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Topic: The Sensitivity of Mr. Fett
With Karen Traviss' new book 'Bloodlines' released the beginning few pages reinstate the fact that Boba has a daughter, Ailyn Vel, and this to many fans (especially the OT fans) is not who Boba fett is,that being a father. To many it shows weakness, that he showed emotion to another, and that it also changes who his character was (OT). Me being a Boba Fett fan since the ripe age of 7 grew up seeing this bounty hunter as ruthless and uncompasionate. Now with the new trilogy out it showed a new side of Fett, his young side and with that the junior novel's. These books showed a different side of Fett seing as he was young, immature and not as ruthless as we had seen him in 'Empire'. Now knowing this it starts to change the perception we see Fett. When we hear he has a daughter we still imagine seeing the bounty hunter standing next to others such as Bossk and IG-88 while Darth Vader puts the bounty on Han Solo's head. Taking into consideration that this is him as 34 year old it is tough to see him as the 17 year old who would not have the same personality as the 34 year old version of himself. Here is my argument; Boba was 17 when he became a father, at this stage in his life he was going through a tough emotional stage, and thus it seems that in fact Boba having a child doesn't seem as far fetched as every one believes and Ailyn's canon should in essence be accepted amoung "Fett Fans" everywhere.
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Like the great Roman and Greek civilizations, the National Football League's demise has officially begun.
America's 365 day a year pass time took a big blow right in the gut today. After a 31-1 vote, the NFL's passed the 'Helmet Rule', which penalizes a player who makes or initiates contact with the crown of his helmet outside of the tackle box. The NFL has made a big statement with this rule change in regards to the health of its current and future players.
However, the NFL made another statement that just might not be one that anyone can foresee right now: The NFL will cease to exist in 50 years.
Go ahead, call me crazy.
But before you do, think about it.
The NFL is currently at its pinnacle with regards to not only its own history, but in the context of professional sports history as a whole. In terms of advertising, television viewers and gross revenue in general, the NFL is second to none. To put it simply, the NFL has become the ultimate money-making machine.
The game is changing though. Due to the enormous amount of law suits that have been piling in from former NFL players, Roger Goodell has been forced to act. Head shots have been taking out of the game, and rightfully so. Quarterbacks are treated like royalty, and rightfully so.
The NFL is going too far though. Even though Mike Florio of NBC's Pro Football Talk has pointed out that the new helmet rule is more limited than it is widely believed to be, this is a classic sign of the beginning of the end.
The NFL moved kickoffs up to the 35 yard line last year, which has partially removed the kick return from the game. The next logical step would be to eliminate the kickoff altogether. Well, doesn't that sound fantastic? It won't be long before the NFL removes what can be the most exciting play in any given game. A play that has the potential for fireworks every time it isn't kicked out of the end zone. I'm looking at you Jacoby Jones.
Although former players will always have a biased view, not much different than the elderly man at the bus stop who yearns for the way things were back in his day, they correctly understand the game is leaning too much in the direction of safety. They know what the risks are, and they accept them. Current players make the same conscious decision. As callous as it may sound, those are the cold hard facts.
Professional football is not a bubble-wrapped world.
The NFL has been able to create this empire in large part due to the violent nature of the game. The NFL is the first world version of the Roman Gladiator's. The greatest physical specimens are placed in a confined arena where the ultimate goal is to smash their opponent into oblivion while each armed like Iron Man light.
And we love it. Maybe it's just me, but the rugby shoulder tackle isn't quite as exciting.
It's probably not the first time you have heard this, but the game is slowly but surely turning into a game of flag football. While flag football may be a lot of fun to play, I imagine it's not as good on TV, even if it is in high def. Little does the NFL know that this gradual transition is putting the league towards its inevitable termination.
These changes do not just have ramifications on the way the game is going to be played in the future for professionals either. Every rule change affects how the game is being viewed by parents looking to put their kids into sports at a young age. From 2009-2011, the number of kids who play tackle football was down 15 percent. Although it could be viewed as a good thing that the game will be safer to kids, a lot of parents might simply be saying, why risk it? If all these rule changes are necessary for the game to be safer, what does that say to a parent who has the choice between soccer, baseball, basketball and football for their child?
There has already been a drastic decrease in youth participation in football across the United States. To believe that these rule changes will work to increase those numbers is a very utopian outlook on the situation. Despite the rule changes, the risk will always be there as long as players are armed with the equipment that they have. Most parents will understand that.
With the ever-expanding body of medical evidence outlining the damaging effects playing football can have on an individual later in life, the NFL will be forced to make the game even safer as time goes on. That, or face an enormous amount of law suits.
What's the next?
Tackle football, with helmets and pads, is an extremely dangerous game. The way to change that involves compromising the very thing that makes the game appealing to so many fans.
The NFL is succeeding at both.
The seemingly natural evolution, or de-evolution, of the rule changes that have transpired over the past few years would be to continue down this safety road. The NFL reached its peak of violence and, not coincidentally, its peak in revenue and viewership. As the decline in violence continues, so will its decline as the league all other leagues aspire to be.
Before we know it, the game will have turned into something almost unrecognizable. Again, this won't be an immediate transformation. It will be a snail's pace change that will face serious opposition from a multitude of outlets.
But 50 years from now, the NFL as we currently know and love, in all its concussion-filled glory, will be no more.
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It's betting season in America — a time when even the least-engaged pop-culture consumers are at least vaguely aware of the NCAA tournament, the forthcoming Triple Crown and a Powerball jackpot that has swelled to $320 million overnight.
Athletics and spectacle aside, there are real money-making opportunities. Between now and Sunday, there are chances — slim as they may be — to multiply your wealth, many, many times over.
The pot, which was at a paltry $261 million Wednesday, has grown to $320 million. The next drawing is at 11 p.m. ET on Saturday, and it only costs $2 to enter.
- Chances of winning the whole prize: 1 in 175.2 million
- Of winning $1 million: 1 in 5.2 million
- Of winning $10,000: 1 in 648,975
- Of winning something! Anything!: 1 in 31.9
The Powerball is in 42 states plus Washington D.C., but not California — Californians will have to drive to Arizona or Oregon to get in on Powerball fever.
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While chances of filling out a perfect bracket are woefully long (1 in 9.2 quintillion or a kinder 1 in 128 billion, according to DePaul math professor Jay Bergen, who explains his calculations in the videos below), you don't need perfection to win. You just need to do better than everyone else in your pool, which requires knowledge of neither basketball nor betting.
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The Triple Crown, that trio of horse races that is paired with mint juleps and seersucker suits, is on the horizon, and stakes are rising at racetracks across the country. Here are two races this weekend to put your money on:
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Bri is passionate about wild animals and has campaigned for the last few years on issues relating to the UK and international wildlife. The Save Me Trust aims to give wild animals a voice and speaks out about those who cruelly use animals for sport.
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Our latest campaign is Amazing Grace. Brian recorded a track to highlight the plight of hedgehogs in the UK. The campaign is called #AmazingGrace in honour of Grace a rescue hedgehog that came into Harper Asprey Wildlife Rescue last autumn, underweight and suffering from 'fly-strike' in a deep wound to her neck.
Our hedgehog population in the UK has dropped dramatically from 35 million to less than a million in the last forty years. We want to highlight the dangers faced by hedgehogs in Britain today and the threat of how they could be extinct by 2025 - that's less than 10 years - unless we can help them."
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Book Review in Jan/Feb 2011 Family Chronicle Magazine
How delighted I was to open the latest issue of Moorshead Magazine's Family Chronicle and see the book review I did on Janice Nickerson's book, Crime and Punishment in Upper Canada, on page 29.
As I say at the end of the review, "One comes away with the impression that the author has thought long and hard about the importance of research, and has put together a first-rate research guide."
Janice can be reached at email@example.com
In the May issue of Families, the journal of the Ontario Genealogical Society, and of which I am the editor, there will be an article by Janice on an aspect of crime, plus another review of her book.
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The Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources has promulgated new regulations protecting these rare marine species which took effect on November 11, 2012. American Samoa has acted to protect all sharks plus three species of large coral reef fish in all the waters of the territory of American Samoa. It is now illegal to catch or even possess:
- Humphead Wrasse;
- Bumphead Parrotfish;
- Giant Grouper; or
- any species of shark anywhere in the territory or territorial waters.
Territorial waters extend 3 nautical miles from the shoreline. All sizes and ages and any parts are fully protected, at all times, everywhere in the territory. These regulations are the most powerful protection for sharks in the USA, and provide the only protection for the other three reef fish within the USA, except for where all fish are protected.
Because possession of all parts of these species is illegal, shark fins are illegal in the territory, including transshipping sharks or fins. Because none of these fish can be brought into the territory, the protection of this regulation may extend to nearby waters where fishers would bring their catch into the territory. These fish were protected first with an Executive Order of the Governor, and then additionally by these newly adopted fishing regulations by the Dept. Marine & Wildlife Resources.
A recent scientific paper published by NOAA's CRED division in Hawaii estimated that the territory has just 4-8% of the sharks it would have if there were no people (Nadon et al. 2012). Reef sharks are slow growing, late maturing, and produce very few pups each year, and thus can not sustain anything but the lightest fishing pressure. The primary reason for the low number of sharks is fishing, though other effects of human activities, like sediment, nutrient and chemical runoff may contribute by damaging fish habitat, and the number of fish is also affected by the amount of juvenile habitat. Our Marine Protected Areas are too small to protect sharks, they swim over large areas and will swim outside the MPAs and can be caught.
There used to be a few schools of bumphead parrotfish here, but now only about one fish per year is sighted, and they appear to be close to local extinction. Spear fishing using lights at night is especially effective at taking these parrotfish, because they sleep together on the bottom in a school in the same place every night. Bumpheads have been driven to local extinction on some islands in Fiji, something we want to avoid here. Humphead wrasse are less common here than many places where there are no people. Giant groupers and some kinds of sharks appear to be naturally rare here and elsewhere. If the last ones are caught, they could become locally extinct, and we want to avoid that by protecting them.
All these fish are large, reaching 4 feet or more in length and 100-600 pounds, depending on the species. Fishing usually removes the largest fish first. There is direct evidence from a NOAA CRED study that islands in the US Pacific, including American Samoa, which have people have fewer big fish than islands without people, while populated islands have just as many small fish as unpopulated islands (Williams et al. 2011).
American Samoa is now a world leader in protecting its large coral reef fish species. The American Samoa Government has adopted these new regulations to help fish populations recover to help create a balanced ecosystem which includes sustainable fishing yields and supports traditional cultural practices which are important locally. The largest coral reef fish are overfished on most coral reefs around the world where people are near, making this a widespread problem. Overfishing is one of the largest effects people have on reefs and can leave reefs vulnerable to masses of algae growing over the coral. Large fish are very attractive for scuba divers, and scuba diving tourism is a major income earner for small tropical island countries. In a few places like Palau, shark diving tourism is a major part of the economy. Dive tourism is non-consumptive, and where it is feasible, can provide much greater local economic benefits than fishing.
For more information, contact:
Douglas Fenner, Ph.D.
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Elizabeth Johnson Mead Sanger
Born: November 07, 1751, Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Died: March 19, 1799, Dublin, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire
Elizabeth Johnson was my 5th great-grandmother (her parents are brick walls).
Correction: From my original post of November 2, 2010, I stated Elizabeth's birth year as 1751, it should be 1750. In addition, her parents are no longer brick walls. With the help of a professional genealogist and historian, he discovered her parents were William Johnson and Elizabeth Wiley. These discoveries were made last week, and since tomorrow is the anniversary of her death, I thought I would repost this blog post.
Elizabeth's stone is directly in the middle.
Abner Sanger was the husband of my 5th great-grandmother, Elizabeth Johnson Mead.
I wrote about his journals, see Very Poor and of a Lo Make.
I wrote about his journals, see Very Poor and of a Lo Make.
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Fireballing lefty Matt Thornton is the highest ranking non-closer in Baseball Prospectus' opposition-adjusted win-expectation-based relief pitcher statistic WXRL. If that doesn't move you, his traditional stats should: 2.44 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 11.0 K/9, 4.2 K/BB. A former first-round draft pick and minor league starter, Thornton's wildness out of the Mariner pen led Seattle to trade him to the south side for Joe Borchard in March 2006, and he's been a Second City mainstay ever since. He had a breakout season at age 31 last year and has been even better this year, shaking the LOOGY role for proper setup work in early June. Since July 1, he's posted a 1.71 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and walked just four men in 21 innings for a staggering 6.5 K/BB.
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What sort of cold-blooded beast is this? Measuring ten meters long and towering overhead, a muscled, thick mass covered in iridescent black feathers swirls around itself and then dives into itself. Snaking out of the wall as if from a hell-like sewer, Gyre twists with the writhing energy of a sex-drunk lover. Seductive and nightmarish, intricately beautiful and somehow dangerous, the massive sculpture captures the[…..]


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Was wondering if anyone has been running LR 4.2 Beta to process their RX100 RAW images? Do you convert the images in 4.2 and go back to 4.1 to edit? Or is 4.2 stable enough to complete the editing, and final printing? [...]
Magnetic fixed filter will be the best solution
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To wake-up the post and give more information about lowest ISO I've made a lot of tests this afternoon, and now I've understood almost everything.So, I've made manual shots (@f3.5) of a colorchecker, 1st 1/4s @ISO80, 2nd 1/5s @ISO100, 3rd 1/6s @ISO125.All shots are properly exposed (ETTR) and need only a slight correction (max 0.1Ev) to obtain exactly same exposure in LR4.2.Results: RAW with same exposure exhibit more noise @ISO100 and even more @ISO125, so DXOMark DR results are correct !JPG doesn't need any exposure correction, exposure really identical, but it's clear that ISO125 is progressively compressed in the highlights, but neither ISO80, nor ISO100, so DPReview results are correct too !So, if you shoot RAW, use ISO80 if it's possible.Also noticed that the 2 last patches of my colorcheker were blinking (@ISO80 and 100), but RAW data were not clipped !!!Have a Nice Day.Thierry
DR is more important to me that noise on the RX100, so I always have shot at 125 assuming that's what will give me the most DR.
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Please watch the video about the work of the artist Esref Armagan at the end of this posting.
It presents a credible record of the process of a Turkish artist, Esref Armagan, born blind, who nonetheless draws and paints. Despite the 'common sense' impression one might have that this is a trick, his is not a 'supernatural' ability or parlor trick in which he attempts to convince us that the blind can see. The video demonstrates quite solidly how he is able to conceive of and draw what he can only touch and walk around.
This calm and humble man has the desire, as does any artist, to make images. What is unusual and provokes our interest is that he cannot see because he was born blind. Yet, he makes images of objects and places that he can only know by touching and moving through and around them, and presumably by hearing sound reflected and refracted from their surfaces. Listen closely outside to the echoes in a quiet public square. You will hear this effect when the environment is relatively free of motor noise. Go to Venice and learn that the whole city is an echoic symphony.
His memory of shape, form, and space are apparently a combination of tactile, kinetic, and probably acoustic (passive echo-location) sensory and cognitive abilities and skills.
I think that there are important lessons here! Mr. Armagan is not a freak talent but in some ways is an ordinary and true artist. For us who pour over images on websites, drawing and painting have become a kind of faux litmus test of intelligence and creativity in animals, and we have become accustomed to novel u-tube videos featuring elephants and other animals that can paint. We know chimps can make images of sorts. Those animals have been trained to draw by humans, and/or have found some pleasure in moving colors around. Those videos should not be compared in any way with this one. Blind people are not elephants.
This video documents a man making art using the neurological equipment and talents he was born with, just as do other artists, myself included, (sculpture).
Sculpture-making, at least for me, is a process, similar to the kind of 'seeing' Mr. Armagan describes and demonstrates. What he does is quite familiar. When I am working on a piece of sculpture, images of form 'arrange themselves' in my mind's eye. There is no 'muse' in my mind. I am doing the arranging, and the eye I speak of here is truly in my mind's visual center, but it feels much as if I am watching a mind-controlled computer-graphics display filling out an image. This envisioning may occur voluntarily or involuntarily with my real eyes open or closed. I can do this any time I need to imagine an object. In any case, I choose to do much of my most successful decision-making and preparatory conceptualization work just as I am about to sleep in order to take advantage of the leverage of hypnagogic imagery.
Most often, when I am intensely creative and productive, I intentionally set aside some time before sleep to consciously think about alternative ways of solving a formal or other problem for the next day's studio work, and am able to evolve and to 'watch' various alternative solutions develop on the screen of my mind. I have learned though that I must consciously 'tell myself' that I will remember all these images when I am awake and able to draw or write them to paper or computer. Occasionally, if I am fortunate, this process continues while I dream. This sleep-work is a great boost to my studio work.
These images, particularly the ones that I choose as the better ones, then become multi-sensory and sometimes synesthetic impressions. Nearly always they combine into visual ideas or visual thought having qualities of tactility, form, space, time, place (location), material (wood, steel, copper etc.), mass, weight, size, structure, balance, motion, color, texture, , light absorption and reflectivity, shadow, highlight, (and myriads of other qualities).
Visual thought integrates the relationships among all these parts, giving to my imagined sculpture a high degree of apperceived realism. I can rotate the envisioned object, observe it from various angles, inspect it internally and externally for contradictions and mechanical interferences and failures in structural logic. Making the piece the next day in the studio is then a matter of completing this previously envisioned solution, and inventing changes to it as the work progresses.
The analogy that comes to mind is as if my brain were able to compose, code, and send the output data (via a buffer) to a printer (my hands), to 'print' by representing the original visual thoughts in three dimensions, or more, (my work often involves movement and time). This print-out of the whole pre-conceived artwork develops like film in a darkroom tray as I work during the next days or weeks. Many of my pieces go on like this for a year or more.
All this internal envisioning and real-time studio work is a compelling experience that one does better as one works.
Mayer Spivack
Now please watch the video.


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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury…
The other day my good friend and colleague, Jeffery, publicly mocked me for not being tuned in to Anibal Sanchez's at-the-time no-no. In his screed, Jeff notes how he sent me text, a text that compelled me to call him and find out what was going on. However, when you read a little more closely, you realize that this all happened on Saturday.
Now, I'm sure I don't need to point this out to any of our RSBS readers but this past Saturday also happened to be a day chock-full of various other sporting events including some important early-season college football games. Being the sports enthusiast that I am and due to the Tigers' increasingly erratic play, I made the decision to focus on college football.
What happened next is the very definition of what you are not supposed to do when a no-hitter is in the offing. Jeff texted me a vague, leading question which demanded a response. As I called and Jeff picked up the phone, Sanchez let loose the the pitch that would end the no-hit bid. Now, I ask you, members of the jury, who bears the blame for this unfortunate series of events? Is it Allen, the attentive friend, responding to his buddy's inarticulate and unclear question? Or is it Jeff, the person who set these events in motion and instigated the fateful phone call?
The answer is clear my friends. And if Johnny Cochran were here with us today, this would be the point where we'd hear him say: "Texting is key, Jeff's guilty."


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A Royal Surprise in Tanzania!
Earlier this month, on Wednesday 9th November, our Projects Abroad volunteers were visited by members of the British Royal Family, his Royal Highness Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla at Leganga Primary school.
The surprise visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall was certainly a memorable and rewarding moment for local children and teachers, as well as our volunteers.
The school has 300 students aged from 5 to 12 years old, and is situated in an area known as USA River, on the outskirts of Arusha town.
The volunteers have been working hard for the past few weeks at Leganga, repainting walls, fixing windows, and starting the building of a new toilet block. It was a proud moment for all that the royal couple could see the volunteer's hard work and the transformation of the school.
Volunteers involved in the action were Abby Main from Australia, Amardeep Legha from England, Michelle Kristensen from Denmark, and Stephanie Schoenberger and Alexandra Tesch both from Germany.


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Admit it: until you see the first episode of "Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23" you're a little more interested in The Beek than the B.
James Van Der Beek is back on the small screen in the decidedly unpredictable ABC sitcom, and one might think it's a role he was born to play: James Van Der Beek, a wacky, twisted version of himself as the bestie of Chloe (Krysten Ritter), the titular roommate who terrorizes, kinda-sorta, her new roomie (Dreama Walker). But as Van Der Beek explains, it's more of a stretch than it sounds.
On landing the gig playing The Beek:
"I auditioned against six other James Van Der Beeks for this role. I was lucky that four of them were not actors, and two of them didn't speak English so by default, it was me. No, this has been the most fun I think I've ever had doing anything. We came up with this character. By Episode 3, I thought it bore, you know, less and less resemblance to me, which just made it even more fun…I had done some 'Funny or Die' stuff and just had some fun and kind of realized if you tell a joke at a party, you always get more laughs if it's a self‑deprecating joke as opposed to a self‑aggrandizing one."
On why it was time to skewer his own image:
"I think once the residual money ran out is really when it became okay to make fun of it. [Laughs] Thankfully they've kept me around Hollywood long enough to kind of have a second coming, and it's a lot more fun not to take myself so seriously, and so this is a great opportunity just to have a lot of laughs and just be part of something that I'm really, really proud of. I mean, the real reason to do this, when I was reading the script and just looking at the people involved, it was like a comedy dream team. It was far and away the funniest script I read this pilot season, or really any pilot season."
On the TV Beek versus the real-life Beek:
"This character is just kind of crazy. Like, he's really sweet, but he's completely narcissistic. He's got so many blind spots, and so it was really fun to kind of exploit those blind spots and see what they were and just go as far as we possibly could and into the land of ridiculous but still keep it grounded somehow, which is what the writing allows us to do."
On the tempering the inevitable references to Dawson, Joey, Pacey, et al.:
"In Episode 2, we talk about 'Dawson's Creek' a little bit. And then by Episode 3, we're kind of into all kinds of other weird facets of celebrity pop culture that we skewer. I don't even think we even make another 'Dawson's Creek' reference until late in the season…When we shot the pilot, I did not have any of Dawson's flannels in my closet, but I thought that my mom might have kept one, oddly enough. And so I e‑mailed her frantically and she did not have any flannels. I think they've all gone the way of Salvation Army at this point."
On making sure the show doesn't turn into "Don't Trust the Beek In Apt. 23":
"I really am just part of the ensemble. I mean, the show's not based on me. It's really about these two girls and their relationship and their dynamic and living in New York City, all the crazy adventures they go through. I'm just kind of seasoning to the steak."
James Van Der Beek: From the "Creek" to The Beek In "Apt. 23"
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I never could understand why my father acted the way he did with his children and with his family. When his father died on January 1, 1964, the whole Lagacé family died with him. Leo Lagacé Senior was my grandfather who we see here on this picture.
Montreal 1933
Léo Lagacé Senior is with two sons, Léo Junior and Marcel. Marcel is in the wheelchair. My father is in the back. I believe my father loved his father a lot though he never told me. I loved my father a lot though I never told him…
This is why I write a lot and don't talk to much about how I feel.
Leo Senior married once in 1912. I thought his first wife had died and that he had remarried with Juliette Métayer, Édouard's daughter.
That's what I thought.
Let's go back to Édouard Métayer the man responsible for my quest about my ancestors. I knew he was a fire captain in Montreal so I contacted someone in the fire department. The man who contacted me was Mister Courtemanche, a retired fireman, working for le Centre d'histoire du Service incendie de Montréal.
He found the precious information I needed: when and where Édouard was baptized. With that information the flood gate opened.
Next time, what I learned about Édouard. But before I leave, I will tease you with this picture…


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Rings Don't Mean a Thing
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2 rings. Coulda been 3 Big Ben.
1 touchdown away from Super Bowl immortality. A perfect execution of the 2 minute drill the only obstacle in his way. Alas, it was not meant to be.
As good a quarterback as Ben Roethlisberger is, his performance in the Super Bowl showed us why we shouldn't base so much of a player's value on championship victories.
Prior to the Super Bowl, there was a lot talk of whether or not Ben Roethlisberger is deserving of a Hall of Fame spot. Tough question considering the man is only 28 years old and at this point there is probably not too much point in dissecting this issue.
Ben Roethlisberger's overall numbers are not Hall of Fame worthy by any means. However, the fact that he has 2 championship rings and was very close to 3 puts him into that discussion. A couple bounces here and there for the Steelers and the difference in our view of Ben Roethlisberger is vastly changed.
The issue at hand here though are the championships that allow Ben Roethlisberger to be considered in Hall of Fame discussion so early in his career and the lack of championships that see us questioning the greatness of athletes such as Dan Marino.
Clutch play under the most pressure packed situations is part of what defines great players. It should go without saying that part of winning championships is the ability to overcome the difficult conditions.
With that being said, it's hard to understand why the brilliance of an individual player is centered so much around championships in such team oriented sports.
It is only on rare occasions where you will see me defending Lebron James but the fact that he still hasn't won a championship at this point in his career should not diminish his greatness in any sense. Don't get me wrong, I was as happy as anyone to see Lebron quit, yes quit, on his Cavaliers against the Boston Celtics. Nevertheless, now that we have been able to see what the Chosen One's supporting cast is really like it is astounding that he ever got as close as he did to winning the NBA finals.
Imagine if Lebron had decided to stay in Cleveland and continually was surrounded by a sorry excuse for championship contending cast. If those were the circumstances, maybe in 10 years we would be talking about how Lebron just can't win the big game and all the reasons why he is no Michael Jordan. True, Lebron James is no Michael Jordan, but the importance of championships is constantly overshadowing his undeniable dominance.
If he doesn't win a championship with his Miami Heat, well that's a story for another day.
Ben Roethlisberger has played on some outstanding teams and, especially in his first Super Bowl, played more of a game manger's role. Is there any way in which the Steelers' could have won if Roethlisberger had to carry an increased load on offence? Probably not. It isn't mentioned enough either that the Steelers won Roethlisberger's first Super Bowl largely because of a couple of blown calls that still give official Bill Leavy nightmares
1 ring and the Hall of Fame talk disappears. 3 rings, suddenly Roethlisberger is thrust alongside the Troy Aikman's and Terry Bradshaw's.
I may be too young to break down the intricacies of Dan Marino's Miami Dolphin teams. However, it is well-known that he wasn't surrounded by talent that for the most part was championship worthy. You can't blame Dan Marino for being unable to bear the burden of less than adequate teams.
It's this same injustice that results in more worthy players being left off all-star team's because their general manager has yet to surround them with talent worthy enough of competing with the best in the game. *Cough* Kevin Love *Cough*
Sure, some of the failure to win comes from the individual player himself, but in team sports like basketball, football and hockey, you can hardly put the sole cause of that inability to win on the most prominent player like many people do.
Peyton Manning has proven to us throughout his career that he often doesn't have the capability to duplicate his regular season type of performances in the playoffs. Even in his lone Super Bowl victory his stats were less than impressive. Then again, what if Peyton Manning had an offensive line similar to the one Tom Brady has been blessed with throughout his career.
Again, a completely different story to tell your grandchildren.
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Blackhawks shake off tough call on way to Game 1 winby Shawn P. Roarke / Chicago Blackhawks
CHICAGO -- Since the start of the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Chicago Blackhawks have found themselves in a few tough spots in 71 games of make-or-break hockey.
They have conquered the majority of the obstacles placed in their path, winning the Stanley Cup in 2010 and 2013. But other challenges have gotten the better of them, leaving them full of regrets and disappointment.
Whether success or failure was found, each of those experiences has built the character of the team that took the ice Sunday afternoon to play the Los Angeles Kings in the first game of the Western Conference Final.
So it should have come as little surprise when the Blackhawks were able to shake off a controversial call and the change in momentum it produced in favor of the Kings in the second period of the game, which Chicago eventually won 3-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.
"When you have to do something, you do it," said Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith, who put his money where his mouth is by scoring the winning goal. "If you just let it bother you, then it's obviously going to affect the way we play. There was nothing we could do, so just move on and try to play the right way."
What had the Blackhawks in not only a snit but at an early crossroads in this rematch of the 2013 Western Conference Final? It was a controversial call that denied them a 2-0 lead early in the second period.
Jonathan Toews, the captain, made a power move to the Los Angeles net and was corralled into the path of goaltender Jonathan Quick by defenseman Slava Voynov. The puck and Toews arrived at Quick at the same time. Quick stopped the puck, but not Toews, who bowled over the goalie and landed on top of him. While that was happening, Voynov struck the puck with his skate and pushed it into the net.
The referee pointed at the goal, the red light flashed rhythmically, and the Blackhawks on the ice raised their sticks in celebration. As Toews tried to disengage from Quick, the Chicago goal song started blaring, and the raucous crowd at United Center was in full furor.
The celebrations explain why everybody missed the officials gathering by the official scorer and discussing what had just happened. When the referee skated to the center-ice circle, he commanded attention. When he explained the reason for the no-goal ruling -- incidental contact on Quick by Toews -- the crowd went ballistic. Chicago coach Joel Quenneville joined them, seething with anger as he petitioned for the redress of his grievances from his perch atop the bench.
"I just took it to the net, kind of lost it when I got to the short post," Toews said. "Obviously, the puck was in, the guys were celebrating. I'm not sure too much interference. I haven't seen the play. Obviously, it happened pretty fast. I think when it comes down to it, it was disappointing because of, you know, how the play was called on the ice."
Not too long after play resumed, the Kings scored the tying goal, jump-starting a domination that would extend for almost the entire period. The Kings got an odd-man break, and Tyler Toffoli redirected a Tanner Pearson pass by Chicago goalie Corey Crawford at 4:35. Instead of holding a 2-0 lead in the game, the Blackhawks were facing a 1-1 tie and a team with a renewed sense of confidence.
It was a recipe for disaster if the Blackhawks allowed it to become one.
They didn't.
"There's swings where it goes back and forth, and the [momentum] switches, but we have to just stick with it, keep our shifts short, stay simple and not give them much," Chicago forward Bryan Bickell said.
Less than eight minutes after Los Angeles tied it, Chicago took the lead for good, scoring on a counterattack at 11:54. The Kings mismanaged the puck in the neutral zone, and Marcus Kruger claimed the turnover and fed it to Saad, who got it to Keith at the point. His shot bounced off two different Kings and deflected high past Quick's glove.
It was one of six shots Chicago managed in the second period, when the Kings had 17 shots, as well as the momentum of that reversed call. Yet, the Blackhawks headed to the dressing room for the second intermission with a 2-1 lead, a tell-tale sign of a championship pedigree.
In the third, Chicago held the fort, thanks in large part to the brilliance of Crawford, who is playing with the confidence forged during the run to last season's championship.
In the dying minutes of the game, Chicago counterattacked again. The Kings were pressing for the equalizer, but the Blackhawks found themselves sprung for a 3-on-1. Defenseman Johnny Oduya, as the fulcrum of the attack, made a fancy head deke and then passed the other way to Toews, who scored without controversy this time.
Just like that, Chicago earned its seventh straight home-ice victory of these Stanley Cup Playoffs and maintained home-ice advantage heading into Game 2 on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, RDS, TSN).
"You [have] to commend our players for not changing their approach in big games," Quenneville said. "I think there's always going to be adversity in the course of a game; you're always going to lose momentum in the course of a game. Against a good team like that, you want to get it back as quick as you can, which I thought was a big point in today's win.
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The basic elements of the historical teaching of the Christian church on salvation are reiterated by the Anabaptists: that all people have sinned in Adam and are therefore unworthy of the favor of God; that through the death of Christ the way of salvation is provided for all; that the way of salvation is effective only if and when individuals respond appropriately. If there is a major divergence theologically between Anabaptists and other Christians, it focuses on the way in which Anabaptists generally understand the last of these elements, the human response. This will be discussed below.
Of the various theories of the atonement, the satisfaction theory is prominent among 16th-century Anabaptists. That is not to say that they consciously chose one theory over another, but that they tended to accept the dominant emphasis of the day. Thus they held that in order for sinners to be rescued from the clutches of Satan, a perfect sacrifice was required. Christ, as the sinless one, provided this sacrifice and in this way satisfied the justice of God. Some Anabaptists, such as Melchior Hoffman, Menno Simons and Dirk Philips, go so far as to support this view with the teaching that Christ had "celestial flesh" despite his human birth (incarnation). Yet this never becomes a matter for refined and prolonged debate. The Anabaptists move beyond a narrow and objective application of the satisfaction notion.
As noted above, the major discussion concerning salvation does not focus on the theory of the atonement, but rather on the appropriate human response. That is, there was widespread consensus that one cannot lay claim to salvation on the basis of forgiveness alone. Rather, repentance must be followed by amendment of life. in other words, discipleship (Nachfolge) belongs constitutively and integrally to the work of salvation.
Regarding the place of good works within salvation, the Anabaptists are quick to point out that good deeds are not to be offered as merit before God. Righteousness on the basis of good works is completely out of the question. Rather, the good deeds of the believer are an extension of the gracious work of God in the life of the believer; indeed, they are an extension of the salvific work of God as such. This means that if good works are not in evidence it is questionable whether the saving work of God has taken root in the person.
Basic to this viewpoint is a particular theology of grace. Menno Simons holds that grace does not make its original entrance with the Fall; it is present already in the act of creation. Inasmuch as the divine act of creation establishes the works of God, grace is therefore integral to works. It follows that the good works of God done by people belong to the gracious work of God. Thus salvation, as the work of grace, includes not only the justification of the sinner, but also what is sometimes called sanctification. This explains as well why the Anabaptists could speak somewhat unreservedly of the positive place of the law in the Christian life. This is also the reason why "works righteousness" is not seen as a danger provided that good works maintain their basis in grace.
This theology of grace provides the basis for regarding all people as called to salvation. The human race was created with the potential for grace. That is, grace is universal in the sense that God offers grace to all people, not only to the so-called elect. Thus salvation is preached to all with a sense of urgency and with the assumption that from God's side no one is excluded from the invitation to believe.
This basic approach to a theology of salvation has critical implications for a number of questions. First, what is the place of original sin in Anabaptist theology? Anabaptists have a unique approach to original sin, an approach that supports their understanding of salvation. They affirm the historical reality of original sin, but deny that its power over the individual is final and absolute. That is, they hold that evil has entered the world through the first human parents and that all people are sinners because of the ongoing effects of that act. Yet the effect is not understood as total and debilitating. Something of the image of God, given with creation, remains. This provides a point of entrance for the Spirit of God. As well, this gives the person as such the capacity to exercise a free decision with respect to the invitation to salvation. In the light of the above it is understandable that Anabaptists have had some appreciation for the position of Pelagius (fl. 400-418) rather than Augustine (354-430) on the question of free will.
Second, what is the view of Anabaptists regarding the salvation of children? Generally it is held that while children are conceived and born in sin, they are protected by the grace of God until such a time as they are able to take a conscious and informed stand, in confession and action, for or against the saving work of Christ. In this connection it is therefore not appropriate to baptize infants. While children are certainly not considered to be Christians by virtue of their natural birth into believing families, neither are they destined to eternal punishment if not baptized as infants. Rather, they are considered safe in the grace of God until they are able to exercise their free will in response to the offer of salvation.
Third, will some be saved and others not? As mentioned above, the Anabaptists do not subscribe to that doctrine of predestination which held that some are chosen to be saved while others are destined for damnation. They insist only that Christ died for all. With this they do not imply a universalism, as though all would inevitably and eventually be saved. Rather, their intent is to uphold the graciousness of God toward all people and the freedom of all to choose God. The choice between life and death is the responsibility of the one to whom grace is offered.
It should be added that while the Anabaptists do not promote predestinationism or universalism, they are advocates of religious liberty or toleration. People should be allowed to believe as they wish without coercion. This implies a graciousness toward all people, especially the powerless. Such graciousness is not based on a lax attitude toward the unbeliever or toward those who hold a contrary view. Rather, it is based both on a theological conviction and on a practical concern: the conviction that God is truly a God of grace toward all, and the concern that they and others be allowed to follow their conscience in matters of faith, and not be coerced by force and even by threat of death to comply with a particular form of religion or with the official religion of the state.
Fourth, how is the salvation of the sinner experienced? The Anabaptists tend toward a holistic view. This can be understood in two senses. Firstly, salvation encompasses the entire person, impinging upon every dimension of life. The person becomes a "new creation" through repentance and amendment of life. Secondly, it is the whole Christ that saves. That is, the work of justification is understood as the incarnation of the life, the death, and the resurrection of Christ in the disciple. One cannot find in Anabaptism the typical Protestant distinction between justification and sanctification. Nor can one find an exclusive concentration on the atoning death of Christ distinct from the salvific power of his life and ministry. In short, salvation is the original and ongoing experience of new birth, understood as the transformation of the whole person into the likeness of Christ. Salvation is experienced through the interplay of forgiveness and discipleship.
Finally, what is the context in which salvation is experienced and affirmed? The Anabaptists place great emphasis upon the faithful church as the experiential community of salvation. If salvation means incorporation into Christ, this implies incorporation into the church, the body of Christ. The Anabaptists do not make salvation an individualistic matter, but see its earthly culmination in the experience of voluntary participation in the visible church.
To this point we have sought to outline in broad terms the view of salvation generally held by 16th-century Anabaptists. The question now arises: have these predominant features been upheld among Mennonites since that time? This is a difficult question to answer since historical developments are complex. Yet some observations are possible on the basis of major confessions of faith that have been formulated and accepted from time to time throughout Mennonite history.
The Dordrecht Confession of 1632 carries forward the essential features of Anabaptism from the previous century. For example, here repentance and "amendment of life" are integrally related (art. 6). However in the centuries that followed, significant changes are noticeable. While an overt dedication to a biblical basis continued, this basis proved broad enough to allow for rather diverse and divergent developments.
One variation can be noted in the Ris Confession of 1766. Here one notes a fortification against a legalistic view of salvation. This is accomplished by highlighting grace alone, with works understood as only an outward proof of an inward grace (Art. 20). With reference to works the major concern is that self-righteousness and legalism be avoided.
Another variation comes to light in the soteriology which accompanied the rise of the Mennonite Brethren church in Russia around 1860. This movement reacted against the growing assumption within the mother church that salvation is a natural birthright for Mennonite colonists, and that personal holiness is secondary in salvation. The Mennonite Brethren focused on the salvation experience as a radical turning from sin to a life of personal holiness. The influence of European Pietism of the 18th and 19th centuries can also be seen in the Mennonite Brethren emphasis.
Some of the Mennonites in North America were influenced noticeably by Fundamentalism during the first half of the 20th century. The Mennonite Church's (MC) confession of 1921, entitled "Christian Fundamentals," reflects this. Here the human condition is stated in terms of helpless fallenness, and the work of Christ is presented unequivocally in terms of the substitutionary atonement alone (art. 4-6). The 1921 statement also discounts the possibility of reforming society independent of the merits of Christ and the experience of the new birth (art. 10). This reflects the typical reaction of Fundamentalism against the social gospel. When brought to bear on Mennonite theology the emphasis results in an unfortunate disjunction of salvation from discipleship.
Mennonite scholarship during the past 40 years has given some attention to a theology of salvation. Spearheaded by the discovery and interpretation of Anabaptist sources, theologians have suggested guidelines for a faithful application of an Anabaptist-Mennonite perspective to this theme. One finds in these writings a call for the wholesome integration of nurture with evangelism, a recovery of the integral relationship between soteriology and discipleship, and an affirmation of the integration of salvation with the doctrine of the church.
See also Conversion; Regeneration
Augsburger, Myron S. "Conversion in Anabaptist Thought." Mennonite Quarterly Review 36 (1962): 243-55.
Beachy, Alvin J. "The Grace of God in Christ as Understood by Five Major Anabaptist Writers." Mennonite Quarterly Review 37 (1963): 5-33.
Driver, John. Understanding the Atonement for the Mission of the Church. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1986.
Dyck, Cornelius J. "Sinners and Saints," and J. A. Oosterbaan, "Grace in Dutch Mennonite Theology," in A Legacy of Faith, ed. by C. J. Dyck. Newton, KS: Faith and Life, 1962: 87-102; 69-85.
Friedmann, Robert. A Theology of Anabaptism. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1973: 78-101.
Klaassen, Walter, ed. Anabaptism in Outline: Selected Primary Sources, Classics of the Radical Reformation (CRR), vol. 3. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1981: 41-71.
Toews, John A. History of the Mennonite Brethren Church. Fresno, CA: Mennonite Brethren Board of Literature and Education, 1975: 361-79.
Wenger, John C. "Concerning the Satisfaction of Christ: an Anabaptist Tract on True Christianity." Mennonite Quarterly Review (1946): 243-54.
Wenger, John C. "Grace and Discipleship in Anabaptism." Mennonite Quarterly Review 35 (1961): 50-69.
Yoder, Gideon G. The Nurture and Evangelism of Children. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1959.
Yoder, John Howard. The Politics of Jesus. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972: ch. 11.
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Harder, Helmut. "Salvation." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1989. Web. 5 Jul 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Salvation&oldid=162888.
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Saturday, July 02, 2005
PR at Afton
The day was picture perfect. 85F, sunny with a nice breeze. There were NO bugs! Just perfect. I'm so tired of running in the rain.
I woke up at 330 AM so I could be at the race at 6, with a 630 start for the 50K. There is an 8 hour time limit.
I pulled into the Afton State Park right at 6:00. Our crazy government couldn't settle a budget so they closed the state parks and rest stops. Hello! Luckily, Scott's race was still able to take place.
OK, so I set a low goal. I decided since I ran 7:13 last year that 7:12 was good for this year. What kind of goal is that? Not a very far reaching one. Sheesh.
My friend Ann was working the aid station #1. It was great seeing her there, although I told her I wished she were running instead!
I finished 25K in three hours and realized I set low goals again. Damn me. I felt awesome, strong, ready to run another 3 hour loop.
When I arrived aid station #1 Ann told me she was going to run a bit with me. She stuck with me for 5-6 miles and then had to get back to manning the station.
I came in at 6:20. I felt awesome.
Get this. I took off my shirt during the race and ran in my race bra. I've never had the guts to do that before. Many people commented on the weight I have lost, they were all full of compliments.
After the race I hung around for 3 hours visiting with friends and just having a blast. I was talking with Don, a very seasoned ultra runner and good friend. He told me I'm not a 'goofy girl runner' any more and need to set some serious goals. OK, goal set:
11 hours at Voyaguer 50 mile the end of this month. Yup, 11 hours. History: 2002 14 hours, 2003 dropped at 50K and 2004 11:50.
Goal set.
I'm going to Lake Vermilion for the holiday. Talk next week!
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Congrats Julie
I see you finally updated your commenting permissions. I was getting ready to break down and create a blogger id just to post.
You just rock!!! I am so inspired by your dedication & perserverance. Also, congrats with your continued success on Leanness Lifestyle. Your whole shape has changed. YOu look fabulous.
- Julie B said...
Thank you, Cathy.
I'm glad you were able to post a comment. I should spend a few more minutes to learn how to make this blog a bit more user friendly and more appealing for the reader.
I haven't made that a goal of mine!
This LL is working well for me, it will be interesting to see how the maintenance will work out. There are a number of women at the site who are now at maintenance, I will learn much from them.
Thanks for the comment on my shape. I sure appreciate it!
- shannon said...
Congrats on the 50K! I ran the 25K and couldn't imagine mustering the energy for a second loop. You 50K-ers are amazing.


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My 3x great grandparents were married on this day in 1829 – sadly neither of them are still alive to celebrate the event.
John Carradice was born in Kendal in the county of Westmoreland about 1807 and Ann Ridley was born at Alston in Cumberland about 1810.
I found details of their marriage in the IGI but I haven't yet been to the Records Office to check the information. I was able to confirm Ann's maiden name from my 2x great grandmother's birth certificate – although deciphering the handwriting took quite a while.
Carradice is one of those names with a number of variants as well as deviants and the IGI records John's name as Carradus.
I have no idea how the couple met and why they married in Kendal and not Alston for example.
John and Ann had thirteen children between 1831 and 1854.
William – c1829
John – c1831
Solomon – c1834
Mary – c1836
Thomas – c1838
Elizabeth – c1841
Ellen – c1842
Ann – c1844
David – c1846
Isaac – c1848
James – c1850
Alexander – c1852
Mary Jane – 8th November 1854 (my 2x great grandmother)
I found John and Ann in all the census returns between 1841 and 1871 – they remained in Kendal all the time.
In 1841 the Ancestry index had them as Carradine and in 1871 as Carradas. A good example why genealogists need to be resourceful and use all their detective skills.
John was employed as a weaver all his working life.
Ann died about 1872 and John about 1873.
Other noteable events in 1829:-
Also on 2nd February Jonathan Martin set fire to York Minster
Andrew Jackson succeeded John Quincy Adams as the 7th President of the USA
Stephensons Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Oxford win the first University Boat Race


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0 degrees Pisces, allow, allowing, Arrows of Time, aspects, astro-flash, Astro-LOA, astrological houses, astrology, body, books, consciousness, death, Draygo, houses, Kim Falconer, law of attraction, Neptune direct, resistance, Rosetee, transiting
The Weekend Astro-LOA Flash highlights Neptune turning direct with the words allow, allow, allow . . . and to exemplify the experience, I though to share an excerpt from Arrows of Time.
Here Maudi, by the entrance.
I can't see anything.
You never could see well at night.
So it's not just because I'm dead?
I don't think so . . .
Rosette wanted to sigh. She felt the sensation, like an exhale, a wash of relief, but she had no physicality to perform the action—no way to express it. I don't know how I'm going to get used to this, Drayco. This non-corporeal state.
It's temporary, Maudi.
I hope so . . . She wanted to wrap her arms around her familiar and squeeze him tight until his tail lashed and she risked a swipe of his massive paw. She wanted to erupt into deep belly laughter and feel her heart pound against her breast bone. She wanted to cry, letting the well of emotion overflow from her eyes. She couldn't do any of these things and the realization caught her head on.
I'm dead.
Maudi! Think of what you can do, not what you can't.
For example? She knew her voice sounded sulky.
Think of the freedom.
Finally you can keep up with me.
There it was again, the desire to laugh. But she couldn't laugh, or sigh or cough or smile, or touch or hug.
Find a reference, Maudi. A point of entry,her familiar suggested.
He was so practical. She loved that about him. An astrological reference? Like what sort of transit this might reflect?
Exactly. Drayco looked in her direction. I'm guessing Neptune?
She exclaimed but no sound came out. Of course! Perfect! Neptune transiting in opposition to my sun. That's it. You're brilliant. She felt her energy whirling about like a dust devil stirring up leaves. Neptune rules the sea, a place where there are no boundaries. In Neptune's world all the sharp edges, the lines that distinguish one thing from another, are blurred. He's the god of immersion, the god of dance and ecstasy, boundless love and union with the divine. The god of enchantments and also deceptions. She felt laughter welling up from some deep place of awareness. I know I'm meant to let go of attachments and identification with material 'reality' but this is a twist I didn't count on.
An interesting one, don't you think?
Very. Neptune makes sense. Everything is dissolving, melting away so I can see who and what I am without the props. Great goddess of the woods, I never thought of my body as extraneous. This gives me a new perspective on consciousness.
Indeed, me too . . .
To experience Neptune's gifts, we have to dive into the sea and feel 'life' in a completely new way. No resistance. No pushing against. Where is Neptune transiting direct in your chart (at 0 Pisces – here's a video tut)? What house? Aspects? Any revelations of consciousness there? Let us know in the comments!


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Important: Read before installing.
- Do not interrupt the installation process. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation, use the standalone installer (see below) from Apple Support Downloads to update.
- The Mac OS X Server v10.6.3 Combo Update overwrites the /etc/rc.server file. If you have previously made changes to this file, make a backup copy before updating. Any custom sysctl settings should be configured in /etc/sysctl.conf rather than /etc/rc.server. See man rc.server and the /etc/sysctl.conf.default file for details.
- You may experience unexpected results if you have third-party system software modifications installed, or if you've modified the operating system through other means. (This does not apply to normal application software installation.)
- This update can be installed on non-startup volumes, but you should only do this if the current startup volume has already been updated to Mac OS X Server v10.6.3. The simplest way to avoid issues from an improper installation is to start up from the volume that you wish to update.
There are three ways to update to Mac OS X Server version 10.6.3:
- Use Software Update
- Install from a standalone installer
- Install on a remote server via Server Admin or the softwareupdate command-line utility
Software Update installation
Software Update may have referred you to this article. Because some updates are prerequisites for others, you may need to use Software Update more than once to obtain all available updates.
Standalone installer
If you want to download and manually install the update, an installer is available from Apple Support Downloads. This a useful option if you need to update multiple computers but only want to download the update once.
Remote installation
If you need to install the update on a remote server, you can do so using the Server Admin application or the softwareupdate command-line tool.
What's included?
This update includes improvements listed below, as well as ones delivered with the Mac OS X Server version 10.6.1 and 10.6.2 updates.
Calendar Service
- Improves compatibility with clients that use non-Roman languages.
Client Management
- Mail and iCal accounts that are automatically created when a client joins a server can now be deleted in Mail and iCal without unbinding from the server. Similarly, automatic VPN configurations can be removed from the client without unbinding.
Directory Service
- Fixes an issue that could cause the system to become unstable or unresponsive when bound to an LDAP server via SSL.
- Improves reliability of the slapd process on servers that are backed up by Time Machine.
- Improves importing records from older Open Directory servers.
Mail Service
- Allows the Mail service to recover from an interruption in Directory Services and reduces Mail service memory usage. (This was previously included in Mail Services Update 1.0 for Mac OS X Server v10.6.2.)
- Improves Mail service stability.
- Improves Mail encryption, as described in this article.
- Fixes an issue that caused Spamassassin to incorrectly adds 3.2 points to any message sent on or after Jan 1, 2010, as described in this article.
Podcast Producer
- Improves stability and reliability of Podcast Capture.
- You can now capture audio-only podcasts without a video device attached.
- The podcast command now accepts the --transfer_method option, which can be used to submit jobs by moving or copying files from the local filesystem instead of POSTing the files via HTTP. For details, see the man page for the podcast command.
- Improves time synchronization between cameras when capturing dual-source video.
- Improves performance and stability of Podcast Capture Web application when used with a large camera list.
- Improves appearance of thumbnails for podcasts posted to a wiki, when viewed with Internet Explorer.
- Updates and improves man pages for Podcast-related command-line tools.
Server Admin
- Eliminates delays in Server Admin on an IPv6 network.
- "Edit Over Quota Error Message" button is now always enabled for the Mail service.
- You can now stop the NetBoot service without stopping the DHCP service first.
- NetBoot/NetInstall filtering by client MAC address now works.
- Adds NetBoot/NetInstall model filter for the iMac (27-inch, Late 2009).
Software Update Service
- Improves reliability of Software Update Service, fixing the issues described in this article.
- Provides the ability to selectively copy and enable updates from Apple when there are updates with the same name for different Mac OS versions, such as Safari 4.0.4 for Leopard and Snow Leopard.
- Software Update service can now connect to Apple's Software Update servers through a proxy server that does not require authentication. For more information, see this article.
- Fixes cascading Software Update servers, which can be set up using the instructions in this article.
System Image Utility
- Fixes an issue that could generate the message "Catalog file is too fragmented for restore" when creating a NetRestore image from a volume.
- When using the Add Packages and Post-Install Scripts task, you can now specify the order of the added packages and scripts.
- You can now create a NetRestore image that includes a package such as iTunes, which would previously prevent the new disk image from being unmounted during creation.
- The Customize Package Selection workflow now works when the primary language is other than English.
- Adds model filter for the iMac (27-inch, Late 2009).
- Improves the ability to add Software Update packages and other installation packages to a NetInstall workflow (requires a source volume with Mac OS X v10.6.3 or later installed).
- You can now Enable Automated Installation for a NetRestore image (requires a source volume with Mac OS X v10.6.3 or later installed).
- Fixes an issue that could cause systems created from a NetInstall image to show an alert that "the client computer already exists" when binding to an Open Directory server (requires a source volume with Mac OS X v10.6.3 or later installed). For details, see this article.
- Fixes an issue with setting a custom system name using the Apply System Configuration Settings task (requires a source volume with Mac OS X v10.6.3 or later installed).
- When you enable Automated Installation for a NetInstall image, clients can now successfully choose which volume to install on if the "Volume: Selected by user" option is set (requires a source volume with Mac OS X v10.6.3 or later installed).
Web Service
- Enables CGI scripts stored in the /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables/ directory.
- Web password reset and mail rules pages now work with Internet Explorer.
- Web password reset uses port 8096 to avoid a conflict on port 8088 with the Software Update service.
Wiki Service
- Adds Digest-MD5 authentication support for Active Directory users.
- RSS feeds now include wiki updates.
- You can now attach files that have symbols such as # & ?, high-ASCII characters, or 2-byte language characters in their name. 2-byte characters are used to represent Japanese, Chinese, and Korean characters. High-ASCII characters are "extended ASCII" characters such as ü or é.
- Improves moving and opening events on a wiki calendar from Internet Explorer.
- Improves compatibility for Safari on iPad.
Workgroup Manager
- Fixes an issue that could cause a user's primary shortname to be changed when adding or editing additional shortnames.
- Improves reliability of Fibre channel connections to an Xserve RAID.
- Fixes an issue that could cause the size of certain Fibre channel LUNs to be reported inaccurately.
Additional improvements
- Improves Mac OS X Server security. For more information about the security content of Mac OS X Server v10.6.3 see this article.
- Mac OS X Server v10.6.3 also includes all other improvements delivered in the client Mac OS X v10.6.3 Update.
In order to receive all the improvements listed above, some systems require the Mac OS X v10.6.3 Supplemental Update, which is available via Software Update.
Tip: If you don't see the Mac OS X v10.6.3 Supplemental Update in Software Update, you don't need to install it.
Note: The Supplemental Update is for any system that was updated from Mac OS X Server v10.6 using the Mac OS X Server Update Combined v10.6.3, build 10D573. It is not needed on systems that were updated from Mac OS X Server v10.6.1 or 10.6.2, and it is not needed on systems that were updated from Mac OS X Server v10.6 using the Mac OS X Update Combined v10.6.3, v1.1.


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By Michael Eck
Special to The Times Union
ALBANY – Over forty years into his career, Robin Trower remains an unlikely guitar hero.
Where others rip and shred and wail, Trower takes his time; few ride the groove as eloquently as he does.
Sunday night, Trower brought his eponymous quartet to The Egg for a sold-out show that had fans standing and shouting for the yin-yang of terse, punchy songs and epic solos.
The fact that Trower was willing to let some songs – like "Twice Removed From Yesterday" and "Victims of The Fury" – fly by, made for a nice balance. And once he stepped up to stretch out, he more than made up for not spiking every song.
On "For Earth Below," for example, the lean 64-year-old Brit simply stood still, creating tension and release with combination of gently undulating riffs and shimmering chords.
Trower utilizes what Eric Clapton once dubbed "the woman tone," rolling back the treble and playing almost exclusively on the neck pickup of his guitar. In combination with his wah-wah pedal he achieves a broad palette of sounds, and once added to the deep sound of his low tuning, Trower's guitar becomes a rich, throaty voice. And, boy can he sing with it.
For the latter half of "Shame The Devil," Trower dropped the tempo, dipped his head back and dove into improvisational territory.
Due to his affinity for soulful, funky figures, Trower will always be called Hendrixian, but he is truly his own man.
He proved that again and again Sunday, as he has for years.
Trower's band supported him in each excursion, with the rhythm section of drummer Pete Thompson and bassist Glenn Letsch playing supple but uncomplicated patterns behind the boss.
Vocalist Davey Pattison more than ably copped Jim Dewar's classic sound on Trower standards like the gorgeous "Bridge of Sighs," "The Fool and Me," "Day of The Eagle" and "Too Rolling Stoned." Like the rest of the group, he was highly cognizant of keeping the sound whole, smooth and smoldering.
Trower – who had to go on late at a Friday concert after being checked out by a doctor – seemed in fine health and spirit, and was clearly touched by the strong response of The Egg's ardent crowd.
The closing tune of the evening "Another Time, Another Place," seemed as much like a promise as a goodbye.
Local gunslinger Joe Lowry's Second Mile Blues Band opened the show with half-an-hour of originals and covers, including some actual Hendrix. Drummer PJ Pagano rocked it up but good on the latter's "Fire," and Lowry filled in all the spaces Trower left open.
When: 8 p.m. Sunday
Where: The Egg, Empire State Plaza, Albany
Length: Trower, 90 minutes; Second Mile Blues Band, 30 minutes.
Highlights: "Bridge of Sighs" is still a classic, and "The Fool And Me" supercharged the sold-out house.
The Crowd: A sold-out house chock-a-brim with guitar fans.


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Hope everyone is enjoying the extended weekend. Kimmie I hope you had a great time running the RNR and after. We had the most perfect weather for the HOA this morning. 52F and 10mph winds at the start. It's still not 60F now. First time in 6-years I did not enter and I know I needed the break. I slept 9-hours last night for the first time in I don't know how long. Just got back from a very enjoyable 10-miler at easy pace and am ready to get some things done on the house. I get by the gym this evening and will have a nice walk with Chase and Max around sunset. Great weekends everyone!
Determination: The feeling you get right before you try something incredibly stupid.
Good morning Pace and everyone! Quick drive by post....
Rock n Roll race was great fun. I was happy with a 1:57, especially given my lack of training..... i knew that I would plan to stay with my friend the 1st half and then see if I could pick it up. So, second half was faster than the first and I enjoyed it the whole way. I could have pushed harder, maybe, but I didn't really want to die, so conservative was better and this was SO MUCH BETTER than my half in June. Being flat helped, too.
I liked the party atmosphere and all of the bands. Very impressive to see little girls cheering at 7:00 on a Sunday morning.
My friend is a friend from high school and another school friend met us there, so we did some reminiscing, which is always fun.
Have a good one all- off to the gym to take a spin class for the first time in a long time.
Thanks for starting us off, P2R. And yeah, sometimes we just need to step back and take a break. Thanks for the mileage totals. That's my big peak week before Equinox.
Sounds like a fun race, Kimmie! And really a pretty good time, too. Meeting up with friends at races is a large part of the fun, I think.
Hi Pam! What is that training plan? Never heard of a 2:18 long run on the schedule... seems an odd time.
I had a big weekend with a 10.2 mile tempo run on Saturday (7:46 avg pace) and a 23.1 mile long run on the course on Sunday. The last few miles were tough, but I made it through. Stashed water along the way this time which I've never done before (really!). It worked out well, but I still need to go back out and pick up a couple of bottles. So glad it's taper time! But... I checked my log from last year to see how I spent the last couple of weeks before Equinox and they were pretty big weeks, actually. Both over 40 with tough long runs on the course. I told myself earlier that I'd repeat what I did last year. Should've looked first.
Wow, 48F this morning to do intervals in on the trail in the creek bottom. Actually broke out a long sleeve tech shirt and light weight gloves. It will take a while for the Winter blood to start flowing. Sprints went well considering last night was legs and low back night at the gym and I walked the boys for an hour around sunset. Chase had a tooth pulled and stilled barked and whined when he thought I was going to leave him behind. Couldn't leave him throwing that big of a fit and he looked liked he enjoyed the walk. First day of a short work week. Hope everyones' is going well.
I need to plug my Garmin in to log my runs..Well, I just finished my first run in well over a month. Now its time to taper for Northcoast 24...lol.
Still doing it. Going to take it easy and going to do what I can. It will be fun..I look forward to seeing dopplebock and others tear up the course.
Great job on the 1/2 kimmie!
Ava turned two last week..really hard to believe. And Aidan is 4-1/2 months, and is a beast. 99th percentile for weight and 100th for height (Is that possible?) The happiest baby ever. Pictures are on FB of the two of them..I'll post some here when I can.
The cool weather was nice..Ran 5+ miles at lunch--working on my NC24 pace. Steady 11:50 mm pace. Doing 5:1 run/walk ratio.
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..Well, I just finished my first run in well over a month. Now its time to taper for Northcoast 24...lol.
..Well, I just finished my first run in well over a month. Now its time to taper for Northcoast 24...lol.
This certainly sounds like someone insane enough to do 24 hours
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Hey Murphy! You Maniac, you. Honestly, I hope you do ok on that. Those kids of yours are growing like little (big?) weeds! Please share a picture here for those of us who aren't on Facebook...
8.1 mile tempo run tonight. Not as fast or far as Saturday's run, but much harder. Terrain makes all the difference. The best tempo runs are downhill! But, I suppose this one was a better workout in the end.
Look at those curls! That Ava is such a cutie! And Aidan sure has that surprised look down! What a tank! Must be a real chow hound. Cute kids, Murphy. I can see why you haven't been running much!
And with a kid-pic induced grin on my face, I'm about to head out for my lunch time run!
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Lee Ryan has been joined by his Blue bandmates in court as he pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen and to criminal damage, after he urinated on a police cell floor.
The 30-year-old All Rise singer, who recently appeared in Celebrity Big Brother, was flanked by fellow Blue members as he appeared at Ealing Magistrates' Court in west London.
He was arrested on April 11 after officers saw him driving erratically.
Lee had been out partying the night before with bandmate Duncan James at a bar in London's West End, the court heard.
He was taken back to the police station where he unleashed a foul-mouthed tirade against police officers and urinated on the cell floor.
Wearing a dark grey suit, white shirt and black tie in court, he spoke clearly as he pleaded guilty to the two offences.
He was supported in court by all three of his bandmates – Duncan and Simon Webbe, both 36, and Antony Costa, 32, who wore black suits.
Lee found fame in 2000 with Blue, who went on to sell 3.3 million albums and a million singles in the UK, and was recently in nvolved in a love triangle during Celebrity Big Brother.


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This morning, Jamie pulled his motorcycle jacket out of the closet since we had to take his bike in for some work, and out fell a note that I'd taped to the hanger a while back for him to find. I won't divulge the story behind the notes, but every time he finds one, not only does it make him smile, but it reminds me of why I wrote them and how much I have to be thankful for in my life.
I've moved around a lot over the years--going to college out of state meant that none of my college friends were here in Colorado. After college, I moved to China for three years to teach English, an experience that made a profound impact on me. The amazing friends I met over there were my second family. And when I had to leave them, I was truly heartbroken. I think I actually had reverse culture shock moving back to America, and I literally grieved for the friends I no longer had in my life other than through phone calls and Facebook. And with my sister living in another state with her husband and their girls, Colorado seemed a little empty.
And although happiness can't depend on other people, I do need people in my life, too... What would life be without friends? When Jamie and I started dating, he became so much more than a boyfriend. He was my best friend and confidante, made me laugh, made me feel beautiful, safe and secure, made me feel supported and loved (as supportive as he is, though, I think he would rather I spend less time blogging and more time giving him back massages, so I'll wrap this up...). And something else that makes me very happy is that his friends became my friends, too. I so enjoy the movie nights, book club and girly talks. So I just wanted to take a moment to express my thankfulness for the many wonderful people in my life. It doesn't have to be Thanksgiving, after all, to say thanks. :)
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While I was busy making jam last week, Jamie made dinner, and he never fails to surprise me with what he comes up with. On our weekly menu chalkboard, Salmon and Sweet Potatoes were the plan for that night's dinner. I'm happy that sweet potatoes are one of the good carbohydrates, since I really, really like them.
So that night, Jamie made sweet potatoes two ways: roasted in the oven with some olive oil, salt and pepper, a preparation that's always one of my favorites; but then he also made some crispy sweet potato chips to top the salmon.
All with a pretty zucchini garnish on the side. Now how lucky am I to have such a guy? :)
Crispy Sweet Potato Chips
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled or scrubbed well
- salt and seasoning
- oil for frying
Heat about 1 inch of oil in a large flat-bottomed pan over medium high heat. You want the oil hot enough to quickly crisp the potatoes so that they do not soak up too much of the oil and become oily and soggy.
Using a mandolin, slice the potato into very thin translucent slices. Sprinkle a few drops of water into the oil to test the heat. It should be ready with the water sizzles in the oil. Working in batches, fry the potato slices until browned and crispy. Transfer to paper towels and immediately sprinkle with salt and/or your favorite seasoning.


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