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Sue and the South Austin Bully
The last thing I crave in this heat is food. I haven't felt anything close to hunger since I've been here. The chips and salsa here at the loft and the street-vendor empanadas on the way home at night are serving me fine.
I'm meeting Sue tonight at Auditorium Shores for walking and talking. Sue and I spent our latch-key years together in Austin playing wiffleball, skateboarding and riding bikes to our parents' offices to try and get money for magazines and books at B. Dalton. She read all those Judy Bloom books and turned me on to S.E. Hinton's stuff. Although she majored in English at LSU, she ended up with a successful career in IT. She is sent on projects around the world for weeks at a time and it's rare she's in town when I'm visiting. I'm walking to the pedi-cab line and I'm flashing back to our early days.
Growing up, Monty Mack was the intimidator of South Austin. He was older, dirty and we're not even sure if he went to school. His apartment building was on the corner and his terror cell stretched the entire block. Out of boredom on a June afternoon, Sue wanted to bike down his street. I told her Monty hits girls, but she was unwavering in her desire to test our bike speed and my bravery. I figured if we kept quiet and pedaled quickly, we would be okay.
One block away from the gauntlet of dread and we could see Monty sitting on the steps of his building with his junkyard dog leashed next to him. ZZ Top blaring from his ghetto blaster. I told Sue that we'll start building up our speed now, so that we'll be nothing but a blur by the time we turn the corner down his street. She agreed. We put our 10 speeds in gear four and my stomach gets tight. Monty perked up as he saw us approach.
I'm ready to coast speedily around the corner and then pedal down the straight-away. But as we approached, Sue began to slow down until we were both at a dead stop with one foot on the pedal and one foot on the street. Monty was 30 feet away and standing up. It was a silent stand-off and I swear I heard a squeaky saloon door somewhere in the distance. And then Sue remarked, "Is that your dog or your wife?" I turned to Sue and wanted to ask why she just chose to end our lives at the tender age of nine. But there was no time for that.
We didn't wait for Monty's reaction. We began pedaling like the lead peloton racing down the Champs de Lysse in the Tour de France. I looked over my left shoulder and Monty was in a full-on sprint behind us. I knew we would be safe once we reached the end of the block, which was about six houses away. Monty was fast, but there's no way he would catch us. That confidence lasted about two seconds until I felt a sudden lack of resistance in my pedals. I looked down at my rear tire and froze realizing that the chain had come loose and my Huffy was now useless.
Monty was closing the gap. I could hear his Adidas shell-toes on the hot asphalt, and there's no telling what he would do if he caught us. Sue stopped pedaling her bike and said, "Here, take mine." Lacking any concept of chivalry, I gladly took her bike as she grabbed mine by the handlebars. I began pedaling as she ran alongside mine with the chain dragging on the ground. In about 15 paces the chain corrected itself and was back on the gear wheels. I don't know if she knew that would happen or if she was willing to push my bike all the way to safer ground. But I always think of that moment when I'm about to see Sue.


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Here it is! The day before Christmas Eve.
It's hard to believe we are having our first service in our new location TOMORROW night! I want to invite one and all to one of our Christmas Eve services. Services will be held on Wednesday, December 24 at 3:30 and 5:30.
We have a great evening planned, with great music, some drama, and we will also celebrate communion as a part of our candlelight service.
I hope you can make it - and don't forget to invite a friend!
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Next thing is how the components will interact with each other, defining that beforehand is important to have a consistent model. Usually, they should not do that, but what happens when there is a render component that depends on information kept in a spatial component, like the position.
It is quite clear to me that everything should go through the game object in a generic way, but some kind of dependency could not be avoided.
There seems to be two different ways:
1. Dependency on component.
A component requests the game object for another component in its collection and access it directly.
The component dependent on the other should do nothing if it can't be found.
2. Dependency on property.
A game object is a property container and each component added to its collection registers a reference to where it holds the information. If the module is unloaded the properties should be unregistered too.
The names inside the reference class are going to have unique identifiers, to avoid name collision between similar properties registered by different components. "ComponentName.PropertyName".
At the end I feel that both options are valid and are almost the same, the second adding a little more and maybe unnecessary complexity though.


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During busy days of the weekend, when the restaurants receive a maximum booking, there are many challenges which arise. Meeting up with the timelines, maintaining service quality and faster turnaround time of getting the table ready for the next booking becomes very essential. By installing quality equipments and doing automation of specific work, processes can prove to be beneficial for the staff. Some of the benefits of the commercial dishwasher which would attract your attention include:
1. High capacity, durability, and sturdiness: The dishwasher in commercial space are expected to take considerable volumes. With the constant circulation of vessels and dishes, they are supposed to run longer. These heavy duty commercial dishwashers are designed to take the rigorous wear and tear and run longer without any breakdown. Even the smaller models have the capacity of running thirty cycles a day. Hence by purchasing these models, the restaurant owner can save on space and time. Due to enhanced durability, chances of replacement and damage are less. Thus it provides a good value for investment done.
2. Faster and shorter washing cycles: Every minute matter. The faster the clean dishes, cutlery, and glasses are made available; the smoother and efficient will be the service of the staff. Thus to satisfy this concern, commercial dishwashers are designed to have shorter washing cycles ranging between four to six minutes. The psychological effect of the speedy display of the cutlery on the table for the customers is that they have been attended well and the ordered dish will be served soon.
3. Power saver: The restaurant owner has many overhead costs to worry about. Thus any sought of saving can prove to be advantageous for the operation. Commercial dishwashers are energy efficient, consuming barely ten to fifteen watts per cycle.
While undoubtedly, commercial dishwashers should be made part of every kitchen considering the above benefits, the price could be a concern for few. Especially if you have a new startup and limited capital to invest, there is also an option of hiring these equipments on rent in the initial stage. You can compromise on few other luxurious equipments, but buy or rent a dishwasher at the earliest for increasing the efficiency and service levels of your setup. Remember, the first impression is the last one, especially in the service industry. So why to miss the chance to impress and earn the loyalty of a happy diner by making a few service and investment decisions?


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Mark Rowe from "Dirty Jobs" at America's First Camel Dairy
Oasis Camel Dairy
Oasis Camel Dairy
Hmmm.....if I were to have a camel dairy, I'd name is Drom-e-Dairy! Haha! Get it?
Never mind.
All joking aside, twice this week I've come across information online about how beneficial raw camel milk is to people, especially for treating those with Autism. Oasis Camel Dairy lists the benefits on their website. Here are other online links touting the benefits of camel milk:
Camel Milk USA (Promotion for camel milk sales in USA) Includes articles on benefits of camel milk for diabetics and children with food allergies!
Unfortunately, camel milk, especially raw camel milk (pasteurization may ruin the benefits of the milk) is unavailable in the USA unless you raise and train your own camels. I look forward to the day when we will be able to have these nutritional options available to us. They can dump aspartame and MSG in hundreds of "food" products for us to consume, but we cannot get God-created, natural foods so easily. It's sad, especially when people, especially children, could benefit so greatly from them.


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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Poland on Monday agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation to ensure security of the region.
Pakistan Navy ships dock at Iranian Port Bandar Abbas
This was agreed during a meeting of Chief of Polish Navy Rear Admiral Miroslaw Mordel and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah.
The Polish naval chief visited the Naval Headquarters and called on Admiral Zakaullah, according to a Pakistan Navy statement. Upon arrival at the naval headquarters, Rear Admiral Mordel was received by Admiral Zakaullah.
Pakistan, Oman joint naval exercise begins
The visiting chief was also presented with a guard of honour by a smartly turned out contingent of the Pakistan Navy.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 21st, 2017.


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The journey of adopting our son with Reactive Attachment Disorder. The trials, the tribulations, the celebrations, and the ending in disruption.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Bitter-sweet 16
I guess I will just leave the above sentence. I've typed, deleted, typed, deleted over and over and over again......coming up with nothing. Not one thing that makes sense. Nothing that is worth blogging. That is worth sharing. Because, quite honestly, nothing about the entire situation makes sense!
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- Corey said...
I can't think of the right response, except to say that I was here, I read it, and I get it.
In the book of Job, there is one place where Job's friends come and he is so grief stricken that they don't even recognize him. They tear at their robes and then they sit on the ground with him, not saying a word, for 7 days and nights.
Sometimes I picture us, those of us who are in this together and know.. as sitting there together on the ground, not saying a word. We don't need to, because of the communion of our pain.
I guess I did have something to say.
- Mon Jun 14, 06:30:00 PM 2010
- Story of our Life said...
Thank you Corey for saying what you did!! It means the world to me. Truly it does.
There is nothing to say.
There are no words to describe the complete emptiness...
- Mon Jun 14, 08:24:00 PM 2010
- Jess said...
I just found your blog thru Christine's. We disrupted the adoption of our 16 year old son, we also had a child taken from us after 4 years of living with us thru the foster care system. She was severe RAD, at the time we did not know anything about it. My heart grieves for her every single day. Every day passes and I wonder about both of them, how they are, what they are thinking and feeling, if they are ok, if they will forgive me for not being able to be their mommy.
I don't have any words of encouragement, just wanted you to know that you aren't alone. ~Jess
- Wed Jun 16, 07:42:00 AM 2010


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Are the banks using the government bailout money to pay bonuses to executives, hoarding it, rather than making loans to homeowners, which is what was expected when the tax dollars were distributed?
Some of the nation's largest banks sharing in the $700 billion government bailout of the financial industry tried to assure lawmakers Thursday they are using the money to make more loans and help financially strapped homeowners avoid foreclosure.
Barry L. Zubrow, chief risk officer with JP Morgan Chase & Co., told the Senate Banking Committee that a portion of the $25 billion capital infusion it received from the Treasury Department was being deployed to "expand the flow of credit" and to assist with rewriting residential mortgages for up to 400,000 families.
Zubrow and executives with Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. told the committee that none of the $75 billion they have received collectively from the government is being used to pay salaries or bonuses.
"The committee has asked whether (bailout) funds would be spent on executive compensation," said Jon Campbell, regional banking president for Wells Fargo & Co. in his testimony. "The answer is no. Wells Fargo doesn't need the government investment to pay for bonuses or compensation."
Some of the executives said bonuses this year will be lower because of the economic downturn.
"Employee compensation will be dramatically affected by changes in the overall economic and financial environment and our performance for the full year, but it certainly will not increase as a result of receiving TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) funds," said Gregory Palm, general counsel for Goldman Sachs.
Bank of America's board has decided that this year's bonus compensation pool will be reduced by more than 50 percent, Anne Finucane, a marketing and corporate affairs executive, told the committee.
Where is the money going?
The US government has staged a U-turn on its plans for bailing out the country's financial system, saying that it no longer intends to buy the toxic mortgage assets at the heart of the credit crisis.
The announcement came less than six weeks after the Treasury won a gruelling battle with Congress for the authority to conduct the purchases. Hank Paulson, Treasury secretary, said that the remainder of the $700bn bail-out fund will instead be used to buy more direct stakes in banks and other financial firms.
As he spoke, the Federal Reserve and other banking regulators made an unprecedented joint statement urging banks to use money already received from the government to issue new loans, rather than hoarding the cash to pay dividends and staff bonuses.
The change of plan reflected the speed with which the credit crisis has overwhelmed government efforts to restore order to debt markets. They continue to be gummed up in a way that is starving businesses and consumers of loans and are throttling the US economy.
Mr Paulson's new statement did little to reassure markets, which remain confused over the scope and ultimate effectiveness of government intervention. "I will never apologise for changing an approach or a strategy when the facts change," he said. "During the two weeks that Congress considered the legislation, market conditions worsened considerably. It was clear to me by the time the bill was signed on 3 October that we needed to act quickly and forcefully, and that purchasing troubled assets – our initial focus – would take time to implement and would not be sufficient given the severity of the problem."
The Treasury's original plan was based on the assumption that removing toxic mortgage assets from banks' balance sheets would finally establish how much they were worth, thereby restoring confidence and enabling companies to raise private money. But Mr Paulson said the Treasury would spend an initial $250bn buying direct stakes in banks before it turned to the mortgage purchases. Economists had argued that directly recapitalising the banks was more efficient, because institutions could leverage the new money to make many times that amount in new loans.
Finucane said Bank of America originated more than $50 billion in mortgage loans in the third quarter of 2008 but acknowledged that "we are lending less than we were a year ago."


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The 1990's Fantastic Four Series suffered from general horribleness to mediocrity, though the second season was much improved. This moment comes from the later episodes (You can tell by the darker costumes and much improved animation quality). There isn't much set up for this scene other than Ghost Rider comes out of nowhere and penance stares Galactus to submission. Deus ex Machina? Most definitely and almost literally, but by the eternal flame of Rao this was AWESOME!
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Picking the best picture out of all these images was difficult at first, but i finally found the perfect cover shot
designers have to present a collection down the runway with a wow factor at the begging of the runway and at the end of the runway.
Fashion look books have to speak to a client, a cover can have a huge impact on wether the client will or will not be interested in the collection.
the famous quote "don't judge a book by its cover" doesn't exists in fashion, alway judge a look book by its cover . Khaleda Rajab


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This post is more about Afghanistan than anything else, it's not a mini country profile like the one I did on India, but more of my thoughts on the history of Afghanistan.*
Currently the U.S. still deploys forces to Afghanistan to support ISAF (the International Security Assistance Force). President Obama says we are drawing down in 2014, the Secretaries of Defense and Chief of Staff confirm the timeline barring national emergencies and unforeseen contingency operations of course. The news is ripe with stories of the dependence our national security has on covert Navy Seal and CIA operations. But lets look at Afghanistan a little more closely, in particular starting at the threadbare story of the burning of the Koran (Quran). Though many stories about the resulting riots have ensued, it is interesting to me that such a strong response is rattling through the country. These were not Qurans confiscated from ordinary citizens but from detainees, and they were being disposed of it seems (since the investigation is in progress, these are just my speculations as a citizen spectator of the news stories). It doesn't seem like the holy books were being desecrated actively by misguided or misled Soldiers. So, it seems to me to be wise to hold back on all the media judgment.
Delving into the country's history, the fiercest resistance has been intertwined with religious zealotry that many Muslims agree is a warped and twisted representation of Islam. Even with the sensitivity military forces (e.g. ISAF) must have for the culture of a country that is the target for security and infrastructure development, it seems like making mountains out of molehills to trigger violent uprisings and revolts over the accidental improper disposal of the holy texts. If other big cases of Quran burning are researched just quickly on Google or Wikipedia, it is clear that in those instances the Quran was being purposely defamed and disrespected. So it confuses me why this bitter outcry? Is it being fostered by the self-declared guerrilla fighters? Is it an overreaction due to misrepresentation of the situation? Research into the strict religious law imposed by the Taliban and the relationship between the leader of the Taliban - Mullah Mohammed Omar - and Osama Bin Laden and the Al-Qaeda forces, shows the shocking and dehumanizing application of religious texts to an already war torn population. Of particular pertinence to me is the treatment of women under this strict law: which was absolutely dehumanizing. It is not unheard of for cultures to subjugate women as second-class citizens, but it was chilling to see how what was at first a resistance to war-lord-ism became a militarily backed movement to apply a specific set of laws to many different peoples.
Since I first read about the leader who was directly opposed to Mullah Omar, Ahmad Shah Massoud has stood out to me as an extraordinary figure and a true loss to military and political operations in the country of Afghanistan. Also known as the Lion of Panjshir, he was considered by some to be a war lord, but he fought the Taliban and effectively countered them time and time again in the northern region of Afghanistan. This sort of internal conflict shows me there is something broken within Afghanistan. I don't think it is a failed country, but maybe it is failed politics. It is a country whose citizens question the elections, but that is not limited to Afghanistan. The same goes for Russia, and it wasn't too long ago that American citizens were demanding recounts of votes in Florida. The difference is of course in the level of activity of the resistance. Activist groups in the United States raise money and hold up wildly offensive pickets. Russian protesters mob streets and bridges showing force in numbers of the people who want to see change. Afghanistan is a mine-filled, AK-47 plentiful, and dangerous land with snipers and small arms fire a risk in many places.
So, what am I saying? Not much at the moment, just sharing the thoughts that have been brewing in my mind in light of recent news and forgotten history. What will history think of this in ten years time? What will we think in just five years?
*I'm still writing for me at the moment, so this isn't well-targeted writing. I am hoping that my deployment will get me what I need to really put the right edge of genuine experience into my writing and provide direction for the motivation and passion whirring away madly in my heart and mind: it's energy that already goes into outlets. I'm hoping to channel it more productively in the future, though. Comments greatly appreciated!


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post4690777541573042726..comments2018-06-25T04:59:05.440-07:00Comments on TOM CLARK: The firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-8309947573451099542010-05-20T07:50:03.671-07:002010-05-20T07:50:03.671-07:00I'm very, very sorry to hear about your plight...I'm very, very sorry to hear about your plight with the contractors. As good as it ever gets on that score, it never gets easy or, for that matter, comprehensible when it comes to doing the math.Curtis firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-28177375854612290812010-05-20T07:44:24.413-07:002010-05-20T07:44:24.413-07:00Well, I should say I have mixed feelings about thi...Well, I should say I have mixed feelings about this poem, and also about LW's interest in it, that's probably why I thought it needed another stanza, the mixed-message stanza... craft, the crafty, rhyme, the not-rhyme, the not-crafty off-rhyme, and (especially) the whole issue of the contractors... mixed thingies on all these, right now. But worst of all, the contractors, of whom we are in the throes of dire need, at this moment... of mixed feelings.TChttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-76784574666264144532010-05-19T16:00:43.156-07:002010-05-19T16:00:43.156-07:00You are helping my get over my general aversion to...You are helping my get over my general aversion to poems that rhyme. Thanks. I've read this once, but it will be read again.~otto~https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445844569294316288.post-36696855595004133982010-05-19T14:09:23.095-07:002010-05-19T14:09:23.095-07:00My friend, the architect wife of the Wittgenstein ...My friend, the architect wife of the Wittgenstein scholar turned tax lawyer, loved this and replied:

"Modernity, mass society and factory production vs. all building as local. The carpenter used to know the woodcutter.

Chestnut for the frame, pine for the floors, cedar for the shingles.

Analogy with food production."

I like it also, particularly the first stanza. Am glad you added the last stanza also.Curtis firstname.lastname@example.com


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Clockwork Orange – new DVD + Alex's OTHER favorite music
So one of my favourite new Xmas presents was the new special edition DVD of A Clockwork Orange….Malcolm McDowell's commentary really makes it interesting! While watching the film through again, I noticed this….
^ ^This is the tape Alex removes from the player to listen to Beethoven. ^ ^
If I'm not mistaken, this is one of the "top 10" records at the music store, Goggly Gogol, the type of crappy pop music that book-Alex condemns. HA, but he was listening to it!
Now hold on, you say, it could be a leftover of some OTHER time he invited girls over. That could be true. But it's certainly interesting and testament to how much the set and props people were involved with little details 🙂
I also got a Bluray player, which made me kind of sad, seeing as how the new special-edition Clockwork Orange set was ALSO released on Bluray. But it's not like I'm missing anything by not seeing it in HD, it's a pretty graphically-simple film. It would probably ruin all the already-low tech stuff…..
But I'd love to hear from anyone who's seen it in HD what the differences are, if any.
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Interesting observation
Really good catch! I wonder if Kubrick is trying to say something about Alex's integrity. Throughout the film we assume Alex's actions are the direct result of his exact feelings…a mirror relationship between what he thinks and what he does. This suggests that maybe Alex did have internal conflicts about violence, rape, or musical taste. He should rape but he has to. He shouldn't listen to crappy music but he has to. Maybe this is a stretch, but it's something to think about. Sometimes Kubrick drives me crazy…
You guys remember the two girls he "seduced" at the dvd shop thingie?
In the book they where 10 year olds, and the plot was that they`l listen to their stupid pop music at his house instead of their crappy music-players.
So there it is, the music is from the little 10year olds he raped.
any questions?
The angle that Alex was a hypocrit is interesting, and indeed he was, in the sense he betrayed his droogies…er…brothers.
However, most probably, in such an intensely visual film, the image was just what it appears, the very album the little pititsas…er…girls brought over to Alex's to listen to "proper" and not on their own "pitiful, little picnic player"
[…] Follow-up post: when I got the actual DVD. […]


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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Shooting for the Goal - Heather
Friday, July 30, 2010
Food and Names
The best way to experience another culture is to experience their food. At least that's what Andrew Zimmern (from Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods) says. If culture is related to cuisine, then it must be a good sign that the food in Botswana is delicious. I have enjoyed everything I have eaten (except cucumbers, which I just do not like). Just a warning, Batswana love meat, so it is a little harder to be a vegetarian. My mom in Mochudi told me that eating a meal without meat is almost as if you didn't even eat at all. If you like meat, then you will enjoy the meat in Botswana, which seems tastier and fresher than in the US. I'm sure that it is indeed fresher and uses fewer growth hormones and chemicals in general. Many families raise their own cows, goats, and chicken so they know exactly how their animals have been raised and how fresh their food is. A traditional meal includes a maize or sorghum meal cooked so it has the consistency of mashed potatoes, vegetables that remind me of spinach, and usually beef. (I'm sorry if my description of food is lacking as I much prefer to be eating it than writing about it) There were a few things that surprised me about food in Botswana. For example, they eat pasta. My family enjoys covering it with a meat gravy, but other families add ketchup (their version of tomato sauce). They also have supermarkets, which provide almost everything that one in the US would. However, there are many street venders and small shops that sell food as well. Fast food gaining in popularity as KFC, Chicken Licken (a South African chain that reminds me of a slightly altered Chick-fil-a), and Pie City (serving primarily meat pies, which look like hot pockets, not fruit pies) are popular places to stop and get a quick bite.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
A great day...my Birthday!!
Well a lot has happened in the days… almost too much to write!
We went to a mangrove to study juvenile fish. It is a great place for growth and diversity because a mangrove is very difficult to manor in and can protect the young fish from more experienced pray. We snorkeled for about an hour in water that was less than 2 feet. The grass was just about as tall as the water and it was very hard to see where you were going because of all the sediments. Many of us experienced stings from stinging cells on the grass and had the marks to prove it afterwards! The trick to seeing life in this difficult environment was to remain still and let them come to you. When everyone was still schools of young fish flew by. One school went on forever and I could only estimate over 500 as they went by me in all directions. The important thing to know about mangroves is that they are great for protecting against storms. However, since they are beachfront land, they are often torn out for development. Here on LC, the mangroves are thriving because of lack of development. Already most mangrove ecosystems are gone, but those that are left should be saved- not only to help cushion the impact of storms but to help the declining fish population from decreasing further.
The next few days were filled with studying and learning the various coral types, fish and plant life of the sea floor. Every single student was amazed at how much information they could learn in less than a week. Corals and fish now have names instead of shapes and colors. We took a large quiz only to find out how much we all have come to know.
Scuba dives are amazing and I am enjoying every single eyeful. The reefs are so large! I think this will spoil me for future dive places. There are just so many places to look… and not enough air in your tank! I have done 6 dives already and each location seems to be more beautiful than the next!
In my dives I have seen Great Barracudas, turtles, and countless fish. It really boggles the mind at how little we know about the ocean. Its vast resources have been largely unexplored below the surface. Even as a student who has taken oceanography there is just so much more out there. I wish everyone could dive at least once here, to understand- or maybe even take a glimpse into another world.
Yesterday we were filmed conducting scientific research while diving. We took transects, quadrates, measured and even took notes on our slates. ( A transect is generally a large tape measure that is extremely difficult to place in the environment. Because of the moving currents and life, it always ends up fallings somewhere hard to retrieve!) We were evaluating biodiversity at the bottom. We were looking for sites of disease but luckily did not find much. The reefs here are in good shape.
Our second dive that day was a lion fish round up. We searched the dive site for these invasive species that have no natural predators in the Caribbean. There is much question about how these pacific animals came to these waters but many believe it was from the pet trade. Because of this, many researchers have permits to catch these animals. We were fortunate to witness 3 captures in only 30 min!
Today is a very special day….my Birthday! I have the unique opportunity to live immersed in research and who else could say they spent their 21st birthday in paradise? Today we will work on our final presentation proposals. It seems so quickly that we will all have to think about what we will be doing for the remainder of our time here. Two students and I are tackling sustainability issues of the research facility. As we all know, there is always room for improvement! This facility is cutting edge as an off the grid building but there some issues that we would like to see addressed. I will update you on that when the project is approved.
Today we will learn about the ICON station that is just outside our lagoon. It is a pole that was installed by NOAA ( National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration) to record temperature, salinity, and a ton of other measurements. Central Caribbean Marine Institute pretty much overseas it and uses its data for studies. We are learning more info about the ICON today from one of the in house scientists.
Around 2 we will conduct Whelk counts and maybe even do some cliff jumping!
Hope all is well!
The Beauty of Nature
Friday, July 23, 2010
"Making Friends is my Hobby" - Heather
Gathering data is our purpose, but meeting people ("making friends") is the source of inspiration. Like the children I met today, who watched with wonder and excitement as I turned paper into finger footballs, I am excited to be seeing the world in a different light, and learning to appreciate the simple things that life has to offer.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
LC Begins!
Well I have landed! After making my way to Grand Cayman and hoping a 12 person plane to Little Cayman. Along the way to LC I found three other students to chat with along the way. (They all wore something Rutgers… I however did not. Go figure)
Once here, I was amazed by the sheer beauty of the island… LC itself has one road and one central location which encompasses the airport, post office, fire station and police station. By the airport( I mean a strip of paved road) with a wooden room. It has the cell phone numbers of the 2 police men posted and invitations to a island wide birthday party for some person….and nothing else. I think the general store is somewhere in that vicinity but we have yet to take an island tour. The first day was full of introductions and inquiry but we were all eager to learn. I dipped my feet in the water and instantly felt the need to go in – but we have the buddy system here.. You cannot go anywhere without a buddy off campus. What I mean by campus is running, biking, or anything on the water. The campus itself is a large beach front home like setting that you would see anywhere in the Caribbean. Its brightly colored walls have a few main places kitchen, bathroom dorms etc. The bathroom is an off the grid composting facility and there is very little water usage.(Its not as bad as you would think. Its not an outhouse, but there is no running water. ) Lights are conserved and internet is only available in the classroom. The classroom faces the ocean and is unlike any typical stuffy classroom. The sea breeze cools the room and makes the weather almost perfect.
Internet is generally good with some touchy times when everyone is on. Our meals are prepared by a cook but we were warned sometimes the supply boat will not come. From this, we have been warned we may need to survive on PB&J for a while. (that hasn't happened yet) The food is ok, mostly a southern type that I generally do not care for but…. Everyone has to eat!
The night was hot and the bugs were EVERYWHERE! Thankfully they were not generally in our bedroom but I have never seen so many bugs at one time. Lights went out at 9ish and the entire island is pitch black. The only light that can be seen was the experimental sea column about a mile off shore and some lightning that broke over the ocean.
Days start early about 7 am and don't end until 9 or so, so everyone was excited for the action packed day. After breakfast (cereal) 3 of us went out for a snorkel to Grape Tree Bay and were amazed that merely 50 ft offshore from our bedroom was an extensive coral reef. The reefs are shallow but beautiful. ( about 8-10 feet at max) I have taken some pictures and hope that everyone can see them! I also took a video… its hard to stay stable in the moving ocean! Hopefully I will get better with time.
At 9 the class went out for snorkel exploration. 30 minutes to explore some of the area and record what we saw on our dive slates…. writing underwater….. is like learning how to write all over again. We did another 30 minute dive using a quadrant and meter stick to record one small area and took a coral tour. All of this was less than 100 meters from our home.
Lunch (I made PB&J) and then an extensive lecture where we learned over 25 identifying ways to categorize coral and fish. The lecture was so informative that all students were actively trying to categorize their data with the information. Afterwards there was a knowledge quiz that was based on fish markings, fins and fish families. We all were amazed at how much we had already learned in less than a day at sea.
The rain has rolled in and has come down on and off the whole day. Rite now I'm waiting for our evening lecture and student presentations to begin. Our pre-course work was to complete a 10 minute presentation based on a topic from our textbook and article readings. I chose Marine Protectorate Areas and thoroughly learned a great deal in my Environmental Policy courses back home. An article even referenced Dr. Bonnie McCay (my professor)!
Tomorrow is a full day where we will snorkel again at the other side of the island at Preston Bay. We will do a cross section diagram and lobster, conch, diadema and lionfish distribution study. After that we will have an island tour….and hopefully I will be able to tell you a little more about LC.
There is just so much to tell…
I hope all is well… because I don't think I ever want to go home!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Living like a Mama - Heather
The rest of the time spent during these last few days have been dedicated to academics. We have been given a crash course in public health research, being introduced to organizational tools such as conceptual frameworks and CSPro, a computer-base program. We also had the opportunity to learn about local health care in Kimana Kenya by touring a nearby health clinic. The impact of limited resources on the clinic was clear, but the staff was clearly dedicated to their clients. Ahead of us, we have two more presentations, one on a questionnaire we developed and another on research indicators. This past week and a half has been highly academic, but soon we will start our work in the field.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Village Life
Last week, I stayed with another host family in the village of Mochudi, about 45 minutes outside of Gaborone. Mochudi isn't the typical African village that I pictured in my mind. Even though there were huts built from mud and straw as well as animals roaming throughout the streets, Mochudi was much bigger than I imagined, having a population of about 40,000. More like a small town than a village. Although my family was traditional in some respects, owning a cattle post (which I will get into later) and cooking traditional food, they were also westernized in some aspects (although slightly less so than my Gabs family). They owned a car (actually 3), which my Gabs family does not even have and enjoy cooking pasta and chips (french fries).
During my stay in Mochudi, I worked at a local clinic. To my surprise, the clinic there and the one where I worked in Gaborone were very similar. Maybe that was because Mochudi is more of a growing town than the tiny village I was expecting. I also noticed that the social and cultural customs that impacted the clinics in Gaborone also were present in Mochudi. For example, the lack of professionalism (from my viewpoint) that occurred when nurses interrupted patient appointments, which actually come from the absence of personal space, a cultural trademark.
I also visited my family's cattle post, which is simply a farm where animals are raised and, in some cases, crops (mostly maize and sorghum) are grown. To get there, we drove 45 minutes away from Mochudi, half on paved roads and half on dirt, leading to what seemed to be a cattle post located in the middle of the bush. Cattle posts are common in Botswana and many family own at least one. My family kept about 100 cows, 50 goats, and 25 birds (a mix of chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese). They let the animals roam free at certain times of the day to graze. Cows graze at night while the goats graze during the day to avoid the hyenas and jackals. My brother also showed me how to catch a chicken with my bare hands (go for the legs). What is not surprising is that my family slaughters these animals whenever they need meat. And later, I even got the pleasure (if this is the right emotion) to slaughter a chicken. While I am against animal cruelty (don't worry about the chicken, it was a quick death), I also enjoy eating meat. Somehow, I think it's better to know where exactly your food is coming from even if you have to slaughter it yourself than simply buying a mass produced product from the supermarket.
During my stay in Mochudi, I realized just how little time I have left in this beautiful country. As of this typing, I have just over a week left. It's sad to think that I will be leaving the place I have called home for the past 6 weeks. My host mom even told me that when I get married, she will fly out to my wedding. There's a certain kind of friendliness and hospitality that is unique to Botswana, something I will dearly miss.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Alison - Little Cayman; Big Adventure
My program is based on research about the prestine reefs of the Cayman Islands. Every student needs to pick a research topic and I have chosen Marine Protectorate Areas. I hope that my stregnths as a policy maker and semi- scientist will help me to not only learn, but create some meaningful work. I have already learned from my readings! Although I do wish I paid more attention in Intro to Oceanography freshman year!
At present time I am day dreaming about my beach front residence and opportunity for new friends....
I will let you know that I considered myself a semi pro photographer and plan on having a ton of pictures... and hopefully even some video. I recently purchased a special diving camera so that I can take pictures and video while I am scuba diving! I hope that I can share my once in a lifetime experience with all of you.
One of the scariest things I would have to say about this travel is that the remote island of Little Cayman has less than 150 people living on it and no doctor! I come from Bayonne, NJ with over 70,000 people in 2 square miles. My view of the Hudson River is not quite what I have seen in pictures of Little Cayman (LC). I know things will be different but I am looking forward to its challenges and promise of adventure!!
4 days and counting!
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Haraka Haraka Heyena Baraka - Heather
Serenia! (Goodnight!)
Friday, July 2, 2010
Clinics, Combis, and Cup
So last week, I started working in a clinic for part of the week. I happen to be working in the Old Naledi Clinic, Old Naledi being the original neighborhood of the city of Gaborone. Because it is so old, all of the homes are falling apart and overcrowding is a problem. The clinic, while more modern than many of the homes, has its own share of problems. The most significant one is its lack of water. Lack of water?...in a clinic? Yes it is true. During the day, construction nearby forces the entire neighborhood's supply of water to be shut off, including the clinic's. This means no running water for washing hands or sanitation as well as no bathroom use. To compensate, the staff fills tubs full of water when there is water available. One thing I have noticed is that hand washing is not a very popular activity in Botswana, especially with soap. Sanitary practices are apparently not very prioritized here. There are also different cultural norms that affect how the clinic runs. In Botswana, there is no such thing as personal space. At home, my brother will often barge into my room to talk to me and take note of the various items I have sprawled out. Once, he spotted the cookies I left out and he insisted that we eat them immediately. The cookies, as you may have guessed, are no more. In the clinic, it is normal to see nurses take phone calls while treating patients or disrupting conversations with patients to have conversations amongst themselves, behavior we, as Americans, commonly see as unprofessional. While these cultural differences seem to affect how the clinic runs, I think that these problems can be relatively easily remedied. The major medical problem affecting Botswana is HIV/AIDS. As of now, 18% of the entire population (all ages) are HIV positive and if certain age groups are measured, the percentage can jump past 35%. But in the last decade, Botswana began offering anti-retrovirals free of charge to all affected Batswana. Even more, the government also offers TB drugs for free, as TB incidence rates are directly related to HIV incidence rates. The outlook of this medical pandemic is getting better as within the past 5 years, the percentage of HIV/AIDS patients has started to decrease.
The best part of my day, however, is lunch time when I go over to the soup kitchen next door to volunteer. The soup kitchen serves the underpriveledged children of Old Naledi, many of whom have been orphaned because of HIV or are HIV positive themselves. Volunteers help cook lunch for the children as well as play with them. Seeing so many children enjoying themselves and eating tasty, healthy food (sometimes the only meal they will eat all day) is such a heartwarming feeling. Mathata, the man who runs the soup kitchen, grew up in Old Naledi himself, one of the roughest places in Gaborone. Through his hard work as well as the many volunteers he's had over the years, he changes the lives of children by not only giving them sustenance, but also providing a role model to look up to.
On a different note, this past Monday was special in Botswana. The last Monday of the month is payday. While that means happiness, it also means danger. Many people go out and drink...and then drive home. Drunk driving is a problem in Botswana, as is driving altogether. Many of the people are aggressive drivers and it is fairly common to see combi drivers driving on the shoulder of the road or jumping the curb onto the sidewalk to move past traffic (which during rush hour is horrendous). A few days ago, the combi I was on happened to fit 19 passengers (yes I counted) on a vehicle that can safely seat 15. And when I said safely, I actually didn't mean safely as there are only 2 seatbelts on the combi. One thing I find funny is that combis, while on the verge of falling apart, will often have very nice stereo systems. Many also have names, which are represented by stickers on the back window. Some include The Big Fish, Twice as Nice, and my personal favorite, Ninjas. Ninjas has recently been put up for sale, so the back window reads "Ninjas For Sale."
I just wanted to mention one last thing before ending the post. A trip to Africa this summer would not have been complete without attending the World Cup. Luckily, I can say that I was there. Everyone in my program got tickets to the US vs. Ghana game. What's even more unbelievable is that we secured transportation and our tickets the day before the game. The experience was amazing. Words cannot describe all of the emotions that I felt. The tens of thousands of fans cheering, the pulsing of the vuvuzelas, and the sheer excitement of being at the World Cup still seem like a dream. I even met a woman who attended Rutgers but was living in Joburg. The only disappointment was that the US was knocked out. It was a country against an entire continent and, unfortunately we lost. But at least Africa's World Cup hopes are still alive. Hope everyone is enjoy's what's left of the World Cup.
Go siame.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Africa's Drum (or is that my heart?)...Beating Louder - Heather
Less than one week from now, I will be living my first day at Kilimanjaro Bush Camp (KBC) in southeastern Kenya. During the past few weeks my feelings about this trip have been a random mix of excitement and pure intimidation. I've read the field journal, gotten my shots, done my shopping, conducted some background research on the Maasai tribe, and have repeatedly hyped myself up by watching Shakira's World Cup music video of "This Time for Africa." And I'm still not sure I'm ready.
But I'm not going to let fear get in my way. Yesterday I received my pre-course assignment from the instructor. I have been assigned to the "sanitation" group, which means I will conduct a literature search on information involving sanitation in developing countries. The topics are meant to be very broad, perhaps to get us thinking of the "full picture" of public health issues before we narrow them down to those that specifically involve the Maasai tribe we will be working with. In many ways I am thankful for this assignment. Having something academic to do makes me feel like I already have one foot, or perhaps my big toe, in the camp and the goals that go along with it.
Speaking of goals, I have a few of my own. Although I have been assigned the topic of sanitation, I want to investigate issues involving my own personal interest, which is the relationship between food, environment, culture, and public health. One thing I have learned is that the Maasai's staple food includes meat, blood, and milk, and that the Maasai are a traditionally nomadic tribe that relies heavily on goats for food. However, I wasn't able to find much information about their rates of nutrition-related disease, if any exist. Another goal of mine is to get to know our neighbors, the Maasai tribe. I want to learn first-hand their customs, view-points, and their general perspective on life. While I hope that our group of students becomes tight-knit, I don't want this camaraderie or the sense of familiarity that other students provide to prevent me from branching out and discovering what it means to be a Maasai tribesmen living on the foothills of Mt. Kilmanjaro.
A brief description of what we will be doing at KBC:
- Taking courses on the regional ecosystem, Kenya politics and economy, public health, and research methods
- Getting "hands-on" research experience through field work and by using software to create questionnaires and data entry screens as well as to analyze data
- Developing part of a monitoring and evaluation plan to determine the impact of public health systems already in place
- Exploring the Maasai culture
With an approximate 10-hour work day, 6 days a week, I expect this experience to be intense, exhausting, and of course, extremely enriching.


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The form looked simple enough. Name, grade, homeroom number-- no problem. Type of medication--check. Dosage--check. Time of day to be administered--check. Today's date--got it. Parent's signature.
I freeze. I stare at it blankly. The panicked thought comes out of nowhere-- My mom is camping. She can't sign it. What am I going to do?
Then I chuckle, grinning sheepishly in my empty kitchen. Parent's signature. Duh.
I AM the parent.
Heaven help us all.


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Little Man is 4 months old now. He sleeps anywhere from 9 to 12 hours at night, every night, in cloth diapers, almost never requiring a feed or a change in the middle of the night. This has been true for the past solid month.
I feel pretty blessed. I've read so much information that has me convinced that this is a pretty rare thing at his age. I had also read a fair bit of internet parenting opinions that helped me encourage his behavior to get us up to this point. So, amid the hundreds of other things I thought about writing while my little darling is sound asleep tonight – I've decided to share a bit about how we centered in on his nightly routine, just in case it might help some other sleepy parents out there.
– There is NO need for CIY (Cry It Out)! This is not a requirement to get your little one used to sleeping alone. They might cry at first, and that's okay, and you should totally feel like it's helpful and encouraged to go comfort them. A child will sleep soundly knowing that help is there if something goes wrong.
– Notice when a routine develops. The first couple months are pretty haphazard. I suppose some people actually get their newborns into strict to-the-minute timing, but personally the first 10 weeks were a blur. He slept on my lap or chest when he was sleepy. He nursed when he was hungry. I caught snippets of rest when I could. We really didn't time anything – we barely kept track of how often the changings and feedings happened, and only because the pediatrician needed to know. But after 8 weeks, I started to notice a faint pattern in his nap times. He took one slightly longer nap every day – that tended to be in the night hours – and this is what I had to start working with. If your baby has a slightly longer but consistently taken nap, then you're ready to start encouraging overnight sleep.
– Start placing baby in bed when this long nap happens. At first you probably want to do this while baby's sound asleep. You'll want baby to wake up in the place you want associated with overnight sleeping (ie: the crib, cradle, etc.). They'll wake up, and feel strange and lost, and that's okay – comfort them and let them know it's a safe place.
– White noise. There's all kinds of good white noise out there, but our baby's favorite one at first was called "Baby Got Colic" – which is basically a bunch of womb-esque rhythmic noise meant to sound like mother's heartbeat and blood circulation and whatnot. It reminded him of the womb and thus calmed him down – so we played that softly in the nursery. When he woke up, he heard comforting noises, and that helped a lot. Sometimes it calmed him enough to go back to sleep.
– Make it dark. So this sounds pretty obvious, but it was something I hadn't thought of doing until I read it on-line. If you want baby to sleep at night, make sleeping time dark. A little night-light is fine, but as soon as little one gets tired, start killing off the big room lights.
– Wardrobe change. This is a pretty big key in teaching your baby that sleep time is a different part of the day. This might be when you swaddle – or place them in a wearable blanket. I take this opportunity to give my little man a lotion massage (some folks do bath time, but baths do NOT calm him down). We use lavender J&J bedtime lotion. I put him in his comfiest, softest outfits – either fleece feeted pjs, or a soft shirt and wearable blanket combo. The goal is comfy and warm (and safe! If baby can roll onto side, don't swaddle – and *never* lose blankets).
– Night-time diaper. If you're using disposables, just change them right before bedtime, even if they don't need it – consistent routine is important. We use cloth, however. There are TONS of posts and opinions out there about overnight cloth diapering. I'll summarize with a couple of points:
1) Don't be afraid of layers. Yep, baby's diaper at night is going to be bulky and untrim. Put baby in larger clothes to accommodate the bulk, if you have to (or just shirt + sleepsack). Layers are what is going to keep baby asleep. Keep adding until you reach the limits of what your gussets can handle – basically, until adding one more layer would create a gap at the leg elastic. (My husband says that little one looks like a garlic bulb in the mornings… but since he's a DRY garlic bulb, I'm happy with that.)
2) Use your best fitting diapers. The ones you love during the day because they never leak – that anti-leak ability will help a lot more at night.
3) Microfleece liners. Buy some microfleece, cut it into squares, lay it on top of the diaper (and all those extra layers) – in-between diaper and baby's skin. It will wick the moisture away from the skin down onto the soaking layers below. Most diapers have a microfleece layer, but you might have to get creative with your stuffing process (ie lay things on top and not inside a pocket), so extra fleece is good to have. It'll keep baby feeling dry, thus reduce the chance they'll wake up crying from the moisture.
4) Layers/soakers/inserts – material doesn't matter too terribly much, but the general idea is that you want the fastest-absorbing materials up at the top. For example, you might have a pocket with a microfiber insert. You could put an additional insert of hemp below/under the microfiber.. or trifold a cotton prefold diaper and put that above/on top of the microfiber. Never put microfiber directly on baby's skin – otherwise be creative – even t-shirts or baby washcloths can be used to add layers.
5) Baby powder (cornstarch). It's cloth safe, and we've found it to be really useful in helping to dry up the moisture before it can wake him up or cause a rash.
– A full belly! Pretty simple, keep baby very well fed approaching sleepy time.
So, I started to implement all of these things during the course of two weeks, once I noticed his habitual evening nap. Soon his nap lengthened and became a full sleep. Now it's clockwork. Somewhere between 9:30pm and 10pm he'll need a diaper change, and we start our routine: Turn the lights off in the nursery (except for a dim closet light so I can see the changing table), Turn on the white noise, Night-time diaper, Lotion massage, Wearable blanket or feety pj's. Then we do a long nursing session until he passes out from milk coma. I carefully move him into the crib, and he sleeps for 9-12 hours. Once in a great while, it doesn't work immediately. Sometimes it takes an hour or two longer. But just keep cycling through diaper changes and feedings until it works. Keep calm and patient. Eventually they say to put the baby in bed/crib while they're still awake (but very sleepy) – but we usually have terrible luck with that so far. Once in a while he'll manage to fall asleep if I stroke his hair.. but it usually leads to a crying fit that requires more feedings.
At the end of the day, he decided he would sleep at night, and I merely encouraged and shaped his inclinations.


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Over the past few months, I've been in and out of railfanning here in San Diego. With the purchase of my new 4K Camcorder, I've been trying to get more footage and test shots with it, especially here in the San Diego area. Amtrak, Coaster, and BNSF trains are all featured here in this video, with some special suprises from BNSF featured as well!
Starting at Sorrento Valley, Amtrak #564 passes through the station, with the Silver Splendor CB&Q dome car at the rear. Skipping ahead a few weeks, a rare daytime Northbound BNSF auto train passes through heading to Clovis, NM. With more construction going on, it's becoming more and more common to see these BNSF trains running during the daytime. Lastly, a BNSF Daygo passes through Sorrento Valley with 2 very special suprises. 2 CSXT locomotives came into San Diego the night before, a very uncommon sight here!
Old Town is up next, with Amtrak #583 pulling in for it's regular station stop. The Silver Splendor is also featured, as it heads back up north to LA. Great horn action from the engineer, really holding it down!
I spent most of my time at Middletown (Palm Street), which is where we will visit next. Various Amtrak and Coaster trains pass by.
Lastly, went down to the Santa Fe depot for a few Amtrak trains.
Thanks for watching!!
Video and Content © 2017 MichaelLovesTrains


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Our fashion editor Oriane Baud has put together her fall wish list and is looking forward to layers, layers, and more layers!
October: month of rain, the first cold days, leaves all over the streets, Netflix, and dinner at home.
It is also a great month to play with layers and create interesting outfits!
When the temperatures drop, I have the tendency to go for more simple outfits as well as a more boyish look than I do in summer. In winter, I usually wear moccasins or Chelsea boots paired with large coats, button shirts (but, with a Saint Laurent bow on it please!), and sweaters purchased mostly from men's department.
I've always loved contrasts, and for me it's a pleasure to mix wool tights, cashmere pullovers, and leather boots with, for instance, a very colorful floral-print skirt. In my opinion, this one by Balenciaga is simply to die for and I really like how Demna Gvasalia plays with forms and exaggerates a woman's curves in his collections for the brand. This skirt definitely lends a beautiful mermaid figure and because femininity is very important to me when it comes to fashion, I picked this Venus clutch by Olympia Le Tan as little reminder that curves are beautiful and yes, let's have cake for breakfast! The second bag I chose is a pure velvet beauty by Eddie Borgo. Handbag and shoulder bag in one, I like how practical it is and the fact that it works for both day and night.
White shirts are my thing – I can never have enough of them! From classic men's ones to lace blouses, but also more unique takes on it like this amazing Valentino ethnic shirt. You might have heard about my weakness for ruffles, and I absolutely cannot imagine my life without a piece from Johanna Ortiz. This top is very summery, but in my opinion it would look amazing on top of a very simple and slim black turtleneck and that's why I love it/need it! I usually never change my wardrobe between summer and winter. I prefer to mix the pieces together and wear my summer dresses under/over my pullovers.
You can easily get sick from cold feet and that means: closed-in shoes and warm socks! I really like these Fendi derby shoes because they aren't too classic and have a great combination of colors – I've always loved bordeaux and a flashy blue mixed together. When it comes to heels, I definitely have a crush on these Gucci shoes: elegant, simple, but also very cool and trendy at the same time.
There are two options for outerwear: long or short. Both are weather-adaptable, but depend on what you decide to wear underneath. For example, I like to wear a long coat with a skirt and a short one with trousers. For my wish list, I've selected two pieces inspired by military looks: a long khaki coat by Marni that is large and boyish but has a belt that gives it a chic silhouette, and a super cool blue and red jacket by Burberry. A must-have piece: so perfect, even just on top of a white shirt, a jeans, and sneakers.
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Despite hearing reports of terrible skiing due to the unseasonably warm temps, Matt, Horan, Steve and I decided to check out the couloirs on the N side of east boulder peak, hoping to find stable powder conditions.
|horan, top of the goddess
An early departure from town had us leaving the car at the plowed-in turnoff of the west fork road at first light. After about 2 minutes of skinning the road, we were forced to shoulder our skis and start booting up the mostly bare ridge for a bit til reaching skinable snow and continuing up to the lookout. We stepped inside for a short break before continuing up, reaching the top of the goddess in about 3.5 hours.
|nearing the top
|entrance to the mary couloir
We stashed skis and proceeded to go investigate the corniced entrance to the mary couloir, but ultimately decided to go for the easy entrance to the goddess and then investigate the mary from below. Having been turned around last year by wind slabs atop the goddess, I was excited to check it out in more stable conditions. We found a variety of snow types, ranging from great boot top powder to icy crusts as we slowly leap-frogged our way down this nearly 4k run to boulder creek.
|matt, finding powder in the goddess
|steve, testing new skis/bindings
|myself in the goddess (photo: ben horan)
|even found powder in the apron
We lounged in the sun for a bit and fueled up for the big climb up to the mary-jane cirque. I was feeling a little sluggish on the morning climb but with some food got a good burst of energy to put in the skinner up to the base of the mary-jane cirque.
|back up for more
Anticipating slow deep bootpacking in the mary and questioning how well it would ski for the 4th person, we instead opted for the wider jane couloir on far climber's R. Once in the couloir proper, the angle forced us to booting and a thin strip of icy snow down the center (with powder on the sides) allowed for good climbing conditions as Steve took the lead and punched us a staircase to the top.
|the mary, we'll be back
|jane couloir is far looker's R. mary on far L. middle grouping of couloirs need more snow
and always require a rappel at the bottom
We hit our turn around time (and deep unconsolidated facets) a few feet from the top so decided to call it, ready to ski another 3500ft bitterroot peak-to-creek classic. A mix of excellent powder, ice and breakable crust put us back at the creek, which we crossed, slapped on skins and began the 4 mile (but felt longer) exit to the car, the last 90minutes by headlamp. I was surprised to see no evidence of prior human traffic on the boulder creek trail other than within a mile of the trailhead.
|big. wild. bitterroot. (goddess is on looker's R)
Stats: approx. 9k vert in 12 hrs car-car
Rose: great powder skiing in the jane couloir proper
Thorn: slow exit via boulder creek trail in the dark
Bud: returning for the mary


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It used to be just pictures of the house and garden. Then I added vacations and a boyfriend. I've since turned the boyfriend into a husband and added two babies to the mix. Occasionally I will throw in some cooking and crafting. (Click on photos to view them larger)
Got one loop on the ferris wheel at the Fredericksburg agriculture fair before we has to bail due to lightening. Torrential rain started on the way back to the car. Spenser is laughing his head off because we are all soaking wet.
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Sometimes I just stitch something I absolutely love – these cute little feet are 8 inch cushions and I even made the insert myself – finished with an envelope back in crisp gingham fabric. I can add baby's name and date of birth if you request a stitched to order one – these 2 are ready to grace someone's nursery right now
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New this week a 12 inch cute baby cushion and coordinating 6 inch mini cushions in the pipeline. The fair yesterday was ok but there were a couple of local clashing events which probably didn't help attendance but I now have a couple of orders to complete so in the words of that famous supermarket – Every Little Helps!
EDIT: Have just sat down for some lunch – so far today I've finished the 2 smaller cushions, 4 hangers, cut out 3 foldy up shopping bags and prepared 2 keyrings for hand finishing…………….


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Deena Cortese let it all hang out today in Florence, taking in the sites while wearing an apron depicting Michelangelo's Statue of David. Judging by the photo, Deena's peen hardly shocked onlookers. The real horror was when she removed it and displayed her tragic "Italian" outfit.
I thought that the Jersey Shore Whores got paid for their appearances? Can somebody please explain why both Sammy and Deena are wearing $5.00 Walmart flipflops and pantless?! Let's not even get into their lame ass homage to Sophia Loren, donning hats that she wouldn't swat flies with! When Snooki starts looking like elegance personified, you know you've got a problem.


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text: On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 23:49, James Mills <prologic at shortcircuit.net.au> wrote: > I think one thing that could also help is micro threads and/or > greenlet support built in to Python. Indeed, that would make Python a more appealing platform for concurrency, and provide another possible route for Python projects which will need to scale to more processors in the future. Right now I'm having a difficult time promoting the use of greenlets or gevent for a Python project, and having this built in (or otherwise officially supported) would have greatly the chance of going that route. I'm guessing this is true for quite a few other projects as well. My project does quite a bit of network I/O in addition to significant computations, and Python threads have such a great overhead... greenlets / fibers would have been great! We could perhaps have used Twisted, but that was hardly even considered due to its being notoriously large, complicated and difficult to learn. - Tal Tiano Einat


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We all have stories that we tell to ourselves.
"I would be so much happier if I had a million dollars."
"Someday I'll meet the right person and they'll be so perfect and I'll never be sad or lonely again."
"Everything will be so much better when I lose all that weight."
"People aren't animals."
One way or another, we all have our myths, whether they take the form of ancient stories, religious narratives, tall tales, rumours, urban legends, or common wisdom that may or may not actually be wise. Among other things, I have my faith, and I do believe that I have good reasons to have it. But I'm also willing to entertain the notion, if only as a mental exercise, that the atheists may have it right. I don't believe that we should take anything as absolute truth just because it makes sense to us or we've been told by someone we trust that it's absolutely true. We should never let anyone else take responsibility for our own thoughts and beliefs. (Even atheists shouldn't, in my opinion, but because of the nature of my spiritual life, I suspect that I may not be the best judge of this.) In fact, I would argue that to let that happen is a little lazy and extremely irresponsible.
Whether or not our everyday myths stand a chance at being true, and whether or not there actually are Gods, angels, demons, faeries, etc., it just seems like most humans need something bigger than ourselves to believe in. It doesn't have to be supernatural. It just has to be bigger than we are in some way, or more important, or something that convinces us that we're right in spite of whatever doubts we might have (regardless of whether we'll admit them), or at least something that gives us the promise of a better life than we currently have. Something that promises enlightenment, or power, or the possibility of getting what we want.
The power of the stories that we tell to ourselves is immense, and I often wish that it wasn't so frequently misused. Stories can do tremendous good; they can inspire us to be better people, comfort us when we're sad or lonely, give us hope when we despair, and give us entertainment as well. But when they're misused, stories can do tremendous harm as well. They can inspire, or at least be used as an excuse for, some of the worst impulses in human nature.
Never underestimate the power of stories.
The sometimes confused ramblings of a Canadian Christo-Pagan, including thoughts on spirituality (of course), feminism, fat acceptance/HAES and whatever else I feel like talking about.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Power of Stories
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I really wanted to run 10 miles this weekend but my running partner needed to cut it short and after she left I just couldn't force myself to go back out in that heat. I must say that it is definitely hard to get motivated when you know that sun is going to be baring down on you. The hills through the park are nothing compared to that hot sun melting your skin every step of the way... but in the end its all worth the extra push and sweat to get you to that finish line even if that's your drive way. ;)
Extra thanks to my super awesome running partner for showing up at my house and getting me out that door!! I was only scheduled to run 5 miles this week so 9 was over doing it but when you are that close to 10 miles its so much of a disappointment to not go the extra distance. I am sure my body is thanking me. I was drained.


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The University of Wollongong thesis collection dates from 1954 and comprises over 4600 items, the majority of which have been digitised and made available on Research Online. All UOW thesis records are harvested by the National Library of Australia's Trove.
Please note that due to copyright restrictions the version of the thesis available online may vary in content from the original version. The University Library can provide access to complete versions.
Related series: UOW Thesis Collection 2017+.
Theses from 1972
The output of a queue, P. T. Castle
The inverse scattering problem, E Clayton
On the asymptotic behaviour and smoothness properties of some positive linear operators for the approximation of continuous functions, R. J. Crawford
Optimization of gears with particular reference to design parameters, R. J. Davey
Applications of collision probabilities in reactor physics, G. Doherty
Substituent effects on the thermodynamic functions of ionisation of benzoic acids, K. A. Fleming
The preparation of isotopically labelled organic nitrogenous compounds, John Robson
The constituents of Schefferomitra and Boletus species from New Guinea, Richards Rudzats
The magnetic and chemical behaviour of some polynuclear methoxide complexes of iron (III) carboxylates, Gary Lloyd Sefton
A petrographic study of the stratigraphy of Australian coal seams, Michelle Smyth
Aspects of forces on charged particles in electrostatic precipitators, Owen J. Tassicker
A study of the thermal dynamics of the reheat furnace, Thien Siung Yang
Theses from 1971
The alkaline hydrolysis of some ortho-substituted ethyl benzoates, Kevin John McCarthy
Hydrolysis of amides: a kinetic study of substituent effects on the dilute acid hydrolysis of N-substituted acetamides, P. C. Nancarrow
Velocity distribution in packed beds of rectangular geometry, Raymond Newell
Mathematical models for the Wollongong urban area, Joan A. Shaw
The alkaloids of some Australian and New Guinea plants, Roger Everett Summons
Forced oscillations in open bays and harbours, N. D. Thomas
A mathematical model for the study of the six stand hot finishing mill at Australian Iron and Steel Pty. Limited Port Kembla, G. E. Wood
Theses from 1970
An experimental investigation of fission, J. W. Boldeman
Ni(II) complexes of some quadridentate schiff bases, Graham Warwick Chaffey
Phenanthroindolizidines and related compounds, Brian Chauncy
Multigroup neutron transport theory in plane geometry, B. E. Clancy
Oscillations within and on a fluid enclosed arbitrary boundaries, D. J. Clarke
The investigation of the stiffeners of a plate web girder under eccentric loads applied to a flange, R. J. Derrington
Investigation of design methods for bulk transport containers, J. T. Devine
Studies in flooding phenomena in packed beds, John B. Drinkwater
The isothermal transformation of austenite at temperatures near Ms., Robert H. Edwards
Investigation of stress distribution of changes of section of members under two dimensional bending and direct stress, K. Forbes
Magnetic study of transition metal complex compounds: bivalent cooper complexes of heterocyclic ligands, G. J. Hamilton
Electrical characteristics of contaminated corona systems, Z Herceg
Performance analysis of auger conveyor systems, K. B. Issa
Generalized computer to computer communication, D. J. Richardson
The variation with space and time of the neutron energy distribution in pulsed BeO assemblie, A. I.M. Ritchie
An investigation of crane runway rail failures, D. C. Smith
The validity of an operational solution of Laplace's equation, R. Wilcox
Phenanthropiperidines and related compounds, Brian Robert Worth
Theses from 1969
Calculation of resonance absorption in heterogeneous reactor systems, Carl Chiarella
Relativistic nuclear and particle reaction theory, James L. Cook
The limitations of infrared image detectors in astronomy, H. J. Fraser
The desulphurisation of thionesters, Robert D. Frier
An investigation of the properties of transition metal complexes of quadridentate oxygen donor ligands, Paul Michael Geoghegan
Substituent effects on the thermodynamic functions of proton ionization of anilinium ions, F. M. Hall
Hydrolysis of amides: a kinetic study of substituent effects on the acidic and basic hydrolysis of aliphatic amides, Grahame Leslie Jackson
The solidification of iron-sulphur alloys, Stephen Marich
Electrical conduction in high resistivity particulate solids, K J. McLean
The thermodynamic functions of ionisation of 4-substituted 2,6-dimethylphenols, Colin Richard Pidgeon
Studies of molecular interaction in solution infrared spectroscopic methods, Ian H. Reece
Theses from 1968
Electricity tariffs with particular reference to New South Wales, John Anderson
An investigation of mechanical and rheological properties of wheat grains, Peter C. Arnold
Analogue techniques for the solution of engineering problems, C. Atkinson
Air conditioning systems used in Australia, J. R. Blundell
Use of solar power for domestic water heating, J. Boetje
The determination of the stability constants of metal chloro complexes, John Frederick Brennan
Transportation of solids in a fluid stream, Barry R.J. Davey
The problem of unknown parameters in neutron resonance theory, A. R. de L. Musgrove
Morgoil bearings used in rolling mills, John Dougherty
The energy levels and spacings of resonances, Arthur Joseph Gilks
Supercharging of ground engines, R. M. Johns
On the dynamic properties of structural frames, M. J. Lowrey
Seminar report on fuel injection systems as applied to spark ignition engines, Barry R. McMahon
Continuous hydrochloric pickle lines for commercial low carbon, general purpose steel, H. E. Papson
The solvent extraction of metals, Neil Philip Porter
A study of the organic complexes of oxovanadium (IV), Richard Clement Skevington
The synthesis of phenanthropiperidines, Roger Evertt Summons
An analytical and statistical treatment of the infinitely dilute resonance integral, D. G. Thompson
Performance analysis and vibration study of the 'floveyor' grain elevator, S. R. Webb
Filtration of rolling oils as used in cold rolling mills, J. R. Wotherspoon
Automobile gas turbines, J. A. Zanesco
Theses from 1967
A study of the martensite in beta copper-tin alloys, Noel F. Kennon
The diffusion theory of neutron thermalization experiements, K. J. Maher
Resonance overlap: effect of neighbouring resonances, Daniel James McKeegan
Formulation and calculation of resonance overlap effects, P. J. O'Halloran
A physico-chemical investigation of some complexes of iron (III), Gregory Allan Ryder
Investigation of the composition and stability of tin (II) fluoride complexes, Stephen Joseph Slater
A physico-chemical investigation of some magnetically anomalous inorganic compounds, J. R. Snedden
A study of wave propagation in a mechanical shock tube, Robert T. Wheway
Theses from 1966
A magnetochemical investigation of some copper (II) salicylates and bromobenzoates, Geoffrey John Hamilton
Calculation methods for multigroup cross sections used in burnup studies, J. P. Pollard
Theses from 1965
The development of techniques for the detection of inhomogeneities of deformation in nickel and the study of the effect of temperature, Thomas William Barnes
A study of an integral equation arising in the moderation of neutrons, Malcolm Walter Dyos
A magnetochemical investigation of some copper (II) complexes of tridentate diprotic ligands, Keith Ison
An investigation of the thermodynamic characteristics of power cycles for combustion engines with particular reference to the hybrid engine cycle, P. Van der Werf
Theses from 1964
Hot-wire anemometers, D. C. Crook
Design requirements of an experimental combine-harvester, C. S. Raisbeck
Theses from 1963
Force multiplication in power-assisted automobile steering systems, Alan R. Hewson
Control valves, D. A. Hodges
Control of liquid level processes, C. J. Lyon
The use of radioisotopes for mixing process studies, Phillip H. Sivyer
The application of continuous conducting analogues for the solution of field problems, I. C. Thomas
The idealized limited pressure compression ignition cycle: an empirical treatment of its response to varying operating parameters, Peter van der Werf
Granular flow, S. R. Webb
Air lubricated journal bearings, R. S. Windsor
Theses from 1962
The lubrication of gears, D. A. Braddock
Thermal fatigue: some methods of testing and the design applications of test results, R. E. Cornell
Fluid couplings and their application in materials handling, D. J. Cornford
The sonic boom, R. J. Delavere
Vibration measuring instruments, W. R. Drew
Design and operational features of long centred cross country belt conveyor systems, J. D. Fish
Wankel rotating combustion engine, G. C. Johnston


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I went to the beach around 8:00 am and got in the water a few minutes later. Swam out to the swim buoy off Tower 4. On the way out, I saw a rainbow over the beach and I shot this picture. Then I descended and swam off to the NE. Went through a ledge with lots of fish and life.
After the ledge, I was on the sand. I swam due North for a while looking for familiar topography. Got to 40 minutes and surfaced to find that I was North of the Marriott.
Bottom temperature was 78 degrees; dive time was 40 minutes; consumption rate was 27.50 psi/minute at an average depth of 17 feet and my SAC rate was 27.50 psi/minute on an Aluminum 80.
During the surface interval, I swam South and got South of the Marriott, though I was still well North of Tower 4. I descended to about 25 feet of water on a large sandy area. From there, I continued South or Southwest taking pictures and looking for shells.
Got this shot of a Dusky Jawfish,
and this shot of a Queen Angelfish.
Bottom temperature remained at 78 degrees, though I frequently saw 79 degrees on my computer; dive time was 40 minutes; consumption was 25.82 psi/minute at an average depth of 21 feet and my SAC rate was 15.78 psi/minute on an aluminum 80.


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i've had a few requests to do my "welcome home, baby!" sets in bigger sizes, so now is your chance to buy these reduced price sets. i am only going to offer a couple in each size, so get them while you can! [that link takes you to the mediums, but there are med long and larges in stock as well].
each set comes with 6 esbasic diapers and 3 lights out covers. esbasics are made of a white knit outer, hidden layer of sherpa, which is topped with natural cotton velour in the diaper body. the soaker is a 3 layer sherpa soaker that snaps into the diaper body for fast drying times and longer diaper life. lights out covers are composed of an outer colored layer of PUL and an inner layer of white PUL. all bound with white fold over elastic. snaps, thread and PUL colors are [as always] made to match the diapers.
you pick color scheme [gender neutral, boy, gir] and front or side snapping for the diapers and covers. i will choose what colors will go into the set. just let me know if there are any colors you want to avoid when ordering.
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This is a particularly impressive gold guard chain which consists of engraved elongated larger links and finer decorative oval lengths between. The swivel at the end is of the earlier attractive style which has a screw-up shank allowing the two halves of the swivel to then open on a hinge so that an appendage can then be added. Once closed, it can be firmly screwed down again. This is a style typical of an earlier date and shows quality workmanship in its construction. It is a full length guard chain having a total length of chain of 54 inches and it does not appear to have ever had a slide. It is special that such an original guard chain has survived without being split up to make two or possibly three necklaces. Originally it would have most likely held a watch and would have been draped over the front of the bodice and looped up with the watch placed in a watch pocket on the bodice or the top of the skirt, or possibly the watch placed behind the belt. Some examples like this could also have been attached to a brooch with a watch hook. The chain tests as 14 carat and the swivel tests as 9 carat. The whole piece is in excellent condition and would be a lovely piece of jewellery to own and wear. Length of chain is 54 ins (137.1cm). Weight 50 grams. This item appears in my book, "How the Watch was Worn, A Fashion for 500 Years" on page 99.
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