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Extend the hidden hose on Bontrager's Air Support HP Pro pump, and thread it onto your Presta valve for secure inflation of your tires. Built with a smaller volume chamber for higher-pressure tires, this premium pump allows you to effortlessly inflate tires up to 120 psi. Available in two lengths: Long for more air per stroke, or Short for an easy fit into a jersey pocket.
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This pump worked the first day I bought it. Flatted in group ride. Pumped worked great that time. Fast forward a few months and the pump is called for. Pumped over 200 strokes and can't get over 30 psi. Tested it on several tire sizes after I got home with same results. It barely inflated just the tube with no tire. Going back to CO2's.
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I bought this in the fall and got about 20 uses out of this as of July 2015 (I used it in to repair about 5 flats, and then about 15 other times). I expected it would last longer than 5-6 months (I don't bike normally in the winter). The top metal clamp that holds the hose to the air delivery piece that you put on the bike broke off, meaning the hose got stuck in the pump, rendering it useless.


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REDWOOD CITY (AP) — A popular campground in the Santa Cruz Mountains has been closed because a creek is too low to draw water for visitors amid California's lingering drought.
The San Mateo County Parks Department closed all 154 tent sites at Memorial County Park in Loma Mar on Monday.
Daytime visitors are still welcome at the nearly 500-acre park nestled in redwoods along Pescadero Creek. But overnight camping is prohibited through June, and likely for the duration of summer.
Parks Director Marlene Finley says she's looked at ways to keep the campground open, such as trucking in water or asking campers to bring their own, but options have so far proved unworkable.
Residents in nearby Santa Cruz County are facing tight water restrictions because of low flows in rivers and creeks.

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Apple gave former MobileMe members a complimentary twenty gigabytes of free cloud storage upgrade after moving to iCloud between October 12, 2011 and August 1, 2012. The company's been sending email notices ahead of the cut-off deadline a few times now.
Unfortunately, today marks the day when your complimentary storage expires. Yours truly used to be a paid MobileMe member and today my iCloud storage got automatically adjusted to the free entry-level 5GB iCloud tier. Here's what you need to know about the change and how to avoid service interruption… Read More


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Factors That Govern SSI Disability Eligibility
In addition to either being age sixty-five or meeting the SSI Disability eligibility text, which is discussed in "What Medical Conditions Are Required to Meet SSI Disability Qualifications and to Get an SSI Approval?" you have to meet several non-medical and non-age requirements to get SSI.
Citizenship and Alien Status
You must be either a U.S. citizen or national or a qualified noncitizen. A qualified noncitizen is a person who is in an immigration status that allows payment of SSI and who meets other noncitizen requirements. For more information about SSI eligibility requirements for noncitizens, see our article "How Can a Noncitizen Go about Qualifying for SSI Disability?"
U.S. Residency Required
With few exceptions, you must also be a resident of—that is live in—one of the fifty U.S. states or the North Mariana Islands. You will continue to be eligible for SSI if you are temporarily out of the United States and North Mariana Islands for less than less than thirty consecutive days. If you are gone for thirty days or more, you will not be considered in the U.S. for the residency test until you have been back in the U.S. for thirty consecutive days.
A child who is living with a parent who is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to permanent shore duty outside the U.S. is an exception to the residency requirement. If you have an SSI-eligible child and receive orders to move overseas, contact your local Social Security office or call Social Security at 800-772-1213 before leaving the U.S. If you are already overseas and your think your child may be eligible for SSI, contact the U.S. Embassy or Consular Office or write to the Social Security Administration, Attn: SSI Military Children Overseas Coordinator, 1 Frederick Street, Suite 100, Cumberland Maryland 21502.
You have the same reporting responsibilities for your disabled child as for a child living in the U.S. Additionally, you must report if you leave the U.S. Armed Forces and remain abroad. A list of events to report can be found at "What Do I Have to Report to the Social Security Administration Once I Start to Get SSI Benefits?"
Application Requirements
You must file an application; apply for other cash benefits to which you may be eligible, such as Social Security or Veteran's Compensation; and give the Social Security Administration permission to verify financial factors of eligibility, including contacting financial institutions to obtain your financial records.
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Sörälgens Camping is situated on the 14 kilometre-long Lake Sörälgen, in the Höghöjden nature reserve, 2.5 km north of Hällefors.There's a lot to discover in our area, including Bredsjö with its farm dairy and sheep cheese manufacture. The old village of Grythyttan with Måltidens House and the Finnstigen cultural trail.At The homestead museum in Hällefors, and in the Skräddartorp mine-owner's estate in Grythyttan, you can learn about life in an old mining community.The silver mines tell the story of the tough working conditions in bygone days. For a magnificent view head for the top of Hökhöjden. If you're interested in bird life, we recommend a morning or evening walk of about 3 km round Knutsjhöjdmossen. The 3-star Sörälgen campsite is a small, well-managed site specially suitable for those longing for a back-to-nature stay amid the forests and the wildlife. The whole surrounding area is an endless natural experience.The campsite is a three-star family site with 75 caravan, camper-van or tent plots & 10 cottages (3-4 persons). There are two service buildings with toilets and showers for men and women, as well as a launderette. Communal areas: a TV lounge, outdoor furniture, barbecue areas and playground.Services: kiosk with groceries, restaurant. Emptying service for septic tanks.For hire: canoes and rowing boats.Whether you want to stay one day or several weeks, you are always welcome to Sörälgens Camping.
At Sörälgens Camping we offer 3-bed cabins, 4-bed cabins and a self-catering cottage, "Tornsvalan", with two bedrooms, large living room with integrated kitchen (with dishwasher), fireplace, TV and large terrace. In "Tornsvalan" the beds are made on arrival.
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The Prestige Oceanfront Resort is your ideal haven for relaxation and rejuvenation. Our full service resort features luxurious guest rooms, exceptional dining experiences, an world-class spa, and extraordinary hospitality.
Rising above the Pacific Ocean, our waterfront resort offers breathtaking views of Sooke Harbour, Sooke Basin, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic Mountains. Conveniently located near unique local attractions, including the Sooke Pot Holes, French Beach, and the West Coast Trail, the resort is perfectly situated to inspire a truly West Coast experience. With activities ranging from sight-seeing, scuba diving, hiking, cycling, fishing, kayaking, whale watching, zip lining and much more, Sooke is a scenic destination that you will find to be Greater Victoria's best kept secret.
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Approximately 35 kilometers from downtown Victoria, tucked in the midst of rainforests, unspoiled beaches, and mountains is charming Sooke, British Columbia. A small seaside community full of personality and culture.
A hidden gem on Vancouver Island, Sooke provides access to experience nature at its finest. The activities and tours available to experience the Sooke lifestyle are endless. Embrace the adventure with whale watching, kayaking, hiking, and zip lining or take a stroll on the waterfront walkway and encounter an abundance of marine life. From surfing the waves at Sombrio Beach to sport fishing Otter Point, Sooke is nothing short of an outdoor enthusiast's dream.
The arts and cultural side of this quaint community is exciting and colorful. Sooke Fine Arts Show is Vancouver Island's most popular summer arts event. The show features artwork from some of BC coastal islands' finest artists.


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DANCING DAFFODIL was an easy 46-length winner at Ludlow last month and trainer Robin Dickin is confident she can follow up at Towcester.
The seven-year-old escaped a penalty for that success and is well fancied to land another victory.
Dickin said: "On paper she can't get beat but things are never that simple and she is dropping back in trip. This is the last opportunity for her to run in a 0-95 so you would have to be hopeful."
Jason Maguire, Richard Johnson and Daryl Jacob are among the jockeys in action at Towcester, which has replaced Southwell's jumps meeting following the flooding there.
Champion jump jockey Tony McCoy rides at Folkestone - the day's other jumps fixture - while Wolverhampton stages eight races on the all-weather.
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Posted over 8 years ago In a few months I will be vacationing in Orlando (Walt Disney here we come!) I hate eating theme park food and at all the tourist chains. Can anyone give me some ideas on local favorites (particularly seafood and any other good place to eat). |
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| Posted over 8 years ago There are literally tens of thousands of good places to eat in and around Orlando guy! All up and down US 92 towards Kissimmee there are a larger number of great places to eat just as there are in the International Drive area. I suggest that you just grab one of the papers at the hotel/motel and check out what they have an use the coupons to help save a little money anyway. BTW That Lobster place isn't that good. Dinner theaters are very good even though they are expensive but you get a great show as well be it one of those who doneit places or Arabian Knights or Medival Knights and pretty much anything else you want. |


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The Christmas period proved to be a successful one for eBay, as the internet marketplace's share price jumped before the end of trading yesterday (January 16th) on the New York Stock Exchange.
In the last three months of the year, the company saw strong demand, with sales rising by 18 per cent to $3.9 billion (£2.5 billion) compared to the previous quarter.
On Cyber Monday (November 26th), which is historically seen as the beginning of the festive shopping season, transactions on eBay's mobile applications doubled year-on-year, while PayPal payments nearly tripled.
The firm claims the growing popularity for making purchases via smartphones helped boost activity, while PayPal payments generated the greatest growth totaling $1.5 billion in revenue.
At close of play on the technology-heavy Nasdaq last night, eBay shares rose by 0.7 per cent to $52.90 per unit, while the index itself rose by 0.2 per cent – or 6.7 points – finishing on 3117.5 points.
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One of my top priorities in Congress has been reducing financial burden on middle- and working-class families during these tough economic times. Last week, USA TODAY reported that Americans paid their lowest level of taxes in 2009 since Harry Truman's presidency. The news story reported: "Federal, state and local taxes — including income, property, sales and other taxes — consumed 9.2% of all personal income in 2009, the lowest rate since 1950, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports.
Traditionally, Congress is expected to agree on a budget for the upcoming fiscal year by April 15th. It is this budget process at the beginning of each year where the decision is made regarding total federal spending for the year. It is the budget that sets the stage for how fiscally responsible government spending will be. Since the passage of the Budget Act of 1974, the House of Representatives has never failed to pass an initial budget to set the spending priorities for the following fiscal year.
Ted Kennedy's "True Compass" would be poignant for one fact alone if there wasn't so much else to recommend it. This Kennedy brother, after all, was the only one who lived long enough to write a memoir.
Pathos and tragedy accompanied every step of success his family ever recorded. For the prominent role they achieved in American history, they paid a very bloody and very sad price.
The oil spill in the Gulf has been consuming the news, and possibly Congress' attention, so I haven't seen much lately on the Senate's efforts on a financial reform bill. Prior to that, a lot of news consisted of "Democrats" accusing Republicans of being in Wall Street's pocket. Of course, "Democrats" are in Wall Street's pocket, so maybe they know who their neighbors are.
The fact that President Obama selected Solicitor General Elena Kagan — a liberal reflecting his political stance — to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens should come as no surprise. For all the handwringing over legislation that has been introduced over the past 18 months, the President's opportunity to appoint SC justices provides the opportunity for him to leave his greatest legacy.
Trail should be handicap
This year at Liberty High School the Agriculture Department developed a nature trail. I believe that the nature trail is a good idea because it allows students to learn outside the classroom. However, when building the trail they did not take into consideration that individuals with physical disabilities cannot access the nature trail.
I am committed to increased accountability and transparency in government, and pleased to report that we took two important steps forward in this direction last week in Congress.
Over the weekend a man with ties to the Taliban drove an SUV loaded with home-made bombs into Times Square in the heart of New York City. Thanks in large part to two very observant street vendors, the local authorities rushed to the scene where they found the smoking car that contained two five-gallon containers of gasoline, three twenty-gallon propane tanks, 152 M-88 fireworks, two alarm clocks connected to wires and a metal gun locker filled with 250 pounds of fertilizer. Authorities were able to dismantle the contents of the SUV, preventing what had the potential to be a very


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Q. We manufacture bronze doors and are using Agate Lacquer to clear-coat the bronze door skins. We have a good finish and paint booth, but we are having problems getting a clean surface. We wipe down the surface with lacquer thinner using microfiber cloths but get very small lint, fibers and specks in the finish. We do not seem to be able to get the surface clean. Do you have any suggestions? —S.D.
A. Generally speaking, microfiber cloths are considered to be lint-free. I would evaluate a new microfiber cloth directly out of the bag or box on one door to verify its performance. If you cannot even get one door complete without leaving residual lint, you may need to either check the incoming cleanliness of the part (it may need a pre-cleaning), or you may need to search for a new precision-cleaning cloth supplier.


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Also, I'm on my drive back so I'm a little braindead. Taking a stop right now. I forgot, I carry it in my right front pocket. No different feel in my pocket than my stag 73 single blade. The 85 was a feather and very pocket friendly though so it doesn't compare to that.
One thing I did realize is that as much as people joke about NOT using a knife half open or anything like that... I found this week I used just the tip of this knife with the blade only slighlty open. I could control it much better. Weird, but I found myself doing it for little thing like pill wrappers and such.


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Make your family's visit extra special with a Splashin' Safari Cabana!
Cabana rentals may be reserved online up to 60 days in advance of your visit. Please reserve your cabana early!
- Cabanas may be accessed from Splashin' Safari's daily opening time until its closing time on the day of your visit. Download this Cabana Information Sheet for more details.
- Each cabana has a ceiling fan and a locking cabinet with approximately 15 cubic feet of storage space.
- Each cabana includes a mini fridge, stocked with eight bottles of water (regular park rules apply; please do not bring food or beverages into the park).
- Each cabana includes a table plus four chairs and two chaise lounges.
- Cabana rental includes 8 wristbands for access to private area, plus free Wi-Fi service.
- Reserve your cabana online up to 60 days before your visit; cabana reservations may also be made by phone during park hours: 800-467-2682.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – An attempt for a third-straight top-10 finish for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's golf team at the NCAA Division III Golf Championships came up short on May 14, as CMS missed the cut after two rounds at the 2014 NCAA Championships. The Stags finished the second round at the Grandover Resort's par-72 East Course in 20th place, six strokes from the cut line which was the top 15 teams at the end of the second round.
Over the two rounds, CMS had a score of 605 (300 and 305) which was 29-over par. Through the beginning and middle part of the second round, the Stags looked as if they would make the cut, hovering around the top-10, but then fell off later in the day.
Defending national champion Bradley Shigezawa had the lowest two-round score for the Stags at a 4-over 148 which put him in a tie for 41st after the second round. Since the Stags did not make the cut as a team, Shigezawa will not have the opportunity to continue play and defend his title. Shigezawa had an opening round score of 76 and then shot even par in the second round.
Two shots behind Shigezawa was another senior in Jordan Stein who tied for 61st with a score of 150. Stein also had his best performance in the second round with a 1-over 73. Sophomore Justin Beck (151) had the lowest one-round score of the Championships for the Stags in the first round with a 2-under par 70. He finished in a tie for 70th, while sophomore Kethan Reddy (156) and junior Ben Ho (163) rounded out the field for the Stags.
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Anti-HIV Drug InteractionsA Guide to the Interactions Found Between Anti-HIV Drugs and Common HIV-Related Therapies
August 2004 A note from TheBody.com: The field of medicine is constantly evolving. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!
IntroductionWith the number of drugs available to treat HIV and with those that prevent or treat opportunistic infections (OIs), the potential for drug interactions increases. Developing a health management plan and deciding which therapies to include in that plan may seem a daunting task. Not only does each therapy have possible side effects, but each might increase or decrease the benefit of the other drugs you take.Talking to Your Doctor About Drug InteractionsMany people take a variety of therapies at the same time. These can range from experimental and approved anti-HIV drugs to complimentary and over-the-counter medicines. Drug interactions may play a major role in the success of any treatment plan. Unfortunately, theyre not always considered when developing a treatment strategy. The following are some suggestions to help prevent drug interactions:
Drug interactions can take various forms, occurring immediately or over several weeks. Some drugs simply should not be used together, while others can be combined only if done with careful monitoring to detect emergency problems. Interactions can also occur when one therapy alters the effect of another. This includes how the other is absorbed in the body, broken down (metabolized), distributed or excreted. As it has become standard medical practice to prevent multiple OIs with different drugs, drug interactions become more of a concern. In some prevention regimens, drug interactions may even cause more harm than good. For example, one drug might reduce the blood levels of another drug, leading to drug resistance. This could result in a particular disease (like HIV or hepatitis) becoming unresponsive to treatment. The added toxicity of many therapies taken together may also outweigh their hopeful benefit for preventing disease. Therefore, healthcare providers and people with HIV should make informed decisions about combining therapies and OI prevention regimens and should carefully check for drug interactions and other side effects. Unfortunately, most drug interaction studies have compared only two drugs, although most people with HIV often take many more than two. As a result, very little is known about how all the commonly used drugs interact with each other. In the meantime, it's important to discuss possible drug interactions with your doctor and pharmacist. Before starting a new therapy (experimental, approved or complimentary), consider the possible drug interactions and side effects. Not everyone experiences side effects; and many drug interactions can be managed by monitoring carefully, adjusting the doses, or stopping the therapy as needed. The following chart should only be used as a guide for possible drug interactions. Remember that these interactions might occur in some people, but not in others. This chart was put together with information from prescription package inserts, anecdotal reports, discussions with pharmacologists and doctors who treat HIV disease, and discussions with drug companies. Drug List
Anti-HIV Medications + Street Drugs: Some Cocktails Don't MixReprinted from Notes from the Underground, Winter 1998-99, #38For most drugs to be effective and not kill you, they need to be metabolized [broken down] by the liver or kidneys. These organs have limited resources and a set number of chemicals which accomplish this task. Because of this, certain drugs, whether they're HIV medications or recreational drugs, can affect how other drugs act. This is called a drug interaction -- and some of them can be deadly. There hasn't been much research on how street drugs and HIV medications interact -- because there is little financial incentive for the pharmaceutical companies to do the work, and because the government believes "just say no," is the only way to deal with drugs. Certainly, your best bet is not to take street drugs at all if you are taking HIV medications. Bus some interactions are deadlier than others. Ecstasy (X, MDMA)There has already been one death in England which resulted from a regular dose of ecstasy (MDMA, X) taken with ritonavir. Ritonavir acts to slow down the liver enzyme that breaks down X -- so it makes the dose 5-10 times stronger. In addition, between 3-10% of the white population (the figure for other populations is not known) have a deficiency in this enzyme, which may be why some people overdose on what may be a safe dose for others. If you are taking any protease inhibitor [ritonavir, nelfinavir, indinavir, saquinavir (Fortovase)] or NNRTI [nevirapine delavirdine or efavirenz], X can be extremely dangerous. Of these, ritonavir and delavirdine seem to be the most dangerous, while nevirapine and efavirenz may be less so -- although because effects in the test tube have sometimes been opposite to those seen in the body, this is hard to predict.If you do take X with a protease inhibitor, wait as long as possible after taking the protease inhibitor to take the X, and be sure to have someone with you who knows what you've done in case you have difficulties. These overdoses are often not reversible, so it's really better not to mix these drugs! Recent research has found that X damages serotonin neurons, so avoid it if you have a family or personal history of depression or anxiety disorders. AlcoholddI can increase the risk of pancreatitis (intense stomach pain that feels like it's going all the way through to your back. So, if you're using alcohol regularly, don't use ddI. There are other nucleosides to choose from.Occasional and light use of alcohol is not known to interact with other HIV medications; however, chronic, heavy use can be destructive to the liver. This can be dangerous because the way drugs are broken down can be hurt. More drugs will stay in your system for the most part, which is likely to cause overdoses and worse side effects. Alcohol can cause dehydration; so be sure to drink lots of water to help your body deal with any alcohol you drink. MarijuanaProtease inhibitors may increase THC levels (the active ingredient in marijuana) -- so smaller doses may make you more stoned. This is also true of the synthetic version (Marinol) used in the treatment of weight loss. Since THC overdose is impossible, this interaction is not dangerous.SedativesThe sedatives Halcion (triazolam), Valium (diazepam), Ambien (zolpidem) and Versed (midazolam) can also be deadly if mixed with protease inhibitors. Norvir has the largest negative effect. At high doses these drugs can stop your breathing. Ativan (lorazepam), Serax (oxazepam) and Restoril (temazepam) are safer with Norvir, and may actually be weakened by it.BarbituratesCrixivan may increase blood levels of phenobarbital (Luminal), making overdose more likely. Other protease inhibitor interactions are also possible.Cocaine (coke, blow)There are no known interactions between cocaine and HIV medications, but in the test tube, cocaine doubles the speed at which the virus reproduces, meaning it may speed up how sick you get.Heroin (smack, brown, junk, China White)Ritonavir seems to reduce heroin levels by 50% making overdose less likely. However, this drug and the other protease inhibitors have sometimes been known to have opposite effects (they cut methadone levels in real life, while test tube experiments predicted they would increase them), so caution is in order. Some synthetics sold as heroin (fentanyl, alpha-methyl-fentanyl) are potent in tiny doses and could be deadly if mixed with another drug.GHB (gamma-hydroxy-butyrate, grievous bodily harm, liquid X)GHB is potentially dangerous with Norvir and other protease inhibitors.Amyl nitrite (amyl nitrate/poppers)Glutathione is used by the liver to process amyl nitrite, and high glutathione is linked with survival. If using amyl nitrite cuts glutathione, it could lead to disease progression.LSD (acid)No known interactions.Ketamine (Special K)When combined with ritonavir, special K can lead to "chemical hepatitis," an unpleasant inflammation of the liver resulting in jaundice. A New York HIV doctor has seen two cases of it. Both went away in several weeks. But anything which damages the liver can be a serious problem for people living with HIV.Amphetamines (dexedrine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, crystal meth)Ritonavir is predicted to increase amphetamine levels in the blood by a factor of 2-3. The other protease inhibitors should have less of an impact, but strange opposite results are always possible.RitalinNorvir and other similar drugs can either strengthen Ritalin's effects or make it weaker.Beware!Interactions not listed could be deadly. Street drugs are often not what they are sold as, they are frequently cut with substances that may interact with drugs themselves and their potency can vary wildly, even in the same batch. With the lack of research in this area, it's better to avoid potential interactions if at all possible.A note from TheBody.com: The field of medicine is constantly evolving. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! This article was provided by Project Inform. Visit Project Inform's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.


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A Clean Slate for Ryder
by John Bishop / Boston BruinsMichael Ryder |
"There's hectic stuff going on," said a smiling Ryder as he walked up the back stairs in the TD Banknorth Garden to the Bruins locker room following a quick meeting with General Manager Peter Chiarelli. "I am trying to figure it out, but I think I have it narrowed down to two or three spots."
What do you think of the city, Michael? And where will your apartment be?
"I haven't gotten to see much of the city," confessed Ryder who laughed and let us in on another secret. "Today was pretty much going around and trying to look at places, and I got lost."
"Well, we were driving around and (my real estate agent) knew where she was going, but I had no idea where we were," he said. "But once I come back I'll get to see more of the city."
Come back -- those words have new meaning for the affable right wing whose signing created "some" heated discussion in the hockey press; discussion which prompted Chiarelli to write about it in his new blog On Point with Peter on BostonBruins.com:
I know in some circles we've been criticized for paying the money we paid to Michael.
We saw him on numerous occasions (he being in the same division as us), and I've seen him on a number of occasions prior to that with Ottawa. He's a player that we made an organizational decision on to bring into our mix, and I don't feel the need to justify or to address the criticisms that we've been given on signing him. At the end of the day, as a management team, we're judged on these decisions and we'll be judged on this one. We were and are excited to get Michael, as he's a young player who can score goals and competes hard.
We feel he's really going to fit into our mix, and we're going to have some success with him.
"Last year was a tough year and I put that behind me and start off with a clean slate now." - Michael Ryder
Ryder was asked if he had followed discussion about his contract in the hockey media. "A little," he said. "I've been trying to follow it."
But as far as his feeling any extra pressure, Ryder said, "No, not really…I've just got to prove everyone wrong, right?"
In truth, Ryder has been under pressure since he hit junior hockey with the Hull Olympiques and proving people wrong has been a habit for the former Canadien.
An underdog even in juniors, a certain coach helped the right wing from the Rock round out his game in Hull.
"When I was young (Claude Julien) coached me in junior and he pretty much got me thinking about my work ethic," explained Ryder, who also played for Julien in Hamilton and Montreal. "Back home I didn't play very much hockey -- 10 to 15 games a year, max -- so I didn't really put much effort in sometimes on the ice because I didn't really need to when I was home.
"But he taught me to do that (because) he's a coach that tries to get the most out of every player.
"He got the most out of me and I think that's why we've worked pretty well together," he said.
Ten years ago, Ryder was chosen in the eighth round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 216th overall. In 314 NHL games, the Newfoundland native has scored 99 goals and helped on 108 others for 207 points.
But a 14-17-31 line last season had some scratching their heads, particularly because 63, 55 and 58 point seasons had preceded that 31-point campaign.
Undaunted, Coach Julien gave a ringing endorsement of his once and future player earlier this summer.
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"He is good down low, strong on the puck and has a great release and a good shot.
"He is capable of being physical and I think our style of play fits him to a 't'. There's no doubt he'll be a good fit for our hockey club," he said.
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"I just have to go out and play my game and everything will work out," he said. "Last year was a tough year and I put that behind me and start off with a clean slate now."
As such, a strong September and October are clear aims for the sniper.
"(This summer's) pretty much been trying to stay in shape and making sure that I get off to a good start and help the team – just try and start winning (right away) and get into the playoffs," said Ryder. "That's the main goal, right?"
Sounds like he's off to a pretty good start, already.


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The report said the cable was sent to the State Department last week and outlined the results of the consulate's investigation into reports from inside Syria that chemical weapons had been used in the city of Homs on Dec. 23.
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October 13, 2009
"Hey Todd..."
Via Instapundit ("Maybe this worked in 1978").
49 comments:
- Fred4Pres said...
Todd must be gay.
- Fred4Pres said...
Okay, I am kidding. Todd handled it perfectly and professionally. It is just the perfect porn film introduction that makes it funny.
- MadisonMan said...
This has never happened to me as a TA or as an instructor. Make of that what you will.
- muddimo said...
Todd could have given Caroline a red light a little earlier in that exchange. For her part, Caroline could use a course or two in marketing. To close the sale you need the buyer to experience the product first hand, e.g. sit behind the wheel, take her for a spin.
- t-man said...
Gives new meaning to the term "grade inflation."
(MM - maybe you grade your students too easily.) - 10/13/09, 10:28 AM
- Pogo said...
MadisonMan, same here.
I cite my obvious integrity over my genetic failings, as one might expect. - 10/13/09, 10:28 AM
- former law student said...
You can't seduce anyone over email.
- traditionalguy said...
The start of a relationship that only a desparate man could fall for. But will she respect him in the morning after he has changed her grade to US Prime grade A meat.
- JohnAnnArbor said...
What if he took her offer, then failed her anyway? (No, I'm not suggesting he should have. He handled this well.)
I bet that's happened a few times. - 10/13/09, 10:35 AM
- Ann Althouse said...
"You can't seduce anyone over email."
Yeah, you can! - 10/13/09, 10:36 AM
- traditionalguy said...
He could give Caroline a C- for her being a good judge of his masculine attractiveness. That would not be so Hard On Her.
- rocketeer67 said...
Althouse, I'm pretty sure FLS' comment was satire. C'mon, keep up!
- careen said...
My favorite from the comments section:
Caroline's a little whore… And Todd's gay.
Judgmental, yet inclusive. - 10/13/09, 10:40 AM
- rocketeer67 said...
Or was your comment a parody of "Yes We Can?" It's so confusing and tiring trying to keep up with the cool kids...
- Kev said...
(the other kev)
You can't seduce anyone over email.
Yeah, you can!
Attachments help . . . - 10/13/09, 10:44 AM
- Kirk Parker said...
"Hangman", eh? Ewwwwww...... - 10/13/09, 10:48 AM
- Bissage said...
That's the first time I saw an exchange like that on the internet. Usually they're on paper, part of the stapled handout materials they give you when you attend one of those workplace training seminars. The coversheet is always blue, for some reason or other.
- class-factotum said...
Your so smart...
Todd might have been more inclined to help her if she had shown she had a command of fifth-grade grammar. - 10/13/09, 11:17 AM
- Robert said...
"You can't seduce anyone over email."
Yeah, you can!
Meade, you sly devil. - 10/13/09, 11:17 AM
- John said...
OMG a woman tried to use her sex appeal to get ahead. Quick que the Althouse puritans to come in and tell us how this is one of the greatest evils known to man kind and how great Todd is for not abusing his power relationship.
- JohnAnnArbor said...
"Hangman", eh? Ewwwwww......
I must be slow today, because I totally don't get that. Sorry. - 10/13/09, 11:22 AM
- Ann Althouse said...
"OMG a woman tried to use her sex appeal to get ahead."
She tried to buy grades with sex, which hurts all the other students who work for their grades. It's easy to see how wrong this is, without any kind of Puritanical attitude. - 10/13/09, 11:31 AM
- reader_iam said...
Thinking it's cool that Todd didn't take Caroline up on her offer is being a puritan?
I quake to think what I must be to also think that Caroline is a cheater, in intent at least.
(Assuming the whole thing's not just one of those internet urban-legend pranks, of course.) - 10/13/09, 11:36 AM
- Dogwood said...
OMG a woman tried to use her sex appeal to get ahead. Quick que the Althouse puritans to come in and tell us how this is one of the greatest evils known to man kind
Without a photo it is difficult to comment on her sex appeal, altho a willingness to whore herself out to avoid a study group would indicate she is the type of woman to be avoided if disease prevention is important, thus significantly diminishing her sex appeal.
The photo would have to be smoking hot to have any compensatory effect. - 10/13/09, 11:36 AM
- John said...
"She tried to buy grades with sex, which hurts all the other students who work for their grades. It's easy to see how wrong this is, without any kind of Puritanical attitude."
I would agree with you Ann except that she can buy everything else with her sex appeal, cars, vacations, dinners, all that goes with having a rich husband or boyfriedn, jobs and pretty much anything else you can think of. What is so special about grades? - 10/13/09, 11:37 AM
- An Edjamikated Redneck said...
This kinda fits with that news blurb I heard this morning about a women who dropped her pants in front of 2 15 year old boys and said she wanted to have sex with them.
They looked away and called the police.
my firt thought was- at 5:30 this morning- was that she must be uglier than sin.
She was.
Maybe Todd isn't gay, but aware of Caroline's lack of attributes,
Also, I would worry that these emails could come back to haunt me, if not handled properly, if I were Todd.
NoIhing like putting in writing that you're willing to trade a lay for an A.
WV- disporsu: Latin term for the abilty to keep one's pants zipped at appropriate times. Antonym: Bill Clinton/Ted Kennedy - 10/13/09, 11:49 AM
- edutcher said...
Via Instapundit ("Maybe this worked in 1978")
It worked in 1978 BC and it will work in 2978. Human nature doesn't change that much. - 10/13/09, 11:58 AM
- JohnAnnArbor said...
Also, I would worry that these emails could come back to haunt me, if not handled properly, if I were Todd.
He could have started BCCing a trusted colleague as a back-up so that the e-mails aren't altered, reordered, whatever to make him look bad. - 10/13/09, 12:02 PM
- Sofa King said...
Quick que the Althouse puritans to come in and tell us how this is one of the greatest evils known to man kind and how great Todd is for not abusing his power relationship.
Que? - 10/13/09, 12:23 PM
- An Edjamikated Redneck said...
JohnAnnArbor; I was more concerned If Todd HAD agreed to Caroline's deal.
Even if she failed to go thru with the deal, she could effectivley blackmail Todd into a higher grade based on the emails.
WV: bidlegu; Auction price of a French spritual guide - 10/13/09, 12:28 PM
- Darcy said...
I'm sure this happens all the time, but what makes me doubt that this particular exchange is real is that Caroline pretty much admits, in writing, what she is offering. If the emails are legit, she is dumb as a rock. Could she be that dumb? :)
- Schorsch said...
Point of information: Many Universities do allow for relationships between teachers and students, as long as the teacher abdicates all grading responsibility. Which means telling the prof you work for that you're boning a student, so it's effectively quashed.
- Slow Joe said...
I think the idea is that the email could have come back to haunt him if he went along with the sex. Obviously he wouldn't be able to protect himself from that with :bcc.
It is really stupid to implicate prospective accomplices with email. She would have had a much easier time if she had asked for an office hours appointment to discuss her grade, and made her proposal there. Then, he would have been more receptive to her wiles, if she's attractive, and she hopefully would have been able to read his reactions a little less horribly.
And he'd probably be afraid of a he-said/she-said if he reported the incident. Instead, he has no idea if he was being set up. If he had agreed to a date with her, all she'd have to do is threaten to go public and he'd give her the grade she needed.
Anyway, kids, there's your lesson. - 10/13/09, 12:32 PM
- AllenS said...
Since she isn't going to pass the class, I'd offer this advice to her: drop out, get a job with Letterman, let him pay for your schooling.
- Skeptical said...
I have mixed feelings about this sort of thing.
On one hand, it's a bit of a bummer to me that in all my years of college teaching not a single student has ever hit on me.
On the other hand, it's probably a good thing, because I would, against all better judgment, probably doink the student and screw up multiple lives in the process.
For the best, then. - 10/13/09, 1:08 PM
- Bob_R said...
I had a very similar experience (face to face no email) in 1981. So I can say with confidence to Todd (a) you did the right thing (b) if she was good looking you have made a deposit in the fantasy bank that you will be able to draw on, with interest, for the rest of your life.
- From Inwood said...
This seems like a chain letter hoax especially because "Caroline" finally makes her point so crystal clear. As if, as teenagers supposedly say.
If it's true that she wrote all this, she's too stupid to be let out without a keeper.
Never had any employee or younger female lawyers working for me who went after me, so now that I'm "old and gray and full of sleep and nodding by the fire", I can't even fantasize over any co-worker of whom I'm aware "who loved [my] beauty with love false or true". - 10/13/09, 2:29 PM
- Zach said...
A couple of observations:
1) Girls really don't do this -- even the ones that have a crush on you. Make that especially the ones that have a crush on you. They'll just bat their eyes and pretend to be more interested in the subject than they are. I did have a couple of girls hit on me after the class was over, which is the only way this kind of thing can work out.
2) It's so much better as fantasy than as reality, isn't it? In the fantasy, everybody has fun and then goes home. In reality, you've just given someone entirely too much power over you.
3) I've said this before in other contexts, but women aren't as good at playing the aggressor as they like to think. Let's be crude here: are you turned on by this exchange? Are you so horny you're about to do something you'll regret? 'Cause I'm not.
Guys will go for stupid deals, but only in the heat of the moment, and only if they think it's their idea. - 10/13/09, 2:58 PM
- Zach said...
OMG a woman tried to use her sex appeal to get ahead.
She's not trying to use her sex appeal to get ahead, she's trying to use straight sex. (Always assuming the thread is legit and not a hoax.)
Using sex appeal to get ahead would be really selling the presentation you have to give for the term project, or showing up to all the problem sessions with a good attitude and a smile on your face. That stuff actually works.
Honestly, if you show up to all the problem sessions with a good attitude and a smile on your face, you'll pass anyway. It's really hard to fail a class when the teacher thinks you're trying. - 10/13/09, 3:11 PM
- Kirk Parker said...
Oops, I was just writing quickly off the top of my head; I really meant "Gallows Pole"
wv - "somene": what Todd was to Caroline by not going through with the deal. - 10/13/09, 4:07 PM
- John said...
"1) Girls really don't do this -- even the ones that have a crush on you. Make that especially the ones that have a crush on you. They'll just bat their eyes and pretend to be more interested in the subject than they are. I did have a couple of girls hit on me after the class was over, which is the only way this kind of thing can work out.
Honestly, if you show up to all the problem sessions with a good attitude and a smile on your face, you'll pass anyway. It's really hard to fail a class when the teacher thinks you're trying."
Those two statments together are both very true and make me think this is a hoax. In reality, if she were cute, all she would have to do is show up at the problem sessions and bat her eyes and try hard and most TAs would pass her. And they wouldn't even feel bad about doing it or realize how she had manipulated them. - 10/13/09, 4:16 PM
- Freeman Hunt said...
The reason she's trying to trade sex is that she doesn't want to try hard or show up to anything.
- Seven Machos said...
Has to be a hoax.
As for students trying to sleep with teachers, though, and teachers trying to sleep with students, it's something that happens. A lot. I'm sure there's a lot of compelling psychology behind it all, on both sides. - 10/13/09, 4:39 PM
- Seven Machos said...
Freeman -- How do you know she wouldn't bring her absolute A-game in bed?
- lyssalovelyredhead said...
When I was working in the computer lab at my undergrad, they made all university employees attend a sexual harrassment workshop. The facilitator did mention that this scenario (female student approaches male professor and attempts to improve her grade) was the most common sexual harrassment complaint they faced. Not even the most common incident, but the most common one complained about.
Popular media teaches us that men will do ANYthing for sex at the drop of a hat, because they're just dumb pigs and nothing more. Of course women expect to be able to exploit that. - 10/13/09, 5:00 PM
- Bissage said...
The proposition has been advanced in this comment thread that men are ruled by their genitals.
This is all very true, of course.
And nobody saw this deep, penetrating truth more so than the late, great, B. Kliban.
Here's your proof.
Can there be any doubt? - 10/13/09, 6:44 PM
- AST said...
I was thinking what her parents would think if she got an A and they learned what she did to get it.
I guess I'm projecting. Maybe she's just acting as they raised her to. - 10/13/09, 6:44 PM
- William said...
This is a politicized blog. I read the first few exchanges expecting a parody of Todd Palin's crypto relationship with Caroline Kennedy.
- John Lynch said...
You guys are missing the obvious:
He DID go through with it, after covering his ass with the email. - 10/14/09, 12:24 AM


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I didn't know much about rocky and we enjoy going to the improv so we gave it a shot and he was great. my guy couldn't keep his glasses on, because he was laughing so much that he had to keep wiping his eyes because they were wet from laughter. it was a fun evening and we also liked the 2nd opening guy, not so much the first.


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Ancestral File is a computerized collection of genealogies that links families into pedigrees, showing ancestors and descendants. It contains information for about 40 million people from throughout the world. It shows individuals' names, family relationships, dates and places of birth, marriage, and death. Ancestral File was created from thousands of user submitted pedigree charts, family group sheets, and GEDCOM files. Submissions were merged to eliminate duplication and submitted corrections were applied to eliminate errors.- The current site contains 40 million, 5 million more than the previous website.
- Information is not displayed for living individuals, including submitters.
- Pedigree charts will soon be supported.
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Use Ancestral File when more current information is not available in the new FamilySearch Tree or Pedigree Resource File (PRF). Ancestral File has significant limitations (see below), so better information is often available in these other resources.
Use Ancestral File when researching pre-1500 European royal and noble families. Ancestral File contains 100,000 individuals comprising about 25,000 families. Pre-1500 information was carefully scrutinized prior to inclusion in Ancestral File.
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- It contains no notes or sources.
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- Submitter information, previously available, is now hidden for privacy reasons.
- Ancestral File contains many errors and corrections are not accepted.
- Unlike the new FamilySearch Tree and Pedigree Resource File (PRF), Ancestral File is static.
- As previously mentioned, information in Ancestral File is second-hand. Verify the information before accepting it.
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If you have not been able to find what you are looking for, consider the following:
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How accurate is Ancestral File?
The information in Ancestral File is a composite of information from many different contributors which may include some discrepancies and duplication. Some people may have contributed incorrect or incomplete information. Errors may have been introduced when paper submissions were typed into the computer. FamilySearch does not verify the accuracy of information in Ancestral File.
Are living people included in Ancestral File?
Ancestral File does not display information about living people. People born less than 95 years ago who do not have a death date in the file are considered living.
How do I contact submitters to Ancestral File?
For privacy reasons, the online version of Ancestral File does not display personal information about submitters. Instead, Ancestral File displays an identifier composed of parts of submitters' names followed by 7-digit numbers. The CD-ROM version and previous online versions of the Ancestral File displayed submitter names and contact information.
The DOS version of Ancestral File, where available, includes contact information for submitters. The DOS version is currently available on four computers on the 3rd floor of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and in FamilySearch centers.
Many people who submitted information to Ancestral File are now deceased. |
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1 July 1979 | Began accepting submissions. The Ancestral File replaces the 4-generation program of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. |
April 1988 | Ancestral File first deployed in the Family History Library with 4 million names. |
2 April 1990 | FamilySearch DOS published on CD-ROM. Includes Ancestral File with 7 million names. |
1993 | Ancestral File has grown to 15 million names. |
1994 | Version 2.31. |
24 May 1999 | FamilySearch.org debuts, including Ancestral File, which has 35 million names. |
4 January 2003 | Submissions to the Ancestral File are no longer accepted. Contributors told to submit to the Pedigree Resource File (PRF) instead. |
November 2011 | New edition with 40 million individuals published on a redesigned www.familysearch.org website. |
Videos and Online lessons
- If I'd Only Known! Beginner Genealogy Mistakes (Section: Collecting Answers)
- Ancestors Season 2: Compiled Records
Sources of Information
Allen, James B., Jessie L. Embry, Kahlile B. Mehr. Hearts Turned to the Fathers: A History of the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1894-1994. Provo, Utah: BYU Studies, 1995.
"Church Developing New Ancestral File System," Church News, 4 January 2003, 15.
Family History Department, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. FamilySearch: Using Ancestral File. Brochure. Salt Lake City, Utah: 2000.
Fidel, Steve. "Genealogy Site is a Hit—7 Million Times a Day." Deseret News, 22 May 1999, p. E-1.
"News of the Church." Ensign, February 2000.


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After users threatened to leave its games in droves Ubisoft has finally caved in and dropped their horrible always-online DRM scheme for the upcoming PC version of the strategy game R.U.S.E.
The old DRM was daft and requied you to be online always while playing even singleplayer games like Prince of Persia and Assassin's Creed 2. The official statement is that when R.U.S.E. is released in September, it "will benefit" from Valve's Steamworks API.
A Steam account and Internet connection will be required to activate the game, as per Steam policy however R.U.S.E. will not use the Ubisoft protection. This means that single player games can be played offline. Of course this is just for the PC, but it is a start and no doubt be a great relief for players. Of course not having DRM would be even better.


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The colonoscopy has been the butt of jokes among medical procedures for a long time, but it is actually no laughing matter, as the Minnesota Department of Health's Sage Scopes graphic billboard campaign reveals:
Perhaps the thinking behind the uncomfortable spectacle ads is to put aside embarrassment of the topic with an in-your-face campaign designed to shock Minnesotans into action by taking advantage of certain free screenings to detect early signs of colo-rectal cancer, for women too:
Here is the last one in the billboard advertisement series that I captured with my iPad within the last month, as you can tell from the snowy background:
Hopefully MDH will publish a report on the effectiveness of this campaign, explaining how MDH measured its success.
Finally, for those of you aware of my interest in irony, the last billboard image shown above also leaves me fairly certain that billboard rental is done in a vacuum without knowing about any potentially nearby signage that might create an opposing view on the billboard's message.
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A flock of ten flamingoes have met a brutal end at a zoo in Eskilstuna in eastern Sweden after a curious anteater broke into their compound and clawed them to death, leaving a further five birds nursing injuries.
(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.se ...
Why do Mega-Corps feel it is their duty to buy ridiculously expensive and complicated programs and "centralize" things that were being handled just fine before?
And why do they ask for your input when they KNOW they are going to ignore it?
And they why do they blame the faults in their system on the employees not being sufficiently committed?
At least I am still employed for the moment. Several other people are not.
What? What?? Are you logged in? GZZZZZT!
How long has it been since you attended a good, old-fashioned human sacrifice? Too long, you say? Well ...
Been there. Done that.
Agonized over what input I could give (when asked) and realized my paranoia was well-founded.
They won. (They think.)
When raise time came round, I got an "A" in "Keeping Equipment clean and in good working order," but for the next 10 items, I ranked lower than whale doo-doo.
Therefore, I was expendable, even though I was asked several times to tutor other CSRs who were less computer savvy than I was.
And I always had to work weekends, which were the heaviest times. WHY? Because I was good at what I did. They just didn't like me. Idiots.
Hang tough, honey.
Sorry, ladies. I'm off to bed. Hang in there. When i purchase my birthday Restorative tomorrow, I'll toast you both!!
I think I will pass on the human sacrifice, you got any pretzels?
Sleep tight Face!
Because they want you to feel involved.
You need to study the Dilbert Chronicles more. They explain everything.
Happy Birthday! You'll get your socks soon!
Sorry, the byos ate them all.
The children seem to be trying to kill each other, accidentally. I'm glad it's almost bedtime.
Yah. It seems the strikes, "Le Grève," are a regular thing. And it hits the German trains too.
This trip I had the experience of 200 MPH trains.
Happy birthday then, 'Face! (At least it's tomorrow here today.)
Actually, my birthday isn't until tomorrow. I just don't like to shop on Sundays, in keeping with the "Day of Rest" thingy.
It's already tomorrow somewhere, and it's Five O'Clock Somewhere, too, and I believe it's still 2003 in Ethiopia.
I have to pay the electric bill. I'll be back!
Well, I did that, and checked the plants. Shannon's done more euphemisms in my bean patch. It's very important to her.
I think I'll put some bean seeds over by the wisteria trellis, since the wisteria isn't doing much. Other people have wisterias that need their own zip code, but mine keeps acting like it wants to die.
I'll trade you. Mine wants to kill.
Maybe it's a triffid.
Time to go to church. Pat and Sally are serving a First Communion Mass, and I have a *shudder* Hispanic Ministry committee meeting.
Turns out there wasn't a hispanic ministry meeting, but I was going to be there anyway so it didn't matter. I wrote up my journal and provided affection for Father's little dog, who was very sad about being shut in the office hall.
Only you would consider the phrase "Mother Earth" to be a complete sentence.
I can't help it. Look what I'm going through over my poor wisteria.
Father's dog is a Boston terrier of advanced years. Frank keeps getting confused as to whether it's a dog or a cat. Dogs look like Ash, you see.
Wait until Frank sees a pug.
With them, it's hard to tell if they're coming, or going.
My foster brother described one as "a loaf of bread with four legs".
Fatheer's dog has a visible head, but no tail.
Pat, Sally, and Elen have gone to swimming practice. The sun kind of came out, although there are more clouds building to the north. Hopefully there will be no thunder until the girls are done at 4:30.
Well, if tales of someone getting saran wrapped to shipboard structures comes back, you know that it just might be my fault.
Anoreth mentioned a story about security risks in Panama which I would SWEAR originated with P.J. O'Rourke.
Uh oh.
This I gotta hear.
It had to do with the Mossad being very active in Panama, because of the critical importance of the Canal, so that if American military personnel wandered about in Panama, they might be picked up and interrogated by the Mossad.
I would point out that we might not mind that, because we think Israelis are pretty darn cute ... but it would look bad when we got back to the boat smelling of falafel ...
I'd worry more about the Chinese toll keepers at the canal instead.
I don't think Anoreth's boat went through the Canal, although I didn't get any information from her, following the rules as she was. The CG has separate divisions for Pacific and Atlantic/Gulf.
Yeah, only reason to go through would be 'temporary assignment for joint training with..'
Wish Tonk were still around.
He'd have loved this.
Yup. Tomorrow is about two time zones east of here, which means I need to be heading to bed soon but not as early as originally expected because Air France accomplished what Delta could not -- allowing me to check in online despite a relatively common peculiarity in my official name. I do not need to be at the airport to check in before 7:30 AM (hotel is in the airport so it won't take long to get there), and can wait until 8:30 or so.
I think I have fixed the name/chec-kin issue going forward as regards Delta, but then I booked a flight with AirTran (didn't want to, but corporate booking policies left me little room) and it turns out their website programmers are the most clueless, unaware of Western naming conventions, or just simply stupid or uncaring...
But forget all that. I had a mostly delightful day in sunny Paris (good for the camera, bad for me) today. I was planning to process photos tomorrow for posting online, but discovered I do not have, nor can I get, a seat with enough space forward to open up the laptop.
I might rejoin you tomorrow afternoon (PDT), but please understand if my body clock complains that it's past midnight and I'll be even less coherent than usual.
Again, Happy Birthday (tomorrow), 'Face!
I hope it all goes well for you. It's raining here again. The girls' swim practice ended early because of thunder.
I'm sure he can appreciate it somehow.
Good night (it's almost 11 PM here). I'll be back maybe tomorrow afternoon your time — or not.
I know.
Still, there's a hole in the forum where he once was.
Yes, that's true.
I've been poking through the bars at a prophecy enthusiast. Did you know our current drought (?) and the spawning of the 13-year cicadas indicate the end of the world? But honestly, it's not that fun because they're in such a fog.
Not so. Darks and I are conversant with all end-of-the-world scenarios, having been instrumental in developing them, and this isn't one of them.
As a budding prophecy enthusiast myself, being an erstwhile science fiction writer, I would posit that many unbelievable things still have to come to fruition, in the "dogs and cats living together" type of situation.
F'r'instance, do you imagine that all sexual deviancy that is currently viewed as unthinkable, unimaginable, and unlikely has yet been invented? Not by a long shot.
For guidance, consider that most taboos have a modicum of science behind them; practical reasons for the stern suggestions of what denotes proper behavior. Once that science has developed, and the basis for the taboo understood, the reason for its continued existence becomes moot.
So, any taboos you're not particularly fond of? They could be heading for the ash-heap.
Larry Niven is the prophet here, having suggested Rishathra as a means of currency. Obviously far-seeing. In a modern society, with the ability to replicate almost anything for almost nothing, novelty is the only item worth something.
And besides that, we're still waiting for our flying cars, anti-gravity, and electrical energy too cheap to meter.
There are Easter Eggs out there, like super-conductivity, lasers, blue LEDs, electronic kissing (to keep it polite), and others I'm not allowed to mention because of the Time Police scrutiny.
We haven't found all of them yet.
It's going to be a fascinating future, I see. Someday, your books will be like historical novels instead of science fiction.
It's interesting how the past looks different from the future. For example, in novels from the 18th and 19th centuries, fatal disease is a pervasive element. Everyone is terrified of cholera, tuberculosis, and typhoid. In modern historical novels about the period, it's rare to find a whole slew of protagonists wiped out by disease. Well, except for "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies."
I just love your descriptions of places and people Sion!
Happy travels, get home safe!
I've heard that one of their biggest worries was where they would put all the horse manure, in the future.
I guess that shows how futile our worries are.
Actually, what shows how futile our worries are, is remembering back to a year ago, in one of everyone's gripe sessions, concerning whatever it was they were griping about.
Then trying to remember what happened to those gripes.
You see, what happens is that someone found a way to deal with the problem, or someone who was a problem went somewhere else, or maybe we just learned to accommodate, as other things surfaced to become the problem du jour.
And that's after only a year.
Imagine if you take steps by generations, or lifetimes!
One of my favorite games is to consider what my great-grandfather might say about us, as we go through our daily lives, and give voice to our problems.
He'd probably be convinced that the world is full of crybaby pantywaists, who've got the world at their feet, and they don't even appreciate it.
I mentioned replicators. Have you heard of copying machines? Xerox Company?
I'll bet you've got a copier not very far from where you are right now. Most computer printers have that as an ancillary function.
Remember what Thomas Jefferson had to do to have a copy of his correspondence that he was sending out?
It's hard to realize that there was a time when it used to be someone's job to help you make telephone connections through the labyrinthine mazes criss-crossing even the smallest towns.
Or in a time before that, you had to send a runner with a message to or from the telegraph office, or on horseback.
But obviously the direction of our progress is clear. In the future, no one need ever be out of touch with the entire world, and all of its knowledge. That's a powerful change.
And what will we do with it? Why, we'll keep our friends informed of every occasion that we choose to clip our toenails, or when we find lint in our pockets.
Didn't Jefferson invent the duplo-pen on a strut to simultaneously write what he was writing? I can't think it would work all that well. He could have employed a stenographer, except he was always in debt up to his topknot.
It was invented by an Englishman, John Hawkins. But Jefferson used it and adapted it to suit his needs.
Its interesting how the past looks different from the future. For example, in novels from the 18th and 19th centuries, fatal disease is a pervasive element. Everyone is terrified of cholera, tuberculosis, and typhoid. In modern historical novels about the period, its rare to find a whole slew of protagonists wiped out by disease. Well, except for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
Not to be a pessimist, but I'd say "present" and not "future." I remember the big hoopla over the Salk Sabin polio virus (and 50 years later last summer visited the school where I received the sugar cube). But... the warnings over the waning efficacy of our antibiotics are worrisome.
Thanks, fanfan! Maybe after I'm back I can write about my experience of eating in a Mexican restaurant in Germany -- the food was NOT like an American/Canadian Mexican restaurant. (And that's what I wanted to know: eating in "American" restaurants in Finland was an eye-opener.)
Which brings its own problems -- how to sort through it. I had booked the hotel I'm in right now weeks ago, but it was only yesterday morning (in the previous hotel) that I found the information about exactly where it is in this airport, and it's not the "short" walk to my terminal previous information suggested. I have to take a shuttle.
"See" y'all after I arrive in North America...
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