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Monday, October 20, 2008
Rescue Remedy for Stressful Times
Stressful times require simple means Rescue Remedy aka "Rusty Root" and a little bit of prayer. What a combo! Both helped me survive the passing of both my parents in three months time. It is also safe for pets....a little vet anxiety maybe?!
Raising a family of multi-generational kids requires a bit of flexibility, a cooperative effort and great faith and trust that you have positively influenced your children and that they will make their way through adulthood as positive contributors to this world with visions of peace and unity.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
A Little Bit of Piping
OK, this was the freakin' photo that I've waited to take all summer long. At the tail end of our hike, when Jerry and I separated from our crazy wild youngins' I was able to hear the faint sound of the bag piper. Running for all I was worth toward the sound a crowd quickly gathered, the dimming light of day cast a shadow along the cliff. From afar I quickly snapped a shot. Another try bit closer rendered a message that I needed to recharge my battery. No problem...a good photographer always carries a spare. On the edge of busy Route 3, I rifled through my camera bag and inserted the back-up. It was SO dead that it did not provide me a message that I needed to charge the battery.
So...this image does not meet my high standards, but it will have to do. And once home I went right for the electrical outlet with charger and battery in hand.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Soon Just a Memory
Sunday, October 12, 2008
First "Showing"
Some of my photos are on display at Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor. This is my very first very public display of my work in which I had to develop an artist statement. I don't know who was more excited my husband or myself. My sweet dear husband has been a champion supporting my passion for photography. For this, I am grateful.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Stairway to...
Favorite Walks: Compass Harbor
Tea Party for Two
Friday, October 10, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
This is My Family in Costa Rica
Excess time is spent in reviewing my photos of Costa Rica. It is not that they are all great examples of photography, but the portraits represent great people. Everywhere I traveled (we stood out as tourists)people were so helpful and kind. Soon I shall return to my family...phone calls and emails just don't do it!
Flare in the Garden
A few of the blogs I visit talk a lot about flare and their love for it. Well....shoot into the sun?! Way back when...that was a photographer's number one not to do rule. Sun to your back so your subjects are squinting. Aye??!!
These sunflowers have seen better days, petals hanging shriveled, but retaining their yellow. I love how the sun is shining through and the sunflowers are tall shadowy figures. Maybe I AM a rule-breaker.
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ZURICH, Sept 3 The Swiss central bank is determined to defend its currency cap as a rise in the franc would pose a major threat to the economy, the bank's head said on Monday, as data showed the country's manufacturing sector contracted more sharply in August.
The bank set a cap of 1.20 per euro on the franc almost exactly a year ago, citing a risk of deflation and a recession as investors seeking sanctuary from the euro zone crisis pushed the Swiss currency up sharply.
"In the current situation, a further appreciation of the Swiss franc would constitute a very substantial threat to the Swiss economy, and would carry with it the risk of deflationary developments," Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan said in a speech.
"With this in mind, we will continue to enforce the minimum exchange rate with the utmost determination, in line with our mandate."
Monday's purchasing managers' index reading supported Jordan's warning, showing a manufacturing slump deepened last month, contrasting with a more upbeat outlook from the leading KOF indicator last week.
"The SNB has no reason to change its policy," said Julius Baer economist Janwillem Acket.
The PMI index fell to a seasonally adjusted 46.7 points from 48.6 points in July. The print, missing analysts' forecasts for 49 points, was the fifth in a row below the 50 point mark that separates growth from contraction.
"In view of the roller-coaster ride in Europe, Swiss industry is failing to pick up," said index compilers Credit Suisse and the SVME purchasing managers' association.
"The creeping downturn in industrial activity should therefore continue in the months to come, especially since the backlog of orders is continuing to trend downwards."
Analysts tend to watch Swiss economic data closely to see if it continues to support the case for the cap, which the SNB is having to defend with heavy interventions. Its foreign currency reserves hit nearly 70 percent of gross domestic product in July.
The amount of cash commercial banks hold with the SNB rose to a new high last week, figures showed on Monday, but the pace of the increase slowed, suggesting the central bank did not intervene as much last month as in July.
Asked in an electronic poll if they thought the SNB could sustain the cap, 66 percent of the participants at the financial conference where Jordan was speaking said "yes".
Figures showing how much the SNB's foreign exchange reserves increased in August are due out later in the week, while data on second-quarter GDP growth is due on Tuesday and August consumer prices are out on Wednesday.
"It is too early to talk of an all-clear. The economy has probably lost significant dynamism in the second quarter already," said Bernd Hartmann, head of investment research at VP Bank. "A renewed escalation of the (euro) debt crisis would also have serious consequences for the Swiss economy."
Julius Baer economist Acket said the main reason for the discrepancy between the PMI survey and the more upbeat KOF indicator was that the former reflected sentiment at hard-hit small and medium-sized manufacturers.
"We are in a kind of split economy, with the metalworking, machinery and investment goods industry suffering from the European contagion, while services - and even tourism - are not doing so badly despite the high exchange rate," he said.
In his speech, Jordan reiterated concern about strong rises in Swiss real estate prices in recent years, partly fuelled by the low interest rates the SNB has been forced to maintain to stop the franc from soaring.
"The risk of a further build-up of imbalances followed by a significant price correction is still present," he said.
In July, new rules to constrain risky lending by banks were enacted. Yet due to signs of a cooling of the property market, the SNB has decided for now to forego forcing banks to boost their capital via a buffer. (Reporting by Catherine Bosley; Editing by Andrew Heavens, John Stonestreet)


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The firebird springs woll definately fit in your camaro clip. Any of the gm metric(74-81 camaro\firebird and 75-79 nova)clips wil swap between eachother. This includes the trans corss members as well. You can get a set of springs from just about any big manufacture for a big block for around $150.
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I kinda thought they might. I was looking for something with a stiffer rating to offset the heavier truck front end. Does anyone know the spring rates, diameter, etc for the stock '77 Camaro springs vs. the big block Trans Am springs?
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Camaro springs are gonna be in between 89-127 lb/in for 1977, z/28 springs being the most stiff(if you can call them that!).
I cant seem to find any info on the 455 springs but im sure they are higher to hold up the old pancho. I say give her a try and let us know how it turns out. |
Thanks for the input, 53. It'll have to wait for a few weeks. It's WAY too hot to do anything right now (no shop to work in), and I have a gremlin in the TBI system that needs to be addressed.
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After researching the web, calling Just Suspension in North Carolina, and Jegs, it looks like GM coil-over conversions from QA-1 are the best answer. Just Suspension could provide 2" taller coil springs for the mid-70's Camaro front clip with a spring rate of 419 pounds per inch. Stock Z-28 spec out at 345 pounds per inch and 455 Trans Am springs spec at 330 pounds per inch.
With the taller, stiffer Camaro springs, I would be able to get back 3" to 3 1/2" of lost ride ride height, but over time these springs would settle too. Not bad for $150, but I'd rather do this once and be able to know the truck will be where I want it. Jegs offers Coil-Over conversion shocks for GM applications from QA-1. Opting for the heavier big-block kit will run $456, but will allow me to adjust the ride height where I want it and I'll be able to ensure that one side does not sit lower than the other. Has anyone had any experience with these units? -Joe |
I have some experience with the Jegs coilover kits. Great IMO, they really offer alot more than they charge for. Consider this, big block springs from the major manufactures are roughly in between $140/$170, and a good set of shocks(koni, bilstien) are a about $100 a side. Add it up and your at $350 or so. For a hundred or so you get ride hight and valving to play with. Cant get any better than that if you ask me.
On a side note, I never thought the z/28 springs would be stiffer than the big block firebird springs GM never ceases to amaze me!! |
Thanks 53, I was really surprised myself. I've worked around both chassis back when I raced at one of the local dirt tracks. The Poncho for the same year was always more stout in the way it was built compared to its brother. Oh well...learn something new.
Glad to know the coil-overs are the way to go. I had pretty much made up my mind to go that way after talking to the suspension people about springs. I just wanted to get a little more feedback before I committed to dumping $450. I really was not looking forward to the prospect of spending $150 and 1/2 a days work, only to have the same problem to a lesser degree. I am going to hold off a bit longer before I make the final commitment. I need to get insurance and tags back on it and get the front end weighed. I'd feel more comfortable knowing exactly the load I am working with (not that there is an option on the spring rates for the coil-overs other than big block or small block for the GM conversions. -Joe |
Chevys are known for that sag on one side. There is a kit for S10s, which have a very similar frame, that evens out the ride. I've seen S10 spring cups, and have a Camaro clip on my truck, and I see no difference in the upper cup. I can't remember who offers the kit, but its essentially a spacer for the coil.
Like I said, the coilovers are awsome. I have a set on my 77 camaro and the work flawlessly. Good luck.
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My daughter has caught something, and if you are a parent I am sure you know that once something gets into the house it tends to go around. So I've got it to. We've developed a serious case of Disney Junioritis. Clinically the strain we're dealing with is an addiction to Disney's "Doc McStuffins" at least we think that's what "Doc McStuffins" would come up with out of her Big Book of Boo Boos. And it appears that what we've got is going around. "Doc McStuffins" has become TV's top rated preschool series.
Since its March 2012 premiere, "Doc McStuffins" has garnered worldwide attention for its portrayal of a young girl who runs a clinic for her stuffed animals and toys out of her backyard playhouse. "Doc McStuffins" has also sparked a social movement. The young girl portraying "Doc McStuffins" on screen and in real life is a young African-American child. "Doc McStuffins" aspires to be a physician just like her Mom. The show has been heralded among African-American physicians and inspired a group of female African-American physicians to begin a "movement" they coined, "We Are Doc McStuffins." Seeing a reflection of themselves in the Doc character and the opportunity to inspire young girls, the group grew to form the Artemis Medical Society, an organization of over 2500 female African-American physicians and medical students from around the world.
In celebration of Black History Month, Disney Junior debuted "We Are Doc McStuffins" interstitials featuring Doc McStuffins alongside the founding members of the "We Are Doc McStuffins" movement which include Dr. Myiesha Taylor, an emergency doctor based in Dallas; Dr. Aletha Maybank, a pediatrician in New York City; and Dr. Naeemah Ghafur, a family doctor in Los Angeles who provides specialized care for the underserved, including the elderly and patients with high-risk illnesses. In the interstitials the physicians share what their jobs entail and salute their heroes in the medical field.
The series stars the voices of Kiara Muhammad as Doc; Loretta Devine as Hallie; Lara Jill Miller as Lambie; Robbie Rist as Stuffy; Jess Harnell as Chilly; Jaden Betts as Donny McStuffins; Kim Brooks as Mom McStuffins; and Gary Anthony Williams as Dad McStuffins. The series' theme song is performed by the star of Disney Channel's hit series "A.N.T. Farm" and Hollywood Records recording artist, China Anne McClain.
My three year olds Disney Junioritis and addiction to Doc McStuffins is something I want to fully run its course. Her childhood experience has been shaped with dreaming and imaginative play and Disney characters have played a large role in that. The "We Are Doc McStuffins" mantra is something that not only resounds for physicians but also for the viewing audience and its kid target. "Doc McStuffins" is making an impact on the child I have today and the one I will have in the future.
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The Internet allowed extremists to contact, recruit, train and equip the suspect responsible for the attempted Flight 253 bombing on Christmas Day "within weeks," a top Pentagon official told lawmakers Wednesday.
That relatively brief timeframe only speaks to how quickly extremist groups have "optimized" the Web and developed a "highly evolved" process by which to develop terrorist networks, added Garry Reid, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism.
"Enabled by 21st-century technology, extremists have optimized the use of Internet chat rooms, Web sites and e-mail chains to spread their virulent messages and reach a global audience of potential recruits," Reid told the Senate Armed Services Committee in prepared testimony.
"It is this highly evolved radicalization process that enabled al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to make contact with a wealthy Nigerian student living in London, recruit, train and equip him in the remote tribal regions of Yemen, position him in the Netherlands and ultimately dispatch him on a suicide mission to the United States, all within a period of weeks," Reid added.
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I love the story behind the Orkin photo! Not at all what I would have guessed at first glance! Non?
I was very young when I first went to Italy. Luckily, because of my red hair and blue eyes, the boys thought that I was Italian and so spent all of their efforts trying to pick up my blonde girlfriends. :)
I am sorry but I don't see the humour or beauty in such behavior. This is exactly how it felt to walk down the street as a young girl growing up in France, even though I never dressed provocatively. It is disrespectful to women to harass them that way and to this day I have nothing nice to say about Frenchmen.
ReplyDeleteI have always adored the second photo so much, I have a copy of it in my bedroom, so it's wonderful to hear the story of how it came about - what an amazing, adventurous pair of women!! The first pic is simply incredible. My husband, who is half-Italian, told me the men in the pics are spot on and he's scared to take me there - hahahahahha!!! xoxoxoxoxxo


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Getting to 'Yes' at International Conference on Nuclear Waste
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Oct 5, 2012 11:15 AM
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Toronto - A parade of country representatives took to the stage Tuesday in downtown Toronto at an international conference on nuclear waste burial, outlining programs and plans for what the nuclear industry calls "geological repositories". The two-day international conference was the most recent in a series of gatherings convened every four years.
In an opening panel of "implementers" from Sweden, Finland, Japan, the U.K. and Switzerland, presenters flashed image after image of tunnels, shafts and caverns carved out of rock, all generated as part of national planning processes which would ultimately result in country stockpiles of high level nuclear fuel waste being placed deep below the surface, as a 'final solution" to the to-date intractable problem of how to contain the radioactive wastes that are generated by nuclear power plants and will remain hazardous – and harmful – for hundreds of thousands of years.
Hosted by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, a Canadian association of nuclear power plant operators and waste owners, the two-day conference brought together nuclear power companies, nuclear waste management agencies and companies, and national regulators from several countries who are pursuing plans to construct and operate geological repositories for high level nuclear waste.
There were several common threads throughout the country approaches. Like Canada, all countries pursuing approvals for a burial facility for nuclear fuel waste are still in either the site search, planning or review stage – none have yet received a final approval or begun construction or operation. And like Canada, most countries offer some financial incentive for communities to get involved, or at least a promise of financial benefits if community support results in an eventual approval and repository construction.
Several presenters told the story of searches for a "willing" community, and some talked about having had to restart their siting programs, changing either their search criteria or approach after they failed to find a "willing" community.
"You don't want a 'yes' crowd because a 'yes' crowd incites a 'no' crowd and the 'no' crowd always has a lot of energy", explained Saida Laarouchi Engstrom, from the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company.
The challenge of gaining social acceptance for nuclear waste burial projects was a key theme throughout the two day conference.
Don Howard from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission posed what seems to be the primary question in the minds of would-be implementing organizations to Jo-Ann Facella, director for Social Research and Dialogue for the Nuclear Waste Management Organization: "So how do we get social acceptance?"
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is the regulatory agency responsible for reviewing nuclear projects and licensing all nuclear facilities in Canada. CNSC President Michael Binder had been adamant in his remarks the previous day that social and economic considerations are not part of the Canadian regulator's mandate.
There were also some important variations from the main theme of nuclear waste burial. In Finland, like Canada, the program does not allow the local community to opt out after the site investigations have been completed, whereas in Sweden that option remains open to the community until after all of the information about the site has been shared. Some countries, such as Switzerland, use geological information as their key siting criteria, where others – including Canada - have placed the emphasis in local "willingness", with a site search that seeks to attract interest in the earlier stages and leaves detailed geophysical studies to later stages.
A final panel of speakers were from communities already selected for nuclear waste burial, including Mayor of Kincardine Larry Kraemer, who leads a municipal council which has a "hosting agreement" with Ontario Power Generation that sets out the terms of cash payment from Ontario Power Generation and support from the geological repository for low and intermediate level nuclear wastes that OPG is seeking approval to construct beneath the surface at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, which is within Kincardine's municipal boundaries. Kraemer describes his community as being overwhelmingly in support of a proposal the OPG burial plan.
Asked to comment on what constitutes community support, Kramer replied that "Fifty (percent) plus one is not enough" and suggested that the ballot box was a way to measure support. Kramer said that those who support the nuclear waste burial project were elected, and those did not support it lost in the municipal elections.
According to OPG's project summary, only 60% of the 71% who responded to a survey of Kincadine residents asking whether they "support the establishment of a facility for the long-term management of low and intermediate level waste at the Western Waste Management Facility", which is the current above-ground storage facility at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station. At best, the math would say that 42% of those included in the survey supported some action being take on the waste, although not necessarily burial on the shore of Lake Huron.
Throughout the two-day event, the approximately 50 attendees from the 21 Canadian communities currently being studied by the NWMO as potential burial sites for Canada's high level nuclear waste sat quietly in the audience. Herman Dost of Ignace ventured to the microphone to ask a question about recycling, but the tough questions during Tuesday's sessions about transparency in some of the siting process and the independence of the nuclear regulators came from outside Canada, or not at all.
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