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Last night, after a couple of weeks of angst and stress that's been hitting from all sides, I had a moment of clarity. I was in the quiet of my room, just before bed, when I had this calm pass over and through me.
Earlier in the day I had a profound discussion with a colleague about playing "the game."
If you work in corporate America you know the game. Playing nice, scratching backs, compromising, and smiling until it hurts – until you sometimes don't recognize yourself in the mirror.
We talked for a while and I was struck by the complete dichotomy that I am…
An artist in a cubicle.
My goal this year has been to release my creativity, being honest about who I am and the type of life I want to live. I want to set an example for my kids on what a good life looks like.
Am I doing that?
Am I showing them what an amazing adventure life can be? or…
Am I showing them how to trade bits of your soul every day in exchange for a little adventure here and there? Give a lot, get a little.
All of this was going through my mind as I crawled into bed.
That was when the clarity hit. I had my Jerry Maguire moment and I began to write…
Not a memo, but a mission statement…
To make art you must be
and true to yourself.
Real art is not created by
fake people.
Real art –
no matter the medium –
is created by people who are feeling and experiencing
so fully that they must channel into something
more than themselves.
Something tangible.
Something affecting.
Something that moves others in emotional ways they did not know were possible.
This is the root of art.
This is why art evolves –
you, as artist, move from one stage to the next –
never sitting still.
Always feeling.
Always experiencing.
Always documenting.
The medium may,
or may not,
remain the same, but
the composition,
the tone,
the score,
the colors, and
the shapes change.
True art is ever evolving in harmony with the artist that creates it.
Be true to yourself
and dare to
create the art you were born to make.
The art of today's experiences.
Be brave.
Be bold.
Go and create.
This was what poured from my pen late last night. My mission statement. It isn't bound with a cover like "The Catcher and the Rye," but it is mine.
It is honest and true.
It is my guiding compass for my life moving forward.
It is time to follow my true north…


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|Notice the Wise Men are not here...this photo was taken before Epiphany!
|After Epiphany, here are the Wise Men, notice they are carefully positioned in adoration.
|This is the balcony of the church. Concrete walls, stained glass, wooden benches-all made by the monks..
I wonder if any of the movie stars filming in Rockdale County right now have any idea how close they are to a Trappist Monastery? You may find the monastery website here. When the Monastery was being built in the 1940's, this area really was out in the middle of nowhere. I love the story of the monks sending a sample of the soil to the monastery up in Kentucky (where they came from) and asking them what could the soil be good for...the one word answer that came back to them...bricks!
One of the monks writes for our local paper, and when Amy Winehouse died, he wrote an article at how surprised he was by the cruelty of the writing on the Internet after her death. I found it for you and you may read it here.
The following prayer is attributed to St. Francis and has always been a favorite of mine, and I hope of yours too.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Thanks to all who have become my new followers. The winter is always a bit of a challenge for me. Hopefully, I will have more time to read all your lovely blogs and leave my words of wisdom with you. Take care, Spring will come soon! "Now The Green Blade Riseth" is one of my favorite songs...


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DIY Etching Tank With Aquarium Pump And Heater
I wanted to build an etching tank since i first saw one in an article on Make Blog. It was fun to make it and it will sure speed-up my PCB making process. The main thing that i wanted to achieve with my etching tank was to keep it thin so it holds up smaller amounts of etchant, it's better this way because i need to store and work with smaller quantities. My finished tank holds 1,5 L of liquid when full.
In the article on Make the author made he's from acrylic magazine holders. I chose to make mine from plexiglas. I got this 1500x1000x3 sheet for about $15 and now i got enough left to make cases for other projects. When working with plexiglas there are several methods of cutting it which include sawing it, cutting it with a hot wire or cutting it glass style. I used the method glass style which means you make repeated scratches on the same path using a sharp cutter.
Depending on the thickness of your plexiglas you have to make more or less deeper scratches. You've reached the desired scratch depth when you try to bend the plexiglas and it just snaps along the line. I would of shown you pictures from the making process but unfortunately i accidentally erased them 🙁 .
For gluing i used a PVC adhesive from Bison, it's supposed to be used when gluing PVC pipes so i figured it should work on plexiglas too. The nice thing about it is that is leaves a nice transparent finish. After gluing i left it to harden for 24 hours.
Before assembling the etching tank make sure you've drilled holes for the heater and the hose.
On my DIY Etching Tank i also used a heater(an old aquarium heater that i used when i was into aquariums) to heat the etchant because heating it makes the process faster. Besides the heater i also added an aquarium pump that will agitate the liquid thus making the process even faster.
The parts used in the making are:
- 1500x1000x3 sheet of plexiglas $15
- PVC Glue $4
- aquarium heater $10
- aquarium air pump $10
- aquarium hose and disperser stone $2
Total: $41 . So with a little over 40 $ you can make your own etching tank
Here are some pictures with the tank being tested with watter:


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Here are some highlights from top teams and performers in GHSA lacrosse:
Boys: The Centennial Knights lost to No. 5 Lambert 10-8 in AAAAAA action. The No. 6-ranked Knights were led by Nathan Solomon and Brendan Spence, who each scored 3 goals. ... The Roswell Hornets picked up a pair of wins over AAAAA-A's No. 6-ranked Greater Atlanta Christian and Walton to improve to 11-3 and 6-1 in Region 2-AAAAAA. Junior attacker Preston Tippett scored 6 goals and 4 assists and leads the team with 42 goals and 34 assists on the season. ... AAAAA-A's No. 2-ranked Westminster Wildcats beat Riverwood 15-2 to improve to 14-2 and 6-0 in Region 2. Senior midfielder Read Ziegler scored 5 goals. ... Senior attacker Steven Lee's 3 goals in the No. 9-ranked Peachtree Ridge Lions' win over Collins Hill gave him the school record for career goals with 143. Junior attacker Ben Briggette added 3 goals and senior midfielder Matty Ledon added 2 goals. The Lions are 11-3 and 8-0 in Region 4. ...The Allatoona Buccaneers - ranked No. 9 in AAAAA-A - defeated Sprayberry 23-3 to improve to 10-5 and 6-0 in Region 2. They were led by sophomore midfielder Danny Tesler (2 goals, 90% faceoff percentage), junior attacker Bennett Jarrett (5 goals, 1 assist) and sophomore attacker Ben Galloway (3 goals, 3 assists). ... The No. 1-ranked Milton Eagles defeated No. 8 Cambridge 17-4, led by Nick Newell (4 goals), and Justin Newell, Jake Jenkins, Charlie Gallagher and Conner Skelton (2 goals each).
Girls: The Milton Lady Eagles - ranked No. 1 in AAAAAA - earned split decisions this week against Pennsylvania schools, losing to Strath Haven and beating Radnor. Leaders for the Lady Eagles were Mackenzie Lech (4 goals, 4 assists), Jessi Masinko (4 goals) and Hannah Davis (13 draws won, 2 goals). ... The North Gwinnett Lady Bulldogs outscored Parkview and Greater Atlanta Christian by a combined score of 40-3 in a pair of wins, improving to 11-5 and 3-1 in Region 4-AAAAAA. Senior attacker Lauren Aycock scored 7 goals, bringing her season total to 50. Senior midfielder Katie Verret added 5 goals and 10 ground balls. ... AAAAA-A's No. 5-ranked Starr's Mill Lady Panthers defeated Newnan 19-2, improving to 12-1 and 8-0 in Region 1. Sophomore midfielder Alyssa Sack had 2 goals, 3 assists and 9 ground balls and attackers Meghan Mills, a junior, added 3 goals and 4 assists and junior Morgan Craig had 3 goals and 2 ground balls. ... The No. 1-ranked Kell Lady Longhorns defeated the No. 2 Northview Lady Titans 15-11 in a AAAAAA showdown. The Lady Longhorns (14-1, 8-0 in Region 2) were led by junior midfielder Haley Swift (4 goals, 4 assists) and sophomore midfielder Izzy Palermo, junior attacker Leslie Ferguson and freshman attacker Talen Francis, all of whom scored 3 goals. The Lady Titans were led by Alexa Rivard (3 goals), Colleen O'Connell, Carly Connors and Jessie Kallish (4 goals each). ... The Westminster Lady Wildcats - ranked No. 3 in AAAAA-A - defeated No. 4 Pope 16-14 in overtime. The Lady Wildcats (12-4 and 7-1 in Region 2) were led by freshman midfielder Julia Grady's 4 goals and sophomore attacker Cabell Zakas, who scored the go-ahead goal in overtime. ... The Lambert Lady Longhorns beat Roswell and lost to Chattahoochee, moving to 11-4 and 3-4 in Region 3-AAAAAA. Senior midfielder Danielle Dollar scored 3 goals in each game and freshman attacker Peyton Smith scored 8 goals. ... The Collins Hill Lady Eagles - ranked No. 10 in AAAAAA - beat Mountain View and Peachtree Ridge, improving to 12-3 and 5-0 in Region 4. Leaders were sophomore midfielder Abby Squires (5 goals, 72 goals on the season), sophomore attacker Emily Napierala (5 goals) and freshman attacker Kate Dougherty (7 assists). ... AAAAAA's No. 4-ranked Walton Lady Eagles lost to Loyola Academy (Ill.) 14-13, falling to 11-5-1 and 6-1 in Region 2. They were led by sophomores Erin McBride (7 goals), Kylie Holthaus, Hunter Corvin and freshman Riley Ewing (2 goals each).
Misc: The Legacy Lacrosse Cup tournament takes place this weekend at seven different metro-Atlanta venues. It's designed to showcase elite lacrosse at the high school level. For more information, including the tournament schedule, visit http://www.legacylacrossecup.com/home.html.
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WooHoo, more Holiday clearance! I have heard from readers, Laura and Liz, that Dollar General has currently marked down their Christmas items to only $0.25 with the regular prices ranging from $2 up to $10! They have scored items such as money holders, gingerbread houses, holiday Glade air fresheners, tablecloths and more!
Be sure to come back to let us know what you find! 🙂
(Thanks, Laura and Liz)


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Cartoon dogs and cats - Dogs are from Mars, Cats are from Venus.
Men and women, chalk and cheese, cats and dogs.
Are you a cat person or a dog person? Or have you been lucky enough to have both animals at the same time?
Here I explore various ideas by putting cats and dogs together in the same situation.
Man's best friend and cat's best friend (itself) come together in these pictures.
click here to go to cartoon cats from cartoon dogs and cats
or click here to go to cartoon dogs
How about your own experiences of living with cats and/or dogs?
Let me know if you have any good ideas for cartoons.
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And remember the words of Sonjay Anand: The purpose of a liberal arts education is to learn that a person can like both cats and dogs.
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Microsoft has recently introduced it snew Surface tablet of the 2nd generation which received a new operating system Windows 8.1. For all its merits, many users are not satisfied with the built-in media player system and we decided to see what it can be replaced with or complemented by.
There are lots of applications with similar functionality in the Windows Store catalog, so we have found the 7 most functional and useful media applications.
List of 7 Best Media Apps For Windows 8.1
1. Netflix
Windows 8.1 can work with streaming media content, so the first program in our list is Netflix, a client for web video streaming. It provides access to TV channels, movies and videos subscriptions, it has a user-friendly interface which helps you to find the desired video clip without having to check the entire catalog. But there is a nuance: the app itself is free, but users have to pay a $8 minimum per month for the use of the Netflix service.
2. Hulu Plus
Hulu is a Netflix's direct competitor with a similar but still slightly different content. It has the same subscription to TV channels that you cannot watch on conventional TV for free and a number of other features and utilities. As in the first case, the subscription fee for the service starts from $ 8.
3. Hyper
This software is designed for those who appreciate the classics, as well as working with Youtube video. Easy access to the channels, the advanced search engine, a simple and intuitive interface – these are all the most obvious advantages of Hyper. The application is free what makes it even better.
4. Crackle
This app is for those who do not want deal with paid services and who do not need TV. Crackle will give access to lots of films, both modern and classic, but only to those which users can watch for free. For example, such moviews as Revolver and Resident Evil are available for watching.
5. Movie Guide
This software is not connected with any video service. It's a sort of a mobile database that will tell us all about each film, TV series, short film, and any actor. The program contains a lot of valuable information for film fans. There is a function of trailers showing. The database contains information on 70,000 movies and actors.
6. Slacker Radio
This program is not related to films – it is developed for music fans. It is made for listening to Internet radio stations that broadcast in the Net. Hundreds of stations with a detailed description of each playing song and totally free – that what Slacker Radio is. There is also a premium version with additional features for a fee.
7. iHeartRadio
This application has the same features as the previous app, and as its new additional feature it provides the users the ability to create their own online radio station based on music kept on the computer.


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THE controversial decision to allow some officers to carry handguns is to be scrutinised by two police watchdogs.
THE controversial decision to allow some officers to carry handguns is to be scrutinised by two police watchdogs.
The Scottish Police Authority (SPA) will carry out an inquiry into Police Scotland's use of firearms, while HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) will undertake its own review.
There has been growing criticism since it emerged Chief Constable Sir Stephen House had issued a "standing authority", allowing a number of officers to carry guns.
Despite a robust defence of the policy from the police, questions were raised after armed officers were seen responding to routine incidents. Last month, armed officers were photographed attending a minor altercation at a McDonald's in Inverness.
The HMICS review will independently assess current practices and the carrying of firearms by armed response vehicle (ARV) crews under the standing authority.
HMICS will also consider how armed response officers operating under the standing authority are deployed on regular patrols and tasks, and the extent to which Police Scotland's decision-making process has incorporated wider community impact.
The SPA inquiry will consider the public impact of Police Scotland's decision around firearms.
Derek Penman, HM Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland, said: "This review provides an opportunity to make an objective, professional assessment on whether the operational decision-making by Police Scotland on the standing authority for firearms has followed the relevant guidance, and that any conclusion is supported by the prevailing threat, risk and available intelligence."
Iain Whyte, chairman of the SPA scrutiny inquiry, added: "We have acknowledged that the issue of armed policing is a contentious one, and that we would keep this issue under review. Questions and views continue to be raised about the issue and we have concluded that an inquiry provides an opportunity for us to assess the level and nature of those concerns."
Police Scotland insisted it welcomed the announcements.
Scottish Labour's spokesman for justice, Graeme Pearson, said: "These reviews come very late in the day and no doubt seek to deal with elements of the controversy ahead of [SPA chairman] Vic Emery's visit to the Scottish Parliament's sub-committee next week. The SPA should be confident in the view that there is an absolute need for officers to carry automatic guns on every occasion despite an absence of a threat to life."
Lib Dem Alison McInnes added: "After months of pressure, the SPA and HMICS have belatedly recognised this fundamental change must be formally and thoroughly scrutinised."
Scottish Conservative justice spokeswoman Margaret Mitchell said: "It is unacceptable that the justice secretary thought the extended use of armed officers could simply come into force without anyone noticing."
Meanwhile, justice secretary Kenny MacAskill was last night confronted by independence supporters who object to police carrying guns. Representatives of a 16-strong group, from the left wing of the independence movement, met Mr MacAskill when he visited Dundee.


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RUFC - Evans 'over the moon'
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Rotherham United winger/striker, Gareth Evans said that you can't do much better than to score two goals on your full debut for your club, after the Millers beat Plymouth Argyle, four-one, on Saturday at Home Park.
Speaking to MillersPlayer, the twenty-three year old, who signed for Rotherham this summer, said, 'I'm over the moon and pleased we got three points.
'I'm always confident that I'm going to score goals and so I knew, as soon as the gaffer gave me a chance to start a game, there would be a good chance that I'd score and, luckily, I've managed to repay his faith in me.'
Talking about his goals he said, 'I just remember Jason Taylor passing me the ball along midfield and I just got my head down and ran with it and I managed to hit it as hard as I could with my left foot and it went into the far corner. For the second one I ran into the box and saw Alfie pulling his leg back ready to whip it in and I thought you never know I might be able to get on the end of it, and luckily I did.
'We felt we were on top in the first half of the game and were creating the better chances and it was only a matter of time before we were going to score. Unfortunately, we conceded early doors in the second half but I managed to get one back and then luckily get another and then Alfie has taken over. It was great for us to get such a good result away from home.
'I think Plymouth are a good footballing side and they switched the ball particularly well and I don't think they will be too far off at the end of the season. But it was one of those games where we managed to take our chances and come away with the three points and a good result.'
Asked about his preferred position, Gareth said, 'I'm happy to play on either wing or as centre-forward. I was just happy to get on the pitch and I'll play wherever the gaffer wants me to play.
Talking about the squad at Rotherham, the former Bradford City player said, 'The gaffer has made it clear that, if you aren't starting games, then you've got to keep your head up and maybe you will be in the next game. It's a squad game and it's not the bee all and end all if you aren't in the starting eleven and I think I've shown today that if you aren't in the starting eleven for one game you may go and do something in the next.'
With a word to the fans, Gareth said, 'It's important not to get carried away. I think last season Rotherham were a fantastic side up until Christmas and then they sort of blew up a little bit. It's important just to keep your head down and keep grinding out the results.


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Just returned from a trip to Denver and used Preferred Transportation for my airport trips. The driver was well spoken, on time, knew her way around the city and even avoided a major traffic jam. The price was right since the airport is a long way from downtown. I booked my outbound trip before I arrived, finished my meetings early and was able to catch an earlier flight by 2 hours. The office had no problem accomodating me.
I will use them again and again. Great company.
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Beautiful pink tulips at the Ottawa Tulip Festival 2013.Ottawa, Ontario. Canada.
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I was looking through old parties and came across my son's 1st Bee day – one of my very first themed parties that I had ever held. It was (and still is) my FAVORITE first birthday theme. I am excited to get to help my sister in law plan it for my niece's first birthday in June.
I just had to revisit these party photos from Jen Carver (Banner Events) that we shared over a year ago. When we transitioned from our old blog to the new andersruff.com, some of the pictures got a little messed up, so I just had to repost! (Party details following in Jen's words)
Thanks so much, Jen, for sharing your special BEE day with us! Read below for the party details (in Jen's words)…
The Bee Day invitation and coordinating printable tags and decor are available in our shop.
How The Party Came to 'Bee':
Hanging in our front entrance hall is a vinyl sign which reads:
Be Grateful
Be Smart
Be Involved
Be Clean
Be True
Be Positive
Be Humble
Be Still
Be Prayerful
As a mother, I've naturally reflected many times on all the things I hope my little Max will grow up to do and be. Knowing this celebration marked his first major milestone, I thought a "bee" theme would be most appropriate for not only celebrating who he is already 'bee'-coming, but also to record our hopes and words of wisdom for what he is yet to 'bee'.
The Party Buzz:
Once the theme was decided, I immediately started looking for gorgeous bee themed party printables and fell in love with Pierson's First Bee-Day Party (and accompanying graphics) by Anders Ruff Custom Designs (my #1 go-to graphics designers!). After all, throwing a gorgeous party is all in the little details, and these ladies already have ya covered!
Adorable bee themed invitations (customized by Anders Ruff) showcasing our little 'bee-day' boy to 'bee' were sent out inviting guests to buzz on over to the Carver hive for a celebratory 'bee-bee-que'.
The guest list consisted of an intimate group of our closest friends who arrived to a spread of various 'bee-bee-que' themed dishes and yellow, black & white themed dessert tables & beverage bar sure to please both old and young alike.
Lunch Spread:
Sticking with the 'bee' theme, our lunch spread included: 'bee-bee-que' chicken burgers, baked 'bee-ns', 'bee-bee-que' chips, bowtie chicken Caesar salad, & fresh fruit all served on coordinating bee paper goods.
Dessert Table:
I have to admit, styling the dessert tables is my favorite part of event planning! With party guests aged from 1-60, we served up a variety of sweet treats. Some of my favorite details included:
*Bee cake pops (So amazingly delicious and made by Pop.o.licious)
*Two tiered yellow cake with butter cream frosting & fondant bees (Kristin Dyer Cakes)
*Banana Chocolate Brownie Trifle Shooters (using my new push up pop containers!)
*Chocolate covered pretzel rods & marshmallow pops
*Apothecary & candy jars filled with: Spring Oreos with yellow cream centers, yellow rock candy, lemon suckers with Anders Ruff party circles, black licorice, black & yellow gumballs, banana salt water taffy, banana Now and Laters candy
*Custom designer sugar cookies which coordinated perfectly with Anders Ruff graphics from the incredibly talented Allyson Jane.
*Lindt Chocolate Truffle cupcakes with homemade cream cheese frosting (cupcake toppers from Anders Ruff)
Beverage Stand:
We kept things light and simple with lemonade and water to drink. However, simple doesn't mean plain and boring! We dressed up water bottles & glass bottles with Anders Ruff printable beverage wraps & added straws and party flags for some extra festiveness.
Photo booths are all the rage at parties these days, and our guests had so much fun picking from a wide variety of props (homemade faux mustaches, lips and/or eye glasses, as well as hats & accessories) and posing for pictures using oversized frames & homemade chalkboard & dry erase board thought and speech bubbles. It kept the kids & teenagers entertained for hours! Even the adults had fun striking a pose!
Our guest 'sign in' area consisted of adorable printable coordinating bee themed cards (Anders Ruff) attached to a banner with clothes pins. Guests were invited to leave "wordzzzz" of wisdom for our little bee-day boy. These will all be put into his baby book for him to look at when he is older.
Party Favors:
Guests were thanked for 'buzzing on by Max's bee day party' with an invitation to 'take some sweets' home with them by filling up adorable yellow treat containers. Each family was also presented with a sweet little honey bear to take home. In addition, each child took home yellow mini containers of bubbles.
Favorite Details:
There is something about homemade details that I just adore! My good friend Monica Bradshaw of Sook Ee Designs designed & sewed Max's custom outfit for the party. Using some of the coordinating Anders Ruff patterned papers, as well as miscellaneous supplies I made some high chair bunting and a little birthday hat to match Max's adorable outfit. It added the extra cute factor during his birthday smash cake photos & was that touch of homemade that I enjoy adding to all my events.
A few of my other favorite details are the little party drink flags, (also made from Anders Ruff honeycomb printable paper), black & white striped straws and polka dot balloons.
Vendor Credits:
Styling and Production: Jen Carver of Banner Events
Custom Invitation & Party Printables: Anders Ruff Custom Designs
Photography: Mi Vida Photography (party photos) & Jennifer Wilcox Photography (birthday invitation photo)
Custom cookies: Allyson Jane
Custom outfit: Sook Ee Designs
Cake: Kristin Dyer
Cake pops: Pop.o.licious Cake Pops
Cupcake liners & stripe straws: Hey Yo Yo
Polka dot balloons: Party City
Candy: Oh Nuts! http://www.ohnuts.com/ & Party City
Cupcake stands/baskets: WalMart
Push up pop containers: JBPrince
Yellow treat boxes: Walmart
Photo booth props & high chair bunting: handmade using Silhouette
Party hat: handmade


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Prem's version
"Angad'.. I'm married and yeah there will be someone waiting when I land.. My wife.."
Prem smirked as Angad stared at him agape.
"What did you say??"
Angad asked him to assure himself that he wasn't dreaming and he heard it in real.
You heard it right. I'm married."
Prem told with a smile on his face.
"What?? When??"
Angad asked him still unable to recover from the shock.
"It's been a year"
Prem calculated, wondering how he was able to stay away from her for such long time.
Angad sighed.
"It's not like I didn't try and call you.. It's just that I still didn't let that fact out to any of our friends. I wanted her to accept me first and then my world"
Prem told him, his thoughts racing back to the time he first saw her.
He shared his view of joining in business course for masters before getting into the family business to which his father readily agreed. His joy knew no bounds. He always felt he had the best family in the world, his parents and his naughty younger brother.
He always got what he wanted but that never spoiled him. His wishes were never unfair. He was happy with the things planned for him and had no complains. He engaged himself into his admission process, unknown to the fact that his fate is gonna change soon.
He just got back home after sending in the forms and all. As he walked in, he didn't fail to notice the tense atmosphere. It seemed as if his mom and dad had a serious conversation over something. He also noticed the look on their face when he walked in, it definitely meant trouble.
"Prem I need to talk to you.."
His dad just said that and walked away from there.
His dad went to attend his ailing grand-mother and just got back today. He prayed for her well being and then walked into his father's study.
"Papa.. Is everything ok? You seem to be tensed since you came back."
He asked him as his father as he took the seat beside him.
"She's ok except for the fact that she thinks her end is near and wants to see her wishes fulfilled by her family." Lalit turned to look at confused Prem for a second and then turned away.
There was an awkward silence for sometime and then Lalit finally let the fact out.
"Premmmm' she wants you to get married to her friends's grand daughter."
Lalit let out a deep sigh while he looked at him in disbelief.
Before he could even react,
"I know.. You're not expecting this. At least not so soon but I'm helpless."
Lalit put his arm around Prem's shoulder.
He just couldn't say anything beyond that.
Lalit made him look at him.
"You know right that I never wanted an arrange marriage and now.."
He couldn't digest the fact.
"I know how you feel about the thing. I wanted to tell you something then but didn't tell because I thought to tell you when the right time comes."
Lalit took Prem into the balcony outside.
"Prem do you love someone?"
Lalit asked me after a moment of silence while they were feeling the cool breeze seep in.
He looked at his father mortified and then shook his head in a 'no'. He saw somewhat happy expression on his father's face.
"I didn't want to force you to marry someone else if you are already in love with someone so I just asked."
Lalit answered an unanswered question.
"What difference does it make?"
Prem asked.
"Even now I'm being forced into something against my will."
Prem glanced at the moon letting out a sigh,
"Hmm just put all these aside for a while. You treat me as a friend right. Now just think as a friend I'm showing you a picture of some random girl whom I found pretty."
Lalit said getting all excited.
"What??? You even got the picture!!!!!!"
Prem almost shrieked.
"Premmm!!!! What did I tell you?? Keep aside all those facts."
Lalit scowled at him.
"Now what am I expected to do? See the picture and tell you she's pretty."
Prem mocked.
"Ok. Leave the picture aside and tell me what the problem is?"
Lalit calmed down.
"I still don't get it papa' you show me a picture. I should say ok and then one day go meet her, talk to her and get married. Your work will be done but then rest of the life it's me who have to deal with her. We have to spend life with each other."
He knew his pitch was raising and then stopped for a second to calm down.
"She may have some dreams, ambitions which she want to fulfill, I may have few and rest of the life we'll be cursing each other for shattering those."
Prem fixed his gaze on the moon.
"What made you think that marriage closes door for dreams??"
Lalit questioned him.
"See Prem.. It's not scary as you have presumed it to be. It totally depends on how you want it to work. Just because I got someone's picture and asked you to marry her doesn't mean you have to brood over it.. Think about it.."
Lalit eyed his son for a while and walked away.
He stood there gazing at the stars trying to process his father's words. He didn't know for how long. He felt a hand on his shoulder. It was his mother now.
He looked at her helplessly when she let out a small laugh and took him to sit on the bench there. He laid his head in her lap while she ran fingers through it lovingly.
They sat silently for a while and then Prem asked her,
"Maa what do you think?"
"About what?"
Gayatri asked him unsure of what he is referring to.
"Hmm.. this marriage thing."
Prem said with a frown on his face.
"Well. From my point of view, I don't find any fault. Their family is good friends of ours, and most importantly I like the girl. Even if your grandmother wouldn't have asked for I thought she was the one. You aren't settled and even she has some plans of further studies so I thought to wait unlike your grand-mom" Gayatri told him with a smile.
Prem was shocked at this revelation.
"How do you know her?" It was all he could ask.
"I have seen her when I went to Ambala for the marriage of my friends' daughter couple of months back. I liked her instantly. The smile on her face, respect towards elders and playfulness with the younger everything made me like her. Later I got to know that she was your father's best friend Balraj's daughter." Gayatri smiled at Prem.
"It may seem weird to you but I strongly felt she was the one for you. I casually enquired her parents about her future plans so that I could consider."
She was cut in the middle by him.
"Mom you did that!!!!!!" Prem looked at her in disbelief.
"Well yess.." Gayatri was abashed a little to reveal that piece of information to her son.
"She might have finished her graduation in fashion by now and probably applying for masters."
Gayatri looked at his son who was deep in thought.
"If so then probably she might be in the same state of distress as I'm"
Prem gazed at his mother.
"Probably even worse.. When a good marriage proposal comes for a girl, the family doesn't consider anything else and that means even her wishes."
She told him with a dejected look on her face.
"Hmm" Prem uttered and let Gayatri continue.
"I can tell you only one thing. This marriage is bound to take place. It's the wish of both yours' and her grandmothers' and your fathers will never go against that. So, my only advice to you is get over the fact of turning it down and think how to work it out." Gayatri patted his cheek.
"Maaaa.. What should I do? I don't know. I almost got ready to go for the course and now this'" Prem frowned.
"You can still study Prem and even let her do what she wants to. All you need to do is sit and discuss. Try to be friends, get to know each other. As much as I hate to say this but I have to.. This marriage is sure to take place with or without your approval..." She moved from there.
She turned back and said,
"Premmm.. I have no doubts over the fact that she's the one for you. I'm 100% confident that you'll like her. For my sake, can you trust me and prove that I'm right."
She stopped in her track when she heard her son calling out for her asking,
"You didn't tell me her name yet?"
She turned back
with a smile on her face,
"Heer.. That's her name. In case you want to see her, her picture is in your room on the table near the window." Finally she left from there.
After composing himself, he went to his room where his life, his future was waiting for him.
He got changed and after a small debate in his mind, he went to pick the picture lying on the table.
Closing his eyes, he took it and then placed it in front of him. A cool breeze hit his face from the window, and slowly he opened his eyes.
He stared at the picture for a while and then he said,
"Heeeerrrr" with a smile forming on his face.
His parents were right. She was pretty.. No.. Beautiful.. There was something in her which attracted him to stare at her. Time halted for him as he stood by the window watching the serene face of hers.
Heer's version
"He's Prem' Prem Juneja.."
Heer face lit up as her lips uttered his name with love.
"Wow Prem ki dewaani.. It's so evident on your face'. Ab tell me everything from the start.."
Kripa asked her placing her elbow on the table cupping her cheek with her hand.
She just graduated from her college and had high hopes of joining masters in fashioning designing. She cleared the test for the same and now had to apply to the fashion university in Delhi.
She was so happy that day when she got the application form filled and was about to post it but all her dreams shattered when her father told her that someone people were coming to see her.
She was shocked to hear that as her father already agreed for her further studies and also signed in the form but now.. She questioned him about the same when he told her that it was her grandmother's last wish and he couldn't deny that.
. None of them wished to listen to her. Her parents were more than elated to have found such a wonderful match for their daughter. They felt that it was just perfect. Things went on against her wish and she could nothing about it.
Now here she was standing in the balcony beside the person whom she was supposed to marry and both of them were staring at the moon.
Breaking the awkward silence that surrounded them, he started
"It's so strange na' our grandparents were friends and so were our parents but still we never got to meet each other."
She smiled a little nodding to what he said.
"So lets' start.. Hii I'm Prem'"
He extended out his hand to her.
"This is Heer'"
Heer shook her hand with him.
"Now that everyone wants us to get married we don't really have an option. So lets' just not get into the regular set of questions' I've a very important matter to discuss with you Heer'"
He was about to ask her something when her mobile rang. She looked at the name and it was unavoidable call for her. She excused herself and then stood in a corner at a distance from him.
As soon as she pressed the button, the voice at the other end was shouting. Due to the silence all around Prem could hear everything clearly.
"Hey heer aaj last date tha posting walon ke liye' did u post your form??? Don't tell me you didn't tumhare wajah se mujhe bhi bhejna pada'"
Geet shouted from the other end while Heer asked her to calm down and that she'll call later.
Heer came back to Prem and smiled.
"I'm sorry Heer but your friend was too loud so I couldn't help but hear. May I know which form she was referring to? In fact I wanted to talk to you the same thing. I mean what were you planning to do if this proposal wouldn't have turned up?"
He asked her seriously.
"I actually wanted to do masters in fashion designing and she was talking about the NIFT-Delhi form. I don't think I could think about it anymore."
Heer replied coldly.
"That's what I wanted to clear. Everything was fixed so this meeting didn't matter much to our parents but I just wanted to assure you about certain things."
Prem took a pause.
"Heer.. I want you to do everything you planned. This marriage shouldn't come as a hurdle to your dreams.. I hope you.." Prem told her in a friendly way.
"But prem' your parents'" She asked him still not sure about what he said.
"My mom will never say no to anything you do. She always wished to have a daughter; she'll definitely treat you like one and will give you full freedom to pursue your career. You can do whatever you like to and since your applying to Delhi it makes it is even easier as we stay there'" Prem cleared all her doubts smiling.
Heer couldn't help but smile back at him. She liked the way he explained things to her unlike her who get panicked. Somehow she felt she could trust him. He seemed a good person. She could very well see the honesty in his eyes.
She took the form from the room adjoining the balcony and felt so happy while Prem just smiled and then he noticed a frown on her face all of a sudden.
He went towards her.
"Anything wrong?"
"woh' today was the last day.. I mean if I would have posted it today it would have reached on time but now that I.."
"Big deal' I'll go and submit this. Anyways we're leaving for Delhi tomorrow."
He said taking the form from her.
She questioned.
"Can't I do that much for my friend?"
He winked at her.
"Friend!! Yea sure'"
She smiled.
"That was how we first met"
She told Kripa who was smiling.
"Hmm' so unlikely of you Heer' tumne itni jaldi usse dosti karli' you could trust him so easily.." Kripa questioned her surprised.
"I know Kripa..mujhe bhi nahi pata.. The way he sorted things for me' the way he expressed everything.. I just couldn't help myself.."
Heer told her with a smile on her face.
"Wow.. Glad to know that and then'"
"I came to know something which I felt he should have told me himself but then I also liked him for being a responsible son and felt sad that I was being so selfish. He faced everything with a smile, had no regrets with whatever life had in store for him."
Heer told her imaging him standing with a smile on his face.
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Mr. Viets was the recipient of the 1993 Martin Luther King Association's "Keeping the Dream Alive" award and the 1995 Mid-Missouri "Civil Libertarian of the Year." Dan was named High Times Freedom Fighter of the Month in March, 2005 for his work helping to pass both a marijuana decriminalization initiative and a medical marijuana initiative in the November, 2004 election in Columbia. He received the 2005 Atticus Finch Outstanding Criminal Defense Lawyer award from the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In January, 2006 he received the Trailblazer award from the Mid-Missouri NAACP. He received the "Audiencey Award" from Conan O'Brien on the Tonight Show for looking most like the college professor who could always get you weed.
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During our 14 month around-the-world journey, we completed 12 treks in some of the most remote places on the planet, allowing us to experience the cultural and natural significance of the world. While trekking we filmed our experiences and created short videos to summarize our time. Take a look below:
Overland Track – Australia
Watch an overview of the Overland Track, our first trek during our Trekking the Planet expedition. Learn more about the animals and plants from a ranger.
Northern Hill Tribes – Laos
Our second trek took place in the Phongsali Province of Laos. This video shows our fascinating visit to the Phunoi village of Ban Khounnounlaoung, as well as our travels to the sights around the town of Phongsali. We also review our visit to several local schools with the help of Sang, our guide / translator.
Mustang Region – Nepal
This video summarizes our time in Kathmandu, Nepal, and the first half of our trek. In total, we hiked for 12 days and covered 91 miles (147 kilometers) in the Mustang region. This area has only been open to foreigners since 1991. We also focus on our visit to the Kunga Boarding School in Gheling, Nepal, where 23 boys and 17 girls live and study during the week.
Tian Shan Mountains and Lakes – Kyrgyzstan
Our third trek in Asia took place in Kyrgyzstan. This video adventure starts in Bishkek, the capital city. From there, we visited three trekking locations, including Karakol Natural Park, Tash Rabat and Song Kul Lake. During the video we show beautiful alpine lakes, horses and wide open spaces. We also interview one of the nomads who comes to the area each summer.
Kungsleden – Sweden
This video covers our time on the Kungsleden above the Arctic Circle in the Lapland region of Northern Sweden. The Kungsleden (or King's Trail) represents one of the last remaining wilderness areas in Europe. In this video, we show beautiful alpine scenery, reindeer and other animals.
Julian Alps – Slovenia
Our four day trek in Slovenia's Triglav National Park is the subject of this video. We also feature the historic city of Bled.
Maasai Mara Walking Safari – Kenya
Our seventh trek was a walking safari adjacent to the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. This video covers our time there, as well as Hell's Gate National Park and Lake Nakuru National Park. Also featured are many animals and more about the Maasai culture.
Simien Mountains – Ethiopia
This video covers the first half of our time in Ethiopia, as well as our trek in the Simien Mountains. In this video, we show the Blue Nile, and the ancient monasteries around Lake Tana, as well as the historic sights of Gonder. While trekking in the Simien Mountains we saw Gelada Baboons, Klipspringer Antelope and something unique to this park – Walia Ibex. This video also features traditional Ethiopian music.
Trek to Petra – Jordan
Our ninth trek is featured in this video, as well as other sights and sounds of Jordan. This video shows the Dead Sea, the iconic Treasury in Petra and the timeless beauty of Wadi Rum. We also feature local food, traditional music and the history of this ancient land.
Amazon Rainforest – Brazil
The tenth Trekking the Planet trek was in the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil. In this video we highlight a project that is having some success in protecting the rainforest area. The video also shows giant otters, fresh water dolphins, monkeys and a host of wild birds.
Los Glaciares – Argentina
Our video focuses on our time in Southern Patagonia. We visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Los Glaciares National Park and saw Monte Fitz Roy (Cerro Chaltén) and the surrounding area on a clear day. This video also features the Perito Moreno Glacier – up close and personal.
Torres del Paine – Chile
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Obama bounce makes black vote receptive to Democratic challengers
African Americans are energised to vote as never before, writes Lyndsey Laytonin Fayetteville, North Carolina
DANIEL MILLER weaved through the pews at Lewis Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, past the ladies in their Sunday hats, and headed for the only white face in the crowd.
It belonged to Larry Kissell, a Democratic candidate for Congress, and Miller was eager to tell him why, at 49, he is quietly panicked. He showed up for work one day at Alandale Knitting to find the factory doors locked. He got a job mixing mud at a tile factory, but it relocated to Mexico. He moved 100 miles to work in a meatpacking plant but injured his back lifting an 80-pound vat of scraps. "The jobs are just disappearing overnight," Miller said. "Something's got to change."
That's why he's voting for Barack Obama, and why he'll scroll down the ballot to mark Kissell's name, too.
It was Kissell's fourth trip to the church, and he prays that African Americans turning out in unprecedented numbers for Obama will push him across the finish line as well. Kissell is one of at least 10 white Democrats in highly competitive US House of Representative races counting on a surge of black voters to carry them into office. Most are challenging incumbent Republicans, and they are central to Democratic hopes of picking up as many as 25 additional seats.
Many of these races are in southern states where African Americans make up a sizeable minority. But the dynamic is also at play in such states as Maryland, Ohio and Connecticut.
As many as 70 per cent of voting-age African Americans could cast ballots on election day, said David Bositis of the Joint Centre for Political and Economic Studies. That number would far exceed the 56 per cent who voted in 2004 and break the record for black participation set in 1968.
There is a certain irony in the pivotal role that blacks could play in congressional elections, given how some of the districts were drawn, Bositis said. "When these districts were designed, certain assumptions were made about what black turnout would be so that the district would pretty much favour Republicans.
"Now, all of a sudden, you have an election . . . where African Americans are enormously excited and mobilised. Not only that, you have the Obama campaign going out of its way to make sure these voters are registered and are going to turn out." A hint of how Obama might affect congressional races came during a special election in Mississippi this spring. In the contest to fill a vacancy in the 1st Congressional District, Republicans tried to link Democrat Travis Childers, who is white, to Obama, as a way to turn off white voters in the conservative district.
Instead, black turnout doubled in the two counties with the largest African American populations, and Childers won.
Hundreds of miles north, black voters are playing a decisive role in Connecticut's 4th Congressional District, home to the manicured estates of Greenwich and Darien. Republican incumbent Christopher Shays is fighting a vigorous challenge by Democrat Jim Himes, an investment banker turned social entrepreneur.
The battle for control of the wealthiest district in the wealthiest state in the country is being fought in the gritty streets of Bridgeport, where most of the district's African Americans live.
"Bridgeport is key to this whole election," said Gary Rose, who chairs the department of political science at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
"It's kind of wild what's going on here. We're dealing with the very impoverished part of the district, and that's where the energy seems to be."
The importance of the black vote is so great, even though it represents just 11 per cent of the district, that Shays is running ads directly aimed at Bridgeport that feature African American residents testifying about his effectiveness in Congress.
Kissell is challenging incumbent Republican Robin Hayes, who has represented the district for 10 years. In 2006, with little name recognition, poor funding and virtually no support from the national party, Kissell came within 329 votes of toppling the Republican. But it was an odd year for North Carolina politics - there was no race for president, US senator or even governor to draw people to the polls.
Just 25 per cent of voting-age adults cast ballots, leaving both sides to wonder how the dynamics will change in a presidential election year that also includes high-profile races for governor and US Senate.
Linda Ingram (49), who met Kissell this month when he knocked on her door in the working-class hamlet of Hope Mills, didn't vote in 2006 but is headed to the polls this year.
"I was just thinking about the need to vote Democratic down the line," said Ingram, who is black and voting for Obama. She saw a vote for Kissell as another way to support Obama, "because the president is going to need help in Congress to push his agenda".
Kissell (57) is a former textile plant manager who became a high school civics teacher seven years ago. Hayes (63) is an heir to the Cannon Mills textile fortune. With a personal wealth of nearly $79 million, he was ranked fifth-richest member of Congress by Roll Call.
In an election year in which the economy is the top issue and in a district that has lost some 60,000 jobs in the past decade, Kissell's pitch is heavy on populism.
At Fuller's Old Fashion BBQ in Fayetteville on a recent Sunday, Kissell mingled with an exclusively black after-church crowd. "Hi, I'm Larry Kissell, I'm a 27-year textile worker; I came out of the mills and became a teacher," he said, bending his tall frame over one table of women. "I'm running for Congress because I just couldn't take it any more."


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Oregon Trail: Voyage of discovery
Stretching from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City in the Oregon territory the Oregon Trail was traveled by thousands of settlers looking for a better life in the promised land of Oregon, where the pigs were running about under the acorn trees, round and fat, already cooked, with knives and forks sticking in them. Beginning in the 1840s many people emigrated across the dangerous and beautiful country going to Oregon. This beautifully illustrated book gives you a taste of what that trip was like. Includes excerpts from diaries of emigrants, period illustrations, and photographs.
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We report on an all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in the frequency band 50-800 Hz and with the frequency time derivative in the range of 0 through -6 x 10(-9) Hz/s. Such a signal could be produced by a nearby spinning and slightly nonaxisymmetric isolated neutron star in our Galaxy. After recent improvements in the search program that yielded a 10x increase in computational efficiency, we have searched in two years of data collected during LIGO's fifth science run and have obtained the most sensitive all-sky upper limits on gravitational-wave strain to date. Near 150 Hz our upper limit on worst-case linearly polarized strain amplitude h(0) is 1 x 10(-24), while at the high end of our frequency range we achieve a worst-case upper limit of 3.8 x 10(-24) for all polarizations and sky locations. These results constitute a factor of 2 improvement upon previously published data. A new detection pipeline utilizing a loosely coherent algorithm was able to follow up weaker outliers, increasing the volume of space where signals can be detected by a factor of 10, but has not revealed any gravitational-wave signals. The pipeline has been tested for robustness with respect to deviations from the model of an isolated neutron star, such as caused by a low-mass or long-period binary companion.
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My rear Brake lights do not work and I'd like to get it sorted out. The fundamentals of an electric circuit are pretty straight forward in concept and in practice the FJ40 wiring is about as simple as it gets. As with most things, this is new to me, but I'm ready to learn:D. I've got the Chilton manual with wiring diagrams and have found some wiring diagrams on the internet as guides. None of these sources match up exactly with the wiring that is currently in my truck, but there is enough information for me to formulate and understanding the circuit components that are involved. As I start this, there are a couple of basic understandings I'm hoping the board can help me with.
I would appreciate some confirmation/correction regarding my logical understanding of the circuit. The power for the brake light circuit starts on the Fuse Box (FB) and travels to the Stop Light Switch (SLW). From the Stop Light Switch it goes to Turn Signal Switch (TSS). From the Turn Signal Switch it flows to the Combination Lights (CL) at the rear of the truck. The Combination Lights are grounded to the frame to complete the circuit. There is also wiring From the Turn Signal Switch to the Hazard Warning Signal Switch (HWSS) and back. Basically:
For those of you that have experience with the early FJ40s - is this basically correct?^
I'd also appreciate some confirmation/correction regarding my understanding about the rear Combination Light portion of the circuit. The Combination Light has two wires that enter the housing; one wire carries juice for a single circuit (Tail), the second wire carries juice for three circuits (Hazard, Signal and Brake)and all circuits make a ground connection to the frame of the FJ40 via the bolt(s) that mount the rear Combination Light housing to the frame. Presuming this is correct and coupled with my Tail and Signal lights work. Is it safe to assume the ground connection of the rear combination lights is ok?
Your understanding of the wiring seems right on. The ground could still be the culprit. My signals didn't work, but the running lights and brake lights worked, and that was a poor ground. Could also be a fuse, as I think the brake lights are separate, correct? Clean up the grounds and the blades on the fuse panel first, then start tracing the wiring. Have you checked the brake light wiring in the back with a test gauge to see if it's getting any power?
And make sure it's not the bulbs. Seriously.
What I did was take a wire from the battery and I found the connector in the engine compartment that separates the wiring harness for the front part of the truck from the wiring harness for the rear part of the truck. Disconnect it and touch the wire to the contacts and see if the lights work. If they don't then you know your problem and can forget about stuff further upstream.
Give that man a FJ60 differential:bowdown:.
I started off by removing each fuse from the block, cleaning it up with some steel wool and running a round file through the fuse box clamp. I figured it was the easiest step in the debugging process and I could only be better off for the cleaning. I also checked each fuse for continuity to make sure they were good. After this step, I checked my lights, they seemed brighter but still no brake light.
Next step was to clean up the ground connection between the combination light housing and the frame. I started on the drivers side and in short order busted the head off a bolt:
I hate it when that happens, now I have to get the rest of it out. Hopefully it goes smooth and I don't have to drill it out and re-tap. At least I've had this experience before and know what to do. :thumb:
Thankfully there are two combination lights on the rear, so I moved over to the passengers side and took out the two bolts holding the combination light housing to the frame. Both the frame and back of the housing were oxidized that burnt orange color that is familiar to FJ40s. I sanded on both until I could see shiny metal like this:
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I bolted the housing back up to the frame and checked the lights. :woot::woot: The brake lights work.
Awesome! I have a broken bolt on one of mine too. :o
I PB blaster everything now. I love that stuff. :thumb:
Late to the thread, I see you figured it out. On my 71, I put a separate wire with lugs to go between the one of the two bolts that mounts the bracket to the cross member and one of the three studs on the back of the combination light assembly. It has worked flawlessly since I installed it, and even works when you smash the combination light on a rock :-)
In respect to with Matt's suggestion, I once had a seemingly incurable problem just before CM2004. No lights, no blinkers, no brake lights, nada zilch. Lots of troubleshooting with DMM and visual and such failed to find cause. Finally checked bulbs. All 4 filaments were history, new bulbs solved the problem. Figured out root cause: Installing new lift involved lots of pounding with BFH on shackles and such, too many Gs for the filaments :-)
Oh, speaking of smashed 71 tail lights: Brand new combination light assembly is $22 and brand new bracket is $12 from Stevinson. Righton!
I had the same problem with my '72 40. I started with the cleaning the fuses and replacing the bulbs with new and then cleaned all the wire connections close to the tail lights and voila the lights worked. What I found out is that it is usually a ground issue. My front turn signals required wiring up a separate ground wire to each assembly.
After getting the lights working, I found that the intermittently they worked too good as the brake lights would remain on after I took my foot off the brake pedal:confused:. Turns out this issue was caused by the brake light switch not opening to break the circuit because the brake pedal did not consistently "pull up" to open the brake light switch.
Some research on the net and I learned there is a spring between the steering column and the brake pedal that provides additional "pull up" when my foot is taken off the brake pedal. I had been wondering what the spring hanging unattached on my steering column was for and now I know:D. My spring was not attached to the brake pedal, after hooking it up, my brake pedal goes all the way up and the brake switch opens - which results in the brake lights turning off. :thumb:
Observation, I always get a giggle when I am researching issues on MUD and I come accross RS Club Members that experienced the same issue and/or provided input/guidance to someone else on the issue. There is a wealth of experience and knowledge in the club.
Ricardo- Another place to clean up is the bulb socket itself. A bottle brush style wire brush (like the ones on the end of a battery terminal cleaner) is great, I add a touch of di-electric grease to all my connections... a little marine tip, from growing up on the coast and that seems to go a long way in keeping them clean and corrosion free.
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I have a 99 Crown Vic that stalls after running for twenty minutes. Doesn't matter if it's idling or driving. I can start it back up only after it sits for 20 minutes or more. I have check and tested the fuel pump rely, fuses, battery, alternator, coolant temperature sensor and sending unit, fuel injectors and their connectors, coil connectors, and the coils which are new as are the spark plugs and boots. All have passed either a voltage test and/or an ohm test. The IAC valve is clean so is the MAF sensor. The exhaust sytem has been replaced front to back as has the DPFE sensor. The EGR valve passed its test and is clean. Now can someone lead me in the right direction as to what the problem may be.
I would like to add that the car starts up quick and easy when the engine is cold and idles beautifully. This problem did not start until my car ran completely out of gas one time. Did I possibly damage the fuel pump. I do have good fuel pressure before and after it stalls. There are also no SEC's stored and the car does not misfire or hesitate, it just shuts off. Holding my foot on the throtle does not help to keep it running either at that 20 min mark.
When I try to restart it the engine cranks fine but it acts like there is no spark. It wiil try to fire once or twice but sputters out even if I pat the gas peddle.
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Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Heavy-weight Wisconsin Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner criticized Michele Obama for not following her own dietary advice. The 300 pound Congressman, who has more chins than the Chinese phonebook, was overheard saying that "She lectures us on eating right while she has a large posterior herself." Are you kidding me? Have you ever seen Michele Obama's arms?
This is the second fat conservative idiot to criticize the First Lady about her weight. Last February, über fat radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh had this to say, "The problem is, and dare I say this, it doesn't look like Michelle Obama follows her own nutritionary, dietary advice…I'm trying to say that our First Lady does not project the image of women that you might see on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue or of a woman Alex Rodriguez might date every six months or what have you."
Have either of these guys looked in the mirror lately? Each guy looks like he just ate the entire left side of the menu. The first lady is a knockout. Yes, she might have somewhat full hips, but that's part of her natural curves as a beautiful woman. It's one thing for Limbaugh to come out with insensitive, crude comments regarding the First Lady's weight, but for a sitting member of the US Congress, that's just a down right disrespectful, cheap, political shot. Sensenbrenner has come to his senses and is contacting the First Lady's office to apologize. For more on the story, check out our friends at [Huffingtonpost]


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Says he's paid "100 percent of the IRS claim" on a 15-year-old case, and intends to fight the IRS demand.
The Oakland native, real name Stanley Burrell, is still in business in the Bay Area, with his 'Bust-It Productions' studio headquarters in Fremont. He lives with his family in Tracy.
Meanwhile, Hammer's cousin, Marvin Grant, a cast member of the rapper's "Hammertime" reality TV show on A&E, appeared in a Pleasanton court Monday, but did not enter a plea on the rape charge he faces.


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Healing at the Casa Holística Sol May 10, 2013Posted by Tracy in : Healing retreats , trackback
BARRA DE NAVIDAD, Jalisco, Mexico – A pair of roosters herald the dawn as I curl among the blankets in the Universe Room of the Casa Holistica Sol. The vibrant magenta beginning to streak the sky outside my arched window and the faraway rhythm of waves on the sand is call to me, and I quickly grab my camera and binoculars and head out to explore this little Pacific paradise.
It was not my intention to be here now but I had recently befriended the proprietor of this place, a warm and winsome wise-woman and healer by the name of Lucero, and she had whisked me away from my home in the highlands. It would be an all-too-brief stay – I had to be home in less than 48 hours, and 10 of that would be the journey to Barra and back again – but it was worth it.
Lucero, whose name means star, is a modern-day shaman who invokes the ancestors from the depths of the adobe temazcal in her courtyard. Brilliant hibiscus are in full bloom, and the soothing sounds of Deva Primal blend with the trickle of the waterfall. In the background, an indigenous woman with an uncanny resemblance to Lucero looks down from a mural, lifting her smoking, copal-filled censer to the heavens.
This is the inner sanctum of the coastal sanctuary she has created, a huge light-filled Mexican-style healing space, a rambling structure with pristine white walls decorated with brilliant blues and warm yellows. Each guest room has a name and a mural to match; mine, El Universo, featured a seated figure in a blue glow, all seven chakras alight. Next time, I will choose La Tierra, with its patio overlooking the courtyard and a mural depicting the healing hands of Lucero and the stone-studded dome of the temazcal.
Her plan was to show me the highlights of her town, treat me to seafood dinners on the coast and pamper me with a luscious massage and a temazcal before sending me back home. How could I resist? We were well on our way to accomplishing this goal with a sumptuous lunch of huachinango with mojo de ajo, ceviche tostadas and a couple of cold Coronas under a spacious palapa on the outskirts of town. A sunset swim at the beautiful Hotel Barra de Navidad, in a warm pool overlooking the ocean, sharing stories and agua de coco in Lucero's ample comedor and the day was gone.
A cruel twist of fate, however, had Lucero bedridden most of the next day with a terrible flu virus, so I was on my own for most of the day. My friend managed to rouse herself enough to make the trip to neighboring Melaque, home to her favorite seafood restaurant, Freddy's, where we ordered takeout: a luscious seafood cocktail with octopus, scallops and shrimp, and a plate of the freshest oysters I've ever eaten, for me; and chicken soup from the market for Lucero.
By nightfall she had roused herself for one of her favorite healing rituals – this time, to heal herself. Pelón, the gentleman who has been helping her around the house for the past decade, built the fire. Soon Lucero was ready with her censer, cleansing us both with the pungent smoke of the copal. She handed me a piece of the incense-like sap, powerful in its memory-evoking abilities, and I followed her into this womb of the Mother Earth.
She invited me to offer my copal to the fire with my intention for this temazcal, which was dedicated to me. She blew out the candle and we faced each other in the darkness and the intense heat. Four rounds of prayers and songs, drumming and chanting followed. Our dreams and our prayers, our sweat and our tears mingled in the vapors of the temazcal.
The heat was a powerful yet enervating force. I emerged spent but cleansed from the inside out. Lucero amazingly seemed to have regained her energy through all of this and as I lay on the straw mat, a melted puddle of me, she headed for the kitchen. I slowly regained consciousness as she bustled about, warming up a delicious fruit punch and a plate of the sweetest papaya sprinkled with dried fruits. I felt more relaxed than I'd been in months; the insomnia and restlessness of nights past were all but forgotten.
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I slept like a baby and awoke to another rosy dawn, this time taking Lucero's bike to wander the early-morning streets and to watch the red highlights of the sunrise dancing on the waves from the malecón.
Time to buy my bus ticket home and to check on Lucero – who awoke almost her old energetic self. She was disappointed at not having given me the promised massage – but what she had given me was much better. A bonding in the heart of the temazcal, a brief escape to a place beyond time, and a lesson in self-healing I will take with me always.
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- 1. Alexis Vera - May 13, 2013
Wonderful story, Tracy.
I spent several days with my girfriend at Lucero's Casa Holistica Sol last winter and it was magical. We experienced the warm of her personality and house. It was one of my best trips ever, thanks to the magic of Barra and the openness of Lucero. She and my girfriend, Paola, now email each other quite regularly. I would love to go back.
- 2. Michael - May 14, 2013
I totally agree. Thank you
- 3. Rick Worrall - June 24, 2013
I sure will put this on my next trip list of "to does".
I really like the short videos, a nice touch.
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Well now you can. Wrangler's new Blue Bell ad campaign is both multimedia and interactive – and about to go seriously viral. Basically it's a video of a male model dressed in Wrangler clothes, and you can click on different parts of him and do different things to him, like… rip his shirt off, throw him around a room or haul his ass off a chair. And make sure you turn your speakers right up – it comes equipped with a vaguely porno sounding backing track. Sound like fun? In a word, yes. It lagged on me a little bit, but I spent a happy 45 seconds or so throwing him one way, then another, then back, then forwards, trying to get the most dramatic looking screengrab. Though to be perfectly honest, I wasn't really loooking at the clothes.
This is exactly the sort of ad campaign fashion companies should be doing right now. Online, interactive, fun, controversial and a great talking point. I'll be amazed if this Wrangler ad doesn't go absolutely everywhere. Nice to see a company getting it – and tapping into the power of social media.
Now we just have to wait and see what they do with the girls' campaign – because no doubt there'll be some serious and loud protests of violence-towards-women if viewers are able to throw the model around or rip her clothes off. And despite my affection for Oscar Wilde's words ("There's only one thing worse than being talked about and that's not being talked about"), there is such a thing as the wrong kind of publicity.