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What girl wouldn't want some new cosmetics and beauty tools under the tree this year and with so many amazing, limited edition, gift packs to choose from, it shouldn't be a problem finding that perfect item for the beauty geek in your life in Masonville Place.
I can't tell you how excited I was when Forever 21 opened up in Masonville Place last year, no more having to shop online, no more having to return items cause they didn't fit and no more waiting for my package to arrive in the mail. I could now spend hours shopping in person for the most current fashions at amazing value. The store is 2 levels, is exciting and inviting, features creative and on trend clothing, accessories to make any outfit come together and a men's section to keep your man busy while you shop. The store is constantly changing, with new and exciting items arriving daily.
We put our makeup bags through the ringers each and every day, so it's always nice to get a new one. This Forever 21 animal print makeup bag is right on trend and large enough to carry all your essentials, but small enough to fit in your purse. It retails for $7.80.
All girls stride to get an all-natural radiant glow to their skin, but buying products individually can add up. This season give the girl on your list the Urban Decay Naked Flush sleek and easy to use compact that features a silky bronzer, a highlighter and a blush to give her that ever so radiant sun-kissed glow to the skin. It retails for $35 at Shoppers Drug Mart.
Us girls never have enough lip gloss, so why not treat the female in your life to this Lancome Juicy Tubes Dazzling Pink Set, which features 4 Lancome Juicy Tubes that give the lips an ultra-shiny gloss with a sheer, yet sexy wash of colour. It retails for $46 at The Bay, but could be broken up into several mini gifts.
This MACLimited Edition Stroke of Midnight Face Palette comes with three eye shadows in Scene, All Races and Magic Moor, sparkling rosé iridescent powder, two lipsticks in Sublime Pleasure and Romantically Inclined and an eye kohl in Ebony all packaged nicely in a chic graphic white pattern, trimmed with gold piping compact, taking the guess work out of which colours coordinate perfectly together. It retails for $59.50 at MAC.
Let's face it, how often do we clean our makeup brushes, probably not often enough, which is why you can never have enough makeup brushes in your collection. Quo put out a limited edition Makeup Brush Set which features 8 of your everyday brushes all packaged in a beautiful black makeup case for the girl on the go. It retails for $60 at Shoppers Drug Mart.
I've already blogged about Clinique Happy Hearts and how it's the gift that gives back this season and I think any girl would be more than happy to receive this as a gift this year. Clinique has partnered with Happy Hearts Funds, an international charity that brings hope to the lives of children affected by natural disasters, which since 2006 has benefited more than 45,000 children and 450,000 community members. Clinique Happy Heart Fragrance comes packaged in the sweetest box and bottle with playful heart artwork done in pink and orange in all different shapes and sizes and has a bright and happy, fruity and floral scent to it that retails for $42. Pair it with Clinique Happy Heart A Different Nail Enamel for Sensitive Skins in Happy that delivers high shine, streak-free application, is quick drying and the thin, flat brush allows for precision when applying the polish to each nail and retails for $14 at The Bay.
These cute little Caryl Baker Bath Fairies Cupcake Soaps smell and look good enough to eat, but are made for the bath to give a nice scent to the water and to leave your skin silky, smooth, soft and hydrated. These retail for $7 for the small ones and $8.75 for the larger size.
Clinique Party Favours Set comes with four shades of All About Shadow, Quickliner For Eyes Intense in Black Honey, High Impact Mascara, Chubby Stick Intense in Roundest Raspberry, All About Eyes and a Nail Enamel all packaged in a pretty pink and purple bag that retails for $47 at The Bay.
Benefit Little Love Potions features some of Benefit's bestsellers all done in mini bottle and has everything you need to prime, perfect and perk-up your complexion this season. This is a perfect way to test out 10 top sellers before buying the full size product. It retails for $43 at Shoppers Drug Mart, but has a total retail value at over $100. Some of the goodies found inside are mini bottles of the POREfessional, it's potent! Eye cream, high beam, posietint, stay don't stray, watt's up, badgal lash, that gal, hoola and hoola ultra plush.
We're all super busy, never enough time in the day, so we don't have hours to spend curling our hair, but thanks to BaByliss Pro MiraCurl, the world's first automatic professional curl machine it will cut our curling time in half. This machine automatically draws hair into the curling chamber, where it is gently holds and heats the hair from every direction in the matter of seconds, creating the perfect curl almost effortlessly. It retails for $199 at Trade Secrets.
I have one more gift giving post coming to you this week from Masonville Place, stay tuned tomorrow for gift ideas for the tech and gadget lover in your life. Check out past posts for stocking stuffers under $50 (found here), Gift for Her (found here) and Gifts for Him (found here).Stay up to date with all things happening in Masonville Place by liking their Facebook Page.


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Les Chaumées is the first growth parcel that overlooks the northern sector of Chassagne-Montrachet vineyard (on the Puligny-Montrachet side). As far as the domain's vines are concerned, they are situated in the upper part of this climat at more or less 300 metres altitude. As it is often the case on top slope plots, the soil is not very deep there: it doesn't reach over 50 cm depth on average. It is composed of a light earth (with little clay presence), not too sticky when damp and draining naturally and quickly after heavy rains. The presence of stones is highly important. So we have here a stony terroir which is also noticeable for its rather steep slope, with an east exposure, tending to slightly incline northward. This situation could make you think this parcel is late to develop, which is not the case at all. The well-formed bunches ripen very easily without any fear of disease. This vine, planted in 1988, stretches over 22 ares.
Wine making
During the harvest, the grapes are first sorted out on the vines, then, if necessary, there may be a second sorting in the winery on a special sorting table. After a gentle pressing, the must is left to settle naturally for about 12 hours. This light racking of the lees enables the wine to keep a good substrate, thus being protected from oxidation and, as a consequence, preserving all its aromatic richness. It is then poured into barrels by gravity and left to ferment. The Chassagne Premier Cru Les Chaumées is matured in oak casks for 20 months (using 60% new oak). During this period, the wine is left undisturbed except for a few stirrings of the lees. We have experienced that medium grain wood brought tension to the wine without enhancing the toasty aromas that could alter the fresh and straightforward character of this wine. Before bottling, the wine spends about three months in vats in order to homogenize its components. The winery benefits from a four- level structure enabling to handle the harvest by gravity from the arrival of the grapes to the bottling operation, without any pumping.
Vintage features
2014 was a year full of contrasts. After a mild and humid winter, spring was definitely sunny. June rapidly took on summer looks. A 35° heat peak was registered on the vines as early as the beginning of the month. Flowering started on the 5th of June or so in excellent weather conditions. During the summer, August rains aroused some worries but September was finally dry and bright. These conditions enabled sugar to concentrate in the bunches, however you had to be patient before launching the harvest. The beautiful late-autumn weather that is very often found in Burgundy, gave us the opportunity to harvest well-matured Chardonnays from the 17th of September on. Supported by a beautiful acidity, the wines display a straightforward and pure mouthfeel. Each of them is particularly representative of its terroir.
Les Chaumées 2014 vintage was bottled on December 10th 2015.
This Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru comes as a proof that a terroir can be spontaneously 'read' through the characteristics of its vintage (2014 in this case).
Les Chaumées is not among the most powerful terroirs of the appellation, but still its natural harmony, that is a supple, smooth and fine mix, is perfectly revealed here. The fruit fragrances are very subtle with fresh hazelnut notes brought by a maturing in oak casks. All these features will contribute to a harmonious aging.

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Michael Sam's chances of playing professional football hang in the balance, this according to Montreal Alouettes General Manger Jim Popp.
The Canadian Football league franchise gave Sam - the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL - an opportunity to play football for the first time in 12 months when they signed him to a two-year deal back in May.
Word of warning
But, after the former Missouri DE mysteriously left their training camp last week to return home, Popp has issued a warning about what could happen if he opts not to return in the near future.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he returns. I'm surprised he left," began Popp before spelling out exactly what a no-show would mean for Sam's future.
"If he doesn't come back, I would think football's over for him. He's the one that has to face that. But I don't think he doesn't want to play football. That's why he came here."
With Sam having had to battle stigma over his sexuality and concerns over whether he is physically capable of making it in the pros, his decision to leave the CFL team's training camp at such short notice certainly appears to have played into his critics' hands.
Door still open
The GM's comments come on a day when Michael Sam was officially moved onto the team's suspended list.
Popp, though, remains behind the former SEC Defensive Player of the Year and has left the door firmly open for Sam to return:
""With all due respect for Michael Sam, the nature of this decision will remain confidential. The Montreal Alouettes fully respect Michael Sam's decision and rally around him to offer him all time and support needed.
"The team has left the door open and Michael is welcome to come back whenever he feels ready."
Although the Montreal Alouettes are remaining coy on exactly what led to Michael Sam's departure last week there has been some speculation in the media.
One report, citing a source within the franchise, claimed that it is "virtually guaranteed" that Sam will not return.
Others suggest that Sam left the team having been irked by the comments of a teammate who allegedly told the defensive end that he was under-performing at training camp.
Michael Sam's journey into the pro game has certainly not been a simple one thus far. Whether that journey ends now appears to be solely in his hands.
NFL fans: Did Michael Sam show enough in his college career to prove he can make it, or is his career a non-starter? Have your say in the comments below...
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Thank you so much Stacey for doing my wedding hair and my bridesmaids! My hair looked brilliant and the curls lasted all day and the bridesmaid hair was even better than I imagined! I would highly recommend Stacey to anyone! Thank you Stacey, I didn't expect to feel so calm on my wedding day but I knew you would make everyone look fantastic! xxx - Emma McGuckin-Wyatt
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He was one of the most popular jazz piano players of his generation. A low-keyed kind of man who loved to string medleys of songs with the same word in the title, always surprising and delightful to hear his imagination at work.
A small series of Sunday afternoon solo piano concerts were held in a Providence hotel ballroom in the 1980's. Buck and I took My Mother The Jazz Fan (80-years old at the time) to hear Dave. Choice seats, mere inches away from Dave's right hand. She was in heaven. The following Sunday we again attended the series which that afternoon featured a pianist renowned for his flawless technique and remarkable agility. We managed to secure the same seats. I watched my mother's genuine amazement and appreciation of this exceptional musician. On the way home, she casually offered this comment: "I liked [...] very much, but I think Dave McKenna swings more."
Here in Boston, he played regularly in the Oak Bar of the Copley Plaza hotel. It was a sizeable room filled with comfortable furniture strewn about the place in an effort to create a feeling of warmth and coziness. In this endeavor, it succeeded with customary Copley Plaza elegance, patrons settling into the cocktail hour or the night-cap after dinner and the theatre, and mostly focused on their libations and sparkling companions. At times, the gentle hum of conversation seemed to overwhelm the artistry of the pianist on the small stage in the corner. This atmosphere suited Dave perfectly. He knew which patrons had dropped in expressly to hear him, for they were loyalty personified and always made certain they were seated as close to him as possible.
I especially recall with great fondness his habit of placing a tiny Sony transistor radio (remember them?) into his jacket pocket, trailing a thin wire attached to an earplug firmly planted in his left ear. Since his right hand was toward the house, no one ever seemed to notice. But you could get an accurate pitch count if you asked politely and extended him the courtesy of waiting until he'd finished playing the tune.
I met Dave in New York shortly after I arrived there myself in the early 1960's. We found ourselves featured players on various concert stages throughout the years, and I once recorded with him, but only once, at a performance recorded for the Concord Jazz Label. A concert held in the ballroom of the Cape Cod Plaza Hotel on May 3, 1992, featured Dave, Scott Hamilton on tenor, Gray Sargent on guitar, Marshall Wood on bass and Chuck Riggs on drums. The cd is available at Amazon and probably at other outlets. It's "Concord All-Stars on Cape Cod", CCD 4530. I managed to call the wrong key for the song "Time After Time" but of course, that was no problem for Dave. He could play in any key. Unfortunately, I wound up sounding like a cross between Elaine Stritch and Billy Ecksine.
Dave and I didn't see much of each other in these last years since he became rather reclusive living on the Cape. However, I know he faithfully followed every movement of the Boston Red Sox. He held season tickets to games at Fenway Park for many years, and once graciously gave the precious seats to me and my husband because Dave was going to be out of town on game day. Third base line, just slightly off to the left of the visiting dugout. Wish I could remember who the Sox beat that day.
There is an extensive obit in today's Boston Globe which mentions a tribute concert to be held at some future date. Watch this Blog for specifics.


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For the past 3-4 months I've been trying to use up skincare, haircare and bodycare products because I felt fed up with hoarding! And this was the result! A huge empties post in front of you! Let's dig in!
I finished up several Michael Todd True Organics products as they are the skincare regime I use for the past six months. Two of the Blue Green Algae toners, a Charcoal Detox Deep Pore Gel Cleanser and an Antioxidant Carrot Multivitamin Serum. I love each one of them and have already repurchased all of them (you can read a full review on the line here)! I've also used up a Nuxe Aroma Perfection Anti-Imperfection Care moisturiser which is one of the best out there (I've done a review on that in the top moisturisers for oily skin post). I've also used up my Caudalie Beauty Elixir face mist (*snif*) which I totally love the smell of. It's very rejuvenating and hydrating but it's a little bit pricey! Another moisturiser that I've gone through is the Avene Mattifying Fluid which I enjoyed a lot; it's mattifying indeed and feels very lightweight. I haven't repurchased that one because I've found another HG mattiffying moisturiser; go ahead on that face moisturisers post! The Simple Kind to Eyes Soothing Eye Balm has been my go to eye cream, very hydrating and lightweight and an excellent base for your under eye concealer. I already have 2 more in my drawer! For removing my eye makeup I finished one of the L'oreal Gentle Eye and Lips Makeup Remover Waterproof and I'm already using the next one. Another cleanser that I used up is the La Roche Posay Effaclar Deep Cleansing Foaming Cream which I didn't like at all. Although it's supposed to be a cream cleanser it leaves my oily skin stripped and uncomfortable. It doesn't remove makeup that well and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Another favourite that I go through like nobody's business is the Apivita Lip Care lip balm with Cocoa Butter which is the most moisturising stick lip balm I've found so far. I will definitely repurchase when I use up the rest of the 49 lip balms I have hanging around!
I've sadly gone through my The Body Shop Cocoa Butter Body Scrub and the Vanilla Bliss Body Butter which I'm thinking of repurchasing but trying to find a cheaper alternative, because they cost 15€ each and I go through them so quickly. The L'oreal Nutri Soft 24-hour body milk was a product that has been in my cupboard since summer. It's a lightweight body lotion that I really enjoyed back then, it smells nice but it definitely doesn't give you the 24-hour hydration that it promises you; I wouldn't repurchase that one. On the opposite side is the Bath and Body Works Japanese Cherry Blossom Body Cream which is super hydrating, leaving no residue after application, and it smells sooooooooo freaking good! I will definitely repurchase it when I get into a BBW shop again (which is very soon fingers crossed). The Pure Coconut Hand and Nail Cream did not leave me very satisfied. It was very sticky and you could feel that you had a hand cream on, which is a feeling I hate. I used it on my feet though, where it did a very good job! Another The Body Shop product is the White Mask Eau de Toilette for men that Mike has used up. He didn't like it that much he said because, although he liked the scent, it didn't linger for more than 2 hours.
I've used up 2 L'oreal Elvive Shampoos, the Anti Hair Fall with Arginine* and the Smooth & Polish one with Keratin. I liked them both a lot, Elvive are my favourite shampoos anyway, they lather up really well and cleanse thoroughly. I will repurchase them if I find them on offer, but I like changing up my shampoos and always like trying new ones. The Aussie Frizz Miracle conditioner was a so-so one. For the price I expected it to be a lot more moisturising and detangling. It let me down a bit but I've found another one from the brand which does exactly what I want for my hair. The Syoss Hair Mask for Coloured Hair was the last product I had left from the brand and if you've read my previous Haircare Empties they have let me down a lot, although I really liked them at first and used to buy them in a bunch. I wouldn't repurchase that one, I found that it did nothing for my hair. I've also used up the MEY Anti Hair Loss lotion which was prescribed to me by the dermatologist back when I was suffering from hair loss, but you can get it from any online pharmacy without prescription. With all the anti-hair loss products I'm facing the same problem; I don't see any results! It was ok, it didn't make my hair greasy and it smells really nice, but in terms of results I can't tell you I saw any.
That's my problem category when it comes to empties, I don't seem to go through makeup products but I only see them pilling up in my drawer! I've only used up a Korres Blush in Natural which I did enjoy a lot; as the name suggests it's a very natural shade with very slight shimmer that can be used both as a blush and a bronzer. I would definitely repurchase that if I didn't have another 20 blushers! Also, my beloved Makeup For Ever Waterproof Aqua Lash mascara is finished (for a full review click here) and I'm already using a brand new one; I can't live without it, it's totally awesome!
Disappointing products
I left these for last because I was going through my bathroom stash and I found those products that although I was keeping, decided that I'm never going to use up. So I said no to hoarding and made room for new ones. The first one the Every Day Natural Fresh Intim Wash with organic chamomile and aloe which was ok but I've stopped using it since I found a better one, which was like a year ago (I really don't know why I've keeping it, for the day that the drugstore would be all out of intim washes?!)! However, I would recommend it to anyone, it's cheap and it doesn't irritate you at all. The Phyto Express Conditioner was a PR Sample that I didn't manage to use up. I tried it 3 times and it was like I hadn't put conditioner on. It didn't make my ends softer or detangle my hair. I also had 2 facial scrubs by Frezyderm, which is a brand that dermatologists love and usually suggest you buying their products when you are an acne sufferer. I hated both the Frezyderm Facial Scrub Exfoliating Skin Purifier and the Frezyderm Acnorm Peeling Gel. They were very harsh for my sensitive face, they made my skin itchy and I had a burning sensation. Let alone I used to break out every single time a day after I used them. I've been gravitating more towards natural ingredients for my skincare and Frezyderm and the harsh chemicals that they contain do not tick my boxes anymore. The Sally Hansen No More Breaks Nail Strengthener was a total disappointment! I got them like 3 years ago (?) when I was in the UK but it was awful. It made no difference on my nails and it kept flaking on the second day every time I tried applying it. I decided to toss it although I have more than half of it left.
Wow, that was a long one. You can't believe how relieved I am that I finally did this post and I can toss those in the bin, right? When Mike saw me with a big plastic bag ready to take the empty boxes to the recycling bin I think he might have suppressed his urge to applaud!
Thanks for sticking with me till the end and let me know in the comments if you've tried any of them!
Georgina x x x


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Rural Legend
Appalachian Ink ~ Home of Anna Wess (and Granny)
I received notice that my short story, Rural Legend, a tale I'd penned back in 1999, had won first place at the Appalachian Heritage Writer's Symposium for 2014. This honor means more to me than words can express. Not only for the honor itself, but because the story itself is, for the most legendary part, true as the proverbial Gospel.
Rural Legend
(reprised and revisited, 2014)
Poor Naomi Proffitt had come down with the worst kind of homesickness, the sort for which she had found no cure. She longed for a place she had never been, a home to which she could not return, a haven that didn't exist upon this earth. There is no word that I know of to describe such an aching grief, but Naomi had it just the same.
It was the summer of 1929, a sultry afternoon in dog days when not even…
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On March 11, the Golden State Warriors touched down in Texas for a big matchup with the San Antonio Spurs, the team riding their coattails at the top of the Western Conference. The game was highly anticipated and was set to broadcast on national television. However, the draw of the game quickly evaporated, as Warriors head coach Steve Kerr elected to bench star players Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala for the game.
On March 18, history repeated itself as the Cleveland Cavaliers headed west to Los Angeles for a nationally televised showdown with the Clippers. What was expected to be a battle of two of the NBA's best teams soon became something very different, as Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue decided to rest Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love and LeBron James.
Kerr cited the extensive travel the Warriors had endured in recent weeks as the reason for the decision. Not helping with the attractiveness of the matchup was that Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge and Tony Parker were all out with injuries.
In Lue's case, he benched Irving and Love due to nagging injuries, and also stated he sat James because he did not want him carrying the burden without the team's other two stars.
Many fans were disgruntled with the teams' decisions to sit their stars, as these were supposed to be premier matchups on the NBA schedule. Instead, they turned into unwatchable games. This prompted NBA commissioner Adam Silver to send a memo to all 30 NBA teams, calling it an "extremely significant issue," according to ESPN.
The bigger issue here is that the NBA schedule is ridiculous. The Warriors' in San Antonio was their eighth game in 13 days, with seven of those games being on the road. But that's not all. Of those seven road games, five of them came against Eastern Conference foes on the opposite side of the country. Additionally, the Warriors had three back-to-back's over that same stretch of games. All in all, the Warriors traveled about 10,000 miles in a 13-day stretch. That's unacceptable.
For the Cavaliers, they had already had 11 back-to-backs on their schedule, with the game against the Clippers being the start of their 12th.
The NBA has a scheduling problem, and it's nothing new. The discussion about limiting back-to-back's on the schedule has been a relevant topic for years. Changes were made this season, as Silver reduced the total number of four-games-in-five-nights stretches significantly, from 70 to 27. This change has had an impact, as offensive efficiency has gone up this season, but it isn't enough.
The Warriors and Cavaliers aren't the only team to endure harsh schedules this season. Over a 27-day stretch from Jan. 6 to Feb. 2, the Houston Rockets traveled a total of 12,415 miles. By Dec. 15, the Denver Nuggets had already traveled 33 percent of their road schedule.
With these vicious travel schedules still prevalent in today's NBA, it's no wonder why teams are electing to rest their starters. Teams are showing they are focusing on long term goals instead of on one individual game.
How can this problem be solved? Could the NBA reduce the number of games per team from 82 to a more manageable total? Could the NBA season begin earlier? The NBA could take after the NHL, which typically begins play about three weeks prior to the NBA.
Whatever the NBA decides to do, the vicious travel that these NBA teams endure has to come to an end. It will be in the best interest of both the league and its 30 teams if the teams are at full strength each game and the league is able to showcase its best players night in and night out.
Matt Ambrose is a journalism major from Exeter, N.H. He can be reached at email@example.com or on Twitter @mambrose97.


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I am referring to using the slow-death method of presenting a half crawler, typically delivering it via a bottom bouncer. This amounts to a purposely kinked Aberdeen-style hook that causes the half crawler to slowly spin oh so seductively. Walleyes, whether they are in an aggressive, neutral or even negative mode, will readily respond to this. This thing just flat-out works, and if you haven't joined the revolution, I will be the first to tell you that you are missing out.
As good as this is - as with most things - refinements can be made. I have been tricking the leaders out with a Mack's Lure Smile Blade for years, and this is my No. 1 go-to rig when things get tough. The lure is made of lightweight mylar in an offset delta wing shape (www.mackslure.com). This allows it to easily spin at speeds as low as 0.25 mph, but it will also perform well up to 2 mph, making it very versatile. At slower speeds, it exhibits a flip-flop irregular spin that perfectly complements the twirling crawler and is ideal for getting fish that simply will not react to anything else.


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Out of the way on Deck 18 (and almost difficult to find) is Top 18, the adults-only sun spot high atop the ship.
Furnished with fashionable cushioned rattan sun beds, regular lounging sun beds with flip up shades at the head, and a large whirlpool, the area is a haven of solitude and quiet.
Rattan Sun Bed $30 all day
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Rattan Sun Bed $15 half day (afternoon, beginning at 3:00)
Sun Bed $5 half day (afternoon, beginning at 3:00)
Promotional 2-for-1 Sun Beds while in port $10
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Sue Merk keeps an Excel spreadsheet of compliments. As they come in, she appends them to the file. "I absolutely LOVE the fact that we never have to change our password!! Thank you!!" reads one compliment.
If she likes a compliment, shell move it up on the Microsoft Corp. application and highlight it in yellow. "I rely on it daily and save a lot of time since I dont have to sit on hold with insurance companies for basic questions. I love it!" reads another compliment.
These quotes come from users of OneHealthPort, the Seattle-based one-stop online security portal that facilitates medical professionals access to a network of more than 6,500 health care organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Merk is OHPs vice president of product management and business development.
Before OHP launched three years ago, Merk said, some health care service providers were going through the costly experience of building and promoting a portal. Others just looked on and asked, "Wouldnt it be nice if we didnt all have to do this?"
So in an effort to tackle a security project collectively and noncompetitively, a group called the Washington Healthcare Forum, comprising CEOs from many of Washington states health plans and large health systems, established OHP with the goal of creating a single portal for health care professionals.
OHP wanted one place where doctors, nurses, insurance providers and vendors could get secure access to claims submissions, clinical information, prescriptions and other health care services that traditionally required phone calls and faxes for accreditation.
"If we do it together, we share the costs and create something the community only has to use once," Merk said.
"Use once" turned into a recurring theme for OHP. The Forum wanted to construct a security portal that requires one registration, one agreement to sign and one log-on that gives users access to all participating sites. That objective raised questions. Could OHP do this? Does something like this already exist? Will it work with every organizations varying policies and restrictions?
Not knowing the answers, Merk said, OHP put out an RFI (request for information) to see what might be possible.
Building security
Betrusted Inc., of Columbia, Md., answered the RFI and won the bid to build out OHPs infrastructure and maintain its system on an outsourced basis. (In November 2004, Betrusted joined with other security organizations to form Cybertrust Inc., of Herndon, Va.)
Bob Bryan, head of identity and access management services for Cybertrust, had built a similar security portal, Transact Washington, the official state government Web site. Bryan knew what it was like to build security in a heterogeneous environment.
"Were dealing with developing a piece of security infrastructure that had to play with multiple systems that were being independently developed by the other players in the community," Bryan said.
Unlike Bryans government effort, OHP was a commercial project and required a balance among security, ease of use and fast deployment. Merk said OHP wanted a solution that was loosely coupled, allowing participants to keep their existing architecture while still being able to grow with it.
Security also had to have room to develop, Merk said. At launch, single-factor password log-ons would be sufficient, but in the future, participants wanted the option to layer on additional factors such as smart cards and USB tokens. But to get the project off the ground, OHP wanted to launch with a security offering that could be delivered with zero footprint on the desktop, meaning access could be had without having to install any software or hardware on each workstation. Merk said Betrusted delivered on all the demands, with the zero footprint being the one factor that really won the project for the integrator.
Hybrid security
OHP had to be designed so that health care professionals wanted to use it. An overly complicated registration and security procedure, for example, might limit participation. While OHP leaned toward a user ID/password system, it was wary of using strong passwords that required special characters and had to be changed every 90 days.
"What [strong passwords] really do is, they drive people to write them down and post them on the front of their machine or some place you can find them. So they destroyed the security by making it too difficult to use," said Merk.
The other log-in option was to create a full-blown PKI (public-key infrastructure)-based digital certificate system, but that would have required installing software and possibly hardware on the desktop. Either need was eliminated when Betrusted found a hybrid solution from TriCipher Inc., of San Mateo, Calif.
Next page: TriCipher to the rescue.


text: Here are the schedules for today's homecoming celebrations for each of the schools in the Class B tournament. Armour: 3:30 p.m. at the school gym, caravan at 3:15 at four-mile corner. Estelline: 2:30 p.m. at school gym, caravan at 2:15 at Gorder Road. Faith: 2 p.m. at school gym. Hurley: 3 p.m. at school gym, caravan at 2:45 at the junction of Highways 19 and 44. Langford: 2 p.m. at school gym. Mitchell Christian: 2 p.m. at Baas Auditorium at school. White River: 6 p.m. at Don Barnhart Gym. Sully Buttes: Held their celebration Saturday evening in Aberdeen.


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By-catch Studies
"Global shrimp trawling has an average rate of 84% by-catch, the highest by-catch percentage of any fishing industry."
The shrimp fishery is the most important fishery in Mexico in terms of value, exports, and employment.
According to world averages compiled by the FAO, global shrimp trawling has an average rate of 84% by-catch, the highest by-catch percentage of any fishing industry, and produces one third of global fisheries discards. By-catch rates in the southern Gulf have been documented between 83% and 97%, exemplifying that the percent of by-catch from the trawled shrimp fishery in the Gulf is generally higher than the global average.
The Kino Bay Center has run an ongoing shrimp trawler by-catch monitoring project since 2003, with participation from students in the Marine Conservation course, offered in fall quarters through Prescott College's Resident Degree Program. The data, which is collected by students working hand in hand with Center researchers and trawler crews, is used to address regional conservation issues by government fisheries managers, scientists, and local NGO's working towards sustainable fisheries.
Shrimp Trawler By-catch Projects
Documentation of Sensitive and Commercially Valuable Species in Shrimp Trawler By-catch
This study investigated what species are caught in by-catch with a focus on monitoring the extent of the extraction of sensitive and commercially important species. ... Learn more
Shrimp Trawler By-catch Monitoring
Beginning in 1999, on-board shrimp trawler studies in the Kino Bay region have been carried out. The study began as an educational experience for students in the Marine Conservation class. ... Learn more
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ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 125 in Hancock, about a half mile west of Route 100, at a little past 5:30 a.m. on July 17.
Vermont State Police cited Jamerson A. Maurer, 33, of Northborough, Mass., for driving under the influence and endangering a child, following a stop on Route 7 in New Haven on July 15. Police said that during the stop, Maurer was "found to be intoxicated" and had a young child with him in the vehicle.
In other recent activity, VSP:
CORNWALL — A former Cornwall farm worker has pleaded innocent in Chittenden Superior Court, criminal division, to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and other charges stemming from his alleged attacks on two fellow laborers on July 7.
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ADDISON COUNTY — The Vermont State Police are investigating a rash of vandalism and thefts in the Bristol and Lincoln areas that occurred between 1:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. on Monday. Police tallied five separate incidents.
Thefts from vehicles were reported from Woodland Drive and Lover's Lane in Bristol, as well as West River Road in Lincoln. The Lincoln General Store also reported someone attempted to make entry into the store by breaking a window of the front door.
ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police are investigating two separate incidents involving objects being thrown through windows in Monkton. Police did not indicate they were related.
ADDISON COUNTY — On Monday, June 23, at 4:09 p.m. Vermont State Police responded, with Ferrisburgh EMS, to a report of one-vehicle crash on Fuller Mountain Road in Ferrisburgh. Police reported that the 16-year-old Ferrisburgh youth driving a Toyota Tundra was eating and not paying attention to the road when he lost control of the pickup on the gravel road, and the truck ran off the road, flipped and struck a tree.
ADDISON COUNTY — This past Sunday, June 15, at 9:37 p.m. Vermont State Police received a report of a one-car crash on Route 116 in Starksboro.
While en route state police learned that the driver of the vehicle, identified as 23-year-old Andrew Bissonette of Starksboro, had been ejected from the vehicle and he was unresponsive. Bissonette was taken to Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington to be treated for back and neck injuries. Police said he was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police are investigating a theft of money from a hiker who was spending a night in a shelter on the Long Trail in Lincoln.
The victim, a 26-year-old Cartersville, Ga., man, had set up his campsite to rest for the evening at the Battell Shelter on the Long Trail on Monday, June 9. He told police that he left the campsite for a few moments around 6 p.m. and upon his return observed two men rummaging through his pack.
ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police last week cited a Starksboro man for allegedly trying to take regulated drugs into the Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility in Rutland.
Det. Trooper Michael Notte reported that on May 16 the Department of Corrections Rutland Field Supervisory Unit took 23-year-old Andrew Bissonette to the prison. During the entry process, correction officers conducted a routine search and located a small plastic bag containing marijuana belonging to Bissonette, Notte alleged.
ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont State Police troopers working out of the New Haven barracks reported few incidents between May 12 and 19. The most notable may have come on May 12, when troopers received a report from the Starksboro Town Office of a burglary.
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Green Umbrella and the Energy Alliance team up
Did you know Green Umbrella and the Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance have teamed up to work on several local energy efficiency initiatives?
The Green Umbrella is a non-profit organization working to improve the economic vitality and quality of life in the region around Cincinnati. It is made up of over 170 organizations comprising eight action teams, each working within a specific area of sustainability. By maximizing the collective impact of individuals and organizations dedicated to environmental sustainability, the Green Umbrella and its action teams are accomplishing sustainability goals in the Greater Cincinnati area.
The Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance leads Green Umbrella's Energy Conservation Action Team, whose goal is to reduce energy consumption in our region by 15% by the year 2020. To do this we have created the Green Umbrella Energy Challenge!
The Energy Challenge
The Energy Challenge is a chance for Greater Cincinnati organizations and businesses to show their support for the region and take advantage of the benefits of home energy efficiency.
The Challenge is currently open to all members of Green Umbrella.
If you have had a home energy assessment completed with the Energy Alliance, look to see if your place of work is a Green Umbrella affiliate. If you haven't yet had an assessment and would like to bring honor and glory to your favorite Green Umbrella affiliate, take the challenge today!
The Green the MLS Initiative
The Green Umbrella Energy Conservation Team is also currently developing an initiative for the real estate market of the Greater Cincinnati area in order to effectively "Green the MLS" in a way that is beneficial to agents, buyers, and sellers. This is an effort that will help to establish the real market value of green home features.
The team is seeking input from the real estate community in order to move forward with this initiative. At its next meeting, the team will be discussing how to establish market value for home efficiency improvements.
At the last meeting, Paul and Barb Yankie of Green Building Consulting addressed the challenges and issues they have encountered in their efforts to "Green the MLS." Dylan Sullivan of the National Resources Defense Council spoke about the use of utility data to improve this process.


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Here we go, my November Favorites!
Essie "Wicked" & Mac "Studded Kiss" - Dark red, plum colors are my new autumn/winter must-haves. I like to wear these colors with black -which can look quite grungy. I would go for the monochrome look to make it less dark (f.e a cream sweater and black jeans).
Asos Chelsea Boots & Black Sweater & Side Braid - You know this feeling, when you have created an outfit in your head, and you can exactly imagine what it would look like? Well, here is my current outfit-idea-obsession : ripped-knee skinny jeans + chelsea boots + whataboutyves sweater + dark lipstick (surprise, surprise) + silver watch + messy side braid.
Ahh, I need to make this idea come alive as soon as possible!
Mulberry Willow Clutch : Everybody likes black clutches. However I sometimes find them to be either to boring or to eyecatching (you know those sparkly ones!), which is why I like this one at the moment. I tink it's very versatile and the size is a nice change compared to the usual mini-clutch.


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If there's anything more uncool than riding a Razor scooter, it's falling off a Razor scooter. On the sidewalk. I got skills. I don't know if you wander through the residential blocks of Lincoln Square, but you'll come across these small, old neighborhood churches with cornerstones of circa 1886. I was scooting along, looking at this church I hadn't seen before, wondering what this god-fearing German neighborhood looked like in 1886 when I should have been wondering what the sidewalk looked like circa now. My scooter hit a -- I don't know -- a rock? Probably no larger than this asterisk --> * <-- but holy hell, I was about to have a profound misunderstanding with gravity. My brain made an emergency call: "feet? legs? hello? Voicemail (you joking?) -- hi guys, it's Marisa... um...yeah. It would be great if you could maybe, like, I don't want to trouble you or anything, but I'm about to fucking fall on my face and it would be nice if you responded by, I don't know... working? But whatever. Don't buffer my fall. I'm really looking forward to stopping at CVS on the way home for hydrogen peroxide and band-aids. I needed to buy that shit anyway. Thanks. Cute voicemail message about 'having to run out' ha ha. Bye." Click. Thankfully nobody saw me bite it on my scooter other than Jesus c 1886. We're just going to keep this hush hush. It would be pretty lame if anybody knew I got owned by my scooter.
Monday, June 30, 2008
gravity will always let you down
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Friday, June 27, 2008
This week when you grab a java and scone at your hipster coffee joint, pick up a Chicago Reader: don't take the top one because obviously somebody read it and put it back on the pile. No -- a nice compressed copy, somewhere in the middle. Read the Straight Dope and Savage Love columns first, and then flip to the Best of Chicago 2008 insert. That's where I be, tied with Emily Schwartz in the Best Playwright category: http://www.chicagoreader.com/bestofchicago08/theater/playwright/. Thanks Chicago Reader and Kerry Reid! To quote Emily Schwartz: "It will surely help us on our way to achieving a semi-obscure level of cultish fame."
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
zombie meme
You are in a mall when the zombies attack. You have:1. Weapon: Super Mario Bros "Flower Power" fireballs.
Weapon can be real or fictional, you may assume endless ammo if applicable. Person can be real or fictional.
- one weapon.
- one song blasting on the speakers.
- one famous person to fight alongside you.
2. Song: Hall & Oates' "You Make My Dreams (Come True)"
3. Bill Nye The Science Guy. He can do amazing things with baking soda (I think he'd melt zombies with it)
Posted by Marisa Wegrzyn at 12:01 AM
Monday, June 23, 2008
an out-of-blogging experience
On Wednesday, I was wrapping up things at work when I got a Facebook message from Jason Kilar, the CEO of Hulu.com. Hulu was throwing a cocktail party at 5:30 that evening at The W Hotel and it was a last minute invitation, but would I like to come? Jason had found me through this post I wrote back in March. My first impulse was to confirm that Hulu did, indeed, have a CEO named Jason Kilar. I couldn't fathom why I was receiving a personal invitation from the CEO of a rising internet media company; I swear, I had no other affiliation with Hulu other than to profess my love for it on my blog. But I've professed my love for Full House here and John Stamos has yet to e-mail (John, seriously, what are you waiting for?). This "Jason Kilar" might be pulling my leg. I looked up The W Hotel and found it was not-too-far from my office downtown. I'd have to delay my very important dinner plans (Hamburger Helper Lasagna mmm boy), but, what the hey, right?
The party was up on the 33rd floor of The W. It's right at Lakeshore and Ontario, and there's a beautiful lake view from up there. I was one of the first guests arriving right at the crack of 5:30. The woman at the door seemed suspicious of my presence. I looked not at all like a muckety muck advertising exec (the party was to woo potential advertisers and not bloggers who drink a few cans of Icehouse and post things on the internets at 2AM while wearing $10 lingerie. Go figure). "Uhh... Jason invited me?" I said, question mark.
Jason was talking with some of the staff, and the woman walked me toward the open bar and asked how I knew Jason. "He e-mailed me a couple hours ago." Which only sort of answered her question. I got a drink -- top shelf open bar -- double fist pump yeah. And then I met Jason. He was excited to meet me and thanked me for coming on such a last-minute invitation. He had found my blog post back in March and remembered I was from Chicago. My posting had come through on Google Alerts when they were tracking any mentions of Hulu once the site went public. Specifically, he really liked what I said about Hulu: "My first Hulu experience made my head explode in a brain-spray of awesome." That they've been kind of using the statement as a touchstone sentiment. Then he called one of the Hulu staffers over and asked him to turn around and show me the back of his Hulu t-shirt. And there it was, my endorsement from this here blog, on the back of a t-shirt. They even spelled my name right.
(One of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies on, yes, Hulu. If you haven't seen Back to the Future, forget it. You are dead to me. Well not dead dead. You have some catching up to do in movie-watching)
Posted by Marisa Wegrzyn at 12:01 AM
Friday, June 20, 2008
sham poo
Lacy over at A Year of Dubious Success narrated this video: "How Shampoo Works." Please show it to children.
Posted by Marisa Wegrzyn at 11:50 AM
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
one score and seven years
Mah birfday was today. Some things others have accomplished by age 27 (from this site)
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. dropped out from his job at General Electric to become a full-time writer.My humble goal for the year is to outlive a few music legends who kicked off this spinning rock at 27, their deaths due to the discharge of needles or firearms into body parts. Note to self: lay off the big H and the guns.
Henry David Thoreau went off for two years to live alone in a cabin at Walden Pond.
Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space.
Memphis millionaire Frederic W. Smith, whose father built the Greyhound bus system, founded Federal Express.
Scottish botanist David Douglas discovered the Douglas fir.
Ernest Hemingway published his first novel, The Sun Also Rises.
Boston dentist William Morton pioneered modern anaesthesiology after learning that inhalation of ether will cause a loss of consciousness.
Jimi Hendrix choked to death on his own vomit after ingesting wine and sleeping pills.
Janis Joplin died of an overdose of whiskey and heroin.
Conceptual artist Piero Manzoni crapped in 90 small cans which were then factory sealed and offered for sale at the price of gold.
Bob K., first degree murder, in prison for life with no chance of parole.
Jessica Schram trolled MySpace for seven straight hours during work.
I don't make a big wahooey out of birthdays. I'm not even going to invite you out to drink at a bar, not because I don't like you, but because then you might feel obligated to buy me a birthday drink. I'll have none of it. Buy me a drink for no reason on some other date. Cake is okay. But not ice cream cake. Worst birthday present I ever got? A cassette copy of Phil Collins' No Jacket Required. It wasn't even a purchased cassette -- it was a copy of a purchased cassette. My eleventh birthday. I forget who gave me that. One of my "friends."
A scheduling shuffle left me with the day off. My plan to wake up at a decent time was thwarted by the impulse to hit the snooze button in 9 minute increments for 3 hours instead of turning off the alarm. It isn't even easy to hit my snooze button since the snooze bar broke off months ago. I have to stick my pinkie in this little hole that will one day electrocute me, preferably on a work day so I don't have to go to work. Today was not nearly as eventful as my 10th birthday where I had to sleep on the floor UNDER a bed in an Amtrak sleeper, or even my 21st birthday where I found the only bar in West Virginia that closed before midnight. They wouldn't sell me a beer on the knife-edge of turning twenty-one because I looked twelve.
Having the day to myself was celebration enough. I did some weekday grocery shopping, loitered at the coffee dive, typed words into sentences. Pretty much like any old day, which is just fine with me.
Posted by Marisa Wegrzyn at 9:53 PM
Monday, June 16, 2008
because some of you get antsy when I don't post in a week
I've been busy teaching children how to smoke.
Okay kids, mommy's got a headache. Go play with your Bic lighters outside.
Posted by Marisa Wegrzyn at 10:01 PM
Monday, June 09, 2008
I finished reading a thick old pile of scripts for the upcoming Pegasus Players annual Young Playwrights Festival. It's still in the adjudication process. I'm not the final word but one of the gatekeepers saying YES/NO to sending scripts on to the final round. Of course I'm keeping my eye out for good plays, but it's more about finding "a voice." A million times I've been told "we like your voice."
Me: You like my voice?
Theatre Professional: We love your voice!
Me: You're going to produce my play?
Theatre Professional: No.
Me: But you like the play?
Theatre Professional: We like your voice. We want to read your next play. We might like THAT one.
Me: I haven't written another play. I wrote THIS one.
Theatre Professional: I'm sure we'll love your next play.
It's like dumping somebody in the most positive way possible: it's not you, it's me, you're a wonderful person but... I don't know, when you sneeze, it creeps me out -- but really, that's MY problem and not yours. It's a positive thing to have a voice, and to be told you HAVE a voice, even if you don't exactly know what the heck they're talking about. I have a terrible voice. I can't sing. Not even talk-through karaoke songs like Cake's version of "I Will Survive." And I don't know if voice necessarily includes story-telling ability. If you have a great voice is the only compliment you get, it's a heartache until somebody pulls the trigger and produces the script.
I guess I don't know what else to call it when you're reading plays written by 16 year olds, if it's "voice" or "talent" or "something else in quotes." A lot of the YPF writers clearly had to write a play for class. But some of them have a voice and something to say and a story to tell on the stage. The most difficult part is guessing which of those writers might be open to exploring the script in the workshop and rehearsal process. Work ethic is not something a voice will necessarily tell you.
Posted by Marisa Wegrzyn at 10:45 PM
eff you, chicago department of revenue
The Chicago Department of Revenue makes it easy to pay your parking tickets online. They even provide you the way to pay up to ten (10) parking tickets in one transaction. This means that some people -A.- park illegally A LOT, and -B.- collect parking tickets like baseball cards. So this is my tax for driving less and not checking for kamikaze street cleaning signs, wrapped around trees secretly in the night by ninjas. Do you know how many Chipotle burritos I could have bought with this parking fine? Seven. (7!)
Posted by Marisa Wegrzyn at 10:29 PM
Sunday, June 08, 2008
I took this photo in Lewisburg, West Virginia in the summer of 2002 to document the "Honk If You Like Pickles" sign. I like pickles, and I honked frequently. Now, I'm charmed by the antique gas prices.
Posted by Marisa Wegrzyn at 12:26 PM
Sunday, June 01, 2008
somethingstore somethings revealed
The Wegrzyn sisters (plus Geoffrey) rendezvoused for Sunday brunch at Kitsch'n on Roscoe to open our deliveries from http://www.somethingstore.com. The moment you've been waiting for:
Amanda's and mine look similar, right? Would the Somethingstore dare send us the same Something? Yes. Yes they would.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Visitors are returning to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, but gone are the postcard-like vistas along its main highway.
A fast-moving wildfire reduced many of the spiny cactus pads and leggy ocotillo plants that lined the canyon to ash.
"It looks very different. It's very black," Paula Bauer, a park management assistant, said of the vegetation along the road that winds into the heart of Carlsbad Caverns. "We know eventually it will grow back but right now it's in a stark, barren state."
The fire started Monday and scorched more than 30,400 acres in four days, including 8,200 acres inside the southeast New Mexico park. It shut down the popular tourist destination for three days.
Crews bolstered lines and conducted back-burn operations to protect the park's visitor center and employee housing, along with the natural entrance to one of its main attractions, a giant underground cave.
The smoke was gone by Thursday, and crews had the blaze 90 percent contained by the end of the week. They continued to mop up and watch for hot spots Friday as visitors made their way along the highway.
There were some signs of the fire retardant that had been dropped along the roadway, but more obvious was the charred swath that stretched from one limestone canyon to the next.
"There are pockets of green, but otherwise it's all been burned over," Bauer said.
She said one person remarked that it looked "like a moonscape out there."
In addition to park land, the blaze blackened state and federal land and private property to the north.
About 150 visitors turned out at the park Wednesday night after authorities gave the all-clear. They were there to see the evening bat flight, one of the highlights of visiting the caverns. Countless bats stream from the cavern's natural entrance at dusk as they head out to search for insects to eat.
As the group waited, they spotted one of the firefighters walking by. They called him over to the amphitheater for a round of applause.
"They did a great thing," Bauer said of the firefighters who saved park headquarters. "A standing ovation is the least of what we can do."
Park officials said they were just happy to have a park to return to, but the hard part will be moving forward.
The park, which draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, sits at the intersection of the northern Chihuahuan Desert, southern Rocky Mountains and southwestern Great Plains.
The area is covered with more than two dozen species of cactuses and numerous flowering plants and trees that have adapted to the dry desert heat.
Some of what's left on the 47 square miles that were burned are piles of ash. It's too early for the ash to have been washed or blown away.
"Right now, it's at its most raw," Bauer said.
Park officials have concerns as monsoon season approaches. With little to no vegetation holding the soil together, a hard rain could wash away everything.
The park usually gets around 13 inches of rain every year, but it has not had any measureable precipitation since September so the prospect of getting any rain soon is slim.
"It's a Catch 22. We need the vegetation to hold the soils in place, but we need rain to keep the vegetation grown," Bauer said. "What we'd like is a really nice, soft rain. That would really help everything burst out."
Another factor park officials have thought about is whether the fire retardant dropped to stop the flames will have any impact on the caves, some of which are decorated with pristine white calcite and gypsum formations.
Dyes in fire retardant can stain and the chemicals that make up the retardant, particularly in large concentrations, can change ecosystems. But there are several factors that determine whether the retardant would actually end up having an effect, including where it was dropped and whether rain or runoff could transport it through pores and cracks in the rock.
In most cases, park officials say a chemical would become very diluted by the time it reaches the cave system, which is several hundred feet below the surface in some spots.
Carlsbad Caverns has conducted prescribed fires in the past around the park headquarters, but there have been no wildfires to hit the park in its heart like this.
Park officials believe some of that previous work helped the firefighters stand their ground around the visitor center and housing earlier this week.
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Last night Bill and I stayed up talking to 2 in the morning! So I'm going to be dragging for a little bit!
Today was a good day! We split our groups again and the girls began a discussion on purity and what it means to be pure! Laura did a demonstration using a wrapped box and each time she mentioned something immoral, the wrapping paper was ripped off! I think it helped the girls get a picture in their minds. We talk about how far was too far and then discussed different examples in our lives of people who are in a relationship, but are able to stick to boundaries. I was able to use my sister, Emmalee, as an example...and most of the preteens and teens know her! They'll get to meet Christian so enough…I don't think Brazil is going to know what to do! But we had a good discussion and gave the girls time to ask any questions that they had.
At children's worship, Jo and I were pulled up to the front once again, but it was fun! I was glad I didn't take a shower before worship, I got even sweatier than playing games and singing earlier in the day!
After children's worship we headed to the beach market! Jo and I each bought a hammock! I'm really excited! Jo and I are planning to use them before she has to leave Brazil (1 week ). For dinner we ate at a pizza place! The chicken and cheese pizza was really good! We ended up back home around 1 am…long day!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
A Long Thursday
Last night Bill and I stayed up talking to 2 in the morning! So I'm going to be dragging for a little bit!
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Sir Clifford, Cramb and the chest in the foreground.
Me encanta, buen trabajo. Me recuerda a las casas que hacía yo en Navidad para mi Belén.
Un saludo
Gracias! Do you have a picture of your buildings? I would love to see them.Delete
What an adventure! Splendid streets and buildings and a great reprot!ReplyDelete
Thanks! Its nice to have a 'critical mass' of terrain. I'm building some sci fi stuff for Pulp Alley, but its very sparse by comparison at the moment. Looking forward to when I have enough to happily get it on the table.Delete
Just fantastic! I can see this being an old movie on TCM on a Saturday morning :)ReplyDelete
Excellent terrain! Where in Australia are you located?
Thanks. I'm in Brisbane. Where are you?Delete
SUPERB. I envy your board, I'm too lazy to do personally a fine board like yours, but at least I paint well my miniatures ;)
PS: I tried several time to join your blog with google friend connect, but all the time I try it gave me this reply (I've yet joined many other blogs, I've problems just with yours): "We're sorry... We were unable to handle your request. Please try again or return a bit later." Maybe some other have the same problem?
Thanks! I find the terrain does take time, but the effect is worth it. And these buildings are actually pretty quick. (Unable to delete your PS, sorry.)Delete
"Dr Veruckthaar and his motley assortment of rats, robots and red-headed hunchbacks (me) ..."
Hm, so you are a red-headed hunchback preacher...?
My wife does tell me I have bad posture, but it's not that bad! And these days, there's hardly enough hair to tell what colour it is!Delete


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July 31, 2008
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nancy -- we miss you!! you're with us in spirit :-) we're working on the garden, it's looking good . . the girls want to have a cardboard lifesize figure of two women holding hands on zarubyan street, outside the offices, and we're going to dress them up in funky clothes. more later . .
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I'm so sad I'm missing the fun.ReplyDelete
Those sound like great ideas! Please give one of the girls a little unbleached, unwaxed Frida Kahlo moustache.
love to all.
This small poster was posted all over Yerevan, on building walls, in parks, museums (including Parajanov), and days later, when I was walking on Mashtots Ave, I saw several on bus stations and light posts, untouched, they were not vandalized, which is already a very good sign.ReplyDelete
I had the unbleached, unwaxed moustache, as usual . . he-he . .
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The main hatch of the Iridium Queen swung open just as Aloin reached out to push the call button again. A small, grey-haired man looked out, and then up. He kept on looking up until Aloin wondered if his head was going to fall off behind him.
"Hello," Aloin said politely, trying not to loom over him. "My name is Aloin Grathikka. I was told to report to here. Meccan Vesukka sent me."
The little man swallowed and blinked. "Aloin?" he said weakly. "Meccan sent you? I was expecting someone a little …"
"Shorter?" Aloin suggested. The little man grinned.
"Kiirgun Atmai, Cargo Master," he said. "Come meet the Captain," he added, inviting Aloin on board.
Walking down the corridor, Aloin found himself ducking instinctively to avoid the overheads and service runs. Stepping into the lift, they were whisked to the upper deck, and then Kiirgun ushered Aloin into the crew common area.
Pushing Aloin into a seat, Kiirgun passed him a fizz drink from a small chiller, and then took one for himself.
|Captain Elera Lukk, Iridium Queen
"New crewman, ma'am, Aloin Grathikka," Kiirgun replied.
"From this dust bowl? Recommended? "
"Yes, ma'am. By Meccan Vesukka, my shuttle pilot on the Arch of Heaven."
"Pain in the arch, more likely," the little old woman replied. "Why did she end up here?"
"This is her homeworld." Kiirgun shrugged. "Not enough people here to make it worth bombing during the war, and during the peace it's a good place for a quiet life."
"Or to hide," the old woman grumbled, relighting her pipe. She looked Aloin directly in the eye. He felt as if she was seeing right through him. "All right, lad, I am Captain Elera Lukk," she said. "I am master of this ship, the Iridium Queen, and represent the owner aboard. We are a free trader, out of Celephais, and we are honest. We don't steal, we don't smuggle, and we steer a course that's straight and true. If you can abide by these rules, you will have a berth with us for as long as you like. Otherwise? And you will walk home. Understood?"
Aloin straightened up. "Yes, ma'am," he said. "Thank you, ma'am."
Captain Lukk permitted a half-smile to flicker across her face. "You may be a little premature with your thanks," she replied. "You brought him in, Kiir, so you can process him and see to his basic training." She slid down off her stool and tapped her pipe out into a waste chute. She glanced back at Aloin. "We have a little time, dirt-side, while we're waiting on a cargo. Use this time wisely and learn this ship," she said sharply. "When we lift, we won't be carrying passengers." She strode out of the common area, heading forward.
Aloin looked downcast. "Cheer up, lad," Kiirgun said, slapping him lightly on the shoulder. "She didn't throw you off the ship, so you have a berth and a job. Let's go get the paperwork squared away, and a bunk sorted for you. And then we'll get to work."
So, that's sort of how Aloin ended up as an apprentice crewman on the Iridium Queen.
His father's partner had served with the Gunner/Cargo Master Kiirgun Atmai (oh, he didn't mention that he is also the ship's gunner? That was a bit remiss of him when meeting a young man he doesn't know) on a previous ship. The fact that "the war" was also mention would seem to indicate that their mutual service was during, or soon after "the war". The last war to affect the Miazan Subsector was the 4th Outrim War which ended in 1085. The Kalar-Wi War, which occured just to Coreward in Gamelea Subsector, finished in 1105, and as the current game date is 1107, and Aloin's father and Meccan Vesukka have been together for at least four years, it is unlikely that "the war" Kiirgun was referring to is the Kalar-Wi War.
Captain Elera Lukk and Kiirgun Atmai would appear to have some history in that she trusts his judgement with regards to new hires, and she knows, or knows of, people that he knows. Lukk's age and physical size changed a lot as I generated a bunch of Merchant characters to get the skill-set I wanted. I'm quite happy with the final result I achieved for her, and I'm starting to get a feel for her and what she is like as a character.
I have found a piece of freeware called 'Traveller Character Generator', which is available from, amongst other places, CNET, and have been having some fun generating Book 1 characters to flesh out the crew of the Iridium Queen. I used to have a little programme that would generate Book 1 and Supplement 4 characters, but I seem to have lost it when my old computer died.
I have found a piece of freeware called 'Traveller Character Generator', which is available from, amongst other places, CNET, and have been having some fun generating Book 1 characters to flesh out the crew of the Iridium Queen. I used to have a little programme that would generate Book 1 and Supplement 4 characters, but I seem to have lost it when my old computer died.


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So I went back to Jaime les Macarons and waited, after a wee bit I left with this:
|5 in there, I ate 4 and the boys and T shared the final one. I regretted that later, lol.
|Yellow, brown, green and orange to fill those gaps.
|It's too wide (that's our bed), but it'll work well for the back of George's quilt after some trimming.
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New Table- Lighting Help Needed!
Posted 31 October 2012 - 02:14 PM
Used to come on here when I first got my torty but i've forgotten my username so new account
Due to my torts growth over the past couple of years I decided a new home was ideal for her a couple of months ago. So firstly... what do you think?
The table measures 6ft by 4ft so I'm sure you agree its plenty big enough for now
It's now time for some new heating- I'm aware the light in the picture isn't the correct one for her- it was simply a temporary measure as I broke the last one when making her new home. What do you recommend is best for her? Everyone seems to be telling me different things as usual with torts
Also, anyone got a shortlist of the best food to be found in the garden in winter? The food section is a veryyyy long list!
Any help greatly appreciated!
Posted 31 October 2012 - 05:08 PM
To me, this looks like a tortoise palace, 6ft long so one very lucky tortoise. I am a newbie but the advice I have had is a heat basking lamp and a UV strip which should be changed every 6 months or you can purchase a 2 in 1 bulb which delivers the heat and the UV. I had one of these and it lasted a month before it blew (they are around £40 each so was gutted ) and so now Im using a heat bulb and will set up the UV very very soon. Ideally I want a new table which will securely hold it.
I am sure the experts will post soon, as the forum is fab.
Good luck and well done with the new home x
Posted 31 October 2012 - 05:40 PM
One thing does concern me a little bit though; it may be the angle of the photo, but the water dish does seem to have too high sides, and appears a little deep; I'd be a bit worried she could topple into it head-first when having a drink.
As for winter food, there's normally plenty for one tortoise still available in the parks; plantain, dandelion etc, so you shouldn't have any problem providing for her.
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Posted 31 October 2012 - 08:51 PM
your new table looks great
i just use a strip uv and a spot bulb for heat.
through the colder months you can still find a few weeds about dandelion,plantain,clover or winter pansy
Posted 01 November 2012 - 04:55 AM
sophie it might be a good idea to go with these if your starting from scratch, as oz said there better uv and last a year the uv most people are using now will need to be changed every 6 months http://www.surreypet...p-24w-22in.html
also heres a link for the pre alpin ive not used this myself so car,nt say what its like but i think alot are using it for over winter http://www.tortoisel...co.uk/page8.htm
hope thats some help
Posted 01 November 2012 - 08:26 AM
Yes the table is home made
Graham- sorry I realise the photo looks like the water is very high! I took these photos within minutes of putting her in her new home (got very impatient and excited ).. the dish is properly embedded into the substrate now
Ozric- thanks for the advice! I think I will try the arcadia tubes. The support is currently at 35cm.. I think the length of the table makes it look low, but when we made her new home we also ensured this is easily adjustable The halogen lamp also sounds good... i'll get shopping for her Can you recommend a particular one? I'll give the pre aplpin a go although I've not had much success with her and pre prepared foods before- she's a fussy madam!
Thanks for the help everyone!!
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Posted 01 November 2012 - 08:51 AM
Is she hibernating this winter?
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Posted 03 November 2012 - 09:16 AM
I find that the UV tubes last longer and (if you pick the right ones) give a full light spectrum which replicates natural sunlight, so it help to keep them active. I uses to use the Arcadia D3 tubes, but found that because they only provides UVB and not UVA, they didn't seem as happy.
Posted 03 November 2012 - 07:10 PM
Food for the garden, a good one to buy is winter flowering pansies -
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After last week recommending the big-bodied Armon Binns, I have started thinking differently about the size of my players and its translation to the red zone. When you see the opportunity that these big men get, specifically because of the size, you can't help but see it as an advantage.
While the Cincinnati Bengals won't have that kind of success against every team, there isn't any reason why Binns can't convert three or four targets into relevance per week. We shall just see if he continues seeing the targets and converting them going forward.
Many owners will roll their eyes because of the monster games that the feature guys get and argue that guys like Binns don't matter. It depends solely on expectations and what you personally expect to get out of the player. Let's take a look at this week and which guys can help you while your starters are on a bye week.
BYE WEEKS: Indianapolis, Pittsburgh
Wide Receivers: Reggie Wayne, Antonio Brown, Mike Wallace
So these are tough shoes to fill this week. All three of these guys have had pretty solid starts to the season. You may not be able to get the same level of production from your bench. That's OK to start a flex player and look for another player for that flex spot. Here are my recommendations as to who you should be looking to plug in as a flex. These players may still be available on your league's waiver wire, so do yourself a favor and take a look.
Jerome Simpson, Minnesota
After serving a three-game suspension for his off-the-field antics, Simpson is ready to suit up for the Vikings. The way that Christian Ponder played last week tells me that it may be in your best interest to consider him. Simpson has freakish talent and it's going to be hard enough to cover Percy Harvin opposite him. This week he's against a Detroit Lions team that ranks 20th against receivers. There may be a little rust, but trust me when I tell you that Simpson's hands are solid and he has unbelievable body control. I drafted him in three leagues despite the fact that he was going to sit the pine due to suspension. This is one of those nice surprises that my competitors scoffed at on draft day. At 6-foot-2, he is the smallest of my recommendations this week.
Ramses Barden, New York Giants
So I spent enough time telling you why I like the big-bodied receivers. Barden is a massive target at 6-foot-6 inches, which is enough reason for me. Combine that with the number of targets (10 last week) and the health of Hakeem Nicks (foot), who is practicing one day a week. I see a solid WR3 with upside as Nicks is fragile. Foot injuries are nagging, and a NFL receiver needs to be able to cut and run precise routes. Even if Nicks plays, Barden is the third receiver. I like his size towards the red zone. Philadelphia is very tough against the tight end this week, but only mid-pack against receivers. Some success can be had by plugging in Barden as a flex this week. Eli Manning and Barden had some serious chemistry last week converting 9-of-10 targets.
Kevin Walter, Houston
Walter is often the forgotten man in the potent Texans offense. We hear from him some weeks and other times he disappears. He is engrained as the No. 2 receiver opposite Andre Johnson. This week he's against a Titans team who ranks 30th against receivers and tight ends. Temper your expectations with this one because it could be anyone for the Texans this week in the end zone. My gut tells me that the game plan will revolve around stopping Arian Foster and Johnson. That being said, before you try to use a third or fourth receiver on a high-potent offense, you should consider Walter. He lulls you to sleep then he shows you he's capable of the big play. He's a high-risk play, but he's an option that should be considered. Yeah, he has prototypical size at 6-foot-3 as well.
Tight Ends: Coby Fleener, Heath Miller
Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota
After showing that he is Christian Ponder's favorite target last week in the red zone, Rudolph should be considered this week against a Detroit Lions defense that's ranked 31st against tight ends this year. Throw in an added dimension with Jerome Simpson this week and you've got enough weapons to worry about. Rudolf should be involved this week. And, at 6-foot-6, Rudolph is hard to miss.
Brandon Myers, Oakland
Myers has converted 100 percent of his targets to date (15) for 206 yards. Is there any wonder why he is a top play against a Denver defense that ranks 29th against tight ends? I expect that he is one of the lone bright spots thus far despite being on the fantasy graveyard team of years past. Low risk play this week. At 6-foot-4, he's one of the smaller tight ends, but when you convert like this dude did, what's a couple of inches?
So there you have my week four recommendations. Some of these guys will be out there for the taking, so do some research. Look at the injury reports and trust in the information that is available to you, mostly for free. Mine is at least just that – free. I look forward to your mail and do my very best to steer you in the right direction.
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