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Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 7:03pmBut if you read the article, US episodes will still be delayed by a week in June... Sigh...
I say this as a UKer who downloaded all 6 seasons of Lost.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2011 @ 8:17am
Re:And as a US viewer completely addicted to the IT Crowd (as well as Dr. Who) I will never understand the artificially staggered release dates.
xenomancer (profile), 25 Apr 2011 @ 7:12pm
DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...At some point we need to figure out how to consistently get a contingent of well informed consumers and/or consumer advocates to spam the people just breaching these massive epiphanies with GOOD ideas. And when I say spam, I don't mean unsolicited direct communication (they're immune to that...), I mean 'hack' their 'random' selection process for test audiences and questionnaires. The sickening part is that not only are these TV dweebs just coming to terms with reality, but they take credit for discovering the basic infrastructure they work next to like a typical egocentric five year old figuring out an automatic car door window. I would have far less of a problem with usurped credit if it didn't take decades of public outcry to accomplish in the first place! For all of their statistically derived 'public opinion' they seem keen to ignore the rest of the population sampled. Sure, this may open the door to shows with ratings in the trillions if someone misses a decimal place or two, but we would still be better off without misinformed morons turning bad statistics into worse decision making.
*steps off soapbox*
*hands over bullhorn*
*receives a cookie*
Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 7:13pmSo in other words, weeks after being used to watching the episodes at exactly the same time as the UK, US fans are expected to wait a whole week to see the cliffhanger while avoiding any boards that contain Spoilers. Yeah, I can really see that happening.
Chronno S. Trigger (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 5:25am
Re:This is what I picture when you say that.
Zacqary Adam Green (profile), 25 Apr 2011 @ 7:28pmAs an uninformed US citizen with only passing familiarity of how the BBC operates, I have to ask: what motive does the BBC have to limit file sharing of Doctor Who? Aren't they a public broadcaster, funded by TV licensing fees, and they don't have to assure advertisers that people are watching the broadcast? Isn't it in their best interest for as many people to watch Doctor Who as possible?
What am I missing here?
Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 7:40pm
Re:IIRC, compulsory license fees are tacked onto all TV purchases in British areas receiving BBC programming. Or something like that.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 11:40pm
Re: Re:Replyin' to this because I got into a huge "debate" (read: argument) over this with a TV license inspector (yes we have them) when I was away at university.
TV licenses in the UK are required if you are actively watching "live" broadcast TV. So if, I dunno, Doctor Who is going out on the BBC and you're watching it on the TV in your house, you need a TV license. If you're watching a Doctor Who DVD, you don't need a TV license.
Basically if you're picking up a channel as it is currently being broadcast, you need a license. If you're watching DVDs, videos, playing consoles or using your TV for some other purpose, you don't need one. This particular issue got my goat a while back because the inspectors going around my campus were bullying people into thinking that you need a license if you watch any form of moving picture, including youtube. It's bollocks; watching TV as it's aired is all you need one for, and that includes internet services like the BBC iPlayer.
abc gum, 26 Apr 2011 @ 4:46am
Re: Re: Re:Telly license inspection is pants
PRMan, 26 Apr 2011 @ 8:27am
Re: Re: Re: Re:Telly? Pants?
No offense, but why do Brits sound like 5 year olds when they get angry?
abc gum, 26 Apr 2011 @ 6:08pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:Heh - I'm not a Brit ... but it is funny, no?
ethorad (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 5:06am
Re: Re: Re:Yes, if you're picking up a channel as it is being broadcase then you need a licence. Not just watching it, but recording requires a licence as well.
It also seems that if you don't have a licence you shouldn't have anything able to receive signals - ie don't tune your TV in, don't plug the aerial in, and don't install the TV receiving software on your computer. I think if you have a TV all set up and plugged in without a good explanation the authorities are likely to determine that you should have bought a licence and fine you.
I don't really know how it works with the new technology though. You need the licence to receive TV signals - even if you only ever watch Sky and never watch terrestrial broadcasts. You need the licence if you watch or record the live signals. However, you don't need a licence to watch pre-recorded stuff like bought DVDs or catch-up stuff like the BBC's iPlayer.
So how do services like Sky+ fit in? If you only ever watch things using Sky+ (ie on demand, not as broadcast) do you need a licence?
Seems that you don't - but I can see you having to argue that in court.
alsenior (profile), 25 Apr 2011 @ 7:42pm
Re:DVD sales and international licensing for one. BBC worlwide make quite a bit from them (BBC worldwide is the for profit international arm of the BBC, the reason why when you are outside of the us you see ad's on the bbc site)
That Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 7:45pm
Re:The have lucrative deals with cable stations in the US for the right to air the show.
They have laws that control the images, music, likenesses of the people and they have to meet those contractual requirements when exporting.
There is also the DVD/BluRay sales, and digital download sales to be made.
In the land of DVRs and HTPCs they fear fans will get high quality files and ignore their other offerings.
But then I saw several seasons of Dr Who on Amazon Goldbox today for 32ish... down from the $80 retail price.
I have to believe they are more popular at 32 than 80, and at that price most Who fans, even those who dared to download, would be counting pennies to be able to buy the box sets.
Rekrul, 25 Apr 2011 @ 11:23pm
Re: Re:There is also the DVD/BluRay sales, and digital download sales to be made.
Don't you mean digital rentals? I'm not aware of any place that sell DRM free video downloads, and as long as the videos have DRM, you will never truly own them. Your ability to play them only lasts as long as you can get a valid license file for them.
Anonymous Coward, 26 Apr 2011 @ 1:19am
Re:@ Zacqary Adam Green
The BBC are against filesharing. They lobbied the UK Government to rush through the Digital Economy Act (Three strikes and you're disconnected.)
Big Al, 26 Apr 2011 @ 2:45am
Re:While the BBC are publicly funded, they also make a lot of extra money licensing their shows to other networks. That's the extra money to produce decent drama and documentaries rather than second-rate ones.
They do get technically get paid by the eyeball for shows they license out, so it is in their commercial interest that the other networks attract large viewing figures so that they get more money to plough back into producing decent TV.
Less sharing (by releasing simultaneously both sides of the Atlantic) is definitely in their interests.
MrBeck (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 5:03am
Re: Why the BBC careThe BBC care because the sell the shows to the US. If the US watch the shows via some other means, the value goes down so the BBC make less money when they come to sell the show. Why they don't offer a subscription for internet TV I have no idea. Teh licence fee is about $20 per month so a sub of the same price would seem reasonable.
Silver, 25 Apr 2011 @ 7:34pmToo little too late..
As soon as we had the capability to get around regional restrictions with the internet, the TV industry should have noticed and should have changed right away. Instead they fought and cried and screamed at piracy..when they could have done the smart thing and released the same show, everywhere, at the same time.
Charles, 25 Apr 2011 @ 7:53pmThis is probably another can of worms altogether regarding digital copyrights and such things, probably off topic but what about geoblocking shows on network websites? what's the point?
It's hilarious because i have access to all of these networks in my cable package and can watch these shows if i schedule the right time to sit down and view them or if i remember to record them and yet THEY (these websites like the american ABC, NBC, CBS even Showtime, HBO etc.) are blocking my internet service provider from accessing on their websites based on some ridiculous regional copyright nonsense.
I don't get it... the people in these corporations and businesses don't know right from left at all and I would wish that they wake up and smell the coffee for a change.
No wonder people are downloading all the time coming back to the topic of this post and especially when productions are aired at different times globally, talk about think skulls.
Charles, 25 Apr 2011 @ 7:55pm
Re: My CommentThick skulls*** , sorry.
Nick Coghlan (profile), 25 Apr 2011 @ 8:09pm
Nope, they still don't get it.Australian free-to-air telecasts of Dr Who are still delayed a week since they want the UK to be first, but want to air it in the Saturday prime-time slot in Australia.
So, no, they still don't get it. They're still missing the main benefit offered by DVRs and file-sharing: watching TV shows when it suits you rather than some exec's idea of the best time to reach their target demographic.
G Thompson (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 12:54am
Re: Nope, they still don't get it.The Australian ABC has been annoying Whovians (pissing em off totally) for the last few years.
Not only do we get the Episodes of Doctor Who weeks (sometimes months) later, we also get a cut down version of the "making of" confidential show that on UK/US TV is approx 45mins per episode whereas in Australia its only approx 15mins. The phrase "Exterminate" comes to mind when thinking of ABC programmers and buyers
Though talking of the newest synchronised release of season 6, there are also three other reasons, other than 'torrents' why it was done as it was.
1/ First time EVER that Doctor Who had a specific storyline wholly set in the USA (and filmed there too) allowing the new US audience to have more ownership with the franchise
2/ The storyline for the first 1omins of the show was set on the 22nd of April 2012. Might seem insignificant but as per first episode season 5 (and previous) the show tries to start on that specific timelined date
3/ the most significant reason for synchronisation for FANS across the US and UK and that pisses any AUST/NZ [or other countries] off is... SPOILERS!
It was the #1 Trending topic on Twitter when it was shown. It is all over Tumblr and Facebook with people talking about the show and gifs/jpgs being published everywhere. And believe me any Fan of the show (I go back to Jon Pertwee era myself) looks at these sites and reads about it. SPOILERS ARE ANNOYING!
Luckily I myself saw the first episode the day after it came out in the UK/USA. It came to me in a time-shifted package I sent to myself next week ;)
Peet McKimmie (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 3:47am
Re: Re: Nope, they still don't get it.Just FYI, here in the UK we get either the long or short version of "Confidential" depending on the scheduling; usually we get the full 40-45 minute version with the original showing of an episode, but only the 12-15 minute version with the repeat.
And, trust me, you're not missing much. When you compare a 45-minute "Confidential" to its 15-minute counterpart, the extra half hour feels like "filler" and archive stuff not actually directly related to the episode.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 8:44pmIt is easy to sit back and play armchair quaterback over decisions made within segments of the entertainment industry. The assumption by many QB's seems to be that portions of the industry just do not get it. The internet has turned, for example, the television broadcast industry into one huge, worldwide market, with throngs of fans scattered throughtout the world.
Maybe there is merit to some of this, but as industry outsiders it is not possible to have a firm grasp and/or insight into all of the factors that go into the decision making of broadcasters. It seems reasonable to assume that contracts stretched across international boundaries have an impact. Broadcast preferences in one country may not be sufficient to generate ad revenue that makes the effort a worthwhile endeavor. Language barriers may likewise present challenges that are not easily overcome. Local customs or societal mores may serve as an impediment.
Thus, while it is easy to lob grenades over the transom at broadcasters, there may very well be significant obstacles that must be overcome.
"I want it and I want it now" may be the mindset of some consumers, but this does not mean that this mindset is as easy to meet as some may want to believe.
techflaws.org (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 3:37am
As an outsider I'd still go with dumbthere may very well be significant obstacles that must be overcome.
Right, so how much time did they have
before they realized
since they realized
the necessity due to the change brought by the internet??
Chronno S. Trigger (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 5:37am
Re:"I want it, and I want it now" is the way you or I see it. It's not the way BBC sees it. They see it as "I want it, and I want it when it airs in six months". Remember, they've been planning this way longer then we've known about it. They've had more then enough time to sort everything out.
Nick Coghlan (profile), 1 May 2011 @ 9:03am
Re:Oh, I'm perfectly away of the way that existing obligations can limit an organisation's ability to adapt. The NY Times, for example, can't go "stuff it, we're going digital only" because they'd have to fire too many people (i.e. all the ones paid for tasks solely related to printing and shipping dead tree editions), would likely breach standing advertisement contracts, would definitely breach subscription agreements with recipients of the hard copy edition and probably a whole host of other issues.
Companies can even do it to themselves, with requirements for internal processes that must still be followed even when they no longer make sense, and even the people that know better put up with it because they have more important battles to fight.
This is why merely *knowing* about The Innovator's Dilemma isn't enough to avoid it. Locking in multi-year contracts is just part of doing business, but when the technology is changing rapidly, that contract which seemed like such a boon when it was signed may become a liability just a year or two down the track.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 8:50pmAlas, the BBC's streaming version of Doctor Who still only works in the UK... gotta wonder.
Eric, 25 Apr 2011 @ 9:02pm
BBCAPity that BBC America is still not in HD here in State College, PA.
I hope the International iPlayer app is released soon..
Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 9:37pm
Re: BBCAsadly its that way down here in harrisburg as well.
Also Bow ties are cool.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 10:27pm
Re: Re: BBCANo BBCA in HD here in Philly either, altho some eps are available OnDemand (Comcast) in HD...the latest episode is.
Last season is available in HD on demand. Well, most of them, it's quite stupid: 2 through 6, 8 through 11, and 13, so I had to watch 1, 7, and 12 in standard def on my HDTV with my HD box from Comcast. Why the hell aren't all of them there?!
*cuddles Comcast hate*
Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 10:29pm
Re: Re: Re: BBCA*puts Comcast hate back into its cage*
I must add that - so far - the On Demand episodes are blissfully free of commercials.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 9:05pmSo stupid. They'd do better if they just released an official download/torrent with an internationally acceptable ad at the beginning and more tacked on during or after the credits. For a streaming service ads can be as targeted as possible, geographically and in consumer-taste. Just put a trailer for next weeks episode at the end. Viewership rises and they make more for ads.
The purchase of home media isn't that old, and it doesn't take a genius to see that it can't be assumed a reliable income into the future. If this is what they're trying to protect, then good luck to them. It won't work.
Jon Lawrence (profile), 25 Apr 2011 @ 9:52pm
Re:What is this "internationally accepted" ad you speak of? ;)
It does not exist. There's a large # of reasons that international sales are just that, sales to territories. And while money is one of them, regionalization (think, digital personalization) is one of them. Subtitling, dubbing into other languages, culturally acceptable ad sales materials, etc. are others.
Now, that's not a defense of the way thing are now, but there really truly *are* things that can and should be "value adds" in regional sales of content in a global market.
But generally speaking, regional distribs/resellers (if you will) of content are far further behind the tech curve than we are; so to suggest these newer digital models to the middlemen (who really can add some local value), really threatens their own businesses, and on top of that, they're not technically capable of delivering to their broader audience in ways that provide good experiences to their audience and still satisfies tracking and reporting (at the very least, even forgetting DRM, which the US rightsholders are, of course, unwilling to do) requirements.
Anyway, it's a little thornier than we'd all like it to be for sure. It will, eventually get sorted out.
MrBeck (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 5:30am
Re: Re: GoogleApparently there is this company on the internet that is has been somewhat successful selling ads internationally and supporting their services through these ads. I believe they are called Google. I believe broadcaster=dinosaur and that alone is the problem. They had a good run, as did the buggy whip makers and now they are about as useful. The only thing keeping them alive are the millions spent on lobbying our "public servants" to strangle competition. Whatever the solution I find it very unlikely the current crop of broadcasters and content "suppliers" (they don't make it, and the people who do are beginning to discover they don't need them) will be part of it.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 9:17pmWho cares? I wake up in the morning, get the file via torrent (well before it is available via broadcast in the US), then when the season is available for digital HD download from Amazon I buy it.
Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 9:22pmWell, it's kinda like with sports. Do you want to DVR your basketball game and watch it after others have seen it, or do you want to watch it live?
Memyself, 25 Apr 2011 @ 9:44pmHaving worked a bit with European networks, I'd say it's likely not the TV folks exactly. It's the government which controls and funds the BBC.
sehlat (profile), 25 Apr 2011 @ 10:36pm
Answer to "What took them so long?"A loud internal chorus of "But we've never done it that way before!!!"
Anonymous Coward, 25 Apr 2011 @ 11:30pmIn the UK we get stuff from America very late. As an example of something I recently started watching, Boardwalk Empire only started airing in the UK a couple of weeks ago. "Up" was released on May 29 in the US, in the UK it came out in October. Which is kinda silly since there are basically no changes that need to be made. It came out in other countries dubbed (and with in-movie graphics changed) before it came out here.
The problem with this is that the internet has made hype global. 20-30 years ago, a movie could come out and you'd hear that it has good reviews or whatever, through the news, but that'd be it. Then you waited for it to come out in your country and went to see it. Nowadays, you see trailers for it before they start airing on TV, you hear people discussing and raving about it, you see entertainment headlines talking about how great it is, your friends in other countries go to see it and come back talking about it and so on. And given that it's so damn easy to pirate a film, that's the option people take rather than wait months for this thing that everyone's been talking about.
For TV shows, it's even worse in many cases due to region codes. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is one of my favourite shows, for example, and it hasn't ever been released on region 2 dvd. So I have to use an unlocked DVD player and import DVDs, which is a hassle.
What confuses me even more are when companies set up a free streaming service, then block other countries from seeing it, even if it's ad supported. Channel 4 in the UK, for example, has a youtube channel with basically every episode of every popular show they've done on it, but you can't access it outside of the UK. This seems particularly silly since the episodes come with adverts in them (before it starts and one or two half way through) which, if I understand youtube's advertising properly, could easily be changed for region specific adverts depending on where the user is watching from. There's literally a world market out there and it's being ignored by the people who could make money from it, so they're being beaten to the punch by the people who ensure no one can make money from it.
Peet McKimmie (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 3:55am
Re:The point is that they want to sell the shows in other regions, and the TV companies will only buy them in those regions if they will bring eyeballs to their (and *only* their) advertisers.
A TV company can't be successful telling its advertisers "Oh, by the way, the folk *really* interested in seeing the show you're buying advertising in will already have seen it on YouTube".
The eejit (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 12:12amNo, the governemnt mandates the BBC's annual budget, which is covered by taxpayers (and yes, the TV Licence is a tax), and then a not-for-profit group known as the BBC Trust decides what amount goes on which programming.
Doctor Who has a pretty small budget, and it's still that largest SFX budget of any BBC show. Since Doctor Who began rebroadcasting, the writers (Russell T. Davies and Steven Moffat) have always wanted it to be a simulcast. The biggest hurdle to that was, atypically, regionalisation issues. The sole exception to this was America, where no-one wanted rebroadcast rights for the first two seasons.
I fully agree with having a localised version for most territories available for torrent, of just the episode, with the extras being on DVD/Blu-ray.
Patty, 26 Apr 2011 @ 2:00am
Re Dr. WhoI found it amazing that the BBC spokesman complained about piracy when piracy is the reason Dr. Who is so popular all over the world. Once again, the execs focus solely on what they think they have lost while ignoring the huge gain in the numbers of viewers garnered through bittorrent. I don't have TV so I downloaded it. (I go back to the Baker era meself.)
Memyself, 26 Apr 2011 @ 12:49pm
Re: Re Dr. WhoThere are alot of factors well beyond the internet that account for the popularity of the show. I go back to the Tom Baker era myself, and I live in the US on the West Coast. The show has had international popularity without digital technology.
Kevin Marks, 26 Apr 2011 @ 3:57am
How the BBC missed the point stillWhat they still get backwards is not selling the shows online immediately after UK airing. (or even before, for a further premium).
I wrote a post on the history of BBC mistakes in this area.
Josef Anvil (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 5:39am
Thoroughly Confuzzled....Ok Mike, you simply have to stop using titles like this for your articles. I had to stare at the title for a few minutes and then pause and wonder what the hell happened to my browser.
Just how the hell am I supposed to tell the difference between The Onion and TechDirt if you title and write articles like this????
Now Im not even sure how to comment on this crap. My common sense is completely thrown out of whack now. Ummmm yeah the internet is global. Soooo that means that TV People all over the globe now have a HUGE and NEW market for all their OLD content. Who gives a crap if the ad revenue is a fraction of what it used to be when you can rake it in for content that you haven't been using for DECADES.
Instead of whining about piracy; but... but... but...PIRACY. I'm surprised that at least one of those greedy f*cks hasn't said; but... but... but... new revenue on shit we aren't even using.
Zangetsu (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 7:47am
Crunchyroll as an exampleArs Technica had a recent article on how the amine scene realized this fact more than two years ago. Indeed, the ability to view anime is, in some respects, better in the rest of the world than it is in Japan. It's good to see that some people understand the changes and are working to integrate them into a new business model.
Jesse Townley (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 11:32am
I'm so stoked!That the BBC released the new episode within a few hours of the UK release over here in the US. I'm so bummed when my European friends talk about the latest episodes, while I know that I won't be able to see it for months.
This time around, I went to my cable services on-demand function and whammo! Watched the 1st episode within hours of its release.
About frickin' time.
Next task: slashing the prices of the Tom Baker DVDs. I would buy all of them IF they weren't $25+ a pop. Fuggedaboutit!
Bt Garner (profile), 26 Apr 2011 @ 11:52amI think the only reason that BBC America is showing Doctor Who at the same time (time zones aside) is because this current season is partially funded by BBC America
abc gum, 26 Apr 2011 @ 6:11pm"TV People Realizing That The Internet Is Global"
www = World Wide Web, go figure.
I still doubt they understand this.
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At age 42 year old on April 18, 1966, while at work in the morning, he called my aunt to say he wasn't feeling well and that he was coming home. But, he never arrived. All day, my aunt was frantic, and that escalated in the evening, when a co-worker passed by a lake parking lot and spotted his car. Upon further investigation, it was discovered he had died at that spot.
A few days later, my aunt, the widow and her brother from Dallas picked me up and we traveled a couple hundred miles to Tilton, New Hampshire where he was buried in the family plot, next to his father and grandparents. It was a cold, windy April day, it was a nice cemetery on a hill with great view. I recently went back, and when I did I couldn't find the plot. It was my husband who found the site last week.
I probably didn't meet Scrib until I was in 4th grade, but the memories are there. He was so friendly and really played with my younger cousins. I really liked him, and I think everybody did. My aunt wrote me after the funeral service saying she had over 400 notes to write.
More than anything, I remember how he loved the woods. So much so, that after his death, his mother purchased the naming rights to a New Hampshire State Forest. It is called, Scribner Fellows State Forest. My husband and I finally visited it, and I was filled with emotion, I was so proud. After the day in the forest and the cemetery, I used all my available resources to find more information about my uncle. From the below article, you can see what a remarkable person he was during his very short lifetime. The photo above was taken at the Forest, and much later in the day, we went to his cemetery where the below pictures were taken.
From Brown Alumni Monthly July 1966, page 123. "William Scribner Fellows '49, in Middletown, Conn., April 18. He was chief wood technologist with Stanley Works Laboratory. He began employment at Stanley Chemical Co., East Berlin, and was transferred to the corporate laboratory in 1961. In 1962, he was granted an educational leave of absence, receiving a Master's degree in Forestry from Yale University two years later. He returned to the Stanley Works laboratory as technologist in 1964. During World War II, he served as Cpl., USA Infantry Division. He was a member of the Forest Products Research Society, the American Forestry Association, Society of American Foresters, Society of Wood Science and Technology, and the New England Kiln Drying Association. He also was a former member of the Cromwell (Conn.) Board of Education. Barbara B. Fellows, Maple Share Rd., Middletown, is his widow."
Because I have a long line of Fellows in my tree, I recently discovered that Scrib and I were 9th cousins, once removed as well as having the niece / uncle relationship.

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Treasurer Bill Lockyer announces retirement
Lockyer has held an elected position since 1968
State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, a leading California Democrat for decades, announced Monday that he will retire from elected office when his term expires in early 2015.
Lockyer's announcement means he won't run for controller next year as planned. Instead, the 72-year-old politician said he's looking forward to starting a new phase of his life.
"It's tough to leave a career I have loved," he said in a statement. "It's been an exciting, fulfilling and rewarding 45 years. I've never felt anything but honored and privileged to serve my community and this state. And I cherish the people I've worked with and the friends I've made along the way. But it's time to make the break and explore other opportunities."
Lockyer, who has held an elected position since 1968, previously served as attorney general and Senate president pro tem in the Legislature. He began his political career on the San Leandro Unified School District board.
He said his decision was not influenced by his wife, Nadia Lockyer, who resigned as an Alameda County supervisor amid a series of public substance abuse and relationship struggles.
Lockyer said he'll remain active in public policy but doesn't know in what capacity.
It marks the first departure from a group of aging top-tier Democrats, including 75-year-old Gov. Jerry Brown. However, Lockyer's retirement announcement opens opportunities for younger Democratic hopefuls.


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In Marathon , you're a cyborg. You have some kind of shield - force field, super-hard liquid shell, anti-matter battery, whatever - which you replenish by plugging yourself into a fuel unit on the wall, which is like charging your car battery by driving it since it doesn't run out. You only physically get hurt when your shield is broken.
How do the medical things on the wall in half-life work, then? You bleed, this is somehow healing you. Is it dispensing band-aids? Is it full of bloodbags from blood donors? What is that stuff?


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When I was first began to research raw foods and its preparation I noticed that nuts are used in many raw food recipes to replace traditional ingredients such as cheese, creams and sauces. Dairy contains animal fat and other substances that I wanted to avoid. Nuts provide protein, "healthy" fat, fiber, vitamins and minerals. I used to think that nuts would just make me fat. Now I know that these very same nuts can help fight heart disease, diabetes, cancer and more. I learned that soaking nuts is an important part of making them digestible and eliminating enzyme inhibitors so that my body can get the most nutrition from them.
Before I list a variety of nuts and their benefits I should clear up the term 'raw' nuts. Almost all nuts are pasteurized. Because of legislation in the U.S., most of the nuts we buy are not truly raw. If they have been shelled, they have most likely seen steam, and many nuts are dried with heat in order to reduce moisture. These are not sprout-able. That being said, nuts are still powerful foods that become a great compliment to your raw diet.
www.living-foods.com/articles/rawcashew.htm states that they sell true raw cashews that are sproutable and no, they are not poisonous. I have never purchased any from them. I purchase 'raw organic' cashews in bulk from my grocery store. These are shelled and pasturized.
Here are a few nuts and what they provide:
Walnuts: One of the nutritious nuts. They are high in alpha-linolenic acid and omega 3 fatty acids. Omega-3s help reduce the potential for heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and clinical depression. Studies have shown that eating walnuts can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol, and also help with diabetes. Good in salads, pates and flat breads.
Almonds: High in protein, zinc and calcium, vitamin E, magnesium, calcium, potassium and iron. Another nut that can help reduce bad cholesterol. Many uses including pates, milks, and crusts.
Brazil Nuts: High in selenium which is a powerful antioxidant. It also improves mood and mental performance. They are also high in minerals such as zinc, copper, iron, and magnesium. Makes a very rich nut milk and are great in spreads.
Cashews: Like the other nuts, cashews are a good source of protein and fiber. They are also a good source of potassium, B vitamin, foliate, magnesium, phosphorous, selenium and copper. Extremely versatile in raw food recipes. Spreads, "cheeses", cheese cakes, ice creams, dips, etc.
Pecans: Zinc, vitamin E, vitamin A. Great in salads and and used in raw pie crusts
Hazel Nuts: Once again, a great resource for lowering cholesterol. In addition to protein, fiber and iron, hazel nuts also bring vitamin C, and the B vitamins to the table. Great in raw desserts and breads.
Pine Nuts: Good for your cardiovascular system, and filled with calcium, vitamins D, C and A. Pine nuts can be good for your eyes and immune system. Great as a substitute for Parmesan cheese and adding a salty zip to many dishes.
Macadamia Nuts: One of the few nuts that have palmitoleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid. It is said to help reduce stored body fat by increasing metabolism. They are also rich in omega 3's and vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and iron. Wonderful in desserts, spreads, salads, pates.
I no longer think of nuts as a fatty treat that I shouldn't be consuming. Full of nutrients and so satisfying, I eat them every day!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
3 comments:
- Steve said...
I love nuts too, Julie. Each weekday morning I have a bowl of chopped walnuts and almonds with some almond milk and dried fruit. I also use almonds quite a bit in my salads. Nutty, eh?
- Heidi Swift - Grit and Glimmer said...
I myself am on a big nut bonanza right now. In fact, I just had sauteed cauliflower and carrots with cinammon and walnuts. Delish! I"ve been eating them in cereal, protein shakes, and as a healthy "crust" on salmon (ground pecans). So filling, too - they really create a feeling of satiation.
Great post, Julie!
- SteveQ said...
Every day I have my nuts (esp. almonds and walnuts); you are what you eat ;-) Seeds, too. Just felt it worth pointing out there's raw and there's labeled raw.
See you at the 1/2 marathon tomorrow!
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Osso Bucco is one of those dishes that I could never get excited about. Many Osso Bucco recipes contain
a can of tomatoes making the sauce more of a "tomato" sauce. And as much as I love tomato pasta sauces, it didn't appeal to me as a sauce for Osso Bucco.
Years ago I watched one of Lidia Bastianich's TV Series and in one of the episodes she prepare her Roasted Whole Veal Shank. This recipe was from her cookbook - Lidia's Italian Table. I knew immediately that I would love this recipe and I was right. I've made it often using the whole shank, but for just two, I adapt the recipe to make Osso Bucco. The only tomato in the recipe is a squirt or two of tomato paste.
Osso Bucco
Veal shank cut into pieces 1 1/2 inches thick.
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large carrot, chopped
1 small onion, sliced
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
6 fresh sage leaves
1 cup dry white wine
2 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon tomato paste
(I keep a tube of tomato paste in the fridge
Preheat oven to 350°F
Heat olive oil in oven proof pan. Brown veal shanks. Remove from pan and add chopped carrot and onions. Saute until tender. Add garlic and saute for another minute. Add rosemary and sage, one cup of white wine, chicken broth and a squirt of tomato paste. Cover and put in the oven for approximately 1 1/2 hours or until the meat is tender. Check occasionally to make sure there is sufficient liquid.
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Here is a helpful trick, I think.
I have been developing this family but haven't found them in the 1940 Census. The Shaky Leaf showed up on the wife for the person in question. I did have the family in the 1930 Census so when I found the wife in the 1940 Census, I wanted to check. I brought up the result pages, looked at the indexed page, to see if was worth looking further. There is the Trick within FTM2014.
This is in the Web Search Workspace, I have selected the Wife, as that was where the Shaky Leaf led me. I clicked on the down arrow on the Right End as this is the only Child that was showing. That brought down the rest of the children. I can see the husband in the center.
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The Judge Dredd reboot, Dredd, seemed to be going well. Karl Urban was playing the title role and the film promised to be more faithful to the original comics than the awful 1995 adaptation starring Sylvester Stallone. For those unfamiliar with Judge Dredd, the story takes place in a dystopian future where the law is carried out by "Judges" who are "judge, jury, and executioner" for all criminals. The film was shooting in 3D in Johannesburg for a September 21, 2012 release.
However, 24 Frames is now reporting that director Pete Travis (Vantage Point) has been locked out of the editing phase and the process is being handled by screenwriter and producer Alex Garland (28 Days Later). According to 24 Frames, "Creative disagreements with producers and executives in charge of the film reached a boiling point," and that, " sources said it arose when Travis and producers and executives in charge of the production did not see eye-to-eye on footage Travis was delivering." However, other sources say that "although Travis is no longer involved in postproduction, he is keeping up with progress via the Internet and has not been pushed aside." Hit the jump for more. [Garland and Travis have released a joint response to this story. Hit the jump for the quote.]
Cutting the director out the editing phase is always a bit troubling but it doesn't necessarily lead to a poor film. There was some contention involving director Stephen Sommers and the editing of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, but that film turned out fine. However, if the person who was in charge of the film is no longer deemed capable of taking it to the finish line, it's usually a sign that the producers are unhappy with the rough cut or the dailies.
But with Dredd, Garland's work may have been so extensive that he may seek a co-director credit even though he didn't shoot any of the footage to date (although there's still the possibility of reshoots). It's unusual for a co-director credit to be added at a later date, but this doesn't necessarily mean Dredd is a flop. Garland isn't an outsider to the production and it's possible that Travis didn't capture the tone Garland laid out in his script. At least we can all rest easy knowing that no matter how the final film turns out, we will all be spared the "comic relief" of Rob Schneider.
Travis and Garland have released a joint statement to 24 Frames on the matters:
"During all stages of the filmmaking, 'Dredd' has been a collaboration between a number of dedicated creative parties. From the outset we decided on an unorthodox collaboration to make the film. This situation has been misinterpreted. To set the record straight, Pete was not fired and remains a central part of the collaboration, and Alex is not seeking a co-director credit. We are all extremely proud of the film we have made, and respectfully suggest that it is judged on viewing when its released next year."
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Rome, Italy, Nov 13, 2013 / 02:32 am MT (CNA).- Following the 70th anniversary of the bombing of the Vatican in World War II, the author of a new book on the affair has concluded that the attack was carried out by Italian fascist forces.
The circumstances of the Nov. 5, 1943 bombing were long unclear, as was the bombing itself: Vatican City was a neutral country during the war, whose sovereignty was violated by the attack.
The bombs were dropped around eight in the evening from a small plane, and they hit the laboratory of mosaics, Vatican Radio, the Vatican City administration building, the palace of the courts where diplomats lived during the war, and the house of the archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica.
While causing significant damage, there were no casualties to the attack. The office of then-Monsignor Domenico Tardini, deputy of the Secretariat of State, was completely devastated by the explosion.
Until now, the bombing had not been clarified. It was unknown who had bombed the neutral Vatican City and why. Speculation ranged from the Nazis, who were occupying Rome, to the Allies, who had already bombed Rome, to the fascists, allied with the Nazis in northern Italy.
"Bombs on the Vatican," newly published in Italian and authored by Augusto Ferrara, seeks to shed light on the matter, and publishes for the first time photos of the attack.
In a conversation with CNA Nov. 5, Ferrara recounted that "after the bombing, an investigating commission was immediately formed to ascertain the responsibility for the bombing."
The Vatican State Secretariat asked for an explanation from the embassies of Berlin, London, and Washington.
The Allies have been considered by many the most likely protagonists of the bombing, though both the English and Americans were surprised about the attack, according to correspondence published on Ferrara's book.
Ferrara asserted that "after the bombing, a voice spread that the bombing was done from a Savoia Marchetti 79. That kind of plane, smaller than the Anglo-American ones, was part of the equipment of the Italian Social Republic."
In July 1943, the Allies had invaded Italy, and that same month Mussolini was deposed as prime minister, and arrested. Then the Kingdom of Italy, under Mussolini's successor, Pietro Badoglio, and King Victor Emmanuel III, signed an armistice with the Allies on Sept. 3.
In response to this, the Nazis set up the puppet state the Italian Social Republic, led by Mussolini whom they had rescued from imprisonment. The Italian Social Republic controlled northern and central Italy, opposing the Allied push up the peninsula.
It was in the midst of this division between the Kingdom of Italy and the Italian Social Republic that Vatican City was bombed.
According to Ferrara, Vatican Radio was the main target of the bombing.
Fascists thought Vatican Radio "gave important information to the Allied Forces through its frequencies," and this is the reason they decided to bomb it.
The plane which bombed the Vatican reportedly took off from the airport of Viterbo, a town 70 miles north of Rome.
Ferrara discovered that "the pilot was a sergeant Parmeggiani, who was ordered to drop the bombs by the prominent fascist Roberto Farinacci."
That the attack was carried out by the Italian fascists, and not the Allies, is also suggested by a conversation between a priest of Rome, Fr. Giuseppe, and the Jesuit Pietro Tacchi Venturi, who was continuously in touch with Cardinal Luigi Maglione, Vatican Secretary of State.
The conversation is reported in the book "Skyways lead to Rome" by the historian Antonio Castellani.
According to Castellani, Fr. Tacchi Venturi lamented "the attack of the Americans" to Fr. Giuseppe, but Fr. Giuseppe replied, "they were not Americans, they were Italians."
Fr. Giuseppe then underscored that "it was a Savoia Marchetti plane, with five bombs aboard to be thrown to the Vatican Radio station, since Farinacci was convinced that Vatican Radio transmitted military information to the Allied Forces."
Following the attack on Nov. 5, 1943, Vatican City was bombed a second time, on March 1, 1944. At that time, six bombs were dropped, killing a worker in Piazza del Sant'Uffizio and injuring a Dutch Augustinian living at Santa Monica College. The attack seriously damaged the Palace of Sant'Uffizio, the Urban College of Propaganda Fide, and the Oratory of Saint Peter.
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My wonderful husband arranged a dinner with friends at Providence to celebrate me turning 21 for the 10th time in my life. You can read about the first part of the meal here.
After that delicious dinner, it was time for dessert, the real reason all of us were there. 😉 Despite starting to feel full, I still went for the full 8 course dessert tasting menu. I didn't know when I would be back so…*shrug* Can you blame me?
First up was "Cocktails". Three different drinks manipulated via magic (okay, more like molecular gastronomy) into morsels that you pop in your mouth. From left to right was a grapefruit concoction, gin & tonic and mojito. The grapefruit and mojito were contained within a very thin bubble that burst in your mouth. The gin & tonic was turned into a jellied substance. I can't say I was an avid fan of any of the drinks mainly because I don't care much for grapefruit, dislike gin and prefer my mojitos on the sweet side. But texturally, this was quite a new and fun experience for me.
Next came the Kalamansi Gelee, which was my favorite…I think. It's a bit of a tie between this and the 4th course. The kalamansi gelee was a first for me. Turns out it's a fruit that looks a lot like a lime and is popular in the Philippines. Surrounding it was a soup of white chocolate coconut milk with tiny tapioca balls. On top of the gelee was a litchi-shiso sorbet and coconut. Now, I'm not at all a fan of coconut. I usually avoid anything with the stuff, which is ironic given that I used to gnaw on raw coconut as a kid growing up in the South Pacific. This dish wasn't overly sweet nor was it strong on coconut flavor which is probably why it appealed to me. It was also light and refreshing. I think one of the reasons that I loved this dessert so much was the nostalgia the ingredients inspired in me, what with the coconut and the tapioca balls which reminded me of my boba-slurping days as a college student…
The third course was the mandarin-rose sorbet. There was a cute little pistachio macaron, some fluffy bits of yogurt cake and cardamon. I believe under the sorbet was a raspberry gelee. I'm not sure where the "mandarin" comes in but I did taste the rose and smelled it too. It wasn't too flower-y and went well with the raspberry and yogurt cake which reminded me a lot of angel food cake. Macarons seem to be popping up all over the place nowadays which is fine with me because I love them. And mini-versions are just adorable which makes me love them even more!
Another favorite, the sweeter side of panzanella came next. This had burrata ice cream on one side and strawberries marinated in basil and balsamic vinegar with a pan-fried frangipane. I think the outstanding part of this dish was the strawberries. The basil, balsamic and strawberries all melded together into something delicious yet I could still taste each individual component. I am going to try and recreate it at home…but I'm sure I'll probably come up with only a poor cat's version.
Caramel pudding was fifth on the list. This dessert consisted of a cup filled with salted caramel pudding topped with a sprinkle of apricot, caramel popcorn and a chocolate peanut. I love the whole salt and caramel combination so when I started, I was pleased. However, when I reached the bottom, I found the pudding to be overly salty, so much that I really couldn't finish it. Sadness…
Up next was the dark chocolate mousse with kumquats, ginger and goma ice cream. Goma, it turns out, is sesame seed. While it wasn't as strong in flavor as the black sesame ice cream I had at Tsuruhashi, it was still quite enjoyable. I think sesame seed ice cream is something that needs to become trendy so I can eat more of it. Then again, my hips are already too wide…
Next was the affogato. This was pretty fabulous. It's an Italian ice cream dessert that's topped off with a shot of coffee or espresso. This version had canele ice cream with over a hazelnut streusel. The bitter of the coffee was softened by the sweetness of the ice cream and the streusel helped give a nice textual contrast. It was just a harmonious dish that I enjoyed. I think this was my next favorite dessert from the tasting after the kalamansi and the panzanella.
For our last course, we were treated to a plate of mignardises – bite-sized desserts that are a type of petit four. Mini chocolate macaraons, caramels and what I think were blackberry jelly candies graced our platter. We chowed down on the macarons and the jellies but most of the caramels were collected and taken home to be savoured later. These caramels had some salt in it and it was just right this time. I wish I had taken them all! 😛
Not everyone partook in the tasting menu. Husband and another friend opted for only one dessert but their one dish were just as fabulous as our tasting menu. Husband went for the dark chocolate ganache which is a chocolate lover's heaven. I am not sure what my friend ordered but it was beautiful…an edible marble-looking ball filled with something yummy; This was a sophisticated version of those chocolate eggs or something like that. Everyone was ooing and aahing when it arrived.
Overall, Providence has to be one of the best meals I've had so far. The dessert tasting menu is definitely a bargain, I think, and I encourage you it out, especially if you are a lover of sweet!
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I suspect in 20 years it may be easier to get to a diagnosis of chronic lyme disease and let?s hope the treatments that are available will become a bit more mainstream and accepted. The early summer of 2005 I was bitten on the foot in my bed by what was diagnosed as a hobo spider bite. I was told that there was nothing that could be done and they sent me home and told me if the symptoms persist for 6 months to come back.The symptoms went away after about 4 months and health returned. The early summer of 2006 the front side of my corneas came off. It was diagnosed as corneal sloughing and I was told I was spending too much time in front of my computer and my eyes had dried out. That began a cycle of illness to wellness back to illness, etc. The fall of 2010 I was diagnosed with Reactive Arthritis and treatment began. I asked to be checked for lyme disease. They reluctantly did it because lyme doesn?t live in the State of Washington but because I travel a lot they would! The test came back negative and I took lyme off the table.
In January of 2011 my life changed and so did the diagnosis. I was on a support site for arthritis patients and the topic of lyme disease came up with a link to an image of the bulls-eye rash. I clicked on it and fell off the chair. I had that rash during the fall of 2006 while visiting family in New York. The same rash! I believe that during 2005 and 2006 I had been bit several times and that rash proved lyme.
I googled the ?Western Blot Test? and found out it was not reliable when testing for lyme or its co-infections. I then googled lyme and eyes, and a condition called Keratitis came up which described perfectly what had happened to my eyes. I then got to a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD) and was clinically diagnosed and a blood test from Igenix Labs confirmed the diagnosis of lyme.
I am now being treated at the West Clinic in Idaho. I don?t believe there is a better place. My recovery continues and so does treatment. Lyme has affected every part of my body from my brain, heart, nervous system, joints and circulatory system and everywhere in between. I have had over 60 symptoms that include arthritis, heart issues, vision issues, memory loss, brain fog and there are many others.
I recommend you read the attached .PDF and watch the video of Jason West who is my treating doctor. I believe if you can get to the diagnosis you will find health as it is being misdiagnosed for many diseases that include : M.S., Parkinsons, A.LS., R.A., Lupus and many others. I believe that many people you may know have lyme disease.
Good Luck
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In the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference standings it may show up as just another regular-season game, but there's something special about a contest in which the student surpasses the master for the very first time.
Prior to becoming the inaugural men's basketball coach at Chestnut Hill College in the 2004-2005 season, Griffins mentor Jesse Balcer was both a player and an assistant coach under Philadelphia University legend Herb Magee. More recently, Magee's Rams mastered Chestnut Hill in each of the first 10 meetings between the teams, but Balcer finally broke through in last Wednesday's road game, as his Griffins toppled their nemesis, 74-61.
Balcer's ballclub improved to 2-4 in the CACC and 5-9 overall, while the Rams (who won a December square-off at Chestnut Hill back in December) drifted to 4-2, 9-6.
Each squad got a strong effort from its marquee junior forward; Dan Comas led the winners with 18 points and eight rebounds, and Corey Francisco paced the Rams with 19 points and eight boards.
The game-changer was CHC sophomore guard Jakeem Bogans, who rang up eight of his 16 total points during the final five minutes, keeping the Rams at bay. The speedy 5'8" Bogans, a Cardinal Dougherty grad, hurt the hosts on the inside, the outside, and from the foul line, as well as on defense.
"He does that to our own team in practice," Balcer confessed. "He kills us. It's great to see the way he's stepped it up this year."
Naturally, everyone wanted to know what Coach Magee said to Balcer in the handshake line immediately after the game.
"He said 'Good job, Jesse' – the same thing he said the 10 times he beat me," Balcer related. "He's a man of few words in that way, but he's gracious in victory and in defeat."
Balcer revealed that the next day he received a congratulatory phone call from Dave Pauley, the veteran coach at another CACC school, the University of the Sciences.
"He said to make sure I enjoyed it, because it may not happen again for a long time," the CHC skipper said. "It was a special game, but you have to sort of file it away for later because there are other things we need to focus on right now. In terms of our season it was just one win."
A multi-sport athlete at Abington Friends School (Class of 1992), Balcer was recruited by Philly U. as a baseball shortstop. He tried out for the hoops squad, as well, eventually becoming the first walk-on player to serve as captain on a Herb Magee team. He worked as an assistant coach at his college alma mater from 2000 to 2003.
On Balcer's latest trip back to Henry Avenue and School House Lane, his Griffins didn't open up a double-digit lead until the final phase of the contest, but they were aggressive from the outset and had the Rams playing catch-up much of the evening. Philly U. briefly enjoyed a 19-17 edge 11 minutes into the action, but following a time-out the Griffins came back to attain a 33-29 halftime lead. CHC's Comas and Philly U's Francisco each had 10 points in the book to lead their respective squads.
When the second half began, the Rams found themselves unable to make any inroads against the leaders over the first eight minutes or so. They slowed down Comas a little bit on the inside, but a score off a steal by Bogans, a three-pointer by junior Uros Kovacevic (five points, three assists), and a putback by sophomore forward Khadim Ndiaye (eight points, four rebounds) contributed to a 47-39 CHC lead while Philly U's seven-foot center, Temi Adebayo, contemplated his fourth personal foul of the night.
Seven points by Rams sophomore guard Jimmy Connolly (relatively quiet up to that point) figured into a rally that brought the hosts back to tie the game, 56-all, with five minutes to go. Comas scored from the paint and canned two of three free throws to put the Griffins back in front for good. Four points from sophomore Mark DiRugeris (12 points), two from senior Brandon Williams (seven points, three assists), and eight by Bogans completed an 18-5 finish for Chestnut Hill. Most of CHC's scoring in the stretch came on 11-for-13 free-throw shooting, as the visitors kept a handle on the ball and forced Philly U. to foul. The Griffins committed just seven turnovers the entire evening.
Connolly ended up with 13 points and eight rebounds for the Rams, who also received 10 points apiece from J.J. Gundry (eight rebounds, three assists) and Nick Christian (six rebounds.)
"I preach defense to the guys all the time, because that's how we're going to win games," said Chestnut Hill's Balcer. "They get tired of hearing me say it, but if we can hold the other team to around 60 or 65 points, we have a good shot. In games like tonight, they proved that to themselves."


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Discussion in 'Ride Reports - Epic Rides' started by Radioman, May 19, 2011.
I like that you are including all the prepwork in this trip.
Subscribed !!!
This is gonna be good.
Kingston, Ontario has lots of room for ya, and a full service shop, anytime.
Thanks for this comment, as it is all part of the adventure. Will be filling in many more details on the pre-ride planning, and updates as I move into the Actual riding which starts at the en of this week! .
Been swamped with packing up my house completely after 19 years of living here, finishing my last days of work....only three days to go! so it has been hard to get time to sit and write! Soon....
good luck with everything that is LEADING UP TO THE RIDING
can't wait for your adventure to begin
Coming along
I'm assuming you're taking the '06 . You have a wonderful writing style. I will be cheering for you all the way. If "X" cramento is on your flight path now or ever, be glad to put you up.
Mark, you're an inspiration and I hope your trip is wonderful!
If you find yourself needing shelter in NW NJ, you're welcome to stay with me and the missus.
Good luck and safe journey- I will sit here at my desk being jealous all day long... If you are ever in Thailand, give a shout out and I'll set you up for a few nights...
Have fun..
Chapter 3 should be an exciting adventure. Looking forward to following along ... have a wonderful journey.
Living the dream.
I'm excited for you, Radioman!
It was a long weekend here as we honor our Veterans who sacrificed their lives for us. Always been a time for me to reflect on life and what others sacrifice on a daily basis. I always come away humble, grateful and thankful.
As I approach the end of the planning stage of my ride, still lots of hanging details. Mostly the packing and moving after 18 years in one home. Trying to realistically simplify and reduce "things", but not knowing when I will be back.
Finally made the final move out of our master bedroom. Has had many bittersweet emotions as I prepare for this new Adventure. Still grieving the loss of my wife, Chris which will be a lifetime of knowing she is gone but I hold onto the fact that she has made my life richer and better and for this I an thankful.
At the same time, Chapter three is under way for me.... Will talk more about this in another post later in the week.
Decided that it is time to start to make the changes. Started by completely clearing the bathroom and cleaning it top to bottom. Looks like the days after I finished putting in all the tile, painting the walls, refinishing the claw footed tub. Just wanted to leave it in great shape for my house renters. Even removed all the silicon caulking in the shower and redid it all. Looks great.
showers done!
Then emptied the closet..... Wow why do we have so much stuff?
Then needed to get all the linens, pillows and personal stuff out of the room. Where to we get all this stuff? Also decided to clean the carpets....
All cleaned out. That is the house renters bed...
I moved into a small bedroom, and boxed up the few cloths to make it through the final time at home.
and packed the rest of my belongings into my workshop area. Still organizing and will have some additional bike set up.
Downstairs of my shop.
And one box that I used in my grief class to help in the process of coming to terms with the death of Chris. You presented to the class your process and part of letting go. Mine was a combination or videos done previously, packing my box of goodbyes (just like I had been doing a home to get ready) and then a quick part about my chapter three!
Feels like I an scaling back, so that I am ready to reduce down to the bike ..... My rolling home starting very soon!
Also have been getting ready for my trip. Took sometime Monday night to scan all my critical documents, and they will be on a micro USB flash drive that will be with me, in case I lose everything else... Would be able to prove who I am, copies of passport, credit cards, Drivers ID, immunizations etc.
Hey Mark, nice job with the bathroom remodel, looks good. Appreciate all the extra details you're providing with the trip planning, really helps make it feel like we're along for the ride too. Keep up the good work, looking forward to more.
Good luck on the trip. Ill be following along.
If you get to New England drop me a PM.
The remodel was years ago, I was just getting things all cleaned up for my renter. Wanted to leave it in very good shape!
Put a great deal of sweat into every part of the house. Have always been handy and it helped to feel like I was adding value and using my skills!
Thanks for your comments on my "ride report" so far. It has been good to share my journey and I personally like to hear all the stuff that goes into getting ready. I will post of pre-ride costs and considerations once I get time.
Radioman - very sorry about your loss...
Looking forward to your ride report and following your progress...
Hi Mark, guess I'll miss you later in june when I hit pdx. If you need a place to stay while passing thru atlanta give a shout. If I'm still on the west coast my son will take are of you. You should have my phone #/if not shoot me a pm.
Oh, have a wonderful trip!
And as I look ahead at the weather for later this week......
We have had a very rainy spring.... But look the first day that I start riding...warmest day of the year
All the best to you and I'll be waiting for reports!


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Bradford Council announced plans for several different Industrial Centres for Excellence across the district last year, at a time when more than 6,000 18 to 25-year-olds were claiming Jobseekers' Allowance.
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In December, the Fed came out with a preliminary rule that raised howls from banks and credit unions. And thus began a six-month lobbying bonanza that included 11,000 public comments, numerous TV and radio ads, social media campaigns, petition drives and efforts to get Congress to intervene.
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"It's obvious that the Fed listened to the concerns of credit unions and other small issuers," says Bill Cheney, president of the Credit Union National Association. "We feel better about the 21 cents than we felt about the 12, that's for sure."
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