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"The Cost of Riches," Ensign, June 2003, 24
The Cost of Riches
When we selfishly seek after wealth, we put our families and our spiritual health at risk.
In early Church history, members were constantly on the move—from New York to Ohio to Missouri and then to Nauvoo and beyond. Building new homes was a frequent chore. Many of the homes were modest by today's standards, sometimes measuring just 12 feet by 12 feet (3.6 m). However, when Mary Richards moved into her new log cabin at Winter Quarters after spending the winter in a tent, she remarked, "Our little house seemed to me almost like a palace."1 Interesting how grateful her attitude was, even when she had so very little.
Today Mary Richards's cabin would be dwarfed by most homes. It seems that while the average home has increased in size, the average family has decreased in size; and while homes have more time-saving devices, the average family spends less time together. Affluence is up, but happiness is down, as indicated by rising divorce rates. Why isn't more money buying greater happiness?
What Is Sufficient?
In his book How Much Is Enough? Alan Thein Durning says that in the 1990s, people were "on average four-and-a-half times richer than their great-grandparents were at the turn of the century, but they [were] not four-and-a-half times happier."2 The authors of the book Your Money or Your Life suggest that fulfillment seems to increase during the initial stages of spending, when one is buying necessities and some nice things, but begins to decrease with excess spending.3 If that is true, one of life's most fundamental questions should be, "What is sufficient for our family to be happy?" Our success will depend not only on answering the question "What do we need to be happy?" but also on answering the question "What don't we need to be happy?"
Because the natural man's perceived needs are forever expanding, "sufficient" is forever elusive, and his time is increasingly devoted to money and the things of this world. Take the extreme case of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, brother of the Sultan of Brunei, for example. The prince squandered $15 billion by building marinas, palaces, and apartment complexes and purchasing luxury hotels, aircraft, thousands of cars, and so on. His panicked brother finally had to cut the purse strings and limit him to a monthly allowance of $300,000.4 For the natural man, there is never enough money.
Along with obeying the law of tithing and avoiding unnecessary debt, one of the most oft-repeated financial principles taught by the prophets is to live within our means, regardless of our income. If Satan can tempt us to overpurchase, we risk not only becoming a time slave to unnecessary debt but also being "time-consumed" with too many things of this world. The result is less time for the Lord and for our family.
More Money Equals Less Time
Juliet B. Schor, who teaches economics at Harvard University, says that due to improvements in productivity, Americans could work 22-hour workweeks if they were satisfied with a 1948 standard of living. While we are certainly grateful for the progress made since 1948, that would give many of us at least 18 extra hours per week!5
In the book Your Money or Your Life, the authors convincingly illustrate how everything we buy consumes a part of our life—hence the title of their book.6 Applying simple math to an hourly wage, for example, can illustrate how upgrading to a bigger home (or an unnecessary home equity loan on an existing home) could cost an extra 5 or 10 years of life to purchase, depending on its cost. And if not 10 years of the father's life, then perhaps 10 years of the mother's life as a second wage earner. When we spend beyond what is sufficient, the trade-off is less time.
It has been said that a rich man doesn't own his things; rather, his things begin to own him. "A thatched roof once covered free men; under marble and gold dwells slavery."7 In his book Clutter's Last Stand, Don Aslett gives us additional insight into this self-imposed slavery. Each item we accumulate, he says, "stifles us and robs us of freedom because it requires so much of our time to tend." He writes further: "We have to pay for it, keep track of it, protect it, clean it, store it, insure it, and worry about it. … Later we have to move it, hide it, apologize for it, argue over it. … But these things are valuable, you say? What about the value of the life and time to store, to clean, to insure, to transport, to protect—what does that cost? More than money."8
Being Content
One antonym for greed, and perhaps the antidote to it, is contentment. The Apostle Paul stated, "I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content" (Philip. 4:11). Contentment and gratitude are essential if one is to be truly happy.
The ability to be content was one of Benjamin Franklin's greatest traits. It had a profound impact on his life and upon the new nation he helped to found. Author Catherine Drinker Bowen writes of Franklin: "He was forty-two when he retired. … Had Franklin stayed in business there is little doubt he could have amassed a fortune … the kind of estate built up in America by royal governors. … Once assured of a competence, he showed no desire for increasing it; Franklin never changed his simple style of living and seemed to have no ambition for outward show."9
For Franklin, "outward show" was dangerous. He said: "The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. If all but myself were blind, I should want neither fine clothes, fine houses, nor fine furniture."10 He knew time is the one thing that is purchased by not spending money. With more time, he was available to help establish a free land where the gospel could be restored (see D&C 101:80).
President Brigham Young (1801–77) also understood the value of spending his time on that which is most important. After gaining a testimony of the restored gospel, "he gave away many of his possessions and reduced his business." This downsizing gave Brigham Young a gift of time that he could devote to building the kingdom. "He served a series of missions. He held meetings and baptized in the countryside surrounding Mendon. He also traveled into upper New York and Ontario, Canada, to preach the gospel and bear witness that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God."11
Of course, the Savior Himself is the greatest example of proper prioritizing. With few possessions to distract Him, He focused all of His time and effort on His mission. The Lord doesn't expect us to seek out poverty, but His counsel is direct: "Thou shalt lay aside the things of this world, and seek for the things of a better" (D&C 25:10) and "A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth" (Luke 12:15).
Putting the Family First
Benjamin Franklin said, "When you have bought one fine thing you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; … ''tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.'"12 This is especially true with today's tendency to purchase the biggest home possible, which requires not just 10 more "fine things" but hundreds to fill it. Families with barely affordable mortgage payments often turn to credit cards or a second wage earner to pay for these fine things. Too often the result is ever-increasing debt, manifest by record numbers of people filing for bankruptcy.
The pioneers had to discern what their true needs were. As they hurriedly left Nauvoo, they took with them essentials such as food, clothing, blankets, cooking utensils, and perhaps a few extras that weren't life sustaining but were nevertheless precious, such as a favorite rocking chair. They tearfully left other keepsakes behind.
The trek that lay before the pioneers was not easy, but with faith they began their westward march. Then they came to the slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The trail that was manageable before seemed almost insurmountable now. Many had to lighten their load and again face the difficult process of choosing what to leave behind. Subsequent travelers migrating west on the same trail would come across tools, chairs, and other valuables left to decay and rust on the plains at the foot of the Rockies.
The Saints who had to make these sacrifices must have made many longing backward glances as they continued their journey. Yet while they left many cherished items behind, they didn't leave behind their most precious asset: their children. That would have been unthinkable.
Now, some 150 years later, we are facing different challenges but a similar choice. Tragically, this time it isn't furniture and fineries that are being left behind but our children. Believing that possessions and "personal fulfillment" are paramount, many parents are leaving the primary care of their children to day-care centers. Some, such as single parents, may have no choice, but others do. The Savior tells us:
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, …
"But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal" (3 Ne. 13:19–20). Surely we should consider our family to be among our greatest treasures.
In "The Family: A Proclamation to the World," we learn that "the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children."13 Since the family is central, then the most important work we do, according to President Harold B. Lee (1899–1973), is "within the walls of [our] own home."14 Note the word within. Parents earn money outside the home to make a living, but they spend time inside the home to make a life.
The cycle of affluence leading to pride is depicted numerous times in the Book of Mormon. The Lord warns us, "The riches of the earth are mine to give; but beware of pride, lest ye become as the Nephites of old" (D&C 38:39). We would be wise to avoid the Nephites' mistakes by being wary of "outward show," learning what is sufficient for our true happiness, and discovering how to be content. I believe these principles are deserving of our sincere pondering and prayer.
Let's Talk about It
Invite family members to describe what they think the life of a happy, successful person is like. Show some money and discuss how much money it takes for a person to be happy and successful. Read and discuss the section "Being Content."
Display a paper with the following equations: More Money = Less Time; More Money /= More Happiness. Ask family members what they think the equations mean. Read and discuss what Elder Robbins said about money, time, and happiness.


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Now that I'm through stirring up controversy, it is time to continue the countdown to college football season.
Previews of Georgia's games against Western Kentucky and South Carolina have already been provided, so now we turn to the Bulldogs' third outing.
(Photograph from All Sports.)
The Game
Georgia v. U.A.B.
Sanford Stadium
Saturday, September 16
The Opponent
This will be the second series meeting between the Georgia Bulldogs and the U.A.B. Blazers, who first faced off in Sanford Stadium three seasons ago. The visiting team is looking to rebound from a disappointing 2005 campaign, in which the squad from Birmingham fell just short of qualifying for the program's second straight bowl bid.
U.A.B. is a prime example of the truth of the S.A.T.-style equation "Conference U.S.A. : S.E.C. :: M.A.C. : Big Ten." In each case, a team from the B.C.S. league almost always ought to beat a team from the less storied conference, but the victory can by no means be taken for granted and upsets occur often enough to require that the home team proceed with extreme caution.
A Brief History of the University of Alabama at Birmingham
The Birmingham campus of the University of Alabama was established the year after I was born. The school has a total enrollment of over 17,500 and a faculty and staff of 18,600, which seems like a pretty favorable student-teacher ratio to me.
U.A.B. has a quality medical school and hospital located in a city that has been the subject of a Drive-By Truckers song and the setting of a novel written by the brother of one of my law partners.
On top of Red Mountain, you will find the world's largest cast iron statue, but, if they're going to call it "Vulcan Park" . . .
. . . shouldn't one of these folks be there somewhere?
To the city's credit, Birmingham also is able to claim ties to Doug and Nico, so they've got that going for them.
A Brief History of Blazer Football
Actually, I could've called this the complete history of Blazer football and it still would have been pretty brief. U.A.B. began playing Division III football in 1991, making the jump to Division I-AA two years later and taking the final step to Division I-A status in 1996.
In a decade of playing at the major college level, the Blazers have been solid but not spectacular, posting records of 4-7 (1998), 5-6 (1996, 1997, 1999, and 2005), 5-7 (2002 and 2003), 6-5 (2001), 7-4 (2000), and 7-5 (2004). U.A.B. is entering its eighth season as a member of Conference U.S.A. and the Blazers have had a losing record in league play just once.
U.A.B. plays its home games at Legion Field, formerly the site of the Iron Bowl and, in succession, the home to the Birmingham Americans, the Birmingham Barracudas, the Birmingham Bolts, the Birmingham Fire, the Birmingham Stallions, and the Birmingham Vulcans of the World Football League, the Canadian Football League, the X.F.L., the World League of American Football, the U.S.F.L., and the World Football League, respectively.
Uh, excuse me, but . . . the Canadian Football League?
Same Legion Field, different University of Alabama. (Photograph from College Gridirons.)
Returning Starters
The Blazers have 12 returning starters, but that figure is a bit misleading, as 24 players on the team's 2006 roster have previous starting experience. U.A.B. also has 51 lettermen back from last year's squad, including 29 seniors.
Fortunately for the 'Dawgs, none of those players are named Darrell Hackney. Fortunately for the Blazers, four of those returning starters are offensive linemen.
Watson Brown, the brother of Texas coach Mack Brown, is set to begin his 12th season as the head coach at a school whose football tradition dates back 15 years. After spending three and a half years wearing two hats, Coach Brown gave up his duties as U.A.B.'s director of athletics and focused his full energy on preparing his football team.
Coach Brown is hardly unfamiliar to Bulldog fans. In addition to leading the upset-minded Blazers into Sanford Stadium in 2003, he was a quarterback (1969-1972) and coach (1986-1990) at Vanderbilt. During his playing and coaching stints in Nashville and in Birmingham, he has posted a cumulative record of 0-10 against the 'Dawgs.
Coach Brown's offensive coordinator, Pat Sullivan, also is well known to the Georgia faithful, who will recall his Heisman Trophy-clinching performance in Athens on November 13, 1971, when his Auburn Tigers beat the Bulldogs between the hedges by a 35-20 final margin. I hate Auburn.
Sorry, Big M.
Because Hackney was the undisputed star under center, the Blazers have some big shoes to fill at quarterback and not a lot of experience with which to fill them. Chris Williams, a senior, is the only one of the contenders who has seen live action in a game for U.A.B., but even he has appeared in a grand total of three games (and thrown just three passes) in the last two seasons.
Williams also happens to be shorter and slower than the challengers, sophomore Sam Hunt and freshman Joseph Webb, so Coach Brown has already committed himself to playing two quarterbacks and the Blazers may not have settled on a starter by the time they pay their visit to the Classic City.
Whichever signal-caller emerges as the go-to guy will have his work cut out for him, as there is little returning experience at receiver, either. Norris Drinkard was U.A.B.'s third-leading receiver last season, but the second pass-catching option is Willie Edwards, who didn't record a single reception in 2005. Steven Brown, the head coach's son, likely will line up in the slot.
Since the Blazer quarterbacks and receivers will be getting on-the-job training in Sanford Stadium, the visiting team is likely to run behind an offensive line that returns all but one of last year's starters. The Blazers have four---count 'em, four---senior running backs: Dan Burks, the third-leading rusher in U.A.B. history (1,845 career yards); Corey White, who holds the school's Division I-A record for rushing touchdowns (19); Marculus Elliott, who compiled 116 rushing yards on just eight carries against Central Florida last fall; and Trey Chaney, who has over 600 career yards despite sharing time in the backfield with those three teammates.
Coaches always emphasize "senior leadership." If that's a legitimate criterion for evaluating a football team, the Blazer D ought to be good, as cornerback Will Evans, strong safety Chris Felder, linebackers Orlandus King and Mastaki Smith, defensive ends Jermaine McElveen and Larry McSwain, nose tackle Clarence Respress, and tackle Jerrickus Speights all are in their final year of collegiate eligibility.
Orlandus King . . . no relation. (Photographs from U.A.B. Athletic Association.)
McSwain was named preseason defensive player of the year in Conference U.S.A. Fortunately, he and his teammates will be going up against a Georgia offense that includes three preseason first-team all-S.E.C. selections.
Although an experienced U.A.B. team underachieved last year, the squad still fell just short of bowl eligibility, posting a 5-6 record and losing four games by a touchdown or less. A veteran defensive unit that remembers giving up 28 points to S.M.U., 31 points to East Carolina, and 37 points to Southern Miss will combine desire, experience, and talent to forge a formidable D.
Special Teams
The kicking game was a distinct weakness for U.A.B. in 2005, when the Blazers lost a 20-19 heartbreaker to Marshall due to a pair of blocked punts and another punt that went only 10 yards.
Last year, the Birmingham squad ranked 11th in Conference U.S.A. in net punting, averaged only 5.9 yards per punt return, and missed four of the team's last 16 field goal attempts.
The Blazers' senior-laden defense and ball-control offense will aid them in their attempt to wage a battle for field position, but, unless U.A.B.'s special teams have improved dramatically in the offseason, the kicking game will be a massive hindrance to the visitors' efforts.
Dawg Food
Because it is important to feast on the flesh of the enemy by incorporating some element of the opposing team into your pregame meal, a portion of each preview will include a suggestion regarding the proper fare for your tailgate.
Since U.A.B. uses this for its logo . . .
. . . I went looking for recipes involving dragons, but all I could come up with were alcoholic beverages and tofu dishes, so I had to go another way. Next, I tried looking for recipes involving the word "blazer" and encountered the same problem.
Then it hit me . . . U.A.B. runs a first-rate hospital, so surely they should have some suggestions about proper diet, shouldn't they? As it turns out, the U.A.B. Health System offers a recipe for chocolate pound cake that will help you eat right. Be sure to bake one up and scarf one down before the game; it'll be good for the 'Dawgs and healthy for you, too.
Take one for the team.
What Worries Me Most
Call it what you like . . . a "trap" game, a "sandwich" game, whatever . . . but this is a dangerous situation. Georgia will be coming off of an emotional (and most probably close) contest against South Carolina and looking ahead to the following Saturday's significant non-conference showdown with Colorado.
Add to that the fact that the fans in Sanford Stadium are apt to be distracted by their efforts to follow other noteworthy games being played around the country that day and you have a scenario that makes it easy to overlook the Blazers. It would be one thing for Georgia to do that against Western Kentucky, where the talent differential would allow the 'Dawgs to overcome any lapse of focus.
U.A.B. cannot be dismissed like a mediocre Division I-AA team, though. The Blazers have put some scares into people, falling just short against Kansas (39-37 in 1998 and 23-20 in 2000), Missouri (31-28 in 1999), Pitt (26-20 in 2002), Tennessee (17-10 in 2005), and, yes, Georgia (16-13 in 2003) and winning on the road against S.E.C. squads such as L.S.U. (13-10 in 2000) and Mississippi State (27-13 in 2004).
The Blazers deserve to be taken more seriously than their costumed sideline mascot would tend to indicate. (Photographs from U.A.B. Student Affairs.)
Of the 12 current members of Conference U.S.A., 11 have history with Georgia, as the 'Dawgs have had meetings on the gridiron with Central Florida (1999), East Carolina (1990), Houston (1967, 1968, 1974, and 2001), Marshall (2004), Memphis (1982 and 1984), Rice (1936), Southern Methodist (1966), Southern Miss (1953, 1984, 1990, 1993, and 1996), Tulane (25 times between 1919 and 1985), Tulsa (1946 and 1960), and U.A.B. (2003).
The Red and Black are 27-15-2 all-time against present Conference U.S.A. squads and, although the Bulldogs' only loss to a team that was a member of that league at the time the game was played came in the 1996 season opener against Southern Mississippi, there have been some close calls along the way, featuring scores such as 13-3 (Memphis in 1984 and Marshall in 2004), 19-15 (East Carolina in 1990), 24-23 (U.C.F. in 1999), 18-17 (Southern Miss in 1990), and the aforementioned 16-13 against U.A.B. in 2003.
In short, if the Bulldogs aren't focused, the Blazers are perfectly capable of winning this game. I know it, you know it, and the American people know it . . . but do the Georgia players know it?
I extend my thanks to Bob Dole for his permission to borrow the phrase he made famous.
What Will Happen on Saturday
The timing of the game and the Bulldogs' unfortunate tendency to play up or down to the level of their competition make it difficult for me to believe that the Red and Black will win this one in convincing fashion. At the same time, I do not believe we are in for quite the nailbiter U.A.B. gave the 'Dawgs in 2003, when Georgia was without some key personnel.
The Bulldogs benefit from the fact that the Blazers open on the road against Oklahoma on September 2. After last season's debacle, the Sooners are anxious to get this season started and they should be fired up for their opener. Consequently, I expect O.U. to put on a clinic on how to beat U.A.B., so I am confident that Georgia will go into the game with a solid plan for attacking the visiting squad.
I expect the Bulldogs to come out a bit flat and struggle with the Blazers for a half before making the requisite adjustments (attitudinal as well as tactical) before starting to pull away in the third quarter. I don't expect a blowout by any means, but I anticipate a game that is closer than the final score indicates.
Coming soon: Colorado.
Go 'Dawgs!

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'Bridgerton' returns with new season of more balls, courtships, gossip
LONDON — Hit Netflix series "Bridgerton" returns to screens this Friday with more glitzy balls, romantic courtships, and of course, plenty of gossip columns setting Regency London's high society alight.
Based on the books by Julia Quinn, season two of the period drama focuses on eldest Bridgerton sibling Lord Anthony Bridgerton, played by Jonathan Bailey, as he embarks on a search for a wife.
His attention turns to debutante Edwina Sharma, played by Charithra Chandran, newly arrived from India with her family. However, her older sister Kate (Simone Ashley) is not impressed with Anthony's pragmatic, loveless approach to the marriage market, setting the two on a collision course.
"There's pressure because it's such a beloved set of books, but also Kate and Anthony are really complicated and brilliant characters, and I know loads of people love them," Bailey told Reuters at the series' premiere in London on Tuesday.
"So the pressure really was to do them justice and make sure that we don't drop the ball in the way that we tell our love story."
The first "Bridgerton" series, which became a global phenomenon upon its release in late 2020, focused on the budding romance between Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset and featured plenty of intimate scenes.
"We're telling this incredibly emotional and fraught and charged and complex sexy and steamy enemies-to-lovers love story," show creator Chris Van Dusen said of season two. "It's lots of fraught looks and charged looks across the room and finger grazes and hand touches."
Season two expands on the stories of the other Bridgerton siblings: Benedict as a wannabe artist and painter, Colin returning from his travels, enthusiastic to prove he has matured, and Eloise, who also makes her debut, is ever more interested in her books, the feminist movement and outing Lady Whistledown, the mysterious author of the gossip columns.
"Bridgerton" has been praised for its diverse cast.
"I don't know that we're trying to break a mould or anything," executive producer Shonda Rhimes said. "We're just trying to make sure that everybody's included." AP/JB
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What Goes on Deep Inside Your Computer?
The Art of Assembly Language (2nd edition) started as a book used by Randall Hyde to teach a course on assembly language in the late 1980s since then it grew into the book released in 1996 and the second edition published in 2009. The book teaches readers the principals of programming in assembler using Randall's High-Level Assembler (HLA). HLA makes writing common program elements like loops, conditional statements and structures less time consuming than hand-writing them, as is done in with regular assemblers.
These days C is about as low-level as most people go. Back in the 80s though, most games and a fair number of applications were written entirely, or at least speed-critical parts, where commonly written in assembler. Today, however, most compilers can generate at least as good code as a competent programmer can create. If you want an example, have a look at what Google's Closure compiler does to your JavaScript code.
The book initially started off in 1989 as a book for students of a course on assembler language the author was teaching and evolved into the first edition in 2003. This updated version was released in 2010. While assembler language is mostly used in the lower reaches of computer platforms in areas such as device drivers, it remains the fact that everything else in modern operating systems is built on top of it. While modern high-level languages have abstracted away much of the need to know how a program is executed, if for curiosity only (and what programmer is not?), it's probably good to know what is going on in the lower reaches of their computers.
In the book, readers will learn how computers are programmed at the assembler level, using the HLA and how to write software with it in assembler. The book follows a logical course, starting with first principals about memory storage, variables to procedure calls and arithmetic before getting into the more advanced features the HLA provides for. The book itself is filled with code examples. For those of us who might have last programmed in assembler in 1989, most of it will feel familiar.
Using the High-Level Assembler begins at the start of the book and is built-on as the reader progresses. Compared to high-level languages, assembler is very simple and hasn't changed a lot in decades. You are still copying data or manipulating data and storing into memory addresses, but that's also the problem with it: with assembler that how everything is done, hence it's a lot of work translating a lot of the higher-level ideas down into assembler. What Randall Hyde's HLA brings to assembler is a C-like syntax. Together with regular assembler syntax in a way that goes beyond macro assembler, so that readers more familiar with high-level languages will feel more comfortable – and less typing is better for all.
In short, there aren't any other current books on programming in assembler that I'm aware of, but this book is readable, so if this is it, then this pretty good. It will teach programmers right from first principals, and by the end of the book, readers will be pretty comfortable writing in programs using HLA and will have a new understanding of how computers operate.


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June Picken of Coombe Abbey Hotel is the Winner of the Woman Who…Excels in Business 2016.
The Judges selected June as the Winner because she had a clear idea and a vision of what she wanted to achieve for every strand of the business. She led the business improvement looking for new opportunities for creating growth. Congratulations June!
"I am so proud and overwhelmed to have won the Woman Who – Excels in Business award and still can't quite believe it. It's the first time in my career that I have been up for a personal award and to be nominated by colleagues and friends is an honour in itself. Then to win and be recognised in such a way has given me an amazing sense of achievement and put a big smile on my face." (June Picken, Coombe Abbey)
June Picken began her role as Director of Sales at Coombe Abbey in April 2012 but in the short time since, has been a major orchestrator in establishing the period Warwickshire hotel as a venue of quality and distinction.
The importance June places on building and enhancing positive relationships with clients, local groups and the public is among the largest contributing factors to Coombe's success since 2012.
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While investigators continue to try to connect the death of 83-year-old Daniel Pepe, of East Boston to an attack of an elderly man three days later, State Police have arrested a Cambridge man with a lengthy record in connection with the latter crime.
Michael Bruzzese, of Cambridge, formerly of Hingham, was arraigned in East Boston Municipal Court Friday on charges of assault and battery on an elder, unarmed robbery of a person over 60, breaking and entering into a vehicle in the daytime, and larceny over $250.
According to Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley, Assistant District Attorney Lynn Feigenbaum requested bail of $100,000. Judge John MacDonald imposed a $25,000 bail and ordered that Bruzzese be held without bail on a Norfolk Superior Court probation matter. According to prosecutors, Bruzzese is currently serving three years of probation for convictions on charges of possession of burglarious tools and two counts of malicious destruction of property over $250.
During the arraignment, Feigenbaum told the court that "Bruzzese allegedly approached the 67-year-old victim at the Belle Isle Marsh Reservation in East Boston on June 1 at approximately 1:30 p.m. and allegedly punched the victim, causing bruising the left side of his head, and stole the victim's car keys from his pocket."
When the victim was able to return to his car, he found that it had been entered and approximately $250 to $300 had been stolen from his wallet inside the vehicle.
After further investigation, State Police detectives placed the defendant's photo into a photo array, and the victim positively identified Bruzzese as the assailant.
The June 1 assault followed a May 29 incident in which Pepe suffered a head injury that claimed his life at a Boston hospital three days later.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not yet determined the cause and manner of Pepe's death.
"The circumstances surrounding it remain under investigation by State Police detectives assigned to the Suffolk DA's office," said Conley.
Anyone with information on that incident is urged to share it with troopers at 617-727-8817.
Bruzzese was represented for bail purposes by Silvia Guzman and will return to court on July 1.


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Over the last three years my family has made huge strides in creating ways to save money in order to get out from the burden of debt. When Aaron and I started Three Thrifty Guys our family had about $25,000+ in non-mortgage debt. We've always focused on implementing thrifty ideas and ways to save, but since going through the Great Recession it has accelerated that desire even more.
Since 2008 our family's income has marginally increased over the years, but coming up with new ways to save money has had the greatest impact on our ability to pay off our creditors. I use to be under the assumption that if I could just make a few more dollars or negotiate my salary, then that would have the biggest impact. Boy was I mistaken!! In terms of percentages, I would say focusing on saving money has had a 15-25% impact on our family's disposable income (Wages-Taxes-Expenses = What's Left). Now compare this to the typical 3-4% raise and you see where your greatest opportunity might be!
Because disgust for debt has had such a big impact on our attitude towards savings, I came up with my family's "best ways to save money":
1. Refinanced Our Mortgage – $200+/month
In 2011, we were paying 5.07% on our 30 year mortgage, and our interest alone was around $550/month. Since refinancing to a 15 year mortgage, and implementing ideas to accelerate paying off our mortgage, we've been able to drive our interest to below $350. Each month that is a saving difference that compounds even more and more, and gets our family closer to being debt free!!! BO YAH!!!
2. Switch Our Home Phone Service – $317/year over a 3 year period
By switching our home phone services to Ooma Telo we were able to save $184 in our first year, and we'll average $317 over a three year period. My wife and I were skeptical of how buying a $200 unit could provide us phone service for free (minus the monthly taxes), but 14 months into it we are more than pleased! Check out the Ooma Phone Service Review to Save Money for more details.
3. Reduced Our Fixed Expenses – $100/year
After we switched to two checking accounts (one for fixed expenses and one for everything else) we were able to see exactly how much we were committed to each month. By segregating our fixed versus variable expenses we were able to tackle our fixed expenses head on, and find ways to reduce each of these. With one checking account everything got "merged" together and didn't provide us clarity for how to reduce our fixed expenses.
4. Use Our Local Library – $200/year
Weekly my family uses our local library for checking out kids books, DIY books, novels, personal finance books, or movies. By using our library versus paying for the books and movies outright it saves us tons of money! I'd estimate that the library can easily save us $200/year, and especially with how much we go through children's books.
5. Shop around for a better cell service – about $75/month
A few years ago we had a smart phone and regular QWERTY phone all sharing a plan with one major provider. We were spending about $140+/month, and rarely coming close to using all of our minutes or data. Then two years ago I switched from using a Blackberry to a Tracfone. In doing so I'm saving around $60/month, and no longer addicted to my cell phone. Our family also recently reviewed Virgin Mobile iPhone plan, and could have saved $15/month (we ended up not going with Virgin Mobile – read the review to check out why).
6. Save money by buying goods online – 15-25% per purchase
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7. Save Money on Electric Bills – $15/month
Month to month we track our monthly electric bill, and over the last three years have seen a significant drop. The main reasons are we switched to compact fluorescent light bulbs, using energy efficient space heaters in select areas, not putting all the bulbs in light fixture, and closing shades during hot days & opening them during cold winter days. All these small steps have helped us save money on our electric bills to the tune of about $15/month compared to 5 years ago.
8. Do It Yourself Projects – $100+ depending on the project
Through use of our library and YouTube we've been able to learn how to do our own frugal lawn care, install our own stone patio, decorate our home with old photos, build my own murphy bed, and how to distress furniture. By doing these DIY project we've been able to learn a trade or two, and save money along the way. Besides saving money there is always a pride of tackling some new project on your own too!
9. Open Two Checking Accounts – $75/year
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10. Lower Your Xfinity Bill or Cable Bills – $25/month
Having lots of channels, DVR, HD reception, and all the movie channels are a great nice to have. However, that comes at a price. Our family reduced our cable bill by going with the lowest possible package (not even listed on their website), and utilizing other streaming media options. We've been with our cable provider for eight years now, and we frequently call to get bigger discounts and more "free options". Over the last few years I'd say this has saved us $25+/month. As for using other streaming media, we currently stream Amazon Prime through our laptop, and I've evaluated PlayOn / PlayLater (below is a great install video on PlayOn by BibleMoneyMatters.com).


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virtualenv-burrito 2.7
Yesterday, virtualenv-burrito 2.7 was released. There are two significant changes:
- All Python packages in the
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- The
pipprogram is no longer user accessible (i.e., in the PATH). You could easily figure out where it's been moved, but that's discouraged (and unsupported).
These changes should help reduce some confusion and incompatibilities reported on the GitHub project.
To upgrade to the latest version, run:
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Renovations That Pay Off on Resale, According to RE/MAX Brokers
If you're planning to do some home renovations that pay off on the resale market, you're not alone. Renovations are the premise behind many successful house-flipping careers, and a great way for homebuyers to get into their dream home, in a good location, at a lower price. Meanwhile for home sellers, the right renovations can yield higher offers and a quicker sale. It's little wonder that the majority of Canadians who are investing in home renovations are considering them from a return-on-investment (ROI) perspective, according to a new report from RE/MAX Canada.
According to the 2021 RE/MAX Renovation Investment Report, 59% of Canadians said they always consider the return on investment that a renovation will have on their home's overall market value. So, what are the home renovations that pay off on resale? We surveyed RE/MAX brokers across Canada, and compiled this list of the top renovations that give sellers the biggest payouts.
#1 Kitchen – 93.5% of RE/MAX brokers said kitchen renovations give the best ROI, including new or updated cabinets, countertops and appliances. This can be attributed to the scale, cost and the general inconvenience (albeit a temporary one) of a kitchen renovation. Yes, renovating the kitchen yourself once you take possession of the home will be cheaper, however many homebuyers simply don't want to put themselves through it – especially if they just completed a kitchen renovation on the home they are selling. The "move-in ready" factor is significant.
#2 Bathroom – 61.3% of RE/MAX brokers identified bathroom renovations as a great high-return renovation. By the same logic as the kitchen renovation, homebuyers who want move-in ready homes with all the bells and whistles generally don't want to take on expensive, time-consuming and inconvenient renovations, such as bathroom.
#3 Paint – 58% of RE/MAX brokers said a fresh coat of paint is the simplest and cheapest investment, and it pays off on the resale market. Aside from giving the home an instant refresh, home stagers also recommend light and neutral paint colours to make a home appear bigger, brighter and cleaner.
#4 Flooring – 45.2% of RE/MAX brokers said new flooring is a popular upgrade among homebuyers. Homebuyers largely prefer hardwood or tile over wall-to-wall carpets, which tend to trap stains and odours, and can really show a home's age. This is a must, and if the seller is lucky, tearing up that old carpet could even reveal a hardwood floor underneath that just needs some TLC to bring it to its former glory.
#5 Finished basement – 16.1% of RE/MAX brokers said finished basements are a great selling feature on the resale market. In fact, any renovations that add liveable square footage to a home are always in demand. A lower-level family room, home office, an extra bedroom or bathroom in the basement can all give your listing a significant boost at the offer table.
#6 Outdoors/landscaping – 12.9% of RE/MAX brokers said outdoor projects can provide good ROI. As a result of the pandemic, people have been spending more time at home and thus, large years, pools and hot tubs, decks and patios, and landscaping are all appealing on the resale market. Depending on the scope of the project, this could be one of those low-investment, high-return upgrades that pay off on resale.
#6 Roof – 12.9% of RE/MAX brokers said roofing was a good option to invest some renovation dollars before listing a home for sale. New roof tied in sixth place with outdoor projects and landscaping.
#7 Open-concept floor plan – 9.7% of RE/MAX brokers said redesigning a home with an open-concept floor plan can pay off. This isn't a small or inexpensive project by any means, but removing wasteful walls and halls can instantly modernize an older home and make it live larger than its actual square footage would otherwise allow.
#8 Windows – 6.5% of RE/MAX brokers said new windows net higher offers on the resale market. While this isn't exactly the sexiest of renovations, astute buyers will appreciate the tens of thousands of dollars that new windows will cost, so having these replaced before listing can benefit both buyer and seller. Furthermore, new windows can give your home an understated refresh, inside and out.
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All within the current sombre mood:
What is the answer of the now-much-asked, million-dollar, most-sought-after questions?
For starters, it –
A) can happen everywhere(even in the likes of 'superpowers' like USA)
B) can happen to anyone(rich/poor, dark/fair,decent-dress/skimpy-dress,married/unmarried,child/adolescent/old age,beautiful/ugly..)
C) can occur at anytime(from the darkest hours to the brightest noon)
D) can be done by anyone (rich/poor,relatives/strangers/friends, businessmen and executives/workers and labourers, north Indians/south Indians/west Indians/foreigners…)
By ANY means, it will be safe to say that our country single-handedly has enough facts to substantiate all the above. There are no generalizations, and no specifications. With a phenomenon so omnipresent, so unpredictable, so prevalent and yet so localised,what can be THE solution?
It is not only contradictory,but also highly ironic that India with all the glorious history/cultures/ethics/morals which it so lavishly boasts of and advertises of is also a place which is strikingly unable to maintain the sanctity of its women,or to control the obscene,obstinate-cum-hypocritical attitude of its men.
The blame game for the same can range from the government,to the police,to the sad state of politics,to a selected strata of people or for the more odd- minded: to the women themselves. And this blame game has and will continue for an indefinite amount of time.
But do we have THE solution? No.
So where do we,the women stand at the end of all this mania and outcry?
There has been a huge change in my mindset after the Manipal-incident.
If abduction and rape can occur within a 500m radius of my hostel and on the roads I tread upon so often,I might be next. If not here,anywhere else.
Perhaps it is a consequence of seeing a only-on-tv-heard-of-crime so up-close and personal..but whatever it is and wherever it may lead to-
I now believe there is NO solution to this problem.
Of course, now there will be barricades, there will be more security personnel and lights,and there will be buses,and promises…
But a tad too late for her?
As for the rest of us..if not here, someplace else?
No,it is not about being cynical or giving up good old hope. It is just about accepting the reality,accepting that what is,is what really is and thereby taking my safety in my own hands. Call it the perks of being a girl (if you may).
There is no thinking that this cannot happen to you.
There is no hoping that things will change( At least, not anytime soon)
There is no reliance on anybody else for your protection and goodwill.
Rueful as it might be,this is what it has come to.
Save yourself to the best you can,because there is a predator at large: the man.


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There are thousands of fertilisers available. From the simple, basic unsophisticated weed feed and moss control combinations sold in garden centres, to sophisticated combination feeds sold to the professional grounds men and green keepers looking after turf at hundreds of sporting venues all over the country including Wimbledon, Lords, most major Golf clubs and thousands of other sporting leisure venues which take pride in their turf.
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The Nutritional essentials of turf care are very much the same whatever feed is used. Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium combined with a range of various trace elements such as Magnesium and Sulphur are all required to give your lawn the balanced range of nutrients it requires. Moisture, acidity, alkalinity etc. are also critical.
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Cheap feeds are not as effective as professional fertilisers. Some can scorch a lawn if the weather conditions are not correct. Other feeds simply wash (leach) right through the soil after the first heavy shower of rain. The feeds West Norfolk Lawn Care use are slow controlled release feeds that act gradually, steadily feeding your lawn with the correct range of nutrients your lawn requires. Too much Nitrogen alone will give you a lawn that, while looking green and lush has too much top growth, and will eventually develop a spongy thatch feel and consequentially require heavy scarification. It is important to make sure grass is developing properly below the soil surface not just above it.
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By Lou Korac
Perhaps Dmitry and Marina Barbashev could stay in St. Louis a bit longer.
The parents of Ivan Barbashev made the long trek from Moscow, along with Barbashev's younger brother Max, to visit the Blues center iceman for the first time. They arrived on Monday to see the 23-year-old live and in person.
They couldn't have picked a better time since Barbashev gave each of them a treat, a goal for every family member to equal out to his first NHL hat trick in a 5-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings before 18,272 at Enterprise Center on Thursday.
Barbashev's parents arrived in time to see the Blues throttle the Edmonton Oilers, 7-2, on Tuesday to get accustomed to life in America. They'll be here until April 2, prompting Barbashev to joke, "Yeah, I'll let tired of it, don't worry."
But he gave them something to cheer about in a game the Blues (39-27-8) didn't play their best but found a way to grind out two points.
"It feels great," said Barbashev, who became the 11th player to reach double digits in goals with 12. "It's their second game here to watch me and it was unbelievable. It was a good feeling."
It marked the second straight game that the Blues, who moved four points ahead of the Dallas Stars for third place in the Central Division after the Stars lost 3-1 to Colorado and within four points of Nashville for second after the Predators lost 2-1 in a shootout to Pittsburgh, got production from a newly-formed line that came together after a couple injured players came back to give interim coach Craig Berube options.
Barbashev, Alexander Steen and Zach Sanford, the anointed fourth line, accounted for seven points (three goals, four assists) a game after Jaden Schwartz, Oskar Sundqvist and David Perron accounted for nine points (four goals, five assists).
They were needed in a game the Blues weren't necessarily at their best but found a way to grind out goals and grind the Red Wings (26-38-10) in their zone when Detroit came at them with speed and tenacity.
"I thought our first period wasn't really good, but the second and third, we just started playing better," Barbashev said. "We played physical. It was a lot of fun to be out there."
Pat Maroon scored in his fourth straight game, a career-best streak, and Sundqvist also scored. Jordan Binnington made 20 saves to improve to 11-0-1 against the Eastern Conference.
"I thought it was a grind the whole game, pretty much," Berube said. "Not a clean game. Fourth line, excellent game, they're doing a real good job for us."
Steen had three assists, his first multi-point game since Dec. 27 against Buffalo (29 games) and first points in 12 games. Steen's assist on Barbashev's second goal was his 600th point in the NHL. He and his father Thomas Steen (817) became the fourth father-son duo to each have at least 600 points in the NHL, joining Gordie (1,850) and Mark Howe (742), Bobby (1,170) and Brett Hull (1,391), and Peter (1,239) and Paul Stastny (678).
"Something to look back on later," Steen said. "Cool names to be in there with and especially to be in there with the Stastnys is a little extra special."
The line was the epitome of what was needed to win on Thursday with its grinding, forechecking, hitting style that created net-front goals and allowed the Blues to establish a lead after falling behind 1-0 just two minutes into the game,
"In the second period, we stopped making turnovers and we just put it deep and we went there and just play physical," Barbashev said. "I think everybody had a helluva game."
"They've been playing extremely well," Steen said of Barbashev and Sanford. "I thought last game we had a lot of chances and could have buried some more. Both guys worked extremely hard, 'Sanny' is very physical and supported the puck. The one goal 'Barby' scored, he was physical but 'Sanny' was the one that the puck stuck. They're playing great right now, 'Barby' to get three tonight was awesome. He's got family in town. It's a good touch."
Thomas Vanek, who scored twice, gave Detroit a 1-0 lead at 2:05 of the first period on a rebound after the Blues were backing in on a 3-on-2. Binnington left a dangerous rebound in the slot and the puck go to the net where Vanek was able to get two whacks at it. But Sundqvist tied it 1-1 at 11:46 when David Perron, chipped a puck in and defenseman Michael Del Zotto, who has an assist in three straight games, read the play and went in and fed Sundqvist a pass off the backhand before he was able to beat Jonathan Bernier high glove side.
Perron had the secondary assist to extend his point streak to 17 games (nine goals, 13 assists). It's the fourth time in Blues history a player has had at least one point in 17 consecutive appearances, joining Brett Hull (25 games in 1991-92, 20 in 1989-90) and Blake Dunlop (19 games in 1981-82).
"The first period was a little slow start, but I thought the second and third, we came on, we played our game," Maroon said.
Barbashev gave the Blues a 2-1 lead at 3:22 of the second period after getting to a loose puck in front and poked it high into the net. Steen hit the post off a 2-on-1 with Sanford initially, but the Blues kept at it. Barbashev made it 3-1 at 8:16 on his own rebound when Sanford's forecheck initially helped make the play and Barbashev made a big hit on Detroit's Michael Rasmussen before getting to the net.
"When I talked to 'Barby' or our coaching staff, we talked about 'Barby' being a power forward more, banging and crashing and getting to the net and scoring dirty goals around there," Berube said. "He's capable of that stuff."
Detroit wouldn't go away when Vanek cut it to 3-2 at 8:48 of the third period on a slap shot from the top of the left circle that the Blues thought about challenging for goalie interference when Tyler Bertuzzi went tumbling over Binnington. But the coaches left it alone since Alex Pietrangelo shoved Bertuzzi in there. But Maroon's goal made it 4-2 at 10:19 to eliminate any Detroit momentum.
He scooped a backhand in when the Blues sent traffic to the net again and converted Robert Thomas' soccer-style kick pass to the right of Bernier.
"I think that's what we've been talking about all year," Maroon said. "Especially on that stretch we had where it's just when someone scores you've got to find a way to bounce back, get the next one. Our line went out there, got back to our game, grinding them down low. Getting high-to-low, screens in front and found a way to get the rebound. [Robert] Thomas made a heck of a play with his skate, making that pass. So we found way to get it done tonight.
"… We found ways to go to the net and get some ugly goals tonight. Barby did a heck of a job on his first two goals tonight and got rewarded. They're a hard team over there. They play fast. They're hard to play against. And I thought we did a good job."
Barbashev completed the hat trick with an empty-net goal to extend the lead to 5-2 at 19:11.
"I actually was trying to put it low in the net but somehow it just went up," Barbashev said. "I just probably got a little nervous."
The Blues, 2-0-0 on this four-game homestand, now will be tested greatly with visits from the league's best team, Tampa Bay, on Saturday and red-hot Vegas on Monday.
"Play hockey. Consistency," Berube said. "We've got the best team in the league coming in here Saturday. We're going to have to play well."
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Samuel Dempsey: Dolkun Isa Is Dolkun Isa the Right Man to Take on China? The president of the World Uyghur Congress is having his legitimacy questioned as he works to unite the Uyghur diaspora in the fight to end the genocide in Xinjiang. By: Samuel Dempsey September 15, 2021 Waiting in the lobby of a hotel in the
Agnieszka Gryz: Abolishing Orphanages Bleak walls covered in oil paint — the hallmark of post-Soviet interiors — filled with a single row of old-fashioned metal cribs. Behind them, a set of kiddie wall stickers in the shape of a web, with a rainbow-colored spider tangled in it. Upon searching kojenecké ústavy, the images appearing on
Mihail Petrov: The underreported hate When 22-year-old Alex got out for his first romantic date he was expecting butterflies in the stomach, instead he got punches. A homophobic attack, that left two gay men injured, took place outside a pastry shop in the city center of Sofia, a Bulgarian online magazine reports. The two men were on
Vera Dvorakova: The cost of education For Croatian marketing student Anita Peranović, her second year studying is likely to be her last. Her school, University College of Northern Denmark (UCN) in Aalborg, Denmark, announced in June that it was closing 14 of its English-language study programs. 450 students, including Anita, won't be
Martina Kroa: Food wasters Martina Kroa Beyond the numbers of the biggest food wasters: Households and Agriculture What are the causes of food waste? How come? How big of a problem is it? Who is to blame? What can be done? The story uncovers data, food waste in agriculture through the eyes of farmers, experts, and
Sofie Kodner: High-tech, caregiving, privacy In the middle of a cold November night, 88-year-old Dian Wurdock walked out the front door of her son's home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, barefoot and coatless. Her destination was unknown even to herself.Wurdock was several years into a dementia diagnosis that turned out to be Alzheimer's
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Co-founders of the Parliamentary Friends of Gun Control
The co-founders of the Parliamentary Friends of Gun Control, Andrew Leigh and John Alexander, are urging lawmakers in the United States to take urgent action to prevent further senseless deaths.
Dr Leigh and Mr Alexander – who established the group last year, during the previous term of Parliament - have called on US policymakers to learn from Australia's historic firearms reforms, in the wake of multiple deadly shootings across the US.
Australia experienced its deadliest mass shooting in 1996.
Less than a fortnight after 35 people lost their lives at Port Arthur, Australia's police ministers unanimously agreed on a package of measures to tighten licensing and registration requirements, restrict access to semi-automatic weapons and limit sales. A gun buyback program coordinated by the national government saw more than 600,000 handed into police stations. That equated to about one in five of all guns in Australia.
In the decade prior to the Port Arthur massacre, there was an average of one mass shooting every year. In the decade that followed the law changes, there were no mass shootings.
Gun reform is now remembered as one of the key achievements of the government of John Howard and Tim Fischer. Research estimates that the Australian firearms reforms of 1996 save around 200 lives per year - not only through averted mass shootings, but also through fewer gun homicides and gun suicides.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Hodgepodge Madness
Luckily, I still feel good enough to participate in the hodgepodge! It makes everyone feel better!
1. The expression 'mad as a March hare' originated with a fictional character who is distracted and frantic. When were you last 'mad as a March hare' and what was it that made you that way? I can't remember the last time I felt that way. But there's someone who lives here who is in that frantic/distracted nearly every single day and I can honestly say that being on the receiving end of it SUCKS.
2. Mardi Gras this year falls on Tuesday, March 4th. Have you ever been to Mardi Gras, and if so what did you think? If not, do you have any interest in going? Purple, green, and gold are the colors of Mardi Gras. Which one is most prevalent in your wardrobe? How about in your home? I've never been. I have no interest in going. As for the colors, I HATE purple so none of that in my wardrobe. There's some gold on my mother of the bride outfit and I have a green shirt or two. In the house I'm going to go with green.
3. Are you old fashioned? In some ways and not so much in others. It just depends on what, exactly, we're talking about.
4. Do you carefully plan your vacations, or do you prefer the days to be more spontaneous? Vacation???? What in the world is that? Oh my darlings, I have never been on vacation to speak of since that whole marriage thing started. My family went on vacation all the time when I was growing up and we also went camping in the mountains on the weekends in the fall. Of course, not going on vacation when your house is only 3 miles from the beach isn't so bad.
5. March is National Sauce Month...what's your favorite sauce, and what do you most often top with this sauce? Does tartar sauce count on anything seafood and french fries? LOL
6. What's something that easily brings a tear to your eye? Those darn ASPCA commercials.
7. If you could own any sports team, which one would it be and why? The Carolina Panthers. Because it's football, duh. AND to get rid of the idiots who own them now.
8. Insert your own random thought here. I wrote a post about cyberbullying right HERE. Please share it with anyone you know with elementary aged kids or grandkids. It's very important.
Have a great rest of the week, y'all!
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I so love Hodgepodge Wednesdays and reading your answers to the questions! Your post on cyber-bullying is an important one! Wishing you a good day!ReplyDelete
Oh yes, those ASPCA commercials. I can't watch them. I have to turn the channel. Mistreatment of any animals just makes me furious, and I cannot understand WHY!ReplyDelete
Tartar sauce on French fries? Seriously? lol
I have one living with me too!!! Seems like everyday is the end of the world. Didn't think of tarter sauce, great answer. Stay well....ReplyDelete
I am with you on those commercials. I have a weakness in that department anyway. I now change the channel.ReplyDelete
Terri- I love it too. And thank you for enjoying my answers! I'll be over to enjoy yours in just a sec!ReplyDelete
Judy- I turn them off too. They're just too much to handle. And, yes! It's great on french fries!
Debby- Seems that way here too. Aren't we just lucky. LOL Me too! How in the world anyone can mistreat an animal is beyond me.
Gail- I have to turn them off too. Can't take it.
Chronically frantic people exhaust me too. I kind of want to shake them and say get a grip, organize your life! While I guess we all are that way on occasion, no one needs to be that way on a regular basis. Can't wait to see your mother of the bride dress!ReplyDelete
Joyce- Amen!I hope the outfit (it's a three piece pants outfit) needs a little taking in before the wedding. I'm working on it anyway. :)ReplyDelete
If only there could be TV without commercials!!!!...:)JPReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 5, 2014 at 5:48 PM
My DIL was just complaining about those ASPCA commercials, too! They are pretty sad.ReplyDelete
This weather is NUTS, isn't it? Shorts and coats--all in one week!
I thought about tartar sauce, but then changed to hot fudge. I love them both. haReplyDelete
Yes, this weather has sure been flip flopping between winter and spring. I keep thinking surely spring is just around the corner!ReplyDelete
Nice visiting you today.
Hi Pam, :) love reading your answers...ReplyDelete
on another note - do you use/have the fitbit?
JP- TRUTH!ReplyDelete
Kathy- Yes, it IS nuts. And now, I'm sick. Good grief.
Cathy- I thought about hot fudge and changed to tartar. LOL
bp- Thanks for stopping by! :)
Jessica- Thanks! I do not have a fitbit. I wanted one when I first heard about them but didn't have a spare hundred lying around. LOL
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! It makes me feel connected to everyone even though we may live far apart! Have a wonderful day!


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Myomectomy—Open Surgery
(Fibroid Tumor Removal; Uterine Fibroid Removal)
by Cynthia M. Johnson, MA
Myomectomy is the removal of fibroids from the wall of the uterus (womb). Fibroids are noncancerous tumors in the muscle of the uterus. An open surgery uses an incision large enough to remove the fibroids.
Reasons for Procedure
This procedure is done to relieve problems caused by fibroids without doing a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus). These problems can are:
Possible Complications
Problems are rare, but all procedures have some risk. The doctor will go over some problems that could happen, such as:
Things that may raise the risk of problems are:
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
The surgical team may meet with you to talk about:
General anesthesia will be used. You will be asleep.
Description of the Procedure
An incision will be made in the lower abdomen. Muscles will be separated, and tissue will be cut to expose the uterus. Next, the fibroids will be removed. Each layer of tissue in the uterus will be stitched. The abdominal opening will be closed with stitches. A bandage will be placed over the area.
How Long Will It Take?
1 to 2 hours
Will It Hurt?
Pain, vaginal discharge, and bleeding are common in the first few days. Medicine and home care can help.
Average Hospital Stay
Most people can go home in 2 to 3 days. If there are any problems, you may need to stay longer.
Post-procedure Care
At the Hospital
Right after the procedure, the staff may:
During your stay, the hospital staff will take steps to lower your risk of infection, such as:
There are also steps you can take to lower your risk of infection, such as:
At Home
It will take up to 6 weeks to fully heal. Physical activity will be limited during this time. Sex will need to be avoided. Ask for help with daily activities and delay your return to work.
Call Your Doctor
Call the doctor if you are not getting better or you have:
If you think you are having an emergency, call for medical help right away.
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Women's Health—US Department of Health and Human Services
Health Canada
Women's Health Matters
Uterine fibroids. Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology website. Available at: https://www.sirweb.org/patient-center/conditions-and-treatments/uterine-fibroids. Accessed August 25, 2021.
Uterine leiomyoma. EBSCO DynaMed website. Available at: https://www.dynamed.com/condition/uterine-leiomyoma. Accessed August 25, 2021.
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DNP & PhD Programs in Maryland
There are 3 nursing schools in Maryland that provide DNP & PhD program. We gathered some key information about each school to help you learn more about the schools' characteristics and the programs they provide.
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Larry's List: All-You-Can-Eat Weekend Wrap-UpWhat have you been doing all weekend? If the answer isn't reading about Fox's goofy polls, the man who hid 44 lizards in his pants and great moments in Orwellandia, hop on past the jump for the weekend list and catch up.
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What Is It With Fox News and Opinion Polls?
This is getting embarrassing. At least they should be embarrassed. But then they would have to understand what they're doing wrong, wouldn't they?
Obama Violates His Own Criteria for a 'Just War' President Obama, the Afghan war escalator, received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, and proceeded to deliver his acceptance speech outlining the three criteria for a just war, which he himself is violating.
Time's Up for Psychiatry's Bible Books are by and large riding out the online revolution that is devastating the sales of many newspapers, magazines and other printed works. But this week we report on a volume that has outlived its usefulness.
Spanish Fan Calls Police Over Saxophone Band That Was Just Not Jazzy Enough Jazzman Larry Ochs has seen many things during 40 years playing his saxophone around the world but, until this week, nobody had ever called the police on him.
Milestones in Airport Security A German man was arrested Sunday as he tried to board a flight from New Zealand when officials discovered a small menagerie of rare lizards hidden in his underpants — 44 in all.
Average American Consumes 100,000 Words a Day A study released Wednesday from the University of California, San Diego, reports that the average American consumes a whopping 34GB of data and 100,000 words of information per day.
Milestones in Drug Testing, Pie Eating Division Random drugs tests are to be introduced to the World Pie Eating Championships.
Great Moments in Orwellandia Nursery-age children should be monitored for signs of brainwashing by Islamist extremists, according to a leaked police memo obtained by The Times [of London].
Population: The Issue Copenhagen Doesn't Want to Discuss According to the U.N., population growth is a driving force behind emission increases yet it will not be on the agenda at any of the upcoming climate talks.
Web Audience Grows for Arts Groups Americans are increasingly choosing the Internet and other new media to enjoy the arts, a new national survey has found.
Reading Practice Can Strengthen Brain 'Highways' Intensive reading programs can produce measurable changes in the structure of a child's brain, according to a study in the journal Neuron.
Relic Fever The veneration of holy relics has long been an easy target for Protestants, atheists, and just about anyone who didn't fall into the hard-core Catholic fold.
Spanish Speakers Unite to Unveil New Grammar Book More than 500 years after Spaniards first set out to colonize distant lands, guardians of Spanish from 22 countries have finally drawn up joint rules for a language spoken by more than 500 million people.
Laid-Off Movie Critics, the New 'In' Focus Group Hollywood has found an inventive use for all those unemployed movie critics out there: focus groups.
Daytime Soap Operas: Why the Bubble Burst There is no joy in the soap-opera world this week. Soap devotees are slowly coming to the realization that their precious — if far-fetched — stories are now on the endangered TV species list.
Dogs vs. Cats: The Great Pet Showdown The world is divided into "dog people" and "cat people," each passionately believing that their preferred pet is superior.
The Horn of Africa is Dying. Who Cares? For all its vivid detail, the picture painted by one after another speaker was almost too abstract and too distant — not to mention too evil — to fully take in.
Smile, Your Class May Be on YouTube A student comes to the dean's office to complain about a professor's temper/political rants/harassment/dementia/use of profanity/racism/(you fill in the blank). …
Tony Blair's Taxi-Derived '45-Minute' WMD Claim The British are conducting an actual public investigation into the litany of false claims made by their government to justify the attack on Iraq.
Why Don't the Powerful Get Grilled Like This? Rachel Maddow today is receiving well-deserved praise for a devastating interview she conducted last night with Richard Cohen, an "ex-homosexual" therapist who is head of the "International Healing Foundation," which purportedly helps gay people become straight.
Bionic Fingers Fitted to Concert Pianist The world's first bionic fingers were unveiled today after a set invented by a British firm was fitted to a former concert pianist.
Stereotypical Images Can Overwhelm a Nuanced Text In a troubling corollary to the truism that a picture is worth 1,000 words, a new study suggests stereotypical imagery can largely negate the central point of a lengthy text.
Our Murderers in the Sky War is hell, as the saying goes. Murder, on the other hand, is a crime. In this age of the "long war" pitting the United States against the forces of global terror, it is critical that the American people be able to distinguish between the two.
Obama's Big Sellout Barack Obama ran for president as a man of the people, standing up to Wall Street as the global economy melted down in that fateful fall of 2008.
The Millennials Generations, like people, have personalities. Their collective identities typically begin to reveal themselves when their oldest members move into their teens and 20s and begin to act upon their values, attitudes and worldviews.
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Plant Fertilizing Services in North Port
Living in Florida comes with a lot of advantages, not the least of which is that our sub-tropical climate is ideal for growing beautiful lawns and gardens. It's hot, it's sunny, and it's humid. And as anyone who lives in North Port knows, keeping a beautiful front and backyard can sometimes get a little competitive! It's not so much that the grass is always greener. It's more that everyone wants their own lawn to be the greenest, their garden to be the brightest, and their trees to be the healthiest.
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Following up from the success of their debut album, "Oracular Spectacularâ€, was always going to be a difficult task for the two-piece from band from New York but Ben Goldwasser and Andrew Van Wyngarden have tried to use this to their advantage. Wyngarden has described the album as "us trying to deal with all the craziness that's been going on since our last album took off. Sometimes it just doesn't feel natural.â€
Whilst MGMT's first album wasn't exactly poptastic, this is an even greater departure. "Oracular Spectacular†had the likes of "Kidsâ€, "Electric feel†and "Time To Pretend†to trouble the charts with but according to the band no singles will be released from Congratulations, instead the album will be a single offering, with the release date thought to be April 13th of this year.
"Flash Delirium†has been released as a free download as a taster for the album to follow and the varied reception to this track mirrors the nature of the band's sound. I for one, appreciate the departure from "Oracular Spectacular†as I would have been some what disappointed had they taken the easy, straight route and cashed in on their new-found fame. They are not riding on their initial wave of success but instead staying true to their progressive roots and trying to create something else new and just as spectacular.
The album opens with "It's Workingâ€, a track which is fresh and up-beat, setting the tone for the rest of the album whilst "Congratulations†is a beautifully fitting end to the album as it whisks you away to a dreamlike state with its slow beat and soothing tones. In between you have the challenging, yet likeable, "Flash Delirium†and "I Found A Whistle†and tracks that certainly compliment and feed off each other as the band's ethos of an album rather than nine singles comes to the fore.
If any album is to be labeled a grower, "Congratulations†is surely it. The tracks lack the instantaneous nature showcased in their first album but the band will hope that this only serves to give the album some longevity, something which is somewhat of a rarity in today's fast-paced music culture.
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02. Song For Dan Treacy (04.09)
03. Someone's Missing (02.30)
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Signs for a nursery school and a store selling BB guns share a tree in Maadi. BB guns have always been legal in Egypt although regular firearms are not. But over the past few years both have become more common.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Signs Of Uncertain Times
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Location, Location, Location
Monday, July 29, 2013
King Of The Mountain
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A Water Tree
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Everybody's Bruce Lee
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Victorian dress, ca. 1860
Beautiful and rare early Victorian silk dress, ca. 1860.
This lovely dress is a two piece, a skirt and bodice, and is made of chocolate brown silk. The bodice is decorated on the shouders and sleeves with hand embroided appliques in the shape of pansies, so lovely! The bodice closes in the front with a long row of gilded buttons which have a beautiful pattern. Unfortunately one (only one!) of the buttons is missing at the waist. The bodice falls over the hips. The skirt is enormous! So much volume. This dress was made in the time when the Victorian skirt reached their maximum circumference, sometimes up to 5,5 meters. A skirt like this would have been worn over a very large bell shaped hoop crinoline to give the right silhouet. It is pictured here without any kind of underskirt or crinoline, and as you can see even without the undergarments it is huge. The silk is quite thick and holds it's shape really well. Also still with the dress is a seperate waistband, to be worn under the bodice, with two long silk and lace streamers. These streamers are made from moire silk with a beautiful lace top layer. The streamers have gotten a bit of a different colour over time, but the waistband does belong with the dress, it is fnished with a small velvet pansy (which will be hidden wehn the waistband is worn).
The dress is in amazing condition. The silk is as strong as it ever was, no rips or tears, no shredding. Only the one missing button, and the inner lining of the collar is missing a small piece of decorative trim, but really, superb condition.
The waist measures approx. 64 cms, the bust approx. 82 cms.