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It certainly wasn't the way we expected to celebrate the end of the byes with big names dropping like flies on Thursday, Friday, oh and Saturday and Sunday! But either way, it was certainly good to have a full list of teams playing, even at the expense of one trade per week.
Trade out?
Dan Butler- Should have been done weeks about, no ability to score.
Toby Nankervis – Another tough match up this week, thanks and goodbye.
Jake Barrett– Had a shocker, but still worth enough to be part of a significant upgrade.
Tom Stewart – Unfortunately injured after really finding his feet lately.
Caleb Marchbank– Contender for ROY, but plenty of value in the backs to upgrade to.
Bargain Cows:
Sean Darcy (RUC, $199,000) BE: 45 – 40 hit outs and an impressive 80.
Alex Witherden (DEF/MID, $225,000) BE: 14 – Looked the best of the Lions kids and got open for plenty of marks.
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Sam Docherty (DEF, $713,000) So far out of reach for non owners it is ridiculous, but he still needs to be mentioned because he is probably the most important player to own, given he is a defender and has the scoring of an elite premium. He has a five round average of 133 and a three game average of 139 which is nuts. If you can somehow get him without ruining your team by selling the farm, do it.
Steele Sidebottom (MID, $642,000) is officially on fire! He has a five round average of 126 which would have to indicate career best form and the crime here is that only 2% of the competition are enjoying it. He has a great run coming up with games against the Hawks, Bombers, Suns and Eagles where he should continue to rack up.
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Robbie Gray (FWD, $430,000) is once again great value for a bloke called Robbie Gray! He has finally put a couple of nice games together with scores of 117 and 99 ahead of a game at home against the Tigers. I certainly don't think this is an indication that he is a shadow of what he has been in the past as he is relying on goals to score but for this price, he is still a good pick.
Bernie Vince (DEF/MID, $408,000) has had a shocking season by his standards, averaging just 77 and dropping $146,000 from his opening price. In the absence of Nathan Jones last week (I might be grasping at straws there) he had his second 100 and highest score of the year with 113 from 27 touches, eight marks and five tackles. He has a break-even of just 56.
Sam Menegola (FWD/MID, $523,000) Apart from a blemish in round 13 with 65, Menegola has a low score of 86 for the year while scoring as high as 124 and 133. He scored 124 last week with an awesome game including 22 touches, eight marks, nine tackle and a goal. With Joel Selwood questionable this week, he might need to step up again.
Kobe Stevens (FWD/MID, $517,000) is coming off a great score of 115 where his tackling pressure was phenomenal. He has a five round average of 91 but what I like most is his ability to hit triple figures, doing so in four out of his seven games.
Isaac Heeney (FWD/MID, $550,000) is someone I seen to talk about every week, but given he is only owned by 28% of the competition, it seems I need to keep talking about it. The kid is an absolute superstar with a three round average of 115 and a break even of 75.
As always, use the comment to discuss your trade ideas in the comments, I'm currently:
EVW and Daniel Lloyd
Menegola and Witherden
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I'm gonna trade Nank to Gawn.
Do I do it this week as Gawn will most likely out point Nank OR next week as both will lose money (hopefully Gawn more than Nank) and therefore make a savings on the trade?
Don't do it this week! BE is like 150 for Gawny and he's sore. Wait one more week, and if you can't, trade out Nank to the forward line and grab someone cheap.
Trade stable money injured Beams & Stewart or trade losing money players Nank & Barrett?
1) Beams and Barrett –> Jake Lloyd and Menegola
2) Beams and Barrett/Tom Stewart –> Jake Lloyd and Witherden
1st for points 2nd for cash generations whatever u think you need to sort out your side is the best option
I guess the obvious answer here is to make sure you get the best side possible. Figure out whether Witherden is someone that'll be a good stepping stone. Otherwise, Menegola is worth getting in and upgrading to an uber-premium in 4 weeks' time.
Yeo or toby green?
Both top 6 most likely – Yeo is best in class.
In what order should I look to be trading out is week
Marchbank – on field
Stewart – 2nd bench
Nank – on field
Butler – 1st bench
Marchbank to Vince
Barrett to Sheed/Menegola/McCrae
Pending Ablett being back this week.
He's still in doubt mate!
Top 6 forwards???
1. Yeo
2. Heeney
3. Macrae
4. Menegola
5. Buddy
6. Greene/ Riewoldt/Smith/Hill/Stevens
Would argue a clear top 4:
1. Yeo
2. Heeney
3. Macrae
4. Greene
Then in my book it would be:
5. Menegola
6. Billings
But you could make a good case for any of Buddy/Stevens/Riewoldt/Smith/Hill for 5th or 6th I think
Lance franklin/ nick Riewoldt &a Bernie vince/Jason johannisen
Robbie gray / Michael Hibberd or any defender under $490k
Cheers for any help
Backs – rory laird, kade simpson, zach tuohy, nic newman, Andrew mcgrath, luke ryan, mitchell hibberd, tim mohr
Mids – tom mitchell, tom rockliff, andrew gaff, matt crouch, marc murphy, dyson heppell, jobe watson, declan mountford, josh deluca, nathan freeman
Rucks – todd goldstein, ben mcevoy, mitchell king, lewis pierce
Forwards – elliot yeo, isaac heeney, lance franklin, hugh greenwood, jono beech, nick riewoldt, jarrod pickett, darcy cameron
I need a bit of help with two trades this week. I have 53 k in the bank . Help really appreciated
Billings or heeney?
. . . in my team I have Heeney!
Walters, Gray or Vince? I feel like vince won't score as well as the other 2 and Walters is probably a bit risky, so leaning towards gray.
You could get a better price rise from Vince and Gray (than Walters) if they steady the ship with their scores. Vince probably has the benefit of having more midfield time over the next month with Jones out (arguably the main reason for his ton score last week). You would expect him to score better over that time given an adjusted role. Robby Gray seems to have his mojo back, but with his score relying on sausage rolls conjured while on forward duty, there is a caveat on 'ton' scores. I happily have Gray (from a trade a month ago) but not Vince, but if I had neither I think that in looking to the next four weeks, I would favour Vince who, as the mouse (up to this point in the season), has the advantage of being able to play while the cat is away.
As for Walters, he doesn't seem to quite provide the same opportunities.
Who is the best forward to get for $490k or less??
Thinking honestly only between travis boak and Robbie gray
Anyone else have any opinions ?
Robbie Gray, yes, but don't expect reliability in his high scores unless he gets more points from midfield time in proportion to sausage rolls from forward time.
Boak, due to his last 5 average of 76, probably, no.
Do you have exactly 490k available? If you had 492k you could consider Dahlhaus?
Or, on the budget side, if Elliot is available this week, you might look at him @435k, last 5 average of 91 and a BE of 52.
Top 6 defenders??
Jpk, whitfield, wines or Hanners
Rank these in order: sheed, yeo, greene, buddy, menengola, riewoldt
Yeo – 105+ from here on out
Menegola, Greene 95
Franklin 90-95
Sheed 80-90
Riewoldt 70-110 and may get injured. Easily the most up and down, but the only one who could challenge Yeo IMO.
lads, thoughts on seb ross v JPK v Pendles
1) Salem – Adams and Stewart – Vince
2) Salem – Adams and Stewart – Witherden + $$
3) Salem – Lloyd and Stewart – Tuhoy
3 is nice as it gets you two premium defenders. If you think Tuohy will be top 6-10 defender then definitely 3.
Otherwise go option 2 and use the $$ to get those top players.
Gents, after some pearls of wisdom.
Only rooks i have on field at this stage are greenwood witherden and newman. 1 trade left.
Newman to doc
Sloane to doc via dpp (or any other mid)
Shuey to anyone
Cash grab for a rook….
If you had to choose 1 of seb ross/JPK/Wines or would you wait to get uber premo or get yeo & move to the mids
Good idea to get rid of Clayton Oliver for any Midfielder?
Whats with all the hype about Witherden as a rookie?
I haven't seen him play so genuinely asking.
For $40k less you can get Cox who is improving each time and has basically locked down his position as a roaming flanker
Will johannisen become fantasy relevant again. Few tags few low scores. Low price. Ave 95 last year….
Beams to who?
Already have:
Danger, Rocky, Mitchell, JPK, Fyfe, Scooter
Who to get out of:
Pendles, Merrett (surely?!), Sidey, Gibbs, Martin, Treloar
Sidey numbers are outstanding
Hey Guys,
If Ablett is out this week, whorls trading hin to Grundy be suitable.
I could then go Nankervis to Newnes.
It seems that Ablett will play. Selwood (J) is the one who will probably miss.
DEF: Doc, Adams, Laird, Newnes, Lloyd, Newman (Stewart, Ryan)
MID: T.Mitchell, Merrett, Danger, Zorko, Kelly, Treloar, JPK, Murphy (Mountford, Cousins)
RUC: Grundy, Martin (Buzza, Cameron)
FWD: Yeo, Greene, Heeney, Macrae, Menegola, Greenwood (Parsons, Beech)
60k in bank, Any ideas? cheers
Time for a double downgrade I would go
Kelly to rocky and Stewart to Brisbane rook but your team looks awesome!! I'm the one that needs your advice haha
cheers bud aha, i like kelly as a top mid so im going murph to rocky in a couple weeks, this week stewart to witherden, and parsons to deluca
Simpson laird newnes Lloyd Newman marchbank
Stewart cox
Titch danger treloar Adams hanners jpk sloan Fyfe
D.Lloyd cousins
Kreuzer Ryder
Soldo Cameron
Yeo macrea franklin dalhous Barrett greenwood
Hannan beech
Any ideas on trades guys thinking marchbank to mountford via Adams and Barrett to Merrett via Lloyd but it leaves me with no $$ and really want rocky next week and Gawn eventually
Best option from S.Menegola, J.Lloyd, N.Riewoldt??
All around the same price, all around the same average.. Riewoldt can go HUGE, Lloyd is SUPER consistent and Menegola is almost elite WHEN he gets midfield time..
Boys, thoughts on best 2 POD's (under 10% ownership) in each position except ruck?
I have 3 injured players, Taranto, Picken, Lynch. I could still field a full team even with them in my side so should I use the 300K in the bank on upgrading 2 of 3 or should I upgrade 1 and trade out Nankervis per the suggestion above. And out of the 3 which ones should I upgrade?
Barlow to:
1. Yeo
2. Macrae
3. Greene
4. Menegola
5. Sheed
Clayton Oliver is in the forward, keep him or get any other midfielder
Hi guys
2 options I'm considering
Out – Beams and Kolodjashni
In – Sidebottom and Vince with $2K for next week.
In – T Mitchell and Witherden with $100K for next week.


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My money is on Abi to return "with a full belly and a bitter attitude"/
But eh, she would not have thought of it. joke
But aren't you loving it? How Pete and Abi goes from top of totem pole to the bottom, and now Pete is gone AND Abi gets a taste of her own medicine by bullying RC and Lisa.She deserves this.
I honestly think that Denise was just trying to enlighten Abi that her social behavior is a bit off.
And as for disagreeing with my comment that she's not a bully... tell me how abandoning your ally (RC), then backstabbing her and telling her how fake she is... then bullying Lisa and telling her she doesn't trust her when she hasn't done anything... to be not bullying?
Obviously, racer's got the Abi Maria bias.
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When I told several Sydney-based friends I would be living in Newtown when I arrived in the New South Wales capital, they gave verbatim responses about how I would find it.
"Newtown's pretty out there," one told me as I packed up my life in south-west Queensland.
"It's different but I think you're gonna fit right in."
I wasn't sure how to take the comment at the time, but ever since my maiden stroll down King Street almost three weeks ago, it now makes sense: Newtown is a place you really can come as you are.
In 1992, I was an angst-ridden, overachieving 11-year-old. Like thousands of others, I honestly believed a subdued Kurt Cobain was singing about my life when he slurred the lyrics of "Come as You Are". At the time, I thought it was my personalised theme song. I was wrong. The song is a musical tribute to the inner-west suburb in which I currently reside.
At a cursory glance, Newtown strikes you as a place where downtrodden creative types come to escape the judging stare of the real world. In the past week alone, I've spoken to two unemployed journalists, a musician preparing to busk her way to dinner and a dishevelled, 50-something writer who has been working on a manuscript since 2002. Everyone here has a story, from the well-dressed corporate type frantically hailing a bus, to the barefoot bohemian couple who seem to be celebrating a 46-year Summer of Love as they walk their Labrador.
It doesn't matter what you look like, how you dress or how oddly you behave here – the grand Lady Newtown has seen it all before on her bustling main thoroughfares and narrow, terrace-lined backstreets. She won't judge you and, because of her unique allure, neither will the people who call her ample, culture-filled bosom home. If you don't believe me, just ask the bearded, tutu-wearing guy who was sobbing hysterically on King Street last Saturday.
Even the non-human aspect of Newtown is a multifarious mix of calm and chaos. As I write this from the relative silence of my courtyard, it's hard to believe the lights, sounds and manic pace of Enmore Road are only 200 metres from here. Only the constant, near-deafening whine of descending planes overhead reminds me I'm sharing a city with almost five million people.
To me, it's Newtown's ability to offer both solitude and a strange sense of community and belonging that makes it so appealing. You can walk along the street wearing flippers and a tin-foil hat if you want to, safe in the knowledge you'll retain relative anonymity.
Despite offering an eclectic range of cafes, restaurants and stores, as well as a vibrant lifestyle that is probably unmatched anywhere else in Sydney, the real lure of this historic suburb is that it provides a venue for people from every corner of the globe to listen to Cobain sing their personal theme song.
Within the invisible, council-determined boundaries of Newtown, you can be anyone you want to be, even if you aren't sure who that is.
Just don't try to be anyone you know you aren't. If you do, the eccentric, welcoming old dame will eat you alive.
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Very well said, glad to see you are back blogging
Yay, welcome to Newtown – it's a bubble of tolerance and creativity, sometimes I hate to leave it and go where people judge others on how they look or behave.
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yeah, crazy busy. At work. At home. I have no idea what's been on the news. I finally got more than 3 hours of sleep last night. I'm so out of it. Our Christmas decorations outside are still up. I had simply unplugged the lights so they don't light up. I'm hoping next week will be better, with the funeral behind us.
crazy busy
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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making arrangements
Sunday, January 20, 2008
We've been busy with funeral arrangements. We met with the funeral director on Friday afternoon. Then left there to get clothes for Skip's burial and gather what few photos skip had for printing in the program. Yesterday morning we were supposed to meet with the pastor of the church where funeral services will be held. We were very late and the meeting didn't happen but we looked around. Then the remainder of yesterday was spent working on the contents and layout of the program. It's not finished yet;still working on it. Today we've not revisited the funeral activities; maybe we will resume later tonight after the MLK mass with the bishop. We have to deliver the requisite things to the funeral director on Tuesday, with viewing for approval on Thursday. Then visitation Friday night. Funeral this coming Saturday morning.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
I've finally subscribed to DSL. I have the connection up and running, but this is definitely not the final configuration, with wires going everywhere. I don't know yet know how I'm going to do the wiring. I don't know if this service comes with POP3 mail. But gee, it's fast.
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Skip passed away this morning. Guppy is displaying incredible self restraint, talking to people, making calls and doing business. Skip is Guppy's best best friend in the whole wide world.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Skip's been in the hospital for a month now. We've spent all waking hours at the hospital this past weekend, with Guppy typically staying overnight. I had to forego my church volunteer gigs with apologetic last minute notices when Skip was moved to ICU Sunday morning and I had to be there to clear out the room of personal belongings. The drive between home and hospital takes half an hour with no traffic.
I've cleaned out Skip's fridge. Any left overs must be at least a month old. I threw out all the eggs, and I think all the bread.
I was tired Monday morning and seriously considered not going to work, but finally went anyway. I was hoping to not have to make the hospital run on Monday night but ended having to do so. I stopped by Skip's house and pulled the now full trash can out curbside for pick up. Guppy and I both went home later that night. I skipped dinner in favor of sleep. Guppy headed back to the hospital at 6am.
Tuesday I left work early to go to spiritual direction. Afterwards I headed to the hospital. In the rush hour traffic, crawling at 10mph on the freeway, it took me an hour even though the distance was 1/3rd less when coming from spiritual direction. Again, I checked Skip's house; the trash has not been picked up. Hopefully trash day was not Tuesday and hopefully trash will be picked up soon. I stayed at the hospital while Guppy went home, not to rest but to figure out Skip's bills. Then Guppy returned at quarter to 4am and I go home to actually pay the bills online (Skip is not technically proficient).
We had been paying Skip's bills with "bill pay" through online banking. Long story short, this time I log in and there was no bill pay option; the bank had decided that there were no qualifying accounts. So I go set up an online account at each organization/company for each bill that needs to be paid (there were five). Those secure services are not particularly fond of my dial-up speed and it takes a lifetime. I can set up online accounts for every bill except one: the credit card. I don't have the card; and the account info is not on the bill (for security reasons).
I've been up since 3:45am. I know Guppy probably has had at best one hour of sleep. I'll call Guppy at 7am and in the meantime, I go wash up. So I call Guppy, who has copy of the credit card bill with the intent to dispute the late charge in the course of the day. Guppy calls the credit card company and they want all this info. What sense does that make when we're only trying to PAY the bill, not make a purchase? At this point, Guppy is ready to close out the credit card.
It's been a hassle. We're tired. We're grumpy.
As for Skip, there is a chance that Skip will recover. Blood transfusion was completed. IV fluids were administered to restore electrolyte balance. Antibiotics were administered. A day later, IV fluids are no longer required. The feeding tube is still in. Skip is conscious at times, but not able to talk or move much. Temperature is still unstable; sometimes the fever returns.
Now I better get ready to go to work. Obviously I won't be at work by 8am; I'm still at home playing with Blogger.
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No Name Meme
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Seen at LAMLand.
1. Do you wear a name tag at work? Name tag, no. ID badge, yes.
2. What kind of car do you drive? Japanese make, automatic transmission, four door.
3. What do you order when you go to Taco Bell? Gordita Supreme.
4. Have you ever had a garage sale? Nope.
5. What colour is your iPod? Don't own one or any other MP3 player.
6. What kind of dog do you have? None at the moment, but have typically had German Shepherds.
7. What's for dinner tonight? Take-out from a Mexican restaurant.
8. What is the last alcoholic beverage you had? Communion wine yesterday. Else I typically don't drink alcoholic beverages.
9. Stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone? You mean, like calling someone 'cause I'm sick in love? I'm not admitting to that. Stupidest thing is I lost it once.
10. Last time you were sick? Weeks ago, maybe. But really bed-ridden sick just when I had to report for jury duty some months ago. Fortunately, I was not selected.
11. How long is your hair? Short.
12. Are you happy right now? Right now? No. Sleepy.
13. What did you say last? "hospital" (I was answering a question.)
14. Who came over last? Probably our neighbor. We generally don't have company.
15. Do you drink beer? No.
16. Have your brothers or sisters ever told you that you were adopted? No.
17. What is your favourite key chain on your keys? Don't have a favorite, really.
18. What did you get for graduation? High school-I remember a paperback Thesaurus, a Jane Austen novel, a Sherlock Holmes out of print book, and a pen & pencil set.
19. Whats in your pocket? Nothing right now. But when I'm out, it'd be keys and a pocket knife.
20. Who introduced you to Dane Cook? Who is Dane Cook?
21. Has someone ever made you a Build-A-Bear? No.
22. What DVD is in your DVD player? nothing
23. What's something fun you did today? Surfed the web
24. Who is/was the principal of your high school? Mr. Anderson, RIP
25. Has your house ever been TP'd? No
26.What do you think of when you hear the word "meow"? cats
27. What are you listening to right now? nothing
28. Drinking? nothing right now
29. What is your favourite aisle at Wal-Mart? maybe tools, though their selection isn't great
30. When is your mom's birthday? Nov 4
31. When is your birthday? mmm
32. What's the area code for your cell phone? mmm
33. Where did you buy the shirt you're wearing now? This shirt is one of the freebies from an event.
34. Is there anything hanging from your rear view mirror? Not right now.
35. How many states in the US have you been to? 6
36. What kind of milk do you drink? I don't.
37. What are you going to do after this? hopefully, go to bed
38. Who was the last person you went shopping with? Guppy
39. What is your favourite fruit? Oranges
40. What about your favourite dessert? Jell-O
41. What is something you need to go shopping for? Can't think of anything at the moment. Doesn't mean that there isn't something we're short of.
42. Do you have the same name as one of your relatives? My last name, yes.
43. What kind of car does one of your siblings drive? I don't know.
44. Do you like pickles? They're ok.
45. How about olives? Ok.
46. What is your favourite kind of gum? Juicy Fruit.
47. What is your favourite kind of juice? Maybe Cranberry mixes.
48. Do you have any tan lines? Not right now, but have had rather embarassing bicycling tan lines (right above the knee, basically).
49. What hospital were you born in? I haven't the faintest idea.
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One time, Guppy found our dog with a cat in his mouth. I wasn't there, but I can just imagine his face: a stupid expression that's really funny, and expectant eyes, knowing that Guppy disapproves and not knowing what to do next. It's perfectly natural for our dog to go after the cat (not our cat), but we his owners command that he not do so. Sometimes it's normal for dogs to dig, but the owner disapproves.
I see it the same way with God. There are things that would be natural for us humans, but God has commanded that we overcome certain natural inclinations.
For me, a natural inclination is laziness. Really, it's quite natural.
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Sansa Clip
Sunday, January 06, 2008
I got a Sansa Clip 2GB music player for Guppy, and another also for Guppy to give to a friend. I've been working with it this afternoon. It charged in around 4 hours or less, I didn't really time it. I put about 20 CD's on it, not erasing whatever music it was pre-loaded with. It shows to be 339 songs. I have Windows Vista Ultimate and have had no problems with the Clip. I also downloaded and installed the firmware update, the download link can be found in the Sandisk forums. I would post links here but I gotta run off to mass. The thing sounds great to me for the little time I've had it. FM radio was good too. Audio recording was rather low volume but do-able. Unfortunately, it also records the noise associated with handling the Clip and the button clicks. Over all, I think it's a good buy for $50 and am quite satisfied for my first impression.
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I got a promotion. And a pay increase to go with it. Thanks be to God. I'm also scared. Because a promotion also means more responsibilities (and less of the slacking that I was doing quite well). I have to remind myself to hold my manager's judgment in higher esteem. If my manager sees it fit that I should have this (which I had not asked for nor anticipated), then I should at minimum respect that judgment. Anyhow, dear God, you've given me this opportunity; please see me through and let thy will be done.
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I was on retreat this weekend as part of one of my church volunteer gigs. I just got back, and man, I am tired. I must have been on a high and am now crashing. Maybe I'll conk out in a bit here. I will attend evening mass at the Cathedral later.
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Big "HI" to the group and thanks for letting me in . Brief rundown ... I've been collecting Mosins for almost 20 years and bought a lot of them from Century , Samco , Big 5 , and other importers when they were cheap and I had a Curios and Relics license . I Like the Finn M-39's the best , but have a bunch of 91/30's and a couple old 91's too . I was really hot and heavy into collecting for years but kind of drifted away from shooting the last few years , so trying to get back into it again .
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Paikkari has made a thorough study of the technical properties of clay and uses it in quite surprising ways. He has, for instance, developed a unique technique for drying clay. Although the web-like, fractured surface of dried clay is the outcome of a natural process, the artist controls it in order to obtain the desired pattern. Only then are the clay elements fired in the kiln. The process could be described as a controlled accident. Paikkari places particular emphasis on leaving the marks of hands and tools on his clay, bringing the act of creation closer to the observer.
Pekka Paikkari is internationally recognized and his works are found in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Ceramics Museum of Barcelona and the Shigaraki Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Japan. In 1989 he was awarded the III prize at the Helsinki Fair Ground Art Competition and in 1993 he was awarded the International Biennial of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy (Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Ravenna).


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Kirkus Reviews, which bills itself as "The World's Toughest Book Critics," reviewed Following Atticus and gave us a great write up. Thank you, Kirkus. It follows below in its entirety.
Lyrical memoir of an adventurous New England journalist and his trusty canine companion.
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Ryan spent many years single-handedly owning and operating the Undertoad, a newspaper covering the police and political beats (and their interrelated improprieties) in eccentric Newburyport, Mass. ("Norman Rockwell meets Alfred Hitchcock"). The author's journalistic exposure of local scandals didn't sit well with folks in power, however, and he feared violent retribution. Quelling his paranoia was the "commitment" of adopting an older miniature schnauzer. Sadly, his time with that pet lasted less than a year, but spurred him to adopt schnauzer pup Atticus Maxwell Finch. After a frustrating training period, Ryan and Atticus struck a harmonious human-animal rapport, a uniquely interactive relationship the author clearly reveled in. A few tastes of majestic New Hampshire mountain climbing with his brothers brought back fond memories of better days with his estranged father, a haunting presence throughout the memoir. That family hike challenged Ryan to scale all 48 of the White Mountain range's 4,000-foot peaks in 90 days with a dog Ryan fondly writes was "made for the mountains." The experience became therapeutic, transformative and spiritually enlightening for both. Without regret, Ryan retired the newspaper and, in honor of cancer victim Vicki Pearson, galvanized himself and Atticus to, again, hike the 48 peaks (twice!) as a cancer fundraiser. Rivetingly portrayed, both valiantly braved the vicious winter elements (Atticus in booties and bodysuit), but the dog's darker days were only just beginning. There's immense pathos in the frank depiction of the author's turbulent relationship with his father, both in describing his physical abuse as a youth or finding forgiveness in adulthood.
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Goodell: NFL monitoring Ray McDonald domestic violence case
RENTON, Wash. — Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL is closely watching San Francisco defensive lineman Ray McDonald's case after the institution of a new policy on domestic violence.
Goodell spoke Wednesday night after attending a youth event the night before Seattle and Green Bay open the season. Goodell said the league is still waiting to get all the facts in McDonald's case and that any discipline under the new policy would not be applied until the legal system had run its course.
McDonald faces felony domestic violence charges for an incident during his 30th birthday party with teammates and friends Sunday, when police say his alleged victim suffered "visible injuries."
"I think the first thing you have to do is let the process play out and get the facts and make sure you understand all the circumstances," Goodell said. "We don't right now. We obviously are following it very closely, but the policy we applied uniformly, players, coaches, executives, commissioners, I think we made that very clear in the policy."
Goodell apologized in his announcement of the new policy last week saying he "didn't get it right" with a two-game suspension of Baltimore running back Ray Rice. Goodell said Wednesday the policy wasn't where It needed to be and took responsibility for its shortcomings.
"It was important for the ownership to understand that and how serious we are taking this issue. The importance of the work that needs to be done," he said. "It's not just about discipline. We're going to step up every aspect of our program, our education, training."
Goodell also touched on the suspensions of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay and former Dallas defensive lineman Josh Brent.
Irsay was suspended for the first six games of the season and fined $500,000 for violating its personal conduct policy after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor stemming from an embarrassing March traffic stop.
Irsay is barred from team facilities, practices and games and cannot represent the Colts at NFL meetings or events. The fine is the maximum allowed under league rules.
"Whether you're a commissioner or an owner, in the management level, we hold you to a higher standard than the players. This penalty is 10 times financially more than a player would get and there is no discipline from a suspension standpoint for a first-time offended in DUI in the players," Goodell said. "Now we would like to change that, but this is obviously six games and he'll be subject to the same issues of testing and program-related that we would expect others to do."
Brandt retired last year and was sentenced to 180 days in jail after a trial in January in the intoxication manslaughter death of teammate Jerry Brown, a practice squad linebacker for the Cowboys. A 10-year prison sentence was suspended.
The league said Brent will be suspended for the first 10 games of the season and can't participate in team activities for the first six weeks. He won't be allowed to visit the team's practice facility for the first six weeks except to meet with people associated with his rehab.
The 26-year-old Brent must have "no further adverse involvement with law enforcement" and faces potential banishment for what the league called "prohibited alcohol-related conduct."
"I met with Josh. We obviously had to go through a great deal of discussions with outside experts also, including representatives of MADD and felt that where he was this was an appropriate way to bring him back into the league," Goodell said. "But he still has to meet a very high standard and he understands that. He can't afford to have any mistakes from here."


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When Saudi women get behind the wheel, male supporters are jailed
Saudi authorities have found a novel way of punishing women who defy the country's driving ban: jailing the men who support them.
Around 50 women got behind the wheel on Oct. 26, in an act of civil disobedience. While some of the women were stopped and fined, none were arrested. Instead, police apprehended Tariq al-Mubarak, a male columnist who worked closely with organizers and who had penned an op-ed promoting women's rights.
"This time they are not after women, they are after men who supported the women," women's activist Manal al-Sharif told Foreign Policy. "They're too afraid of people's reaction."
Women have organized against the driving ban twice before, each time eliciting swift and heavy-handed responses from the government. In 1990, authorities suspended women from their jobs and restricted their ability to travel outside of the country. Following a 2011 protest, police inciting international outrage when they jailed Sharif for nine days, and sentenced another woman, Shaima Jastaina, to 10 lashes (Jastaina was later pardoned by the king).
The latest demonstration was the largest and most widely publicized, as women uploaded YouTube videos of themselves driving, and supporters broadcast the event on social media. "The whole country went into an emergency state on Saturday," Sharif said, "As if it was in a war — just because of women drivers."
Yet, the government's official response was markedly tamer than in years past — in part, perhaps, because of the verbal lashing Saudi delegates received at a U.N. Human Rights Council session last week. Following the demonstration, women reported being followed by secret police, and were criticized for choosing Oct. 26 (Hillary Clinton's birthday) for their protest, but Mubarak remains the only person in custody.
Human Rights Watch characterized his detention as a retaliation against supporters of women's rights.
But the government's focus on Mubarak may bear more pernicious implications: By making one man responsible for the protest, authorities invalidate the women behind the campaign — implying that the movement will come to little without male support. It's par for the course in a country where women are regarded as the legal minors of male guardians — unable to marry, go to college, or undergo certain medical procedures without the permission of fathers, husbands, brothers or even sons.
Sharif argues that, since the 2011 protest, public perceptions of women are rapidly changing.
"I see men commenting on the movement," she said. "They say, 'Oh my god, we never thought a single woman would have the bravery of 1,000 men. You go online, they say, 'if you want to get your rights, listen to women.' "
The women's driving campaign enjoys broad support, bolstered by the ease and availability of social media. An online petition circulated before the Oct. 26 protest collected nearly 17,000 signatures in one week. Just two years ago, a similar petition only garnered 3,000 signatures. "It showed that the society — and even men — was fed up," Sharif said. "This is huge, because women are realizing how powerful they are."
The next women's driving day is scheduled for Nov. 30.


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Beers to Drink at Your Summer Lobster Bake
Beer and food are better together.
Nothing says summertime like a seaside crab or lobster bake (or, as far as I'm concerned, why not both?). Fresh seafood, salty air, and plenty of classic dishes and desserts make for the kind of evening you don't want to ever end. You'll need something to drink alongside this summer fare—how about venturing beyond the ubiquitous lime-slice light beers often found filling up beach coolers? Here are some beer pairings that will seriously punch up your seafood feast.
Beer for the Main Event: Lobster
Sure, lobster can be served all fancy on a white tablecloth, but it's also at home back on the seashore in a simple bath of butter. Lobster is inherently rich and succulent—it calls for a beer that can emphasize its elegant qualities, without ever overshadowing or overpowering them.
Partner your lobster bake with wheat-based beers like a lemony hefeweizen or Belgian wit. Both styles leverage offer citrusy acidity, allowing you to forgo that squeeze of lemon that you've become so accustomed to as a shellfish accoutrement. These bright beer styles won't overpower the flavor of the lobster: they'll provide a match rather than an opponent.
If You're Making Crab
While lobster is arguably the hotter crustacean commodity, there is a population, myself included, that sometimes prefers cracking into fresh crab legs. Crabmeat, from body to claw, is sweet and satisfying with a fresh saltiness from the sea.
For simply prepared crabs, dry Belgian or Belgian-style saisons are a natural fit. A spicy yeast character rounds out the flavor of the sweet crabmeat and citrus notes cut through the richness when dunked in drawn butter.
If you're going with a garlicky crab preparation, an American IPA will provide plenty of bright, contrasting citrus and tropical flavors as well as herbal notes to complement the garlic. The hop wallop will also assist in lifting the any buttery or oily sauce from the palate between bites.
If your crab packs a paprika or peppery kick, an IPA's zingy hop profile will help it shine. Be wary if it's extra spicy, though, as hops can emphasize heat; best to stay away from Double IPAs in this case and focus on stellar single versions instead.
Beer for a Bowl of Mussels
Whether you're bulking up a lobster feast with mussels or steaming them on their own, mussels are a natural choice for beer pairing, since a classic recipe includes steaming them in beer. A Belgian Witbier or Hefeweizen is often employed in the steaming, but we encourage you to try a twist on the classic: a light and tart Berliner Weiss. The wheat-based beer is typically in the 3% ABV range, and it handles the mussels delicately, allowing the bright, slightly puckering lemon flavor of the beer to leaven the shellfish's salty flavor.
Don't Forget Corn on the Cob
Corn on the cob is a must for a true New England style seafood party. Stock up on cream ale to mirror the corn's sweetness—it will wash down a little salt and butter effortlessly, bite after typewriter-style bite. If you're looking for contrasting refreshment, the floral and citrus fruit-forward hop profile found in an American Pale Ale will be the spice to the corn's sweetness, creating delicious balance.
Should you decide to grill your corn, consider something with a malt-focused character like an ESB or brown ale. The caramel flavors that arise on the grill will warm to the caramel malt component of the beer, while the corn's intrinsic brightness offers contrast.
If you're experimenting with something more exotic, like a chili-lime corn recipe, try a local pilsner brewed with citrusy American hops. The essence of lemon-lime from the aromatic hops will match the citrus zest flavors, drawing out a bit of pleasant spice.
On a Sweet Note
If your evening is wrapping up with slices of watermelon and a seed-spitting contest, bring back those hefeweizens and witbiers. The delicate fruit can be easily overpowered, but it adds a lovely layer of complexity to these beers.
Arguably the perfect American dessert, strawberry shortcake leverages the seasonality of fresh berries, the brightness of the pound cake or biscuit, and the buoyancy of whipped cream. To drink: get your hands on a bottle of gueuze for a killer combination. The beer's mouth-watering tartness complements the fruit while helping to cut through the buttery biscuit. The gueuze offers puckering citrus flavors that are perfect for a palate cleanse between bites piled high with fresh whipped cream.
Can't find a gueuze? A case can also be made for introducing a chocolaty oatmeal stout. Its smooth, silky body and notes of coffee, cream, and cocoa make this a unique couple, calling to mind juicy chocolate-covered strawberries.
A good old-fashioned Whoopie Pie is the classic finishing touch to a New England seafood bake. These chocolate confections are stuffed with a creamy vanilla filling that will make you feel like a kid in a cake shop. They're also surprisingly delicious with beer. Consider gathering a few options for everyone to try. A Baltic porter in the 6 or 7% ABV range is a great partner for the pie: the beer has flavors reminiscent of chocolate, vanilla, and raisins, plus a creamy texture that echoes dessert.
For a more unusual pairing, try a Flanders red ale, a slightly sour style that'll remind you of sour cherries and caramel, adding a wow factor to your chocolatey Whoopie Pie. If you're feeling adventurous and want a to mimic a s'mores-like flavor for your lobster bake finale, bring a rauchbier or smoked porter to the party. The chocolatey cake, vanilla filling, and smoky malt character of the beer collude, confusing your mouth into tasting the essence of the classic roasted marshmallow and chocolate sandwich.
Are you having a lobster bake before summer's end? What beers will you bring along?
About the Author: Stef Ferrari is a Brooklyn-based Certified Cicerone, food writer/photographer, and author of a forthcoming beer industry guidebook with Wiley & Sons Publishing. Find her on the web and on Twitter at @stef_ferrari.
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A support blog for alleged Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon had its domain name hijacked on Friday morning.
Serial defacer TurkGuvenligi posted an image of an old fella spinning a plate (which looks a bit like a flying saucer) on his finger on the FreeGary support blog. An image of the domain hack can be found here. We notified FreeGary.org's site administrators of the problem.
A separate support blog maintained by Gary's mum, Janis Sharp, is alive and well here.
TurkGuvenligi is a serial website defacer whose previous victims include Secunia. An archive of his work can be found here.
Defacers typically use search engines to search for vulnerable sites before setting on victims and uploading digital graffiti on these sites. Such hacks, by themselves, are normally trivial and seldom expose more sensitive systems.
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I am posting this for opinions on favorites, and most used. I want to know why it is your favorite. What is it that makes it so special? For me, right now, my favorite is a 270 Konosuke HD. I only have 4 gyuto's, and this is my go to knife. The balance on it is great, the edge on it is fantastic, and it seems to be a natural extension of me. This might change down the road as my collection expands, but i love this knife. Ok, your turn


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I have been a licensed Ham and radio enthusiast for over 20 years and recently renewed my love of scanning. I mainly listen to Civil Air band. I purchased a new bearcat ubc125xlt and although impressed with the radio I wasn't very impressed with the antenna. So having a little knowledge I decided to build my own home brew fixed antenna for outside and I ordered a Watson W881 for the set top.
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I am planing to install it with Wubi and i have Ubuntu 12.04 in my PC. it is about 700 Mb. It is not in the ISO format. The Wubi installer is placed inside the Ubuntu folder. when i try to install Ubuntu with Wubi it is again trying to download the same 700Mb file from net.
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The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) announced Tuesday that the professional group for fee-only planners elected Linda Leitz to the position of national chairwoman on Jan. 31, and that she will serve as chairwoman-elect starting immediately until her term begins on Sept. 1.
Elected by NAPFA's National Board of Directors to the chairmanship, Leitz (left) is the founder and co-owner of fee-only financial planning firm It's Not Just Money Inc., in Colorado Springs, Colo. She is a certified financial planner, a certified divorce financial analyst and is enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service as an enrolled agent.
A 24-year veteran of the financial services industry, Leitz also has experience as a state bank examiner, a banker, a branch manager and an investment registered representative.
"NAPFA serves a visionary role in the financial industry by cultivating cutting-edge educational opportunities, leading the way for ethical and membership standards and providing a home for fee-only planners who put their clients' needs first," Leitz said in a statement. "NAPFA's ability to change and grow as our industry becomes more RIA focused is a charge anyone would be proud to help lead, and I look forward to serving our members and the interests of the public."
NAPFA has seen a number of changes up top over the last year. Lauren Locker filled the position of national chairwoman after Ron Rhoades stepped down voluntarily from the position after committing a compliance violation. Separately, NAPFA CEO Ellen Turf announced in November that she will retire this Aug. 31 after more than 20 years of working for NAPFA in various positions.
"Initiating the process of selecting a new NAPFA chair earlier in the planning cycle will afford us added continuity of leadership this year, which will be particularly important as we bring a new CEO on board later in 2013," Locker said in a statement. "This timing shift should also serve us well going forward, as we work through long-range goals and lay out multiyear organizational objectives in pursuit of realizing our stated 'grand goal' of becoming 'the recognized and unquestioned leader in supporting the professional growth and business development of extraordinary financial advisors.'"
In addition to her work on the NAPFA National Board of Directors, Leitz was on the board of NAPFA's West Region and has served on and chaired conference planning committees. Leitz, who has a degree in business administration from Principia College and an MBA from Southern Methodist University, is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the personal financial planning program at Kansas State University.
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CISPA Sponsor Mike Rogers Says Protests Are Mere 'Turbulence' On Landing
from the tmi deptIt appears that Congress still doesn't get it. Rep. Mike Rogers, the sponsor of the bad CISPA bill that puts your privacy at risk, really doesn't seem particularly concerned about the protests that have been happening online this week. He referred to them as being "like turbulence on the way down to landing" for the bill. He also said that he fully expects the bill to easily pass next week when its brought to the floor.
What really comes through in the article -- which mostly talks about how Rogers has been supposedly working with Google to change some of the language in the bill to make it more acceptable -- is how little concern Rogers has for the public. Instead, most of the article just talks about how he's been working with tech companies to make sure they're okay with the bill. And while that's a start, it's no surprise that lots of tech companies would be okay with CISPA, because it grants them broad immunity if they happen to hand over all sorts of private info to the government.
But to then call the protests mere "turbulence" is pretty damned insulting to the actual people this will impact the most: the public, whose privacy may be violated. While we appreciate Rogers' willingness to amend the bill, it seems clear that there are still major problems with it, and Rogers does not seem to be actually listening to the privacy concerns of the public -- just the various tech companies.
In the meantime, the protests continue, and if Rogers thinks they're mere "turbulence" then it appears that not enough people are speaking out. The folks at Fight for the Future have put together an excellent page to make it easier to speak out, over at CongressTMI.org. At the very least, is it that difficult for Congress to present a real reason why this bill is needed? Bogus stories of planes falling from the sky or evil Chinese hackers really aren't cutting it. Perhaps Congress should talk to some of the experts who note that Congress doesn't understand the tech enough to regulate it properly. As privacy expert Jim Harper notes:
"Congress has no particular capacity or knowledge of how to do cybersecurity," Harper says. "It's not a choice between two different versions in the House and two different versions in the Senate. The question is still open: is Congress capable of doing any good here?"Unfortunately, in the mad dash to pass these bills (which appear to be much more about who gets to control multi-billion dollar "cybersecurity budgets" than anything else), no one in Congress seems willing to address the basic question of what problem this really solves.
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Did you know that climate change kills! At least that's the claim out in a new study yesterday, as reported in The Daily Beast, which, last I checked, relies heavily upon a hydrocarbon-intensive energy system to exist. Anyway, according to the latest CO2-breathless story, climate change kills 400,000 people a year, and costs the global economy $1.2 trillion. Jeepers: Maybe the climate—or Mother Nature Herself—should come with a warning label like cigarette packs.
The report comes from something called the Climate Vulnerability Forum (with offices conveniently located in Geneva and Madrid, because you wouldn't want to be located where any of the world's poor actually have to live without modern energy would you?), and is hardly worth pouring through the methodology to debunk. In fact, it is not necessary to dispute the death toll estimate to grasp how colossally stupid the study is.
I'm reminded of P.J. O'Rourke's great line about socialized medicine: if you think health care is expensive now, wait till you see what it costs when it's free. Likewise, if you think the death toll from climate change is significant now, wait till you see what it is when you deprive the developing world of inexpensive hydrocarbon energy. After all, it was hydrocarbon energy that the currently wealthy nations of the world used to advance their lifespans, lift billions out of poverty (that's billions with a B), etc, etc. As my occasional writing partner Ken Green puts it, homo sapiens really ought to be known as homo igniferens—human beings whose existence and progress depends on inexpensive energy.
Or you can try out this approach: automobile accidents currently kill more people than climate—an estimated 500,000 a year. The death toll is disproportionately heavy in the poorer, developing world. Ban cars! Or reduce the global speed limit to 10 mph! That would reduce the death toll by nearly the entire 500,000. Who could be against saving 500,000 lives a year? Actually, anyone with common sense would, as the death toll from the second order effects of denying the rapidity of transportation from the surface auto and truck fleet would surely be higher. It's called a tradeoff, climateers, and you might want to learn how to do it some day. Just Imagine tradeoffs—it's easy if you try. (Not that DDT-banning Green really care much about saving lives in the poorer developing world. But that's a post for another day.)
This kind of study is so pathetic that it doesn't even merit a Power Line Green Weenie Runner Up Award. Losers.
UPDATE: Nick Schulz points me toward this Forbes.com column from Timothy Lee, pointing out the lazy reporting on this study, and especially the fact that most pollution-rleated deaths in the developing world are from
"indoor smoke from burning wood and coal for cooking and heating." In other words, they have nothing to do with greenhouse gases emitted by industrialized nations. Mostly these countries need fast enough economic growth that ordinary people can afford modern stoves and furnaces.


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Hi! I'm new vhere, and new to veganism. Just wondering people's opinions on the best/practical juicer.
Thanks for your thoughts!
Someone wrote a response on the lean/mean vegan machine thread about her vitamix and how she uses it in juicing.
I don't juice but I do use my Vitamix to make smoothies and as an all around blender. It is a great blender--I have had it for many years--and I love that it comes with a 7 year warranty. If you were to use Vitamix for juicing, it would not be technically "juicing" but pureeing the whole fruit/veggie to smithereens, which strikes me as a lot better for you.
If you are asking about a juicer, a Vitamix is not the machine for you. A Vitamix is a blender. The difference between juicing and blending is great. Juicing extracts the juice from the fiberous produce and is much easier and quicker for your body to absorb. Blending keeps the fiber and thus the benefits remain of having the whole food in your diet. They are both valuable additions to a healthy diet, but just have different benefits. As for a good juicer, look at the differences between the masticating and centrifugal types of juicers. Both have good points. Purests like the masticating type for its low speed and larger juice extracting ability. In that catagory, the Omega is a trusted model. As for the centrifugal type, the Breville Ikon is top rated. Both are similarly priced. I hope this has been helpful. Enjoy!


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A June 23, 2011, file photo shows Paula Broadwell, second from left, watching as Gen. David Petraeus and his wife, Holly Petraeus arrive for a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing on Petraeus' nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
What began with David Petraeus' surprise resignation as CIA director on Friday resulting from an extramarital affair has now spiraled into a complicated story of infidelity, intrigue and politics.
Petraeus' admission of an extramarital affair quickly led to his biographer, Paula Broadwell, and an examination of her relationship with the decorated war hero. The length of the FBI's investigation of "menacing" emails sent to Petraeus' family friend Jill Kelley, and the timing of the announcement of his departure from the Obama administration fueled conspiracy theories. Then Gen. John Allen, Petraeus' successor as military commander in Afghanistan, was embroiled in the scandal, accused by U.S. officials of sending "inappropriate" emails to Kelley.
To help you keep the facts straight, NBC News has compiled this timeline, based on reporting by NBC News and other published accounts:
Spring 2006 -- Paula Broadwell meets Gen. David Petraeus, when she introduces herself after he gave a speech at Harvard's Kennedy School, where Broadwell was working on a master's degree, the Wall Street Journal reported.
October 2008 -- Petraeus takes over as head of U.S. Central Command, based at MacDill Air Force Base. While serving there, he reportedly meets Jill Kelley and her husband, Dr. Scott Kelley. She is described in various accounts as a volunteer "social liaison" between the community and the base.
2008 -- Broadwell begins her doctoral dissertation, "a case study of General Petraeus' leadership," according to Rolling Stone magazine.
June 2009 -- Broadwell and her husband, Scott, purchase a home in Charlotte, N.C., the Charlotte Observer reports.
June 2010 -- Petraeus is named as replacement for Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the top commander in Afghanistan after the latter makes impolitic remarks to a Rolling Stone reporter. Broadwell decides to turn her dissertation into a book.
July 2010-July 2011 – According to an online biography of Broadwell that was taken down after Petraeus' resignation, she made multiple trips to Afghanistan during this period, where she "embedded with the general, his headquarters staff and his soldiers on the front lines of fighting across Afghanistan to chronicle the experiences of this American general as they are brought to bear in the terrible crucible of war."
Aug. 31, 2011 -- Petraeus retires from the U.S. Army, departs Afghanistan.
Sept. 6, 2011 -- Petraeus takes over as director of the CIA.
Steven Boylan, a former spokesman for Gen. David Petraeus, discusses how the affair with biographer Paula Broadwell started, saying the general is "embarrassed and keenly aware of the hurt and pain he's caused."
Early November 2011 – According to former Petraeus spokesman Steve Boylan, who had spoken to his former boss after his resignation, Petraeus' affair with Broadwell began around this time, approximately two months after he took the CIA job.
January 2012 – "All In, The Education of General David Petraeus," by Paula Broadwell with Vernon Loeb is published by Penguin Press.
May 2012 – "Menacing" emails – five to 10 of them, according to the Wall Street Journal -- began arriving in Jill Kelley's inbox, NBC's Michael Isikoff and Pete Williams report.
Emails on 'comings and goings' of Petraeus, other military officials escalated FBI concerns
June 2012 – The FBI investigation begins. A source close to Kelley tells Isikoff that she took the emails, which she viewed as harassing or menacing, to the FBI. The source said the anonymous emails didn't mention Petraeus by name, but subsequent emails – sent from multiple alias accounts -- contained references to the "comings and goings" of high-level military officials -- including events that were not on any public schedule. This raised the question as to whether somebody had access to sensitive -- and classified -- information about the CIA director.
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Paula Broadwell is pictured before embarking on a national book tour to promote "All In," her biography of Gen. David Petraeus.
July 2012 – Approximate end of the affair between Broadwell and Petraeus, according to former Petraeus spokesman Steve Boylan, who tells NBC's Kristen Welker in early November that it ended "about four months ago."
Late summer -- Attorney General Eric Holder is told that agents have discovered an email link between Petraeus and Broadwell, which included exchange of "explicit details of a sexual nature," according to the Wall Street Journal.
September – FBI agents interview Paula Broadwell for first time, NBC's Pete Williams reports.
Oct. 27 -- House Majority Leader Eric Cantor speaks to an FBI agent who had worked on the Petraeus investigation, according to Cantor spokesman Doug Heye. The agent-- who had originally contacted Rep. Dave Reichert, a Republican from Washington -- raised concerns that "sensitive information" relating to Petraeus may have been "compromised," Heye said. The timing of the tip to Reichert is not clear.
Week of Oct. 29 – FBI agents interview Petraeus and Broadwell (for a second time), according to NBC's Michael Isikoff.
Approximately Oct. 30-31 – Somewhere around this time frame, Petraeus traveled to Tripoli to conduct his own personal inquiry into Benghazi, according to author Bob Woodward, appearing on "Meet the Press" on Nov. 11. NBC's Andrea Mitchell confirmed that Petraeus had recently traveled to Libya.
NBC's Andrea Mitchell and the Washington Post's Bob Woodward visit Meet the Press to examine the fallout from CIA chief David Petraeus' extramarital affair.
Oct. 31 – After conferring with his chief of staff, Steve Stombres, and Richard Cullen, a former attorney general of Virginia, Cantor had Stombres call the FBI chief of staff to relay the information he had received from the FBI agent, NBC News has reported.
Nov. 1 -- Cantor aide Steve Stombres is told by the FBI that it cannot confirm or deny an investigation, but the bureau official assured the leader's office it was acting to protect national security.
Nov. 2 – The FBI concludes its investigation, according to NBC News' Michael Isikoff, citing senior U.S. law enforcement official; the last FBI interviews with both Broadwell and Petraeus also took place this day, NBC's Pete Williams reports, citing federal officials.
Nov. 6 – Justice Department informs Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.
Nov. 7 – Clapper informs the White House.
Nov. 8 – Petraeus calls White House Deputy Chief of Staff Thomas Donilon and asks to see the president, NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. The White House tells Obama of the FBI investigation of Petraeus and his admission of an extramarital affair.
Nov. 9 – Obama accepts Petraeus' resignation; Senate and House leaders first learn of it from media calls. They then speak to Petraeus, but don't hear directly from the president, Mitchell reported.
Nov. 11 – Jill Kelley and her husband, Scott, issue statement: "We and our family have been friends with Gen. Petraeus and his family for over five years. We respect his and his family's privacy and want the same for us and our three children."
Afghanistan military commander Gen. John Allen investigated for 'inappropriate' emails
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FBI agents carry boxes and a computer from the home of Paula Broadwell in Charlotte, N.C.
Nov. 12 – In a surprise statement during a trip to Australia, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announces that U.S. General John Allen, who succeeded Petraeus as military commander in Afghanistan, is under investigation over allegations he exchanged "inappropriate" emails with Kelley, the woman who triggered the investigation of Petraeus. Meanwhile, FBI agents carry out a four-hour "consensual search" of Broadwell's home in Charlotte, N.C., leaving with eight to 10 cardboard boxes.
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Lt. Brad Snyder lost his sight in an IED explosion in Afghanistan last year. The Navy officer will once again represent the U.S., this time at the London 2012 Paralympics.
The man who views only black today is visualizing all the colors of his London swims. In his mind, he sees the aqua-blue pool frothy with wakes, the home stretch of the lane lines painted red, and the dark, wide mouths of roaring fans.
Behind prosthetic blue eyes — replacements for the natural pair he lost after an explosion in Afghanistan nearly a year ago — Navy Lt. Brad Snyder soaks in the scenery of a dream realized. The 2012 Paralympics open today in Britain. Snyder races for gold Friday.
Already, though, he can glimpse a distinct, happy glow.
Related: 'Meet the Superhumans': Paralympians burst onto world stage
"During the Olympics, I read about the races, about (Michael) Phelps and (Ryan) Lochte and Missy Franklin. I heard the commentary and used that to pull out the details to produce this image," Snyder said. "But instead of reading about Lochte, I just implanted myself in there.
"I imagine stepping onto the block, hearing "take your mark," the sound of the start, hopping in the pool then just being smooth and strong down the middle of the lane, executing some good turns, and hitting the pad at the end. I'm imagining success. I'm imagining the good feeling that comes with competing well."
As an elite athlete — among blind swimmers he is No. 1 in the world at three freestyle distances (50-, 100- and 400-meters) — Snyder draws such mental pictures as a preparation tool. As a result, nothing in or around the London pool, he said, should feel unfamiliar.
Lt. Brad Snyder, blinded by an IED explosion in Afghanistan, is now training for the London 2012 Paralympics.
But in a life being rebuilt after severe injury, this ironic tactic is simply how the man endures.
"I'll tell you a little story," said his mother, Valarie Snyder. "He was describing his apartment to me: 'It has the most beautiful rooftop view.' That's how our conversations go all the time. It's been rare that he gets down, and even then he apologizes for it: 'Sorry I was in a bad mood.' "
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Related: Wounded warrior seeks glory representing America in London
The bright side is never far off. But total darkness came in a single stride. On Sept. 7, 2011, the former Navy bomb defuser was rushing forward to help two Afghan soldiers wounded in an initial IED blast. In his dash, Snyder stepped on a second hidden bomb in an irrigation ditch spanning a farm field. His eyes were irreparably damaged by the detonation and later were removed by a surgeon.
Once a member of the Naval Academy swim team, Snyder returned to the water about a month later — this time, seeking a familiar, soft place in a world suddenly filled with surprise, hard edges.
"I was there the first day he got back in the pool," his mother recalls. "Just to see the sheer joy on his face. On the ride home afterward he told me: 'I can do this, mom. I can swim competitively. Everything new that I can do just makes me realize: this isn't such a bad thing.' "
The warm water also rekindled an ultra-competitive, inner furnace, driving Snyder to begin training in Baltimore with Brian Loeffler, head swimming coach at Loyola University. His new goal: earn a spot on the U.S. Paralympic swim team and compete at the world's second-largest sporting event, the Paralympics. He punched his London ticket in June after a series of spectacular sprints at the time trials in Bismarck, N.D.
He strolls into London's Olympic Stadium today with 226 other disabled American athletes — one of 20 active or former service members on the U.S. team, and one of six wounded during combat in Iraq or Afghanistan.
"There's a girl who was in a coma for four years. There are people dealing with moderate cerebral palsy," Snyder said. "It puts everything in perspective when I'm contending with my own little issue to see what everybody on the team puts up with. It humbles you. Every person on the roster is one of the most amazing people I've met."
Yet each teammate also is an accomplished athlete who outperformed hundreds of Paralympic hopefuls to make the cut. For context, simply peruse two of Snyder's post-injury times. In the 50-meter freestyle: 26.54 seconds — better than 10 Olympians who swam in London; and in the 100-meter freestyle: 57.75 — quicker than three 2012 Olympians.
The 100-meter free on Friday offers Snyder his first crack at a medal, and it unleashes an aggressive schedule of seven events over nine days. In addition to his three world-best times, he's currently ranked No. 2 among blind swimmers in the 100-meter butterfly and No. 4 in the 200-meter individual medley. For each event, Loeffler works as Snyder's "tapper," using a walking cane to touch Snyder's shoulders to alert him that the wall is near and that a flip turn or final push is required.
"His order of events sets up well since the sprints are early in the week (and) I do expect he will do well in his early events," said Loeffler, who also serves as the co-head coach of the American Paralympic swim team. "(But) we have focused his training toward the 400 free."
For Snyder, his coach and his family, that is the race of races, scheduled for Sept. 7 — exactly one year to the day he stepped on the bomb.
"It's difficult to imagine and quantify the emotions I'll be running through that day. But it's going to be a moment that I'm going to enjoy. Because to me, competing on that day means that I was presented a challenge and I experienced some success in my transition to blindness. I conquered my adversity to some extent. Obviously, the adversity is not conquered. I'm still blind at the end of the day," Snyder said. "But it means I've walked the path from being chained to the bed at exactly a year ago to competing on an international level at event like the Paralympics. It means I won a little bit."
All of the people who huddled near that bed last September at Bethesda Naval Hospital outside Washington, D.C. will be in the crowd in London — his two brothers, his sister, an aunt and his mother — who calls herself "a weeper" and who fully expects a gush of tears, win or lose.
"From getting the phone call that morning from his commanding officer to not knowing what we were about to go through to what we went through the past year and then to see all that he has accomplished, well, it's going to be amazing," Valarie Snyder said.
"He shared something with me not long ago. He said that every little boy dreams of doing something great in their life in sports. If you're a runner or a swimmer, you dream of one day going to the Olympics. But when you grow up," she added, "you realize that was just a dream."
"He believes has been given the opportunity to actually fulfill his dream."
Bill Briggs is a frequent contributor to msnbc.com and author of "The Third Miracle."
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Ubuntu 10.04 is available from the Ubuntu homepage in various flavors. You can chose the one best suited to your need but the problem here is that most of them are ISO files and you will go around looking for a CD to burn the ISO.
Let me tell you, that is not necessary. You can install Ubuntu from a portable hard-drive or a thumb drive also. All you need is a simple application named Unetbootin which is available for Windows and is built into Ubuntu.
In Windows
Go to the Unetbootin SourceForge hosting page to download it. The download is sized at under 500 KB and has options to create a bootable drive for installing Ubuntu from a downloaded ISO. It can also download Ubuntu and create the bootable disk automatically.
In Ubuntu
Go to the Create Startup Disk option under System->Administration->Create a USB startup disk. Here you will find a simple interface explaining it all.
These are the two methods to create bootable Ubuntu disks in both Windows and Ubuntu. Now that you know how to install ,get hold of a thumb drive, download the ISO and follow this installation guide.


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Net Working? and LuxuryDecember 26th, 2008 by kelly
This post is a test. I am trying to get Wordbook to work. It's an application that shows a WordPress icon on Facebook and announces there when I've posted an entry here.
We'll see what happens….
In other news, we had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed gathering with relatives.
But now the kids are asleep, Paul's out for a drink with a guy friend, I've finished a round of tidying, and am about to curl up with a good book.
Ah, luxury!