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Charles Ledger
Charles Ledger was the first European to export alpacas from their native South America. This was an amazing chapter in the history of the alpaca industry, presaging by 150 years the birth of the modern Australian alpaca industry.
Ledger was born in London England in 1818. By 1847 he was tending sheep and cattle in South America and In 1848 he began to breed alpacas at Chulluncayani. In1852 was asked by British consular officials to supply some of the animals for New South Wales, and after traveling to Sydney,Australia, he confirmed what he thought would be satisfactory business arrangements.
The export of alpacas from Peru was prohibited forcing Ledger to drive them through Bolivia to Argentina and return across the Andes to Chile, where he arrived in April 1858 with a depleted flock. Ledger arrived in Sydney with South American shepherds and 256 alpacas, llamas and vicunas in November.
Unfortunately, commercial interest in the alpacas had waned and Ledger was only paid £15,000, far short of what he had originally been promise. The entire amount wen to Chilean merchants who had underwritten the venture. Ledger was Ledger was hired to tend the herd for a small salary.
Attempting to improve his lot, Ledger found himself entangled in politics and even worse off. He had unusuccessfully attempted to work a deal with the government of Victoria to take the alpacas. NSW now suspended Ledger from his post. Then the herd developed a skin disease that killed sixty of them, reducing the herd to 291
On June 23, 1863, three hundred seven animals were divided into 51 lots and put to auction. Only three lots found a buyer.
By 1864, Ledger had given up on his herd of alpacas and returned to South America, complaining, "On the faith of promises made in this country I undertook every risk—did succeed—and am ruined!"
A second auction was held in 1866, but once again the reserve was largely unmet. Eventually the remaining alpacas and llamas were given away to squatters or to various lunatic asylums for the amusement of the inmates. Ledger was never paid or given the land grant he was promised.
But the story of Charles Ledger does not end there. After Ledger returned to South America he found more success by smuggling cinchona seeds out of Peru. Eventually chinchona plantations were established in Java, breaking the South American monopoly on quinine, which was the only treatment for malaria at the time.
Charles Ledger died in 1905. His epitaph read, "He gave quinine to the world". His estate was valued at two pounds.


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Here are a few snapshots of things I have enjoyed doing over the past weeks.
Before the snow hit, we took a trip out to the Wimpole estate which is owned by the National Trust. It was bitterly cold but we bundled up with scarfs, hats and gloves, and we sat outside with hot bowls of soup and fed these little birds crumbs off our bread. I just love moments like these when we can be absorbed in nature and no other thoughts are occupying our minds.
During snow week I worked on the plans for our side garden, I have to say our garden is quite small but the fact that it is separated into sections by wrapping around the house makes it a really interesting one and it is the thing I first fell in love with when we viewed the house.
We put in four new borders before Christmas so we need to get those finished now, then we are completely renovating the long border that runs the length of the house. Can't wait to start on that project!
I was also busy in my kitchen when the snow really hit, making these botanical soaps. They are all lined up on my windowsill at the moment and smell heavenly. Perfect snow day therapy!
That just leaves me to share my favourite spring flowers with you and wish all the mother's out there a Happy Mother's Day!
Emma x

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This is a simple pullover sweater that is made from 4 pieces. Actually the front and back are more like squares and the sleeves are rectangles. There is no complicated shaping for shoulders, etc. The pattern is really simple once you get started, and not complicated, but has a nice appearance.
Approximate Time: So sorry, I never remember to keep track of time.
Sizes: Directions for Small size (6-8) body bust size 30 1/2 inch to 31 1/2 inch
Sweater Back:
Waistband (worked vertically): Beginning at side edge with size E hook, ch 12 (12 - 13)
Row 1: (right side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across-11 (11- 12) sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: Sc in back lp of each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat row to until 54 (60, 66 ) rows from start, end wrong side.
Pattern: Row 1: (wrong side): Working along side edge of ribbing, sc in edge of each row - 54 (60,66) sc. Ch 1 turn. Change to size G hook.
Row 2: Sc in first sc* dc in next sc, sc in next sc, repeat from* across, end dc in last sc.
Row 3: * Sc in dc, dc in sc, repeat from * across. Repeat row 3 for pat until piece measures 9inch (10 inch, 10 1/2 inch) above ribbing. Check gauge; piece above ribbing should measure 18inch (20inch, 22inch) wide. Mark each side of last row for underarm. Work even until armholes measure 7 1/2 inch (8 - 8 1/2inch) above under arm markers. End of back.
Work same as for back.
Sleeves: Cuff: Work same as for back waistband for 30 rows.
Pattern: Row 1: Sc in edge of each row-30 (32-32) sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 2: (2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc) 14 (16-14) times, 2 sc in each of next 2 (0-4) sc.-46 (48-50) sc. Ch 1, turn. Change to size G hook. Beg with pat row 2 (in sweater back pattern), work in pat until piece measures 17inch (17 1/2-18inch) from start. Check gauge; piece above cuff should measure 15 1/3inch (16 - 16 2/3inch) wide End off.
Block pieces; do not block ribbing. Sew 5 inch (5 1/4 inch-5 1/2 inch) at each upper side edge of back and front together for shoulder seams. With sides of sleeves at underarm markers, sew last row of sleeve to armhole edge. Sew side and sleeve seams.
I made this sweater with variegated yarn, since I had enough of this on hand. But the pattern works very nice in solid colors, also. White is especially nice.
If you use red heart yarn, I would adjust the size to be a little larger for a looser fitting. This can be accomplished by making the next size larger, or using hooks of a little larger size. This shows detail of ribbing plus pattern.
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Does anyone have a crochet pattern (using just rectangles ) to make a sweater or jacket? I found some sites online, but found out that they were no longer in existence.
By Jennifer Henson from Cincinnati, OH
Try LionBrand.com. This is the site for Lion Brand yarn and they have a weekly newsletter and they give you access to lots of free patterns. Surely they will have one you can use! Good luck!
Thank you so much. This should keep me busy for awhile. :)


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This is a traditional German Christmas star (we keep it up year round.)
Monday, October 25, 2010
a couple of cards for oma
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I especially love the photo of the star. It reminds me of the Bethlehem star--especially leading toward the palm trees and "town" ahead. Gorgeous and haunting.ReplyDelete
I had virtually the identical impression of the star photo - saw Sue's comment just after posting a note on your Facebook page! This card should be a winner for Christmas.ReplyDelete
Does that make Andy Jesus?ReplyDelete
Andy doesn't look like a baby!!? He reminds me of one of the three wise men from the East. Is that a fez he seems to be wearing?ReplyDelete
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How do we find passion and purpose? How can I turn my experiences into expertise? How can I get into creative flow? These are all questions you may have asked on your journey throughout life. Answering these questions can help you launch into your destiny. On today's episode Molly Montgomery shares how she answered these questions for herself and how you can answer them too. We also discuss creative flow, discovering the unexpected, having the freedom to fail, finding your strengths, tapping into your potential, and launching new adventures.
Molly Montgomery is a startup growth strategist and mentor to high performing founders and visionary leaders. She helps founders grow or scale their company with confidence and peace-of-mind. She is the creator of Founder's Haven, the first resource of its kind that helps high performing founders stay connected to their greatest potential while helping alleviate the immense pressure that comes along with being the creator of a high-growth company. The driving force behind a startup's ability to succeed is in the founder's capacity to evolve, personally and professionally, while actively leading their company through its early stages of growth. Founder's Haven helps founders stay in alignment and ahead of the game, fueling them with joy and fulfillment in their entrepreneurial journey, which directly impacts the success of their company and everyone involved. Molly's unique approach to mindset training brings immediate relief to the anxiety and overwhelm that is so common among high performing founders, helping them stay connected to their creative energy. Molly received her Bachelor's degree in accounting from Radford University, and her Master's degree in taxation from Arizona State University. She is a CPA by trade, and spent over a decade in a career in public accounting, providing audit, advisory and forensic investigative services to corporations of all sizes and in various stages of growth. Molly is also the founder of FH Consulting (previously Ascension), a boutique consulting firm that provides outsourced CFO services to high growth startups.
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TAUNTON — This time there were no tears of joy for the Taunton High softball team on Tuesday.
Instead, nothing but pure happiness.
"Amazing, it feels so good," Tiger left fielder MacKenzie Handrahan said. "It is so exciting. I'm so happy."
The South champion Tigers are one win away from their ultimate goal after beating North champion Newton North, 6-1, in the Eastern Mass. championship game at James Martin Field in Lowell. Taunton (25-2) will now take on unbeaten Central champion Wachusett Regional High on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Worcester State University for all the marbles.
The Tigers have now won 20 straight games since losing to King Philip on the last week in April.
"We have to get the 21st one," Lewry said. "I always said 'I want number 4', and now I have a shot at it."
After the game, the team bus rode behind a celebratory police escort from Bay Street to Taunton High.
"They were asleep and we had to wake them up," Lewry said. "The kids loved it."
The Wachusett Mountaineers (24-0) finished the regular season with a 20-0 record and have won their four postseason games. Junior pitcher Courtney Lanpher has had a solid season in the circle. Offensively, juniors Erin Hancock and Emily Todorov are a threat at the plate.
Senior captain Jordin Laraia is capable of beating out an infield grounder at any time.
"We have to be at our best and do good on Saturday," Lewry said. "They have beaten some good teams."
Much of Taunton's success this postseason has come from the arm of freshman pitcher Kelsey White.
White has a record of 5-0 in the playoffs with an ERA of 0.66 in 35 innings of work. She has allowed just six runs — three earned — and just three walks. White has fanned 26 batters, including 12 against North Quincy in the first round. Opponents hit just .141 (19-for-135) with one extra base hit against her at the plate.
White has been under the watchful eyes of former Tiger great and pitching coach Katlyn (Mallette) Gauthier, who pitched Taunton to back-to-back state titles in 2002-03. The Ohio University grad had a career record of 46-2.
White showed a lot of maturity, like her mentor, in Tuesday's Eastern Mass. title game when the Tigers from Newton was starting a rally late in the game. The young right-hander held her composure and retired the next two batters to escape any more damage.
"I run out out things to say about Kelsey," Lewry said. "That late inning did not rattle her. The kid is so good. She is a 15-year old freshman, but she's not that on the mound. Maybe that's what her birth certificate says, but she is a lot older in the circle, that's for sure."
The Tigers are making their fifth finals appearance in the program's history. Lewry, who is making his fourth appearance, has a record of 3-0 in the big games.
It all comes down to this.
Division I champions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Can Taunton do it again?
"It's at our fingertips, literally," Tiger third baseman Jaime Brown said.


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"The thing is, our culture has started to think about writing and the humanities as if they are peripheral and negotiable – just a dusty sideshow set up alongside the real project, which is making money. But the only way people move toward freedom is to come to some understanding of what is enslaving them, and that, in essence, is what the humanities are: a controlled, generations-long effort to understand and defeat what enslaves us. So we marginalize that process at our own peril. That process is (and has always been) important to cultures."
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I have been trying over the past twenty years to balance the serious and disturbing information I absorb at my job about human suffering, the earth's failing environment, and the atrocities of unnecessary wars, in a way that allows me to also, sometimes, feel joy.
I think what is going on now is we are being forced to recognize that this paradigmatic Western civilization, what we are part of, that we have been indoctrinated with, has fundamental flaws. And the most fundamental flaw is this automatic assumption that everything coming from the West always came from the West, had no other origins, whereas it's almost the opposite.
The English way of saying, well, you meet a new person and what was he like? "What was he like?" is a very strange thing to say. It's saying: don't tell me how he was. Tell me what he resembles. Isn't that weird? It says: tell me a story.
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Legends of the Superheroes: The Roast (1979) Review
By: Karl Stern (@dragonkingkarl, @wiwcool, email@example.com)
This is the second part of the two episode series of TV specials which aired in 1979 titled Legends of the Superheroes. They aired days apart on NBC in 1979. I have already reviewed part 1- Legends of the Superheroes: The Challenge. I said it then and I say it again for this episode... you win some and you lose some. Just like Legends of the Superheroes: The Challenge this episode sub-titled The Roast was certainly a loser.
Once again this was supposed to be a live action version of the Super Friends cartoon series using the late Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. Airing in January 1979, Challenge of the Superheroes was a two part special that aired just days apart. The concept sounds too good to mess up but mess it up they certainly did. The Challenge was so abysmal that it wasn't even "funny/bad" it was just "boring/dumb/bad".
At least for this episode we knew what we were getting into. Hosted by Ed McMahon of Johnny Carson Show fame, this episode didn't try to be a live action Super Friends special, instead it tried to be just what it was: Saturday Night Live meets Hee Haw only worse and with superheroes.
Batman (Adam West) was even more ridiculous this week and we once again got to meet Retired Man AKA: The Scarlet Cyclone. Why didn't they just call him Red Tornado? Better yet, why was this character even here?
Legends of the Superheroes: The Roast wasn't even a roast. No one really came out and made fun of the various DC Comics superheroes. It was really just a series of very poor stand up comedy skits using people dressed in superheroes costumes. For some reason, Frank Gorshin did not return as The Riddler in this special though I'm not sure anyone really missed him.
The cast of characters was essentially the same as last episode with a few minor changes. The role call of heroes included:
Batman (Adam West): Who, unlike the Adam West we all know and love, was utterly hateable in this special.
Robin (Burt Ward): Again, just like last episode, he seemed to want to be anywhere but here. His only real contribution was wrecking the Batmobile off screen which led to an awkward and unfunny skit with Adam West.
Scarlet Cyclone (William Schallert): Same tired old people jokes as in The Challenge.
Green Lantern (Howard Murphy): Had the only notable "action" sequence in the whole episode where he and Sinstero fired their energy rings at each other.
Captain Marvel (Garrett Craig): He actually got to stand up this episode.
Black Canary (Danuta): Again, completely forgettable but with a costume a little too uncomfortable for a show presumably aimed at kids.
Hawkman (Bill Nuckols): Once again he looked the best of anyone but I don't believe he actually had a speaking role this episode. He only (and totally irritatingly screeched like a hawk) at least twice.
The Flash (Rod Haase): His power was to be in this special for all of about one second... again.
The Huntress (Barbara Joyce): Her power was to be completely forgettable. Even more-so than the first episode as I don't even remember her at all this time.
The Atom (Alfie Wise): He wasn't in the The Challenge but he has an interview skit in this episode where he is getting engaged to Giganta (Aleishia Brevard)... and that's the whole joke. He's small and she is big. HARR HARR HARR!
Burt Ward and Adam West somehow lost all their chemistry from the 1966 Batman television series and this 1979 abomination.
Again, there wasn't any plot. It was just a series of stand up routines and one of the most uncomfortable was by an original "superhero" created just for this episode- Ghetto Man. Yes, it's exactly what you think it is and the less said about it the better. For G.I. Joe fans, the actor playing Ghetto Man was Brad Sanders who voiced Big Lob in the G.I. Joe animated movie in the 1980s (and, yes, we will review that at some point.)
The thing I found the funniest out of both episodes was that they hired a guy (Rod Haase) to play The Flash who did absolutely nothing in either episode. His costume looked pretty good though he didn't really fill it out that well. Still, he did nothing at all so I guess fans of The Flash got either the best or worse deal in this series depending on how you look at it.
Like the first special, if you want to see what other DC Comics superheroes and villains might have looked like had they appeared in the 1960s Batman television show then I suppose you could look this up but beyond that this Legends of the Superheroes special is a complete waste of time. Patreon supporters at the $5 or higher contribution level can listen to our podcast audio review of the series by clicking here.
Captain Marvel actually got to stand up this episode.
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A roadside bomb shattered Jenna Grassbaugh's storybook life.
The blast came April 7, 2007, in a small Iraqi village near the Syrian border.
Four 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers died, including Jenna's husband, Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh.
Jenna was a world away at the time, in an apartment near Fort Bragg. It was a Saturday, and Jenna, who was enrolled at law school at the College of William & Mary, was studying.
But when Army officials knocked on her door at 5:30 p.m., the blast reached her, too.
Jon and Jenna had been married a few months when he deployed.
He was a logistics officer, assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
Jenna was devastated. She dropped out of school, joined the Army and fought her own demons when it came to the loss of her husband.
Eventually, she went back to school, this time at Ohio State.
But the pain remained.
One of her big concerns was that one day, the man she loved would be forgotten.
"I wanted to find a way for his name to live on in perpetuity," she said.
Jon was selfless, always helping others ahead of himself. Jenna wanted to honor him with something that would have a similar approach, some sort of memorial that could provide services to those in need.
That memorial is the Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Veterans Project at Ohio State's Moritz College of Law. The project uses volunteer lawyers and Moritz students to help veterans with housing and consumer issues in Franklin County, Ohio. It provides assistance on landlord-tenant issues, evictions and foreclosure, as well as creditor/debtor and credit agency disputes.
Jenna now serves in her husband's old unit, the 82nd Airborne Division, at Fort Bragg. A captain, she is the chief of legal assistance for the division.
As Jenna writes her story, the Grassbaugh Veterans Project continues to grow under the direction of officials at Ohio State, ensuring her husband's story lives on.
'Heavenly' romance
Jenna describes her romance with Jon as a fairytale.
The two met at John Hopkins University in 2002.
Jon was a senior and battalion commander for the school's Army cadets. Jenna was an 18-year-old freshman, a transplant from Scotland who was not yet a U.S. citizen, but nonetheless joined the school's Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.
By 2006, Jon was a paratrooper at Fort Bragg, and Jenna had just graduated with her third degree in four years. She had two bachelor's degrees, a master's and was a commissioned Army officer with a fellowship to attend a prestigious law school.
The fairytale life was cemented in June 2006, when the couple wed on Cape Cod and honeymooned in Jamaica.
"It was nothing short of heavenly," Jenna said.
But five weeks after the honeymoon, Jon was gone, on his way to Iraq with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment.
She wasn't too concerned.
Jon was a logistics officer, she said. He would sit in an office on a large forward operating base.
"Logistics officers came home to their families," she said.
Eight months into the deployment, Jenna decided to drive from her law school in Virginia to the couple's apartment in North Carolina.
Unknown to her, Jon had left the relative safety of Forward Operating Base Warhorse to travel to a smaller outpost and check on supplies there. It was during what would become one of the bloodiest months of the war, and the soldiers passed through territory frequented by foreign fighters infiltrating Iraq to fight U.S. troops.
On the way back to base, near the village of Sadah, the convoy came under attack by a 500-pound roadside bomb. The bomb was tripped by a man sitting in an abandoned brick home, peering through a small hole with his hands on the trigger.
The crater it left was 5 feet long and 2 feet deep.
Jon's Humvee didn't stand a chance. Of the five soldiers inside, four died.
Initially, Jon held on, but he didn't survive the short flight to a military hospital.
Hours later, the knock on Jenna's door startled her, but looking out at the two uniformed soldiers didn't give her pause.
To some, the image might have dredged up immediate horror or despair.
But Jenna said she didn't make the somewhat obvious connection.
After all, in her storybook life, Prince Charming was invincible.
But something clicked when one of the officers told Jenna they needed to come inside and talk.
"I lost all semblance of control," she said. "I dropped to my knees and screamed 'No!' over and over again. I had to be physically removed from the doorway and escorted to the living room before they could deliver the official words that are all too familiar to anyone who has lived through this nightmare."
Emotional weight
Jenna was another person in the weeks following Jon's death.
Her life was broken, she said. She couldn't understand how he wasn't there.
She left school for active duty, taking a position as a military police officer at Fort Bragg.
Jenna wanted to deploy. She wanted to serve in Iraq and see where Jon had died.
A little more than a year after his death, she got her wish, deploying to Mahmudiyah as a platoon leader in charge of 40 soldiers.
The six-month deployment helped Jenna heal, but she wasn't fixed.
So she spurred herself on with several projects.
She spearheaded an effort to rename the post office in Jon's hometown in his honor; established scholarships in his name; volunteered with Survivor Outreach Services, a nationwide program for Gold Star families; and ran the Army Ten Miler to raise money for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, or TAPS.
"The bomb that ended my husband's life had come very close to shattering and completely destroying mine," Jenna would write in 2013 for TAPS Magazine. "Nothing seemed to lift the emotional weight that crushed my spirit when I contemplated living 10, 20, perhaps even 70 more years without the one person I always said I couldn't live without."
Jenna said she eventually realized some decisions, whether made or avoided, weren't helping her process her loss.
With renewed vigor, she decided to return to law school to earn the degree Jon always encouraged her to pursue. She was accepted into an Army program that allowed her to enroll at Ohio State on scholarship in 2011.
But in her second year, Jenna said she hit another low point.
In the Army, she was constantly busy. In law school, she had more time to think.
And Jenna realized that, despite her efforts, she hadn't faced her issues head on.
"It was too painful," she said. "It really hit me pretty hard."
Jenna needed something more. Something to dedicate herself to.
"I was grasping for something to give me a sense of meaning," she said.
That meaning came in the form of the Grassbaugh Veterans Project.
It took a year for Jenna to get the program off the ground. It launched in April 2013.
To get the project started, Jenna donated $250,000, or half of Jon's life insurance benefit.
Ohio State raised additional money for the project, which operates on the endowment's interest, ensuring the program a lengthy life.
Jenna had struggled with the money for years. She said she didn't feel right about using it for anything that didn't "have some greater meaning."
Some questioned the donation, but Jenna said she's certain Jon would have approved.
Jenna said she wanted something lasting, but also something more meaningful than just a scholarship.
"I wanted it to be something that would be around and carry his name for a long time," she said.
Since the project was started, Jenna said there's no doubt it has helped with healing, although she's not directly involved in any of the casework.
"It was just the right thing to do," she said.
"This work and this project mean more to me than any material thing that money could ever buy," Jenna wrote in the TAPS Magazine article. "This is my husband's legacy, and it's one that will go on long after I'm gone, too."
Common ground
One of the first student fellows to join the Grassbaugh Veterans Project was Suzanne Van Horn. Van Horn graduated earlier this year and said her time with the project was rewarding.
"You're able to do something for free for someone who has given so much," she said. "It's a no-brainer."
The project has several student fellows, who regularly check a dedicated voicemail for potential cases. The phone rings about twice a week, Van Horn said.
In one case, the project helped two Marine Corps veterans get their security deposit back from the landlord of a "not so nice" apartment. They've also helped overturn default judgments to give veterans a chance to defend themselves in court.
According to the Grassbaugh Veterans Project website, thousands of Ohio veterans and service members need legal help each year but lack the resources to hire lawyers.
For now, the students are limited to helping those in the county where the school is located. But eventually, they hope to expand to other parts of the state.
Most of the fellows have some tie to the military. They're children of veterans or future military lawyers, Van Horn said.
But they all have something in common.
"We're all working toward the same mission," she said. "We're pretty unique. And we're still a growing project. That's exciting."


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Theme: Trade, Security and Strategic Relationships in Asia Pacific and the Future of the US Role
Destination: Honolulu, Hawaii; Tokyo, Japan; Beijing & Shenzhen, China; Manila, Philippines
Dates: May 6-May 28, 2017
The 2017 Jefferson Fellowships Program took place May 6-28, 2017. Fourteen journalists from Asia, the Pacific, and the U.S.—including the first Fellow from Laos—spent one week in Honolulu followed by study tour travel to Tokyo, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Manila. The 2017 program theme was Trade, Security and Strategic Relationship in Asia Pacific and the Future of the U.S. Role. With a new Presidential Administration in the United States, journalists explored the stakes in the Asia Pacific region in terms of trade, security, and partnerships and the potential impact of new U.S. policies, approaches and actions. Participants explored the way that the dynamics of the region are changing, especially with the rise of China, and the future of the US role in this context. The theme felt very timely as key regional developments were happening in real time throughout the program: serious escalations with North Korea and Japan's first-ever civilian emergency drills related to the NK threat, meetings on the future of the TPP among Asia and Pacific signatories at the APEC trade ministers meeting in Hanoi, the Belt and Road Summit in Beijing, and martial law being declared in the Philippines as the group's plane arrived in country.
Because of this, the journalists found much to report on during the travel. Journalists tweeted experiences to audiences back home throughout the program; others posted on Facebook, and still others filed stories and videos or beamed into their stations for interviews, all with first-hand perspectives and on-the-ground sources.[1] They were able to do this by engaging with 29 experts, 52 policymakers, business and community leaders, students, journalists, workers, and others during the course of the program, and making 22 site visits to see factories, nursing homes, drug rehabilitation centers, fish markets, innovation centers, companies, cultural sites, free trade zones and other places that illuminated and brought life to what they were learning. They had high-level access to policymakers such former defense minister Gen Nakatani and special advisor to the Prime Minister's Cabinet, Tomohiko Taniguchi, in Japan; and Sr. Col. Yang Yujun, Spokesman, Ministry of National Defense and Wang Xining, Deputy Director-General, Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China. But a key element of the program is to provide multiple and unique perspectives on the issues. For example, in the Philippines, journalists learned about the drug war not only from officials in the Duterte administration, but from the independent Human Rights Commission, from the families of victims, from doctors and patients dealing with drug addiction, and a priest who embeds with the police to document their actions. The cross-cultural perspectives also are valuable. The Fellows now see issues from the view of four countries through their meetings and visits—in this case the U.S., China, Japan and the Philippines—but they also see every issue through the lens of the journalists in the program, representing 11 different countries. The Americans even learned from one another, sharing different views of what is happening in the U.S. from the East coast, Midwest and West coast, from newspapers to TV to radio, and local to national.
The journalists produced 63 stories reaching audiences in excess of 10 million across Asia Pacific and the US, bringing them unique perspectives that they would otherwise not have had.
For more photos of the 2018 Jefferson Fellowships program, please visit the Flikr page https://www.flickr.com/photos/eastwestcenter/sets/72157685955515235
Reflections from the 2017 Jefferson Fellows:
"I had only arm chair knowledge of Asia-Pacific relations since my core competency areas are Latin America and Europe. I exponentially learned about the history, dynamics, fault lines, and alliances that inform those relations which will help me better inform my viewers, especially to report on the impact that trade deals have or don't have on the loss of manufacturing jobs in my area."
"The Fellowship exposed us to an array of issues that are topical now, which have roots in the past and are likely to be in the headlines for years ahead. The program has also left us with a rich network of resources we could tap in exploring future developments in US/Asia-Pacific. There was good access to a variety of newsmakers who are involved in making/enunciating policies which helped me get a feel for the issues and how they are officially/unofficially expressed."
"Jefferson provided very deep background information on many of the things that interest me as a journalist, especially Asia-Pacific/US relations, both by way of expert opinion and first-hand experience of the countries I visited. The expert briefings were a rare opportunity as were the trips to places as diverse as Huawei HQ and a drug rehab center in Manila. One of the best takeaways was the conversation among the fellows after these trips/visits/briefings, adding fresh, and multiple, points of view and further enriching the experience."
"I learnt a lot of different perspectives, which were different to the usual narrative played by media in the Philippines. The different countries we travelled to were a great selection and even in the Philippines, the country where I work, I still learnt a lot by listening to how the other journalists saw issues like Ph/US relations…Yes it definitely deepened my understanding of the complex theme of 'Trade, Security and Strategic Relationships in Asia Pacific and the Future of the US Role'. I now have a wide contact base and lots of recommendations and reading material to help me produce in-depth analytical pieces on the subject which I plan to use to write commentary pieces on the theme.
Funding: The Jefferson Fellowships are supported by a grant from The Freeman Foundation and by the East-West Center. The 2017 program also was supported by: The Mary Morgan Hewett Fund, Asia New Zealand Foundation, NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Phoenix Satellite TV, South China Morning Post, Hybrid News Limited/The Asian Correspondent, Channel News Asia, and US Embassies in Port Moresby, Vientiane, Hanoi, Singapore, Tokyo, and the Consulate in Hong Kong.
The 2017 Jefferson Fellows were:
- Mr. Henry (Hal) Berton, Staff Reporter, The Seattle Times, Seattle, USA
- Ms. Huong Doan, Reporter, The Economy and Urban Newspaper, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Mr. Thonglor Duangsavanh, Director-General, Vientiane Times Newspaper, Vientiane, Laos
- Ms. Bhagyashree Buddhavarapu Garekar, Deputy Foreign Editor, The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore
- Ms. Viviana Hurtado, Anchor, WTOL/WUPW, Toledo, USA
- Mr. Abdul Azim Idris, Senior Writer/Journalist, Hybrid News Limited / The Asian Correspondent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Mr. Xiaofeng (Terry) Jiang, Assistant Editor-in-Chief; Senior International Correspondent, Phoenix Satellite Television, Shenzhen, China
- Ms. Wendy Lee, Tech Reporter, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, USA
- Ms. Waywaya (Aya) Lowe, Philippine Correspondent, Channel NewsAsia, Manila, Philippines
- Ms. Quintina Primrose Naime, Senior Journalist, LOOP PNG, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Mr. Toshifumi Oikawa, Reporter, International News Division, NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, Japan
- Mr. Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Deputy Editor, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
- Ms. Stacey Samuel, Supervising Editor, National Public Radio (NPR), Washington, DC, USA
- Ms. Philippa Tolley, Executive Producer Insight, Radio New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand


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If you are of the crafty type you'll love these free mini classes from Craftsy.
They also offer paid courses, but these handy "basics" snippets will get you going. After this it's up to you – search online (i.e. Youtube) for free videos to help further your knowledge or take their paid courses (I'm always one for a freebie though!)
lean the basics of making hand-made cards (personalized), embroidery, sewing machines and more.
At the moment there are about 40 free mini classes you can take, so why not?
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Have you read all the news articles about the increase in college enrollment? Well here's an article from IRS that's helpful if you are one of the many parents that are or will soon be paying for your child's higher education.
The IRS has placed a new Tax Benefits for Education section on IRS.gov includes tips for taking advantage of long-standing education deductions and credits. The "one-stop" location for higher education information includes a special section highlighting 529 plans and frequently asked questions.


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FIB Industries
FIB Industries manufactures process equipment in special alloy materials.
Established in 1946 in the town of Leeuwarden, in the north of The Netherlands, FIB Industries has grown into a major player in the field of special alloy manufacturing, serving customers worldwide. Markets served are petrochemical, chemical, oil & gas, offshore, pharmaceutical, food, paper & pulp, gas turbine machinery and other industrial applications.
Products manufactured are exhaust or flue gas scrubbers, flare installations, gasification burners, autoclaves, reactors & reactor internals, crystallizers, fermenters, columns & column internals, pressure & storage vessels, PTV vessels, mixing vessels, heat exchangers, condensers and customer specific products.
Materials include various types of stainless steel, such as: 6MO, 254SMO, 1.43xx, 1.44xx, 1.45xx and 1.49xx. But also Duplex, Super Duplex, Lean Duplex LDX, and SAF2507. Nickel and Titanium alloys.
Manufacturing is in accordance with international design codes such as EN13445 PED, EN 14015, GB-150, API 560 620 650, ASME VIII Div 1 2 3, Norsok and others.
Quality standards in accordance with ISO9001:2008, Achilles JQS, PED D H H1, ASME U R, SQL HP-0 and WHG.
FIB Industries' manufacturing facility includes an ultra-modern plasma cutter and welding robot and is located alongside the Van Harinxma canal with its own quay for inland shipping providing access to all major seaports. Facility includes 55,000 m², 300 ton lifting capacity and equipment can be handled up to 45m long, 20m high and 9m diameter.
FIB is part of the Andus Group; an international holding company with independent subsidiaries. The Group's operating companies are divided into three divisions, Manufacturing, Service & Maintenance, and Contracting. Annual turnover is € 240 million and approx. 800 employees
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Sugar Grove Studio
Nell specializes in one-of-a-kind sculptural jewelry made of gold, platinum and silver featuring unique fine gemstones. These pieces evoke the movenment and flow of nature and her craftmanship results in heirloom quality jewelry. Commissions are welcome and old gold and stones can be recycled to create new exiting pieces. Nell is also an accomplished potter and produces a line of wheel thrown functional pottery that reflects the beauty inherent in nature through the use of texture and color.


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After giving birth to Ixchel Cherandon, I hemorrhaged quite a bit and required surgery. My medical experts insisted that I stay on bed rest for at least a month following the birth. Unfortunately, this made it rather difficult to take all those fabulous photos I had dreamed about.
Luckily, at one of my postpartum appointments, my midwives surprised me with something wonderful! A newborn photo shoot!!! Whaaaat?!? I couldn't believe they coordinated a professional newborn photography session just for our little Ixchel Cherandon. They must have known how frustrated I'd be not having the energy to take great photos myself. Best midwives ever!
The photographer was Katherine Drye. Check out her amazing photography portfolio.
These are some of my favorite shots from the session.
A rainbow baby is a term to describe a baby that follows a loss, either a miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death. The rainbow comes after the storm. In 2015, our first child was stillborn. So, Ixchel is our rainbow baby, deeply wanted and appreciated.
Already a week old, Ixchel still had those special newborn qualities. So small and delicate. Barely aware of the world around her.
Her feet were covered with rainbow ink to put her tiny footprints on her birth certificate. Rainbow feet! Brilliant!
At this time, my midwives weighed baby Ixchel and she was a healthy weight, gaining plenty of weight despite the possibility of Momma having a low milk supply due to hemorrhaging. Her weight was already up to 9 pounds 2 ounces, up from 8 pounds at birth.
Such a tiny sweet bean, so soft and new.
And tiny sneezes, too!
Here's Katherine placing our baby girl into position. Katherine was great with her, so gentle. Plus, Ixchel Cherandon makes a great subject. I can tell already, she's got star power!
Without question, this is one of the most thoughtful things my midwives could ever have done for me. I regret not being able to schedule my own session prior to the birth, but luckily, everything worked out. If you're having a child soon, don't pass up this special opportunity to have professional newborn photos taken. It's a narrow window that your sweet baby will be a newborn and you will want to always remember it.
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It's a pretty boat, but small, almost toy-like. A large islander walks down through the coconut grove and picks up the line from the stingray anchor. He starts to haul it to shore. The rest of his group sit on the sand around the ashes of last night's fire. I walk down and join him on the shoreline.
Boat blo yupla? i ask.
The small craft crunches up onto the sand. I see the mast is a length of three-by-two pine. The boom is the same, and a roughly-sawn piece of ply is lying in the bottom of the boat. It's a centreboard. Another length of construction pine runs cross-wise to strengthen the mast. The tiller is a length of hardwood attached with galvanised screws to the plywood rudder. Most of the fittings are handmade. The pulleys and eyelets for the ropes are all hand-carved from blocks of pine, as are the cleats on the gunwales.
You build this boat? i ask.
Wa, I mekem, he says.
Looks like its from the 50s.
Dis dinghy, i get im down south, dempla bin call im a 'clinker'.
Because of the way those boards overlap?
Wa. I mekem mast and sail, tiller, mekem sailbot.
He points to the centreboard, which still bears the markings of a felt-tip pen.
I suddenly realise this vessel has been built with a specific purpose in mind.
You're going in the raft race?
So this is an entry in the Peninsula Pirates Regatta, an annual raft race from Umagico to the fishing club at Seisia. Well, 'annual' in the sense that it was held for the first time around this time last year, give or take a tide or two.
I've been camped at Seisia for a couple of days now, having come over to the mainland from Thursday Island to cover the race for the paper. Having not seen any of the rafts, this year or last, I was not sure what to expect. In all honesty, I was expecting to see a bunch of empty cans of XXXX Gold tied together with driftnets. Or perhaps a beer-keg outrigger with a beach umbrella for a sail. Or bamboo. Lashings of bamboo. I didn't realise you could use an actual, prefabricated boat as the basis for your 'raft'. I'll be having a word with the scrutineers. What kind of show are they running here?


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This series of health empowering vacations is the result of a collaboration between Dr. William Davis, L. Paul MacInnis, Autopoetic Ideas and Maritime Travel
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Dr. Davis is a graduate of the St. Louis University School of Medicine, with training in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease at the Ohio State University Hospitals, advanced training in angioplasty at the Case Western Reserve University Hospitals where he also served as Director of the Cardiovascular Fellowship and Assistant Professor of Medicine. He now focuses on preventive care and providing self-empowering strategies to the public through his books and projects.
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Loved this article – so many out there make it sound like there are rules "set in stone" (hah) for crystal grids, and this article reminded me that is NOT the case. Thank you!Reply
Bought my first crystals today, excited by the prospects, thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing all that you share Melanie. Love and light to all. 🤗Reply
Something strange happened to us tonight. I have a "shrine" for my crystals and stones and as we all got into bed my Yellow Aventurine jumped from the shrine and rolled a few meters into our bedroom. Now it might not sound strange but there was no-one anywhere near when thus happened and the crystals and stones have been placed and untouched for a while but even stranger is if it actually "fell" it is to far from an edge that it could cause it to fall to the ground let alone roll into the bedroom. Any thoughts??Reply
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"I was lucky on one hand, we had plenty of time to plan and work through all the details with 18 months planning which helped chunk up the planning and the overwhelming nature of it all (on the other hand it can feel like the wedding is long awaited!).
Something I would highly recommend to any couple is to hire a co-ordinator if one doesn't come with your venue or if planning and styling is not your jam – honestly cut $ from somewhere in the budget and pass that stress to someone else.
We worked with Alina @ Wild & Whim about 12 months out and tailored a package that worked for us as I wanted to do all the planning and styling myself but knew we would need help in the week of and weekend. So we hired her for an 'on the day' co-ordinator package. We had a DIY venue- so we literally brought everything in and that comes with a lot of logistics and set up which takes time – it was great to hand over the reins the day before with someone who has seen and done it all before!"
"I really wanted our wedding to be about our family and friends enjoying themselves and not having to lift a finger so I kept the planning admin to a minimum for everyone involved in the led up, but the reality is you do need a lot of hands on deck in the days leading up (I truly underestimated that!) so if people offer to help, as much as you may not want to accept it – do it, take up their offers to help hang lights, set up tables – whatever it is if they are wanting to help. "
" followed lots of wedding suppliers on Instagram early before I started officially planning – so I already knew which suppliers I loved and ultimately booked for our day really early on. I used their posts and stories for inspiration in the early days until my own style and vision became clear- which also came once we locked in the venue and a look and feel for the day started to emerge. (If you save posts/ Pinterest etc and you look back through them you really get a sense of what you like more than the rest as you will tend to like the same style images over and over again)."
"I have said so many times since our wedding that I felt really lucky as while I had a really clear vision for the style of our day – but it was finding suppliers that also shared that same style and atheistic was what brought it to life aka: LL Furniture- Finding your furniture supplier that has the chairs and bars you had dreamt of is really what brings the vision to life! (and Lucy's insta stories are the best! I think I watched everyone for a year!)."
"I followed their posts and you spot one of their real brides who has amazing lighting – and you find your lighting supplier and so on! I found that there is this amazing network of wedding vendors that all work closely together if they have a similar vibe and aesthetic and your vision tends to be shaped from there. When you find those key suppliers honestly – they are the best. Talk to them, ask them about what else you are thinking for the day as it will probably turn out they are looking at adding something to their stock/ range.
When I started planning I wanted big white umbrellas and leaners for the cocktail and games hours – and I originally thought I have no idea where to get these from– and then Lucy added them to her range, when you find 'your suppliers' they honestly bring your vision to life.
One thing I have noticed since planning a wedding over 2 seasons is wedding trends are ever evolving – so get that inspo and talk to your suppliers – they will no doubt make it happen for you!"
"I now understand why you have a bridal party! Even if you don't want an official bridal party, having friends with a calming influence around you on the day of certainly helped and having family around really made the day special. We also had a night before welcome party so seeing everyone arrive, and in one place for one reason is pretty dam humbling I have to say. It made me even more excited for the day, and aware of what was important – sharing love with ALL of your favourite people in one place. Everything else just fades into the background.
I personally really struggled the morning of the wedding waking up and having nothing to do and all the madness of planning was all of a sudden over- but knowing the co Ordinator and boys were running around doing last minute jobs and not being able to help wasn't in my nature- so my advice would be to try and enjoy that stillness and quiet time on the morning rather than walk around trying to find things to do like I was!!! Haha – my bridesmaid and family just laughed at me, they thought it was hilarious and helped make me just sit and relax.
At the same time, this natural calmness just comes over you, knowing that if it hasn't been thought about by now- it can't be important! And I was just so excited to be a wifey that I couldn't wait for the day to unfold!"
"When we first started planning both myself and my now hubby did our own budget for the wedding… and then we shared them over a bottle of wine one night! It was such a laugh, of course mine was a lot higher than Damien's and Damien had low balled everything!
We were lucky to get a couple of friends budgets so we used that as a base for things like alcohol quantities, and then we agreed on a total budget that we could afford and also was realistic (in other words … my budget haha). We tried really hard to stay to that budget –and it was great as it definitely helped answer the 'is it really a necessary expense' or what were splurge items and what wasn't important.. But I would recommend building in a buffer from day 1 as it will get eaten into, it's just reality. In other words, don't spend your full budget on day 1, because you will forget things or need to add things on near the end and it helps with that feeling of how on earth are we going to pay for that?"
"I have lots of advice !
Try and enjoy every minute of the planning and think of it as exciting and not as admin (it's all about mindset), be decisive on some of the big calls by going with your gut and not agonising over it… and it helps if you have an agreed day/ time you talk about the wedding 'details' with your partner at home- don't let it dictate your every date night or time you spend together engaged. (and do it with a few beverages.. helps if they are relaxed haha)"
"Lean on the amazing vendors you have selected as I found every one of them so helpful and so willing to share ideas. Oh and… get a videographer it was our last-minute splurge and it was the best idea ever. (Sink or Surface! – Ben is amazing)."
"And lastly it's true- it will be the most amazing day of your life, not because of the colour of the napkins but because everyone you love are there to celebrate your love."
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Maruti Alto K10 Latest Updates
Maruti Suzuki has slashed the prices of all variants of Alto K10 by Rs 5000. The price cut comes as a result of the government's recent reduction of corporate tax.
The elder brother of the Alto 800, the Alto K10 packs in a bigger 1.0-litre engine for better city driveability. Moreover, the K10 also comes with an optional 5-speed AMT transmission. Its 1.0-litre engine makes 68PS of power and 90Nm of peak torque. The in-cabin quality too feels better than the Alto 800 the Alto K10 has better features as well. So if you are looking for the Maruti reliability, but don't want your car to be the entry-level one, the K10 makes for an ideal choice. Also, do take a look at the Kwid 1.0-litre if you are in the market for a 1.0-litre
Specifications Summary of Maruti Alto K10
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|23 Kmpl to 32 Kmpl
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|5 Speed
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|Petrol / CNG
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|Manual / Automatic
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Maruti Alto K10 Price
Maruti Alto K10 prices start at Rs. 3.66 lakh for petrol and goes upto Rs. 4.44 lakh. Maruti Alto K10 is available in 6 variants and 5 colours.
- Petrol (5 Variants)
- CNG (1 Variant)
Maruti Alto K10 Variants Price List
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Alto K10 Lx
23.95 kmpl | Petrol | Manual
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Alto K10 Lxi
23.95 kmpl | Petrol | Manual
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Alto K10 Vxi
23.95 kmpl | Petrol | Manual
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Editor's View of Maruti Alto K10
Peppy engine, convenience-enhancing automatic transmission, comfortable ride
Cramped rear passenger space, no standard safety systems, poor NVH levels
Our Verdict
The Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 is a good city car, offering a peppy-but-efficient engine, good drive dynamics and, most importantly, an automated-manual transmission. Maruti's legendary service network and reliability also make the Alto K10 one of the best hatchbacks to buy for the asking price.
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Maruti Alto K10 Colours
Tango Orange
Superior White
Silky Silver
Granite Grey
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The Alto K10 packs a 1.0-litre 3-cylinder engine that's very refined for its price tag. 68PS of power and 90Nm of torque deliver sprightly performance thanks to the car's low kerb weight of around 750kg. Transmission options include 5-speed manual and a 5-speed AMT. The light weight also helps it achieve a fuel efficiency rating of 24kmpl regardless of the number of pedals you choose.
Exterior and Interior
The Alto nameplate is Maruti's all-time best-selling brand and for a good reason. Its simple lines please (almost) all and offend none. Maruti has updated the design of the second generation Alto K10 to give a modern look without going overboard. It is a small car, and it looks like one.
There's no running away from the fact that you're talking about an entry-level car. The Alto K10 not only looks small from the outside but also feels like it on the inside. Cabin space is adequate for average sized adults, but tall passengers will complain about the limited leg and headroom in the back seat. Front seat, however, can easily accommodate two six-footers. Similarly, the boot space is also in short supply and rated at 177 litres. The plastic quality is basic and functional at best, but then, that's where it excels. It does only a few things but does it very well. Ergonomics are spot on for the most part, and controls easily fall into hands.
The Alto K10 is available in three variants, LX, LXi and VXi. LXi is also available with optional factory CNG kit while the VXi trim is available with the 5-speed AMT. Driver airbag is offered across the range as optional equipment. The LX starts at Rs 3.26 lakh and misses out on body-coloured bumpers and power steering. A driver airbag on any trim will cost Rs 6,000 except on the VXi and VXi (O) with a manual transmission. The VXi (O) costs Rs 3.79 lakh and is Rs 20,000 pricier than the VXi but gets other goodies as well such as body coloured mirrors and door handles, remote central locking and front fog lamps. The priciest variants of the Alto K10 are the VXi AMT (O) and the LXi CNG (O) in metallic shades, both of which hover at Rs 4.15 lakh.
Hyundai Eon 1.0 Kappa: A stylish hatch, the Eon comes with Hyundai's Fluidic Sculpture design theme. Being a Hyundai, it offers solid reliability and lower cost of ownership. The 1.0-litre engine in the Eon has a bit more power and torque, but its heavier curb weight keeps its performance at par with the Alto K10. The Eon doesn't offer an automatic of any kind.
Datsun Redi-GO 1.0: The Redi-GO shares its engines with the Renault Kwid minus the AMT option. The Redi-GO's one box design looks modern, and the DRL (daytime running lights) give the hatch a premium look. Another noteworthy feature here is the remote central locking for the top variant. The car's black interiors look nice, and the cabin is surprisingly spacious despite its shorter length.
Renault Kwid: The Kwid has made budget hatchbacks cool, but not at the expense of practicality. It is surprisingly spacious, very well equipped and handles bad roads very well. The only critical miss is the lack of ABS, but the competition doesn't offer that either. The optional AMT variants with the bigger engine offer, what can be called, 'the world's simplest interface in an automatic'. It does come with a steep initial unlearning curve though.
The Alto K10 offers the same no-frills ownership experience that you'd associate with an Alto in a package that's quite a bit faster than the basic Alto 800. It has its shortcomings, which swell up when parked next to the Kwid. Thankfully, it packs no surprises, and that's its strength.
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Humpbacks use their front flippers in a way researchers had thought was impossible. New video reveals these whales flap their flippers like birds flap their wings. The move propels these giants toward their fishy prey.
A humpback can measure up to 19 meters (62 feet) long. Its flippers can extend another four meters (13 feet) in front of its body. It takes a lot of force to propel that big body forward. Scientists didn't think the whales could flap their flippers fast enough to generate such force, says Paolo Segre. He's a biologist at Stanford University in California who studies how animals move.
Segre led a team of researchers that captured video of humpbacks feeding off the coast of South Africa in November 2016. It showed the whales flapping their flippers the way birds flap their wings to move through the air (or through the water, for penguins).
Humpbacks mainly use those front flippers for steering, scientists had thought. Tails were what propelled them forward. Or so it seemed. But that guess wasn't based on much. "Until recently, we had no idea what [the whales] were doing," says Segre. "We just saw them when they popped up to breathe."
That has changed with the creation of video-enhanced wildlife tagging. This technology uses sensors to measure a whale's position, speed and acceleration. An attached video camera records the surrounding environment.
To attach a "tag," researchers must steer a small boat as close to the animal as possible. Then someone leans over the edge with a 6-meter (20-foot) pole. On the end of it swings the tag. When close enough, a researcher slings the end to slap the tag onto the whale's back. Suction cups should hold the device in place for 10 to 12 hours.
Later, the brightly-colored device will pop off. It then floats on the water until researchers collect it. Afterward, they will download the video and details about the whale's movements.
Humpbacks appear to be special
The video camera records what's happening around the tagged whale. From atop humpbacks in South African waters, the cameras recorded nearby whales as they hunted for fish. And it was then that the cameras caught the unusual propulsion technique.
Adult humpbacks can weigh more than 36,000 kilograms (40 tons). Because of their size, flapping probably takes a lot of energy, says Segre. He suspects the whales only use this tactic for short sprints to get close enough to slurp up fish.
And these whales are probably the only type that can do this, he adds. With shorter flippers, relative to their body size, other whales likely cannot generate nearly enough force to move forward by flipper flapping. The front flippers of humpbacks also are more mobile than those of any other whale. This lets humpbacks angle their flippers the right way to push them forward.
Segre and his team published their findings July 10 in Current Biology.
Flapping flippers for a burst of speed is probably a good strategy, notes Frank Fish. A biologist at West Chester University in Pennsylvania, he studies how whales move. As a humpback lowers its bottom jaw to catch prey, a throat pouch under its jaw fills like a parachute. This slows the whale.
But by using its flippers to help propel itself forward, the whale lowers the energy it will need to speed up again, says Fish.
"Think of driving a car and hitting the gas," he says, "then hitting the brake to come to a stop and then hitting the gas again." That repeated start-and-stop action wastes a lot of energy. Holding to a steadier speed tends to improve gas mileage. A humpback may do something similar with its flipper flapping. "By trying to maintain speed, this may reduce energy costs for the whale," Fish suspects.
The whales' ability to use flippers for propulsion might also help explain how some humpbacks can swim even after losing their tails in accidents, Fish says.
Power Words
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acceleration A change in the speed or direction of some object.
angle The space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.
behavior The way something, often a person or other organism, acts towards others, or conducts itself.
biology The study of living things. The scientists who study them are known as biologists.
humpback A species of baleen whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae ), perhaps best known for its novel "songs" that travel great distances underwater. Huge animals, they can grow up to more than 15 meters (or around 50 feet) long and weigh more than 35 metric tons.
penguin flightless black-and-white bird native to the far Southern Hemisphere, especially Antarctica and its nearby islands.
prey (n.) Animal species eaten by others.
propulsion The act or process of driving something forward, using a force. For instance, jet engines are one source of propulsion used for keeping airplanes aloft.
sensor A device that picks up information on physical or chemical conditions — such as temperature, barometric pressure, salinity, humidity, pH, light intensity or radiation — and stores or broadcasts that information. Scientists and engineers often rely on sensors to inform them of conditions that may change over time or that exist far from where a researcher can measure them directly. (in biology) The structure that an organism uses to sense attributes of its environment, such as heat, winds, chemicals, moisture, trauma or an attack by predators.
tagging (in biology) Attaching some rugged band or package of instruments onto an animal. Sometimes the tag is used to give each individual a unique identification number. Once attached to the leg, ear or other part of the body of a critter, it can effectively become the animal's "name." In some instances, a tag can collect information from the environment around the animal as well. This helps scientists understand both the environment and the animal's role within it.
technology The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry — or the devices, processes and systems that result from those efforts.
whale A common, but fairly imprecise, term for a class of large mammals that lives in the ocean. This group includes dolphins and porpoises.
Journal: P. Serge et al. A hydrodynamically active flipper-stroke in humpback whales. Current Biology. Vol. 27, July 10, 2017, p. pR636–R637. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.063.


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With 2-1 Series Lead, Kings Looking for Game Four Win at Home
Kings playing like champions once again
Los Angeles has dominated this series from the third period of game two to this point. When they exploded for five goals in their game two win, the Kings offense made a major statement. Los Angeles leads the West Finals 2-1, but will not get ahead of themselves. Los Angeles is taking things one game at a time in this series, as evidenced by their attitude after a game one loss. Los Angeles has to remain dominant on offense to win tonight.
Blackhawks need to rebound and quickly
Chicago was able to grab the victory in the opener of this series, but has done little since then to show its fans they mean business against the Kings. They imploded in the third period of game two, allowing five goals, en route to a 6-2 loss. Then, in game three, they permitted two second period goals by the Kings to drop a second consecutive game. Chicago needs to get goalie Corey Crawford back on the right track if they want to tie this series.
The NHL playoffs are headed for an exciting end, with the Kings just two wins away from another berth in the Stanley Cup Finals. They can move one game closer with a win tonight at home over the Blackhawks. Our bet will be for Los Angeles tonight at SportsBetting.ag as they take down Chicago as we lay the -1.5 (+240) line.
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Dr. Andrew Allgood was named the Alvin W. Vogtle "Volunteer of the Year" for 2016 at United Way's Annual Meeting on February 21, 2017, at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. Dr. Allgood was nominated by Hope House, but he is well known throughout the area for his outstanding volunteer service to numerous organizations.
For many years, Dr. Allgood has been a true asset to Hope House. He has been a faithful volunteer, donor, and an advocate for all the families as well as the mission. Through the "Smiles for Hope" campaign, he and his staff have conducted a third-party fundraiser each year that has consistently raised over $6,000 annually, benefiting the women and children in treatment at Hope House.
Additionally, through his dental practice, he contributes throughout the holiday season by sponsoring families each year and purchasing children's Christmas wish list items. He and his generous staff are always eager and willing to go the extra mile in support of the programs and services at Hope House.
Dr. Allgood and his staff are also extremely active and successful with raising funds and supplies. Through his dental practice, he coordinates on-going canned food drives throughout the year that benefit Golden Harvest Food Bank, in addition to raising community awareness for the organization.
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Imagine coming out of the worst relationship in the history of relationships. Maybe you ended it voluntarily or you were 'involuntarily dislodged' (aka dumped), you are a little sad and angry but generally relieved. People come up to you, console you, they slap you on the back and say how there are many fish in the sea, a plethora of opportunities; clown fish, gold fish, snappers, the striped ones (can't remember what they are called), those shiny ones, the scaly ones. They say "No worries! There are 28000 species of fish, if you take out the Sharks , we still have more than 26000 species to work with still!"
I feel as if at this point I have over-explained the technicality of "fish in the sea." You get my point though, you leave a dyfunctional relationship and jump off the ledge into the sea of singlessness expecting to be surrounded by all these amazing, hot fish but it's all silent on the sea floor. Then....oh! you see a fish! You try to get his attention, but instead attract the attention of his unfriendly spouse; a menacing snapper. "Well", you think to yourself, "the world is a sea, there will be fish for me." At this point, I should state explicitly that fish will be synonymous with a guy in this post.
Where are all the guys? This promised bliss and plethora of options seems a little inconsistent with the situation at hand. For some reason, all that's available for now are your ex (sea weed) and loads of married people (sea anemone). What happened to all the fish?!!
Well, the fish are all in there. Right there! I'm sure it doesn't help either when someone who got out a relationship like you suddenly gets a new fish. People never tell their fishing secrets! Even at the market, fish show up, placed on ice or filleted and sealed in a plastic bag, there's so much they don't tell you at the market or on the packet about the process of catching fish, likewise, there's loads of stuff happy couples don't tell you about the process of catching fish, but you know how I like to be the teller so, these are my observations on the fish scarcity and five tips on being a bit more strategic with fishing using real fishing methods:
Remember, everyone is looking for a different kind of fish and all methods are different. So this may or may not apply to your fishing endeavours. Here we go......
1. Patience!
I live in one of those places where the lake freezes over and people drill holes in the frozen lake, sit on little buckets/stools and fish...for hours, in the cold, cold, o-so cold air. I watch these guys fish from the comfort of my car (naturally) and admire their tenacity. They sit, resolute, for quite a long time. Most amazingly, sometimes, they catch a fish and if the fish isn't situable for their needs(e.g too small), they put them back! So after sitting in the cold for ages, I finally get a tug on my line or in our case a guy decides to ask me out, a guy that actually likes me and then I choose to let him off the hook? Why in God's blessed world would I do that? Well, because that's not what the fisherman wants or requires. How quickly do we settle for less, when we are pressured by the environment and the harsh nagging voice of society to be engaged before 24. Not every tug on the line is The right Fish. True, everyone is getting married but they probably didn't marry the first fish they caught. Which makes it necessary to know what exactly it is you want in a fish. Yup, have some fishing standard.
2. Know thy fish
So do you want a fish with muscles, a fish that likes to karaoke in his spare time, a fish who likes to walk on the beach, a church fish, a fun fish, a geek fish(the best!), a dimpled fish, a shy fish. Great, you know what you want. Specificity helps direction and technique.
To be honest, I didn't know specifically what kind of fish I wanted but I definitely wanted a God-loving, honest, fun and wise fish. I left the details to God. Awesome thing about God, all other things are usually added when you leave stuff to him but first, basic specifications.
3. Habitat (I)
Fishermen do alot more than catching fish when out on the lake. They actually stop for a moment and get acquitainted with the habitat, they take in the environment, enjoy it or at least they try to. Key word being, TRY. Enjoy being single. Married people never tell you but sometimes, just for a milli-second in the middle of a hot stressful Wednesday afternoon with their spouse upset on the other side of the phone, they reminisce about the days they were single and stare ruefully into the horizon. So enjoy the environment and your status while you fish!
Habitat (II)
Also understand the habitat of the kind of fish you want. If your kind of fish likes to hang around karaoke bars, well, you know where to set up your tent...and I think I have unintentionally set you up as a stalker. Lol. No stalking, no tents; all figures of speech.
4. Bait Right
While there is no creepy-less way to say this, it's important to bait your fish by attracting the attention of the kind of fish you want. Types of baits: Appearance, Body language, Crew(as in friends/crowd), Location. Dress to attract what you want, polish your body language. Your friends and your regular locations are a pretty strong indication of who you are.
Then, values; your most priced bait. Whatever values you have have the ability to scare fish away or make them linger and eye the bait. If your values are compatible with fishie's, then he bites, which is what we want! Yay!
5. Consulting
Jesus is like the Ernst and Young for fishing! Not even kidding, he is like THE fish-farming-catching consultant, ask Peter. He can help you find the right fish! You just need to ask and you'll be recommending his services to everyone like I am now.
[Remember to wait in style. I'm of the school of thought that waiting around for your life to start only when you meet a new fish is a great way to waste your life. There is just so much to do! Travel, learn skills, make friends, work on you, build an empire, eat fried insects, paint murals, visit Venice, no, you don't need a man to visit Venice! I believe you should carry on with life while conserving point one (patience) and at the right time after lessons have been learnt, character has been developed, experience has been acquired (hopefully not too painful), the right person comes along. Till then style, it is.]
In no way have I tried to represent the complex, unphathomable phenomenon called love in a simplistic way. I just believe lessons can be learnt from our environment and the complexity of existence.
Do you have any fishing tips or fishing experience you'd like to drop below? Are you surrounded by seaweed? What's your best bait technique?


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I realize you may have seen this on the Drudge Report, which I know a lot of you read as well. But I just wanted to make sure you didn't miss the latest Biden moment.
Soon he'll be unleashed on the campaign trail. Excellent.
Did I hear tittering the background?
Keith, I read you first, then Drudge
Biden is the court jester AND Obama's impeachment insurance policy…..
And we laughed that Osama Bin Laden wanted Barry killed so he could then deal with this nut.
Just think, he has been first in line if something happened to Barry.
Now thats scarey…
Where's Mooch? Ooops, I forgot, she and kiddo's are on their 17th vacation this week.
"and I'd also like to thank Mister Sprite…with all his little Skittles there and the North Star Wondermen…and…"
(quietly escorted off-stage to polite applause)
(I have to credit Steve Martin's "Cruel Shoes" for the North Star Wondermen thing…hysterical book, btw)
I don't go to Drudge–and since Bozell got so moralistic (gays this, gays that) I hardly go to NewsBusters anymore, either.
The Daily Rash has a great Biden satire: "Biden Warns Students Without Jobs Bill You Could Be Sodomized Like Gaddafi" It's a perfect parody of ol' Joe. http://www.thedailyrash.com/biden-warns-students-without-jobs-bill-you-could-be-sodomized-like-gaddafi
"American companies are now insourcing instead of outsourcing." The corporation that I work at just sent their entire production line to Singapore.
Just say it and they will believe it Joe.
He's glad to have Dr. Pepper on their side since the "Coke" brothers ("Diet" and "Zero") are bankrolling the Republicans . . .


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This house is known as Istakagrha. It is a private home located in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was designed by RAW Architecture in 2015.
Located in Taman Meruya Ilir, West Jakarta region, Istakagrha meaning brick house,Situated in the increasingly crowded West Jakarta area, the 180 sqm house occupies a 150 sqm plot of land, 10m x 15m. Istakagrha is reflected by its name, brick House, it is a small and compact house with a orange painted color on the light weight brick, black colour , and rough concrete texture finishes.The expression creates humble and distinctive look
"We have a dream to have a house which like a villa in Bali. A house more than a functional but a place to live and grow with feel of nature, we really love staying in tranquil house" explains homeowner Mr. Ferdian Septiono and Ms. Joice Verawati Realrich Sjarief. The clients are graphic designer who are willing to have a compact sustainable house.
The architecture of istakagrha separated inside and outside with the landscape of a barrier wall made by light weight brick. The combination is stacked with pattern of solid void, which provide sense of privacy and security, meanwhile allowing sunlight and air circulation to flow inside the living room. The house faces east side allowing morning sunlight come to the space at 9 am. The stair is placed at the west side, the west side is walled with brick to provide thermal insulation. The air ventilator is placed at the west side of the house above the stair from ground to 1st floor providing fresh air circulation throught air stacking effect. The house has one open air receiving area as anteroom then no more separation wall between living, dining, and cooking which In the living room, the kitchen also takes some importance its final layout is the result of few adjustments based on the owner's domestic habits. The only enclosed space in the ground floor is guest room, which doubles as a working space and guest bed room. A simple foyer and a light well integrated with stair, and art work is placed after the receiving area at the west side of the building. The first story houses private spaces. At the end of the corridor is 1 bedroom with shared bathroom and a walk-in closet. An simple and functional feel showering area is attached to the bathroom. The material used in this building is choosed based on the best craftmenship available in Jakarta, concrete structure is used because of the cost efficiency, engineered wood is used because of the look and lightness, metal frame for facade and sunshading are used because of durability.
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