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Many times people get stuck and feel frustrated when they procrastinate or just don't move forward on goals that are important to them. The video below gives some easy to follow tips about setting yourself up for the most powerful feelings, ones that will propel you easily towards your goals.
Audrey Sussman PhD works with successful people who get stressed, procrastinate or feel overwhelmed. She helps them to transform the inner-critic that causes anxiety, procrastination and worry, into a positive life enhancing guidance system that automatically triggers calm, creativity and motivation needed to move forward with ease.
Of course, there is a lot more that might need to be done. Things that might also need to be released are limiting beliefs, negative self-talk and triggers that cause fear and worry. Yet, I do believe that the first steps given in the video provide some good ideas and start you on the path. Moving from procrastination and fear to joyfully taking the next steps till you reach your goal.
As you will see as you watch the video it is taken while on the beach. And you can hear the waves breaking in the background as I talk about taking the leap toward goals. I guess you can say I took a leap when I did the video. Because it was important to me to get my ideas for moving ahead on goals into a helpful video, I just jumped in and said what was on my mind. No script, not dressed in my normal NYC office hypnotherapist attire. I took the leap thinking that the content and message was what was more important than having a perfectly scripted video.
An while I'm talking about taking the leap, I guess I'd like to let you know more about me. Those who follow my blog know me for my anxiety relief programs. Yet, there is so much more to who I am and one of the things that is so exciting about being a hypnotherapist is that each year I get to work with the most amazing, creative Screen Writers . They come from all over the world to this life changing retreat in Costa Rica. The write, take workshops with two amazing teachers from Jacob Krueger Studio and take the steps of getting their movies written and made while attending this retreat.
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Explore Boston Harbor on one of the popular Boston Duck Boats on your next visit to Massachusetts. Boston Duck Boats is a privately owned company offering departure locations throughout Boston – at the New England Aquarium, the Prudential Center, and the Museum of Science. Operating in Boston since 1997, Boston Duck Tours have become one of the most popular attractions in the state. Rides on the Duck Boats range in time, from 80 minutes to 65.
The Boston Duck Boats are modified versions of the DUKW, a six-wheeled amphibious vehicle designed, in part, by GMC for use in World War II. The DUKW was named by GMC, not the military – the D indicates it was designed in 1942, the U stands for Utility, the K indicates it has driven front wheels, and the W means it has two, powered rear axles. The Boston Duck Boats also act as parade vehicles in Boston whenever a sports team wins a championship, carrying players and coaches on the parade route.
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Give the Gift of Anti Aging Skin Care This Season
Staying healthy through the holidays is something that everyone deserves, especially because there are so many temptations to deal with especially through the end of the year occasions (think Thanksgiving and Christmas) so why not give anti aging skin care products to your friends and loved ones this season?
Doing so can show them the way to natural methods of looking and feeling their best. Some of the best skin care products on the market can be used by people of all ages and most are affordable, making them the perfect gift.
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You never know what people might be allergic to or how their skin might react to a certain ingredient so it's important to consider simple, natural anti aging skin care products. Don't get caught up with the makeup or the chemical laden facial masks just because they smell good and they come in a pretty package. Instead, something light yet useful is probably a better bet.
For example lotions are perfect for both men and women, especially when they contain anti aging properties within them. Lotion is easy to use and can even be carried around in a purse or a bag for use throughout the day. They come in a number of shapes and sizes meaning that you should have no problem finding a product that fits well within in your budget.
Another fun anti aging skin care product to choose from is a facial scrub. These are different than masks in that they don't need to sit on the face in order to be effective. It is simply used as regular soap would be used so it's something that is practical for everyone, both young and old.
Don't be afraid to personalize the gifts you're giving this season. If you happen to know that a loved one suffers from dry or chapped skin, choose something that will help relieve these symptoms. Those with oily skin might appreciate an oil free product.
Giving the gift of good health has never been an easy thing to do because there are so many possibilities. This is actually why anti aging skin care products are a great option. They are simple, affordable, and they're good for both people and the environment.
Everyone uses skin care products so you don't have to worry about whether your gifts will be used, making the gift idea solid one that you'll no doubt go back to time and time again throughout the years.
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I found pictures of her on the Net…exposed. She claimed it was from a past experience, so I let it go. Later, my friend saw her at the mall that same week, mackin' another guy. My friend took a pic to show me. She said it wasn't her and the picture was a lie.
Aftermath: Her parents just went through a divorce. I knew what I had to do. I dumped that ho, and started dating her mom…cougar!
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Full title reads: "FRANCE".
Paris, France.
Katherine Durham's Negro Ballet performing on stage of Theatre de Paris. Ballet commences. Men jump in air, fall down on their knees and sway backwards and forwards. Girl in foreground twirls around. She also goes down on her knees.
Various shots of men and women on stage kneeling down and swaying to and fro. They rise. Girls go off to right of screen. Two principals in centre dance.
Two principals finish dance. Man comes from back of stage with drum and dances round it. Chorus dance around him. He retreats in background. Drummers dance in foreground. Girl dancers line up and do rhythmic dance.
General view of stage with girls on right doing rhythmic dance. Drummers in centre dancing. Men carrying large tom-tom and drummer on their shoulders appear from left hand side, drummer beating the drum.
Men holding drum and drummer on their shoulders dancing around. Drummers in centre of stage pan to girls doing rhythmic dance. Men carrying drum and drummer dancing. Girls doing rhythmic dance and finish.
Full title reads: "FRANCE".
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New Oil, Ethanol Train Rule Requires Safety Equipment Inspection
July 30, 2015 | Oil and Gas Investor | The Obama administration on July 29 released a new regulation intended to prevent explosive rail disasters such as the 2013 oil train derailment that killed 47 people and destroyed part of Lac-Megantic, Quebec.
The new rule by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requires two qualified railroad employees to ensure that handbrakes and other safety equipment have been properly set on trains left unattended while carrying dangerous materials such as crude oil or ethanol.
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Silent prey : Prey Series, Book 4. / John Sandford.
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| Make noise for a new Prey package and new author introduction!Dr. Mike Bekker, a psychotic pathologist, is back on the streets, doing what he does best?murdering one helpless victim after another. Lucas Davenport knows he should have killed Bekker when he had the chance. Now he has a second opportunity?and the time to hesitate is through.
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Regulation of fatty acid synthesis – A quick revision
The mammalian enzyme is regulated, by two main mechanisms-
A) Short term control
B) Long term control
A) Short term control of fatty acid synthesis includes
a) Allosteric control by local metabolites
Palmitoyl-CoA (or acyl co A) acts as a feedback inhibitor of the enzyme, and citrate is an activator (figure-1).
- When there is an increase in mitochondrial acetyl-CoA and ATP, citrate is transported out of mitochondria
- Citrate becomes both the precursor of cytosolic acetyl-CoA and a signal for the activation of acetyl-CoA carboxylase.
- Conversely , if acyl-CoA accumulates because it is not esterified quickly enough or because of increased lipolysis or an influx of free fatty acids into the tissue, it will automatically reduce the synthesis of new fatty acid.
- Acyl-CoA also inhibits the mitochondrial tricarboxylate transporter, thus preventing activation of the enzyme by egress of citrate from the mitochondria into the cytosol.
Figure-1- Citrate is a positive allosteric modifier, which increases in concentration in the well-fed state and is an indicator of a plentiful supply of acetyl-CoA. Palmitoyl co A or the long chain fatty acids are the negative modifiers of acetyl co A carboxylase (negative feedback inhibition by a product of a reaction).
b) Covalent modification (Phosphorylation and dephosphorylation)
Acetyl-CoA carboxylase is also regulated by hormones such as glucagon, epinephrine, and insulin via changes in its phosphorylation state (figure-2)-
Figure-2- Regulation of acetyl co A carboxylase by covalent modification
Acetyl co A carboxylase exists in two forms-
i) Active (dephosphorylated form)
ii) Inactive (phosphorylated form)
Phosphorylation is brought about by c- AMP mediated phosphorylation cascade. Glucagon (and epinephrine) increase cAMP concentration and inactivate the enzyme by bringing about its phosphorylation.
Dephosphorylation, is brought about by protein phosphatase which is stimulated by insulin. In other words, insulin stimulates this enzyme to promote fatty acid synthesis, while glucagon and catecholamines inactivate this enzyme to inhibit fatty acid synthesis.
c) Conformational changes associated with regulation:
- In the active conformation, Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase associates to form multimeric filamentous complexes. Citrate converts the enzyme from an inactive dimer to an active polymeric form, with a molecular mass of several million.
- Transition to the inactive conformation is associated with dissociation to yield the monomeric form of the enzyme (protomer). Inactivation is promoted by phosphorylation of the enzyme and by long-chain acyl-CoA molecules.
B) Long term control- Additionally, fatty acid synthesis is regulated at the level of gene expression by induction and repression of gene of acetyl co A carboxylase enzyme
Prolonged consumption of high calorie or high carbohydrate diets causes an increase in acetyl co A carboxylase concentration by increasing the gene expression (induction). Conversely, a low-calorie diet or fasting causes a reduction in fatty acid synthesis by decreasing the synthesis of acetyl co A carboxylase(repression) .
Nutritional state regulates lipogenesis- Excess carbohydrates are stored as fat in many animals in anticipation of periods of caloric deficiency such as starvation, hibernation, etc, and to provide energy for use between meals in animals, including humans, that take their food at spaced intervals. The nutritional state of the organism is the main factor regulating the rate of lipogenesis.
Fatty acid synthesis during Fed state
- The rate is higher in the well-fed state if the diet contains a high proportion of carbohydrate
- Lipogenesis converts surplus glucose and intermediates such as pyruvate, lactate, and acetyl-CoA to fat, assisting the anabolic phase of this feeding cycle
- Lipogenesis is increased when sucrose is fed instead of glucose because fructose bypasses the phosphofructokinase control point in glycolysis and floods the lipogenic pathway
Fatty acid synthesis during Fasting
- It is depressed by restricted caloric intake, high fat diet, or a deficiency of insulin, as in diabetes mellitus
- These conditions are associated with increased concentrations of plasma free fatty acids
- An inverse relationship has been demonstrated between hepatic lipogenesis and the concentration of serum-free fatty acids.
Role of Insulin in fatty acid synthesis
- Insulin stimulates lipogenesis by several other mechanisms as well as by increasing acetyl-CoA carboxylase activity.
- It increases the transport of glucose into the cell (e.g., in adipose tissue),
- Increases the availability of both pyruvate for fatty acid synthesis and glycerol 3-phosphate for esterification of the newly formed fatty acids,
- Insulin converts the inactive form of pyruvate dehydrogenase to the active form thus provides more of Acetyl co A
- Insulin also acts by inhibiting c AMP mediated lipolysis in adipose tissue and thereby reduces the concentration of plasma free fatty acids (long-chain fatty acids are inhibitors of lipogenesis.
Note- The fatty acid synthase complex is also similarly regulated.
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"Sudden darkness, from the waters of Lethe."
by Helena1972
In greek Mythology, The Lethe is one of the five rivers in Hades (the underworld). According to legend, all those who drank from its waters would forget their past life completely.
In the painting on the right, the ferryman, Charon, is shown transporting passengers from earth into the underworld. While, in modern days, this it is thought of as the River Styx, the original Greek refers to Charon and the River Acheron.


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Series: Three (1984)
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The Watch Tower was first released boxed in U.S. toy stores in 1984. It was also sold in 1985 and was discontinued in 1986.
1 For Sale
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|200 People Want It
Easily Broken/Lost Pieces
As the Watch Tower is comprised solely of small, removable parts, all pieces are easily lost.
Featured In
The Watch Tower was featured in several of the various media of GI Joe through the years, including Trading Cards, Comic Books, Cartoons and Commercials.
No variations of Watch Tower are known to exist.
Vehicle Construction
The vehicle mold was repainted or retooled for the following vehicles:
This was the only usage of the Watch Tower's major parts.
International Releases
The Watch Tower was also sold internationally in Argentina as the Torre de Observacion.
Reference InformationThe below information contains information about references to various collector's guides, Hasbro references, original retail prices, and other reference material related to Watch Tower.
Original Retail: $2.29
Product Number: 6560
Lee's Guide: GIJ-84067a
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Following God: The Grand Adventure | Notes on worship, music ♫ , God, leadership, church, adventure and life, Have you ever wondered why music is so inherent in our culture and in cultures around the world? Have you ever wondered why music is so important and can stir up all sorts of emotions and memories? Here are some thoughts on 'Why Music?' Music Is A Science It is exact, it is specific: it demands exact acoustics. A conductor's full score is a chart, a graph which indicates frequencies, intensities, volume changes, melody and harmony all at once and with the most exact control of time. Recording studios and live concerts use computers to control the time, pitch and frequencies of music. Music Is Mathematical It is rhythmically based on the subdivision of time into fractions which must be done instantaneously, not worked out on paper. Chord progressions and scales are based on 5, 7 and 12 note scales and are often noted numerically. Professional Nashville musicians use a numbering system to perform music. Music Is A Foreign Language When people ask me if a speak a foreign language I tell them yes, I speak music. Music is a highly developed kind of shorthand that uses symbols to represent ideas. The semantics of music are the most complete and universal language. Music existed even before written language. Wherever I travel in the world, people relate to music. Music Is Physical Education Music requires fantastic coordination of fingers, hands, arms, lip, cheek and facial muscles. It also requires extraordinary control of the diaphragm, back and chest muscles which respond instantly to the sound the ear hears and the mind interprets. To perform music properly you have to be in good musical and physical shape. Music Is Art It allows a human being to take all these technical and difficult techniques and use them to create emotion. That is one thing science cannot duplicate: feeling and emotion. Music says things that cannot be said in words. We need music to say the things we cannot say any other way. If there is great joy, we need music. If there is great sadness, we need music. In fact, we need music whenever we have a great need to say something important. Music Heals We now know through controlled treatment outcome studies that listening to and playing music is a potent treatment for mental health issues. Research demonstrates that adding music therapy to treatment improves symptoms and social functioning among schizophrenics. Further, music therapy has demonstrated efficacy as an independent treatment for reducing depression , anxiety and chronic pain. Music Is Spiritual The New Oxford American Dictionary defines spiritual as relating to, or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things. Martin Luther said: Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us. The largest book in the most spiritual of books, the Bible, is the book of Psalms. A collection of lyrics from 150 songs. The Bible also declares that God sings: For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty Savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With His love, He will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. Why Music? Music is one of the few activities that involves using the whole brain. It is intrinsic to all cultures and has surprising benefits not only for learning language, improving memory and focusing attention, but also for physical coordination and development. Music brings joy, life, emotion and a spiritual connection that does not happen in any other way.
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Danika has 10+ years' experience in Human Resource Management and holds an MA in Human Resource Management from the University of Westminster. She spent the past 8 years gaining international experience across professional services, financial services and digital media while based in London, UK. She holds chartered membership to the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) in the UK and is pursing CHRP designation. She currently works as an HR Business Partner with Telus. Danika is passionate about environmental issues, sustainability and community involvement. She became accustomed to commuting by walking, running and public transit in London and enjoys the many car-share options available in Vancouver. Danika relocated to Vancouver recently in order to pursue the many outdoor sports available here and in her spare time enjoys running, hiking, skiing and is looking forward to kayaking and paddle boarding over the summer.
Lauren Isaacson
Lauren Isaacson is a freelance market and user research consultant from Los Angeles, California. Before moving to Vancouver she worked as a researcher and brand strategist for various ad agencies, owned a car, and considered biking to be dangerous and transit to be slow. Now as a Vancouverite, she's ditched the car, bought a car-share membership, and bikes and takes transit whenever she can. Lauren has been serving on the BEST board since 2011.
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Caitlin's current role is as the Policy Analyst in the Faculty of Business at Simon Fraser University (SFU). Since 2007 she has worked in various capacities in public policy, including positions in parliamentary, audit, and educational environments. Caitlin specializes in policy development and implementation. She has a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of Victoria and a master's in public policy from SFU. Born on the Sunshine Coast, BC, she has lived in Victoria and Prince George, and now resides in Vancouver.
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Todd is an interaction designer and co-founder of the technology consultancy Denim & Steel Interactive. Raised in rural Ontario, he grew up among a variety of travel methods, from cars to bikes to horse and buggy and off-road utility vehicles. He comes to BEST with a keen interest in the evolution of social systems, cities, and sustainability.
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Ryan Sykes, CA, CPA, teaches tax and accounting at Victoria's Camosun College and delivers a wide variety of workshops for Canada's CPA program as an independent contractor. His decision to join the board of BEST was borne as much out of his fierce love for cycling as his desire to give back to the community from which he has taken so very much. Places Ryan enjoys riding his bike include to and from the ferry terminal in Victoria, up to the base of Grouse Mountain and the bar at the Marpole Curling Club.
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Steve is a software developer and co-founder of Codegnostic, a custom development company. In a given week, Steve is likely to walk, ride, take transit, car-share and drive his own car to or from work and family activities; as a result he is very in tune with the issue around sustainable, multi-mode transportation in the city. Steve's also an avid ultimate player. Steve has previously sat on the boards of ThinkCity and the VUL. He joined the BEST board to help further its mission and offerings at the intersections of technology and sustainability.
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Emily spent several years working for Chicago's Active Transportation Alliance, where she acted as a full-time consultant to the Chicago Department of Transportation and directed city-wide public outreach and education programs to promote sustainable transportation. Emily currently works with the District of West Vancouver to develop public policies and execute programs that encourage sustainable behaviour, such as waste reduction and active transportation. Emily is an experienced bicycle mechanic and instructor who has coordinated education programs for women and under-served youth in Chicago. She is an avid cyclist and often a pedestrian.


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Work to begin on Blaydon Haugh Viaduct in Gateshead
Drivers are being warned about work starting tonight to replace the bridge joints on Blaydon Haugh Viaduct on the A1 in Gateshead.
Highways England will be replacing the bridge joints on both sides of the carriageway between junction 73 (Derwenthaugh) and junction 74 (Scotswood)b from 23 January.
Work will start on the southbound carriageway and temporary road plates will be fitted over the bridge so the route can remain open during the day.
The work will be carried out overnight between 8pm and 6am and a temporary speed limit of 50mph will be in place.
Once work is completed on the southbound carriageway, work will then start on the northbound carriageway.
Gateshead pools closed after swimmers get sickness & diarrhoea
The swimming pools at Blaydon and Dunston Leisure Centres have been temporarily closed for a deep clean of the water filtration system .
It's after reports of sickness and diarrhoea that are believed to be associated with the leisure centres.
Health experts from Public Health England (PHE) and the council's environmental health department are investigating.
It's thought they could be closed for several days.
Dr Gayle Dolan, consultant in health protection at PHE's North East Centre said:
Lindsey Murray, Service Director for Culture, Communities, Leisure and Volunteering:
Gateshead Council's Leisure Centres are not suspected to be the origin of the illness, instead it's believed to have been introduced to the pools by an infected user.
Police find body in search for missing Craig Smith
Police searching for missing man Craig Smith have found a body.
Officers discovered the body at 2.30pm on October 3 as part of a search operation in Blaydon.
The body has been identified as Craig Smith, 44, from Ponteland. His next of kin have been informed.
Pedestrian hit by car in Blaydon
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was hit by a car in Gateshead.
The collision happened between 8pm and 8.30pm on October 2, on the A695 in Blaydon near to McDonalds.
The pedestrian, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Officers are carrying out enquiries into the collision and are appealing for witnesses. Officers are also keen for the driver of the vehicle to get in contact.
Anyone with information should contact Northumbria Police on 101.
Sinkhole in Blaydon
A sinkhole has opened up in Blaydon. One lane is blocked on the A69 Scotswood Bridge northbound at the A695 Chain Bridge Road junction.
Blaydon footbridge: Repair work set to be carried out
Repair work is set to be carried out on a footbridge which was hit by a heavy goods vehicle, leading to fears it could collapse.
Roads were closed for more than three hours after the bridge was struck before partial diversions were put in place.
Gateshead Council told ITV News Tyne Tees engineers were set to start repairs on Thursday afternoon.
More A1 misery for drivers near Gateshead
There is more frustration for motorists using the A1 with bridge repairs causing huge tailbacks.
One lane of the A1 will continue to be closed going north for the rest of the week while work is carried out on the Blaydon Haugh Viaduct.
It comes just three weeks after major roadworks on the western bypass came to an end after taking two years to complete.
Staff at this office in Gateshead say they are frustrated:
Stunning starlings gather over Tyneside
Thousands of starlings have been gathering over Shibdon Pond in Blaydon to perform this stunning aerial display.
The large numbers seen in this country in the autumn and winter are not just local birds, but supplemented by millions that arrive from continental Europe.
And in case you didn't know, a group of starlings is known as a 'murmuration'.
Multi-vehicle accident in Blaydon causing delays
Five vehicles have been involved in a road traffic collision in Blaydon. It is not thought that anyone involved has been seriously injured, though fire crews are cutting one person free from a car.
People are advised to avoid the area due to delays - one Southbound lane on Chain Bridge road is closed.


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1970 · Dedham, Mass
Dedham, Mass: Mr. Arthur Daly / Dedham TACT Committee, 1970. Fine. Doublesided folio handbill. 8.5" x 14". Faint and neat horizontal bend else about fine. Right wing screed about the evil derivation of the left wing peace sign: apparently derived from Satan, the Black Panthers, and the Commies. (Inventory #: 409118)


text: S. Malvern Dorinson MD, BS '42 writes, "I graduated with a BS in public health in May 1942. At that time there was no School of Public Health. We were prepared to be either epidemiologists and/or lab directors. I could have been city health officer in Oakland. However, I chose to go on and received an MD at UCSF in February 1946. I specialized in physical medicine and rehabilitation in San Francisco these many years and am still practicing part-time today."


text: > Anyone ever heard of a muffler called Bozel (sp?). For sale from WW > Autowerks for $187, it seems to be the cheapest I've found, and at least > it isn't an Ansa. It's spelled Bosal. I don't think it's any better than an Ansa, but I'm willing to be proven wrong. > Any ideas on it's quality, or other (cheaper) solutions? The hole in my > muffler is so bad now I think small animals are going to start living in > there... If you want cheap that will last you for 10k+ miles, go ahead and get the Bosal. Anything aluminized will last longer than the economy stuff, and of course, stainless will almost outlast the car. I was considering gettting the whole cat-back setup from Blau (http://www.audiquattroparts.com) which is like stock but with slightly thicker steel for $299, but from what listers have said about its lack of longevity, I decided to go with a Stebro rear section (http://infoweb.magi.com/~andypet/aq400r.htm) and have a local shop put in a straight alumanized pipe for the front section. Higher performance (and noisier) than stock, and it will last a whole lot longer. All that for only about $150 more than the Blau cat-back. If you can justify going with the cheaper solution, be my guest, but I'm keeping my car long enough for the stainless muffler to be worth it. --- Todd Hutchinson '84 4kq, starting to look like an '86


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first edition
1957 · New York
by RICHARDSON, Joanna
New York: Putnam, 1957. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine in very good plus dustwrapper. Corners slightly bent. Edges of spine lightly bumped. Nice cover and clean pages. Edges of dustwrapper rubbed. Light shelf rubbing to dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. (Inventory #: 190189)


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**These are my thoughts on the SPY ETF in my Daily Trade Ideas which includes many, many more charts and setups. Subscribe to my nightly Daily Trade Ideas on the right to see the rest of this letter.**
"Fall seven times. Stand up eight." Japanese Proverb
Markets showed weakness today and broke below their recent ranges which were set to push them higher so that means lower we go.
Basically, the summer continues to roll on and chop perfectly as I've been talking about for about 6 weeks and I'd love to see this run into the fall.
Enjoy the summer because we should have some major action later on.
SPY is holding 208 support for now but if that fails then we should test the 200 day average.
Cash remains my position of choice, and sunshine my poison.
Have a great summer evening.


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Traveling Luck for Chimney Rock, Wyoming, United States
Where is Chimney Rock?What's around Chimney Rock?
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The timezone in Chimney Rock is America/Rankin_Inlet
Sunrise at 08:21 and Sunset at 17:59. It's light
Latitude. 41.8558°, Longitude. -104.8100° , Elevation. 1622m
Weather near Chimney Rock; Report from Torrington, Torrington Municipal Airport, WY 69.7km away
Weather :
Temperature: 1°C / 34°F
Wind: 8.1km/h Northeast
Cloud: Solid Overcast at 1000ft
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Temperature: 1°C / 34°F
Wind: 8.1km/h Northeast
Cloud: Solid Overcast at 1000ft
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Geographic features & Photographs around Chimney Rock, in Wyoming, United States
- Local Feature;
- A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Chimney Rock (0km)
- M Bar Ranch (2.8km)
- Swan (3km)
- Lewis Ranch (7.9km)
- L D Ranch (9.7km)
- Beacon Number 8 (10.2km)
- Phillippi Ranch (11.2km)
- Grant Ranch (13km)
- Allison Ranch (14.4km)
- Baker Ranch (15.5km)
- Upper McDougal Ranch (15.7km)
- Chase Ranch (17.2km)
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Richeau Creek (5.2km)
- North Richeau Creek (7.5km)
- Hunton Creek (10.3km)
- South Hunton Creek (11km)
- South Fork Antelope Creek (12.7km)
- North Fork Antelope Creek (13.9km)
- Dry Creek (14.3km)
- South Richeau Creek (14.7km)
- Tepee Ring Creek (15km)
- Scotch Creek (15.7km)
- Antelope Creek (17.4km)
- reservoir(s);
- an artificial pond or lake.
- Clearwater Reservoir (10.6km)
- Wyatt Reservoir Number 2 (11.4km)
- Bagley Brothers Reservoir (14.5km)
- Grant Reservoir (14.8km)
- Ken Number 1 Reservoir (15.9km)
- Hal Number 2 Reservoir (16.4km)
- Pump Reservoir (16.5km)
- Hal Reservoir (16.6km)
- dam;
- a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Clearwater Dam (10.6km)
- Wyatt Number 2 Dam (11.4km)
- Bagley Brothers Dam (14.5km)
- Grant Dam (14.8km)
- Ken Number 1 Dam (15.9km)
- Hal Number 2 Dam (16.4km)
- Pump Dam (16.5km)
- Hal Dam (16.6km)
- canal;
- an artificial watercourse.
- Home Ditch (4.1km)
- Big Meadow Ditch (8.2km)
- Bordeaux Ditch (10.5km)
- Ramsey Ditch (11.9km)
- Bordeaux Canal (14.3km)
Accommodation around Chimney Rock
- valley;
- an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.
- Walker Draw (8km)
- Klutz Canyon (16.5km)
- Box Elder Canyon (16.6km)
- Cedar Canyon (17.7km)
- school;
- building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Chugwater High School (13.2km)
- Chugwater Junior High School (13.2km)
- Chugwater School (13.2km)
- Richeau School (16.4km)
- flat;
- a small level or nearly level area.
- Slater Flats (8.3km)
- Chugwater Flats (14.5km)
- spring(s);
- a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.
- Latham Spring (9.4km)
- Chug Spring (17.5km)
- church;
- a building for public Christian worship.
- Iowa Center Flats Church (15.1km)
- meteorological station;
- a station at which weather elements are recorded.
- Bordeaux (17.2km)
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- Slater, Wyoming city city o
- Chugwater (Wyoming) city city n
- Y-O Ranch, Wyoming city city o
- Chugcreek, Wyoming city city o
- Wheatland (Wyoming) city city l
- Lakeview North, Wyoming city city o
- Westview Circle, Wyoming city city o
- Veteran, Wyoming city city o
- Yoder, Wyoming city city o
- Guernsey, Wyoming city city o
- Hawk Springs, Wyoming city city o
- Fort Laramie, Wyoming city city o
- Lingle, Wyoming city city o
- Hartville, Wyoming city city o
- Huntley, Wyoming city city o
- Torrington, Wyoming city city o
Airports close to Chimney Rock
Cheyenne(CYS), Cheyenne, Usa (93km)
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- 68 years old
- Date of birth: Jul 1, 1945
- Date of passing: Oct 9, 2013
|Let the memory of Franklin be with us forever
"O daddy, 2 yrs without U. UGH I love u and miss u. U have no idea how much u r missed. Well maybe u do. Its been a while since I was able to come see u bc it's hurts too much to see ur name on the ground and not see u. I wish I could see u dad. I Miss U So much. I am trying to libe the life I know u wanted us to live, man is it hard. Dad keep ur eyes over me and never stop loving me like u did when u was here. I love u FRANK EVERETT. LOVE UR DAUGHTER, Anita"
"Dad, It's been 1 yr and 14 days since you passed away and left all of us feeling empty inside. I love you so much and I miss you even more. I just wanted to do this in memory of you. So when people, family and friends miss you they can drop you a line. I hope you don't mind pops.
Found this online this morning....
The Day God Took You Home
A million times
I've needed you
A million times I've cried
If love alone
Could have saved you
you would have never died.
In life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place,
No one else can ever fill.
It broke my heart to lose you ,
But you didn't go alone
Part of me went with you,
The day God took you home."
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When the need for speed hits the sound barrier
Having worked for many organizations and have now become a startup entrepreneur, today's business mantra is that all organizations need to change, and more importantly, that change needs to accelerate.
If you don't speed up, you'll be "run over" by those that were behind you that are moving faster than you are or you'll get left in the dust of those that you were following.
If you don't speed up, you're basically "done for."
However, all speed and no direction is cause for concern, so there's a problem with this need for speed when you hit the sound barrier.
When most people think of the sound barrier, they are reminded of Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier in the X-1 aircraft on October 14, 1947. But I'm referring to different sound barrier, especially when it comes to business, the barrier I'm referring to is the barrier of sound judgment.
From a thesaurus, sound judgement is defined as: the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions.
There are basically three areas which should be considered when defining the sound judgment barrier:
- Process: Fred Brooks in his book The Mythical Man-Month came up with the saying that describes a process, his comment was: Nine women can't produce one baby in one month.While Brooks refers to this as a project being late and management wanting to throw more resources at the project to get it done, in most cases throwing money is just wasting resources. This is especially true in more complex projects that involve many people, it is probably not applicable to digging a ditch where throwing more shovels results in getting the job done. Speeding up the pregnancy process can adversely affect the health of child in the womb. In most cases, you can positively affect a process, but at some point you can also go beyond the sound judgment barrier. The space shuttle Challenger accident is a good example, "The Commission also concluded that there was a serious flaw in the decision making process leading up to the launch of flight 51-L."
- People: The myths of the demographics of people (old vs young, men vs women, etc.) make a difference in terms of "productivity." When I was around 20 years old I had a much older lady tell me that while I had 10-15 years of memories to "search" through, she had over 60, therefore her brain's "search" capability took longer, that's why she was "slower." Made sense to me. In Newsweek's article The Golden Age of Innovation states, "According to data from the Kauffman Foundation, the highest rate of entrepreneurship in America has shifted to the 55-to-64 age group, with people older than 55 almost twice as likely to found successful companies than those between 20 and 34. And while the entrepreneurship rate has gone up since 1996 in most other age brackets as well, it has actually declined among Americans younger than 35." The fact that most "hip" entrepreneurs get more noticed than older entrepreneurs indicates bias in reporting. But here's an article at Monster.com that is a good read, What Older Workers and Younger Workers Can Learn from Each Other.
- Profit: "I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure, unless built upon truth and justice, therefore, I will engage in no transaction that does not benefit all who it affects." Napoleon Hill. If all you intend to go after is money, which is the end results of providing goods and services to a customer, then you'll ultimately fail in the long run. In an effort to "make the sale" you over promise and under deliver.
Causes of this need to break the sound judgment barrier are:
- Greed, arrogance, love of money, win/lose mentality, the love of power, selfishness, ego, narcissism, and probably a host of other issues.
When it comes to the need for speed there are good reasons for wanting to go faster and competition can be one reason, but it is your customer that makes the deal, not your competition, so ensure that you throttle back your efforts so that you don't break the sound judgment barrier.
I use the analogy of flying in an airline and the cabin decompresses. The stewards and stewardesses all tell you to "put the O2 mask on yourself first, THEN put it on your kids (or others)." This is how I apply my efforts to my life. To work hard for myself first, then I'll work to provide help to others. I am my brother's keeper. That way, I won't enter the speed trap of bad judgment with my business decisions.


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Reflections on the Women's Campaign School
6 Jan 2014 | No Comments | posted by Allan, Sarah | in Front Lines
Sarah Allan, BA, LLB/JD, @SarahElisabethA, Co-founder and Co-Admin of www.passittotheleft.org
When I was 15 years old, I got into my first major debate about politics. One of my classmates said that voting was pointless, while I argued vehemently that everyone should vote in order to have their say; that it was our responsibility as part of a democratic society to participate in the process of choosing our leaders. My very patient teacher suggested I put my thoughts down on paper, I'm sure as much to calm me down as to teach me something. What started as a rant about why everyone must vote turned into a thoughtful (for a 15 year old) essay on the reasons youth might not care about politics. My points were many and I felt them all deeply: the voting age was too high, the process was confusing, politicians were hard to identify with, the needs of youth were not being considered, and what difference could one person make anyway? I would later hear this list used to describe the phenomena of 'voter apathy' and 'lack of youth engagement', but at the time, I only knew what they felt like: frustration.
It wasn't until a few years later that I began to recognize that these issues were symptoms of a greater problem: a lack of diverse voices in politics. When I was young, it was the lack of young people in politics. Now, I recognize the lack of women in politics, particularly women of colour and Aboriginal women. Today, as an adult and a professional, a lawyer and an activist, I see the value in democracy, I appreciate the responsibility that comes with it, and I have always voted, but I still feel the same frustration I felt when I was young. I have largely channeled that frustration into advocating for social change outside of the political process, studying law and social justice, seeking intelligent and influential women as role models and mentors, and co-founding a website for young people to share their ideas and movements. So I was encouraged to hear Lynda Gerty, Engagement Specialist, assert that many people who are not engaged in the political system are engaged in affecting change in other ways, through social movements and activism, for example (you can see more from Lynda Gerty here http://lyndagerty.com or following her on Twitter @thegert).
Still, I have never written off the Canadian political system as a means of change. In my opinion, we have moved past the point of identifying the problem and having to justify why diversity of representation in politics is vitally important. Now we need to find ways to solve the problem and get more women, representing a broad range of backgrounds and experiences, elected and involved. If we achieve this, I have hope that in the future, traditional politics can work with alternative movements to support each other and achieve common goals.
It was this focus on action that attracted me to the Women's Campaign School in Surrey, BC, in November 2013 (http://womenvoters.ca/events/campaign-school/ ). It was inspiring to see women teaching other women the actual skills needed to be a part of a campaign, and to hear politicians who had opened the door for the next generation sharing their experiences and offering guidance. I appreciate the organizers for creating concrete avenues of participation for women, and for providing the space for us to make valuable connections. I applaud their efforts to raise money to sponsor the participation of women for whom the school's fee might serve as a barrier. These are actual solutions to the problem that will lead to greater participation by women in government, and ultimately greater participation by voters, and that will ensure that we feel truly represented as a range of experiences are brought to the table when decisions are made that affect us all.
Sarah Allan, BA, LLB/JD, @SarahElisabethA, Co-founder and Co-Admin of www.passittotheleft.org


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In its ongoing efforts to deal with record fuel prices, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today announced an increase in the fuel supplement it charges guests.
For first and second guests in a stateroom, the revised fuel supplement will be $8 (U.S.D.) per-person, per-day, and no more than $112 (U.S.D.) per-person, per-cruise. Additional guests in a stateroom will be charged $3 (U.S.D.) per-person, per day, and no more than $42 (U.S.D.) per-person, per-cruise.
The revised fuel supplement will apply to bookings made throughout the world on or after May 1, 2008, onboard three Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. brands: Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises.


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Make no mistake about it. Winners hate to lose more than they love to win.
The pain and humiliation of losing often drives them to victory.
They use it to fuel their lives with passion, purpose and power.
Winners in business are no different. They hate poverty. They hate losing.
I've been on both sides of the equation in sports, martial arts and business. And I can unequivocally say that the losses did more to influence my character than the wins.
Winning is not just hard work; nor is it only created through enthusiasm.
Winning comes to you faster when you hate losing; when you realize that mistakes and failure are there to push you to greater heights of achievement; to help you overcome all odds – not to derail, demotivate or discourage you.
And this very attitude is part of what I'll be bringing your way in my all NEW 17 Seconds to Success Coaching Program.
Enrollment is limited on this six-week tele-coaching program – because I want to get the most out of each and every
person on the calls.
If you want to move to the next level in your business, career or any other area of life – then enroll in this program pronto – while there's still time.
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London Cyclocross League 2010/11 Round 2 Happy Valley Park
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Family Day-What's Open & Closed
Family Day is a provincial holiday. As such, federal government offices are open and it's business as usual at Canada Post.
- Municipal and provincial government offices
- Schools
- Banks
- Beer stores
- Liquor stores (Some agency stores will open normal hours of business)
- MOST grocery stores; see OPEN below
- SOME drug stores: see OPEN below
- Georgian Mall
- Bayfield Mall
- Kozlov Centre
- Orillia Square Mall
Some Drug Stores: Click below for stores open and hours
Some Grocery Stores: Click below for stores open and hours:
Some Craft Brewers: Click here for locations and hours
- Tanger Outlet Mall – 10am-6pm
- Convenience stores
- Some gas stations
- Slots at Georgian Downs
- Casino Rama
- Canada Post – delivery is business as usual, while those pharmacies that operate post offices and choose to close on Family Day will be inaccessible. Stand-alone Post Offices will be open for business.
- Simcoe County – It is a regular garbage collection day for areas serviced by Simcoe County
- Barrie There will be NO garbage collection; collection will be a day late
- Orillia There will be NO garbage collection; collection will be a day late
- Barrie – Sunday schedule
- Orillia – None
- Collingwood – Colltrans, the Collingwood/Wasaga Beach link and the Collingwood/Blue Mountains link running as usual
- Midland/Penetanguishene – None
- Bradford – None
- GO Transit – Saturday schedule
- Barrie – Family Day Winter Adventure; Family Day at the MacLaren; Free Public Skate
- Bracebridge – Family Fun Day
- Collingwood – Family Jam
- New Tecumseth – Family Day Fun In Tottenham
- Orillia – Family Fun Skate at at The Roller Skating Place located at ODAS Park, 4500 Fairgrounds Road in Orillia, for free roller skating from 1-4 PM.
- Oro-Medonte – Free Family Skate, 1-3 PM at the Oro-Medonte Community Arena located at Hwy. 11 & Line 4 N
- Penetanguishene – Skate Trail at Discovery Harbour (weather permitting)
- Simcoe County Museum – click here for details
- Wye Marsh – click here for details
- YMCA – click here for details
- Dorset – Snowball Carnival (Saturday)
- Innisfil – National Snowmobile & Snow Bike Races (Saturday/Sunday)
- Penetanguishene – Winterama (Friday-Monday)
- Wasaga Beach – Snowman Mania (Friday-Monday)


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LONDON — UKIP's only MP Douglas Carswell has said it is only fair that Nigel Farage is honoured by the Queen for successfully campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union.
Speaking on ITV politics show "Peston on Sunday," Carswell said: "It would be churlish for Nigel not to get an honour that recognises his contribution."
Carswell made the comment amid claims that he attempted to block manoeuvres to get Farage a knighthood in December. Farage said the MP responded negatively to the plan because he was "consumed with jealousy and a desire to hurt both UKIP and me."
But Carswell told "Peston on Sunday" that he was asked to lobby after decisions had been made about the Queen's New Year's honours. "I was asked to close the stable door after the horse had bolted," he said. "I didn't want to block it."
UKIP's biggest donor Aaron Banks remains furious with Carswell and promised to stand against him in his Clacton seat at the next general election. Banks claimed that Carswell gave sensitive data to the Tory party last year to undermine Farage's campaign to be elected as an MP for South Thanet.
Carswell said the allegation was "utter nonsense." He also denied reports that he is planning to return to the Conservative Party. "I'm not rejoining the Conservatives," Carswell said.
At the ❤ of the feud with Douglas is he downloaded Thanet south 6 times & gave it to the Tories to push poll. The only data he downloaded https://t.co/PBJ2IjrD1c— Arron Banks (@Arron_banks) March 5, 2017
Also worth noting it's the only seat where he downloaded data , this ended up with the Tories .— Arron Banks (@Arron_banks) March 5, 2017
I will stand against him in Clacton ..... https://t.co/WQi111JPXJ
Earlier on Sunday, UKIP leader Paul Nuttall told "The Andrew Marr Show" that if it is proven that Carswell lobbied for Farage then "I don't see a problem." Carswell also backed Nuttall after he lost out on a seat in the House of Commons in the bruising Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election last month.
"I think Paul is great — I'm 100% behind him," the UKIP MP said.
Nuttall blamed a "smear campaign" for his defeat in the by-election. His campaign was dogged by media reports that he lied about losing close friends in the Hillsborough disaster. Nuttall pleaded with UKIP voters to give him time, adding: "UKIP has got to hold its nerve."
Nuttall also supported calls for Farage to be knighted, calling him the "most influential politician of the 21st century" in an interview with "Sophy Ridge On Sunday" on Sky News.
UKIP's Paul Nuttall says Nigel Farage deserves a knighthood for being the "most influential politician of the 21st century" #Ridge pic.twitter.com/9SvWQrfh05— SophyRidge On Sunday (@RidgeOnSunday) March 5, 2017


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Poland Proa Raid 2014
A report on the 2014 Proa Raid in Poland
We are a group of friends sailing proas from Poland and Germany. Every year we meet to share our experience and to raid together to gain some more experience. Last year we were sailing on the Baltic Sea. We had the same idea this year, after the Proa Conference at Jamno Lake in Poland. But we had to change our plans. The channel between the lake and sea was closed, what we had discovered in the last hours before start. We couldn't get boats to the seashore, across forest and dunes - big frustration. We packed our boats and hit the road, changing the spot. So this year we started near Gdańsk, the biggest Polish city on the coast.
Three boats attended Proa Raid 2014. All of them were shunting proas with crab claw sails. Strictly shunting, no tacking, no safety gear to protect the fail of the mast in a back-wind. No motor.
1. Mata Pjoa. The best and biggest Polish proa. Designed by Janusz Ostrowski. LOA 7m, LWL 6,2m, sail 16,6 m2 from polytarp 140 g (the third year in use). Hulls build from plywood 4mm, pine frames, ama 2/3 of vaka displacement 120 liters, 25 kg, width from axis to axis ½ length of vaka. Vaka is asymmetric deep "V" with semi-spherical sides. All spars, except the mast, are made from hollow pine, including iakos. Worth to mention it is first grade pine. Joining of vaka and ama is flexible, ama can to move independently to a great extent. Toliwaga: Janusz, crew: Mateusz and sometimes myself (Grzegorz Korczynski).
2. Lili`Uokalani. Follows Otmar Karschulin's P5 design with improvements by Reto. Built by Reto Brehm, Bavaria, Germany. LOA 5m, the rest of P5 data available on internet. Vaka and ama build from 4mm plywood, all spars – carbon fiber. Sail – dacron, the biggest possible. A real "hot-rod" proa. Toliwaga: Reto, crew: Erika (me the first day, when Erica was checking how Mata Pjoa behaves on a chop of Zatoka Gdańska)
3. Basso. Designed and built by Paweł Kowalski from Poland. LOA 4,6m, LWL 4,3 m. Ama displacement 47 kg. Width from axis to axis 2,2 m. Vaka and ama made from 4 mm ABS with aluminum stripes on the edges. Glued and melted. Spars made from aluminum. Sail 10 m2 from polytarp 140g. Mast 4m long. The white boat on the pictures. Toliwaga: Paweł. Crew: myself, starting from the second day.
The Raid
Day 1 - Tuesday, 8th of July 2014
We came by Wisła Śmiała (old estuary of Vistula river) to the sea, and sailed against the east wind. This day the wind was NE, about 3B, the sea 2B. We sailed by the sea towards actual Wisła River estuary. But little drama has happened to Basso. We had to land on the beach for a rescue operation – ama of Basso was full of water. Paweł this day was sailing alone on Basso. Basso behaves very well but with ama full of water she is hardly predictable, or sometimes absolutely unable to go off-wind. Basso was fallen aside by a squall (the only capsize we had during all raid) but Paweł straightened Basso back and almost stayed dry!!! I have no idea how he could do that. In the entrance to the harbor of Wisła Śmiała, when we come back from the sea, Basso was back winded and again Paweł managed to get all things streamlined and finished without any help.
Three proas have passed by sailors and windsurfers from Polish National Center of Sailing in Górki Zachodnie, impressing them with speed and rare view of full crab claw sail set off-wind. We came back to our camping place on the bank of the river, a man was waiting for us at our camp, he demanded an explanation of what kind of boats we are sailing. So Janusz and I as a crew offered him a short evening sailing in relaxing 1-2B wind. I would say it was perfect, effortless sailing and the crew (me) had nothing to do at all. His name was Lech and he was very enthusiastic. Being a former sailor and the man of the sea (working his whole life as an officer on big fishing boats from Poland to Argentina) he felt absolutely boat-less and aborted after this evening sailing. When we came back some days later we realized that meanwhile he had bought a used 420 class sailing dinghy. Firstly he wanted to build a proa, but during sailing on Mata Pjoa he realized, that proa is rather two person boat.
Day 2 - Wednesday 9th July 2014
Wind NE, in afternoon E-NE 3-4B, gusts 5B (more precisely in the morning 2B, from 11:00 3-4B, from 13:00 4-5B) Next days we had even more wind.
After packing our camp we had a discussion on where to go next. Weather forecast was indicating rather strong wind from the East. It meant that sailing to East on the sea, along the seashore, would be difficult, because of the waves which would appear soon, without a doubt. Going against a seaway with three boats of different length and construction would be disturbing, cause differences in speed.
We could go with the wind to the Zatoka Gdańska Gulf, but the place during holidays is very crowded. A lot of loud disco music and motorboats – not even close to our taste…
Third solution looked a little crazy – go by the rivers against the wind to the Zalew Wiślany – a big lagoon on the East. We decided to choose the third option, although none of us used the proa on the river. OK – I did it once motoring Gary`s Waapa some years ago on the Bug River, but this time none of the boat had motor. Fortunately every one of us had a paddle.
We started our journey at midday, when the wind was really fresh or even stiff. Very soon we realized what Leszek said to us day before – a proa needs two pair of hands. I had to leave Mata Pjoa, where I was in the role of photo and notes taker and needed to join Paweł on Basso. Lucky me! Because for me the play and big time had started, for the readers of that story the opportunity to see pictures had ended. Anyhow – thank you strong wind!
Firstly we were not going straight against the wind and Martwa Wisła River is very wide. Sailing was quite interesting and we had the chance to learn how to prevent a capsize on Basso. We passed the pontoon bridge, having to wait a little for opening, which was too low even for a proa to pass beneath. After passing the bridge we started to paddle. It was very difficult to paddle against the wind.
After some time paddling Basso, Paweł and I had to stop, Basso was very difficult to operate again. Our first thought was right – ama was full of water again. Fortunately, by chance, we found a spot where fishermen were sometimes present. In the trash they left we found some empty plastic bottles. We packed the ama with as many plastic bottles as we could find and continued sailing.
We managed to come to a flood gate/canal lock. Shock and awe among passers-by as three proas want to travel the mouth of the Wisła River in a rather stiff wind. But OK – you want it – you will get it, please give us only 14 zlotys for every boat as a passing fee. We passed through the lock and came to the Wisła River. It is a very big river of the estuary, but this time, no paddling was required! Big, short waves (big for the river), they are coming from the sea. The wind was marvelous – very strong but not fully downwind. Being aboard the smallest proa, I felt absolutely safe and relaxed. For the two other proas – Mata Pjoa and Lily`Uokalani, sailing in Wisła was a peace of cake. For us in Basso it was also very tasty, but a rather well done steak, not a cake.
Soon enough, we saw the flood gates to the Szkarpawa River, joining Wisła with Zalew Wiślany Lagoon. After a short stop to bail water out of Basso's ama (again full) we took our paddles and entered the gates. Passing through this 19th century construction was very interesting. The rule is the operator of the gates opens only one door for smaller vessels. We had to be rather careful, because our craft were obviously beamier than the average yacht. Our free space left was 10 inches on each side.
We entered Szkarpawa River, a small but very beautiful river with very clean water. Again we had to paddle against the strong wind, which was, I dare to say, not very comfortable. Fortunately we quickly found a very nice spot for camping, where the Kleszczewski family ran a little business, renting kayaks and some other boats in Żuławki village. They were so friendly we could hardly believe such hospitality. We erected our tents on their lawn with a fireplace and the shop was only half kilometer away. It's obviously not true that we bought out all "Amber" beer in the shop, and took only the cold ones. Nor is it true is that I was eaten to the naked bones by mosquitoes, I survived just to write this story.
Paweł was seriously considering to end his raid at this camp, because of the sinking ama, but after some rest he decided to fix an issue and go with us. First attempt was with chewing gum. The second was better, with silicone. And he put two empty plastic bottles to the ama, just in case.
Day 3 - 10th of July 2014
After swimming in the river, eating breakfast, and visiting the historical house of the Maronites from 18th Century which the Kleszczewski Family is renovating at significant personal expense, we were on the river again. Against the strong wind again, so again, paddling.
We tried different configurations – first, three persons paddling on the biggest Mata Pjoa, two on Lily`Uokalani, one on Basso. Not a good idea, Basso was definitely too slow for the convoy.
Secondly we tried to tug Basso – 3 persons on Mata Pjoa, on Basso one man. A very bad idea, especially on the river. Every turn of Basso meant a stopping of Mata Pjoa. Deep ""V" vaka is a powerful break if not following exactly in line first proa.
So finally we changed the configuration of the convoy back to the original – for every proa two persons. And during all this paddling Mateusz proved again to be the strongest paddler in our group.
Fortunately it was not too far to get to the turn of the river where the wind was not directed strictly against us. We started to sail to windward. Soon we realized that in our boats, without rudders and boards, we can use the whole width of the river, even going a little bit to the seagrass, not talking about kelp, when we could shunt.
Sailing on the river is a great training. You don't want to lose ground because you know that the ultimate penalty is paddling again.
In Basso, the canoe was less comfortable for paddling (there is no cockpit, vaka is totally decked). Paweł and I decided not to paddle any more, even if the wing would come directly against us. Soon we were surprised that we could do it on the narrow river. the shunting proa with a crabclaw sail is a surprising boat.
Basso sailing against the wind was a little bit slower than other two boats paddling, but not slower dramatically. And for sure we had more fun. And less physical effort invested.
There were no people on the Szkarpawa River, only some kayaks, three motor yachts and one, ridiculously big power boat or rather a ferry. When she passed we had to escape to the sea-grass and wait until the river stopped moving. For all of us, it was impossible to imagine ourselves aboard that big boat.
We came to the bridge, and stopped for a while to find a restaurant for a dinner at last. The only restaurant for all the trip. We didn't expect that we were going to such a wild part of Poland.
After a rather late dinner, we decided to set sail to avoid sleeping by the road traffic. The river was empty. The river banks were devoid of beach, full of only grass and trees. The twilight was coming. The first and only possible place to stop was in Tujsk, where we were allowed to camp at one farm by the river. It was a little bit embarrassing for us when the owner would not accept any money as a camping fee or reward. Erika had a nice chat with the lady owner of the property about gardening.
Day 4 - Friday, 11th July 2014
We started very early. Before 9AM we were in the canoes. Looking at the weather forecast, strong (4-5-6B ENE) wind, we had to change our plan again. The original idea to go to Zalew Wiślany Lagoon seemed not so good this day, because against the waves Basso would be slower than rest of the fleet. Decision was then to go with the wind, by the River Nogat to the medieval city Malbork. It meant a greater distance. So we sailed a little bit. Than stopped for breakfast on the proas. The weather was very nice, but the wind was strong and growing quickly.
In the strong wind, when we finally came to the corner of Zalew Wislany Lagoon, we got an important proa sailing lesson. We tried to change course and to turn to Nogat River. And: even if you KNOW what to do, when the wind is strong, and you suddenly get a very strong gust (even 6B I think), you start to forget what you should do.
We wanted to turn and change our course to sail offwind. We did it all – mast at the proper position, sail reduced by brailing lines, sheet taken, paddle operating on the proper side of vaka – and yet, we only achieved a very small change of direction of proa. At the last minute before sailing straight into the Zalew Wiślany Lagoon – illumination! Weight distribution! I just changed my sitting place and Basso immediately turned. In wind 4B my reactions were more or less automatic. In the gust 6B I was mesmerized. It was a very important lesson. And such a lesson must be learned by yourself. Because when sailing with our Resident Proa Guru Janusz Ostrowski, or with our Visiting Proa Guru Reto Brehm, everything is so smooth, that you start to think that sailing a deep ""V" proa with a big crabclaw sail is ridiculously easy. It is not, it needs constant awareness and fast reactions.
Sailing Nogat River was a different experience. Sailing mostly downwind, when the wind is changing all the time as the river turns or you have big trees on the banks, you also need to be careful. Once we started to sail too fast and too close to the wind on Basso, we got backwinded. But this time our reactions were very fast, so we managed get her back to the right course. Another time we were taken by the strong gust to the sea-grass, also nothing worth mentioning if you are on shunting proa.
Eventually, some miles before Malbork, the ama of Basso was full of water again, and the buoyancy of empty bottles was obviously not sufficient. Paweł and myself were really tired, so the mistakes and errors were unavoidable and could become very serious. The only mature decision was to stop and end Basso's journey.
Janusz had an idea to make a catamaran or tri from two proas (his big Mata Pjoa and smaller Basso), but geometrical problems occurred and the idea was rejected.
We hoisted the hull-vaka and outrigger-ama and all other parts of Basso up 10 meters to the road by the river bank. Paweł left his boat in the bushes and came to Gdańsk to get his car. That is another big asset of having a small proa – you can finish your trip almost everywhere.
The two proas – Mata Pjoa and Lili`Uokalani continued the raid. Fortunately Reto and Erika on Lili passed by Mata Pjoa, so they arrived first to the gates on the Nogat before 6PM, when it was closing for the day. Erika asked the two ladies who were in charge to wait 20 minutes for next proa. We were very surprised that Erika was successful, because she do not speak Polish and the ladies did not speak either German nor English. So she convinced them in German, thanks to her charm.
We passed through the gate. I was keeping the boat in the basin with my hands on the ladder. I remember a rather confused frog looking at me very suspiciously. The ladies in charge of the gates were also looking very carefully at the proas, certainly the first ones on Nogat River.
We traveled the rest of the Nogat River very comfortably, sailing all the time with only two or three shunts. by the evening we came to the gates in Malbork, of course too late to find someone there to negotiate the opening. We made a provisional camp, found some hotdogs at a nearby gas station and went to sleep.
Day 5 - Saturday, 12th July 2014
On Saturday the weather changed. Heavy rain and no wind… We resigned from packing the proas again and paddling to the camp ground in the center of the city of Malbork. Instead we came to the city, caught the train to Gdańsk, got our cars, came back, packed and that was the end of the raid.
And here I am, sitting and writing and trying to find some free time to go proa sailing again. What have we learned from our raid?
- Proas need two persons to sail. Of course in the light wind you can do it alone. But better to have two persons aboard .
- For sailing in the sea it is better to have minimum 7 meters vaka. Well, the exception is when your name is Reto Brehm. We knew it before, just confirmation.
- The deep ""V" proa and crabclaw sail are surprisingly good in sailing on the river, even upwind.
- Sailing on the river is not easy. The sentence ""on the river the wind is always full down or straight up the river" is not true. The truth is that the wind likes to change direction on the river.
- Paddling against a strong wind we do not like. Paddling without the wind is OK.
- Outrigger-ama full of water dramatically changes sailing properties. Yet sailing with the ama full of water is still possible (proven), but rather challenging and uncomfortable.
- Sailing the proa with crabclaw sail gives more fun than on any other sailing boat. the proa is extremely versatile. I cannot imagine going to sea without an escort on any 5 meters unballasted dinghy in the wind 4-5B.
- If you want to camp in remote areas, like Nogat River, it would be good to have machete to cut grass.
- Holt hatches are unsatisfactory when mounted on a flexible working surface. Sinking and difficult to close or open (we knew it before, confirmed again). And obviously one shouldn't keep them constantly under water.
More photos of the raid here.
— Grzegorz Korczynski for Proa File 07/2014


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Beauty and the Werewolf by Kristin Miller San Francisco Wolf Pack #2 Publication Date: August 2015 Genres: Paranormal, Romance
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Synopsis: Unmated werewolves don't normally live past three hundred years old...and billionaire Jack MacGrath is cutting it close. Sure, he has almost everything—the respect of his peers, a mansion in San Francisco, a private jet, and fast cars. But without a mate, Jack's in trouble. Then he sees her. Gorgeous, proud...and his enemy.
Isabelle Connelly is good at hiding things from her father. Like her success as a painter, or the incredibly intense attraction she has to Jack MacGrath. After all, she's royalty and falling for anyone lesser—to say nothing of a rival pack—would be, er, unseemly. Now she must choose between her duty to her family and her pack...or her perfect fated mate.
Also in the San Francisco Wolf Pack series...
The Werewolf Wears Prada by Kristin Miller San Francisco Wolf Pack #1 Publication Date: April 2015 Genres: Paranormal, Romance
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Synopsis: Melina Rosenthal worships at the altar of all things fashion. Her dream is to work for the crème de la crème fashion magazine, Eclipse, and she'll do much anything to get there. Even fixing up the image of a gorgeous, sexy public figure who's all playboy, all the time. Even if he's the guy who broke her heart a year ago...Even if Hayden Dean is a werewolf. Since his father's death, Hayden's the heir apparent to the San Francisco Wolf Pack—well, once he settles down. Hayden isn't interested in giving up his partying ways, except he's pretty sure he's found his fated mate, and the fact that she's a non-shifter is bad news. Now he must find a compromise between the traditions of his wolf world and his certainty that Melina is his...before fate (or another werewolf) bites them both in the butt.
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BEAUTY AND THE WEREWOLF'S PLAYLIST & GUEST POST by Kristin Miller
Music is such an inspiration for my wolf pack books. I listen to it every single day I write. Well, allow me to rephrase. I listen to the same songs on repeat as I write each day. Yeah, I just revealed my little bit of crazy.
My process may be odd, but it allows me to write and edit a category romance novel like BEAUTY AND THE WEREWOLF in four to six weeks. While it's not perfect at that point, the first draft is produced much faster than ones where I didn't listen to music at all.
I listen to Spotify radio (either David Gray or Otis Redding), and let the songs cycle through the station as I write. Then, when the pace naturally increases, I take whatever song was playing during that time and save it to the book's playlist. I repeat the process until I have a core list of songs (three to ten, usually) that work for the book.
I can't explain why certain songs work and why others don't. Maybe it's the lyrics, the melody, or the message. I can't say. By the end of the book though, I have a list of songs that solidly represent the book as it was written. They're the lyrics that spoke to me as I breathed life into the characters. They're the melodies that had me humming through fun scenes. These songs become the backdrop for the book—the soundtrack that was created organically rather than after-the-fact.
Want a peek into the songs that inspired BEAUTY AND THE WEREWOLF? Here they are in no particular order:
1. January Rain by David Gray
2. I Don't Want to Change You by Damian Rice
3. Ain't No Reason by Brett Dennen
4. Tears and Rain by James Blunt
5. Round Here by Counting Crows
6. Angel by Jack Johnson
7. Shelter by Ray LaMontagne
8. The Promise by Tracy Chapman
9. To Be Alone With You by Joshua James
10. Arms of a Woman by Amos Lee
What do you think? See any songs there you love?
EXCERPTS: Beauty and the Werewolf by Kristin Miller
He had eleven Bella Nolan paintings.
Werewolf in Venice would make twelve.
And he wasn't about to be outbid by the tiny little pixie sitting in the row across from him. She had dark hair that dropped past her shoulders and curled up at the ends. Bright green eyes lined with thick lashes. Freckles covering her plump cheeks. She was a werewolf—he could tell by the sweet and spicy smell of her—but she wasn't from the San Francisco Wolf Pack.
He would've run into her by now, and he never forgot a face.
The pixie wore a thick black scarf, black heels, and a black dress that revealed the porcelain-smooth length of her legs when she crossed them. Judging from her attire, she was either headed to a funeral after the auction or stuck in a permanent state of melancholy. Or maybe she simply thought the monochromatic color would make her incognito.
Yeah, no way. With legs like that, anonymity was impossible.
As the bid tiptoed higher, reaching six hundred fifteen thousand, Jack raised his paddle with a flick of his wrist. He couldn't care less about the money spent. He'd accumulated an estate worth billons, but even if he hadn't, he'd go in debt to hang Werewolf in Venice on his walls.
Besides, he couldn't take his billions with him when he died, so he might as well spend his money on something he could enjoy in his final days.
Seeing as how he was a 320-year-old werewolf who'd yet to find his Luminary—his one and only fated mate—he was weakening. Werewolves could only live about three hundred years without going through the bonding process with their Luminary. With every year that passed by, he was pushing the envelope.
He'd searched tirelessly for his mate. Scoured wolf packs throughout the country, and had come up empty-handed. Luminaries could feel the spark of connection at first touch.
He'd failed. End of discussion. End of his life.
A shaky breath ripped from his lungs.
Just then, he picked up something else in the pixie's scent. Hints of something rich and creamy. It smelled almost like—no, it couldn't possibly be—Guinness? Smooth and full. Bittersweet underneath. Had she drunk the beer recently? Was it still on her breath?
He couldn't tell.
The pixie lifted her chin—a slight move, but he caught it—and raised her paddle.
Guess she was a Bella Nolan fan, too.
Without thinking twice, he rebutted.
She craned her neck to the side and glared at him, kinking one eyebrow. It was clear that she was trying to give him attitude, but she looked downright adorable. Like a puppy gearing up for battle against a more formidable dog. He couldn't help but smile.
Sweetheart, I'm 320 years old. I've met and outbid enthusiastic bidders like you before.
But you've never met me.
Her thoughts struck him like a hammer to the temples. He hadn't meant to project his thoughts, or for her to hear them. But now that she'd responded, he couldn't get the sweet sound of her voice out of his head. Her tone was light and airy, like the winter wind, carrying a soft accent.
He couldn't place it. English? Irish? Definitely European.
With a huff, the pixie redirected her attention to the front. And raised the bid again.
I can do this all day. Her lips twitched in irritation as her words pulsed through his mind. You might as well go home now. It'll save you some embarrassment.
Exhilaration fired through his veins.
There was only one thing he loved more than a challenge: a tantalizing game of cat-and-mouse.
Keeping his eye on her, Jack bid until the price reached seven hundred fifty thousand and the room erupted in excited whispers. Pixie fidgeted in her seat, shifting her weight from one hip to the other.
Don't overextend yourself, he projected.
Don't worry about me. She waved her paddle. Worry about what your friends in the auction circuit are going to think when you're outbid and lose this painting.
He bid again. Without hearing the next price.
She matched him.
A smirk curled the corner of his lips as he met her eyes. Fiery determination burned in those emerald depths. Her eyes stunned him, twinkling bright and holding him captive. But not enough to miss the price of the painting rise near a million.
He winked. And then lifted the paddle slowly.
"Tell Mr. MacGrath that Isabelle Connelly is here to see him." She spoke loudly into the intercom. "I'd like to make an offer on his newest piece of acquired art: Werewolf in Venice."
Silence followed after a deafeningly loud crackling sound.
Five minutes dragged by. She tapped her fingers on the steering wheel and refused to move. Stared at the intricate ironwork on the gate.
"I'm not leaving," she mumbled to herself. "Not until I get my painting."
Nothing else mattered.
Billionaire or not, everything had a price.
She'd simply have to make him an offer he couldn't refuse. Hell if she knew what that was, though.
Without warning, the gates let out a groan, startling her. She jumped in her seat and watched them open slowly, revealing a winding stone-paved driveway. She put the Camry in gear and drove toward a towering fountain erected in the middle of the driveway.
But the closer she got to the fountain, the slower she drove.
She gawked, mouth hanging open in disbelief.
Good God, the fountain was hideously phallic. Like a giant penis standing ramrod-straight in the middle of a gravel bed. Water bubbled up from the tip, making her throw up a little in her mouth.
Craning her neck around, Isabelle shook her head and scoffed.
It was a disgustingly perfect fountain for a guy like Jack MacGrath.
As she turned, veering away from the fountain—out of pure instinct—she realized she was now parked facing the stairs to his mansion. And took up the width of the driveway, hood to rear end.
Damn it.
She should've just parked next to the damn thing.
Glancing in the rearview mirror, she reversed carefully. As she inched closer to the penis monolith, the unmistakable whop-whop-whop of a helicopter sounded in the distance. The racket increased.
Was a helicopter landing on the damn house?
She bent, craning to look beneath the doorframe. She searched the sky. One way, and then the other.
There it was.
A freaking helicopter swooped over his house, making a low dive over her car.
She squealed, ducking low in her seat.
The thunderous flac-flac-flac of the blades drowned out everything—the rumble of the Camry's engine and the drumming of her own heart—as it dropped out of the sky and hovered above the large lawn on the opposite end of the estate. The chopper was massive. Menacing. A door on the side slid open. A rope was flung out, hitting the grass.
What the hell?
With a jolt, the tires of her car ran over something crackly. Her car bumbled. Shook. And then backed into something solid.
"Oh, shit!" Isabelle gripped the wheel tight and slammed on the brakes. Whipping around, she glared out the back window…and caught the breath in her throat. She must've been inching back without realizing it. She'd rear-ended the giant penis. It wobbled, shook. The tip seemed loose, teetering on the thick base. "No, no, no, don't—"
And then it fell. Dropped right to the ground with a thud.
Cue mortification.
He couldn't let her slip through his fingers. Not now.
She couldn't go back to Ireland.
As she hit the gas, jerking the car door from his grasp, he stood and hollered, "I'll give you the painting."
Brake lights.
This time, when she reversed, he jumped out of the way. Rolling down the window, Isabelle stuck out her elbow and glared. "What do you want?"
Think fast. Think clear.
"I donated a painting to the de Young museum for its exhibit tonight. They've invited me to attend as an honored guest. If you'll be my date, Werewolf in Venice will be yours."
It was a small price to pay to add hundreds of years to his life.
"You'll give it to me…just like that." She squinted, disbelieving. "If I go out with you. Yet two million dollars wouldn't cut it?"
"There are some things you can't put a price on." He nodded. Only once. "You can even meet me there, if you'd like. It's black tie. Eight o'clock."
She didn't say a word. But as she pulled out of his driveway and slowed around the corner, he knew he'd see her again.
It was all he needed.
It was everything.
"Oh, I've got secrets," he whispered against her ear. "But this isn't one. Is it so hard to believe that I simply craved your company?"
Good God, her earlobes shivered. Was that even possible?
The thought of this gorgeous man craving anything had her mouth watering. Words evaporated from her brain, which didn't happen very often, if ever. Despite herself, she relaxed. Probably had something to do with that smooth-as-silk voice.
"That's your big secret?" she asked, stepping up to the next painting. "You wanted to spend time with me and chitchat?"
"Sure." He followed her, a constant presence at her side. But he wasn't pushy. Oh no. He glided over the floor a few feet behind her, his free hand in his pocket, the tuxedo coat stretched taut over his impossibly broad shoulders. And damn if those pants didn't pitch over his obviously impressive groin. "Have you done anything fun since you've been in the city?"
Oh, there were a few fun things she was thinking about doing at the moment. Enjoyable, naughty things that made her girly bits tingle.
Heart thumping out of her chest, Isabelle did the only thing she could think to do. She covered his wound with her hand. Put as much pressure as she could to stop the bleeding. His fur was soft—not coarse, as she would've imaged it to be—and wet, sliding between her fingers. He had large brown eyes, though they'd closed, and long lashes resting against his furry face. And he was larger up close. Not small, as she'd thought from her vantage point at the back of the room. He was muscular, but lean. Undeniably strong.
Although he was a jerk for leaving her—twice—and really freaking stupid to put himself in this position, he was striking in wolf form. Not that she'd ever tell him that.
"You can't die, MacGrath," she said, adding more pressure to the wound. "I'm not finished bothering you yet."


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