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Day Spa 2016
"To this day it's a must for wellness-focused spa fans, who come to immerse themselves in an all-inclusive holistic experience…" …read more
"Deborah Szekely showed the
audience that age is but a number.…" …read more
Martha Stewart Weddings 2016
"Amala.…it's more for a long-term bebefit…" …read more
San Diego Union Tribune 2016
"The venerable destination resort recently added three luxury suites…" …read more at San Diego Union Tribune
Delta Sky 2016
"This month the spa is unveiling three new villas…" …read more
Awareness Magazine 2016
"There are endless ways to fill your days here…" …read more
Organic Spa 2016
"Best Immersive Wellness Program…" …read more
EcoParent Magazine 2016
"There is no other way to describe Rancho La Puerta than the Disneyland of holistic spas and wellness retreats…" …read more
Modern Luxury BRIDES 2016
"You'll find health and happiness…" …read more
Self Magazine 2016
"The chef at Rancho La Puerta spa dishes up healthy, flavorful takes on everyone's favorite." …read more
Slow Food USA 2016
"The Original 'Slow Spa' and Fitness Resort" …read more
Success Magazine 2016
"Expect a mix of communal activities, personal reflection and recovery time…"…read more
Harper's BAZAAR 2016
"A top choice for an activity-packed reset." …read more
About Town 2016
"From the moment you arrive at Rancho La Puerta, you know
you're in for a treat. The air smells clean and sweet, the lush desert landscape brings out your inner nature lover…" …read more
The Cut 2016
"Spas are not only for Beauty, Vanity, or Fun. They're also about grief…" …read more
Healthy Aging 2016
"Their motto has always been "Siempre Mejor " or " Always Better." …read more
Vegetarian 2016
"We try to expose guests to as many old and new things as possible to help them make the changes they want, says Chief Executive Roberto Arjona…" …read more
Toronto Star 2016
"Destination spa in Mexico restricts Wi-Fi so guests can reconnect with themselves…" …read more
Where San Diego 2016
"…it's the world's first "eco resort" and is regularly honored among the top wellness retreats in existence. " …read more
Spirituality & Health 2016
"The mothership of health resorts. Rancho la Puerta celebrated 75 years and keeps gettign better…" …read more
Organic Spa 2016
"The morning air is clean and crisp…" …read more
Weddingbells 2016
"From its humble beginnings 75 years ago, Rancho La Puerta has reinvented itself into a luxe destination spa/fitness resort removed from the outside world." …read more
Health Magazine 2015
"You need to chill after a tough day…" …read more
Self 2015
"Enjoy organic fruit and veggies grown on the property and choose from 75 fitness classes…" …read more
Exquisite Weddings 2015
"If you want to feel like a jetsetter…"…read more
People Magazine 2015
"The Executive Chef at Mexico's Rancho La Puerta Resort serves up a light, seasonal specialty…" …read more
C Magazine 2015
"Rancho La Puerta reintroduces its kid-friendly week…" …read more
Passport Magazine 2015
"Six of the World's Best Wellness Resorts" …read more
"I'd just spent an amazing week with my family at Rancho La Puerta in Baja California, Mexico—which has, along with a vegetarian menu … a decidedly Eastern bent, offering classes in yoga, meditation, Tai Chi, and 'sound bowl healing' " …read more
Travel + Leisure World's Best 2015 Awards
"World's Best Awards…Top Destination Spas Overall…" …read more
Organic Spa 2015
"The top spas we have chosen this year are honored for their sustainability initiatives, passion for organic and local ingredients in therapeutic spa treatments and cuisine…" …read more
Social Life 2015
"Deborah Szekely, 93 Years Young: "I'm on an adventure. One lives when one has a life that is challenging, exciting and fun…" …read more
People 2015
"The Chef at Mexico's Rancho La Puerta cuts the fat – by adding peas!" …read more
Harper's Bazaar Espanol 2015
"The warm service that characterizes Rancho La Puerta …makes the guests stay an unforgettable experience…" …read more
Destinations Weddings & Honeymoons 2015
"La Cocina Que Canta hacienda – with its lush patios, friendly kittens, gurgling fountains and views of sacred Mount Kuchumaa – offers a scenic ceremony backdrop…." …read more
National Geographic Traveler 2015
"A loyal clientele books casitas adorned with Mexican tile and art, most with fireplaces, and takes classes such as "Hot Latin Cardio." They hike boulder-strewn Mount Kuchumaa and stroll 150 acres of organic gardens…" …read more
Tatler Magazine 2015
"A group frolic in a baronial garden, foraging for organic produce, kicks off Culinary Week at the resort. Then it's off to La Cocina Que Canta…" …read more
Town Country Travel 2015
"Wellness guru Frank Lipman makes it this destination for a yearly reset. Farm-to-Table classes offered in the buzzy culinary school, on the property's six-acre organic farm…" …read more
Alaska Airlines - Beyond 2015
"Rancho La Puerta is one of the oldest North American destination fitness restorts. The resort spreads over 3,000 private acres, including a 6-acre organic farm…" …read more
San Diego Magazine 2015
"Among the roster of some 75 classes offered daily is a crash course on the Feldenkrais Method, an internal journey to rediscover balance, flexibility and coordination…" …read more
Architectural Digest 2015
"Meanwhile, a six-acre organic farm supplies up to 80 percent of the kitchen's ingredients each summer…" …read more
Organic Spa 2015
"I took my first mindful vacation ever at Rancho La Puerta and came back with a renewed sense of self that I haven't felt in years…" …read more
Westways 2015
"A retreat with a strong core of yoga classes and workshops helps you step away from stress triggers…" …read more
Better Homes & Gardens 2015
"If you crave the rich dishes of Mexico but want to eat healthfully, don't despair…Here's how the popular spa bends the rules of delicious cuisine without breatking them…" …read more
Travel + Leisure 2015
"Days begin with a mountain hike or meadow walk and are punctuated by seaweed wraps, restorative facials, and other cleansing spa treatments…" …read more
Naturally 2015
"It's time to get real and give our bodies and taste buds what they really want…" …read more
Dr.Oz The Good Life 2014
"…you could try a new scrub every day…" …read more
Gluten-Free 2014
"…Gluten-free meals are prepped in a separate part of the kitchen and for every item containing gluten, the kitchen prepares an alternative…." …read more
Wine Dine & Travel 2014
"The Ranch fosters mother/daughter escapes – without the family baggage. It's a comfort zone where relationship blossom – a place to sweat and to soothe, a place to dream…" …read more
Organic Spa 2014
"The Ranch offers something for everyone: a men's
program, organic cooking classes, amazing hikes, to a new employee
wellness program that dedicates doctors, nutritionists…" …read more
Travel + Leisure 2014
"For 19 years and counting we've asked T+L readers to rate everything from hotels and airlines to cruises and destinations…" …read more
Modern Luxury Aspen 2014
"Today, the still family-owned and -operated
Ranch hails as one of the top health and wellness
spa destinations in North America…" …read more
Equestrian Lifestyle Magazine 2014
"After a week stay at Rancho La Puerta it is easy to understand their motto, "Siempre Mejor" (Always Better)…" …read more
Los Angeles Times 2014
"Forget your standard Swedish massage. These destinations in Mexico take holistic healing to another level…" …read more
Ranch and Coast 2014
"Wedding guests can enjoy the majestic outdoor setting, surrounded by the lush landscape and billowing rows of herbs, vegetables, and fruit trees…" …read more
Harper's Bazaar 2014
"A combination of mountains, meadows, and beautifully landscaped gardens, this activity-packed, fitness-focused resort is also home to La Cocina Que Canta cooking school, where guests can take classes in gourmet vegetarian cuisine…" …read more
American Spa 2014
"Breakouts needn't be a problem thanks to the Clearing Facial at Rancho La Puerta…" …read more
Manhattan 2014
"Today, the still family-owned and -operated Ranch hails as one of the top health and wellness spa destinations in North America" …read more
World Spa & Travel 2014
"At Rancho La Puerta, you retreat from life's stress and distractions on a healthy vacation that empowers your true self." …read more
New Beauty 2014
"Widely known as "the Original fitness resort," this wellness mecca has delivered a total mind-body-spirit rebalance for more than 70 years" …read more
Expressions 2014
"Rancho La Puerta has over 40 daily activities, from high intensity interval training, bird walk, cardio drumming, hula hooping, African dance, Feldenkrais, tennis clinic, and meditation." …read more
Riviera 2014
"Check in to check out at Rancho La Puerta Health and Wellness Spa." …read more
Jezebel 2014
"Enlightenment, exposure to new types of fitness and eating clean-one week at the Ranch is all we need to wake at dawn and start our day feeling great, healthy and ready to hike." …read more
WestJet Up! Magazine 2014
"Men Welcome: Rancho La Puerta offers retreat, rejuvenation and wellness for all…It has designed a program specifically for men, which includes, among other things, a first-class weight room and a men's health centre." …read more
Condé Nast Traveler 2014
10 Best Destination Spas of 2014: "A true pioneer in the world of destination spas having been founded in 1940, Rancho La Puerta in Mexico sits just over the border from San Diego on 3,000 acres of desert that guests can explore on extended hikes."…read more
Delta Sky Magazine 2014
"An American vacation used to be for lying around the pool drinking margaritas. Of course, many of our guests devote the first day to relaxing-they've come here to escape the crushing stress of life. Then on the second day they pick up our activities menu."…read more
New Beauty Magazine 2014
"With world-class chefs, cooking classes and an organic farm on the premises, Rancho La Puerta has stood its ground as a provider of some of the most flavorful (and completely vegetarian) spa cuisine since it opened more than 50 years ago."…read more
Outside Magazine 2013
"Think of Rancho La Puerta, an hour southeast of San Diego, as a data-driven relaxation retreat. For years, stressed-out Californians have come to the 3,000-acre property to hike the desert, learn yoga and mindfulness, get deep-tissue massages, and linger over mostly vegetarian meals sourced from the six-acre organic garden." …read more
Wine Enthusiast 2013
" 'Xocolatl, or chocolate, was originally created by the Mayan people of southern Mexico, long before the Spanish conquest,' says Denise Roa, executive chef of Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico." …read more
Worth Magazine 2013
"This seven-day retreat will appeal to the type-A personality. A partnership with the San Diego-based Lifewellness Institute aims to survey your life from A to Z—from advanced lipid profiling to the zzz's you need to catch up on. Intense follow-ups are a signature part of the program, so slacking off post-retreat is unlikely." …read more
Curve Magazine 2013
"As we sat together sampling the delicious food we had just created, I got a glimpse into what Rancho La Puerta is all about. People don't get enough opportunities in their lives to feel supported, to encourage one another, to explore personal growth, spirituality, creativity and healthy living."…read more
The Gazette 2013
"The experience is like landing in a luxurious all-inclusive adult summer camp and institution of higher learning for the body, mind and spirit, all rolled into one package."…read more
Travel + Leisure 2013
"Food is a focus at this Spanish-colonial spa spread over 3,000 acres in the foothills of Mount Kuchumaa, where a new open kitchen (the place for cooking classes and more) is set on the property's organic farm." …read more
Wine Enthusiast Magazine 2013
"I personally love the bright pink color watermelon adds to dishes, and it's a great ingredient to incorporate into meals when it's too hot to cook," says Denise Roa, executive chef of Rancho La Puerta wellness resort in Tecate, Mexico. "It's refreshing and juicy, and provides a wonderful flavor to salads and pairs nicely with fresh herbs and fruits." …read more
Angeles Times 2013
"Today's visitors sleep in lovely casitas and dine in high style, but the emphasis on healthful fare and outdoor activity remains strong."…read more
Social Life 2013
"Rancho La Puerta in Tecate is a tranquil escape with a Spanish ambiance. The spa's signature healing steps are Cleanse, Relax, Energize & Restore. There is an extensive array of spa treatments and 475 scenic hiking trails stretching over 25 miles spreading over a 3,000-acre expanse." …read more
NUVO Magazine 2013
"I was new to the idea of group experiences at resorts. Usually when I go somewhere, I want to be left alone. But the idea of Rancho La Puerta isn't solitude in nature but communication amid it. So we did yoga together, we did aqua aerobics together. One morning, we met at an ungodly hour for a hike up Mt. Kuchumaa."…read more
San Diego Union Tribune 2013
It might have been mistaken for a teen girlfriends' slumber party. Equipped with plastic cups of white wine, the gaggle giggled nonstop as each eased into a frothing moonlit hot tub. Their late-night chatter was interrupted only by an occasional round of raucous laughter. Three of the hot tubbers were sisters, ages 41-44. The fourth was their 72-year-old mother.
Dorie Smith and her daughters are among hundreds of mother-daughter sets who pilgrimage each year to Rancho La Puerta, the renowned fitness spa just across the border, in Tecate. They go for a tuneup — both physical and spiritual.…read more
Delta Sky 2013
Guests stay busy at this fitness-focused retreat, hidden in the hills near Tecate, Mexico. One of the first destination spas, it's sometimes referred to as "summer camp for adults" and with good reason.…read more
Passport Magazine 2013
The Ranch is an addiction for many guests, who return year after year. In my week there were some guests that had been there 20-30 times.
It was actually my second time, as I'd been there before with my family, and we still say it's one of our all time favorite family vacations. If it's an addiction, at least it's a healthy one. …read more
Elle Canada 2013
Get your heart rate up again with the Hot Latin Drum Dance that will have you laughing and burning calories without even noticing.…read more
Daily Bites blog 2013
One evening we took a hands-on cooking class at the Ranch's nearby cooking school, La Cocina Que Canta (The Kitchen that Sings).
Surrounded by a 6-acre organic farm that supplies the ranch with much of their produce, the cooking school itself was a work of art. It was amazing.…read more
Prevention 2012
Guests stay in secluded casitas bright with Mexican art and tucked into the Ranch's gorgeously landscaped 3,000-acre grounds. …read more
New York Times 2012
Guests are still strongly encouraged to take morning hikes — often leaving before dawn.
There is also a hefty roster of bodywork options for your tired calves and backs, one of which was something called Watsu, which is basically aquatic shiatsu, a process that its practitioners say replicates the feeling we all have in womb. …read more
Yoga Journal 2012
Some people would hear "yoga" and "Mexico" and imagine morning asana in open-air palapas, meditation under shady palms, frolicking in the surf, and being lulled to sleep by the hypnotic sound of ocean breaks.
My Mexican yoga retreat came with mountain vistas, nights where you could see your breath, organic farm tours, and Ashtanga classes that kicked my unfocused habits right off the mat. …read more


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Chicago White Sox: Floyd's Departure Could Be a Chance for Hector SantiagoAugust 27, 2012
The Chicago White Sox may be on the lookout for another starting pitcher. It's a role they are going to have to fill from within.
The elbow soreness that put Gavin Floyd on the disabled list earlier this season seemed to return early in Sunday's start in Chicago's rain-shortened 4-3 win over Seattle. Floyd left after two innings (via Scott Merkin of MLB.com) after experiencing discomfort in his right elbow. He is back in Chicago as the team starts a road trip in Baltimore.
The White Sox caught a break Sunday as the White Sox got just enough time to take the lead on Tyler Flowers' two-run homer to center. The game was delayed (and subsequently ended) a few moments later.
The Orioles will have the services of Joe Saunders this week, coming over in a waiver trade with Arizona. Could Chicago GM Kenny Williams have another master stroke in store for us? It would be hard to expect.
The best options available to the White Sox in terms of replacing Floyd, for now, appear to reside in their own bullpen. Chicago has two players who could come in and make any starts Floyd may miss.
Since leaving the rotation at the start of August, Phillip Humber has made six appearances and has a 3.52 ERA in 7.2 innings. If skipper Robin Ventura prefers a lefty, the White Sox could turn to Hector Santiago.
Santiago made his longest appearance of the season in relief of Floyd Sunday, throwing four innings and giving up a pair of runs. Santiago spent time down in Triple-A Charlotte recently, where he joined the rotation and pitched 14 scoreless innings.
Santiago was being stretched for starter's work. The White Sox could give him or Humber Floyd's the next start or call up someone like Dylan Axelrod to take that turn in the rotation, but that would mean making a corresponding roster move in the other direction.
The White Sox were carrying 13 pitchers, so from a numbers' standpoint, it wouldn't leave the team shorthanded whether Floyd would go back on the DL or not. The White Sox could elect to wait and see with Floyd, who will be evaluated Monday.
Floyd's replacement looks to be entering at a key point in the AL Central race. That start is scheduled to be the opening game in what figures to be a huge weekend series in Detroit.
No matter who Chicago taps to take the mound in that game on Friday, they will need the same consistency that they need from all their starters at this stage of the season. Santiago has given up one run against the Tigers in six appearances. Is Chicago ready to hand him the ball in Floyd's absence?


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If there was a low point for the Nationals in their mostly hopeless first five seasons in Washington it likely came in February 2009. Their top international prospect,
Just 15 months later, however, the Nationals' fortunes have already reversed significantly. They are 20-19 and tied for second place in the National League East six weeks into the 2010 season -- the latest the club has been over .500 since '05 -- with reinforcements on the way: Last year's No. 1 pick,
Much of the turnaround can be traced back to that single Friday in late Feb. 2009, when then-assistant general manager
Flanked by team president
Rizzo can be forgiven for the slip-up -- he had barely slept in three days, after all -- but already that downtrodden moment in franchise history is starting to feel like it was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Two days later, Bowden resigned as GM and shortly thereafter Rizzo took over on an interim basis (he would be given the position full-time during midseason). The Nats very quietly made strides during the season. They signed Strasburg right before the mid-August deadline, and after playing to an MLB-worst .299 winning percentage before the All-Star break, they were at .440 after, good for a more respectable 22nd in baseball. Realistically, the Nats are still a year or two away from true postseason contention, but their early success this year offers even greater promise for the future.
"We feel we've come a long, long way from that particular day," Rizzo said last week about his return from the Dominican last February. "We're a vastly improved organization and franchise because of the people we've brought in since then."
The change didn't happen right away. The Nationals lost 103 games in 2009, finishing in last place for the fourth time in five years, and endured a series of embarrassing gaffes. Among others, the jerseys of their best two players,
Since then Rizzo, who was the Diamondbacks' director of scouting before coming to Washington, has been able to focus on remaking the Nationals from league laughingstock to competitor, a change he's enacted by continuing the development of the farm system while acquiring veterans in key positions to bring stability to the club and implement a greater level of professionalism at the major-league level.
That started with a roster re-do. At the end of the Bowden era, for instance, Washington featured eight players in overcrowded rotation for first base and the two corner outfield positions. Not one of them was properly suited to play center field, forcing
Milledge isn't the only one from that logjam to have departed.
Rodriguez's impact on the young pitching staff is quantifiable. Through the season's first 10 games the Nationals' starters were averaging 4 2/3 innings per outing with a 7.58 ERA. Since April 17 -- with the rotation having made nearly two full turns, giving Rodriguez ample time to grow comfortable with each pitcher -- Washington's rotation has gone nearly six innings per start with a 3.38 ERA in games he's caught. In one recent five-game lap through the rotation the Nationals starters had a 1.44 ERA, a .191 batting average against and a 27-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio. And he's working this magic with the majors' softest tossers, a starter group that averages just 87.8 miles per hour with their fastballs. It helps, too, that Rodriguez is batting .336 in 110 at bats.
"These guys look at Ivan Rodriguez as an iconic type of player," Rizzo said. "Once he's learned the pitchers, learned what they can do and learned their nuances, they trust that the fingers he's putting down are the right fingers because of his professionalism and his preparation for each start for each guy."
Nationals lefty John Lannan was six years old when Rodriguez made his major-league debut in 1991 and credits his veteran catcher with improving his approach.
"Just different kinds of pitches I had never thought of throwing before in situations," Lannan said. "That just comes with his experience and what he's seen before."
The insertion of veterans in key spots has helped all over the diamond. Desmond says the hard work Kennedy and Rodriguez put in is "contagious," and on road trips the young shortstop has started sharing a cab with Kennedy to the ballpark, rather than wait for the team bus, so the two can take extra groundballs.
"I pretty much follow his shadow the whole way," Desmond said, before adding shrewdly, "He's got more [service] time, so he pays for the cab."
Desmond beating out Guzman was one of only two position battles this spring, along with right field, which was a revolving door for the first few weeks, though
"The last couple of years we've had guys in and out the whole time," Zimmerman said. "This year was the first time we came to spring training knowing what our team was going to be. We didn't have an open competition for five out of the nine spots. It helps to know who's going to be there. It has a more professional feel.
"In the past we've had some guys that, if they weren't with this organization, they might not be in the big leagues yet. That's not their fault, it's just a really hard place to learn."
Rizzo's influx of veteran talent included seven World Series winners, six of whom who were new to the franchise since Bowden left. One of those players with championship rings, however, is reliever
While the Nationals' farm system, despite a series of high draft picks, is a work in progress for depth -- Baseball America rated it No. 26 out of 30 this offseason -- Storen and Strasburg are a pair of young talents who ought to make meaningful 2010 contributions that could keep the Nationals at least on the edge of contention into mid-summer.
And that's an achievement that has been a long, long time coming.


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'As a diarist I have chronicled the time through which I have lived in meticulous detail - but all that is history. What matters now is the future for those who will live through it.
'The past is the past but there may be lessons to be learned which could help the next generation to avoid mistakes their parents and grandparents made.
'Certainly at my age I have learned an enormous amount from the study of history – not so much from the political leaders of the time but from those who struggled for justice and explained the world in a way that shows the continuity of history and has inspired me to do my work.
'Normality for any individual is what the world is like on the day they are born. The normality of the young is wholly different from the normality of their grandparents. It is the disentangling of the real questions from the day to day business of politics that may make sense for those who take up the task as they will do.
'Every generation has to fight the same battles as their ancestors had to fight, again and again, for there is no final victory and no final defeat. Two flames have burned from the beginning of time – the flame of anger against injustice and the flame of hope. If this book serves its purpose it will fan both flames.'
--Tony Benn
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"Amid all the frenzied political wheeling and dealing we're going through, Tony Benn's calm, considered letters to his 10 grandchildren came as welcome balm…. Tony's pushing 90, but his wit and warmth remain unchanged. Roll on volume 2." (Guardian)
I heard this book being recommended on the radio some months ago, and although Benn was not a favourite of mine whilst he was in office, I found this book surprisingly interesting and rewarding. I even found my 18 year old lad listening to it, so as it says on the tin, it does cover the ages. Each letter is broken down into a chapter, which makes it great to listen to on short journeys or for a 5 to 10 min slot before bedtime. So Mr Benn, credit where credit is due, well done.
"On point!"
Tony Benn giving credence to the spirit of triumph over diversity and the belief that as individuals and communities we have the power to make the world a better place. As he did.
The book was an honest letter to his grandchildren, but in essence a letter to all of us. It is an original and thought provoking idea. Tony Benn was an amazing man.
It is like 'free at last'.
Tony is very honest and heartfelt.
The Daddy shop was quite good.
I never wanted it to end really.
"Interesting selection of ideas"
This book comprises a selection of Tony Benn's views and beliefs, presented as a series of letters to his grandchildren. Through these letters, Benn discusses issues which were important to him and his generation and how these are relevant (or not) to today's younger generation.
The work is greatly enhanced by being narrated by the author which, at times, gives the impression of having a personal interview with him.
The chapters can be listened to in any order so it is also a good book to dip into at random when you feel like it.
"brilliant text"
A great story, with enough tabs just to keep it real. Should be listened to by all & then subjected to further discussion. Not easy to pick fault with, but needs adaption for it to work in today's society
"Moving, thoughtful, and a new shield and sword."
i loved this book. it gave me hope, made me laugh and shed the odd tear, but most importantly it is like getting a huge boost of experience I can use in my career.
"A man to respect, with great human knowledge"
I enjoyed these well considered thoughts from a man of real human and political knowledge. I am not a socialist, far from it, but the knowledge he imparts is worth knowing even if you do not always agree with his views or conclusions. I believe he was a man of integrity, who always believed in what he said and was willing to fight for his beliefs but not so full of himself that he could not change his views as he became more knowledgeable and situations changed. However that did not apply to his core beliefs! As said, a politician with integrity that you could respect whatever your views, which is something of a rarity these days.
"An absolute gem"
Tony Benn writes a series of letters to his grandchildren about the future challenges facing the world. His calm considered and deeply thoughtful manner contain the distillation of years at the political coal face. Whatever your own politics, you will enjoy this book.
"A wonderful benevolent listen"
A lovely book. Benevolent and moral, what else would you expect from such a man. Clear 'letters' aimed at the younger, they shed light on many political subjects that are often so murky they are barely legible. Brilliant.
Benn's integrity is an absolute pleasure and highlights how much he is/will be missed. Extremely valuable.
Well worth a listen in my opinion.
"Inspirational. A Great Read"
Tony Benn is one of the few honest politicians that I know about. Always stood by his principles and always stood up against the establishment.
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New look at Spa case
First Guarantee Mortgage investigation is reopened after years of dormancy
Published 9:28 pm, Saturday, February 16, 2013
ALBANY — The U.S. Attorney's office has revived its investigation of a defunct Saratoga Springs mortgage brokerage that was run by a convicted felon-turned philanthropist, David B. Silipigno.
Two people with knowledge of the matter said Michael C. Olmsted, an assistant U.S. Attorney in Syracuse, has reopened the FBI-led case involving First Guarantee Mortgage, which once operated from a Broadway office in Saratoga Springs.
The investigation has been dormant for several years, in part due to a series of resignations by numerous assistant U.S. Attorneys in Albany who left the agency for other jobs. But many of the positions have been filled and a person familiar with the matter said U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian has made it a priority to expedite backlogged investigations.
The probe of First Guarantee Mortgage is among the cases that is being brought to life. Hartunian declined comment for this story.
The investigation targeting FGM became public in June 2009 when federal agents raided the company's Broadway offices and several storage lockers around Saratoga County that were used by Silipigno and his various companies. Court records unsealed in response to a request by the Times Union indicated the FBI was seeking "evidence of conspiracy, loan origination fraud and false statements, mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud."
A person briefed on the investigation said the records seized during the 2009 raids provided probable cause to show that residential loan applications completed by FGM employees allegedly contained falsified information that enabled the company's out-of-state customers to qualify for loans. There have been no allegations that the company, which specialized in brokering loans in the sub-prime housing market, had sanctioned any fraud.
Silipigno could not be reached for comment.
His attorney, William J. Dreyer of Albany, declined comment.
Leslie Apple, an Albany attorney who formerly represented FGM, said in a 2009 interview that he was "confident that any investigation will show that First Guarantee Mortgage was an extraordinarily well-run company that maintained policies and procedures, including personnel policies, designed to identify and prevent mortgage fraud.''
Apple said FGM had brokered about 30,000 loans during an eight-year period.
The companies targeted in the federal raid included First Guarantee Mortgage; Industry Partners Title; Principle Commercial Corporation; American Bank - Saratoga branch; Eagle National Bank Mortgage, Saratoga branch; InstantRefi.com; Consumer Direct Marketing; Business Outsource Services; Integrated Business Services; Secure Technology Management and Broadway Business Solutions, court records show.
Silipigno, 42, kept a high profile in the community and created a charitable foundation after pleading guilty to fraud in federal court in Albany more than 10 years ago. Silipigno was sentenced to probation in December 2003 after pleading guilty to defrauding lenders of more than $5.6 million in a scandal related to his former company, National Finance Corp. of Halfmoon.
By the time he was sentenced he had recovered from NFC's collapse and amassed enough wealth to repay his more than $5 million criminal debt. Much of the money was paid from Silipigno's work as a "consultant" for First Guarantee Mortgage, which was founded in 2000 by Silipigno's former girlfriend and two former business associates from National Finance Corp.
First Guarantee, unlike NFC Corp., was not approved as a lender but also focused its business on using "lead sheets'' to contact people in numerous states outside New York who may need mortgages or refinancing.
The state attorney general's office abandoned its parallel investigation of First Guarantee's business dealings.
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The Outsider: A Memoir (Large Print / Paperback)
The Outsider is a no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis, Jimmy Connors.
Connors ignited the tennis boom in the 1970s with his aggressive style of play, turning his matches with John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Ivan Lendl into prizefights. But it was his prolonged dedication to his craft that won him the public's adoration. He capped off one of the most remarkable runs in tennis history at the age of 39 when he reached the semifinals of the 1991 U.S. Open, competing against players half his age.
More than just the story of a tennis champion, The Outsider is the uncensored account of Connors' life, from his complicated relationship with his formidable mother and his storybook romance with tennis legend Chris Evert, to his battles with gambling and fidelity that threatened to derail his career and his long-lasting marriage to Playboy playmate Patti McGuire.
When he retired from tennis twenty years ago, Connors all but disappeared from public view. In The Outsider, he is back at the top of his game, and as feisty, outspoken, and defiant as ever.
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Austin ANDERSON, Connor COVEY, Anhuar FARAH, & Namku KIM: The form of color or the color of form?
This study is part of a series of ongoing experiments using color in architecture.
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This is Dan Chaon's second novel, following You Remind Me of Me (2004). Chaon's short stories, collected in Fitting Ends and Among the Missing, have won many literary prizes.
The Story: Await Your Reply features three stories of isolated people abandoning their current lives and attempting to assemble new identities—often at the price of others. Ryan, adopted as a child, drops out of college and follows a man who claims to be his biological father into a career of petty Internet fraud. After graduating from high school, Lucy runs away with her curiously wealthy high school history teacher, hoping for a life of travel and romance. And Miles pursues his physically identical but mentally unstable twin to the ends of the Earth. While these three stories eventually converge, each in its own way makes a statement on the instability of identity in modern America.
Ballantine. 324 pages. $25. ISBN: 9780345476029
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"'Who just abandons their family?' one character asks midway through this finely honed novel, just as the three plots have begun to converge. … Americans love reinvention, of course, but Chaon's suspenseful yarn smartly explores the consequences of this often romanticized obsession." Thom Geier
Los Angeles Times
"Await Your Reply is an open tribute to [Chaon's] favorite horror and science fiction writers. But what separates his novel from the latest Stephen King tome is that he never resorts to supernatural shenanigans. He locates the source of terror within his characters' misguided dreams." Steve Almond
New York Times
"Mr. Chaon succeeds in both creating suspense and making it pay off, but Await Your Reply also does something even better. Like the finest of his storytelling heroes, Mr. Chaon manages to bridge the gap between literary and pulp fiction with a clever, insinuating book equally satisfying to fans of either genre." Janet Maslin
Washington Post
"These are engrossing, nerve-racking storylines that continually hand off to one another without breaking stride, leaving us as fascinated as we are disoriented. … Violence—gory, sexual, painful abuse—runs just beneath the surface, but Chaon usually maintains a coy deniability, never saying anything particularly threatening while making sure we suspect these characters are in deadly peril." Ron Charles
NY Times Book Review
"By Page 200, I was also completely hooked—a credit both to Chaon's intricate and suspenseful plotting and to some of the most paranoid material to hit American literature since Don DeLillo's White Noise. … But the George-Lucy plot never comes to life as the others do, because, for one thing, Lucy is a confusing character, at once hopelessly naïve (in her blind faith that, without any effort, a giant fortune will suddenly appear) and wise to the point of jaded." Lucinda Rosenfeld
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Critics were so enthralled by the many suspenseful turns of Await Your Reply that they were hesitant to spoil any of its thrilling scenes (which start on the first page with one of the most gruesome). Their few complaints about the believability of certain characters' actions—the New York Times Book Review in particular faulted the Lucy story—were more than overcome by the overall strength of Chaon's writing and clever plot. What particularly impressed them was the way Chaon created a novel that evokes the same kind of dread one feels from reading a good horror or science fiction novel without relying on any of the clichés from those genres. The result is a book that, by exploring the theme of reinvention, draws on many strands of the American literary tradition.


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I'm so sorry that this has taken so long for me to update! I beg for forgiveness!!! Don't kill me! I'm writing now!!
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I can't believe it. I'm here. London.
London calling to the faraway towns
London is so beautiful.
Now that war is declared- and battle come down
But I can't just marvel in the sights forever. I'm on a mission. Find my dad.
London calling to the underworld
One day I'll come back here, and just wander. Not today.
Come out of the cupboard, all you boys and girls
Step 1: Find a hotel. That's easy enough. I have a little travel book that I bought at the airport. I'll just hop on a bus and find the nearest one.
London calling, now don't look at us
"Great Britain Grand Hotel?"
All that phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust
Walk in, and through the other noises comes guitar playing.
London calling, see we ain't got no swing
Unexpected Step 2: Meet an awesome (and cute) guy.
'Cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
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Hey guys! How's your week going? It has been a little bit stressful for me so far, but I have high hopes that things are going to pick up starting today! Dale and I are taking a short trip up to the mountains this weekend, which I am looking forward to. I can't ski, of course, so I have a nice prenatal massage planned while we're there :) This will be my first one ever, and I have no clue how they usually do it considering how LARGE I am these days, and can't lay on my back or stomach, but I'm sure they know what they're doing! Can't wait! It'll be nice to get away for a couple of days with Dale.
Anyway, I have a good amount of work to do this morning, so I'm going to get right to it! For this week's Picks on Paper, I have rounded up some of the most creative ways for brides to ask their close friends and family members to be their bridesmaids. You may be familiar with this growing trend already, which many brides are excited about these days. Asking a friend if she'll be one of your bridesmaids, your maid of honor or even your flower girl has gone from a simple verbal agreement to yet another opportunity for brides to get creative. Many of the images that I've chosen are pulled from DIY tutorials and personal photos I've come across on Pinterest. In fact, the Instagram photo of the adorable gift box with the ring pop in it is from a friend who received it as a gift from her newly engaged sister! (Thanks, Amy! :)
Asking your friends and family to play a larger part in your wedding can be a fun and memorable experience for both you and your special recipient. It's a great way to get your bridesmaids excited to participate in your special day and to make her feel appreciated. You may also use it as an opportunity to introduce your bridesmaids into the planning of your day by including things like fabric and color swatches, venue cards and other details you have in mind for your big day. Some brides even include "Rule books" or lists of expectations for their bridesmaids; just be sure to keep them light and entertaining! You don't want to scare anyone off before you have even begun!
"Can't say I do...without you!" gift box by Lauren David Style | Uploaded by user via Pinterest | DIY Will you be my bridesmaid? by Something Turquoise
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SS.4.A.3.10: Identify the causes and effects of the Seminole Wars.
The United States waged three wars against the Seminoles in the 19th century.
This episode describes the period between the First and Second Seminole Wars, including the treaties of Camp Moultrie (1823) and Payne's Landing (1832).
SS.4.A.3.10: Identify the causes and effects of the Seminole Wars.
Episode Four: Events Leading to the Second Seminole War
Map of Florida by H.S. Tanner (1823)
Map of Florida by Anthony Finley (1831)
General Map of the United States by Henry D. Rogers (1857)
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Episode Four discusses the origins of the Second Seminole War.
(Slide Two)
The resources for Episode Four are two maps of territorial Florida and one map of the eastern United States. The first map of territorial Florida was published by H.S. Tanner in 1823; the second (Slide Three) by Anthony Finley in 1831. The eastern U.S. map (Slide Four) is by Henry D. Rogers and was published in 1857.
(Slide Five)
The United States acquired Florida in 1821 as a result of a treaty with Spain known as the Adams-Onís Treaty.
(Slide Six)
One of the most pressing tasks for the U.S. government was to establish a boundary between American and Seminole settlements in the newly acquired Florida territory.
Major American settlements are noted on the map by blue triangles.
(Slide Seven)
The Seminoles inhabited lands stretching from the Panhandle to southwest Florida, but were mainly concentrated in the area between the Suwannee and Withlacoochee Rivers. The Americans desired the Seminoles' land for the same reason Native Americans had inhabited the area for thousands of years: rich, well-drained soil and access to forest and coastal resources.
The Seminoles were determined to hold onto their lands in the face of American pressure for them to move further down the peninsula, or leave Florida altogether.
(Slide Eight)
In 1823, leaders representing the Seminoles negotiated an agreement with the United States, known as the Treaty at Camp Moultrie.
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According to the treaty, the Seminoles agreed to relocate to a reservation in Central Florida, shown in green on this map, restrict the movement of runaway slaves into their territory, cease trade with other European nations, and remain at peace with the United States.
In return, the Seminoles were guaranteed their land for 20 years, provided with an annuity, agricultural tools, and provisions to make the journey south.
The problem with the Camp Moultrie treaty is that it did not represent the wishes of all Seminoles in Florida. Many Seminole leaders who did not sign the treaty felt the land contained within the reservation could not support their agriculture and cattle herding. Others feared that this agreement represented a dangerous step towards warfare or forced removal.
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The 1820s were difficult times for the Seminoles. American settlers poured into the Florida territory, bringing with them a strong desire for land and a belief system that relegated most African-Americans to a life of servitude. Some of the early American settlements are indicated on this map by blue triangles.
The Seminoles found it increasingly difficult to live on the lands allotted to them by the Treaty of Camp Moultrie. Drought led to poor crop yields in the late 1820s. American settlers repeatedly ignored the boundaries of the Seminole reservation and entered the Seminole territory in search of escaped slaves and cattle.
In response, Seminole warriors left the reservation to secure their property. Tensions increased when encounters between Seminoles and American settlers turned to bloodshed.
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Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States in 1828. One of the central goals of his administration was to remove Native Americans living in the east to the Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.
In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act. This act required all Native Americans living east of the Mississippi River to move West. Each tribe was required to negotiate a separate removal treaty.
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In the spring of 1832, Seminole leaders met representatives from the U.S. government at Payne's Landing on the Ocklawaha River. There, it was decided that a group of Seminoles would visit the lands assigned to them in the west before agreeing, as a people, to leave Florida.
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The delegation left Florida in October 1832 and traveled to Fort Gibson in the Arkansas Territory. At Fort Gibson, the Seminole delegation signed an agreement certifying that the lands met their criteria.
Many Seminoles erupted into rage when news of the Fort Gibson Treaty reached Florida. The delegation themselves claimed to have been harassed and coerced into signing the agreement at Fort Gibson. Among the opposition to the removal was a young warrior named Osceola whose vigorous opposition symbolized Seminole resistance.
The Treaty of Payne's Landing established 1835 as the date for Seminole removal. Events late in that fateful year demonstrated that the Seminoles did not intend to abide by the agreements forced upon them.


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The Campaign has identified several issues that bear on our effort to increase the number of students reading proficiently by the end of third grade. They include:
English-Language Learners:
The goal of reading proficiently by the end of third grade presents particular challenges to both teacher and student when a child is still learning English. The highest quality ESL content programs today close about half of the total achievement gap. Currently English language learners constitute nearly 11 percent of the prek-12 population, nearly 6 million students. Many of them are born in the United States but grow up speaking another language in the home. By 2025, kids learning English could account for a quarter of our public school students. Recognizing this, the Campaign is enlisting experts and educators who specialize in teaching English language learners to develop materials and strategies for helping this growing population achieve academically.
- Policy Brief: English Language Learners, National Council of Teachers of English, 2008
- White Paper: Responding to the Needs of Young Latino Children: State Efforts to Build Early Learning Systems, National Council of La Raza, February 2010
- Report: Using a Birth to Third Grade Framework to Promote Grade-Level Reading: Promising Practices in Improving Academic Achievement among California's English Language Learners, First Focus, August 2012
Learning Disabilities:
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, in partnership with the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, has funded the paper "Don't "Dys" our Kids." The core conclusion of the paper is that it is impossible to close the achievement gap and reach grade-level reading for all students without providing a "universal design for learning" for those with dyslexia and other specific learning disabilities. Creating this universal design for the 2.5 million school children who are formally diagnosed with dyslexia has one other benefit—it helps to educate all children in any zip code, in any school, from any family in America. The paper provides a short list of recommended actions that can be embraced by The Campaign and be a critical part of its recipe for success.
- Don't Dys Our Kids: Full Report , October 2012
- Don't Dys Our Kids: Executive Summary, October 2012
- Don't Dys Our Kids: Action Brief, October 2012
- Don't Dys Our Kids: Action Brief Summary, October 2012
- Webinar: Don't Dys Our Kids, Nov. 14, 2012
- Webinar Questions: Answers to Questions
- 'Dys' Policy Briefing Part 1: Stewart Hudson
- 'Dys' Policy Briefing Part 2: Vermont Gov. Shumlin
- 'Dys' Policy Briefing Part 3: Panel Discussion
Looking for ways to help children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities (LD) improve their reading skills? These resources offer information, advice and support.
Retention Policies:
The importance of reading well by the end of third grade has prompted several states to enact or consider automatic retention policies holding back struggling readers. This is a complex, divisive issue that does not lend itself to easy answers. The Campaign supports a smart promotion approach that recognizes the importance of starting early to achieve reading proficiency. Read more about smart promotion in the forward to the Early Warning Confirmed report.
- The Campaign's stance on retention policies
- Handout: Third Grade Retention, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, 2012
- Op-Ed: How Serious Are We About Early Learning – Barbara O'Brien, Education Week, 2012
- Research: Is Retaining Students in the Early Grades Self-Defeating?, Brookings Institution, August 2012
- Report: Third Grade Literacy Policies: Identification, Intervention, Retention, Education Commission of the States, March 2012
- Research: Ending Social Promotion Without Leaving Children Behind: The Case of New York City. RAND Corporation, 2009.
Contacts: Research and contacts for retention
The Campaign is reaching out to leaders working to improve instruction in STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math. Rather than choose between these educational priorities, schools should find ways to integrate literacy with STEM instruction. This can be as simple as using science texts for reading lessons. Integration can also go much deeper, incorporating problem solving, vocabulary building, writing and speaking through STEM activities.
- Read/STEM: Linking Literacy and STEM Education, January 2013
- Op-Ed: How to Integrate Literacy with Stem, Washington Post, June 2012


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Extension Office
The Washington County Purdue Extension office provides educational programs and materials that focus on the specialties of Land-Grant Universities: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Health and Human Sciences; Leadership and Community Development; 4-H Youth Programs.
The Cooperative Extension Service is one of the nation's largest providers of scientific research-based information and education. It's a network of colleges, universities, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, serving communities and counties across America. The Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service program areas include.
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Extension educators with agricultural and natural resource specialties offer programs and information on agricultural production and financial management for farmers, food and fiber processors, manufacturers and consumers. We also provide expertise in environmental issues, natural resource conservation and land use.
Health and Human Sciences
- Health and Human Sciences Extension specialists and educators provide education to people.
- We help communities analyze, identify and meet the needs of families. Train volunteers and paraprofessionals to assist in areas of critical concern to families.
- Motivate people to become leaders in address community issues.
- Collaborate with agencies, community organizations, and educational groups to address the needs of families.
Leadership and Community Development
Leadership training and information on economic development, government financing, community improvement programs, and land-use planning are just some of the ways Purdue Extension works with local communities to address problems.
4-H and Youth Development
A dedicated network of Extension educators, parents, local leaders and volunteer staff, makes Indiana 4-H one of the most valued youth programs in the state. Purdue Extension youth educators develop individual talents, life skills and leadership abilities among Indiana's young people through the traditional venue of 4-H clubs and county fairs, but also through field-tested school enrichment materials and local-led community programs.
Family Nutrition Program
A Family Nutrition Advisor through the Family Nutrition Program (FNP) works with families of limited resources to offer food preparation and food safety lessons face-to-face in homes. This person works from referrals from several social service agencies in the county.


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In the provinces of Minas-Geraes and San Paulo, not far from Rio de Janeiro, are the largest coffee-growing districts of Brazil. The produce from Minas, to a great extent, passes over the Union Industry highway from Juiz da Fora to the village of Mana, where it is transported, by huge ark-like barges, to the quays of the capital.
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When I look back on my life so far, the things that are the most satisfying and fulfilling are those I have built myself or with others.
I've never built a house, a piece of furniture, or much of anything physical at all. I have, however, helped to create some less tangible things that have been enormously rewarding.
As a mostly self-serving exercise, I'm going to list out these things that I'm proud to have created. I would encourage you to do the same.
My family is the most significant and important thing that I've helped to build. Though a family is a lot of work, it is a gift, not a product. It is so much more important than these other things that it really belongs in a separate category.
So, here are some things I have made (or helped to make):
I made a blog (Acts of Volition)
This weblog was started in August of 2000 with two friends (Rob and Matt). It went on to be the venue for me to write 160,000 words across over 1,200 posts. There have been over 10,000 real comments by real people on the site.
One post I made on this site in October of 2003 about the visual design of Mozilla products sparked the beginning of a personal and professional relationship with Firefox and Mozilla that has lasted for 13 years. It brought me to meet extraordinary people, visit Whistler, Toronto, Portland, San Francisco, Mountain View, and gather countless free t-shirts.
In the early years of the blog, when I was writing regularly, I felt it was a window into a real community. Many of the posts are links to things that were silly and many are now irrelevant. Some were more meaningful. All of them were fun or interesting (to me, at least).
I made a podcast (Acts of Volition Radio)
In 2003, I started a podcast that I described as "assembling a bit of music, talking about who it is and why I like it". Over six years I produced 34 episodes, including 261 songs. That's over 24 straight hours of music and me talking about music.
While it's embarrassing to listen to myself ramble, especially in the earlier episodes, I'm not embarrassed of a single one of the songs I picked. People would tell me they discovered artists and songs from the podcast, and went on to buy their music or see them live. I love hearing this.
I have always claimed that Acts of Volition Radio had no publishing schedule. I still consider it alive – there's just a still-growing seven-year gap between the last episode and the next. You never know.
Though the weblog and podcast were about connecting with people, they were primarily solitary creations. The following few are things I created in direct collaboration with others.
I made a conference, twice (Zap Your PRAM)
My friends Peter Rukavina and Dan James (along with help from others at silverorange), created a small conference we called Zap Your PRAM. We hosted it once in 2003, in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. Twenty-five or so extraordinary people came and spoke about film-making, the web, technology, radio, and whatever else interested them.
Five years later, in 2008, twice as many people came and spoke about music, radio, the web, and again, whatever else interested them. This second instance of the conference was hosted in the extraordinary Dalvay By-The-Sea hotel. I will never forget eating dinner with new friends in the Dalvay dining room, talking around the enormous lobby fireplace, or playing touch-football by the Dalvay lake.
These two conferences created friendships that continue over a decade later. There may yet be a third Zap (code-name Zap Your 3RAM). The five year gap between the first two isn't enough to determine their regularity. Another could occur at any time.
I made an album (with Horton's Choice)
I would highly recommend having been in a high-school rock band. For me, this band was Horton's Choice. In addition to having a terrible band name, we were overly earnest and usually too loud. Our old website described us as follows:
Horton's Choice was a rock band from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. We had delusions of grandeur, a lot of fun, spent a week in a recording studio in 1999, and then we broke up. A good time was had by all.
That recording studio was attached to a gift-shop in Borden-Carleton, at the Prince Edward Island side of the Confederation Bridge. It was a small and affordable studio with a studio tech who knew how to operate the recording equipment. We did everything else ourselves.
Each evening for a week, we worked from around 5pm until 11pm or so. We used the money we had made from our lousy part-time jobs to pay for the studio time. We recorded nine songs for a record that was never really named and never really released. I called it The Borden-Carleton Sessions. We had spent all of our money on recording and didn't have any left over to produce actual CDs.
We weren't a great band – but we loved playing together, and the recording we made is something I will always be proud (and a little embarrassed) of.
I made a company (silverorange)
Finally, something I helped to create that has probably had the most direct impact on my life and the lives of others is the company where I still work today.
In high school, a friend and I started a small web design business that was relatively successful given our modest goals. In 1999, we met a similar small company and joined with them to create silverorange.
There were seven (equal) founders. Three of the original seven moved on to bigger things, but the remaining four still work at and run silverorange today. In the sixteen years of silverorange, I've had the opportunity to work for amazing clients, like Mozilla, the original Digg, and Duolingo. We've helped companies sell seeds, crystalware, furniture hardware, medical education, and a ton of other things.
I've met and worked with people in many different companies and locations. I've had years early-on where I didn't get paid. I've since helped to build something that now supports 11 great people. While it is a corporation – an intangible legal entity – silverorange has an office, clients, products, and most importantly people. It may be the closest I get to building a home.
While nostalgia can be fun, the reward of making, building, and creating isn't confined to the past. I don't know what else I'll build, but experience tells me that if I really do build something, it will be worthwhile.


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A racist I just 'happen to mention" that my brother, sister, son, daughter, whatever, is married to whatever they don't like. For the blue-nose I drop names of those I have met that are well above 'their' station. For the parent with the hellion or brat I ask them if they forgot thier muzzle, leash, etc. The constapation or other gross person I start talking about my time as a cop at traffic accidents, you know, blood and guts etc. The zealot I come back with being a worshipper of plants and animals and the belief in voodoo and the arguer I just tell them i couldn;t agree with them more. Something for everyone. I would much prefer to be able to carry on a pleasant conversation and talk about who we each are and our life's experances and learn something about life. To those few that are incapable of intelligent conversation, they soon leave me alone. <
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I did the great south run this year for the British Limbless Ex-Service Mens Association. They spend very little on advertsing but are a worthy cause. They send great information packs and letters you can show people and the running vest it good quality. They do alot of research into prosthetics and receive no Government funding.
They look after those that not only lose limbs but lose the use of a limb, they also look after those that have lost eyesight. I dont know if you saw the programme wounded which followed the stories of two guys who lost limbs, the one that lost 3 limbs has already been taken skiing by BLESMA.
For example £25 will pay for the welfare officer they need to visit them to give them vital information and support, especially for finances as the best people to give advice are those that have gone through what that person is going through. £50 would pay for a ski bob, even the most severley disabled can go skiing,
I was really pleased picked this charity and because of all the people coming back from conflicts with limbs missing I found that the people I worked with dug deep for me,
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TV Ratings Report: Series Low for The Good WifeMatt Richenthal at . Comments
With folks tuning in to the Pro Bowl on NBC for some reason last night, The Good Wife fell to a series low 1.4 rating in the young adults demographic.
Elsewhere, The Mentalist also fell from its previous new episode, while... seriously, who watches the Pro Bowl?!?
8 p.m.
NCIS rerun: 7.5 million
Once Upon a Time rerun: 3.6 million
The Simpsons: 5.3 million/Bob's Burgers: 4.1 million
9 p.m.
The Good Wife: 9.3 million
The Makeover: 5.1 million
Family Guy: 5.5 million/American Dad: 4.1 million
10 p.m.
The Mentalist: 10.3 million
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CONDITION: The figure is like an artifact from antiquity in both style and condition. There are a few cracks and loss to the lower portion of the woman's arm.


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- An example of circulation is air freely flowing into a classroom from the hallway and windows.
- An example of circulation is blood moving through the body.
The definition of circulation is free movement or moving about in a specific course.
- free movement around from place to place, as of air in ventilating
- the act of moving around in a complete circuit; specif., the movement of blood out of and back to the heart through the arteries and veins
- the flow of sap in a plant
- the passing of something, as money or news, from person to person or place to place; dissemination
- the distribution of newspapers, magazines, etc. among readers
- the extent to which something is circulated, as the average number of copies of a magazine sold in a given period
Origin of circulationMiddle English circulacioun from Classical Latin circulatio: see circulate
- Movement in a circle or circuit, especially the movement of blood through bodily vessels as a result of the heart's pumping action.
- a. Movement or passage through a system of vessels, as of water through pipes; flow.b. Free movement or passage.
- The passing of something, such as money or news, from place to place or person to person.
- a. The condition of being passed about and widely known; distribution.b. Dissemination of printed material, especially copies of newspapers or magazines, among readers.c. The number of copies of a publication sold or distributed.
(countable and uncountable, plural circulations)
- The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
- The act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
- Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current for coin.
- The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated; the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a newspaper.
- The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.
From Middle French circulation.


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In the two weeks since this blog began, lots of folks have shared their, uh, amazement that I'd love such a violent sport as boxing. So let's start a discussion we can have between local events. I'll go first:
"Boxing is just two people beating up on each other."
Yes, well, it is that. But that's like saying baseball is "just a bunch of grown men chasing a little ball." The statement is an abstraction. Baseball and boxing, like lots of human interests, have no reality in the abstract. We don't go to a movie and say: "That was silly; it was just images projected on a white screen," or to the ballet, and say: "What a ripoff! Just a bunch of people prancing around in their underwear." (Okay, in the interest of full disclosure, I have said that once or twice).
These things are metaphors, aren't they. We suspend our disbelief so that we can be present to them, and engaged on a deeper level. Then, out come some primal emotions that find little expression anywhere else.
All sports have an element of violence in them, even if it's the possibility of it. The risk of injury seems almost necessary for the metaphor to work. I don't know why, but I'm sure it has something to do with DNA, our cave dwelling ancestors, hungry velociraptors, that sorta thing.
But unlike baseball, football, and yes – even hockey where the game breaks out between fights – boxing is quite direct in its violence. There's nothing subtle about it.
As a result, boxing resonates – even more loudly than do other sports – with something deep in us. Despite its controversy in a world that expels 10-year-olds from school for drawing pictures of a water gun, the ring remains the place where humans meet and defeat fear. So fighters will always be heroes to us, American Samurai who do what we would never dare and somehow ennoble us in the process.
Life can indeed be like a boxing ring. Since getting out is unthinkable, both are places where standing up to "fight" is sometimes the only alternative. Both are less about conquering fear, than of not being ruled by it, less about winning than of not dishonoring ourselves by compromise (read: Human Growth Hormone), or the desire to sacrifice the higher good for safety. And, most of all, both are about the courage to get back up after life, whether in the form of a difficult period or a fist, knocks us down.
We may inveigh against boxing's brutality and seeming irrelevance to civilized, modern life, but turn on The Fights and heads will instinctively turn in the direction of the blue TV screen light in the same way we peer at traffic accidents as we drive by, or why we have to put our tongues in the place where a tooth has just been extracted. We have, deep within, a primal curiosity about who we are beneath the thin veneer of polite society, of something in ourselves that is there just in case we need it.
Oh, one more thang… About tonight's Jermain Taylor – Kelly Pavlik re-match:
I love Jermain Taylor, I really do, but unless he takes out Pavlik early, he'll get worn down by Kelly's relentless pursuit and superior strength. And, of course, wherever Pavlik connects, he leaves a dent. I predict a near repeat of Taylor – Pavlik I. Pavlik will end it in Round 5.


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The Crow-Girl
Near a little cove where a brook runs out to the sea live a girl and her grandmother. All alone with no neighbors at all, the two lead a peaceful existence. They have a house, dine on sea kale and mussels and sand snails, and build fires from driftwood. But the grandmother is very old. When the time comes that the girl must bury the woman, she makes up a funeral song about the birds she is watching: Two crows never fly alone, and death is never, ever past. The next day the same crows seem to beckon her, and so the Crow-Girl begins her journey, one in which she will meet people both warm and cold, hurt and hurtful. And the Crow-Girl, before she knows it, has the makings before her of a new family . . .


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Right after New Labour re-announced its plans for a national eID (electronic identity) card, Hewlett-Packard launched an all purpose platform called NIS (National Identification System) and flew a dozen of us journalists to Geneva for a four-hour press conference.
The timing wasn't deliberate, of course. HP was just following the tried and tested IT strategy of standardising and packaging its experience in introducing eID cards in countries such as Bulgaria, Italy and Switzerland and, in particular, developing Schengen Information System 2 for the European commission.
The UK is five or 10 years behind the curve in smartcards, and using experience from other countries should make it easier and cheaper to introduce a system here - though we should never underestimate the ability of the IT section of UK government to screw up.
HP's NIS is a platform, not a product. It is assembled from numerous parts supplied by many partners, and is designed to cover most eventualities. Some countries may go for citizen-friendly systems that don't even contain names and addresses, whereas others will take an Orwellian approach. The platform has to provide the building blocks for all of them without making any political decisions.
HP also claims NIS has been developed in Europe. It requires a wide range of software, including digital certificates and databases, plus hardware that ranges from biometric sensors (face and fingerprint scanners, etc) to smartcard printers. Much of this comes from European partners such as Wisekey, Datacard, Monet+ and Hermes Softlab. But what has surprised some people is that HP has built NIS on Microsoft.net software rather than open source and Sun's Java. HP is, after all, one of Linux's main supporters, and -according to IDC research - is now the biggest supplier of Linux servers.
However, Forrester Research reckons Microsoft.net has overtaken Java, and has two thirds of the public sector market against J2EE's one third. HP's security and defence systems director, Jim Ganthier, says the company will supply whatever governments mandate, but adds: "The bulk of the requests we're getting are Microsoft."
It seems not too many Linux hackers are developing large-scale national security systems on their kitchen tables, and even if they were, governments tend to balk at the idea that, in Ganthier's words, "they've got my code".
Either way, HP hopes to grab a large slice of the €127bn (£87bn) that the 25 EU countries will spend on e-government this year. There are already four countries with compulsory ID cards (Belgium, Germany, Greece and Spain) and many more have voluntary systems. Others will follow because, as HP's European public sector marketing boss, Pascal Detemmerman, says, "it's more than a tool, it's the political agenda".
The move to electronic ID systems is global and inevitable. The real arguments should be about design and implementation. Whether anyone buys HP's NIS or not, at least the platform design makes the range of options visible.
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The 300 round nose governor spring was VT4588 which subs to A30572. Similarly the 400B original part number was VT3066 which subs to A30127.
I didn't really answer your question, but maybe your parts man can hunt done the correct, current part number with these as background info.
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Skip to comments.Saddam Hussein's Philanthropy of Terror (Saddam's 9/11 Connection Documented)
Posted on 10/23/2004 4:15:06 AM PDT by notkerry
Abu Musab al Zarqawi. After running an al-Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan, he found his way to Baathist Baghdad, where he reportedly checked into Olympic Hospital, an elite facility run by the late Uday Hussein, son of the captured tyrant. Zarqawi is believed to have received medical treatment for a leg injury sustained while dodging American GIs who toppled the Taliban. He convalesced in Baghdad for some two months. Once he was back on his foot, Zarqawi then opened an Ansar al-Islam terrorist training camp in northern Iraq. Zarqawi is thought to be behind the October 28, 2002 assassination of this man, Lawrence Foley:
Then there is the interesting case of Ahmad Hikmat Shakir an Iraqi VIP facilitator who worked at the international airport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Citing "a foreign government service," page 340 of the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on pre-Iraq-War intelligence indicates that, "Shakir claimed he got this job through Ra'ad al-Mudaris, an Iraqi Embassy employee" in Malaysia. On January 5, 2000, Shakir greeted Khalid al Midhar and Nawaz al Hamzi at Kuala Lampurs airport. He then escorted them to a local hotel where these September 11 hijackers met with 9/11 conspirators Ramzi bin al Shibh and Tawfiz al Atash. Five days later, according to The Weekly Standards Stephen Hayes, Shakir disappeared.
Shakir, the Iraqi airport greeter, was arrested in Qatar on September 17, 2001. On his person and in his apartment, authorities discovered documents connecting him to the 1993 WTC bomb plot and Operation Bojinka, al-Qaedas 1995 plan to blow up 12 jets simultaneously over the Pacific. Interestingly enough, as a May 27, 2004 Wall Street Journal editorial reported, Ahmed Hikmat Shakir's name appears on three different rosters of the late Uday Hussein's prestigious paramilitary group, the Saddam Fedayeen. A government source told the Journal that the papers identify Shakir as a lieutenant colonel in the Saddam Fedayeen. 20
Below is a rare photograph of Ahmad Khalil Ibrahim Samir al-Ani. He was Consul and Second Secretary at Iraq's Czech embassy between March 1999 and April 22, 2001. He long has been suspected of meeting with September 11 ringleader Mohamed Atta, most likely on April 8, 2001. Perhaps at other times, too. While skeptics dismiss this encounter, Czech intelligence found Al-Ani's appointment calendar in Iraq's Prague embassy, presumably after Saddam Hussein's defeat. Al-Ani's diary lists an April 8, 2001, meeting with "Hamburg student." Maybe, in a massive coincidence, Al-Ani dined with a young scholar and chatted about Hegel and Nietzsche.
Or perhaps Al-Ani saw a former student from Hamburg named Mohamed Atta to discuss more practical matters. The Czech government sticks to their contention that they did observe this Iraqi diplomat meeting with Mohamed Atta just five months before 9-11. As Czech U.N. Ambassador Hynek Kmonicek explained in a letter to Philadelphia attorney James Beasley, Jr.: In this moment we can confirm, that during the next stay of Mr. Muhammad Atta in the Czech Republic, there was the contact with the official of the Iraqi intelligence, Mr. Al Ani, Ahmed Khalin Ibrahim Samir, who was on 22nd April 2001 expelled from the Czech Republic on the basis of activities which were not compatible with the diplomatic status. 21 Al-Ani was kicked out of Prague for casing the headquarters of Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Iraq, presumably because he wanted to blow them up.
Of course, we know what happened next. Mohamed Atta and his henchmen went to airports on the East Coast. Here he is in Portland, Maine at 5:45 a.m. on September 11, 2001.
email the following address to everyone you know: http://husseinandterror.com/
Every time some panty waisted liberal dem talks about why
"We" went to Iraq they always make the point Iraq had no connection to terrorist. Everytime it comes off as the lie it is. There may not be "stockpiles of WMD, but there was certainly terrorist ties.
Ping aling for Saddam's terror connections, including 9/11.
There is a footnote in the 9/11 Commission Report that Shakir is not the same Shakir who was in the Fedayeen.
Looks like the 9/11 Commission got it WRONG! Big time.
This is a link with hundreds of articles linking Saddam to Al Qaeda and some linking him to 9/11.
There is absolutely no way that Shakir, an Iraqi agent, did NOT know about the planning for 9/11. And there is absolutely no way that an Iraqi agent was involved in 9/11 planning for no reason.
Big Bump with a suggestion that people go to the LINK!
They sure worked overtime to disconnect the dots . . .
They connected the dots in 1998 but Senator Kerry and MSM can't seem to connect the dots in 2004.
Here is an easy to read chart of what the media was saying pre-911 (and after): Connect the Dots...Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.
Here is Deroy Murdock's website: HUSSEINandTERROR.com
I might add to you post, at the bottom where he lists references, there are a bunch of "go to articles" listed. The articles are awesome!
This link is chalk full of imformation. I spent over two hours on this link and I'm STILL not done!
The 9-11 commission didn't do their HOMEWORK!
I might add to you(r) post by saying that at the bottom where he lists "references" there are a bunch of "go to articles" listed. The articles are awesome!
What's that old saying.. "the hurrier I go the be hinder I get? LOL
I'm a terrible speller and I'm terrible grammatically. But the Lord knows I TRY!! :o)
It is unbelievable how the Bush team has not made the case that is just waiting to be made.
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On Saturday, February 26, Keep Memory Alive celebrated its 15th annual Power of Love® gala at the Bellagio with a spectacular star-studded red carpet, celebrity chef dinner, exclusive auction items, and exciting announcements for the future of Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. The benevolent donations made at each Power of Love gala have helped Keep Memory Alive support its mission to provide enhanced treatment for patients suffering from neurocognitive disorders, raise awareness for these conditions, and help support Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
For the 1,100 guests in attendance, the unforgettable night included a four-course dinner created by celebrity chefs Jose Andres, Michael Mina, Wolfgang Puck, and François Payard, along with entertainment from comedians Brad Garrett and Ray Romano, Motown group Human Nature and singing sensation Eric Gomez. Over the past couple of months, Gomez has risen from Bellagio housekeeper to Sony recording artist after being discovered in the casino's employee talent show. No stranger to celebrity sightings, the gala also saw support and appearances by Lisa VanderPump from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, PEEPSHOW and Holly's World star Holly Madison, Laura Croft from Holly's World, actress Teri Hatcher, Caesars Palace headliner Matt Goss, choreographer Robin Anton, comedians Gilbert Gottfried and David Brenner, and actors Chazz Palminteri and Steve Schirripa. Also showing their support was casino mogul Steve Wynn and Senator Harry Reid.


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Firm gets cold water after floating Seaport center
By Julie Shapiro
Seaport developers offered Community Board 1 a 30,000-square-foot community center this week, but quickly took the offer off the table when the board said it wouldnt be enough.
General Growth Properties, which is planning an overhaul of the Seaport mall and the vacated Fulton Fish Market, wont present its complete plan until later this spring. But Tuesday night, General Growth proposed earmarking for community use the second floor of the former Fulton Market building, where the Bodies exhibit is currently displayed.
Janell Vaughan, senior general manager at General Growths Seaport Marketplace, in a telephone interview Wednesday, would not say if the offer was conditional on C.B. 1s approval of the developers other plans for the site, which could include a mixed-use tower of up to 360 feet.
However, it is clear that the community center proposal was not meant to stand alone. Its a complete project, Vaughan said. Community space would be part of the new Seaport.
General Growth executives told C.B. 1 a year ago that the taller the tower, the more community or park space there could be. Vaughan said anything is possible when asked about a possible tower Wednesday.
The firm took the 30,000-square-foot offer off the table after members of the new East Side Community Center Task Force called the space insufficient.
Several board members cited the disparities between the West and East Sides as reason for needing a bigger space. Not only does the West Side have the Hudson River Park, a movie theater and a Bed, Bath & Beyond, but West Siders are also getting two new community centers totaling 80,000 square feet.
That is the battle cry of the East Side: Look across town! said Paul Hovitz, a board member who lives on the East Side.
When General Growth executives return to the board seeking approval for the full Seaport development under ULURP (uniform land use review procedure), they will face a tough battle, especially if they choose to build a tower, Hovitz said. To make up for it, the [community] amenity ought to be something that shines, he said.
The question of size isnt just about equality between the East and West Sides.
If the space is not large enough, no one will use it, said Ann DeFalco, a board member. Cutting it short might turn out to be a disaster.
Julie Menin, chairperson of Board 1, also said 30,000 square feet wouldnt be enough. But, no matter how much space General Growth agrees to devote to the community, it might not be worth seeing a tower rise at the Seaport, she said.
We need a community center on the East Side no matter what, Menin said. If not on this site, well push for it somewhere else.
General Growth picked the Fulton Market space, the largest floor plate at the current Seaport, because it is west of the F.D.R. Dr. and closer to residents, Vaughan said.
After hearing the boards criticisms, Vaughan withdrew the offer, saying she shouldnt have mentioned a specific space without first finding out what the community wants to see.
We need to figure out the communitys needs and then go from there, she said.
Because General Growth admittedly doesnt know much about building community centers, they hired consultant Debby Hirshman, the founding executive director of the Jewish Community Center, to talk with the community about different models and uses for the center.
One of the first steps, Hirshman said, is to decide whether to call the project a community center or community space. People generally think of a community center as a pool and a gym, and Hirshman didnt want to falsely set up that expectation. The space General Growth initially proposed could not house a pool, but board members didnt want to give up on getting one.
Theres a better chance of succeeding with a pool than not, Joe Lerner said. I dont want to build the place without a pool and then find no one there.
Another major decision is the programming structure of the center. General Growth could bring in an operator to run all the programming, or a new nonprofit could form specifically to control the site. The nonprofit could then raise money and handpick multiple service providers.
Menin said the YMCA was not interested in the site because it is too small, but Hirshman said the hang-up was the non-profit did not think it would attract enough residents. Menin said last fall that she heard General Growth was also talking to the 92nd Street Y.
Some board members would like to see a cultural focus at the community center, perhaps through an auditorium. A performance space with 200 movable seats would take up about 7,000 square feet, Hirshman said.
Hirshman warned that size increases at the center would result in parallel cost increases. She estimated that a 50,000-square-foot center would cost $27 million to $30 million to build. Menin, though, said Bob Townley, executive director of Manhattan Youth, was able to cut costs on his West Side community center by value engineering.
At the task forces March meeting, Hirshman will bring figures to show costs of building and operating several types of community centers. Meanwhile, she will meet with a bevy of service providers, community organizations and elected officials to gauge their needs.
When the board looked overwhelmed at times by the magnitude of the decisions yet to be made, Hirshman described the much larger 137,000-square-foot J.C.C. she developed on the Upper West Side. Building a community center is challenging, she said, but not impossible.
As she raised different questions and obstacles, she repeated, Im not discouraged.
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A Thief of Time
by Tony Hillerman
Review by Don Metzler
Harper Mass Market Paperback ISBN/ITEM#: 9780061808401
Date: 01 June 2009 List Price $9.99 Amazon US / Amazon UK / Show Official Info /
A noted anthropologist vanishes from Chaco Canyon. Nearly two weeks have passed since Dr. Eleanor Friedman-Bernal drove off for a one day excursion to Farmington, and no one has seen her since.
About this same time, a backhoe goes missing from the Navajo Tribal Motor Pool in the middle of the night.
Might these two incidents be connected? Unlikely.
As a favor to an old friend, Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police, on the brink of retirement, begins looking into the disappearance of Dr. Friedman-Bernal. The clues that Leaphorn discovers in Friedman-Bernal's residence at Chaco lead him to believe that the anthropologist had definitely intended to return. Most of her clothes were left behind, and even more tellingly, there remained a tray of marinating meat in the refrigerator, prepared ahead of time for a fancy meal she had intended to share with a visiting colleague. But it was a dinner date she had failed to keep.
Leaphorn puzzles over the question: how could Friedman-Bernal have so thoroughly disappeared from the face of the earth in the space of a few days?
Meanwhile, Officer Jim Chee is assigned to the case of the missing backhoe, driven off under the cover of darkness. The single clue comes from the owner of a gas station across the road, who actually witnessed the theft but assumed that the backhoe had been taken by a repair crew for an emergency water line break, or something of that nature, that could not wait until morning. The only information he can provide is that an older model Plymouth sedan had been involved. So Chee goes looking for the Plymouth.
The trail leads him to the revival tent of Christian evangelist Slick Nakai. Besides his primary occupation as an evangelist, Nakai has been known to deal in antiquities from the many unexcavated Anasazi sites that are scattered throughout the myriad canyons of the reservation. "Only the strictly legal artifacts," Nakai is quick to assure Chee.
But it turns out that one of Nakai's customers is none other than Dr. Eleanor Friedman-Bernal. So the missing backhoe and beat-up old Plymouth have led Chee to the same mystery that Joe Leaphorn is faced with: the disappearance of Friedman-Bernal. Chee and Leaphorn realize they will have to pool their resources and collaborate if they hope to find the missing anthropologist. Will they be in time to save her life? Or is it already too late?
Originally published in 1988, A Thief of Time is one of Hillerman's best. The great fun of this novel, as in many of the Leaphorn/Chee stories, is to watch how the two policemen, working from different starting points and with opposite methods, eventually manage to arrive at the same destination. The burgeoning but frequently uneasy relationship between the seasoned veteran cop Joe Leaphorn and the young, impetuous Jim Chee lies at the core of the story. Chee takes few pains to disguise how he feels about his superior. As Hillerman tells us at one point, "He didn't particularly like Leaphorn, but he respected him." And of course Leaphorn's opinion of the younger man is predictably from the other end of the spectrum. The lieutenant views Chee as a good policeman with solid instincts and a great deal of potential, if he can ever learn to control his wildly impulsive nature.
The further contrast between Chee and Leaphorn springs from each man's view of their shared Native American background, and from human nature itself. Jim Chee is very much immersed in the traditional ways of the Navajo. In his spare time he is studying to become a hatathali, the Navajo equivalent of a medicine man. Leaphorn on the other hand, a graduate of Arizona State University, is grounded in the pragmatic. Many of the Navajo origin stories that Chee so cherishes, Leaphorn considers folk legend. Yet through working together to unravel the riddle of Dr. Friedman-Bernal's disappearance, the two men come to grudgingly respect each other's beliefs.
A Thief of Time takes place just after the passing of Leaphorn's wife of many years, and the story contains a deep poignancy, fueled by Joe's gentle reminiscences of his beloved Emma. Throughout the narrative, Leaphorn is given to occasional moments of pause, during which he is apt to ask himself, What would Emma say about this? The hallmark line in the book comes when Joe is reflecting on the little trips and excursions that he and Emma had always intended to take together, but had not quite gotten around to: "There was never time, until now, when time no longer mattered."
It has been a number of years since my first reading of A Thief of Time, and I think that perhaps I appreciated Hillerman's sensitive telling of the story even more this time around. An enjoyable prospect now presents itself: to go back and re-read all of the other Hillerman novels that are lined up on my bookshelf. One can only wish in vain that Tony was still with us, and that we might look forward to new stories of Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee.
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|Juan Ramon Gutierrez Agullo
|[Discuss-gnuradio] RSSI measurement / questions
|Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:08:10 +0200
Hello I would like to be able to measure the received signal power by the USRP2's antenna at any compatible frequency. My idea is store the value of the received signal power in a variable, which I'll use to determine if the channel is busy or not (based on a configurable threshold). I've taken a look at USRP2_fft example and I've thought this: [USRP2 source] --> [Complex to Mag ^2]--> [FFT sink] When I run this graph (using grc) in a computer, I obtain the USRP2's measurement modulus. On another computer I run a program which generates 802.11 a/g/p frames. The result is: there's a big difference between received signals (when I'm sending 802.11 frames and when I'm not sending). My questions are: - Is it a good way to test the 'RSSI' by the USRP2's antenna? Is it accurate? - How could I store some resultant samples in a file (instead of graphical sink)? If I could do this, I'll be able to estimate whether the channel is busy or not. - Does it exist another method to do the RSSI measurement "easily"? - I've been reading and googling before posting, and I found this post http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/discuss-gnuradio/2007-08/msg00088.html but it's from 08/2007. Is it possible to check the value of "rssi registers" directly? Are they deprecated because they're related to USRP1 & inband signaling? Regards, J. Gutierrez
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