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Does Medicare Cover Home Care Services?
If your family is considering hiring home care service for a loved one, there may be financial assistance available to help offset the costs.
For many people over 65, Medicare is the main source of funding for medical benefits. It's common to ask how much of that might apply for in-home care.
Medicare will only pay for what is deemed medically necessary care, so there are limited areas of care that may be covered.
What Medicare May Cover
Patients who are home-bound and under a doctor's care may be eligible for certain home health services.
Home health care includes specialties like skilled nursing care, physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, and continued occupational services.
Here are the most frequent scenarios:
Medicare may pay for some short-term home health care or a nursing home stay following medical treatment from which the patient is expected to recover.
To qualify, the patient must have:
If the patient meets all three criteria, Medicare will pay for 100 percent of the care for 20 days and a portion of the total amount from day 21 to day 100. After 100 days, the patient is responsible for all expenses.
Medicare may also cover additional care, provided your doctor says it is medically necessary to recover from an injury. This may include:
There is no limit to how long Medicare may pay towards these treatments, as long as the patient's doctor still believes it is required and reorders it every 60 days. The doctor must also certify that the patient is homebound to qualify for these services.
If the patient has a terminal illness and is not expected to live for more than six months, Medicare will cover hospice and respite care in the patient's own home, in a nursing home or in a hospice care facility.
In addition to doctor services and nursing care, in a hospice care situation, Medicare may also cover other services that may not usually be covered, including:
It's important to note that once Medicare begins to fund hospice or respite care, it will stop funding other areas, including treatment or drugs that are intended to cure the patient's condition. The patient (or the person's proxy) must sign a statement confirming the choice of hospice care instead of any other treatment for the illness.
If the patient agrees to this, Medicare will cover all costs, minus a copay for prescription drugs. There may also be a 5 percent copay for inpatient respite care. Medicare will not contribute towards room and board if you receive treatment in your own home or in a nursing home where you live.
Even if your loved one does not meet one of these eligibility criteria for Medicare to meet long-term care costs, there may be other avenues to pursue.
State Medicaid programs, veterans' affairs benefits, or long-term care insurance may also help you meet the costs of long-term care.
Will My Loved One Be Covered?
Medicare covers seniors over 65 years old.
Medicare is available for certain people with disabilities who are under the age of 65. That includes people who have received Social Security Disability Insurance for a total of at least 24 months, have end-stage renal disease or permanent kidney failure, or have Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS).
If you qualify for Medicare, it's still not certain that your long-term care will be covered. Medicare concentrates on short-term care for conditions which will eventually improve.
This means Medicare will not pay for most long-term home care services or personal services such as help bathing, dressing, or help to go to the bathroom.
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CoachCal has been coaching for over 30 years. Not just focusing on athletes, but on individuals whose goals range from climbing Mount Everest to recapturing the power of active living.
This program offers more personalized attention by adding a one on one meeting with CoachCal every second month. In addition to regular meetings, 2 testing sessions are included with an 8 month committment. Program includes:
$500.00 plus gst per month
5% Reduction for 8 month committment / 10% reduction for 10 month committment / 15% reduction for 12 month committment
Prices include normal facility fees (special events not included such as camps, simulated triathlons, All Olympics Oval Activities).
All payments are by Post Dated Checks or charge on Visa or Mastercard.
1 Month notice must be given for Program Cancellation
You must sign three forms: Consent, PAR-Q, and Application.Please review our policies.
This program is delivered in a group setting. Groups are created based on goal races. Further customization can be facilitated via phone or email during business hours.
Program includes:
350.00 per month plus gst (4 month committment required)
Two formal minilectures will be presented by Kevin Cutjar and Calvin Zaryski. Q and A period will end all lectures.
Bike Transport Service: If you are looking for a means of transporting your bike to Penticton we have you covered. Avoid bike box charges and airline fees of $80.00-100.00. Avoid the hassles of breaking down, rebuilding, then breaking down your bike making the process very frustrating and time consuming. If you want your bike protected and safe from the elements, this is also a great option.
Up to 12 bikes will be transported in professional enclosed trailer, safe and secured. Each bike will be checked for safety. We will check for proper running drive trains and shifting as part of the service. If repairs need to be done, we will do them and a small charge may apply. Your bike will be ready to ride when you get to Penticton! All you need to do is get there!
You must drop off your bike at CSR High Performance Studio in Calgary, (2628 19th ave SW) 48 hours before the first day of the camp. This service also includes transportation back to the CSR office for your pick up. Pick up must be within 12 hours after arrival back to Calgary.
If you are interested, please contact CoachCal at firstname.lastname@example.com to book your bike spot!
Bike: Early AM Start, Easy 90' to 3 hours
Run: After the Bike 30-60'
Travel back home! (Check out our New Bike Transport Service above)
If you are interested, phone CoachCal at 403.660.7002 or by email: email@example.com
SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY OFFER: Sign up before Oct 15th and receive 100.00 off the Camp Fee
Go here to view some IronSpeed Maui camp pictures from previous years.
Banyan Maui Bed and Breakfast Inn: Cottages and Suites
For Slide Show of Banyan Maui B & B go here
The Banyan Bed and Breakfast Inn has 7 guest cottages and suites. Under the Historic Plantation House roof is one of the cottages (Plumeria) and all 3 of the suites; it can be rented as a 2, 3 or 4 bedroom house.
Each cottage and suite has it's own entrance, private bathroom and kitchenette. Each kitchenette includes a small refrigerator, microwave oven, toaster and coffee maker with fresh ground coffee, teas, hot cocoa etc.
Camp Food Breakfasts and Dinners will be included in your camp fees!
Lunches, snacks etc. are on your own. Each cottage has a small fridge and shopping trips will be frequent.
Cycling fuel will be provided in the sag vehicle along with Gatorade, Water and Coke.
Camp Fee $1650.00 USD (600.00 Deposit to hold your Spot)
600.00 USD to hold your spot. A 100.00 usd administration fee will be held back if you cancel before Feb. 1. Between Feb. 1 and Camp Start full deposit will be kept. Full Camp Fees Due March 1 with no further refunds if you need to cancel. Credits may be offered for a future camp.
Companion Camp Fees: 800.00 (includes Camp Meals and Most Activities along with Transport Options
Bike Rentals If you are not interested in bringing your own bike, you can rent from the nearby Maui Cyclery. You must arrange this yourself and pay for the rental. Please do this well in advance of the Camp (at least 2-3 Month before). Please call Donnie Arnoult at 808 575 7469.
The Maui cyclery is near our B and B!
All campers must arrive on this Saturday to allow for time and effort in getting organized. We will pick you up from the Airport. We will also have a bike savy mechanic to assist in building your bike. Camp debriefing and Consent Form Signage will take place throught the day.
|Cater Breakfast
|9am - 2pm
|Bike "Upcountry" to the Tedeschi Winery for lunch and back. 60-90km round trip, 3,000 feet elevation gain. This ride has very little traffic and majestic roads. The temperature is mild since you will be cycling at 2000-5000 ft.
|Trail Run in Upcountry Forest Reserve
|Shop in Makawao
|Catered Dinner
|Catered Breakfast
|Cycle the famous Road to Hana. Spectacular views and challenging roads. Vehicle support allows for shorter rides and more sightseeing:) For stronger riders, and EPIC East Loop can be the all day plan (vehicle supported).
|Hot Tub / Cold Pool Recovery
|Catered Dinner
|Long Opean Water Swim (3000-6000m) and Long Beach Boardwalk Run (60-2 hours). Beach time and possible Paddleboarding (you can rent). Shops at Wailea.
Catered Dinner
|Catered Breakfast
|West Maui Bike Loop. Amazing newly paved roads on the West Maui Loop to Dt Flemming Beach for a Picnic (Counter Closewise)
|Hot Tub / Cold Pool Recovery and Free Time
|Catered Dinner
|Catered Breakfast
Incredible car ride to the summit of Haleakala. The group will start the run at 10,000 feet and exit at 8000 ft. Trail run / Hike 3 hours.
Open Water Swim at Baby Beach in the Flume / Shopping in Paia
|Catered Dinner
|Catered Breakfast
|3 Hour Bamboo Hike. Must have a backpack with food and fluids. Hiking boots optional but recommended. Bathing suits necessary with cliff jumping and fresh water swimming. Bamboo and tropical jungle hiking.
|12pm- 3pm
|Snorkel Boat Adventure 1-4pm (Food and Drinking Provided)
|Free Time and Bike Prep for Epic 10,000 ft Climb up the Volcano
|Catered Dinner
8:00am - Bike The Mighty Haleakala Volcano starting right on the shoreline in Paia.This ride will definitely cap off an amazing week on Maui. Be prepared for one of the longest continuous climbs (approximately 50km) available by bicycle on the planet (sea level to 10,035 feet). Be sure to pack arm warmers and a light jacket (rain gear). Bring money for a snack and extra cash for a park permit as we ride through the gates into Haleakala National Park. Elite riders will summit in 4 hours with most taking 5-6 hours. Everyone will descend down the mountain at 3pm! If you are not comfortable descending, you can catch a ride down in the van. Make sure you have either a triple chain ring, compact crank or at least at 39 front chain ring and either a 25 or 27 rear gear. This climb is truly epic and beautiful. This is a top 10 life achievement life. Support vehicles will be stationed at strategic points along the climb for food and fluids. Varying start points are necessary for the different levels of riders, with the final ride to the summit a must for all riders.
For those athletes who arrive on the summit before 1pm, you can do a run down into the crater. 2 hour maximum run. All athletes will descend at 3pm! You are also welcome to take the support vehicle down if you are not confident in your descending skills. When descending, there will be mandatory stops guided by the coaches.
Dinner at 6pm
Group Camp Meal and Social ending the camp.
Sunday: You will be transported to the Airport for your departure.
Come train on the Ironman Coeur D'Alene course for 4 days. As an added bonus, you can then blast up to Penticton, BC to participate in the IronSpeed Penticton May Camp (separate cost) and finish off the week training on the Challenge Penticton course! The timing of this camp cannot be better for those training for Ironman CdA. If you do both camps, 20-24 hours of training is guaranteed with some professional advice from CoachCal, CoachBen and Dr. PZ Pearce. If numbers are large enough, other professional coaches will be added to ensure quality coaching.
If you are interested in nailing down your race heart rate and power output for the perfect Ironman race, identifying your heart rate training zones, you can arrive early on Saturday May 11th, 2013 and get tested. The test will present the proper heart rates and power to ride the Ironman Course allowing for a strong marathon after the bike.
This IronSpeed CdA camp is perfectly timed just six weeks out from race day! Familiarize yourself with the course and enjoy some concentrated training mileage to ready yourself for the big day!
This camp is open to all levels, from the beginner to the experienced. It is aimed for those competing in, or with aspirations to compete in, an Ironman distance triathlon this year or next.
If you would like to stay in Coeur D' Alene after camp for continued race course training and coaching on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, CoachBen will be offering a Thursday afternoon swim clinic with overwater and underwater swim video analysis, a Friday morning run clinic with a Friday afternoon nutrition and strategy overview of the run, and a Saturday morning bike fit clinic with a Saturday afternoon nutrition and strategy overview of the bike. You can add any day for only $100! Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information."
Calvin Zaryski: Triathlon Canada's 2005/2007/2008 Age Group and Junior Coach of the Year, Alberta Triathlon Coach of the Year in 2003 / 2005 / 2007. 4X World Champion in XTERRA Off Road Triathlon and Ironman Hawaii / Canada finisher. 2.43 marathoner and 4:10 Half Ironman racer. Director of CriticalSpeed using a Master Degree in Exercise Physiology.
Ben Greenfield graduated from University of Idaho in 2005 with bachelor's and master's degrees in sports science and exercise physiology. He is certified as a personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach (National Strength and Conditioning Association), a bicycle fit technician (Serotta), and a sports nutritionist (International Society of Sport Nutrition). With over 8 years experience in coaching professional, collegiate, and recreational athletes from all sports, Ben is Director of Sports Performance for Champion Sports Medicine www.champsportsmed.com and the head coach and owner of Pacific Elite Fitness online coaching services www.pacificfit.net. At Champions, Ben directs a physiology and biomechanics lab that specializes in performance bike fitting, run gait and swim stroke analysis, sweat sodium profiling, blood lactate, VO2 and aerobic/anaerobic power testing. Through Pacific Elite Fitness, Ben teaches holistic wellness, sports nutrition and performance while creating comprehensive endurance athlete training programs. Ben has also written two books on metabolism and weight loss: "Shape21: The Lean Body Manual" and "100 Ways to Boost Your Metabolism". Ben is currently the #1 ranked triathlete in the Triathlon Northwest race circuit and holds several course records in the Pacific Northwest.
4 day camp offering cycling and running on the Ironman course. Race preparation seminars plus Q & A sessions and many miles guaranteed to prepare you for your Ironman or get a head start on your early season training for other ultra endurance races!
Total Cost of the IronSpeed CdA Camp (May 15-18) not including Meals and accomodations is:
$300.00 before April 1 to hold your spot. Balance due April 15. 50% refund available until May 1.
Send checks payable to "Criticalspeed":
IronSpeed CdA Camp
2628 19th Ave., SW
Calgary AB, Canada
Bring all clothing for all types of weather. A few years ago it was 100 degrees, the year before we had cool rain. You never know. Either way, we will take care of you! This camp is a training camp. I take this very seriously. There is a tremendous amount of training during these 4 days. This camp is 6 weeks from your CdA IRONMAN. This is the critical time to get in a large training volume. That means that you must take advantage of good food and good rest. There are many ways to modify the training schedule to make it less, but I suggest there is no need to add to this schedule.
CoachCal's Cell 403 660 7002
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Open Water Swimming There is a chance that we may be swimming in Liberty Lake in chilly but reasonable open water. So bring all cold water swimming gear.. booties, cap and of course your wet suit. Typically cold water is the normal for IMCdA (57-62 degree water).
Kick Off Meal and Meeting Please try to make it to the Hotel on Saturday for a 7pm meal at the in-house restaurant. I will go over the camp details at that time.
This meal is on your own expense and you do not have to eat if you are not needing a meal.
Massage Massage Sign Up will be posted on the Main Conference Room. Massage will be Sunday - Wednesday night 7pm -10pm in 30 or 60 minute blocks. Massage is done by independent therapists and their rates will be announced at sign up.
Room charges are 95.00 plus 8% tax per night per room regardless of double or single occupancy. This does include a $3.00 breakfast coupon per day of stay.
Saturday Night, May 11
Advanced Testing with CoachBen from 9am-6pm. Please contact CoachCal to book a testing session.
Kick Off Dinner at 7.00pm
|Drive to Pool or Liberty Lake
|7:30am: Coached Swim Session until 9:00 (Possible Open Water swim in Liberty Lake)
|Breakfast and Meeting
(Bring Fuel on bike supporting the mile repeats to follow, test fuel for run)
|3 hour bike ride on Hilly section of Old Bike Course with EPIC Climb
both ways then
|Transport to Run Course
|Run 90 minutes Mile Repeats 8-10 X 1 mile on run course with 2' rest
|Group Dinner
|Evening presentation - Ben Greenfield - Ironman Fueling Physiology / Calvin Zaryski Final Physiological Preparation for the Ironman Race
|Bike IM Course One Loop
|Bike another 2 hours Hill Climb Intervals
|Group Dinner
|Evening activity: Ben Greenfield - The Holy Grail of Triathlon: Biomechanics.
|Drive to Pool/Lake
|Swim Session until 10:00am
|Drive Back to Templins Hotel
|Small Lunch then transport to Run start
|Long Run on Course (2-3 hours)
|Group Dinner
|Evening Presentation: Dr. PZ Pearce will outline some of the
medical implications when racing the Ironman. As the Medical Director of the
Ironman, he will outline some case studies from previous races and present
some solutions so you are ready for anything on race day.
|Breakfast at the Templins Hotel
|Meet with run gear ready for bike/run transition
|Ride Ironman Bike Course (180km), Transition into 5km run, start of
Ironman Run Course.... long day!!
Each athlete is responsible for preparing for the food during the bike ride.
There will be a support vehicle and aid station after lap 1.
|Group Dinner
|Evening Seminar - Final preparations before race day and some
details of what to do on 'Ironman Day'
|Questions and Wrap Up
|Breakfast and Wrap Up Meeting
|Check Out and Travel to Penticton or home!
If you are interested, phone CoachCal at 403.242.2398 or by email: email@example.com
At times your body needs that little extra in volume and environmental stress to push through a plateau and get to the next level in your endurance fitness. CSR offers 3 opportunities to train in the Canadian Rockies above 6500 feet and be pampered to maximize your recovery.
The setting is fantastic. Imagine snowshoeing for 4 hours only to come back to the lodge and be served hot soup and lunch. After an informal lecture, it is time to jump on the bike and do another 2-4 hours lead by CoachCal.
For the best value, you should be in good shape before these camps allowing you to participate in the slow moving long duration volume of 12 or so hours in 2.5 days at 6200 - 9000 vertical feet.
The maximum number of athletes is 24. CSR athletes and members have priority sign up, but a waiting list will be created for public athletes.
Dec 15-17, 2017
|Friday 15: 3 Hour Video Studio Ride at CT Studio
Saturday 16: 4 Hour Snowshoe in the Rockies
Sunday 17: 4 Hour BRICK session at the Mount Royal University
Total Volume: 11 hours
Jan 19-21, 2018
|Friday 19: 3 hour Video Indoor Ride at CT Studio
Saturday 20: 4 Hour Snowshoe in Canadian Rockies
Sunday 21: 4 Hour Enduro BRICK at MRU
Easter EPIC
Friday 16: 3 hour Video Indoor Ride at CT Studio
18-19 HOURS Total Training
All of these dates are chosen for a reason (3-5 weeks out from a major triathlon race) ... to get a physiological response to carry into the main races of the season ... Ironman CdA, Great White North Half Ironman and Ironman Canada.
Current CSR Athletes: $FREE
Public: $60.00
Current CSR Athletes: $FREE
Public: $60.00
Current CSR Athletes: $FREE
Public: $60.00
Current CSR Athletes: $60.00 (Single Days 20.00 each)
Public: 150.00 (Single Days 50.00 each)
Priority given to full time WinSport Athletes and Athletes participating in the full Easter Camp.
Sometimes people are looking for detailed information about health, fitness and personal peak performance. CoachCal offers a single consultation to discuss all burning questions you might have. These meetings are at CriticalSpeed head office (2628 19th ave SW, Calgary).
These meetings might be used to outline a nutrition plan for fat loss or recovery enhancement, evaluate a training program and insert critical missing links and even assist in the planning of a race season. CoachCal has worked with a range of clients from Cancer Survivors to Professional Athletes.
If you do not live in Calgary, these consultation can also be done via phone or skype. Make sure you arrange the appointment by emailing CoachCal at email@example.com
Option #1: Using your own bike and set up on the Computrainer with 6 blood samples, All 8 training heart rate zones will be determined along with power output. Maximum heart rate will be determined as well. From this test, CoachCal can determine your Watts per pound ratio and give you a good indication what your ride performance can be. He has tested athletes who can ride from 4:40 to 8 hours for the Ironman Distance.
Option #2: Running on a track, you will do several 800m intervals at varying speeds. After each 800m, a blood sample will be taken to determine the internal stress. You will start at a speed slower than marathon pace and finish at your 1 mile time trial pace. A must do for any serious runner. This track protocol is superior to all treadmill tests. You are actually running rather than just keeping up with a moving belt.
For more information contact CoachCal at firstname.lastname@example.com
(those who are intending on venturing into the winter playground)!
Welcome to the Criticalspeed snowshoe adventure season! These snowshoe outtings are quite advanced, but can be modified to meet each individual's abilities and needs. We move slow, but we get to the destination. If you are planning on competing in marathons, triathlons, adventure racing, Ironman, or ultramarathons, you should plan to attend these sessions. But not to worry, routes can be easily modified to accommodate any level of snowshoer. Do not feel intimidated. At anytime when you have had enough, you can stop, rest, wait for the group or turn back and head for home!
Our first snowshoe adventure will be in November. However, it is very important that you all are doing weights particularly strengthening the calf muscles and achilles tendons (the soft tissue that gets the most stress, tenderness and possible injury) prior to your first snowshoe outting of the season.
It is important that you are prepared for the snowshoeing this year. The duration and vertical gain will progress to accommodate most, but when we add extra weight like your backpack, it is quite a stress on the lower extremities!
Nov. 13, 2016
|Chester lake, K Country
|2500 vertical feet, 3 hrs
Dec. 11, 2016
Chester lake, K Country
3000 vertical feet, 3 hours
Jan. 15, 2017
|Sunshine Ski Resort
Sunshine Ski Resort
4000 vertical feet, 3 hours
*Feb.12, 2017
*Tentative due to
Sunshine Ski Resort
Pending BRICK Schedule
|5000 Vertical feet, 4 hours
5500 vertical feet, 4.5 hours
|Mar. 12, 2017
Mar. 26, 2017
Sunshine Ski Resort
6000 vertical feet, 5 hrs
|Apri. 9, 2017
Apr. 23, 2017
|Sunshine Ski Resort
Sunshine Ski Resort
|7000 vertical feet, 6 hrs
7500 vertical feet, 6 hrs
May 7, 2017
Sunshine Ski Resort
6 - 10K Vertical Feet, 6-8hrs
NOTE: Of course you do not have to do the entire route. There will be many people who will not snowshoe the entire duration or vertical gain. When we are at Sunshine, there are hundreds of options one which includes a 90 minute snowshoe to the upper lodge, read a book for 2 hours and drink hot chocolate and take a scenic gondola ride down to the parking lot! If you have any comments, questions and concerns please contact me!
In 2003 CriticalSpeed launched a youth multisport program that targeted athletes age 15-23. The program incorporates a one on one meeting with CoachCal to plan a monthly training schedule accomodating school and social obligations, along with group training and special education and skill clinics. Parents are welcome to attend the meetings to assist in the planning of training and racing.
2nd Canadian at National Junior Elite Championships and Silver Medalist in Junior Triathlon Series
11th Canadian at National Junior Elite Championships and 3rd at Alberta Provincials Championships
15th placing at Kelowna's Junior Elite race
The program includes indoor video night rides at the high performance studio, group hiking and snowshoeing, track sessions, group swim sessions, group runs and bikes along with a one on one meeting the CoachCal every month.
This program is growing in numbers. New for 2004, Ex-Professional ITU Triathlete, Esteban Kahs will be the Junior Skill and Technical Coach while Rob Bryden will be the Junior manager and Liason. With Eseban's experience at the National Training Center in Victoria as well as his elite level of racing, these Junior athletes will be quickly learning the skills necessary for racing fast in 2004. Rob is the logistical wizard knowing what races and procedures these young athletes need to complete in order to be recognized in Alberta and Canada.
To join the Junior Program contact CoachCal at firstname.lastname@example.com
Location: Mount Royal University
Day and Time:
Monday 11:30pm - 12:30pm at MRU / 7:00pm - 8:00pm at MRU
Wednesday 11:30pm - 12:30pm at MRU / 8:00pm - 9:00pm at MRU
Saturday 4:00-5:00pm at MRU
Cost: 175.00 per month / 15.00 Drop-Ins for 60' Pool Swims / 20.00 for Lake Swim and 90' Pool Sessions
Coach: Dayime: CoachCal. Evenings: CoachCal
July-Aug: Swim Session moves to an earlier time (6:30pm-8:00pm) and extend to 90 minutes (20.00 Drop In). Open Water Swimming begins Mid June (20.00 Drop In).
Criticalspeed provides a multisport training system that maximizes your time and stimulates improvements. The process includes a social and supportive environment to maintain consistency and motivation.


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Two Congresses, more than a decade apart — 2012 and 1998 — show what happens when a congressional party doesn't know (or maybe doesn't care) that it's been repudiated at the polls and public opinion is against them.
In 1998, the Republican House pursued President Bill Clinton for lying about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. In September, Clinton admitted his lies. Polls consistently showed that most Americans approved of his actions as president but not as a husband – and they didn't want him removed.
Then Republicans lost seats in the House, something that went against the strong historical pattern of the nonpresidential party gaining seats in the sixth year of a presidency. Gingrich resigned his Speakership.
But that was not the end of the impeachment pursuit, as House Republicans passed two of the four articles of impeachment, sending the case to the Senate for trial. Ultimately, none of the articles received even a majority, let alone the two-thirds for removal from office. The House's push for impeaching Clinton, even for making Clinton less popular, failed.
In 2012, in the crazy, convoluted kabuki politics of fiscal cliff negotiations, Speaker of the House John Boehner turned down President Obama's second real offer, which raised taxes only on incomes over $400,000, had substantial cuts, and — appallingly to many progressives — changed the formula for cost of living increases for Social Security retirement and disability programs.
Boehner then proposed Plan B, which raised taxes only on incomes over one million dollars, while cutting food stamps and other programs for the poor. Yet he was unable to even pass this and so didn't take it to a vote.
Why? The pressure from the far-right was too strong. It didn't matter that poll after poll supported the president's campaign tax proposals, raising taxes on incomes over $250,000, and people didn't want big cuts in entitlements, while desiring a balanced approach.
Most likely, Republicans will ultimately lose this battle, too. The business community will put a good deal of pressure on them and there will be a deal — eventually — with Obama getting more of what he wants and the Republican party sinking even more in public repute.
One difference is that in 1998, House Republicans stuck together and acted. So far in 2012, they are too divided to act together. But both times, their choices embraced unpopular options, even after electoral rejections based in part on their embrace of policies citizens disliked.
Similar political dynamics affected Republicans in 1998 and 2012. Most critical has been the power of their bases, which pushes Republican legislators to take unpopular positions.
In 2013, like 1999, the House Republican caucus will be smaller than the year before. In both cases, they lost seats.
This year, House Republicans received about a million and a half fewer votes nationally than Democratic candidates. However, because the way district lines are drawn, Republicans kept their majority.
And in both 1998 and 2012, although repudiated at the polls and holding unpopular positions, Republicans acted against the popular will.
Additional note: Another difference, of course, is that Boehner, unlike Gingrich, maintained his speakership after the election. However, given his failure with the Plan B vote, he may not be able to keep his position when the House Republican caucus votes in 2013. In 1998, Gingrich had disloyal individuals within the leadership who pushed for impeachment, such as Tom DeLay. (Interestingly, Boehner was linked to a 1997 coup attempt against Gingrich.) One wonders what Eric Cantor, who wants Boehner's job, has been doing.
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I know it's only been a week, but I went back..
Yes, I went to a place to get OFF.
To a lot of "Offs". This is the Hachioji one I went to last week.
I decided to take this better picture from the carpark. See that van in the photo? Almost ran into me as he was going forward, to be able to reverse into his space. I got your number plate buddy. Don't mess with Sampleman®!
I was going to go somewhere new, but time was running out. I had to pay my extortion money today as well. Oh sorry, I mean my NHI and resident tax.
The main reason I came here was that I was itching to try out Astro Wars (aka Galaxy II).
An old game from when I was many, many years younger than today. Bring your mind back to 1981 if you will.
Would I be disappointed that it was good back then and now horribly dated, and way too easy to play? I'm happy to say it's the same joy I experienced all those years ago. It was a blast.
The asking price here was around about 3000 yen with the original box. The only thing that stopped me from buying it was that it LOOKED like it was 27 years old! Shame that. I've been spoilt by museum pieces that must've been put in time capsules.
There's also the slight hassle of bringing this one back home. It's quite a bit bigger than the other handhelds I've accumulated so far.
There's a sim that I'm sure I mentioned before that MADrigal has created that while not exactly the same, he did a good job. There's something about glowing LEDs that a computer sim can't emulate no matter how good it is. Want to try it out? Get it from here.
From memory, I think my Astro Wars naturally died on its own and wasn't thrown out before it was considered non-functional. I will find another you!
Another reason I came here was to try out Dr Dental again.
I was undecided to get it last time. I tried it again, and to tell you the truth it didn't quite do it for me. Definitely not the nostalgia trip that the other one gave me. Maybe it was because I never actually owned this handheld.
On that same simulator page is Hippo Teeth, by Time & Fun, which is practically the same game. Quite a few of their games are rip-offs of other company's successful ones. It'll give you an idea what the game is about.
Stay tuned for some more recycle shop craziness soon!
Monday, 30 June 2008
Astro Wars Strikes Back
I know it's only been a week, but I went back..
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Sunday, 29 June 2008
A Portal Away From The Rain
Today's my day off. Therefore it must rain.
As if on cue, from the moment I woke up until this point of time it has been raining. I'm not going to let it get me down though. My brother asked me if I liked puzzle games. Usually I'd say no, but this one's pretty addictive.
It's called Portal. The aim of the game is to go through rooms using some strategy and essentially, a portal gun.
The original, retail version uses a 3D environment and third person view like a RPG. If you'd like to give it a try, there's a free 2D flash version you can try out from here.
Although the graphics are not quite as detailed in this one, it's plenty addictive and at times frustrating. It's easy to get stuck, so me being lazy I just used some walkthroughs on Youtube to get through the levels slightly easier.
I'm up to level 15 right now. I'm momentarily giving it a break for now. Out of curiosity I checked if there was something like this for my Nintendo DS. There is!
Someone has actually written a game, Still Alive DS using the same elements, and it's really good. Great actually, considering it's a "home-made" creation.
You can even make up your own levels with a custom map editor included in the game. Another excuse to waste time, instead of learning Japanese or doing something else productive. Fantastic!
Speaking of the Nintendo DS, I came across this promo for "Guitar Hero On Tour". Intentional or not, it's hilarious.
Something a little more useful perhaps, is Jam Sessions which turns your Nintendo DS into a (very) portable guitar. It's based on the original Japanese version called, Hiite Utaeru DS Guitar M-06.
You strum the screen to play the guitar. A little tricky to play well, but a great idea I think. Imagine, a Nintendo DS band! The funny thing is, I could actually see something like that happening in a place like Japan.
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Saturday, 28 June 2008
Sampleman Saves Kitten
I really should give myself a good night's sleep. It doesn't help when I get asked to save a poor kitty that's been crying on the balcony all night.
"Sampleman®, can you help us?"
I wasn't wearing my power pants, in fact I wasn't wearing.. never mind.
Anyway, it took about ten minutes or so. The little ball of fluff wasn't letting me rescue him easily. Helpfully the little pussy was hiding under the airconditioning unit on the very narrow balcony.
I used an umbrella to coax it out. The gf pleaded with me not to hurt it. If only I could just push it a little over the edge onto the car it probably jumped up from in the first place.
No, I am not that cruel.
Finally with rubber glove, I managed to grab the kitten from underneath and I rushed through the apartment to release the ungrateful furball out the front door. It was like a kitty gun. As soon as I let go a little bit of pressure, the lil' dude was a feline bullet.
Sampleman's mission accomplished, no samples required!
Today after work I made my way to Treasure Factory in Eda, only two stops from the school in Tama Plaza.
Unlike the other recycle shops (did someone say "Hard Off"?), this was an easy ten minute walk and looking around this place it looked like it had items I might actually buy!
It's located in a large green building on the second floor above "Fit Care Depot", a large drugstore.
The prices were actually quite reasonable.
Not much that I was actually looking for though. It was like a combo-Off store with a bit of everything. If you need household stuff: fridge, washing machine, maybe a desk or sofa. This is the place. I think they have a delivery service as well.
I didn't buy anything yet again, but this is one place that I'll definitely come back to on the hunt for a good bargain.
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Friday, 27 June 2008
Price Off!
Maybe it's some kind of twisted coincidence that lately it's been raining on my days off. Yesterday I wanted to go to Akihabara, but the rain only let me get as far as the nearest combini to pay my phone bill.
On a lovely (work) day like today it was unsurprisingly fine, so I woke up early enough to kill a bit of time there. Although a little bit quick I managed to see everything I wanted to see.
I popped into Superpotato to see if they had any goodies for me, and I saw a "Pengin Gin" for the sweet price of 1344 yen.
I had some watch batteries to test it but they wouldn't let me test it there before buying. I asked if there was any warranty and they said just a week. It looked in good condition so I decided just to buy it.
It looked just like a "Neko Don Don" with penguins instead of cats. It seemed a good enough reason to get it.
After I took it off it's plastic wrapping I noticed a screw holding the battery compartment shut. It was a little bit of a nuisance. Why did they do that? So kids don't eat the batteries I suppose. I walked into one of the many computer shops and asked to borrow a screwdriver.
I was a little disappointed to find that it wasn't working apart from a tiny bit of sound. I took it back and they gave me a refund and two 100 yen vouchers for my troubles.
That was a nice gesture. On arriving home I tested the batteries on Zaxxon and Neko Don Don. They worked but the batteries are almost drained, so the LCDs were quite faded. Maybe it needed stronger batteries? It still showed SOMETHING on these games, so I still think it was a broken game.
To end today's post, I saw it and couldn't help myself to take this picture.
I have been OD'ing on "OFF"s. Here's no exception. When it's off, it really is off.
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008
The Kind You Find In A Secondhand Store
I must be bored. I assigned myself another mission. Yes, Another Hard Off..
How "hard" can you get?
Because I have another day in Yokohama, I plotted all the Hard Off's on Google Earth closest to here, and chose Tsurugamine on the Sosetsu line, not too far from Yokohama.
There is one a little further away, but I just didn't have the fricken time to do both of them. I always seem to be cutting it fine, but somehow I got to work in plenty of time.
It didn't help that I momentarily lost my way. I got on track pretty quick.
Another reason why I wanted to go, was because when I had planned to leave Tomioka I almost moved into a place in Wadamachi on the same line.
Looking (very) briefly as the train passed the station I'm glad I didn't move there. About ten minutes from Yokohama, it felt not unlike another Tomioka.
I knew I was there when I saw the back entrance. Not only is there a Hard Off but also an Off House.
i ascended the elevator and looked around. Although like the other places, a lot of the items were shrink-wrapped in plastic, there was nothing I wanted.
It's funny. After all the places I've been to so far I haven't bought anything at all.
It's the journey, not the destination..
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Monday, 23 June 2008
Going Off!
After the shock surprise of the only inner Tokyo Hard Off gone AWOL, I decided to find some more as yet unexplored "Off" stores.
Conveniently today there's one not too far from Tachikawa, in Hachioji.
That's the good news. The not so good news is that there is approximately a twenty minute walk from the station. What makes this particular outing enticing is that there's not just a Hard Off.
Oh no. No siree!
What we have here is a Hard Off, Mode Off, Off House, Hobby Off and Off House all in the one area.
The first that appeared on the horizon (well, around the corner) was Mode Off.
What you'll find here are used men's and women's fashion apparel. I looked here briefly hoping to find some old Oakley Frogskins. No luck I'm afraid.
Walking a little further up the road I saw a warehouse with the words, "Hard Off" and "Off House" proudly displayed.
Off House is quite similar to Mode Off in that it had much of the same items. Nothing out of the ordinary here.
Oh, maybe an interesting Mickey Mouse watch but how many do I really need of those?
Hard Off is pretty much the same as all the other Hard Off stores I've visited so far. I felt a little bit of deja vu coming here. There was nothing that made me want it so badly that I had to have it.
Finally I went to Hobby Off (There was also a Book Off, but unlike the other stores, these are all over the place in Tokyo). This is kind of like a junk yard toy shop.
I did find some "Game & Watch" games. I tried a Donkey Kong II and a Bandai "Dr Dental". Although in good cosmetic condition, the DK's LCD had faded sprites and two small black blotches of liquid crystal.
Dr Dental's screen looked slightly better but still faded. The gameplay was not as good as I remembered it, but with faded LCDs it took away a bit of the joy.
I asked the clerk if they had any others and he said no. I think he misunderstood, because after I tried these games I noticed quite a few others right behind me! Damn you Japanese!! There was even an "Astro Wars"!
Because time was running out I didn't have the chance to test it for old time's sake. Maybe a good thing. I probably would've bought it. My abort time had passed, and I still had to get back to the station to get to work at Tachikawa.
I made it to the station in reasonable time. I was cautious getting on a special rapid service and asked a man, "Tachikawa?" He just grunted, so I jumped off to catch a local service. I should've known better. The next train was ten minutes later, closing my window of opportunity to get to work on time.
I had to run, but somehow I managed to punch in with one minute to spare.
After work I decided to get some Krispy Kreme.
There was a small line but I wasn't offered a freebie. At the counter I noticed others been given a donut before placing their orders. When I got there, she just took my order and was about to take me to the checkout. I pointed at the complimentary tray, and she thought I wanted a box.
For now I'll give the benefit of the doubt, and not say it was a Japanese discrimination thing, but I wasn't happy about it. For that, I just bought four instead of my usual dozen.
It won't be the last Krispy Kreme, and something tells me it won't be the last Hard Off just yet either.
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Saturday, 21 June 2008
Rule Of Threes
Ok, it's saturday and it's happening like I thought it would.
I left slightly later than I usually do to get to work in Tama Plaza. For some reason one of the trains was delayed by about ten minutes. Not much you'd think, but to make a connection that is enough to miss it easily.
What is cool about train delays in Japan (yes, they DO happen contrary to what you might think), is that the ticket gate master will issue a densha chien shoumei sho (電車遅延証明書) to excuse yourself being late for work.
To play it safe I grabbed one (My first since I arrived in Japan. How exciting). Luckily I still managed to catch my connection arriving to work in time.
Today I found out another teacher has left to go back home. I found out from other staff. While he told me he was thinking of leaving, it still feels quite sudden.
What made it especially saddening is that it looks like I'll be the last of my training group still here very soon.
See You.
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Friday, 20 June 2008
As I sip instant coffee from my DOA boobs mug, I can't help but think of the little disappointments I've come across this week.
For starters my sore throat persisted for a whole week. The damn thing would just not leave me. I even had to excuse myself from a class momentarily to have a drink of water. I just couldn't speak.
Recently I received what I thought were my health insurance payment slips finally arriving. They look the same. Each month I now have to pay 12,000 yen.
I expected a bit of a hike, so I resigned myself to the situation. In the next few days I was shocked to realise these were resident tax payments, NOT my NHI!
On Tuesday I watched as I was sitting safely on the train, two elderly women getting quite violently pushed along as all the salarymen impatiently boarded the train. Just another Tuesday I guess.
Wednesday was my time-out for a while. I always look forward to the "Station Beers" next to The Diamond complex, where there is a great view.
And no, that's not it. I mean the passing parade of sweet looking Japanese girls walking to catch their trains home, watching me as I scoff my nikuman and chu-hi.
Tonight there was a Japanese man in our usual standing spot, so we came across the not-so-good idea of parking ourselves on the other dimly-lit side near the Koban.
Not as much to look at over here. A young guy with a guitar sat next to us and thoughtfully decided to take it out and tune it for ages before playing a song I've never heard of. Bit of an average player though. Maybe he was expecting us to say how great he was.
Even though it is clearly posted EVERYWHERE that smoking wasn't permitted, there were smokers puffing away nearby. One guy cautiously looked at us, before sitting down close by.
My colleague had enough, and yelled "NO SMOKING". The guy apologised in English, "sorry, sorry", but he still stayed around like a bad smell, looking like he wanted to kill someone.
At that point we just decided to go back to our old position, near the Diamond. MUCH better.
On arriving home with the usual level of toxicity, I noticed another envelope almost identical to the one I received earlier.
THIS was my National Health Insurance! I was so pleased to find out that my payments have gone from 1000 yen a month, to 7940 yen a month. At that point of the night, it was just too much to take, so I just went straight to bed.
I knew today would end up not so good from the moment I tried to catch my train.
I watched the closing doors laugh at me, because the "effing" Japanese were moving down the stairs at sloth speed, not allowing me to get on in time.
I had in mind to stop off at Oimachi where there was a Hard Off. Note that I say "was". I was more than a little pissed to find the building was white-boarded up and covered with scaffolding. Looks like a central Tokyo Hard Off is just a memory now.
To top things off, today I find out my work don't want me to wear T-shirts for kids classes.
I wore them because I feel less hot, and much more comfortable wearing them. They say I can bring another shirt (but not even a polo). This really defeats the purpose why I wanted to wear a T in the first place.
Only one more day to end this week. What else can go wrong?
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Saturday, 14 June 2008
The Fukyu Line
Beginning today, Tokyo has it's newest, and probably last metro subway line.
The Fukutoshin Line adds a new link between Shibuya and Ikebukero. For short, I've dubbed it the "Fukyu Line".
Have I ridden on it yet? No, why? To get to Ikebukero? No, thanks. I will spare myself any time in "Ikky", wasteland of Pachinko's broken dreams.
It's no coincidence at all, but today is also the anniversary of being with the gf.
The time has gone by quickly. While there have been a few hiccups along the way, I think I've made it this far relatively unscathed. I guess I should be happy that it's one of the few that have gotten this far.
Only time will tell. Wish me luck.
Over the last couple of days, I've been watching a Yahoo Auction with the same Invaders Of The Mummy's Tomb that I used to have.
With an original price of 4000 yen, I thought it was a reasonable price to buy back my memories. Tonight the auction ended at 7000 yen. No, I didn't win it.
I was more than a little disappointed to let it go once more. I guess I'll have to just keep on the look out until I finally get it.
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Friday, 13 June 2008
iPhone, I want
Some very interesting news.
Apple has announced that the new 3G iPhone will be distributed in Japan through Softbank next month. Great news for me considering it's the network I'm on.
My mobile phone bills are considerably tiny, since I chose their white plan. That, and the fact that I must be the only person in Japan using SMS rather than email to communicate.
I can't work out my bill though. For some reason it seems to vary even though I use it the same way every month. It helps when just about everyone I know is on Softbank (formally Vodaphone). With this news, they are sure to grab even more market-share from AU and DoCoMo.
I know I've only had my Windows phone for less than six months, but that iPhone is one sexy piece of kit.
It should be big over here. There's some interesting comment about it's impact here in Japan.
One of my peeves regarding my phone is the lack of a Japanese font and input (with an English WM6).
I've solved this small problem with some very useful Ce-Star software here.
Now my webpages show all the Japanese text I want to see and allows me to input data as well. Just like as if I had the WM6 Japanese ROM. Nice.
So, with GPS and wi-fi I won't be too envious of all the people that will soon be flashing their new iPhones around.
The only question now is, where is everyone going to hang their too cute little phone charms off their iPhone?
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Monday, 9 June 2008
Getting Another Hard Off
Recycle shops (what the Japanese call "secondhand"), are pretty hard to find around Central Tokyo.
Unfortunately they all seem to be out in the sticks away from any transport.
You may remember from way back in January, I went through my first Hard Off experience.
Knowing that I had another day in Tachikawa, I thought to check if there were any nearby. As luck would have it, there's one in Izumi Taiikukkan on the Tama monorail. It's only three stops from Tachikawa (5 minutes) and a short walk.
It added an extra 400 yen to my train fare. For some reason an elevated railway line costs more to travel on. (That train to Odaiba is a rip-off as well). A more scenic view perhaps?
Was it worth it?
A lot of stuff was in pretty amazing condition. There were some nice Fender guitars. I saw an Yamaha V50 I used to have. It was about $160. It wasn't much of a good synth though. Again I saw a lot of video game consoles from a long time ago.
I actually found a few Game & Watch games, but they weren't priced that well, and I've seen examples in much better condition.
It wasn't a useless trip. I didn't buy anything but it's interesting what the Japanese consider junk. The stuff was definitely in much better condition that the equivalent places back home. I wish I had more time to rummage through the boxes.
After work I had a bad sore throat and went to the drugstore.
As usual it was a game of charades telling the clerk my problem. I did a babelfish translation online and it came under the category of "horehound" which I thought was pretty funny. They say it's good for sore throats.
It wasn't as good as the trusty Strepsils back home. That stuff works magic to soothe a sore throat.
It didn't help that there was a big delay on the Chuo line getting home either.
What did make me smile was a poster on the way out of the station.
The gesture this guy is doing is commonly known back home (and Italy) as the "Get F*#ked" gesture. A sort of "giving the finger" in a larger way.
Too funny.
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Sunday, 8 June 2008
I Can Play Japanese DVDs Now. Sugoi!
There's no better way to getting up in the morning than hearing some hearty chanting, and watching a group of Japanese carting a portable shrine outside your window.
I knew there was some kind of shrine festival going on this weekend, but it looks like there are numerous ones all over the city, so I don't know what this one was called.
I didn't go to bed until quite late last night. I was trying to figure out how to make my Mac DVD drive region-free.
This is pretty simple on a PC, but the Matshita drives Apple use have their shipped firmwares unable to be unlocked. The DVD region can be changed a limited amount of times and then is locked forever after that.
I think this is an appropriate topic in my blog. I'm not too happy about that limitation, and being here in Japan I'd like to be able to play some region two Tsutaya rentals (THE music/movie rental company in Japan).
The good news is someone figured out how to do a firmware to make my drive region-free.
First I went here to find the firmware relative to my Mac.
To check the spec on your mac drive get DVD Info X. Once the drive is unlocked, you have to manually change the new region with Region X.
For some reason I got "the application quit unexpectedly", when I tried to load the new firmware. I tried everything to make it run without any luck. I think it may be a common problem when doing this on a Macbook Pro.
Looking through the forums I found a link for a simple flash utility that updated my firmware manually using Terminal, without any problems. So all good, and I could finally get to sleep!
For a change on a day off, I actually wanted to do something interesting. The weather was overcast. At least it wasn't raining.
I thought to check out a surf gear shop near Oshiage station. On Google Earth, it doesn't look that far from Akihabara. It IS.
I found out it's actually not that far from Asakusa. How I knew that, was because I made a wrong turn and found myself overshadowed by the Golden Poo.
Along the way there, I discovered a weekend market behind Akihabara selling mostly women's clothes and kitchen utensils in stalls lining the roads. It reminded me of the markets in Sicily. Nice.
It was good to check out something new in Tokyo, but unfortunately the shop I planned to visit was closed today. It's not the destination that's important, it's the journey getting there. At least that's what I told myself.
While I was in Akihabara I checked all my favourite shops. The novelty has mainly worn off, but I still like to walk along the back streets. Today was particularly busy.
There were some cars pimped with anime characters.This was my favourite looking one.Only in Akihabara.
I was cursing myself for playing a UFO catcher and losing 100 yen. I thought I'd kicked this habit. That was Crunky money! Speaking of..
Feeling hungry, I walked into a Family Mart for a Crunky. I wish I'd spent the catcher money just for this. Crunky is always worthwhile. They had another Limited Edition Crunky that looked like white chocolate and coffee, but after last time, I just went with the classic one.
After a long day I was pretty tired.
Lucky I wasn't in Akihabara a few hours earlier though. There was a really serious incident, with quite a few dead. Read about it here.
Not good at all. You've got to be thankful for what you've got, and what you do with your time.
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Saturday, 7 June 2008
So Japanezy in a Kawasaki Izakaya
Yesterday I was asked to go to an izakaya tonight.
While it's not exactly on my side of town these days I said yes. I haven't been izakaya "dining" for a while now, so I thought it'd be a good chance to be out and about for a change.
I got a call from them letting me know they weren't going to wait for me until 7:30, and meet me there. Not a good sign for a promising night, but it looks like I didn't have much to worry about.
Izakaya cuisine isn't the most filling, but the food was actually pretty good.
There were only three girls and three guys including myself. I thought there'd be more people, but at least it's a nice even mix. A lot of Japanese was spoken so a lot of the time all I heard was, "blah, blah, blah", hahaha, "blah, blah, blah". Another of those times I wish I knew how to speak Japanese.
I managed to get the train back easily. I should get out more often. Although a little subdued (I didn't drink as much as I thought I would), I had an enjoyable night. 3000 yen each covered the food and drinks so not bad at all.
After my last post about Hikaru Utada, I got curious about her other songs. So I scoured Youtube for her other stuff.
I was surprised to learn she was born in America and spent a long time there. She's only released one fully English singing CD so far. The first single of that was pretty catchy, but unfortunately has the lamest line in a song ever, "You're easy breezy and I'm Japanesey".
I forgive her with the other good tunes she's done. Maybe it's a good thing I don't understand Japanese.
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Thursday, 5 June 2008
Prisoner Of Love
It's official. RAIN sucks.
Apart from a really nice day yesterday, I am treated to another overcast day keeping me inside yet again. So I'm doing what I usually do. Useless surfing of the internet.
A song doing the rounds at the moment is "Prisoner Of Love" by Utada Hikaru. It looks like it's featured as the theme song for a Japanese drama on tv.
It's really catchy and I really like the lyrics. I just sing "I'm just a prisoner of love, prisoner of love". The rest I just kind of hum along. I'm sure the words are really deep with meaning.
It doesn't hurt that the girl is a bit of a honey.
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Tuesday, 3 June 2008
Sampleman Loves Kimuraya
Another day in Ginza seldom gets more rewarding than making your way into Kimuraya for some azuki goodness. With constant days of rain lately, I need a sugar high to raise my mood.
Last night I decided against going into Krispy Kreme, Tachikawa for another box of doughnuts.
I just got the last lot a week ago. A lot of sugar can't be too good for you. So this week I've decided to opt for a "little less" sugar instead.
Still a bit unimpressed with the price increase, Sampleman® gets as many free samples as he can. A great way to get an extra bite to eat before work too!
Going home is hilarious. I don't know why I do it, but I put myself in the busiest carriage. At Ginza it's pretty easy to get a seat. One station before mine the people just pile on. The best way to describe it is like a sausage machine. Every available space is quickly squashed with people.
From my safe sitting position, it's truly a fascinating sight.
I like being the outsider looking in. I'm glad I'm not Japanese sometimes. These are one of those times.
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According to the Revelstoke RCMP, a community centre staff member was conducting their rounds when they saw a male who appeared to be using his cell phone to look under change room doors. They did not specify which change room the man was in.
"Obviously they run a pretty tight ship and they're conducting rounds of the facility which is a very commendable thing," said RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dan Moskaluk.
The employee detained the male until the RCMP arrived. The man was arrested, and his cell phone seized. He has since been released on conditions, including not being allowed to visit the community centre.
The RCMP executed a search warrant on the man's home on Jan. 9, and seized his home computer, which has been sent for forensic examination.
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For 18-year-old Danny Noriega, school is the last thing on his mind.
The Azusa resident, who planned to start college this past fall, has pushed back his plans in order for a chance at fame. I recently interviewed the Sierra High School student over the telephone, who of course had his trusty PR guru on the line to make sure he didn't answer any pressing questions. One subject he couldn't go into detail on was rehearsals, or of course, what song he would be performing during this Tuesday's American Idol show.
But I did ask him what he liked to do for fun, besides singing. He loves to dance, and often goes out to clubs with his friends. What club you ask? Well, for some reason Noriega didn't want to answer that either.
On Fox's American Idol website, the long-haired contestant claims to love artists Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson and Chris Brown.
This is the second season Noriega has competed to be named American Idol, which is in its seventh season. Last season, he said he was trying to maintain a look that he thought the judges wanted (shorter hair). Unfortunately, he wasn't what the panel was looking for. So this season, he came back as himself, he says, and made it through to the top 24.


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Topic #1
Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I bears the name of the English king who reigns during the historical period in the play; however, it is safe to say that the subject of the play concerns the reformation of Hal, Prince of Wales, as he changes from a carefree, fun-loving man to a responsible individual who is prepared to accept the crown of England. Analyze Hal's reformation as he leaves the world of Falstaff's tavern and enters the world of the court and its responsibilities.
I. Thesis Statement: After Hal recognizes his irresponsible behavior as a madcap Prince of Wales, he vows to reform his conduct and accept his responsibilities as future King of England. His attempt at reformation is/is not completely successful.
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A. Hal and Falstaff engage in humorous conversations, namely about Falstaff's size.
B. Falstaff suggests that, as king, Hal should establish highwaymen as noble and not criminal.
C. Hal says he will appoint Falstaff executioner of thieves.
D. Poins arranges a practical joke with Hal wherein they will rob Falstaff after Bardolph, Peto, and Falstaff rob some travelers.
E. Hal recognizes the transitory nature of the madcap lifestyle he experiences with his friends at the inn and realizes that he must end it someday.
III. Act II
A. Prince Hal and Poins set up Falstaff for the robbery of the travelers.
B. Falstaff, Peto, and Bardolph rob the travelers.
C. Hal and Poins, disguised as thieves, rob Falstaff and the others.
D. Hal plays a practical joke on Francis, the waiter at the Boar's Head Tavern in Eastcheap.
E. Hal practices a mock conversation between Hotspur and Lady Percy regarding Hotspur's militant attitude.
F. Hal goads Falstaff into telling a tall tale about the robbery of the travelers and Falstaff's subsequent ambush.
G. Hal confronts Falstaff with the truth and exposes Falstaff's exaggeration.
H. Falstaff and Hal engage in a "play extempore" in which they rehearse a conversation Hal may have with his father in the morning.
I. During the play extempore, Falstaff, acting as King Henry, detects that Hal's speeches berating Falstaff may have some serious intent.
J. Hal pickpockets Falstaff after the sheriff leaves.
IV. Act III
A. King Henry meets with Hal to discuss Hal's errant behavior and madcap life.
B. Hal vows to prove himself as Prince of Wales should the occasion arise.
C. Hal and Poins enter the tavern marching, and Falstaff and the others join in on the merriment.
D. Hal forces Falstaff to apologize to Mistress Quickly after Falstaff insults her.
E. Hal procures a charge of foot soldiers for Falstaff as Hal begins to assume his responsibilities in the court.
V. Act IV
A. Hal admits that he has never seen "such pitiful rascals" when he sees Falstaff's charge of infantry men.
B. Hal sends word to Hotspur of a challenge to a single fight to determine the outcome of the rebellion.
VI. Act V
A. Hal enters the battlefield, questions Falstaff's idleness, and asks for his weapon.
B. When Falstaff offers Hal a bottle of sack as his pistol, Hal throws the bottle at him.
C. Hal acknowledges the valor of his brother John.
D. When Hal sees his father in danger while fighting Douglas, he then challenges Douglas.
E. Hal engages in a fight with Hotspur and kills him.
F. Hal asks Henry for permission to dispose of Douglas and then defers the honor of deciding Douglas' fate to his brother John.
G. King Henry divides the remaining power and tells Hal they will proceed together against Glendower and Mortimer.
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An England beset by war and rebellion is the backdrop for Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part I. The disorder that pervades Henry's kingdom can be seen in the political spheres of the court and in the common world of inns and highway robberies. Trace the details of character action and the situations as they present the disorder within the...
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I hope you all had a blessed Yule. Right here is wonderful! It is not rainy or too cold, so it feels amazing to fill your lungs with fresh air in the morning. But the nights...Oh, the nights! Little twinkling lights and beautiful decorations are making the city look so glamorous. This is a fun time! But it is the first time i notice that because in the past around Christmas i was usually focused on myself, spiralling inwards towards a truth never captured. Of course i am not completely outgoing, the season still affects me, Midwinter holds my heart hostage, but i am trying hard to let myself reconnect with friends and family.
Since money is kind of tight, i am not buying expensive gifts. I am making gift baskets for everyone. I will fill them with apples and pies and small gifts and decorations of evergreens. I hope people will enjoy them, i will sure enjoy making them. In every basket i am adding a special magical gift either for love or prosperity. I look forward in giving them! I take such great pleasure in making gifts.
But i do not support the obligatory nature of christmas gifts. I prefer giving them when i feel like it, and i totally disagree with the consumerism that drives people into overcharging their credit cards and making their depths ever bigger! Hence, gift baskets filled with things that show love and caring!
How do you feel about Christmas gifts?
Yule greetings!
I hope you all had a blessed Yule. Right here is wonderful! It is not rainy or too cold, so it feels amazing to fill your lungs with fresh air in the morning. But the nights...Oh, the nights! Little twinkling lights and beautiful decorations are making the city look so glamorous. This is a fun time! But it is the first time i notice that because in the past around Christmas i was usually focused on myself, spiralling inwards towards a truth never captured. Of course i am not completely outgoing, the season still affects me, Midwinter holds my heart hostage, but i am trying hard to let myself reconnect with friends and family.
Some divinational tools.
Greetings to all my blogfriends. I hope everyone is in tune with the holiday season and that you are having lots of fun. I have n't posted for a while because i was working like a maniac.
But to be honest i had a lot of fun working. I brought out all my cards(tarot cards, gypsy cards,Carl Jung cards, Great Leaders cards...) and it was interesting to see how some cards "click" better with some people than others even though i was always performing the readings. With the Winter Solstice and the blue moon around the corner i think it is a great opportunity to give you a few divinational tools.
I am sure you have all heard of tea leaves readings, but how about coffee readings? You use the same techniques and you need greek coffee or turkish which is basically the same. You drink the coffee while concetrating on the issues that bother you and you leave just a sip or two. On the bottom there will be left some coffee residue. With the liquid left, you twist and shake the cup, so that the mix is united again. Then you turn it over the sink and let it dry for a minute on a paper napkin. Your cup is ready for reading. Concentrate on the images that you see and let them flow in your mind. Take advantage of the power of the Solstice and the blue moon to see what the New Year has instored for you. Also do not forget to charge your crystalls and meditate. These days that are coming are going to be so powerful, that it would be a shame to not take advantage of them.
Brightest blessings, love and light.
Ramblings about the blue moon and my upcoming handfasting!
Greetings blogfriends. I hope everyone is healthy and happy. I have been a little off physically, but i guess it is normal for this time of the year. Since December 1st it seems like the great Mother is trying to prove it is really Winter. It is raining all the time and we had many cloudy days.
At the end of the month we are going to have an awesome opportunity. There will be a blue moon(the second full moon of the month) which also falls on the New Year's Eve. Blue Moons hold great power. So we should take advantage of it. We will be able to make our new year's resolutions into goals of rituals. Instead of a plain list we will be spell binding. I am very excited about that.
I might have mentioned before that my asc. sign is Libra which is also Petro's sign. So, astrologically speaking it would be a really bad idea for us to get married now that Saturn is in Libra. But from April 29 until June 5 will be retrogade on Virgo. This is our window of opportunity. I was hoping to marry on Midsummer, but Beltane will do. Lets all hope that the weather will be nice, because it will be an outdoors handfasting.
I was thinking a lot about it. I decided it would be wrong to invite people who will be unsupporting(even if they are our parents). For all of them, there will be our political wedding to go to. I do not want to force my beliefs on people and i definitely do not want to explain things on my wedding day. This means that the guests will be much fewer than originally planned. I know that some people will not like the idea, but i have made my mind.
I would love to hear from you ideas about the ritual, the food and basically anything about handfastings.
Brightest blessings, love and light.
I am under the moon 's spell!
Today the moon is magnificent. She is surrounded by a huge glowing ring, that took my breath away when i saw Her. She is not even full yet and She makes promises of true potential and powerful magic. I was feeling a little down before seeing Her, but now i am excited in the most optimistic of all ways and inspired.
I had a beautiful glass bottle with silver binding i did n't know what to do with it, since August. I knew that when the time was right the ideas would come. I felt i had to use this bottle for myself, but not sure for what reason. I now know that it is for soul healing and cleansing. I was n't sure whether to make a herb potion or an oil potion, but i decided to do the oil one because it lasts longer. Yule is just around the corner and i want to be able to celebrate the arrival of light into the world and our lives again, properly. I want to be able to wear this oil but also annoint candles with it too. I would prefer a jojoba oil base , but i do not have any, so i will be using olive oil. The essential oils i will be using is lavender for cleansing, eucalyptus for healing and rosemary for power. I will add a pintch of a herb mix. I have a ring that has small rose quartz crystalls, that i will break into pieces to put them in too, if i can find it. You see i was going to purchase a bunch of crystalls from Hibiscus Moon, but i have n't been able to convience Petros to go to the bank and put money into our paypal account. I hate those chores and they make me lose half a day's work. But i quess since he is not going i have to.
So, tommorrow i will be celebrating the Esbat by mixing potions and decorationg for Yule. Today i made big paper snowflakes with white glitter for the walls.
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