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Today, ZVEZDOCHKA Nike's influence in perhaps the most significant innovation sustainability. This shoe encourage people to use innovative thinking to accelerate the pace of Nike lightweight, simple and sustainable products forward.In retrospect.From the birth of the first generation ZVEZDOCHKA already has years of history. Recently, Mark • Parker and Marc Newson • recalled the project.ZVEZDOCHKA represents a wholesale jordan shoes new way of shoe construction. This is a challenge to tradition. Why to overturn the traditional design so important?
• Mark Parker: In order to promote meaningful change, sometimes you need to overturn the traditional, open up a new way. If you are using a conventional cutting way, we can not produce ZVEZDOCHKA. But we did not think that this ingenious idea that we will introduce a one such area. Sometimes that is the right time, with the right tools, raised the right questions. I think things are always in a state of equilibrium being. To get the product to stimulate an emotional reaction, you do not always need to start from scratch. It is very important to achieve a breakthrough, but let product excellence is indeed an art.
• Mark Newson: As a designer, I think it is very important to challenge the limits, we must focus on the future, think about things in the future. Otherwise, it will become out of touch with reality. For me, design jordans for women is the use of new technologies, new processes and new materials to constantly explore new possibilities. This often requires involving a variety of different industries.
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Ninigo Atoll in Papua New Guinea: Latest cruising news – March 2011.
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Contributors: Joop Jansen and Hanneke Kroon, SV Vaarwel
Ninigo atoll lies in the northeast of Papua New Guinea, 200 miles northwest of Manus and the Admiralty Islands.
Our electronic Cmap chart of Ninigo atoll shows few details. The position of the islets and the pass into the lagoon is at least 0.5 miles off. But visibility is good and we can easily see the reefs and the pass (which is wide), so we don't need electronic assistance. We sail into the lagoon of the hoge atoll, in between the breakers of the swell, while C-map shows us crossing over a reef and an island instead of through the pass.
We drop the anchor right around the corner behind Longan island, opposite a village with the same name. The anchorage is 10 metres deep, a flat sand bottom with good holding. Later we shift closer to the village, also sandy bottom.
We are visited by Solomon, the semi-official village representative in case of foreigners arriving. He has come to say hello and to tell us what to expect. They bring some fresh fruit and vegetables which we exchange for sugar and rice. These two items together with fish hooks are the "currency" with which we "pay" for fish and fresh produce, but we could also have traded with soap, t-shirts, shorts or teabags. In short, almost anything can be used for bartering. There is a surprising variety of fresh produce on this flat sand island in a salty environment. Bananas, papaya, watermelon, sweet potatoes, cucumber, and other vegetables.
All islands on the atoll are inhabited and there are quite a few islands, some fairly big. Solomon estimates that Ninigo is home for about 800 people.
Up until a few years ago, the atoll was regularly visited by live-aboard dive boats. This brought in money for the community, because every diver paid a fee, while the environmental impact on Ninigo was minimal. But the disappearance of the big fish and especially the sharks has stopped the dive boat visits. A potentially long term source of income has been stopped by the short term profits of the shark fin trade.
We snorkel twice at the other side of Longan, on the outer reef and see a lot of coral and numerous small fish, but the larger fish are all absent.
Outboards do not rule supreme on Ninigo. Most people use traditional sailing canoes for travels between the islets. Both men and women are very able sailors and the square-rigged craft reach surprisingly high speeds in the light breezes. The bigger canoes even carry two masts. Ninigo is known throughout PNG for their canoe building. They use tree trunks washed ashore on their reefs.
On Monday 7 March, after a week on Ninigo, we say goodbye to the friendly and hospitable people of Longan, start the engine and sail the 50 nautical miles to Hermit atoll with Luf island in the middle.
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text: IN CASE YOU MISSED THIS, I thought I'd post this Youtube clip of Five Rivers authors Susan Forest and Dave Laderoute talking about their Aurora Award nominations with Lorina Stephens, Publisher of Five Rivers. Susan's short story, The Gift, chosen from the Urban Green Man Anthology (Edge Books), has been short-listed for the Best English Short Fiction Aurora, and Dave's YA debut novel, Out of Time (check out this link for Dave's Guest Interview, here on Suzenyms), has been nominated for Best English YA. The clip is only fifteen minutes. Both writers make some great comments about what it means to be nominated, why they wrote the stories they did, and how you can join the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) to vote for their work and/or other Canadian novels, short stories, poems, etc., that have been nominated. (It only costs $10.00 to join the CSFFA, and that $10.00 gives you the opportunity to read all of the nominations as e-pubs for free. Such a deal! Why not join and take a look?)


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Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Almost a year ago now, I wrote a post about my personal downsides to blogging . . . so now it's time for me to provide a bit of balance and present why I think blogging is brilliant!
It's my own little corner of the internet
I can write about whatever the heck I want to write about, and if other people want to read it, then they're more than welcome to. I love when people comment (sadly does happen less and less) and can identify with what I'm writing about, and I love when I can provide assistance or support to someone with a post subject, even that wasn't necessarily my intention when writing it. And as I don't have a niche the world is my oyster!
Meeting new friends
I have made a few really good friends through blogging, and I love this. I've found it does get a bit harder to find really good new friends as you get older, but the beauty of blogging is that sometimes you get to know a person online really well before you even meet them in real life - so when you do finally meet them it's like they've known you for years!
The odd freebie
Now, I didn't go into blogging for free stuff . . . and that's probably a very good thing as I don't get much in the way of it! ;-) I have got the odd wee bonus item though, some hair serum, some gymwear, and even an egg boiler/poacher machine. (I actually still need to use the latter.)
I'm a better writer than a talker
I'm pretty shy (although many will dispute this!) and I often get nervous talking in front of more than a handful of people, and when surrounded by strong personalities I tend to just feel overpowered and clam up or end up stammering over my words even though I know exactly what I want to say. I've always been better at putting my thoughts and feelings into written rather than spoken word, and so my blog is a good forum for me to actually voice my opinion without being interrupted, while also giving me time to measure my thoughts without pressure.
It's a comfortable hobby
Are there many hobbies where you can snuggle up in your bed, or the corner of your sofa, in your PJs, and type away on your laptop to your heart's content? I think not. Okay, you have to go out sometimes to take some pictures or get some experiences to write about . . . but the main part of my blogging process is the comfortable typing-away part and that suits me perfectly!
It's something to look back on
Is it just me or does anyone else read back over bits of their own blog regularly? With nine years of memories there, I do like to go back through parts of it sometimes - there's so many funny moments that I may have forgotten about had I not documented them on here, for example. And also, looking back reminds me of how far I've came over the years... which can only be a good thing. I don't blog as much personal stuff as I used to, but it's definitely interesting to look back on!
What do you love about blogging?
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I'm deffo a better writer than I am a talker! Blogging has helped me to express myself better vocally by doing so in writing.ReplyDelete
Corinne x
I recently started my own blog and I feel like I have so much to learn, about blogging and its community. Nine years is pretty incredible though haha xReplyDelete
Love this post, it's great to see some positive vibes being thrown around in the blogosphere! 😍 I also feel like my written communication is so much better than my verbal communication, and I love looking at my little blog as my own corner of the internet too! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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I really enjoyed reading this post. It's amazing you've been doing this for 9 years! You go girl! Keep it up!ReplyDelete
YES GIRL! I love blogging so much, I've been doing it for two years now and cant remember what I did with my spare time before it! I've made so many magical memorises and met some genuine, life long friends. Really enjoyed this post and wow, 9 years! Congratulations girly.ReplyDelete
9 years! Wow! GO GIRL! Im only in my third month lauched haah!ReplyDelete
Just found your blog from a walkhighlands post (snap on the NC500 blogs) it's great. 9 years is impressive! Well done. Like finding new things to read 😀ReplyDelete


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As the financial industry sits down with Ottawa this week to assess tighter mortgage rules, another lending product could find its way into the spotlight – cash-back mortgages.
Keen to avoid a U.S.-style housing bubble, the federal government recently cracked down on lenders and insurers through a series of reforms. Major changes already announced include a planned withdrawal of government guarantees for mortgage loans where the down payment is less than 5 per cent of the home's value, and for those with amortizations of more than 35 years.
Yet while lenders are phasing out so-called zero-down mortgages, many are still offering buyers a similar option through the use of cash-back incentives in lieu of a down payment. This practice will be up for discussion this week, said Finance Department spokesman Jack Aubry.
Cash-back mortgages could be more contentious if lenders start using them to attract leveraged home buyers who otherwise cannot afford to buy – filling a void created with the loss of zero-down-payment.
This week, Toronto-Dominion Bank rebranded its No Down Payment Mortgage as the CashBack Down Payment Mortgage.
In an e-mail to brokers, TD Canada Trust said the product's terms and conditions hadn't changed.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) has also said it will continue to offer a similar product, CMHC Flex Down. In fact, most major lenders have some type of cash-back or "flexible" down payment mortgage option.
In essence, the products aren't much different than a 100-per-cent mortgage loan. The difference is that they allow buyers 95-per-cent financing through their mortgage, and the remaining 5 per cent down is paid by the bank in exchange for the borrower taking on a much higher rate. That's usually the posted mortgage rate instead of the discounted rate available to most home buyers, which can mean a cost difference of 1.5 percentage points.
Since the mortgage loan itself meets the new 95-per-cent loan-to-value maximum, all but the 5 per cent in funds borrowed for the down payment is eligible for government backing, which protects the lender against the risk of default by the home buyer, Mr. Aubry said.
Cash-back products were available before the government changes and aren't a new product emerging to fill a niche, said Joan Dal Bianco, vice-president of real estate secured lending at TD Canada Trust.
In fact, with more clarity from the government regarding the changes, which also include new credit score requirements and loan documentation standards, TD Canada Trust will reassess the CashBack Down Payment product to decide whether it is still appropriate, Ms. Dal Bianco added.
"For this particular product, I will be revisiting whether we keep it in the market or not once we have clarified things. We may pull this particular one, where it goes to the lawyer specifically for the down payment …"
Mortgage broker John Panagakos said he plans to steer his clients clear of cash-back mortgages.
The monthly payments and interest costs are higher than those of traditional mortgages in the early years, meaning little financial flexibility for stretched buyers, he said.
Instead, it's worth it to wait and save the down payment or borrow it from a family member, he added.
"To me, this basically looks like no money down, but wearing a new suit," Mr. Panagakos said.


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A wonderful, creamy dip with a deep taste of the sea, the classic brandade is a mixture of poached salt cod and olive oil. Good though it is as a dip, it also makes an excellent lunch dish, with a bean salad and bread on the side.
The recipe
Soak 200g of salt cod in cold water for 24 hours, changing the water once or twice. Drain it, then place in a pan with 6 black peppercorns, a couple of bay leaves, a whole peeled onion and 500ml of milk. Bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Lift out the cod and allow to cool. Cook 250g of peeled potato in the milk until soft. Remove from the fish any bones and skin. Break the flesh into coarse shreds. Drain the potato and mash it coarsely, but keep the milk, discarding the aromatics. Purée the cod in a food processor with the potato and enough milk to make a soft mash. Stir in 4 or 5 tbsp of olive oil to make a soft consistency, stopping just short of sloppy. Serve with hot toast.
The trick
Don't try to speed up the soaking process. Change the water several times. Check carefully for bones. Take a little care when beating the potato and fish – if you mix it for more than a few minutes it will turn gluey.
The twist
Garlic cloves, peeled, just 1 or 2 to the above recipe, will please those who are happy to eat garlic with fish. Add them to the poaching milk, then include them in the purée with the fish. Throw in a teaspoon of lumpfish roe as you spread the brandade on toast. I like a good slug of lemon juice in mine, but many would regard it as sacrilege.
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Contact Page - 706.886.9300
What do you actually do at Ebenezer?
I do a variety of things in the church office. I am usually the first face you see when you come in and the voice you hear when you call. I help keep track of attendance of our Sunday small groups and Wednesday night activities. I also assist in communication to our members of our daily prayer concerns, reminders of service in the church, and by sending them birthday cards. Also, keeping records of any new members, births, deaths and any other information pertaining to our members. Pretty much anything a staff member or church member needs, I am here to help!
What is your favorite thing about Ebenezer?
I love the people! I love their passion for our church. We have an awesome congregation who loves to serve one another. Whether it be rocking babies in the nursery or greeting guests as they arrive, there is always a willingness to help. From the moment I first visited Ebenezer, I have always felt welcomed. Our people have a great ability to make you feel at home.
Something we probably didn't know about you:
I play the piano. I have been playing since I was 6, almost 20 years. I however am terribly shy about it! Very rarely do I play in front of people.
The one food you just cant get enough of:
Bleu cheese. I could eat it on just about anything!


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Mailing Address
P.O. Box 3492
Knoxville, TN 37927
Main Office Physical Address
1401 Cecil Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37917
Anderson, Blount, Grainger, Knox, and Jefferson Counties
Phone: (865) 522-6907
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SCRANTON, Pa. — Federal environmental regulators say well water testing at 11 homes in a northeastern Pennsylvania village did not turn up elevated levels of contamination from gas drilling.
The Environmental Protection Agency is sampling well water at dozens of homes in
, Susquehanna County. The agency said Thursday it received initial test results for 11 homes.
Regulators say water samples from six of the 11 homes showed sodium, methane, chromium or bacteria, but at safe levels. Arsenic was found in the well water of two homes but at low levels.
A handful of residents are suing Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., saying the Houston-based driller contaminated their wells with potentially explosive methane gas and with drilling chemicals.
Many other Dimock residents assert the water is clean.
Cabot released a statement this afternoon on the EPA's findings:
"Cabot is steadfastly committed to environmental stewardship, collaboration with state regulators, and compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. We are pleased that data released by EPA today on sampling of water in Dimock confirmed earlier findings that Dimock drinking water meets all regulatory standards.
"As one of the first developers in the Marcellus shale to recognize the importance of this exceptional resource for our Nation's future, Cabot has, and will continue, to work closely with the Dimock community ,state and local regulators on concerns in the area. We also intend to continue to work with the EPA and call on the Agency to engage in meaningful cooperation - not just at Dimock but in other noteworthy production areas in the United States.
"President Obama has called on federal agencies to work with states and to advance the development of America's shale resources. We hope that lessons learned from EPA's experience in Dimock will result in the Agency improving cooperation with all stake holders and to establish a firmer basis for Agency decision making in the future."


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10:30am Worship
The first thing you may notice in coming to a worship service at NHUMC is that we are not set up like a traditional sanctuary or worship space. While there are certainly traditional elements to us, like our 90 year old sanctuary and our old-world pews, that may be where the similarities end. At NHUMC, our worship is never about sitting in pews staring ahead while a "sage on the stage" or professional musicians lead and perform… no, our worship is about inviting each and every person to celebrate God's grace in that hour.
We believe that the church is not about programs or buildings, but is instead about the people that God has gathered to live in light of His love and grace. So in our sanctuary, the pews and chairs are gathered in a circle so that we can all see each other as we worship. Everything in worship takes place in that circle…singing, preaching, communion, even coffee! And it is all casual, inviting and relevant.
Also in worship we focus on something we call the Sacred Ordinary. Sacred Ordinary is a faith program that helps people see God in our everyday lives –even in places we might not expect.
Sacred Ordinary is completely focused on recognizing that the world is literally crowded with God. The more we see that, the more we notice that the ordinary parts of life: our work, our relationships, the way we spend our time can all be ways of witnessing God in the world. So the most important part of worship sometimes is when we leave…will we continue to live and proclaim God?
30am Adult Small Groups — on hiatus until April; please contact church office for more info
Our Parent & Adult Small Groups meet every Sunday morning prior to the service. These groups give everyone the opportunity to participate in meaningful conversations and develop relationships with one another, as we continue to grow in our faith together. Join us every Sunday, as we share in coffee and conversation. Our adult Bible Discussion meets in Pastor Brent's office.
9:45am-10:30am Sunday Morning Activities
— on hiatus until March; please contact church office for more info
Childcare is available in the Nursery for infants and toddlers, as well as Preschool Sunday School and Elementary and Middle School Sunday School Classes! All Kid's Sunday School Classes take place before the Service, ensuring that children have an equal opportunity to participate during Worship!
• Babies & Toddlers meet in Community Room A
Community Room B
• 1st – 8th Graders meet in Room 205
up the stairs
12:30pm Samoan Service
Three times a month (2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays) all are welcome at our 12:30pm Samoan worship service, here at Normal Heights UMC! We gather to hear music, preaching, and prayers in the native Samoan language. You've never heard such beautiful music, until you hear our choir singing together within our 90-year-old Sanctuary


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A key tool in combating HIV/AIDS is the use of real information—take the test and take control. Knowing your status is the first step in making decisions about maintaining your health, whether it is positive or negative. You can find a local testing site here as well as a locator for your area's health care, supportive services and housing agencies—and if you are living with HIV, this a vital step in accessing life-extending treatments for HIV.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) only 28% of Americans who are living with HIV are able to reach optimal health. The data demonstrates the decreasing number of people at every step; from persons not knowing their status to persons not accessing care or staying in care. Undoubtedly homelessness or unstable housing arrangements interfere with this access. Those experiencing homelessness have disrupted access to care with difficulties if attempting to maintain doctor's appointments, in keeping medication safe – or lacking participation in care due to other pressing issues. These facts help focus where action is needed—such as a response to housing needs to help level that cascade and ensure access to needed care.
You can also use this site here a locator for connecting to local projects funded under HUD's Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) – and other HUD programs. These are the key organizations in our place-based partnerships, composed of persons in your community who can help you utilize housing as a platform for improving lives. These community projects have made a difference, providing decent safe and affordable housing and support for service connections. You can also visit a showcase of housing innovations and models of care at the Homelessness Resource Exchange www.HUDHRE.info go to Find a Resource: HOPWA.
All of us must join this fight against AIDS and stronger collaborations can ensure that more than Americans with HIV reach optimal health. The strongest partnerships have learned how to work together in using vital resources at the front lines of this epidemic, offering quality care and a safe and stable place to call home.


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Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins came under criticism Friday for his secretive handling of a 2013 car crash in which he rear-ended another vehicle on his way to a speaking engagement at the Park City Club.
Watkins paid the driver of the other vehicle nearly $50,000 and shelled out more than $11,000 to a repair shop using money from the forfeiture fund — cash from seized assets — that he controls. Part of the settlement required the driver to agree not to tell the media about the crash or he would have to pay Watkins — not the DA's office or the county — $40,500.
Dallas County Commissioner Mike Cantrell, the court's lone Republican, said he's concerned whether the funds were legally used and he wants a state investigation.
"It is almost like he was trying to buy silence with public funds," Cantrell said of Watkins, a Democrat. "We are going to need to turn this over to the state attorney general."
According to state law, the state auditor can investigate whether forfeiture funds were misused and report the findings to the attorney general. Anyone who misuses the funds can be fined up to $100,000.
Watkins' spokeswoman, Debbie Denmon, said Friday that the use of the forfeiture money — funds from seized assets, often from drug dealers — was proper. She pointed to the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, which allows spending money on "legal fees" and "equipment, including vehicles." The car itself, a silver Ford Edge, was purchased by the DA's office with forfeiture funds.
County Judge Clay Jenkins said Friday that he doesn't know whether the use of county forfeiture funds was appropriate. But he said it isn't up to him who will or should review the matter.
"The appropriate county party to review this and make those determinations would be the auditor and not the Commissioners Court," he said. "Furthermore, if the AG is concerned about a matter that is in the public domain, the AG could take that up. There is nothing I have seen yet that would tell me that this is likely to happen in this case."
But Ellis County's county and district attorney, Patrick Wilson, said that while he believes it's probably OK to use the forfeiture money to pay for car repairs, he's less certain about using it to keep the driver quiet.
"I would never use asset forfeiture funds for a legal settlement," said Wilson, a Republican. "It would never even occur to me to do that."
Denmon said that agreeing not to talk about a legal settlement is "standard."
Typically, Wilson said, forfeiture funds can be used to pay dues to the State Bar of Texas for prosecutors, supplement salaries or the purchase of one-time equipment for district attorney offices or other law enforcement.
Mechanic hushed
Robert Reckendorf, owner of Parts Express — the company that repaired the car — said Friday that a federal agent asked him not to discuss the work.
"The guy from the FBI told me I need to talk to him before I talk to anyone else," said Reckendorf, who added that he would be happy to discuss the repair work after he spoke with the agents. "Call me Monday."
The FBI, which has been investigating Watkins regarding various matters for more than three years, declined to confirm or deny whether they are making queries regarding the car and the settlement.
The crash occurred Feb. 5, 2013, on the Dallas North Tollway while Watkins was "reading information on [his] cellphone," according to the report. Watkins' son, who was 14 at the time, was also in the car.
The driver of the vehicle could not be reached for comment. It is unclear whether he or Watkins were hurt in the wreck.
Jenkins, the county judge said that he does "like it" that Watkins took responsibility for his actions after the wreck. He stopped the car, checked on the other person and admitted that it was his fault.
"I am pleased with the fact that he didn't try to use the power of his office to shirk the responsibility of the person he hit," he said.
Reckendorf told WFAA-TV (Channel 8), which reported the crash and settlement Thursday, that he was surprised the DA's office brought the vehicle to him, because he doesn't usually work on its cars. He said the original estimate for the repairs was $6,500, but that soon increased to more than $11,000.
"There was some severe damage to the car, probably a total loss. But they wanted it fixed, so we did the best we could," Reckendorf said. "That should have been one that you don't want to fix. Any insurance company would have told them this is a total loss."
Watkins was driving the DA office's SUV even though he gets a car allowance from the county. Denmon said changing vehicles was a strategic safety decision made after the slaying of Kaufman County prosecutor Mark Hasse in January 2013 not far from the courthouse there. Prosecutors believe the same person would later kill the Kaufman County DA and his wife. A former justice of the peace and his wife have been charged in the slayings.
Denmon said receiving the stipend from the county doesn't prohibit Watkins from driving vehicles the DA's office purchased with forfeiture funds.
"He routinely does that," she said. "It was right after the Mark Hasse killing, and he was advised by his administrative staff to switch up his cars. He had gotten death threats in the past."
Commission unaware
Generally, the settling of legal claims or lawsuits must be approved by the commissioner's court, so it's unclear whether the Watkins agreement is binding since it wasn't approved by commissioners. For that reason, Cantrell said he believes Watkins entered into a contract on behalf of Dallas County without any legal authority to do so.
"We never saw the claim, we never knew the lawsuit was filed and we never knew anything about it," he said. "The use of those funds out of the forfeiture account were clearly non-law enforcement uses."
But Denmon said commissioners didn't need to be informed because Watkins did not spend county money.
County employees are required to fill out a form when they are in an accident. Watkins did not fill out a form. Instead, the DA's office sent the accident report to the county administrator. Denmon said the DA's office believed that it acted properly.
"It's more detailed and by the trooper," she said, and not Watkins' version of the events.
Watkins is running for a third term in November against Republican Susan Hawk. She declined to comment.
Staff writer Kevin Krause contributed to this story.


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As a centre, Goscan is fully equipped for rearing, selling and training dogs. We know that each puppy has different needs, so we personalise our programmes according to the breed in question. Our specialities include golden retrievers, German shepherds, yellow labrador retrievers, black labrador retrievers, cocker spaniels and beagles.
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On Wednesday, it was announced that long-serving Goalkeeper Tim Krul would make his move to Brighton and Hove Albion, from Newcastle United, permanent. Krul was a mainstay in a Newcastle squad that saw nine permanent managers during his eleven years at the club. His departure has had a mixed reception on Tyneside with many believing Krul had some great stand out performances but his time was marred with injuries at pivotal moments for him in his career.
Right from the off, Tim Krul stamped his authority at Newcastle with a stellar, man of the match performance in the Stadio Renzo Barbera, against Palermo in the UEFA Cup. Krul, just 18 years old at the time, made a string of great saves which allowed an Albert Luque winner to put Newcastle top of Group H. Despite failing to cement a starting position for another six years, Krul was a great understudy to Shay Given and later Steve Harper.
Clearly Krul's potential was noticed at Newcastle as his tenure at the club lasted longer than promising talents such as Fraser Forster who followed Krul through the academy system. His role in the 2011/12 season and the subsequent Europa League campaign solidified Krul as Newcastle's number one. His position remained intact until injuries plagued his 2015/16 season where Rob Elliott and Karl Darlow replaced him as number one.
Krul was undoubtedly Newcastle United's best goalkeeper for half-a-decade and whilst being a Premier League goalkeeper is nothing to be ashamed of, Tim Krul may look back at his time in Newcastle and regret missed opportunities. Certainly injuries severely impacted the latter stages of his time at United and his wages meant Newcastle couldn't afford to keep him on their books last season, however, Krul oversaw two relegations and arguably played in a period where Newcastle were lacklustre at best. Clearly Krul was not fully responsible for this but as a proudly adopted Geordie, he will be down-heartened at the fact he did not have more success as Newcastle United's number one.
Now for Tim Krul's highlight as Newcastle's number one. Enjoy…


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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
I Feel So Much Safer Now?
The above photo was posted in an article in The Arizona Republic on Sunday. The people in the photo are Neo-Nazis who have set up a base in the Arizona desert patrolling for illegal immigrants and drug traffickers. It's a natural! With Arizona's new illegal's law and its loose cowboy attitude towards guns, it didn't take long for the nuts to show up with their automatic weapons.
I'm astounded. I'm trying to wrap my brain around the fact that I live in a state where extremist militia groups, specifically Neo-Nazis, are being allowed to set up a patrol base on public land -- the Sonoran Desert National Monument. Any state I've lived in before would have presented a show of force to eradicate the thugs instead of viewing them as being helpful to an extent.
Here's a quote from the extremist group's website:
"all non-White immigration must be prevented," according to its website. "We demand that all non-Whites currently residing in America be required to leave the nation forthwith and return to their land of origin: peacefully or by force."
I think the quote speaks for itself. Personally, I'm more worried about running into these folks in the desert than I am illegal immigrants. I don't think we'll be heading out to the Sonoran Desert National Monument for a hike anytime soon!
Read the article. It's enlightening.
I'll be back from Chicago on Monday, hopefully with some new photos and tales from the trip!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Breakfast at Joe's
Once in a blue moon, Craig talks me into going out for breakfast. When Michael was growing up, he and Craig always celebrated the week with a boys' breakfast out on Sunday mornings. Now Craig settles for a bowl of granola unless we're on vacation. So when I mentioned I had a craving for pancakes on Saturday night, he leaped on it. Pancakes at home wouldn't do! We were going out.
What better place for breakfast than Joe's Farm Grill! (We probably would have ended up there for lunch anyway.) It's close and we figured we could avoid the Sunday line if we arrived early. We pulled into the parking lot at 8:20 a.m. and sure enough, there was no line. I'd guess in Arizona, most people are either in church or sleeping it off on Sunday mornings. (Just kidding, but not?) Back in Washington State, the breakfast joints were packed all morning on Sunday's, but that state was not known for its church attendance and believers.
Craig ordered the Huevos ala Joe's Farm Grill which was scrambled eggs with pulled pork, crispy tortillas and beans.
I ordered the pancakes with two sausage links so Craig could also get his pancake craving fulfilled. As expected, it was all good! But next time (who knows when that day will come), I'd probably order the fruit with the pancakes.
We drove out through the neighborhood, Agritopia. When we were moving to Arizona, we looked at these houses. We needed a finished product, and the only completed specs backed into the new San Tan freeway. Besides that, I thought the name was fruity. Agritopia? The homes were built to mimic the Craftsmen style of the early 1900's, complete with retro style kitchen cabinets, refrigerators, etc....
We look wistfully at these now because we love not only the bungalow styles, but also the large front porches, narrower streets, garages in the alleys, and small town feel. If, and that's a BIG if, we ever decided to downsize and stay in the Phoenix area, I might just want a smaller home in this neighborhood. After all, we could just stroll over to Joe's Farm Grill in the evenings and the neighborhood has its own community pool, so there wouldn't be that to maintain when we traveled.
This house is perfect for fall. It almost made me forget it was 105 degrees out and blowing hot dry dusty air.
This front porch with the hedges reminds me of the house across the street when I was growing up in Oswego, Kansas. I loved sitting in their porch swing in the evenings watching neighbors and the town pass by.
Oh well, it's a pipe dream, but something to consider if our house ever regains its value and we would decide to downsize and stay in Arizona!
P.S. Or, the more reasonable alternative is to just sell the house in Arizona, go buy the real old bungalow in a little town somewhere with a decent summer, use it as a home base/summer retreat, and spend the winters renting S.O.B. (south of the border). By jove, I think I've got a plan? Or at least another one of many. : )
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Still Young at Heart!
Saby's original human was a guy who worked in the same place as our son. Actually, his wife had found her tied to a bench outside a QFC in Redmond, Washington with no water bowl. She got Saby water and then waited hours for someone to return. She finally took the puppy, leaving a note for the owner to call her if they wanted their dog. No one ever called. Long story short, bad times followed. The couple split, Saby stayed with the guy, and then he had more bad luck. In 2006, Saby ended up at our son's apartment until the owner could return to get her. Then one day in May, Michael called in a dead panic. The manager of his apartment building had given him the ultimatum that no dogs that size were allowed and she had to be gone by the next day. Michael couldn't find the owner or anyone else who would take her, so his only alternative was the Humane Society. We hadn't had a dog in years because we weren't home much, but told Michael to bring her over.
We were Saby's safe house until her owner could return to pick her up. Bad luck continued for him and we got attached to Saby. And then we decided to move from Seattle to Phoenix. Anyway, long story short, when we adopted her 4 years ago, we were told she was 4. That was a guesstimate, probably enhanced a little to make her seem more attractive. She was crippled and could barely walk, but that was supposedly due to an accident years before. Consistent daily walks and glucosamine soon had Saby back in decent shape. When questioned again about her age, the story quickly changed to 6-years old.
Finally, last week I again asked my son to find out her real age. On the phone, he confided that he remembered an adorable Chow mix puppy being around the workplace way back in 1998 (Michael was a senior in high school then). He admitted he thought she could be as old as 13. I was astounded by that figure and said surely not! Sure enough, after contacting her former owner, he texted me later to tell me Saby's 13.
But who knows? Maybe she'll end up being featured by Willard Scott on The Today Show. I wouldn't have guessed she was 13, so maybe she'll end up getting a tiny sombrero to go with her passport!
Friday, September 24, 2010
When I get back from the early October wedding in Chicago, Craig and I should take a weekend drive to a higher elevation where we can see some fall colors and feel the chill in the air. Maybe take a hike in our fleece!
The downside of Arizona is very little change in the seasons. The upside is that we're still taking nightly swims in the pool and wearing flip flops!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Kash Keken
After wearing ourselves out with our stoop, squat, scoop it up beach routine, we piled back in the cart with our bags of seaglass and headed out the bayside road.
We really hadn't made plans yet for the day, but developed sudden hunger pains when we saw this sign! Kash Keken! In all our trips to Isla, we'd never stopped there. It was a little too early for lunch -- before 11 a.m., but we decided to pull over and investigate since they appeared to be setting up for the day.
The sign says it all. I really wanted to try some of their ribs, but those weren't quite ready yet.
Wonder what the correct spelling is? Kahs Keken or Kash Keken?
The guys were manning the woodfire and there appeared to be meat cooking! I assumed they'd have nothing ready to sell, but I was wrong!
Plenty of pollos were ready to go, so we decided to take one home for lunch with all the trimmings. A whole barbequed chicken, slaw, a stack of tortillas, and some liquified beans. Personally, I'd rather substitute all slaw for the soupy bean concoction because I'm just not a fan. Something about liquefied beans rolls my stomach over, but Craig always tries it.
By the way, sometimes Craig reads my blog while he's eating lunch and then comes home to inform me that I've already posted that a month ago! I checked back through the blog rather thorooughly, but if I already reviewed Kash Keken, just chalk it up to menopausal brain or dopamine consumption. : )
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
To the End of the World
This song describes a little bit of what I felt on our first trip to Isla Mujeres. The culture and pace were so different from anything I'd experienced that it did feel like going to the end of the world.
I was late to the party since our first arrival was May 2002, but Isla was still a lot less populated by cars, scooters, and people then. The ferry was the older enclosed boat from Puerto Juarez with people packed shoulder to shoulder across the hard metal bench seats and the dusty faded navy curtains drawn. That combined with whiffs of diesel and the motion of the ocean made me fight nausea the entire way.
Once we emerged from the boat into the bright sun on the dock, a malatero found us and loaded the bags for the walk to the Hotel Secreto. It was newly-opened at the time and the rate was $75 a night including tax and continental breakfast. I remember reading the old message board and the usual suspects were up in arms over Secreto charging prices like that, which truly puzzled me since $75 a night wouldn't buy a traveler a room at the SeaTac Travelodge back in Seattle! $75 for an oceanfront room at a small boutique hotel in the Caribbean is a smokin' deal!
Back then, I didn't know what a blog was, nor had I ever written a trip report. I wasn't particularly a photo buff and probably didn't take 100 pictures the entire trip. What impressed us most about Isla? I remember watching a line of people down by NaBalam slowly wade out into the blue Caribe for what seemed forever with the water never reaching their knees. It seemed almost ritualistic. The long wide stretch of sand on Playa Norte at the time was a sight in itself!
There was also a short stumpy lifeguard with tall bushy hair who ran up and down Playa Media Luna chasing tourists away from the water with the warning tiburon! I had no clue what tiburon was at the time, but now I realize yelling SHARK was much more effective at keeping people out of the water than just telling them the sharp coral rock formations and currents were dangerous.
One day when I was sunbathing around the corner on Playa Norte while Craig was snorkeling, the bushy haired lifeguard evidently recognized me and entrusted me with his walkie talkie, wallet, and what appeared to be diarrhea pills when he had to take the plunge to retrieve two silly American girls who'd swam out too far. The radio kept squawking at me while I watched him swim farther and farther gesturing to the girls to come back. They kept swimming away from him because they were topless (probably for the first time in their lives) and feared he was a deranged local wanting to touch their chi chi's. The chase went on for quite awhile and he appeared exhausted by the time he returned to this old gringa for his belongings.
We rented a golf cart for the day, touring the island and stopping at Playa Lancheros for the fish and Hotel Garrafon for snorkeling. We stuck to the outer road and avoided driving through the colonias because we weren't sure which areas were safe. I'm laughing now. I remember viewing the section of Juarez across from the Navy base as an area to get through quickly. At the time, that area still showed a lot of devastation from Hurricane Gilberto. Actually, there are still areas of rubble that can be seen when you walk the malecon. We thought we were driving through the hood!
What else do I remember? I acted like a complete germaphobe armed with a bottle of Purel, as if the island and people were somehow dirtier than the environment back home. On our trip to Chichen Itza, I completely avoided eating at the hotel buffet for fear of getting turista. I also dehydrated myself on the return trip because I didn't want to drink water and have to stop for a bathroom. Our driver (Gaby who later worked at Playa del Sol) paid a local in one of the villages to let Craig use the bano on the way there. Craig emerged with a smile on his face and told me it was a good thing I didn't need to go because it was a hole in the floor.
The villages on the way to Chichen Itza contained houses made of wooden tree sticks and others built of cement blocks. In some bizarre way, it reminded me of The Three Pigs, only I didn't see any homes built of bricks. Gaby was speeding along the two-lane humpbacked road at over 70 mph. I remember deciding just to quit worrying and throw caution to the wind. I didn't know Gaby at the time. He was just a strange man who picked us up at the ferry dock in Puerto Juarez. I remembering questioning myself about what we were doing getting into a strange car in a strange country with an unknown driver. He spoke very little English at the time, so communication was with Spanglish and hand gestures. It was Sunday morning, so at one point, we passed a man on a horse and an old woman headed to town in the basket of a malatero's trike. I wish I'd snapped some photos along the way.
Remember the Convention Center dogs? They were quite the controversy at the time, lying around on the mounds of dirt in the vacant bus lot barking and scaring passersby. We were instructed to pretty much remain cool and ignore them, so we'd tiptoe past them at night when we were headed down the lane. The only dog we ever had problems with was the yippy little terrier mix we called Kujo who lived in the outpost right behind Secreto. Just when you were almost home after running the gauntlet, he'd fly out of the darkness snarling and snapping to scare the hell out of you.
Take what you need and we disappear
Without a trace we'll be gone, gone
The moon and the stars can follow the car
and then when we get to the ocean
We gonna take a boat to the end of the world
All the way to the end of the world
Here are some images from that old digital camera flavored up by Picnik.
We've continued to move around in our stays on Isla, experiencing something different each trip. In July, we stayed out in La Gloria. Surrounded by locals going about their daily lives, walking through the local mercado and down neighborhood streets, watching elementary students doing the Mexican hat dance in traditional dress -- I experienced the newness of Isla once again!
I'm looking forward to Yelapa in December because I'm hoping to once again rekindle those end of the world feelings!
Monday, September 20, 2010
A Daffy Update
Craig's still churning out the aloe. When he retires, maybe we should open an aloe farm? Those puppies multiply like rabbits, but really, how many aloe does a person need??? I should count the pots and give you The Pot Update. I bet that'd light up the map on the side of the blog!
The nightly sunsets continue to amaze.
And speaking of multiplying, look what's happened!
Remember, there were two white ducks -- Taffy and Daffy?
Sometime this past spring or early summer (I think it happened when I was out of town in July), four other domestic ducks suddenly appeared. My first thought was -- Taffy and Daffy finally discovered how to hatch eggs? But where'd that half black one come from? Friends just happened to run into the culprits, so they got the scoop.
A local family has decided that it's their mission to fill our neighborhood ponds (they actually call them lakes here, but they're ponds) with ducks. I'm not even sure the family lives in the neighborhood. According to their explanation, it's a tradition to buy the ducklings for their kids at Easter, and then dump them on the community once they get too big for the backyard. (Dump is my word.)
An animal lover in the neighborhood, when it was just Taffy and Daffy, decided that she would go to a local feed store, buy duck food, and supply the poor orphans with a proper daily diet. At the time, it seemed a very thoughtful gesture. She was concerned because Taffy and Daffy were suffering an unhealthy carb overload from the white bread thrown to them by families who live around the lakes.
You've probably figured out that I have liberal leanings, but I'm sad to say this tale has turned into an allegory that Fox News would just love! Ducks on the Dole. Some liberal do-gooder starts giving free handouts and everyone in town shows up. Wild ducks soon migrate to the location and just won't leave. The population swells and the do-gooder has to supply more and more feed. They all like it here so much, what with the free meal every morning and tasty snacks fed to them every night, that they didn't bother to migrate home in the summer.
The photos below don't even do the situation justice. When Saby and I walk by in the mornings, there are easily a hundred ducks, most of them wild ducks, camped out quacking waiting for the morning meal wagon to arrive. They swarm towards us until they figure out we're not packing viddles. It's a soup kitchen. The proverbial bread line.
The photo below was taken after they'd been fed, so most of the ducks had flown the coop back to fresher water on their other chosen ponds around the neighborhood.
I have a feeling that the duck poop will be hitting the fan (the HOA committee) in the near future. I'm all in favor of live and let live, but the ducks are fowling the pond. Not to mention the sidewalks, grass, etc... etc.... It's reminding me of the Canadian geese situation when we lived in Seattle. (That's right, blame it on the Canadians!) The geese overpopulated all the local lake parks and soon cities were hauling out everything in their arsenals to get rid of them. Their poop closed the swimming beaches. Actually, the poop was everywhere! And those Canadian geese were quite testy and know to be downright mean to the locals. Authorities tried annoying them with sound and hired dogs to chase them. But that didn't deter those Canadians! They finally captured them with large nets and removed them to faraway locations (and the geese migrated right back -- duhhhh!).
Oh what a tangled web we weave when we just try to do a good deed for the ducks!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Saby Can't Do This!
Friday, September 17, 2010
The Endless Summer
I don't know why I tease myself with this surf song when Phoenix is still blazing hot and dry! The summer of 2010 seems endless. I guess that's a good thing if you live in northern climes, but not so much in Arizona. Just when I thought we'd turned the corner into the 90's, the temps popped back up again. According to the weatherman, we're running almost 10 degrees higher than the average temps for this time in September.
The 'new' has worn off Phoenix summers and the heat's really wearing on me. I was gone for most of the month of July to Isla Mujeres and Kansas, but it still feels like the summer that just won't go away! I'm also missing the rain. Supposedly, it's been a good monsoon season, but I've only heard one heavy rain in the middle of the night. It's been a muggy parched summer in our neighborhood, and I'm wondering why I'm seeing these strange little things all over my courtyard?
The mosquitos have also beeen at record-breaking levels this summer. I think it has a lot to do with the watering of grass and poor drainage in certain areas of our neighborhood. They've been really vicious, swarming us the minute the garage door opens. I've gone through a can of Off and a can of Autan from Mexico in the last month. Now I'm using an imitation of Avon's Skin So Soft that I picked up on sale at Target. According to news reports, six people in the valley have died this summer of West Nile, and the infection rate's at an all time high. One thing that strikes me is that municipalities in Mexico where dengue's a problem go door to door spraying. Nothing's been done in our neighborhood to combat the bumper crop of mosquitos. I think some cities in our area have been fogging, but nada here!
The only plus I can think of right now is that these 100-something degree temps are keeping the pool warmer than normal, which will end up extending the season. We've been covering the pool at night and leaving it on to build up heat during the day. Then we take dips in the large hot tub (pool) every night. With the light on in the pool and a soundtrack playing in the background, it feels almost psychedelic with the blue dancing lights from the waves in the pool reflecting off the walls. Saby runs around frantically staring up at the sky trying to figure out if those lights are from her spaceship signaling its approach. I guess it's the little things that amuse! : )
Have a nice cool weekend! We'll be sweltering here!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
La Bruja and the Soup!
On a sidenote, the first time we went looking for La Bruja, we were staying out at the new Mar y Sol on the bayside. We set out on foot one night determined to find the restaurant. For some reason, I had it in my mind that the restaurant was close to L.G.E.S., when in actuality, it's not far from the Little Yellow Schoolhouse. So we ended up wandering. After walking all the way to L.G.E.S. and not finding it, I saw a man sitting on a corner curb. So I approached him to ask directions. I failed to notice that the man was falling down drunk. I don't speak Spanish -- he didn't speak English. After making gestures and repeating 'Donde es La Bruja' several times, he stumbled to his feet and lurched at me yelling 50 pesos! 50 pesos! Craig and I quickly moved away and el boracho followed in hot pursuit (not that hot since he was wobbling). He continued to yell 50 pesos with his hand out. LOL! We finally found La Bruja that night and it was closed, but the search was certainly memorable!
Here's the soup recipe!
Sopa de Lima from La Bruja Restaurant, Isla Mujeres
One tomato sliced in thin strips
1/2 white onion sliced
1/2 green bell pepper sliced
4 cups of chicken broth
Fried tortilla strips
2 limes
Cilantro to taste
Place the tomato, onion, green pepper, and chicken broth in a large pot. Then add the lime juice and a few slices of lime. Bring to boil and let simmer. The recipe says 10 minutes, but I probably let it simmer for a half hour. Add chopped cilantro and tortilla strip on the top.
I cheat and purchase chipotle lime tortilla strips on the salad dressing aisle. I also add diced avocado to the soup.
When we were staying out at Deep Blue in July, just a few blocks away from La Bruja, I was tempted to eat this soup every night! It tastes good here at home, but fantastic in the restaurant!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Dreams -- The Jerk Update
Oh yea Brandi. I got dreams too! And I bet some of them now are more bizarre than yours! HA!
Life is better. I'm now off the drug that was causing my restless legs to run rampant, but that doesn't mean they've stopped. After running all the tests, my doctor decided there was no serious underlying problem causing me to jerk uncontrollably. She did cut my blood pressure medication in half (I attribute that improvement to my regular daily bike rides) and prescribed something new for the leg jerks.
But one thing, especially medication, always leads to another. Remember me riding in the clown car down a road in Bali in my sleep? The latest medication, Levadopa, is providing me with even wilder dreams that have no rhyme or reason. At least I knew the clown car ride in Bali was probably triggered by Julia Robert's bike ride in Eat Pray Love! I really should start keeping a journal because this new stuff is nuts!
For instance, Wednesday night I was hanging out with Cameron Diaz at the premiere of her new movie. Cameron Diaz is not particularly somebody I think about on a yearly basis. In fact, I can't name one of her recent movies, much less her new movie. The premiere was at an outdoor amphitheatre/Roman ruin. I somehow got lost and couldn't find my way back to Cameron or the car in Section 5 in the parking lot. I ended up in the nudist viewing area which was below ground -- down where they kept the Gladiators before they sent them into the ring. The nudists were all middle-aged, flabby, grey, and not so pretty. I kept searching through my large tote bag for my cellphone to call my parents to let them know I'd be home late. LOL! You'd think I was having an LSD flashback or something, but honest to God, I never did drugs in the 60's and 70's!
The wild dreams seem to be subsiding a little, but I hate using these drugs. Number one -- I'm sure Levadopa is what some of my students took back in my teaching days for seizures. They slept through class when they'd had the medication. Literally, I took one of the pills in the afternoon last week because I was crawling out of my skin and literally passed out until Craig came in the door after 6 p.m. So it can only be taken at bedtime. And the Requip I formerly took was another dopamine drug similar to what my father took for Parkinson's. So neither of them create a blissful state, but until the restless leg syndrome gets down to a level where I don't go insane every time I try to sit and watch a movie or get through a flight, I'll be taking something with dopa in the name.
Anyway, things are looking up! My EKG was normal for the first time ever. In the past, they've always seen an irregularity in it, questioned me about whether I've ever had a heart attack, and sent me to the cardiologist. Now I just need to get the rest of my maintenance appointments scheduled and I'll be good to go.
Too bad I can't take any photos of these dreams! The nudist viewing area scene was truly a classic!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Another Saturday
We slept with the windows open last night! The early mornings have suddenly turned decent. Saby can now take a pleasant 8 a.m. stroll as opposed to a hurry up and get her out there stifling 6 a.m. fast walk. No more blazing asphalt for her tootsies! The daytime highs are still in the low 100's, but we can see that light at the end of the tunnel now that the overnight temps are dropping into the high 60's and low-70's.
I decided to have a little blog Picnik after our Saturday chore of whacking the backyard jungle. I wish I could insert one of the scenes below as my view! If only we had an ocean out our backdoor. In fact, I told Craig we should get one of those sound recordings of ocean waves and play it on the stereo when we're in the pool. Maybe we could convince ourselves! But I guess we'll have to settle for Eddie Vedder and a few palm trees for now. Love this song!
Using the Holga button on Picnik seems a lot easier than using a Holga and sending off the film! I'm not sure what processes I used on these other photos, but I think it was various forms of cinematography with a little bit of somethin somethin.
Fancy focus on the malecon.
Playa del Sol dock at last light.
And Bally Hoo pangas.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
The Ottoman Project
I found the fabric for the ottoman and pillows on sale at JoAnn in late May. I think the sum total of the fabric came to $75. When we returned from Isla in July, the upholsterer had finished the ottoman -- labor, $150. After procrastinating,I finally got around to making the coordinating pillows on Friday. Actually, I made three pillows and found the rest of them at World Market. Here's the finished product.
I made the two brown faux leather pillows and striped pillow from the ottoman fabric for the sage green sofa to coordinate with the ottoman.
When I was browsing at World Market, I bought three other pillows to dress up the older leather sofa. I'm amazed that I was able to find the pillows to finish off the room at one store. That's a first for me. I usually look far and wide and never find what I'm looking for. Evidently, the colors in the ottoman are hot this year!
In the process of redoing upholstery, I also decided to paint some of the antique furniture. I picked out some paints from the Martha Stewart line at Home Depot and bought them in sample sizes for $2.99 apiece. I know I'm probably the last person in the world to realize that I can use the samples instead of buying a bigger can of paint. Martha has some great colors! I used okra on the old churn that sits by the leather sofa and still have over half of the sample size leftover.
I used October leaves on the bottom of this old trunk and wiped some of the okra over the lighter green top. I also bought a small sample of the color sealing wax that I used on a small bench and tray.
While I was shopping at World Market, I noticed a rag rug that ties all the colors together. I needed a new one for the kitchen! Sold!
After I finished putting everything together, I noticed that my shells and seaglass in the wooden bowl also coordinated.
All in all, I'm so glad I didn't go new. My sincere thanks to Norwood Furniture for being so stingy with your silly pillows! It made me think and allowed me to get creative and use what I already had. Craig and I have decided we don't want to add any more furniture to the heap when we'll probably be downsizing in a few years when he retires. Who knows! We could sell it all and end up singing the Mexican Hat Dance! The lesson is recycle!


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|Dr. John Miller
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Williston State College (WSC) is a two-year public college in Williston, North Dakota, United States, part of the North Dakota University System. Founded in 1957, WSC provides general, vocational, and technical education. For most of its history the college has worked in close connection with the University of North Dakota. It was originally called University of North Dakota-Williston (UND-W).
Programs of Study[edit]
Williston State College offers over 70 areas of two-year associate in arts or associate in science degrees, including:
Arts and Human Sciences
- Communications
- English and Foreign Languages
- History
- Psychology and Other Social Sciences
Business Technology
- Administrative Assistant
- Agriculture
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- Computer Support Specialist
- medical transcription
Mathematics and Science
- Biology
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Students can also earn Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees in the following fields:
Health and Wellness
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Trades Technology
- Carpentry
- Diesel
- Petroleum Production
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Through collaborative agreements with other colleges and universities in the North Dakota University System, WSC students can complete select bachelor's and master's degrees in Williston.
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Katrina launched her own Photography Business in the summer of 2010 called All Things Simple, Photography. This was her longtime dream. She started out with a few clients, mostly by word of mouth. In October 2010 her dear friend, Ruthanne Burch, helped design the logo of ATS.
This is the look for our Facebook page.
Here is the banner for our website.
Katrina enjoys capturing the simple and unique moments of life at a price anyone can afford. Most photographers in the St. Louis area will charge a base price of at least $150. Then, you have to pay extra for the images or the CD. Katrina knew that so many in St. Louis are on a budget and wanted to make hiring a photographer more realistic, enjoyable and affordable.
Now, we are 1 year old and business has grown. We are so thankful for everyone's support. You can find ATS on the web at www.AllThingsSimplePhotography.blogspot.com


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(pop) Culture (a)War(d)s
Odd that Michael Moore's appeal for the people's choice is being discussed everywhere, but this grassroots campaign is much more under the radar, at least the left-wing Hollywood news radar I usually monitor.
I also find it interesting that a group calling itself the American Family Association, whose motto is "Promoting Traditional Family Values" is getting behind an R-rated, graphically violent film that says very little about actual "moral values" [which isn't to say that, no matter what/if your faith, Jesus Christ himself didn't have some good values to impart – he just doesn't get a chance to do so in Mel Gibson's film, probably because it was too hard to get the words out past his mouthfuls of blood]. Especially when The Passion of The Christ is competing in the Favorite Movie Drama category with a much more "family-friendly" film like Finding Neverland. Isn't that the sort of movie their organization should be getting behind? In fact, the website's movie reviewer gave it a glowing review, giving it the same four-star rating they gave The Passion.
So if they're so desperate to send a message to Hollywood through the People's Choice Awards (which I'm sure Hollywood cares a lot about – but that's neither here nor there), why not chose a message that Hollywood should hear, like: Make more PG-rated live-action movies suitable for the whole family that don't condescend, don't bore, don't star talking animals and don't sneak in uncomfortable-for-adults sexual innuendo? Granted, after the success of National Treasure and Christmas with the Kranks, PG is finally making a comeback after years of being considered box-office poison. Still, Neverland isn't doing quite as well in its limited release as it should be doing, and could use the publicity of the People's Choice Awards a lot more than some $370 million-grossing movies.
Now, I didn't love Neverland, but it was the only movie I could think of to take three generations of my family to the day after Thanksgiving and as rare as it is to please all of them, Neverland did. Isn't that the sort of thing an organization called "American Family Association" should be promoting?
Unless of course by "American" they mean "Christian" (which I think they take as a given), in which case they should just come right out and say that promoting the "Christian Agenda" is more important to them than promoting the "Family Agenda" (to borrow their own terminology), which their pushing of The Passion over Neverland obliquely makes clear.
But maybe I'm being too hard on the AFA and presuming too much. Maybe they have no problem with "explicit violence" that's "stunningly realistic" as long as it's used in "a powerful movie with a powerful message."
Oh, but wait.
And that was in 2002, when there were almost no complaints made by anybody.
However, surrounding the most recent airing, when everyone else (including certain pop culture bloggers) was decrying ABC's decision to air Saving Private Ryan: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, the AFA's rationale for outrage changed slightly.
In 2002, they had this to say about the unacceptability of the violence:
November was a big month for breaking barriers at Disney's ABC television network, beginning with a movie containing graphic violence and numerous uses of the f-word…
…ABC had crushed violence and language standards on network television…
…if ABC wanted to air the movie, the network should have edited out some of the most graphic violence and the profanity.
The explicit violence in Saving Private Ryan was also stunningly realistic: men cut in half or literally blown into pieces, intestines hanging out, faces blown off, arms ripped from bodies and extremely bloody scenes in which medics attempted to repair wounded bodies.
All in all, the criticism was pretty evenly balanced between concerns about uncensored violence and uncensored language. Fair enough.
Now here's what they had to say in 2004 about the unacceptability of the violence:
We believeSaving Private Ryan accurately depicted what happens during fierce battles between two armies. The graphic depictions of atrocious injuries, mental stress, profane language, and brutality are likely common occurrences in war. But ABC crossed the line by airing at least 20 "f" words and 12 "s" words during prime time viewing hours!
We realize it is important for families, especially our children, recognize the sacrifices made by our loved ones during wartime. However, airing excessively profane language during prime-time television hours is not necessary to convey that sacrifice.
That's it. Two years later, they suddenly have no problem with the violence – it's all about the four-letter words.
Was this because of Janet and Bono? The "Values" election? Iraq? Or because some day they hope to protest some network airing a "cut" Passion of the Christ where's He's less cut up?
Don't forget to cast your ballots for the People's Choice Awards by December 13th. It doesn't matter who you vote for (I didn't vote for either Fahrenheit 9/11 or The Passion of the Christ – does that make me purple?)… just remember: Vote of Die!


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Monday, August 22, 2011
The outdoor as we call it, has been the source of many good times for me as a child and later as a parent. The Outdoor, better known as the Drive-In theatre, is an American institution. It has been entertaining Americans for decades. Like all things, the experience has changed over the years. The fun and adventure remains.
A friend of ours was over at the house the other night and we mentioned "the Outdoor" and he replied, "What"? So we translated. I had to think for a moment of the term that he would understand. The drive in theatre I responded. You know, like in the Flinstones. Oh! He said and immediately began telling stories of his memories as a kid at the Drive-In. We talked for over an hour just about the outdoor. Swapping stories of some of the great times that we've had at the drive in.
As a kid growing up in the '60s, we made an event of it. Pillows, sleeping bag and pajamas, Mom knew I'd never make it through the whole night. The theatre we went to had a big playground and a mini ride on train that circled the property of the theatre. So we'd get there late afternoon and make a day of it. Mom would make some sandwiches to bring along being that we were sure to work up an appetite at the playground and the concession stand wasn't open yet.
We would get all settled back in the car at dusk, Dad would hang the speaker on his window, light the Pic mosquito coil up on the dash which was painted steel then, not textured leather and we were ready to go. Very seldom would I make it 30 minutes into the feature and I'd be begging for a trip to the concession stand. What a place! Burgers, hot dogs, pizza, and popcorn and every candy imaginable. Pizza, a coke, and usually a Chunky bar was my request.
Having times like those sure make for vivid memories and great stories. This is why we do what we do. We welcome your stories and comments anytime.
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Dr. Tamir Agmon is the Associate Dean for Research and Development at the School of Management and Economics, Academic College Tel Aviv Yaffo in Israel. He is also a Professor of Financial Economics at the School of Business, Economics and Law at Gothenburg University in Sweden.
The economic ocean is comprised of a large number of small drops of water: a micro approach to the crisis
The efforts of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board to deal with the current financial and economic crisis are focused on the "large picture". Hundreds of billions of dollars are given to major financial institutions and to major manufacturers. This is clearly necessary and important. Yet, thousands of firms find themselves in financial and economic distress as a result of the crisis and as a result of their business policy in the boom period preceding the crisis. Firms that based their business policy on the assumption that American and other consumers will continue to buy more every year and financed this policy by borrowing ever increasing sums of money find themselves today in financial distress. Many of these firms have good business foundations. They have the capabilities to design, produce and sell good products and useful services. They do have problems today in selling a particular product or a service to a particular industry, and they do have problems servicing the accumulated debt from the boom period. If they fail and disappear the cost to their employees, their suppliers, and to society as a whole is high. These small and medium size firms, often unknown to the public and below the radar of the media contribute substantially to the general welfare. It is impossible to address the needs and the potential of these firms at the macro, federal level. Fortunately, there is a private sector solution motivated by interests of investors, managers, employees and other stakeholders of the corporation. The solution is turnaround private equity investment by specialized companies and funds. Turnaround private equity is motivated by profit like any other investment activities. It is based on reframing the activities (assets) of a distressed firm, rearranging the liabilities to fit the new direction of the firm and manage the process of the turnaround. If successful, the private equity investors make an exit and leave the firm to continue and grow with other owners.
Continue reading PRIVATE EQUITY: A Contributing Factor to the Crisis or a Way to Resolve It?


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Good evening everyone. This days increasing number of single board computers are seen in the market so it can be a bit confusing when selecting one. Hope this post will resolve some of those confusions by providing technical information and possible use case scenarios. While talking about single board computers the first that that comes to our mind is Raspberry Pi, so let's start with that!
Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3.
RPi3: Broadcom BCM2837 System on Chip with 4 ARMv8 Cortex A53 cores running at 1200MHz.
Raspberry Pi 2 and Raspberry Pi 3.
|Raspberry Pi 2
|Raspberry Pi 3
I'm going to talk more about them together as they have many things in common and Raspberry Pi 2 still is relevant even being couple years old. So, let's start with the common things.
Common features:
4 USB 2.0 ports.
1 10/100Mbps Ethernet Port.
1 HDMI port that supports 1080p video.
1 TRRS AV port that supports composite video and stereo audio.
1 DSI for attaching display.
1 CSI for attaching camera.
40 GPIO pins.
Power provided by a Micro USB cable or GPIO pins.
1GB or RAM.
1 micro SD card slot.
RPi2: Broadcom BCM2836 System on Chip with 4 ARMv7 Cortex A7 cores running at 900MHz.
Video Core IV Graphics Processing Unit running at 250MHz.
No Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
RPi3: Broadcom BCM2837 System on Chip with 4 ARMv8 Cortex A53 cores running at 1200MHz.
Video Core IV Graphics Processing Unit running at 400MHz.
802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.1.
Short note on Raspberry Pi:
Raspberry pi is the most popular single board computer out there so you will get a lot of support which might make your project easy. In works like automation or media center Raspberry Pi is enough for handling it.
There are couple drawbacks however, it can't be used as a computer replacement because it is just too slow. For network attached storage the 100Mbps network will severely bottleneck the throughput.
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SAN DIEGO – A sentencing has been postponed until Feb. 6 for a man who stabbed a police dog during an altercation at a San Diego motel a year ago.
Patrick Loren Gautier, 43, agreed to the continuance during an appearance Thursday before San Diego Superior Court Judge Kathleen M. Lewis. He was handcuffed at the waist.
Gautier pleaded guilty in April to assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer.
The incident occurred at the Travelodge motel on El Cajon Boulevard in the Talmadge neighborhood on Jan. 22, 2008. Authorities said Gautier waved a knife and approached a woman from behind, acting as if he was going to stab her, then later releasing her.
Police officers confronted Gautier on the motel's third-floor balcony. Gautier, who was still holding the knife, charged at San Diego police Officer Larry Adair, who released his German shepherd.
Officials said Gautier began stabbing the dog as it bit him. Police fired a bullet as a distraction and moved in to arrest Gautier.
The dog survived and is expected to return to police work in February.


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Prediction! Someday soon, Cher will be on a red carpet or on Piers Morgan's show and someone will ask about her recently ended run at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Cher's response will be some variation not of nostalgia, pride or gratitude but of snarky relief that it's over and a disclosure about what a bear that gig was.
How do I know? Well, I don't, but at Cher's finale on Saturday I had the sense that she could not be out of there fast enough. There was absolutely no emotion, no sense that this was a special occasion, no affection offered for the city and resort that had just deposited serious coin in her overflowing piggy bank. Heck, she didn't even say goodbye when it was all over, instead high-fiving some band member and then disappearing out the back door of the Colosseum stage. She seemed so disengaged, in fact, that she didn't even grab a sailor's hat from the audience to cavort with in her penultimate number, "If I Could Turn Back Time." For those unschooled in The Cher, that would be like the pope forgetting communion.
She's not the first to depart the Colosseum with more shrug than ceremony. Months before Elton John ended The Red Piano in 2008, he was on Larry King Live letting slip how bored he was. Said Sir Elton to Lar: "Then I'll be at Caesars Palace in Vegas where I do a 90-minute show and halfway through I'll be like, 'When is this over?'"
And, of course, Bette Midler told the Daily Telegraph of London in November she regarded the latter stages of her Vegas tenure as akin to being on the Titanic. That all but confirmed what I wrote in this space after The Showgirl Must Go On ended, that it seemed like an unhappy residency. Bette crazies vivisected me for that, as I've no doubt the Cher cuckoos will this week. Bring it on.
But why? Why is the most prestigious gig west of Manhattan such an exhausting bummer to these folks? It should be an honor to perform at the Colosseum, a gorgeous 4,000-seat showroom outfitted with the world's most advanced stage technology not designed by Cirque du Soleil.
Can you imagine Bette or Elton whining about what a drag it was to perform at Carnegie Hall or Wembley? Those cities and the audiences who paid to see them would be aghast. Yet every night of her tenure, Bette only half-jokingly noted the vastness of the stage and how tiring it was to traverse. I've no clue why Elton was so worn out, seeing how he almost never stood up from the piano bench.
All of this makes me ever so much more grateful that Queen Celine re-ascends for a second run next month. Do you remember her farewell when ...A New Day closed in 2007? It was marked by star-studded audiences and bouquets of roses and lots and lots of tears. She was genuinely sad and cognizant that an era of her life was ending. It mattered to her.
Contrast that to Saturday night. After Cher walked out, the screen came down. The crowd, some expecting a moment that hadn't yet taken place, roared for one more last-night-ever curtain call. Instead, after a few tantalizing minutes, the house lights came up. So devoted and appreciative were members of this demanding audience that they continued to stomp and scream for another 10 minutes or so. No luck; Cher was probably already seated at Guy Savoy by the time her wretches realized they would leave unacknowledged.
Celine would never have done that. Many of us didn't credit her for what it took to do what she did at the Colosseum in her first run because (a) she was first and (b) she made it all look so easy.
This time, I hope we appreciate her. Lord knows, unlike her successors, she certainly appreciates us.


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Atari is rebooting a few old Atari 2600 classics, and one of them is an old favorite of mine - Yars' Revenge. In fact I have this commercial playing on my emulator frontend at home before it boots up the Atari 2600 menu.
Lord help me I fear I probably looked a lot like that kid at that age - just darker hair.
I like it when old franchises from the arcade and early consoles of my youth get a reboot nod, but I'm often disappointed in the product. So I'm trying to decide if the new Yars' Revenge (or Yar's Revenge now it appears) looks like it will be worth downloading or not. I think I would have preferred if they had stuck with the 2D shooter model and just given it a new HD facelift with some new features, but they went with a 3D rail shooter along the lines of Panzer Dragoon or Rez. Here is a video of some of the gameplay:
Did you notice when she activated her shields they used that same multicolored static affect as the safe zone in the Atari 2600 version? I thought was a nice tip of the hat. The new Yar's Revenge is scheduled to be available sometime this spring on the Playstation Network and XBox Live. It will cost $10 which is right at my limit for gaming curiosity micro purchases so I might just get it.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Yars' Revenge Rebooted
Atari is rebooting a few old Atari 2600 classics, and one of them is an old favorite of mine - Yars' Revenge. In fact I have this commercial playing on my emulator frontend at home before it boots up the Atari 2600 menu.
Posted by MadPlanet at 6:52 PM
Labels: Atari 2600, PSN, XBLA, Yar's Revenge
4 comments:
- Mik said...
Seems really nice! I like those kind of remake, they are usually better than many modern games without feeling too much retro.
- March 2, 2011 at 1:58 AM
- MadPlanet said...
Yeah it looks pretty. And apparently has a story with multiple possible endings based on your play. Plus a co-op feature. So it might be pretty good.
It's always a balancing act on these remakes between upgrading to make it entertaining to the current generation while staying true as possible to the source material.
- March 2, 2011 at 9:47 AM
- Fallguy40 said...
C'mon MP, you weren't nearly that good looking.
- March 2, 2011 at 6:19 PM
- MadPlanet said...
Darn it Fallguy I most certainly was too NEARLY that good-looking! OK he had better hair and thinner glasses. But that's it man!
- March 2, 2011 at 8:07 PM


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Cost: $40 includes a camp T-shirt
Children in both camps will play games, make crafts, explore nature and have fun with friends!
Camp registration forms will be sent home with your child in May.


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MEAL DEAL TICKETS: a limited number of meal deal tickets are available for this show and will be seated in the mezzanine area of our auditorium, meal deal tickets include entry to the show and a delicious main course from our Komedia evening menu. Diners will need to arrive at least 1 hour before show start time and last orders for food will be 19:30. Please note that only meal deal ticket holders will be able to sit in this area, non-diners will not have access to the mezzanine area.
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Ghannouchi and Jebali disagree on nature of future government in Tunisia
TUNIS - The chairman of Tunisia's ruling Islamist party rejected opposition demands for a non-party government on Thursday and said the experience of Egypt should prompt parties to engage in more dialogue to resolve the country's crisis.
Rached Ghannouchi said he could accept the creation of a national unity government if all political parties were represented, but a cabinet of technicians could not "manage the delicate situation in the country."
Speaking a day after his deputy party leader joined the growing call for non-party rule and Egypt's military cracked down on backers of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, he warned the opposition not to speculate about a military coup.
Ghannouchi's decision seemed likely to disappoint opposition parties and the powerful UGTT union federation aligned with them. The opposition parties have said they would negotiate with Ennahda only after it dissolves its Islamist-led government.
"We refuse a non-partisan government because this type of government could not manage the delicate situation of the country," Ghannouchi told journalists. "The government needs a lot of time to manage the political and economic issues."
"Events in Egypt should push us towards dialogue," he said, calling Wednesday's bloody crackdown - in which at least 525 people were killed - "a failure for democracy in Egypt".
"Those who want another al-Sisi in Tunisia," he said, referring to Egyptian military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, "should not continue to dream about that".
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, the first senior European official to visit Tunisia since the crisis broke out three weeks ago, also called for dialogue and held up Egypt as an example not to be followed.
"Tunisia is not Egypt," he said after a meeting with Prime Minister Ali Larayedh. "Tunisia is on a path of change and what happened in Egypt must not happen in Tunisia."
He said a solution was possible through dialogue "if all parties now act with the necessary far-sightedness and do justice to their responsibility for the country".
Ghannouchi admitted that the Ennahda government in Tunisia, birthplace of the Arab Spring revolutions, had not succeeded in improving the economy and handling other problems.
"We've made mistakes, but that doesn't merit a coup d'etat," he said.
In contrast to Egypt, Tunisia's armed forces do not have a large, lucrative stake in the economy and have not traditionally intervened in politics. Few observers expect Tunisia's military to step in to resolve the current crisis.
Tunisia, traditionally one of the most secular countries in the Muslim world, faces its deepest crisis since its popular revolution overthrew Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011.
An assembly elected to draw up a new constitution within a year has still not finished its work and jihadi militants have stepped up attacks to destabilize the government.
A dozen opposition parties formed a Salvation Front to demand the resignation of the Ennahda government after the assassination of an opposition leader in July, the second such killing this year by suspected jihadist militants.
It was emboldened by the Egyptian military's removal of Morsi last month after mass protests against his perceived attempts to entrench Islamist control of the state.
While his party deputy Hamadi Jebali has called for elections within six months, Ghannouchi said the constituent assembly should first resume its work.
"The constituent assembly should reopen quickly to finish the constitution and then proceed to elections," he said.


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Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 3 Episode 3 : Boyle's Hunch
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