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New Mom Project Donation Collections Are Back! - Check Out The Schedule/
Fall is here and it's officially time to clean out all the extra stuff you have laying around your house before winter arrives. If you have any new or gently used baby clothes or gear to donate please come by one of my monthly donation collections for the New Mom Project.
Supporting the New Mom Project means helping families in our own city who desperately need assistance in securing resources for their baby. All clients of the New Mom Project are referred by their Prenatal Primary Health Care Provider (eg. Midwife, Family Dr, OB) and are genuinely in need, so you can feel good knowing that your donations are really making a difference.
Please check out the details below for a full schedule of donation collections, and to find out what is, and is not, accepted.
Upcoming Donation Dates: Please email email@example.com for the residential drop off address (Jane & Annette). **Please note: With Care can not provide pick-up services or accomodate alternative drop off times**
Thursday September 13th, 2018 12pm-7pm
Thursday October 11th, 2018 12pm-7pm
Thursday November 8th, 2018 12pm-7pm
Tuesday January 15th, 2019 12pm-7pm
Tuesday February 19th, 2019 12pm-7pm
Tuesday March 19th, 2019 12pm-7pm
Tuesday April 16th, 2019 12pm-7pm
Tuesday May 21st, 2019 12pm-7pm
Tuesday June 18th, 2019 12pm-7pm
Items Accepted for Donation:
New & gently used baby clothing from 0-12 month sizes (including onesies, sleepers, pants, dresses, socks, shoes, snowsuits & hats)
Baby blankets
Baby carriers (in good working order, without recalls)
Newborn & Size 1 diapers (open packages accepted)
Wipes (only unopened packages)
Baby bath products (only unopened packages)
Small infant toys (0-12 months)
New bottles & formula (only unopened packages)
Bumbo Seats/Bouncy Seats/Play Mats/Baths
Highchairs *please check recalls
Strollers *please check recalls
Cribs *No drop sides, please check recalls
Nursing Pillows
Although we would love to accept all donations, The New Mom Project is a volunteer based organization and is only capable of handling donations for infants 0-12 months. Please check this list before making a donation.
*Items Not Accepted!
No maternity clothes
No toddler/preschooler clothing, gear or toys
No used car seats
No used breastpumps or open bottles
No opened wipes packages
No opened or expired formula
Please Contact The New Mom Project Directly with any questions about alternative donation collection times or special pick ups.
Thanks for your generosity! Hope to see you at one of my upcoming collections.
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Here is your handy-dandy guide to absolutely rocking it with your fourth baby and making it look effortless at the same time.
Step one: Getting your looks back
The key component to returning to your pre-baby glory is to set the bar low to begin with. Go ahead and get those around you acquainted with the no makeup, unwashed hair, yoga-pants vibe before conceiving. Add a splash of sour milk under your neck to establish your signature fragrance, with the slight whisper of baby powder for a touch of elegance.
Return to your original physique with these simple rules: start out "curvy." Wear flowy clothes. Bask in the amazement of others when your original burkas, kimonos, and ponchos cascade right over those extra 20 lbs.
Step two: Keeping up with chores
To keep your house looking tidy, make sure to deliver the baby around Christmas time for some serious crap camouflage. The house will be so bedecked with macaroni ornaments, glitter trees, garlands of seizure-inducing lights, and more wrapping paper than Hobby Lobby that the assortment of socks, toys, and dog hair will coordinate with the rest of the festive accessories.
Eliminate the growing mountain of laundry with a two-step system. First, leave laundry in the dryer for as long as possible and have family "shop" directly from the freshly (re)tumbled batch. Second, dump all remaining laundry on the floor and instruct the little "cheetahs" prowling about to put the laundry away in predatory fashion. Ignore the wrinkles, saliva, and bite marks. Mary Poppins would be proud.
Step three: Punctuality
Nothing says "I have it together" more than showing up on time or early. To accomplish this, give a 10 minute warning to your children to get their shoes and coats on and get in the car before leaving. Do a quick verbal confirmation that everyone is buckled before skidding out of the driveway, but above all else DO NOT LOOK AT YOUR CHILDREN. This is crucial to your timeliness. When you arrive at your destination, stifle your gasp when you realize your toddler is in footie pajamas and sandals and has attempted to copy the Joker's signature look with your lipstick. Disregard that the older children are wearing flip flops and costumes in 30 degree weather.
Step four: Time Management
In order to nurse the baby, maintain the home, prepare food, and supervise the children, you'll need a little help from your friends. These friends will become like family to you as you will see them more than your own flesh and blood. My dearest companions include the Wild Kratts, Daniel Tiger, two delightful boys named Phineas and Ferb, and a sweet princess named Sofia. Without them, showering would be impossible.
Step five: Food Preparation
Since the Toddler's new favorite phrase is "I'm hungry," providing healthy food options for your children is a frequent and necessary task. Since the baby refuses to be put down, meal prep must now be done one-handed. Fear not, though, as "picnic" and "buffet" meals are a favorite among everyone. Simply open every available snack food and place on the table. Spread a blanket on the floor. Let the children select from a healthy variety of fruit snacks, crackers, and cereals and enjoy lunch with the aforementioned "friends".
Step six: Keeping your sanity
Remember to live "momently." A dear friend coined this word, and it's the best gift I can give you. Remember that each of these moments, the sweet and the challenging, are fleeting. Know that nothing lasts forever. You'll be able to get your routine, your house, and even your body back to a healthy place again, but you'll never get this day with your little ones back. Hold that baby and laugh at the kids. Call someone to tell them the toddler's latest stunt just to hear someone else laugh about it. Show up to church and school and play dates without feeling the need to look good, just to be around the people you love. Let people into your home in all its chaotic glory, and let them hold the baby if they ask (they really do want to).
Just rest in the love you've been given and the knowledge that you were loved unconditionally as a Daughter long before you were ever a mother. And remember that your children are loved and cared for just the same.


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Top Showrunners Talk Sexual Harassment: Donald Trump "Doesn't Help" Situation
It doesn't seem that there's a room in Hollywood that hasn't been touched by the shadow of Harvey Weinstein's fall and the tsunami of testimonials about industry sexual harassment, assault and intimidation that have followed. So, when a murderers' row of showrunners gathered Tuesday afternoon, it was naturally the elephant in the room.
"The industry we work in is very visible," said Master of None's Alan Yang, one of five writer-producers speaking at a Hollywood Radio and Television Society luncheon at the Beverly Hilton. "This is a huge story, in part, because it's Gywneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie and Cara Delevingne. But this is happening in everywhere — in oil, in the government. I guarantee you right now there's a dickhead in Office Depot harassing everybody."
Most of the panel, which was moderated by The Hollywood Reporter's Lacey Rose and also included Black-ish creator Kenya Barris, This Is Us' Dan Fogelman, The Handmaid's Tale adapter Bruce Miller and HBO breakout Issa Rae, said that the story has been a hot topic in their writers rooms.
"We're a female-heavy writers room," said Rae, who just returned to work on season three of Insecure. "Every single woman has a story. And, as women, we're so used to sweeping things under the rug. We're used to feeling like we're overreacting. So we're asking, 'Why is the onus always on us to speak out about it or feel like we have to make a statement?'"
The fact that the group was overwhelmingly male was not lost on them. And, because of that, a few admitted having some naivety about the scope of the problem. None seemed confident enough to say that this could signal a sea change — but Yang at least offered up his take on how to move forward.
"Let's be allies to people who are speaking out," he said. "Let's believe the accusers. Let's have more women in power. That's one of the ways we can start changing ... I wouldn't be so pollyanna-ish to say it's going to end now, but at least we're exposing the beginning of it."
Barris, who admitted he regrets not doing more to be part of the conversation before all of the news broke, also noted that the issue is worsened by the current political climate.
"It doesn't help that we have a president who came out as being in this group, and he was still elected," he said, referencing Donald Trump's infamous Access Hollywood "Grab them by the pussy" tape. "The idea of being a guy has to change. That's not being a guy."
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In today's culture, having a movie about two attractive stars having constant sex probably wasn't too hard a sell for any studio. So, why not? Hire Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher, and get on with the Barry White montage. But the question that is raised is, should a movie be made because it will sell? Or is it to bring a message or entertain?
It doesn't take much to figure out the plot of the movie. Portman's Emma and Kutcher's Adam, decide, for their various reasons to sleep with each other whenever, where ever. Of course, as anyone who sees the trailer could guess, things start to get serious, as they eventually fall for each other.
I was prepared to bash NSA, and move right on to Friends with Benefits. The first hour seems to be one awkward scene after another. While I expected this from Kutcher, Portman's (one of my favorite actresses) performance just seemed lacking. Not to mention Ludacris with one of the worst acting performances I have ever seen. But, things did pick up eventually, and the movie was not as bad as it could have been. While it was never belly laugh hilarious, and never bring out the tissue box romantic, it did have glimpses.


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- Correction of a bug with folders. When folder are archived, the size is sometime not null. PclTar now force the size to be zero when the archived file is a folder. When un-archiving the size is also forced to 0 when the item is a folder.
- Modify function PclTarDelete() : When you give the name of a directory to be deleted, the directory entry and the files of the directory are deleted.
- Correct bug in the path add/remove options in functions. When a path is removed, sometime the 'home' path was not.
- Correct a bug in directory extraction : The directory is created but the status in the resulting file list is set to write_error.
- Correct a bug : missing update of file cache (clearstatcache())
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- Add a new function PclTarMerge(), which allow to merge two archives.
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- The add list/dir function now support empty directory. Before version 1.2, directories where not identified as separate entries, there where in the archive, only if there is at least one file.
- Optimization of PclTarHandleAddList()
Version 1.1 :
- Adding check of header checksum while extracting a file from the archive,
- Enhancement in POSIX header creation. In the first version PclTar use a temporary file for checksum calculation. It is now directly computed.
- Adding field "status" in file description, remove fields "link", "magic", "version", "uname", "gname", "devmajor" and "devminor", because they do not carry interesting info.
- While extracting, a check is done if the file exists or not. If an error occurs in the file extraction, the file is skipped, and the function tries to extract the next one. In previous release, the extraction was stopped.
- While extracting a file, the mtime is now updated with the value stored in the archive.
Note that the mode (R/W) is not set today (default RW).
- New function PclTarDelete($tarname, $filelist), which deletes the files specified in $filelist.
- New function PclTarUpdate(), which replace old files with new ones (depending of last modification date). If the file does not exist, it is added at the end of the archive.
- Values for the file properties array :
- filename (with path),
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write_protected, newer_exist, path_creation_fail, write_error)
- Add a "remove path" property in the extract functions. This allow to extract file in an other directory than the expected directory.
- Add new function PclTarAddList()
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Bad relationships are a dime a dozen, in fact most of us will never know what it's like to be in a romantic relationship that's truly satisfying. We settle for less, believing there's nothing better out there or at least not for us. Women as a species devalue themselves more than any other creature on the planet. No matter how stupid, fat or ugly you think you are – you deserve to be loved, happy, and treated kindly and with respect. If you catch yourself getting involved with a man that suffers from any of the following qualities…get out while you still can!
1) He Wants to Commit too Quickly: A desperate man seeking a woman to attach himself to. You don't want to be that woman.
2) He's an Addict: Drugs and Alcohol addicts are out of the question when it comes to relationships. You can't help him and you can't save him. Point him in the direction of a local recovery center and never look back.
3) He's Possessive: Be really careful with this one, jealousy and bit of possessiveness can seem innocent at first. The harsh reality may not present itself until much later, when it's harder to leave.
4) He Lives With His Parents: Okay, well there are some acceptable circumstances in this case. For instance, if he's young, under 25, and in college. One of his parents passed away or is having health problems. If he's moved back in with his folks to help take care of them, then that's also an acceptable circumstance. However you can't believe what he tells you. It's embarrassing to live with your parents past a certain age. If he doesn't have a valid excuse, like one of the two above, he will make one up. You need to investigate a little, make sure he's not just a freeloader with a lack of motivation.
5) He Doesn't Have A Job: If he's between jobs, give the guy a break, he's getting back on the horse. If he consistently doesn't have a job, get out, get out, get out! He's a parasite and make sure you're not the one he attaches himself to! Having a job means a lot more than he can pay for diner and buy you a birthday present. It represents his character and if he's not ready to support himself with work, then he's not ready for a relationship either.
As women, we have a need to care for and nurture people. It's naturally what we do. We get involved with the wrong kind of man, expecting that we can change him, nurse him back to health, sanity, a job or whatever. Eventually we learn that we can't change people, they have to change themselves, and many are not willing to do so. Remember that you can always move forward in life, but you can never go back. When getting involved with a man, it's never okay to rush into things. Take your time, get to know him. It's a good idea to test him in situations before you consider getting serious with him.
Test 1: You just started dating this guy a few weeks ago, and it's hot and heavy, you've spent every evening together since you met. What You Do: Go out with your friends one night without inviting him. If he gets mad, then it's time to split. You're entitled to a life of your own.
Test 2: The next test is to take him out to meet your friends. How does he mesh with them? He doesn't necessarily have to click with your friends, but friends are people that we choose to have around us, because they make us happy. Many people consider their friends to know them better than anyone. If your friends are important to you then a harmonious life involves a love interest who can get along with your friends.
Test 3: Are you truly compatible? Passion can only get you so far in a relationship. It may not matter that you're liberal and he's conservative, but it also may. Figure out a way to see if he really is the bread to your butter. A good way to do this is to make a list of things that you really enjoy. A list of things that you really care about, like social issues. If you notice that he doesn't connect with you on those things, this may not be the guy for you.


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On January 14-16, I had the opportunity to lead a PhD module seminar on Ecclesiastes at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Plymouth, MN. I enjoyed getting better acquainted with their faculty (for a list of the faculty, click here). Two of Central's faculty members are Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary graduates: Dr. Dan Brown, who graduated with a Master of Divinity degree in 1982 (a year before I began teaching at Detroit), and Dr. Jeffrey Straub, who graduated with an MDiv in 1994 and then did classroom work in our ThM program. One of the classes that I taught Dr. Straub was a ThM Hebrew Exegesis of Micah in the Fall of 1996. Besides being a WYSIWYG person, one of the things I remember most about Dr. Straub was his intermittent mantra: "Don't sweat the dagesh" (a dot that is inserted at key junctures in the middle of Hebrew letters). This proverb was good for a laugh or two in the 1990s; however, it was even funnier when one of the students on the first day of the seminar asked me if I sweat the dagesh. At that point, I knew that I had been set up. It was good to renew friendships with the faculty and staff at Central.
I had two students in the seminar: Gelu Pacurar, a pastor from Arad, Romania, and Tim Little, an adjunct faculty member at Faith Baptist Theological Seminary and assistant bookstore manager. In the following picture, Tim owns the Macintosh and Gelu has the other computer.
Each day, the students had to be prepared to orally translate from their Hebrew Bibles four chapters in Ecclesiastes. In addition, they lead discussions on key introductory and interpretative issues in Ecclesiastes. When the class is concluded on April 13 & 14, each student will present a term paper, respond to the other student's paper, and do a critical book review. I am pleased with the effort that both Gelu and Tim exerted in the seminar and I found the interaction refreshing. I may have been refreshed, however, because I have learned as a seminary professor that it is more blessed to give than receive. If you want to check out the course requirements, clickhere.


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Hello lovely people! I've been nominated for the One Lovely Blog Award! Thank you so much to Huiminxoxo for the nomination, it was so sweet and I really appreciate it! She has some really great outfit ideas and awesome pictures so check out her blog!
The rules for the One Lovely Blog Award are:
1. Name and thank the person that nominated you and leave a link to their blog.
2. Share seven things about yourself.
3. Nominate fifteen or so other bloggers.
Seven Facts about Me! (Keeping it short and simple)
1. I am a perfectionist. However, not with everything. Particularly dealing with my art.
2. I am officially a college student. I'm only on my second night as I'm writing this post!
3. I desperately want to travel around Europe.
4. I actually have a huge British flag hanging up in my dorm room. (I'll post pictures of how I decorated soon).
5. I love having bonfires with friends. I don't mind having them even if it's not during the summer.
6. I have an excessive amount of perfume. (It's probably way too much but I love different scents for the changing seasons).
7. Coldplay and Lorde are my favorite artists!!!
Other Bloggers I Nominate
Well that's it for this award acceptance. I'm sorry if it was a bit short, but if you've been reading my posts lately, it's been quite the busy few days. I didn't want to pass up this opportunity to accept the award because I think they're all just so sweet and nice and gets blogs out there for others to read. Thanks again to Huiminxoxo for the nomination, it means a lot to me that I was nominated for such a nice award. 🙂


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The 2014 Irish national road racing season roars into life this weekend with the KDM Hire Cookstown 100.
An impressive entry is headed by seven-time Isle of Man TT winner Michael Dunlop, who will make his much vaunted debut on the MD Racing BMW S1000RR HP4 Superstock machine.
The Ballymoney lad finished 24th on his first appearance at Brands Hatch in race one at the opening round of the MCE British Superbike Championship on Easter Monday.
Dunlop and was second quickest in the wet behind his Buildbase BMW team-mate Ryuichi Kiyonari in the first qualifying session and eventually started from 12th place on the grid after hurting his shoulder in a heavy spill.
He toughed it out to complete the opener, but retired after a few laps in race two, saying: "We had a good time in qualifying and the bike is going great. I was up in second place in Q1, but I came off and injured my shoulder. It's a bit of a shame not to do too much in the races, but no matter, we'll be ready for the next event now."
The 25-year-old will also ride his MD Racing Supersport machine at Cookstown and will be bidding to give sponsor Winston McAdoo a victory at his home race in the Supertwin class on the McAdoo Kawasaki ER6.
Last year, Dunlop won the Open and feature Cookstown 100 races and finished a close second to Guy Martin in the Supersport event.
Tyco Suzuki star Martin has skipped the meeting this year to compete at the Bol d'Or 24-Hour race at Magny-Cours in France instead this weekend, but new TAS Racing signing William Dunlop will hope to take the fight to his younger brother as the Moneymore outfit's sole representative.
William will ride the Tyco Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike and GSX-R600 Supersport machines as he makes his roads debut for the team at the Orritor circuit.
"I'm really looking forward to seeing how the bikes perform on the roads," said the 28-year-old. "I've had a couple of good tests on the circuits but it's all about the roads for me and hopefully it will stay dry and we can get some decent results."
The line-up also includes Derek Sheils on Chris Dowd's Kawasaki ZX-10R Superbike and Yamaha R6, plus Michael Pearson on the Northern Escalators Installations Kawasaki ZX-10R.
Ballyclare's Jamie Hamilton will also make his road racing bow for Wilson Craig Racing and will ride a Superstock Honda plus a CBR6000RR Supersport machine. Hamilton is also entered on a Kawasaki Supertwin prepared by Robbie Silvester.
Manx rider Dan Kneen is a top-rated newcomer on John Burrows' Cookstown/BE Racing machines, while Shaun Anderson on the CN Racing Suzuki will be aiming for some solid results at the opening road race meeting of the season.
Roads close today for practice at 12 noon and tomorrow from 10am for a scheduled 19-race programme.
Official programmes cost £10 and are an essential revenue stream for the organising Cookstown & District Club. Official car parks (£5 entry) are clearly marked around the circuit.


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This began as a project to correct a playability issue. After measurements and inspections, it was determined that the neck was, simply put, "tired". The original twin truss rods were at the limit of their adjustments, and the neck still had a hump that compromised the action, giving a combination of fretting-out in some areas, and high action in others. A new neck was called for, and was made from scratch using some very nice flamed maple flanking a shedua center strip. Additionally, a single double-action capsule truss rod was fitted, and a full-width and -length 1.5mm thick woven carbon fiber spline was set between the fretboard and neck. These improvements will hold the neck straight under the 300-plus pounds of tension that a set of 12 lightweight strings generates when the instrument is tuned to pitch. The double-acting truss rod provides adjustment for both bow and backbone, without placing any strain on the neck or fretboard, with only minimum adjustment. With the nameplate in place, the truss rod modification is invisible.
The bridge was removed, the top block-sanded flat (it had many waves from age and stress), and the formerly pinkish-Fireglo was resprayed in a high-key Amber Fireglo. The bridge was refitted, and the guitar was assembled, strung, and set up, ready for another several decades of reliable playing enjoyment.


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The superb, bestselling novel of one family, and the devastating changes brought by the First World War.
Sarah Harrison is the renowned author of more than 25 books. She is also a journalist and broadcaster (she's appeared on WOMAN'S HOUR, ANY QUESTIONS , and most recently the book panel on Radio Five's SIMON MAYO PROGRAMME). Her novels THE FLOWERS OF THE FIELD and A FLOWER THAT'S FREE were bestsellers around the world. www.sarah-harrison.net
A work of extraordinary fictional daring...assured...always
convinces * WEEKEND TELEGRAPH *
Sarah Harrison shows herself to be more than equal to the complexities of her plot, handling its developments with impeccable timing * THE TIMES *
Smashing...a story which hurried you along from page to page at breakneck pace...All the ingredients of popular success * DAILY MIRROR *
Full of unforgettable people, places and passions * WOMAN'S WORLD *
Harrison is a writer with a gift for mixing candour [and] compassion * YOU Magazine *
You'll love it * WOMAN'S OWN *
A stirring tale of love, loss and loyalty * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *
First published in 1980, the first part of this multi-million selling trilogy explores the devastating effects of the First World War on one family * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *


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There, I went ahead and used the obligatory python-pun. I'm sure everyone learning or using Python is required to do this at some point or another. I'm glad I got it out of the way.
So I poured right into the Pandas documentation and tried to run through their examples with some of the data that I have. Almost immediately I ran into a a bug in panda's date_converter. I think anyway. I'm always really skeptical that I have found an actual bug and think instead I am probably just doing something wrong. Still, this case seems pretty straight-forward. So, me thinks, I'll just hop into the code and edit it some. Yay open source! And that's when the biting started.
Part of my whole problem with python has been just learning the ecosystem. Lately I've been spoiled with perlbrew, cpanm, and local::lib and foolishly started using python without looking for equivalents. So, not only was my python3.2 tied up with the system but all my modules were going into /usr/local/. I was tempted to work around this but figured since I am really at the beginning of using python I would start it over and use pythonbrew which supports venv (virtualenv). Then I can use pip (I think this is what the cool kids are using these days as opposed to easy_install) and that means I can hack on the pandas. So, like all things, what was going to be a two minute bug fix now involves re-building my whole environment. :)
Looking at Pandas, however, it looks like it will be a great boon. Obviously, since it is designed specifically for what I am doing, it has a lot of features I can utilize. Actually, the entire script I have so far can probably be reduced to about three lines.


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Family & Friends
That's what this photo says to me.
I love so much what it is: a picture that captures a family who both love and like each other.
I also love what it was not:
It was not staged or planned. There was no marketing agenda or stylist or makeup artist or professional photographer or sponsor or Instagram intention.
It was simply a picture snapped by my niece's then-boyfriend now-husband and it captured a moment of my mother-in-law, Joan, her two daughters, Marybeth and Susan, and their daughters, Cassidy, Kalen and Caroline, just being their usual selves. Simply showing the love they have for each other every day and the joy they have in being together not because they have to but because they want to.
Which is not to say every moment of life is perfect for them, or for any of us. It is to say that it's the love from family and friends that gets us through it all.
I have often said it's easy to be friends when times are good. It's when times are bad that you find out who your true friends are.
I would like to thank each of you for your response to my last post, for your calls and emails and conversations and concern. Yes, a lot of sad things happened in my family last year. Likely, unfortunately in yours, too. But many wonderful things happened to us all as well.
Now that I've shared the darker side, I look forward to getting back to the sunnier side, including joyous celebrations, words of wisdom from unlikely sports sources, fabulous fashion and film projects, tips on traveling with style and oh so much more.
"We get by with a little help from our friends" is a lyric we all know.
I'd add to that, "family:" the one we're born into, the one we marry into and the one we create IRL — and through URLS, too.
"Use the good china for breakfast."


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Good afternoon everyone, thanks for following.
I've started a new bi-weekly public photo critique that I'll be doing here on my blog, as well as tied in with my Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages. I'll be posting the call for photos every other Wednesday, and you have until Friday evening of that week to send me something that you would like critiqued. I'll do a blog post like this and post the critiques to all of my social media accounts that evening or the next day (today is Saturday because I was super busy last night).
That's it. I would love to see more people take advantage of this.
Most of my photo comments will come from the items that I teach in my composition and lighting classes, which you can check out here. Those two are good for all photographer levels and any camera (even phones).
Let's get to the photos.
Our first photo is from Sydney Haney from our Facebook page. Sydney sends in a landscape shot with a beautiful waterfall, some still water, and cliffs. Looks to be in the fall time range maybe. Here is the shot.
Thanks so much for submitting. I appreciate it.
Okay, so this reminds me of some photos that I have done in the past. It's clear to me what you are trying to show me. It's obviously a long exposure shot of a gorgeous waterfall (where is this BTW?), and looks to be late fall time frame since I see the ice around the waterfall.
This photo I like, look likes you did very well on the long exposure. You possibly exposed it too long as the detail in the waterfall's center is hardly noticeable. When taking a shot like this I would take multiples and varying exposure lengths to see which one I liked. You may have, and this may be what it is, not sure. I do find interesting the look of the water below the waterfall. It's not a glassy and flat as I would expect it to be with a really long exposure, so given the fact that its a cloudy day I would say this is possibly a 2 second exposure? I like very much that the waterfall, as well at the surface of the water are on the rule of thirds lines, I am clearly drawn there first.
With that said, I am a bit lost in the left side. I feel like the photo is over-weighted to one side because everything in the left is small and busy. What I do catch is the one tree half way up and what looks to be a walkway, which instantly makes me cringe. :) Sorry, the reason I say that is I am thinking nature nature nature, beautiful waterfall, nice cliff, tranquil water, man made walkway. Ugh. Now, you cannot move it, for sure. So what I would do differently is forget about the landscape orientated shot. I would love to see more reflection of this waterfall in the water, so I would turn the camera to portrait mode, put that waterfall in the top of the frame and have it's reflection in the bottom of the frame. Almost a mirror image in it. I could see that working out well and you lose the walkway and "sort of" deadspace on the left. One other little personal note, it looks like you have a filter on this for something. I am not a fan at all of filters, but that's just my personal taste.
Still a great photo. Thanks for sharing. Hope to see more.
Next up we have a landscape photo from April Atwood from the Facebook page. April sent in a landscape type shot, but not your wide vista type. This is a small scale shot of a tree during a snow event. Here is the shot.
Thanks for submitting April. I really appreciate it.
In looking at your photo I actually have more questions that I feel like I have answers. My main question was what are you trying to show me here? I believe it is the tree with the snow. I feel like the photo is very busy with a lot happening in it, which is where I am getting a bit confused on what I am trying to be shown. To me, I feel like the wood behind the tree is very distracting, as well as the huge fence behind it. I get caught up in the color off to the left and the slight red (possibly a tail light) on the right.
I'm going to go with you are showing me the tree. I do see the limbs on one of the rule of third lines, I like that. It catches my attention. I do like some of the snow on the ground a bit.
What would I do differently? I'd look for a less busy spot. I feel like shots of the snow coming down are very difficult. You walk a line of landscape and action photography that I don't think I've ever been happy with any of the ones that I've taken :). If I was shooting just right here then I would get down on the ground and take a shot along the top of the snow. This will give a different perspective that may work out. Another thing that you could do is crop the photo to be less busy. You are already cutting off the top and some branches, so maybe trim is some more. I took the liberty to show an example. Just what I would do,
Thanks again for sharing. Hope to see more.
So that's it for this photo critique. Thanks again to those who submitted. I'll be looking forward to seeing more photos for my next one in 2 weeks. Until then, don't forget to follow me on all of the social medial platforms and check out my events page for a TON of upcoming classes, workshops and exhibitions.


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Travel Diary: I Went Surfing Without Knowing How To Swim—Malibu, CA
"How do I breathe?" I asked, while being pulled further away from the shore, my heart racing.
"The same way you always do," replied my instructor.
Laying on my surfboard on my stomach, hands gripping the sides for dear life, shivering from both the cold Pacific ocean, and the anxiety of being in said large body of water—without knowing how to swim—seeing the grey, rippling waves rush towards my face, and not being in a position to bail out, I just had to close my eyes and hope for the best.
Photography by Chris Cain & Tasha James
Just as soon as the waves crashed onto my body, submerging me into a salty, dark realm, I popped right back up, and felt exhilarated—I had survived my first wave, and was still alive! My instructor continued to tow me on my board further out onto the shelf, waves steadily crashing into me, and still not being fully able to catch my breath, I was finally turned around, facing the shore—floating, shivering, and waiting.
A few more waves rippled over me, and then finally, he said, "Okay, we're going,"
Before I could protest, he was pushing me towards the shore. I could feel the ocean beneath me, in front of me, behind me, and besides me—everywhere— and somehow I was supposed to find a way to balance myself and stand up. I tried my best, but the forces were just too strong. It was so much harder to stand up than I had thought it would be—suddenly, I was no longer focused on my anxiety, and found myself completely focused on picking myself up. I had one leg bent underneath me, and was trying so hard to muscle my way into a fully standing position (Warrior pose, for my yogis), but it just didn't happen. The shore was within a few feet by this point, and I just collapsed back onto my board, and floated on the tiny ripples.
I stood up in the now shallow water, picked up my board, and ran onto the shore—my boyfriend had been there recording a video of us getting our lessons, and I was signaling to him for my towel, as I stupidly wore makeup that day, and was now nearly blinded by the stinging of my mascara in my eyes.
I wiped my face, and reluctantly went back into the ocean. To me, the worst part of surfing wasn't the actual surfing part, it was the anticipation and anxiety leading up to it. I knew I wanted to try again, but my fear of water over my head had me feeling like once was enough. Fortunately for me, the instructor pulled me out again for a second and third turn. I remember telling myself to breathe—to take deeper breaths—and to relax. I remember focusing really hard on my hand placement, and going over how to stand up on my board in my head.
I never did stand up.
Honestly, it didn't even matter. I had finally done something I had always wanted to do, without being fully equipped to do so, and without even being fully successful at it! I feel just as successful just from being able to attempt it, as I would have been if I got a chance to ride the wave standing up.
It's moments like those that remind me just how much we let fear decide things for us, and it doesn't have to. Fear is obviously important, because it keeps us alert and alive. It's a mechanism we develop to survive, and more often than not, those fears can be justified. But sometimes, not being able to move forward in spite of our fears, especially ones that lay in the way of us being able to accomplish the things that we most desire, can lead to us living an unfulfilled life. That's probably my biggest fear of all, to be honest, and probably the biggest reason why I push myself.
Luckily, now I don't have to wonder what it would be like to surf, and now, the next time I try it, those initial things I panicked over hopefully won't be there—and if they are, hopefully, I put them to rest once again.


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As a resident of Oregon, you're probably comfortable with the idea that rain will move into and out of the area on a regular basis. If you're driving when the rain begins to fall, however, it's critical to reconsider your approach.
Common types of car accidents to watch out for
Experienced drivers make it look easy. In reality, good drivers spend a majority of their time behind the wheel, constantly moving their eyes, paying attention to their surroundings and maneuvering their vehicles in the safest way possible.
The many treatment options for a traumatic brain injury
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- Bison spikers outslug Southwest in 5 games (High School Sports ~ 10/15/08)
Allen ties for 25th at Class B girls state golf
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/08)
GRAND ISLAND -- McCook High School sophomore Shelby Allen tied for 25th place at the Nebraska Class B girls state tournament with a 197 score. The tournament was played at the Riverside Country Club in Grand Island. The first 18 holes were played Monday and the second 18 holes were played Tuesday. The top 15 players medaled...
McCook, Cambridge, Eustis-Farnam, Hayes Center football teams ranked by AP
(High School Sports ~ 10/15/08)
COLUMBUS -- Here are The Associated Press Nebraska High School Football Rankings in Classes A through D-2. Listings include name of school, record, previous weeks ranking, previous weeks result, and next weeks opponent. Class A 1. Omaha Creighton Prep (7-0), 1, def. Omaha Benson 48-0, at Bellevue West...
Linda Lee (Harmon) Boone
(Obituary ~ 10/15/08)
March 26, 1940 - Oct. 9, 2008 Linda Lee (Harmon) Boone, age 68 died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, at her home in Dixon, Calif. She was born to Lewis "Bud" A. and Betty J. (Carpenter) Harmon on March 26, 1940 in McCook. She graduated from McCook High School in 1958...
Charlotte Mook
(Obituary ~ 10/15/08)
June 20, 1913 - Sept. 25, 2008 SALEM, Ore. -- Charlotte Mook, age 95, of Salem, Ore., passed away peacefully on Sept. 25, 2008. She was born June 20, 1913, in Bloomington, Neb., to May (Kerr) Mook and Charles Mook. She attended Bloomington High School. Later, she moved with her family to Lebanon and lived there several years...
Elmo E. Sughroue
(Obituary ~ 10/15/08)
June 2, 1925 - Oct. 13, 2008 BARTLEY -- Elmo E. Sughroue, 83, died Monday (Oct. 13, 2008) at Community Hospital in McCook. He was born on a farm southeast of Indianola on June 2, 1925, to Paul and Clara (Pycha) Sughroue. At the age of three, the family moved to a farm southeast of Bartley where he lived for 80 years. He attended district 45 country school and graduated from Bartley High School in 1942. He went to the Grand Island Business College in 1942 and 1943...
Anna May (Dungan) Scarrow
(Obituary ~ 10/15/08)
MCDONALD, Kan. -- Anna May Dungan Scarrow, 98, formerly of McDonald, Kan., died Monday (Oct. 13, 2008) at St. Luke's Good Samaritan Village in Kearney. Survivors include her two daughters, Evelyn Weld and Velta Mann; five sons, Marvin, Earl, Vern, Laurence and Earnest; sister, Bessie Shidler of Arizona; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends...
McCook teacher one of five finalists for 'Teacher of the Year'
(Local News ~ 10/15/08)
A teacher from McCook Central Elementary was one of five finalists for "Teacher of the Year." Mary Dueland, fourth grade teacher at Central, was in the running for the award given by the Nebraska Department of Education, said McCook Schools Business Manager Rick Haney during the "Positive Comments" segment of the regular McCook Board of Education meeting Monday night. Although she didn't win, Haney said he likes to think she came in second, he told the board...
Search process begins for new superintendent
(Local News ~ 10/15/08)
The search is on -- the McCook Board of Education will be assisted in its quest for a new superintendent for $5,000, plus expenses. At it's regular meeting Monday night, the McCook School Board unanimously voted to retain the services of the Nebraska Association of School Boards Superintendent Search Service to find a new superintendent. ...
School accepts more than $5,000 in donations
(Local News ~ 10/15/08)
More than $5,000 worth of donations were accepted by the McCook Board of Education Monday night, prompting several members to comment on the generosity of the community and organizations. "The donations speak volumes for public participation. Its outstanding we have this much interest," said Board President Larry Shields...
Most immigrant workers make good neighbors
(Editorial ~ 10/15/08)
It will be hard for some people to accept, but some of Nebraska's best citizens were not born here. Not only do foreign-born workers make a significant contribution to the state's economy, they require less public assistance than the average native-born Nebraskan...
Sad day for America
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/15/08)
Today marks a sad chapter in American financial and intellectual history. As our President Bush and Secretary of the Treasury Paulson moved to apply $250 billion into government stock ownership, they were indeed passing out juicy taxpayer candy at the taxpayers' expense; hopefully we will make a profit...
Finding King Tut
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/15/08)
Sept. 25, the Gazette published my book review, Art and History of Egypt. Howard Carter (1874-1939), English archaeologist, who discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922, had moments of discouragement and triumph. He and his associates spent approximately 32 years exploring the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. Over and over again, they uncovered tombs of Egyptian Pharoahs that had been looted...
Saving liquid gold
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/15/08)
Yes, I know I preach too much, but it has rained here for a couple of days now in McCook, thank God. But did you let the liquid gold flow down the street? Not one of you would see a dollar bill on the street and not stop and snag it. The old saying, "when it rains it pours," means you had better dang well use every bucket you have to save it for the dry times which will come...
Support fluoride
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/15/08)
I am writing to support having optimum levels of fluoride in our drinking water. Providing fluoride in the drinking water provides a safe, effective and inexpensive way to prevent tooth decay. Our communities strive for excellence in our school, sports teams, business district and medical services. I believe we need to strive for excellence in providing preventive care for our health...
A belated thank you
(Column ~ 10/15/08)
I've never been very good at getting thank you notes written. It's not that I'm not thankful, it's more a matter of taking the time to show it. I've got a thank you here that is long overdue. It's addressed to "Father" and though it is late, it is certainly heartfelt...
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Sacramento Western Swing Society —Am honored to be being inducted into their Hall of Fame this weekend but will miss the ceremony so they gave me the super-cool, custom Fiddle plaque early❤❤❤✨🎻🎻🎻! With Whit, Jake, and the wonderful Billy Champion, illustrious fiddler and Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys alum ...🤩 ... See MoreSee Less
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Hot Club of Cowtown's new album, WILD KINGDOM, is being set free into the wild today. If you would like a copy--or if you think you may appear in one of the songs!--here is the link, below, to order. We are signing all CDs ordered between now and October 1. Thanks and I so appreciate your interest and enthusiasm!! Elana-from-the-road.... ... See MoreSee Less
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Loved your show in Decatur recently! Also loved meeting your sweet puppy! The new CD is wonderful❤
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Before setting out on some recent walks, I was surprised to learn how many parks and hiking opportunities there are within an easy driving distance of Boonsboro, Maryland. We've managed to explore Gathland, Washington Monument, Catoctin Mountain, Cunningham Falls (partially), Greenbrier, Pen Mar, and–most recently–Gambrill. The Catoctin and Appalachian Trails run through several of these parks, but when only a single car is available, one of the many "outer loops" makes perfect sense. The Yellow Trail at Gambrill State Park is a moderate 7.1 mile loop that covers a large portion of the 1,165 acre park. The loop part sounded pretty good, but would we be able to spot the car upon our return?
There are roughly 16 miles of trails in Gambrill, and all but a stretch of the Catoctin Trail are a series of loops. The Yellow Trail is well-marked. but there are a number of combinations available for longer or shorter hikes. It's possible to get confused at the many junctions, so given the weather, we opted for the simple route.
As stated, sixty degrees in January is a rare thing, and the fog kept things interesting. In fact, I kept expecting to round a bend and see a hoard of torch-bearing peasants searching for Dr. Frankenstein's monster. Fortunately, we settled for two dog walkers, a pair of mountain bikers, and a jogger. Nevertheless, there was a sense of anticipation upon leaving the trailheads parking lot. I suppose everybody has his or her strengths: I know my way around the C&O Canal, but when we go someplace new, Candee generally serves as navigator My sense of direction is average at best, but she seems to know which direction to take every time two trails cross.
The trek consisted of a few ups-and-downs to the tune of 900′ of elevation gain. The trail is popular with mountain bikers as well as hikers and combines rocky sections with smooth, flat trail, much of which runs through a green tunnel of rhododendron. That, combined with the lichen covered rocks, created one of our more-colorful winter hikes to date.
As the day passed, we walked past a couple of promising overlooks without even bothering to check them out. There didn't seem to be much of a point! We were also within earshot of traffic most of the way. It doesn't sound like much of a hike, but the creepy atmosphere of the heavy fog worked on many levels. In an odd way, I think we saw more than we usually do, and all three of us (Jane included) hung pretty closely together, rather than walking at an individual pace.
In all, Gambrill State is a challenging and unique place to hike. With the visitor center and other facilities closed, there weren't many amenities, but I would like to see the park again on a warm, clear day. I'm guessing it would look a lot different.


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Joy Liberman (February/March 2017)
Posted 10/17/2017 11:41AM
Joy Liberman: Decade - A Painter's Path
Like an architect of ideas, a painter builds upon previous work and new inspiration. Though the path is not always evident, strands exist between past and present subjects, subtly revealing connections over the course of years. My work is content driven and follows the stream of ideas that I find most salient. Nature, the environment, beauty, culture and art historical references coalesce in unexpected ways. Meaning often lies beneath the surface. The various bodies of work in this exhibition move from one association to the next as the ideas they invoke become more layered and complex.
EXHIBIT: February 3 - March 10, 2017
RECEPTION: February 3, 2017 | 6 -8 p.m.


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Industry Insight: Financing the Cost of ECA Compliance
Pace Ralli, co-founder of Clean Marine Energy, says LNG and scrubbing will be a large and important part of the marine fuelling future
Stricter regulations for vessel emissions coming into effect on January 1, 2015 will mean increased operational costs for all vessels operating within the Emission Control Areas (ECAs) of North America and Europe.
The new rules state that all vessels operating inside the ECA zones must use a marine fuel that has a maximum sulfur content of 0.10 percent by weight. In order to comply, ship owners that want to avoid having to switch to a more expensive lower-sulfur fuel must instead carry the upfront cost of investing in technology that provides an equivalent method of compliance.
Ship & Bunker recently spoke to Pace Ralli, the co-founder of Clean Marine Energy (CME), a new company that says it offers fresh thinking for ship owners to finance and manage their ECA compliance costs.
S&B: Why does the industry need Clean Marine Energy?
PR: Essentially, ship owners have three options to comply with with the 2015 ECA rules:
- Do nothing and switch to more expensive low sulfur fuel such as Marine Gas Oil (MGO);
- Invest in a liquified natural gas (LNG) conversion; or
- Invest in an exhaust scrubber system.
There have been a portion of ship owners, primarily in Europe, that have moved towards installing abatement technology, or a "scrubber", which "cleans" the sulfur from the exhaust gases of shipping's traditional fuel, Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), while in North America conversion to using LNG is a more prominent option, given lower natural gas prices.
This uncertainty and potential loss of competitive advantage is why CME has been established
However, despite the imminent deadline, many ship owners are playing a game of "wait and see" before they make an investment decision. Many are waiting to see how the LNG supply infrastructure will build out, while the majority of ship owners will try to absorb the higher cost of paying for compliant distillate fuel, and assess how their competitors move so as not to lose competitive advantage.
This uncertainty and potential loss of competitive advantage is why CME has been established - to support ship owners by providing the upfront capital for converting their vessel to run on LNG or with a scrubber.
S&B: How does your financing proposition work?
PR: Under an Emission Control Service Agreement (ECSA) provided by CME, the ship owners (or other fuel payer, including charterers) agree to pay for what would have been burned on the vessel, the higher-cost distillate fuel, while the differential between the high-cost fuel price and the lower fuel cost of burning LNG or HFO (with scrubbing) enables the technology to be paid for by CME.
CME shifts the performance risk of LNG conversion or scrubber installation from the ship owner on to the fund
With CME providing the capital for a ship owner to convert, that ship owner will not have the additional financing on their balance sheet, enabling them to use their capital for other more customary, accretive investments.
This solution was initially developed for ships belonging to our affiliate company, Mid Ocean Marine in the US. Together we developed a solution to tackle the financial challenges of ship conversion. As such, the ECSA is a solution designed by ship owners for ship owners. We have taken the model that worked for us and made it available to the broader market.
Most importantly, by providing the upfront capital, CME shifts the performance risk of LNG conversion or scrubber installation from the ship owner on to the fund. Our mission is to significantly lower the barriers to ship owners taking action in face of increasing regulation. Not every ship owner will need CME, but we aim to help the early movers in the industry.
S&B: Can you explain more about how you see the differing suitability of LNG conversions and scrubbers for ship owners in North America and Europe?
PR: The value proposition of LNG is really clear in North America. With the abundance of cheap natural gas and the regulatory drivers of the ECA, ship-owners have real, immediate incentives to find a way to convert their vessels to run on LNG.
When a ship owner is making the decision between building a new ship or converting their existing assets, there are a few things to consider. The US, for example, is a special case because of the Jones Act, which stipulates that all vessels operating in territorial waters be built within the United States.
LNG in Europe is more expensive than in the US, therefore the value proposition is different and payback times are slower
It is much more expensive to build in the US because of the limited shipyard capacity and the cost of US labour. In the US, higher replacement costs dictate that asset lives are much longer; in many cases it is more economical to convert an existing vessel than to replace that vessel with a newbuild. Whereas an owner of an international fleet may look to replace the vessel with a newbuild because it is more economical to build.
There are several challenges to converting a vessel. First of all, the supply and distribution infrastructure is in early stages of development and the rules and regulations around delivering LNG are still being finalised. Although it is cheaper than building a new ship, it is still very expensive to convert your vessel. The up-front capital necessary to proceed with a conversion can be a barrier for many ship owners and it is that barrier that CME is aiming to eliminate.
LNG in Europe is more expensive than in the US, therefore the value proposition is different and payback times are slower - 5-12 years compared to 2-7 years in the US. Conversely, the payback for a scrubber installation for a ship owner operating 100% within an ECA in Europe could be as little as 2-5 years. Therefore, we see more traction with scrubber installations for ships operating within the Northern European ECA.
Ship owners in both regions are equally challenged and concerned with capital resource efficiency; while they may have access to ample capital, it is their fiduciary duty to use that capital for the most accretive projects possible. Therefore, other projects for quicker paybacks will be competing for that capital, and ship owners will be more likely to invest in more customary, revenue-producing projects (versus ones for just ECA compliance). Indeed, there is also a strong rationale for short payback that enables the ship owners or fuel payer to reap 100% of the benefit of burning lower cost LNG or HFO sooner rather than later, providing a competitive advantage over competitors, increasing the vessel asset value and commanding higher charter rates.
S&B: Using LNG as a marine fuel is still a very new concept. From your perspective, what are the latest developments for LNG bunkers in North America?
PR: Export facilities: CME is supportive of the establishment of LNG export facilities because we believe they are going to be an integral part of the infrastructure that is needed to distribute the gas domestically. However we are focused on distributing our gas to vessels in US ports meaning we do not need an export permit. We are not focusing on that now.
The development of those export facilities are important to us for a few different reasons:
Mainly, it is to do with the regulations around LNG, more specifically the transfer of LNG, ship-to-ship transfer and land-to-ship transfer. These are issues that are being dealt with by the export facilities and therefore they are helping the regulatory environment evolve.
We believe small and mid-scale liquefaction plants will eventually be the foundation of infrastructure for marine fueling in the US
Secondly, these export facilities are going to be very important because of their excess yield. Meaning that they are going to have LNG that they will not be able to export and they are going to look to market domestically. CME plans to partner with the export facilities to help them sell their excess yield gas. There are currently four approved export facilities in the US, but many more in the queue, and several lined up in Canada.
Small-scale liquefaction plants: We believe small and mid-scale liquefaction plants will eventually be the foundation of infrastructure for marine fueling in the US. It is going to be a combination of these small-scale plants that will be scattered throughout the strategic ports. There are several projects developing in ports around the US to distribute natural gas from those small-scale liquefaction plants, from 100,000 gallons to 500,000 gallons per day.
CME is assisting ship owners in strategic ports across the US; from the Gulf, northeast, Mississippi River, Great Lakes to the west coast. All those ports have ship-owners that are considering conversion and we are offering our financing to help accelerate the emergence of LNG in those markets. We will be partnering with the best-in-class operators from a supply and distribution standpoint in each of those ports, to guarantee supply and delivery to converted vessels. We've seen over 20 small-scale projects that are being planned and permitted for LNG supply, and know of at least 12 companies that are offering the logistics of LNG delivery.
S&B: You said scrubbers were currently looking more attractive for European ship owners, but there has also been heavy funding for LNG bunkering infrastructure development there. What are the latest developments?
PR: While our immediate focus in Europe is centered around scrubbing, CME is also working with partners to provide solutions that support the conversion of vessels operating in European ECAs to LNG, as well as looking at how CME can support the building of LNG infrastructure in Europe.
While there are an estimated 3,000 vessels operating in European ECAs for at least 60% of their operations, around only 100 scrubber units have been sold, with first movers primarily being the European ferry market. Ferries are generally owned and operated by companies paying for their own bunker fuel and therefore will feel the pain of higher fuel costs initiated by the 2015 ECAs directly. Other vessel types largely operating in ECAs include short sea tankers, container feeder vessels, smaller cruise vessels. Some transatlantic Ro-Ro vessel owners may also be considering conversion given the time they will spend in North American and European ECAs.
CME has partnered with PricewaterhouseCoopers and maritime law firm Norton Rose Fulbright in Europe to provide a comprehensive support network or finance, project management, contractual and legal counsel for ship owners installing scrubber and entering into an ECSA with CME.
S&B: Why wouldn't ship owners just pay for the scrubber or LNG conversion themselves?
PR: We enable vessels to be converted now, at no cost to the ship owners, in exchange for a portion of the future fuel cost savings. This allows the fuel payer to instead use their own capital for other more customary, accretive or revenue producing investments. While a ship owner may have sufficient access to capital, our bespoke solutions helps ship owners with capital resource efficiency, using a classic capex to opex model, and is designed to fit any ship within the parameters of any timeframe to minimize the cost of conversion. As previously mentioned, this provides the ship owners or fuel payer with several advantages, including having no additional debt on the balance sheet, a competitive advantage over competitors, increasing the vessel asset value and the ability to command higher charter rates.
S&B: How do you see LNG developing as a marine fuel?
PR: There are so many factors that will determine how quickly LNG is adopted for marine fuelling, such as commodity price, supply infrastructure, global economy, financial positions of ship owners, and technology evolution; forecasting the global fleet would therefore be overstating our ability to see into the future. While we cannot predict how quickly it will happen, we can bet that it will happen.
One thing you cannot stop is evolution, and natural gas is indisputably the next natural step in the future of low-emissions fuelling
One thing you cannot stop is evolution, and natural gas is indisputably the next natural step in the future of low-emissions fuelling - not just for shipping but many forms of high horsepower applications. Any ship built between now and 2020 will be at least considered for dual-fuel, and we would be willing to bet that in 2020 the number of LNG fuelled ships will be at least an order of magnitude greater than the number of LNG fuelled vessels in the global fleet today.
A recent simulation model established by DNV GL revealed that between 10 and 15 per cent of the new buildings delivered up to 2020 will have the capacity for burning LNG as fuel. This equates to about 1,000 ships. Larger vessels will benefit more from using LNG than smaller vessels.
Furthermore, a gas-fueled engine can be justified if a ship spends about 30 per cent of its sailing time in ECAs. In 2020, the number of ships using LNG will increase significantly with the introduction of a global sulfur limit, which is mainly where CME has it focus. For scrubbing the opportunity, and therefore the need for finance that does not burden the shipping industry, is equally significant.
A recent report from FGE, Outlook for Marine Bunkers and Fuel Oil to 2035 Study concluded: "Around $25bn is projected to be invested in on-board scrubbing facilities over the next 15 years, as the post-ECA environment should establish the economic viability of this technology". CME's goal is to install scrubber technology on 50 ships and convert another 50 ships to LNG.
S&B: Just how important of a role do you think LNG and scrubbing technology will have for ship owners in the future?
PR: We see LNG and scrubbing as a large and important part of the marine fuelling future. Where CME is really going to add value to the market is to bring that future closer, meaning we are going to help to more rapidly convert ship owners' fleets to run on LNG and install scrubbers. It is going to take time but we can bring it more quickly to the forefront by using innovative financing solutions to accelerate cost-effective ways of reducing emissions. Ship owners have a window of opportunity to act as early movers and lead the shipping industry into the next era of low-emissions shipping. Our focus is to assist these early movers and our vision is to be a leader in ECA compliance financing, to provide the most value to ship owners during this challenging, yet exciting time.


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Gamecocks' secondary motivated by doubters
COLUMBIA -- While the rest of USC's defense has elicited high marks, the Gamecocks' secondary has elicited little more than questions.
Is it unstable? Is it too young? Is it the weakness of an otherwise outstanding defense?
Those questions, junior cornerback Carlos Thomas said, are motivation.
"That makes us feel kind of good," said Thomas, who was criticized last year because of inconsistency and that he had zero pass breakups in 13 games. "That just makes us want to go out and work harder, get better. We know what we have in our secondary; we have a lot of talent. I think a lot of people are going to be surprised this season."
Opposing receivers might be surprised USC has no marquee defensive back. The Gamecocks, who have had six defensive backs drafted by NFL teams since 2002, have no player secondary coach Ron Cooper would label a "shut-down guy."
USC, which often relied last year on all-SEC cornerback Fred Bennett, now must take alternate measures against star receivers such as Vanderbilt's Earl Bennett and Arkansas' Marcus Monk. The Gamecocks must use speed, which it has plenty of, and sound fundamentals, which Cooper said remains a work in progress.
Thomas, whose poor fundamentals contributed to last year's criticism, said he spent the offseason -- particularly the months after being demoted to backup cornerback during the spring -- improving his focus and increasing his size. Those things, Thomas said, inflated his confidence, a lack of which the junior said led to his disappointing sophomore season.
Thomas said that other than Bennett, last year's secondary -- it allowed 190 yards passing per game, fifth-most in the SEC -- was young and inexperienced. It was uncertain of itself and failed to carve an identity or establish consistency. Thomas admitted part of the reason for that was because defensive backs relied too much on Bennett.
Free safety Brandon Isaac, who missed last season after undergoing preseason shoulder surgery, said the Gamecocks' secondary will be better without Bennett. Isaac said that pass defenses are better with several good defensive backs instead of one great player. Isaac, a fifth-year senior, said he expects big things.
"This is the best secondary I've ever been a part of," he said. "We're fast. We can play. All four (starters) are ready to play. What are we doing wrong that makes us weak? We're breaking on balls. We're catching interceptions. We're doing everything the coaches ask of us."
Which has included defensive backs improving their knowledge of the entire defense. Instead of learning individual assignments -- sophomore cornerback Captain Munnerlyn said he was required last year to know only his responsibilities -- players have since been told to learn how their position affects the defense and how they can be more efficient.
For example, Munnerlyn said that last year he only was asked to cover receivers and learn his position. A year later, Munnerlyn said he has learned to predict when a receiver will run a short route; he then can depend on a linebacker to pick up that receiver and help a safety cover another receiver's deep route.
"Last year, I just knew what I do," Munnerlyn said. "Now I know what the linebackers do, what the safeties do. I was just focused on myself. Now, knowing what everybody else does -- oh, man, it's going to be trouble."
Munnerlyn and the rest of the secondary have no shortage of confidence. Its other surplus is speed. Thomas and Munnerlyn agreed they are the Gamecocks' two fastest players; Thomas said they run the 40-yard dash in 4.3 seconds. Secondary coach Cooper added an additional speedster to the equation this month when Mike West, a former outside linebacker and receiver, moved to cornerback. West, who Cooper said also runs the 40-yard dash in 4.3 seconds, is expected to be an opening-night starter.
USC's defensive backs have learned to expect questions. What they do not expect is for the secondary to be the Gamecocks' weakness.
"We've got something to prove," Munnerlyn said. "We've got a good secondary this year. We know each other. We're really better this year."


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A few years ago, my dad and I talked about going to England so he could help me do research for the book I'm writing about him, his brother, and my grandmother.
It was one of those pipe dream things that you talk about doing, but you kinda know deep down that it won't happen, just because life gets in the way.
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During the latest installment of the 2E Sapper Steel Warrior Challenge, the trophy was passed from the 595th Sapper Company to the 40th Mobility Augmentation Company. The 8.6 mile course remained the same but the five stations designed to test mental toughness and resilience were changed to ensure no one team had an unfair advantage. A "stress shoot" station held at the Small Arms Range was the highlight for most teams. Soldiers were tested by having to "pay" for their rounds with three burpees, a squat thrust with a pushup and jump, per single round and then attempt to calm down, focus, and shoot three small balloons at 20 meters. Soldiers relied on past marksmanship training and new performance enhancement training provided by Fort Bliss' Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness performance enhancement trainers.
The most difficult station for this month's challenge may have been the last, which was only 100 meters from the finish line. Soldiers were required to bear crawl across 50 meters of the parade field as a team. While dealing with physical and mental exhaustion from the bear crawling and the entirety of the course, teams were assigned the task of coming up with three words each that met a 100-point criteria where each letter of the alphabet letter was assigned a specific point value, A-1, B-2, C-3, etc. Soldiers had to work together as a team to accomplish the task.
After each team crossed the finished line, times were calculated, and Team 6 from the 40th MAC was crowned the winner by the battalion commander, Lt. Col. James Koeppen. Koeppen handed the trophy to the team leader, Sgt. Michael Rogers, and awarded each team member with an Army Achievement Medal Team 6 included Spc. Kit Carlson, Spc. Kaleb Bunkers, Spc. Phillip Elkins, Spc. James Hopper, Pfc. Stanislav Kovalchuk, Pfc. Kellen Nitz and Pfc. Julian Sanchez. Team 6 will have a guaranteed slot and an opportunity to defend their title in the next challenge scheduled for April.


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The Jeremy Kyle Show
Jeremy Kyle is bloody vile
While feigning such innocence
Confronted by the wreck of humanity's pile
He drives his victims to insolence.
Jeremy Kyle brings out my bile
When he turns to his lie detector
There's a bitter intent behind his smile
As he pretends to be the protector.
Jeremy Kyle should be put on trial
For forcing people to see the error of their ways
Making them freeze before the camera's eye
Trapping them in the terror of their days.
Jeremy Kyle, there's no denial's
Made a fortune from the misery of others;
And the genius Graham goes that extra mile
Sorting out dysfunctional mothers.
Jeremy Kyle's got a unique style
And admits to having OCD;
All his failings should be kept in a file
And paraded for the nation to see.
He licks his mobile phone to keep it clean,
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Where the Flavor Is
Jonathan Johnson
"Scaling, Sonny," she says, a big needle in each hand. "That's the way," she says. Her work grows in folds in her lap, the big needles clicking. "The only way," she says. "No waste," she says. "Pan fried," she says. "A little flour on the skin," she says. "And not oil," she says. "Never oil," she says. "You and your deep frying," she says. "Butter," she says. "Do it right if you are going to do it, Sonny," she says. "Take some time," she says.
I spread the newspaper on the table, pull the trash can next to it, push down the trash inside. I put out a bowl of cold water, float one ice cube in it. I put the bucket on top of the table and pull one out. I flick a few scales, clearing the way to run it in, the tip of the long, thin blade flexing, the gills still going, along with the lips, the eyes.
"That's the trouble, Sonny," she says.
I slide the blade in. I work the blade down along the backbone. The insides sog up old news and great values. I flick a couple scales from the other side. She works the big needles.
"Once they start," she says. "They get other ideas," she says. She shifts in her chair, pushes the needles down into her lap on top of all her work. "You know what's going on," she says. She rubs the arms of the chair. "They take what they can take, Sonny," she says. "See things for how they are," she says. She grabs the embroidered areas on her white blouse. She grips crumples of embroidered blouse in her hands. "They tell you what they need to tell you at the time," she says. She lets go of her blouse and reaches under the folds of work in her lap. She pulls out her smokes. "Got your limit then?" she says. She shakes one out enough she can get at it. She sticks it in her long, black holder with its golden tip. "Does not tarnish," she says. She flicks the lighter, lights the smoke, drawing down on the gold tip in her mouth. "Only the beginning," she says, setting the lighter on the table next to her, pulling the smoke away, holding the holder away as she considers the next thing. "And you know what I am talking about," she says. "A piece at a time," she says. "How I pray," she says, her tongue wetting her lips before she places it back in her mouth.
Her face hollows as she draws on it.
It makes an impression.
She tells me she has seen. "I've seen," she says. "Which is why," she says. "The slightest bump," she says. She tells me why she is nervous. "Why not be nervous?" she says. "Sonny," she says, "Why not the garage with that?" She shifts in her seat, holds the holder with one hand, reaches down to adjust underneath with the other. "The way you've sharpened it," she says. "You know how I am now," she says. She is talking about certain things. "Certain things, Sonny," she says. "And in the house, Sonny," she says. "That a good idea?" she says. "All those guts, Sonny," she says.
She taps the ashes off in the tray on the table next to her.
"Club them or something," she says. "Be a little humane," she says. "How would you like it, Sonny?" she says, putting the holder up close to her mouth, but finishing the thought first. "You know, your sides cut away and your guts hanging out and your eyes and lips still going," she says. "What are we, anyway, Sonny?" she says. She tells me what we are. "I will tell you what we are," she says. "Limbs in the streets," she says. "Guts in the kitchen," she says.
She pulls it away from her mouth. "Limbs everywhere now, Sonny," she says. "Limbless children," she says. "In the streets, Sonny," she says. "I've seen them," she says. "They're there, Sonny," she says. "Maybe get a TV," she says. "Know what's going on for once," she says. She twists it around in the ashtray—sharpens the cherry. "I know," she says. She looks my way. I catch her in my peripheral, but I do not look back directly. "That's right," she says. "Don't look, Sonny," she says. "Who wants to look?" she says. She tells me to just think about these things. "For instance," she says. "Where do they go, Sonny?" she says. She wants me to tell her that. "Tell me that," she says. She means the pieces. "I mean it," she says. "The pieces, Sonny," she says.
I press down on the tail end with one finger and run the blade up between the skin and the fresh white flesh. I do the other the same way. I run the tip of the blade around the remaining bones. I toss the skin and bones into the trashcan.
"You got the touch, Sonny," she says. "I'll give you that," she says. "Just makes a person nervous," she says. I put the finished pieces in the bowl of cold water. "Sonny, don't tell me you don't wonder," she says. "Who wouldn't wonder?" she says. She tells me it is a fair question. "It is a fair question," she says. "Somewhere someone knows," she says. "They're yours," she says. She tells me people should be able to ask for them.
I pull out another.
"Consider the waste, Sonny," she says. "You should consider scaling," she says. "In the garage," she says. "Do things where they are supposed to be done," she says.
She draws on it once more, twists it in the ashtray. She twists the cherry off and taps it out without bending or breaking it.
"Fixed income, Sonny," she says, pulling it out of the holder. She sets what is left of her smoke in the ashtray. "Second half burns longer," she says. She puts the holder, the smokes, and lighter away under her work in her lap. She gets the big needles clicking again. She is just saying.
"Bones and skin—where the flavor is," she says.
Jonathan Johnson has published fiction, poetry, and reviews in a variety of journals, including NOON and Dead Reckonings. He has a piece forthcoming in NANO Fiction. He makes his way in Wisconsin.


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These lots are available to be split following the guidelines of the Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants.
AVAILABLE: Tract 3
5.5+/- acres with lake site
aVAILABLE: tRAct 5
8+/- acres with bluffs and a large cave on the property
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4+/- acres with small horse shed, approved septic, and a panoramic winter view.
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5.1+/- acres with small horse shed and lake site
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3.1+/- acres with over 600 feet of bluffs
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3.1+/- acres with bluffs and a great home site
aVAILABLE: Tract 10
3.1+/- acres
Great house site on top of mountain with a southern view of the lake and Cove Creek Marina. Lots of road frontage.
The properties are subject to prior sale, change in price, and removal from the market without notice. All information shown in this presentation while based upon information supplied by the owner and from other sources deemed to be reliable, is not, in any way, warranted by Paul Cafferty.


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Archive | January, 2014
Yankees take on Tanaka
$438m on four players? That's just the Yankees being the Yankees
Offseason so far: NL West
We finish off our round-up in the NL West
Offseason so far: NL Central
Next up in our offseason round-up, we move onto the home of the National League champions
Offseason so far: NL East
Our review of the offseason so far moves onto the National League
A rough week for the Hall of Fame
The announcement of the next Hall of Fame class should be a time of celebration; instead, it was swamped by bitter arguments and negativity
Offseason so far: AL West
We complete a round-up of the offseason so far in the American League by reviewing the comings and goings from the AL West division.
Offseason so far: AL Central
After taking a look at the comings and goings in the American League East division yesterday, we move on to the AL Central
Offseason so far: AL East
It's a good time to catch up on the comings and goings at the 30 MLB teams so far this offseason. We start today with the AL East division