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Place of Origin : China
Brand Name : GANDO
Model Number : 220V-S3-__KW
Certification : CE
MOQ : 1 set
Delivery Time : 2 days
Payment Terms : TT, L/C, Western Union, Paypa
Supply Ability : 200 sets per week
220V AC Servo motor controller Drive for Lifting Machinery
Ac servo drive:
1, Design for heavy load equipment
2, Strong capability of over load
3, Quick response
4, Easy control, low price
1. Block Machine
2. Brick-Making Machine
3. Building Materials Equipment
4. Metal Packaging Machinery
5. Air Compressor
6. Hydraulic Machinery
7. Lifting Machinery
1. The S3 ac servo drive can meet the demand of step-less speed-changing of the main driving system used in numerical controlling machine tool.
2. Small size, require less space in the control cabinet
3. The method of vector control is better than that of V/F control, especially under slow speed torque. At 5 Hz frequency, the start torque can reach the ratio of 150%
4. The carrier wave frequency range: 0 ~ 16K Hz, work mutely
5. Provide standard analog quantity interface of 0 ~10 V (input impedance:47K Ω, output impedance:250KΩ). Compatible with most system interface of numerical controlling machine tool.
6. With strong capability of over load, the inverter can work more than one minute under the rated output current of 150%.
7. Provide multifunctional output terminal signals, such as zero speed signal, running signal, full speed signal, failure indication, etc.
8. Automatic torque compensation, make the spindle of the machine tool work normally at low-speed
9. Provide three groups of record for the maintainer to grasp the running situation of the machine tool. The parameter of the motor can regulate automatically to assure the precise and stability of the system.
Power range:
Provide all range of capacity from 0.75kw to 315kw;
Specification sheet
Power source
One phase or three phase AC220V -50~+20% 50/60Hz
Three phase AC220V -15~+10% 50/60Hz
Using: 0~ 55 Storage: -20~ 80
Below 90% RH No dewing
Below 0.5G(4.9m/s2)10 ~60 no continue running
Control mode
1. Position control 2. Speed control
3. The speed tries to move 4. JGO movement
Regenerative applies the brake
In sets
Control characteristic
Speed frequency response
Speed undulation rate
±0.3 (load 0 ~ 100%); <±0.02 (power source -15 +10%)
(value corresponds to rated speed)
Velocity modulation ratio
pulse frequency
Control input
1. Servo enables 2. warning elimination
3. Deviation counter nulling operation
4. Instruction pulse prohlibition
Control output
1. servo prepares the output enables
2. servo warning output
3. the localization completes the output
Position control
Input way
1. pulse+ mark
2. CCW pulse/CW pulse
Electronic gear ratio
Feedback Pulse
The most 20000 pulse / revolution
Adds and subtracts the fast function
The parameter establishment adds and subtracts the fast time 6-1530ms(0r/min ~1000r/min)
Surveillance function
Rotational speed, Instruction pulse accumulation, Position deviation, motor torque motor electric current, running status
Protection function
Overspeed, main power source pressure, main power owes the pressure, presses the class overload, applies the brake exceptionally, the encoder is unusual, position deviation
Demonstration, operation
6th LED digital tube. Four buttons
Suitable the load inertia
Less than electrical machinery inertia 5 times
220V AC Servo motor controller Drive for Lifting Machinery Images


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Solar Sailer in the Sea of Simulation
Life is something that happens when you can't get to sleep.
— Fran Lebowitz
And drama.
Orange ambiance bathed half-a-dozen of Classic Juice empty bottles — a habitual beverage in a solitary mood for cinema — the light streak in between the soft toy of old and new as I set an alarm for Monday morning wake up call. The radio-iPod player warm glow at the the corner of the room commanded an ambiance of warmth. I should sleep easily.
The led light blinking and slowly lost it warm glow to outside light, screened by the blue blinds curtain.
I'm awake for hours from midnight. I ended up shutting the buzzing alarm at dawn. I let tiredness drape me, as the warm sun drape me to sleep till noon.
I thought of her.
The 6 months of offshore paid leaves ended. It's a been awhile I'm being accustomed to cubicle 9-5 life. Even though it's a contractual work on building up a database for newly bought Saturation Diving System from France, I rather be in the old office than being alone with other distraction at home.
Creative work on cinematography on hiatus, at least until March, then again, I might end up to Turkmenistan if I got a slot as a Diving Coordinator from the company that called themselves Sigur Ros — but none of the older generation engineers are uninterested with the Icelandic post-rock band. Come to think of it, I never met one of them who are genuinely interested with the band or even post-rock. By them, I meant a group of engineers that stuck on board the flotilla of vessel or clunky oil rig in the middle of the sea or desserted town of post-communist bloc. A little appreciation of the melodic strings, percussion and synth might boost up the morale a little, that, and prayer.
I wanted to talk to her.
That sleepless night I thought of cold mechanical structure, sleeping in helium, bath in brine, work in abyss — translated in numerical database in a spreadsheets system.
Would she give me her number?
I got Numbers in my MacBook Pro, but they're working in Win OS environment. Good thing I got Boot Camp installed — for MS Office, but more importantly for AutoCAD. Autodesk just released Mac version, but I don't think I can spend a grand more on software. I've to make do with the old office's version.
There's countless version of scenario of how I should tackle the matter regarding her number, but which?
I spent the noon till evening crunching data from 7 boxes of manuals and technical books. It's a mix feeling of elation meeting with the ex-colleagues and re-training my old engineering mind back to its track. 6 months break from engineering into creative work is an enjoyable months. From amateurish shot to professional production. I'm glad I'm given the chance to prove my strength in HDSLR cinematography, no matter how lack the skill I was when I first started out. It's no wonder the ex-colleague are more interested with time-lapse question, choice of body and lens than answering my question to matter of the database work. It's my first day. Be easy.
Getting her number won't.
I was at the The Gardens' Machines. It's late. After three visit to different Machines store, finally I found a capable technician who are willing to take my Shure SE310 earphones.
Yuna, the musician just beside me with her errr, manly-friend. My mind said "Hi, I'm a fan!" My tongue uttered otherwise, slipping "uhm" and "ah" until it finally manage to change the subject of tongue slipping to more technical matter and economics: "It barely two years, the left ear bass driver are little off and why does it cost me RM1.2k in 2009 and now it's RM800?"
Almost like bragging my audiophile attitude in front of her. While she's more interested with buying an iPhone 4 for her (or her male-friend).
My ballooning audiophile technical jargon found its way to the the able Mac Technician, we talked about active-passive noise cancellation, treble and bass driver, stopping at vacuum amplifier, while waiting for my receipt.
I'm now less of one favourite earphones for traveling. At least for a month until they got it fix. Grado SR60i is too old school for a walk-about, and being open cans, not a good choice for public usage.
I like Sennheiser too.
Funny thing happened that night. I'm having my late fix of java at the Starbucks nearby and as the barista just about to pull the espresso shots — blackout. So there I was, coffee-less and with iPod without earphones, a MacBook Pro without wi-fi, a man without his night bath, a smelly guy sitting in the cozy cafe without air conditioner.
A guy trying to make a sense of this digital distraction and monologue affection.
Like any sane people in the deluge of digital world. I tweet on my handphone.
The timeline gone a little bit wild that night.
Instead of my smiling facial expression digitally bath with the white led, I'm now in a lit cafe. The power is back. Oh, the sweet barista troubled herself to Starbucks at The Borders to bring me to-go java.
I'm smiling a bit more and biting my lips as the timeline getting more visual.
I'm hungry. A hungry fat cat.
Semisonic's Closing Time accompanying me home but not to bed.
I was wide awake till 8 am.
I started with compliment, gone half-through with half-joking intention. Ended up with embarrassment.
My tired mind failed me.
I was wide awake at noon, in the office. They're formulating the work flow of repairing a hole at the strengthener of a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. A converted tanker that work like an oil rig in deep sea oil field. There's a hole smaller than iPhone inside the bow area. A work that only need 1 hour on dry land will took us 5 hours deep in the water. Welding in confined space always spells trouble. To make it worse it's directly under the engine room and the waste collector. Oily and feces in the muddy dark cold water.
Oh, shit. I fucked up! I shouldn't have asked her number!
There's teleconference with a senior Inspection Diving Supervisor on the phone that involved with the FPSO's last year Underwater Inspection in Lieu of Dry Docking (UWILD). He gave a pointer with the work flow, that shouldn't be a problem getting a nod from Ship Classification Body like ABS or DNV. One of the engineer joke about sticking an iPhone with epoxy. Then the joke goes on from Corrosion Alarm App to Nanobots (my joke). We're digressing. Back to the drawing board. Literally. The whole white board are blue lines of diagram and sea of red marks.
All it takes is time.
I can wait. Can I?
The underwater compartment will be flooded, the air bubbles from the air hose should gives the Welding Diver a few centimeter of clearance of open space and oxygen for the welding work. It took an hour to let the muddy water to settle down the sediments.
Settle down. The digital distraction may have wrought physical attention. It's just classic Othello jealousy.
I was at the cafe. They're a crowd of executives. Talking, sipping, eating, rowdy with laughter.
And all I thinking was is sleep (and finishing off this draft of entry).
Good night. Love.
Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy drowned me to sleep with Solar Sailer and Sea of Simulation.
Le Mythe de Sisyphe
Camus presents Sisyphus's ceaseless and pointless toil as a metaphor for modern lives spent working at futile jobs in factories and offices. "The workman of today works every day in his life at the same tasks, and this fate is no less absurd. But it is tragic only at the rare moments when it becomes conscious."
[Source:The Myth of Sisyphus]
Beneath the vessel lies the mariners' catacomb of ancient sunken ships. From north to south, traffic of flotilla haste through the commercial sea highway of the narrow strait.
The underwater salvage work took 2 years.
Offshore soon. I'll be back onshore another 45 days.
In the middle of the sea, 'one must imagine Cthulhu happy' as he labours to create meaning.
The Neko consoled, in the tone of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Swimming from the sea of morose and dejected to the plain of pleasant thought and warmth sincerity.

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- Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
- Diagon Alley
- Azkaban
- Little Whinging
- Little Hangleton
- Godric's Hollow
- Hogsmeade
- Beauxbatons Academy of Magic
- Durmstrang Institute
- Ministry of Magic
- St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries
- Ottery St. Catchpole
- Knockturn Alley
- King's Cross Station
- Nurmengard
- The Burrow
- The Forbidden Forest
- Malfoy Manor
- Brazilian wizarding school
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It isn't just the weather that's hot in Miami – the sizzling nightlife and the plethora of daytime activities under the warmth of the sun makes this the perfect destination.
This sub-tropical city of over two million people attracts tourists all year round. If working on a tan is your first priority then head over to Key Biscayne Beach or the very popular South Beach where beautiful bodies dot the pristine landscape. There are a host of activities offered on these beaches including swimming, jet skiing, paddle boarding, kayaking and parasailing. Scooters, roller blades, bikes and Segways are available to rent.
A great way to see Biscayne Bay is from the water on one of Island Queen Cruises tours or a personalized two-hour sightseeing tour aboard a Zodiac boat from Ocean Force Adventures. The more adventurous can catch a sightseeing flight from Key Biscayne on a Cessna 172 Seahawk Seaplane.
Attractions include the Jewish Museum, Coral Castle Museum & Sculpture Garden, Airboat Tours Gator Park, Flamingo Gardens, Viscaya Museum Gardens, and the Miami Seaquarium. A highlight at this world-class marine-life entertainment park is the Dolphin Odyssey Experience at Dolphin Harbour which includes a deep water swim pulled by a dolphin as well as a handshake and a very wet kiss.
There is no shortage of trendy boutiques to check out including the super cool Collins Avenue Shopping District. South Beach's Lincoln Road offers shopping late into the night. If one prefers mall shopping, the Aventura Mall is South Florida's largest.
After dinner enjoy a night of music at the Frank Gehry designed, New World Symphony Center or theatre at the Ziff Ballet Opera House at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. Upcoming shows include We Will Rock You, Elf, Once and War Horse. The Flat is an intimate lounge catering to the after-dinner crowd. Cozy couches surround a baby-grand piano with a colourful sketch of Ray Charles on the lid. The place just invites one to sit back and relax.
After midnight and it is time to party! At the time most Canadian bars serve last call, Miami's bars and clubs begin to rev up. The latest offering on the Miami Beach late-night scene and the nightclub to be seen in, is Mokai Ultra Lounge. You might even catch a celebrity or two dancing the night away.
Speaking of celebrities, you can sleep like one at one of Miami's beautiful hotels. Arguably, the grandest is the Four Seasons Hotel Miami, an AAA Five Diamond Award property. The sleek, 70-storey building on downtown Miami's Brickell Avenue was built in 2003 with 221 guest rooms and suites. This urban retreat underwent a multi-million dollar renovation in 2011. Designed with Miami-flair and European-style elegance all rooms have a lovely city or Biscayne Bay view.
The hotel's public spaces have an updated Art-Deco vibe with an art collection displaying works of well-known Miami and Latin-American artisans. The Four Seasons has three large pools located on the seventh-floor. The main pool and whirlpool are surrounded by chaise lounges and cabanas are available to rent. You can take a walk through the landscaped terrace or have a drink at Bahia, the outdoor bar by the waterfall. The Sports Club/LA Miami operates a recreational and fitness centre and full-service spa on the fourth-floor. If you can't pull yourself away from your comfy chaise, no worries, the spa offers massages poolside.
Four Seasons' guests are also invited to the Hilton Bentley in South Beach at 1st and Ocean where they have complimentary access to beach amenities including umbrellas and chaise loungers.
Off the seventh-floor lobby is the Edge Steak and Bar in the Four Seasons Hotel Miami. Kosher meals can be ordered from outside the hotel in advance.
For more Miami information online go to: www.MiamiAndBeaches.com. To book your Four Seasons Hotel Miami holiday visit: www.fourseasons.com/miami or from Canada call 800- 268-6282.


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New, Unplayed 1990 Japanese Stereo Reissue With Obi. "Trumpeter Donald Byrd And Baritone Saxophonist Pepper Adams Worked Together On Several Recordings Between 1958 And 1961, And The Cat Walk (Released On LP In 1962) Is Among The Best. A Quintet Setting, With Pianist Duke Pearson (Another Longtime Byrd Collaborator), Bassist Laymon Jackson, And A Lively Philly Joe Jones On Drums Joining The Front Line Of Byrd And Adams, The Sessions For The Cat Walk Benefited From The Writing And Arrangement Skills Of Pearson, Who Contributes Three Compositions Here, The Impressive Opener "Say You're Mine," "Duke's Mixture," And "Hello Bright Sunflower," Which Borrows Its Melodic Structure From The Opening Bars Of "Lullaby Of Broadway" And Features Byrd Using A Muted Trumpet. Byrd Contributed The Title Track, Which Attempts To Capture The Coiled, Taut, But Somehow Still Relaxed And Assured Gait Of A Tomcat, Thanks In No Small Part To Jones' Inspired Drumming Which Hits The Mark With Stops And Turns And Smooth Run-Outs That Are Indeed Very Feline In Nature. Byrd's Playing Throughout Is Typically Sleek And Lyrical, And Adams' Sturdy, Husky Baritone Sound Is The Perfect Counterbalance, Making The Cat Walk An Essential Byrd Purchase." Steve Leggett, All Music.
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BoingBoing brings us a super-duper Oldie: 1912's Hygiene for the Worker. On work apparel, the tome instructs, "The type of waist known as the lingerie is one that the business girl should not wear in the office. It is neither sensible nor dignified. Nor is it an economy, for on account of its sheerness it requires greater care and expense in laundering ; hence, it is seldom washed as frequently as it should be. There is nothing more distasteful to the average business man than unclean finery." Also distasteful: the employer's insolent "inspection!" [BoingBoing]
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A gem of rare emotional depth and integrity, "Ulee's Gold" is the cinematic equivalent of a wonderful old backwater town, a community bypassed by the interstate of the mainstream American film industry that possesses virtues and knowledge that travelers in the fast lane never stop to appreciate. Graced by a completely unexpected performance from Peter Fonda that is by far the best of his career, Victor Nunez's richly realized drama about a man re-awakening to his family responsibilities has all the commercial liabilities of a small film without major stars or other obvious selling points. But Orion Classics could have a shot at a sleeper if it can combine likely strong reviews with smart release positioning to allow the picture to settle in and give an audience the time to discover it.
Working, as always, in Florida and with the same deliberate, character-oriented approach that proved so rewarding with his last outing, "Ruby in Paradise," four years ago, Nunez this time ups the dramatic ante somewhat by intro-ducing a good-versus-evil plot element that generates some honest suspense. The characters remain the focus of the writer-director's concern, but the melodrama propelling the action gives the film some urgency that is welcome and not unduly contrived.
In bare-bones description, premise is nothing that will set pulses running. Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson (Fonda) is a middle-aged Vietnam vet living modestly in a rural area of the Florida panhandle. Over time, it becomes clear that, devastated by the death of his wife six years before and the further disintegration of his family, cued by the long-term imprisonment of his son Jimmy (Tom Wood), Ulee has retreated from emotional engagement, putting most of his attention into his work as a beekeeper and the production of a high-grade honey.
But since his daughter-in-law Helen (Christine Dunford) has disappeared, Ulee is obliged to look after his two granddaughters, teenaged Casey (Jessica Biel) and the younger Penny (Vanessa Zima). Their quiet, mundane lives suddenly change, however, when Jimmy asks his father to go fetch Helen, who has turned up in Orlando. Ulee obligingly makes the trip, and is confronted with two low-rent criminals (Steven Flynn and Dewey Weber), who happily turn over the drugged-out Helen but then demand, at gunpoint, that Ulee produce the $100,000 they have just discovered that Jimmy, their former partner, has hidden from them.
The week that follows is difficult and dramatic. When Helen awakes from her stupor, she goes into heavy physical and emotional withdrawal and needs to be restrained and watched at all times. The daughters react warily to their hysterical mother's return, although crisis moments are helpfully alleviated by the intervention of a new neighbor, nurse Connie (Patricia Richardson).
It is also the peak of Ulee's work season, and unusual attention is paid to the details and sheer ordeal involved in the transformation of hive honey into a consumer product. As Ulee does it in his old-fashioned way, it is hard and solitary labor, making him a distinctly endangered species, and Nunez uses the job as a low-key but effective meta-phor for the type of independent spirit and commitment to enduring ways that are now quickly passing from the scene.
Barely sleeping due to all the work and suddenly feeling his age, Ulee still manages to establish the location of the money, which he fully intends to hand over to his nemeses. But the impatient thugs turn up at his home, gag and bind the women and force Ulee to lead them to the stash at once, generating a genuinely breath-shortening episode that one rightly suspects will not be solved with conventional movie heroics.
Gravitating seemingly by nature to human truths and respecting the reality of experience rather than the expedi-encies of Hollywood-style plotting, Nunez achieves a rare, and rarely earned, emotional depth that rewards the moderate demands he makes on contemporary viewers' short attention spans. Some may find the pace somewhat pokey, the style on the prosaic side and the whole atmosphere a bit too down-home, but Nunez's focus on the es-sentials among life's priorities — family, work and honorable values — is ennobling and enriching without being sticky or sanctimonious. With one gesture at a key moment, when Ulee kicks a gun irretrievably into a swamp, Nunez effectively sums up his entire attitude toward the conventions and preoccupations of today's cinema.
Since Peter Fonda had never been asked to give, and certainly had never delivered, an ambitious three-dimensional performance before, it must have taken courage on Nunez's part to entrust him with this role. But Fonda has re-sponded splendidly, with work that is reserved yet revealing, withholding but ultimately quite moving. With his cold eyes, erect stature, taciturn manner and deliberate vocal cadences, it is impossible not to compare the actor here to his late father, and there may even be an element of portraiture going on, with the son reproducing aspects of the way he remembers his own father behaving toward him. There are also intonations in Fonda's turn that re-mind strongly of Clint Eastwood, but none of this takes away from this singular achievement Peter Fonda has managed after 35 years on the screen.
While the central figure dominates the proceedings, the other thesps do well in the same emotionally truthful vein. Production values are average, but pic benefits from the distinctive atmosphere created by the northern and central Florida settings.


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"Every once in awhile, something a little 'gay' makes it onto the pages of this blog.... and this is one of those times. La Avispa is one of the oldest gay night clubs in San Jose Costa Rica and on one particular night, it's the place to be. Sunday nights at La Avispa draws a HUGE crowd and a really quite diverse crowd at that. The following was posted on my other blog: Doin GAY Costa Rica so if you're one of my more 'open-minded' readers and are ever in San Jose with nothing to do on a Sunday night..... I think you'd have a GREAT night out, straight or otherwise. Oh, D'Angelo and myself don't only go to gay bars, we'll have a video and post on 'Vertigo' one of the BEST night clubs in all of Central America... and straight."
D'Angelo and myself love, Love, LOVE Avispa Discotheque and there IS no better place to party on a Sunday night. I've already written about La Avispa (the wasp) before and if you want a more in-depth look at one of San Jose's favorite gay hang-outs, then go HERE.
Not much has changed since my original article- La Avispa is till the SHIT, except maybe for ONE thing: We made a MUCH better VIDEO to show you the happenings at la Avispa on a Sunday night.
La Avispa is notorious for guys trying to separate you from your MONEY. Many will show interest, start dancing with you... and of course want you to buy them drinks,,,, I'm sure you get the picture, but if you decide to play that 'game', just be careful where it leads.
BUT also- this happened when we were La Avispa. We saw our friend Ed dancing with a really CUTE, twink boy. Nothing against Ed, but something just wasn't adding up,,,,, we told him to be CAREFUL and watch himself. Not 5 minutes later when they were dancing, kissing etc. a tranny, working in tandem with CUTE, twink boy, tried to gangster Ed's wallet......problem was, even though Ed was being distracted, his wallet had a chain on it....so, needless to say, he felt the tug. Next thing I know, a tranny goes flying against the wall. CUTE, twink boy got away, the tranny was not so lucky and was picked up by La Avispa security........ you've been warned. Other than that,,,GREAT place to have a GREAT time.
So here it is, our brand new VIDEO on La Avispa. ENjoY!
TONS of Costa Rica Travel Info and VIDEOS on our website: Travel Costa Rica NOW and if you want to visit our YouTube Channel: iCostaRica24 ENjoY!


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Due to the impending visit of Hurricane Irene, the Law Library will completely close starting at 6pm on Saturday, August 27th. We plan to reopen at 8am on Monday, August 29th. You will not have 24/7 swipe card access during this period when we are closed. Make sure to check your Hofstra email and the Hofstra Campus Alert page for updates. Stay safe!
Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat


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Restorations & Revivals
Little Fugitive
60th Anniversary Rerelease / New 35mm print
In this utterly charming fable that poetically captures the joys and wonders of childhood, 7-year-old Joey (Richie Andrusco) is tricked into believing he killed his brother and flees to New York's Coney Island, where he experiences a day and night filled with adventures. With a concealed, custom-made 35mm camera, legendary photographer Morris Engel—whose collaborators included future wife Ruth Orkin, herself a photography titan—captured a perfect time capsule of Coney in the waning years of its heyday. Little Fugitive won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, played in nearly 5,000 U.S. theaters, and is now recognized as a classic of American independent film.
"Our New Wave would never have come into being if it hadn't been for Morris Engel's fine movie Little Fugitive. It showed us the way." —filmmaker François Truffaut
An Artists Public Domain/Cinema Conservancy Release. Preserved by the Museum of Modern Art with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Film Foundation, and the Celeste Bartos Film Preservation Fund.


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Lindsey Lemons — Babe of the Day
Lindsey Lemon is a model from the Motor City, Detroit, Michigan.
She has only been a model since 2011, but can already boast about 16K Facebook fans. Pretty impressive for only modeling for a year.
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One of our great honors is to accompany Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley when he brings a "Taste of Chicago" to Washington D.C. This year, the Mayor invited Members of Congress and other dignitaries to the Great Hall of the
Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress which opened to the public in November of 1897.
The Great Hall is one of the most magnificent public spaces in the country. The ceiling is 75 feet above the marble floor and is decorated with stained glass skylights supported by elaborately paneled beams finished in aluminum leaf. In the center of the marble floor is a large brass inlay shaped like a sun, on which are inscribed the four cardinal points of the compass. Bordering the sun on four sides are round medallions with 12 brass inlays
representing the signs of the zodiac..
On the east side is the Commemorative Arch leading back to the Main Reading Room . Inscribed into the frieze above are the words Library of Congress. Above that, flanked by eagles, is a tablet with the names of the
engineers and architects who were responsible for the design and construction of the Jefferson Building.
Eli's brought an assortment of cheesecakes–Original, Cookies & Cream and Mud Pie that were a hit of the party.
Chicago has a very dedicated hospitality community which is delighted to support events promoting the City around the country.
Eli's Marc Schulman celebrates the success of the Taste of Chicago in DC with Tom Grey and Tim Thomas of the Mayor's Office of Special Events, who produce the Taste of Chicago and this special event in Washington.


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This week brings us the first ballet movie to catch our interest since "White Knights," a true-crime story about a cross-dressing murder suspect and a comedic romance between Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor.
"The Warrior's Way"
South Korean dreamboat Dong-gun Jang, Kate Bosworth and Geoffrey Rush star in this hype-stylized actioner about an assassin who must flee his native land after refusing to kill a baby. He runs for the safety of the American Old West, where of course he is discovered, forcing a showdown between cowboys and ninjas. In theaters everywhere, watch the trailer and read our interview with Kate Bosworth
"All Good Things"
Inspired by the real-life exploits of the notorious Robert Durst, Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst star in this thriller about a man who slowly descends into madness, of the possibly murderous, certainly cross-dressing variety. In limited release, read our review and watch the trailer
"Barney's Version"
Adapted from Mordecai Richler's fictional autobiography by Barney Panofsky, "Barney's Version" tells the life story of a thrice-married Canadian soap opera producer suspected of murdering his best friend. In limited release, read our review and watch the trailer
A documentary look at one of the most important and controversial women in India's history, one who was assassinated as she was returning from exile to help bring democracy to her homeland. In limited release, watch the trailer
"Black Swan"
Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis star in director Darren Aronofsky's psychological thriller set in the world of professional ballet. In limited release, read our review and watch the trailer
"Dead Awake"
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"I Love You, Phillip Morris"
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Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings is the latest NFL player to land in hot water, and he seemed genuinely dumbfounded as to why.
He took a 'switch', a branch of a tree, and whipped his 4 year old son with it, just as he had been whipped as a child.
This particular beating left his child injured.
What are your feelings on spankings? Were you spanked? Did you/do you spank your kids?
Do you believe or follow the biblical verse, "He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes?"
I was spanked as a child, rarely by my father, frequently by mom. The belt was her weapon of choice.
When my girls were small, I spanked them on a few occasions, never with anything but my hand, but today feel very differently about it and if were raising a child today, I'd wouldn't do it.
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I know a stop for a city dweller between Nobleford and Granum on secondary highway 519 in southern Alberta. Alberta has many such charming places because there on a moonless, cloudless night of light traffic away from sources of light pollution, a motorist can pull off the highway onto a side road, turn out the car headlights and stop the engine.
With due regard for the safety of self and others, such as the need to activate the hazard lights – or not – the motorist can step onto the turf and look skywards. There a precious surprise waits.
Most dwellers in the country know what to expect, but townies will gasp with delight at the display that they may have forgotten. They will gaze in awe at memory restored: the thousands of stars that make up the Milky Way. They will see planets too.
Such romantic travellers may muse "They're still there: Jupiter, Mars, Orion, the Big Dipper, Arcturus, the Pleiades. Thank heaven! I'd almost forgotten."
The sight always fills me with wonder and renders me speechless. Unavoidably, I think of Him Who Made It All.
As I return to my car, cooled by the night air, humbled by a glimpse that I might have had of eternity, a search begins. Images come to mind: the God of the sweeping gesture in Michelangelo's portrayal of the creation of Adam, there in the Sistine Chapel so far away.
I think of the God of the Nicene Creed, rather summarily described as the "maker of heaven and earth." Accurate enough and succinct, but somehow short in catching the drama of the night sky.
Without presumption, we want to know God. Michelangelo's God the Father moves us and enters our memories where it often supplies our need for a ready image. If asked to describe God the Father, we might fall back on that image: an elderly man, with a greying, flowing beard.
But by this time in any search, we would recognize the inadequacy of our portrayal. We see the long-felt desire to express the nature of the Trinity in the words of the Creed with Jesus "seated at (his) right hand," with the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life – these revered and time-tested efforts to describe the indescribable.
The message in Paul's letter to the Corinthians in the Second Reading for this Sunday touches on our desire to picture God. However we pursue our search, the Jews for signs, the Greeks for wisdom, and we moderns for proof and evidence, St. Paul says, look at what you know.
He "proclaims Christ crucified . . . to those who are called both Jews and Greeks, (and those in ages to come) . . . Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God."
I narrated all of this ruminating to a friend and earned this comment, "I like your effort," he said without condescension.
"You have described a necessary Jesus."
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Life is full of peaks and valleys, regardless of where you are in your life journey or your profession. Yet, I think this truism is particularly acute in the cattle industry. There are incredible highs; for me, it might be a successful bull sale, a mating that turns out extremely well, working with the kids, or watching calves running around on green grass on a cool spring morning. You can likely tick off a similar list of things that bring you great pleasure. Those moments might not quite as exhilarating as what Olympians feel when they step up to the podium, but it is a pretty darn good feeling.
Of course, there are the lows as well. We just went through our first round of AI with wind chills approaching -40 a couple of times. It was a lot of work, but calves were happy and seemingly healthy, the weather warmed and there was a certain feeling of accomplishment that came with it.
But it was fleeting. A hard-hitting and devastating round of scours turned our world upside down with a feeling like we were gut punched. I just got off the phone with a really good cattlemen and manager, who has had very good results for many years, but he had a set of cows that came up almost universally open. The bulls were tested, they were young and healthy; the cows were reproductively sound and well managed, and herd health addressed. To make matters more frustrating, all the other cows had normal conception rates.
The experts don't have an explanation, other than it was a perfect storm of many factors all working to conspire in some amazingly devastating way. The good news, if there is any, is that it was just one group of cows that ran in an isolated area away from the other cows. Of course, for the producer, it was one of those punches to the belly.
The frustrating part is that while human nature will make him decide on one or two factors and work to address them, the reality is he will likely never know what caused the problem. You have to be a special kind of manager in ranching. You control all you can from a management standpoint, but in the end, Mother Nature, an aggregate market, and a whole host of other uncontrollable factors will rule the day.
I read once that you never really know about a boxer until he gets hit in the chin and you see how he responds. If that is the case, I think we know a lot about any rancher who has been in the business for a while; they have experienced some incredible highs and difficult lows and yet they chug on.
More resources for you:
Has The U.S. Become A Ground Beef Nation?
Ranching As A Family -- See The Multiple Generations On The Ranch
Exclusive BEEF Survey: Find Out Trends In U.S. Beef Cowherd Genetics Here!
Why Cattle Numbers Must Increase To Maintain Infrastructure


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This was originally posted over at Suture for a Living on January 8, 2010.
This quilt is a variation of the drunkard's path called "trip around the world." I began hand piecing the individual 3.25 in blocks in the mid-1990s thinking I might make a full or queen size bed quilt. I was doing to feature the different variations of the drunkard's path. My project got pushed aside as I made nieces and nephews quilts. In 2006, I put together the 100 blocks into a wall hanging. The blocks are hand pieced, but then machine sewn together. I hand quilted this one. The quilt is 41.5 inches square (or maybe not, as it doesn't hang quite even).
The quilt is a charm quilt, as each block contains a different fabric. Here are some close photos to show some of the fabrics.
This one shows the back so the quilting can be seen.
Here is an orphan block using the variation "Boston Trail" or "falling timbers."


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January 8, 2009
Contact: Chad Colby or Elaine Quesinberry
(202) 401-1576
Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced approval of four additional states' high-quality growth models, which follow the bright-line principles of No Child Left Behind. The states receiving approval are Colorado, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Texas. Pennsylvania and Texas are conditionally approved provided they satisfy final requirements related to their accountability and assessment systems, respectively.
In May 2006, North Carolina and Tennessee received approval to implement their growth models for the 2005-2006 school year. Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida and Iowa received full approval to implement their growth model for the 2006-2007 school year. Additionally, growth models for Ohio, Michigan and Missouri were approved for the 2007-2008 school year.
"Once states had developed the framework to take a snapshot of student skills each year, as the law requires, I invited them to join me in combining those static measurements to demonstrate progress over time. After early pioneers proved that this method was viable, I invited all eligible states to adopt this more sophisticated measurement system, also known as the growth model or value-added approach," Secretary Spellings said. "Colorado, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Texas proposed models that will support educational innovation while continuing to hold schools accountable for the goal of every student performing at or above grade level by 2014. I look forward to seeing the positive results these changes will help produce for students."
The Department used a rigorous peer review process to ensure that the selection process was fair and transparent for all participating states. A panel of nationally recognized experts reviewed and made recommendations on states' proposals.
The Department is gathering data to test the idea that growth models can be fair, reliable and innovative methods to measure student improvement and to hold schools accountable for results. Growth models track individual student achievement from one year to the next, giving schools credit for student improvement over time. The pilot program, which began in 2006, allows the Department to rigorously evaluate growth models and ensure their alignment with NCLB, and to share these results with other states. Fifteen states now have approved growth models: North Carolina, Tennessee, Delaware, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Alaska, Arizona, Michigan, Missouri, Colorado, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Texas.
The bright-line principles for high-quality growth models are:
- Ensure that all students are proficient by 2014 and set annual state goals to ensure that the achievement gap is closing for all groups of students;
- Set expectations for annual achievement based upon meeting grade-level proficiency and not upon student background or school characteristics;
- Hold schools accountable for student achievement in reading/language arts and mathematics;
- Ensure that all students in tested grades are included in the assessment and accountability system, hold schools and districts accountable for the performance of each student subgroup and include all schools and districts;
- Include assessments, in each of grades 3 through 8 and high school, in both reading/language arts and mathematics that have been operational for more than one year and have received approval through the NCLB standards and assessment review process. The assessment system must also produce comparable results from grade to grade and year to year;
- Track student progress as part of the state data system; and
- Include student participation rates and student achievement as separate academic indicators in the state accountability system.
The peer reviewers, who represent academia, private organizations and state and local education agencies, reviewed each proposal based on the Peer Review Guidance (http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/growthmodelguidance.doc) issued by the U.S. Department of Education as a road map for developing the models. The reviewers are as follows:
- Chair: JP Beaudoin, Research in Action
- Maggie McLaughlin, University of Maryland
- Gongshu Zhang, Guilford County, NC public schools
- Sean Mulvenon, University of Arkansas
- Daria Hall, Education Trust
- Pete Goldschmidt, California State University at Northridge
- Robin Taylor, Delaware Department of Education
For more information on the Growth Model Pilot, please visit: http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/growthmodel/index.html
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I hate the default font here... What happened to Tahoma? Sans Serif? and all the other nice fonts?
Trebuchet is the best one of the lot. Time for a blog update.I know the blog is dead. Long dead and gone. But every once in a while, it does seem worthwhile to breathe some life into it. Even if there is nothing to say.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Revival is in the house...
I hate the default font here... What happened to Tahoma? Sans Serif? and all the other nice fonts?
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
It must have been love, but is it over now??
When I read SwB's post about sports, my mind raced back to when I was young. Maybe like 7 or 8 years. When sports was nothing but pure passion.
When the walls had posters (courtesy Sportstar) of Roberto Baggio, Valderrama, Careca, Canniggia and Enzo Scifo! When I did not talk to mom and skipped breakfast after she did not wake me up to watch Argentina play Romania in the 1990 World Cup! When Argentina's losing to Germany in the 1990 WC Finals and seeing Maradona's tears made me want to thrash Mathhaeus and Voeller.
There was a time when waking up at 4 am to watch Srikkanth and Shastri take on McDermott and Reid and Marshall and Patterson in Australia was routine. When the only one who used to watch cricket in my 3rd standard class was a guy called Chetan.
There was a time when each time Sabatini lost to Graf, the hurt was so much that tears would fill up and flow much to my embarassment! When watching the semis and finals of the French Open and Wimbledon was always accompanied by the sound of pouring rain and when any sport that was shown live on Doordarshan was devoured compulsorily.
When the highlight of Saturday was World of Sports at 3.30 in the afternoon and when sports like billiards and golf and equestrian were watched with zeal just because they were sports and were on TV. And when watching the Rovers Cup finals live on Doordarshan meant less marks in the midterm Dictation exam the next day. There was a time when the sole ambition in life was to play doubles with Leander Paes in the Davis Cup.
That same magic is not there anymore. Maybe Cristiano Ronaldo can never be Diego Maradona. And the joy of watching Kapil Dev and Manoj Prabakhar bowl to Kepler Wessels and Andrew Hudson is not the same as watching Manish Pandey's heroics in the IPL. But maybe its gone. That love for the game that came above everything else. Maybe I am a spoiled fan now. Because now, at the click of a button, I can check the cricket scores and the football scores and the tennis scores in less than a minute. Keeping track of sports across channels robs the charm and the thrill of watching a sport as though your future depended on the result. Watching sports on DD meant undivided attention. Nothing else came in the way, No meal times or phone calls or fights for the remote or the guilty feeling of not having prepared for the exams. It was a simple uncomplicated world where nothing else came before sports on TV.
Times have changed. Now I see kids in Man U jerseys rattle off the names in the EPL at the drop of a hat. They know who Paul Conchesky is and which club he is playing for and what position. And I make a mental note of googling Paul Conchesky because I am too embarassed to say I have no idea who the guy is. When I was their age, no one in my class was as crazy as I was. No one cared about Maradona and no one knew who Sabatini was. In the 6th standard, I was asked to frame a set of questions for the class on sports. It was raining, so PE class meant doing something indoors like a sports quiz where all the 5 rows were seperate teams was and I asked what I thought would be easy questions. Much to my amazement, not many knew what was going on. The tables have turned now. When friends discuss sports, I am forced to pretend that I know who the men's singles number 1 is, which team Ryan Harris plays for, and who is the captain of the men's hockey team. When everyone discusses Formula One, I have to keep quiet because I dont know the F of Formula One.
The lesson is, I guess, this - When you love something with all you have, never lose touch with it. Else, its a hard long road to get back to where you once were. The same passion, the same magic and the same nothing else matters attitude. Its gone and I dont know whether I will get it back.
P. S. -> I miss blogging. I miss the world of the blogs. I have missed out on all the blogs I once used to religiously read everyday. I am getting a hang of what all I have missed out as I read the posts on Swb's blog. Its a lesson for me to never lose track of the blog world. Because sometimes when you can relate and identify with bloggers and have no contact with them except through their blogs, its a pain once you stop checking your Google Reader feeds and you realise you have lost touch with those people. So now on, no more ignoring Google Reader. My favourite blogs which I have missed the most - Swb, Mizohican, Katchucrap, India Uncut and many many more. I have missed you. Also, I will post here more often. With all my willpower and might. I will try to.
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Some random and (very) stray observations
So many reality shows on TV. MTV Splitsvilla is great if you love to check out fights on the street between two random people. MTV Roadies is great if you are an adult but your brain is still 8 years old. If you are into dance and you get kicks by watching people dance in outrageous costumes, then I suggest you don't sleep for more than 3 hours a day because there are reality dance shows all the time. There is something called In Your Fest. Do check it out. It is extreme crap. Next thing, cookery shows on music channels. Presenting VJ Juhi's culinary delights on Channel V's Red Hot Chilli Peppers every Saturday at 11.30 a.m. By the time it boils, you check out this cool track – The latest bollywood movie song played for the ten thousandth time. Launchpad is the only saving grace right now, but I dread the day when Launchpad will have to hunt for bands. Good bands take years to develop, and a launchpad every year will mean bad bands and crap music that will be polished and decorated for television.
Elections, the biggest reality show, are hitting the house this month. Channel V is running a campaign called "Vote ya Vaat". The idea is simple, you vote or else you will be in a very bad shape because this very cruel, evil government will be elected and you will be persecuted and left deformed and malfunctioning beyond any hope of repair. There was a time when the campaigns would go "VOTE FOR ME" and now they take the easy way out and just about everyone says "GO VOTE". Politicians come on Channel V – self proclaimed youth icons – and ask you to vote. I suspect they cut the part where they say "For Me" and just show the first part where they say "Vote". Times of India – that great epitome of freedom, justice and equality – have gotten into the act with some Lead India type campaign. I have made up my mind. I will vote. Hence, we will get a clean, honest and efficient government this time. Obviously. Don't vote for change, and don't vote for an upset, just go and vote.
My favourite sporting nation has always been Argentina, thanks to Maradona and Sabatini. Now, Argentina lost to Bolivia 1-6 on April fool's Day. It was soccer (not tennis) but then besides the inauspicious day (any astrologer would agree), I feel it was the altitude that got to the Argentineans. Playing in La Paz is no joke, and although Bolivia is ranked 50 places below Argentina in the FIFA rankings, they are the number one team when you play in La Paz. Teach the Bolivians to hold a bat, and they will give the Indian team a run for their money in cricket atop La Paz.
Maneka Gandhi has been in the news lately, thanks to Varun Gandhi and Mayawati. I used to get moved by the tales of cruelty towards animals narrated by Maneka Gandhi on TV in the series called "Heads and Tails". It was touching, but it did not change my life (or my non-veg diet) and I did not fall in love with animals. At home, we never had pets when I was small. Maybe that's why I was and I still am, indifferent to the two pets we have right now – a dog and a cat. My sis is into pets big time and hence the pets exist. The cat is no problem. We have had a pet cat for quite some time now. When one cat would die, my sister would get another. Almost like recycling. Cats don't bark. Dogs do. And the one pet dog we have, does bark loud and for no reason. That is one reason I am not very appreciative of the pet dog. For some reason, he starts howling and screaming in the middle of nothing. It's not like he has seen a stranger or something unfamiliar. Maybe it's his innate desire to get some attention in this world where everyone is so focussed on avoiding pink slips amidst the economic meltdown. But I don't get it. Why does the dog make dumb, loud, crazy noises when everything else around is still? One more reason the cat scores is the fact that she does not come near you sniffing your feet in anticipation of an egg coming out of your toes any moment. The dog does. Now I love my pet dog as long as he stays away from me. I have this 'you live and let me live' policy. It can be also interpreted as a 'you leave me alone and I leave you alone' policy. The dog does not get it.
And yeah, the good old lady Madonna has been stopped from adopting another baby from Malawi. I don't think she is doing the right thing by adopting a second baby from the same country. Just for kicks, she should be asked to adopt from some other country. There is Djibouti, Chad, Niger, Cameroon, Lesotho and many countries to choose from. Madonna is a funny one. If you are a young woman, Madonna will smooch you. If you are older, she probably wants you as a nanny. If you are a child, Madonna will adopt you. And if you are a guy, she might marry you. Okay, if you are a young guy, she might be looking at just a brief fling. But still wherever you go, Madonna may get you. She always is in the papers or somewhere near you. Omnipresent, I say.
Remember Jack and the beanstalk? If you ever make a movie on the story, remember to cast Dev Patel as the beanstalk. By the way, the beanstalk is dating the 4th sexiest woman in the world. Wow! Imagine the fate of Frieda Pinto's classmates at St. Xavier's. I'm sure some of them were thinking of Megan Fox and Angelina Jolie when the 4th sexiest woman in the world was sitting next to them in class. The most important lesson from it all – never ignore any girls in your vicinity, you never know when they might climb up on the sexy rating scale (whatever that is!)
It will be time to bid adieu to Goa soon. Just when I am getting into the groove, its Mumbai calling... bah!!!
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
You can't revive a blog whenever you want to. It either happens or it doesn't. And right now, I am having one of those moments when you have stuff to say and you think it would be great if you could post a.k.a. vomit it on to your blog. I know it's been ages since I last posted, but I haven't been that busy really. Life has been interesting in the past year and a half or so when I've been away from the blog. So that means the only reason I haven't posted is b'coz I am a lazy bum. We all are lazy bums, no? Now that I am home with almost nothing to do and I have stuff to say, I think it's a good time to bring the blog back to life.
So you drag yourself out of bed at 5 am hoping to see New Zealand like 380/8 and you switch on the TV and you see 410/4 and you realise the difference between dreams and reality is as wide as it can ever be. There has been some criticism of Sehwag's captaincy when it comes to field placements and bowling changes. It's unfair to the guy, b'coz he never uses his brain when he bats and he cant be expected to use it when he fields. And when Yuvraj drops a dolly and someone as boring as Franklin hits 52 and a number of edges go thru the slip and gully region, its not really Sehwag's fault. The real blame should be on Dhoni and Dhoni alone because if he was playing, things may have been different. The best part of the day's cricket (if you are a sadist) is watching Charu Sharma and Arun Lal discuss the day's play after stumps. I pity them. Poor guys have no clue what is happening and they are expected to discuss it for I think, like an hour, or maybe more. It's like Atal Behari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh discussing Salsa and Tango. Watching it for like 5 minutes proved to be too much for me, and I am glad someone invented the remote control and I am glad we have other TV Channels.
I finished the book 'You are here'. It's a funny name for a book. You are here. I'm sure the sequel will be called 'You are there' or 'You have moved' or better still 'You are now here'. The author's name is Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan. Seriously, that is the name. From the name, it sounds like she is either a Kathak danseuse or the author of some research paper titled 'The study of the effects of algae on water purity in Lake Chihuamuhua'. I just realised that the book title "You are here" has 10 letters and the authors name has 22 letters. The book has Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan on all the pages. I do hope she has a shorter version of that name in real life. Imagine saying "Are you okay, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan?" or "Would you like coffee or tea, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan?" or hearing "Hello, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan here". But seriously, what's in a name? I just found it funny that a book called You Are Here would have Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan on all its pages.The book is cool. It is not about all the women liberation and all the feminist gasbag talk. The best part about the book is that it is honest. There are parts of it I can identify with and a lot of it makes sense to me. Now if I can identify with something, it really must be something no? It's not autobiographical or anything of that sort, and it's not some story that goes on and on and ultimately ends, sometimes very abruptly. I used to read her blog once upon a time, back in the days when I would religiously read everything in my Google reader, and the book is just an extension of her blog. Her blog is a great read, and the book although a toned down and fictionalised version, is also easy reading. It does get boring at times, but then everything does. Happy I finished the book. It's one of the few books I have started and finished lately. The same goes for movies. I have never been a movie person. I start to watch a movie at home and I always end up not finishing it either because something more interesting comes up, or its gets so boring that I have to make something more interesting to please come up. The only movies I finish are ones that are watched in the movie hall.
I saw this band called Faridkot on Channel V Launchpad and I loved them. Check them out, the lead singer Inderpreet Singh is cool ...
P.S. As I type this, Arun Lal and Charu Sharma are back on TV. What happened to superheroes? Paging for Superman or Batman or Spiderman, someone needs to be rescued guys... help!!
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
* Guitars don't work late.
* Your Guitar stays as clean as you want it to.
* Guitars don't have parents or kids.
* Guitars don't get sick.
* Guitars don't get overweight, unless you like the Jumbo style.
* If you say bad things to your Guitar, you don't have to apologize before you play it again.
* Your Guitar always has time for you.
* Guitars don't watch TV.
* Guitars never need a shave, nor do they have hair on their backs.
* Guitars don't snore.
* Guitars don't leave a mess in the kitchen or bathroom.
* If you don't like the length of your Guitar's appendage you can get a new one.
* You can try out as many Guitars as you like before you get your own.
* You don't have to feed your Guitar.
* Guitars never argue, you are always right.
* Guitars never wake you up in the middle of the night, for any reason.
* Guitars never try to show you off to their friends.
* Guitars don't come home drunk after a night out with the other Guitars.
* Guitars don't sneak around with other Guitars.
* Guitars don't care what you look like or what your age is.
* Guitars don't care and don't comment about what you spend your money on.
* Guitars don't care if you have to work late.
* When you're playing, your Guitar doesn't care if other Guitars are bigger or better.
* Guitars don't care about their performance.
* Guitars don't get you pregnant.
* Guitars don't have mothers.
* When you've finished playing, you can put it away.
* You don't have to praise a Guitar after playing it.
* Guitars don't sulk.
* Guitars don't bore you.
* Guitars don't abandon you at gatherings for more interesting players.
* Guitars don't have to prove anything.
* Guitars don't try to change you once you've bought them.
* Guitars don't get jealous of your male colleagues.
* Guitars never interrogate you.
* Second-hand Guitars don't brag about previous owners.
* Second-hand Guitars don't go to see previous owners when you're out of town.
* You don't have to explain to a Guitar if you don't feel like playing tonight.
* Guitars never put you down, yet you can put them down whenever you wish.
* Guitars don't complain if you wear "sensible" clothes.
* Guitars don't have egos.
* Guitars don't need remote control units.
* When you're lost you don't have to argue with your Guitar about stopping to ask the band for directions.
* When your Guitar is being played too slow, you can speed up.
* When you need someone to play with, your Guitar is happy to accomodate.
* You buy the tools your Guitar needs; it doesn't buy tools that never get used.
* You don't have to continually assure your Guitar that its string length is just right.
* You determine the length and frequency of playing, and you're always in control.
* Your Guitar never finishes before you do.
* Your Guitar doesn't complain about your going out to dinner with your women friends rather than staying at home with it.
* You never get helpful suggestions from your Guitar's mother.
* Your Guitars will allow you to play it even on Super Bowl Sunday.
* Your Guitar never complains if you put on a few pounds.
* When your Guitar is dysfunctional you know how to get it fixed (and know that it can be fixed).
* Your Guitar will never earn more than you do for the same job just because it's a Guitar.
* Your Guitar never spends a "night out with the Guitars" and comes home with a strange rash on its fretboard.
and last, but not least:
* Your Guitar will never turn into a beer bellied blob of wood and metal on the couch in front of the TV.
Why guitars are better than.....
* Guitars don't get pregnant.
* You can play your Guitar any time of the month.
* Guitars don't have parents.
* Guitars don't whine... unless you want them to.
* You can share your Guitar with your friends.
* Guitars don't care how many other Guitars you've played
* Guitars don't care how many other Guitars you have.
* Guitars don't care if you look at other Guitars.
* Guitars don't care if you buy Guitar magazines.
* You'll never hear, "Surprise, you are going to proud father of a new Guitar" unless you go out to buy one yourself.
* If your Guitar is flat you can fix it.
* Your Guitar doesn't care if you never listen to it.
* Your Guitar won't care if you leave up the toilet seat.
* You don't have to be jealous of the guy who works on your Guitar.
* If you say bad things to your Guitar, you don't have to apologize before you play it again.
* You can play your Guitar as long as you want and it won't get sore.
* You can stop playing your Guitar as soon as you want and it won't get frustrated.
* Your parents won't remain in touch with your old Guitar after you dump it.
* Guitars don't get headaches.
* Guitars don't insult you if you're a bad player.
* Your Guitar never wants a night out with the other Guitars.
* Guitars don't care if you're late.
* You don't have to take a shower before you play your Guitar.
* If your Guitar doesn't look good you can refinish it or get new parts.
* You can play your Guitar the first time you meet it, without having to take it to dinner, see a movie or meet its mother.
* The only protection you have to wear when playing your Guitar is a decent thumb pick.
* When in mixed company, you can talk about what a great time you had the last time you played your Guitar.
and last, but not least:
* If you decide to part with an old Guitar, you don't have to give up half of everything you own.
Source - Brian the brilliant
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Monday, June 16, 2008
After having blogged for about 875 years, i finally got tagged by Bachblue. This tag thingy is unfamiliar territory for me. So pray for me folks, i dont want to mess up on my first attempt. So here goes..
First the Rules for the Tag:
1. Link the person(s) who tagged you (Bachblue)
2. Mention these rules on your blog.
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them.
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger's blogs letting them know they've been tagged.
The All Important Quirks Follow:
1. Lets start with the bed - the one place i have always wanted others to think i am good. I snore. I sometimes talk in my sleep. And i practice my football skills by kicking a lot. I dont know if i wake up a better footballer, but i very often wake up alone.
2. I dont drink. Not even beer. Maybe a very rare glass of wine. I am very much Goan though.
3. I bite my nails. I use a nail-cutter only for my toe nails. Toe nails are hard to bite off.
4. I prefer traveling alone to places i have never been to. Usually, a new place to me is like an unopened gift wrapped in layers of presentation paper. When i am alone, the thought process is more intense, and i have discovered, i experience the sights and the sounds a lot more intensely. When i am alone, the wind blows harder at me, the dogs bark louder, the traffic noises seem louder and adventure of being in an unfamiliar environment is much more real.
5. I am an addicted blog reader. I subscribe to about 500 blogs. And i read each one. Not always every word, but most of them. It hurts to click on the 'Mark All As Read' button when i have not read blog posts.
6. I have never washed my own clothes. And I am 25. I will be moving in to the college campus this week, so that will be my first experience with washing clothes. I hope i have been blessed with some innate talent in this department.
Its Tag Time !!!
I tag Monday's Child, Illusionaire, Jerusha, Kartik Kannan, IssacMJ, and anyone else who is interested.
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Friday, June 06, 2008
What if?
Imagine yourself on a bus ride.
You are enjoying the scenery and the cool breeze wafting in through the windows. A light drizzle has left the surroundings wet and green. Your eyes devour the beauty around. And then, the sights and the peace are interrupted by noise. There is commotion. Suddenly, someone tells you that you will die when the bus stops. Thats it. You will be shot when the bus stops and its no joke. You decide to fight back. You will not take it lying down. The bus stops. Gunshots are heard from the front, lost in the cacophony of wails and screams. Fighting back is a lost cause. Your heart sinks. Surrender and death is the only way out of this bus. You hear muffled prayers from the back. Reality dawns on you. You realize you are living the last few minutes of your life.
You think of all the people you have ever met, the people you loved, the dreams left unrealized, the hopes left shattered. Your mind does not know what to do. The past is full of regrets and broken promises. The future is full of uncertainty. The present is hard to keep the mind on. But the present will be over soon.
At this point, would you look back on your past and regret the fact that you haven't achieved anything worthwhile, and that you did not spend time with the people who mattered, doing what mattered?
Or would you worry about what will happen to you after you die?
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A Los Gatos company has delivered a 231-mile-long wireless network in Thailand to provide that country with real-time, high-definition video feeds of a flood-prone river.
According to Firetide Inc., the world's longest wireless mesh network was installed along the Chao Phraya River as a $2 million birthday "gift" from Thailand's Royal Irrigation Department to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who at 84 is no longer able to carry out his annual trip to observe how the river is affecting residents and agricultural fields.
The equipment was tested during last year's monsoon season, when the Chao Phraya River basin was hit with the worst flooding in a half century, killing more than 600 people and affecting more than 12.8 million more. Officials credited the system with helping to prevent even more deaths and destruction.
"After thorough testing and planning we found the reliability, performance and value of the Firetide wireless solution to be a perfect fit for current and future growth of Thailand's early flood warning system," project manager Nat Marjang said in a statement.


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Enter Absence Count (Number of occurrences) and Days Absent (Total Number of Absent Days) to calculate employee bradford factor.
The Bradford Factor is also referred to as the Bradford Formula and the Bradford Index.
At the top right you will find the online Bradford Factor Calculator, which will work out the Bradford Factor for an employee, using the Bradford Formula. If you would like to add a Bradford Factor Calculator to your website, you can do so here: Bradford Factor Calculator for your website / article.
The Bradford Factor is a simple formula that allows companies to apply a relative weighting to employee unplanned absences (sickness, Doctors appointments, emergency childcare, etc). The Bradford Factor supports the principal that repeat absences have a greater operational impact than long term sick. (A weighting is the impact that an event will have on the overall running of the normal business. If you give something a larger weighting score, it has a bigger impact).
The Bradford factor is calculated using the Bradford Formula S2 x D = B
The Bradford Factor allows managers to monitor absenteeism during any set period. Many companies identify a running year as an acceptible period.
Originally developed at the Bradford University School of Management in the early 1980s, the Bradford Factor is used by numerous companies across the globe including Government organisations (UK Prison Service for example). It provides a useful benchmark tool enabling managers to have an assessment score for an indivdual staff absence record. The Bradford Factor does not take into account any specific factors such as disability, or a short term, but recurring illness causing sporadic absenteeism over a period of weeks, but is useful for the early identification of concerns, or as a tracking tool. Many companies utilise the factor score as a trigger guide to implement more comprehensive support and monitoring procedures for individuals. The Bradford Factor can support an effective staff absence management strategy, but is limited if used as a stand alone tool.
The heat map below provides a visual overview of Bradford Factor scores and weightings. It is important to remember that the Bradford Factor index is only a guide. Employers staff absence policies should be carefully documented and communicated to staff. Employers have a responsibility to ensure that staff understand the Bradford Factor calculator and how it is applied.
The Bradford Factor Heat map below uses 3 scales:
Please note that figures given are for illustration purposes only and different companies will apply different thresholds. It is also important to remember that managers should be in constant communication with their staff, in order that they understand the issues and possible outcome of any prolonged or repeat absences.
The attached microsoft excel sheet contains a Bradford Factor Calculator and Bradford Factor Heatmap. The Bradford Factor excel example is free to download and share.
You can download an excel copy of the Bradford factor heatmap here
For further information on The Bradford Factor (Use, Implementation and Record Keeping), please review our Bradford Factor guides and management strategy information.


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When my daughter, Coco, was born, one of my friends gave her an incredible hand-me-down blanket made of cozy, natural cotton fleece on one side and lovely, soft chambray on the other. It is trimmed with ric rac which gives it just the right amount of playfulness. Coco is now three and she still loves this blanket as do I.
Since receiving this hand-me-down, I have always had that nagging feeling that I should probably return it to my friend sooner rather than later. Because Coco and I BOTH love it so much, I knew this would be a sad moment. What a dilemma! Solution- I decided to make one of our own.
I adore the Organic Cotton Sherpa from Michael Miller that I used to make this blanket. It's cozier than you can imagine and so natural in both look and feel. You'll love putting it next to your child's skin. I chose a cheery, lemon yellow shot cotton for the back with tan ric rac for the edge to create a warm, gender neutral palette that everyone will love.
P.S. If you love the print in the background as much as I do, you can see more work by the artist Tess Darrow at her website, Egg Press.
- 1 yard Rowan Shot Cotton in lemon (Unfortunately, this fabric has been discontinued. You can see our available selection of fabric by the yard here!)
- 1 yard Michael Miller Organic Cotton Sherpa in natural
- 4 yards Jumbo 3/4-inch Ric Rac in tan
- 1 small spool Gutermann 100% Cotton Thread colors 1105 and 1640
- Walking foot for your sewing machine
This blanket is a 32-inch square when finished.
Pre wash, dry and iron both fabrics.
Cut the shot cotton to a 32-inch square. Cut the fleece to a 31 3/4-inch square (it is smaller than the shot cotton to allow you to see where you are placing the ric rac in the step below). If you need help with this step, please see our Rotary Cutting tutorial.
In order to sew the ric rac inside the seam you must carefully line up the ric rac between the fleece and the cotton. To do this, place the shot cotton on a surface with the right side facing up. Place the ric rac around edge of the cotton with the tips of the ric rac lining up exactly with the edge of the cotton.
See how we've turned the corner with the ric rac which makes a neat edge once turned right side out.
Place the fleece on top of the cotton and the ric rac with the right side facing down. Since you have cut the fleece smaller than the cotton, it will expose 1/8-inch of the shot cotton and ric rac on all 4 sides so you can make sure everything is still lined up before sewing.
Pin the cotton, ric rac and fleece together every 3 ric rac tips. In my opinion you can never use too many pins when doing this kind of technique! Another note: I learned to put the pin heads to the left of the sewing machine foot, but its perfectly correct to place them to the right as well.
Make sure you remember to put the walking foot on your machine at this point since the fleece is knit and will stretch and gather without it. The walking foot works wonders!
Now sew a 1/4-inch seam using a basic straight stitch. The goal is for the seam to go exactly down the middle of the ric rac so half is exposed when you turn it right side out.
You will need to leave an opening of approximately 6-inches to turn the blanket right side out. Make sure you back stitch on both sides of the opening to make this area strong when turning right side out.
Snip the corners before turning right side out to avoid bulky, messy looking corners.
Turn blanket right side out. Push out the corners with your finger so that they aren't too blunt.
At the 6-inch opening, fold both fleece and cotton under to create a 1/4-inch hem, tuck the ric rac into place. Iron the hems so they stay put. At the same time, iron the entire blanket so that the edges are crisp to prepare for top stitching (which makes the ric rac stand out more)
Pin the fleece, ric rac and cotton together.
Sew with the fleece side facing up, and top stitch around all 4 sides. Remember to thread the machine with natural color thread to match the fleece on top and have yellow thread in the bobbin to match the cotton side underneath. I recommend top stitching approximately 1/4-inch in from the edge. When you reach the 6-inch opening that you left to turn the project right side out, top stitch approximately 1/8-inch from the edge so that you are catching the ric rac as you go along. ( I recommend just gradually decreasing the top stitch distance from the edge as you get closer to the opening and then gradually increase the distance after you pass the opening.)
Iron the entire blanket and it's good to go. Enjoy!


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Cooking from the Glossies: Balsamic Pork with Shallots Recipe
I needed a quick and easy meal to make for my cousin last night and this Balsamic Pork with Shallots from the March issue of Cooking Light definitely fit the bill. Easily a 30 minute meal, the recipe is straightforward and simple. Sauté the pork, caramelize the shallots, add some vinegar and water, and it's basically done.
The recipe originally called for one pound of pork tenderloin, but we were shopping at Costco where they only had gargantuan five-pound tenderloins. (The meat section at Costco is a bit scary). Thus, I settled for the more manageable pork chops. The shallot mixture would also go well with chicken, beef, or turkey, so feel free to switch it up if you don't eat pork. To make the dish a bit more luxurious, add a tablespoon or so of heavy cream at the end. It'll smooth out the tartness of the balsamic vinegar.
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- Yield:4
- 5 teaspoons olive oil
- 4 boneless pork chops (1-inch thick)
- 2 1/4 cups thinly sliced shallots
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Add remaining oil to pan; reduce heat to medium. Add shallots to pan; cook 10 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add garlic; cook 2 minutes. Stir in water and vinegar; simmer 6 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Spoon shallot mixture over pork. Serve immediately.
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Jensen Family women showing off their hats. From left to right: (front row) Lisa Jensen, Denise Garner, Deborah Jensen, Sheri Kowallis, (back row) Cheryl Humphreys, Audrey Garner, Phyllis Butler, Jan Marriott, Chris Marriott, Barbara Kowallis
Grandpa Joe and Grandma Ethel Jensen at the campground at Tony's Grove showing off their motorcycle skills.
Kory Kowallis and his little sister Jami camping at St. Charles Creek Campground in Idaho on 30 June 1982.
Baby Mike Kowallis with his big brother Brandon. Mike was just 6 weeks old.
Reinhart Kowallis retirement party at office in the Federal Bldg, Salt Lake City in 1975. Look at those pants! And the well-matched shirt and jacket. Now that's a man who knew how to dress.
Photo on south side of Kowallis home in Pleasant View, Utah. From left to right: Cheryl (unknown last name), Grandpa Joseph Jensen, Jan Marriott, and Bart Kowallis. Photo taken in about 1975. And it appears that Bart has inherited some of his father's fashion sense.
Bart, Leanna, and Julee Clark Kowallis 27 December 1982 at the home of Reinhart and Barbara Kowallis in Pleasant View, Utah.
Kent, Jill, Kim, Cheryl, and Reinhart Kowallis, 26 November 1977 and the home of Cheryl Kowallis Humphreys in North Ogden, Utah.
Brandon Kowallis and Sheri Lemon Kowallis picking peas at Grandpa Kowallis' garden in June 1977.
The Humphreys clan camping in July 1982 (from left to right): Todd, Tami, Darin on Cheryl's lap, Amy, Jeannie, Justin with Lynn.
Kim Kowallis with his new Datsun in March 1977 in the driveway of the Kowallis home in Pleasant View, Utah.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Photos from Barbara Whitehead Cole Kowallis album
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Despite Three-Game Losing Streak, Sox Still in Early A.L Central Hunt; Is it Time for Reed to Take Over as the Closer?
As deflating as last night's 10-3 loss to the Red Sox was, look at it this way. Despite the current three-game losing streak the Sox are still in a virtual tie for the A.L. Central lead. It seems that the division rivals, including the Tigers who just got swept at home by the Mariners, are struggling a bit as well.
It was only a few days ago that the Sox swept Seattle, won the opener of the A's series and were at 10-6. That's just baseball. And the current slide aside, I feel good about how the Sox are playing. Just wish Gordon Beckham and Brent Morel could turn it around and Hector Santiago can avoid the long ball.
Beckham and Morel are mysteries. Will they turn it around? Will one or both spend some time in Charlotte? Will the Sox turn elsewhere at second and third? Stay tuned.
As far as the closer situation, the Sox certainly have options if Santiago's problems continue. Addison Reed (pictured above) seems like the logical choice, but Matt Thornton and Jesse Crain (once he's healthy) will be the mix as well.
I hope Hector overcomes his woes, but the thinking is here that Reed will be the closer by the All-Star break–maybe a lot sooner.