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'Enough's Enough' on Undervalued Yuan: Obama - Bloomberg
Let's calm down people.
I've been keeping an eye out for signs of increased rhetoric and tension with regards to global trade. To quote:
While the Yuan has been appreciating at a roughly 5.5% annualized rate, which I argue is a needed and continuous step to proceed with the global economic restructuring, news of hard times for exporters is pressuring authorities to temper the gains, in line with what I expected. Furthermore, diplomatic relations between the U.S. and China have become a bit rocky with Congress recently approving currency legislation despite China's objections that rebalancing has progressed markedly. This has put China in a very difficult position. While the outlook regarding a resurgence in protectionism remains clouded, political posturing for the 2012 presidential election may result in some dicey moments for global trade in the months ahead. Romney has said on the record that he would classify China as a currency manipulator, which would open a can of "tariff and quota" worms.
It's not only the U.S. revving up the rhetoric, China's starting to show decreasing mettle as well.
The key question is whether this is just talk, or the real deal. It seems pretty early to be stepping up the rhetoric in this fashion. Needless to say, 2012 may see some dicey moments for the global economy as protectionism makes a comeback

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|The world's healthiest foods : essential guide for the healthiest way of eating
by Mateljan, George.
Changing the way I eat-good recipes. posted Feb 23, 2012 at 1:10PM
|The wrecker
by Cussler, Clive
Good action-packed novel. Characters were well described, and the plot flowed well. Nicely written. posted Feb 23, 2012 at 1:09PM
|Little Bee
by Cleave, Chris.
Keeps you on the edge of your seat. Quickly you become concerned for each character and all the surprising turns of events. posted Feb 18, 2012 at 12:39PM
|The price of blood
by Logan, Chuck, 1942-
I do like this author. The story was great. posted Feb 18, 2012 at 12:38PM
|The blue flower
by Fitzgerald, Penelope.
Rich with culture and accurate historical details. Touching story with sad undertones. posted Feb 18, 2012 at 12:38PM
|True colors
by Hannah, Kristin.
A story of sisters' struggles through many obstacles in life. Time is short. Be there for family. Give forgiveness and second chances. posted Feb 18, 2012 at 12:37PM
|Tick tock
by Patterson, James, 1947-
A typical Patterson mystery, but entertaining. posted Feb 18, 2012 at 12:34PM
|As I am : an autobiography
by Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010
What an amazing life that woman led. It made me cry. posted Feb 18, 2012 at 12:33PM
|The journal of best practices : one man's quest to be a better husband : a memoi
by Finch, David, 1977-
The book is a primer of sorts for all of us on how to be better partners. posted Feb 18, 2012 at 12:33PM
|Handle with care : a novel
by Picoult, Jodi, 1966-
Full of courage and strength. Very knowledgeable information. a very heart-warming story with a sad ending. posted Feb 18, 2012 at 12:32PM
|Visions of sugar plums
by Evanovich, Janet.
This book was so funny I was laughing out loud. Very good book. It will put you in a great mood. posted Feb 18, 2012 at 12:30PM
|A hopeful heart : a novel
by Sawyer, Kim Vogel.
Awesome Book. I think I found another author that I love to read more of. posted Feb 18, 2012 at 12:22PM
|The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Shaffer, Mary Ann.
Very quick read and interesting story about occupancy in WWII. Great story. Great writing. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:47PM
|The help
by Stockett, Kathryn
Better than the movie. Great story. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:46PM
|The best of me
by Sparks, Nicholas.
A love story with a surprise ending. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:46PM
|Half broke horses : a true-life novel
by Walls, Jeannette.
Read Glass Castles then this one. both are fantastic biography reads. Great story, great writing, inspiring. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:45PM
|My soul to take : a novel of Iceland
by Yrsa Sigurðardottir
Great mystery story - Icelandic. Don't want to put it down! Great story, great writing, made me think. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:44PM
|Level up
by Yang, Gene Luen.
A great comic drawing in family, friends, growing up, dreams and, of course, video games with a fun magic realism. Made me think, made me laugh, great story, great writing, inspiring. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:43PM
|A child called
by Pelzer, David J.
Heartbreaking story of extreme child abuse. A real "page turner." posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:41PM
by Paolini, Christopher.
Well written - exciting - good characters - a joy to read. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:41PM
|The girl who played with fire
by Larsson, Stieg, 1954-2004
Really interesting from the start. If you've read the first, this book is easy to pick up. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:40PM
|V is for vengeance
by Grafton, Sue
I always enjoy her books. Easy to follow and a great story. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:39PM
|The ice princess
by Lackberg, Camilla, 1974-
A Swedish mystery. Not as good as Stieg Larsson's books. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:39PM
by Fey, Tina
Funniest book ever. Loved how she made me laugh while learning about her life. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:23PM
|Plum lucky
by Evanovich, Janet.
Awesome book. Awesome author like always. this book made me laugh out loud. It was so funny - love the characters. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:22PM
by Delinsky, Barbara.
An engrossing typical Delinsky novel. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:22PM
|Dusted to death
by Colley, Barbara.
This book just draws you in from the start. It's part of a series, so you get to start with the first one. Awesome book series - great story, great writing, made me think, thrilling. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:21PM
|Flowers in the attic ; and, Petals on the wind
by Andrews, V. C.
The whole series of these books are good. Great story. posted Feb 13, 2012 at 6:17PM
|Get real
by Westlake, Donald E.
Funny book! posted Mar 15, 2011 at 12:40PM
|Mrs. Miracle
by Macomber, Debbie.
Great story - everyone should do more things for other people. posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:32PM
|The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by McCall Smith, Alexander
I would not have picked this book. So glad the librarian recommended it. Thx. posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:32PM
|For all the tea in China : how England stole the world's favorite drink and chan
by Rose, Sarah
Very interesting - how the Brits stole the tea trade from China in the early 19th C and basically re-started it in India which was already their colony. posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:31PM
|Dead to the world
by Harris, Charlaine
True Blood author, but her books are 10x better! posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:29PM
|The lacuna : a novel
by Kingsolver, Barbara.
Riveting historical fiction that gives a new perspective on Leon Trotsky, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:28PM
|The beekeeper's apprentice, or, On the segregation of the queen
by King, Laurie R.
Mysterious and unexpected - Sherlock Holms comes to life! posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:27PM
|Switch : how to change things when change is hard
by Heath, Chip.
Loved it - very motivating. posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:24PM
|The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
by Skloot, Rebecca
Heart-breaking - yet amazing! posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:24PM
|Twenty wishes
by Macomber, Debbie.
Very inspiring. Everyone should make a list to have accomplishments to strive for to be happy. posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:23PM
|Bedeviled eggs
by Childs, Laura.
Fun to read - look forward to new stories from this author. posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:21PM
|Deadly intent
by La Plante, Lynda.
Awesome mystery, hard to let go. posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:20PM
by Creagh, Kelly
This book had everything I love in a book: romance, paranormal action, and teen angst. posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:18PM
|The solace of open spaces
by Ehrlich, Gretel.
Wonderfully written, engaging memoir. posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:17PM
|Wolf Hall : a novel
by Mantel, Hilary
A long historical novel about King Henry VIII at the time of his first marriage and subsequent pursuit of Anne Boleyn to be his #2. posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:16PM
|In the dark
by Freeman, Brian
Another excellent mystery by Minnesota author Freeman, Might be his best yet. posted Feb 28, 2011 at 4:10PM


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(Reuters) - Inbee Park will feel as if "the whole world is watching me" when the South Korean attempts next week to become the first golfer of either gender to win four majors in one season.
The 25-year-old has already lifted the U.S. Women's Open and LPGA and Kraft Nabisco Championship trophies this year and will write a fresh page in the record books if she can add the British Open title at St Andrews.
Park knows all eyes will be on her when she tees it up at the home of golf on Thursday.
"I'm trying to get used to the pressure," the world number one said in a news release. "I think I had very good practice at the U.S. Open (last month).
"I felt a little bit of pressure there but I handled it very good so that has given me a lot of confidence coming into the British Open.
"It just feels very awkward to me at the moment," added Park. "Pressure is not the easiest thing to handle on the golf course.
"I feel like the whole world is watching me. I have never got that kind of attention before."
Park has won six tournaments this year and, even if the young Korean fails to achieve an unprecedented fourth consecutive major victory, she will be satisfied with her golfing year.
"If I don't win any more I'm very happy with my season," she said. "How could you ask for more?
"Wanting more majors, wanting more wins, almost feels like I'm being too greedy."
LPGA Tour commissioner Mike Whan praised the way Park was handling the explosion of interest in women's golf as a result of her 2013 exploits.
"This is a player who was 26th in the world a year and a half ago and I don't think she was featuring in a lot of conversations back then," said Whan.
"Now, literally, she can't walk off the golf course without doing three interviews on the way to her car.
"As I tell her, our job is to drive you nuts and get you out there when the media wants to talk to you. Her job is to know when to say 'no'," added Whan.
"I think she's finding that balance because right now she has to say 'no' based on the historic run she's trying to make."
Whan gave an insight into the hectic media schedule that Park undertook after her four-stroke victory at the U.S. Open in New York last month.
"We took her to New York City for the day and I think over the course of eight hours she did 20 different mediums, a lot of them outside of the game of golf," said the LPGA Tour commissioner.
"When you try to do truly historic things, whether you are a male or female, it garners an audience that's bigger than just golf fans.
"Inbee's doing a great job in accepting the role that comes with her performances."
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Small Space Solutions: Long Island City Multi-Purpose Living Room
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On Saturday's episode of Home by Novogratz, a Long Island City family needed help making the main room of their apartment function as living room, dining room, home office, and kid's play area. It's a problem many of us have experienced, and one of Apartment Therapy's primary directives. How do you squeeze the most function out of a small space in a stylish way? Let's see how Bob and Cortney tackled it.
The design anchor in this room is the Vitsoe shelving. One long wall became home office, tv nook, and hidden toy storage. And the super modern design of the shelves fit just right with the clients' request for sleek, mid-century modern. Cortney chose white to keep the look super clean, and we got to see her work with the Vitsoe consultant, who made the process seem really easy and definitely something to save up for when I'm a grownup someday. (Read more about Vitsoe here and here.)
With half the purposes of the multi-purpose room checked off the To Do list, Bob and Cortney completed the room with a long, low comfy sofa for lounging and a round, vintage dining table for eating. The chairs tuck right up under the table to save space, and the carpenter built a clean-lined cover for the eyesore airconditioner.
I grinned from ear to ear when I saw the daughter's reaction to the her "hidden shelves" and how she explained that there were "quite a few things I like" about the room. If you missed the episode, then this video will definitely make up for your lost ear to ear grin. It's by Jeff Scher, the watercolor artist who created the pieces above the sofa. Enjoy!
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I'm always drawn to those "hidden"-dining-chairs-under-the-table kinds of sets, they seem so space-saving, but I also wonder about the comfort of the triangular shaped seats...
I like the idea, but there are quirks that I find amusing. Where's the cable box/TiVO/Roku, etc? Is that a thermos on the bookshelf above the TV? Teeny guitar on a pedestal...
I'm curious about these tables too. Love the look and space savings it can give. Would love more info!
Does AT have some kind of agreement with Novogratz that they'll be featured once a week?
Pi: We have a remote extender eye. All of our components are behind a wooden door and there is an eye on the TV that relays the I/R to the appropriate device. It keeps things clean and tucked away. The eye is barely noticeable on the TV. Its kind of like this http://www.amazon.com/Next-Generation-Infrared-Control-Extender/dp/B001AZPZTK/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_3
Our cable box and computer are in cabinets and we have a repeater and a bluetooth set up. It works great since I loathe the look of wires and electronics. I like this room a lot.
Is that Porco Rosso on the TV? Million billions hearts if it is.
"teeny tiny guitar" is a ukelele.
Does anyone know a source for the turquoise side chair or something similar
The dining table set is Frem Rojle for Hans Olsen. I have the set with the additional leaf and 6 chairs. It is gorgeous to look at but the chairs are not the most comfortable. They are not for heavier people- and I wonder what i will do when faced with a heavier person who will want to sit on it at a dinner party or smething. Still, when you are limited on space, it is the best option, as it is only 42" in diameter (without the leaf)
funny, not only do i have the exact dining set, i have that exact coffee table too. My living room is still not unpacked and laid out though and was wondering where i would place everything in my room to make it all fit. Does anyone have dimensions on this living room space?
I have the dining set as well, except my chairs aren't 3 legged triangle chairs--I have the square seat, 4 legged chairs. MUCH nicer. And yes, the chairs arent the most comfortable, but there no less comfortable than a lot of other dining chairs that don't have a lot of padding on them. I spent a RIDICULOUS amount of money on my table and chairs, and I have absolutely NO regrets. They make my tiny dining room look about 10 times bigger! Well worth the investment.
HOly crap STACEKAT- I need this so badly. I think it will change my life......Ok maybe only my living room.
This is beautiful! What a clever way to use space.
I love that dining table but all the sets I have found are EXTREMELY expensive. I'm so jealous of anyone who has that set. All of you are very lucky.
@kayonyc Where is the coffee table from??
What am I missing about how fabulous this room is? VERY expensive shelving unit, very expensive dining set, designer ceiling fan, designer furniture. It isn't hard to solve a design problem with lots of money and a designer.
I coveted that dining set for a while and had a chance at one for $700 (not hans olsen but a vintage knockoff, apparently) but the urge passed, thank goodness.
That said, there's nothing remarkable about what they've done here. The furnishings are nice, but as far as innovative solutions go this looks like 90% of the model homes at ikea.
Dining table envy, couch envy, and blue chair envy. Where can I find it all????????
My favorite thing about the room is the coffee table. Where can I get it? :)
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Looking for a videogame gift to put under someone's tree? If you're a parent like me and the recipient is a teen, tween, or even younger kid, you might prefer something free of blood, guts, guns, and other violent images.
Alas, that leaves out a lot of the hot new releases, including Assassin's Creed IV, Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, and Grand Theft Auto V. I'm not wild about exposing my kids to so much realistically rendered brutality. (That's what TV is for! Kidding, kidding.)
Fortunately, alternatives exist.
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In order to cut the research time for you, I found 12 excellent gift choices that you'll be confident in giving and on top of that, they all come in at under $120.
(All items were hand selected. Some were sent by stores for final review and others I purchased).
1. Blush Mystery Beauty Box. I recently wrote about The untraditional holiday gift? A guide to your top snack, beauty and kid's subscription boxes and one thing that was missing from the guide was this subscription box.
The box is a mix of full and travel-size products worth at least $100. It is filled with a variety of high quality products for your skin and nail. The selections change from month to month, so if you order this month, you'll get the December box. From the choices, I completely fell in love the Deborah Lippmann nail polish. Price: $34.95 for one-time purchase or as low as $24.95 with subscription. With this coupon from Blush.com, you can save $5 off the December Blush Mystery Beauty Box and get free shipping.
Technology takes over this season, with many of the hottest gifts for kids requiring batteries and/or a USB port. But, in the case of Big Hugs Elmo, some things never change…soft and cuddly always has a place under the tree.
1. Rainbow Loom Cra-Z-Loom Bracelet Maker The Shimmer & Sparkle Set comes with literally thousands of pieces for creating hours of fun. This is the craft trend that is sweeping the nation, says Senior Vice President of ToysRUs Lisa Harnish. $14.99+, for ages 6 and up.
Well, the shopping season is upon us. Do you find yourself overwhelmed and beyond stressed out during this time of the year? Are you desperately fretting about finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list? Are you consumed with worries about money and the cost of all these gifts? If so, you aren't alone. For many individuals, the quest for the best deal or perfect gift overshadows the reason for the season.
Black Friday sales are leaking out and sprouting up everywhere and the Thanksgiving turkey hasn't even been carved – or cooked for that matter! Every year the holiday shopping season starts earlier and earlier. In fact, many families are now finding their Thanksgiving dinners rudely interrupted as deal seeking members head out to the stores to save a few dollars on the PlayStation 4 or new iPad. Believe me, as a deal dishing blogger and avid money saver myself, I can appreciate saving a buck. However, I do not allow scoring the latest and greatest deals and freebies to come at the expense of my family.
Over the years, I've noticed that this season has become less and less about giving thanks for our blessings and spending quality time with loved ones and more about competition and materialistic items. Thanksgiving is no longer a holiday – it's simply Black Friday eve.
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Matt Kemp is playing like Matt Kemp again. His swing looks great. Totally fluid. I really don't see us going all the way without Kemp on top of his game.
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Matt Kemp is playing like Matt Kemp again. His swing looks great. Totally fluid. I really don't see us going all the way without Kemp on top of his game.
Dodgers News: Andre Ethier Done For Rest Of Regular Season | Dodgers Nation
Andre's done for the regular season.
I bet Mattingly still puts him on the Division Series roster.
Injured and unable to play Andre Ethier > Jerry Hairston JR.
Andre is the walkoff king.
"Hobbled and barely able to walk, Dodgers hitter comes to the batters box to pinch hit in the Word Series" is a cool story-line.
(I know, gotta get there first, just sayin)
Brian Wilson Yells At Giants President About His World Series Ring
Really Brian, you are pissed about not getting your World Series ring for the whopping 2 innings you pitched last year. Have you been sniffing the shoe polish/hair coloring too much? You are acting like Trevor in GTA V and that is not a good thing.
Dodgers lose Matt Kemp for entire postseason with ankle injury - latimes.com
The Dodgers will now have to enter the postseason without their two main center fielders, Kemp and Andre Ethier, who has a shin splint-like problem in his ankle. Ethier still cant run the bases and is currently being considered for the postseason roster only as a pinch-hitter, which means the Dodgers' starting center fielder in the playoffs likely will be Skip Schumaker.
Andre time for a second opinion. Kerlan Jobe is good, but you need to got to The Steadman Clinic in Vail. You need to get better, stat.


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It sounds a lot like Song Bird from Infinite....
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Dubai International Film Festival 2008 Box Office Opens November 27
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The box office for the fifth annual Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) opens today, with four locations and a dedicated call centre for movie lovers to buy tickets to screenings and special events. The festival will run from December 11 to 18.
To incorporate the increase in festival activity and to provide easier access to the festival for a wider range of Dubai residents, the Grand Cinemas at Festival City have been added to the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai Media City and Cinestar Cinemas, Mall of the Emirates as a screening venue. A special screening of U2 3D will take place at the Grand Cinemas IMAX theatre at Ibn Battuta Mall on December 17th. Also, winners for the Muhr Awards AsiaAfrica and Muhr Awards for Excellence in Arab Cinema will screen at Mall of the Emirates and Festival City on December 19 and 20.
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Even though you get to Fraggle Rock through a hole in the wall of his workshop, Doc doesn't know anything about the Fraggles. That doesn't mean he's not smart! He's invented a ton of stuff, like the automatic dog-feeder his dog, Sprocket, uses. Sprocket's a good dog. He's seen Gobo, but he's not saying a word. Or is that just because he can't talk?


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Coming off of last-weekend competition, the Rutgers swimming and diving team will host Fordham, Rider and Yale on Saturday, Jan. 26 at RU Aquatic Center. The meet is slated to begin at 10:30. The Yale team will bring just their men's team for competition.
""I would like to carry the momentum of our swimming and diving we had last weekend into this weekend's competition against Fordham and Rider," said head coach Phil Spiniello.
Last weekend, RU hosted Richmond and Central Connecticut State on Friday, and met James Madison in the water on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights defeated both teams on Friday, finishing with a 164-135 win over Richmond, and a 219-80 victory over Central Connecticut State. Saturday's competition was stiffer, as the Dukes defeated RU, 165-135, in the end, handing the Scarlet Knights their first loss of the season.
After a big weekend for the Scarlet Knights, freshman Joanna Wu (Kent, Wash.) was named BIG EAST Athlete of the Week in women's swimming and diving as announced by the conference office Tuesday.
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The Recording Academy has added to an already stellar lineup of performers for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.
Dave Matthews Band, Lady Gaga, Pink, Green Day, and the Zac Brown Band will be taking the stage. As previously announced, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, and country act Lady Antebellum will also have their chance to showcase their nominated hits in the spotlight.
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Each performer is nominated for multiple awards on the big night. Leading the pack with five nominations is Lady Gaga. Not far behind are Green Day and the Zac Brown Band, with six noms each. Dave Matthews Band and Pink are each up for two trophies.
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All five Album of the Year nominees (Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, the Dave Matthews Band, and Taylor Swift) will entertain the crowd.
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Vancouver, BC / ACCESSWIRE / June 23, 2014 / Intigold Mines Ltd. (IGD – TSX-V) announced today that it has received the following update from TTAGIT Social Networks Inc. ("TTAGIT") with respect to its development plan previously announced on June 12, 2014. Intigold owns a 51% interest in TTAGIT.
"TTAGIT Development Plan – Stage 1 Update
The development team has been hard at work carrying out Stage 1 of TTAGIT's development plan. Stage 1 has been designed to bring the Twitter API (Application Programming Interface) into TTAGIT's technology. In just 14 days, we have completed the main logic of Stage 1 of this plan which is pulling tweets that are relative to a URL down to the permalink. In addition, we discovered an unexpected bonus. The development team found that we could pull the information that the tweet was made from directly from the source (i.e. Twitter, Tweetdeck, Hootsuite, etc.) as opposed to pulling it from the TTAGIT system.
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Went for another walk with R. and it was super cold. The weatherman said it would get nippy and he was serious about the nose-biting wind.Hello winter - mama's missed you!By the way, I still got sunburned. Figures.
We were gas-bagging and walking like nobody's business and then we see K-Mart. From where we started that was a pretty big deal - we walked a really long way. So we decided to make a meal out of it and do a big loop back to our starting point incorporating a slight but ragged breath inducing slope.
Oh yeah.
Total distance? 7km in roughly an hour.
Not a bad pace for two chitchatting leisurely strolling gurlfriends.
A few months ago now a few girls at work made a pact to invest in themselves and really work hard towards losing weight, improving body tone or whatever they desired most. For the most part the girls are going well - I fell off the band wagon and I'm ready to start up again.
For those playing at home:
I want to get rid of this spare tyre, slim down my thighs and fit back into my favourite dress that's languishing in my closet because the zip doesn't zip.
My friend E, the mastermind behind Mission Babe, had a serious junk food habit that she wanted to kick so she made "No junkfood" a game rule. The whole point, she said, was to identify your weaknesses and take each day at a time.
Exercise for 20 minutes a day, every day whether it be a class, free weights, a walk, sun salutations or a swim. Do something.
Aim to actually cook something for myself around mid-morning.
No pasta.
I know I can easily find 20 minutes to do a little bit of exercise. I have trouble eating during the day as I tend to graze but that leads me to devouring half packets of anything that I don't have to cook. Not good. I have a serious pasta habit that I really need to kick.
I will combine my gym visits with errands and work shifts. Tomorrow I need to get petrol and pop into work so I'll be visiting the gym on my way home. Once I relocate units (long story) I'll be buying a set of scales and perhaps a slow-cooker. I'm really into salads right now. I think I need to follow some healthy eating blogs for inspiration.
The point of this laborious post is that Mission Babe is reopened and I'm super keen.


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Isabella County Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski says the body of Rebekah Gay has been identified and a suspect has been arrested in connection to her death.
Michigan State Troopers say a female body was found on the corner of Coldwater and Pickard, about a half-mile from where Gay had gone missing Wednesday morning.
Authorities said Gay's body was dumped in a shallow valley along the side of the road.
The suspect, identified as John Douglas White, 55, of Mt. Pleasant, has been charged and arraigned with first-degree murder in connection to Gay's death . Mioduszewski said Gay had been struck over the head with a mallet several times before being wrapped in plastic and transported to the ditch along the road. The sheriff said Gay knew her assailant, but that they were not intimate. Gay's 3-year-old son was at the residence during the time of her slaying. Police believe the boy was asleep during the ordeal.
Police said White knew Gay and her family, and lived just a few doors down from her. He would often watch her son while she was at work. After White allegedly killed Gay, he dressed Gay's son in his Halloween costume before the boy's biological father picked him up. The boy's dad said he didn't notice any out of the ordinary when he picked his son up.
Authorities said White admitted to police that he fantasized about Gay and was very attracted to her.
The Michigan State Police crime lab was at both scenes to process evidence and document the scene with photographs.
Authorities were also seen at a nearby area that state troopers confirm is connected to the body's discovery. That scene is about a mile up the road, on the corner of South Woodruff, just north of Pickard.
Authorities said that White had not been cooperative during the investigation and that he'd lied to police. Mioduszewski said a gold chain necklace of Gay's was found in White's pickup truck.
Family and friends said they haven't seen Gay since she left her home on M-20 near Coldwater Road on Halloween morning. Her car was found behind The Barn Door Bar, which was near the mobile home park that she lived in. Gay, who worked at Goodwill in Mt. Pleasant and had recently received a promotion, didn't show up for work and that's what triggered the search for her.
The news of this story comes just as TV5 learned about another incident near Flushing where a woman was found naked in a ditch - she'd been beaten and stabbed. Read that story here.
A vigil will be held in Gay's honor Friday at 8 p.m. at Midland Bullock Creek High School located at 1420 Badour Road in Midland Township.
UPDATE #1: According to the State Department of Corrections, White has a long and violent criminal history. He was in prison from 1981 to 1983 for assault with intent to murder. In that case, White stabbed his female victim multiple times.
UPDATE #2: According to an elder at the Christ Community Fellowship Church in Mount Pleasant, White served as a pastor there for the past three years. The elder was surprised to hear the charges against White and told WNEMTV5 that there were never any problems with him.
UPDATE #3: White also was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 8 to 15 years in prison in the death of Vicky Sue Wall, a Comstock Township resident in 1994. He was released in 2007.
UPDATE #4: WNEM has learned that James White will be in court Thursday, November 8.
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After more than two days, the jury has been selected in the Charles Thompson first degree murder case.
Thompson is accused of shooting landlord John Versypt in what police call a botched robbery attempt back in 2009.
Police say Thompson shot 64-year-old Versypt, who was in town from his home in Cordova, Illinois to check on one of his rental properties in Iowa City.
Opening statements were made to the 12 member jury Wednesday afternoon.
Johnson County attorney Janet Lyness told the jury the evidence will show Thompson pulled the trigger and shot Versypt in the head with a 38 caliber revolver.
"The next thing he would have seen was a 38 caliber gun pointed directly at his forehead. You will hear how he was shot through the hand, through the head, and that's what killed him," Lyness said.
Defense attorney Tyler Johnston argues that testimony will reveal that Thompson was in his apartment playing video games with his girlfriend at the time of the shooting.
And that police, followed up on bad information from Justin Marshall, the second person charged in the death of Versypt.
"Is there one piece of physical evidence? Is there one witness to the offense? Was there one statement made by Mr. Thompson that ever placed him there? And the answer as you listen to the evidence is no," Johnston said.
Testimony began Wednesday with Versypt's widow Jan having to take the stand and recall the events of the day her husband was killed.
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373cc, 44bhp, 105mph, Insurance group
The current market seems littered with new, learner-friendly bikes, which are A2 licence compatible as manufacturers try to get new riders on board. The new 390 Duke may not have the touring ability of BMW's G650GS or the sporty appearance of Kawasaki's Ninja 300, but I think it should win the fun stakes and for most young riders that's where ...
999cc, 182bhp, 186mph, Insurance group 17
The now old GSX-R was an exceptional bike, winning AMA and world endurance titles and narrowly missing out on a BSB title. Suzuki have simply improved the weak points, namely better brakes, more midrange, lighter handling with a few cosmetic tweaks, which in the end produces an exceptional road bike with real world manners. It may lack sophisticated traction control ...
647cc, 60bhp, 108mph, Insurance group
A competent maxi scooter with a claimed 108mph top speed and armchair comfort. Well equipped, with ABS and electronically adjustable screen as standard, plus two glove boxes and a large under-seat compartment. Optional heated grips and seat available in a 'Highline' version for an extra £750. Not as nimble or fast as the C600 Sport model despite sharing the same ...
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The new Harley '72' is a blinged/tarted up custom – the idea being a full-on. Early '70s-style custom (hence the name) but on the 1200 Sportster platform rather than the more usual big twins. It works, too.
124cc, 15bhp, mph, Insurance group
At £3999 OTR there are cheaper 125s but then none of those rivals have the same heritage or kudos. Despite making only 15bhp it's great fun to ride - the fact the new four-stroke engine thrives on revs keeps the old RS spirit alive. It handles well, stops well, and most importantly looks the part. What more could a 17-year-old ...
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The GS650GS is BMW's entry-level adventure bike and successor to the old G650 and F650GS single. Because it's essentially a tweaked version of those, development costs have been low, making it not just the cheapest BMW you can buy but one of the cheapest big bikes. It's competent on trails, but with a low seat height and exactly 47bhp on ...
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The DN-01 is hard to categorise - Is it a cruiser? Is it a scooter? Whatever it is, it's a very easy to ride, comfortable, capable and enjoyable motorcycle, let down by a very high price and too much hype. If money is no object, all you want is an attention-grabbing commuter or Sunday cruiser, and you wonder why all ...
998cc, 197.3bhp, 184.34mph, Insurance group 17
Kawasaki's ZX-10R evokes thoughts of rip-roaring power and handling best suited to race circuits. While that may have been the case of the original 2004 model, subsequent models have been diluted to the point where ZX-10R is regarded as a decent on the road superbike but not quite in touch with the competition of the latest Blade, techno-laden R1 and ...
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The Super 8 125 is probably the most polished feeling scooter that Kymco make. It offers the sportiness of the Agility with the comfort of the Like. The ride has a nice feel to it and the finish on the dash, seat and pipes looks the best of the lot. It's well priced too.
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Famous Italian motorcycle brand Garelli is back with a new range of scooters and mopeds. The XO is effectively their flagship model and benefits from sharp looks, stable 16" wheels and decent disc brakes. It's a stylish and perfectly adequate town run-around - the only drawback is a slightly lacklustre engine.
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If it weren't for the 'reminder feature' on my iPhone, I frankly wouldn't get anything done. I have been attempting to write a new column for weeks, but each time I get ready to do so, something pops up to distract me.
I first started to write this column at Christmas, but then I contracted the sore throat/cold thingy that seems to be going around Patterson this season.
So I went to the doctor. After pointing his tiny flashlight down my throat, my doctor said, "You haven't written for the Irrigator in a while. You need to write more often."
I thought, "He's right, I need to do that!"
I put an alarm on my phone to remind me to write a column once I was feeling better.
As my sore throat developed into a lingering cough that lasted a couple weeks, I found I didn't have anything to write about other than my cold. And I was fairly certain no one wanted to read about that. Plus, there is only so much a person can write about NyQuil and phlegm.
So, I rescheduled the alarm on my phone to remind me in February to write a new column. I thought that by the time February arrived, I would definitely have something to write about.
As if a gift from the cosmos, the Olympics arrived the first week in February. It was a perfect topic! I started compiling jokes in my head... I could compare Vladimir Putin's face to an Easter Island statue... I could liken the yellow color of the drinking water in Sochi to that of an Olympic gold medal. The possibilities were endless!
But I encountered a problem. I quickly became too busy watching the Olympics to actually have time to write about the Olympics. I even once spent 3 hours watching curling because that's how long it takes to understand what curling is.
The Olympics were just too, too distracting. How can a girl write when she can watch muscular Dutchmen in orange leotards win metals in speed skating? So, I delayed the reminder on my iPhone once again.
I have no more excuses now, though. The Olympics are over. And I'm not phlegmatic. Now, I must write—the vibrating alarm on my iPhone insists upon it.
Too bad I have nothing to say.
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Client Blunders
I've been getting hit lately with huge blunders by my clients - that is, blunders my clients make as my clients, not blunders they make that turn them in to my clients. I guess that I'm not down about it, even though it is resulting in much longer sentences for them, which occur on my watch. I hadn't had a client get a life sentence in a long time, and I had only a few of them (less than ten) in my career, somehow I had been lucky and managed to avoid too many.
Then I did a trial a little while ago where the defendants (three of them) were offered 17 years for an attempted murder of 5 people in a shooting. Their maximum exposure was about 5 life sentences and 120 years (meaning, first you do the 120 years - 85% of it, then you do 5 life sentences (minimum time of 7 years each, then you're eligible for parole. Hint for the math impaired - they would never be getting out).
At first, none of the defendants wanted the deal. It was a package deal, meaning all take it or none take it. The DA's perspective is that they were offering the deal to avoid trial, and if one of them wants to go to trial, then they weren't getting their end of the bargain. Since the case was an attempted, premeditated murder, then the judge had no discretion to give them that deal in the absence of the DA's consent.
As we got set to start trial, the other two defendants decided they wanted the deal, but my client didn't. So, they were forced to go through trial. Honestly, my client's case was much better than the co-def's case, but my client was closely associated with the co-defs, and he was arrested at the location, and he was identified as being with them during the shootings (the DA's position was that he shot, but my investigation had revealed that he had probably not, and that his involvement was minimal). Based on my investigation, the Def said he wanted to fight the case, and therefore forced the co-defs to have to fight their case as well.
Trial proceeded, and it went very good for us, just as it was going very badly for the co-defs. However, there was still some evidence of my client's involvement. While arguing over the jury instructions, a light bulb went off in my client's head, and he realized (despite my repeated warnings to him about this) that he could be convicted as an aider and abettor based on his association with the co-defs. He then told me, right before closing arguments, that he wanted the 17 years. Unfortunately, that deal was now off the table (most deals are on the table up until trial only). The DA said no, the judge tried to convince her otherwise, but she stood firm - no deal, even for the co-defs, who were being dragged along against their will and facing a life sentence even though they had wanted to plead guilty.
Eventually, while prevailing on most of the counts, my client was convicted of 2 counts of attempted murder (but hey, they found that he didn't have a gun, so he only aided the 2 co-defs) and criminal threats (this time with a gun). Huge victory for me? Well, he ended up getting 6 years plus 2 life sentences (far less than he faced, but still more than he was offered at 17). Interestingly, he is actually eligible for parole in about 19 years (7 for each life sentence, and about 5 of the 6 years), but realistically, he will never be paroled (very few lifers actually get paroled in California, despite otherwise being eligible - but that's a different story).
Now, I didn't beg the def to take the deal when it was offered. I realized that his case was a shakier case, but based on his close association with the co-defs, coupled with his arrest at that location minutes after the shooting (just like the co-defs), I thought that he could be very easily convicted. I also thought that, technically, the evidence on his involvement in the SHOOTING (he appeared to be involved in some of the lead up to the shooting, if not the actual shooting) was thin, and evidence of his subsequent aiding and abetting was also thin, so I thought that it was close enough that I couldn't push him too hard to take a deal. It's a fine line, but when someone has a colorable claim of innocence, or lack of guilt, I don't feel too comfortable leaning on someone to get them to plead guilty. So, I laid it all out for him in a very clear manner, and let him decide, offering him my advice, but not pushing it on him (pushing your views on your client in a case like this can be a poisonous thing to do, and you have to be very careful about it).
So, a bad decision by my client, and now I have another person doing life.
Oh, that association with the co-defs I was talking about? The 2 co-defs were two of his three younger brothers. By his insistence on going to trial, only to change his mind at the end of trial rather than the start, he got both of his brothers life sentences that they would not have otherwise have received. Obviously, his close association was the fact that they were brothers, and the fact that they lived together, at the location where the shooting took place, of outsiders who were hanging around their neighborhood.
So, as bad as it may have been for me and my client, it was far worse for co-counsel and their clients.


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Firefly Lane
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Kristin Hannah practiced law in Seattle before becoming a full-time writer. She is a gifted author who writes about the tension that women feel in their lives--the pull between work and motherhood, between building a relationship and being strong on their own. This realistic look at the world is part of what draws her readers to her books and her characters.
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The first three hundred pages of Firefly Lane are a bit silly; Hannah inserts so many pop culture references it's artificial. The remainder of the book is much mpre natural and emotional, I couldn't put it down.
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I just finished this & it is possibly one of the best, most heartfelt, emotional books I have read in a long time.
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Another good read from Hannah. This one is more focused on friendship between women. Unlike another commenter I liked the pop culture references. They were fun. Used as a device to remind you of what year it was and how time passed. Definitely a tear-jerker at the end.
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Even though refrigerators cost almost twice as much as an automobile, manufacturers were not shy about touting their many benefits. In fact, several went so far as to imply that a woman wasn't a good mother unless she had a refrigerator:
You, as a conscientious mother, buy the best food for your children, prepare it with scrupulous care and cook it correctly. Yet, in spite of all, you may be giving your children food which is unwholesome – even dangerous! For even the best food becomes unsafe to eat unless it is kept at the proper degree of cold, which medical authorities agree should be 50 degrees or less – always. ... There is only one way to be sure that your children's food is fresh and healthful – correct refrigeration.
"From Housekeeping to Homemaking", Trail End State Historic Site -- Sheridan, Wyoming.
Aw, when you were a kid, did you ever give your mom shit about the milk going sour? Act like she was personally, irresponsibly poisoning your breakfast cereal? Ouch. I did. So did my siblings and I am guessing other folks might also be guilty of blaming mother for failed refrigeration.
Our former home (the two-unit) had aged appliances, mostly in early '70s harvest gold. They worked just fine until the day that they died (only occasionally going out in flames). I was ridiculously pleased to replace all major appliances for both apartments in the late 1980s. It didn't cost buckets of money and it seemed reassuring that the new appliances would be around for many years to come.
But they weren't. The second time around, replacing all appliances for both units a scant decade later, it became apparent that they sure don't build 'em like they used to...
Your laundress currently lives with a refrigerator that costs as much as a damn good used car, but is about as reliable as a really bad one. A rustbucket Yugo with a brand-new Ferrari price tag. It has had several factory recalls, involving replacing the door hinges, then the door, then the hosing for the icemaker, then the whole damn thing. In-between times, it has leaked, drooled, flaked off enamel and generally misbehaved. A stainless steel behemoth of ridiculous proportions. It is lousy. I have lost sleep and wasted time, mopping up after this leaky convenience.
Recently, I repurposed an old ice chest, made of oak and lined with zinc, to function as an end table. It is large and solid and you can tuck all kinds of reading material inside. A proud, shiny brass placque on the front labels it "Hall's Reliable". Maybe this product should be used as originally intended? It was supposed to leak. It has a large drain hole and a nice-sized drip pan to accomodate leakage.
Is there a life lesson here, a take-away message on household appliances? They don't make them like they used to? You don't get what you paid for?
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digging out basements -- the final episode.
The process has pretty near been the death of me, most of this year's vacation days were spent unpacking and dispersing the contents of moving boxes. Moving boxes often stuffed with souvenirs of other people's fun vacations.
Souvenirs from generations of people much fancier and more sophisticated than me, who took swank trips to enviably exotic and faraway places. Now they are all dead people, their final journey being one in which I am in no hurry to follow. But I do suffer major vacation envy.
Often, the basement souvenirs are survivors of holiday destinations that no longer exist -- or anyhow places where names and borders and politics and boundaries and such have changed.
My mother-in-law bet on horse races in Cuba in the 1920s. She lost on the ponies but kept her ticket stubs and a racing bulletin. I have also discovered playing cards from Venice, matchbooks from Thailand, a hat-check ticket from Monaco, stir-sticks from every island in the Caribbean, plus the ridiculous number of Lederhosen from Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Prague and Budapest are well-represented, by several generations of travelers. Memorabilia from trips to London and Paris are positively tiresome. Handsome flyers and brochures from extinct resorts all over the U.S. had perhaps their final refuge, right here in the middle of (well, you know). Someone in my husband's extended family was creating wooden bicycle racing rinks in Bolivia in the late 1880s and sent home photos. And on and on and on...and it all came home.
In a box.
Everything was boxed. Mixed in with kitchen utensils, half-used cans of motor oil, broken wine glasses, high school yearbooks, and a jaw-dropping array of bridge tallies. Visit the local St. Vincent de Paul shop, and many of these wonders could become yours! Except for the motor oil (sent to the appropriate recycling facility) and the broken glassware and the moldiest of the Lederhosen.
The scrap of paper pictured above caught my fancy and perhaps will charm you too. Good lord, what kind of dedicated housewife goes on vacation and attends a cooking school? That would be like yours truly traveling to Miami to attend workshops on shirt starching and household organization. Blecch.
I was delighted to find evidence of someone in the past taking a lousy trip. Maybe that special attraction, the lecture on "Electric Refrigerator" was too much of a novelty to pass up?
What is the date of this mysterious cooking school?
It was sponsored by Majestic Refrigerators. Here is the cover art from a Majestic cookbook, dated 1931. This one was not in my basement, found it posted for sale ($12) over the delicious Heavens to Betsy Vintage (1930s-1980s sewing patterns and cookbooks) website, which encouragingly notes "Leans towards the elegant. You'll find some nice molded and jellied recipes in this one!"
Walt Disney World did not officially come to Orlando until 1971. Walt Dated World is a sweet website shrine to Disney Worlds of the past, Extinct Orlando is another long-gone Disney shrine.
I have never visited a Disney theme park. Neither have my children nor my spouse. We have no intention to do so... many perfectly fine people do adore all things Disney. We aren't them. This is okay. However, if I could time travel, I would kinda like to be sitting in on the cooking school with the Indiana hausfrau who saved her pink program guide. Thinking this might have been my mother-in-law, but maybe some other relative? Anyhow...
Prior to riding roller coasters and romping with Mickey, visiting Orlando meant you could attend edifying workshops, such as the Yowell-Drew seminar -- and learn to create some tasty recipes and curious cooking techniques (such as steaming fish for three hours).
The Yowell-Drew Cooking School had formidable recipes, no doubt targeting a refined audience. Check out the delish crabmeat and whipped cream icebox treat, "Frozen Crab Salad". Reproducing the recipe below, in case you have trouble reading the 2 point type from the image:
Frozen Crab Salad
3 tablespoons salad dressing
Salt and paprika
2 hard cooked eggs
1 cup cream
Slices of lemon
Strips of pimento
Blend the crab meat with egg, chili sauce, parsley, salad dressing, pickles and seasoning. Whip cream, fold in, freeze in tray 3 to 4 hours.
There you go. Summer bridge club delight.
Does pimento = pickles? Where does the parsley come in and how much... a sprig? a bunch? Several pounds?
Never mind possibly wild variations in "chili sauce" and "salad dressing" (in the midwest, that can only mean Miracle Whip, right? Neatorama explains the difference between Miracle Whip and mayonnaise here, worth checking out plus noting Miracle Whip did not appear until 1933 -- does that help date this document? or did I just make up this whole digression on creamy white dressings?)
Also included in the Yowell-Drew brochure, a recipe for deviled crab, made with with canned crab meat and canned mushrooms -- so easy to recreate back home in the midwest. The cooking school's stuffed eggplant: fill it up with minced ham and lumps of butter. YUM. These are practical recipes to take back and serve to the bridge club.
Okay, this post was going to meander into some curious recipes for meatballs and a rant on the latest tooth-whitening versions of Nicorette plus some speculation on why various John Prine lyrics have deeper current social relevance than anything Bob Dylan ever thought of...
But I am tired and anxious to try um, actually POSTING something on this blog. So here you go, sweethearts.
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(born 1962). On June 5, 2011, in one of the closest presidential elections in Peru's history, Ollanta Humala, a leftist former army commander and one-time military coup leader, prevailed over conservative congresswoman Keiko Fujimori in a runoff, earning a narrow 51.45%-48.55% victory. The vote brought to a close a highly polarizing campaign in which Humala faced questions over his ties to Venezuelan Pres. Hugo Chavez, who had openly supported Humala's unsuccessful 2006 presidential bid, and Fujimori confronted accusations that she was a proxy for her father, former president Alberto Fujimori, who was imprisoned on human rights and corruption charges. Denying that he wished to bring Chavez's socialist revolution to Peru, Humala instead promised to pursue moderate leftist policies as he sought to reduce poverty in the country, where roughly a third of the population lived below the poverty line despite nearly a decade of robust economic growth. Humala succeeded Pres. Alan Garcia, who was prohibited from running for reelection, on July 28.