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DANA POINT -- The Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves appear to bewell ahead in the Jake Peavy sweepstakes, though the Padres said notrade was imminent as of Wednesday night.
Padres general manager Kevin Towers was scheduled to meetPeavy's agent, Barry Axelrod, late Wednesday to give him an updatebefore the general managers' meetings conclude on Thursday.
Towers hadn't spoken with Axelrod since he arrived here Monday. But he said Peavy trade talks with two clubs were in the advanced stages, leaving little time for discussions regarding shortstop Khalil Greene, who was placed on the trading block Monday.
"We're probably a little further along with Jake than we are with Khalil," Towers said. "There's a couple of clubs on (Jake's) priority list we match up well with."
That list also includes the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the Padres'division rival appears to be too busy with its own affairs to getinvolved. As of Wednesday, 13 players from the 2008 National League West champion had filed for free agency, including superstaroutfielder Manny Ramirez.
Wednesday afternoon, a Padres source said the club was working diligently with the Braves, Cubs and Dodgers, and that he believed a straight-up trade -- as opposed to a three-team deal -- could be accomplished.
The Padres appear to be high on Atlanta shortstop Yunel Escobar,whom the Braves consider a star in the making. Atlanta also is saidto be pushing minor-league outfielder Jordan Schafer, who receiveda 50-game suspension for HGH use in April, but he is believed to belower on the Padres' list.
Colletti said the Dodgers don't have any untouchable players within the organization, but that he would need to be blown away to part with several of his young players. That group includes rookie pitcher Clayton Kershaw, whom the Padres covet.
"It would take a major offer to move those guys," Colletti said. "I'd include a lot of young players (in that category)."
With the opening of free agency still more than a week away,Towers is enjoying the benefit of having the top pitcher on themarket. But it will get more crowded on Nov. 14, when free agentsC.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Ryan Dempster, Derek Lowe and Andy Pettitte become available.
"The earlier we do something, the better," Towers said. "My preference would be to do it earlier, but my timeline will ultimately be based on (Jake and Barry). The longer it drags out, the more complicated it might become."
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said, regardlessof the timeline, Towers has an easily movable product in his acepitcher.
"If you have an asset, there's going to be significant interest," Cashman said. "You don't grow No. 1 starters on trees. There are 30 teams, and there aren't 30 No. 1 starters. There aren't enough of these guys out there. If Kevin chooses to do business, he'll do well."
The Yankees aren't currently involved in the Peavy derby because the pitcher prefers to stay in the NL. But if other negotiations fail, Towers won't hesitate to call.
"Jake wants to win," Towers said. "How could you not look at the Yankees, who might be playing in October each year?"
Giles likely to stay
The Padres plan to exercise Brian Giles' option on Thursday or Friday. The team has until midnight Saturday to retain the veteran outfielder for $9 million or buy out the final year of his contract for $3 million.
Club officials met Wednesday to discuss Giles' future, and CEOSandy Alderson said after months of leaning toward keeping Giles,they're close to making the move official.
"We'll have something by Friday," Alderson said.
Though the Padres are waiting until the last minute, Giles' agent, Joe Bick, isn't sweating. Since the season ended Sept. 28, Bick has said he was preparing for the offseason as if Giles were a free agent.
"If that's the way it works, we're ready to go," Bick said by phone. "We'll deal with that if it comes to it."
Gonzalez wins Gold Glove
First baseman Adrian Gonzalez said he was caught off guard whenhe heard a rumor that he was selected for a National League GoldGlove award.
Playing for the 99-loss Padres, Gonzalez was rarely mentionedfor an honor that was expected to go to St. Louis' Albert Pujols orChicago's Derrek Lee. But Gonzalez garnered enough attention withhis bat, producing career highs with 36 homers and 119 RBIs, to getnoticed for his equally good glove.
"It was surprising. Everybody on a nationwide level talks about Pujols, Lee and (Mark) Teixeira," said Gonzalez, who made only six errors in 161 games. "They get the publicity, and rightfully so. … You have to get your name out there with your bat. Coaches recognize a player more when he's a hitter as well."
Et cetera
General manager Kevin Towers said he doesn't expect theright-field fence at Petco Park to be moved in for the 2009 season,but that it could happen down the road. "Right field is DeathValley out there," Towers said. "It's tough. Ultimately it probablywill happen." … A day after Cleveland Indians GM Mark Shapiro saidhe'd be interested in closer Trevor Hoffman if the Padres don'tretain him, Angels GM Tony Reagins wouldn't rule out the idea,either. Reagins said the Angels are comfortable with their internaloptions to possibly replace free agent Francisco Rodriguez, butthat the club would "keep its options open."


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Black Friday (say it isn't so)
For those of you that are relatively new to the retail-shopping world we would like to provide for you a brief but enlightening education. Black Friday is a perfect example of some of the more notorious marketing ploys perpetrated by retail and department stores. Unfortunately it is also one of the few shopping days that retail customers can get really excited about. Read on and don't become a victim of some of the trickier marketing ploys out there.
First, as I am sure most are aware, there exists a huge mark up for retail items, the sweater we buy in the store for $59.99 probably costs that store somewhere around $14.99 when they buy it from the manufacturer, talk about a profit margin. Now in reality the store does not expect to sell a lot of those sweaters at that starting price and the bulk of them will go at the fist mark down. They are expecting to sell out at their bottom line which on a day like Black Friday with a 50% off sale will be around $30 this is still a 50% mark up for the store. It was not always this way, you never saw a 40% off sale until the late 70's early 80's this is because retail stores starting popping up all over the place around that time and competition was fierce. So in an effort to drive traffic their way stores started to invent these marketing ploys to get the customers in the door.
Another common tactic is the mail in rebate and even more common and less obvious are those tempting gift cards. Most items that are listed as marked down or xxxx amount with a mail in rebate can be found online or in less trafficked stores for the same price all year round. The gift cards with certain stipulations are another thing to watch out for, beware the gift cards that require you to spend a certain amount before they can come into play and if you combine that feature with a narrow window where it can be used I suggest you get all of your holiday shopping done right then or miss out on any type of deal.
These are just a few of the clever scams retail outlets use to lure shoppers in the door. Although not criminal it is at the very least misleading and deceitful. Don't kill yourself running around this Black Friday when many of those seemingly great deals can be found year round with just a bit of investigating on your part. Do our homework and be a savvy shopper, you will make your own deals.
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by Jarrad Kulick
The Importance of a Good CRM
What exactly is a CRM? CRM stands for customer relationship management and is an invaluable quantifying tool for customer service and marketing. Essentially what A CRM does (in either software or department form) is measure your existing marketing efforts and keep your current customer base in the loop. There are many CRM programs out there for businesses of all sizes, part of the trick is identifying what one is right for you, you don't want to end up with something that is too big for your needs and you definitely don't want to end up with something that is too small.
Some of the better CRM's out there are programs that are very easily downloaded onto the computer and require only a small monthly fee too maintain. Salesforce and Highrise are two of these programs; both are great pieces of software and offer versatile database, reservation and marketing options. Salesforce is at the high end of the spectrum used by some of the biggest corporations, it can be a very daunting program to manipulate if you do not have the knowledge or the staff to maintain and utilize it. Highrise is good for the small to medium sized business and is priced as such. Highrise is an extremely good CRM and comes highly recommended. Either one of these programs offers businesses an easy way to quantify data and organize their customer base, two things that are vital to any growing business.
Ultimately it is up to you but to operate without a CRM is to essentially be flying blind. A good CRM will help you get organized and at the very least will save you money that would otherwise be wasted on futile marketing attempts. Highrise and Salesforce are two great marketing tools that can build databases and track sales results. A good business will thrive with the assistance of a CRM it is just a matter of identifying which one is right for you.
Three of the Best Sushi Restaurants in NYC
Today we are going to discuss the world of NYC sushi. Previously we have presented the best steak houses in the city, the best restaurants for fine ding and the best places for shellfish and seafood, now its on to the raw fish. Sushi is a personal favorite of mine and, as usual, NYC presents us with a wide range of options for this traditional Japanese fare. Here are three incredible places to get unbeatable sushi in NYC.
15 East located, not surprisingly, at 15 E 15th street is presided over by Jewel Bako veteran Masato Shimizu. Shimizu imports only the freshest first-rate seafood flown in daily from Japan and his creations are culinary masterpieces. The dark wood bar rests commandingly beneath a high airy ceiling and presents a feeling of importance and authority. As if to emphasize this point Shimuzu owns a massive collection of well worn books depicting detailed fish anatomy charts and diagrams which he uses to impart a friendly education to his customers. Shimuzu serves up excellence and education all with flair and a smile.
Kanoyama caters to a bit of a younger crowd that haunts the streets in the East Village, throngs of co-eds flock to this restaurant known for its amazing nigiri and glistening skin-on jack fish. Veterans Nobuyuki Shikanai and Daigo Yamaguchi run a nonchalant kitchen staff that's serves up meltingly fresh sushi and shashimi. Time Out says do your self a favor and "Order anything on the menu with toro on it". The newly named Koi (not to be confusing) comprises a large space, part of which is the heavily frequented saki bar. So if you're looking for a quiet meal and some time to reflect on the excellence that is Kanoyama find a nice place in the back room to enjoy that sweet-soy miso cod. Catering to all, Kanoyama offers its fare at a substantially lower price then most of its contemporaries.
2012 saw the rise of fine-dining impresario David Bouley's Ichimura at Brushstroke. The phenomenally fresh and buttery sushi is presented on elegant plates prepared by Eiji Ichimura. Blond wood and amber lighting is complemented by Lacquered Japanese ceramic ware and creates a gorgeous and traditional ambiance. Their signature dish is the chawan-mushi a steamed egg custard decadently topped with a black truffle sauce and melt in your mouth snippets of Dungeness Crab. This Michelin-starred venue is not to be missed by anyone proclaiming to be a sushi aficionado.
Thanksgiving is an American and Canadian holiday originating at the time of the protestant reformation and the emigration of the European Pilgrims to America. Traditionally thanksgiving was a time of prayer and appreciation, most specifically in regards to the end of the harvest season and bountiful crops. The first American Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1621 it was a feast between the local Native American tribes and the Pilgrims celebrating a successful harvest.
Today Thanksgiving is a time for celebration and a time to remember to be grateful and give thanks. We are fortunate to have what we have in this country and when we are all around that Thanksgiving table remember to appreciate the food and the fellowship. All Star Limousine has much to be thankful for this holiday season, we are prosperous and profitable, and we have amazing employees and an incredible clientele. Jim and Janine Powers the CEO and CFO of All Star Limousine treat their people with the utmost respect and kindness, we could not ask for better employers. In a time of doubt and hardship for some however All Star remains a bright constant, a foundation and a reliable institution. We give thanks for our employers our employees our co-workers and especially our clients because without you their would be no us.
So thank you All Star Limousine and to all involved with our company. Please remember to be grateful and to give thanks for what you have, your family, your loved ones, your job or whatever puts a smile on your face. It is the season for thanks and fellowship, happy Thanksgiving from All Star Limousine.
Black Friday
Are you one of those adventurous Black Friday shoppers? Do you venture out the day after Thanksgiving braving the hordes of ravenous shoppers seeking that elusive perfect deal? The stores can be chaos and the people can be ruthless but one of the worst things to deal with, especially on Long Island, is the traffic. That holiday traffic combined with the vehicles of over zealous shoppers can be a veritable nightmare.
In an effort to mitigate the looming disaster try using an executive car service for your transportation on this crazy day. You can plot the route and plan the order of the stores you intend to raid and not have to worry about the other crazy motorists speeding down the road attempting to get the last of the season's most popular video game. A car service can be a haven in the pandemonium, a place of sanctuary where you can escape the wrath of manic shoppers.
This Black Friday be careful no matter how you decide to venture out. People can be crazy on the road as it is, factor in the possibility of saving gobs of money and a potentially irate child should they not get the gift they were expecting, and you get pure madness. Try using a professional executive car service this year it takes a lot of the stress away and can be a haven amongst the chaos.
The Future of Travel
We have come far since the good old days of horse and buggy. When you think about it the advancements made in the last century alone are astounding. As late as the end of the 19th century automobiles were a thing of fantasy, forget about airplanes and space travel. Since the advent of the car in 1886 we have augmented our ability to travel by leaps and bounds. Only about 80 years later we were launching rockets into space. For us modern men the true ramifications of these realities may fail to impress, but the fact remains we are advancing at a rapid pace.
For thousands of years our primary mode of travel was horse or carriage and that was only for those that could afford them, most people went by foot. Boats and buggies came next, then steam power and clockwork, followed much later by rocket propulsion and gas powered motors and mechanics. What is frightening is that our progression has been exponential, in other words the advancements made in the last century alone equate to, and in fact surpass, the advancements made over the last thousand years. Experts predict that this trend will continue and we will proceed even faster into the dawn of a new age. This new age will be serviced by modes of travel that we have not even begun to dream of, things that we would classify today as science fiction.
So then what will be the primary mode of travel used by the man of tomorrow. Recently scientists have announced a theory that involves rail gun technology; this method would involve a tube like track and a large man-sized (or train car sized) bullet type capsule that will be propelled via rail gun technology at speeds up to and exceeding 500 mph. This will get travelers from New York to Tokyo in hours. It sounds scary and dangerous (and I'm sure it is) but in theory it is possible.
There are other even wilder theories and ideas out there; faster then light travel, bending space and creating "worm holes", and even teleportation. Incredibly all of these crazy ideas are based on scientific fact. We currently can project particles that move faster then the speed of light, and in theory we could download the entire contents of your mind into a computer and then clone you at another destination and input your downloaded mind into that clone (that is the theory behind the current idea of teleportation).
As cutting edge as All Star Limousines is we haven't gotten into teleportation just yet. We do however offer the latest in real time flight tracking, Omatics GPS, our vehicles are compatible and make use of all the current apple technology, we have only the latest model cars and limousines and you can be sure that any relevant advancements made in the transportation industry will be integrated into All Star Limousine's service.
Three of the Best Nightclubs in NYC
New York City is an amazing place. Anyone who has ever been to NYC can tell you that there is certainly no shortage of things to do or places to go. From some of the greatest museums in the world to restaurants the likes of which you will find nowhere else, NYC has it all. The nightlife is no different. The club and bar scene in NYC is un-paralleled; it is from this vibrant and energetic sub-culture that NYC has obtained the moniker "The City that Never Sleeps". Some of these clubs don't close until the late morning (like 11am) that's a long night! With so much going on and so much to choose from it can be difficult selecting the right venue for you (after all we all have very different tastes), so with your best interest in mind here are three amazing clubs located in New York City.
Pacha NYC is a massive four-story 30,000 square foot nightclub located between the Hudson River and Hells Kitchen. A decade or so ago there were several of these converted brownstones turned nightclubs that filled the night air with hypnotic bass and the streets with scantily clad party goers. Due to violations, legal issues and licensing problems many of these fly by nightclubs disappeared. Pacha NYC is a hold over from that era but was and remains a class above its competitors. Multiple rooms playing all manner of music from funk to techno blast out the latest in their respective genres as the cutting edge LED fiber optic systems and rotating video monitors present the visual accompaniment to the auditory smorgasbord.
Rose Bar. The Rose Bar could quite possibly be the most ascetically pleasing venue in all of NYC, and that is a very bold statement. The Rose Bar and its patrons are beautiful. Only the most fashion-forward and attractive are admitted to this selective nightclub. The ambiance within is second to none with elegant velvet sofas and couches and soft lighting are accompanied by expertly and meticulously crafted cocktails that taste as good as they look.
The Bell House on 7th street in Brooklyn is the place to go for live music and the occasional comedy show. A converted printing press warehouse offers a sprawling yet inviting atmosphere for bands to perform on stage. The wooden vaulted ceilings help to offer completely unobstructed views of the stage from nearly any point within the venue. Their two rooms, the Main Event Hall and the Frontier Room, offer very different settings for almost any type of event. You can also rent out either room for private parties.
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As we reported previously, the Washington Federation of State Employees and other labor groups reacted with a mixture of relief about pay and worry about healthcare after the Senate released its Republican-crafted budget Wednesday. But federation lobbyist Dennis Eagle went further in an email sent Thursday evening to Senate members who may be voting on the $33.2 billion Republican-crafted spending plan later today.
In particular Eagle pointed to $131 million in unspecified "administrative efficiencies" that are among the uncertain financing pieces of the spending plan – not to mention an assumption agencies will have some $120 million …


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I am following "Grammar Girl."
Today I learned the difference between Emigrate or Immigrate.
Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala --- Tuesday, May 18, 2010
By Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
If, and when, and if you write, then you will learn that readers are anal, they focus on finding flaws --- and will be more than happy to point out why you are a bad person in a brutish fashion.
If you wish to avoid the bad manners of readers, then an aspiring writer needs to study the art, or learn how to provoke, writing is an art.
Facebook.com encourages small comments for a reason, it allows people to avoid writing, this is brilliance.
Grammar Tips for Writers
20 Bucks a year --- Using a high-speed internet connection people can call any USA landline free using the Magic Jack. Do not buy online, just walk into a Walmart, Walgreen or Target and they are on the shelves.
I have not used this device, but I have seen enough to know there is a benefit to travelers to use this internet phone service.
Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala --- Tuesday, May 18, 2010
By Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
1. Computer
2. High Speed Internet Connection
3. USB slot on the computer available
4. Standard telephone to plug into the Magic Jack
This works from outside the USA and you can call the USA and receive calls.
Listen to Me
I have not used this device, but when I return to the USA next time I plan on buying this, on the other hand there may be huge problems. I am mostly worried that people by without realizing they need a computer and high-speed connection. I believe you can walk into an internet café and use this device; it should be cheaper than Skype.com. I am hoping I can use a standard headset and not need to have a telephone, if I need to carry a telephone I think this is too complicated.
Maybe in the future the telephone companies will put Skype and Magic Jack out of business similar to the Internet Access companies. These companies are resellers of bandwidth, they provide internet phone service because you are using the telephone companie internet access, these device are part of the food chain and below.
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When I pay for laundry, I do not own my life free and clear, because I agree to follow a social contract that says,
"Foreigners have their laundry done."
However, my laundry cost more than one days Hotel room, this is proportionally economically wrong, I am following the wrong examples.
Using the laundry in Panajachel, Guatemala has create economic turmoil in my life, every time I pay for my laundry I feel guilty.
Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala --- Monday, May 17, 2010
By Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
It does not help the prices are impossible to understand,
Then, they put the laundry in an ecologically green plastic bag, and then increase the carbon footprint by tying clothes into small bundles with ribbons, this marketing crap frustrates me, I do not want to be sold down the river, come on, learn the word "congruent."
Generally, foreigners around Lake Atitlan do nothing all day, they occupy themselves by spending money shopping, doing massage, yoga, meditation, drinking or smoking dope.
Spending this money when you have a job rather makes sense…
If I am paid 20 dollars per hour.
I pay 10 dollars for laundry, I net and extra 10, but if I was paid 7 dollars an hour, I would lose 3 dollars.
I do not work, therefore I lose 10, I want to live my life free and clear, I do not my budget enmeshed with shopaholics. A person needs to be careful; going along with the crowd is always the wrong investment.
Owning my Life Free and Clear
Confucius said,
"To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge."
I have invented a new Travel Game, it is called "California," after my fellow countrymen.
Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala --- Saturday, May 15, 2010
By Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
Game Directions
1. When you are listening to other travelers explain travel destinations and you suspect they have never been to the place you say.
2. Then you ask, "Have you been there?"
If they say no, then you have scored points,
3. Maybe if you want you can say,
"I be Confucius."
I am not positive why, and I am sure a few readers can explain better than me why, but there is this propensity for people who live in California, (Probably not born there.) to believe they know, then sadly people from other States copy this behavior.
This is similar to Wank Word Bingo
Wank Word Bingo
"I like Pizza."
I like Pizza
California the Travel Game
A very disagreeable and difficult ex Vietnam Vet gave me some great advice on how to avoid tourist.
Never live within three hours of a major airport.
Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala --- Saturday, May 15, 2010
By Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
The road from Guatemala City airport to Lake Atitlan is improving in a couple of years this city may be inundated with tourist and be similar to Antigua.
Travel Insurance Voided Countries
When the governments of the world issue travel warnings, then insurance companies often cancel coverage.
2010 - May 15 List
Note: Thailand is presently being listed on list because of violence and tourism is dropping off the charts.
Found at a link that often breaks because the Web Designers are idiots:
If that link is broken, search in Google.com for "current travel warnings."
Cote d'Ivoire 05/12/2010
Niger 05/11/2010
Mexico 05/06/2010
Georgia 05/03/2010
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 04/21/2010
Kyrgyz Republic 04/20/2010
Philippines 04/02/2010
Algeria 04/02/2010
Lebanon 03/29/2010
Iran 03/23/2010
Kenya 03/16/2010
Haiti 03/15/2010
Colombia 03/05/2010
Eritrea 03/02/2010
Central African Republic 02/26/2010
Yemen 02/25/2010
Iraq 02/25/2010
Saudi Arabia 02/18/2010
Pakistan 01/07/2010
Sudan 12/31/2009
Somalia 12/31/2009
Mauritania 12/02/2009
Chad 11/23/2009
Mali 11/19/2009
Sri Lanka 11/19/2009
Nepal 11/19/2009
Guinea 10/17/2009
Israel, the West Bank and Gaza 08/14/2009
Afghanistan 07/23/2009
Burundi 07/22/2009
Nigeria 07/17/2009
Uzbekistan 06/16/2009
Of course, you need to consult your insurance company and hope they have a clue.
However, in my opinion this would be my short list of most interesting countries to visit on the planet.
2 Ways to Avoid Tourist Travel Tip
I am using Kindle for PC, I give it an F, it fails, I am still wanting to read PDF books.
I want to know, is this E-book readers like the Kindle by Amazon.com writer or researcher friendly?
Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala --- Friday, May 14, 2010
By Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
Where is the search, I can search for words in PDF files, Google has taught use the value of search and not included on Kindle.
Where is the print, I cannot seem to print pages?
I am not impressed, however I am happy, if Amazon.com sells digital Kindle files, somebody will hack the system and put these up on the torrents system for us to read for free.
I want Kindle to be Like PDF Files
I said to a Belgium friend,
"You should put up a Belgium Flag on top or the Rock."
(Her house in Jaibalito, Guatemala is on to of a rock cliff.)
She said,
"This is like a Declaration of War against Guatemala."
American Soldiers declaring Iwo Jima conquered in World War II.
Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala --- Thursday, May 13, 2010
By Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
I asked Boy Genius in India,
"What would you think if I had a house in India and put an American Flag above it?"
Boy Genius from India says,
"We have that, the Russians are putting up Flags above their houses here in Goa."
"They are setting up their own countries inside of India and telling us to stay out."
You Will Get Punished
Please remember you are visitor in a country, do not declare war on a country and for sure do not say,
"I have rights, I am an American."
The Flag of the country you are in always takes priority over your own.
Declarations of War Made by Travelers
This video shows four physical exercises you can do in any Hotel room on the planet. These exercises stimulate the majority of muscles in your body and take less than 10 minutes.
I broke my femur in four places when I was 23 years old; it now causes me problems with balance when I am walking. I exercise the gluteus medius and I can walk again.
Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala --- Thursday, May 13, 2010
By Andy Graham of HoboTraveler.com
Video Below
If you do not see a video above these words, it is because you are reading by email, click here and maybe you can find it: Videos
Video Above
Why These Exercises
1. Stimulates multiple muscles that increase metabolism so you lose weight.
2. Walking is required to travel.
3. Balance is needed for walking and ease of walking.
4. Most people only want muscle tone, not enlargement of muscles.
5. Deep Knee Bend is aerobic and about the only one possible one exercise, you can do inside a hotel room that does not cause you to be evicted.
6. There is nothing to carry in your backpack, therefore you can start anywhere on the planet.
7. 10 minutes of exercise will enrich your blood with oxygen and make you feel younger.
8. As we become older we learn how to avoid using some muscles in our body, these exercises focus on ones we ignore, but are needed.
9. For an exercise regime to be effective there can be no excuse to avoid.
10. Free
Hotel Room Exercises that Helps You Walk as Your Get Older
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Let me just say my first day off work was super productive. I woke up early and hit the ground running. Finished sewing my kitchen curtains and hung them, painted all kinds of things, did some shopping, cleaning and organizing. One of the big projects I am working on is creating a cute coffee station. I am really pleased with how it is all coming together. I hope to have it completed and ready to use when everyone arrives for Thanksgiving. I may even try to share a post about it if the results meet my expectations.
Trying something a little different with my hair in these photos. Didn't quite come together exactly how I had in mind, which was Jennifer Lawrence at the Oscars. Mine kind of flopped over and into its natural part instead of up and back. I probably should have used more product. Anyway, having it pushed off my face is a different look, which is sometimes difficult to achieve when you have really short hair.
Wearing: Jacket – Bisou, Bisou, JCPenney // Tee – Old Navy // Belt – JCPenney // Jeans – JCPenney // Shoes – Franco Sarto "Amber"
Today is going to be another full one. Hoping to get my tables decorated and then start cooking as much as I can. One thing I will be baking today is a Pumpkin Cheesecake, which is a Thanksgiving tradition we all look forward to every year. Last year I also baked a Pecan Pie Cheesecake and I've had requests for it to make another appearance – may just be a new tradition in the making! Do you have a special dish you look forward to eating on Thanksgiving?
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Operating day: Monday - Sunday
Operating time: 08.30 - 17.00
Located 63 kilometres south of Hua Hin in the vicinity of Kui Buri district, this coastal national park covers an area of 98 square kilometres with limestone mountains, mangrove swamps, and beaches.
It is also home to various kinds of local and migrating birds, which are plentiful from November to February.
How to get there The park can be reached by following the direction signs marking the remaining distances of 38 and 15 km. at Km. 256 and Km.286.5, respectively.
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Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland Discussion
Bluebird - 1. be friends with the guy at the toolshop. (he loves egg dishes. exp - sunny side up or a boiled egg but not a normal egg) give him an egg dish (mabe some other gifts) once a day & you'll get a reward.
2. one day, on a Sat. or Wed. go to the lake and mabe he'll give you a flute. you will need it.
3. keep giving him gifts & one day, (on a Sat. or Wed.) go to the lake and he'll ask you to play the flute with him. the Bluebird will appear and the town is saved.
Cake Contest - 1. you know Katie at the buffet near the lake right? make friends with here and go to the buffet one day.
2. she will tell you about a cake contest that she wants to enter. (you'll need your grandma's cake recipe to complete it. it is on the shelf next to your bed.)
3. when you get the recipe, go to the buffet and she'll read it. you'll need, Golden Milk, (Cow) Golden Egg, (Chicken) and sumthin else. (i forgot what it was called but just give her the G.Milk & the G.Egg & she'll tell you how to get the next item. oh!!! now i know!!! after she tells you the recipe. go to the villa and Dia will give you a book. take it to the buffet & Katie will read it.
Golden Milk - Love and care for you Cow for a long time and it'll give you one, one day.
Golden Egg - Same as the above but with a Chicken.
4. bring the G.Milk & G.Egg to the buffet and... oh I think you can do the rest.
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Bryan Hutchinson over at Positivewriter.com is challenging his readers to a "Why I Write" challenge.
I know we aren't all writers, but we all have 'that thing' we do. You might love dancing. Maybe you paint, maybe you scrapbook your photos. We all need a creative outlet. What's yours?
Listing the reasons we write is a popular exercise for writers. It's a good reminder for those times when we just can't get ourselves to practice. I've journaled my list at least a couple of times over the years. Since it's been a while, I think I'll accept Bryan's invitation to sit down and consciously revisit mine with, perhaps, some new perspective.
The 40 Reasons "Why I Write" Challenge
I see writing as –
- my main creative outlet,
- a spiritual practice, and
- meditation.
I write for –
- clarity,
- connection,
- awareness,
- my health and wellness,
- inner strength,
- closure and making room for the good stuff,
- the thrill of finding the right word, and
- the joy of it!
I write to –
- capture life and all its beautiful details,
- be seen and heard,
- understand and be understood,
- explore ideas,
- overcome fear,
- stay balanced,
- clarify my intentions,
- know what I'm thinking,
- know myself,
- share myself,
- stay focused on my priorities,
- clarify and stay connected to my world view,
- stay in touch with my Inner Knowing,
- mine for life lessons,
- imagine what life was like when…,
- strengthen relationships,
- build community,
- connect family,
- clarify and pass on my legacy,
- stay focused on my dreams, and
- share the love.
I write because –
- I communicate better in writing,
- it makes me feel calm,
- it makes me happy,
- it challenges me,
- writing is action,
- it helps me think on a deeper level,
- I love it! and
- I know that Writing Life Matters.
In looking over my list, I can see quite obviously that writing is a quality-of-life activity for me. What I noticed this time is that I finally accept writing as fun and joyful. It used to fit into the frivolous hobby category for me – not anymore.
Over the years, writing has helped me move through numerous transitions. It's helped me connect with family. It seems my writing purpose grows greater all the time.
When you commit to any practice, that's what tends to happen. You get clearer on the "why."
Are you a writer? Why do you keep coming back to pen and paper?
Are you a home chef? Why do you love creating food masterpieces?
Do you take your camera everywhere? Why do you want to capture what you see?
Have you been planning out your garden in preparation for spring? What are the reasons that your garden seems to call you all winter long?
Creativity creates wonder and simply makes life better. Have you ever considered the "why" behind that idea? What moves you to keep coming back to your creative pursuits?
You might be surprised by the clarity and motivation such a simple exercise brings to your craft. Take the challenge and write your list – The 40 Reasons "Why I _______."


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TUFC names 2016 board members
TSU professor De'Etra Young is president of the 2016 TUFC board of directors. UT professor Sharon Jean-Philippe is secretary, and landscaper Patrick Haller is treasurer.
Board members are Chris Armour, Amy Dismukes, Marti Foster, past president Scott Johnson, Josiah Lockard, Vicki Turner, Lydia Wiggins, Scott Woods, and Mason T. Young. David Cook, Karen Davenport, Samuel Peyton, and Bruce Webster serve one-year appointments.
Center of Excellence has busy season
More than 6,650 individuals participated in tree-related events or classes at TUFC's Center of Excellence, Memphis Botanic Garden, from July through December.
The center offered educational programming, arboretum assistance, family programming, and urban forestry support as well as enhancing MBG's collections by planting five trees and shrubs a week.
Actitivies included Trees and Forests Day, five-week urban forestry classes, a tree walk, talks on conifers, rainforests, and classes on Trees of Tennessee and Tremendous Trees.
MBC worked with Middleton Arboretum, Cordova Library, Drummonds Park, and LaGrange Cemetery on identification, naming, and signage.
The center also hosted the 2016 TUFC urban forestry conference. MORE
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Recognized Tree Campuses, current Alliance for Community Trees member organizations, or campuses planning to qualify are eligible for $1,000 awards to hold a joint celebration.
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Jean Crittenden began nursing in 1937 as a Bush Nursing Sister. Crittenden then served with the Australian Army Nursing Service between 1940 and 1946. Assistant Matron at the Repatriation General Hospital in Heidelberg from 1946 to 1955, she then became matron of Queensland's Anzac Hostel and the Kenmore Sanatorium. Following this, from 1958 until 1971, Crittenden was Matron of the Repatriation General Hospital in Hobart from 1958 to 1971. In 1966, she received the honour of being appointed a Member to the Order of the British Empire in 1966.


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Calciomercato - All Today's Transfer News and Rumours
Plenty of interesting speculation today. Here is a full round-up of all the best stories
CALCIOMERCATO.IT TRANSFER NEWS RUMOURS / ROMA - Plenty of interesting transfer news and speculations today! Here is a full round-up of all the best stories:
- The Bianconeri are still keen on Juan Camilo Zuniga, according to 'Tuttosport': on monday the negotiations could be closed.
- Cagliari slap €15M price tag on Victor Ibarbo, with Juve ready to offer Fausto Rossi to lower the request.
- EXCLUSIVE! Daryl Janmaat's agent welcomes interest from Serie A for the right fullback, although no concrete offer has still been made.
- EXCLUSIVE! Wallace is set to leave Chelsea, but Dynamo Moscow and Marseille are not on the player.
Clubs from both Netherlands and Portugal are keen to sign him.
- Aleksandar Dragovic is set to join Dynamo Kyiv.
The austrian defender was a long term target of the Nerazzurri.
- Striker Ola John could be the newest option for the Rossoneri, according to portuguese press.
- "I want to leave CSKA Moscow and join Milan", admits japanese star Keisuke Honda.
- Striker Emanuele Calaiò is set to leave the club, with Palermo, Torino, Sassuolo and Pescara ready to sign him.
- "Napoli made a monstrous offer for Marco Verratti", announced the player's agent Donato Di Campli.
- The Azzurri allegedly want to pay €40M buy-out clause for Jackson Martinez to Porto.
- EXCLUSIVE! Endogan Adili's agent denies contacts with Roma for the winger.
- Morgan De Sanctis joined Roma from Napoli on a two-year contract.
- Race for ivorian striker Gervinho could end after Director of football Walter Sabatini allegedly offered €8.5M to Arsenal.
- Goalkeeper Romulo could leave Florence to join newly promoted Verona.
- The Viola allegedly want to sign Julio Cesar from QPR.
- EXCLUSIVE! Granddi N'Goyi urges for a move to Palermo.
There is an interest for left fullbacks Luigi Vitale, Cristiano Del Grosso and Fabio Daprelà.
- EXCLUSIVE! Difficulty for a work permit pushes striker Duvan Zapata away from West Ham.
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Stories from The Philippines
Death Row - The Philippines was the first in Asia to abolish the death penalty in 1987, only to become one of the world's only nations to reinstate executions less than a decade later. Over 1,000 men and women languish upon Death Row, while the nation remains in an uproar over the handful of executions held in 1999. Two reports, a lengthy inside story on Death Row and Manila's death penalty dilemma.
Los Banos - It's a Fort Knox of Genetic Material. It's vaults hold the wealth of future food supplies and its scientists have already staved off the worldwide starvation predicted by doomsayers decades ago. A visit to the International Rice Research Institute.
Mindanao - Muslim revolutionary Nur Misuari has made an amazing transformation from guerilla chieftain to governor, but the poor of Mindanao are still waiting for the peace dividend from decades of war while the Revolutionary Orders Room Service.
The Sulu Sea - Kevin Costner squandered hundreds of millions of dollars building a fantasy world covered by water. In the wild, pirate-infested seas between Borneo and the Philippines, Sea Gypsies live their entire lives in a genuine Waterworld.
Taal - In the Philippines is a mountain crater containing a lake. In the lake is an island, topped by another mountain, which has a crater, containing yet another lake. In the midst of its warm waters is still another island. Here is Taal, among the world's smallest, but deadliest volcanoes. Let's go Into the Volcano.
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If you haven't already, you should check out the lead-in post to my juice fast, here.
OK, folks…Day 1. Like Day 1 of almost any endeavor it had some high points, some low points, and ended with relief, "Wow, well that's over!"
I didn't mention my pre-fast stats. I weighed my self the day I got the juicer in from Amazon and my weight was 202 lbs. Last night I weighed in at 193.9 lbs. So, thats a total loss of 8.1 lbs just by making minor changes in my eating habits and also juicing twice a day for the last 3 weeks. Not bad!
All my life I've been a "breakfast guy." I think that's because I enjoy typical American breakfast food (eggs, meat, bread, potatoes) and could always find something I enjoyed for breakfast no matter where I went. For all other meals I guess you could either call a "picky" eater or that I have a very limited palette. As long as I had meat, some bread, and some type of hot sauce then I was happy! One thing that I noticed during my 3-week preparation of introducing my body to juicing and eating smaller, lighter portions was that I wasn't as hungry first thing in the morning. That helped a lot this morning! For transparency's sake, I should mention that my wife and I did do a pre-fast splurge for dinner last night, though. She had pancakes and I made flat bread pizza on the grill with lots of onion and peppers (fresh roasted red bell, jalapeno, hot banana, and Greek banana), fresh roasted pepper tomato sauce, and a little bit of lean ham. DELICIOUS! I didn't binge or treat it like a "death row" meal but I really did enjoy it! (Pause as I wipe the drool from my keyboard)
The first real challenge of the day was the big batch of juice we made to get my wife and me through lunchtime. Unfortunately, it was the worst juice I've ever made! Yuk! Had to deal with that all morning and lunchtime until it was gone.
Throughout the Day
I felt a little bit hungry a few times throughout the day but I certainly didn't feel like I was "starving." I found that during Day 1 I was really battling habit versus hunger…you know, reaching for something to eat out of either boredom, habit, or just because it's there. That'll take some discipline to change that.
I drank LOTS of lemon water throughout the day, a habit I've developed over the last few months. I downed 4 liters which should help with the effects of the detox. The body goes into a detox mode and releases toxins into your system, causing symptoms from headaches, nausea, and tiredness to flu-like symptoms, etc. Drinking lots of water helps flush out your system and lesson the effects.
Habits Die Hard
I found that seeing foods I didn't even ordinarily eat caused my mouth to water! We took our little girl to McDonalds to have a snack (don't judge, now) and play on the playground (she had some energy to burn off). Unlike the rest of the world, I'm not a big fan of Micky D's fries but even those made my salivary glands gush like Niagara Falls. Oh, and back to the habit thing…I found myself reaching for a fry without any conscious thought whatsoever! Crazy!
Well, Day 1 down…I'll try to keep daily updates going and a little shorter, too.
One final note…my weight before bed was on Day 1 was 192.9 lbs. So, 1 pound down…
Honestly, I read other guides before I began a juice program. They were decent…but as I read Farnoosh Brock's "Your Comprehensive Green Juicing Guide" I found myself really wishing that I had bought this book FIRST to prepare me for my juicing journey. At least I now have what I consider to be the "definitive reference" to refer others to as they begin their own juicing program.


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My mother and i called to make an appointment to taste the wines at late notice, although we had trouble finding the cellar door the owner of the Winery was so warm and genuine. Very beautiful setting even in winter
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We stumbled upon Craigow Vineyard on the way to another venue, we are so glad we stopped in! Barry was so hospitable, he sat us down around a table and sat with us whilst we had tastings. We had such wonderful conversation that we lost...More
My husband and I visited this winery and we were pleasantly surprised. The building in which the tastings were held was over 100 years old. It was beautifully restored. We met Barry the owner and drank some of his superb wines with him. He is...More
Great little winery! Have been a couple of times. This time we bought out the rest of their quaffing pinot and some more special bottles. The host is friendly and generous, and gives you a real taste of the local flavors. They have some rows...More
A tiny little family run vineyard. This place is a vineyard you could just drive by but wouldn't want too! Great service, great knowledge and I would definately recommend the wine. There wasn't a single bad wine they were all great... Sometimes small places are...More
Great spot. Make sure you go there in season, as they are closed during the cooler months. We have tried to get there a few times and every time we drive passed they were closed. Maybe too early in the week? Not sure. Our host...More
The service was very friendly and obliging. We liked the wines although some were on the acidic side but this is to be expected in a cool climate region. Still, they had a good chardonnay wine which we found quite fruity. Hence, we have bough...More
Visited here recently for a wine tasting. We were warmly welcomed into the cellar which was cosy and staff were excellent. Had an assortment of wines which were all great. We were spoiled with the variety of tastings and the amount. A lovely place to...More
Thanks Amy C for your review, happy to hear you enjoyed your visit to Craigow.
I visited here with my partner for a wine tasting and it was an overall great experience. A small, simple cellar door in a lovely setting. Very welcoming and helpful staff and overall I was very impressed with the whole range of wines. We came...More
Thanks for the positive and encouraging review, we apply a lot of attention to the quality of our wines and there is no better reward than when this is recognised at the cellar door.


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I just came across this post last week that asks about the definition of deaf. You can find more replies here http://alt.newsgroups.archived.at/support.hearing-loss/201105/11051917641.html
"Greetings – I just had to complete an on-line training course in "Diversity". There was a question that asked what preparations should be made for an interview with a person known to be deaf. The answer included having a hearing loop ready. My response was that a hearing loop would/could assist someone like me with a hearing impairment, with suitable aids, but not someone who was deaf, because my understanding of the word deaf is that it means total hearing loss – the same as "blind" means total loss of sight as opposed to a visual impairment. I'd be interested to see responses about how others describe themselves – i.e. deaf or hearing impaired."
I don't mean to pick on this person. If anything, I see both the question and answer as yet another example of the pervasiveness of confusion over the definitions of the words deaf, Deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing-impaired. Why the heck do the deaf have so many labels? It's interesting. There seems to be little confusion over blindness. I have met legally blind people who had their driver's licenses. OK– yes that does seem strange, but it's true. Some can read large print books, and use ADA accessible computers with large lettering. We still consider them blind. It doesn't always mean living in total darkness.
But for some reason, when it comes to being deaf many people believe a person has to be completely without sound to qualify as 'deaf.' And yet, few deaf people hear absolutely nothing.
Here is the dictionary meaning of deaf from the Cambridge on-line dictionary.
deaf adjective /def/ Definition • unable to hear, either completely or partly He's been totally/partially deaf since birth.
You can take your pick of any English language dictionary. I have also looked at the Oxford, Merriam-Webster, Longman Contemporary, and MacMillan on-line dictionaries. The meaning doesn't change from one to the next. The word 'deaf' can be applied to people who cannot hear well, or those who cannot hear at all.
Many partially deaf people are reluctant to use the word 'deaf,' because there are other options that also mean partially deaf. I guess that's why it's so confouding to figure out what to call ourselves– Am I hard of hearing? Am I hearing impaired? Am I deaf? If you need any kind of accommodation I would answer yes to all of the above.
To complicate matters further, there is the capitalized Deaf word, not found in the English dictionary, which is the ASL cultural designation of people who use sign language. A person can be quite deaf and still be able to speak clearly, especially if they became deaf later in life. This person may be unable to hear a thing, but choose to lip read and speak in a one-on-one interview in a quiet looped room. Likewise, someone with only a moderate hearing loss who grows up signing in a family with Deaf parents and siblings may choose to identify as a Deaf person, even though he or she might hear really well with hearing aids. In other words, a deaf person may be Deaf or deaf. These are just two examples of people who don't fit neatly into a box, but I can think of many more.
For this reason my answer to the above question on how to prepare a room for an interview with a deaf person would be to simply ask what, if any, accommodations will be necessary when you set up the appointment. Let's assume the choices might be 1. ASL or Oral interpreter. 2. Looped room 3. CART 4. Nothing.
Because the official definition of 'deaf' encompasses partial to complete hearing loss, it would be wrong to assume anything about another deaf person, or that I might be able to guess what accommodations might be needed without asking.


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This past week, the NORP nursery in Tillamook has acquired thousands of bare-root plants that need to be potted and we could use all the help we can get! Volunteer to help and join us for Potting Party Days through May.
This is a great opportunity to learn about NORP – Northwest Oregon Restoration Partnership and our native plant nursery. With each plant you pot you'll be putting your personal touch on restoration efforts across the north coast of Oregon. Also, there will be pizza.
Volunteer potting days are from 9am-3pm the following dates:
Friday, March 17th
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Country Home in Cragsmoor
from "Dadda" by Alexander Lee
A few years earlier ( MMP: 1911 ) , my folks [ L.J.Munson and Anna Lee Munson ] found a lovely vacation retreat at Cragsmoor, Ulster County, N.Y. It was high up in the Shawngonk ( MMP: Shuangunk ) mountains, a foothill of the Catskills. Several of their friends went there every summer. The first time they stayed at Broadhead Grove in a rented cottage.
The cottage wasn't much, but Cragsmoor was beautiful. The family went there every summer for over sixty years.
In the early days it was an all day trip. Subway to ferry to Weehawken or Hoboken, then a long ride on the Ontario & Western (we called it the Old Woman) to Spring Glen (or Ellenville) where the always faithful Miss Georgie Wright met us with Nigger (her horse) and her carriage. I remember crawling under the back seat and sleeping all the way up the mountain to Cragsmoor.
During our first summer up there, Dadda made the long trip to visit and to see the place about which we all raved excitedly.
He must have been very impressed. On his return trip to New York, he became acquainted with a man who said that he had a choice piece of property in Cragsmoor. Dadda became all ears.
"How much property do you have?" he asked.
"Over a hundred acres just below Bear Hill," he replied, going on to extol the beauty of the place.
We had taken Dadda up to Bear Hill during his brief visit. So he remembered the magnificent view of both the Ellenville and the Walker Valley view from the top of Bear Hill. The trail to the top was steep and narrow. It led through the Lemon Squeezer and a corner of Devil's Kitchen. Pulpet Rock thrust up just west of Bear Hill. In places huge rock slabs hung precariously over the trail.
"The property includes the face and front of Bear Hill." The man went on . "There is a 3 story resort hotel and two lovely cottages 3 or 400 yards away from the hotel."
Then he explained that he was liquidating an estate.
"We have a caretaker – a young Polish fellow – living in the hotel"
By the time the train reached Weehauken, Dadda had made a deal to buy the full hundred odd acres – subject to a survey.
Dadda gave the upper cottage to his daughter Helen (Aunt Helen), and the lower house to his daughter Anna (my mother).
[ MMP: slight correction: 1911 rented a cottage in Broadhead's Grove. 1912 rented "Five Oaks." 1913 Dada bought Five Oaks and Upper Cottage. Later bought Savoy House and changed the name to Lee Vold Lodge )
Aunt Helen and Uncle Oscar preferred going to the seashore for their vacations, so after one summer, Mormor (Dadda's wife and my grandmother) took over the upper cottage. Her kitchen always smelled like a delightful bakery. She baked bread, pies, cakes, and special potato pancakes that she cooked on top of the coal burning cast iron stove.
Dadda would drive up in his big Hudson every week-end. He gave the 3 story hotel with its surrounding acres ( MMP: 15 ) to Anna Larsen and her sister Miss Lee, the daughters of the brother who helped him get his first berth on a sailing vessel.
They promptly named the place "The Lee-Vold Lodge" and did a thriving summer resort business for many years, catering to a Scandinavian clientele. They were hard workers, and good cooks. They were also good hosts, promoting picnics and games and musical evenings, etc.
After the Lee-Vold was open for business, Dadda would have a carful of people every time he drove up to Cragsmoor.
One Saturday morning Dadda had a carful of husky men. He passed my Dad (in his '17 Ford Model 'T') who had two women (Lutheran Sisters) as his passengers. Dadda and his passengers waved somewhat derisive greetings, and sped on toward Cragsmoor Dadda had the new Hudson Sedan.
Coming around a sharp curve, Dad saw a crowd of men around Dadda's Hudson which lay on its side on the right hand side of the road. In those days most roads were black macadam with a high crown in the center for good drainage. Dadda had been speeding along to pass a car, which caused him to be driving on the left side as he attempted to pass the other car.. There was seldom much traffic on this road. Dadda had driven it dozens of times. But this time a car suddenly approached him on the other side. So to avoid a collision, Dadda jammed on his breaks and swung over behind the car he was attempted to pass. During this maneuver, his top-heavy car heeled over on its side. And there they were.
But Dadda was never at a loss. He had the men climb out, and he did too.
"You four husky men get along the outside and lift the car back up while I drive slowly back onto the road. You let go as soon as the car is standing up on the road. Peterson, you take charge out here while I get into the drivers seat.
They lifted the car alright, but as soon as they felt it moving ahead, they all let go, except Peterson, who had the full weight on his shoulder for the final few minutes before the Hudson was fully upright. He had a very sore shoulder for days. Dad had gone ahead as soon as he saw that they had things under control. Before he left he waved at the group around the Hudson, perhaps with a suppressed chuckle. The Model T purred on its way.
But the Hudson arrived in Cragsmoor before the Ford. The men on his fleet began calling him "Shifty," when the word got around. One side of the Hudson was scratched up a mite and the right mudguards were flattened out some but the car ran well and nobody was hurt – unless it was Peterson's shoulder.
We kids took to meeting Dadda on the road. They were dirt roads then. Sometimes we would hike 3 or 4 miles down into the Walker Valley until he drove in sight. He would stop, greet us with a big smile, and we would jump on the running boards for a thrill ride the rest of the way up the mountain. He always had several bags of fruit and several passengers.
One time Uncle Herman was with us. He was always fun to be with.
"Hurry up and get behind a tree," he shouted, grinning, "Here comes Dadda."
One Saturday morning while Aunt Helen was at the upper cottage, Dadda drove Uncle Oscar up to Cragsmoor. The Hudson had a stick shift that worked in an open "H" on the floor to guide the shift lever into the correct position. About halfway up while Dadda was feeling in his pockets to find out what change he had, a dime fell into the opening for the shift lever, at the floor. Dadda looked down and felt around for the coin, while Uncle Oscar yelled to him that the coin had gone down through the slot and was far behind them on the road surface.
When Dadda looked up again, the car was headed into a field where a troop of cavalry was maneuvering. The troopers parted to allow Dadda's Hudson to go through. Dadda calmly turned the car back to the macadam roadbed with bounces and squeaks.
Uncle Oscar insisted on taking the train back to New York. He never did ride with Dadda again.
Another time he drove up one Fall with Mother, Mormor, and "Wiggles" (Gertrude Louise) my youngest sister (she must have been about 4 years old). They took along a lunch, which included a thermos of coffee and a bottle of milk. There was almost no other traffic on the road. It was near Suffern, N.Y. Dadda was taking the inside on a curve to take advantage of the way the road was banked, when there was suddenly a car coming at him. He swerved to the right side of the road. But there the bank was against him. The car turned over three times as it tumbled down the steep hill to the right of the roadway. It fell and slid against a large tree, which halted its progress.
Miraculously nobody was hurt, except that Dadda twisted his foot somehow. Little Wiggles' head was wedged between a car wheel and a huge rock.
"Did Dadda want to die me?" she asked when things quieted down.
Neither the thermos nor the milk bottle were broken so they climbed up the brush-choked hill and had their picnic right alongside of the road, while Dadda hailed down one of the few passing automobiles. He found a new broom that they had taken with them and made a makeshift crutch from it. He hitched a ride into the next town where he arranged for a taxicab. Then he had the cab drive him to the nearest garage where he explained the accident and arranged for them to pull the car back on the road, haul it to their shop, and fix whatever had to be fixed.
The cab took them all the rest of the way to Cragsmoor. They went back to New York Monday morning by train. Miss Wright with Nigger and the carriage took them to Ellenville to meet the train south.
It was a big event when the Norwegian Male Chorus came up. There were about thirty men. Mother made the arrangements for them to stay, some here, some there. All the rooms in every boarding house or summer resort was taken – all the transportation to and from was handled by Dad and myself, except for those with their own cars. Dad had a Studebaker and I had inherited the Model "T." Having just gotten my driver's license, I was most happy to drive them around. Mormor, cousin Betsy and Mother cooked and baked bread and pies for days before they arrived.
There is an "L" shaped porch around each cottage. Somehow we arranged tables and benches around the two sides of the porch at the upper cottage – enough to seat Dadda and all the other men of the chorus. They were hearty eaters, which the fresh mountain aid did nothing to diminish. The women were very busy. The many loaves of homemade bread, and the many pies began to disappear.
After their mid-day dinner, they stood together on the upper road (from the cottage to the Lee Vold) and sang song after song. They sounded great near the top of the mountain, as Godfried Neilson led them and directed them. Even the locusts and kadydids were quiet..
A little later that afternoon I was introduced to baseball Norwegian style. Instead of touching a base to get a man out you had to actually hit the runner with the ball – similar to a tennis ball. It was great fun. The air was full of excited yells. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The high point of the week-end, to me, was the next morning. As the official guide for the Lee Vold, I led the men up through the Lemon Squeezer and Devil's Kitchen, to the top of the cliff face of Bear Hill. The cliff rose a hundred feet straight up.
They grouped together about ten feet back from the cliff's edge. The view from this point was breath-taking. Both valleys lay below them. On the Ellenville side a steam train – a long freight – could be seen wending its way around the base of the mountains. A puff of white steam shot up from the struggling engine. Minutes later the sound of the train whistle could be heard.
They sang several Norwegian folk songs. "Nor Fjordina Blau" was my favorite. The strong male voices thundered out in beautiful harmony across the mountainside. We could see the family and the Lee Vold people lining the road below, to see and hear. Dadda was in front center of the group, his voice blending with the others. Many of them must have been thinking of Norway, with its many steep hills and cliffs, and of years gone by. It was an event that I'll not soon forget. Dadda's eyes were wet, I noticed.
After the singing, I guided them to the ice caves on Sam's Point, a few miles back along the mountain top. There was always ice here, even in mid-August.
Almost every week-end (unless it rained or a picnic was planned) there would be some very competitive games of croquet. Dadda and I would team up, and Dad and Captain Larsen (Anna Larsen who ran the Lee Vold was his wife) would team up. Sometimes the lights from parked automobiles had to be used to finish up a tightly contested game.
A long string often had to be used to assure the accuracy of ball placement after it had rolled out-of-bounds. The rule we used was that every out of bounds ball had to be brought in toward the center wicket and then placed one mallet head in from the marked edge of the playing field.
Somehow, I mostly played very well with Dadda as my partner. He would ask me to make almost impossible shots, like hitting a ball at one end of the court, from the opposite end. Dadda would stand behind the ball in line with my ball. Whether he had a magnetic attraction for the ball or not, I would very often hit the designated ball, and then I had two shots to use for mischief or for advancing our team through another wicket or two. We kept the court surface hard and smooth. It was a shale surface and the shale had broken down into very small pieces from much usage. In our highly contested games, it was important to remember who was dead on whom. You got two shots if you hit another ball – but none if you were dead on that ball. You were dead on a ball if you had already hit it before going through another wicket. We had some wild games. We all enjoyed them. (We even had some spectators sometimes from the Lee Vold.) And if you were unfortunate enough to become dead on everybody you were in sad shape because the opposing team would go out of their way to keep you from making another wicket, which would put you alive again. There was a great deal of strategy involved in these games. Excitement often ran high. It was great fun. Cragsmoor Upper House in 2010
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Soul & Southern Food Cookbooks The cause of the Kentucky Meat Shower remains a mystery to this day. This week, for Halloween, we're bringing you a scary story. On March 3rd, 1876, large chunks of red meat fell from the sky for a period of several minutes, covering land the size of a football field
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The third edition of John Huehnergard's A Grammar of Akkadian is out at Eisenbrauns. This edition has a Semitic cognates appendix. Such tools are always welcome additions but this list, while I think beneficial for students, has significant limitations. As Huehnergard tells us,
Many of the cognates listed below already appear in von Soden's Akkadisches Handwörterbuch (AHw). Other cognates have been proposed by other scholars, and these scholars have been cited where appropriate. But it should be noted that this list is not intended to be complete, and I have undoubtedly overlooked many additional suggestions.
In other words it only reflects a subset, an important subset to be sure, but a subset of cognates. If one is interested in Akkadian – Hebrew cognates, this list is no substitute for Tawil's An Akkadian Lexical Companion For Biblical Hebrew. If one is interested in comparative linguistics, it is no substitute for Swadesh like lists – the word lists in Bennett's Comparative Semitic Linguistics for example. And none of these tools is as good as looking up lexemes of interest in the context of their individual literatures.
Don't get me wrong, Huehnergard's list of Semitic cognates is a good addition to his grammar. In part because it (along with a couple of other welcome additions to the grammar) is free online and easy to use, I will no doubt consult it. But I will consult it taking into account both what it is and what it is not.
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LGBTQ Anthology
We are down to the last two days on the Dangerous Women kickstarter and very close to the first stretch goal!
If you have already backed this project, or just can't manage it this time, please share the link with anyone and everyone! Every bit of help is important.
13 fabulous stories about lesbian supervillains – surely everyone wants that in their holiday gift pile. ^_^
The project has some amazing writers (and good friends to us here at Okazu and Yuricon!) including Paige Braddock (Jane's World,) Leia Weathington (Legend of Bold Riley,) Jude McLaughlin (Wonder City Stories,) Tristan J. Tarwater (Hen and Chick,) Barbara Ann Wright (Pyramid Waltz, Coils), JD Glass (Red Light, Punk Like Me) and Mari Kurisato (Guns of Penance), plus loads of other writers you should definitely get to know.
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Yuri Manga
From Minamoto Hisanari (creator of Fu~Fu) Season Theater Theatrical, Volume 1 (シーズンシアターシアトリカル), which is running in Comic Cune is hitting shelves at the end of the month. This is a saccharine-sweet story of a bunch of women trying to run a small theater troupe.
Comic Yuri Hime for January 2017 (コミック百合姫2017年1月号) is up for pre-order. Let me remind you that as of this issue, the magazine is going to be monthly.
Card Captor Sakura News
The Card Captor Sakura franchise is getting a "big" announcement next month, according to ANN. The new manga is in full swing with Sakura, now in middle school, having dreams and her friends and she finding and defeating all-new cards. An anime for the series is planned, as well. I know what *I* want it the new be – and what I think it is. What do you think? ^_^
The first CCS movie is also get theatrical releases in Japan, Crunchyroll reports. Check out the trailer on YouTube.
Live-Action News
ANN has the report on a live-action movie of long-running manga Haikara-san ga Touru, a manga set in Taisho Period about a tomboy, Benio, who has shockingly modern ideas about women's worth and clothing and abilities. Sounds fun. ^_^
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Okay, lets say an average looking guy in your eyes was standing next to an extremely attractive girl. Would he look just as average as before, less attractive or more? and the same goes for if he was to stand next to a hideous looking girl.
Most Helpful Girl
No. I'd be less intrigued to get to know him. I'd rather talk to an "average" guy alone, not with some strikingly beautiful girl. :) And if he was beside a hideous girl, I don't think it would make a difference to me. I'd still walk over and talk to him, but I'd talk to her too.00|00|0