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Friday, September 30, 2011
fear of fire
burning among cautions
so when you wake
sufficient clouds flame
you were floating in
what you haven't done
seek to tongue and carry
remembered chora
heavy moon
will not let you sleep
Monday, September 26, 2011
negative breathing
on the lam. Maybe I was carted with mimics and homeopaths
to the tune of a trice bawdy ballad as exchange.
Then I was a debtor living in jalopies with some new kickback.
I know I swallowed piranhas, and something more confusing.
After that I didn't speak about the libertarians for a long time.
The mimics wandered, catcalls were exposed.
When rampage reigned, I'd write in multiples. If they were
bad seeds, I couldn't tell, but they were absorbed.
I'm not telling you anything you don't know.
There were votes in airships and trampolines, teacake
for dolphins and yogis. I did not lose out though the yields
were all under-reported. If the calories were faulty, it was always
blissful in negative space, and the heavy breathing.
Friday, September 23, 2011
what sort of creature
extinct, quarry,
the way they are
anomola, lurks
from shales
eyes of rock
could I be capable
of such patience?
the rear view
the tinkle on line
the benchmark is
a dumbcluck again
— wrong, it's a coyote vibraphone
a layette, a kitchen filled with
fireworks and lobbyists
so, avoid the normal, the natural
it's not as if it's a subcommittee
of outcasts
they play, dudes, they play
at the roadblock again among
passersby, robins, leatherette
rampages, the essentials
of the lost, the sum
of being a superstar or
you've lost control again
AU/UA: two-way street
Australian poets include Susan Bradley-Smith, joanne burns, Michelle Cahill, Susan Hampton, Andy Jackson, Kit Kelen, Cath Kenneally, Anthony Lawrence and Peter Minter, and photographers include Cath Phillips and Annette Willis. Ukrainian poets include Serhiy Zhadan, Pavlo Hirnyk, Iryna Shuvalova, Natalka Bilotserkivets, Kateryna Babkina, Vasyl Makhno and Yuri Andrukhovych.
The book is available as a pdf download. It's free, it's easy and it's good.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
runnin' amok in po'try
I have yet to see my copy but caught a glimpse online as it appears to have had a first outing at the Sound Eye festival among some other terrific publications, as shown on this blog. I had hoped to act on an invitation to this year's Sound Eye but fate had other things in store for me.
Friday, September 16, 2011
-- but not Enclosure
I could not stop for that - My Business is Circumference - An ignorance, not of Customs, but if caught with the Dawn - or the Sunset see me - Myself the only Kangaroo among the Beauty, Sir, if you please, it afflicts me, and I thought that instruction would take it away.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Whitmore Prize shortlist
B. R. Dionysius
Paula Green
Dominique Hecq
Jill Jones
Jo Langdon
Laura Jean McKay
Eddie Paterson
Nathan Shepherdson
Lucy Todd
Corey Wakeling
The organisers say: "With 116 entries received, a number of other very worthy submissions did not make the shortlist on this occasion. We found the entries to be of a very high standard. ...."
Part of the condition of submitting to the award was to only put forward unpublished work of up to 150 lines and to have a longer work, for the complete chapbook, in mind. As Anne Kellas points out on her blog, these conditions may be what resulted in the 'very high standard'.
The winner, whose work will be published in a limited edition chapbook in early 2012, will be announced before the end of September.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
the nerve of
If you can accept working the flux, and not being branded.
Disregard may save you. If you have the nerve.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
the misinterpretation thing
Though it's of little matter what people think anymore - recent events have got me beyond the whole 'Australian poetry' thing - but to note that all kinds of irritants are good for getting the poetry machine working.
no titles
Both are, essentially, untitled, but a 'title' was needed for publication. Oh, the limitations of coding. They are part of a longer series of untitled poems I've been working. It's odd, as I've always championed poets paying close attention to their titles but for this series I have simply capitalised the first three words of each poem. Magazine editors, either online or in print, really don't like it. Interesting.
the flight of poetry
There are poets on line. There are poets I know, a flight or two away.
Poetry things, poetry 'stuff' happens here - quite obviously - but it does not seem to synch with my stuff, with how I get with poetry. This is not a criticism or, if it is, it is a self-criticism.
In recent times I've been somewhere else to talk poetry (Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland) but can't, quite, get to what's here. I'm too much of an alien, an east-coast klutz, with no history here. I am in the midst of accepting that.
unter den linden?
But my real point is that the poems are very much out of living in this place (ie Linden Park). I would have called the sequence 'The Linden Park Tapes' but I wanted to keep a little mystery in these essentially suburban songs (yes, all 14 liners). Linden Park is a very suburban place in a very suburban city. I feel as though I am back where I started, the very suburban Australia I was born into. Unsettling.
I'm not sure if there are any linden trees here. I presume there must be, somewhere. Plenty trees, plenty birds, however.
the 'where?' thing
It raises a lot of questions about place - physical and virtual. And writing, too. Writing involves place, where you sit, where you write or type, what's out the window or down the street.
I don't know where I am at the moment.
It's not a bad thing, it's not a good thing. It is simply 'the thing'.


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Cranberry Orange Bundt
This holiday cake is just sweet enough to accent the zesty orange and cranberry flavors. Serve it for brunch, midmorning coffee breaks, or afternoon teas.
Makes 16
Prep 25 m
Bake 50 m
- 1 of 6 Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 12-cup bundt pan with solid vegetable shortening and dust with flour. Set aside.
- 2 of 6 In a large bowl, blend cake flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
- 3 of 6 In another large bowl, beat butter and sugar on medium-high speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract and zest until combined.
- 4 of 6 On low speed, beat in flour mixture, alternating with orange juice, in three additions, beginning and ending with flour. Beat on medium-high speed for 2 minutes. Stir in dried cranberries. Pour into prepared pan.
- 5 of 6 Bake at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 15 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack and cool completely.
- 6 of 6 Beat confectioners' sugar, corn syrup and milk in medium bowl until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cake. Allow to stand until set.
Nutrition Information for Cranberry Orange Bundt
Servings Per Recipe: 16
Per Serving: 1 g fiber, 86 mg sodium, 3 g pro., 51 g carb., 333 kcal cal., 8 g sat. fat, 13 g Fat, total, 84 mg chol.
Servings Per Recipe: 16
Per Serving: 1 g fiber, 86 mg sodium, 3 g pro., 51 g carb., 333 kcal cal., 8 g sat. fat, 13 g Fat, total, 84 mg chol.


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The Bphone 2 is still expected to be introduced this year, a leader from makers Bkav told local media though he could not say exactly when.
It's now been a year since the first Bphone smartphone was introduced. While it attracted a lot of attention it large failed to make an impression on the market.
When it released the first version Bkav has plans already to release a second version a year on. There has, in recent times, been talk that the release of the Bphone 2 may be delayed.
Information on the Bphone 2 surprisingly appeared on the website of thegioididong.com earlier in the year, saying it would have a RAM of 4GB, a 21-megapixel rear camera that can film 4K video, and a 5.5-inch screen with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Its front camera has a resolution of 5 megapixels. Memory storage is 128 GB and its battery is 4,100 mA-h.
Another local technology website cited sources from Bkav saying that the second version of the Bphone has 3D fingerprint sensor technology. Thanks to this new technology the phone can identify the fingerprint via the screen without needing a separate button. The technology is said, however, to be the main reason behind the Bphone 2 being introduced later than Bkav expected.


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Last Minute Christmas Gift Idea #4 - Viktor + Rolf Flowerbomb Giftset
7 comments:
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My Marc Jacobs Daisy is on it's last legs too, I've really gone off it these days, but I think Flowerbomb will be a much longer affair!Delete
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Blissy Riverbank morning
by, April 24th, 2013 at 03:46 PM (727 Views)
I enjoyed swimming at Riverbank this morning with a couple of friends. It was a lovely sunny morning, and I enjoyed the bright rays shining in the windows at the far end of the pool during the first part of the session. Heres what I did:
1000 lcm warmup (400s, 200k RIM, 200p, 200 IM d/s by 25)
I knew I wanted to do some faster IM swims today, but I waited to see what my pals were doing before coming up with a workout. They chose a longish 500-2x400-3x300-etc FR set, so I did the following on the same intervals, focusing on working the IMs and recovering on the FRs:
500 FR, neg. split
400 IM strong [7:05]
400 FR, neg. split
300 IM strong [5:15]
300 FR, neg. split
200 IM fast [goal was 3:20, thought that was a reach but went 3:16, happy]
300 FR pull with paddles easy
Building an IM: 4 x 200, done as
- 50 FL strong + 150 moderate free
- 50 FL + 50 BK strong, 100 mod. free
- 50 FL + 50 BK + 50 BR strong, 50 easy free
- 200 IM strong
4 x 100 kick, odds FR/BR by 25s, evens BK/FL by 25
200 warmdown + play
I was working on a faster turnover on my fly this morning, trying to pause just long enough to get a good catch at the front of my stroke instead of resting and overgliding there. A few times I got it just right, and it felt like I was surging forward while I was breathing, rather than having a dead spot in my stroke there. Hey, I think this might be what fly is supposed to feel like! Unfortunately I couldnt make it happen at will, but at least I could recognize the magic when it struck. Hope I can find that feeling again, note what Im doing differently when it occurs, and come up with some keys to do it consistently.
After my swim I treated myself to a 30-minute stretching session at the playground north of the pool. Its a great place to stretchthere are lots of bars and rings to hang from and grab onto to stretch my arms and torso, plus raised wooden platforms where I can sit and do leg stretches while watching ship traffic go by. And its a delightfully sunny spot too. Having a sun-warmed, stretched-out, and well exercised body is a pretty blissy way to start the day!


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As another rain squall threatened to move in Thursday morning, Mayor Mike Anderson quickly cut the ribbon to the new Brooks Landing Waterfront Park.
FORT WALTON BEACH � As another rain squall threatened to move in Thursday morning, Mayor Mike Anderson quickly cut the ribbon to the new Brooks Landing Waterfront Park.
Completion of the project was delayed six weeks because of recent heavy rains.
�Seems like every time we try to finish it, it rains,� design engineer Michael Dombrowski joked to city planner Stella Jones after the ceremony.
Before improvements were made, the area under Brooks Bridge was used primarily by vagrants. It had no lighting, the pier at the end of Alconese Avenue needed repairs and reaching the water was treacherous.
�It was very unsafe,� Jones said.
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Now, the shoreline has been reinforced, the pier is repaired and a new canoe launch has been installed. There are also new benches and picnic tables that look out over the water.
The project cost $200,000, of which $60,000 was covered by a grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection. The rest was funded by the Fort Walton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, according to Jones.
Those who attended Thursday�s ribbon cutting seemed pleased by the appearance of the new park and its amenities.
�I think it�s a great opportunity for people to come down and enjoy the waterfront,� Jones said.
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This recipe calls for dark meat chicken, which is higher in saturated fat than white meat but also more flavorful. Since we use skinless thighs, the fat content is still relatively low; but if you prefer white meat, feel free to substitute chicken breasts (you'll need to reduce the initial cooking time in step 2 in that case).
Sweet potatoes' thick flesh makes them well suited to slow cooking in liquid. They're also among the most nutritious of all vegetables, supplying plentiful fiber plus substantial amounts of vitamin B6, vitamin C, iron, potassium, and vitamin E. One orange-fleshed sweet potato also contains over 100 percent of the daily requirement of vitamin A in the form of beta carotene, which the body converts to that vitamin.
The skinless turkey breasts in this recipe are an excellent source of low-fat protein. The potatoes add heft, while the broccoli adds vitamins and fiber. This stew works well with leftover turkey too.
When you think "stew," you may instantly think meat—and this stew was indeed inspired by ropa vieja, a Cuban shredded beef dish whose name translates as "old clothes" (not exactly appetizing!). But here the meat is replaced by tofu. While this soybean-derived food itself is pretty bland, it absorbs the essence of whatever it's cooked with—in this case, onion, jalapeño peppers, wine, cilantro, and other fiery flavors, creating a highly satisfying dish.
Not only does this stew taste great, but you can feel truly good about eating it: Beans are a type of "pulse," or seeds of plants in the legume family. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization has deemed pulses an "unexpected ally against climate change" because they have a smaller carbon footprint than many other foods. Pulse farming is good for farmers, too, since these crops can be cultivated in a variety of climates and even in poor soil conditions.
Whether oysters are really aphrodisiacs, as is sometimes claimed, remains uncertain. But there's no question that they supply a rich compendium of nutrients, including a good amount of iron and zinc. They also contain an extraordinary amount of vitamin B12. Unless you have experience shucking live oysters, it's safer and faster to have the fish seller do it for you.
Yes, this stew contains beef, but this often-maligned red meat doesn't have to be bad for you. There are more than 300 different retail cuts of beef, so there's a lot to choose from. This recipe uses the bottom round, or rear section of the steer, which is leaner than most other cuts. We keep it moist by dredging it in flour, then browning it to seal in its juices.
There's a secret ingredient in this recipe that provides its African flavor: Peanut butter! It adds a wonderful richness of flavor as well as almost 3 grams per serving of healthful unsaturated fat. And the sweet potatoes in the recipe contribute a nice dose of beta carotene.
Lamb is considered "red meat" because it's high in myoglobin, a protein in muscle that turns red when combined with oxygen. While red meat is often high in saturated fat, this recipe calls for leg of lamb, which can be leaner than some higher-fat poultry (chicken wings or thighs with skin, for instance, or duck). And it's a good source of iron and zinc.


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In Memory of
March 20, 1989 to April 6, 2001
I never had a dog before, you were my first. You were so tiny with floppy ears and a confident attitude. When you kissed my face that first time, I just fell head over heels in love with you.
I thought I was fully prepared for you when I brought you home, the one thing I had forgotten was a leash and I put you in the bathroom so youd be safe. I put the shower curtain inside the tub, took out the trash can and took my robe off the back of the door. I figured youd be safe and couldnt do much damage either. I was only gone for 15 minutes. I opened the bathroom door and the one thing I hadnt thought of was the one thing you had to play with - the toilet paper. It was everywhere, behind and around the toilet, all over the floor but most of all wrapped all around you. You were completely covered except for one ear, one eye and your wagging tale! I just sat on the floor and laughed hard.
The joy you brought me that day, you continued to bring me through your whole life. My best friend? You were with me through every crisis, you licked all my tears, you sighed when I sighed - you snored in my ear! You won the hearts of those who said they hated animals, you let children poke you in the eyes and ears and pull your tale - you never growled or complained? Even when we brought home a little kitten Tess, you were brave.
But time took its toll and your little body became so frail, but you didn't complain. I wish I were as brave as you were, I will never forget our last moments together as you comforted me - you were ready and knew I wasnt. You closed your eyes so peacefully in my arms and now the quiet is so loud, I almost cant bear it. I never realized all the little sounds you made. I rejoice to know now that youre with Jesus and youre whole, healthy, happy and running around. I know you will be there waiting for me, but I cant help being sad that you arent here with me. Who will lick the tears from my face, who will protect me from the thunder at night? My Quincy, you will always be in our hearts and we will love you forever.
Love, Mommy, Adam and Tess
Beyond the Rainbow
As much as I loved the life we had and all the times we played, I was so very tired and knew my time on earth would fade. I saw a wondrous image then of a place that's trouble free, where all of us can meet again to spend eternity.
I saw the most beautiful rainbow and on the other side were meadows rich and beautiful lush and green and wide! And running through the meadows as far as the eye could see were every sort of animal, as healthy as could be!
My own tired failing body was fresh and healed and new and I wanted to go run with them but I had something left to do. I needed to reach out to you to tell you I'm alright, that this place is truly wonderful - then a bright glow pierced the night. 'Twas the glow of many candles shining bright and strong and bold and I knew then that it held your love in it's brilliant shades of gold.
For although we may not be together in the way we used to be we are still connected by a cord that no eye can ever see.
So whenever you need to find me we're never far apart if you look beyond the rainbow and listen with your heart.
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Sometimes, I get to the end of the day and I have to ask myself a difficult question. As I sit in bed this evening preparing to end the day, the question in my heart is not a question that I really want to acknowledge. But if thenoblejourney is going to have any authenticity to it at all, the question has to be shared.
Tonight, the question I ask is this: do you ever feel as though you are unseen?
Tonight, I find myself wondering if anybody sees ME.
Sure, everyone sees my flesh waddling around the house. I say waddle because I've been limping for a week, literally, on swollen feet. Everyone in this family knows I have been in physical pain, not able to stay on my feet for long periods of time, and also not sleeping well. So, why would anyone choose to ignore the 10 things I did get accomplished today, only to vilify me for the 1 thing I did not?
Please don't accuse me of being dramatic. I am a writer and an English major and I just happen to like to use words to my advantage. You may think I am exaggerating, so for the sake of proving my point, I am going to make a list of all the things I got accomplished today:
1. I woke up
2. I woke the children up
3. I drove thenobledaughter to her summer class
4. I waited patiently at Starbucks for thenobledaughter to get out of her class, during which time I accomplished the following tasks:
4a. Posted two new blogs
4b. Prayed for several friends
4c. Read from my Bible
4d. Enjoyed a grande Pikes Place and a large water with extra ice
5. Drove thenobledaughter home
6. Put $20 of gas in my vehicle
7. Cleaned some of the trash out of my car
8. Used up the last of that never-ending container of leftover taco meat to make thenobledaughter and myself some quesadillas for lunch
9. Threw away the tomatoes that went bad in my fridge because they somehow got frozen
10. Made half a gallon of homemade pico de gallo with the remaining tomatoes
11. Spent 30 minutes figuring out how to post a picture of my garlic-cilantro pico de gallo on this blog and on Pinterest
12. Washed and folded two loads of laundry
13. Made a great meal for the family: grilled chicken breast, orange-rosemary pork tenderloin (leftovers), broccoli, and vegetable couscous
14. Picked tomatoes from the garden
15. Gave rotten tomatoes and an ear of corn to theyoungernobleson's two chickens AND inspected construction of the refurbished chicken coop
16. Spent 15 minutes being encouraged by a good friend via cellphone
I'm going to stop here, not because this list is all-inclusive, but because I think I have proven my point. And that point is that I have not wasted this day. I have not been selfish with my time. I have achieved things, even if they do not seem monumental to others. Some of those accomplishments were for myself. Some were for others. And some were for the Lord.
I won't rank them in order of importance. But let me say the following to those who may not feel, at the end of this day, that I have accomplished everything I should have:
I'm sorry that broccoli is not everyone's favorite vegetable.
I'm sorry that the appropriate laundry was apparently not done in the loads that I ran through the machine.
I'm sorry that I just can't say with complete assurance that I will feel like going to the mall tomorrow afternoon.
And I'm sorry that I did not follow up with the important phone call that I made last week. Sometimes, when I am not reminded of things, I forget them. And they don't get done in the window of time that others may like or need for them to be done in.
But please, open up your eyes and see ME. I am not to be judged, valued, or noted for the things I accomplish in the course of a day. At the end of the day, I am still friend, mom, and wife. If anyone is waiting for me to fill those shoes perfectly, it will be a long wait.
But if anyone is willing to love, honor, and respect me for who I am and not what I do, then I am here.
Open up your eyes and see ME.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other." Galatians 5:22-26
"A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones." Proverbs 15:30
"He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends." Proverbs 17:9
PS: I promise a more uplifting post next time, once the Lord has had some time to deal with me and my attitude…


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Since they are designed for indoor and outdoor use, solar shed lights are among the most popular solar lights on the market today. They differ from similar lights such as a solar flood light, in that they are not triggered by motion. They have a conventional on/off switch.
Solar shed lights will not add a penny to your electric bill, since they are 100% self-sufficient. They come with a small solar panel, and those are used to charge a set of batteries. These batteries power the light. Most of the lights that fall into the category of solar shed lights only have a few small batteries, and put out about as much light as does an ordinary household flashlight.
Of course, this makes for rather limited utility. They are very good for finding your way around a garage or a building at night. But they are of almost no use at all for doing detailed work. So they work best as a nightlight in homes and businesses.
Today's Most Popular Solar Shed Lights
The most popular and most trusted name in the business today is Gamasonic. One of their latest offerings in solar shed lights is the GS-16 line. With this revolutionary line of solar shed lights, you have a choice of LED or fluorescent lights. They also come with a built-in nightlight that makes it safe and easy to find the on/off switch even on the darkest of nights. The real innovation in this line of products is that they come with a compass. This makes it simple to adjust the solar panels to where they are able to gain maximum sunlight exposure.
But there are drawbacks to this product. You are very limited as to where you can place it because it comes with only a 10-foot cord. Some people are also put off by the price tag, which is over $110.
Solar Shed Lights That Can Be Used As Conventional Lights
Gamasonic also makes solar shed lights that are suitable for mounting on the ceiling, just like a conventional light. With these Crown type lights, the solar panel is installed on the roof above the light. Since you will have to connect the solar panel with the light, you have have to cut a hole in your roof, and seal it. While this is a more permanent option, the light it produces is still rather weak. But it does cost less than the G-16 line.
Other Well Known Solar Shed Light Manufacturers
You have several good options other than the most popular maker, and one of the best is Designer's Edge. They are best known for being the maker of the L-949 Solar Panel Shed Light. This product comes with 10 LED lights, that are designed to last long-term. The solar panel that comes with this unit charges three AAA batteries, and these batteries can last for up to a year.
You can however, go to your local hardware store and purchase some NiMh batteries, which can last for several years, making them a perfect match for this solar shed light.
Most solar shed lights cost in the range of $40, so think long and hard about what you need them for, before you spend any more than that.


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Ever wonder how small grains were harvested 6,000 years ago, or how corn was bundled to be hand-tied for shocks, or how our ancestors bored tapered holes for barrel bungs without power drills? Answers to those questions and more can be found at the Pennsylvania State University's Pasto Agriculture Museum near State College, where Museum Curator Dr. Darwin G. Braund will show you the tools of the time.
"Everything in our museum is both B.C. and B.E.," Braund explains with a smile, as he demonstrates how an antiquated, one-horse treadmill can supply power to a stationary threshing machine. "Before computers, and before electricity or engines, we are all about muscle power here." All joking aside, the museum's oldest pieces are about 6,000 years old. "We have the remains of three clay sickles that were collected in what is now Iraq," Braund says. "They date to about 4000 B.C. (before Christ), and were likely used to harvest small grains by members of the Ubaid cultural group that lived in southern Mesopotamia at the time."
It is hard to imagine cutting grain with a clay sickle, much less that the pieces survived to the present day, but it should come as no surprise that even ancient people searched for an easier way to harvest crops. "Agriculture has played a big part in human civilization," Braund says. "We have come pretty far in 6,000 years." And while most of the museum's more-than-850 pieces are from a time much closer to the present than to clay sickles, they collectively form a portal through which the work of living in the past can be clearly understood. "With our current technologies and social structure, people are more separated from their agrarian roots than ever before," Braund explains. "One of the Pasto Ag Museum's goals is to help bridge that gap."
Food from the farm
There's no doubt that life is easier today, perhaps even too easy. One look at the Pasto Ag Museum's meat processing exhibit and it quickly becomes clear that having sausage for breakfast 100 years ago wasn't as easy as heading off to the grocery store the night before. Rather, the process would have begun months earlier by raising a slaughter hog, or at least bartering for one. Butchering and processing that hog into breakfast sausage and other valuable food items was a hands-on process that made use of many specialized tools. For example, right after killing, the hog was dipped in a caldron of scalding water to loosen the bristles from the hide. The hide was subsequently scraped to remove the bristles. What do you use to scrape a scalded hog carcass? A hog scraper, of course. The Pasto Ag Museum has quite a collection of those once ubiquitous homestead tools.
With meat processing well underway, some cuts went into brine, some into the smokehouse, and some went into a container to be later chopped, seasoned, and stuffed into salt-preserved sections of the hog's intestines to make sausage. The museum's meat processing collection includes a number of wooden, iron, and steel sausage presses, and iron or steel chopping and grinding tools — all of them hand-powered. One primitive hand-cranked sausage press, fabricated almost entirely from walnut, uses an ingenious capstan with sheave reduction to winch the plunger into the device's body.
The fat and fatty scraps produced during butchering were tossed into a large kettle to render out the lard. Rendering is the process of melting the fat and separating it from the meat so that it will store without spoiling. Not surprisingly, the Pasto Ag Museum has caldrons, lard presses (used to press the water from the fat and to form it into blocks), and skimmers used to remove the cracklings from the melted fat. Cracklings were a treat prized then as now, but 100 years ago they weren't available in a bag at the convenience store.
The museum's food-producing collection includes apple butter kettles with integral paddle-shaped stirrers, butter churns, cheese presses, cream separators, home-sized milk coolers, egg graders and many other artifacts related to the processing of animal or plant products into everyday food stuffs.
Labor of Necessity if not of Love
While some folks still make their own apple butter or cheese today, Braund points out that not too many years ago, people were more intimately involved in the production of their food, and they did it all without electricity or petroleum power of any kind. But it still required a great deal of power to make it happen.
The most ready source of power on the early American farm was human power, and plenty of stories are told of the physical hardship a family member's departure or passing imposed. Human power was important enough that the likelihood of easy and plentiful births, in addition to native physical strength, were often major considerations when young men considered potential wives. Marriage most certainly was for love, but it was for labor too.
The Pasto Ag Museum celebrates the continuing human quest to do more with less labor, but in an archaic time-frame. For example, early cultivators of small grains just threw seed onto the ground, but it was not an efficient method, nor did it result in a terribly even stand. One of the earliest seeding developments was the broadcast seeder that relied on a fluted spinner beneath a seed reservoir to cast seed out in a predictable pattern as the planter walked across the field. While most broadcast seeders used a hand crank and small gearbox to activate the spinner, a different design existed. The Pasto Ag Museum has a primitive version of this device that uses a wooden spinner powered by the sawing of a bow, much like that of a violin. The bowstring, looped over the spinner's shaft, causes the shaft to turn as the bow is worked.
When it was time to harvest, small grains were cut with sickles and scythes, raked into bundles with wooden rakes, and hand-tied. Later, cradle scythes were used to cut and collect the grain in bundles in a single operation. Hand- or leg-powered corn knives were used to cut standing corn, and it might be laid on a shocking horse before being tied with the help of a corn shock cinch. Small grains were threshed with hand flails and cleaned by tossing the mix into the air, catching the grain as the wind blew the chaff away; corn was husked and shelled with hand-held hooks and pegs.
Step a little further toward the present and the hand-cleaning or -shelling of grain is carried out with the help of human-powered machines such as hand-cranked corn shellers and fanning mills. The Pasto Ag Museum's collection includes fine examples of these tools, and many others that point the way to using animals as engines.
Beasts of Burden
Humans have turned to their animal companions for food, power and even shelter for thousands of years. For most of those years, animal power was mainly used to carry or pull things, but more recently the animal's pulling power was converted to rotational or reciprocating force, used to power implements much like the belt pulley on a stationary engine or a tractor's PTO. Marvelous examples of two very different solutions to the problem of capturing animal power for stationary work are displayed at the museum: the treadmill and the sweep.
When folks think of churning butter, they typically envision human-powered devices. However, one of the museum's single-dasher barrel churns is connected to a small treadmill through a lever and fulcrum. Power was provided by sheep, goats, or dogs. "Most people think of powering devices with belts," Braund explains as he spins the flywheel on the tiny treadmill. "In this case, the flywheel acts as an eccentric to move a lever up and down through the fulcrum." And the end of the lever not attached to the flywheel is attached to the churn's dasher, which effectively mimics the human motion of raising and lowering the dasher by hand. Some vintage washing machines were powered the same way.
The museum's larger Buckwalter-Champion single-horse treadmill, manufactured by Schaeffer Merkel & Co. of Fleetwood, Pa., is connected to a Model 313 stationary threshing machine of the same manufacturer using a more conventional flat belt. The well-used but wonderfully cared for treadmill even has a speed control governor to help keep the flywheel spinning at a constant rpm, which was key to threshing and cleaning the grain.
One of Braund's most cherished horse-powered implements is a Model OK Panama hay press dating to 1905. The device uses a 12-foot, two-horse or two-mule sweep to power the 16-foot-long plunger. Essentially, mules were hitched to a long pole connected to a hub that causes the baler's plunger to reciprocate as the animals walk in a circle around the hub. The sweep power has many different designs, with and without gears, but all were used to convert animal movement into either reciprocating or rotational power. Braund says that in addition to the pair of mules, it took at least four men to operate the baler — so humans still burned plenty of calories making it work.
Other unusual animal-powered devices in the Pasto collection include a number of horse-drawn forks. Heavy, two-pronged manure forks were hitched to an animal and used in beef barns or feed lots to break up and move the hard-pack manure. Forks for loading hay into the mow also relied on the pulling power of animals. Complex grapple-style hay hooks hang from the museum's rafters, while more conventional horse-pulled, hay-hoisting devices are displayed on the wall. Wagons, reapers, sleighs, bobsleds and other horse-drawn (or oxen-drawn) equipment round out the animal-power exhibits.
Among the most primitive animal-drawn implements at the museum is a homemade field packer. Although the wooden framework on this elegantly simple device is carefully fit and pegged, the rollers themselves are obviously cut from pieces of tree trunk. An 1880s one-horse, dump-style hay rake with beautifully formed tines and decorative cast iron seat, and an early 1900s Yellow Jacket horse-drawn potato sprayer built by the Field Force Pump Co. of Elmira, N.Y., also stand out. The sprayer, with its bull-wheel-powered pump, illustrates how animals were used for motive force, as well as to provide power to the implement.
Cool Collection
"Winter was an important time at the farm," Braund says. "Ice was needed to keep the evening's milk cool overnight, and timber needed to be harvested, but winter was fun too." With that in mind, Braund designed a special exhibit at the Pasto Ag Museum in 2004 called Winter on the Farm.
The exhibit's centerpiece is a replica icehouse that Braund constructed, complete with double walls and sawdust for insulation. The icehouse was a focal point for early American farm life. It was filled during the winter through a highly anticipated process that began with harvesting the ice blocks, and ended with packing them carefully into the structure, insulating them with sawdust. While the ice served an important purpose on the dairy farm, the cold truth of the icehouse is that it offered some relief from late summer heat. Cold drinks and ice cream were impossible in August without a well-packed icehouse.
Tools used for harvesting and hauling ice are broadly represented at the museum. For instance, a horse-drawn ice scorer, used to lay out a grid on the frozen lake, is displayed next to a pair of horse-drawn ice plows. The ice plows made the first deep cuts into the ice, using the scorer's shallow groove as a guide. Chisels, peaveys, pikes, axes, ice saws, ice tongs and other tools used to free the blocks of ice and move them around are also part of the museum's collection.
Winter on the Farm is about much more than ice harvest. Braund's exhibit includes skates, children's sleds, candle-making tools, foot warmers, and stoves for heating and cooking. And no vintage winter scene is complete without at least one light and fast passenger sleigh. Braund had his own restored 1836 Albany Cutter on display in 2004 along with a pair of beaver-hide driving gauntlets. "I will probably take the sleigh home," Braund says. "But most of this stuff is a permanent part of our collection."
Pointing the Way
The Pasto Agricultural Museum was formed in 1979 as a project of the Agricultural Alumni Society of the Pennsylvania State University at State College. In 1980, the museum facility was named after Dr. Jerome K. Pasto, who took a special interest in preserving Penn State's collection of historic landmarks and antique farm implements during his tenure as associate dean.
One important aspect of the Pasto Ag Museum's collection is its large number of original-condition pieces. "We are always on the lookout for excellent original examples of very old tools," Braund emphasizes.
The museum's exhibits were loaned or donated by about 150 friends and Penn State alums, including Braund, who has been curator for more than a decade. The facility is open during the university-sponsored Ag Progress Days every August, and by appointment from April 15-Oct. 15. FC
For more information: (814) 863-1383; e-mail: email@example.com or visit the Pasto Agricultural Museum online.
Oscar "Hank" Will III is an old-iron collector and freelance
writer who retired from farming in 1999 and from academia in 1996.
He splits his time between his home in Gettysburg, Pa., and his
farm in East Andover, N.H.


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Final pink, blue and yellow Tri Polish challenge, as it's the last Tuesday in April! I know I say this every month, but seriously, how? Anyway, for today's challenge I used some home-frankened sheer polishes in the vein of the OPI sheer tints. I kind of want the sheer tints, but I've heard bad things about the formula so decided to have a go at making my own! All in all, I was pleased with them although I think my blue could be a little more sheer. I'll get a post together on how I did it and their various uses when I've perfected them, but for today's mani I did a simple brushstroke base over two coats of Crabtree & Evelyn Snowdrop. Once that was dry I stamped over it with Konad white and MoYou XL Pro 10. Quite hippy trippy but I love it!
Soft and delicate...and slightly out of focus! Sorry about that!
Next month's colours are purple, red and green. I'm in two minds whether to do the whole month, I'm feeling guilty about my untried again! Maybe I'll do one or two, we'll see!
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Tri Polish Challenge April #5 - Hippy trippy brushstrokes
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Oooooh, I think this mani is wonderful - and so much fun! Your tints look like they work great, and your choice of stamping over them just flat out make me smile - love them! Look forward to hearing how your made your tints. Great photos and your nails are beautiful.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous29 April 2014 at 21:34
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I used three different coloured polishes and just brushed them gently on a white base. Then I added my topcoat and once it was dry I stamped over it. Hope that helps!xDelete
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These kids had never tasted food like this. Would they love or hate it?
Unique bites and sites for Miami students
Lonely turkey sandwiches on white bread sit inside a cooler in the back of Miami-Dade school bus No. 138.
Call it a necessary precaution. There's no telling how the 27 fourth-graders at Charles Drew Elementary will like some of the food they will be eating for the first time.
"I eat anything. I eat octopus," Suzane Bush, 9, says confidently as she sits up front in the school bus, next to her friend Deztinie Lewis, ready to roll through Little Haiti, Wynwood and Little Havana on a different kind of field trip: a tasting tour of Miami.
Deztinie, also 9, sits with a journal and a No. 2 pencil in her lap, ready to take notes on her food journey. At the top of the page she writes, "My first tour."
Some lessons can only be learned outside the classroom.
That's why the school system's Cultural Passport program teamed with the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and Miami Culinary Tours to take a group of children on a field trip Dec. 9 that combined culture, history and cuisine. They chose this Liberty City school, where 96 percent of the students qualify for a reduced lunch. And they chose these particular students for being among the school's most deserving — the best combination of good grades, good attitudes and eager minds.
"Food, like music, can bring people together," Connie Kinnard, vice president of multicultural tourism at the visitors bureau, tells the students as they sit quietly in the school's auditorium awaiting to board the bus. "I want you to learn more about our culture in Miami."
The bus rumbles out of Liberty City, east toward Little Haiti on Northwest 62nd Street, passing McDonald's, Burger King, a Church's Chicken. Less than 15 minutes later, it hisses to a halt outside of Piman Bouk New Florida Bakery at North Miami Avenue.
The accordion doors open and the scent of fresh-baked bread puffs inside, filling it with a mouth-watering aroma.
"What is that smell?" Rodrick Wilson, 10, says. The aroma is new and intoxicating.
They walk around to the side of the building, next to a colorful mural of a Haitian sunset, where they meet up with Miami Culinary Tours guide Mirka Roch Harris. She is speaking through a hip-mounted system to be heard over the rush of cars on the other side of the fence.
The teachers open a white cardboard pastry box packed with free-form tablet cocoye, a coconut-ginger cookie that is hard to find off the island.
"I want you to get a little taste of Haiti," Harris tells them. "Think coconuts, think ginger. Very Caribbean. They're crunchy, they're sweet. They're things you would only find in Haiti."
The dense, chewy patties pull apart like coconut macaroons. Deztinie takes a tentative bite and then a larger one.
"Do they put lemon in this?" she asks.
"No, it's ginger, that little bite you're tasting. Good palate, though!" Harris tells her.
The ginger is subtle but unfamiliar enough for some of the students to stop after one bite. Not Anthony Pavón, though. He finishes his cookie and asks for a plastic bag to carry three others he wants to take home for his mother and two older brothers.
"You wanna switch?" Kani Powell, 9, asks him, looking at his bag.
"No way. Finders keepers," Anthony tells him.
"When you first bite it, it tastes like lemon. The more you eat it, it tastes like sweet potato pie," he says.
Harris follows the children onto the bus and sits halfway back, narrating the history of Little Haiti, from its origins as Lemon City and its citrus groves, as the bus turns south and heads toward Wynwood. She points out a cactus in someone's front lawn near Northwest 46th Street.
"They eat that kind of cactus in Mexico," she tells them. Some children laugh: Eating cactus? "They make tacos out of it," she says. There's a communal ohh.
Colorful murals and graffiti art signal the transition into Wynwood, and Harris tells them about the art community that sprang up here and now draws the annual art celebration Miami Art Week, which puts the focus on South Florida.
"I want you to think art when you're in Wynwood. It's one of the best places in the world to see street art," she tells them.
Suzane shares that her stepfather is an artist. She reads the elaborate spray-painted writing on one wall as the bus stops in front of Jimmy'z Kitchen on Northwest 28th Street. A table is set up outside, and soon waiters trot out tray after tray of bolitas de queso, creamy cheese balls with a crispy coating, drizzled in guava sauce. Owner Jimmy Carey, a Johnson & Wales-trained chef raised in Puerto Rico, meets them outside to tell them about Puerto Rican fare. He brings with him a bucket-sized mortar and pestle used to make his mofongo, the traditional Puerto Rican plantain and pork mash that is his restaurant's specialty.
Bryunna Knight and Armani McClain, both 9, pose for a selfie with their bolitas de queso. Bryunna fires off a snap for Snapchat. Harris teaches them to say it in Spanish, repeating after her: boh-lee-tahs de keh-so.
Soon they're off again. As the bus winds through downtown and west toward Little Havana, Harris paints a picture of a changing Miami, from Bahamian to Jewish to Cuban. And this street, Calle Ocho, she tells them, is called Tamiami Trail because it used to link the agricultural communities of Tampa and Miami. The bus stops in front of Domino Park, where septuagenarians are throwing down dominoes.
"I'm not taking you to a chain. This is a real family-run restaurant. The real deal," Harris tells them as they walk to Old's Havana next door to the park.
Waiting for them under the awning outside the restaurant are platters of chicken and ham croquetas, salsa music blaring as tourists slip by them on the sidewalk. The kids double-fist them, the warm, crispy croquetas leaving their fingers glistening.
The teachers look down at their watches. Miami traffic has been kind, and they still have time for two more stops. They cross the street to Azucar Ice Cream, the gelato shop with Latin flavors, whose facade of a giant ice cream cone draws cheers from children. The scent of fresh-made waffle cones when the door swings open inspires ahhhs.
From how quickly the children dig into cups of Abuela Maria ice cream, you wonder whether they heard what goes into the ice cream. But they do.
"Vanilla, guava, Grandma's special cookies. Delicious," says Shaina Garvy, 9, licking the end of her spoon.
Harris leads the children down the street to Los Pinareños fruit stand, where a clerk tells them about several Caribbean fruits, from mangoes to rambutans. What's a rambutan, they ask? The clerk holds up what Deztinie later describes in her journal as a "hairy lychee." They pass around a bag of the freaky-looking fruits.
"What is it? How do you open it?" Anthony asks before learning to crack it open with his fingertips. He eats the tender fruit inside down to the seed.
"You can tell some of them are in areas of Miami they had never been in before," said Matthew Sabatella, program director of the Cultural Passport program, who went along for the tour. "They'll probably remember this day for a very long time."
As the children head back toward the bus that will return them to Liberty City in time to join the car line, Harris sends them off with a final salute.
"You guys were exceptionally well-behaved," she says. "You ate everything. You loved everything. Now when you go shopping with your mom or dad, keep your eyes open. There's a lot of cool food right here in Miami."
No one even remembers the turkey sandwiches.
Carlos Frías: 305-376-4624, @Carlos_Frias
Where to Find Them
Piman Bouk New Florida Bakery
5932 NE 2nd Ave., Miami. 305-759-6805
Jimmy'z Kitchen
2700 N Miami Ave., Miami. 305-573-1505
Old's Havana Cuban Bar & Cocina
1446 SW 8th St., Miami. 786-518-2196
Azucar Ice Cream
1503 SW 8th St., Miami. 305-381-0369
Los Pinareños fruit stand
1334 SW 8th St., Miami. 305-285-1135


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The affect of aging varies from person to person as some people can drive well into their seventies and eighties while others simply cannot – and should not. Statistics show that elderly individuals are more likely to receive a citation due to improper turns and failing to yield the right-of-way as well as running stop signs and red lights; these are all indications of the decreased driving ability that is often seen within the elderly community. This all happens because of the change of perceptual and sensory functions as we age which may include visual decline, hearing loss, current medications and dementia. Additionally, when accidents do occur, the injuries are much more serious for the elderly than they would be for an individual half their age that is involved in the same accident.
- State of California Department of Motor Vehicles: Age-Related Disabilities That May Impair Driving and Their Assessment
- La Dolce Living: How Does Age Affect Driving?
- AARP: Keeping Loved Ones Safe on the Road
- CNN: How Aging Affects Your Driving
- RITA: The Effects of Age on the Driving Habits of the Elderly
According to the statistics on the affect in connection with age, it is clear that fatal car accidents occur more within the elderly community than with accidents from any other age group. Also, because of their frailty, elderly drivers are at a higher risk of death after being involved in a car accident. Statistics also show that by 2030, the elderly will make up 25 percent of the people who are driving on the roads and will also be involved n almost 25 percent of the fatal car accidents. As of 2006, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed that close to 30 million elderly drivers were driving in America; 6,017 of these people were killed in a car accident which results in 14 percent of the total number of people that were killed in car accidents.
- Baby Boomer Care: Elderly Driving Statistics
- Smart Motorist: Older Drivers, Elderly Driving Seniors At the Wheel
- Dr Driving: Elderly Drivers
- Senator Moore: Elderly Driving Statistics and Motor Vehicle Operation Laws
- USA Today: Older, Dangerous Drivers a Growing Problem
Some things can be done to ensure driver safety when dealing with elderly drivers. Other than regular testing and monitoring your loved one, make it a more comfortable driving experience for them by lowering the steering wheel so they can see the road more clearly. Other tips include making sure to avoid driving when sick, injured or drowsy as well as avoiding any sort of multi-tasking when driving; this includes talking on the phone, eating and drinking while driving. Always make sure that you keep your hands in the 10 and two positions of the steering wheel and stay at least two car-lengths behind the car in front of you.
- Help Guide: Senior Driving
- DMV Answers: What Are Some Safe Driving Tips for Elder Drivers?
- AAA Foundation: Senior Driving Resources
- Courant: Testing Would Cut Elderly Driving Danger
- Delaware DMV: Safe Driving Tips for Seniors
There are warning signs to pay attention to when dealing with an elderly person or loved one and deciding when they should stop driving. Pay attention to whether or not they are struggling to read the street signs or if their vision is compromised in any way. Notice if they drive better during the day in comparison to their night-driving skills. Also make sure to keep track of when they get lost and how often this happens; if this is on familiar roads they have been driving for a while, this is a major warning sign. Another warning sign to look for is if they struggle when directions are needed to get somewhere and when they have to go at higher speeds, such as on a highway.
Other warning signs to look for include the number of accidents they have been in and whether they were deemed as being their fault. Look at how often they miss turns, hit curbs or put pedestrians at risk during their time driving. Take notice to when they talk about driving and if they ever say that objects or people tend to come from nowhere.
- Senior Directory: Senior Citizen Driving
- Silver Planet: Elderly Drivers – Warning Signs and Safety Tips
- ABC News: Aiding Elderly Drivers
- Maxim Home Care: Knowing When to Put the Brakes on Elderly Drivers
- Virginia Division for the Aging: Warning Signs for Elderly Drivers
Informing a loved one that you feel they should stop driving may seem like a difficult task because the last thing you want to do is hurt their feelings. Before speaking to them, make sure that you have all of your facts in order. This includes all the observations you have made when it comes to their driving skills and any of the warning signs that you noticed. It also helps to have statistics on-hand so that you can provide them with real-world facts of what elderly driving can result in. Having this information on hand ahead of time shows your loved ones that you have done your research and that you really care about them when you go to speak with them.
When speaking to a loved one, the first thing that needs to be expressed is your concerns for their safety. Make sure that they understand that you love them and you want to look out for their best interest. Do not criticize every move they make as this will almost always cause someone to become defensive. Make sure that they understand the risks that they take every time they get behind the wheel and express your concern for others' concerns as well.
- Physician's Guide to Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers
- MSNBC: When It's Time for Grandma to Stop Driving
- How To Advice: Elderly Drivers: Stop or Go?
- Medicine Net: Older Drivers
- American Medical Association: Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers
After you have spoken with your loved one about your concern for their safety when driving, it is only normal for them to be concerned about how they will get around and live life without driving. If they live with someone who can drive whether it is you or another friend or family member, this will make it easier for them to adjust to. They know they have someone around that is willing to help take them to the store, go out to eat or even ride to work with. If they do not live with someone, this can be a bit more difficult in ensuring them that it is possible to live without a vehicle. Public transportation is one option that they can use when they need to get around. If they need to only get back and forth from work, they can participate in a car pool with other co-workers that live in their area.
- Aging Care: Finding Transportation Services for Seniors
- New America Media: Living Without a Car
- Green Energy Efficient Homes: Living without a Car
- Eartheasy: Living Without a Car
- eHow: How to Assist the Elderly with Mobility Issues


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Life Teen at Nativity meets Wednesdays evening from 6 – 8 pm during the school year.
Life Teen is for the all Teens and their Friends (Parents are always welcome). The current Confirmation Class age 13 and up and older teens up to College Seniors are our Target Audience for Life Teen.
Life Teen is a movement within the Catholic Church to draw teens closer to Christ.
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Fraternus is for the Boys (and Men) of the parish. We meet on Tuesday Nights from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
Come ready to play hard and pray hard, we will have games, food, fun, brotherhood and Jesus Christ – the source of true manhood.
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Mysteries and crime fiction reviewed here with knowledge and delight. Classic to cutting edge.
Friday, July 23, 2010
And in Place of Signed Books We Will Soon Have ...
So I don't think signing the plastic casings is going to be the route for e-books. Will there be an "app" that allows you to have an author sign the e-file? Will there be different versions for "in person" or "via e-mail"? What will this signify -- since at the moment you can't share or pass along an e-book, so a signature can't add "value" because there's no transaction for the item. SO many questions.
Dave's had an agonizing couple of weeks, with shipments of books arriving damaged, some of them clearly packed that way, so he's spending large chunks of each day doing "returns." It's especially pertinent right now as we prepare for Eliot Pattison's visit, scheduled for Sunday August 1 at 7 p.m. (my phrasing is careful because Pattison is an attorney whose schedule sometimes changes abruptly). Several of Pattison's Shan novels are now in short supply in hardcover; Soho Press authors tell us that Soho deliberately keeps the hardcover print runs tight, with the intention of selling out of them. Makes sense. However, both The Lord of Death and Prayer of the Dragon are becoming tough to find as fine-condition hardcovers. And the first volume of Pattison's other series, Bone Rattler, through Counterpoint, is also short in that condition.
But we're stacking up what we can, anticipating a good gathering of fans here and a list of people who want signed books shipped to them the next morning. Please do let us know what you'd like to reserve.
And meanwhile ... have you asked anyone to sign your "reader" yet?
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Over the weekend, with the help of some generous friends and family, we passed the $2,500 mark for the camp fundraiser.
Much love and appreciation to Amy S., Tommy T., Adam E., and my sister Nadia!
Let's keep it going....Still 3.5 weeks till the big run down in San Diego!
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Shoreline teen shot in Edmonds Saturday
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
|The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Edmonds Dairy Queen.
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Edmonds police said Monday they are continuing to investigate a shooting that wounded a 17-year-old Shoreline resident early Saturday, July 7 behind the Edmonds Dairy Queen.
The teenage Shoreline boy was shot twice in the lower body and was last known to be in satisfactory condition, said Edmonds police spokesman Sgt. Josh McClure.
According to McClure, at the time of the shooting the victim was with three other males in the Dairy Queen parking lot — located at 212th St SW and 76th Ave W –and detectives have faced challenges getting cooperation from those involved. "They are looking into evidence that there may be some level of gang affiliation," McClure said.
Information at this point suggests that the incident "may have been a prearranged meeting between the two groups over some type of earlier altercation," he added.
The suspects were last seen leaving the area in a white, four-door sedan with tinted windows. Two black males and one white male were seen, all ranging between 18-22 years of age. It is believed that there may have been a fourth suspect who was driving the vehicle.
There was limited surveillance footage available from the area and detectives are working with other local law enforcement to help identify the suspects. So far, the suspect information includes:
- Suspect 1: Gunman: black male age 18-22, 5-11 to 6-feet tall, 150-170 lbs. All black sweat suit.
- Suspect 2: Black male, age 18-22, 6-2 to 6-3, 180-190 lbs. Curly hair on top in shape of pineapple.
- Suspect 3: White male, 18-22, 5-7 to 5-8, 160-170 lbs.
If you have any information. call the Edmonds PD tip line at 425-771-0212 or submit a tip online here. These suspects are considered armed and dangerous. Do not approach and instead call 911 if seen.


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The Nocturn will carry out an automatic calibration for the touch sensitive encoders and corssfader when it is plugged in, therefore it is best not to touch them when plugging the Nocutrn to a computer.
Unplugging the Nocturn and plugging it back in without touching the encoders and crossfader should solve the problem.
The touch sensitive encoders and crossfader are not responsive.
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i might get tickets
for sonic youth at atp, 1st september innit, new date added.
undecided at the moment mind, need someone to go with somewhere to stay etc. its so far away, would be awesome, anyone else got tickets for it?
isnt it just a second date
at the roundhouse in camden? or are u not a londoner.
just read ur profile ur from yorkshire sorry!
but i thought u were confused and thought the date was at Minehead
well uni in york. ive not been to a gig in London ever, its definitely something i want to do.


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In this article we are going to talk about something that not many people truly understand – about the negative energy and the best way to neutralize it. Ladies and gentlemen, negative energy is all around us! We're surrounded by negative energy. Negative energy is present everywhere we go. Our homes are a space of unity where many energies combine and mix. This means that our feelings, thoughts and emotions emit a certain type of energy and they attract other energies as well. Family members, neighbors or random visitors in our homes can bring in negative energies which may affect our mood and well-being.
Did you know that lemon can help you eliminate the bad energy and restore the harmony in your home? Lemons are loaded with beneficial properties, and not only for health and beauty, but also from the energy point of view. This means that you should definitely use the citrus aroma of the lemon, which will help you get rid of all negative energy and improve the mood in your home. It's very simple – you just need green lemons.
There are different ways that you can use its neutralizing power.
- In my personal opinion, the fastest and the simplest way is to place 3 green lemons in different parts of your house, discarding and replacing them when matching yellow or black.
- Or, you can try this alternative instead – boil its shell in rainwater.
- If you get small, you can carry it, as an amulet.
- You can also put 9 lemons above the refrigerator on a bed of rice, in a bowl. You should make a circle out of 8 lemons and put one in the center, for wealth.
- You can also add 3 lemons in our purse or in a desk drawer. This will keep you balanced and it will remove all negative energy at your work.
- Spray water mixed with lemon juice around the house, especially in the corners. It will help you eliminate all negative energy and improve your mood.
- Put 3 lemons in a bowl and place the bowl on the table. It will help you attract love and eliminate all negative energy. Change them when they turn yellow or black.
But, ladies and gentlemen, if you want to cleanse your house from all the negative energy, which you've absorbed throughout the day, you should use this simple (but extremely effective) trick. It's very simple – just place a lemon cut in 4 pieces on a plate and sprinkle some salt grains around them in a circle. Place the plate under your bed before you go to sleep, or if you can't put it under your bed place it beside it.
When you get up the next morning don't touch the lemons, put them in a plastic bag and throw them away from your house. Repeat this method for 3 days in a row and you will feel great.


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Welcome to The Commander's Challenge, a web log dedicated to challenge coins, their lineage, and the men and women in uniform who earn them. Here you won't find ads for coin production companies, pop-ups for display products, or other things of retail (however perhaps a few mandated Word Press ads now and again). As an Army combat veteran, one of my passions is numismatics specializing in military challenge coins and the preservation of these unique military honors. To this end The Commander's Challenge is dedicated to building community awareness of legitimate challenge coins, honor the units and soldiers whom issue and receive them, and confront the growing business of counterfeiting military honor for mass profit.
Mission Statement
My mission is to present an on-line photo gallery and discussion highlighting challenge coins, their designs, and greater symbolism. Furthermore, the goal is to preserve the heritage of a unit's challenge coin and commanders, while honoring the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who've earn them. This is accomplished by photographing unit challenge coins (once its pedigree has been verified) with interviews and/or research specific into a unit's action and history. These results will then be presented as an article for the greater community and improve overall awareness.
The intent of this site two-fold; (1) To promote legitimate challenge coins, their designs, and lineage while (2) Provide to the community a means to recognize counterfeit or over-produced challenge coins that are promoted and/or sold as legitimate. Such documentation preserves the challenge coin's intrinsic value and also the unit's integrity.
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With a nod to Internet privacy, as previously stated I am an Army combat veteran. I served in the military for eight years throughout the world to include stations in Georgia (twice), Korea, Texas, and Arizona. I have served three tours in Iraq, and four in Afghanistan, for a total of over three years in overseas service. It has been the distinct honor of my life to serve with some of the greatest individuals and units in our armed forces – and those whom have worn or wear the uniform will continue to have my respect.


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Totally secularised and quotaised Bihar CM Nitish Kumar once got the big end of the stick from Modi. "See what he (Nitish) has done to Bihar by creating more pockets of backwardness like MBCs," Modi said expressing his disgust. But unfortunately the whole secular Indian political lot, including some from the Delhi BJPwallahs, were standing thick and thin with Nitish. This is what happens when a Constitution proviso for temporary quotas is used to degrade the very Constitution in pursuit of bloody votes.
Every Indian is crying for a politician who has the spine and patriotism to make India a super power. A super power that can challenge China by exhibiting its self-respect by unifying the nation through brotherhood and development. The country badly needs leadership and determination to create jobs so that people's welfare become the foremost aspect of running and sustaining the democracy, a democracy that is floundering on the shoals of quotas. Instead the treacherous political lot is more intent on degrading the small yet last vestiges of meritocracy in the higher echelons of Indian bureaucracy through promotional quotas.
For the Indians who wish to see a strong and glorified India - which is still a pipe dream - an avatar like Narendra Modi is godsend. He is the only man among the India's craven political lot who seems to have risen above invidious caste and religious political discourse. This message is clear to Modi's masters in Delhi who in turn eye him suspiciously without realising that if BJP has to be saved in 2014 it is only Modi who can do that commendable feat.
What if Modi was not there as the CM when Godhra carnage took place? Wouldn't the carnage been swept under the carpet with the Congress' sense of perverted secularism prevailing in this accursed country? Nehru made a grievous blunder for his self-interest to keep the Congress in the saddle of power by bringing in secularism which means Muslims are a separate lot different from Hindus and no religious barricades can be enforced on them by the Constitution that in a way infringes on the very spirit of a modern Constitution. Worse it was made to believe that Muslims will never kill unless in retaliation let alone burn a train carrying innocent men, women and children. This was like the propaganda of Nehruvian socialists that a communist country will never attack any country unless to defend itself. Nehruvian secularism can easily be turned into fraud as his progenies have clearly demonstrated in demonising Modi who has worked hard to bring Gujarat to a level of prosperity without allowing the state from slipping into backwardness at the altar of quota politics.
Nehru's secularism is indeed a curse for India. It has created a fertile ground for Fifth Columnists to plan second dismemberment of India. Worse it has led the Congress to unite non-patriotic forces to help the dynasty to flourish and plunder the exchequer with impunity. Modi has seen to it all but his party chief morons who rule Delhi office are siding with the treacherous Congress which is bent upon setting the Maya cat among the nationalist pigeons by bringing in promotion quotas undermining the very basic structure of the Constitution. Congress is knowingly playing mischief with the Constitution by amending its basic structure through the 117th amendment. And Arun Jaitley is playing second fiddle to the Congress to rope in Dalit votes. Does this moron think Dalit votes will come pouring by shedding crocodile tears for the Dalit poor when it is the Dalit rich who will corner all the benefits? Is there any cure for this madness?
Modi knows it very well the way headless BJP is malfunctioning. There was clear indication that BJP sultans were not happy to give full credit to Modi's for his brilliant victory a third time. Seshadri Chari who is the pseudo spokesperson of the BJP gave sufficient hint that the victory was more of the Gujarat BJP rather than Modi.
Modi is definitely at the crossroads of India's destiny. If Indians can grab him making him the prime minister then there is some ray of hope. But the Congress Machiavellis are too strong to give way given their vast resources in both men and money. Will a decadent India, with its vast swathe of man-made poverty, rise above petty quota consideration in experiencing the joy of Narendra Modi as the PM? Sadly, only time will tell.


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"For politicians, the flash is like crack," says photographer Mark Peterson. Peterson and Baker have been covering the White House and the election from very different angles, as evidenced in their work shown at FotoWeekCentral during this festival.
Join us as we take a journey and reflect on both this most recent election and what theatrics may lay ahead. It should be quite a trip.


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These are the driver's licenses shown throughout the SpongeBob SquarePants series.
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob's driver's license appears four times. It first appears in a dream during the episode "Sleepy Time" in season 1, second in the episode "No Free Rides," when Mrs. Puff gives it to him in real life, and third in episode "SpongeBob LongPants". It also makes a cameo in the episode "Girl's Night Out."
- Class: 'S'
- No.: A1356021
- Expires: 12-14-03
- Name: SpongeBob SquarePants
- Address: 124 Conch Street
- Sex: M
- Hair: Yellow
- Eyes: Blue
- WT: 1 oz
- Signature: SpongeBob SquarePants
Mr. Krabs
Mr. Krabs' driver's license appears in his dream during "Sleepy Time."
- Class: 'S'
- No.: A5265661
- Expires: 11-30-02
- Name: Mr. Krabs
- Address: 3541 Anchor Way, Bikini Bottom
- Sex: M
- Hair: N/A
- Eyes: Green
- WT: 5 oz
- Signature: Mr. Krabs
Patrick Star
Patrick had his license issued and revoked in "Driven to Tears."
- Class: 'S'
- Expires: 12-14-03
- No.: A1376047
- Address: 120 Conch St. Bikini Bottom
- Sex: M
- Hair: Pink
- Eyes: Black
- WT: 2 oz
Mr. What Zit Tooya
This license appears in "Good Ol' Whatshisname" with its owner for Squidward to see his name.
- Class: 'S'
- No.: A6013747
- Name: Mr. What Zit Tooya
- Address: 150 Shell St. Bikini Bottom
- Sex: M
- Hair: N/A
- Eyes: Black
- WT: 5 oz
- According to the Turkish SpongeBob SquarePants Magazine May 2009, SpongeBob's driver license birthdate is not real because he saw this in a dream. This claim contradicts the license's real-life appearance in No Free Rides.
- Unlike SpongeBob's and Mr. Krabs' driver's licenses, Patrick's and Mr. What Zit Tooya's driver's licenses do not have a birthday or a signature on theirs.
- Mr. What Zit Tooya's license doesn't show an expiration date unlike SpongeBob's, Patrick's, and Mr. Krabs' licenses.
- Mr. Krabs' license doesn't show his full name, Eugene H. Krabs, and just says "Mr. Krabs" instead.
- Patrick is really heavy, but it shows that he is 2 ounces. This varies for future seasons, where he weighs more.
- Despite Mr. What Zit Tooya having visible hair in the picture, his license says that he has no hair.
- Despite Patrick having no hair, his license says that he has pink hair.
- The same thing goes with SpongeBob. However, his license says that it is yellow.
- On the Season 4 Volume 1 DVDs, SpongeBob's license is shown on both.
- In Gone, Spongebob's license is shown to have the number A1376047 on it, the same as Patrick's.
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Millions of people get married every year. Some have fancy engagement parties with family and friends, some get engaged in very public ways, and others tie the knot with not much of a to-do about any of it. If you are considering popping the big question and getting engaged, here are some tips to make sure you seal the deal.
If you are planning to get down on one knee in the middle of Dodgers Stadium during the 7th inning stretch, please reconsider. Just a small 3% of women want their engagement to happen in front of a big crowd. Make sure if this is your plan, that you have really thought it through. Does your partner like to be the center of attention? Is baseball one of her favorite things? Is it her dream to be on the JumboTron at the stadium or yours? The engagement is about both of yo


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Sheriff urges Give em a Brake
But two recent crashes on state highways have prompted Huron County Sheriff Kent D. Tibbits to issue a warning to area residents.
"Slow down and stay alert," Tibbits said. "Road construction crews are out there to make our roads better for all of us. Let's show them some respect."
The Michigan Department of Transportation's 'Give 'em a Brake' coalition shows that fall is the time when crash rates tend to increase. Last year, there were a total of 5,800 crashes with 1,636 injuries and 11 deaths.
Sheriff Tibbits offers the following tips for motorists who are traveling in a work zone:
* Slow down, stay alert, and expect the unexpected.
* Don't follow the car ahead of you too closely.
* Pay attention to signs and obey road crew flaggers.
* Do not drive while drowsy or intoxicated.
* Avoid tuning your radio or talking on your cell phone until you are through the work zone.
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So what is this nāch re āmār man (prounounced näch-ray-ämär-mun), you ask? Since 2009, these beloved disciples of Srila Prabhupada have been making their semi-annual / annual visits to Toronto which are always a beautiful package-deal of fun things: singing, dancing, practical seminars with useful tips on how to bring a change in consciousness, and lessons about how to interact with the environment - the spirit of giving and sharing (Srimad Bhagavatam classes in temple packaged with application outside the temple). In short- its a festival for the heart! Hence, we thought of officially giving their visits this name.
Does this excite you? Here is their tentative schedule:
Friday, December 20th to Tuesday, December 24th:
7:30 am to 9:00 am DAILY
Special Bhagavatam Classes on the theme 'Preaching is the Essence' which is one of the 4 primary principles that Srila Prabhupada used to quote (Books are the Basis, Purity is the Force, Preaching is the Essence and Utility is the Principle).
Come out for these very interactive classes as we hear and discuss how sharing enriches our lives!
Note: Sunday Dec 22nd: Harinama Initiation Ceremony for Bhakta Sam (instead of class)
Friday, December 20th:
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Finding the Perfect Balance
How can I balance my spiritual practices with my material obligations? Where do I draw the line? Should I really spend time planning my material goals? Join in for this special Friday night seminar where you will learn the delicate art of balancing spiritual and material priorities.
Saturday, December 21st
12:00 pm - Honouring Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's Disappearance Day
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Downtown Street Sankirtan with Vaisesika Prabhu
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm - The famous Bhajan Night
Sunday, December 22nd
6:30 pm to 7:30pm - Sunday Feast Class
8:00 pm to 9:00pm - Kirtan
Please mark these dates and try to make the most of their really special association! Help spread the word and please invite anyone and everyone!


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The ENERGY STAR specification for computers was revised on October 20, 2006 to Version 4.0. This specification revision includes new performance requirements to qualify for the ENERGY STAR rating for desktop and notebook computers, workstations, integrated computers, desktop-derived servers, and game consoles. Tier 1 of this specification went into effect on July 20, 2007.
Documents, data, and correspondence related to the Version 4.0 revision is archived below. For more information on the revised specifications, please contact Katharine Kaplan, EPA, at firstname.lastname@example.com. Consumers may visit the ENERGY STAR products pages for information on qualified computers and other office equipment.
EPA hosted a stakeholder working session in Washington, DC to collect feedback on the Draft 2 specification and facilitate discussions to make further progress towards a final specification.
EPA hosted a stakeholder meeting in Washington, DC to collect feedback on the draft 1 specification and facilitate discussions to make progress towards a final specification. EPA, NRDC and industry members gave presentations on the proposed requirements as well as potential solutions.
Workshop to collect feedback on the final draft of the test procedure under consideration for use with the ENERGY STAR computer specification. EPA presented on power supply policy activities around the globe. For more information on this workshop and test procedure, please visit EfficientPowerSupplies.org .
To assist with ongoing stakeholder discussions regarding the variety of product categories potentially covered by the computer specification, EPA has developed individual product category framework documents.
The following Draft Idle Mode Test Method was developed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). EPA is considering using this test procedure to measure idle power consumption for the revised computer specification and is looking for stakeholder feedback.
Computer manufacturers and other interested parties have been encouraged to submit written comments on the preliminary draft specification. To date, EPA has been given permission to post the following comments. Please note that these do not comprise all of the comments received by EPA; only those EPA has received permission to post.
EPA presented its preliminary strategy for revising the existing ENERGY STAR Computer specification during the 2004 Intel Technology Symposium. Click on the links below to view EPA's presentation and a summary of the slide discussions:


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