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Manvell's "Bistro Afterwards" Ride
Starting time: 10 AM
Distances: Route options include 30, 40, and 50 miles. Cue sheet available online.
Ride Description: The ride will start and end in the Spotsylvania Courthouse Pavilion. You will ride the back roads between the courthouse and Lake Anna. The highlight of the ride just might be the social that occurs at the end. Join Justin and other riders for a drink and a bite to eat at a local Bistro in the Pavilion.
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You're basically not Canadian if you don't spend the four years between Winter Olympics waiting eagerly for whatever new Team Canada gear Hudson's Bay is going to come up with. Well, the wait is over, Canada, because HBC just unveiled the new Olympic wear for Team Canada in Pyeongchang and it is exactly what you would expect in the best way possible.
Some of our 2018 athletes modeled the fashions that they're going to be wearing at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, including their mid-thigh length parkas, sweaters, hats and (obviously) mittens. Looks like they're going for a more red and black colour scheme this year instead of red and white, but we're not complaining. Our athletes look incredible.
It's official, #TeamCanada is going to look amazing at #PyeongChang2018.
Check out the full @hudsonsbay collection👉 https://t.co/RKl92lwqa7 pic.twitter.com/5t2cue1IOt
— Team Canada (@TeamCanada) October 3, 2017
And of course, we can get in on all the fashionable action too. Just in time for fall weather, all the Team Canada wear is available from The Bay's website. And it looks like we're going to be able to support our national team in more ways than ever this year.
Naturally, you've got your staples, updated for the current season: the iconic mittens, matching scarves, toques, jackets, sweaters, and socks.
There are some new additions too that are so cute you might not be able to wait for Christmas to get your hands on them. Like this super chic blanket scarf (for only $40).
And these hyper Canadian duffel bags and backpacks.
And this traditional plaid call-back to every Canadian joke ever. You would obviously wear this for chopping wood outside your igloo.
And our personal favourite: these Team Canada holiday onesies (available for infants, children and adults).
We'll take one of everything. Is there some kind of discount if you buy in bulk?


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Regency Theatres
Trolley Square Cinemas
(Madstone Theaters)
602 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
(1988 - 2008)
Cineplex Odeon opened the Trolley Square Cinemas on 28 June 1988 in the southwest corner of the Trolley Square mall. The theater had a more luxurious style than the other multiplexes of that time. The screens were covered with curtains and all four auditoriums were equipped with Dolby Stereo.
In 1998 Cineplex Odeon merged with New York-based Loews Cineplex. On 15 February 2001, Loews filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing an "industrywide oversupply of theater screens". The Trolley Square Cinemas closed on 26 February 2001.[1]
Loews' bankruptcy is the latest in a trend that started last year when several big theater operators . . . filed for bankruptcy protection. Industry analysts have said that the biggest theater owners raced to outdo each other in the 1990s by building lavish theater megaplexes with stadium seating and gourmet food -- moves that pleased theater patrons but played havoc with the theater owners' balance sheets."[1]
Madstone Theaters reopened the theater on 8 August 2003, operating it as an art house. "The renovated theaters boast new projection and sound equipment, rows of seats broadly spaced so moviegoers can walk past without bumping knees, a lounge area with tables and big-screen TV, and a sparkling lobby opening out to Trolley Square's southern foyer and fountain."[2]
"Madstone Theaters offer a unique new destination for film lovers. The company strives to create a distinctive, community-oriented cinema experience through varied programming, engaging discussion and collaborative partnerships with local and national organizations. Each Madstone Theater features an array of exciting independent, art and foreign films, gourmet food & drink and a friendly and knowledgeable staff."[3]
On 7 June 2004, New York-based Madstone Theaters discontinued operations in Salt Lake City and six other cities because the theater chain was "not able to achieve its business goals."[4]
California-based Regency Theatres reopened the Trolley Square Cinemas on Christmas Day, 25 December 2004. Regency began negotiating with Madstone Theaters earlier in the year for the purchase of several theaters, but after the theater chain failed, Regency dealt directly with the Trolley Square mall. The acquisition was completed on 1 December 2004, six months after the theaters had closed.[5]
Regency spokesman Lyndon Golin said, "We provide a sophisticated movie-going experience. We sell espresso and cappuccino, imported chocolates and pastries. We'll try to bring in filmmakers to do Q&As. Our goal is to heighten the whole experience."[5]
The closure of the Trolley Corners Cinemas in June 2004 made it more difficult for the Sundance Institute to secure enough theaters for the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Jill Miller, director of the Sundance Institute, said, "We had several contingency plans, but [the reopening of the Trolley Square Cinemas] really was the best news we could have gotten." Three of the four screens at the Trolley Square Cinemas were dedicated for Sundance during the 2005 film festival.[6]
The Trolley Square Cinemas closed a final time on 27 January 2008. Officials at Regency Theatres said the closure was related to the ongoing renovations at the mall, which apparently do not include plans for a movie theater.[7]
1. "Loews closing 3 Utah sites", Deseret News, 15 February 2001
2. "Art-house showdown: Utah flavor vs. New York slick", Salt Lake Tribune, 8 August 2003
3. Madstone Theaters web site, http://www.madstonetheaters.com./about.jsp, August 2004.
4. "Madstone closes its 4 Trolley theaters", Deseret Morning News, 7 June 2004
5. "Trolley theaters are again opening", Deseret Morning News, 22 December 2008
6. "Movieland: The Sundance Film Festival expands its theater base", Deseret Morning News, 20 January 2005
7. "Few chances exist to see foreign films in Salt Lake", Deseret Morning News, 3 February 2008


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The Israeli cabinet appears to be finding it difficult to decide how to respond to the murder of the three Israeli teens kidnapped as they hitchhiked home.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas is responsible. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said "Netanyahu should know that threats don't scare Hamas, and if he wages a war on Gaza, the gates of hell will open on him." But Israel knows that if Israel does not retaliate, it will be open day for terrorists to kill Israeli civilians.
An emergency meeting of the cabinet on Monday, shortly after the bodies were discovered, ended without a firm decision. A second meeting was convened last night.
Israel named two Palestinians alleged to have been involved. Both have been missing from their homes since the night of the kidnap. Both have previously been imprisoned for terrorist offences. Others are believed to have been involved with them.
Some 16,000 Israeli soldiers were employed to search for the teens,
Gilad Shaar (16), Naftali Frenkel (16) and Gaal Yifrach (19). Early on Monday evening, 18 days after they disappeared, soldiers and some civilians were searching on land near Hebron when one of them noticed a bush. half green and half brown, which appeared to have been uprooted. Underneath was a pile of rocks. He moved the rocks and discovered the bodies. They had apparently been shot in the car shortly after being abducted.
More than 50,000 people, including the president of Israel, Shimon Peres, and the Israeli Prime Minister, attended the funeral of the three youths in Modi'in yesterday.
"Today became a day of national mourning," said Mr Netanyahu. Of the kidnappers, he promised: "We won't stop until we reach every last one of them. We will reach everyone, even if it takes time."


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Random notes and maunderings about writing, life, and whatever struck my fancy lately.
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Afraid of Words...
Even more subtle is the way we sometimes seek to silence those who expose us to ideas that make us squirm.
If I wrote a graphic story about being brutally date-raped and the antagonist in the story gets away with it--and I posted that story on a writer's board on the internet--I would be taking a terrible chance that people would be disgusted and offended by the subject matter, language and tone. I would take a chance that some readers would misunderstand and think I was glorifying the topic, because the bad guy didn't get his comeuppance.
That would be a chance I was willing to take--because I believe it's an incredibly important issue. I am willing to piss people off--and willing to take the chance that some sicko perv out there is going to get his rocks off because he likes the whole idea--but I cannot control other people's reactions.
But I am a writer. Writers spend every word desperately trying to communicate with someone--a theoretical reader--who comes away from that story changed for the better, who comes away thinking and feeling something new. That's how I set about doing my part toward changing this sorry fucking world for the better. Sometimes I'm sure I miss completely. Sometimes I succeed and never know it--and the faith that I do so is why I can keep writing from this terrible alone place in my head, where no one else can ever quite go.
If someone doesn't want their child to read my story, so be it. If someone wants to be shocked and appalled, and pretend that such things don't really happen in their world--that's their prerogative. If someone wants to stop reading after the first three sentences, power to them. But that one theoretical reader, who sees it, who gets it, who really connects--for the sake of that one person, I refuse to shut up. I refuse to only write nice things that make everyone who reads them feel better. In fact, I HOPE I shake people up and upset them enough to get off their asses and do something real for a change.
I firmly believe that is what writing, at its best, is really about. And as long as what I am writing is not actually illegal--then I have every right to put the words down and get it into the world any which way I can. No one is forced to read it. Even if I put it on a freaking billboard out on the interstate--no one is forced to read it. I have not taken away anyone's free will.
But if what I post is simply summarily taken down because it may make someone uncomfortable--I've been silenced. That is completely unacceptable. And it's a especially heinous thing for writers to do to each other. Because the ONE single thing I can really do--the ONE real power I have to make a difference in my world--has just been taken from me.
I believe if we are really interested in communication, then it is absolutely unconscionable for us NOT to support those writers out there trying to write something real, something that pushes the edges of our own comfort zones. In fact, I think we should seek and especially support those writers.
And just in case anyone really ever does read this blog: No, I am not talking about things like child-pornography. Kiddy porn is fundamentally dishonest intellectually, emotionally, and socially, and rightfully illegal besides. As such, it deserves absolutely no space whatsoever.
But a discussion as to why it happens? Sure. That absolutely must be discussed. Horrible things that happen every day, and we know they happen, and we are afraid to drag them kicking and screaming into the daylight and examine them so we can deal with them honestly--we damn well deserve those things in our society as long as we're going to act like such fucking cowards.
My best advice to anyone would be to really, really READ what others are saying--read between the lines, imagine their voices, THINK about how what they have said previously now informs their words. No matter what it seems like, hardly anyone really just talks to hear the sound of their own voice. And writing is too damn much work to engage in it purely for the sake of ego-gratification--which hardly ever freaking happens anyway.
A guy on a writer's board I frequent recently posted that a writer who is afraid of words isn't going to get very far. I think that is very true--not only about specific charged words like "nigger"--but also plain old ordinary words strung together to tell an honest but ugly story.
We must stop being so afraid of words.
2 comments:
- Alex said...
Atta girl!!! I just couldn't resist commenting on your blog which probably doesn't make me the sharpest tool in the old tool box!! We humans are a terribly insecure bunch and that is why we always accept someone who agrees with us and censor out the stuff that is disagreeable to the old mindset. Most writers, to be successful, have to stir the old pot in order to sell their creations. If you look back on famous writers in bygone generations you will probably discover they wrote stuff that curled the local gentry's hair. You, as a writer, are setting out on the well worn lonely old trail often walked by writers, that faced the same old saws that you so eloquently raise in the remainder of your blog. The first thing a writer has to do is find something that gets him / her all hot and bothered and then write passionately about it in an entirely interesting way or alternately weave it into a potboiler novel. I can hardly wait for your next chapter / novel etc.!!!
- Mac said...
Thanks, Alex--I'm glad you stopped by. Feel free to comment any old time.
I think the whole issue comes down to fear, at least in my mind: that is, if we are afraid of our own ideas, or--even worse--afraid of someone else's ideas; then we are guilty of intellectual cowardice. Hard to change the things we perceive as wrong, if we can't stand to talk about them, in the first place.


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Club Hotel Aguamarina
The Club Hotel Aguamarina both popular with couples and families overlooks the beach of Arenal d'en Castell making it ideally located while staying in the resort. The blue flag Playa Arenal beach is just 100 meters away with a variety of watersports, whilst the hotel has more than enough to offer with two swimming pools, childrens splash pool, playground and adventure area.
Find reviews and prices on this and other accommodation at Trip Advisor.
Situated nearby to the hotel are a selection of bars, restaurants and local shops and just 700 meters away is the resorts centre.
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A couple of days ago we've seen a golden LG G2 pop up on ePrice, serving as a solid indication of the manufacturer's intentions for the near future. Fast forward to today, and the LG G2 gets not one, but two new color options, as depicted above (in red), and below (in gold).
Apparently, these two devices are LG's way of celebrating the Chinese New Year — which, by the way, will happen on January 31, 2014 — and are the exact same LG G2 on the inside like the one we already reviewed. However, the back of these phones is, as you can see in the renders above and below, textured, opposed to the shiny finish on the regular model. This will not only improve the grip but will help fight some of those ugly fingerprints.
If you're in Singapore, you will be able to grab one of these two starting January 18, for 898 SGD (roughly $705) unlocked. As a reminder, the LG G2 packs a 5.2-inch Full HD screen and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, helped by 2GB of RAM, with a 13MP OIS shooter on the back.
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Sweet SixteenPosted by Kim on Sunday Aug 22, 2010 Under Uncategorized
Okay. I can't believe it, but you'll turn 16 months old this week! It seems like I should still have this little, teeny tiny baby, but you're such a big boy already. And you'd think it would all seem so normal for me now, but I'm completely blown away by you every second of every day. I still look at you and can't believe you came from me. That I made you. Something so incredibly beautiful. So incredibly brilliant. And you're just here now. Just running around like you own the place. I watch you and I watch you and I watch you. I never get tired of watching you. I don't even know what to think most of the time. You're like a constant little miracle in motion. The 8th wonder of the world right here in my living room. Every day is huge. Gigantic. Enormous. My days are full. My life is full. My heart is full. Soooooo, what's the big fuss, you ask?


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Former Master Carpenter Reveals…
The Sensible, 5-Step Approach
To Eliminating Your Water Problems
And Create a Safe, Dry, "Water Free" Living Environment…
Read as a carpenter's tale proves beneficial to
Philadelphia and South Jersey property owner's
Who are experiencing water and flooding
In their basement or crawl space…
It was a hot and humid summer evening, and I was just home from a long, 12-hour day working in the sun. Don't know if you've ever worked on a construction site, but it's tough, physical, demanding work… and mentally exhausting, too.
And, like everyone, my job demands sometimes got the best of me.
As the skies darkened, thunderbolts roared, the rain literally came down in buckets… I was no mood for the unexpected. Water began pouring over my gutters like Niagara Falls, filling my garden beds and, most troubling, filling our outdoor basement storm entrance.
I couldn't bail the water fast enough to keep up – and in no time – my basement was sloshing in water, lots of water. Turns out I didn't have the right insurance coverage, so got nothing from insurance at all. And, as a young family, money was, to say the least… really tight.
I needed a waterproofing solution, and I needed it fast…
So, I searched the Internet, called in a few waterproofing contractors… and the rest, as they say, is history.
My search for a contractor was quite an experience. I heard it all… from contractors who…
• Didn't bother to listen to my concerns – sure didn't make me feel good about buying from or working with them.
• Never fully inspected or investigated my water issues – so, didn't give me much confidence.
• Delivered a 3-hour, high-pressure, 'won't take no for an answer,' sales pitch – which made me angry & defensive.
• Tried to sell me something I didn't need – which made me question their motives and integrity.
• And every other trick in the book.
And of course, not having enough money to pay for anything any of them proposed… well let's just say, my frustration levels skyrocketed.
To make a long story short, because I was a construction trades professional with years of experience doing building inspections, combined with a strong understanding of building and design, I ended up doing the job myself.
Unwittingly, I'd gotten myself into the waterproofing business…
I wanted to really understand waterproofing and make sure I was doing the right thing for my home and my family, so I did a lot of research, nosing around, and asking questions. I got to see lots of different waterproofing systems, from the very complex (loaded with gadgetry), to the most simple (purpose-driven) systems.
With that experience (and experience sometimes is the best teacher), we developed our "Sensible, 5-Step Approach to Managing Your Water Problems Forever: W-A-T-E-R." And here's how it works…
Step 1 – Water Intrusion Inspection…
Having inspected well over 16,000 homes, we know all to well, that water represents the most negative potential issues to your home or building. We also know our Water Intrusion Inspection is the most vital, first step to getting your problem area dry and keeping it that way.
Because if you don't have a professional who knows what they're doing fully investigate and identify the source of the water, you could end up spending a ton of your hard-earned money on so-called 'fixes' that have nothing to do with the real problem.
Is water finding its way into your basement because of drainage issues? Is your gutter system poorly designed or inadequate? And if, for example, you're looking for a preventive system because you're thinking of finishing your basement, is the contractor (to ensure the proper design) looking at all of the ways you could and should be managing the rain water on your property?
The way your home or building was built has a significant bearing on what you can and should do, so it should be considered during the Water Intrusion Inspection. For example, are your foundation footings poured concrete or a rubble (stone) foundation base? Are your foundation walls cinder block or poured concrete? Is the floor in your crawl space exposed dirt, or is it poured concrete?
All of these and more will make a difference in terms of possible waterproofing solutions…
Step 2 – Articulate the findings…
While you don't need to know all the specifics of how your home or building was constructed, you should get accurate information on how and where the troublesome water is actually getting in, and the best way(s) to fix and/or manage it.
And that information should be presented to you in a clear, concise, and easy-to-understand report.
Good, well-presented information should also give you details on how water damage can cost you thousands in repair bills, and do so in 'free-from-scare-tactics' lnaguage – yet still be chock-full of tested and proven facts, tips and fixes.
When explained well, you should gain an appreciation for simple engineering principles – like the dynamics of water and its effect on building materials, and the role your landscape plays in managing water and keeping it away from your home or building. In other words, we'll tell you what our inspection found, provide sensible solutions, and deliver them in a no-BS report format.
Step 3 – Treat and cure the 'disease'…
It's typically true that if you treat the disease the symptoms will go away. And lets face it water is the 'disease' that causes most of the symptoms, including damaged building materials, cracked or bowed foundation walls, poor indoor air quality (resulting from the bacteria and mold it causes), and more.
So, getting the water issues dealt with the right way, right away – the first time – using tested, proven engineered designs and approaches is absolutely critical. Properly designed and installed systems using the most appropriate building materials (not necessarily the cheapest) are the least likely to clog, fail, or mis-perform.
For example, by installing the right sump basin and sump pump, each sized for your unique requirements, will allow the pump to operate reliably, and at optimum levels.
Not treating your water issues in the optimum way the first time, would be kinda' like putting a band-aid on a gaping wound… it's just not going to work very well or very long, is it?
Step 4 – Expense it…
Agreed, band-aids are cheap. But, as the old saying goes,"don't be pennywise and a pound foolish." Remember – quality design, materials, and professional workmanship may cost a bit more in the short-term, but they can save you a bundle in unecessary service calls and repairs over time.
Unexpected water damage repairs not only hurt emotionally,
But can be really tough on your wallet, too…
Because we've experienced it ourselves, we've listened to our clients. Now, instead of dishing out (potentially) thousands of dollars from your savings, retirement account, equity line, or credit union… you can expense the necessary repairs, instead.
Through our "same-as-cash" or "0% interest loan payment" options, you can turn the potentially large waterproofing or mold repair bills into a manageable, monthly expense item. Even if you can pay for the project outright, why not use someone else's money instead, with our true, "same-as-cash" option.
With cash flow problem-solving programs like these, you won't have to worry about fees or costs. And, because approvals can can be given in as quickly as 10 minutes, you'll have the peace-of-mind of knowing your project will be done without delay.
Step 5 – Renewable Warranty…
When any solution has been designed and installed, it'll usually include a decent warranty on the performance of the drain lines themselves. But what about the mechanical components used in the solution? A quality sump pump should come with at least a one year, manufacturer's warranty… but what happens if the float happens to stick, or an electrical storm causes mechanical damage? Are you prepared to check periodically to make sure all the mechanical 'thingies' are working as they're supposed to? Will your warranty cover the components?
Let's face it, soil will settle, landscapers can (and do) make grading mistakes, patios will settle, and gutter systems will age (and begin to fail). And since you're not likely an expert in water management, or dealing with water intrusion issues, wouldn't it make sense if you could have a professional inspect your system for those issues on an on-going basis? To become a little proactive?
Everything requires on-going maintenance, and your home (or building) is certainly no exception. After we've fortified your foundation and warranted it not to fail, our annual Water Intrusion Inspection will to help identify and prevent any new, potential threats.
With our 1-year renewable warranty, you can rest-assured you'll have a second set of eyes looking out for your property, on a regular basis… and if something should go wrong with the pump we've installed… we'll replace it. Ask us for details.
So when flooding or chronic seepage threaten the health of your home or building, remember… "W-A-T-E-R: The Sensible, 5-Step Approach to Managing Your Water Problems Forever…"
And that's worth thinking about, right?
As always – Dedicated to providing you healthier living,
Jim & Mike Allen, Owners
Fenwick & TermiGuard Services


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Apartment in a new project, Remez Street, a few minutes walk from the famous Kikar Hamedina, with luxury finishes.
Beautiful lobby and green spaces.
Open view from the terrace.
Possibility to connect 2 apartments at this stage with a special design.
Each apartment has a storage, terrace and safety room.
Start of work estimated end of 2018.
Building type: Apartment building
Property condition: In construction
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… and you're invited! We can't do it alone. McHenry's Soberfest was started by alcoholics like you and I, and continues to be organized by alcoholics like you and I.
We are an AA group that has biweekly business meetings. You are invited to sit in to see how we put it together. And we encourage you to join the group and help out. If you are looking for a service commitment that's a little bit different, McHenry's Soberfest might be just the thing.


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Our plastic, stackable Clean Moving Crates are delivered to your door. After your move, we pick the boxes up at your new location. There is no assembly or breakdown.
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Honen's teaching is essentially a path not for religious elites but for ordinary people. As a path for ordinary people, Honen's teaching emphasizes: birth in an existential Pure Land through a personal relationship with Amida Buddha (rather than the traditional Buddhist focus on realizing a formless state of nirvana through one's own efforts); the practice of faith through chanting Amida's name, nembutsu (rather than the traditional focus on wisdom through precepts and meditation); an easy practice that brings all humans to salvation regardless of gender, class, occupation or character.
Two far reaching effects of Honen's nembutsu movement were the transformation of the Buddhist clergy from isolated ascetics to religious leaders living in society in the style of lay people; and the recognition of the equal opportunity to salvation for ordinary men and women as well as monks. This affirmation of one's present life and engagement with common society marked the beginning of the Kamakura Buddhist revolution in Japan. Honen along with his disciple, Shinran, and the other great teachers who also rose at this time, Dogen and Nichiren, mark the creation of a uniquely Japanese style of Buddhism.
Even while acknowledging that Honen's teachings represent a revolutionary development in Pure Land thought, in particular, and in Japanese Buddhist thought, in general, it is nevertheless far from easy to understand the complex nature of a vision which on the surface looks deceptively simple. Therefore, even though his arguments are likely to impress more by their religious conviction than by the subtlety of their reasoning, beneath the surface one finds a finely tuned, balanced, and comprehensive system of thought supporting his radical views on the nembutsu. It is a system which actually strikes a balance between revolutionary rejection of traditional Mahayana thought and eventual reaffirmation of the whole of the same Mahayana tradition.
Honen's radical insight,
however, would not find easy passage into the turbulent world
in which he lived. In reinterpreting the Buddhist tradition of
his time, he challenged the socio-political power of the entrenched
Buddhist orthodoxy. In developing his teaching, therefore, Honen
developed a number of ideas which reflected not only his growing
spiritual awareness but also his desire and need to validate his
teachings to society at large. Through looking at the way he classified
Pure Land teachings, established of a lineage, extended the views
on Shan-tao, and further developed the concepts of senchaku and
the nembutsu, we can gain a view of how Honen's thought is a synthesis of his
religious conviction and his efforts to bring it into the world.
It would take all of Honen's intellectual skills as one
of the great scholars of Mt. Hiei to give birth to his vision
of the salvation of all ordinary persons through the simple recitation
of the nembutsu.
I. An Outline of Honen's Teachings
II. Honen's Method of Classifying His Teachings: Easy vs. Difficult
III. The Influence of Shan-tao on Honen's Teachings
IV. Honen's View of Senchaku (selection) and the Nembutsu
The Process of Senchaku : "Selection", "Rejection", and "Reappropriation"
Honen's 8 Types of Senchaku
V. Honen's Interpretation of the Pure Land Sutras : Jodosanbukyo (the Three Pure Land Sutras)
VI. Honen's Establishment of a Chinese Lineage
VII. Honen on the Moment of Death (rinju)
VIII. Honen's Conceptions of Other Power (tariki) and Self Power (jiriki)
IX. Exclusivity (senju) & Innate Enlightenment (hongaku shiso) in Kamakura Buddhism
X. Honen's Teaching of Evil Persons
as the Object of Salvation (akunin shoki setsu)
XI. Honen's on Faith and the Three Minds (sanjin)


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[Throwback Thursday — Originally published April 2014]
After spending a few hours playing outside with my son, once we were getting tired and I was trying to prepare myself for the fight to get him back inside, I sat down on the ground. I glanced at the grass all around me and realized most of it wasn't actually grass; I was surrounded by clovers. (How I've lived here for about a year and just figured that out, I'm not quite sure.) So, while I was letting my son soak up the last bit of direct sunlight for the day, I started searching for the all-elusive four-leaf clover.
I became so invested that when Holden's battery-powered ride-on train derailed and he lay stuck under it on the ground, I casually looked up at him for a split second, giggled, and told him to use his 'big-boy powers' and figure a way out on his own. (He actually simply said "Oh no!" once and then hung out pretty content on the ground for a few minutes before sliding out, righting the train, and riding it around the yard instead of on the track. So it's not the earth-shattering neglect I'm making it out to be, but I want to get across how involved I was in my search.)
After rifling through the greenery beneath me, and getting way too excited several times thinking I had finally found the jackpot only to be disappointed when I realized two three-leaf clovers were overlapping to make it seem like it was one special four-leaf clover, I looked up at Jack and said, with significant defeat in my voice, "I don't believe that four-leaf clovers exist!" He assured me that they do, because he had once found one. My mind went back to my childhood when I would spend hours and hours searching to no avail. I wasn't sure I believed him.
Of course, once Jack told me he had found one himself once-upon-a-time, I took it as a challenge and stared even more ferociously at the ground, skimming over every reachable inch with my fingers to untangle the pesty non-important regular clovers. I wouldn't let them trick me again! (Although they did, several times.) Every now and then I would start to give up and investigate other plant life I came across, and without realizing it I started a pile on the curb of all the various greenery I found, simply to make sure it was out of the way for when that inevitable rush of needing to find a lucky clover overcame me again. Which it did.
Pretty soon Holden realized I was up to something and came over to check it out. When he asked what I was doing, I mumbled some nonsense and gave him a tall piece of grass I had wound up on itself. Maybe it was a weed. Or grass-weed. Something like that. Anyway, it seemed to be enough for him, though he didn't stray very far in case my obsessive ground-staring produced something exciting. He would slowly circle me, playing with his own toys and not paying me much attention, but keeping me in the corner of his sight none-the-less.
I started to find more and more random plants, and when I looked at my collection on the curb I noticed it had grown quite large. There were different sizes and shapes of grass, flowers, weeds, leaves, petals, stems. Some stuff I still am unsure of so I don't know what to call it. I started looking for more — anything I had not already gathered, plus an extra of everything I had collected so I could dissect it and see what was inside. Holden started helping by bringing me flowers I couldn't reach. We picked and poked and prodded and split and plucked. We had piled of intact plants, torn-open plants, plant parts. We were on a mission.
Holden started singing a simple tune of huh-hah-huh-huh, hah-huh-hah-huh I've heard him sing before. I'm pretty sure he made it up, which to me is quite remarkable for a toddler, but I know I'm biased. I started humming it with him, and as we scoured separate ends of the yard for new treasure I would hum the first half and he would sing the second. He was so proud of himself every time he found something new, even if we had already acquired five of the same item previously. Every time I hummed the first half of his song, he sang the second half even louder, obviously elated that I was involving myself in his world while he was, at the same time, involving himself in mine.
We spent even longer searching for and studying random plants than I had searching for that four-leaf clover. I didn't smoke a single cigarette the entire time we were engaging in our mission. He didn't whine his too-tired whine. Even the dog came happily over, wagged, and snuggled up next to us with a doggie-smile on her face. We were peaceful. We were pleasant, we were happy, and we were together. We were learning. We were engaging in what was given to us.
Everyone spends so long wanting and searching for luck. Whether it be actual luck, or that lucky item, or something just out of reach. We spend our entire lives waiting. As a former drug addict, I know how tenuous the strain of waiting consistently can be. Sadly, most 'normal' people don't realize they spend just as much time waiting as does the person waiting for drugs. Everyone's fighting for their next fix.
Your next fix is right in front of you, if you only open your eyes. This doesn't mean give up on your dreams or stop trying to succeed and reach your goals. You should simply take some time out every once in a while. There is good all around you. I know my situation wasn't dire or anything, but my conundrum of not being able to find a rare lucky charm resulted in something far more valuable. Those regular, plain, non-important three-leaf clovers were the luckiest thing to happen to me all week; or, not finding the four-leaf clover was.
Whichever way you look at it, valuable is not always important. Rare is not always impressive. Sometimes, the usual, ordinary, wonderful things life gives you are the most perfect you will ever come across. You simply have to allow yourself to stop squashing them in the wake of your search for the elusive.
(P.S. – I'm still not sure I believe Jack.)
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As a man, it always feels a little funny writing about female body issues and specific challenges that women face. I've been doing this full-time for over 8 years, but it still feels odd.
I'm not going to stop, because I seem to have a knack at helping women get the look they are after.
Been helping the chickas look sexy since 2007!
(Here is the link to part 1 of this article).
Back when I was young and clueless, I thought women had a pretty easy path to getting in shape and looking great. I figured they could simply diet and include a little cardio…and they would have a sexy body.
I knew that only a small percentage would have the genetics to be a Victoria's Secret model, but figured most could attain a physique worthy of the Sears Catalog.
Don't laugh!
In the 70's and 80's…
…there were all sorts of "hotties" in the Sears Catalog!
↑ Click Here for an MTV Video Dedicated These Women
Just four sexy ladies from 1982 keepin' it real!
(Yes…I know keepin' it real is super-corny. I have to mix in stuff to entertain myself. If I don't do that? I'm not keepin' it real with myself…and that just won't do, yo.)
Now that I'm in my mid-40's and wise (not really), I have noticed specific things about women and fitness.
Some things that can't be controlled by diet and exercise.
Her Breast Size:
There aren't specific exercises that increase breast size. Outside of plastic surgery, a woman can't increase the size of her breasts.
She can build up the pecs a bit, but has to be a little cautious if this area grows too large in comparison to her boobs.
Yes I said boobs. It's my blog and it makes me happy to type "boobs".
Her Butt:
My biggest pet peeve is the "She Squats" memes.
You've seen these, right?
Typically it's a close-up shot of a woman with a perfect butt (or just the woman's butt), with the phrase "She Squats" on the picture.
This implies that her flawless butt was a result of doing a lot of squats.
I was going to post one of those meme's as an example, but don't want to litter my precious blog with that nonsense.
Here's a picture of a woman squatting.
No obnoxious saying about squats required.
The whole squatting obsession makes me laugh.
A woman can build up the glute muscles, but a lot of the appearance of her butt is dictated by her natural fat distribution.
Some women have flawlessly shaped butts without ever going near a squat rack. There are a lot of genetics that come into play when it comes to the appearance of a woman's back side.
Heck, a lot of women need to limit squats…if the glute and thigh muscles are already larger than what they desire.
Thigh Gap:
I can't even believe this is a thing. Some women will never have this, no matter what they do. This is largely genetic and is a stupid thing to worry about in my opinion.
Things women can control?
- Increasing muscle size in underdeveloped muscle groups.
- Gaining strength without size in well developed muscle groups.
- Getting body fat to a level that isn't too high or too low.
Speaking of control…here's some rare 1979 live footage of Joy Division "She's Lost Control". The lead singer, Ian Curtis, looks super-intense as he sings this. He also does his patented hypnotic "fly swatter" dance in this performance. Love it!
"Confusion in her eyes that says it all. She's lost control. And she's clinging to the nearest passer by. She's lost control. And she gave away the secrets of her past, And said I've lost control again."
-Ian Curtis
Let's talk a bit more about calories.
Losing body fat requires being in a calorie deficit.
I don't care what style of eating you like…
The easiest way to lose body fat is to eat in a way that you find enjoyable, while still being able to maintain a calorie deficit.
There are all sorts of official diets people go nutty over:
- Paleo
- Intermittent Fasting
- Low Fat Diet
- Atkins Diet
- Raw Food Diet
- Zone Diet
- etc.
Once a diet gets a name, I begin to worry.
Typically after a diet is named, a cult begins to form.
I've witnessed thousands of good people get dragged into these diet cults…some never to return again.
I recommend cherry picking the best ideas from various diets.
All the membership benefits of being a diet cult member…without all the sacrifices!
Why not sprinkle in a bit of intermittent fasting, with some paleo meals, some low fat meals, a bit of gluten free, etc.
With a bit of experimenting, you will find a diet combo that makes it easy for you to hit a calorie deficit.
How many calories per day should you aim for?
In my opinion, here is a great starting point.
- Target Body Weight X 10 = Calories Per Day
So that would be 1,300 calories per day…for a 145 pound woman who wants to get to 130 pounds.
Here's a calorie estimation tool (opens in new window), if you want to take into account height, age, activity levels etc.
A strategy to use if you like being social on the weekends:
Using the 1,300 calorie per day example above…
I've found a good strategy is to eat a little more strict Monday-Thursday, to "earn" more calories on Friday & Sat.
Here's a sample week that would average 1,300 calories per day, but allow for happy hours and socializing on Friday and Sat.
Sun: 1,100
Mon: 800
Tue: 800
Wed: 800
Thu: 1,000
Fri: 2,000
Sat: 2,600
Total Calories: 9,100
I think eating exactly (or right around) 1,300 calories per day would be torture. You wouldn't be able to enjoy things like happy hours, brunches, BBQ's, etc.
A better approach is to simply setup your days in a way that allows for higher calorie days and meals while still hitting your target weekly calorie goal.
Workout strategies for women.
Before I dig into workout strategies for women, I have to mention something that tends to piss off a lot of trainers.
It IS possible for a woman to get too big and bulky from training…especially in the legs, hips, and butt where she has natural strength and muscle building potential.
Does every woman get big and bulky from lifting weights?
Do some women get bigger than they would like from traditional weight training?
I simply use this logic…
If a muscle group is as big as you would like it to be, don't train it in a way that will make this muscle group larger.
Women are told some funny things by trainers.
- "It's impossible to build too much muscle, because as a woman you don't have the hormone levels necessary to build large muscles."
- "You need to build muscle in order to burn more calories each day."
- "You have to add muscle before you can lose fat."
- "Your jeans will get tighter if you workout properly."
Again…I will repeat my point above.
If a muscle group is as big as you would like it to be, don't train it in a way that will make this muscle group larger.
…and don't let a personal trainer convince you otherwise!
Workout Tip #1: Avoid training to failure unless you want to add size to a muscle group.
Training to failure (or close to failure) is what creates the conditions necessary for muscle growth.
The muscle becomes slightly damaged from this style of training…then once it becomes repaired with rest and nutrition, it comes back just a little bit larger. Over time this is what increases the size of a muscle group.
It doesn't matter if the reps are high, or the reps are low…if you are struggling the last rep or two, you are creating the environment for breakdown and growth in a muscle.
If you don't want to increase the size of a muscle, make sure you stop a couple reps short of failure.
Workout Tip #2: Avoid the pump or intense burn in a muscle that grows faster than you would like.
Women are told to use high reps, because supposedly it "tones" muscle (not the truth).
The problem with high reps is that it can create a strong "pump" in the muscle being worked.
This pump is caused by excessive blood flow to an area.
When a you create this condition over and over in a muscle group, you will increase capillaries in that muscle group.
This develops vascularity in a muscle group (veiny muscles)…something most women aren't striving for.
Workout Tip 3: Use strategic cardio to create a larger calorie deficit.
Women in particular benefit from cardio, since they have a tougher time than men to create a large deficit through diet alone.
I don't recommend that men or women dip below 700-800 calories, even following my "Low Calorie Monday through Thursday Outline"above.
When I eat 800 calories in a day, the deficit is large due to my body size (195 pounds).
…a 140 pound woman eating 800 calories in a day, has a much lower calorie deficit.
A little cardio is the great equalizer.
Include cardio a few times each week to increase the calorie deficit without dipping too low in calories on any particular day.
Quick Summary.
I've skimmed over a bunch of topics here.
Over time I will dig deeper into a lot of these topics…with studies, more examples, etc.
I believe a lot of information on women's fitness is "dumbed down"…and my goal with this blog is to provide better information than what is commonplace on a lot of sites.
My premium Women's Course covers all of this in detail…
…but I definitely plan on discussing high-level strategies specific to women in future posts.
In part 3: I'll cover challenges men face when it comes to maximizing their physical potential.


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Exit Strategies and Multiple Perspectives
November 3 – December 12, 2004
Artist's Reception: November 6, 2004
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Exit Strategies: Current Works on Paper and Interactive Art by John Hitchcock and Multiple Perspectives: Critical Dialogue in North America
John Hitchcock's current works are a blend of printmaking, digital imaging and installation that depict personal, social and political views. The work Hitchcock has prepared for the Macalester College Gallery ask many questions that center on the issues of abundance and consumption prevalent in American society. Focusing on current governmental controls on everything: from foods to homeland security, from media to the Patriot Act, from art to morality, the work speaks about and questions America's materialistic nature and presumed divine privilege.
Multiple Perspectives: Critical Dialogue in North America consists of contemporary artists who use print media to convey social, political, personal and critical identities. The artists who participated in the portfolio of prints responded to the question: What is your perspective on American politics and culture? Multiple Perspectives was organized by John Hitchcock. Participating Artists include: Keith Christensen, Thorsten Dennerline, Elizabeth Dove, Tim Dooley, Ruthann Godollei, Peter Gourfain, Fred Hagstrom, Lane Hall/Lisa Moline (collaboration), Melissa Harshman, Edgar Heap of Birds, Dusty Herbig, Adrian Herman, John Hitchcock, Barbara Madsen, Hugh Merrill, Phyllis McGibbon/Mark Wilson (collaboration), Frances Myers, Kristin Powers Nowlin, Kathryn Reeves, Aaron Wilson and Melanie Yazzie.


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The plumber behind the recall of Sen. Angela Giron claims the state will reimburse Pueblo County for the cost of the Sept. 10 special election, but the elections clerk says, "That's not true."
Pueblo County Clerk Gilbert Ortiz said today county taxpayers must pick up the tab, which could hit $300,000.
Victor Head, who organized the effort to recall the Democratic senator because of her support for gun control legislation, made the reimbursement claim in an opinion piece that appeared Sunday in The Pueblo Chieftain.
"Much has been made of the cost of this election, and there is a great deal of misinformation floating around," Head wrote. "We wish to remind Pueblo voters that Pueblo County will be reimbursed for this election at the state level."
Reached today, Head referred to a July 31 Chieftain article that noted Ortiz had asked the state to reimburse the county for the costs. But apparently Head missed the headline, which read: "State won't reimburse Pueblo for recall election expenses."


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5 Things: Andy Best
When it comes to living life to the fullest, no one does it better than Huckberry Ambassador Andy Best. Living the full-on nomadic lifestyle out of his camper with his wife and dogs, Andy's days are spent chasing the highest peaks, exploring the backcountry, and tracing the coastlines of the United States.
His knack for capturing moments in the outdoors is matched only by how awesome of a person he is – seriously. We dare you to find a better dude. And even though he takes photos for a living, he always find time to step out from behind the lens and just enjoy the moment.
Fresh off the heels of heading up our third Explorer's Grant trip in Olympic National Park, we catch up with Andy to chat about some of his favorite things. [H]
Improving my craft
"My art is everything outside family. It excites me daily to better myself. To study, to grind, to pursue the impossible task of greatness. It's the reward from hard work and a quality product that drives me constantly to create and share."
"I've always been a gym rat but out here on the road you gotta get creative with your workouts. Squats with a generator? The high that comes from the physical burn keeps the mind and soul sharp. It's been a challenging but fun process."
Rebuilding a 1981 Honda Trail 70 motorcycle
"It helps me take my mind off the grind. To shift gears and tinker is quite a release. Not to mention, it's a pretty fun way to run the dogs too."
Being a nomad
"To live in the uncomfortable away from the expected is quite liberating. It's the freedom of pointing the wheels in any direction and hitting the road. All the way to simplifying what we own. To give it all away minus a few things was quite scary. Would I make it? Could we be successful? It was worth finding out and I love how this journey has turned out so far."
"As much I can I've been getting more involved with projects that bring awareness to the world around us. To share what's out here with the hopes that others get out, fall in love, and in turn become an advocate for the land."
Bonus Round
Do you collect anything?
Not on purpose, but cameras and outdoor equipment seem to just stack up.
What's your favorite Instagram account right now?
I'd have to say NatGeo. The stories of conservation are pretty incredible and inspiring.
You walk into a gas station at 3 am. What do you buy?
A Five Hour shot and some jerky.
Favorite quote?
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." Michelangelo.


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By Andy Mozenter
Note: On Saturday at the retreat, Andy Mozenter will be joined by Kathy Minardi to facilitate a dynamic and "lively" case-study simulation based on Barry Oshry's work on Systems Theory. Below is a sneak peek of the workshop.
The Organization Workshop gets to the heart of partnership in organization life—why partnership is critical to organizational success, what gets in the way of it developing, and the role of leaders in making it happen. Here, participants are given a whole new lens for seeing, understanding and moving past the roadblocks to success. They are dropped into roles as top executives, middle managers, workers and customers interacting in a fast-paced environment, experiencing situations that regularly occur in these positions. Very quickly, it all becomes real—just like what they face day-to-day.
In combination with these engaging, high-energy activities, there are practical strategic frameworks based on the work of Barry Oshry. These frameworks help participants make sense of what they're learning and enable them to connect to experiences in their own organizations. The application activities help keep the lessons alive once participants are back at work.
The total immersion experience gets participants thinking in their heads and feeling in their guts, producing a lasting impact that carries over to all the critical change and growth initiatives they are involved in.
At the Organization Workshop, participants :
- Focus on systemic conditions rather than personalities
- Identify predictable, dysfunctional patterns and how to avoid them
- Deal with the root, not the symptom, of the problem
- Clearly see the underlying issues standing in the way of success
- Gain an appreciation for the difficult issues people deal with at all levels of the organization
- Learn strategies for building successful partnerships that make successful organizations
Throughout the Organization Workshop participants are taught vital new perspectives about organizational life. But the real value is putting that learning into action. They walk away energized, motivated and better able to successfully lead their organization.
- They'll be more in touch with issues others in the organization are facing and better able to deal with them constructively
- They'll work more effectively up, down, and across organizational lines
- They'll have the ability to break down bureaucratic barriers to create productive new synergies
- They'll be able to provide leadership that addresses issues systemically rather than personally
In short, they are significantly more primed to help your organization succeed. They better understand system dynamics. They have frameworks for applying their learning. And, most important, their learning will stay with them for years to come. So investments in this understanding will accelerate the impact of your leadership development initiatives.
Andrew Mozenter is the Founder and President of Concentrics. He has been providing organizational development and human resource consulting services to corporations in the U.S. and Europe, to schools, and small businesses since 1983. Andy consults to major corporations in pharmaceuticals, health care, technology, law, banking and education. He also has worked extensively with educational institutions and small businesses.


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How does EliA detect autoantibodies?
EliA CTD Screen Well- not for sale in the U.S.
Performance Folder EliA SymphonyS
Antinuclear antibodies bind intracellular antigens and are serological hallmarks of systemic rheumatic diseases. In contrast to indirect immunofluorescence assays ELISAs do not screen the whole range of antinuclear antibodies but only those, which are known to be specific for connective tissue diseases.
Antigens in the EliA SymphonyS:
human recombinant SS-A/Ro (60 kDa and 52 kDa) proteins
human recombinant SS-B/La protein
Antigens in the EliA Symphony:
human recombinant centromere protein B
Antigens in the EliA CTD Screen:
Disease and Prevalence
SLE: >70% (active)**Varies depending on the type of detection methodSLE: >50% (nephritis)SLE: >30%
SS: 70-100% (Ro52 or Ro60)SLE: 35-70%
Scl: 15-20% (SS-A/Ro)Scl: 6% (Ro60)Scl: 19% (Ro52)
PM/DM: 35% (Ro52)
SLE: 15% / 45%SLE: 5-10% (discoid)SLE: 40-60% (subacute cutaneous)
SLE: 20-40%Scl: 13%MCTD: 71-100%
SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus; SS: Sjögren's syndrome; Scl: scleroderma; PM/DM: polymyositis/dermatomyositis; MCTD: mixed connective tissue diseases
Single antigens in the profile have good correlation with the disease activity, others not. For monitoring the measurement of single specificities is recommended.
Suspicion of Connective Tissue Diseases
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Mary Lou Edwards
Where did I come from—how did I get here? No one agreed.
My brother said "the stork brought me".
My girlfriend said "fairies delivered babies".
The girl upstairs said "babies were left on doorsteps".
My cousin told me doctors carried dead babies in their black bags and a mother gives life by breathing into the baby's nose.
Raphaella (Raphy) Paradiso, my fifth-grade best friend forever, told me she saw some weird looking babies in glass jars at the Museum of Science and Industry.
"Raphy," I said, "That is so stupid. Babies do not come in glass jars."
"Well, I went to the Museum's Chick Hatchery, and I saw with my own eyes baby chickens pop out of eggs. If a chick can crack out of an egg, why can't a baby come packed in a jar?" she reasoned.
Maybe she's right I thought. Everyone says I look like my dad. Maybe my mother picked my jar because I had eyes that reminded her of my father.
"That makes sense, Raphy, but you're forgetting one thing. Mothers get babies from hospitals not museums," I said with more than a bit of scorn.
"Not always," Raphaella countered, "you heard Sister Praxeda tell the Christmas story about the stable, and you saw the eigth graders' Nativity play. Jesus was packed in straw. They didn't show how he got in the manger in the first place."
Just when I thought I was making headway with the puzzle, Raphy brought up another piece that added to the confusion.
"None of this makes sense," I admitted. "They say Mary and Joseph left Nazareth on a donkey and she was great with child. I think they meant she was great with children."
Raphaella, who'd obviously given this a lot of thought, said she'd found out in second grade that Santa Claus was a fake, that he didn't fly over houses or come down chimneys, that it was all a big fat lie.
"OK, so Santa's not real, but you're not saying Jesus was a fake too, are you?" I asked aghast.
"Of course not," she reassured me, "but I do wonder what exactly they're talking about when I hear the Christmas story. For instance, what's "a Virgin"? Was Joseph the father or wasn't he?
And what the heck are swaddling clothes? And you know what else? I think the Three Kings, The Magi and the Wise Guys are all the same people."
"They are the same, and they're Wise Men not Wise Guys, though I don't know how wise they were bringing frankincense and myrrh to a baby instead of a toy. But why," I asked in exasperation, "are we talking about dumb presents and Santa? We're supposed to be figuring out how kids are born, and we're not even supposed to be talking about this."
"I know," Raphaella lamented. "My mother said I should always come to her if I have any questions, but when I asked where babies came from, she blew her cork. She said, 'I'll tell you when you need to know. I'll tell you when the time is right.' In my house, that means never."
I was too embarrassed to tell Raphy how asking about babies almost got me killed.
Once during a family drive, my mother mentioned to my dad that a cousin was "expecting."
Piping up from the backseat, I asked, "When is she due?" I was about eight years old and had no idea what that meant, but I'd heard a neighbor ask that of a pregnant lady, and I thought it sounded grown-up.
"When is she due?" my father shouted as he practically ran our car off the road and screeched to a halt. "Mary," he thundered, "what are you teaching this kid? Where did she learn that? Who is she talking to," he continued bellowing. "You're not watching her friends," he accused. "You need to talk to her teachers! This kid is out of control."
The virulent tongue-lashing almost had my mother in tears and, cowering in the backseat, I vowed never, ever to get my mother in such trouble again, and I never did. Thanks to fear and shame, I remained ignorant for a very long time.
When I became a mother, I vowed no question would go unanswered and no subject would be off limits.
One day, when my daughter was about seven, I found her and her friend, Cara, playing with their beloved Barbies. There were about a dozen of the stupid strumpets swimming in the Barbie pool with a few boyfriend Kens floating around too. One doll caught my eye.
"Lia," I asked, "what's with Ken's head on Barbie's body?"
"Oh, that's Barbie's gay friend," she chirped. "They're going for a swim before they go shopping."
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Mary Lou,
This story had me laughing out loud as most of your of your oral and written stories do. I came from a baby store and my mother picked me because I was the only one smiling. How's that for the power of suggestion?
- November 14, 2009 at 1:22 PM
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And so the 6 Nations is over for another year. Congratulations Ireland, it may have taken a Pascal Pape forward pass but you got over the line and were deserved winners.
Wales played the part of flat-track bullies this year, unable to step up when it mattered whilst neither Italy nor Scotland can take much from the tournament . At least the Scots have Vern Cotter's arrival to look forward to, although it remains to be seen whether he will be able do anything other than put lipstick on a pig. France, meanwhile, were their usual basket-case selves.
As for England, another year of close yet no cigar. Progress, certainly, although with no tangible reward other than the meagre consolation of a Triple Crown.
Stuart Lancaster's thoughts will undoubtedly now turn to the 3 tests in New Zealand in June. Much is being made of the timing of the first test and the fact that England will be denied the services of those participating in the Premiership final the previous Saturday.
While it's true that the scheduling makes no sense at all, the fact that there's a good spread of clubs in this England squad means that the impact of the Premiership final on the starting XV may not be entirely catastrophic - assuming, of course, that further injuries do not play a part.
Say, for example, the final is contested by the current top two - Northampton and Sarries - the starting XV could still be:
Marler, Youngs, Cole/Wilson, Launchbury, Parling/Attwood, Johnson, Morgan, Robshaw, Care, Ford, May/Yarde, Twelvetrees, Tuilagi, Nowell/Wade, Brown.
Arguably the team we don't want anywhere near the final is Quins as Chris Robshaw, Danny Care and Mike Brown are probably England's most influential players currently.


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While Memorial Day is our designated day for mourning and remembering those who have given their lives in the service of their country, Veterans Day is about remembering all who have served, including our living veterans. This year, do more than remember. While it is a nice and respectful gesture to attend a parade or post a message of support on your Facebook profile, challenge yourself to do more this Veterans Day. Here are some ideas:
1. Hire a veteran. Are you a small business owner or a manager who is looking for a new employee? Make a point of talking to your HR and recruitment teams about how your company is reaching out to veterans. Post 9/11 veterans have a disproportionately high unemployment rate (10% as of September 2013). Do something to help change this.
2. Give to an organization that supports veterans. I truly admire the work of The Wounded Warrior Project, a charity that my husband and I support. Other great organizations include IAVA and Fisher House Foundation and Homes for Our Troops.
3. Make our politicians live up to the promises we've made to our veterans. Tell your congressional representatives that you want the VA to process vets' benefits in a timely manner. Support government policies that help veterans deal with post-traumatic stress or find jobs or help homeless vets (more than 1/5 of homeless Americans are veterans, to our great shame).
4. Send a letter of support or a care package to veterans who are currently deployed. And don't forget military families, who are sacrificing so much while their loved ones are away from home.
5. Think critically about policies that send our people into harm's way. The next time our government representatives are talking about sending our people into war, don't just mindlessly fall into step with whatever the media or the politicians tell you. Research what is going on, what our options are, and what the motivations are on all sides. Sending our fellow Americans into battle and deploying our people into dangerous situations all over the world is the most serious commitment we make as a country. Don't make it lightly.


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A Rockies mid-season report at this point is pretty sel-explanatory. At 18 games below .500 for the defending NL champions, a team expected to contend for the NL Wets, the progress reports a triple F minus.
There are no "Goods" in the reports; even Chris Ianetta's emergence, Aaron Cook's 10 wins, or Omar Quintinella's sweet mustache. For this team, there cannot be a good when they have the worst record in the National League.
The "Bads" are abundant. Foremost for practically every Rockies' fan/journalist/blogger/LoDo flute player is the complete inability to hit in the clutch, especially with runners on and/or two outs. That goes hand in hand in which seems like a stagnation in the overall offense: Helton's marginal first half, a lack of power compared to prior years, Tulo's complete lack of offense, and Brad Hawpe's complexing struggles and inconsistency.
The "Uglies" can fill a phone book. The pillar that is defense has proved costly, bad teams that come into Coors or they travel to are treated as the 27 Yankees. Manny Corpas has pitched like Mandy Moore, and Clint Hurdles' smugness and his "I know what we're doing, you don't attitude" is bordering on the asinine. Couple in Hurdle's ridiculous "igniter point" references after Yorvit Torrealba's fight with Matt Kemp and his taking a bean ball from Ramon Ramirez. Clint, you can't assign "turning points" to events, they just have to happen naturally.
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Time was, only a masochist could enjoy managing the V-22 Osprey program office. The Marines put the tiltrotor troop transport into service in 2007 after a quarter of a century of development that included design problems, a four-year battle pitting the Corps and their pro-Osprey allies in Congress and industry against a sitting defense secretary, repeated schedule delays and cost overruns, three fatal crashes that led the Pentagon to consider cancelling the helicopter-airplane hybrid in 2001 and an unrelenting drumbeat of media and other criticism.
How much have things changed? Today, the ninth Osprey program manager, Marine Col. Greg Masiello, can honestly say: "It's a great time to be the joint program manager of the V-22."
"This is a great time to be associated in whatever manner with the V-22," Masiello added in a telephone interview with Breaking Defense from his Navair office at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. "I'm ecstatic to have this job and to look at where we've come in the past few years."
Here are some of the reasons Masiello sounds like Kelsey Grammer's submarine commander character in the film comedy "Down Periscope," whose signature line was: "God, I love this job!":
The program office came to terms in December with the Osprey's makers, 50-50 partners Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. of Texas and Boeing Co., on a new five-year contract to buy the next 99 of 458 V-22s in the total "program of record" for $6.4 billion. "It's really $1 billion worth of savings," Masiello says, compared to what the government would have to pay if those contracts had to be negotiated annually from fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2017, creating uncertainty among subcontractors that translates into higher prices for parts.
- Even if Congress fails to pass a defense appropriations bill this year and only extends the current Continuing Resolution that's keeping the government funded until March 27, the first year of the Osprey multiyear could go forward because the number of aircraft to be bought is 21 for $1.6 billion in fiscal 2013, fewer than the 35 aircraft bought for $2.5 billion in fiscal 2012. The congressional defense appropriations committees are expected to add language to any new Continuing Resolution that would allow various multiyear contracts to proceed.
"Everything's done; it's agreed upon," noted an interested industry official. "Just waiting for Congress to pass a budget." (If sequestration kicks in, of course, all bets are off.)
- The Osprey program is only two years away from completing its total planned purchase of 50 Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) CV-22 versions, which will be a milestone, and when the new multiyear contract ends, the Marines will lack only 23 MV-22s toward their planned buy of 360. Masiello, moreover, is increasingly optimistic that the Navy will soon conclude it needs at least some of the 48 HV-22 Ospreys that have been part of the "program of record" for more than a decade but have never made it into the Future Years Defense Program, or FDYP (pronounced "FID-dip"), the long-range Pentagon budget.
Carrier ops
Ospreys from VMX-22, the Marine Corps test squadron, were operating from the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) the weekend of Jan. 26-27, carrying cargo and passengers to and from the big deck flattop in a demonstration of the V-22's ability to operate either as part of a carrier's cyclic air operation or, as helicopters do, outside it, Masiello said. Marine Corps MV-22s taking part in recent Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) deployments have been landing cargo and passengers on big deck carriers as well. Masiello and others are pitching hard for the Navy to consider the Osprey as a replacement for its aging C-2 "Greyhound" carrier on-board delivery (COD) aircraft.
Foreign interest
Other countries are showing ever more serious interest in buying V-22s. Masiello wouldn't confirm or deny any specific countries, but Israel and the United Arab Emirates are known to have kicked the tires and industry sources say other potential Osprey buyers include several other U.S.-friendly countries in the Middle East. Japan is also said to be studying a possible V-22 purchase, notwithstanding vocal Japanese civilian opposition to the deployment of a squadron of 12 MV-22s to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on Okinawa last year. "We have unprecedented international interest right now in the V-22," Masiello said. "We have direct government to government conversations and exchange of paperwork."
Pacific tilt
The Obama administration's pivot to the Pacific in national security strategy plays to the strengths of the Osprey, which tilts its wingtip rotors upward to take off and land like a helicopter but swivels them forward in flight, giving it roughly twice the speed and five times the unrefueled range of conventional military helicopters. The Osprey cruises at 250 knots, or nearly 290 miles per hour, and has a mission radius of more than 500 miles, depending on the load carried. With aerial refueling, the Osprey can fly until its crew requires rest, allowing it to "self-deploy" overseas and cover long distances in operations.
"The V-22's range and speed are just made for the Pacific," said the industry official. As if to make that point, the Osprey squadron based since last summer on Okinawa, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (VMM 265), on Dec. 7 flew three MV-22s from Futenma to Guam, a distance of 1,466 nautical miles, as part of the Exercise Forager Fury 2012.
Presidential duty
Bell-Boeing recently completed flight testing the first of a dozen MV-22s that will be assigned to HMX-1, the Marine Corps squadron at Quantico Marine Base, VA, that flies the president and does a variety of other special missions. The Ospreys won't normally carry the president, who will still fly in his white-topped Sikorsky VH-3D helicopter, known as Marine One when the chief executive is aboard. But HMX-1's Ospreys will carry cargo and passengers – including the news media – in connection with presidential travel and be used for VIP transport as well. HMX-1's Ospreys will be painted all shiny green – no white top – and have a "VIP interior" that largely consists of nice covers on their fold-down canvas seats.
Beyond HMX-1, the Marines and Air Force are steadly expanding the Osprey's presence around the globe in 2013. In the first quarter of this year, an AFSOC CV-22 squadron is to begin operating from Royal Air Force base Mildenhall in England, a move that was expected but postponed last year. The Marines, meanwhile, plan to put a second MV-22 squadron on Okinawa toward the end of 2013 to replace 1960s-vintage CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters. Also, VMM 166, the first Osprey squadron ever assigned to a West Coast-based Marine Expeditionary Unit, is to deploy with the USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th MEU later this year to the western Pacific and Persian Gulf. (The Boxer ARG/13th MEU is also scheduled to take the first AH-1Z Super Cobra attack and UH-1Y "Super Huey" utility helicopters to deploy with a West Coast MEU.)
The Marines and Air Force plan to spread the Osprey's global footprint even further in 2014-16. Current plans for those years call for two new MV-22 squadrons to stand up at Camp Pendleton, CA, one each in 2014 and 2015, and two more at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, HI, in 2015 and 2016. The Marines also plan to establish a West Coast Reserve MV-22 squadron this year and an East Coast Reserve squadron in 2016. The Air Force, meanwhile, plans to stand up a CV-22 squadron in the Pacific in 2015, probably at Kadena Air Force Base on Okinawa.
One safe aircraft
Despite two V-22 crashes in 2012 — one Marine Corps, one Air Force and both blamed on the pilots – the Osprey has maintained a good safety record since it was redesigned and retested after 2001. During that time, the fleet has accumulated nearly 170,000 flight hours, with the Marines accounting for about 140,000 of that total. Three Osprey crashes over those 12 years have claimed six lives, compared to more than 600 deaths in more than 400 military helicopter crashes since Oct. 1, 2001. Critics who used to insist the Osprey was dangerous are more likely today to question the V-22's operating cost and reliability, but Masiello boasts that both those measures of quality are improving rapidly.
Since 2010, according to program office figures, the Osprey's cost per flight hour has declined from $11,651 to $9,520, an improvement of 18 percent. It's Mission Capable rate, the measure of what percentage of time aircraft are available to fly rather than down for maintenance or repairs, reached 68 percent in 2012, up from a fleetwide figure of 53 percent in 2010, for an improvement of 28 percent.
Combat in Afghanistan has shown in dramatic fashion that the Osprey can take fire and keep flying. "The aircraft are not being babied," Masiello said. On more than one occasion, Ospreys have taken "very intense fire and the aircraft were hit," he said, yet "were able to continue to execute their mission," returned to base and were repaired in the field and sent back into action. "This is the most survivable aircraft that we own," Masiello declared, adding that he could "back that up with engineering data."
"The vision is a globally deployed Osprey fleet — ready, affordable, effective and survivable," Masiello said. "That's something we have achieved."
Being able to say that can't help but make that program manager want to add: "God, I love this job!"


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- Complete Monster: Funekei Yoshida is a ruthless Yakuza boss who takes control of the Los Angeles drug trade by dismembering his opposition and proceeds to shake down the inhabitants of the Little Tokyo district. When he was still a lowly assassin in Japan, he murdered the parents of the young Chris Kenner and tried to kill the boy next. In the present he has a man crushed inside a car to take over his business, then, mid-coitus, decapitates a girl who tried to warn the previous victim about Yoshida. He kidnaps and rapes Minako, a singer who works in his new club, after forcing her to watch the tape he shot of himself beheading her friend Angel. He's merciless towards any failure from his own men, and arranges for the two heroes, Johnny Murata and Sgt. Chris Kenner, to be painfully tortured to death through electrocution. When they inevitably escape and come back for him, he tries to burn Minako alive out of spite.
- Ho Yay: Between buddy cops Kenner and Murata. The most outrageous example is right before a fight scene:Murata: Kenner, just in case we get killed, I wanted to tell you, you have the biggest dick I've ever seen on a man.
Kenner: [nods] Thanks, I don't know what to say.
- Spiritual Licensee: Showdown in Little Tokyo is as close one can get to a movie version of SNK's Burning Fight. What with fighting a Yakuza gang, but taking place in Little Tokyo, instead of Osaka, Japan in the arcade game.
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The Inaugural Positively Kai Grom SUP is this Friday, August 17th in Hood River, Oregon. More than just a Grom (Kids) SUP race, the Positively Kai Grom SUP is an invitation to try out stand up paddle boarding in a fun environment. It is with this in mind that the event has added a SUP clinic/instructional with Kai and the Naish Pro Team first thing in the morning, immediately following registration.
The instructional is open for both kids that are registering to race or just there for a day of fun. The instructional clinic is for the very beginner all the way up to the advanced paddler wanting to improve their technique. Don't have your own setup? No problem, Naish will be providing a range of boards and paddles to try out.
All minors under 18 will need a parent or legal guardian to sign their waiver.
Come one, come all! Let's have some fun!
8:00am-9:00am Registration/sign in
8:30am-9:30am Paddling Clinic with the Pros
10:00am – Event Kick Off – Race Starting
12:30pm – Free Pizza Lunch
Award Ceremony Post Event