one of your better options in this field is Cricket Wireless. Cricket made some nice changes to its service plans earlier this month, but a new one that's just been spotted isn't quite as joyful.
According to Droid Life, Cricket removed its 8GB and 12GB data plans on November 8 and effectively replaced them with its Unlimited 2 and Unlimited options. Having two unlimited plans versus two limited ones might sound like an upgrade, but that isn't necessarily the case.
On one hand, you're looking at a potential larger monthly cost. The 8GB and 12GB plans used to cost $50/month and $60/month, whereas Unlimited 2 and Unlimited will set you back $55/month and $60/month, respectively. Unlimited 2 and Unlimited come with mostly the same features, but Unlimited 2 will limit your download speeds to a sluggish 3Mbps. If you upgrade to Unlimited for $5 more per month, you'll increase to Cricket's regular 8Mbps.
Along with the two unlimited plans, you still have access to Cricket's 2GB and 5GB data plans that recently got upgraded from 1GB and 4GB.
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David has represented thousands of parents and children in special education matters in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware since 1995.
Prior to establishing Thalheimer and Palumbo, he served for five years as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia. Before serving at the District Attorney's office, he was a litigation associate in the Philadelphia office of the Dechert law firm. He has often lectured on special education issues to educators and parents.
His J.D. degree is from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he was an Editor of the Law Journal. His undergraduate degree is a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Thalheimer is a past President of the Advocacy Board of the Arc of Montgomery County. David lives in Philadelphia with his wife and twin daughters.


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It may come as a surprise to some that our mission is NOT tax. We do tax (and we do it very well) that's a given. But it's certainly not the
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I just bought 1989 by Taylor Swift. "Blank Space" was just too good. I couldn't not spend $13 on the album.
This means a popcorn spiced recipe AND Taylor Swift are both within one scroll on this blog. I've reached solid gold white girl status.
I have officially spent enough time away from my nanny baby that I'm having withdrawals. It took everything I had not to steal the cutest little ginger off of the train last night. GIVE ME ALL THE BABIES.
I recently embarked on a mission to watch all of "The Office" again for the fourth time as background noise while working at night. The first few times I watched it, however, were before the final season was on Netflix, and it turns out I hate it even more now than I did the first time I saw it. I think Will Ferrell is the worst and I know that's not actually true.
I still haven't done anything exciting with my apples. The thought of peeling them for the recipes I want to follow just seems way too strenuous.
I had a cold hamburger for breakfast yesterday. Like, I couldn't even be bothered with sticking it in the microwave for 20 seconds before consuming it. This was at 7am.
I had the rest of it for dinner.
I can't remember the last time I went to the grocery store and I've become intimately acquainted with Seamless.
I ran almost 4 miles one day last week and I'm still sore. Remember when I used to run 10+ miles on Saturdays for funsies? (And break my ass every time..) Those were good times.
My weekend was actually a lot more exciting than I made it out to be. Sometimes blogging about your life is hard knowing people from said life could be reading it.
I went to trivia night on Monday and we lost so bad we didn't even rank. The only category we nailed was the name-the-toys-from-the-90's section.
I made a 3-page list of blog ideas that I don't have time to execute and it's killing me hard-ly..?


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January 25, 2020
Submitted by: American Electric Power
Categories: Philanthropy & Corporate Contributions, Community Development
Posted: Oct 18, 2016 – 08:28 AM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 18 /CSRwire/ - Nearly two months after historic flooding devastated several small West Virginia communities, Appalachian Power leaders and employees presented the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army a $102,178 donation dedicated to flood relief efforts in those communities. The donation comprises $52,178 in personal contributions from more than 400 employees across AEP's 11-state area and $50,000 in matching funds from the AEP Foundation. The funds will be split equally between the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army, and will be dedicated specifically to flood relief efforts in West Virginia.
Since inception of the AEP Emergency Disaster Relief Fund, the company and the Foundation have matched a little more than $568,000 in employee donations with a total of more than $1,136,000 in employee, corporate and Foundation relief donations.
During difficult times like this, AEP recognizes the important role it plays in supporting and reviving local communities. A financial donation is one of a number of ways the company and employees helped the flood-ravaged communities in West Virginia get back on their feet. Others include:
A $25,000 company donation announced just days after the flood;
A multi-area volunteer effort in which approximately 175 employees and family members served more than 1,500 meals to flood victims and relief workers, assisted residents and businesses with flood clean-up and answered customer questions about electrical service;
Waiving of security deposits and temporary service fees for customers impacted by flooding, as well as paying electrical inspection fees for more than 200 customers who needed an inspection before reconnection;
Donation of ground rods, ground wire and service entrance cable to the local IBEW flood relief efforts;
Providing information and assessing individual customer situations through door-to-door visits, information tents and a mobile office; and
Establishing a special toll-free hotline number for customers to call with flood-related service questions, staffed with specially-trained representatives.
The AEP Emergency Disaster Relief Matching Donation program has been matching employee giving since it began in December 2004 following the Indian Ocean tsunami. The AEP Foundation began matching donations in May 2013 after an intense and destructive tornado hit Moore, OK. The Fund is currently collecting donations for relief efforts in the flooded areas of Louisiana.
Appalachian Power has 1 million customers in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee (as AEP Appalachian Power). It is a unit of American Electric Power, one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity and custom energy solutions to nearly 5.4 million customers in 11 states. AEP owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a more than 40,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined. AEP also operates 223,000 miles of distribution lines. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning approximately 31,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S.
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Hey Everyone,
Well surprisingly we still had a few Members brave the wind and rain last night and head up to the Club for the Member Draw, and despite only a handful of Members present, the draw was won and regular Roger Finn swam home with a nice $680.00. Well won Roger.
With the Patrolling Season at an end, it is now time for us all to let our hair down a little bit and celebrate another fantastic season on the sand, so Patrolling Members and Active Helpers, please remember to get down to the Club today or tomorrow to get your end of season presentation night tickets. There has been plenty of talk around the Club about people preparing their costumes, but very little tickets have yet been sold, so turn my frown upside down and get your butts down here this weekend and see Elke or one of the staff who can help you out.
Speaking of our lovely Bar Wench Elke, she is on the lookout for someone to assist her to build her a herb garden wall up on the deck, these herbs are obviously a lifesaving essential as without them the cocktails would just not taste the same, I am not quite sure myself what she has in mind, but she is pretty creative, so have a chat to her if you think you can help out.
Save the date, well dates, the entire June long weekend we will be presenting the Festival of Beer, this is your chance to put your beer knowledge to the test, there will be live music, games and prizes to be won all weekend. So don your drinking and thinking cap and join in the fun.
Member Draw
Last Week $100.00 Not Claimed
Jackpot now $150.000 next draw 3rd May. So get down to the Club between 4.30pm and 6pm. Remember, your name goes back in the draw each week, so if it has been drawn once it CAN be drawn again. Our Friday Night Bonus Draw was won last night, a nice $680.00 for Roger Finn. Bonus Draw now back to $100.00 next Friday.
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EU wants stricter rules on animal trafficking
Now the EU Parliament wants to make it harder for criminals to smuggle dogs across the borders, since these animals are often being transported without vaccination and under cruel conditions.
False documents and false ID chips
The demand for pets have increased in the EU countries, but few can afford to pay up to 25 000 SEK, which is the cost of a pedigree dog. The smugglers, therefore, transport the dogs, mainly from the Baltic States, to countries like Sweden, France and the UK. The buyers are often tricked into buying dogs with false documents and false ID chips. The dogs are not vaccinated, which leads to the spread of diseases like rabies.
New animal health law this spring
The EU parliament have now voted for a requirement that all EU countries register pets like dogs and cats, and report suspicious activity like illegal smuggling between the EU countries. It is hoped that the requirement will be included in the new animal health law, which will be completed this spring.


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Happy August! Here in Austin it remains hot and construction-y and I'm starting to feel like I need an escape.
The Rio Olympics
#OpeningCeremony was tonight. Despite some serious concerns, it's going well so far & thousands of people are in Brazil for the games. Go Team USA! 🇺🇸 (Especially the U.S. Women's Soccer Team as they play to become the first team ever to win the World Cup and Olympic Gold back-to-back.)
- Although I've been struggling a bit lately, I'm still enjoying the small things, like watching Grey's Anatomy and re-watching Buffy on Netflix.
- Today was also Neil Armstrong's birthday, so NASA created a moving tribute to him.
- One of my favorite things this week was this advice from Austin Kleon for young, creative people looking for a home that they can actually afford.
- I was recently reminded of Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin's celebration of lifelong friendship and if you haven't seen it, it's so great. Love them.
I'm looking forward to a nice weekend of watching Olympics & catching up on my relaxation, and I hope you are too.


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Once I saw glass blowing, I knew I had to try it. And then once I tried it, I was pretty much hooked. And that was almost seventeen years ago, or sixteen years ago now.
Fan 1:
It's great to see one of my favorite glass blowers for the first time. I brought some of my collection of his stuff out. And I guess I got to see some more of the scene. Got some new artists to check out, stuff like that. I'm hoping they get some more artists like that in the future also. I'd like to see Snic Barnes come through. That'd be pretty cool.
Fan 2:
I realized Salt was in the area and I talked to him a little bit at the Michigan Glass Project in July. And figured out paths would cross again down here while I was in the area.
I designed a piece that I call a soul window, which is a rip curl with the eye on the side that's a clear window. So you can see into the inside of the piece because the eyes are the windows to the soul, you know?
On this I put a little line of that pink, just to get that tooth material of like where, because this is hollow right?
So I do a little solid pink, and then a stripe of this other color and then get that all melted in smooth. And then I take my scissors and I actually cut that into the separate teeth.
And then I got back and kind of move them around and melt the backside, because like all those little cuts put stress in the glass and then it wants to crack right there.
So I'll go back behind and take as much of that out as I can so it's still looks like separate pieces but really it's like kind of half fused back into one thing. You know what I'm saying? Does that make sense?
Then these are all just individual little pulls.
What's the longest piece you've done?
I've got one at the house that I didn't even get to see because it was still hot when I got on the plane. But I spent like two weeks on that one getting ready for this show at the end of the month. Glass--it's the way I make my money. It's how I kind of, it's like a catharsis you know? It's like how I like deal with my shit or whatever. But it's also how I have connected to some of the people that I'm closest to in my life. And so the fact that that stretches across the world. I mean I could, I really can't even imagine any way that I could have made those kinds of connections with people.
I mean even like meeting you guys here. You know, to be here in Cincinnati. I'm here because of this, you know and so it's pretty special. Usually when people are talking about functionality they're talking about how something bubbles and how well it bubbles. And so, that's a matter of problem solving. You have to move the smoke vapor from an elevated position down to the bottom of the piece where the water is right? So the water level will be somewhere, whoops, somewhere above this down stem. And the way that problem is normally solved is by using what is traditionally scientific technique.
So the scientific industry is glass that's made for chemical processes and separating vapors and other liquids from each other, distilling and there's any number of different processes. But all like these ground joints, these complicated seals on the inside, this is all based in the scientific world. That's where it comes from, it's adapted to the pipe. So these seals work and they're great, but they don't allow me to be so detailed and add my carving and texture.
So what I did was ask myself, "how can I solve this problem in a way that allows me to do what I want to do and not be held back aesthetically by the function by adding the function." And that's what was happening. Clear glass, you know, clear's funny because in some ways clear is like the beginning. But it's also one of the most difficult things to work with because you can't hide anything. You know? If you make any mistakes or there's anything's dirty. And this can be like the last step. You can kind of screw the clear up. So there was a time when I didn't have the patience to work with clear and I didn't understand all of the stuff. Like you have to like wipe down all your tools and kind of really maintain you know just run a tight ship for the clear to work. But it's also a part of what we do involves this functionality.
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- 2 x 250g punnets cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 x 250g punnets golden grape tomatoes, halved
- 3 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges
- ½ cup fresh basil leaves
- 80ml (1/3 cup) extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (see note)
- 1 teaspoon raw sugar (brown sugar)
Place combined tomato and basil in a large serving bowl.
Whisk the oil, vinegar, mustard and sugar in a jug. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle over the salad. Toss to combine.