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- Rio Haryanto is the first Indonesian to compete in Formula One.
- The 23-year-old needs to raise sponsorship money to secure his seat on the UK's Manor F1 team.
- Haryanto's father was a racing driver in Indonesia, and his two brothers are also involved in the sport.
(CNN)Rio Haryanto is a hero in his home country.
In February, the 23 year old made history when he became Indonesia's first Formula One racing driver, signing with UK-based team Manor just weeks before the season began.
The only Asian driver on this F1 grid and the third Southeast Asian Formula 1 driver in history, Haryanto's success has become a source of national pride for many Indonesians.
But after competing in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim last weekend, Haryanto is now fighting to keep his F1 dreams alive.
The Indonesian has run out of sponsorship money, and is urgently seeking sponsors to fund him for the second half of the season.
The buy in
On signing Haryanto, Manor stipulated that the young driver deliver $16.35 million in sponsorship to secure his 2016 season seat.
So far, Haryanto has been supported by the Indonesian government, as well as state-owned oil company Pertamina.
But they have only gotten him halfway through the season.
"I am very lucky to have them for support," Haryanto tells Talk Asia, of his current sponsors. "I can't thank them enough. Without the ... government I don't think this would have been possible."
With the season now on a four-week hiatus until the end of August, Haryanto has a short window in which to raise the remaining funding.
Haryanto's recent performance may hinder his chances of securing funding or financial leniency from his team. The Indonesian racer placed 20th in the German Grand Prix and 21st at the Hungarian.
Dream catcher
F1 racing has been a lifelong dream for Haryanto, who says his goal is to become world champion.
"When I was six, my dad bought me a go-kart and I started practicing on weekends," says the Surakarta-born driver.
Racing runs in the family -- his father was a veteran racer in Indonesia, and his two older brothers are also involved in the sport.
"Then I started to get to the races, firstly in the national championship and then moving up to the Asian (series)," he recalls.
"It's been so many years of racing and, you know, in the end to get my dream come true as a Formula One driver is a great feeling."
A little inspiration
Growing up, Haryanto says his hero was German racing legend Michael Schumacher.
When he was five or six years old, Haryanto came face-to-face with the now seven-time Formula One World Champion.
"My dad took me to the Malaysian Grand Prix, and eventually I was lucky enough to get a picture taken with Michael."
Haryanto hopes he can provide the same kind of inspiration to aspiring Indonesian racers.
"A lot of people in Indonesia are starting to look at Formula One, (because) they now know we have Indonesian drivers," he says.
"I think there will be a lot more interest in Formula One, for sure."
Watch more of the interview with Rio Haryanto on Talk Asia this month. Air times: August 4 (Thursday), 4:30 a.m. ET, 11:30 p.m. ET; August 5 (Friday), 10 p.m. ET; August 6 (Saturday), 12:30 a.m. ET, 11:30 a.m. ET; August 13 (Saturday), 7:30 a.m. ET; August 14 (Sunday), 12:30 a.m. ET, 11 p.m. ET.


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I think these were the exact words I gave to some landscaping crew that came by to help us with the dreaded rockery this morning. Yes, I hired out for landscaping help and I'm not proud–this part of the garden was a nightmare. Groundcovers like Pachysandra, Liriope and Vinca? They are the worst. All their little viny roots and stems wove a tangled nest throughout the rocks (also mingled in were some ferns and daylilies which are swiftly becoming my nemesis in this garden.)
The photos above were taken a few weeks ago…
…and this one I snapped right after the landscapers left. Notice the shed reno? There is one rose in this bed, pretty sure it is a 'Betty Prior', which until today was getting choked to death by these groundcovers. Is it weird that I think I actually felt a sigh of relief come off of Betty when they started digging everything out?
We still need to shore up the areas where rocks and soil have come down and clean up a bit, but then it will be ready to be planted out with pollinator-friendly perennials and self-seeding annuals.
In other news, we recently had 14 yards of compost delivered which I've been chipping away at. Our township does this thing where they compost all the leaves and branches that they collect in fall and all you do is pay a delivery fee, basically. We were too late in our arrival last spring to get in on it but I'm glad we can, now. What a money saver! I'm using it to help expand the beds in the garden but see that space in the photo above? That area, including where the Emerald Green Arborvitae is, was once entirely infested with Japanese Knotweed. It took us all last year to eradicate it. That was, quite simply, a soul-crushing job, and I still find tiny bits of knotweed trying to pop back up. Argh! Anyways, this area will eventually get planted out with some shrubs but for now it's going to be the future sight of this summer's sunflower patch. (In the background of this photo is the brush that we've been clearing. It's mostly multiflora roses. There's a forest back there somewhere!)
I've gotten a couple of questions about the edger I use so here's a photo of it as I expand the little bed around my 'Sally Holmes' rose. I like to work in approximately 6″ sections cutting them into pieces with my edger so they're easier to lift.
Sometime I shake off the soil and discard the rest and sometimes I take it all to an area of the yard where I need fill. I backfill where I removed the lawn pretty high, like this giant donut seen here around the Sally Holmes rose, because the compost compresses very quickly.
If you were in the path of that winter storm we had last week how did your garden manage? We had some frost damage to some of our roses but it wasn't too bad. Now that the weather has warmed again, they seem to be recuperating and the dillies are springing up like crazy! The bears are back, too. I know because I didn't bring the bird feeder in the other night and he basically destroyed the hook and part of the post to get to it. So yeah, between piles of compost, landscaping work and rogue bears we're having a real spring experience over here! 🙂


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My mother tells me about the dream she has about my sister. She says she should stop thinking about her. She's right...but she can't. I think about telling her my dream I had last night but I don't. It was a little more unrealistic than hers but that's all my dreams. My dreams mix reality with fantasy. As in my ex was in it but I was also riding a reindeer. The setting had no correlation to reality besides Christmas I suppose. The thing about it that bugged me though was me and my ex got back together...and we were happy.
When I woke up, I questioned why I would be dreaming about a guy who doesn't care about me. Is this my subconscious saying I want to get back together with him despite that? Well my subconscious can go f*ck itself because me and him are over.
It's easier to hate or love someone when they never talk to you. Who can say what their feelings really are toward you? Although, I generally feel if they don't talk to you then they don't care about you.
My sister never talks to my mother. It's safe to assume she doesn't care about her when ample opportunity for communication has presented itself. My mom should stop caring as well. I know I have. I think the same could be said about my ex.
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Wisdom to the Hebrew people wasn't just learning, but was expressed in proverbs, teachings that could be memorized and shared. The more wisdom you had memorized, the wiser you were.
the pursuit of wisdom, spirituality today
Proper 15B | 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14 & John 6:51-58
What is wisdom?
Before we talk about Solomon's legendary wisdom, let's talk about what wisdom is. If I were to ask you to define wisdom for one another, you might talk about experience and understanding. This is somewhat different from raw intelligence. Those of us who've played Dungeons and Dragons know that Intelligence and Wisdom are different attributes. Like "street smarts" is a type of wisdom. When we call someone "street smart" we aren't deriding them for not memorizing Shakespeare or doing Calculus in their heads; we are actually saying that they are wise to the goings on "in the streets," with other people and therefore get how to act there.
Wise people get it. And they usually get it through experience, more than something they've read.
So we have Solomon asking for wisdom and GOD saying: Wow! What a great response! Here you go! And we have this tradition that the Wisdom of Solomon was so great, and that he wrote these three books of wisdom literature in our Bible. But of course, it isn't long before Solomon screws up, and screws up big and all of Israel and Judah are punished for it. How can this guy be Mr. King Wisdom?
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Well, because wisdom in Hebrew scripture is a little different. James Kugel writes:
The word "wisdom" is generally used in the Bible in a somewhat different sense from the one it has in English. In English it is used for the most part to describe a quality of mind–good judgment, discernment, sagacity, and the like. It sometimes had this meaning in Hebrew too, but for the most part "wisdom" referred to things known, knowledge. So…the assertion that Solomon was the wisest of men is immediately followed by the "proof" thereof: he knew a huge number of proverbs and could "speak of trees, from the cedar that is in the Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he could speak about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish" (1 Kings 4:33). -Kugel, p. 506
So, it sounds to me like Solomon's wisdom makes him an academic, not an experienced, or salt-of-the-earth type.
This story in Kings is great for our discussion of wisdom because its context is really important. It says that Solomon was following the Law like David, save one thing: he sacrificed at the high places. That doesn't sound so bad until we realize that the high places were altars to other gods, like Asherah, Baal, or Molech. So Solomon is doing something really, really wrong here.
And we have to keep in mind one of the ways Yahweh GOD is different from Asherah, Baal, or Molech, or later, the Greek and Roman gods, was that unlike every other god, Yahweh GOD wasn't into a transactional relationship. For the other gods, you'd bring your sacrifice so that you could ask something of your god and she might do something for you; if she felt like it. If you persuaded her with a really good gift.
Yahweh GOD said time and again that our relationship is different. Sacrifice because it is good, because that is what is asked for, not because GOD will give us anything. GOD is interested in our relationship together.
So Solomon is praying and sacrificing to Yahweh, our god, at another god's altar. And Yahweh, our GOD, shows up there and says
"Ask what I should give you."
A transaction.
And Solomon says wisdom, book knowledge, so that he can know everything about everything to be a better leader of the people. And GOD says that's a pretty good move. Smart call, Solomon.
But notice that GOD came to Solomon, even there, even when Solomon was screwing up, sacrificing at a high altar. Then what does Solomon do with that wisdom, but build a temple and shove GOD into a box to stay there forever. It doesn't sound wise in our sense. It seems as if Solomon is missing something really important.
Missing the point
A similar case of missing the point is this ongoing discussion of bread in the gospel. Chapter 6, we recall begins with the feeding of the multitudes and then Jesus teaches them about the bread from heaven, like the manna, like the bread they feasted on a short while ago, bread given to them by GOD. And Jesus has been saying that he is that bread.
He's saying this to these Judeans in a synagogue. So, he's preaching to these people on the Sabbath and remember last week how they missed the metaphor and totally got Jesus was speaking metaphorically when he called himself bread, but when he said that he was like bread that came from heaven, suddenly they're all literalists, saying Woah now, Jesus! You have a Mom and Dad. You didn't just show up one day, fully formed. Apparently that was too much for them.
Jesus ignores their foolishness and keeps going with this metaphor through this morning's reading. This bread from heaven is me, so eat from me, consume me, and you'll have eternal life, this vibrant living GOD has promised you. This is what he's saying to them. Follow, get with him and we'll all be good.
And again these guys go literal in the middle of a metaphor: they act as if Jesus is asking them to be cannibals or vampires. But Jesus keeps going anyway.
These are the "wise" men, these Judeans in the temple. These people are educated. And they are making themselves the fools before Jesus.
This is even clearer when we take a closer work at the word the author uses. John frequently uses a word translated for us as "Jew" (These are the people having a hard time understanding Jesus). We read that these are "the Jews." But a closer translation is actually Judean. These people are Judeans, perhaps from the big city. Jesus isn't a Judean. He's a Nazarene from the north. He's being followed by villagers from the hill country.
I don't think that these Judeans have trouble understanding Jesus. They just don't want to follow some uneducated hick from the country, which is what they take Jesus for. Not a king. Not wise. How can he be? He doesn't have their education!
Seeking wisdom, seeking GOD
Wisdom to the Hebrew people wasn't just learning, but was expressed in proverbs, teachings that could be memorized and shared. The more wisdom you had memorized, the wiser you were.
This means that Solomon's wisdom is curiously beyond the revealed work of GOD. Wisdom was found in worldly writings and in other cultures. It was found in exploring non-Jewish literature. Much of what we have in our book of Proverbs seems to have more in common with "worldly" truth rather than orthodox Hebrew truth.
It reminds me of the pursuit for spirituality, beyond the confines of our religion, or even beyond religion in general; spiritual but not religious.
Many of you may remember the popular rise of Buddhism in the 60's which was fueled, not by anger at Christianity, but the broader search for wisdom. Many sought from another religious tradition a teaching they couldn't find otherwise: about the inner self, spirituality for the personal soul, rather than teachings for the mind and our outward behavior. The kind of thing many have such trouble finding within Christianity.
Of course, many have found much compatibility between the study and practice of Zen Buddhism and being a devoted follower of Christ: these two are not much at odds. And still, many others have quite eagerly discovered ancient Christian practices which do deal with the internal stuff.
In all of these acts, we see a search for GOD, for a wisdom that will reveal GOD to us, with us, within us. A search for harmony and peace. A search for strength and courage. A search for healing and hope. And GOD is found, not only in the Temple, but in other places. But it is GOD we are to be seeking in those places, not selfishness or power.
Knowing Jesus, knowing GOD
This searching, this seeking wisdom: knowledge and experience of the world, of how things really are, is not some pipe dream. It is honest. It is powerful. It is part of who we are; who we are called to be.
And maybe it is why we hear a story about Jesus calling himself bread and we can just know it's a metaphor. And yet we can hear him talk about coming down from heaven, or that we're supposed to eat the bread as flesh, and we start to do the same thing as these Judeans, that we take these things too literally.
And maybe when we get there, we also recall that we eat bread each week and that Jesus speaks of daily bread, calling us to pray for daily bread, and we know that he is speaking sort of literally to us. That it isn't only metaphor. He is speaking to eating and sharing and giving: that we gather with bread to break it and share it with each other and that nobody goes hungry in our real world. We indeed have enough food to feed everybody. Jesus isn't only speaking to a metaphorical feeding.
And maybe as we get together to eat bread, we remember that we are given grace, that we were promised grace, that we are to be a means of grace for other people.
The worldly wisdom Solomon sought wasn't supposed to be selfish. It wasn't for material gain. It wasn't to be smarter than others to trick them. It was to benefit GOD's kingdom. To make him the best king possible for a confused and conflicted people. Because he had trouble finding GOD where he was supposed to be looking.
But GOD comes the way GOD comes. Even when we're looking in the wrong place. Even if we're reading the wrong books and hanging with the wrong crowd. And yes, even if we're hanging out in a church. GOD is not confined to a temple, to a church, to a tradition we are absolutely certain is the smartest and the wisest; the most informed.
Jesus offers another way to find GOD, to search for GOD, to become the hope we seek. A way that is focused, not on worldly wisdom, but on the beauty and profound grace offered to us through Jesus Christ. Through a servant who gives, who feeds, who sacrifices himself for the world, while calling the whole world to him, to see him, see beyond him, into him, to see GOD. Not in the manna only, the blessings, the daily, but in the person, the eating, the sharing. To love each other and know, without books or proof, but in the certain assurance of Jesus's words, that when we do this and we get together, all together, GOD is with us. GOD is always with us. That is our wisdom.


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In 1022 A.D., Emperor Basil II has returned triumphant from conquering much of Iberia and Armenia, and defeating the rebellious generals Nicephorus Xiphias and Nicephorus Phocas. with the Empire enjoying a rare time of peace, he wishes to celebrate his victories.
Let there be a remission of land and hearth taxes! All neighboring kingdoms are invited to send those persons of high birth and great aptitude to participate in a tournament of skill and prowess in honor of Emperor Basil II's victories!
This will be a high persona event with every element in sympathy with the Byzantine Empire during the reign of Basil II. A High Persona event is a special kind of event where every effort is made by the organizers and attendees to replicate the styles, attitudes, and crafts of one specific time and place within the broad spectrum of what the SCA covers. For this event, the classes, feast, and activities during the day will focus on Constantinople in the early 11th century. We ask all attendees to make an attempt at wearing 11th-century Byzantine garb.
There will be multiple tournaments - including the traditional Chieftains mass weapons tournament. But the event will also include A&S class and competitions, youth activities, social dancing, a Byzantine inn, and Byzantine feast with entertainment.
The event will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at B'nai El Congregation on 11411 N 40 Drive, St. Louis, MO 63131.
Site Fee:
$10 for Adults (18 and older), $5 Non-member surcharge
$5 for Youth 5-17 years
Free for Children 0-4 years
Feast Fee:
$10 for Adults
This site is discretely wet.
Event Stewards: Lady Ariadne Karbonopsina & Lady Judith of Three Rivers
Feast Steward: THL Cathus the Curious
The Tournament of Chieftains is an SCA event sponsored by the Barony of Three Rivers in the Kingdom of Calontir.


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Character Sheet
Name: Anton Kozlov
Sex: male
Age: 37
Class: Ex-ODST
Race: Human
Rank: Ex Lance Corporal, Ex Second in command of the Red Orchestra, currently a prisoner.
Traits: A simpleton, with a lot of muscle, he is kind and gentle towards everyone he meets, but ruthless against his enemies. He's a giant, 6'6", likes to call a lot of people "buddy", also likes dogs.
Back story: What Anton lacks in brains, he makes up for in braun, and loyalty. He's known Alexi Entsky (
Agent Kestrel
) since they were kids. Anton would be Alexi's bodyguard, and Alexi would do his math homework, this mutual agreement was beneficial to both him and Alexi, so they became very good friends. Anton was down on his luck when Alexi asked him to join his insurrection, so he gladly accepted Alexi's offer. After a mission went south, both he and Alexi were tried, and sent to a Prison on Luna.
Chain of Command: No one
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Name: Alexi Enstsky
Alias: Kestrel
Sex: M
Age: 36
Class: Ex-ODST
Race: Human
Rank: Ex-ONI Agent, Ex-Leader of the Red Orchestra, currently a prisoner
Traits: Crazy mad intelligent, expert in 7 different forms of martial arts, calculative, deceptive, sees himself superior to most people, Top.
Back story: Ever since Alexi was born, he knew he was destined for greatness. He joined the UNSC the moment he could, in complete defiance of his parents who wanted him to become a doctor, or lawyer. He gained the interest of many ONI Spooks, and by the time he was 23, he was a full blown ONI Section 0 agent. He defected when his conspiracy to assassinate Agent Archer was exposed. He spearheaded a new insurrection, called the Red Orchestra, whose only purpose was to get in the way of ONI operations, purely out of spite. After a mission went south, he was sent to a prison on Luna. Doomed to live out the rest of his days there...or is he.
Chain of Command: Nobody
Spectating Inmate: Come on! Kill em'! Kill em'!
2 inmates were brawling in the promenade of a prison. One of them had a medium build, but was fast. The other one was a lumbering giant, with short brown hair with a poof in front.
No right, RIGHT!
Red headband Inmate: JUST DO WHAT YOU ALWAYS DO ANTON
The inmate with the medium build was distracted, he looked away from his opponent to scold his trainers.
Brawling Inmate: SHADDUP!
It was in that moment, that the inmate was hit in the gut by a powerful haymaker. It actually lifted him off the ground.
The inmate groaned, as he lurched forward, and ralfed all over the promenade.
Anton, the giant, cracked his knuckles on the side of his head, and chuckled.
Anton: Hey buddy...You alright?
The inmate wiped his mouth and tried flailing his left arm to land one more hit, but when he did, he lost his balance, and fell into a pool of his own vomit.
One of the inmates wearing a red headband entered the middle of the ring, taking extra care to step over the vomit, and lifted Anton's arm up.
Red Headband Inmate: AND THE WINNER IS ANTON THE DESTROYER!
2 of the inmates stepped forward, The first one handed The red headbanded inmate credit slips, and a nudie mag.
Inmate: How long are you going to be hiding behind your giant bear man, Alexi
Alexi: Im actually standing right in front of him.
The second inmate was more reluctant to give Alexi his winnings.
Inmate 2: I have no idea how a faggot like you has been able to last this long in Prison Oh wait. I do.
Its because of that guy
Alexi snatched the money from the inmates hand
Alexi: Well, I did his math homework, so...our friendship is mutually beneficial.
Alexi pocketed the money, with a smile on his face, then in an instant, sweep kicked the inmate, knocking him off his feet, and onto his back. Alexi placed his knee on his neck, and started pushing his weight down.
Alexi: That is the last time you call me that
The inmate was flailing his arms, trying in vain to get Alexis leg off.
Alexi gave the inmate a playful slap on the face, and he stood up, he gasped for air, and quickly shuffled away.
Anton laughed.
Anton: In case you forgot, we arent stuck in here with you. You, little man, are stuck here with us.
The two started walking away from the crowd, with their winnings in hand.
The inmate wiped his lip, his face was all red.
Inmate: We gotta do something about those fa ..fuckers .
Inmate 2: Whatever Tonks, just let it go. Ones an indestructible tank, and the other knows kung-fu.
Tonks: Next time I see that headband wearing fuck and his circus bear, I'm gonna STICK HIM IN THE EYE.
Inmate 2: Then he'll probably make you choke with it, look, those two are dangerous, and we don't want you getting mixed up with them. Just pretend like they don't exist, okay?
Inmate 3: We're all felons here, but you're still our friend,
Tonks sighed.
Tonks: Fine...
Anton: No No, thats too much myshka
The lunchlady had given Anton two servings of the prison gruel. She looked like a woman who had some sort of connection to the mob.
Lunchlady: Shaddup Anton, youre in prison, but that doesnt mean youre not a growing boy.
Anton smiled.
Anton: Da, many thanks Rabbit.
Lunchlady Rabbit smiled and nodded, she served the next prisoner his serving of gruel.
Prisoner: Excuse me Lunchlady Rabbit Can I get another scoop of this stuff?
Rabbit: What am I running, a CHARITY? NEXT!
Anton held his food tray at his waist, and went to go sit at the usual table he and Alexi would sit at.
He took a seat next to another inmate
Anton: Yo.
The inmate forced a smile, nodded, and then went back to eating. Across from Anton sat Alexi, he had his sleeves rolled up, and he was eating Yogurt.
Alexi: Lotta food you got there.
Anton: Da, Rabbit gave me 2 scoops of Prison gruel after I said I liked it.
Alexi: Only two weeks in prison and youre already on the lunchladys good side?
Anton: I guess I am.
Anton smiled, as he dug right in to his food.
Anton looked up, and took a quick moment of shoveling prison gruel into his mouth hole.
Anton: Whered you get the Yogurt?
Alexi: I dunno, I think some hippy is giving Yoga sessions in the gym.
Anton: No.
He swallowed his food.
The yogurt!
Alexi: Oh, yeah, I just pocketed it off some guys bunk. Prison gruel isnt doing it for me.
Anton: Well, thats too bad buddy, because were gonna be spending the next couple of years here.
Alexi: Not really, Ive already found 17 flaws in this prisons security. Give me till Monday, and Ill have three escape plans to pick from.
The inmate sitting next to Anton stared at Alexi.
Alexi: WAS I TALKING TO YOU?
The inmate jumped, and went back to eating his food intently.
Anton chuckled.
Anton: Ill believe it when I see it.
Two tables down, another group of inmates were chatting it up, until Tonks slammed his hand down on the table
Tonks: WHICH ONE OF YOU BLOODY BASTARDS GANKED MY YOGURT.
The inmates raised their hands.
Inmate: I didnt take it
Inmate 2: Nope.
Inmate 3: Nah.
Inmate 4: Hell nope.
Tonks: Well then Do any of you fine gents mind telling me WHO took it?
Alexi whistled a Russian tune while he walked to the trash can behind Tonks. He dropped the empty yogurt by accident,
Ahh chyort!
He muttered, while in complete view of the whole group of inmates, But completely under the radar of Tonks. They all neglected to say anything. Alexi non chalontly grabbed the yogurt cup, and then slam dunked it into the trash can. He walked back to his lunch table,
Inmate: No clue.
Inmate 2: Nuh uh.
Inmate 3: Nope.
Inmate 4: I may have eaten it actually, Ill spot you next time, okay?
Yoga instructor: And then youre going to want to return to the updog position .
The yoga instructor was a very slender man, with a long combed beard, and braided long hair.
Anton was wearing a blank tank, with the top part of his jumpsuit tied around his waist like a jacket, he was on the floor, and struggling to arch his back up into the updog position.
Yoga instructor: ON the exhale tuck in the tail, traveling up the spine, then inhale back up to table top position.
While some of the other inmates were following the insturctors words to the letter, Anton figured he skip all that, go on his knees, and assume the tabletop position this instructor talked so much about.
Instructor: Inhale and extend the right toes out long.
Anton extended his left leg out, upon looking around to make sure he was keeping up, he saw everyone had their right legs out. He cursed under his breath, brought his left leg back in, and then he extended his right leg.
Instructor: Inhale, and bring your right leg back in, exhale, while bringing your left leg out.
Anton sighed.
Instructor: Other leg, guy.
Anton smiled, and nodded, while resisting the urge to throw his yoga mat at the instructor.
Meanwhile, only a couple rooms down from the gym, In the library, Alexi was in the middle of a heated chess game with a Hispanic man, Jose Demendoza, otherwise known as Jose Jose, former owner of one of the most prestigious night clubs on J-2 Alpha, until he got mixed up with the man playing chess in front of him.
Character Sheet
Name: Jose Demendoza
Alias: Jose Jose
Sex: male
Age: 35
Class: Ex-Club Owner
Race: Human
Traits: Charismatic, Quick with a joke or to light up your smoke, extensive knowledge on guns and weaponry, flamboyant.
Back story: Jose Demendoza, better known as Jose Jose used to be the owner of one of the most prestigious nightclubs on J-2 Alpha, however, he was also one of the largest suppliers of weapons on the Black Market. He was ratted out by Alexi Entsky, one of his former buyers, and now he is doing time at a prison on Luna. He's been faring pretty well in Prison, as he still has his connections.
Chain of Command: His own damn self.
Jose Jose: Check.
Alexi didnt even flinch, he moved his queen in front of his king.
Alexi: Check .mate.
Jose threw his hands on the board in discontent, his fingers phasing through the pieces that were actually holograms.
Librarian: SHHHHHH
Jose Jose shot the Librarian a dirty glance, and then he looked back at Alexi.
Jose Jose: Whatever Im blowin this popsicle stand.
Alexi: See ya
Once Jose Got out of his chair, Alexi was about to shut off the chess game, until an elderly man took Joses seat. He looked familiar to Alexi,
Alexi: Do I know you
Elderly man: Not in person, Im sure. Ive been in here probably since before you were in diapers.
Alexi: Whats your name.
Elderly Man: Aleksander Wilhelm Kasparov
Alexis eyes widened, Kasparov had a toothy grin, as the feeling of recognition hit him.
Alexi: Aleksander Wilhelm Kasparov
Kasparov just lost it, he was giggling like a schoolboy getting out of detention.
Alexi: The Alexander Wilhelm Kasparov That robbed TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN BANKS!?
Librarian: SHHHHHH
Kasparov: The same one.
Alexi: The same Aleksander Wilhelm Kasparov that won the Galaxtionals chess tournament 7 years running
Kasparov: And the only one too
Alexi leaned back in his chair
Alexi grinned, and placed his finger on the reset button of the chess board.
Alexi: Ill humor you, Mr. Kasparov
Anton had his face planted on the Yoga mat, while the space next to him, previsously unoccupied, was taken by Jose Jose, just sitting on a yoga mat, not participating in the exercise.
Jose Jose: It really isnt that difficult Annie-Boy.
Anton: Then why dont you join in Ho-Ho
Jose Jose: I dont wanna get sweaty, besides
Jose Jose looked at the very muscular man in front of him.
Jose Jose: I dont mind the view.
Anton got up and rolled his yoga mat.
Anton: Well, Im off.
Jose Jose: Too tired?...
Anton: No, I just hate you. Gooodbye.
Jose Jose scoffed, and sarcastically made a half grin.
Jose Jose: I hate you too darling, youre little band of misfit toys are the ones that got me here.
Anton: Im pretty sure it was your crimes against fashion.
Anton laughed, while dropping his yoga mat in a basket, and making his way out of the gym.
Jose Jose: Please, I KNOW IM PERFECT
Jose Jose paused, Anton had left the gym.
Jose Jose: Im sure he heard me.
Anton: Hey Jimmy.
Jimmy was a security guard, sitting behind a desk, he had his feet resting on top of the desk.
Jimmy: Heya Anton, how u doin.
Anton: Pretty good, hows the family?
Jimmy: Alive and well, Monica drew me in art class.
Anton chuckled.
Anton: Did she?
Jimmy nodded, and tilted his head back, directing Anton to a piece of notebook paper taped to the wall.
Character Sheet
Anton melted, he lowered his shoulders and smiled.
Anton: Dawww .
Jimmy: Yup.
Anton wiped his eyes, he needed to bring both his hands up since they were cuffed.
The door adjacent to the desk opened, and an officer stepped out.
Officer: Kovlov, youre up.
Anton nodded to the officer, then nodded to Jimmy, Jimmy tipped his cap, and Anton made his way to the officer at the door.
Officer: You are allowed one hug on arrival, and one hug on departure, both hugs cannot exceed 3 seconds, from then on you are to remain in your seat for the remainder of visitation, until an officer escorts you back to your cell.
Anton: Gotcha.
Anton and the Officer walked down a hallway, connecting the prison to the visiting room. Anton looked out a window, and saw an elderly lady, sitting alone at a table. She was all prettied up, with makeup, a suit, and elegant scarf. Anton couldnt help but smile, while he was being escorted.
A couple steps later, they were at the door. The Officer slid his security card and punched a code into the keypad. The light above the door turned green, and the door slid open. Anton took a deep breath, and slowly walked out of the hallway. The elderly woman stood up from her chair and gasped.
Elderly lady: ANTON!
Anton: Hi mamochka
As soon as Anton was close to the table, the elderly woman who was Antons mother approached Anton and gave him a tender, sweet hug, Anton lifted his cuffed hands over his moms head, which was easy for him considering he was almost 2 feet taller than her, and returned the hug. Anton could hear his mother sniffing, trying to hold back tears.
Officer: ALRIGHT, BREAK IT UP.
Anton sighed, and lifted his arms over his mom, but she was more reluctant to let go. When it seemed like the officer was about to make his way over, the mother let go, giving the officer a dirty look. They both took their respective seats, across from one another.
Mom: What kind of prison is this I cant even hug my own baby
Anton: Well mama, thats one of the things you give up in prison.
Mom: Oh shut up Anty, HOW could you let this happen
Anton: Please dont tell me you came all the way out here just to lecture me
Mom: AND SO WHAT IF I DID? Im your MOTHER!
Its a moms job to worry about her children.
Anton: Oh yeah? I dont see you worrying about Alisa, Vera, or Diana!
Mom: Because theyre not getting mixed up in terrorist plots .LIKE YOU STUPID!!!
Anton: Okay okay fair enough
Anton and his mother smiled.
Anton: How are they doing anyway.
Mom: Fine, Alisa is still a reporter, she exposed a paper company that directed and sold child pornography
Anton: Disgusting Good for her.
Mom: Vera is a heavyweight boxer.
Antons eyes widened.
Anton: And hows that going for her?
Mom: Shes 24-0, shes got a shot at the title next week.
Anton smiled.
Anton: And Diana?
Mom: Dentist.
He nodded
Anton: Ahh
Mom: Basically, every one of my children is making money legally, except for you, my little troublemaker.
Anton: Well, like father like son
Mom: Anty, you are many things, but your dad, youre not. If he was half as smart as you are, then he wouldntve left the way he did.
Anton: Da I guess you are right
Mom: Hey is that the Alexi boy?
Anton looked behind him and saw Alexi walking into the visitation room, his face was one of disgust.
He hadnt noticed Anton, when he walked down to a table in the corner of the room, met with another elderly woman, who instead of greeting Alexi with a hug, had started smacking Alexi upside the head with a magazine.
Alexis mom: STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!
The guards did nothing to intervene, as they all just laughed to themselves.
Mom: Now thats a boy who never calls their mother
Anton: Da
Rock Pap
er Scissors!
Alexi: Paper beats Rock.
Anton: I know
Rock Pap
er Scissors!
Alexi: Paper beats Rock again
Anton scoffed.
Anton: Give me a real rock, and I will show paper whose boss. Again!
Rock Pap
er Scissors!
Alexi: Scissors beats paper.
Anton groaned
Anton: I hate playing this game with you its like you know what Im going to play before I play it.
Alexi: I kind of do actually you always pick the one I beat you with two times in a row.
Anton sighed, as he lifted his legs up and lied down on his bunk.
Anton heard a man screaming outside his cell, he looked over, and saw a man getting dragged by two security guards.
Tonks: I DIDNT DO IT! I SWEAR! WHAT KIND OF AN IDJIT WOULD KEEP THE MURDER WEAPON IN HIS BUNK!?
Security Guard: You, for starters.
Security Guard 2: Youre gonna be spending a loooong time in solitary meat. Murdering another inmate is a very serious charge
Anton: What the
Anton heard Alexi whistling a tune, and very loudly turning the page of a book.
Anton: Alexi
Alexi: Yes?...
Anton: Did you have anything to do with that
Alexi: Sorta.
Anton: What do you mean sorta
Alexi: You know that guy who sat next to you in lunch? He was about to tattle, so I took some random guys toothbrush, fashioned a shiv, took out the trash, then returned the tool to its place of origin.
Had to make the job look unprofessional so it couldnt be traced back to me.
Anton buried his face in his palms.
Anton: You mean you werent joking, you actually have an escape plan.
Alexi: 2 plans, actually. Depending on whether you wanna get out of here on a Wednesday, or a Sunday. Me personally, I wouldnt mind waiting till Sunday, Ive got a score to settle with a Mr. Kasparov.
Anton: Why?
Alexi: He beat me in chess.
Anton: So hes dead
Alexi: In our next game hes gonna wish he was.
Anton grabbed his sheets, and got comfortable in his bunk.
Anton: Sundays fine buddy.
Goodnight asshole.
Alexi: Goodnight asshole.
26 years ago 2529 Behind Duran Elementary School
An 11 year old Anton punches another child, a ten year old Alexi, and shoves him to the wall.
Anton: Come on Alexi Mr. Chess Champion.., what good is knowing which piece is which if you CANT THROW A PUNCH.
Alexi: I dont know, tell me how it feels beating up a man who is well, I would say ten times smarter than you, but ten times zero is zero.
Anton threw another punch at Alexi, it landed on his jaw, and it knocked his glasses off his face.
As Soon as Anton saw the glasses fly off, he caught them, and stuck them into his flannel pocket.
Alexi: Whyd you
Anton: Because glasses are expensive.
Alexi chuckled.
Anton: Whats so funny!
Alexi: Nothing nothing Please, continue pummeling my face.
Anton: Well Im not gonna do it if you tell me to!
Alexi: Good! Then Ill just be on my way then!
Alexi was about to walk away, until Anton grabbed his collar, and pulled him back.
Anton: No
Alexi looked at Anton, who towered above him.
Alexi: So what do you want me to do
Anton: I dont know
He paused.
Fight back?
Alexi: No thanks, Im a pacifist
Anton: A paci-whaa?
Alexi: Pacifist.
Anton: you mean like those things for babies?
Alexi: No Pacifist as in people that dont fight.
Anton: So you mean youre a pussy?
Alexi: No!
Anton: A man who refuses to fight is a man whose scared to fight
Alexi: What eleven year old TALKS like that?!
Anton: I forgot Youre new to this school
Bully: HEY RETARD!
Anton looked in the direction of the child who called him a retard, there were three schoolkids.
Anton: WHAT!
Alexi: Dont respond to that.
Anton raised an eyebrow and looked at Alexi, then he turned back to the group of 3 schoolkids.
Bully: Mr. Chess Wiz is our victim Were gonna tape his butt cheeks together.
Alexi: Savages! Antonio or Antoony whatever your name is, dont let them anywhere near me.
Anton: Shh.
Alexi: Look Whatever it is you want, Ill do it.
Anton: Math homework.
Alexi: Done.
Anton: And Science.
Alexi: SURE!
Anton: And teach me how to play chess.
Alexi: YOU GOT IT.
Anton smiled, and let go of Alexi.
He stepped away from Alexi, and faced the group of tormentors.
Anton: YOU WANT THIS TWERP, YOURE GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH ME!
The leader of the pack of schoolkids spit on the ground.
Alpha Bully: BAD MOVE RETARD!
The group of schoolkids charged at Anton, but the closer they got to him, the smaller they appeared to Anton.
Anton crackled his knuckles, and smiled.
Anton: Thats the last time you call me that
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text: > You don't tell pbuilder, you tell debian/rules to pass that option to > the configure script when it is invoked. This is usually done in > the "build" or "configure" debian/rules target. > In empathy-2.28.2's case, debian/rules uses CDBS, the Common Debian > Build System. In this case, it's quite easy to add another configure > flag - just open debian/rules, find the DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS > assignment, and add another extra flag to it :) OK, thanks! > If such a patch would fix it without losing functionality, you could > try... well, patching the source. You could either do it directly, > editing some file and adding this code, in which case the patch would > go into the .diff.gz at package building time, or you could try using > some patch system - quilt (my personal preference), dpatch, or maybe > even CDBS's own simple-patchsys. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar > enough with CDBS and I don't know exactly how simple-patchsys is used > or how to add quilt to a CDBS rules file - although I think the latter > could be as simple as adding another "include" line and then, of course, > adding quilt to the build dependencies :) Actually, I was able to use quilt(my choice as well) already to make the patch and it appeared to work. There were other quilt patches already so I am assuming CDBS understands how to use it? Can anyone confirm? > I guess for the users it might be preferable to have a backport > with as close to the "real" package's functionality as possible. > However, if it would be too much trouble, maybe --disable-extras > could be a reasonable compromise - but make sure you document this > in a README.Debian or NEWS.Debian or similar file that is installed > on the users' systems, so they are aware of what they're missing :) > Then again, please don't give this personal opinion more importance > than it is due - it *is* merely the personal opinion of a Debian > user, and maybe the backports meisters will pipe in to slap me down > with good reason :) Thanks for the opinion, I do agree w/ you but will wait for other feedback:) This is my first *complicated* backport and am just posting my thoughts/questions as I continue down the path of bpo training. Jared


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Every summer I say, this is the summer I'm really going to make some amazing raspberry or blackberry jam. But something about sterilizing the jars and waiting for that suctioning pop just still seems complicated to me. So I've been sticking with refrigerator jam. And today, since the summer heat is taking its own sweet time to arrive (and I discovered my Maggie Beer is way past its expiration), I made dried fig and port jam with black mission figs.
I love fig jam as part of a cheese plate, especially w/ blue cheese. It's also terrific on ciabatta rolls with Trader Joe's frying cheese (haloumi-ish, but made from cow's milk) heated in a pan for a few minutes on each side until heated through and just getting melty. Add a handful of arugula and you're good to go. Sorry, no photo, we snarfed them down for a quick dinner. 🙂
Dried Black Mission Fig & Port JamPrint Recipe
- 375 ml port wine
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 (1/2 in.) strip orange zest
- 1 cinnamon stick (about 2 in.)
- 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 (1/4-in.) slice fresh ginger
- 6 ounces dried black mission figs, stemmed and cut into 1/2 in. pieces
- Juice of half a lemon
Mix the port, water and sugar in a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil. Add the orange zest, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, ginger and figs. Reduce heat and simmer for 20-25 minutes until reduced and slightly syrupy and the figs are tender. Remove the cinnamon stick, orange zest and ginger and allow to cool. Once cool, pour the mixture into a blender and process until nearly smooth. It will be thick. Stir in lemon juice.
Store covered in the refrigerator. It'll last for ~2 weeks.
Adapted from Emeril Lagasse's Dried Fig and Port Wine Compote


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Skip to comments.Video: Were in a recession and should extend the Bush tax cuts for the rich, says Bill Clinton
Posted on 06/06/2012 6:11:38 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Via Mediaite. In case you're keeping score, here's where the Democratic brain trust is on tax cuts. The White House wants them extended for those making less than $250,000 per year; Nancy Pelosi wants them extended for those making less than $1 million per year (yes, even Pelosi is more concerned about small businesses than O is); and now O's Democratic predecessor is calling for a new temporary across-the-board extension to maximize the country's chances at growth.
No wonder Team Romney has a Clinton fan page up on their site. Good lord:
"They will probably have to put everything off until early next year," he added. "That's probably the best thing to do right now. But the Republicans don't want to do that unless he agrees to extend the tax cuts permanently, including for upper income people, and I don't think the president should do that."
However, Clinton did say that Congress would be best off agreeing, at least for the time being, to extend all the tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of the year, including the so-called Bush tax cuts named after Clinton's successor, George W. Bush…
"They're still pretty low, the government spending levels. But I think they look high because there's a recession," he said. "So the taxes look lower than they really would be if we had two and half or 3 percent growth and spending is higher than it would be if we had two and a half or 3 percent growth, because there are so many people getting food stamps, so many people getting unemployment, so many people on Medicaid."
"There's a recession" is a soundbite that's going to make many a Romney ad-man very, very happy. Even so, I agree with National Journal that, in his own way, Clinton's actually helping Obama out by backing a full extension of the cuts. If The One's lucky enough to win in the fall, he's almost certainly going to have to bite the bullet next year and agree to another extension, not only as a condition of compromise with the GOP but in order to keep as much capital available to the economy for a recovery as possible. Clinton's making that easier for him by lending his imprimatur to the compromise. NJ:
[I]f the last three months of tepid job growth are not an aberration, but a sign the economy is heading toward contraction, then extending the tax cuts may be the only strategy that the two parties can agree on as a means of economic stimulus.
If so, then Clinton was doing what House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi did recently when she redefined those who qualify for "middle class" tax cuts as Americans making up to $999,999 a year.
Both Clinton and Pelosi are signaling to the voters that the Democrats, at least, are not going to hold American families hostage to party shibboleths.
Clinton and Pelosi are also sending signals to their party's liberal base. Grand bargains require compromise. Obama will find it easier to sell a deal if the party's other leaders have plowed the ground for him.
Yep. Now all we need is an explanation for the rhetorical groin-punch of calling this a "recession" and we'll be all set. Exit question: Was this soundbite from last night's fundraiser an intentional dig at Obama or not? Nothing's innocent when it comes to Clinton, I guess.
clintin... looking at him on TV is pitiful. He needs that attention so very badly. He has to be in front of the camera and he never stops looking at the camera and loving it. What a ham. Phony. Makes me laugh
clintin... looking at him on TV is pitiful. He needs that attention so very badly. He has to be in front of the camera and he never stops looking at the camera and loving it. What a ham. Phony. Makes me laugh
these dweebs like Clinton, who send guys like obama to fetch their coffee, never held a job in the private sector much less ran a business and they really think businesses are going to be impressed by "temporary tax cuts"?
obamacare (or maybe romneycare) remains the 800 pound gorilla in the room
he looks like he's in the last 1/16 of a mile run....not good
clintin... looking at him on TV is pitiful. He needs that attention so very badly. He has to be in front of the camera and he never stops looking at the camera and loving it. What a ham. Phony. Makes me laugh
I agree he is a ham but so much easier on the eyes and ears than the prezidoodle. Actually, I seldom watch or listen to either any more. They are instant channel changers.
better hide the WH china - there'd be some screaming battles over face time in front of the cameras
imagine which of the Clintons would have the better looking girl friends?
imagine that many democrats and "moderates" (wishy washy idiots) think the Clintons are heroes because they are better than obama
same here.
Amazing how Slick Willie's attitude towards the rich has changed since he became one of them!
Another little reminder as to why you never want to cross the Clintons.
Bill will spend all his time till his last waking breath seeking opportunities to shove a knife in your back.
Both Clinton and Pelosi are stinking-filthy-rich, of course.
Both Clinton and Pelosi are stinking-filthy-rich, of course.
Is it just me or is Omoron and his friends saying and doing things to not get themselves elected again....I could be wrong but if you look at the statements Biden and Omoron and Clinton have been spouting lately it's almost like they want our guy to win...
don't know anything about that but... I think he is looking downright stupid. how clingy he is to the camera. Sad pitiful little man
Bad reporting, I heard Clinton said to extend the tax rates but NOT for the "rich".
Also, Clinton is another idiot that argues in circles. The left destroys the economy and then whine about the stats by pointing out they have to spend more on unemployment benefits, etc.
Sorry Bill, you can't grow the economy 3-5% a year with Dem, left wing, statist policies. You know that. You got FORCED after 1994 to realize that and proclaim "the era of big government is over".
And you can't have it both ways by proclaiming conservative ideas that help you "give us four out of eight budgets in surplus" while you whine about cuts.
But then I'm wasting my time pointing out Bill Clinton is a polictical hack and total piece of crap human scum.
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The Sony Ericsson Zylo is equipped with the standard NetFront browser for internet access. With 3G access but no Wi-Fi, the basic internet signal is fast enough, but not blazing.
When you first load the browser app, you're presented with a nice Sony Ericsson Green introduction screen, where you can choose to search via Google, enter a web address or use a pre-loaded bookmark.
If you use one of the two text boxes, previously entered addresses and searches will pop up, so you don't need to be in the Google box to access terms you've searched for before, for example. It's a good little timesaver.
The actual browser seems to be quick enough at loading and handling web pages, but tends to be a bit of a car crash when it comes to formatting. If you've ever wondered what TechRadar would be like if it were two inches wide and half a mile long, look no further.
Mobile sites are handled better, but still look a little off, and if they should accidentally lead you to the full version of the site at any point, then you'll be right back to scrollsville.
We tried to zoom out to see if that helped, but were told it wasn't possible with Smart-Fit turned on.
"But surely Smart-Fit is designed to help you avoid these formatting woes," you're no doubt thinking. We thought the same thing. Then we turned it off and suddenly everything worked so much better.
Formatting was still a little wonky, but at least things were in roughly the right order.
The internet widgets on the Home screen are fairly useful, with the Twitter and Facebook widgets both featuring a clever design that makes the most of their respective raison d'être.
The Facebook widget shows status updates from your friends, with profile pictures rotating round in a carousel as the updates roll in.
Twitter is simpler affair, showing one tweet at a time with the Twitterer's avatar. When we reviewed the Samsung Monte, we were unhappy that you couldn't see all of a tweet at one time.
The Zylo's widget is exactly what we would hope for in a Twitter tool. That it's on a feature phone, rather than a smartphone, is pretty good.
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Well, I'm not a great dancer, I'll never be terribly light on my feet. but I was never heavy on my partners feet. I dance when ever and when I get a chance. Sometime I even have partner, dancing is so much fun
jadecrow 51-55, M 4 Responses 0 Aug 5, 2009
I love to dance too. I don't go out and dance much any more, but oh how I can shake it up in the privacy of my own living room :o)
I love to dance too....and it's great exercise without the "working out" drag....


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"African Musical Arts (formerly "African Chorus") and its dynamic founder and director, Fred Onovwerosuoke, have rapidly earned and gained stature and appreciation locally and nationally. The increasing performance and educational schedule of the group demand our attention."
— Robert Nordman, E. Des Lee Distinguished Professor for Music Education & former Music Supervisor for St. Louis Public Schools
"I truly commend Fred's perspective ... to expose people to a variety of styles."
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In our new espnW series, elite athletes look back with a memory from their rookie days.
About 10 years ago when I was first turning professional and joining the LPGA, I trained alongside Tiger Woods at the Butch Harmon School of Golf. We all had lockers, but Tiger would leave his clubs in the office.
I got there a little early one day, and I was just looking at his equipment. I would never touch his clubs when he was around, but if he wasn't there, I'd look at his wedges, or try to see something special about them.
Well, apparently I got a little too close, and I spilled my soy latte all over his grips and his gloves. It was a week before the Masters, and I knew he would not be excited to have to re-grip all of his equipment or get a new bag, so I tried furiously to clean everything up.
I did it before anybody could see me, and to this day I've never told him. I knew he'd be pissed that I was even touching his stuff, let alone spilling my coffee on it! But I watched him on TV the next week, and not only did I not see any visible stains, but he won the Masters.
These days Tiger doesn't train with Butch Harmon, so I only see him a couple of times a year. But in those first five or six years, I learned a lot from Tiger. He gave me tips about golf, and advice about being on tour, and really just taught me how to practice.
At that time, Tiger was winning everything and everybody knew who he was. I felt really fortunate to have an inside look at what the best in the world did. While I never managed to steal any secrets from his clubs, watching how he practiced was incredibly motivating. I would say 80 percent of the time he arrived before me and left after me. He always outworked everybody -- it was really remarkable.
The best tip he ever gave me was the importance of training, rain or shine. In Las Vegas where I live it's almost always beautiful, and I'd like to skip out when it was nasty outside. He'd say to me, "What, you don't think you play tournaments in bad weather? Throughout your career you're going to play in every single condition imaginable."
And he was right -- I play all over the world in rain, snow, wind and cold, and practicing in the elements was absolutely essential prep for all of that.


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Meal budget for feb...arghhhh...(50 Posts)
...could you feed a family of 4 (dh and ds1 take pack up to work and school respectively) for £50 per week?
I have - if I have done my sums right - £200 left in feb for food, petrol and misc like haircuts etc.
I can go into my overdraft, but really don't want too.
Have had to buy dc some new clothes (well, e bay!) this month and of course with it being after Xmas and a loooonnng month and my car breakdown cover coming out (£70) I find myself a bit short.
I can obv cut down on car use weather permitting so can try to cut petrol costs but my hair has not been looked since nov and - frankly - it shows
We eat a fair bit of fresh veg and fruit and I don't want to stop that. We also eat a lot of eggs, and potatoes. Ds1 is addicted to chicken goujons and ds2 has a sweet tooth like me.
I can bake so can make cakes etc
I live in a village and we only have a co op which I like but is expensive. There is an aldi in the next town but obv that will neccessitate a car journey so petrol costs.
I tend to buy own brand products anyway, not a brand person really, except Heinz beans and twinings fruit teas.
Don't have a large freezer so can't batch cook.
Need to cut down in the amount of snacks etc I am buying for the dc...even in offer they add up.
Any tips gratefully recieved!
I am glad you ventured into Aldi, the quality is good and often better than other supermarkets. They have started doing orgnic food as well . All their cleaning stuff is fine. I try and do a shop there and then top up at the other supermarkets with the things that I could not get. You could make pizza dough very cheaply . For the porridge buy some cheaper porridge and mix it in the box with the expensive one. You would be amazed at how many families think they are eating branded things when in fact they have replaced and decanted by canny mums into the original package and nobody has noticed !
Have just found the menu website I was on about. It's the resourceful cook. Got loads of different menus ranging from £24 for a family of four (although 2 toddlers would probably mean using a menu for 3 ) can change some of the meals etc, add in lunches and desserts.
Thanks ginger
Do you have a Lidl anywhere near you? Even if it's a drive it might be worth it. I shopped there yesterday and spent about £54 and when I checked on Mysupermarket later it showed that I would have been at least £68 anywhere else (Tesco being the cheapest, then Sains, then Asda). They are doing bulk bags of rice and onions at the moment and lots of their fruit and veg is British and good quality. They also do 1kg tubs of greek style yogurt (we get plain but I think they do flavoured too) for £1.58 and it is lovely. Aldi's greek style yogurt (500g) is great too and under £1. Oh and Aldi do pole and line caught tuna for under £1 a tin too. I know you can get cheaper than this but it sounds like good quality and ethics are important to you so just thought I would mention.
Hth. Good luck!
Well I have done a my supermarket.com shop and asda came up cheapest so I have shopped with them for this week. Came to just under £40 inc del.
Am a bit worried as I am not really an asda fan, but will reserve judgement.
make your own chicken goujons from cheap aldi chicken or Asian butchers
Neither dc have milk, except in baking or food.
We use UHT skim milk as its cheaper than fresh and I prefer it (I am a bit odd I think) and we don't run out as I buy the large packs.
Haha yes we have adora.
And with his crackers that he likes - ditto.
Doesn't fool him for a second
This morning ds1 has had 2 "posh" cheese on toast (which is an English muffin, split, toasted with pizza topping and grated mozerella on and baked in he oven for 10 mins) and water.
Ds2 has had porridge, a banana and 2 slices of whole meal toast with butter and apple juice.
They will both have sandwiches for lunch as usual.
OP you mentioned DS's liking of expensive boxed porridge. Have tried refilling the box while he's out and just not telling him that it's a cheaper version?
Could also water down whole milk or use dried milk. I used to make the porridge sachet type things for dd when she was younger - small Tupperware type pot with, porridge oats, dried milk powder, raisins and a wee sprinkle of sugar in it. Just add boiling water, stir it up and let it cool to edible temp ( or zap in microwave for a bit first depending on oats used) She made "packaging" for it too- a plain cardboard box that she drew all over then put the pot of porridge mix inside, still in container.
Use whole milk and half water for morning porridge. Half the price.
Try to encourage more porridge and less "meat" breakfasts.
Don't throw anything away. Ends of meat and leftover veg can make soup for the next night's dinner. Fry an onion, food prices the leftovers and add some pulses.
Ice cream no good when its this cold. Make microwave syrup puddings or a fruit crumble instead.
Hairdressers round here will trim fringe for free if you had your hair cut there.
Crunchy museli.
For dinners I am planning so far...
Jackets, salad or veg and chicken goujons.
Pasta and meatballs and garlic bread.
Home made wedges and onion and courgette frittata
Roast potatoes and fish fingers and veg
Roast dinner
Cottage pie and veg
Puddings..ice cream, home made cakes.
Snacks...popcorn, rice cakes, choc
Sound about right?
Wrt breakfast, they tend to be hit ones as dh and dc have cold lunches.
I feel like an MN failure for not knowing, but what is granola?
Have made a list for aldi and will top up at the local co op.
Ooh granola. I must get round to making that, I love it in yogurts.
I quite like tesco quality tea (in red box) BUT I, pretty much pour the hot water in on top of it then immediately take it out of the mug, otherwise its too strong. Its perfect for making a pot of tea though
Oh my God, the one thing I will not even scrimp on is tea bags. They must be Clipper unbleached ones. Anything else now just tastes like bleach. That is my only luxury ever though
apart from Friday bottle of wine.
Mornflake oats are 2kg for about £1.80 and lasts ages. We have it as porridge with raisins and agave, as flapjacks with nuts, seeds and dried fruit, and as hm granola on plain natural yogurt (I think tescos own big pot is 60p ish) Also can be added to burgers.
Soup is cheap and can be filling if you add lentils and/or potatoes.
If things are really tight make it "fun" and have breakfast for tea. They all have to go to bed while you make "breakfast" then you wake them up and serve them breakfast in bed. DD loves this as shes never usually allowed food outside the kitchen.
Tea bags! Sainsburys basics. We switched 25 months ago, dh hasn't noticed yet.
Lidl will have half price offers at the weekend.
Glad I am in experienced hands TSC so to speak.
Thanks to all those who have posted x
Message withdrawn at poster's request.
Aldi mayo is gorgeous btw...
Green flag...very good they are too! When I joined it was only £50 and I did it online.
Fluffy...I really like the cleaning stuff from the co op. the ultra non bio gel is ace and I do like the co ops ethical stance wrt animal testing, additives etc.
So....so,far from aldi I am getting fruit, veg, beans, k towel, loo rolls, cleaning stuff, baking stuff, digestives, apple juice, jams, choc,
Ragwort...ds1 has a brown bread sandwich, flapjacks, rice cakes and fruit compote each day at school (he will not/cannot eat fruit so it's the only way to prevent scurvy )
Dh takes salad with tuna/meat etc
Annoyingly ds2 will eat porridge, but only the really expensive boxed one I like him to have it though.
You could make laundry gloop. I keep mine in a bucket that had held fat balls for the birds.
It would last you ages too.
I use aldi every week, dh tells me the digestives are better than mcvities and we like the beans so we don't miss Heinz at all.
I use smart price cleaning products from the co-op, they are BUAV approved which big brand names usually aren't apart from astonish.
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By Jeff Brimley. I like the way he captured the nuance of the International Lord of Hate, not to mention the tears of the Sad Puppies.
I'll assume all the subjugated puppies are female.
That's not enough anymore. The puppies must all be mixed breeds and transgender to reflect Larry's supreme status as the ILoH.
Dave W.,
Jim Hines' leg.
That would explain MUCH……
How does one tell if a dog is transgender? Whose leg it tries to hump?
So, how many gun laws does that weapon break?
Hint: If the answer isn't "all of them", it needs to be replaced. 😀
The real question is how many of the laws of physics does it break?
And "all of them" is still an acceptable answer. 🙂
…And now I must go and clean my keyboard…
Looks like you have a new picture for your author bio in the backs of your books!:-)
What ARE you toting around?
Ask any reporter, it's an AK-47. 🙂
it is an assualt rifle?
With a 30 clip magazine
It's an "automatic Glock .9mm revolver".
And yes, it has the shoulder thing that goes up.
Or the infamous "AK-15." 😛
Except when it's an AR-15 shotgun.
You haven't kept up with the times have you? It's quite obviously an AR-15, according to reporters.
Yep. It's always an "AK-47" except when it's a "Glock". Maybe it's a Glock AK-47.
Like I posted on FB – the gun is missing the shoulder thing that goes up. Then it would be reeeeaaaalllly scary.
And it's not black. All black guns are automatically 164% deadlier.
That's Raaaacist!
But the Red ones are faster, three times faster.
I don't see a bayonet lug, so subtract 30% from the lethality.
That's an air gun, right?
What are the puppies carrying? Spend brass for reloading? That would be rather green, wouldn't it, recycling and all. 🙂
Ah, I see, they are carrying him. The perspective looks so that he might also be standing behind them.
and fresh out of bubblegum.
The inclusion of the MHI Smiley on the arm is a nice touch.
I dunno. Not enough hate. 😉
Clearly fails the Bechtel Test.
The puppies could be female… and talking dish about each other via ESP .
That is totally awesome.
My favorite bit is the moobs. 😀
I snorted, and quite loudly. 😀
Is that the Abominator?
Cool pic. I like it.
this needs to be on the "Larry Correia – International Lord of Hate" t-shirt.
I'm not sure how that would work on a T-shirt… how about a coffee mug?
Yes. T-shirts. Please.
I would buy that tshirt in a hot second…
Oh yea, I'd take 2.
His finger is off the bleeping bank switch!+1
There is no YardMoose. -1 for that.
Nice solid 10/10!
When do the T-shirts go on sale?
Bang switch.
Proofreading – how does it work?
That is… I'm speechless.
Larry, I just finished reading SPELLBOUND. You are now officially my 2nd favorite living writer. Well done, sir.
Off to buy WARBOUND. Why can't you be more like Robert Jordan or Jim Butcher, and crank out another twenty volumes of this?
That is a very Jake Sullivan weapon.
These puppies don't look very sad—dispirited maybe, or discouraged. Larry, maybe you need to double down on the Hatey Hating McHaterson evilness until these puppies reach a proper level of despondence.
This is very close, but shouldn't the ILH(ILOH?) have a crown?
Crown? Perhaps a skullcap of melted down spent brass would be more appropriate for our evil lord and master.
Wes, I was thinking more like the skullcap Doc Savage wore in a few of his adventures.
"A skullcap of melted-down spent brass." Which is reminding me of that scene from Game of Thrones where Khal Drogo "crowned" Viserys Targaryen, and I hope you're not suggesting we do the same to Larry.
Besides, Larry strikes me more as the guy pouring out the brass, anyway. Take that however you will…
It ought to be a sawed-off Scary Boomstick, you know, because concealed carry is scary. Near as scary as your cisgender colonialist white-privilege bullying and all that.
Well it would resemble you better if you went through couple rounds of p90x…. It's a bit of a fantasy now…. Just did a round myself. Great exercise routine.
I don't think there are that many people upset that you got nominated for a hugo. Don't agree with your politics and I'm not.
Ummmm, a MaxiGat. Me wants… But the really good news is that my favorite dead tree store got in some paperback copies of "Warbound".
Can we get this on Tshirt? Larry Corriea International Lord OF Hate Fighter of Internet Trolls Creator of Sad Puppies And Author.
It looks like you skipped leg day… I kid… great image!
The drawing suffers one glaring ( ahem) fault. The glowing red eyes that one can see the roiling lightning storms in, as you contemplate idiocy & dancing cretins, and decide whether to shoot them, eviscerate them in print, or simply command them to die with your mind.
Bwah HA ha haaaa!!!


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WASHINGTON — Though recent months have been unusually bad ones for National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Air Force, the "rash" of rocket explosions is really a rash of coverage of rocket explosions. Rockets fail all the time, and have been failing for years.
When a Titan 34D blew itself to fragments over Northern California last August, for example, it barely merited a wire-service blip, to say nothing of the "holy cow!" headline treatment given to the Delta failure on May 2.
Deltas, commonly called "reliable" in news accounts, have blown up or gone haywire 12 times in 178 launchings, for a 7% failure rate. Titan launchings have produced six failures in 136 attempts, a 6% rate. Twenty-six firings of the space shuttle led to one explosion, or 4% failure. Other rockets in the U.S. inventory, including strategic missiles such as Minuteman, blow up between 1% (Thor) and 10% of the time (Atlas).
The elevation of rocket failures to the status of media events has led to considerable speculation about whether NASA is slipping, contractors are snoozing and so forth. Such charges may in fact be true, and if true merit serious action. But the millions of lines written and spoken about rocketry in the wake of Challenger seem to miss the point. Which is: Rockets cannot be made foolproof. Some will fail.


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About Our Staff
Monica Nuvamsa, Executive Director
Monica, Hopi, is a member of the Water Cloud Clan from the Village of Songoopavi. She received her Bachelor's in Psychology and American Indian Studies from the University of Arizona in 1997 and a Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from the Arizona State University Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation in 2012. Monica currently serves as the Executive Director of The Hopi Foundation, whose work is to promote local philanthropy and community development. Her experience includes local community grant making, nonprofit and community capacity building, community leadership development, and community organizing. Monica's early career experiences include developing and managing the Hopi Tribe's Domestic Violence Program. She served both as an Advocate and Project Coordinator until she was appointed to serve in the role of the Intergovernmental Affairs Liaison for the Hopi Tribe to both state and federal governments. After serving nearly six years in the tribal government, her career moved toward higher education at The University of Arizona and tribal public policy training at The Morris K. Udall Foundation for Excellence in Environmental Studies and Public Policy. Monica has served on several nonprofit boards including Native Americans in Philanthropy, Native Public Media and the Arizona Grantmakers Forum.
Marissa is Corn Clan from the Village of Tewa. Marissa received her Master Degree in Social Work with emphasis in Social and Economic Development in Native American Communities from Washington University in St. Louis' George Warren Brown School of Social Work. She currently serves as the Capacity Building Director to assist in the Foundation's development, training and technical assistance to optimize the impact of our work and direct the strategic development of The Hopi Foundation's fundraising and capacity building initiatives. She previously served as the Program Officer overseeing the Strengthening Native American Philanthropy program with First Nations Development Institute providing education, building awareness and providing technical assistance nationally to Tribes regarding options in establishing Tribal Foundations. In addition, she has gained extensive knowledge working for the Center for Social Development in regards to Native asset building initiatives on a national scale while coordinating collaborative efforts of asset convening's, research, and evaluation. Her work has given her the opportunity to work at the grassroots level with diverse developmental efforts and partnerships.
Susan Sekaquaptewa, Program Director
Susan is a member of the Butterfly Clan from the Village of Sichomovi. She received her B.A. in Community Resources & Development from Arizona State University and her M.A. in Museum Studies from George Washington University. Susan's role is to provide direct support to the Foundation's fiscally sponsored projects. Prior to this, she spent most of her career in the independent sector as a consultant in the museum field. Recently, Susan has expanded her experience in nonprofit development through her executive directorship with the Nakwatsvewat Institute, participation in the Hopivewat Museum Planning Board, and the Hopi Food Co-Op, a local group of community members dedicated to organizing the annual Farmer's Markets on the Hopi reservation. As the Program Director, Susan role is to provide direction and oversight of several key projects of the Hopi Foundation including the KUYI Hopi Radio Station, Hopi Substance Abuse Prevention Center, Hopi Opportunity Youth Initiative, the Natwani Coalition, and the Owl and Panther Project in Tucson.
Angie Harris, Finance Director
Angie Harris, Hopi, is a member of the Eagle Clan from the Village of Mishongnovi. Hired by The Hopi
Foundation in August 1995 as the organizational Bookkeeper, she has been with the Foundation for thirteen years. She currently serves as the Executive Administrative Manager overseeing all financial activities. Previous work experience includes serving as the Finance Manager with the Hopi Arts & Crafts Cooperative Guild for thirteen years and worked as a sales clerk and bookkeeper for four years. She also was a Bank Teller with Valley National Bank for two years in Tucson, AZ. Professionally, Angie, has been working in the financial field for the past thirty years.
Glatrina Kagenveama, Deputy Finance Director
Glatrina, Hopi, is a member of the Bear Strap/Spider Clan from the village of Soongopavi. She enjoys spending time with family and friends and is always willing to adventure new things. As a child, she was fortunate to share her youth with some great people of all Native nations. Glatrina attended high school at both Flandreau Indian School in South Dakota and the Hopi Jr./Sr. High School. She received an Accounting Applications Certificate from Everest College and also attended Glendale Community Collage and Coconino Community College to further her studies. Glatrina has experience working in the fields of business, accounting, federal financial aid and financial management. Prior to coming to KUYI/The Hopi Foundation, Glatrina worked for the Hopi Tribe with the Hopi Environmental Protection Office and the Finance Department. Her experience includes working for the Hopi Tribal Housing Authority in the finance department, Everest College, Coconino Community College, Northern Arizona University and other Arizona colleges and universities assisting students search for scholarships opportunities and apply for federal financial aid and the Hopi Cultural Center as the Restaurant Supervisor.
Natwani Coalition
Tiffany Bahnimptewa, Program Manager
Tiffany, Hopi, is a member of the Water Clan from the Village of Hotevilla. After graduating from Hopi High School in 2006, Tiffany stayed within her community to serve as a Cultural Ambassador for the Hopi Tribe as Miss Hopi 2006-2007. She was able to continue her love of volunteer work for the community through her reign and other community activities. She began as a Volunteer for The Hopi Foundation and was later hired as a Program Assistant and Data Entry Clerk for the Hopi Foundation. Tiffany is a past volunteer of the Natwani Coalition, Hopi Food Co-Op, Adventures for Youth and the Girl Scouts. She has also participated in other local, national and international programs that have supplied her with various leadership experience and tools, including the Hopi Leadership Program, Up with People, Young People For, and the Native Youth Leadership Alliance.
Hopi Opportunity Youth Initiative
Hopi / Akimel O'odham (Pima), Kyle is a member of the Coyote Clan from the Village of Kykotsmovi. He grew up in Phoenix, AZ before moving home to the Hopi reservation in 2009. He is a graduate of Arizona State University with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Film and Media Production. He chose to move home to use his skills in media for the local community. He worked as a Media Consultant for different organizations to help create a number of educational and outreach videos. During this time, he also worked with the Natwani Coalition and The Hopi Foundation where he often volunteered his own time to help with various events and activities. He was hired under the Natwani Coalition as a Program Assistant for one year and now he serves as the Program Coordinator for the Hopi Opportunity Youth Initiative. Kyle hopes to bring in his own experience as a young Hopi person to aid in shaping the future of the program.
Hannah Honani, Program Associate Hannah, Roadrunner Clan from the Village of Sitsomovi, serves as the Youth Liaison for the Hopi Opportunity Youth Initiative (HOYI). Having received her Associates of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies from Coconino Community College, Hannah aims to bridge the gap of communication between our youth and current programs on Hopi that work to help our youth succeed. Hannah would like to revamp ways to connect youth in helping themselves set goals for their future, find their identity, and become productive members of society. She hopes that working with our very own Hopi youth, together we can create a better image of what it means to be educated while maintaining our Hopi cultural values. During Hannah's leisure time, she enjoys reading, watching movies, and spending time with her 9 year old daughter Rylee.
HOPI Substance Abuse Prevention Center
Kevin Nash, Program Manager
Kevin Nash, Hopi, is a member of the Tobacco Clan from the Village of Sichomovi. Kevin joins the HOPI Substance Abuse Prevention Center staff as the Program Manager. Prior to joining The Hopi Foundation, Kevin served as an Elderly Coordinator where he was able to meet and learn about community strengths and weaknesses. Learning the dynamics of how the cycle of various activities affects all members of the communities inspired him to apply as the Program Manager. All members of the community have value and contribute in their own way; keeping on the positive side of life is a daily chore each of us should happily accept. Kevin also served as a Facilitator for Positive Leadership Practices; in this role he coached management and supervisory employees on problem solving techniques and improving communication skills. Kevin served as Vice President for the Hopi Alliance Against Substance Abuse (HAASA) and was a member of the Hopi Assisted Living Facility Task Team. He has a passion to give back to the community through his experience, strength and hope. Kevin is a Desert Storm/Gulf War Veteran and served as a US Marine. Kevin is an alumnus of the 2010-2011 Hopi Leadership Program.
Racheal Povatah, Mentor
Racheal, Hopi/Tewa, is a member of the Roadrunner Clan from the Village of Sichomovi. As a mother of four children, she has three sons, one daughter and is a grandmother to four grandsons and one granddaughter. Racheal has been a part of the HOPI Substance Abuse Prevention Center since its inception. As a Mentor she provides mentoring service to individuals who may have substance abuse issues. Prevention education and awareness presentations are also an important part of the work the Center offers. This sharing of information is conducted throughout all the Hopi communities by way of village organizations, meetings, and tribal departments. Racheal and other HSAPC staff are often asked to do outreach presentations of their work to organizations both on and off the reservation. Some of her previous work experience includes Heavy Equipment Operator and Head Start School Bus Driver. Racheal is an alumnus of The Hopi Foundation's inaugural 2006-2007 Hopi Leadership Program.
Shawn,Hopi, is a member of the Bear Clan from the Village of Sipaulovi. Shawn received his degree in Network Engineering from Coconino Community College in December 2010. Shawn is the newest member to the HOPI Substance Abuse Prevention Center team. Shawn is committed to helping others through leadership, mentoring, and sharing of his experiences. His previous work experience includes being a Forklift Operator/Truck Unloader for Savers store in Flagstaff while he attended college. Shawn also worked as a Computer Specialist/Network Assistant with the Hopi Jr/Sr High School from 1999 to 2004. He is also an artist who loves to paint and draw. During his free time loves spending time with his family. Shawn is currently a member of the Miss Hopi Committee and an alumnus of the 2012-2013 Hopi Leadership Program.
KUYI 88.1 FM Hopi Radio
Richard Davis, General Manager
Richard was born in the United Kingdom where his father Richard performed with the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra and passed along the love of song to his son. The Davis family, mother Inge and sister Gillian, moved to the northern suburbs of Chicago where Richard got his first taste of radio in New Trier High School's Radio Workshop before heading out to Maine and then Ohio where he attended the College of Wooster, focusing on contemporary American Indian literature and DJ'ing at WCWS. Upon graduating Richard moved to Flagstaff, AZ where he served eight years as an Advocate for victims of domestic/family violence at NFHC's domestic violence shelter, while juggling music recording and concert production with Greenhouse Productions and co-founding the Northern Arizona chapter of No More Deaths / No Mas Muertes. Richard specializes in multi-track recording and sees community radio as the perfect blend of social justice and entertainment. As a kid he used to stay up late just to listen to Wolfman Jack and Doctor Demento. As the Station Manager for KUYI, he currently serves as the primary manager of the KUYI Hopi Radio Station to ensure efficient, quality operations and management oversight.
Thomas,Hopi,is a member of the Water Clan from the Village of Songoopavi. Thomas likes to lives life to the fullest, likes to plant, run, play basketball, sing and most of all enjoys being a father. After he graduated from Flagstaff High School and attended Cocconino Community College for General Studies in various trades from Electronics to Carpentry to Drafting. Having the passion for music and singing since he was young, Thomas has grown a interest in the production work he does for KUYI today. He appreciates the radio station for allowing him to apply his skills and to gain more knowledge in what he loves to do while helping the local community in preserving the culture and language.
Anthoney Dukepoo, Operations Assistant
Anthoney is from First Mesa. His background consists of a wide variety of skills that range from being a father to farming/gardening to building maintenance to electronics. He has a passion for production and technical skills and has experienced making skateboarding videos to editing those videos. He would like to learn more about audio production to for those videos. He uses his interest and problem-solving skills to assist the KUYI radio station in helping to update and maintain the equipment at the station and the radio tower. He enjoys the challenge in learning about new technology and feels what connects him most to the station is that it is a true community station that benefits everyone on Hopi as well as the surrounding Dine community and villages.
Abigail was born in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe and is of the Hungwe clan. She is the youngest of 3 children and the proud aunt of 5. Abby grew up alternating between three languages - Shona, English and Ndebele. As a child she enjoyed visiting with her grandfather and drawing. Every rainy season her family grew corn and peanuts. It was hard work but enjoyable because of the time the family spent together, telling stories and singing as they worked. Abby arrived in Tucson, AZ in 2008 and received asylum the same year. When she arrived she felt lost but her burning desire to go to school and learn led her to begin her studies at Pima Community College. She has earned two Associate Degrees and is now a Business student at the University of Arizona. Abby was introduced to the Owl & Panther Project a month after arriving in Tucson and over time found the nurturing environment helpful in giving her the sense of belonging she longed for. Abby's role in the Project evolved from Participant to Volunteer to Consultant and now Program Associate. Abby's current involvement is motivated by her passion for connecting communities. Her behind-the-scenes fundraising, coordination and logistical work are pivotal in helping Owl & Panther thrive.
Marge grew up in the small community of Tuckahoe, NY and received her AA from Westchester Community College and BA from Marist College. She continues to further her education in writing and bookmaking classes in Tucson, AZ. She facilitates writing and expressive arts workshops. She taps her passion for words and expression with her background in Psychology and Human Relations training in the corporate world to bring a fresh approach. Her childrens' books My Grandma's the Mayor, Too Nice and I Don't Have An Uncle Phil Anymore, published by the American Psychological Association's Magination Press, echo the theme of self-discovery and community. Her new novel, Journey of Dreams, published by Frances Lincoln books follows a Guatemalan family's flight to safety during the Sanctuary Era. Marge is an award-winning writer, on the roster of the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and a writer in residence working with students in several Native American communities as well as schools and libraries across Arizona. Since 1999 Marge has served as both Coordinator and now Program Manager for The Hopi Foundation's Owl & Panther: Writing from the Darkness Project. This special creative writing and leadership program is for at-risk children affected by torture, traumatic dislocation, and refugee status. Participants experience a wide variety of opportunities to explore themselves and the world around them. In the process, they build community. In 2006 Writing Out of the Darkness: An Anthology of Poetry by Refugees in Transition was published with writings from group participants and volunteers. In 2007 Owl & Panther youth participated in Columbia University Teacher's College's Comic Book Project, chosen for publication and film.
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Robert Siemer wrote: > On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 08:22:13PM +0000, Jamie Lokier wrote: > > > > Robert Siemer wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 12:33:45AM +0000, Jamie Lokier wrote: > > > > > > > I'm still puzzled as to when a client should reuse a persistent > > > > connection for requests that (it knows) shouldn't be retried. > > > > > > > > Since all servers close a persistent connection an unspecified time > > > > after the first request, and that's perfectly healthy (all servers > > > > must do it), ... > > > > > > Why must all servers do that? > > > > Two reasons: > > > > 1. Because idle TCP/IP sockets get into a stuck state, if the other > > end disappears off the net. Especially on internet facing > > servers, these tend to accumulate without bound (older servers > > had to be rebooted from time to time because of this). > > > Newer servers have TCP keepalive. Yes. The server has to choose a TCP keepalive timeout. For some reason I had a brain fart and thought it was the same problem (of matching timeouts) in another guise, but no, you're right. The server does have to choose a timeout, but it's only to detect connectivity failure, and doesn't have to match any client application behaviour. > > Servers will accumulate these until they run out of ports or > > memory, if they don't have some way to drop old, idle connections. > > The server runs out of port 80? What ports are you talking about? Sorry, I meant sockets. Some systems run out of TCP sockets (fixed table in the kernel), and many unix systems have a limited number of file descriptors that the server application can keep open. Even if the limit is 10000 sockets, it's easily reached if you keep connections open "forever". > Apart from that you just switched from "persistent connections" to "old, > idle connections". TCP connections don't grow old. Servers don't need to > close connections in use - be it after the 100th or 100000th request or > be it after a "long" time. By old, I meant one that was idle for a long time, needing the application to close it. As you rightly say, TCP itself will maintain a connection forever if there is no traffic. > > 1. To defend against too many clients keeping connections open for > > an arbitrarily long time, whether maliciously or too popular. > > You give your second reason the same number (1.), because it is actually > the same? ;-) Apart from memory consumption is there anything else to > defend? I'm seeing your point. Still, even a fancy event-driven server on Solaris or Linux will hit limits from time to time (not memory, but resources like file descriptors). It does depend on having a newer TCP stack, though. TCP keepalive isn't available in some of the old ones, and many older systems cannot handle large numbers of sockets. Last time I looked at Apache's code, it had a timeout on idle connections. I presume this is mainly to avoid having thousands of idle sockets around, and because it was more of a problem in the past, with older systems, and possibly lacking TCP keepalive. The implication from what you're saying is that modern systems aren't bothered, so it's fine to leave connections open for a "long time" whatever that may mean, and with TCP keepalive. I'm not sure how happy I am to rely on that as a strategy. -- JamieReceived on Friday, 7 March 2008 02:29:42 UTC
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[photopress:oakenfoldtbc.jpg,full,center] To promote the upcoming release of The Bourne Conspiracy (PS3 and 360), which is due to hit store shelves this summer, Sierra, the game's publisher, will host a soundtrack party tomorrow night in Miami with Paul Oakenfold. The British DJ, who sorta sucked when I saw him last year here in New York, will perform as part of the "Bourne… Read More


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In 2011, The Highland Companies, filed an application with the province for the largest quarry in Canadian history on the best farmland in Ontario and at the headwaters of five river systems. The mega Quarry would have sprawled across 2,316 acres and would have plunged 200 feet below the water table on a 15,000 acre plateau of Class 1 farmland. The massive open-pit limestone quarry would have put rare agricultural soil and precious water resources at risk in Melancthon Township. A large and diverse group of rural and urban residents launched a Stop the Mega Quarry movement. It was a success.
On November 21, 2012, The Highland Companies announced it was withdrawing its Mega Quarry application and plans for a rail corridor through Dufferin County to Owen Sound. However, the fate of the land and water was unknown. Highland Companies still owned 6,500 acres of Class 1 farmland and could re-apply at any time.
Then on July 16, 2013, Bonnefield Financial, an investment firm specializing in acquiring farmland, bought all of Highland's land. Bonnefield's president, Tom Eisenhauser, announced the fields will continue to be farmed. After many years of uncertainty, it seems the best agricultural soil in the province and its bounty are safe for the time being.
While the Melancthon fields may be secure, Ontario's prime farmland and source water regions remain vulnerable. The present Provincial Policy Statement and Aggregate Resources Act still allow non-farming development on land and water that sustain us. Until legislation is changed, these vital resources are still at risk.
We must now ensure that our source waters and prime agricultural lands are protected, and not at risk of being destroyed.....thus the beginning of our: