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Classroom jitters, school bus scares, new-kid nervousness� we asked five American writers to remember and reflect on their first day of school.
Bus-ted By Tom Burns
I was a complete jerk on my daughter�s first day of school.�I blame the bus.�When my daughter started kindergarten, she was adamant that she wanted to ride the school bus. My wife was fine with this. I was not. The idea of letting my little 4 1/2 year-old girl ride ALONE on this huge lumbering thing with no seatbelts, surrounded by malicious older kids? It terrified me.
But it was two votes against one. I was not gracious in defeat. When her first day came, my daughter proudly�climbed those bus stairs, the doors closed, and I barely suppressed a panic attack.
That afternoon, I stood nervously at our bus stop with my wife. We�d been warned that the bus was always late on the first day, but it was now 30 minutes tardy and I was not taking it well. �Oh, this is GREAT,� I said. �SO convenient. SO glad we did this.� My wife, bless her, knew to ignore me. Seconds before I called the school to find out if the bus had crashed, it appeared.
The doors opened, and out bounded my daughter, almost happier than I�d ever seen her. She�d liked school, but she LOVED the bus. It was so much �fun! The older kids had been so nice! The bus had been, unquestionably, the best part of her day.
I had to face facts: I�d been a jerk for no good reason. I let my anxiety prevent me from reveling in watching my little girl take a big step forward in life. My new kindergartener had gone to school for the first time, and I�d been the one to learn something. This was both annoying and humbling...and something my wife will never let me forget.
Stupid bus.
Tom Burns, of Ferndale, Mich., is the Dads & Families editor for The Good Men Project (goodmenproject.com) and founder of BuildingaLibrary.com, a website devoted to helping parents find the right books for their kids.
No Wires attached By Arlene Pellicane
From outward appearances, my son Ethan looks like an average fifth grader. He�s not too skinny and not too fat. He loves building with LEGOs and playing soccer at recess. But there�s something very different about my son. He�s not wired. And in this screen-driven world, especially as a boy, that makes him kind of weird.
Last year on his first day of school, Ethan quickly found he didn�t know much about the video games the other kids had played all summer. We don�t own a Nintendo, Playstation or iPad. Most of his friends apparently do.
Now that his first day of fifth grade is coming, I wonder how he will feel about being different. He won�t have a smart phone in his back pocket like many of his friends.
�Do you feel left out because you don�t have an iPad or a phone?� I ask Ethan one night as I�m tucking him in. I breathe a sigh of relief as his answer comes steadily. �No, Mom. Think of all the time my friends are wasting playing video games. They�re missing out on so much. Like learning martial arts, going to the park, playing the piano and reading.�
My fifth grader may not have the latest electronic device, but he exhibits a peace of mind and maturity that make me proud. Maybe being weird in this wired world isn�t so bad after all. I believe he�s more than ready for his first day of school.
Arlene Pellicane is the co-author of Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World. She, her husband and three children live in San Diego, Calif.
A Chef is Born By Chef Sean Brock (as told to Susannah Felts)
Growing up in the coalfields of rural Virginia, the first day of school meant a good half-hour bus ride down some pretty unsafe roads. (That bus is where I did some of my best work: misbehaving.) My kindergarten teacher was the same one who had taught my mom, sister and brother.
But back at home, I had already begun the education that has shaped my life since. Fascinated by food and cooking, I was never too far from my grandmother�s hip. My earliest memories are of being�in the garden with her. I remember the first time I dug potatoes, amazed by those jewels in the ground. I remember picking cabbage to make sour cabbage. We�d sit under a black walnut tree and grate the cabbage into these beautiful porcelain crocks, salt it, and put it in the basement. What resonates today are the conversations that would happen then. It was such a beautiful communal thing to do.
A classic meal at my grandmother�s house was beans and cornbread, and raw or pickled vegetables from the garden� banana peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, green onions. I�d watch my grandma eat each bite, rotating through all those flavors, sweet and sour, salty�and bitter. If you grow up poor, that time at the table with your family is the�most beautiful time of day, and you put so much care and love into it. I saw at a�very young age how happy everyone was made by a tomato with salt.
When I went to cooking school in Charleston, I was almost�ashamed to talk about the kinds of foods we ate back home. But then�I started telling those stories, and I realized how special my grandma�s cooking was. It took exposure to another cuisine and culture to make me not only crave that food but feel proud of it. That�s where my passion for cooking, eating and restoring heirloom ingredients comes from. I guess you could say that first day of culinary school led me back to an education I�d been getting just about my whole life.
Sean Brock is executive chef and partner of McCrady�s and Husk in Charleston, S.C., and Husk in Nashville, Tenn. His first cook- book, Heritage, will be published by Artisan next month.
New Kid in the Country By Julian�Vaca
I was fond of change, which I didn�t realize was a strange thing until much later.
I didn�t realize people said things like, �Change is hard.� But what did I know? In 2001, I was a 12-year- old Mexican-American boy leaving the Southern California �burbs�rife with palm trees and perfectly square lawns�and headed for the rural Tennessee countryside. I had no regrets about my family�s move: There would be woods to explore. Knees to scrape. I would finally catch my first lightning bug.
I would also attend public school after years of an education split between home schooling and private. Even at that young age I perceived the social advantages of, well, not being home schooled. I could finally worry about a dance, even seek the thrill of skipping a class or two! My 12-year-old self was invigorated by the idea of everything that lay ahead of me.
This school had a sprawling campus, like the ones you see in movies depicting universities. Everything was big, full of life and energy. There were noises, echoes. Walls of lockers that clanged and sleek floors that shined.
There were also stares. Arched eyebrows. Whispers. In retrospect, I suppose I can�t hold those responses against my peers. I was the only Mexican-American kid in those hallways. Unlike the malls and parks I had frequented back home in California, with its sea of multi-ethnic kids, the corridors ahead of me were packed with only white faces. It was a dizzying blur of uniformity.
I mostly knew where I was going that first day. Where homeroom and my classes were. But I felt lost among the smiling faces and laughter as friends reunited after summer break. My first day was different from theirs. They had memories from previous years. I did not. They had old crushes. I did not. They had each other. At that point, I really didn�t have anyone but myself�and�a weighty sense of dread. But eventually, I found my way.
Julian Vaca�s novel Running From Lions won the Novel Rocket Award for Best Young Adult book in 2013, and his latest, The Surgers!, was a top pick in Amazon�s Breakthrough Novel Award contest. He and his wife live in Nashville, Tenn.
This is English 111 By Stephanie Whetstone
I enter the campus classroom to find my students waiting for me. They�re a miniature UN�all shades and sizes. Some hide behind phones, others thumb through the textbook, but nobody talks. They are mostly in their 20s, but one man is old enough to be my father. He looks ready to bolt. With so many faces looking at me expectantly, I feel the same way. I worry they will discover I�m no all- knowing expert; I just love words.
These adults have come here wanting something life-changing. They are paying for it, after all. My teacher voice fills the room. �This is English 111. Is that where you want to be?� One girl sheepishly stands up and makes for the door. When I tell the remaining students a sentence can change their lives, some look skeptical, others hopeful.
�Like, �I love you�, or �You�ve got the job�, or �It�s not you; it�s me,� � I say. �The outcome depends on how you structure the sentence.� The older man, Everett, smiles and nods.
�How many of you plan to stick it out until the last day of class?� I ask. They all raise their hands, but I know this won�t be the case. Plans change. Some will get jobs. Others will get sick of homework. Some will fall ill or lose somebody. Some will get pregnant. But some will stay. They will learn to think and write like college students, and we will come to know each other so well, we�ll be able to finish each other�s sentences. We just might help change each other�s lives.
Stephanie Whetstone�s fiction has appeared in Drafthorse, the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, and Narrative. She�lives in Durham, N.C., and blogs at stephwhet.wordpress.com.�Edited by Susannah Felts This article originally appeared as on American Profile


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Sony has just announced that they are going to release the flagship model HDR-AS100V of their digital HD video camera recorder Action Cam series on March 14.
Sony has just announced that they are going to release the flagship model HDR-AS100V of their digital HD video camera recorder Action Cam series on March 14.
NTT docomo is going to release a new mobile Wi-Fi router with 3-inch LCD touch panel - Wi-Fi STATION L-02F - manufactured by LG Electronics Japan on February 22.
Wi-Fi STATION L-02F supports their ultra-fast LTE service Xi (down 150Mbps, up 50Mbps), and GSM/GPRS as well as 3G network for international roaming.
Since it has a 3600mAh built-in battery, it is capable of running continuously for 13 hours with an LTE connection.
Girls, Custom Cars, and 100 Awesome Photos that We Totally Forgot to Publish!
Sakura-Miku-Man is back! Now available at Family Mart.
Last March, Family Mart released the cutest An-man (a steamed bun with a redbean jam filling) in collaboration with Hatsune Miku.
Because Sakura (cherry blossom) season is just around the corner, this An-man's Hatsune Miku has pink colored hair, not the usual turquoise hair. Therefore, it's called Sakura-Miku-Man. Her famous pigtails are recreated on Sakura-Miku-Man.
Futon 'Punch Cleaner'
LG Electronics is going to release the new Futon Punch Cleaner (VH9201DSW) for cleaning duvets and mattresses in late February.
Elecom is going to release a compact mobile Bluetooth speaker LBT-SPP300AV series supporting aptX codec in early March. It supports NFC, too.
It is a triangular prism shaped device, and it is smaller than a 500ml plastic bottle so that you will feel comfortable carrying it in your bag. 3 colors are ready to be released: Silver, Black and Red.
The LBT-SPP300AV series has 2 40mm full-range speakers and a passive radiator to play high and low pitch well-balanced sound.
Price: Open price
Size: 185mm x 47mm x 50mm
Ninja Smartphone Stand
Recently released by Hamee, this series captures 3 major Ninja fighting strategies.
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Nine Holes and a Margarita on H Street
By Fritz Hahn
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, July 10, 2009
The buzz: When anyone asks for the perfect spot to take a new date, go out with the guys or bring out-of-town friends, my repeated answer lately has been the H Street Country Club.
I mean, who wouldn't love a bar with a nine-hole indoor mini golf course, Skee-Ball machines, table shuffleboard, margaritas and a decor that could double as an art gallery? Particularly a course where servers deliver beers and take drink orders.
"Paying $7 [to play mini golf] beats a ridiculous cover to get into some other cookie-cutter place," said Chris Outlaw, a 28-year-old network engineer who praised the "unique decor."
The course: Developed by local bar magnate Joe Englert and crafted by artist Lee Wheeler, H Street Country Club is a synthetic turf-covered love letter to Washington. You putt your ball into the narrow alley between the Lincoln Theatre and Ben's Chili Bowl, knock it around arcing curves and loop-de-loops of a crash-filled Beltway, and try to avoid zombie presidents rising from their graves.
"You can tell they put a lot of thought into it," said David Miller, a 41-year-old mental health advocate. "I don't really play mini golf, but it's pretty innovative. For D.C. to have a space this big dedicated to golfing is kind of cool."
Other holes feature King Kong climbing the Washington Monument and giant Lego-inspired office workers swinging briefcases to block the cup. Most likely to bring smiles to the faces of longtime D.C. residents? Marion Barry makes an appearance in a hole modeled after the statue "The Awakening."
Sometimes it seems as if people are ignoring their game to marvel at the decor, especially the zombie Lincoln and Roosevelts, or a giant painting of the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. Look closer, and you'll see it's given texture by hundreds of green plastic army men glued to the wall.
The course is a lot of fun, but don't be fooled by its small size: This is a very tricky par-22, especially the hole that requires you to putt up the stairs of the Lincoln Memorial.
"It's deceptive," said Michael Solem, 38, who works for the Association of American Geographers and was playing a round with his friends. "It looks so simple, but it's not. . . . It's very evocative of D.C., especially the parking attendant [on hole No. 7]."
The scene: The course isn't the only attraction at the Country Club, a large building that has almost 7,000 square feet over two levels. On the first floor, groups of 20-somethings to 40-somethings crowd around the long bar or nestle into comfy booths, cheer for friends playing Skee-Ball or challenge one another to games of pool. Perhaps the coolest place to have a drink is the cozy upstairs bar, which features hundreds of used golf balls behind glass panels, sculptures made of old birdhouses and a forest of golf trophies.
In your glass: Margaritas, Mexican beers and sangria are the beverages of choice. The margaritas are basic, but well made, and the house sangria is very drinkable. I did raise an eyebrow when I was charged $6 for a bottle of Dos Equis. (I'd rather just pay the extra buck for a margarita.)
On your plate: There's a Mexican menu developed by well-known chef Ann Cashion that includes pork rib carnitas and lamb enchiladas. Be aware that the full entrees, which are $15 to $22, are served only in the upstairs dining room; a smaller selection of appetizers (nachos, tamales, a tasty lobster tostada) is offered at the bar.
Need to know: If you want to play golf, you should arrive early. Last Wednesday, the course was relatively clear at 8:30 p.m. but had a line of patrons waiting to get onto the first tee an hour later. On weekend nights, waits of 30 to 45 minutes are common. Leave your name at the desk and head downstairs for drinks or games until it's your tee time.
Also, the golf course itself is generally restricted to players 21 and older "because there's alcohol served on the course," explained manager Ricardo Vergara. On Tuesday evenings and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., though, children are allowed as long as they're accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Nice to know: Englert's grand plans include another nine holes on the building's rooftop deck. "We'll invite people to submit ideas and designs for holes, and then we'll name the hole after them," he explained. Sounds great, but considering it took almost two years to get the Country Club up and running, Englert jokes that the planned opening date for the expansion is "2019."
Price points: A round of golf costs $7 per person. (One member of each group has to leave a credit card at the front desk in case of you "damage the course.") Playing shuffleboard or pool is $15 an hour. Drinks are mid-level: Margaritas are $7 to $12, depending on how fancy you want the ingredients, and the cocktails, including a lovely Pimm's Cup, run $7 to $10. Beers cost between $4.50 and $6.
What people are saying: "How can you beat a place where you can have sangria and play Skee-Ball at the same time?" asked Amanda Seese, a 25-year-old auditor. "That's pretty clutch."
Tom Sietsema wrote about the H Street Country Club for a First Bite column in June 2009.
Joe Englert helped put the Atlas District on the food-and-fun map with the likes of the Belgian-flavored Granville Moore's and the Red and the Black, a New Orleans-inspired tavern featuring live music. Late last month, the Washington entrepreneur introduced yet another whimsical concept to the neighborhood: H Street Country Club, its two-story facade carpeted in . . . AstroTurf?
"I love mini-golf!" explains Englert, who finally made good on a promise to his two young sons that he would create a place for them to play the game. Originally, Englert says, he looked for a vacant lot in the District, but "outdoor zoning is so freaky" in the city. So he settled on installing a course on the second floor of his 6,800-square-foot combination dining room and bar.
You read that right. Patrons 21 and older can hit little balls around indoors (for $7 a head). Englert being Englert, the holes challenge with an assortment of comical obstacles, including a miniature of "The Awakening" sculpture found in National Harbor and an outsize of a D.C. parking meter attendant with too much flesh on display. The putt-putt theme spills over to the adjoining bar, where hundreds of golf balls are showcased behind glass and stuffed squirrels cavort in trees and lawns painted on the walls. (Come to think of it, this guy uses squirrels the way Hitchcock employed birds; "This is an urban golf course," jokes the Country Club's owner.)
With this fifth addition to his empire, "we've moved from a club to a tavern to a restaurant mentality," says Englert, whose other holdings are the Argonaut restaurant and the Rock and Roll Hotel, a bar and performance space. For his latest creation, he hired chef Pablo Cardoso, a veteran of Cashion's Eat Place in Adams Morgan and Jackie's in Silver Spring, to serve a Mexican-themed menu upstairs.
We dropped by the very first day, which might explain the food slips, including dry pork rib carnitas and tender but also salty calamari jazzed up with jalapeo peppers. Shrimp tacos were better for their seafood than for their stiff wrappers. To our (partial) rescue: St. Norita, a margarita enlightened with elderflower liqueur. The drink is one of more than a dozen cocktails featured at H Street Country Club, where the dark and moody ground floor features a 40-foot-long bar, skeeball machines and pool and shuffleboard tables.
"For better or worse," says Englert, in addition to serving food and drink in the Metro-less Atlas District, "you have to entertain people." Scanning the SRO crowd in the 300-seat Country Club on opening night, we'd say he's become the host with the most.
Entrees, $15-$22.
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These songbirds range from Alaska to western Texas at elevations above 6,000 feet. More richly blue than their eastern or western cousins, males are azure from head to tail, while females are light gray with blue-tinted wings. They nest in ground holes and tree cavities, preferring forests with snags (standing dead trees). To hunt, they perch on low branches, then drop down to pounce on beetles and caterpillars. Once displaced from their nests by more aggressive English sparrows, bluebirds have rebounded in recent decades due to nest-box programs across North America.


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Episode 219: Jeremy Deller and Esam Pasha
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Jeremy Deller. That's right, this week we have one of the world's most interesting contemporary artists talking about "What It Is," a show and tour he has worked on, that appeared at The Hammer, the New Museum and now, Chicago's MCA, featuring a car that was bombed-out during the Iraq war. He is joined by artist Esam Pasha to talk about "What It Is"
Deller's work often challenges our assumptions about what "is" and "is not" art and uses the banner term "art" to gain access to, extend, push, and develop local cultures. Deller is also the first Turner Prize-winner to appear in the 230 hours of the Bad at Sports show.
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Topic: Using core application code across multiple projects
I am developing an application that is being used by a number of clients (approximately 7). Each client has their own copy of the code, which is being managed with Subversion.
For each client, there are a number of places where the core code is customized. This makes updating the core application very challenging, as merging code from the core repository into the client repository often raises conflicts.
Ultimately, I'd like to extract all of the client code into its own directory so that the core code can be easily updated. Ideally, I'd like anything in the client_code directory to automatically take precedence over its counterpart in the app directory. This is where I hit a brick wall. How do I do this?
For example, if my core app had a controller named "MyAccountController" and I wanted to overwrite its "index" action from the code in the client_code directory, how would I do that?
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Charades is my new way of communicating through the barrier. It really turns grocery shopping into an adventure! I've been keeping very busy. We've begun practicing twice a day Monday through Friday, once in the morning and an additional team practice at night. I also hang around the gym for my own personal workouts. Between training I've got no time or energy for anything other than a shower, meal, and maybe a quick call on Skype or a glance on Facebook. (I've become quite the addict being so far away from my friends and family).
I have been working extremely hard since I've been here and the rest of the team is following suit. I feel like in my short time here I've been a good example for the younger and less experienced players and have shown my work ethic to the more experienced players. I have a great respect for every member of the team and they have shown me the same respect. I am eager to start the season! Unfortunately, it has been postponed for a couple weeks. So my enthusiasm is being put directly into my training.
The way our club works is that there is a pro soccer team, men's basketball team, women's basketball team and wheelchair basketball team all under the same organization. This past weekend I had the opportunity to go check out the able-bodied men's team play. They were outstanding. There are American players on their team as well, so it's nice to sit and talk with them and exchange stories about our careers and what it's like being so far from home. The game was intense, but not as intense as the fans! They sing, dance and cheer the entire game - no matter what is going on. The fans were so into the game that a fight broke out in the stands. Thankfully, no one was hurt and it actually wasn't a very physical altercation, mostly a lot of shouting. But, you don't see that very often at a basketball game, unless you're at a Pistons game!
My weekends have been a really good opportunity for me to see what this city has to offer. I've visited several famous mosques (including Hagia Sophia, or Red Mosque, you see in this picture) with incredible history behind them and have toured around old Istanbul to check out some of its historical beauty. One of the highlights in my sightseeing adventure was a visit to the legendary Theodosian Walls. There is such history in this city and it is amazing to be surrounded by such fascinating architecture. I try not to be too much of a tourist, but it's hard not to be.
I've enjoyed everything Istanbul has to offer, except the traffic! There are times when the roads are clear and you can get from point A to point B very quick and efficiently, but after about 4 p.m. Istanbul's traffic makes Chicago rush hour seem like a joy ride. Sometimes I'm not sure if I am on a freeway or in a parking lot because the cars don't move for what seems like forever. I am not the only one using charades around this time. Everyone on the road has a few well known gestures that let you know how much they greatly appreciate your driving ;-). I still love it here. I can't remember an October that I could where shorts and a t-shirt outside comfortably. I'll keep you posted on my experience as it progresses. Goodbye for now.


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1. Is the work that you do more math-related or more thinking-of-ideas-related? I'm asking this because I'm learning so much about calculus and derivatives, etc. I understand what I'm learning but I don't really enjoy working with all those tedious variables and differentiation rules. I though that engineering was about thinking of ingenious designs, but now I'm starting to think that it requires lots of math. So what is the job actually like?
2. In the workplace, how neccessary is it to be able to "sell" myself? Meaning, will I have to be a good salesperson and try to convince people how good my work is?
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After a few indepth and deeper posts, I thought it'd be nice to return to a funny topic. What ultrarunners would you want on your side during a bar fight? It's a completely random, and completely stupid topic, but that's why I chose it.
First off, here are some folks I wouldn't pick. Ultrarunning tends to lend itself to a more peaceful and thoughtful group of athletes, and thus many of the top runners would more than likely try to talk things out during a bar fight rather than actually throw punches. Also, long distance runners tend to be on the skinny, less muscular side, which also mitigates the intimidation factor.
I wouldn't want on my side:
Tony Krupicka- his rail thin 150 lb frame can fly up mountains, but I doubt they can throw down in a bar fight. Tony is also quite philisophical, and would reason out all the theories how man has evolved beyond the need for physical combat. Plus, he looks more like Tom Hanks from Castaway, than a fighter.
Scott Jurek- Scott might be 6'2" and 170 lbs, but he's just too peaceful and meditative to hurt a fly. That's what we love about him, but I don't think I'd want him backing me up in a dark alley.
Kilian Jornet- 5'7", 120lbs. Nuff said. He could outrun any bar thug on the planet, but a Vo2 max of 92 doesn't translate into punching power.
Hal Koerner- Hal has actually gotten fairly lean and ripped the last couple of years. He's also bigger than you'd think at 6'0" 170 lbs. Though he's packed on some muscle, he's still far too laid back and nice to want to get involved in something as silly as a fight. He'd rather sip a beer and watch.
Matt Carpenter- The king of high altitude can outrun anyone in the world to the top of Pike's Peak, but if Pike's Peak had a bar, his 120 lb frame wouldn't stand a chance. Too bad you can't punch with your lungs, or else Matt would be a beast.
I could probably list hundreds of other runners who I wouldn't want on my side in a bar fight, but then again they are runners. When will they ever need to fight? Again, most ultrarunners would rather enjoy the pristine outdoors, than go to a bar and brawl it out.
That brings me to who I'd want ON my side in a bar fight. Note, being on this list does not mean I think these runners are violent, or enjoy fighting. They are merely folks I think could throw down if they had to. I'm pretty sure most are just liked the runners described above and are quite happy with never having to fight. Ever.
David Goggins- No doubt that this Navy Seal is as badass as they get. The former powerlifter is now a chiseled 6'1" 195lbs. I would not want to mess with this man among men. Hammer of Thor, behold Mr. Goggins.
Mike Morton- Don't let his small 5'4" frame fool you. Army Master Sergeant Morton is a Green Beret and former Navy diver. Pain is his pleasure, and his long military tenure puts him up with Goggins as possibly the toughest humans in ultrarunning, and on earth.
Alex Barth- An east coast speedster, this guy looks like he could rip the doors off a tank. He's also a skilled Tae Kwon Do black belt.
Doug Berlin- Known mostly to DC area runners, this 6'6" 230 bohemoth is the owner of three Gold's Gym franchises. From the looks of it, he works out at all three.
Aron Ralston- few people know that Aron is an ultramarathoner, and has completed the Leadville 100. Aside from that, anyone who can survive 127 hours in Blue John Canyon, break their arm, then proceed to cut it off, is a tough S.O.B. in any book.
Jenn Shelton- She may be tiny, but this wild child would do some damage. She's never turned down a challenge, and she's got the spunky personality to boot. Jenn's holding it down for the ladies.
Michael Dunlop: Known better in the Lynchburg area. Mike won the Mountain Masochist bench press contest with 39 reps of 135 lbs AFTER running 54 miles. At 6'8" 250 lbs, Dunlop is hard to miss.
Monday, August 27, 2012
2 comments:
- TEN9T6 said...
This is an awesome post. haha Something I have never thought about, but I agree with your bar fight team. I watched David Goggins run 204 mi. in 48 hours and he still looked fresh enough to stomp a mud hole in someone and stomp it dry... twice. haha. He is an animal.
- September 16, 2012 at 12:34 PM
- TEN9T6 said...
This is an awesome post. haha Something I have never thought about, but I agree with your bar fight team. I watched David Goggins run 204 mi. in 48 hours and he still looked fresh enough to stomp a mud hole in someone and stomp it dry... twice. haha. He is an animal.
- September 16, 2012 at 12:34 PM
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Last weekend the SouthEast Alaska Aviation Association (SEAKAA) hosted their second annual Panhandle Fly-In. The two-day event, held at Sitka's Rocky Gutierrez Airport, included activities for pilots as well as the public, and brought over 600 people to see what happens "behind the fence" at an airport. Saturday turned out to be a dreary weather day (at least by my interior Alaska standards) that kept pilots from other parts of the the region from flying in, but that didn't keep the local community from turning out to look at an array of display aircraft and a number of classic cars, courtesy of a local auto club. Guardian Flight generously provided the use of their hangar to host the event.
Burgers and hotdogs fueled the participants, as they studied the display aircraft. Inside the hangar Civil Air Patrol opened the doors of their Cessna 172, allowing kids to sit inside, manipulate the controls and get what for many was the first taste of sitting in the pilot's seat. Larger aircraft on the ramp were also open for inspection. Perhaps the aircraft that drew the most attention were the Search and Rescue aircraft provided by the Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Airforce. Air Station Sitka provided a Jayhawk helicopter which complemented two aircraft from the Canadian Search and Rescue counterpart from Canadian Forces Base Comax, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The Canadians flew a Cormorant helicopter and de Havilland Buffalo almost 600 miles to take part in the event, and participate in joint exercises with the Coast Guard (more on that later). On Saturday, the public was welcome to come aboard all three of these aircraft, and visit with flight crews and SAR Techs. It was a great way to become acquainted with the folks who are will fly out and save our bacon if we have a problem.
Sunday brought a welcome commodity to Sitka—sunshine! Activities begin with a breakfast for SEAKAA members at the airport café, followed by a presentation on survival signaling conducted by the Coast Guard. Shortly after noon the flying activities got underway, with the start of the second annual flour bombing contest. As the participants had their pre-flight briefing, community members began to arrive at a viewing area, just outside the fence at the airport. A few miles to the east, we watched the Buffalo and the rescue helicopters orbit in a joint training exercise where Coast Guard crew members got to ride with and observe the Canadian procedures, and visa-versa.
Each flour bombing crew got two tries to hit the target, an orange basket just off the edge of the taxiway. The first few attempts were a little wide, but slowly they begin to find their range. About that time, the Buffalo landed, and picked up their flour bombs… Just watching the big STOL transport aircraft land, with a decidedly nose-down attitude on short final, is enough to get your attention. Having it pass in front of the crowd at a few hundred feet above ground to deploy an 8 oz flour bomb is just plane exciting! At that point in the contest, the Canadian bombs were closest to the target, but that must have challenged the civilian entrants to new heights, who in the final runs of the day edged the Canadians out of the top positions. In a show of good will and appreciation coming to the event, the Canadian team was awarded a much appreciated prize—a keg of locally brewed Sitka beer from the Baranof Island Brewing Company.
Following the contest, several local volunteers fired up their aircraft, and provided short flights to members of the public for a small donation, which gave a number of Sitka residents a chance to see their community from the air. The smiles and comments from the passengers, young and old, as they left the airport made it clear that they enjoyed the chance to experience a ride in a general aviation aircraft.
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Topic: How did I manage to install Ruby without installing 'ldap'?
My installation of Ruby 1.8.4 knows nothing of 'ldap'; when I require it, ruby says, "No such file." Who am I to argue?
I am on Windows, and I think I installed using the One-Click installer.
How can I patch it? replace it?
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - Pictures by Badmintonphoto (live)
China, Malaysia and Indonesia, the three countries to have won the Thomas Cup, were all placed in the same half of the quarter-finals when the draw was made on Tuesday.
In the Uber Cup, defending champions South Korea and hosts China were placed in different halves of the draw, to keep alive the possibility of a repeat final at the weekend , a match the home fans (left), surely want to see.
China will take on Malaysia in the quarter-finals. Malaysia will be without world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei, who suffered an ankle injury in the match against Denmark. The winners will face either Indonesia or Japan for a place in the semi-final.
In the bottom half of the draw, three European teams – Denmark, Russia and Germany – will have South Korea for company. None of the quartet have ever won the Thomas Cup.
Denmark, who edged Malaysia 3-2 earlier Tuesday, face Russia with Germany taking on South Korea, 24 hours after losing 3-2 to the same opponents in a Group D match.
In the Uber Cup, red-hot favourites China will take on Germany with Thailand facing Denmark in the top half of the draw.
Defending champions South Korea will meet Taipei in the quarter-finals while former champions Indonesia and Japan do battle in another tie.
Taipei, who suffered a narrow 3-2 loss against Holland on the opening day of the competition, booked their spot in the last eight after beating Thailand by the same margin in a Group B match.
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Thomas Cup: China vs Malaysia; Japan vs Indonesia; Denmark vs Russia; South Korea vs Germany
Uber Cup: China vs Germany; Thailand vs Denmark; South Korea vs Taipei; Indonesia vs Japan.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Remember When: Panning For Gold
It brings back other memories. Doug and I were involved in gold panning for quite some time and enjoyed getting out on the back roads. We never found more than a few flecks but we did have fun and enjoyed being together. We co-led a troop of Girl Scouts for years and one of the things we did was take them gold panning; very close to the area where we took my sister and family.
Some writers call digging up memories or finding writing ideas "panning for gold." This is a good analogy. Panning requires patience and dedication.
The water is usually very cold. You sink your pan and scoop up some sand or dirt from the bottom of the stream. Then you lift the pan out leaving the water in it. All this while squatting on the side of the stream which is hard on knees and backs. Then comes the real trick. Swishing the water in the pan in such a way the lighter weight sand and dirt swirl out over the sides, leaving the heavier gold in the bottom. Swish. Check what remains. Swish. Check what remains. Swish. Over and over. Once that pan is empty you sink the pan back in the water and start over.
In writing you write. Write. Write. Sometimes you read back over the pages and see if you find any "gold." If so you write to expand that idea or image. If not, you write. Write. Write.
When writing memoir the writing can bring up golden memories or dark memories. Those bits are then expanded into more memories.
It all takes patience and dedication.
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Rita--someday you and Doug and George and I have to get together. I met George when I lived in Arizona, because he moved to Arizona from Maine because he wanted to pan for gold!! I'm sure you all could swap some good stories!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Sounds like a plan. I don't know how easy it is to get to some of the places now-a-days.Delete
Remember how I thought I had no time to write? Now I've started a new daily ritual. I have two cheapie notebooks one for Morning Pages that I have to fill 3 pages of anything that comes to mind ramblings really and my Memoir Journal Workshop book that I answer your prompts in after 9pm. This coming from someone who never wrote anything beyond checks to pay bills for years. I'm an artist and it's freed my wordy burdened mind. I'm settled and creating some of the best work I've done in a long time.ReplyDeleteReplies
Mary, your comment brought a tear to my eye. Just knowing I have made a difference in your life makes it all worthwhile. This whole project has been so rewarding in that way. Thank YOU.Delete


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Skip to comments.Extremists burn ancient texts in Mali
Posted on 01/28/2013 6:40:19 AM PST by KeyLargo
Extremists burn ancient texts in Mali
The Associated Press Posted Jan 28, 2013 @ 07:32 AMSEVARE, Mali (AP) Islamist extremists torched a library containing historic manuscripts in Timbuktu, the mayor said today, as French and Malian forces closed in on Mali's fabled desert city.
Ousmane Halle said he heard about the burnings early today.
"It's truly alarming that this has happened," he told The Associated Press by telephone from Mali's capital, Bamako. "They torched all the important ancient manuscripts. The ancient books of geography and science. It is the history of Timbuktu, of its people."
(Excerpt) Read more at sj-r.com ...
Effin savages...
What scum!
All over the world, the "good" muslims are gonna take to the streets & denounce these barbarians....in my dreams!
I have come to the conclusion that the only ways the Islamists can portray their religion as anything but the cultural plague it is, is to destroy all else, then proclaim they invented what is left.
Every queeran in every country needs to meet that fate.
Alexandria, Bamiyam, Timbuktu, calls for the destruction of the pyramids... always in the name of their "religion"
Who then is their god?
No surprise here...remember the statues in Afghanistan?
For the "Religion" of Pieces history begins with the birth of MoHAMhead, pizz be upon him.
It requires killing the bad muslims by the good religionists.
We non islamists know that killing the islamist is the only way to stop them, and unfortunately, just as a whole slew of us white kids kicked everything Americanly traditional out of our lives in the 60's, the youth of the islamist will always rise up against anything non islam.
I know this may sound convoluted, but it makes sense to me
Islam has to be denied a place and a voice in the world.
We should no longer call them islamists or muslims but satanist.
I think THAT might be a more effective way of stopping the advance of this evil.
"Ancient texts in Mali Burned By Hordes Of Typical Animalistic Muslim Goons"
This is indeed a tragedy. Mali is no backwater but in its day an advanced civilization. Ibn Battuta, a world traveller, who was there in the 14th century, described it as a country where you could travel anywhere without any fear of molestation or robbery. This year on the Internet someone put up a list of richest men of all time and a Mali king Mansa Musa I came in first beating out the Rothschilds.
They love to burn other people's crap and riot when somone burns their stuff...
"Timbuktu's famous manuscripts, believed to number in the hundreds of thousands, mainly date from the 14th to 16th centuries, when the city was an important hub for trade and Islamic knowledge. Often written in Arabic but also some local languages, they cover areas such as medicine and astronomy, as well as poetry, literature and Islamic law. Many were kept for centuries in private family libraries, passed down through the generations.
The city's huge and priceless cultural heritage, a legacy of its medieval status as an African equivalent to Oxford or Cambridge, complete with bustling university, was little known in the outside world, with even the French, Mali's colonial rulers until 1960, carrying away some manuscripts to museums but doing little to unearth the full story behind them.
this is terrible. Those manuscripts are the heritage of the Malian people. what was their beef? They weren't Islamic or something? Who knows.
They are demons of destruction. Next they'll want to find all of Ibn Battuta's mss. and burn them.
And in other news.....
Gunmen rob Illinois churchgoers during service
EAST ST. LOUIS Police in East St. Louis are looking for three masked gunmen who walked into a church and robbed the people attending service.
East St. Louis Police Chief Michael Floore says nobody was hurt during the armed robbery Sunday at IRA Grove Baptist Church.
Floore tells the Bellville News-Democrat that the gunmen got away with money and other items. He says investigators are working to determine exactly what was taken from the churchgoers.
The robbery was reported to police just after 5 p.m. Sunday. The police chief says the investigation is just beginning and police havent yet identified any suspects.
These weren't extremists, this is mainstream islam:
The Caliph wrote: "If those books are in agreement with the Quran, we have no need of them; and if these are opposed to the Quran, destroy them."
Yeah ... it's an insurance case now, not a criminal one.
You want we should LOOK for the crooks?
Hey .. dis is eeloo
All I see are cowards wearing dresses and obeying their faces. I can shoot a weapon and turn their dresses crimson just the same.
All I see are cowards wearing dresses and covering their faces. I can shoot a weapon and turn their dresses crimson just the same.
What do you think?
Maybe they torched the books because they were pissed off that the pages had already been colored in.
Interesting how the media get knotted undies when artifacts get destroyed yet rarely a mumble when Christians and other innocents get beheaded, bombed etc.
islamists should be as rare as smallpox.
Irans Alleged New Invention: Finger Amputation Machine (*Graphic Photo Warning*
Via The Blaze.com
Islam is an extreme religion. Sooner or later, Islam makes extreme stupidity happen.
That was my first though. They just didnt have enough room. Lol. These vermin are so predictable.
In a Moslem world there will be no traces of history prior to the time that Islam arose or was imposed, nothing outside of Islam. If Islam conquers all than knowledge and evidence that anything else ever existed will be effaced. The world will become semi arid sheep lands and desert with a a very small number of relatively opulent cities- where he rulers live and rule. The technology will continuously decline because nothing is added to it and things wear out and Mohammed did not use flush toilets, anyway.
Islam is pure EVIL!!
This is not the first time this Pedophile Cult has destroyed non Islamic antiquities.
Anyone apologizing for Islam is reserving their space in hell.
Islam is pure EVIL!!
This is not the first time this Pedophile Cult has destroyed non Islamic antiquities.
Anyone apologizing for Islam is reserving their space in hell.
When I was young, it was hammered into my head that the Christians burned the library of Alexandria.
Then, it was revealed that the burning of the Alexandrian library happened after the Moslem takeover of the city.
Historical note:
Caliph Umar, destroyed the Alexandria Library shortly after the conquest of Egypt in 639 AD. The account states that the caliph, when informed about the institution, declared that if the books it contained agreed with the Koran, then they were superfluous, and if they disagreed, then they were heretical. In either event, they were worthless and should be obliterated.
Afghanistan Taliban Muslims destroying Bamiyan Buddha Statues
Islam is an extreme religion. Sooner or later, Islam makes extreme stupidity happen.
As yesterday,today and tomarrow - The Sword to islam and islam to the Sword.
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Onaway discusses taxpayer survey results
ONAWAY – After getting the results from a taxpayer survey, Onaway city commissioners opted at their meeting Wednesday to pursue a partnership with the Presque Isle County Sheriff Department as a way to possibly save the city's police force.
The move comes as officials are grappling with an impending budget shortfall of as much as $60,000, City Manager Joe Hefele said. One option to fix this would be to fire Police Chief Jim Gibson, the city's lone police officer. Partnering with the sheriff department would be one way to avoid this. Commissioner Jesse Horrocks, Hefele and Gibson will meet with County Commissioner Bob Schell, along with Sheriff Bob Paschke and Undersheriff Joe Brewbaker to discuss a possible arrangement.
At the meeting's start, some audience members voiced their support for Gibson. One said he could protect himself, but worried for those who couldn't. Another asked how many businesses the city would expect to want to open if there were no local police force. Yet another suggested putting the question to a vote, something Mayor Gary Wregglesworth said he'd take into consideration.
At the end of his police report, Gibson thanked everyone for their support and said he viewed the surveys as a good thing. Eliminating the police department was one of four options on a survey sent to city taxpayers. It also included an option of letting some streets go to gravel and keeping Gibson, raising taxes to fix the roads and keep the police department, or writing in another suggestion.
"I've seen some things in there where I can improve the services that I provide," he said.
Gibson echoed the comments of Commissioner Chuck Abshagen, who suggested approaching surrounding townships about chipping in money for policing services.
Along with going to calls in the surrounding townships, Gibson helps at Onaway Area Community Schools, he said. The mere presence of a police officer acts as a deterrent for crime, and this is especially important given the rise in school violence.
"We can't take the attitude that nothing is going to happen here, because it will," he said. "It's just a matter of time."
Of the 406 surveys sent out, the city received 211, Hefele said. The results were about equal, with one third giving support for eliminating the police department, one third for letting the roads go and one third for raising taxes.
Abshagen said he noticed there's a misconception among taxpayers that there are easy ways to fix the city's budget problem.
"There isn't," he said. "The money is not there."
Wregglesworth agreed.
"One easy answer would be to go back in time to 2000 funding levels, and go back to 2000 property values and we'd be fine, but we can't do that," he said.
Hefele and others also defended the city's use of grants for numerous projects, including the recent replacement of a water main under the city's main street, along with the road itself. While the city has put up money to get the grants, it has received much more in return.
"I think a lot of people don't understand there was a 100-year-old water main under there and we needed to have it replaced," Horrocks said. "In order to do that, we just couldn't do it on our own funding."
In light of the criticism Wregglesworth saw about the city building the sewer system, he said it was an exceptionally good deal for the city.
"The sewer system was like if you want to look at a house, and someone said, 'I have a $10 million house, but I would take $2 million for it at 2 percent over 40 years,'" he said. "I think any real estate buyer in the country would jump all over that deal, and they would kick themselves if they didn't have that $2 million to get that $10 million house."
Hefele said city voters authorized commissioners to get a loan for the project by a vote of nearly 5-to-1. He saw completing the system as a directive from the city electorate.
Ultimately, the city is still considering its options for how to tackle the looming budget crisis, Hefele said.
"I think there's a thought out there that today or tomorrow we're going to make a motion to eliminate something, and that's not at all what we're doing," he said. "There are avenues to explore, and I will tell you that each and every one of them is going to take time."
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5 Dumbest Things 'April Fools' Quiz
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Happy April Fools' Weekend! We here at The Five Dumbest Lab love April Fools' Day. In fact, it's our favorite holiday because nobody likes to celebrate foolish behavior more than we do.
But before we begin pranking our friends on Wall Street, we leave you with The Five Dumbest Things April Fools Quiz, recapping the silly shenanigans of the first quarter of 2013. Answering correctly could win you a gift package full of autographed Jim Cramer goodies.
Enter by midnight Tuesday, April 2, by e-mailing your answers here with the words "Contest Entry" in the subject line. We'll post the answers and announce the name of the winner in next Friday's column. If there is more than one correct entry, we'll have a drawing.
Good luck!
1. Which chairman of the board ignored the State Department's advice in January and made a private trip to North Korea?
A. Frank Sinatra
B. Facebook's
Mark Zuckerberg
C. Google's
Eric Schmidt
D. Chairman Mao
2. What did Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood say about the Boeing
A. "I believe this plane is safe and I would have absolutely no reservations of boarding one of these planes and taking a flight."
B. "I would fly on the Dreamliner in a second. I just wouldn't listen to Freebird on the flight because that's bad luck. You know, with the whole Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash thing and all."
C. "Who cares if the plane's batteries burst into flames? What's the big deal? People used to smoke on planes all the time. Don't you watch Mad Men?"
D. "Not on your life would I board that flying deathtrap . . . wait, is this microphone on?"
3. Shares of Herbalife
A. Getalife
B. Very Kind Herb Inc.
C. Herbal-Lite
D. Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing


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Topic: Background Image with Silhouette
Hello, heres something I'm trying to get me head around. I want to design a background for a webpage. I would like this background to be blue and then to have a silhouette of a ship but a faint silhouette. Can anyone point me to a tutorial or guide me in achieving this. I'm using the GIMP as my graphics program since I can't afford Photoshop.
So, how can I:
1.) Extract the image of a ship from one image
2. Use it on a background of blue
3. Increase opacity on the ship.
4. Compress the image to ensure it doesn't take too much time to load
I don't know if it's possible to just use a background color of blue for my body in CSS and then also add the image of the ship as a background as well.


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Bus attendant charged with choking autistic boy
Published: Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 11:24 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 11:24 p.m.
FORT LAUDERDALE — A Broward County school bus attendant has been charged with choking an autistic boy.
The sheriff's office reports that 48-year-old Darryl Blue was arrested and charged Wednesday with aggravated child abuse.
During an Oct. 9 ride home from Westglades Middle School, surveillance video shows Blue sitting behind the 13-year-old boy and pulling a restraining harness tight against the boy's body and neck. The boy had apparently urinated on himself.
School officials and deputies began investigating after the boy's mother reported the alleged abuse.
Blue has been reassigned to a position away from children pending the outcome of an administrative investigation.
Blue was released from jail Thursday on $7,500 bail. Records didn't say if he had an attorney.
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Once you get those two concepts in your mind, you can really begin to understand what will work for you in your machine, with the process or product you have. It's all about the basics!
So here are some pics I took of some lovely labels! Reminds me of a jingle and commerical (we're going back to the 70's folks!) If it says Libby's Libby's Libby's on the Label Label Label...you will like like like it on your sewing table table!!! Ring a bell with anyone?! It wasn't really about sewing - I added that part... just my wacky sense of humor. I think it was about vegetables, but I can't remember for sure!!! :)
Anyway! LOVE the Superior labels...finally, thread company Superior Threads is giving us the proper INFORMATION and education we need! Look at this label, and not only will you see the the yardage, but you will notice there is a weight, ply, and size of needle to use! Wait! You mean they say what size NEEDLE to use? Yes! What a great idea! !
Rainbows (top): 40/3=40 weight 3 ply thread. A lovely variegated pretty polyester, with a extra bit of high sheen, only because it's a tri-lobal polyester, which means it has three sides (you can't tell with your own eyes). It's been specially created that way so that it will reflect light, and that is why there is three 'sides' so to speak. Don't even try it without a 90/14 needle... it will shred if you don't, and that won't be much fun. 50 weight cottons are a good companions with it in the bobbin, as would be a solid colored 40 weight polyester . I don't usually put variegated threads in the bobbin, unless I know the back will be seen, or the quilt is reversible.
Masterpiece - 50/2 = 50 weight cotton thread, and two-ply means it has two strands twisted together. Because it's a smaller/thinner thread, it takes up less space in a seam, laying flatter which is especially important for intricate seam piecing, or multiple points that come together or for precise placement. Primarily it was created for those specific needs. Use Masterpiece in your top and wind it on the bobbin for the best results in piecing applications. For this kind of application, use an 80/12 microtex needle, or 80/12 HE for best results.
King Tut: 40/3 = 40 weight cotton thread. What's so great about it? As a 3-ply thread (3 strands twisted together), it's smooth, strong, and has beautiful, but also fairly subtle color variations. Use for decorative stitching as well as beautiful free motion quilting. I like to use masterpiece in my bobbin when King Tut is being sewn from the top. Smooooooth sailing!
- Notice also that because Masterpiece is s a finer weight, you get more on the spool, and can wind more on your bobbin. Love that!
- What kind of thread is it? Well, many companies may say"Egyptian thread" but if it's TRUE Egyptian extra long staple cotton, they will be HAPPY to say exactly THAT--- and the acronym "ELS" will be printed, not something just generic. Buyer beware! Superior labels it exactly what it is. Yes, ELS will cost more... but it will also save you much in time and frustration. Buy the best quality you can afford, but know the difference!
- ELS: That means it's NICE... and you pay for what you get. Ever touch the Egyptian cotton sheets that are for sale in a department store? Fabric is so incredibly smooth, and they're usually a very high thread count which gives them that extra satiny feel. Same deal with Egyptian cotton thread!
- Why buy Egyptian extra-long staple cotton? 1. It's stronger; less breakage. 2. It's smoother, which means less fuzz in your tension discs and less cleaning in your bobbin case. Both Masterpiece and King Tut threads are "ELS!" It doesn't need alot of fancy 'treatments' to make it good, because naturally, it's already the best.
- King Tut and Rainbows spool will also say: "Use Topstitch 90/14" for the needle ---using the right needle is what will make this thread sing to your machine!
Notice there is a thread from YLI called "Machine Quilting" (spool on the top far right below) and this is 100% cotton, but it is only "LONG staple cotton" - not Egyptian EXTRA LONG staple cotton. It's still a very good thread, but does have a few more slubs and fuzz on it, as the strands are not as long and smooth. Pretty good as opposed to VERY good (ELS cottons) in the thread/cotton world. You may find you have to clean your tension discs or bobbin area more often with this thread.
Bottom Line -- well, here it is! Beautiful and strong polyester 60 wt thread. Remember, the bigger the number, the smaller the thread... and that is why you can wind 40% MORE on your bobbin!!! That is a BIG YAY!
It is absolutely my first choice in the bobbin when I have any type of metallic thread in the top. Why? Metallic thread is rough (like a man) and the polyester... smooth... (like a woman!) Less friction, great marriage! Great compatibility! They get along WELL together; less breakage, smooth interaction...you get my point! But don't forget to loosen up tho (the top tension that is!) Bottom Line is also the embroidery maven's choice because it has great VALUE, great STRENGTH, you can wind 40% more on a bobbin because it's so thin, and you have a fabulous COLOR selection.
Then we have the much bigger topstitch variety of threads. I've given you samples of two that I have used, and enjoy. First picture below is the Caryl Fallert BRYTES thread (pictured above and to the right) by Superior threads. The second picture below is FUSIONS.
Laura Heine for YLI threads. Both of these thicker weights require a 100/16 topstitch needle.
You can order Fusions from Fiberworks, Laura's beautiful quilt shop in Billings, MT. I do LOVE the rich colors of this variegated cotton thread. The label on the cone says it's 24/3, so it's even slightly thicker than a 30 weight.
Note that the Superior Threads spool cap tells you what needle to use: 100/16. Actually, the other end of the spool gives you the size, but I'll just tell you cuz I forgot to snap a shot on the other end; it's a beautiful topstitch thread at 30 wt. It certainly will give your stitches PRESENCE!
You'd better be sure your stitching looks good when there's this much thread as it will show up big time on your quilting project! I recommend a polyester 40 weight in the bobbin, so the weights are matched and you don't have make such an extreme adjustment in your top tension.
Hope this was informative. Let me know what questions you have!


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Is that the translated version that goes for around $100?Peter
Frankie G, Are you telling me you would for go the cookbook in exchange for your children's shoes? You really should get your priorities right.
Nah, he said he was going to buy the kid shoes & not get the cookbook. I was being facetious, but I was reading it correctly.
Where did you buy... and at what price??


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Braves come through in the clutch, clip No. 3 Modeltowners
GLADSTONE – The Gladstone and Gwinn boys took turns gaining the upper hand in a non-conference basketball game Tuesday.
It was Gladstone which seized the momentum at crunch time, however, earning a 60-55 triumph over the third-ranked Modeltowners on Parents' Night.
The contest was tied at 55 with 26 seconds left to play.
Junior forward Jared Hunter then sank a five-foot jump shot to give the Braves a 57-55 lead.
"We spread the floor nicely, got an open shot and Jared made it," said Braves' coach Phil Greibel. "I debated about calling a time-out, but decided go with the flow. Sometimes it's easier to get a bucket in the flow rather than taking a time-out and setting up a play."
Senior guard Michael Cretens added a pair of free throws with 13.9 seconds remaining and senior center Jared Vuksan cashed in from the line with 5.5 seconds left.
"Mike always wants to step up to the line when we need big free throws," said Greibel. "The kids showed a lot of character. We felt embarrassed by the way we played Friday night (in a 64-34 loss to Kingsford). We practiced for that game a long time, but simply didn't play well. I think that motivated our kids tonight. We needed this win."
Gwinn led 44-33 midway through the third quarter. The Braves then went on a 7-0 run, climbing within 44-40 on a reverse layup by senior guard Kyle Kleiman.
Neither team scored in the final two minutes, 34 seconds of the third stanza.
Cretens then swished a 21-foot jumper from the left wing to pull the Braves within 44-43 just 17 seconds into the fourth.
"That 3-pointer by Mike was big," said Greibel. "If we don't score there and they go down and score on the other end, the momentum swings their way. It's hard when teams go as long without scoring as we did in the end of the third period. We were trying to run some sets, but kept turning the ball over. We were just trying to find a way to score."
Hunter gave the Braves a 45-44 lead on a layup at 6:48 and senior guard Blake Ballard made it 47-44 on jumper from the boulevard 48 seconds later.
Gladstone (6-3) led 53-48 midway through the fourth frame. But the Modeltowners rallied to tie the count at 55 on a free throw by senior guard Derek Reetz with 59.4 seconds left to play.
"Once we tied it, we felt we had things going our way," said Gwinn coach Darren Sinnaeve. "We're a young team. We need to find a way to pull out the tight games and put people away when we have them down. Although, I'm happy we didn't settle for 3-point shots. We got some good looks inside. We just didn't finish."
The Modeltowners (6-3) grabbed an early 7-1 lead. The Braves, however, went ahead 12-11 on Cretens' 20-foot jumper from the left wing with 25 seconds left in the opening stanza.
Gladstone extended its cushion to 23-15 on a layup by Vuksan three minutes into the second.
Gwinn then rallied through the remainder of the period, gaining a 33-27 halftime advantage on a buzzer-beating 28-foot set shot by Reetz.
"I think our pressure finally got to them a little," said Sinnaeve. "Once we had the lead, we shot pretty well. Once they got the lead, we started pressing to make shots."
Cretens led the Braves with 18 points and nine rebounds. Ballard finished with 12 and Hunter had 10.
Junior forward Owen DeVooght scored 14 points for Gwinn. Reetz and junior forward Justin Nyquist had 10 apiece.
Gladstone held a 36-26 rebounding advantage, hit 21-of-46 field goals and committed 19 turnovers. The Modeltowners were 21-of-63 from the field and had 22 miscues.
The Braves, who also won the jayvee game 65-34, travel to Menominee Friday. Gwinn hosts Ishpeming Thursday.


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This morning, the United Nations declared what has become plain to anyone who has witnessed the devastation caused by this epic drought: thousands of people in southern Somalia are currently in a state of famine.
After the announcement, I visited the Wajir and Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya. I saw child after child weary from their long journey to the camps, eager for their first meal in days if not weeks. Seeing a child in such a fragile state -- witnessing just one child face such difficult circumstances -- is heartbreaking. Knowing that millions of children face a similar fate in the coming months unleashes a sense of profound sorrow.
Dadaab is now the fourth largest city in Kenya, home to more than 370,000 people who were in such a state of need that they fled their homes, many on foot, many from hundreds of miles away, just to find food, water, and healthcare for themselves and their children.
But the other thing I witnessed in those children was a strong sense of resilience. They weren't beaten down by their circumstances or overcome with despair. They were courageous, strong, unwilling to succumb to the tragedy that surrounded them.
Throughout the region, more than 11.5 million people are in need of emergency assistance, and there is no quick fix to that need. The United States, in cooperation with all of its international partners, is doing everything it can to help relieve that suffering with food, water, healthcare, and other critical services. Our priority is to save lives, and our experts are working day and night to find every channel possible to provide that desperately needed assistance.
For years, we've been working with the Ethiopian government on a safety net program that has step by step improved food security for many living in areas vulnerable to drought.
Even in this record drought, due to that long-term effort, 8.3 million people that have benefited from this program today do not need emergency assistance. Since October 2010, the U.S. Government has provided $459 million in life-saving aid to over 4.4 million people in the eastern Horn.
But that is no comfort today to those who have no food or water for their children, or for themselves. We must implement long-term strategies that can help prevent this kind of suffering once and for all.
The President's Feed the Future initiative is designed to partner with countries like Ethiopia and Kenya to develop their own agricultural industries, helping them break free of the need for humanitarian food aid. Only through a long-term sustained investment in their own food security can these countries escape the vicious cycle of famine of food aid we've once again witnessed.
Editor's Note: This entry also appears on the USAID Impact Blog. You can learn more about the crisis in the Horn of Africa here.
Fillmon in Canada writes:
Mr. Carson's self serving remarks that "there are many more in need in Eritrea, where a repressive regime is refusing to provide data on the humanitarian needs of its people" are thoroughly disgusting and reprehensible. They are driven by politics, specifically the state dept./US administration's animosity towards the Eritrean Government which has been at odds with the US. It is not out of genuine compassion for Eritreans that may or may not be impacted by this terrible drought afflicting the horn. This is after all the same person/dept that is currently pushing for increasing the sanctions against Eritrea, specifically targeting the very little foreign income Eritrea earns from it's diaspora remittances and it's nascent mining industry/revenues. So his claim that the US is genuinely interested in helping Eritreans "feed themselves" is hollow and duplicitous in light of the fact that it wants to target Eritrea's economy, and any meager revenue it stands to generate and that could help it feed itself and improve it's economy and the lives of it's people. Mr. Carson and the state dept should be ashamed of their disgusting and reprehensible behavior.
Right now there are tens of thousands of Eritreans from Europe, North America, Middle east, Australia etc in Eritrea, traveling throughout the country. My brother was just there a few weeks and traveled freely throughout several towns and cities. There is no famine/starvation in Eritrea. If there was you would have heard about it loud and clear.
Mr. Carson and the US state Dept's hatred and animosity towards the Eritrean government/Eritrea is deplorable!
Zharkov in the U.S.A. writes:
While the world's "worst humanitarian disaster" is unfolding in the Horn of Africa, with eleven million people in dire need of food, global leaders who are quick to intervene in countries militarily, are a bit slow to get involved in saving them.
The UK has pledged £38 million in aid to Ethiopia, while it has committed £260 million so far, to bomb Libya.
The US is spent $459 million in aid while spending over $1 trillion in wars against nearby nations and their desert dwellers.
Are these people more valuable dead than they are alive? Which has greater priority, bombing them or feeding them?
Why not save a few trillion dollars and leave the desert people alone?
What if, just for the sake of neutrality, we ask NATO to stop bombing Libya and allow Libya to recover before Libya becomes a failed state in need of emergency aid as well?
Fiesta in Ethiopia writes:
Help Us Save Lives in Drought-Stricken East Africa | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme - Fig...
With famine in southern Somalia and more than 11 million people in desperate need of food assistance in the region, countless lives hang in the balance. Just 50 US cents per day is enough to feed a hungry child or mother on the edge of survival.


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