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Category Archives: family
The other day I received a package from my cousin, Laura. It was one of the most thoughtful gifts I've ever been given. Laura and I were pregnant at the same time and would text back and forth—commiserating over pregnancy … Continue reading
Baby Snuggles
For the third summer in a row my family was able to come visit us. But this time there was a newborn to cuddle. Little Brynn Kathryn got passed from aunt to aunt to grandparent all week. She even sported … Continue reading
Brynn's first week is a special memory—even now. Because my gracious in-laws gave up a week to take care of us, I was able to snuggle with our newest cuddle bug as much as I wanted. Mom and Dad Moody … Continue reading
A Day of Firsts
Congratulations to my sister-in-law and her husband—Stephanie and Jason—on the birth of their daughter, Brooklyn Faith! This is their first child, and the first granddaughter born to the Moody clan. She arrived at 8:48am this morning, weighing 7 lbs 14 … Continue reading
It's Raining Pink
One more month today! This baby girl has been given three baby showers. That's pretty incredible since she's our third child, but I'm thankful for the love of friends that's been showered on us. My first two showers were surprises. … Continue reading
Comings and Goings
After returning home from Portland, Stephen left on a business trip to Atlanta, Georgia for a few days. He was gone for 4 days and 3 nights, and we managed to stay alive in his absence. Go us! Of course … Continue reading
True Woman Conference 2014
Rebekah and I checked one off our friendship bucket list—we attended a ladies' Bible conference together, and it was worth it! A while ago I had suggested we attend a conference together, so when Rebekah saw that the True Woman … Continue reading
Though it's not a final goodbye, we'll miss Grandma and her spunky stories. Stephen's Grandma Moody passed away on a Friday morning this August. She was 87 years old. I'm thankful Silas and Cooper both had the chance to meet … Continue reading
Cooper Love
Everyone needs a Coop. Everyone needs a Cooper hug. He doesn't give hugs readily, but when the Coopster hugs you, you get a neck squeeze that makes your day. Cooper made Aunt Rebekah's visit to Arizona something special! He adopted her … Continue reading
Silas Says…
Grandma's a good sport. She got a lesson in "Grandma 101" (as my sister Charis put it) from Silas during her visit with us. Silas was just being his usual precocious self, but it was at Grandma's expense! After helping … Continue reading


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A portrait image of a vista at Reedy Creek near the takeout, showing a tree lit by late day sunlight, against reflections of puffy clouds in a blue sky. A Canon 24-105 mm lens set at 28 mm was used to make this image.
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Is Senator Grace Poe changing her tune on political dynasties?
This was the question raised by Akbayan Youth following reports that the neophyte senator and the Villafuerte dynasty of Camarines Sur have forged an alliance.
"Just last Friday, Senator Poe expressed her opposition to the 'perpetuation of political dynasties.' But on Tuesday she was announcing a team up with one of the longest running political dynasties in the country. What gives?" Akbayan Youth Chairperson Rafaela David said.
"Did she change her mind in the three days between Friday and Tuesday? Or was her earlier stance on political dynasties pure posturing?" David added.
Akbayan party-list today cautioned Presidential contender Grace Poe against dismissing federalism saying she is missing the point behind why a lot of regions especially Mindanao support the shift in the form of government.
"Federalism is a call borne of the need to disperse political power away from Manila, and tame the Marcos-era legacy of concentrated Presidential powers," said Akbayan President Machris Cabreros. "Her claim that federalism would perpetuate political clans and dynasties seems oblivious to the fact that the Presidential form of government already does that."
For his part, Akbayan Mindanao leader Tom Villarin said "It is a false assumption to say that federalism breeds local dictators. The country's diversity and multi-ethnicity is precisely what makes us Filipinos, not the notion of a single nation carved out from a long colonial history of subjugating various people into one nation."
Various youth groups today in a statement urged Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo to run for Vice-President and not to listen to other youth groups already affiliated with other VP candidates.
"We urge Rep. Leni to heed the call to run for the Vice-Presidency. She has both the competence and the moral compass needed as VP. Sadly, all the other potential and declared contenders either lack or are deficient in these two traits," according to Akbayan Youth Chairperson Rafaela David.
"Rep. Leni should not listen to self-serving youth groups who have been dissuading her from running, warning her that her reputation might be tarnished if she runs for VP. She should take such unsolicited advice with more than a grain of salt considering that these naysayers happen to be close affiliates of other declared candidates. They are obviously threatened by Robredo's possible candidacy. With her track record, they should be," she stressed.
The statement was released a day after another youth group, Anakbayan, urged Robredo not to run for VP stating that should she run for office, she will only tarnish her reputation. Anakbayan is a known supporter of the Grace-Chiz tandem in the 2016 elections.
Akbayan Partylist supports the investigation of the killing of lumads particularly in the CARAGA region and bringing the perpetrators to justice. There is no place for impunity in our shared pursuit of just and lasting peace in Mindanao.
We welcome and support the initiative of the Commission on Human Rights to investigate the incident. An impartial, objective assessment of the circumstances surrounding the deaths of at least three lumad leaders from Surigao del Sur should properly uncover accountabilities and from there let charges be filed with the DOJ against those culpable for the deaths.
The strategic imperative however is for the closer scrutiny of development initiatives as they relate and impinge on the rights of indigenous peoples to assert their right to self-determination.
Unbridled development devoid of thorough and inscrutable regulations put indigenous peoples' communities at the crossroads of human rights violations, whether these be committed by state or non-state actors.
"The long-awaited overhaul of the Sangguniang Kabataan system is underway," Akbayan Rep. Barry Gutierrez said after the House of Representatives has approved the SK Reform Bill on third reading Wednesday evening.
"The proposed measure contains crucial reform provisions that would render the SK more effective in representing the interests of the youths," he added.
Among the key provisions of the bill include the ban of political dynasties, higher age limit and mandatory training and skills development of both SK leaders.
"The provision of anti-political dynasty bill is a step forward in insulating the SK from traditional and partisan politics that characterized the old system," Gutierrez said.
"Along with the other proposed reform provisions, we make certain that the SK leaders are more capable and effective in representing youth interests in our democratic processes," he added.
In an effort to promote a higher level of accountability among the elected and appointed SK officials, the proposed reform measure sought to increase the age bracket for youths eligible to assume a post, from the 15-17 years old age bracket to 18-21 years old.
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"The only way to survive is by taking care of one another"
♫ Ah, look at all the Corbyn people! Ah, look at all the Corbyn people!♪
Jeremy Corbyn, socialist token once chosen to broaden debate... wins Labour race!
Look at his rivals -- Burnham and Cooper and Kendall all grumble, deplore. Who are they for?
All the Corbyn people -- where do they all come from? All the Corbyn people -- where do they all belong?
Jez's agenda: Nato and Trident and railways and people's QE. Experts agree!
Chuka Umunna, right-leaning leader (and one-time Barack wannabe), pleads unity!
All the Corbyn people -- what will they all become? All the Corbyn people -- will Labour play along? [more inside]
Look at his rivals -- Burnham and Cooper and Kendall all grumble, deplore. Who are they for?
All the Corbyn people -- where do they all come from? All the Corbyn people -- where do they all belong?
Jez's agenda: Nato and Trident and railways and people's QE. Experts agree!
Chuka Umunna, right-leaning leader (and one-time Barack wannabe), pleads unity!
All the Corbyn people -- what will they all become? All the Corbyn people -- will Labour play along? [more inside]
Basic Income: How to Fix a Broken Monetary Transmission Mechanism
FINLAND: New Government Commits to a Basic Income Experiment - "The Finnish government of Juha Sipilä is considering a pilot project that would give everyone of working age a basic income."[1,2,3] (via) [more inside]
Covertly-Sponsored Instruments of State Power, at Least in Part
Literary Magazines for Socialists Funded by the CIA, Ranked [from The Awl] [more inside]
Weekend at Bernie's
Weekend at Bernie's by jurassic marx (Jake Verso) Bernie Sanders has frequently identified himself in interviews speeches etc. as a "socialist." When pressed as to what this means, he usually mentions something about Sweden and/or sticks the "democratic" moniker in front of it, presumably to be less scary. Yet Sanders is deliberately appealing to something bigger and more powerful than what is normally found within the bounds of typical political rhetoric. ...I'm going to examine and critique some of the assumptions underlying his appeal and then briefly look at just how meaningless Sanders conception of socialism really is.
Socialist Worker on tech
How to fix inequality: Squash the finance industry and redistribute more
Joe Stiglitz on Inequality, Wealth, and Growth: Why Capitalism is Failing (video; if you don't have 30m, skip to 20m for discussion of political inequality, wealth, credit and monetary policy) - "If the very rich can use their position to get higher returns, more investment information, more extraction of rents, and if the very rich have equal or higher savings rates, then wealth will become more concentrated... economic inequality inevitably gets translated into political inequality, and political inequality gets translated into more economic inequality. The basic and really important idea here is that markets don't exist in a vacuum, that market economies operate according to certain rules, certain regulations that specify how they work. And those effect the efficiency of those markets, but they also effect how the fruits of the benefits of those markets are distributed and the result of that is there are large numbers of aspects of our basic economic framework that in recent years have worked to increase the inequality of wealth and income in our society... leading to a society which can be better described, increasingly, as an inherited plutocracy." [more inside]
The free development of each is the condition of the war against all
Some Paths to the True Knowledge[*] - "Attention conservation notice: A 5000+ word attempt to provide real ancestors and support for an imaginary ideology I don't actually accept, drawing on fields in which I am in no way an expert. Contains long quotations from even-longer-dead writers, reckless extrapolation from arcane scientific theories, and an unwarranted tone of patiently explaining harsh, basic truths. Altogether, academic in one of the worst senses. Also, spoilers for several of MacLeod's novels, notably but not just The Cassini Division. Written for, and cross-posted to, Crooked Timber's seminar on MacLeod, where I will not be reading the comments."
"Bored yet? Dunked in the alphabet soup?"
So the Scottish National Party is "nationalist" and "socialist." Does this mean they are secretly fascists? In what sense are "national socialists" "socialist?" [more inside]
China announces it is scoring its citizens using big data
China rates its own citizens - including online behaviour: "The Chinese government is currently implementing a nationwide electronic system, called the Social Credit System, attributing to each of its 1,3 billion citizens a score for his or her behavior. The system will be based on various criteria, ranging from financial credibility and criminal record to social media behavior. From 2020 onwards each adult citizen should, besides his identity card, have such a credit code." [more inside]
Cybernetics Behind the Curtain
"Computers, once vilified and now championed, were constant in one thing: They amplified the virtues and deficits of the system that implemented them." The Tangled History of Soviet Computer Science. [more inside]
The Whole Helen Keller
Helen Keller's lesser known work as a lefty socialist: Helen Keller was famous for flourishing as a deaf and blind woman. She was well known for her work advocating for the physically disabled. As she discovered that those who are poor were more likely to be disabled, she began her journey towards a leftist, socialist ideology. Much of her political and social activism has been erased from history. This article offers a more complete look at her body of work. [more inside]
Men make their own brackets, but they do not make them as they please.
Marx Madness: The ultimate war of all against all. We start with 64 Marxists competing one-on-one in 32 match-ups. These elimination rounds continue every week throughout March until only one thinker is left.
"Socialism Is Our Launching Pad!"
Russiatrek.org's blog has a nice collection of Soviet propaganda posters. Soviet space program 1958-1963 Part 1. Part 2. International Workers' Day. Soviet Patriotism. Soviet propaganda - the beginning 1917-1923. Stalin's Soviet Union tourism posters. Socialism vs. Capitalism. WWII Part 1. Part 2. Soviet posters of the 1970's. The blog's art category.
The Social Construction of Money (Wealth/Capital in the 21st Century)*
The political economy of a universal basic income: "your view of what is feasible should not be backwards looking. The normalization of gay marriage and legalization of marijuana seemed utopian and politically impossible until very recently. Yet in fact those developments are happening, and their expansion is almost inevitable given the demographics of ideology... UBI — defined precisely as periodic transfers of identical fixed dollar amounts to all citizens of the polity — is by far the most probable and politically achievable among policies that might effectively address problems of inequality, socioeconomic fragmentation, and economic stagnation." [more inside]
BuzzFeed Motion Pictures President Ze Frank
Producer Michael Shamberg Wants to 'Invent the Future' With BuzzFeed Motion Pictures - "I don't think there's ever been a Hollywood R&D model like we have here." (previously 1,2,3) [more inside]
Everything is upside down.
Advice on how to survive late capitalism: "Your life is sold to serve an economy that does not serve your life. You don't seem to be entertained, Bank-robbin'; your white-hot rage festers. It probably doesn't help that you live in Brooklyn—this place where in the last ten years rent has spiked 77 percent while real median income has dropped, where the rich (the top 10 percent of earners who, as is well known, control 80 percent of the wealth) and their children live right on top of some of the worst poverty known to this country, while 20 percent of Brooklynites survive somehow below the poverty level, such that the widening income and wealth gap becomes achingly visible here. I could advise you to leave Brooklyn. But I don't want you to leave Brooklyn."
Dear Marc Andreessen
"Hi, Marc... You seem to think everyone's worried about robots. But what everyone's worried about is you, Marc. Not just you, but people like you. Robots aren't at the levers of financial and political influence today, but folks like you sure are. People are scared of so much wealth and control being in so few hands... Unless we collectively choose to pay for a safety net, technology alone isn't going to make it happen." [more inside]
So, you want to break the strike?
That Time H.G. Wells Interviewed Stalin
Wells: I am very much obliged to you, Mr Stalin, for agreeing to see me. I was in the United States recently. I had a long conversation with President Roosevelt and tried to ascertain what his leading ideas were. Now I have come to ask you what you are doing to change the world . . . Stalin: Not so very much.
Tony Benn (1925-2014)
Acknowledged to be one of the few British politicians who became more left-wing after having actually served in government, former veteran left-wing campaigner Tony Benn has died at home aged 88. Tony was a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for 50 years, and a Cabinet Minister under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. His legacy can be seen in postage, in the powerful five questions, the speeches he gave, and his diaries.
Rest in power.
Arguably the most successful UK trade union leader of our time, the tireless Bob Crow, General Secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union has passed away.
A One-PDF History of European Socialism and Communism
The Library as an Economic Model in the Second Machine Age
Congress takes a casual look at the peer-to-peer economy - "Finding new ways to monetise used or existing assets has the obvious and immediate effects of raising their value and the wealth of their owners, while simultaneously reducing the value of comparable stuff owned by incumbent companies — for whom monetisation already wasn't a problem, and who find themselves burdened by the newly competitive environment. The innovations also provide a surplus to those consumers who previously would have paid more to an incumbent. And all without any new stuff actually having to be made." [more inside]
Socialism: Converting Hysterical Misery into Ordinary Unhappiness
In real (or at least our preferred) life, we do have other, better things to do. We have books to read, children to raise, friends to meet, loved ones to care for, amusements to enjoy, drinks to drink, walks to take, webs to surf, couches to lie on, games to play, movies to see, protests to make, movements to build, marches to march, and more. Most days, we don't have time to do any of that. We're working way too many hours for too little pay, and in the remaining few hours (minutes) we have, after the kids are asleep, the dishes are washed, and the laundry is done, we have to haggle with insurance companies about doctor's bills, deal with school officials needing forms signed, and more.
The Future of Obedience
OBEY is a glitchy, psychedelic look at the rise of the corporate state and the future of obedience in a world of unfettered capitalism, inequality, and climate change, based on Chris Hedges' Death of the Liberal Class.
Transgender Day of Remembrance
... is a time to commemorate past victims of violence — and rededicate ourselves to ending it. [TW: brief descriptions of some murders.]
"Society's order and the orders of society are steamed away..."
A Generation of Intellectuals Shaped by 2008 Crash Rescues Marx From History's Dustbin [more inside]
Where would be the fun in watching a driverless Formula 1 race?
Brad DeLong, recently installed at Equitablog, lays out a future (wonkish) where the returns to capital keep increasing relative to labor: "What do we people do to add value? Eight things... [more inside]
Stalwart And Steady And True
The anti-Communist Captain America was ret-conned into being a crazed history graduate student named William Burnside who had himself surgically altered and then dosed with a flawed version of the Super-Serum, which drove him insane to the point where he saw communist sympathizers everywhere. The subtext isn't particularly thick here: the "Commie-Smasher" was a paranoid wannabe, whereas the real Captain America is the "living legend of WWII" waiting in suspended animation during the Second Red Scare, who emerges back onto the scene with the arrival of the New Frontier and the Great Society. - Why Captain America Is the Progressive-Era Superhero We Need.
Why do I get just £1 pocket money a week?
Robert Peston answers a question from a disappointed six-year old. (As picture) [more inside]
"The Wonder of the West"
New Harmony, Indiana is a small town whose history is rooted in not one but two attempted utopian communities. [more inside]
"Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community."
Christians fight the Right
The goal of Red Letter Christians is simple: To take Jesus seriously by endeavoring to live out His radical, counter-cultural teachings as set forth in Scripture, and especially embracing the lifestyle prescribed in the Sermon on the Mount. [more inside]
304 WAYS TO SUBVERT THE BOURGEOISIE (and still feel sexy!)
Cosmarxpolitan! Karl in the bedroom: "From each according to his ability, to each according to her needs."
And Indrani believes works of art can change individuals
Wallace Shawn reads his monologue The Fever, at The Lannan Foundation, in Two Parts. (Wallace Shawn previously, previouslier.)
Le gauche caviar
So, what's the problem with champagne socialism? Are well-off advocates of left-wing positions hypocrites? How does one square egalitarian convictions with personal affluence?
Smaller Wallets, Larger Households?
A dozen ultraleft voluntarists arguing about shower schedules is a noise complaint; 120,000 downwardly mobile yuppies doing it out of necessity is a substratum. The material realities of declining wages, ballooning debt, and skyrocketing rents at the core of the neoliberal city have conspired to herd young people into unprecedentedly dense, poor, and precarious kinds of living arrangements. - Andrew Fogle on how the economic crisis is changing how people live together.
Anarchist Dating Advice
Political Identification: communist"Dear Bloody Red Heart, Always remember that information is power, and functions as such." [more inside]
Your problem: I have recently started seeing a communist woman, and I really like her, but my problem is that I still have overwhelmingly strong feelings for the communist woman I had a thing with in the summer, and who has gone to fight the good fight in other lands. Should I tell the comrade I'm currently seeing about my divided affections? As we are not yet in full communism, I fear I may not have enough to go round… From: Bloody Red Heart"
Her work was complete
In 1933 political activist and champion for sexual freedom Aurora Rodriguez killed her Utopian 'project' and brilliant young daughter Hildegart. The Red Virgin is a short film about Hildegart by Sheila Pye. (all films somewhat NSFW) [more inside]
Marx's Revenge
How The Left Has Won
Or, why is there still socialism in the United States?
Why, then, would we look for evidence of socialism only where a state seized by radicals of the Left inaugurates a dictatorship of the proletariat? Or, to lower the rhetorical volume and evidentiary stakes, why would we expect to find socialism only where avowed socialists or labor parties contend for state power? We should instead assume that socialism, like capitalism, is a cross-class cultural construction, to which even the bourgeoisie has already made significant contributions – just as the proletariat has long made significant contributions to the cross-class construction we know as capitalism. What follows?
Northern Lights
'as a liberal, I say bomb the shit out of them'
Richard Seymour has a new book out: Unhitched: The Trial of Christopher Hitchens. It is reviewed in In These Times: Christopher Hitchens Stands Trial
That said, Hitchens' later years and the enormous celebrity he enjoyed during that period are a case study of just how handsome the rewards are for those willing and able to serve as attack dogs for the dominant powers of their place and time. Hitchens' main service to the American elite was to employ a combination of innuendo and character assassination to cast aspersion on virtually every high-profile figure critical of American foreign policy after 9/11—a roster that includes Julian Assange, Noam Chomsky, George Galloway, Michael Moore, Harold Pinter, Edward Said, Cindy Sheehan, Oliver Stone and Gore Vidal.[more inside]
The Red and the Black
"The lofty vision of a stateless, marketless world faces obstacles that are not moral but technical, and it's important to grasp exactly what they are." Seth Ackerman for Jacobin Magazine on "thinking concretely and practically about how we can free ourselves from social institutions that place such confining limits on the kind of society we are able to have. Because of one thing we can be certain: the present system will either be replaced or it will go on forever."
Prime Time for Socialism
The US does not have a spending problem, we have a distribution problem "Forty years from now, America will be twice as rich on average as we are today. But most of that wealth will go to the very richest households. We only have a budget crisis if they refuse to pay higher taxes... So the real point isn't that we can't afford Social Security and Medicare. It's that some people don't want to pay the higher taxes necessary to maintain Social Security and Medicare. This is a question of distribution, pure and simple."
Coronet Instructional Films
From the mid 40s to the mid 50s Coronet Instructional Films were always ready to provide social guidance for teenagers on subjects as diverse as dating, popularity, preparing for being drafted, and shyness, as well as to children on following the law, the value of quietness in school, and appreciating our parents. They also provided education on topics such as the connection between attitudes and health, what kind of people live in America, how to keep a job, supervising women workers, the nature of capitalism, and the plantation System in Southern life. Inside is an annotated collection of all 86 of the complete Coronet films in the Prelinger Archives as well as a few more. Its not like you had work to do or anything right? [more inside]
A society where the lucky few reap prodigious financial rewards is one where many will fall short of their dreams through no fault of their own. We must insure all people against disability, against sickness, against hunger, and against homelessness. I realize that these things cost money. I believe that the costs of building and maintaining a great country should be shared by all of us, beginning with the people who benefit the most from our society. I believe that people like me (and people who are far wealthier) should pay more in taxes.
So-called "job creator" acknowledges that he lives in a society and owes a debt to it, as a response to (seemingly in agreement with) a satirical Job Creator Manifesto published in the Washington Post. [more inside]
So-called "job creator" acknowledges that he lives in a society and owes a debt to it, as a response to (seemingly in agreement with) a satirical Job Creator Manifesto published in the Washington Post. [more inside]
"That combination of brilliance and generosity, mischief and courage"
It has been a bad week for contemporary Marxist scholarship [earlier this morning]. This past Saturday, the geography world lost Neil Smith, versatile theorist, advocate for social justice, LA Times Book Award winner, and founder of the Center for Place, Culture and Politics at CUNY. Best known for his theory of the uneven spatial development of capitalism and for changing the way we think about gentrification, his numerous contributions to the field of critical human geography include a sustained critique of neoliberalism, a history of American empire, and the declaration that there's no such thing as a natural disaster. Here's Neil on Occupy Wall Street, urban securitization, deconstructing USA Today in 1984, and singing the Socialist ABCs.


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No... That's all I'll have today. by Bouncy-BunnyWatch
©2014-2015 Bouncy-Bunny
Another piece inked in a hotel up in San Francisco.
The original lineart: bouncy-bunny.deviantart.com/ar…
Nice drawing, I like Buster's pose and that cute round belly
Thanks! ;D
You're Welcome
This a drawing I made time ago of him as soccer player:
Hope you like ^__^
This a drawing I made time ago of him as soccer player:
Hope you like ^__^
Bunny paw and tummy. X3
Nice one
Nice pic.
He should really gone in rehearsal.
Somebody had too much to drink last night
Buster had a headache, he need to take pain killers.
Why is he like that?
It started out as me getting out of an exam... but now that I'm on a trip it I've lost all that :LOL:
I am amazed by the accuracy you've put into Buster's design. It's almost like it's straight out of the Tiny Toons Adventures program.
Nice work.


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Center Zach Harrison, who spent his first three years pro with the Alaska Aces before asking for an offseason trade to be closer to his fiancee, enjoyed a strong night for ECHL Orlando.
Harrison in the third period bagged the game-tying goal, provided an assist on Zachary Yuen's game-winning goal and also assisted on the empty-net goal that secured Orlando's 4-2 win at Cincinnati.
Harrison went +2 and fired a team-high five shots on goal.
Tonight's outburst gives him 5-6--11 totals in 12 games -- he's third on the Solar Bears in points -- and a -1 rating overall.
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Levee Break On Canal Will Delay Water Deliveries By Joe Moore • Jul 7, 2014 CalFire/Fresno County Fire Twitter / https://twitter.com/FresnoCoFire/status/485972454439780353/photo/1 A major canal that supplies Kings River water to east side valley farmers will be out of commission for one week at the height of the growing season. A levee on the Alta Irrigation's District's Alta Main canal east of Sanger gave way on Sunday evening, flooding several homes and closing Highway 180 for a short time. Crews were able to control the flooding and turn off the water supply. Organizers Say Fresno Software Competition So Successful, It's No Longer Necessary By Joe Moore • Jun 24, 2014 Downtown Fresno is just 163 miles from Mountain View, the heart of Silicon Valley and the home of tech giant Google, but in many ways it's a world away. But while the San Joaquin Valley may be known more for its produce than its programmers a local competition has been working for the past five years to change that. Report: Drought Won't Hurt California Economy By Katie Orr - Capital Public Radio • May 20, 2014 Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio California's drought may have a lot of negative consequences, but a new report out today says the state's economy won't be one of them. Katie Orr reports from Sacramento. The report from Moody's Investors Service finds, short term, California's economy won't suffer as a result of the drought. It finds the state's reliance on income taxes and sales taxes will largely provide a buffer. H.D. Palmer with the governor's Department of Finance, agrees the state's economy has weathered the drought so far. Drought Could Cost California Agriculture Industry $1.7 Billion By Amy Quinton - Capital Public Radio • May 19, 2014 Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio A new study shows that California's drought could result in severe economic losses for Central Valley farmers. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, the analysis also shows the drought will mean thousands of job losses. Yosemite Workers Rally To Keep Jobs Amid Contract Uncertainty By Kerry Klein & Joe Moore • May 13, 2014 Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio Concessions workers at Yosemite National Park held a rally today over concerns that a new contractor could leave some longtime employers out of work. The Delaware North Corporation has held the park's exclusive food service and lodging contract since the early 1990's. The National Park Service recently announced that it is soliciting new proposals for the deal. Sarah McDermott is with the Unite Here Local 19 union: New Bill Would Make Dining With Dogs Legal In California By Katie Orr - Capital Public Radio • May 9, 2014 Flickr user https://www.flickr.com/photos/jillchen/ / Creative Commons License / Flickr.com It's becomes common to see dogs sitting next to their owners on restaurant patios. But, as Katie Orr reports from Sacramento, dining with a dog that is not a service animal is actually against California law. Downtown Fresno's Cosmopolitan Restaurant Headed To Selland Parking Lot By Joe Moore • Apr 28, 2014 Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio One of Fresno's oldest restaurants could soon have a new home, in what is now a parking lot at the Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center. On Thursday the Fresno City Council is set to vote on a proposal to sell a portion of the city-owned lot at the corner of Ventura and O streets to Gary Lanfranco, owner of the Cosmopolitan Bar & Grill. Kern County Officials Hope To Lure Embattled Sriracha Factory By Diana Aguilera • Apr 23, 2014 Back in 2010, the city of Irwindale was so excited to lure the factory that makes Sriracha hot sauce to their area, they helped finance the $40 million project. But earlier this month that same city council designated this once desired business as a public nuisance, over complaints from residents about spicy odors and burning eyes. Sriracha sauce creator David Tran is now being peppered with offers to relocate his plant to other states and counties, including the San Joaquin Valley. The move could create hundreds of jobs and bolster the local economy. Farmer Suicides Cast Shadow Over U.S. Agriculture By Joe Moore • Apr 22, 2014 America's farmers are dying. But it's not just because they're aging. In 1978 the average age of the American farmer was 50, today it's around 58. But there's another even more troubling issue facing those who grow our food - farmers taking their own lives. City of Fresno Envisions New Downtown Developments Near Chukchansi Park By Joe Moore • Apr 7, 2014 City of Fresno Downtown Fresno's Chukchansi Park could get some new mixed-use neighbors and a makeover, if a new development plan advanced by city officials moves forward. According to a copy of the proposal obtained by KVPR, the City of Fresno and the city's redevelopment successor agency are asking developers to submit plans to purchase publicly owned land near the stadium and build housing and retail developments. The project, which would cover over 5 acres, could also include a portion of land within the city-owned Chukchansi Park along Inyo Street. In Fresno, Tioga-Sequoia Brews Both Beer And Culture By Ezra David Romero • Apr 1, 2014 Ezra David Romero / Valley Public Radio Craft beer has swept the country and can be found in almost any grocery store in California. One local brewery has helped spearhead the movement in the Central California. FM89 reporter Ezra David Romero visits Fresno based Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company to hear about their latest innovation in brewing. --- Its 7:45 in the morning and Lee Morphew's work day has just begun. He's busy prepping for a day of beer making at Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Company in downtown Fresno. He's Tioga-Sequoia's head brewer and he loves to create new beer infusions. California Bill Would Mandate Paid Rest Breaks for Farm Workers By Max Pringle - Capital Public Radio • Mar 31, 2014 Amy Quinton / Capital Public Radio Paid rest breaks would become mandatory for farm workers and other outdoor workers under a bill now in the California legislature. The measure is an attempt to prevent heat related illnesses. From Sacramento, Max Pringle reports. People who work outdoors are susceptible to dizziness, heat exhaustion and heat stroke, which can be fatal. Nicole Marquez with the advocacy group Worksafe says farm workers are commonly paid based on how much they pick. Fresno At The Top Of The Pack For Solar Energy By Ezra David Romero • Mar 12, 2014 http://openpv.nrel.gov/visualization/index.php It's no secret that solar energy is a trend, but did you know that the Fresno metropolitan area is ranked first in the top 10 metro areas for solar power in the US? The organization One Block Off the Grid – the Priceline of solar installations – was on a mission to find out which parts of the US use the most solar energy. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory held their answer through their database the Open PV Project. Visalia Woman Builds Better Hammer, Smashes Stereotypes By Ezra David Romero • Mar 11, 2014 Ezra David Romero / Valley Public Radio In an ag industry that is dominated by older men, 25 year-old Megan Murphy is hard at work. Not just demonstrating her company's top product, something called the Dead Blow Hammer, but also in challenging stereotypes: in agriculture, manufacturing and entrepreneurship. She's the president of Hammer Works Manufacturing in Visalia. "It doesn't matter whether or not a woman is normally in that business you can learn it and take over it," Murphy says. Could Delano's Former VOA Radio Station Become A Homeless Shelter? By Joe Moore • Mar 10, 2014 GSA.gov For over 60 years, a mammoth cluster of radio towers and transmitters just west of Delano beamed the Voice of America network to shortwave listeners across the globe. Now according to the trade publication Radio World, the property could soon get a new use as housing for the homeless. Built in 1944, the 500,000 watt station turned off its transmitters for the last time in 2007, a victim of government cutbacks and rapidly changing technology. Four Reasons Why Google Loves The San Joaquin Valley By Joe Moore • Mar 6, 2014 Google.com / YouTube It's around 150 miles from Silicon Valley to Fresno, but over the last few years, Mountain View-based Google has quietly been increasing its presence in the San Joaquin Valley. In fact, the region that's known for its raisins and almonds is now home to some of Google's top research and development projects. Brown Visits Tulare Farm Show, Says Compromise Needed On Water By Ezra David Romero & Joe Moore • Feb 12, 2014 Ezra David Romero / Valley Public Radio California Governor Jerry Brown toured the World Ag Expo in Tulare Wednesday and weighed into the debate between competing House and Senate plans for response to the state's drought. Brown says Republicans and Democrats need to find common ground on a bill that will benefit all Californians. Brown: "This is not a time for rhetoric or the cheesy partisanship we often see in Washington. 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Still, "there are many challenges in this developing science," Wang says. "The first is describing the mechanism of these translocations, for example, whether chromosomes that are near each other are prone to joining in ways that allow them to exchange or fuse genetic material, or if chromosomes that spontaneously break then go looking around for partners." There are scientists on either side of this breakage first or contact first hypothesis.
Another challenge is discovering which translocations cause cancer and which just happen to hitchhike along with other mutations that are cancer's true cause.
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New technologies including next-gen DNA sequencing make it increasingly easy to discover the genetic differences between cancerous and healthy cells. "In 20 years we're talking about personalizing the genome," Wang says, meaning that every individual cancer patient could be genetically screened for every genetic mutation and then treatment based on the signature of their mutations.
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Afghan troops called in U.S. airstrike that bombed hospital | Washington Examiner
The airstrike that struck the hospital in Afghanistan on Saturday, killing 22 people, was not called in by U.S. troops, the general in charge of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Monday.Afghan forces in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz came under fire and requested support from a U.S. AC-130 gunship, which then opened fire on a hospital run by Doctors Without Borders, Gen. John Campbell told reporters Monday morning.Campbell would not go into further details about Saturday's attack, but said U.S., NATO and Afghan officials all are conducting investigations into what happened.
Source: Afghan troops called in U.S. airstrike that bombed hospital | Washington Examiner
Did a US AC-130 pound the heck out of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz? It sure looks that way. But it appears the strike was called in by our Afghan allies.
And of coure DWB (MSF) is calling for an investigation. OK, sure. Let's start with a couple of easy questions. Like, why did our Afghan allies report that armed enemies occupied the building? Were DWB providing sanctuary to armed forces? Did they do so under duress? Or were they willing accomplices? Understand, either way, if armed enemies occupied the building, it lost its legal protections under the law of war.
And why isn't the hospital appropriately marked with the Red Cross or Red Crescent as required by international law and the law of war?
In theory, the idea of DWB, providing medical services to any and all, without taking sides in a conflict, is admirable. In practice, however, given the nature of conflict today, DWB hospitals and care tend to be situated in areas outside the control of a legitimate government. In effect, they become a health care provider for insurgent forces.
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A Fun Dog and Pony Show with A-10s, C-17s, a C-130, and paratroopers.
Fly to the DZ/LZ, jump, let the jets land, board up, and fly home. They didn't even bring rifles.
Here's what it looks like from the inside.
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Vladimir Putin sees Barack Obama's coolness as weakness – and it is hurting America – Telegraph
Russian warplanes began bombing American-backed Syrian opposition strongholds on Wednesday, a move that can be viewed as the latest example of American humiliation abroad.As was the case when Russians invaded Ukraine, the Russians cloaked their activity in lies.In the former example, Russian soldiers didn't wear uniforms, a thinly-veiled move meant to create the impression the fighters were merely Ukrainian "separatists."Likewise, Wednesday's bombings ostensibly targeted Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil); in fact, the strikes were aimed at moderate rebels and civilians – part of a plan to take out any opposition to their client, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Source: Vladimir Putin sees Barack Obama's coolness as weakness – and it is hurting America – Telegraph
That's because it is weakness.
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Air Traffic Control at Kennedy
There are about 15,000 air traffic controllers managing the US airspace. When you think of ATC, you typically either think of the radar controllers at an Air Route Traffic Control Center, or perhaps the tower controllers. But one of the very toughest jobs in ATC is the ground controller at a major airport, who basically acts as the traffic cop for all the planes moving along the taxiways. From the time you push back from the gate until you enter the runway for takeoff, you're managed by Ground. Similarly, after you exit the runway, until you enter the ramp for your gate, Ground moves you along as expeditiously as possible.
Take a look at the diagram. Taxiways are given an alphabetical name, and various intersections are similarly named. For instance, there's taxiway ALPHA, and it has several intersections, such as WHISKEY ALPHA and MIKE ALPHA.
The challenge is, there are typically more planes moving, and heading to and from the gates than there are gates available. If a plane is even slightly delayed pushing back from the gate, the plane that just landed and is heading for that gate has no where to go. Throw in some poor visibility, and things get really sporty.
As an added benefit, don't forget that Kennedy is one of the premiere international terminals, with flights from all over the world coming in. International agreements have lead to the adoption of English as the standard language of air traffic control, but that doesn't mean every international pilot has the world's best grasp of English. And the accents… Add in the fact that pilots occasionally make mistakes (they're doing a heck of a lot more than simply taxiing around when they're taxiing) and pretty soon, Ground has his hands full.
As noted, there's about 15,000 controllers. And most toil in obscurity. No one ever learns their names, even if their voices are heard on a regular basis. But there's a couple of voices that are well known throughout the industry. There's Logan Bob (a well known tower controller at Boston's Logan International Airport), and then there's Kennedy Steve. Kennedy is unusual for such a large busy airport in only having one Ground controller position normally. And Kennedy Steve is well known to lots of pilots for his humor, competence, and occasional snark.
Technically, Steve is guilty of a misuse of correct phraseology, which is a big no-no in aviation safety. Quite a few accidents have had miscommunication caused by poor phraseology as a significant factor. But if you listen closely to Steve, you'll note that he uses "Angry Puppy"* and "1%"** with domestic carriers, and tends to slow down and more carefully enunciate with foreign carriers. And even when things get jammed up, Steve remains remarkably cheerful.
You can find more recordings of Steve here, or you can listen live to Kennedy at LiveATC.net.
*Angry Puppy- A play on the McDonnell Douglas MD-83/88 nickname of "Mad Dog."
**1%- Gulfstream business jet- since only the richest 1% can afford to fly them.
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F-35C Sea Trials Part II.
Yesterday two F-35Cs landed aboard USS Eisenhower to begin a two week sea trial. The first series was conducted aboard USS Nimitz earlier this year.
For all the criticism I've heard about the F-35 program, I have to say, everything I've heard from the people that actually fly it is positive. The Direct Lift Control system makes flying the carrier approach much easier than a conventional jet.
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Describes an agreement to purchase or sell shares made directly with the company. Non-open market transactions, as the name suggests, don't take place on a market exchange like most purchase and sale transactions, but instead are private transactions. While these transactions occur outside of the traditional market, they still need to be filed with the SEC. These transactions can be referred to as non-open market acquisition or disposition.
BREAKING DOWN 'Non-Open Market'
The most typical non-open market transactions occur when insiders exercise their options. If an insider has an option to buy a certain amount of shares at a set price, they are buying the shares from the company and not through an exchange. However, once the shares have been purchased, the insider can sell the purchased shares into the open market.
Another type of non-open market transaction is a tender offer where a corporation offers to repurchase shares from outside shareholders.
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text: Spies?? Robert M. Citino 7/20/2010 5 Comments Last time out we talked about spies. Cloak'n'dagger. Derring-do. There is no doubt that the Allies got the better of the espionage battle in World War II, as the stories of Juan Pujol Garcia (code-named "Garbo"), Dusko Popov ("Tricycle") and Richard Sorge ("Ramsay") all demonstrate. You want to talk about "information dominance" over your adversary? Consider this: in World War II, the Allies actually cracked the German encoding mechanism, the so-called "Enigma machine." They extracted so much information from it (in an operation code-named "Ultra") that they quite literally had to spend the rest of the war deliberately under-reacting to the intelligence they had gathered, lest the Germans realize they'd been had and move to some new, more secure system. Even with that self-imposed limitation, the Allies were reading Hitler's mail for the entire war. The same thing went for the Pacific, where we had cracked the Japanese "Purple" diplomatic code before the war began (in the operation code-named "Magic"). It was as complete an intelligence advantage as anyone had ever enjoyed in military history. Having said that, I would still recommend a healthy dose of skepticism regarding many of those secret missions. Let's look a bit more closely at the U.S. espionage network in North Africa, a group of vice consuls whom FDR liked to call his "12 Apostles." Technically serving as "food control officers" monitoring the trade agreement between Vichy France and the U.S., they had been as busy as bees In the run-up to Operation Torch: handing out bags of cash, stealing Italian, French, and Spanish diplomatic codes, and organizing anti-Vichy insurrections in all three Allied landing zones (Algiers, Oran, and Rabat). All three began simultaneously with the Allied landings, and all three failed miserably. It was, as Rick Atkinson puts it in An Army at Dawn, a classic opéra bouffe, replete with struggles for precedence between the Vichy officers, uncertainty amongst their American patrons, and a higher-than-normal level of SNAFU and dissonance. There would come a time in the postwar era when U.S. agents would become expert at sponsoring coups across the globe, but that time was not yet. As things collapsed around him, the American spymaster in Algiers, diplomat Robert Murphy, actually wondered if he'd gotten the date wrong! He spent that first night in prison, as did his colleague Kenneth Pendar. Murphy would note in his memoirs that their Senegalese guard offered the two men a Gitane cigarette–the customary last smoke offered to a condemned man. Well, it didn't come to that, thankfully. The mess was eventually sorted out, and Allied troops soon arrived in Algiers. The point is that such operations, while they make a stirring spy novel, are much more difficult to carry out smoothly in real life, and are as likely to backfire as they are to succeed. Indeed, the sum total of our espionage war in North Africa was a mixed-blessing deal with Admiral Darlan, a highly unpopular figure within North Africa whose Vichy (read "Axis) connections also made him anathema to large parts of the U.S. public. "Are we fighting Nazis or sleeping with them?" asked CBS radio commentator Edward R. Murrow at the time, and it was a good question. I sometimes wonder if we all watch too many films like Ocean's 11, in which a small hardy band of roguish good guys carry out an impossibly complex heist with pin-point precision and everyone is happy in the end. If only real life were more like the movies. For more discussion of the war, the latest news, and announcements, be sure to visit World War II Magazine's Facebook page. 5 Responses Matt 7/22/2010 Interesting piece. Also, your last point is why one should watch the original Ocean's 11 with Frank Sinatra, where everthing does not go right and the gangs nefarious profits literally go up in smoke. Reply Rob Citino 7/23/2010 Matt– Excellent point! Frank and the boys had enough cynicism about everything (including crime) to make a movie where the heist fails. Best line: "Tell me, Doc. Is it the big casino?" Interesting opint: Frank's crew had all been veterans of the war. Maybe they learned about SNAFU there. –Rob C Reply Robert M. Citino 7/23/2010 Matt– You led me to add a little appendix to my post. Thanks for the inspiration! –Rob Reply Matt 7/29/2010 It was no problem. I was just reading your post and thought, but what about the original movie. I look forward to reading your blog (and your more scholarly works) in the future. Cheers Matt Reply LTC Frank X. Weiss USA, (R) 8/11/2010 Rob Do you think that declassified American Clandestine Operations ought to be analyzed by military historians, spy masters, clandestine practitioners and theorists to distill the bare minimum essentials for proper human and electronic intelligence collection, bribery, technology theft, regime destabilization, strategic/tactical sabotage? In an age of weapons of mass destruction and supersonic aircraft, can we afford to be the goofy footed and unsubtle apes we were in 1942? In my lifetime we crippled our intelligence collection capability by eliminating spy networks and HUMINT, only to have it kick us in the butt on 9/11. When do we "Get SMART"? Reply Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Name* Email* Website Comment


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Leisurely rest in this romantic, privately gated custom home. With open beam ceilings throughout, feel at home with two large, comfortable bedrooms, each with a private bathroom, the evening provides silky Hawaiian 'mauka' breezes. The next day awaken to sounds of songbirds and beautiful views of the pali. Rent a kayak at Kahauloa Bay, a 1 minute walk down the road and you are on the ocean~!
My newly decorated 1150 square foot home is charming and bright! With a short walk down to Manini Beach, the south side of Kealakekua Bay. The gourmet chefs kitchen with coconut wood bar, large pantry and dishwasher, overlooks lush tropical flower gardens. Everything you could possible need to enjoy with a new delightfully artistic dining area.
The living area has all new furniture, with a new trundle bed (which sleeps two more persons, this home sleeps 6 total) or more, please inquire for larger groups.
For your convenience WIFI is available throughout this home.
Enjoy the salty breezes as you barbecue on this large 450 square feet Hawaiian style covered lanai. Listen to the ocean as you relax and unwind after a day of adventure. Relish the beautiful tropical gardens, fruit trees and lotus ponds, which surround this lovely vacation home. Sweet aromas will remind you to stop and smell the essence of the island's aloha spirit.
Only about 200 steps to the sandy mouth of Manini Beach, the South entrance to an incredible underwater protected ocean sanctuary, Kealakekua Bay.
Swim with the whales, spinner dolphins, green sea turtles, mantas, and enjoy world class snorkeling!
Old Hawaii reaches out in every direction as you explore the Napo`opo`o Beach neighborhood, Captain Cooks memorial, Ke`ei Beaches and experience the 'Place of Refuge' near 2 steps at 'Pu`u Honua O`Honauanu' Beach Park.
This 'Place of Refuge 'is a 10 minute drive from our location, a sacred place that is of great religious and historical value to the Hawaiian native culture.There is so much to explore, hike and the swimming is wonderful too!
Kayak, Scuba, paddle board, surf, bike, or hike, explore the Big Island, feel the power of the goddess Pele's creation, relax, rejuvenate, and cleanse your heart with the essence of the spirit of aloha!
Surrounded by the beauty of old Hawaii, discover the many ocean adventures just steps from this private 2 bedroom with 2 full baths vacation home and beyond.
Kealakekua bay is located on the Kona Coast, 12 miles South of Kailua-Kona. An historical location, well known for the death of Captain James Cook, the European who made first contact with Native Hawaiians in 1778. Kealakekua Bay (which means 'Pathway to the Gods') is also one of Hawaii's most spectacular coral reefs. This is a Marine Life Conservation District where fish are plentiful and swarm over the well developed reef formations that slope steeply from the shore into the nearby deep water. Spinner dolphins and green sea turtles are commonly seen resting in the bay.
Come and enjoy a swim or a snorkel in some of the world's most pristine water! Bring your underwater camera too,
45 minutes from Keahole, Kona Airport
15 minutes to local produce markets,health food stores, shopping, restaurants, and local theater.
Keywords: Located about 200 steps away from the ocean at Kealakekua Bay.
My 'Manini Mermaid' Vacation Hideaway is perfect location to enjoy Hawaii!
This old Hawaiian fishing village of Napo`opo`o is known for world class snorkeling. Enjoy my comfortable, quiet vacation home, surrounded by tropical flowers and fruit trees.
Just 45 minutes from the Keahole, Kona, Airport and 10 minutes from the grocery store and restaurants. 10 minutes to Pu`u Honua O`Honaunau National Park (2 steps). Walking distance to many adventures in this small neighborhood. Rent kayaks right down the road from my neighbors who will help you with your entrance into the ocean so you can adventure out on your own!
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Both bedrooms look out at the old Kahikolu Church on the hillside overlooking the neighborhood and bay. ...moreless
This neighborhood is as rural as you can get... one lane roads and only one street light in the whole area!...moreless
enjoy 2 comfortable separate dining tables to enjoy dining, one palm table inside seats 4 and out side on the covered lanai there's dining for 6 persons. (a high chair is available too)!...moreless
There are air conditioners in each bedroom, although warm air will escape as heat rises through the window peaks which are screen...moreless
Garage is now made into a Yoga room stretch area, additional rental space a half bathroom and 2 queen size beds with outside shower to accommodate more guests or another renter....moreless
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stairs lead up to lanai on both sides of the house...moreless
Private lanai is overlooking fish ponds with waterlily and lotus, fire gingers, turtles, delicious fruit trees and very peaceful....moreless
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On occasion in the winter when there is plenty of snow, Mauna Kea is a fun mountain to 4 wheel drive up and ski down to the switchback!...moreless
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Swim, snorkel in the underwater protected sanctuary of Kealakekua Bay, enjoy kayaking, paddle boarding, surfing, hiking, jumping off rocks into the ocean, beachcombing, biking, plein air painting and my refreshing outdoor beach shower to cool off after your adventure!
Year Purchased: 1990
About the owner: I am an artist. I own and operate the Blue Ginger Gallery located in Kainaliu, Kona. I came to live on the Big Island 28 years ago. I have lived at this Manini Beach location for 23 years. I love the ocean. I enjoy snorkeling and paddle boarding in the Bay when ever possible!~
Why the Owner Chose Kealakekua Bay:
This old Hawaiian village is very special. There is lots of history yet to be told here! The relaxed lifestyle and neighborly feeling never changes. Mostly, I love the pristine ocean here, it is like nowhere else on earth, combined with tropical smells and the quiet in this quaint neighborhood of Napo`opo`o.
The Unique Benefits at this House:
I really enjoy jumping into the clean magical water at Manini Beach. There is cold, underground, mountain water which enters the ocean at Manini Beach. This creates brackish water which is supposed to be healing. I always appreciate swimming with the beautiful reef fish and the sea turtles, the visibility is beyond compare. Also, the beach access road is wonderful for biking or jogging. Walk to Manini Point for a sunset and watch whales breach in the winter months. Dolphins play all year round. Swimming with the Spinner dolphins is a breathtaking experience for anyone to enjoy, young and old alike!
450 square feet of covered lanai is a comfortable place to relax any time of day
Living room is bright and cheery!
This is the Northerly bedroom with the Queen size bed, connected to a bathroom.
South bathroom has a large custom tumbled marble deluxe shower.
Viewing the lanai from the yard and the space below is for yoga or stretching!
Aerial of the Bay & Manini point, red circle indicates where my home is located.
A refreshing dip anytime of day, jump into Kealakekua Bay, just 2 minutes away!
Here I am with my girl friend (to my left in the red), Skiing atop of Mauna Kea!
A visit to Waipio Valley, the north shore is an adventure hiking or horse riding
When fruit is in season there are plenty to share, ripe mango's hanging on tree!
Green Sea Turtle that I was swimming with this morning! 'Honu' in Hawaiian.
Surrounded by beautiful tropical gardens, lotus ponds, and fruit trees!
Kitchen area is spacious and has everything you might need.
Comfortable South Bedroom with Cal King bed, bathroom is located in the bedroom.
Colorful and bright bathroom with tumbled marble floors and marble counter top.
View from the street and driveway entrance of my Manini Mermaid house property.
View of Manini Mermaid house lanai from the large Lotus Pond in the front yard!
Sunset at Manini Point is a gathering spot for many neighbors to enjoy together!
On a calm day at the entrance to Kealakekua Bay, snorkeling is the best.
Volcano with steam venting from the earth surrounds the few tree's left.
450 square feet of covered lanai is a comfortable place to relax any time of day
View of pristine Kealakekua Bay from upper Napo`opo`o Road.
Join me for a swim in the Bay early morning with the Hawaiian Spinner dolphins!
Ask about renting my new unit downstairs which rents separately $150.00 a night!
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ST. LOUIS (AP)—The National League's best offense had no luck against Chris Carpenter. The St. Louis Cardinals' right-hander had stuff reminiscent of his 2005 Cy Young season.
"It could have been any team," Carpenter said after throwing a two-hitter in a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. "If I make good pitches like I did against anybody, I'm going to get outs.
"I was making pitches all night long."
David Eckstein had four hits to help the Cardinals win their fifth straight and beat the Dodgers for the fourth time in a row dating to last season. Chris Duncan hit a two-run homer off Derek Lowe (7-6) in the third inning for the Cardinals, who had needed extra innings to win their previous three games, including a 14-inning victory over the Dodgers on Thursday in the series opener. Juan Encarnacion added a solo homer in the eighth off Danys Baez.
"I don't feel like we're red hot or anything," manager Tony La Russa said. "We've won three extra-inning games and a tough game in front and behind, but I know what we're capable of, and we're capable of putting enough wins together to have a chance to play in October."
Eckstein is 11-for-26 (.423) for his career against Lowe.
Carpenter (8-4) threw his 10th career shutout and 21st complete game, the first of each this season. He struck out seven and hit a batter, requiring only 101 pitches for the team's first complete game shutout since Jason Marquis won at Washington on Aug. 27, 2005.
"He was so sharp with everything and relentless and Cy Young-like," La Russa said. "I don't know if he's pitched better."
The Dodgers entered the game batting .283, but have scored only two runs in the last 20 innings.
"We felt good about the way we ran the bases," manager Grady Little joked. "We only left two on."
Rafael Furcal lined a single over Eckstein's head at shortstop to lead off the fourth, and Carpenter retired the next 14 hitters before Cesar Izturis singled up the middle with two outs in the eighth. Nomar Garciaparra was 0-for-3 with three groundouts, ending a 22-game hitting streak during which he batted .360.
"He could probably still be out there pitching right now," Lowe said. "It really wasn't much of a problem for him."
The biggest problems for Carpenter came when he slipped and fell at the plate before striking out in the sixth, and when half of Andre Ethier's broken bat helicoptered over his head on a groundout in the eighth.
"I lost it for a second and I knew it was coming towards me," Carpenter said. "I actually had no idea, so I just fell down and ducked, just in case."
Carpenter threw a one-hitter on June 14, 2005, at Toronto. He received a standing ovation from a sellout crowd of 45,704 after his sacrifice bunt in the eighth.
Lowe gave up four runs and eight hits in the first three innings before settling down. He allowed three hits and no runs over his last three-plus innings. Lowe, who struck out five and walked one, is 1-3 in his last four starts, allowing 22 runs and 38 hits in 21 innings.
The top of the Cardinals' lineup, Eckstein and Duncan, were a combined 7-for-8 against Lowe. Duncan tied his career best with three hits.
"This lineup is extremely tough, and I think to have success you have to get Eckstein out, and I couldn't do it one time," Lowe said. "I tried everything. I threw every pitch I had."
Eckstein, Duncan and Albert Pujols started the bottom of the first with singles to put the Cardinals ahead. Eckstein singled to open the third and scored on Duncan's fourth homer, and first since May 21. Encarnacion added an RBI single in the inning for a 4-0 lead.
Eckstein's four-hit game was his first since Sept. 30, 2005, against Cincinnati. He leads the NL with 38 multi-hit games, one more than Florida's Miguel Cabrera. … The Cardinals played 36 innings over the previous three games and had gone to extra innings in six of the previous 16 games. … Garciaparra's hitting streak was the second-longest in the majors this year behind Edgar Renteria's 23-game run for Atlanta to start the season. … Encarnacion entered the game in a 1-for-18 slump. … The Cardinals have never played four consecutive extra-inning games.