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By Helen Grenade
Grenada's New National Party (NNP) is about to burst, just like a balloon, with a thin wall in many spots, the balloon will burst as soon as the weakest spot fails to hold pressure.
Since word of Terry Forrester distancing himself from Keith C. Mitchell and his NNP government broke, Mitchell unloaded on his former public relations officer (PRO), who has been with him forever, confirming reports that the former PRO is no longer associated with his campaign, and saying, "As you can imagine, I'm sorry to see that he has fallen short." No, Mr Mitchell, you are the one who fell very short with the Switzerland briefcase issue still consuming you.
Forrester was Mitchell's top backer in the party, his loyal supporter, and for years he had worked to round up support for Mitchell, but what Terry Forrester and many others have finally come to realise is that Keith C. Mitchell is a deplorable, ungrateful, heartless, individual who has no remorse.
What that reminds me of is the fact that some people who are elected to public office continue to disappoint, and they somehow tend to think that if they come with more lies to their constituents, and make more false promises on issues of significance, or they can speak a good lie, that people will just forget and forgive, or if they go to Trinidad, and come back with a phrase, "We will deliver" that would make it okay. Deliver what, Keith Mitchell? What have you delivered?
But the truth of the matter is the most important thing that we expect from old elected officials is a level of dignity and character that a parent can point to for their kids and grand-kids, and say to them, "I hope someday when you grow up you can be like that person."
But we are sadly mistaken, if we can say that about Keith Mitchell and those who call themselves NNP ministers. What we are seeing are disappointments within this NNP government and, frankly, it is disgusting.
Mitchell's nasty treatment of another of his loyal supporters makes him politically radioactive at this time. After 18 years of Mitchell's cronyism and misplaced loyalties, it's actually refreshing to see Terry Forrester react like this in a quick and decisive manner.
Mitchell threw Terry under the bus; he drove it over him, and then threw it in reverse.
If Mitchell had been just a little accommodating to Forrester, who has saved him so many times from political assassination, but Mitchell clearly stated what most of us know – that he is disloyal, no character and a power hungry Prime Minister, who would execute a friend when he is down, Terry Forrester's supporters love the way he cut ties with him and his deplorables.
Terry Forrester is showing decisive leadership; it's nice to know that he will not tolerate this kind of behaviour from anyone. He is brave enough to call a spade a spade, and condemns the act.
Terry Forrester, running as an independent, is the only hope we have for mounting a credible challenge to the NNP government. The last thing they need is an independent splitting the already fractured vote.
Not only is he looking to unseat the minister for that constituency by taking away votes from the NNP in the upcoming general election, is one hope he has for mounting a credible challenge to this corrupt government, unethical behaviour that undermines the principles of the office.
That's just another low for Mitchell and his administration. He can now add juvenile syndrome at age 71.
I can't fathom what is wrong with this man's critical thinking skills. Is he that dense that he cannot see deeper into the lack of integrity that he portrays? Look at his behaviour and his words, Mitchell is not stupid, he's just wilfully ignorant, selfish and wicked.
Terry Forrester has done more in his constituency than anyone associated with the NNP. Forrester has the political experience needed to serve his constituents as he has been doing, a former PRO turned politician, a career switch couldn't come sooner.
Forrester is thinking pragmatically about running for his first elected office, he wants to make it clear that he wants to serve his constituents, which is the most noble reason for running a political campaign, which is a great way to advance his political career and to have more opportunities to affect positive results for people in his community.
He knows how government works from the ground up, and that will make him a better and more effective elected official. This could be the first step he needs to take on the road to higher office.
Terry Forrester is a dedicated man, a comfortable choice for many voters, unlike the RMC Peter David, not only because he is known in his community, but also he is someone trustworthy, hardworking and has a genuine desire to serve. He is a potential leader that his community needs.
(Helen Grenade is a New York-based Grenadian who was an activist for Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell and his New National Party over the years)


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I have campaigned for many years on educational issues. In particular I have researched, organised and spoken out on the way in which the education system fails children of African and Afro-Caribbean descent. In the mid-nineties I began organising events in Hackney under the title "Hackney Schools and the Black Child". When I discovered that people attending these conferences were not only from other parts of London but from all over the country, I sought backing from the Mayor of London to hold a large London-wide conference. (Visit the London Schools and the Black Child section of my website for more details on this initiative)
I continue to raise important issues relating to education issues. I think it is vital that those children who are falling behind or not getting the most out of their education are not forgotten. Most recently I held debates in the House of Commons on the disproportionately high rate of school exclusions of Black boys and the lack of diversity in London teaching workforce. I believe that over the last 10 years there have been huge improvements to the education system. More money is spent on education than has ever been. But the fight must continue to ensure all children have equal access to the best possible education.
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|Sticking Out Room, 1964, Patrick Hughes
Perspective, in general (there are various permutations) has remained an important, though not very exciting or glamorous tool in the accomplished artist's working kit for centuries now garnering little or no fanfare and drama. That is, little or none until the British painter, Patrick Hughes, began to toy with the age-old plaything a few decades ago. He called what he did "reverse perspective," since shortened to "reverspective." His first such work, Sticking out Room (above), dates from 1964. Not since M.C. Escher half a century before had any artist used perspective to play with our minds as did Hughes. Strangely though, Hughes treated this early effort as something of a gimmick or novelty, moving on to the more mundane conflict between words and images such as Brick Door (left) from the same period. Then, some thirty years later, Hughes returned to the concept in the early 1990s. His painting, Jazz (below), is typical of what he's done since.
Basically, reverspective involves a creating a conflict between a painted illusion and the actual painted surface. The illusion recedes while the surface juts forward. Thus, when viewed straight on as in Morgan Unusual (top), the image seems relatively normal, a room, furniture, canal, street (whatever), receding to an opening in the rear. It's only as one changes one's own perspective that the mind's normal perception...well...loses it. That which appeared to be at a distance suddenly begins to invade the usually sacrosanct space between the viewer and the painting while what appeared nearest the viewer recedes. The photo below, and especially the video at the bottom demonstrates this mind-bending experience.
Patrick Hughes was born in 1939, a native of Birmingham, England. He attended school in Hull, went to college in Leeds, and eventually taught at the Leeds College of Art during which time he began to work as an independent artist. His early works, such as Liquorice Allsorts (left) from 1960, toys with Pop Art without embracing it as Hughes seemed more interested in oxymoronic words and images than popular culture.
Today Hughes works out of a studio in London. He and his third wife live upstairs over the studio. And though Hughes' Reverspective paintings have essentially "made" his name as an artist, Hughes is far from a "one hit wonder." More recently he has been experimenting with Photorealism as seen in his Man Ray Photorealism (below), and large scale installations such as his Doors of Knowledge (right) from 2010, which explores his reverspective on a larger scale.
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Hello everyone, for Stamptacular Challenge 27 we have a theme of "Pull Out" where you have to make a card or project with something you can pull out! This week we are sponsored by Emma from Stampin' Up and she is donating the fabulous prize pictured below:
I would like to give the new members of the DT a warm welcome as it is their first official week. Everyone has made some beautiful and inspirational creations, so hop on over and check them out.
For my card I have used the gorgeous strawberry stamp from the Magnolia Lazy Summer Days Collection. I have coloured it with distress inks and cut and layered it with my oval nesties.
I made my pull out section inside and on the pull out tag I have put a scrummy recipe for Strawberry Jam.
Here is another pic witht he tag pull out. I also used my MS punch for some detail and the papers are from papermania.
Card/Paper: White and pink card, Papermania - Blueberry hill
Stamps: Magnolia - Strawberry - Lazy Summer Days Collection
Colouring: Distress inks - fired brick, peeled paint, spiced marmalade, vintage photo
Embellishments: Ribbon, pearls
Tools: MS doily lace punch, cuttlebug, nesties, water brush
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Congratulations - you deserve a pat on the back!
You have officially survived Part 1 of the very long, and very exhausting holiday season. Think election season, awkward family dinner conversations whilst gaining pounds from turkey and stuffing, and Black Friday deals where you bought some items you probably didn't need (unless you shopped with us of course).
In good taste, we at ISO have curated a celebratory playlist filled with all the songs to put you at ease, make you feel like epitome of the "boss babe" as described to you in self-help booksand at worst, take your mind to another place in time.
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This past Sunday, I competed in the prestigious St. Anthony's Triathlon. The race is beginning to have a hometown feel to me, as it was my fourth time competing at the race. I missed last year after undergoing surgery in Feb. or 09' at DISC Medical facility in CA for a nerve entrapment release in my leg. This was the first time we stayed in downtown St. Pete's and experienced the atmosphere and flavor of city.
The race is EARLY, especially traveling from Colorado with a 6:55AM start (which is more like a 4:55AM start; however, once race morning arrives any feeling of tiredness is replaced with a rush of adrenaline!) I woke up at 4:40AM; had my normal breakfast and walked the .8 mile to the transition area to get setup. It is still very dark at 5:30AM, so fortunately Nate had his flashlight to help me get all my gear set up in transition. Around 6 AM, I started my warm up and ran down to the swim start, followed by some activation, drills and strides. I wanted to make sure to get in the water and test out a couple of runs into the water since it was a beach start. The water felt very refreshing at 74 degrees vs. the muggy, humid 76 degree morning.
The men started promptly at 6:52 and we began just three minutes behind. I had a decent start, next to Laura Bennett who is one of the best in the world at beach starts. She had a body length on me after the run into the water, but I remained calm and got right on her feet for the first 400meters of the swim. After the first couple of buoys, I took over the swim lead and swam at a comfortable, but strong pace. The swim started off fairly calm, but the waves definitely picked up the second half of the swim. As I approached the steps to climb out of the water, I was grateful a couple of volunteers were there to help me onto that first step, as I was feeling a little dizzy from the waves at that point.
Once out on land, I focused on getting my TYR Sayonara off as quickly as possible and strapping on my Rudy Project Wingspan TT Helmet. I felt comfortable on my Fuji D-6 with my 921 Oval Aerobars, ISM Adamo saddle, Zed Tech 404 and Sub9 disc. I also loved my new pedals from Sampson Sports; Stratics S6, which are lightweight, yet have a great platform for power. The bike was a bit windy (wind from the south), so the first 15 miles of the bike were challenging. I focused on making sure all my corners were smooth and keeping up a high and steady tempo. At two points on the course (around mile 3 and mile 17), I could see where the other girls were located. I noticed I had about at least a minute lead over the next girl, so I continued to ride at my pace and made sure to hydrate in preparation for the run. Several times on the bike; I caught myself grinding my teeth; so I was very glad to have on my UnderArmour Bite Tech Mouth Piece! The mouth piece really helps me to stay relaxed while pushing the bike, focused during transitions and staying smooth during technical corners on the bike. I drank 36oz of EFS fluid while on the bike course, much more than most races beginning at 6:55AM due to the high humidity in Florida!
Heading into T2, I focused on starting the run off at a high tempo pace, especially thinking about my form. The run is an out and back, so I only could see the other competitors at the half-way mark. I noticed I had a lead by a couple minutes, so I knew if I could keep everything together at that point, I should break the tape in first. I was very glad to get to that last stretch of the run, knowing that I accomplished my goal for the day! My time was the second fastest for me on that course (although it is tough to compare overall times because conditions change so much from year to year!).
After the awards ceremony, we headed home back to Colorado. This made for almost two days in one, but it was nice be able to spend my recovery day on Monday at home. The travel home was much easier than the travel to Florida….we had to drive in a snowstorm up to Denver last Friday! Yes, Colorado can still get pounded with snow at the end of April!!! Hopefully, that snow was the last!!! I am now gearing up for my second WCS race in Seoul, Korea on May 8th. Recently I have been doing lots of traveling and racing, but this is my last race for quite some time (five weeks). I will spend most of May and part of June training for the races upcoming in this summer.
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They seem to know everything about perfect cuisine based of fish and seafood at Apostila restaurant.
Apart from this, an attractive location of the restaurant in the heart of Old Town, right behind Týn Church, has made it the place where one wishes to come back to repeat a wonderful dinner and taste one more culinary masterpiece by the Chef Jíří Nosek and his team.
Interior of the restaurant is performed in French and Italian style, and this is France and Italy tastes that dominate the menu and the carefully selected wine card.
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I still give a damn about M.I.A.
Okay, so M.I.A.'s divisive third album, /\/\/\Y/\, has been out since early July. Its official release was on the 13th, though she "leaked" it on her MySpace page earlier in the month. Of course, the release of lead single "XXXO" and the music video for "Born Free" ramped up anticipation, as did her sound-bite shit-talk toward Interscope label mate Lady Gaga.
Pitch escalated when Lynn Hirschberg's scandalous New York Times profile damaged the M.I.A.'s profile, prompting folks to provide advice for how to put her suddenly waning career back on track. Back in 2007, M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, and Panda Bear topped many critics' best-of lists (and dazzled this moi) with albums that expanded the studio boundaries of fringe-audience pop music. All of these artists release follow-ups this year. James Murphy has made it through his most recent foray relatively unscathed. I imagine that Panda Bear's Tomboy will be kid-gloved as a musical evolution while M.I.A.'s self-titled /\/\/\Y/\ will be framed as a manic detour. How's that for sexism?
I'll admit some bias. I've been an M.I.A. fan since I saw two girlfriends execute the "Galang" dance with perfect synchronicity at a college party. Her first two albums rank amongst my favorites of the decade, though I'm always aware of how middle-class and white I am when I pump "Paper Planes" in my Mazda 626. But for me, there aren't that many female artists at the level of fame she's achieved who consistently relish in having pop culture ram against political insurrection. As Jessica Hopper put it in her review, she makes pop for capitalist pigs.
But I've also been critical of M.I.A. She was the subject of the first presentation I gave at a national conference. At the 2008 PCA/ACA conference, I proposed that her deliberate use of b-girl fashion projected a subversive racialized femininity. Predictably, this resulted in the Sri Lankan refugee turning outdated, second-hand designs into a hot commodity once she reached a certain level of fame, making her a hipster icon for designers like Marc Jacobs and retailers like American Apparel and Converse. Unfortunately, the current backlash was bound to happen.
Some folks wrote incisive commentary on Hirschberg's article, evident in LaToya Peterson's Jezebel article and Sady Doyle's Tiger Beatdown piece. Unfortunately, the piece irrevocably skewed the reception of M.I.A.'s new album, forcing buried tensions to surface around the actual political merit of her artistic contributions that previously went unquestioned. Thanks to this article, many critics now seem to think she's crazy, phony, constructed, and untalented (though unable to admit that they've been had, as Arular and Kala were almost unanimously praised). Much of this criticism seems short-sighted and blind to how popular opinion is engineered. Apart from explicit references to Hirschberg's profile, its influence is particularly evident in the annoying ubiquity of the term "agit-prop," which has lost all meaning for me.
So now that the album has been out for a few weeks and writers don't have to play hand pile with Twitter, how about we calm down? M.I.A.'s third album is not that bad. Actually, it's pretty good. More to the point, it's remarkably consistent with her previous offerings, leading me to wonder why folks are just now getting annoyed with her tendency toward mock-incendiary sloganeering and posturing. Let's put things in perspective, shall we?
Oh and let's also get truffle oil French fries out of our minds as a symbol of her waning credibility. Like it's hard to find a basket of those in Los Angeles. Matter of fact, I remember sharing a pizza topped with truffle "essence" at the Brick Oven before a Gravy Train!!!! show a few summers back. I was doing some contract voice-over work at the time, which wasn't especially lucrative but could afford me to go in on a $10 pie. Also, I find Maya and fiancé/Seagram heir Ben Brewer's decision to turn a Brentwood mansion into a squat for their friends a far more interesting application of wealth, perhaps more clearly indicating the couple's political values.
If I rated things on a scale of 10, I'd give /\/\/\Y/\ a 7. It retains much of her signature while loosening its grip periodically to incorporate dub and industrial's influence into her sound. It meanders a bit and lags toward the end in a free associative haze, not unlike fellow pop iconoclast and mother Erykah Badu's New Amerykah Part Two. For me, its tangential feel simulates the non-linear nature of online interaction that's foregrounded in the album art as well as the typing sounds and the mantra that comprise opening track "The Message".
As an album, /\/\/\Y/\ doesn't pack the immediate wallop of her first two albums — particularly the breakthrough Kala, which made her a household name and also guaranteed that she'd disappoint people after her Grammy performance, involvement with Slumdog Millionaire, and musical cameos in movie trailers.
However, I'd put the compressed energy of "Steppin' Up," "Born Free," and "Meds and Feds" up there with "Bird Flu." I also like the contrast with smoother numbers like "It Takes a Muscle," "Tell Me Why," and "Space." I side with Ann Powers's reading of "XXXO" as a statement about the problematic nature of constructing a pop star and a commentary about M.I.A.'s assumed role as a producer's muse. I'm fine with the pro-weed chorus to "Teqkilla," as it plays like a commentary on the post-ironic hipster inanity of a Nylon party that's honoring her. And if Mark Richardson believes the lyric about Googling yourself in Discovery's "Orange Shirt" captures "the low-level digitally assisted narcissism of the current age," I wonder what he makes of M.I.A.'s line in "It Iz What It Iz" about having discussions with her partner while playing Wii.
Part of what prevented me from writing this piece earlier is the inability to reconcile her status as international pop star with her national heritage and cultural origins. Recently, I was having a sloshy party conversation with my friends Alex and Jessalynn about this problem. They proposed that M.I.A. has mythologized her family's move from war-torn Sri Lanka to London to the point of distortion. They were skeptical of how she got to London, noting that her family must have some connections gained through privilege that the pop star is obscuring to lend credibility to the marginal cultural position she's defined for herself. Fair point, because while London has a considerable immigrant population, I do wonder what educational programs were offered to a South London teenager that granted her enrollment at St. Martin's College. I am also troubled by how a pop star is expected to speak on behalf of her home country's systemic oppression, particularly as she grows more distant from its citizenry while exploiting a telegraphed representation of her heritage for profit.
Yet I find these set of issues especially interesting, particularly as many of our contemporary female pop stars make interchangeable hits about partying in appropriated pan-Native American couture or cupcake bras. I'll take M.I.A.'s recent Late Show performance of "Born Free" over any of this nonsense. There may not have been gun shots to censor this time, but the army of M.I.A. avatars bested Eminem's VMA performance of "The Real Slim Shady" and Suicide's Martin Rev bleating out the sampled riff to "Ghost Rider" created televisual drama. M.I.A. might be a frustrating pop cultural figure and a guaranteed sell-out, but she's far from boring.


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The Approaching Wall! The Final Barrier of Hope!! Review
A rollercoaster of emotions.
Warning: The following review contains spoilers for the episode.
Episode 127 opens on Jiren powering up and promptly laying into our heroes with vicious attacks and near-death inducing ki blasts. For all the great action though, Episode 127, unfortunately, mishandles what could have been intense emotional moments and delivers unsatisfying backstories.
Responding to Jiren's force, the remaining Universe 7 fighters team up for some great action. At no point did the animation feel lacking. Even with so many characters and explosions happening at once, the brawl was easy to follow. Super has wisely made sure that each person's ki-related abilities have a signature color, a far cry from the days of nothing but the yellow glow of Super Saiyan's everywhere.
Frieza, ever determined to be the victor, again was a highlight of the episode. Frieza's descent into madness over his inability to take out Jiren has made for a great side story. Now, after multiple failures, he's throwing the rules out the dimensional window when he tries to flat out kill Jiren. Of course, Frieza fails, and he will surely wake up from his latest knockout even angrier than ever. Frieza will always be a villain, but the Tournament of Power arc has done an impressive job making this evil character worth rooting for.
Android 17 was the true hero of the episode. He was an integral part of the fight against Jiren, managing to even injure Jiren with a surprise attack. His clever emotional manipulation was something I would completely expect from this once villain turned hero as well. However, for all the great things 17 has done in the Tournament of Power, his exit was poorly executed. After discovering his own inner humanity, Android 17 sacrifices himself in order to save Goku and Vegeta. The idea that saving Goku and Vegeta so they can rest for 20 more seconds seems like a stretch to begin with, but it was how quickly they moved on from the death that was truly upsetting. Android 17 was reluctant to join the tournament in the first place, and only did so after considerable convincing from Goku. Now he's killed himself just to protect Goku and Vegeta, and other than Android 18, it seemed like there was little concern over the loss of him. Due to his massive impact on the tournament, and the fact he is now dead (not simply knocked out of the tournament), more time should've been given to appreciate the severity of the moment.
Jiren's backstory was finally revealed but in the most unenjoyable way possible. Having a side character spend several minutes recounting his past is not a good way to deliver information. It was painfully dull and involved little interaction with Jiren himself. Even worse, though, is that Jiren's backstory simply wasn't good. This almighty warrior, who seems to battle on a level above the gods, is this strong because his parents were murdered? It's an incredibly weak excuse for such a powerful character and did virtually nothing to make him more interesting.


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The internet loves inter-species animal friendships. Such relationships demonstrate that affection can transcend all sorts of barriers, from predator and prey to geography and habitat differences. It's the latter barrier that was overcome with this video as two cats made friends with a snail.
Words fail to describe the sheer awesomeness of a cat simply chilling out while a snail crawls along its paw, but let's just call it remarkably cool. The world would be a better place if the rest of us were that relaxed with others. It's only outdone by the snail stretching itself out to meet the other cat's nose, a sign of greeting — or at least curiosity — in a non-aggressive, "Hey there, new friend" sort of way.
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Mammoth M/C Meeting Minutes
Members In Attendance: Joe, Kim, John, James, Russ, Jason
Guests: "Dangerous" Dave, Jerry Counts, Arwen, Scott, Marty, and 4 children
End of the Season Garage Party!
11 adults and 4 children made the trip out to the cold "End of the Year" Garage party in the Mammoth Lakes industrial park! Hotdogs and Beer were provided by the Mammoth Motorcycle Club – a good end to an excellent riding season!
Connolly: At the garage meeting I went 3 for 3, three hot
dogs and three beers. I spoke a little to Marty and Jerry about the first
draft Mammoth area CTUC map that I put a lot of time (and club input)
into. They were going to email the next draft but I haven't seen it
yet. Marty wants us to write up a few paragraphs about the various loops
and connectors, that's not a problem but I first have to confirm what they are
before the typing begins. Specifically I asked about the Glass Mountain
Traverse and they said it's there.
I've also been watching Joe make some comments on our local news
station, nothing like motorcycling to bring out the naysayers.
Joe Parrino: I want to thank Jerry Counts and Marty Hornick for the miles they traveled to attend our get together. I also want to thank everyone who took time out of their evening to show support:
· Adam for opening his doors to his shop and letting our group drink and break things!
· Kim for busting out the heater, and not getting too drunk.
· Jason and family for helping us eat club profits… er… uh... I mean hotdogs.
· Russ for being Russ, and hogging up all the heat!
· Dangerous Dave Shelton for showing his support and coming back to life in the MX world… and for letting us use is parts cleaner last week.
· Scott for making time out of his busy schedule and showing his support
· And a BIG thanks to John and James for setting up. I don't usually eat it, but the pork hot dogs were delicious! Thanks guys!
Sorry, No GIO'S Vinnie.
Lastly, Randy from G.S.C was conducting a private sound check at 4 locations in Bishop last weekend. A fr
ee ride day at the new Bishop Moto park track will be announced in Dec. 2010.
Don't forget, Motorcycle riding will continue in the winter months down in Bishop!
James Connolly: The 2010 Dirtbike riding season is officially
over for the Mammoth lakes area, and what an exciting year it was for our Club!
Lots of fantastic rides, BBQ's, new friends, and even a few new enemies
(j/k)! On behalf of Mammoth M/C, I would like to
thank EVERY single person who helped us out this first year – Both members and non-member
- and especially our sponsors! You know
who you are, and your generosity was amazing!
Thank you!
As winter claims the area in a blanket of snow, most of us will now be focusing on other passions: Like snowboarding, Skiing, and backcountry snowmobiling, etc.
But don't worry! The Mammoth Motorcycle Club will still stay active even through winter months… attending OHV meetings, updating our website, and planning the occasional ride at lower altitude areas. Have a great winter everyone, spring is just around the corner!!!!
Website report
Since our last meeting, mammothmc.com has received 413 hits and 1,370 total page views. Oddly enough, it looks as though things are picking up slightly - that's 121 more hits than last month! Next to our landing page (home page), our "News" page was the most popular page last month. Surprisingly enough, "Joe's Corner," came out of nowhere to capture the second most popular page of the month with a staggering 65 total hits! Truly amazing! Was this due to an increase in drunken internet surfing? We'll never know! If I had to guess, I would say that all the recent censorships to Joe's articles probably drove an unusual amount of google traffic. Go figure!
Our "GPS downloads" page came in 3rd for the month.
If you have some time (and if you haven't already), check out the new Classifieds page on the website. This section is open to everyone with no restrictions on what you want to sell… If you have an old couch you wanna get rid of, just send me a pic with all the info and I'll post it up for ya! Nothing illegal please… Also new to the website is the "Join the Cause" page, as well as the new and exciting "Mammoth M/C Desert Racing Team" page… Check em out.
Treasury Report
Bank Roll: . $350 in the treasury.
Recent Purchases: Bills for last month included $25 for the RV park party that was cancelled/postponed (we have a credit with them), and $40 in supplies (dogs, beer, plates) for the garage meeting.
Fines assessed: 0.00
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June 5, 2010
June 4
Today was awesome! We woke up early again, and hung around the house for a few hours. Then me, Dusty, Kala, mom, and dad went to go hiking. We missed the trail and found a state park but it ended up to be really sweet! We hiked along the rocks on the beach for about an hour and saw lots of crabs, fish, and found some sweet seashells. We headed back to the house and hung around outside and grilled hotdogs for lunch.
We all showered, got ready, and started for Honolulu for our dinner cruise. After we checked in, we shopped at the Aloha Marketplace for a little while until the ship boarded. The dinner cruise was a really good time. Our tables were right next to the window and the view was awesome! For dinner it was another buffet similar to the one we ate last night. We had salad, rolls, fruit, chicken, fish, pork, rice, and potatoes. It was a pretty good meal, and we had entertainment during dinner again. A lot of hula girls, and tons of music. We went out around Waikiki Beach and past Diamond Head, and then turned around toward the sunset to head back into the dock. We were lucky enough to see dolphins too! They only jumped a few times but I actually managed to click a quick picture when one of them was out of the water and it turned out decent. Our GPS is really dumb, and we almost died multiple times in the car but we had a really fun ride home!
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Nothing like a 99 degree day to force you to get creative in the kitchen.
I spent the day in a classroom with a broken air conditioner, knowing full well that I'd be walking into an apartment with little ventilation and no air conditioning when I got home that night.
There was NO way I was turning on my oven. I debated take out or calling friends to go out to dinner. Having already had two nights out to dinner, I talked myself into cooking.
Minimal cooking.
Boiling pasta and chopping olives cooking.
I've been craving farro pasta for weeks, but it's a definite splurge. I decided on a 99 degree day, I deserved something special.
With the peppery notes that shine through the wilted arugula and the salt from the olives and feta, this pasta barely requires any additional seasoning. The farro pasta contributes a nice nutty taste that's a lot more complex than a traditional wheat pasta.
And best of all, the dish came together within fifteen minutes of walking in the door from work. This will be a go-to dinner dish from now on.
Farro Pasta with Olives, Feta and Arugula
1 package farro pasta (about 10 ounces)
1/2 cup chopped olives
6 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
5 ounces arugula, washed
3 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the water, and add your farro pasta. Cook according to package directions (mine cooked for 7 minutes).
While the pasta is cooking, heat three tablespoons olive oil and chopped olives in a sautee pan.
Drain pasta, and add to the olive oil/olive mixture. Continue cooking for one minute, then remove the mixture from the stove.
Transfer the pasta mixture to a large bowl. Immediately add the feta cheese and arugula. Stir for a few minutes, allowing the arugula to wilt.
Serve warm, with salt and pepper to taste.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Farro Pasta with Olives, Feta and Arugula
Posted by Katie at 8:33 PM
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Farro pasta is new to me. There's a box sitting in the pantry I bought on a whim a couple of weeks ago. This sounds like a wonderful way to try it - especially on these extremely warm days. It will be a nice break from cold sandwiches.ReplyDelete
It really is SO much harder to want to cook when it's hot out. I'm definitely feeling it. I really want to try farro pasta! Sounds like you flavored it perfectly!ReplyDelete
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Things I've Learned in the First Year
Posted by Lauren
That's right. Elijah turned a year old at the beginning of this month. It's hard to believe. Nathaniel and I have been so blessed by this little gift from the Lord. I feel as though I have grown up faster in the past year than in any other year of my life so far! And we have been delighted to watch Elijah grow up to become an energetic little boy who is about to take off running (once he figures out walking for more than 5 or 10 steps at a time).
I really have learned a TON in this past year. Some lessons have been delightful and funny. Others have been very difficult and perspective-changing. All in all, I am beginning to see how God uses little people to make us adults more like Christ. Here's what I've learned:
- Parenting is a lot harder than I thought!
- Babies need lots of attention. And lots of love.
- My mood affects my son. If I have a bad attitude, his behavior will reflect it.
- Likewise, if I am inconsistent in training him, his behavior will reflect it.
- When friends (seasoned mothers) tell you to cherish every moment with a newborn, because the time will fly by, they're absolutely right.
- Resting is a major responsibility of a woman who has just had a baby.
- Maternal illness does seem to affect the bonding experience with baby. 😦 Especially when the mother's illness prevents her from holding her baby comfortably, or from even changing his diaper.
- God doesn't give us babies for us—as though they exist to fulfill us emotionally or to complete our checklist "What I need to do and/or have to be a godly woman". God gives us babies to love and train in His ways, and to show us that we need much more training in His ways as well. He gives us children so that we will be made more like Jesus. And so that we can train them to love and be like Jesus.
- Most baby toys are overrated. A nine month old will be very happy with paper, an empty raisin can, and a joyful mama.
- Cloth diapering is so much fun! Really! It is!
- Making sure your baby takes regular naps is very important. When I wasn't diligent to provide structure and consistent nap times, Elijah wasn't getting the sleep he needed and it affected him.
- Nursing a baby for the entire first year really is a hard milestone to reach. I wanted to give up so many times! A supportive husband makes a big difference!
- Once you hit the one-year mark and are still nursing and your pre-toddler becomes less and less interested and you can see that your nursing relationship may not last much longer…you wonder why you ever thought of giving up early.
- But once your one-year-old gets sick for the first time and you get to nurse him almost twice as much as usual that day, you think that maybe we can make it to two years… (OK, so I learned that this week, not technically within the first year…can we call that a bonus lesson?)
- Making your own baby food is not that big of a deal.
- Getting outside each day is so so important. The sun, the rain, the heat, the cold…all gifts from God in His time. All to be enjoyed and shared with a baby. (Going out in severe weather not recommended.)
- There is much more involved in training and caring for a young infant than getting them to sleep through the night. Seriously. Try to avoid having the tunnel vision that I did.
- If you didn't have any "motherly instincts" before having a baby, you may not have too many of them once baby arrives. SPEND TIME WITH BABIES BEFORE YOURS COMES ALONG!!! I had almost no baby experience at all. Praise the Lord we've survived!
- To Train Up a Child is a very good book. One I think I will be reading often over the next 20 years or so.
- Kisses from a baby are about the sweetest things ever.
- Infant potty training works. It goes really well until you have a pre-toddler. Then it all goes down the drain. (At least we're at an impasse right now…) Puns intended.
- Laziness and motherhood do not go together. Don't even try it.
- Exclusive breastfeeding as a form of birth control does not work for everyone. Not even for a month.
- My husband is an amazing man. I knew this already, but I get to see it in so many more ways now that he is a papa—and husband to a scatter-brained mama.
- Natural childbirth is hard but good. Wouldn't do it any other way, as the Lord allows.
- Vaccinating in the first year wasn't necessary for Elijah. No vaccines yet. No sickness yet (until a stomach bug this week…then again, it may have been that I mixed asparagus in with his re-fried beans…). I'm going to guess that breastfeeding is better than any vaccine. (We may consider some vaccines in the future. But we are very happy to have held off for the first year.)
- When the doctor expresses concern over something, don't panic. Especially if the area of concern is something you lived through (very small baby according to weight gain charts, heart murmur, etc). Ask questions. Ask lots of questions. And don't worry—trust the Lord. Most tests come back negative. And many doctors who know you have insurance don't hesitate to recommend testing any little deviance from "normal" or "average". Sometimes I wonder if it isn't a liability issue. Just ask lots of questions.
- It would be nice to have had a good understanding of health insurance and/or cost of procedures and services before having a baby.
- Elijah is a little boy. He is all-boy. He loves things on wheels, throwing things, banging things, rough housing with his Papa, making noises, army crawling, climbing, chasing…but he is still a baby, still needs to be held and nursed and soothed when he's hurt. I love the mix of independence and dependence. So sweet.
- Elijah was fully capable of understanding and disregarding our basic instruction "No" by 8 months old. And he has been testing us to see if we really mean it ever since. 😉 Babies are clever.
- Having someone (a sister-in-law, perhaps) to stay with you and help you around the house during the first week or two after giving birth is absolutely invaluable! And especially while you are waiting for the drugs to kick in to bring your auto-immune disease under control so that you can actually function.
- Rice cereal may not be the best first food for baby. Elijah apparently could have used something with a lot more calories!
- Boppy pillows are great.
- You don't need a crib or a changing table. A pack-n-play that you got for $40 at a garage sale (thank You, Lord!) will do just fine—and it can be moved easily.
- Hand-me-downs and second-hand are the way to go for baby clothes. Of course, when you're given new clothes, that is perfectly acceptable, too.
- Elijah was 7 lbs. 9 oz. when he was born. He is 18 lbs. 9 oz. at one year. Not all babies triple their birth weight by one year. And just because they don't doesn't mean they are unhealthy. Guidelines are only suggested norms. They do not take into account that every baby is different. My little guy is little, but he is very healthy. Looking at his parents, we shouldn't expect him to be big!
- I am way more disciplined and diligent now that I have a baby. I wish I had been this productive before he came along! Imagine what I could have accomplished!
- I have no idea how working moms manage. No idea.
- I've had many moments where I feel as though I really love my son for the first time. It just grows…
- It's difficult to accept a debilitating illness as a blessing from the Lord. Especially when it seems to taint what is supposed to be one of the most incredible moments of your life. But God is calling me to trust Him. I know I did not have the right attitude when we found out I had gestational pemphigoid. And I honestly don't know that I ever really had the right attitude. I of course pray that it will not return in future pregnancies (though that is likely to happen), but I can see now that the Lord had a purpose in it, and He may still be seeking to accomplish that purpose with the same tool in the future. And I will desperately need His grace, His word, His love, His Spirit to endure whatever trials may come and to entrust myself to the faithful Creator in doing what is right–indeed He does all things well!
Any other young moms out there? What has the Lord been teaching you?*Any opinions shared on medical issues (vaccines, testing, etc) are not intended to tell you what you ought to do. They are simply my own musings over my own experience (as is most of this list). Use your best judgment to care for your own baby.
In Sanctification and Honor
Posted by Abigail
(From 1st Thessalonians 4:1-8)
Once upon a time I felt called to be an example of purity. I use the terminology "felt called," but what I really mean is that, as I studied scripture, I began to see the emphasis the Lord put on purity. In the Old Testament, Yahweh bemoaned His apostate bride's "adultery" as she sought other lovers—bringing foreign gods into her life and heart and worship system. In the New Testament He proclaimed that our bodies are His temple and His spirit dwells within us. When we transgress His commandments regarding fornication and adultery, we are sinning against our own bodies—His temple. It's adultery against Him. It makes Him as sick as did Israel's child sacrifices to Molech and the pagan orgies around the golden calf. "Flee immorality," Paul wrote to the Corinthian believers. "Every sin that man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body." (1 Corithinthians 6:18-20)
At first I embraced my call to purity as a call to lifelong singleness. I've always been a bit dramatic. If the Lord wanted me to be an example of purity, what better way could there be than to never marry and demonstrate to the world a life spent in self-control and single-hearted devotion to the Lord? But as I continued to study the word, I discovered that the most perfect picture of purity is Christ and His bride, the church. Purity is so much more than abstinence or a vow of celibacy. It's a lifelong journey of sanctification and it can certainly include a God-glorifying marriage. In fact, Paul wrote to the Corinthians telling them that, while singleness was great for those whom God had supernaturally gifted in that manner, for those supernaturally gifted in another manner, marriage was the wise safeguard against immorality. (Check out 1 Corinthians 7).
When he gave instructions for the training of younger women, Paul made it clear that purity doesn't end at marriage. "Older women are to…train the younger women," he wrote his disciple Titus, "to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sensible, pure workers at home, that the word of God may not be blasphemed." (Titus 2:3-4) Married or single, God's call to purity extends to all of us and reaches into every corner of every relationship.
Paul wrote to the Thessalonians, reminding them of God's will in the issue of purity: "Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you may excel still more. For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God; and that no man transgress and defraud his brother in the matter because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also told you before and solemnly warned you. For God has not called us for the purpose of impurity, but in sanctification. Consequently, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you." (1 Thessalonians 4:1-8)
This is important, ladies. Paul warned, he requested, he exhorted and he wound up with a reminder that the person who rejects God's will in the issue of purity is rejecting God who gives the Spirit's empowerment. "Walk so as to please God," Paul implores, "and excel still more!" We can't be too pure. God's desire is for His people to be sanctified—set apart and made holy and He has a plan for how to accomplish this.
Abstain from Sexual Immorality
The Roman Empire in which Paul's readers lived was a decadent match for our own modern age of "free love." Immorality was praised in the arts, just as it is today. It was worshiped in the temples and proclaimed in the palaces. The concept of choosing a lifestyle of purity was counter-cultural and difficult. Many of Paul's readers had walked out of this world-view, by God's grace, and to them Paul extended God's mercy. "Many of you were once fornicators…adulterers…but you were washed clean." He wrote to the Romans reminding them, "just as you presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification." (Romans 6:19) Paul wanted his readers to know that they were washed clean from past sins, and also given empowerment, through the Holy Spirit, to resist future sins. There's a world of difference between slaves to impurity and lawlessness and slaves to righteousness—a world that far exceeds technical "virginity." God wants His people to be so far removed from impurity and immorality that they are controlled and driven by righteousness.
The statistics prove God's wisdom—and the consequences of rejecting it. When I taught abstinence in the schools as an outreach of a Christian Crisis Pregnancy Center, I was blown away by the seriousness of the facts—fornication doesn't even lend itself to happily ever after, regardless of your personal convictions. The sexual progression chart we shared was rather telling as well—it began with "hanging out" and showed that as soon as affectionate touch occurs, the battle becomes a war against your own body. Paul commanded believers to flee immorality. This is God's will! This is what pleases God! A warning, a request, an exhortation: sexual sins are not something to be approached with caution. We are to flee! If we're commanded to flee, then even the first step down an inevitable sexual progression is a step in the wrong direction.
Possess Your own Vessel
The context of this command suggests another angle of the purity issue. Paul is dealing with purity and its effects on those around us. The Greek word translated here "possess" actually suggests the concept of "acquiring" and the use of the term vessel perhaps refers, not to a man's own body, but to that of his wife—who is the weaker vessel. Paul's command is to take a wife/acquire your own vessel in sanctification and honor—not in lustful passion like those who do not know God. This fits with his teaching to the Corinthians, when he says, "Because of immorality let each man have his own wife and each woman her own husband." (1 Corinthians 7:2) The antidote to immorality is actually to pursue marriage—not as the pagans do, with selfish and lustful motives—but in set-apartness and honor, in purity, for God's glory. The answer to immorality is actually not whole-sale celibacy—monasteries and nunneries. Paul condemns those who forbid marriage. The answer to immorality is pure marriages that mirror Christ and His church—built on love for the Lord and sacrificial love for each other. God created woman for the man's sake—to be joined as one by God—and together to serve the Lord.
Do not Defraud
Paul adds one more element to the mixture: the issue of defrauding. The basic meaning of the word is to "cheat": to claim that which is another's, to get too much, to be greedy. His warning is sobering, "the Lord is the avenger in all these things." This whole section about purity and sanctification is wrapped within commands to love. Paul wants his readers to be well-aware that the world has a skewed perception of love. What the world may call "making love" God calls "sexual immorality" and what the world may hold up as "in love" God denounces as defrauding. And He will avenge. God holds up for us a different standard of love: a love that is self-sacrificing, that focuses on God and God's glory and that seeks to point others in the same direction. It is a love that gives, not seeks to snag whatever it can get. "Love does not seek its own," Paul writes in his famous "love chapter." We are to love our neighbor as our self. We are to look out for the interests of others. In all our relationships, we must keep in mind the interests of others, careful that we do not transgress and take what does not belong to us. This is true whether we hope it may one day belong to us or not. We are not to take what is not yet ours. A wife's body belongs to her husband and no one else is to ever ask her for any part of that.
Paul doesn't lay down for us a pattern of romantic pursuit. Scripture doesn't seem to offer a step-by-step plan of how to seek a spouse. But God has certainly made it clear what His goals are for a marriage that glorifies Him. God's will is for us to abstain from sexual immorality. To flee youthful lusts. To pursue righteousness. God's plan is to protect us. God's will is also for us to "acquire our own vessel" (this command is probably given to the men, but Paul wrote to the Corinthians for each woman to have her own husband) in sanctification and honor. In our pursuit of marriage and in our marriage, we must carefully guard honor and holiness. God's plan is to protect our spouse. Each of us is responsible for the protection of each other. After marriage, Paul writes that the wife's body belongs to her husband and the husband's body, to his wife. Before marriage, those "vessels" must be carefully guarded from everyone. After marriage, they must be carefully guarded from all save one. "Forsaking all others," read the traditional marriage vows. God's will is also that we not cheat each other. A wife's body belongs to her husband, and until a marriage covenant is made, she has no husband. God will avenge those who take what does not belong to them. God's plan is to protect our brothers and sisters—that we might not cheat them out of what is rightly theirs.
In every relationship, God's will must guide our hearts and minds. We are to seek to be set-apart, holy, pure. We're not to be like the pagans, full of lustful passions and selfish ambition. Purity keeps us fleeing from sin, it guides us into godly marriage and it protects us from taking what is not ours to take. And the goal always is to please God. Married or single, God's will is for us to be pure—to be set-apart.
Much of the commentary on the 1st Thessalonians passage has been shamelessly stolen from my father's file-cabinet of Bible study materials and teachings on "Taking a Wife."
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The Templeton Twins Have An Idea by Ellis Weiner. August 2012. 9780811866798. Gr 5-7.
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I begin this review with a sample of the "review questions" that appear at the end of each chapter in this comical book. They are posed by the funny, sarcastic, full-of-himself narrator. Unlike most narrators that detachedly recount a story, this one talks directly to the reader, often in a humorous and entertaining tone.
The aforementioned Templeton twins are the smart and inventive children of Elton Templeton, a professor and inventor who has never quite moved on after the death of the children's mother. He is offered a position at a university that will allow him to further his research on one of his inventions, the Personal One-Man Helicopter, so the family packs up and moves.
During one of the professor's lectures at his new post, a former student and current nemesis, Dean D. Dean, interrupts and claims that he was the mind behind the personal helicopter invention, and that the professor stole his idea. After being rebuffed by the professor, Dean storms out, foreshadowing that he is not through harassing the Templeton family.
Dean, with the aid of his twin brother, Dan D. Dean, end up kidnapping the Templeton twins, requiring the twins to rely on their talents and smarts to escape and foil the Deans' plan. Beneath all of the silliness and escapades, a good message comes through…be resourceful, think on your feet, and work together.
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Taking StepsBy David F. Carr | Posted 2006-12-18 Print
An overloaded network infrastructure was making employees at Inergy Automotive Systems cranky. Upgrading the operating system and prioritizing data transmissions increased bandwidth by 300%—-and quelled complaints.
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In the first phase of Inergy's network integration project, which lasted from June to December 2004, DeSouza and his team eliminated redundant network servers and services. One of the advantages of the Active Directory architecture is scalability. Whereas the Windows NT generation of Microsoft's network operating system essentially requires each location to be treated as a separate network domain, Active Directory made it possible to operate the entire network as a single domain with a smaller number of servers acting as domain controllers. In Microsoft's network architecture, a domain controller is the server that controls log-in requests and network access permissions. Most Inergy branch locations now have a single domain controller, and that server often doubles as a file and print server if it's not too heavily loaded.
Instead of installing a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) at each location, Inergy moved to a central installation of SMS and the Microsoft Operations Manager for network control. Inergy also upgraded to a single backup system, which replaced the mishmash of backup systems that had previously been deployed, and it outsourced its e-mail servers. For its backup software, Inergy chose Veritas, which was acquired by Symantec last year.
All told, Inergy was able to cut the number of servers on the network from 220 to 160, DeSouza says. Having fewer servers also lowered the manpower required for network administration, particularly after Inergy added Quest Software's ActiveRoles Server for simplified Active Directory account creation and management in 2003. In all, the number of full-time equivalent employees required for domain administration dropped from 15 to three, he says.
Phase two of the network revamp began with a pilot project in early 2005; it used seven QOS appliances that DeSouza convinced Packeteer to lend him to demonstrate the value of the technology in practice. David Willis, a Gartner analyst, recommends this approach, saying most WAN acceleration vendors will lend equipment for a proof-of-concept project, which also helps enterprises measure the load on their networks.
QOS classification and enforcement capabilities have become commoditized recently as they've been absorbed into Internet routers from companies like Cisco. But Willis says there's still room in the market for vendors like Packeteer that have augmented QOS with data compression and protocol acceleration techniques to make WANs operate more efficiently.
"We still see about an 18-month gap in the functionality available through these WAN acceleration appliances and what you get with a router," Willis explains. Where Cisco has made inroads is by simplifying the process of classifying network traffic with an AutoQOS feature that, for example, is useful for automatically determining the right network settings for voice-over-Internet Protocol traffic, he says.
One obstacle to implementing QOS has been the complex and potentially political task of deciding which applications from which departments get the highest priority, Willis says.
According to DeSouza, Packeteer offered the more sophisticated level of QOS technology he wanted. For example, instead of assigning one flat priority to the Web's HyperText Transport Protocol, he wanted to give HTTP requests to the Inergy corporate portal a priority four times higher than Web access.
So far, Inergy has installed 36 of the Packeteer PacketShaper devices at locations in North America, Europe and Asia.
The QOS-enhanced network went live in the U.S. and Asia in the third quarter of 2005, and in Europe in early 2006. While it might sound like this was "just a box" to be plugged into the network, DeSouza says, "Nothing is as easy as it sounds." He traveled 22 weeks out of the year, working to keep the project on track, and some former colleagues burned out and left the company because of the aggressive schedule, he says.
Still, DeSouza is proud of the way the QOS project exceeded its objectives, coming in 30% under budget at a cost of 250,000 euros (about $315,000) as opposed to the estimate of 360,000 euros (about $450,000). At that rate, it paid for itself in about 18 months through tangible benefits such as avoiding the expense of buying additional WAN bandwidth from Inergy's telecommunications carriers. If intangibles such as the estimated benefit of improved employee productivity are included, the payback is only six months, DeSouza says.
Meanwhile, the effective bandwidth available on the network increased by about 300%, compared to the 200% improvement projected in DeSouza's original business case. The average transmission delay dropped by 75% (compared to a projected 50% improvement), and Web applications performed 50% faster (the projection was 33%). Bad transactions, such as failed postings to SAP, dropped by 20%; the goal was 10%.
DeSouza also sees another potential benefit for network security, since Packeteer bandwidth controls can be used to choke off network access to Internet viruses and worms that work by flooding a network with spurious requests.
Taken as a whole, the entire network integration project cost about $2 million, coming in about 15% under budget, with a 2.25-year payback based solely on the tangible savings.
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Even now, though he's happy when his CEO notices that there have been fewer complaints, Stephens is reluctant to boast. "When things go wrong, they tend to get noticed," he says. "When you start tooting your own horn, and then something does go wrong, that magnifies the issue." But for the moment, he can be happy that some things are going right.
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
Knitted Christmas Presents #2
Two pairs of socks were gifted away this Christmas.
These are the fabulous Gentleman's Shooting Stockings by Nancy Bush made for my father. I really like the stitch pattern which makes the socks a bit more sophisticated than regular, plain men's socks.
The yarn is soft like a dream (contains silk) so I'll definately use it again.
Pattern: Gentleman's Shooting Stockings with Fluted Pattern by Nancy Bush from Knitting Vintage Socks
Yarn: Regia Silk 4-ply by Schachenmayr nomotta
Needles: 2 mm
The second pair are these striped socks, almost knee length, for my niece. She's 5 years old so I thought she would like these color tones.
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Yarn: Ranco Multy by Araucania and some gray sock yarn from my stash.
Needles: 2,5 mm
4 comments:
- Ulla said...
Nice stockings, GMS looks like something DH would appreciate. I hope the recipients were pleased
- January 4, 2009 at 8:30 AM
- Ulli said...
i have this pattern for a while now on my to knit list, seeing yours make me want to start them now
- January 5, 2009 at 2:36 AM
- Katie M. said...
The socks look lovely! Regia Silk is such a great yarn, huh? I should remember to use it more.
- January 6, 2009 at 2:39 AM
- Wendolene said...
Yikes--how did I end up 3 posts behind?
Happy (belated) 2009! All the Christmas gifts are lovely--I particularly like your take on the Silk Kerchief. Hope your niece likes her socks! (I would, but mine is not an unbiased opinion ; ) )
- January 8, 2009 at 11:55 PM
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