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Monday, November 25, 2002
I heard a speech on C-SPAN radio this weekend by General Tommy Franks, in which he stated that now was a propitious time to confront Saddam Hussein, as Iraq's military is considerably weaker, and the U.S.' considerably stronger, than it was a decade ago during the Gulf War. I have not yet found a transcript of this speech online, but it is in general agreement with positions that Cheney, Powell, Rumsfeld, and Rice have
taken in the past
(this links to an Abilene newspaper carrying the 9/9/02 NYTimes wire story - the original article is avilable for purchase
Doesn't this sort of contradict the conservative conventional wisdom that
Clinton eviscerated the U.S. military
, and left us open to the depradations of international terrorism? Franks did not just say that the Lockheed plant had been put on doubleshifts, so now we have enough smart missiles; he, and the administration officials, were referring to the U.S. military being better trained, more seasoned, and dramatically technologically advanced since 1991. Unless Franks and the entire U.S. national security team are claiming to have brought the military back from the brink in a year and a half (which they are not; only right-wing "news" organizations
claim this
)these statements kind of sound like an endorsement of Clinton's military policy. But that can't be right, can it? Clinton? Good for the military? Naw. I must have misunderstood.
Friday, November 22, 2002
Some creepy particulars about the stated missions of the new
Information Awareness Office
("Story telling, change detection, and truth maintenance," for one) have been collected by
Busy, Busy, Busy
. The IAO is part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the same folks who brought you the radar-guided smart missile and the internet. Poking around on the IAO site, I came across
document, which is really quite interesting. The document is a BAA (Broad Agency Announcement) soliciting proposals for new technologies that the new IAO anticipates it will require to perform its domestic mission. The descriptions of the types of stuff they need are pretty vague, but I found this passage to be of particular note:
Repository Issues:
The National Security Community has a need for very large
scale databases covering comprehensive information about all potential terrorist
threats; those who are planning, supporting or preparing to carry out such
events; potential plans; and potential targets. In the context of this BAA, the term
"database" is intended to convey a new kind of extremely large, omni-media,
virtually-centralized, and semantically-rich information repository that is not
constrained by today's limited commercial database products -- we use
"database" for lack of a more descriptive term. DARPA seeks innovative
technologies needed to architect, populate, and exploit such a database for
combating terrorism. Key metrics include the amount of total information that is
potentially covered, the utility of its data structures for data entry and use by
humans and machines in searching and browsing, data integration, and
capability to automatically populate, and the completeness, correctness, and
timeliness of the information when used for predictive analysis and modeling in
exploiting the information in these repositories. It is anticipated this will require
revolutionary new technology.
The database envisioned is of an unprecedented scale, will most likely be
distributed, must be capable of being continuously updated, and must support
both autonomous and semi-automated analysis. The latter requirement implies
that the representation used must, to the greatest extent possible, be
interpretable by both algorithms and human analysts. The database must support
change detection and be able to execute automated procedures implied by new
information. Because of expected growth and adaptation needs, the effective
schema must be adaptable by the user so that as new sources of information,
analytical methods, or representations arise, the representation of data may be
re-structured without great cost. If distributed, the database may require new
search methods to answer complex, less than specific queries across physical
implementations and new automated methods for maintaining consistency. The
reduced signature and misinformation introduced by terrorists who are attempting
to hide and deceive imply that uncertainty must be represented in some way. To
protect the privacy of individuals not affiliated with terrorism, DARPA seeks
technologies for controlling automated search and exploitation algorithms and for
purging data structures appropriately. Business rules are required to enforce
security policy and views appropriate for the viewer's role.
The potential sources of information about possible terrorist activities will include
extensive existing databases. Innovative technologies are sought for treating
these databases as a virtual, centralized, grand database. This will require
technologies for automatically determining schemas, access methods and
controls, and translation of complex English language queries into the
appropriate language for the relevant databases . . . . Non-traditional methods
of identifying and monitoring terrorist activity are anticipated.
The IRS, FBI, and many other agencies participate in large-scale information collecting, and already maintain massive databases which this database would eventually link to and encompass. Apparently, however, those huge systems, and the architecture underlying them, are not fast, big, or smart enough for the type of data analyses that IAO wants to perform. It is possible that the event signatures that a dispersed, low-profile organization like Al-Qaeda leave while preparing for a terrorist attack are so insignificant that they can only be spotted from the most meta- of levels, requiring this population-wide view of the activities of the people. It s also possible that in their zeal, this office is overreaching in a grand and awful way. The proposal later notes that "
technology is needed to automate or semi-automate the generation of efficient and persuasive explanations,
," whatever that means.
What are they proposing to do that requires an information storage and analysis system that is an order of magnitude more complex, has more capacity, and is more automated than any currently existing government database? Oh, right, I forgot - fight terrorism.
Monday, November 18, 2002
really interesting Slate dialogue
between two-foot tall ex-labor secretary, ex-Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Robert Reich and rent-a-moderate journalist Joe Klein. Both seem sincere in their desire to chart a new path forward. Klein is obviously smart, but he seems co-opted and tentative, and I'm sorry, I have to think that Reich
just flattened him
"[T]his is much bigger and more important than the future of the Democratic Party. It's really about the future of democracy. Our democracy is in terrible trouble right now. Power is in the hands of a tiny group of people who are using the threat of terrorism to impose their crimped vision of a corporate commonwealth. Large corporate entities are more politically potent than they've been at any time in my memory. We're back to the era of William McKinley.
Truth be told, I don't give a damn about the future of the Democratic Party. Parties are means, not ends. I'm a lifelong Dem and have devoted a huge chunk of my life to the party, but if the party is comatose I'm not going to throw myself onto the tracks to keep it barely alive. The question is: Can Dems turn themselves into a national movement to take back our democracy? Can they give voice to those without a voice? Can they regain their passion, courage, soul?"
More like this, please. In any case, it's worth reading the whole thing.
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
DEMOCRATIC INFIGHTING should shock no one - it's just like Clemenza said as he wrapped the butt of Michael's pistol with tape.
Michael: "How bad will it be?"
Clemenza: (sighs) "Bad. Probably all the other families will line up against us. But it's all right. These things have to happen once every 10 years or so. Gets rid of the bad blood."
to that. But who do we go with, to lead us forward?
's dead, so who's left?
We need an answer, because the
is past his prime, and
Tom Hagen
is not a wartime consiglieri.
Tuesday, November 12, 2002
MUSIC CALMS THE FLUORESCENT BUZZING IN MY HEAD. I think I'll move the "now in rotation" section off of the side and onto the main stage, if only so, now and again when I am bereft of ideas for posting, I can just glance at the CDs that fill the small tower I keep on the corner of my desk. So, the first 10, from the top down:
Wynton Marsalis - Live at the Village Vanguard
. A 7-cd set, recently released, but the performances are from the early nineties, when he had just moved from quintet into the now-classic septet form. Makes good use of all that CD acreage, including 40+ minute versions of "In the Sweet Embrace of Life," and my favorite track in the set, "Citi Movement." The liner notes by Stanley Crouch, are, predictably, hilariously pretentious and awful.
20 Years of Dischord Box Set - various.
A really fascinating set of songs, one each from all 50 bands released on Dischord from 1980 until 2000, plus a rarities disc. Dischord has been widely criticized, and no doubt is dragged into the black by Fugazi and the back catalog, but I don't think there is a city that wouldn't benefit from such a label. Dischord has a point of view, and if it has served to supress certain types of music, it has not remained static itself - the arc from The Teen Idles to Q and not U makes for a very interesting and internally coherent arc. Except for the Snakes. What were they thinking?
Wilco - Summerteeth
. Yeah, I know, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, etc., etc. I like this one better.
and you will know us by the trail of dead - source tags & codes.
Just a great, unapologetically loud and pretty record. "Baudelaire" has the kind of overpoweirng momentum I haven't heard since, say, Refused's "New Noise."
Built to Spill - Keep It Like a Secret
. Live, Doug Martsch always seemed kind of annoyed that he wrote such long songs. He constantly omitted sections and cut off chord progressions after the chorus. Then he plays "Cortez the Killer" for 45 minutes. Go figure. In the studio, Martsch is not nearly so stingy with his songwriting. A Built to Spill song generally has about six sections, and Martsch is the reigning champion of the outro - witness "Carry the Zero" or "Temporarily Blind."
Horace Silver - Song for my Father
. Are you kidding me? Horace Silver is dynamite, rich funk jazz, with just enough refinement to make it pretty. Que Pasa?
Radiohead - Kid A
. I used to dislike this record, then I found my way into it, via "Optimistic." But that's just 'cause I'm a know-nothing pop-junkie who thinks "The Bends" is their best record.
modest mouse - Building Nothing Out of Something
. Hard to remember at some points in this record that it is a compilation of
. "Never Ending Math Equation" is one of their best songs, and would feel right at home on "Lonesome Crowded West," and the rest is just kind of strange and affecting, a collection of similarly atmospheric, extended pieces that feel consistent.
Don Caballero - Live at the Grog Shop
. Terrible shame this band broke up. Drums as a lead instrument. Extended, fiendishly complicated instrumentals that never got boring or progressive. Even at this relatively late show, the songs are all together and roar. Damon Che, where have you gone?
Mission of Burma - vs.
Not as consistently good as "signals, calls, & marches," but pretty fucking good, all the same.
Tomorrow - back to the partisan bleating!
Sunday, November 10, 2002
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF HEADSHAKING and rueful noise made about the future direction of the Democratic Party over the last couple of days, which is not surprising. What is also unsurprising is how, even as we all mutter about unity and the need to find common ground and build power upon it, fundamental divisions are surfacing. On the one side, those who have had enough of the Clintonian experiment, the centrism and triangulation that has been the primary strategy and clearly undergirded the tax-cut swallowing and Iraq-doormatting of the Daschle Senate, tend to invoke
Saint Paul
and urge the party to head left. On the other hand, there are those who can't believe that anyone would
mouth such folly
, pointing out that turning left in the wake of the Republican victory is
exactly what the Right wingers want
- for the traditional party of the center to abandon the center (see MWO post entitled "Conservatives vs Regressives").
The debate brings to mind many questions, most of which are iterations of a simple one: what are Democrats? It may be that it is impossible for the nation to hold two fully realized political identities in their head at the same time. It may be that one side must always seem the active principle, and the other side must seem passive, dispersed. One side seems like a coherent movement, while the other side just feels like "everybody else," grouped for convenience's sake into one yowling, clawing bag of cats. I guess it is not a mystery which side is which right now. So, it seems, it must be asked: what was different during those times when the Democratic Party seemed to define the debate? And what is the way back?
A post on
Daily Kos
requested comments on a possible new slogan for the Democratic Party. This sparked an avid discussion among the posters on his comments board, considering and discarding various iterations of traditional Democratic themes: opportunity, community, responsibility. I posted a suggestion, which I'm clipping and pasting here, as a lead in to a longer post, maybe tomorrow, about how I think the Democrats could play to their strengths, and what those strengths are. So, here's my rudimentary idea for a Democratic advertising approach. I don't know how (or if) these ads fit under McCain-Feingold, but the proposal is essentially a badging of the party as a whole, ads that could play in any market, to support any election. The series of ads would have a similar look, and would set forth a series of straightforward policy propsals.
For example, an ad would focus on a community development initiative, whether related to education, vocational development program, or a small business tax cut, or a payroll tax cut for workers earning under 40K (which would be both a middle-class AND a industry boon). The ad closes with the words:
"Opportunity. Democrats make it happen."
Another in the series would focus on tough democratic corporate-crime/corruption measures, crackdowns on wealthy tax cheats (god willing), deficit reduction measures, a "clean candidacy" pledge or some such seal-of-approval mechanism, ending with:
"Responsibility. Democrats make it happen."
Or an ad showing housing initiatives, families moving into their first homes, rec centers opening, seniors using public transportation, etc., ending with:
"Community. Democrats make it happen."
More later, specifically about how Republicans (and, let's face it, an awful lot of Democrats) have been so successful at using artificially polarized ideological skirmishing and bloody-shirt "wedge issues" to distance themselves from their opponents, that there is a huge blind spot in the public perception of government, preventing the people from seeing politicians as people who actually
things, rather than just stand for them. Tomorrow I'm probably going to write about music, though. Enough politics, for fuck's sake.
Friday, November 08, 2002
NEW YORK IS A HORRIBLE PLACE. They still have
the plague
there. I mean,
the plague
, Jerry. Are you kidding me?
Thursday, November 07, 2002
The cover of a special Washington Post Election 2002 section today (print only, no link, sorry), shows Norm Coleman in a sacerdotal "giving it up to the man upstairs" pose, arm and eyes gesturing blissfully upwards, arm slightly relaxed as if being lifted, rather than lifting, a tight phalanx of similarly rapturous eyes gazing also to their creator. The caption? "Coleman, center, and his family acknowledge cheers from supporters at a victory rally in the state Capital rotunda." As if Coleman and his family were acknowledging the applause of GOD HIMSELF, who so clearly participated in, and desires the big takeover.
Or maybe there was just a balcony or something.
P.S. Does
this guy
look exactly like
David Duke
, or what?
JUST TO PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, while I think Bush has demagogued the war like a pro, we can't really have it both ways, can we? When he was bloviating about unilateral action and regime change, the left was up in arms, calling him a mindlessly bellicose jackass. Then, C. Powell essentially wrested control of Iraq policy from Wolfowitz/Rumsfeld et. al., and forced Bush to head to the UN and the Congress, focusing his rhetoric towards those goals. Which he did, got the Congressional go-ahead, and essentially shut up and let the fact of the Congressional resolution change the debate in the Security Council. Which it has done - witness
France and Russia's consent
to an Iraq resolution that, despite its somewhat watery language and lack of a specific threat of war, will stand as a valid excuse for military action if Saddam violates it.
What's the point? The point is that Bush did not barnstorm the country screeching about the war. He barnstormed all right (N.B. I wanted to fucking kill Marc Racicot when, last night on CNN, or MSNBC, or somewhere he described Bush's incessant campaigning as "The president just wants to be hands-on, and work with the people for a great change in our country." When asked immediately afterwards how he would characterize Clinton's campaigning while in office, he waved his hand and dismissed it as "deeply cynical" and Clinton as a "political animal") but one must admit that Bush did pretty much exactly what much of the left was asking him to do - tone down the unilateral, hyperaggressive war rhetoric and let the process work in the international forum. The fact that he's a puppet, and merely manifests outwardly the infighting among his advisors, does not lessen the hypocrisy of criticising him for doing exactly what we asked him to do.
Wednesday, November 06, 2002
HERE IT ALL COMES. Here come the vouchers. Here comes the TIPS program. Here comes missile defense. Here come the rattling diesel engines as a snakelike caravan of trucks and heavy drilling equipment burrows into the Alaskan wilderness to set up shop. Here comes the Air Cav., streaking into Iraq in phalanxes of jet helicopters. Here comes FBI-CIA consolidation under the Department of Homeland Security. Here comes a hundred new nuclear power plants. Here comes nationwide energy deregulation. Here come the faith-based initiatives, making the hungry recipients of bounty thank not just Uncle Sam but Jesus, too. Here comes a cohort of lifetime appointments to the federal bench for conservative judges, the repercussions of which I can't even begin to imagine. Here comes school prayer and the flag burning amendment.
My only choice is to shut up and live with it. The Republicans got just the election they wanted, all about Bush and homeland security. Ironically, Daschle's stupid, crippling appeasement of Bush for the purposes of turf protection have cost Daschle the turf he sought to protect. I suppose the problem with the thesis I set forth below is that it really describes the politicians more than the people. I think that most people do identify strongly with one party or another, but I have to acknowledge that there is a huge block of people who don't, a middle third that are not served by the hyperpolarized political professionals. Which brings me back to a pretty commonplace non-insight about swing voters, I guess.
But if the argument is reserved to the politicians themselves, I think it holds true. That is, until a third party not populated by self-aggrandizing iconoclasts and/or radical fringe dwellers arises and makes itself felt. While I don't buy the John McCain-as-closet-Democrat theory, I do think he is a substantially interesting hybrid, and as a third party candidate could make a strong run from the middle. It's interesting how the separation of powers has itself militated against third parties. In a parliamentary system, where the executive is simply the leader of the majority party, or of the largest party in a coalition, it is not significant or necessary to win 51% of the vote under one name. With our singular and separately elected executive, intended to wield power as a quasi-sovereign, 35% beating out 32% and 33% just won't cut it.
Oh, well.
Tuesday, November 05, 2002
I HAVE NEVER BEEN A HUGE FAN OF MICKEY KAUS, but I have to admit, here at midday on election day, that I have never felt more like a member of
50/50 nation
. I can't understand how conservatives can stomach the transparent deceptions and patently insincere appeals to simplistic nationalism and religion that inevitably fig-leaf for their political, religious, and commercial leaders' untrammeled greed and lust for power and exemption from the rules that govern the rest of us. No doubt the conservatives can't understand how I can stomach the transparent manipulations of a cadre of professional class warriors who hold no legitimate claim on the moral high ground they constantly and arrogantly invoke, and never miss an opportunity to cynically portray success as failure, religion as intolerant fanaticism, and the inevitable, natural competitive operation of society as the product of intentional human evil.
Charles Krauthammer recently wrote a piece
explaining his belief
that leftists thought those on the right were wicked, while those on the right believed that simple idiocy was the cause of leftism. Unfortunately for Krauthammer's thesis and our polity, this is incomplete. Both sides believe that the other side is
evil. Or at least that the leaders are the latter and the followers, the former. Conservatives believe this, despite Krauthammer's condescension that he really only pities liberal's lack of mental wattage, and does not deplore their motives. Liberals believe it, if I can blithely assume that the rest of liberalism thinks exactly as I do. How do we meet in the middle, when so much of the debate is based upon such mutual antipathy?
We don't.
Seriously, we don't. The fascinating thing about Kaus' 50/50 model, is that it creates a center point which acts as a largely impermeable border. It may sway back and forth like a rugby scrum, but the essential mechanic that creates the balance of forces is that each time the line moves left or right, it does not simply pass over and change the affiliation of the individual, it signals them that they are offside, and they must get back on the correct side. Party affiliation has taken on a meaning outside of the issues that the party purportedly advocates. If the line simply scanned across static points like the sweep of a radio tuner, than all that would happen is that an individual voter would look up, see the national debate sweep over his head, and say "Hmm. Guess I'm a Republican now."
What actually happens is that that voter sees the changing tide, then gets up and moves, to push on his side of the wall. In so doing, he may have to give up some ground, but he has such a caricature in his head of what it means to be on the other side of that shifting divide, that the issues themselves don't matter. Witness the Senate, with dozens of ostensibly democratic senators laying down like puppies as Daschle told them to give in on Bush's terrorism/war agenda. "I know you disagree with this. I know you think that the USA Patriot Act teeters on the precipice of insanity. But if we fight back on this, the country will toss us out in the midterms, and they'll take over. Them.
Those stupid, evil Republicans
." If movement of the line significantly affected the numbers on either side, the line would never move back. But it does. Because people are more willing to bend their principles than their affiliations to and concomitant hatred of one or the other wildly inaccurate stereotype.
Sucks, huh?
YEAH, I VOTED. I'm sick a those got'damn demmycrats takin' all my hootch money! I voted straight
LaRouche Libertarian
! Take Back America! And Mexico! And I don't like how them pot-huffin' Canadians are looking at us either! Remeber the Maine!
IT'S ELECTION TIME IN AMERICA, AND EVERYTHING IS DARK. The conventional wisdom streams in its majestic flooding channels far above our heads, emanating from the tops of towers thousands of feet high, from satellites like near-space quasars, billowing power and information indiscriminately, everywhere, blasting radioscopic cones of force into the ether, into the collective unconscious, into us, Very Long Array telescopes in reverse, not relatively tiny instruments seeking outward into a vastness to find objects of unimaginable power, but overwhelmingly powerful global technological networks looking downward, inward, hunting within the smallness of our prejudices, our instincts and reflexes to find small, powerless phenomena, seeking the elusive interstitial phantom of our attention, our loyalty, our purchases, our vote.
So, go vote.


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Its probably fitting that i started this today just after getting the new bike. Its a good chance to stand on my soapbox and rant about the independence and freedom that a bicycle affords. Not affording a bike, thats another story. I wish more people would give cycling a chance and stop relying on autos so much. Seriously its faster during rush hour to ride a bike than to drive a car. I love overtaking stopped or slow moving cars in traffic queues and getting home, eating and relaxing as those same people are still stuck in traffic, stressed out. Whats better is when someone drives borderline recklessly to pass me just before a light, and they have to stop however many cars back just to have me pass them by as they are waiting there. LOVE IT.
Not depending on fuel for a car is another of my favorite things. My fuel is food. People are always suprised by how much i eat. CONSTANTLY. If more people cycled they could save literally hundreds of dollars a month if they rode as much as i do. I put over 200 miles a week on the bike and its not that much really, less than 40 miles a day and 2 days off if you want. Thats about a quarter of a tank a week.
Although maybe i don't want more people out cycling as i have enough to worry about with cars as it is. Or people on the bike paths/trails…there is enough of that too.
So nevermind, everyone just ignore what i wrote and keep driving your pollution machines to work everyday, stressed out and beating on your steering wheel, ill be riding past you as you are stuck in traffic laughing at me because i ride a bike and you had enough sense to not look silly wearing a helmet and gloves with the fingers cut off. Have fun!

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Thank goodness for good weather! This Sunday at the market we embraced the football theme and created the head of a football player with paper plates, markers, crayons and a few stickers. Kids that came by the booth let us know who their favorite teams were, and they personalized their crafts by coming up with improvisations to what we created. Many cut out eyes to create a football mask, some added popsicle sticks, and a few made girl NFL player plates!
This coming week, in honor of LOVE, Chef Rich Sweeney from Hillcrest's very own R-Gang Eatery will be performing a decadent dinner for two Valentine's dinner demonstration! Join us at 1pm at the heart of the market where Chef Sweeney will show everyone how to make their own Valentine's dinner with what is available at the market.
Stay Fresh and Fabulous! www.hillcrestfarmersmarket.com for all Farmers Market info!
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The purpose of this project was to look at the digital divide between older adults and social networking, this paper looks at bridging this gap through touchscreen technology with the Microsoft Surface and using the Facebook API for the social networking side. This project is trying to find out if it is possible to remove the fears and bad publicity attached with these sites.
The project will be conducted in an agile methodology using sprints to release regular iterations of working software to test and then use as prototypes.
The results show that some of the fears with privacy issues can be calmed as long as the users know their information can't be viewed by others. In relation to touch screen technology some of the users did find this approach appealing but some users still preferred the traditional mouse and keyboard.


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The School of Psychology's Health and Clinical Psychology Research Group presents
A Seminar by Dr Angela Nickerson
Mechanisms Underlying Refugee Mental Health: Implications for Psychological Treatment
When: Wednesday 2nd March from 12:00 to 1:00pm
Where: Keats Room - Psychology Building (AVLG17 - Old Aviation Building), Callaghan Campus, University of Newcastle
Elevated rates of psychological disorders have been documented in refugees. Little is known, however, about the mechanisms by which psychopathology develops following exposure to refugee-related trauma and torture. This presentation will outline a theoretical model that proposes pathways to adaptation following trauma and displacement. Findings from empirical studies testing components of this model will then be presented. These studies will examine the impact of both refugee experiences (trauma exposure and post-migration living difficulties) and internal processes (memory dysfunction, cognitive processes and emotion regulation) on refugee mental health. Implications of these research findings for psychological interventions will be discussed.
About Dr Nickerson:
Angela Nickerson is Senior Lecturer and NHMRC Clinical Early Career Research Fellow at the School of Psychology, UNSW Australia. She is also Director of the Refugee Taruma and Recovery Program. Angela's research focuses on uncovering mechanisms underlying psychological disorders in refugees and asylum-seekers, with the aim of improving psychological interventions for these groups and informing policy and service provision.


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Misfits onesie, Baby GAP sweats. I keep making her wear this onesie cause she is rapidly outgrowing it. And she was hungry in this picture and boy did she let me know.
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Dress from Hawaii given to Nora by Diane. Whenever I do her hair like this she screams so loud I fear the neighbors think we punch her.
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Shakespeare onesie from Etsy, Old Navy polka dot shorts, Star Wars toys from Disneyland. Ellie has easily the worst gas ever. Room clearing gas!
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Nununu baby pink onesie, cut offs made by me, Converse, headband made by me. We took her to Babies R Us to buy a double stroller and she ran wild around the store.
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We are so honored to be the newest brand rep for Kaiote Designs. What that means is Nora wears their organic threads and I tell you how ridiculously soft, beautiful and adorable they are. Also how terrific the designs are. Which they are, it's just the wonderful truth. And it's not just for kiddos, they have this shirt that I need to get my hands on, check it out here. I mean even Heather Dubrow would sport that.
They have items for babies, kids, women as well as accessories.
A little bit about the Austin TX based company:
"Kaiote (kī-ˈō-tē) Designs was inspired by our little boy Kai, who is also called Kaiote. We have a passion for fashion and design and are trying to make the world a better place one thread at a time.
Evan, Meghan & Eastan Schrock are the brains and brawn behind the brand. We took our love for these things and are trying to create unforgettable designs you can wear on eco friendly, made in the USA cotton shirts. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!"
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p.s. I just want to point out that that is Lionel Richie on that door mat behind Nora. Hello…?


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The Walt Disney Company has recently had two patents become publicly published that describe implementation of Augmented Reality systems.
US #20170206709 "Systems and methods for augmenting an appearance of a hilt to simulate a bladed weapon" describes how Lightsabers could be implemented through an augmented reality system. The claims depict a lightsaber being used to cut through a door to reveal an enemy on the other side and a dual between lightsabers:
US #20180008897 "LOCATION-BASED EXPERIENCE WITH INTERACTIVE MERCHANDISE" describes a less specific system in which Guests would use objects to interact with their surroundings and implement augmented reality effects. The claims depict a Guest wearing gloves to produce an augmented reality effect and several general process flows as to how the system itself would function:Originally Posted by US 20170206709 A1
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FEEDS stands for Food and Education Ending Division Sustainably. Our goal is to ensure everyone in DC has enough healthy food to eat--especially those in food deserts. We bring food abundance to food deserts in a way that preserves dignity through community-based meals and markets. These meals and markets enable relationship building, conversations and neighborhood specific strategies and partnerships that strengthens the community at large.
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Tycho – Epoch LP
Tycho releases their brand new album Epoch. This is the final album in the trilogy beginning with 2011's Dive, then 2014's Awakeand culminating with this year's Epoch (Ghostly International). This period between Dive and Epoch marks a significant maturation for Scott Hansen's continually expanding project, one that has taken him from a solo performer to fronting a live 4-piece band on large stages across the world.
Epoch hones the sonic aesthetic of Dive while drawing on the kinetic energy of Awake, it explores darker themes and new musical territory. Earlier this summer Tycho released their first single 'Division' and just last week released their second single and title track, 'Epoch.' The surprise album is available digitally and for physical pre-order now.
Listen to 'Epoch' in full here:
When discussing the surprise element of this release Hansen said, "I've never been fond of handing in an album then waiting 4 months for it to be released. I wanted to be more connected to the people consuming the music. There is a kind of visceral fulfillment you get from sharing something that you've just created with other people. That's a very satisfying feeling as an artist" Hansen continues, "All art is in some way shaped by the current state of the world around the person creating it so there's a element of zeitgeist built into any album. We just finished mastering the album so it will be a month old when people hear it. I'm hoping people get a sense that this music is directly connected to the time they are experiencing it in."
Epoch was produced and recorded by Hansen predominantly in his home studio in Berkeley, CA. The album was arranged alongside long time collaborator and partner in the project, Zac Brown. Brown contributed bass and guitar parts to the songwriting process. Rory O'Connor performed drums on the album.
Hansen sees Epoch as a multi-dimensional artistic vision at the confluence of his graphic design work via ISO50 and music with Tycho. The graphic presentation of album artwork is as important as the music itself. The keystone is the central image of Epoch and the colors scheme red and black. This is a stark contrast to the almost rainbow palette of Awake. Album art is above and full track listing below.
Epoch tracklisting:
1. Glider
2. Horizon
3. Slack
4. Receiver
5. Epoch
6. Division
7. Source
8. Local
9. Rings
10. Continuum
11. Field
Download/Stream Epoch: https://Ghostly.lnk.to/tycho-epoch
Purchase Epoch at ISO5O: http://shop.iso50.com/epoch
Purchase Epoch at The Ghostly Store: http://www.theghostlystore.com/products/tycho-epoch-lp
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Typically, I have my Christmas shopping done weeks before the holiday. However, this year I slacked off. It's Christmas Eve and I still don't have some gifts done. I'm sure I'm not the only one so here are a few last minute gift ideas for this holiday season.
1.Cookies. You can never go wrong with gifting cookies on a holiday. I usually bake during the holidays anyway so this is always a gift for my friends and family. I put an assortment of cookies (peanut butter, chocolate chip, sugar, thumbprint, etc.) in a cute box, bag or basket and add a simple name tag. Sometimes I add in other dessert like brownies or cupcakes too. If you don't have time to bake or are kitchen-challenged, pick up some cookies from a local bakery.
2.Gift card/certificate. This last minute gift is easy because you can purchase gift cards almost anywhere. You could go generic and pick up an iTunes, restaurant, gas station gift card or you can think of what the person likes and tailor it to that. Most years I get my brother a gift certificate to a music shop because he is always buying guitar gear. The best thing is it's online so I can print out the certificate and don't even have to visit the store.
3.Alcohol. I don't usually give alcohol as a gift but desperate last minute shopping calls for desperate measures. Last year was my first Christmas with my boyfriend and I had no idea what to get his mom. I hadn't been dating him long and I didn't know her that well. He told me she loved Bailey's so I figured I would buy her a bottle and throw a bow on it. Luckily the liquor store had a gift set with Bailey's glasses so I bought that. If you decide to get alcohol for someone this year, there's three ways to go: a gift set, one expensive bottle or a bunch of cheap bottles. If you get one bottle you can put it in a nice bag but if you get a bunch of cheaper bottles you can throw them in a basket wrapped in cellophane.
4.Ornaments. If you're stuck looking for a last minute gift, ornaments are a great way to go. You can pick one up for $2 or spend $20 on a more elaborate one and you can choose one that fits the personality of the person you're giving it to. It can relate to the person's hobby, favorite sports team, or even just be the initial of their name. Last year I got my dad some Grateful Dead ornaments and I bought personalized princess ornaments for my boyfriend's nieces. I love giving ornaments because it's something the person will use every year and they'll always remember that you gave it to them.
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5.Stockings. My boyfriend has 7 nieces and nephews and buying Christmas gifts for them is a nightmare. They're all different ages and because there's so many of them buying gifts usually means spending $100 on them alone. Last year I bought them all ornaments and I ended up spending $70 but this year I tried to get more creative. I picked up plain $1 stockings and used glitter glue to decorate each stocking with their names. Then I filled the stockings with candy, little toys and winter stuff like hats/gloves you can find in the dollar section of Walmart and Target. It's a quick, easy and cheap way to give kids more than one small item and they're sure to love it because it has candy in it. If you're doing this idea for adults you can substitute the toys for lottery tickets and mini bottles of liquor.
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6.Tickets. Concerts, sports events, comedy shows, movies, broadway shows…the list is endless. If you have money to spend you can get someone tickets to see their favorite musician or sporting event but if you're sticking to a budget there are other options. Look at local theaters and see what they're playing or pick up movie tickets to a new movie you know they'll like. I bought my dad tickets to a comedy show at a local theater and it only set me back $50.
When did you finish your Christmas shopping? Do you have any last minute gift ideas? Let me know in the comment section below!


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Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans:
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6 Days in Buenos Aires, Argentina/
December 2-9, 2015
Last Night in El Calafate
The night before leaving for Buenos Aires, we shared a hostel room with an Israeli man we had hiked with 2 weeks earlier in Bariloche--traveling really is a small world!
Later that evening, we had a bed debacle...our room accommodated 6, but one careless and rather rude Argentinian man had strewn his stuff over both bottom bunks unbeknownst to anyone else in the room. The new man who arrived thought every bed was occupied as all 6 beds had belongings on them. He waited until later in the evening to resolve this problem. Around 12am, when Scott and I were each asleep on the third level, top bunks the lights flash on and a man working at the hostel, with no regard for anyone sleeping, demanded our names and everyone else in the rooms name. The Argentinian man on the bottom bunk was no where to be found. The moronic debacle of which bed wasn't occupied and who did or did not belong in the room continued for about ten minutes. Finally it was resolved when they realized the Argentinian had thrown his belonging on two beds. Ridiculous.
The following morning, the Argentinian man returned to the room, saying he works all night and now needs to sleep. He had his belongings spread all over the room, and expected us to be quiet when he was ready to sleep during the day...sometimes hostels are a pain in the ass. A young British man in our room had had his camera stolen from the room a day earlier. Suspicious.
Arriving in Buenos Aires, Argentina
The flight from El Calafate to Buenos Aires went smoothly. Sylvie slept for the majority of the flight. As soon as we stepped off of the plane we felt the humidity—It's been months since we've been in a humid climate...since our time in Colombia and Ecuador.
We took a taxi to our hotel, which cost us just under $7 USD (100 pesos), and checked into our room. Our room was beautiful and huge! We had an enormous bed, desk, dining table, closets, TV, and a bathroom with two sinks. Scott was lucky to find such an affordable hotel in downtown Buenos Aires. The room was $33 USD per night, but with the blue dollar it is only ~$20!
We dropped off our bags and went to walk around the city. We found a Chinese restaurant and got take out. It was one of the first Chinese restaurants we've seen in South America with Chinese employees (with the exception of Lima). We walked down the bustling street, Corrientes. It is lined with pizza places and theaters. It seemed to be the only lively street in the area. We enjoyed the Chinese food in our large room and went to sleep happy.
The Never-Ending Day
Our alarm woke us at 6:30 and we were dressed and out the door before 7am. We had to get copies of documents made prior to our 9:15 and 9:30 appointments at the Brazilian consulate office. We needed to make appointments to apply for our Brazilian visas. We asked the front desk of our hotel if we could use their printer but they said we had too many pages to print. We spent the next 75 minutes running frantically around downtown Buenos Aires looking for a place to print our visa applications forms, bank statements, and flight information (some of the requirements for the visa)
It was so early in the morning that nothing was open. Opening before 8am is not conducive to the night owl Argentinian life style. Staples™ was closed and all the other stores didn't have their hours posted. The few places that were open offered copy services but not printing. As we started to lose hope, we finally came across a place, almost a mile away, that was able to print the 17 pages for us (all for 51 pesos). Things were looking up!
We arrived at the Brazilian Embassy a little before 9 only to be instructed that we were in the wrong location. We needed to go to the consulate building across the street. We crossed the busiest street in Buenos Aires and took the elevator to the fifth floor to get our visas. After a short wait in line we provided our paperwork to the woman behind the desk. We soon learned that without proof of a flight into Brazil or our hotel reservation, we would not be granted a visa. We explained that we had not booked a flight or hotel because we did not know our entry date into Brazil. We explained that we wanted to enter Brazil as soon as possible and would book those things as soon as we had a visa to enter the country. She could not be persuaded, but said that although she preferred printed forms, we could book online now and show her proof of confirmation on our phone. What a head ache.
We left the consulate in search of wifi and went to the first café we saw. We bought refundable fights into Sao Paulo and a refundable hotel room for one night (within 5 minutes I canceled both) Of course I would only show the lady the confirmation emails…not the cancelation emails.
Finally, we went back to the Brazilian consulate and resumed our visa application. I showed the women our confirmation emails and a credit card. She okay-ed everything and told us our visas would be ready the next business day, Wednesday (it was Friday but their office was closed on Monday and Tuesday for a national holiday) Shit! We were planning to leave Buenos Aires on Monday or Tuesday, but now we would have to stay longer.
She handed us two forms and instructed us to take them to a specific bank to pay for the visas (2095 pesos each, $216 USD) She said they accepted credit cards but I fully intended to take advantage of the blue dollar and pay in pesos saving $73 USD per visa.
It was just after 10am and we needed to make the payment before 2 in order to get our visas by Wednesday.
Exchanging Money on the Blue Market:
We walked to Florida Street, where tourists and locals alike exchange their money on the blue market for Argentine pesos. The street was flooded with men discreetly shouting "Cambio". There were dozens of them on every block. Apparently Florida street is the 'tourist street'. It reminded me of the tourist streets in Salta.
I inquired several times about the blue market rate with several men. It ranged from 14.2-14.4. When I found one man offering 14.5 I stopped and talked with him telling him I wanted to exchange $500 USD, all in 50-dollar bills. As I started walking away, he came after us offering 14.6. He took my bait and I was satisfied. He instructed us to come with him. We followed him skeptically inside a building, onto an elevator, and into a room on the 4th floor. The unmarked room was surprisingly well set-up. There was a waiting room, air-conditioning, minor wall decorations and a lot of Jesus pictures. I did see a picture of a little boy, a son I imagine, which made me feel better. Family men tend not to be murderers. Right? The entire exchange felt unrushed and calm. He handed us the wad of pesos and allowed us to examine each bill before we handed him our cash.
When we were in Salta we had received just shy of 16 pesos to the dollar. Now we were lucky to get 14.6 (the actual rate was just over 14.7). The new president had hinted that he wanted to lift the policy on the 'fixing of the peso', which, of course, brought skepticism to the market and lowered the rates. The rates now fluctuate over 5% a day.
Bus Station Pit Stop:
We took our wad of bills and walked another 45 minutes to the bus station. We wanted to plan the remaining logistics of our trip. We need to get to Sao Paulo for our December 15thflight. However, Sao Paulo doesn't seem too interesting and we would rather spend more time in Rio.
We were speechless when we learned that a bus from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro costs 3,000 pesos ($206 USD) each! Learning this made me want to investigate other options. like flying and/or including Iguazu Falls into the plans to try to reduce the cost.
Finally Finishing Visa Process:
We went to the bank to pay for our visa. When we walked in the door we had to take a number. It was 12:45 and there were about 30 people in front of us. We had to pay by 2pm or we would not get our Visa by Wednesday. After 40 minutes our number was called and we were thrilled to finally be done with "everything visa!"
Hotel and Transit Issues:
The previous evening we discovered that the Internet didn't work in our room. Later we learned that it doesn't work anywhere in the hotel. How disappointing. This has happened to us several times and it infuriates me. I have actually complained to booking.com on several occasions and have been refunded $75 ($25 on each occurrence) from booking.com.
We went to a café, again, to use their Internet. We bought a beer and some cheesy dough balls, called chipas. Sylvie finished her Christmas shopping and I was going grey from the stress of juggling 5 open webpages on my phone. I was looking into various bus routes, possible flight times, and border crossing locations. Flights to Sao Paulo where over $350 a person and over $1,000 a person to Rio. The buses were between 32 and 38 hours. As attractive as flying was the huge expense was a big deterrent.
If you know me at all, you know I don't give up on an open-ended problem without exhausting every possible solution. Before long I found what I felt was a very good solution. I was able to use my Delta miles along with a small booking fee to get a flight from Buenos Aires to Rio. 12,500 miles and $77 USD per ticket was a decent enough option. I wanted to go to the Delta Air Lines booking office in the city to place the order and take advantage of the blue dollar rate to save another $55.
Back to the Blue Market:
Now we needed to exchange more money to pay for the flight tickets from the Delta office. We had to go back to Florida street. This time was much more stressful. I struggled getting any offers over 14.2. When I finally found a man offering the 14.5 rate, the transaction went south. This happened two times.
The first time a man behind a glass screen refused to let me look at the money prior to me giving him the cash. (we wanted to check the money as there is an issue on the blue market with fake money) I refused to hand over my money first and the broker (the cambio man From the street) tried to resolve the issue. However, at this point, i was so turned off that I refused to do any business and walked away.
The second time we were instructed to take an elevator to a room on the 4th floor of a building. We went alone and entered a room with two men. One man was sitting down behind a desk and the other man, a large and intimidating man, was standing between us and the door with a money counter and a drawer filled with cash in front of him. He said that we were to put the money on the table and then he would pay us the money. We said no, we wanted to inspect the money prior to giving him or cash. He acted insulted and blew us off, waving us out of the room and telling us to leave in an intimidating way—we left in a hurry. Sylvie was beginning to get a little scared. The men are intimidating and look like sleazy guys. They do not look like people you would trust. But, they operate out of offices and committing a violent crime would be too easily traced back to them.
After several more attempts found another guy. We followed him down two blocks, through a mall, and up an elevator. He had taken us to an office in the back of the mall. It was a typical mall store, it's front lined with large windows but these windows were painted white. Sylvie and I took one look at the room and said, "Fuck This!"
We started to walk away when we saw a middle-aged woman holding hands with her toddler strolling into the same room. Sylvie and I though, "I guess if it's good enough for her then it's good enough for us"
Did I mention there were 6 other guys sitting in the room when we arrived? They all looked like criminals, with their tattoos, greased hair, and…I'll stop here as to not come off as a prejudice jerk.
We took out our money and handed it to one of the guys. He was about to head upstairs with when I stood up and protested. They understood from my tone that I wasn't going to comply with the transaction until I inspected the pesos. Everything checked out and we left feeling much better. After the transaction, Sylvie told me that she no longer enjoyed changing money and didn't want to do it again.
Pit Stop at the Delta Airlines Office:
We hustled to the Delta office but didn't arrive until 5:10. They closed their ticketing office at 5 sharp and were closed for the next 4 days (the weekend + holiday) Damn! Nothing seemed to be working in our favor on this never ending day.
We stopped outside a Starbucks to use there slow, but free, Internet to try to book the airline tickets online. I was hoping it would work, if it didn't we would need to exchange even more money for the bus tickets.
Is it Over Yet?:
We we back to our room and relaxed with a bottle of wine. We were frustrated once again however when we learned that our hotel doesn't have the gym it claims on their website.
For dinner we ate at a cafeteria-style restaurant. They are extremely popular here- their food is fresh off the grill and fast. Sylvie ordered chicken and mashed pumpkin and I had a few ribs, some type of pork meat, and a side salad. When I asked what type of meat I had eaten, the waitress rubbed her belly indicating it was some type of innards….yum!
We were back in our room a little after 11:30. After having walked over 30,000 steps for the day, we were ready for bed!
Day 2
We spent our second day in Buenos Aires walking around the area of Recoleta, west of downtown. It was a sweet little neighborhood with quiet cobblestone streets and tons of cafes and restaurants. We explored the famous Recoleta cemetery where Evita is buried. The cemetery is surrounded by a towering brick wall and is filled with above ground graves. The tombs were eerie to peak into. Many of the graves were lavish and expensive looking. Sadly some were not well kept and had broken glass and plants growing inside.
We stopped by the mall in Recolata, passed through a street market, and walked the streets. We saw two girls that we had traveled with in the Pampas eating lunch outside at a cafe. Crazy!
Later that evening we saw a tango show at Tango Porteño. We opted for the tickets that did not include dinner or drinks. The tickets we purchased were much less expensive. At the venue we checked out the menu, the prices were unbelievable-$6 for a bottle of water. Our seats were great, only a couple rows from the stage. The show included dancing and singing. We were impressed by the fast and fancy foot work and agility of the dancers.
Day 3
We walked to Plaza Dorrego in the neighborhood of San Telmo to check out the famous Sunday street market. As we walked there we were surprised by how quiet the streets were. For being the 'New York' of South America, we've been surprised by how dead many of the streets are.
The San Telmo market is so large it overflowed into the surrounding streets for several blocks. We weren't that impressed by the items for sale. There were many small antiques and handicrafts. After seeing so many markets in South America, it takes a lot to impress us.
On our walk back from the market we stopped by Plaza de Mayo. The plaza wasn't very well kept and there was graffiti everywhere. We saw the pink government building on the perimeter of the plaza that once got its pink color from ox blood mixed into white paint.
We strolled over to the neighborhood of Puerto Madero, an area that backs up to the Atlantic coast. This area was modern, like the name says, with tall residential buildings and wide streets. We walked along a manmade inlet passing by cafes and restaurants. No shortage of cafes in Buenos Aires, that's for sure.
Day 4
On our fourth day in Buenos Aires we got acquainted with the public transportation system. The Subte, Buenos Aires subway system, is super fast and convenient. But, it stops running at 10pm every night which makes night time transit difficult.
We took the subway to the neighborhood of Palermo Soho. We walked around and then explored the neighboring areas of Palermo Hollywood and Palermo. Again, the streets were quiet and many stores and restaurants were closed. We are not sure where the people of Buenos Aires are hiding.
We continued walking to Parque 3 de Febrero. The park is huge and has a road designated for walkers, runners, bikers and rollerbladers that circles the lake in the middle. The park was very lively with people of all ages. Rollerblading was a popular activity and they even had rollerblade rentals per half hour. We walked through the manicured rose garden, El Rosedal, in the middle of the park.
Parque 3 de Febrero is next to several other parks including the zoo and a Japanese garden, creating a large green area in the city. We walked by the nearby planetarium hoping a show was starting soon, but no luck. So we stopped by a street vender in the park for a choripan, grilled chorizo on a roll. Choripan and super panchos are popular hear-super panchos are giant hotdogs loaded with all sorts of toppings including fried potato sticks. They are as delicious as they sound.
For dinner we wanted to try some ethnic food to mix it up from the standard Argentine Parilla (grill) food. Sarkis, an Armenian restaurant had gotten incredible reviews so we decided to try it. The reviews said that there is always a wait. Knowing this, we took the subway and arrived at the restaurant at 8:15, 15 minutes after the restaurant opened for the evening. There was a line of around 30 people already! We put in our names and they told us it was an hour wait. We went to a near by restaurant and had a coffee while we waited.
The food at Sarkis was delicious. We shared a bottle of wine, babaganush, vegetables with almonds and raisins, kaftka, and lamb with yogurt sauce.
We left Sarkis around 10 and walked back to the subway. We were surprised to see that the subway was closed. We did not realized it closes everywhere at ten. We decided to walk to the next stop and see if it was closed. It was. We continued walking in the direction of our until we gave in a took a cab the remainder of the way. We stopped for some gelato near our hotel for a night cap.
Day 5
On our fifth day in Buenos Aires, we checked out the Abasto shopping mall. It was a short ride on the subway to get there. The mall had a movie theater and giant arcade inside. We were very surprised to see a kosher McDonald's in the food court, in the same food court as the regular McDonald's. Later we learned that Buenos Aires had a large Jewish population, the largest in all of South America. We sat in the food court and enjoyed a cafesita break, all cafes serve small coffees with a small sweet-a croissant or adoljar, a small glass of water and sometimes a small glass of orange juice. These cafesita breaks at cafes have become part of our daily routine- another habit we've picked up from the Argentines. They will stop at any time of the day and lounge over a tiny cup of coffee and sweet at a cafe. I can safely say I am now addicted to coffee.
This inspired us to find a Jewish restaurant for dinner, call Mishiguenes. We looked at reviews online and were super excited for the food. It was highly rated online and the reviews praised it's food.
We went back to our hotel for our daily siestas- a habit we've picked up from the Argentinians. We rarely nap though, we usually use the downtime to do research, use the Internet, drink wine or work out. We did an Insanity video work out together.
After showering we took the subway to Meshiguenes. We arrived before it opened at 8pm, so we went to split a beer at a bear by restarant. We returned to Meshinguenes at 8 only to find out it was closed for the holiday. A catholic holiday, and nothing else was closed. Go figure. We have not had the best luck in Argentina.
We looked up a Parilla restaurant with great reviews near by. It had started to rain so we jogged to the restaurant, only to learn that the next available table without reservations was at 10:30pm.
We walked in the now pouring rain to hail a cab to try another restaurant with great reviews. We finally hailed a cab and walked into the restaurant wet and undressed. The restaurant, Gran Bar Danzon had delicious food. All of the trouble we went through earlier was worth it. We split a smoked salmon salad, a warm goat cheese and apple tar tartan, mexi cali vegetable sushi and a steak with blue cheese and potatoes. Incredible. The best meal we've had in South America!
Day 6
Today was the day we were finally able to pick up our Brazilian visas. We walked to the consulate and confidently walked up to the counter, ready for the visa process to be over. The woman behind the counter asked us for our receipts showing that we had paid. We hadn't realized we had needed the receipts! We had to walk all the way back to our hotel and then back to to consulate once again. After over an hour of walking back and forth we finally had our passports back in our hands with our Brazilian visas.
Later, back at the hotel we packed up our belongings and negotiated with the staff at the front desk for a discount because of the lack of wifi and gym. Not having wifi had been a great inconvenience- we had to pay for food at cafes to use their wifi, and we needed to book flights and hotels for our coming travels. They took off the payment for the last night of our stay. We were happy with that.
We walked with all of our bags strapped to our bodies- big bags on our backs and small bags on our fronts. We headed to Florida Street in the oppressive heat to exchange our left over pesos for American dollars. The man we exchanged with was actually an American from New Jersey! He had moved to Colombia to pay soccer and ended up in Argentina to get into the money exchange business. He said he made a comfortable living doing it.
We found a cafe and had our daily cafesita break with medialunas, (croissants) and a beer. We used the wifi and hung out for two hours while we waited to catch a bus around 5:30.
We left the cafe in search of the bus stop located somewhere near Plaza de Mayo. As we neared the plaza however we saw that all the surrounding streets were closed and hundreds of people were parading through the streets and plaza. Street vendors were grilling up food and the smells were wonderful. We wish we had known about this celebration! We asked around and learned that the reason for the festivities was a welcome to the new president and a farewell to the former president.
Transportation Troubles:
As exciting as the event was, it made taking the cheap bus to the air port impossible. We were feeling distraught until a few friendly strangers asked us what we were looking for and told us to take the subway a few blocks out and catch the bus there were there was less commotion. But, when we went to the subway stop, it was closed. Thankfully another kind man helped us at the subway stop, he must have noticed the looks of confusion on our faces. He told us that there was a collective taxi to the airport 10 blocks down Florida Street.
We walked the ten blocks but could not find the location he was talking about. We stopped in a hotel to ask for help, but the conversation was in Spanish and largely fruitless. Back on the street, we asked a tour agent for help finding a way to the airport. He told us about another, more expensive bus company about 5 blocks from where we were. We walked for several blacks and stopped by a tourist information booth to ask further about airport transportation. She suggested the same bus as the man we had just spoken too. She handed us a map and explained where the stop was. We walked a few more blocks and found the Manuel Tienda Leon bus station. We bought tickets for the next bus in 30 minutes. The tickets were 160 pesos each ($11 USD each). More expensive that the 6 pesos bus we had wanted to take. But, fortunately it all worked out we arrived at the airport.
In the airport we took full advantage of the Amex centurion lounge. It felt like we stepped into heaven. Free food and drinks including beer and wine and champagne. We indulged and enjoyed the free wifi too. What a treat after such a long day!


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Was very busy over the weekend. I did manage to finally top 100 pages on the WIP, which puts me around 25k words now. Yay! Only…er…60k+ to go! Heh…I made it to the gym on Friday night AND Sunday morning. I deserve a gold star! I'm actually getting back to the point where I (mostly) look forward to going, so that is a very good sign. Tons of baby weight to lose! Not to mention I just need to get back in the shape I was in when I lost 50 pounds. Felt so good about myself and my health.
I have class tonight and tomorrow so the likelihood of any writing being done is pretty darned close to nil. [Boring legal speak coming, ignore if you don't care!] Continue reading


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Deckers Outdoor DECK, +2.54% jumped almost 12 percent to $21 in late action. After Wednesday's closing bell, the fashion footwear firm raised its financial outlook for 2004 to reflect heightened demand for its Ugg boot product line. The company now sees earnings of $1.02 to $1.06 per share for 2004 on sales of between $133 million and $140 million. Deckers previously projected earnings of 92 to 96 cents per share on sales ranging from $126 million to $132 million. Due to short-term production capacity constraints, Deckers believes the majority of the increased business will occur in the second, third, and fourth quarters. The current average view of analysts polled by Thomson First Call is for a profit of 96 cents per share for the year. First Albany issued a research note following the company's presentation at an investment conference Thursday, saying Deckers announced a new Ugg license for its handbags and leather goods, and that it's in talks with Nordstrom JWN, +1.23% to sell Ugg products. "Expanded licensing of brands and new product releases are catalysts that we believe can drive the stock higher over the next six to nine months. Other catalysts include accelerating sales and the de-leveraging of the company's balance sheet," the firm said. First Albany reiterated its "buy" rating and $24 price target on Deckers shares.
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Two NFC East teams added help for their secondary during Wednesday's supplemental draft, but the other 30 clubs left without any new additions to their rosters.
Former Western Michigan cornerback Sam Beal went to the Giants in the third round and Washington plucked a local prospect in the sixth round when they selected former Virginia Tech cornerback Adonis Alexander before the draft concluded with every team taking a pass in the seventh round. Both teams will forfeit selections in the same round of the 2019 draft after making their picks.
The other three players who were eligible for selection — ex-Mississippi State safety Brandon Bryant, ex-Oregon State linebacker Bright Ugwoegbu and former Grand Valley State running back Marty Carter — are now free agents who are eligible to sign with any team in the league.
There was some speculation heading into the draft that Bryant would be selected, so he may be a popular target for teams looking to flesh out their rosters before training camp.


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Rishikesh International Film Festival 2018 to Open from 12th March in Rishikesh.BACK
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Rishikesh International Film Festival 2018 to Open from 12th March in Rishikesh.
Mumbai : Rishikesh International Film Festival 2018 will be held from 12th of March to 18th of March. The Film festival will be on for 7 days in the holy city of Rishikesh, Yoga Capital of the World, and will be attracting renowned film makers, artists, photographers, and spiritual leaders from around the globe. The Rishikesh International Film Festival is being organized by Photographer and spiritually inclined Deja Cross.
The main theme of the festival is spirituality – spiritual practice, spiritual traditions & worship, spiritual places & festivals and spiritual activism and leadership among others. Rishikesh International Film Festival weaves the local communities and international guests in celebration of creativity and cultural arts in Rishikesh, the land of ashrams, temples and Ma Ganga. Approach Entertainment is PR & Events Partner with the Event. Approach Bollywood is Digital Partner & Go Spiritual India is Spiritual Partner with Rishikesh International Film Festival.
Deja Cross, the Founder & Director of the Festival, says about selecting the spiritual theme for the festival, "This year we are focused on Sadhana, Seva, and Satsang. We are bringing together spiritual leaders, films about spiritual life and experiences, and artists with a spiritual message."
Rishikesh International Film Festival will be inaugurated on March 12 at Shatrughan Ghat. Indonesia-India Cultural Art Program exchange will be presenting Agus Indra Udayana, recipient of International Jamnalal Bajaj Award 2011, Anjasmara Prasetya, and Ayu Laksmi, Indonesian actors and world class dancers.His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang of Dehradun will be opening the film screenings with a chant video called CHANT DKC, directed by RJ Gordon.
Ms. Cross says, "We are honored to present Dedication to Maharishi, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for Transcendental Meditation in Rishikesh. Presentations include: What is Maharishi's Vedic Science? by Anand Shrivastava, Director of Maharishi Ayurveda Programmes and Keynote Address with Dr John Konhaus, featuring 'The Experience and Practice of Transcending…the True Essence of Yoga: How to connect individual life with cosmic life in higher states of consciousness, and its application in the fields of Education, Healthcare, Agriculture and the Environment. Following the talks, a 4 hour compilation of films and videos will be screened from the Maharishi Archives."
AWAKE: THE LIFE OF YOGANANDA; THIS EXISTS: A FILM ABOUT SRI PREM BABA; MONK WITH A CAMERA, HARE KRISHNA: THE MANTRA, THE MOVEMENT, AND THE SWAMI WHO STARTED IT ALL, and ON YOGA: THE ARCHITECTURE OF PEACE are among the 30 films featured at the festival.There will be a FREE film screening of Ship of Theseus, directed by Anand Ghandi, sponsored by Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.
Filmmakers Anmol Arora (B FOR BALLOON), David Hanrahan (THIS EXISTS), Ramana (Living Idle) and Harvinder Mankkar (KHOJ – A Journey of Soul), and Guru Anand Mehrotra (THE HIGHEST PASS) will be a few of the filmmakers, and cast members available after the film screenings for Q&A.
Gurmukh Khalsa, Bhavini Kalan, Shri Madhukarji, Dr. Rakesh Agarwal, Dr. Yogi Amrit Raj, Dr. Kamala Easton, and Dr. Aniko Kotroczo are among the many practitioners presenting on panels and workshops.Filmmakers, presenters and performers are from India, Russia Federation, Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Brazil, and United States.
Mukesh Giri Maharaj Ji and Tejasvi Giri/Deja Cross will be hosting Baba Bhandara on March 15 fro 11am to 3pm at Shatrughan Mandir in Muni Ki Reti, Rishikesh. Tour of Maharishi's Ashram & Exhibition of the History of The Beatles Visit to Rishikesh will be on March 18, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.
Closing and Awards Ceremony will be held at Shatrughan Ghat March 18 from 2pm, with many cultural art programs, local, traditional and international music and dance performances, with 1000 coloring pages by local school children Art Exhibition, to Ganga Aarti at 6pm..
Rishikesh International Film Festival is being supported by Government of Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board and GMVN. The others partners and associated organizers of the festival are: Films Division Mumbai; Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India; Enlightenment Now; Film Freeway; Tejasvi Photography; Urban Sip; AV Printers; 60s Cafe; Approach Entertainment; Approach Bollywood; Go Spiritual India; Deejay Doctor; Ad-Shastra; Motion Emotion; Eco Wild Camps; and Shortreelz.
Deja Cross Story: In 2013, after being called by Ma India and travelling to Allahabad Kumbh Mela, Varanasi Maha Shivaratri, and the sacred Ganga in Rishikesh, I was discovered as a photographer in the apple orchard town of Old Manali. My first exhibit in the U.S. is called "I Heard Her Calling", in which I had 13 photography exhibitions and pop-up events.
In 2016, back in Rishikesh, while meditating at Ma Ganga, I asked Her, "How shall I exhibit my photography now that I am living in India?" Her reply was life-changing. She said "Not only shall you exhibit your own artwork, but also promote the work of other artists with a similar message/theme." In the days to follow, I realized that everybody I met, for various meals and meetings, was a filmmaker!" And so it is that we have the Rishikesh International Film Festival.
Deja Cross Experience: MBA, BS Mathematics, with over 30 years of entrepreneurial experience and success; Founder & Creative Director of Rishikesh Art and Film Festival 2017; served on organizing committees for several festivals in California, USA; photographer, with 21 gallery and pop-up exhibits; traveler, with a 10 year visa in India; sannyasi, yoga & meditation practitioner, and humanitarian.
Deja Cross / Tejasvi Giri will be presenting her photography exhibition: DEVOTION.
Approach Entertainment is a Full Fledged Celebrity Management, Films Productions, Advertising & Corporate Films Productions, Films Marketing, Events and Entertainment Marketing firm with offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Gurgaon and Goa.
For More Info:
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God Jul och Gott Nytt År! Translation: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! It is also just about all the Swedish I know. I am super proud to be half Swedish on my mom's side and around Decemeber time this increases even more with the celebration of Santa Lucia.
Santa Lucia in short is a celebration of light. Traditionally the eldest daughter dresses as Lucia in a white gown and leafy crown with candles and carries a tray of bread and cookies while singing Swedish carols. When I say a crown of candles I really do mean that they light those babies up on top of a young girls head, yikes! I enjoy not burning my hair so in my family we would wear battery operated candles. That crown has since been lost so I have a new tradition where I make the Lucia crown each year. This year I bought garland from Michaels and sewed the ends together. I wore a seperate headband beneath with the candles tucked in. The only problem was that the garland was so big it pretty much covered the candles, better luck next year!
Last years crown was made of greenary I stripped from branches of trees in my yard and were sewn into a headband. Sadly it wasn't sturdy enough for candles.
But really one of the very best parts is all the Swedish food! You haven't lived until you've had some genuine Swedish meatballs. Another favorite is Krem, which is a grape tapiocca pudding but make sure to top it with whip cream! You can find my family recipe below.
Sorry for all the scribbles but young me was quite the little artist, clearly the next Picasso! If you have trouble reading this copy I've translated below:
2 1/2 cups of grape juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup quick cooking tapioca
1 tbsp lemon juice
Finding a Dala horse, pictured below, in my house around Christmas is about as easy as finding the floor. We have them EVERYWHERE in a myriad of colors.
Santa Lucia is probably one of the most relaxed and beautiful celebrations we have all year. There is no gift exchanges as it really is just about spending time with family, listening to music, and eating some darn good food! I highly recommend celebrating your own version of Lucia with your family, Swedish or not. It is bound to be a fun and tasty night.
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Adventures of a twenty something pizza lover, fashion enthusiast, and all around weirdo..
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Welcome to another week of inspiration from the talented Bugaboo Stamps designers!
Today, we have non-card creations to demonstrate just how versatile
the awesome Bugaboo Stamps images really are:
|Dawn Frost featuring Sign It Snowman
|Dawn Frost featuring Jack and Diane Sign It
Nancy featuring Box Card Birthday Puppy Set
|Jen Leeflang featuring Floral Doodles 02
Please join us here tomorrow for the reveal of one of this week's new releases.
Keep Crafting!


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Name: Teenies Extrem 6
Duration: 74 min
Language: German
Year: 1990
Country: Germany
In 1991 their anual output reached a climax, but in the following years the viewers seem to loose interest in their cheaply produced gonzo movies, so that the last issue of "Teenies Extrem" was released in 1998. The porn company broke up around 2000 after releasing around 280 titles on VHS tape and a handful of DVDs. Around 2007 the erotic discount company Withmann (Gorich Studio) owned the copyrights for all the old Canai stuff and start re-releasing the old material together with his companion Magerstaedt through their shops in NRW late in 2008, but also distributes them the whole of Germany. For business reaguys they slighty changed the old name to Kanei, but the origin and layout are easy to identify. After remastering the old tapes they even left the common mixed scene policy untouched.90s porn clips - "Teenies Extrem 6"
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This is a must for every new born in all socio cultural level because it involves true beginning of life's journey for any human being. Food is the most major component for sustaining life. A new life starts to get it in the womb through umbilical chord and in post natal phase mother's milk do the needful. But all these are temporary arrangements. Hence from a point, one should begin to know this world, which shall provide us the required support. That introduction is done through this particular ceremony of Annaprasan.
Special arrangements are made to cook the entire food item usually consumed by the community of a particular cultural background. Some senior member of the family, preferably from maternal side takes the charge to perform this introduction. With all other things Mistanna takes its special position in this ceremonial function. The importance given to Mistanna indicates the depth where it has penetrated its roots in Bengal's culture. Again, varieties of sweets are prepared suiting ones financial budget and Artisans put their imagination power to add something new in it.
Here we have displayed some of the items popularly asked for in those occasions.


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About Us
What is Food for All?
Food for All is a food co-op. This means that it is run by its members for its members. We buy in bulk so that we can offer good quality, healthy food at competitive prices. We also buy food from local suppliers and sell it from the shop to anyone who wants good, fresh and locally produced food at good prices. Food For All is a not-for-profit organisation run by a team of local volunteers and staff.
What can I buy?
- Local fruit and vegetables produced using organic methods at Hartcliffe Community Market Gardens (GREENS)
- Local, free range eggs
- Somerset meat and cheese supplied by a local farm shop
- Wholefoods, including rice, beans and lentils
- Fairtrade juices, tea, coffee & drinking chocolate
- Organic and Fairtrade chocolate and healthier snacks
- Environmentally-friendly toiletries and cleaning products
- Good quality fresh lunches. Sandwiches on sale everyday, soups, salads and cakes often available.
- Selection of crafts available such as cards, cards with mini-bunting, aprons, shopping bags, bag holders and peg bags. Bunting can also be made to order for special occasions with bespoke wording. Profits from craft sales go to Hartcliffe & Withywood Amblers.
Submit a request with enquiries about our services by visiting our Contact page.


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Have you ever seen two hot babes happier to suck the chocolate off of a big fat cock in an ass to mouth video? This thing starts out pretty wild with the girls making out and eating each other out, but then the dude shows up and it gets really insane from that point forward.
This here is real porn. Not that greasy kid stuff your mom and dad used to watch with shitty music and even shittier plot lines. Who gives a fuck about a plot anyway? Unless you meant plug. I wouldn't mind plugging both of these sluts in their dirty corn holes.
Do what I did and watch a massive amount of free sex videos for nothing. They are completely free. If you do signup it is still free and you can bookmark your favorites. The videos range from small clips to entire DVD length videos. I am not even sure if this shit is legal!
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The SUEC meets twice a month in the spring and fall and for a full week in the summer to gain their advanced horsemanship skills. Spring and fall meetings are 2 hours long and the summer meeting is 3 hours long for 5 consecutive days, this allows time for extensive unmounted and mounted practice time. Occasional field trips are scheduled to farms, veterinarian clinics, and horse shows for additional horsemanship experiences.
The Saddle Up! Equestrian Club curriculum is modeled after the knowledge required of participants in the United States Pony Club. Saddle Up!'s PATH International Certified Instructors break down the knowledge set forth by the United States Pony Club to assist riders in learning these horsemanship skills at their own pace. Instruction is enhanced as instructors teach to each rider's learning style. Goals are set based on the rider's abilities and area(s) of interest.
If you would like to get your child involved as a rider in the Saddle Up! Equestrian Club, please talk to their current Therapeutic Riding Instructor to find out if they meet the qualifications of the SUEC. If you would like to be involved in the SUEC as a volunteer, please contact our Volunteer Services Director.
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5 Bargain Destinations for February
Yes, you can afford that winter escape.
Whether the phrase "February travel" conjures images of a romantic getaway, American history, or a warm beach vacation (or all three), we've got good news: Airfares to some popular mid-winter destinations are down. Our friends at Skyscanner crunched the numbers and came up with some trip-inspiring data. Here, five U.S. destinations where airfares are surprisingly affordable.
Domestic airfares to the Windy City are down around 32 percent compared with last year at this time. That means the taste of Lou Mitchell's incredible breakfasts, Seven Lions' muffalettas, and, of course, a classic deep-dish Pizzeria Uno, are all within reach. Not to mention the views from Skydeck Chicago in Willis Tower, the astounding art collection at the Art Institute of Chicago, and selfies at Anish Kapoor's iconic Cloud Gate sculpture (better known as "The Bean"). And while you're at it, tell Sue, the massive T-rex fossil at the Field Museum, that Budget Travel says, "hi."
With airfares down around 28 percent, the U.S.'s fourth-largest city is ready for winter visitors. While you can expect a heaping portion of Southern hospitality down here (BBQ, comfort food, and steaks, anyone?), you'll also love the decidedly chic shopping, cutting-edge cuisine, and crowd-pleasing hotspots such as the Johnson Space Center's Space Center Houston (where kids of all ages will love the array of spacecraft, moon rocks, and learning activities) and the city's vibrant Museum District (comprising 19 institutions, including the Children's Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts).
Airfares to our nation's capital are down around 16 percent, and the city's major cultural and historical institutions are all free to the public, making it the ultimate destination for commemorating President's Day and Black History Month. Don't miss the new National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Gallery's peerless art collection, the inspiring monuments along the National Mall, and the cool neighborhoods such as Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle where locals enjoy some of America's finest eateries and unique shops.
Flying to Dallas, with its awesome shopping and dining in West Village, history at Highland Park Village National Historic Site and the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, and superb art collections at the Dallas Museum of Art and Crow Collection of Asian Art, is about 15 percent less than last year.
Warm beaches, from tony South Beach with its array of stately hotels and iconic Art Deco style to the quieter, family-friendly vibe of the North Beach area, are within reach, with fares down around 15 percent. When you bite into your first cubano sandwich, you'll thank us for the airfare tips.