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Get in (and go home) early
As the age of austerity continues to kick workers in the wallet, long weekends continue to replace expensive foreign holidays for many.
Increasing numbers of folk, then, are arriving early to milk the maximum amount of value out of their tickets and wristbands – with many sites opening an extra day early this year. As a result, arriving on Thursday (or even Wednesday in some cases) is now near-compulsory if you want to nab a decent camping space well away from the hum of the toilets. Doing this also means less distress about leaving early: there's something pretty liberating about making a traffic-free dash for home on the Sunday afternoon, rather than facing up to the waking hell of a Monday morning hangover-and-everyone-trying-to-exit-at-the-same time scenario.
Avoid the 5am warzone
Nobody goes to a festival for a good sleep, and no amount of muffling is going to save you from Skrillex or Cancer Bats should you opt to turn in for an early night. But the humble earplug is still an essential. Why? Because as the average age of punters and the number of families attending events soar, campsites are increasingly becoming hateful battlegrounds between youthful big-gobs who (understandably) want to have an all-night party, and knackered parents who (understandably) want to get a few hours kip. Luckily, £2 worth of sponge from Boots can avert these two worlds colliding – and if you're on the party side of the divide, it'll stop those irritating kids from waking you up when you're trying to sleep it off.
Raise a flag
Unless you're the sort of outdoorsy Oddie oddball who can read the stars and work out what direction you're facing, you're going to spend much of your time at any festival utterly disorientated. The doomsday scenario involves putting up your tent, enjoying several pints of nutty local ale, then returning to the campsite only to find five thousand identical abodes have been erected ("ours is the blue one, no?"): you're kipping in a bush. A visual marker, then, is utterly invaluable, be it Spongebob Squarepants up a pole or a laminated Lamb Of God LP. And no: not a cross of St George. As Euro 2012 looms large, 17,480 other people will have already had that idea.
Prepare to 'go dark'
Like Jack Bauer on black ops, be aware of the fact that festival land is a treacherous third-world country with abysmal communication links. Mobile networks tend to melt at bigger gatherings as thousands try to stay connected, and at more isolated events there may be no signal at all. Don't bank on texts reaching destinations: instead make old school plans to meet up with people at set places and times. To preserve battery, turn all the settings down on your contraption (contrast, volume, brightness), turn vibrate off, and stay off the 'net: who wants to know what the muggles in the real world are doing, anyway? With any luck, it'll still be there on Monday.
Don't make any major life decisions
Being in a truly wonderful place surrounded by delightful smiling people can sometimes be so overwhelming that you start feeling strange new emotions like love, compassion and happiness. In this curious altered state, you'll probably decide you've had enough of life as accounts manager of a small West Midlands-based gasket firm, and would much rather become a Tai Chi instructor or organic farmer. This may be absolutely true, but remember: now isn't the time to act. Look in the mirror. You've got your face painted like a tiger, right? This is not reality. Do not phone your boss and tell them to shove it. Do not impulsively propose to your loved one via a Jumbotron TV. Do not announce that you're moving to India to study meditation. By Monday morning, you'll be back at your desk with a liver full of hate and a bad coffee. Decide then.
Festival booze now costs roughly the same per gram as platinum, so get yourself clued up on what you can and can't bring in, and decant spirits into plastic containers (vodka can be passed off as water – take that, the man!) Remember: most places won't allow glass bottles, so load yourself up like a Welsh pit pony.
Take a tall person
Tall people – preferably over six foot five – are a terrific asset at festivals. If you don't know one, look up and try to befriend one before going. Make the overgrown galoot wear a distinctive hat and carry a flare or torch, and hey presto: a lanky beacon visible from up to half a mile away, to act as a reference point for any ragtag band of travellers.
Follow the worst diet imaginable
There are several reasons to go junk food crazy during festival season. Firstly, it's a delicious and irresponsible way in which to act, which is part of the point of being there. More significantly however, if you carefully eliminate fibre, vitamins and general goodness, it's possible that your digestive system will seize up for long enough to avoid the horrors of the "long drop" toilets. Have an apple when you get home, eh? And if you're going to bring grub along with you, go for bread, cake and stuff that still tastes good after it has got squashed in your bag. Perfect.
Don't 'get them out'
Your dad's watching on BBC3 and the broadsheet "reportage" photographers are everywhere, you know.
In the land of the big bagged man, the spork is king
Travel light, and try and make as many of the things you can bring multi-purpose. Whether it's a spork or one of those five quid devices from Maplin that incredibly managed to be both a torch and a mobile phone charger, the solution to osteopath-worrying mega-backpack weight is out there. When it comes to bringing valuables to a festival, mentally rewind to the film Gone In 60 Seconds and think: what would Nicolas Cage do? Never bring anything that you'll regret losing. Because you will lose it, sieve-head.
Be carefree
Timetables are for buses, and making plans are for dullards who sit on borough councils and say things like "going forward" in meetings. By all means make sure you catch a favourite band, but for the rest of the time, ditch the map and roam the site like a carefree tinker, seeing what wonders cross your path. It'll almost certainly be worth it, whether you catch an unknown act that turn out to be superb, rave at a silent disco or get healed by a hippy. Virtually every festival now has much more to it than a big stage and lager kiosk. If you don't venture much beyond them, you're bypassing 90 per cent of the fun.
Don't dress to impress
Beta Band frontman-turned-solo artist Steve Mason once declared: "the key to a successful festival is lots of pockets to put your bits in, like a children's entertainer's dungarees." He's got a point: the ultimate festival outfit would be a multi-zipped gimp suit made from detachable binbags and wellington rubber. Until this beautiful dream becomes a reality, the simple basics of sturdy boots, sunglasses, something warm, a waterproof and a hat are perennial winners. Pack enough gear for a small fashion show and you'll only regret the heft of your bag and the mud-stained garments.
Do not create a miniature shanty town
By all means camp alongside your mates, but please try to avoid the temptation to create a Waco-style complex with barriers and ropes around it – it's galling for anyone else trying to negotiate the site, closes off valuable space that other people could use, and it's shamefully anti-social, anti-festival behaviour of the worst ilk. Incidentally, if you're thinking about bringing a gazebo to a music festival, perhaps you should consider not going to a music festival – you gazebo-owning oaf.
Prepare to stink
Humming is a great leveller, and the process of cleaning yourself to a vaguely civilized level is a headache – lengthy queues for water and people tutting as you huddle under the tap for your second round of shampooing. It's liberating, therefore, to make the early decision to abandon all sense of decency and embrace the rot. It's only for a few days, after all – and the bath you have when you get home will be the most satisfying of the year. If you boringly insist on some level of hygiene, however, the basic baby wipe and anti-bacterial hand gel are life savers.
Do not bring a Didgeridoo
Unless you're a genuine, full-blown Aborigine. In which case, crack on.
Avoid the post-festival blues
Ask a seasoned festival-goer how to avoid the horrors of a Monday back on civvy street, and they'll tell you to keep drinking. But while five lunchtime pints may be a soothing option if you're the drummer in Primal Scream, it isn't an option for most of us, especially if you drive a bus for a living. Instead, get as much sleep as you can before returning to the grind, take milk thistle in a futile attempt to appease your liver, drink water and – if possible – try to carry the positivity you nurtured over the weekend back to work. Good luck!Reuse content


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Sophisticated Mama: Steal Carla Bruni's Buttoned-Up Maternity Style
It's probably as strong of a confirmation as we'll ever get from Carla Bruni. The first lady of France attended yesterday's G8 Summit in a loose white shift that simply graced her burgeoning belly — a sharp contrast from the more tailored look she usually wears. The sophisticated style is reminiscent of the more conservative looks other pregnant first ladies have worn through the years, as opposed to the sheer look many celeb mamas are now wearing. With Memorial Day upon us, get set to bring out your own whites. I've rounded up five white frocks to get you started!
Clockwise from top left: Jules and Jim Sophia Maternity Dress ($132), Japanese Weekend White Dress ($74), Strapless Maternity Dress ($129), Rosie Pope Grace Dress ($295), More of Me Oh Baby Bib Dress ($130).
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Here are the rules for Michael's meme:
- To make this a bit easier, you can choose 3 one-hour time periods. (Your "top 3", if you will)
- To make things harder, you cannot choose His birth or any time period from the Last Supper on.
- If you have a blog, post this question and rules and answer it there. If you would rather not spend a post quenching my curiosity, or if you do not have a blog, feel free to post your answer in the comments section here.
- Go to Reach Paradise (link above) and leave Michael a comment with a link to your post.
- Tag 3 other people to do the same.
Here are my top three:
1. Jesus' Baptism at the Jordan~ I often try to imagine what it would have been like to be the person behind Him in that line; to witness this awesome moment of humility. Would I have realized who He truly was?
2. The meeting with the Woman at the Well~ I can somehow relate to this woman on certain levels. But in the case of this woman, the times she and Jesus lived in would have dictated that He had no business anywhere near her for two reasons: Samaritans and Jews wanted nothing to do with each other and the fact that she was a woman (and not exactly an upstanding one at that). I would have loved to have witnessed her enthusiasm after hearing Jesus tell her everything about her life, and I would have loved to see the smile on Jesus' face after His conversation with her.
3. The day Jesus left His home in Nazareth~ While I am sure this was a very private and intimate moment between He and our Blessed Mother, I still would have liked to witness this most bittersweet moment~even from a distance. I would have also liked to have been there as He cleaned up the carpenter shop one last time.
So there they are; my top three moments with our Lord. If you ask me this again tomorrow or even an hour from now, they would probably change.
Those of you who follow my meme over at my Blessings for the Day blog (sorry for the shameless self promotion), as well as those whose memes I regularly participate in, know how much I love to bend the rules a bit.
As far as tagging others, I am following Michael's lead on this; if you've read this, you have been tagged. So go and post in peace!


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January 13, 2012 -- Friends and alumni of Northwestern Oklahoma State University and members of the Alva and surrounding communities are invited to a beauty and wellness workshop Thursday, Jan. 19, at 5:30 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom on the Alva campus.
MISSION STATEMENT: Northwestern Oklahoma State University provides quality educational and cultural opportunities to learners with diverse needs by cultivating ethical leadership and service, critical thinking and fiscal responsibility.


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James Moore speaks with Iowa City's Andre Perry, Mission Creek Festival co-founder
Tim Hawthorne, of Hawthorne Direct talks about his company and the great work he's doing with First Fridays ArtWalk
Solar-powered KRUU-FM station manager James Moore and AROUND TOWN host Melinda Arndt interview Fairfield Super 8's Ketan Shah about the million dollar renovations to the motel and enjoy a walking tour of the facilities.
Our regular 4pm segment "Inside the Headlines" with Newsvandal JP Sottile.
Click "Read more" below for headline links and this week's three tiers: a colonel of truth? Big data, bigger brother and pet peeves.
James Moore talks with Tracy McCormick about her work in radio and with recording artists like Rob Larkin who she signed to the Spectra label.
Interview with Bill Teeple
Interview with John Huff
Interview with Cameron O'Connor
The American Shakespeare Center will present the comedy Twelfth Night on Tuesday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Iowa Wesleyan College Chapel Auditorium. This is a free performance open to the public, writes Theresa Rose for KILJ.
"This is 'fun Shakespeare'—-light, witty, and fast-paced; a play full of fools, knaves, clowns, scoundrels, cross-dressing tricksters, nerds in love, and a crusty drunken uncle named—-we kid you not—Sir Toby Belch," said Dr. Jeff Martinek, professor of English at Iowa Wesleyan. "If you have never seen Shakespeare performed live or have doubts about it being your cup of tea, we urge you to give this one a try."
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and there will be live acoustic music and a pre-show speech by the cast in the half-hour prior to the performance.
Ames KHOI co-station manager Deborah Bunka talks about the great strides KHOI is making as a community station.
Ames KHOI co-station manager Deborah Bunka talks about the great strides KHOI is making as a community station.
Jason Aviles hails from the Bronx and is actively involved in promoting youth advocacy amd well-being. Samira Abdelrahman came to school from North Carolina. Both are student leaders at MUM. They met "Let Freedom Ring" concert founder Patti Miller at a presentation at the Public Library. They talk about their participation in this weekend's event and the upcoming trip to Mississippi where they'll sing with another choir in Meridian and visit other historic civil rights sites. It is really inspiring to hear them talk about what this journey has meant to them personally.
Scott Timm, local sustainability coordinator, and John Loin, local builder and board member of the Greater Fairfield Area Habitat for Humanity, announce a new Habitat homebuilding project. They say Habitat's philosophy is all about empowering people and empowering community.
John talks about his history with the organization starting in 1994 and the application process. This will be Fairfield's 10th home! Scott is helping to inspire people to volunteer and get involved with this amazing organization. Alliant Hometown Rewards is a partner and their "Powerhouse Team" will film the project.
Cody Cohen is a sweet and caring young man who loves animals and adores children...truly a "good guy." At 17 years old, he's 6'3" now, a gentle giant. He is a Senior at Fairfield High School, having played football all four years. He has a fantastic group of friends and his teachers and coaches love him.
Cody suffers with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a rare blood cancer, and needs a bone marrow transplant within the next three months. Cody and his family hope a bone marrow match can be found for him, and for every person who needs one!
The Newsvandal JP Sottile with another powerful "Inside the Headlines." Three tiers include hearts; mind and bombs; that ol' sucking economy; and love, American style on the heels of Valentine's Day. Headlines referenced below.
James Moore talks with two members of the IOWA FREEDOM CHOIR who will be participating in Friday's multimedia presentation at the Sondheim Center celebrating black history and the civil rights movement.
Jason Aviles hails from the Bronx and is actively involved in promoting youth advocacy amd well-being. Samira Abdelrahman came to school from North Carolina. Both are student leaders at MUM. They met "Let Freedom Ring" concert founder Patti Miller at a presentation at the Public Library. They talk about their participation in this weekend's event and the upcoming trip to Mississippi where they'll sing with another choir in Meridian and visit other historic civil rights sites. It is really inspiring to hear them talk about what this journey has meant to them personally.
Station manager James Moore speaks with local artist/healer Suzanne Stryker about her thoughts on the One Billion Rising phenomenon where as many as one billion souls across the globe in 200 countries are standing up against abuse and violence toward women on February 14th. A local community athering at Morning Star Studio is planned at 7:30pm in Fairfield, with dance and more.
James Moore speaks with Allen Bailey, founder of the Harlem Gospel Choir, who are bringing their 90-minute family-friendly gospel experience to Iowa City this weekend. The theme of every performance is "bringing people & nations together & giving something back".
James Moore talks indepth with Gershon Baskin, the Israeli peace activist who negotiated with Hamas for Gilad Shalit's release and heads the Israel Palestine Center for Research and Information
"Inside the Headlines" with Newsvandal JP Sottile. Our three tiers today focus on the amazing shrinking 4th estate, the amazing shrinking economy for non-1%ers, and dirty growing pains. Check out all the headlines below the fold.
James Moore talks with Showville production manager Pete Terrill about tonight's big soiree at the Sondheim Center. From the folks who brought you "Mad Men," "Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead," "Hell On Wheels" and "Low Winter Sun," it's SHOWVILLE time.
Four finalists have made it to their moment of truth and a $10,000 pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. A singer, a singer/comedian, a comedian, and a tap dancer will don the stage at the storied Sondheim for the new AMC/Sony Series called SHOWVILLE scheduled to air in May. Fairfield was one of 8 cities selected and is the last stop for the production team of 15-16 people, mostly freelance, who hire 10-12 more locals at each stop along the way. They've all been out 37 days in a row!!
James Moore talks with Sam Auen, grindcore guitarist, gravel bike racer, television chef, founder of Tacopocalypse restaurant in Des Moines and the multi-talented Kristian Day, president of Modern American Cinema.
Newsvandal JP Sottile takes us "Inside the Headlines" for a look at the week's standout stories. Main categories: Justice ≠ Just Us, droning on & on & on (don't blame us, it's a US growth industry), and is there something in the water? Click "Read more" below for all of this week's headlines with links.
James interviews renowned feminist, professor and author Zillah Eisenstein. Distinguished Scholar of Anti-Racist Feminist Political Theory at Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York, she wrote two articles for al Jazeera discussing women's issues in terms of the military and more.
Conservation, Climate, Energy and Environment: Iowa's Natural Resource Priorities for the Future.
James Moore discusses these issues with Rep. Curt Hanson, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Chuck Isenhart, ranking member on the House Environmental Protection Committee, and Patrick Bosold, conservation chair of the Leopold Group, southeast Iowa's Sierra Club chapter.
we go "Inside the Headlines' with award-winning journalist and filmmaker JP Sottile, the Newsvandal. This week topics include numbing numbers, sucking economy and blowback & forth. Links to headlines listed below.
Tom Paxton is an American folk singer and singer-songwriter who has been writing, performing and recording music for over forty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
His songs include modern standards such as "The Last Thing on My Mind", "Bottle of Wine", "Whose Garden Was This?", "The Marvelous Toy", and "Ramblin' Boy". Paxton's songs have been recorded by Pete Seeger and The Weavers, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Harry Belafonte, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Kingston Trio, The Chad Mitchell Trio, John Denver, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, Willie Nelson, Flatt & Scruggs, The Fireballs, and many others.
He has performed thousands of concerts around the world in such places as Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, Scandinavia, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland, England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and all over the United States.
Catch Tom live in Cedar Rapids at the lovely CSPS this Saturday, January 26th at 8pm.
Fri 3:30pm, James Moore speaks with Executive Director/CEO Betty Andrews about an exciting 2-day event celebrating I"ll Make Me a World in Iowa as the first major festival of the year; the kickoff to Black History Month; the home of Iowa's newest official state song (titled I'll Make Me a World in Iowa's); with over 20,000 projected attendance.It's composed of three events: Education Day [Fri 9am-2pm]; Excellence Gala [Fri 7pm-9:30pm] and Saturday's Celebration Day Festival [10am-7pm] featuring Billy Dee Williams, Lady Tramaine Hawkins ("Oh Happy Day"), and many other stellar events including soul food, fun for the kids with inflatables, pony rides, and much, much more. For more info, the phone number is 515-288-7171.
Acting coach/director/producer Tom Todoroff talks with James Moore about his career and upcoming workshop in Fairfield on Saturday, January 26th at Morning Star Studio.
We have a very special segment planned for you. Newsvandal JP Sottile and James will highlight several emerging conspiracy angles and consider a few older ones as well. Zero Dark Thirty--a government propaganda coup? We'll share thoughts. Also, take a look at some good news and odds & ends. Click "Read more" below for link to sourced headlines.


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Las Vegas, NV —Henderson-based Festival, Last Friday, Just Add Water Street, announces its official summer launch date that will take place on the streets of the historic Water Street District. Beginning August 25th, festival attendees will come together in celebration of local live artists, various musicians, critically acclaimed chefs, and family-oriented activities that … [Read more...]
Henderson Chamber to Help Entrepreneurs Build a Better Budget
Roadmap to Success workshop series to feature Jessica Sayles Oct. 15 HENDERSON – Jessica Sayles, principal at Houldsworth, Russo and Company, will present "Building a Better Budget" as part of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce's Roadmap to Success workshop series from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Henderson Business Resource Center, located at 112 S. Water St. … [Read more...]
Roadmap to Success Workshop to Explore Creative Brainstorming
Henderson Chamber series welcomes Alex Raffi Feb. 19 HENDERSON, Nev. – Alex Raffi, creative director and partner for Imagine Communications, will present "Business Brainstorming with Creative Courage" during the Henderson Chamber of Commerce's Roadmap to Success workshop from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Henderson Business Resource Center, located at 112 S. … [Read more...]
Park Place Infiniti Sponsors Smiles for Survivors; Governor Approves Solar Tax Incentives
Park Place Infiniti Sponsors Smiles for Survivors Park Place Infiniti is sponsoring the fourth annual Blow Out Breast Cancer event, presented by the Smiles for Survivors foundation and Square Colour Salon and Spa. [Read More...] Governor's Office of Energy Approves Solar Tax Incentives Highlighting its commitment to renewable energy in Nevada, the Governor's Office of Energy … [Read more...]
Henderson Chamber Workshop to Focus on Energy Efficiency
Southwest Gas, NV Energy experts to speak during Roadmap to Success Oct. 23 HENDERSON, Nev. – Ryland Whitaker, energy utilization engineer with Southwest Gas, and Jon Trabert, operation's manager with NV Energy's Sure Bet Program, will present "Energy Efficiency 101 – Electric, Natural Gas and Water – Start Saving Money Now!" as part of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce's … [Read more...]
Campaign Helps Fight Hunger; Nevada-Based Firm Lands New Jersey Contract; Workshop to Bring Fraud into Light
Social Media Campaign Helps Fight Hunger in Southern Nevada The SK+G Goose Summer Road Trip Campaign wrapped up on Thursday, Sept. 11 when Senior Vice President of Strategy Jim Gentleman and the SK+G Goose dropped off a $1,000 check to Three Square Food Bank—the only food bank in Southern Nevada. [Read more...] Smart City Networks Awarded Contract by Atlantic City Convention … [Read more...]
Henderson Chamber Workshop Series to Bring Fraud into the Light
Roadmap to Success to host fraud examiner Michael L. Rosten Oct. 9 HENDERSON, Nev. – Michael L. Rosten, certified fraud examiner and principal with Piercy Bowler Taylor and Kern, will present "When the Bad Guys are Your Own Employees: Tips for Spotting Employee Fraud" as part of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce's Roadmap to Success workshop series from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. … [Read more...]
Officials Break Ground on Moapa Paiute Tribe Solar Project
The first utility-scale solar project on tribal land is underway in Southern Nevada. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) joined representatives from the Moapa Band of Piautes and executives from First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to kick off construction on the 250 Megawatt power plant. The project is located on … [Read more...]
Workshop Series Makes Accounting, Bookkeeping Easier to Manage
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SUZANNAH LESSARD was a staff writer at The New Yorker for twenty years, and her work has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Harvard Design and The Washington Monthly, of which she is a founding editor. She has received the Whiting award, the Jenny Moore Fellowship at George Washington University, the Anthony Lukas Work-in-progress Award, and a Fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars In Washington. She teaches non-fiction writing in the MFA Programs at The New School in new York, Goucher College in Baltimore and and Queens University in Charlotte. She lives in New York City with her partner Noel Brennan.


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Several months ago, I emailed my former spiritual director, Debby, and asked her to help me get some perspective. I haven't met with Debby since I moved to Austin and she moved away from San Francisco. I emailed her because several times during the process of finishing my edits I would feel a panic attack [Read More…]
On Writing: Ego, Insecurity, and the Life of the Beloved
#FoundGrace: Our Community Lenten Practice. 'Find yourself found.'*
I worked out Saturday morning with a friend. As we rode home together, the subject of Lent came up. "I just want to emphasize grace this Lent," she said. "I've suffered enough these past few months and I feel like I need to recognize that before I give myself a checklist of tasks to [Read More…]
God comes so close to us and we come so close to God
I'm teaching third grade Sunday School at my church. This is a new sort of thing for me. I don't necessarily feel at my most capable with children. Yes, I know, I'm a mom. Aren't moms supposed to be good with kids? I tend to think I'm good with my own. (Sometimes.) And I tend [Read More…]
One Good Phrase: Anna Broadway (The Lord is kind to the undeserving)
It's been extra quiet around here while I've been visiting family on the East coast. So I'm super happy that Anna Broadway is willing to be here today. Anna is a local writer in the San Francisco area and has been a support to me throughout my time living there. I find her and her [Read More…]
Marriage and the Growing Up of Us
When did we grow up? It wasn't then, when we stood in the mountain meadow, flowers in my hair. And your hair, oh, honey. Your hair was such a mess. It took you four years to believe me that conditioner would do you good. That product would REALLY do you good. You stood in that [Read More…]
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Brooksie, when I got you out of bed on your second birthday, I whispered. It was 6:30 and your brother was asleep next door; the neighbors were asleep downstairs. I hate worrying about noise. I wanted to bust in with a guitar and serenade you. (If only I could play.) I wanted to shout [Read More…]


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The evening meal is an experience everyone looks forward to in our fine dining style restaurant. Imagine the opportunity to dine every night with close friends. Our dining room offers a wide variety of meals ranging from pan-seared scallops or beef tenderloin to spaghetti and meatballs. There is always a choice of delicious entrées to choose from on our restaurant-style menu and most items are made from scratch, with ingredients from the best local growers and purveyors.
I enjoy our dinners in the evening. The dining room is beautiful and pleasant. We have fresh linen on the table with each setting. The young people who wait tables are friendly and accommodating. I just enjoy the dinner hour very much." -DeLean Dotterer Independent Living Resident
Western Reserve Café- open for breakfast and lunch
At breakfast time come down to the café to enjoy a light breakfast with a selection of eggs, sausage or bacon, bagels, toast, muffins, hot and cold cereals and fruit.
Once a week our dining staff creates a delicious specialty item such as made-to-order omelets and French toast.
At lunch time our chefs create selections to cater to all tastes. The daily lunch menu varies from our very popular pulled barbecue pork sandwich to BLTs or homemade pizza. On the lighter side, there is always a delicious soup and salad bar available.
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here's a side profile - I agree the front profile leaves a lot to be desired. All those hood lines are distracting.
How 'bout them LED's? Not a fan of the whole thing, but as we said earlier on another thread, I have to see it in person. Still, no wagon/coupe. :crying:
The new STS, er.. CTS appears to be a tale of two cars. A beautiful but probably overdone front, and a not so beautiful disappointing rear. Seems like two separate groups of designers worked on the exterior look of the vehicle - young switched on guys at the front, and a few old geezers at the back!
Overall the look of the car in photos is interesting /okay, but I'll reserve final judgement until I see one in the flesh (metal). I'm still really enthused with my great looking '11 CTS Premium AWD Sedan, and it will be quite a while before I trade it for something else. So far the look of the new CTS in these first few photos I'm looking at isn't inspiring me to change vehicles.
2014 Cadillac CTS
Designed by a committee!
They Totally F Up!!!!
The CTS is such an awesome car and is the car that put Caddy back in the game. I owned gen 1 and lived it. Anytime major changes are made ( C7 Vette) those who currently own the existing models tend not to like but ultimately change their minds. I think it is a very cool looking car and thst it will grow on people. Like the first CTS in ''03 which took the industry by storm , the new one is getting the world talking, looking and soon. Buying. I think it will be huge success
Interesting stats in the Wall St. Journal how Caddy is losing market share to Audi, MB and BMW.
I like it, looks edgy and mean! Looks like the hood / nose has been stretched a little.
With ATS, CTS,XTS,SRX and Escalade Caddy has a nice lineup. The missing link is the new flagship. Caddy sales are up but they have list market share to the Germans fir years. With these newer cars now being world beaters and must haves I do think Cadillac will turn the tables. and take marketshare from das Germans. I'd beat a years pay on it.
Glad i'm not the only one....got the email yesterday with the official announcement from Cadillac and was So Disappointed. I thought maybe it was just me...but glad to see i'm not alone. I've had my 2008 CTS the first month it came out and have loved it everyday. Was starting to think it was time for a refresh and i heard the 2014 would be a redesign, so i would wait. But the new look...what were they thinking with that hood? The side view looks nice...but that hood. People are saying negative stuff about the rear, but i can't really see the issue on the rear...but the hood...don't think i can get past that.
Have no other choice to start to now look at others. I want American, but then that only leave the Lincoln MKZ...and not sure i'm ready for a Ford. The Audi A6 has always intrigued me...time to start shopping :(
I love the hood lines. I enjoy seeing a long, sculpted hood when I'm driving, part of the reason I like the Jag XJR and my STS-V.
This CTS looks much better as a whole than the spy shots were revealing. At the least, it will stand out instead of blend in with the rest of the luxury jelly bean crowd.


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I'm a little confused about the electric code here. Someone removed the dishwasher to do some work. I want to reinstall it but the source wire is ungrounded (whole house uses ungrounded wiring). I'm not sure if the dishwasher was wired ungrounded originally. I saw nearby a wire that was wrapped around a nearby copper pipe, so I don't know if it might have been connected to that.
My thought was to go to where the copper pipe enters the house (crawlspace) through the dirt and bond a ground wire to it. Actually I've already done that, but I've tried to interpret the code and it sounds like that ground wire also has to be bonded to any grounding leads connected to a grounding rod the house might be using.
What's the correct thing to do here?
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Without getting to technical this is whatt was probably done. The dishwasher frame was bonded and grounded to the copper pipe.
A wire is run from the frame to the copper pipe. This bonds the frame which stops someone getting shock and grounds the dishwasher which allows faults to be cleared by tripping the circuit breaker.
If anyone has an answer to my actual question I'd really appreciate it.
To properly ground the dishwasher you run a ground wire (same size 12 or 14 gauge as the circuit conductors) from the dishwasher frame to the ground bus bar (terminal strip) in the breaker panel where its breaker is. This equipment grounding conductor may follow any route convenient for you.
Should this EGC first reach a fat ground wire (grounding electrode conductor) between the panel and a ground rod or water pipe, it can end and be clamped on there.
If the power feed cable already contains an EGC then so much the better.
Older code allowed a ground wire to be run to any convenient water pipe, say to ground a receptacle. The 2011 code does not allow this, but recommends protecting receptacles with no ground with GFCI.
Where you live will determine the version of code that applies, not all areas have adopted 2011.
You may also be grandfathered on this stuff.
I would ground to the water pipe with a proper clamp (not just wrapped around) or run new wire.
You should also ensure that your main service is bonded to the water pipe where it enters your house with # 4 (200 amp service) or #6 (under 200 amps) copper wire.
TTW is correct in his post.
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I am talking about the main electrical panel being ground to the water pipe. It must be bonded to the water pipe within 5 feet of where the pipe enters your home.
If you ground other things to the water piping, but the main panel is not properly grounded to the water piping, it will do you no good. In your case, the water piping is being used as a grounding conductor. I am assuming copper pipe and soldered joints. There also should be a supplemental grounding conductor, an 8 foot ground rod, (and possibly 2 depending on local codes), also connected to the main panel or meter base.
This is not just a one point thing, it is a whole "system".
Thanks for the code quote.
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By Eric Boehm, Melissa Daniels | PA Independent
CAMP HILL, Pa. – Capping off a difficult week, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey addressed a crowd of Pennsylvania conservatives outside Harrisburg on Friday afternoon, acknowledging both his support for new gun control measures that have angered many conservatives and the failure of those proposals in the Senate this week.
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Monighan said he wasn't encouraged by Toomey's current direction.
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Friday, Toomey promised to fight any effort to create a gun registry, which earned him some of the loudest applause of the day.
Toomey said his plan would "absolutely not" have prevented tragedies like the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., in December, but that it would have made it more difficult for two classes of people – criminals and the dangerously mentally ill – to obtain guns through legal channels.
A determined criminal will always be able to get a gun, Toomey said, but it makes sense to make it harder for some of them to do so.
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'Underground Wiring And Code.
Hi there.
I am going to have a garage that is 250 feet away from my house receive power via underground wiring. My electician wants to run galvanized piping from the house to the garage.
Yet, I read on-line that "gray conduit piping" is the way to go.
He will use a trenching machine to run the piping and wire down about 1 foot.
Can I please get a professional opinion on this. Does his plan sound okay? Is it according to code? Is it better to do it with the gray pvc instead?
Thank you very much!
Are you getting this inspected? 250' is a long way. What type of power are you needing out there? I would not use galvanized, but that is his choice. You do want to seperate the phone from the power wiring. What size is wanting to use? What size wire is he putting in.
IMO he is out of his mind for even considering rigid steel for 250'!
The only answer could be that he cannot get the required 18" depth. Even so, the steel will break the bank.
Find a way to dig deeper.
I am not sure how well he knows his job - that is why I am here. I appreciate the feedback from you guys.
Back to the project:
I will have two 10 amp freezers, 5 interior lights, one electric garage door, 3 exterior lights, and six plugs. As for the wire I believe he said 60 amps.
How deep should he go with the pipe(18" like you said)?
I take it that you both believe gray PVC is the way to go?
Why should the electric and phone be seperate? Do you mean they should be in seperate piping/tubing? Please explain.
Also, what would you charge for a job like this - I will rent the machine and do the trenching before hand.
As for the inspection - I am not planning on it unless I have to but more than anything I want to make sure it is okay if needed. Although I do want to hear what you are thinking.
I come up with #2 THWN, 1 1/4" PVC. Just a quick guess is about$2500, if you dig the ditch. That is a long way to have to go get your steaks. Because of the distance, the wire size needs to be increased. I hope this guy has included that in his quote.
The reason to seperate phone from power is interferance on the phone lines.
What were you quoted?
Is it okay to run the phone and the cable wire together in another PVC or do they too have to be separate? Therefore 3 pvc pipes piled ontop of each other for 250 feet. ************. lol
Also, what do you think if I ran the wires myself and then have him do just the hookups.
Cable and phone in the same conduit will work. Now just 2 pipes.
Last question the 60 amp that he plans on running - does it sound like enough?
Hiya sparkys:D , I gotta question related to one of the OP's questions. Is it just a "good idea" to seperate the phone and power (for interference reasons), or is it a code requirement?
JBFAN - Last question???
It the #2 THWN - the cable that you believe is best for the task?
Once again thank you - you really did me justice.
I'd also run a few Cat5 or Cat6 lines with the cable and phone. Intenet access in a garage is sexy. :cool:
To try and summarize the "why", suppose one of the 120V conductors has a bare spot (for whatever reason), and suppose the phone line does too in the same spot (I know, alot of supposing, but theoretically it COULD happen). Then the phone line is charged with 120V which is, not only bad for the phone system, but really bad for the next poor guy that gets into the phone box, and who knows how far the 120V could go back up the line...CI at your house, the next house...the pole down the street..farther???
Any of you specialist familiar with:
Tray Cable
3 insulated #2 copper wires
with one ground
For Direct Burial.
What do you guys think about this?
Is this okay?
Also, can I run direct burial cable wire with it and not get interference?
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Good food brings people together for conversation and beer at Big Al Brewing in White Center
By Greg McCorkle
The West Seattle Cooking Club converged on White Center Sunday evening, Feb. 12 for the weekly "Soup Off" hosted by Big Al Brewing. Every week a different type of soup is featured and participants prepare their version for consideration.
West Seattle Cooking Club was started by Jennifer Gibson and Aaron Debnam. They would create gourmet home created snacks to pair with beers and share with customers at Beverage Place. That eventually grew into an Iron Chef style competition with full on entrées.
This week was an open competition with fifteen different types of soups presented:
- Captain B's Fish Stew
- Wanton Mushroom
- Pea and Mint
- Oxtail
- Butternut Squash
- Mexican Carrot
- Peanut
- Sage Paneer
- Cheeseburger
- White Bean Kale
- Asian Noddle
- Chicken and Dumpling
- Smoked Salmon
- Seafood Chowder
This week's winner was Colleen Crowe with her Pea and Mint soup. Tied for second was Devrum Ozkan- Peanut soup- and Aaron Debnam- Smoked Salmon Chowder.
The Soup Off came to Big Al Brewing when Devrum Ozkan- who tends bar at Big Al's- had a competitive conversation about cooking with one of the regulars at BA's. Devrum believed whatever soup the regular could do she could do better. The fallowing Sunday they both brought a soup to challenge each other and Devrun won by a vote of regulars at the pub. The loser believed he didn't bring his "A" game and wanted a rematch. Other erstwhile chefs wanted to get into the act, and the Soup Off at Big Al Brewing took shape.
No money is exchanged in Soup Off and anyone in attendance can sample and vote.
Voting is a blind taste test with the soups poured behind the scene into lettered containers so know body knows whose soup belongs to whom. Tasters vote on their favorite soup and a winner is crowned. The winner gets bragging rights for one week, or until the next competition. Usually there are five to seven participants on any given Sunday.
The next Soup Off will be this coming Sunday, February 19th at 4pm., and the soup will be Clam Chowder. Come to Big Al Brewing to drink great craft beers and sample- for free- equally great soup. Or, if you're so inclined, test your cooking skills and be a participant.
Any way you slice it, or pour it. Good beer, good food, and good conversation make "Soup Off" a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
To learn more about the West Seattle Cooking Club go to www.westseattlecookingclub.com (they also have a Facebook page)
To know more about Big Al Brewing go to www.bigalbrewing.com
We encourage our readers to comment. No registration is required. We ask that you keep your comments free of profanity and keep them civil. They are moderated and objectionable comments will be removed.


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By Blake Morrison and Brad Heath, USA TODAY
NATRONA HEIGHTS, Pa. On crisp fall mornings in the Allegheny River valley, the fog that hangs over Highlands High School usually burns off by the first bell. What remains in the air is the question.
ACROSS THE NATION: Controversies brew over possible toxic emissions
Almost a year after tests by USA TODAY found significant levels of two potentially toxic metals in the air outside the school, local health officials expanded their own monitoring efforts here. The reason: Air samples taken by the county earlier this year showed even higher levels of the metals than what USA TODAY found — on two days, at least nine times more.
Highlands, flanked by two metals plants, is among scores of schools where regulators — local, state or federal — are monitoring outdoor air for toxic chemicals, many that pose unique dangers to kids. The monitoring is not required by law but came in response to the USA TODAY investigation that identified hundreds of schools where chemicals from nearby industries may permeate the air.
Since Allegheny County health officials here found high levels of chromium and manganese in monitoring during January and February, they have urged patience. Air samples gathered in the past few months seem to offer some reassurance. Health officials say the most recent samples, made available to USA TODAY last week, indicate lower levels of the most dangerous type of chromium than their earlier estimates. That news is likely to come as a relief to parents who have children at Highlands, a school of about 950.
Even so, questions remain about dangers from long-term exposures to the other metal found: manganese, which may affect brain development, behavior and the ability to learn, especially in children.
"We don't know enough to say it's a problem, but we don't know enough to say it's not a problem," says Keeve Nachman, an environmental toxicologist with Johns Hopkins University who examined the county's findings for USA TODAY. He says the county's findings reflect "potentially concerning exposures."
Such unanswered questions have prompted action across the nation. Residents in Indiana and South Carolina have filed lawsuits against industries in their communities. Activists in Pennsylvania, Texas and Ohio continue to fight construction of facilities they believe would threaten the health of children in the area.
The government also has responded. In an unprecedented step, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched a $2.25 million program to examine air quality outside 63 schools in 22 states. In addition, EPA administrator Lisa Jackson appointed a new director for the agency's Office of Children's Health Protection soon after the Obama administration took office. Ruth McCully, the former director, told USA TODAY last year that examining air quality outside schools was "not my responsibility."
To date, the EPA has begun monitoring at 60 of the 63 locations. As at Highlands, officials stress that the first samples are intended to discern whether students face any immediate dangers from toxic chemicals, not to evaluate chronic health risks, which often requires longer monitoring periods.
At a few schools, preliminary results indicate chemicals at levels that generally are considered safe for short-term exposures. At other locations, monitoring continues. At Stevens Creek Elementary in Cupertino, Calif., for example, regulators plan to monitor for at least a year because a nearby cement kiln wasn't operating when the first samples were taken in July. Such facilities typically release chromium.
"This is a really important effort. We see this first and foremost as an effort to help us understand the broader issues we might be dealing with," says Peter Grevatt, who replaced McCully as the director of the EPA's children's health office.
"By no means do we think that the focus is just on these" 63 schools. "It's really an effort to try to understand broadly the scope of the issues we might be looking at nationwide."
'We're concerned'
At Highlands, local officials took the lead in monitoring. What they found in this small town outside Pittsburgh offers an example of how complicated and frustrating the process can be.
In January and February, regulators with the county health department found elevated concentrations of chromium and manganese during about 10 days of testing. On Feb. 6, health department documents show levels of manganese at seven times above the federal government's safety threshold for long-term exposure.
Precisely what danger students at Highlands and three nearby schools might face from the metals is far less clear.
Airborne chromium can take two forms. The more dangerous form, known as hexavalent chromium or chromium 6, can cause cancer. It can be released during steelmaking and cement production. The other, chromium 3, is relatively harmless.
Results from the recent samples indicate most of the chromium is of the benign variety, health department spokesman Guillermo Cole said Friday. "Parents should have no concerns about chromium 6 levels posing any significant cancer risk," he says.
The high levels of manganese appear more troubling. The EPA has not determined whether manganese causes cancer, but high exposures can cause mental disabilities and emotional problems. Children — who breathe more air in proportion to their weight than adults do — may be more vulnerable.
Philip Landrigan, a pediatrician who leads a unit on children and the environment at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, says manganese acts as a neurotoxin. Exposures early in life, he says, can cause "loss of IQ, dulling of intelligence — basically the same types of effects as lead." Moreover, Landrigan says, children may be at least 10 times more susceptible than adults.
Cole acknowledges that manganese levels were above what the EPA considers safe for long-term exposure. "Fortunately," Cole says, "the children spend most of their time inside the school and the levels found there earlier this year were well below" safety thresholds.
Officials need to know more before they can pronounce the air safe, says Hopkins toxicologist Nachman. In part, that's because the readings changed dramatically from one sample to the next, and the highest level was more than seven times above the EPA's long-term safety threshold. Those thresholds generally are based on studies of adults. Nachman says officials need to understand how often — and why — that happens before they can assess long-term health risks that children here face.
Meantime, the school has taken steps of its own. Besides working with the county to monitor the air outside and in the school's library, Highlands principal Tom Shirey says the school replaced "every door and window in this building since this summer. This place is sealed up tighter than a snare drum."
Shirey says "there's no readily apparent sign" of pollution from the two plants near the school, each within a mile.
The largest of the two, a steel mill operated by Allegheny Ludlum Corp., reported to the EPA that it released at least 1,280 pounds of chromium and 2,602 pounds of manganese into the air last year. Reporting laws do not require that the company differentiate between the types of chromium, but company spokesman Dan Greenfield says the emissions aren't harmful.
"Let's not go through this scaring people again by calling something dangerous which isn't dangerous," Greenfield says.
Greenfield also took issue with USA TODAY's findings late last year, when the newspaper recorded elevated levels of chromium outside a school in nearby Midland, Pa. An Allegheny Ludlum mill there was one of three industrial facilities nearby that reported releasing chromium into the air. Greenfield said that the chromium there was not the carcinogenic form.
The superintendent of Midland's schools immediately asked the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to begin monitoring there. Department spokeswoman Teresa Candori says air samples taken over six months in Midland — and over shorter periods outside six other schools in the state — "did not detect any hazardous levels of pollution."
Because of the recession, the steel mill in Midland was not operating during most of the state's monitoring; it was last year, when USA TODAY found elevated chromium levels.
Battles continue
Battles about the impact of pollution and the dangers residents might face continue across the nation. In some cases, concerned parents have asked courts to intervene. In at least one case, the government has reached a settlement with a polluter. Among the controversies:
• In South Carolina, a group of Georgetown residents is suing International Paper, claiming its emissions were to blame for birth defects and other health problems. Tests in past years have found elevated dioxin levels in several homes around the plant, says J. Edward Bell, a Georgetown lawyer who represents the residents. "I'm amazed at what we found," Bell says. "It affects everyone in this community, our families and our friends."
A spokeswoman for International Paper, Kathleen Bark, says that the mill has "a longstanding commitment to operating in a safe and environmentally responsible manner" but that she could not comment on the specifics of the suit.
• In Ohio, the current and former owners of a plastics plant outside Cincinnati agreed to pay a $3.1 million civil penalty for violating several environmental laws. In 2005, pollution from the plant — then owned by Lanxess Corp. — prompted school officials to close a school across the street. The closure of Meredith Hitchens Elementary came after seven months of air monitoring by the Ohio EPA. The agency found such high levels of carcinogens that it concluded the risk of getting cancer there was 50 times higher than what the state considers acceptable. INEOS, which currently operates the plant in Addyston, Ohio, also agreed to spend up to $2 million to improve environmental controls. The agreement among the company, Justice Department and EPA became final this month.
• In Indiana, a group of parents in Gary filed suit against 11 area companies, alleging that their emissions of toxic chemicals and other substances could put children at risk. Lawmakers there also passed a measure this year that allows the state health department to investigate complaints from parents and teachers about air quality inside schools. But legislators shelved a second measure that would have recommended school officials in the state test the outdoor air and water for pollution before they start construction on any school buildings. "We wanted to make sure that we didn't locate new schools in areas that have poor air quality," state Rep. John Barnes says.
The EPA's Grevatt says the agency continues to work on guidelines to help school districts determine what to consider when identifying sites for new schools. Although Congress had ordered the agency to finish by June, Grevatt says the guidelines likely won't be completed until late this year or early next.
The EPA also says it likely will offer guidance about whether certain industries should be sited near existing schools, an issue that continues to trouble activists in Erie, Pa.; Corpus Christi, Texas; and Middletown, Ohio, where industries that release toxic chemicals want to build near schools.
'Not panicked'
In Natrona Heights and adjacent Natrona, the metal industry's role in shaping the town is apparent — especially at Highlands, the school where the county continues to monitor the air. There, Jamee Bonnett teaches science. She's also the mother of a student, senior Zach, and the wife of an Allegheny Ludlum employee, David.
Years back, her stepfather worked at the steel mill. So did her grandfather. And her uncles. "I even worked there two summers to get through college," she says. Now, at 41, she tries to help students sort through the USA TODAY investigation, the county's subsequent air monitoring — and their own suspicions. Among the most skeptical: her 17-year-old son.
Zach says he and his friends believe school officials "try to hide" how bad the air is. "It feels like they don't care," he says during a study hall this month. "They're worried about metal detectors and mesh bags but not the air we breathe."
His mother listens patiently. She strongly disagrees with her son's perspective, as do her science students, she says. "We all concluded that until more extensive study was done, we were comfortable leaving the classroom not panicked," she says.
Still, she says, she welcomes more monitoring. "It's nice to be proactive," she says, "and if everything is fine, great."
Across nation, controversies brew over possible toxic emissions
Reported by Dennis Cauchon, Brad Heath and Blake Morrison, USA TODAY
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