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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Not as easy as I thought...
Here's Molly with her lamb born last weekend.
And here's me trying to get that old tiller sorted.
I was able to get the new tire and a tube to match, and the other tires or wheels I was looking for on my expedition this morning.
I resorted to the chainsaw (one of the older saws with a trash blade) to get the old tire off. I was then forced to grind a whole bunch of nasty crumbly rust off the rim, rust that might have punctured the tube. I used an old tube for a liner, holding it on tight with lots of tape.
The new tire went on easy and inflated just fine. Starting the tiller up went just fine. The problem occurred after I tilled a couple rows. That old green Tecumseh engine seized solid.
I tore it down to see whether it was crank bearings or piston and cylinder. It was the crank. Not much point in rebuilding it right away, I thought, seeing as how I had a whole other engine.
But then I realized that my spare engine, the red one in these photos, had a slightly different drive shaft, too big for the tiller's main pulley.
What to do?
Luckily the shaft was too big, not too small, so I assembled the fuel tank and carb to it, got it started nicely, and then ground down the shaft with the angle grinder while the engine was running.
This rather ad-hoc lathe worked fine and I finished up with the correct taper on the shaft, if a little off-round. I decided that it would hold fine, and put the whole thing back together and tilled the pea patch as planned, only a few hours late. All worked just fine. I think the tiller looks pretty spiff with its new red engine.
I then fitted all the other wheels to all the other equipment.
I now have good tires on all our equipment.
That would have been plenty excitement for me for one day, but then our friends and occasional farm-helpers Anders and Alysa came by, so we had drinks and let our dogs play on the lawn with their mutt, Gusto.
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BAGHDAD — The chunky man in the beige velour tracksuit emphasized that he wanted to help the U.S. troops, who politely sipped the Pepsis he had produced after they arrived unannounced Saturday night at his modest home in the northeast neighborhood of Shaab.
Without the Americans, the man said, kidnappers and killers who have terrorized Sunni Muslims in the Shiite-dominated area would resurface. Drawing his index finger across his neck in a slicing motion, he indicated what happened to Sunnis when U.S. forces were not around.
But when U.S. Army Spc. Rany Grizz pressed the man for details, he encountered one of the most stubborn enemies facing American and Iraqi forces attempting to carry out the latest security crackdown in violence-racked Baghdad: Iraqis' paralyzing fear and distrust of virtually everyone, including the Iraqi army, their next-door neighbors and their own relatives.
"The way we can make this neighborhood safer is if we go and get them tonight," Grizz, 22, of Miami said to the man, a sense of urgency in his voice as he tried to coax more information. But the source had nothing more to say, at least for the moment.
"Everybody has a weapon," he said, explaining his fear of saying too much. "I don't even trust my brother-in-law."
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CSD moves forward on Chromium 6 mitigation
By Steve Mosley
Two hot topics were discussed at the July 6 PPHCSD Board meeting. Following reports by the Fire Department and Sheriff's Department, the Board undertook the discussion of both the District's purchasing policy and the possible action regarding the professional services agreement for preparation of the preliminary engineering report as well as providing funding for the district's chromium-6 mitigation project. Noticeably absent from the proceedings were Directors Mark Roberts and Al Morrissette.
After having reviewed bids by engineering companies, CSD staff brought a recommendation to the Board to enter into a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with NV5 to prepare the Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) and provide grant application and support services for the District's Chromium-6 Mitigation Project.
Director Alex Brandon questioned the decision to go with the proposal presented by the technical and engineering firm NV5. NV5 proposes to perform the required tasks for a fee of $75,500. Brandon cited that other firms, such as Kennedy/Jenks, proposed to provide the same service for $54,530. According to President Dan Whalen, the decision was based on the experience and the quality of work done by the firm, and not the proposal amount.
SBCo Fire Chief Wetzel stated the department "survived the Fourth" and had prepared for any incidents that might have occurred by providing extra staffing. He reported that there were more than 150 calls in the month of June. SBC Sheriff Sergeant Toll reported that, for the month of June, Wrightwood had 132 calls for service and the Phelan/Pinon Hills area had more than 160 calls.
Resolution 2016-13 was the subject of a public hearing at which no written or verbal objects were submitted and the resolution passed. The resolution was outlined in the meeting packet: In order to collect Delinquent Water User charges on the San Bernardino County Tax Roll, each year the District must take certain steps, in compliance with Government Code 61115(b), including: 1) prepare and file with the Board a report that describes each affected parcel of real property and the amount of charges delinquent for each affected parcel as of June 30, 2016; and 2) publish notice of time and place for a public hearing by the Board to hear and consider adoption and/or revision of the charges and penalties contained in the report of the District's General Manager.
Estimated collection of $34,871.40 from 105 customer accounts.
The estimated fiscal impact is subject to change as payments on delinquent accounts are paid to the CSD.
The other topic of discussion concerned the review of the District's purchasing policy. Director Cathy Pace disagreed about the current policy and asked that it be reevaluated. Both Director Alex Brandon and President Whalen agreed that the current policy was working fine, with Whalen saying, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
With no Director's reports, President Whalen thanked the Directors for all their recent hard work, and then adjourned the meeting.
Music In The Pines
By Michael Palecki
Music in the Pines began its 12th season last Thursday evening, settling nicely into the second year at the new Apple Farm venue. Improvements there this year include installation of artificial turf on the amphitheater terraces and a supervised childcare playground. The turf added color and a soft texture for those with lawn chairs or without. Combined with the timber seating and randomly placed boulders, guests had many options in the elegant setting.
After Music in the Pines Director Claudia Campbell welcomed the audience, she introduced Lora Steinmann on banjo and Gayle Dowling on acoustic guitar, who accompanied Snowline Players youth singing patriotic songs for Act I concluding with Woodie Guthrie's This Land Is Your Land.
Up next, a high energy band from Redlands called "Soul Shake" clearly enjoyed their first concert in the pines and performed a dazzling musical set. Musicians included Pammy Faragher on lead vocals and percussions, Jimmy Faragher on electric guitar and vocals, Ray Zeigler on electric guitar, Peggy Zeigler on bass guitar and Marty Faragher playing drums.
The powerhouse combination of Pammy and her brother Jimmy- who wrote all the songs on their new album entitled California Daze- notched up the excitement as the band moved through classic soul, R&B and rock songs mixed with original songs. Pammy had a strong voice and her frenzied dancing while belting out the lyrics was contagious as the audience clapped wildly and danced.
Highlights of the wild side included Heat Wave by Martha & The Vandellas and Rod Stewart's Stay With Me. The title song of California Daze had Pammy and Jimmy singing, "Ain't nobody gonna take my state away." On the mellow side, covers of the Righteous Brothers' Lost That Living Feeling and Nina Simone's O-O-H Child were poignant. The set of 17 songs ended with a locomotive beat theme song properly entitled Soul Shake, as Pammy and the audience went wild.
Concluding the concert, Wrightwood's own hometown band Chicken Bone took the stage to perform songs written by front man Coyote Keene, as well as classic country and rock covers. Musicians included Coyote Keene on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Jim Barnes on lead electric guitar, John Skillman on electric guitar and harmonica, Dave Langmade on bass guitar and vocals, Eric Steinmann on keyboards, John Burcher playing saxophone, Jerry Jones on trumpet, Craig Kupka playing trombone, Mark Rodenborn performing on Congo drums, harmonica, drums and wash board vest, with Dan Campbell playing drums and squeezebox.
Coyote and Claudia sang a duet tribute for Merle Haggard's song The Fugitive.
Continuing, the band performed a medley of Hank Williams songs ending that portion with Keene's Why Me?
With the feeling of a wall of sound in place, Eric Steinman then led off with a grand piano introduction and the band powered through Six Days On The Road, Nadine and Crocodile Rock as a finale.
Music in the Pines continues on July 21 with special thanks from Claudia Campbell to staff members Joyce Wonderly, Lynn Crawford, Dianna Piles, Lou Antista-Suba, Ric Rice, Joan McCandless, and to sound mixer William Boyles.
Frontier reps hear from public at Supervisors' meeting
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San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Robert A. Lovingood called on Frontier Communications to set up a customer service office in the First District to handle customer complaints following Frontier's recent acquisition of Verizon phone, TV and Internet operations in California.
"We have seniors, one of our most vulnerable populations, who have not been able to have connectivity to life lines," Lovingood told a Frontier executive during Tuesday's Board of Supervisors hearing into Frontier's service issues. "What we're seeing today from our constituents is just a complete drop in the commitment of services."
Lovingood, who called for the hearing, said his office had received over 100 phone calls from unhappy Frontier customers. During the hearing, Lovingood called on Frontier to establish a customer service office in the First District to handle customer issues.
Many residential and business customers have reported inconsistent service following Frontier Communications' April 1 acquisition of most Verizon operations in California, Texas and Florida.
Cameron Christian, Frontier Communications' West Region vice president of marketing, said the company takes customer complaints seriously and that the backlog of service issues has largely been cleared. He noted that Frontier is bringing more than 1,000 overseas customer service jobs to California. Frontier service reps were available to speak with customers at the board meeting.
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I came across "The Red Tree" by Shaun Tan many years ago and the text and graphics resonated with me very deeply.
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With the recent anniversary of the first iPhone going on sale, the iOSphere celebrates with ever more tenuous and ever more familiar rumors of iPhone 5.
This week: iPhone production battered by flawed batteries; speculation that The Date of the Unveiling will be sometime after June 29; wireless charging; NFC ecstasy.
You read it here second.
"The information coming out Apple's Asian supply chain is fuzzy, unfocused and unreliable." – Ronald Carson, Tapscape.com, without explaining how fuzzy, unfocused and unreliable information can actually be considered "information."
iPhone 5 faces a 'battery challenge'
Apparently stock analyst Brian White, of Topeka Capital Markets, whiles away his free time perusing Chinese news websites, like Sina.com and thank heavens he does.
In a "note to investors," White explained that he discovered a Sina.com "story" or "report" that the unnamed company making the battery for the iPhone 5 "may be having trouble providing batteries … that are up to [Apple's] standards," according to AppleInsider's Neal Hughes who wrote about what White wrote.
We know about Apple Standards. Steve Jobs held up the release of the white iPhone 4 for months and months because his suppliers could not get white right.
According to Hughes' post, the investors note by White (no relation to white) about Sina.com's report "suggested that only 30 percent of the battery volumes produced currently meet Apple's standards."
In what must surely be one of the great 2012 iOSphere understatements, the "unnamed battery vendor is reportedly working to solve the problem as development of Apple's next iPhone ramps up ahead of an anticipated release later this year."
Assuming the report is true, Hughes' comment is missing a few modifiers like "frantically, desperately, screamingly" working to solve the problem. Of course, there are limits: They mustn't run afoul of Apple's Supplier Responsibility Code of Conduct, which among other things mandates not working more than, ahem, 60 (as in six-zero) hours a week.
White also found on another Chinese news site, ifeng.com, a post that "suggested Apple might want to launch its next iPhone as soon as the end of August," according to AppleInsider.
Chinese websites seem to be pretty suggestive. "To suggest" means "to propose" or "evoke" or "imply." Maybe in this case, ifeng.com "reported" that Apple would announce iPhone 5 between the third week of August and the start of September.
Despite the suggestion, White isn't buying it: he "still believes that Apple will launch its sixth-generation handset in September." Which suggests that the suggestion of an end of August unveiling would be, you know, wrong.
So what about the battery problem that started all this rumoring? "If there is a battery challenge, we trust that Apple will be able to figure it out in time for a September launch," White assured his readers.
And speaking of The Date …
iPhone 5 will be announced in August. or September. or October.
Hopes of an earlier-than-expected iPhone 5 announcement suffered a blow when DigiTimes posted that its sources in Apple's "upstream supply chain" say they "have not yet seen any significant increases in iPhone component supply for July."
You need the little tiny components to make the larger components that get put together in the rumored Liquidmetal unibody teardrop-shaped radically redesigned but possibly only slight longer iPhone 5 case.
DigiTimes forthrightly acknowledges that "rumours have circulated in the IT market claiming that Apple may shift forward the launch of its new iPhone to late August hoping to catch back-to-school demand in September …" Missing the back-to-school shopping spree didn't seem to bother Apple last year, when it announced iPhone 4S in October, and it certainly didn't seem to bother sales for that model, bar far the most-sold iPhone.
If Apple wanted to release the phone in late August, they'd want to announce it in early August, which would mean increasing component shipments in July, according to DigiTimes: "however, so far, they have not yet seen Apple increase its orders for July."
What a bummer.
But there's hope. "However, some players believe that Apple is actually planning to announce the new iPhone at the end of August." Players?
"According to Apple's plans for the new iPhone, mass shipments of components are set for August, but since order visibilities are not very clear, there is still the possibility that it could shift orders to July." However, some players believe that since order visibilities are not very, you know, visible, then the increase in orders could come, like, whenever.
As Ronald Carson, at Tapscape.com summarized, "Nevertheless, DigiTimes points out there is still time for a late August iPhone 5 launch." Provided someone wakes up and places those mass component orders.
"Expert opinion is divided, though we have no idea which experts are actually speaking," Carson observed. We also have no idea of they're actually experts, but that's a quibble. "[T]he information coming out Apple's Asian supply chain is fuzzy, unfocused and unreliable," Carson says.
On that, expert opinion is undivided.
iPhone 5 will have wireless charging
This is firmly based on the recent publication by the S. government of Apple patent applications, including one for an iOS docking station that can rejoice the iPhone wirelessly via inductive charging.
And here's what it will look like in a very general, sort of, kinda way.
It's a "patent win [that] covers an iOS docking station based on inductive charging that has yet to surface," noted PatentlyApple. "Perhaps this granted patent opens the door for its release in the not-too-distant future."
That would be the not-too-distant future wherein lies less-than-8% unemployment, surging sales for the Chevrolet Volt electric car, and screaming Mitt Romney supporters.
The Apple patent relates to the various electrical "stuff" packed into a docking station, such as re-radiating antennas to "enhance signal integrity," the inductive charging units, and wireless or optical data links. Apple has not yet introduced an induction charging system.
According to Wikipedia, inductive charging uses an electromagnetic field, created by a pair of induction coils, to transfer energy between two objects.
iPhone 5 will have NFC and mobile wallet and stuff
It's been an article of faith for over a year that the Next iPhone will have a Near Field Communications (NFC) radio chip and the software to let you pay for or charge goods and services, without cash or a debit/credit card.
9to5Mac has been delving into Next iPhone details derived from prototypes at Apple (the details apparently supplied by one or more sources who have some kind of access to the prototypes), and first reported on a month ago.
"But we forgot one very important bit of information," writes Seth Weintraub this week. "Further investigation into this hardware code dump leads us to believe that these iPhones also have Near Field Communication controllers directly connected to the Power Management Unit."
In case you're in any doubt about whether that's a big deal, Weintraub tells you how big a deal it is. "The implications are obviously monstrous," he writes.
Obviously. Even though one widely cited Pew Research report – a report that's actually nothing more than an opinion survey of a thousand invited "Internet experts" – says that it will be 2020 before "widespread adoption" of mobile wallet systems for everyday purchases.
There's little doubt that mobile payments using a smartphone is something that a whole lot of companies, including Apple, is interested in. Apple's unveiling of its Passbook app in iOS 6 has been widely interpreted as a first step toward mobile payments: Passbook right now simply stores digital cards, passes, and tickets that have some kind of scannable code, such as a bar or QR code.
Because NFC-based payments require an NFC chip, you won't be able to just install a software update on your existing phone: You'll have to buy a new one. And it's monstrously obvious that the NFC chip itself is useless without the on-device and on-network software infrastructure to securely and simply process payments, not to mention equipping store registers with the necessary hardware and software, such as MasterCard's PayPass system, to accept the wireless transactions.
MasterCard is one of the key partners for Google's Google Wallet app, originally announced in September 2011 for only one NFC-equipped smartphone. Google Wallet is being linked with as many payment and card processors as possible.
iPhone 5, no matter what it has or when it's released, will be bought by lots of people
Not afraid to go out on a limb, J.P. Morgan stock analyst Mark Moskowitz predicts that iPhone 5 will be "the leading smartphone in 2013."
This fearless, daring prediction was reported in a post by CNET's Lance Whitney.
Specifically, Moskowitz wrote in a note to investors: "We think that a combination of revolutionary hardware enhancements and software-driven services (i.e., Passbook, Maps, FaceTime over cellular) stand to reaffirm the iPhone as the leading smartphone in 2013."
It's not clear why Moskowitz considers 3D maps, a card-collection app, and video chatting (all part of iOS 6), not to mention LTE, a somewhat taller display, and a slightly more powerful CPU, to be "revolutionary." The iPhone 4S was widely derided, even mocked, by tech pundits when it was announced in October 2011, precisely because it failed their "revolutionary" test. Yet it's become the successful iPhone ever in terms of units sold.
In the short term, the brokerage has lowered its projections for current third-quarter iPhone sales; there's traditionally been a slowdown as consumers anticipate the release of a new iPhone. The firm also has trimmed its estimates of Apple's calendar-year second-quarter sales and earnings due to "macroeconomic challenges," according to CNET's Whitney, "meaning tough times are expected for hardware vendors."
If "macroeconomic challenges" refers to, oh, things like the endless economic migraine of the European debt crisis and the stubbornly high US unemployment rate then we can expect tough times for more than the hardware vendors.


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Thursday, April 02, 2009
President Obama Hails Summit As Recovery 'turning Point'
President Barack Obama says the G20 summit is a 'turning point' in the pursuit of global economic recovery. (April 2)
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Woohoo! My entry for the photo challenge. I'm so psyched about this.
I got a camera this week and have been busy getting used to it. Today I took about 20 pictures of Rylie in her new Christmas dress and this is one of the better ones. Of course, I played around with softening the focus to give it that dreamy sort of glow and put a border around it. I hope ya'll like it.
I have to admit that I do need to practice in the progamable and manual modes a bit more. This picture is nowhere near what I would like it to look. I can guarantee you that I'll be posting many more photos now that I've got a working camera again.
Jill Marie
Thursday, December 4, 2008
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Free yourself from pain.
Give yourself more peace.
Allow the magic of the light to make a difference.
Meditate with no thinking about anything, no doing of any kind.
Call on the awareness of the Masters and Angels and ask them for assistance.
They are the healers of most of the miracles you hear about.
Peace will come when you retire as the one in charge.


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Hello again everyone!
I'm often asked by "non riders" why I make it such a priority to ride my bicycle. It's really a pain. It costs a lot of money for bikes, gear, racks, nutrition, race fees. It takes time to load up everything and drive to a ride then bring it all back. Racing hurts and can be dangerous. Training is a real pain. Intervals, threshold, over/unders. Miles, miles, miles. Not to mention your butt! How do you sit on that seat?
My answers are as varied as the people who ask the questions. Usually I get the "oh, I understand" look by simply asking about their hobby. What do you like to do? Fishing, hunting, golf? What does that cost you? $150 fishing rod? $300 club? How long does it take to play a round of golf? They quickly understand how a hobby works it's way into your subconscious. Especially with men. Our brains are like a bunch of boxes. But that's another story.
Now it's time to tell them the benefits of riding versus most other hobbies. Let's try...exercise! A dirty word to almost 70% of American males. Like anything you take up, biking is a progressive hobby. You can make it as demanding or leisurely as you like. The benefits of taking biking to the next level can be life changing. My friend Dustin Mealor is a great example. He lost 100 pounds by riding. Of course he also did what most Americans can't, he changed his lifestyle and ate correctly. He had a goal and focused on it. Now a lot of guys pick other goals. Shoot that big buck this year. Catch a 10 pound bass. But too few goals in society today result in better health, more energy, and personal satisfaction. I believe riding does. Of course mine is a biased opinion.
I could rattle on about how great biking is but I want these writings to be a quick read so I'll make a list.
Chad's Top Ten Things That Make Biking Great
1. It's great low impact exercise! Easy on the knees. Not so much on the rear at first.
2. Every ride is an adventure! New sights, new friends, new challenges. Even on the same route or trail!
3. You get to "tinker" with your bike! Anybody can work on most things on a bicycle. It's easy and fun.
4. Biking has something for everyone! Mountain, road, TT. Century rides, shop rides. Ride around the neighborhood or climb Brass Town Bald. There are many types of bikes too. Visit your local bike shop for details.
5. A Victory is always possible! Ride the whole trail without stopping. Ride your first century. Race your first crit. Drop your friend. Make it to the spaghetti lunch. Climb that hill faster than ever.
6. Meet new and interesting people who talk like you do! Is that a 12/27? How do you like that saddle? What's your threshold? How do you avoid "bonking"? Is that Campy? Where's the beef?
7. Bike racks make your vehicle cool! A bike rack can turn a piece of junk into a really cool ride. Put a nice bike on it and increase the coolness by a factor of 10. I'm not talking "chic magnet" but you sit a little taller in the seat when there's a bike on the roof.
8. Ride and wear what the pros do! There are few hobbies where the same gear is available (and mostly affordable) that the elite level riders use. We have such a hobby. And I like it!
9. Chic's dig scars! Yes you may crash while riding a bike but at our age a little road rash tells us we're living "dangerously". We take risks. (beat chest with fists) We're men and a little head butting with a tree is what we like. My legs burned, and there wasn't enough oxygen but I made it to the top!
10. Reserved for commentary. Tell me what you guys think should make my Top Ten.
Racing update: Dustin Mealor, Stan White and Chad Edwards (maybe others I know) went to Clemson, SC to race mountain bikes this past weekend. Let me preface the story. Dustin likes the gustow. His mountain bike is stupid lite because it's got the best components. He even went so far as to put a gold plated chain on it. Bling factor went way up. Ok it wasn't real gold but you get the picture. So Dustin lines up on the starting line with great anticipation. He's talked up the competition. He's lied to them about how he doesn't feel good today. He's just here to get a good workout. But in his mind they'll all be breathing his dust. The gun goes off and Dustin powers down on the bling machine to bring the pain and then...the chain breaks.
I'll let Dustin tell you the rest of the story. He still got 10th place!
Thanks for taking time out of your busy day to read my ramblings. Sign up for e-mails to the right over there and get these delivered. Check back often for updates to the rides for the week.
Have a blessed day!
Welcome to Chad Hayes blog site of random thoughts. I'm a follower of Jesus Christ who just happens to be a cyclist and mountain biker. If you like any of these things then you might like my blog. I welcome your input and your stories of woe. Whether racing or just riding for fun in North Georgia I want to pass along every detail. Ride safe, ride in groups. We need to promote cycling as something beautiful in the state of Georgia!
Riding This Week
Chainbuster MTB Racing Series - Georgia's friendliest MTB racing. 6 & 9 Hour Endurance racing for solo or teams.
Dirty Spokes - Duathlon and Trail running series. Love these guys. First class events.
Chainbuster MTB Racing Series - Georgia's friendliest MTB racing. 6 & 9 Hour Endurance racing for solo or teams.
Dirty Spokes - Duathlon and Trail running series. Love these guys. First class events.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tripping to south Georgia and it's consequences
Hello again riders!
Man is it hot! I'm hearing tales of dehydration everywhere I go. Remember to keep sipping water all day long folks. Also remember that if you start a ride/race and haven't fueled properly you cannot catch up during the event. You can only hold back your effort to stave off the dreaded "bonk". Prepare during the days before to survive the heat of your target event.
I am now dismounting my soap box to share details of my weekend.
This weekend I enjoyed a great group ride that included long lost friend Stephen Sisk and at times we saw "Hammerhead" Sean Philyaw but he was much to fast for us mere mortals to worry about. Then I picked up some hillbillies and drove all the way to Columbus for the Ga. State Championships #5 MTB Race. After pre-riding that course we dined in style while keeping an eye on our bikes in the parking lot (shady characters abounded). A good night's sleep at Cassa de Courtyard was perfect before what I consider (with the heat) to be the toughest course I've ever endured. Flat Rock Park ain't flat! Those course designers are evil people. Switch backs X10 with rocks and roots. One root came alive and grabbed my front wheel, threw me off my bike, and hurt my feelings. 1 hour and 48 mins later I took 2nd Place and weighed 10 pounds less. Dustin Mealor scored a hard fought 4th in his tough division (20-29). And Chad Edwards finished mid pack without any crashes in one of the hardest divisions(30-39). I spent the rest of the afternoon trying to find a place to sit down. Dustin and Chad ate at Moe's while I took a nap in the car. How's that for "blown"! I did however get back to enjoy steak and shrimp with my Dad while we watched a 22 year old laddy win a golf tournament. Sleep came easy after that.
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I hope your day is lovely!
Friday, January 25, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
French Tart
I made this: Swiss and Mushroom Quiche
It is French; It is wonderful. You should make it.
I used 3/4 cup of ricotta for the mozzerella and used a store bought organic whole wheat crust (don't judge- homemade crusts take time!)
If you haven't already, you should also read MOOSEWOOD cookbook and glimpse the free recipes on their site. I hope you love them as much as I do!
C'est tres bon!
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Happiness is not decadence or ignorance or numbness.
I don't think I can' tell you what happiness is but I can tell you things I have learned about it.
It is in the simple things. Like coffee and cream and sleep and old fashioned newspapers and mountains.
But that these simple things can not be fully enjoyed if you have them all the time. So it's also in the hard exciting things. Like embracing fear and feeling pain and being selfless and giving love that you don't have. In being uncertain and uncomfortable often.
The happiness can not be predicted or manipulated.
I never know when it is about to come; or leave.
I try to enjoy the simple things always and feel empty.
Then I try to do the hard things all the time and feel empty.
And feeling nothing at all is worse than feeling sad.
But when then happiness comes it is good and I am thankful.
Philippians 4:11-12
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I havelearned the secret of being content in any and every situation,whether well fed or hungry,whether living in plenty or in want.
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The Twenty-first Day of June in the Year of our Lord 2010
On Midsummers eve the Beast ventures deep into the forest alone.
Beckoned by a sirensong
it finds it´s way - it can´t go wrong
There deep in the forest together with goblin,elf and faerie,
it celebrates all night long.
The beauty and wonder that summer makes life become.
The Beast invites to a merry jig,
upon the leaves of ivy,birch and fig.
And so they carry on feasting all night long-
Dancing to Pans happy song.
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Jennifer from Kvetch Mom is one of those people. Honest, incredibly funny and fearless as she navigates life, being a Mommy to three beautiful children, blogging and oh so much more. I can always count on her to provide a good laugh with a side of provocativeness, Kvetch Mom is a blog I love seeing pop up in my inbox. Check her out, follow her, laugh, ponder, and enjoy!
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Wish away Jennifer.......
Thank you, sweet Meg, for inviting me to participate in your wonderful
3 Wishes series! It's an honor to be here. This has been a very
thought-provoking post to write.
It is really difficult to chose something that I would change about
the past because I feel like I am a sum of its parts. The good, the
bad, the ugly. It seems that changing one thing could alter the whole
path that got me to where I am today. And happily, I am doing pretty
well these days! So, I might not change anything but whisper in my
young ear along the way something like this: You are exactly where you
are supposed to be at this moment. It'll all come together one day and
make sense. Rather than resist the intensity, ride it like a surfer
would a wave and trust you'll be okay and that it's all part of the
process. P.S. Wear sunscreen every day and stop skipping class!
My wish for today would be, I guess, to listen to that voice that's
whispering in the ear of my younger self. I want to live my life with
less fear and more courage. Eleanor Roosevelt said, "We gain strength,
and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop
to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot."
If in the next twenty years I can have the confidence to go after my
dreams undeterred by fear and self-doubt I will be a very satisfied
person. I think this applies to parenting, marriage, friendships and
creative endeavors.
As I move into the future I hope to achieve balance in my life with
grace, laughter and with patience. I aspire to be fully present for my
husband and children and at the same time honor my own needs for
creative and professional growth. (A book deal would be great!) I want
to grow older without fear and see wrinkles and laugh lines as things
of beauty. I wish for my children to always have a sense of humor and
be above all kind, thoughtful, and generous. I wish them financial
stability, love and friendship, too. For my husband, a peaceful heart,
good health and lots of opportunities to sleep. Genie wishes: Free
airfare to visit friends & family any time, money to pay off mortgage
and student loans, a cancer free life, and all the free housekeeping a
girl could ask for.
In honor of my dear friend Sarah, who has so many qualities I love and
admire, I'd like to share a simple summer drink recipe that I think
she'd like.
The Salty Dog (from Bon Appetit
Coarse kosher salt
Ice cubes
1/2 cup vodka or gin
3/4 cup fresh grapefruit juice
Pour coarse salt onto small plate. Moisten rims of 2 highball glasses.
Gently dip rims into salt to coat lightly. Fill glasses with ice
cubes. Pour 1/4 cup vodka over ice in each glass. Divide grapefruit
juice between glasses and serve.


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There are many fans of Glee who would love to see – and hear – more from charismatic bad boy Noah 'Puck' Puckerman. Well, those Gleeks will get their wish when Mark Salling releases his first CD, Pipe Dreams, on Oct. 26.
The actor, who's described his album as "old-school rock, a little bit of jazz, chord harmonies, and a little bit of folk," performed a short set Saturday at Hollywood's SIR Studios. Salling, 28, dressed in a black T-shirt, black jeans and with his Puck-brushed mohawk re-emerging, introduced his seven band mates to an audience of 35 friends and family. "It's very new," he said on stage, looking nervous but excited, "but I couldn't be happier with this group of people." He then launched into a diverse set.
The first number, called "The Fugitive," was an atmospheric opener and featured Salling on electric guitar, played with bagpipe and flute effects. "The next one is for the ladies," he teased, before singing the ballad "Musical Soulmate" with a string trio behind him. Among the lyrics: "I swear I want to sing to the world, no need to keep it a secret."
Sipping a Corona between songs, Salling joked, "You know, beer helps you play better. Why is that?" and added that the upcoming video for the song "Illusions" would reference the optic game Magic Eye. He and his band then tore into the song, a fast-paced rock tracks, packed with keyboard, saxophone, violin and guitar solos. At the end, Salling looked at his friend Peter, the violinist, and then asked the audience, "When's the last time you heard a violin solo with funk?"
The Glee star concluded the set with "The Descent (Confessions of a Ghost)," and thanked the crowd for coming and offered them to stay for more pizza and beer.
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Cute Japanese babe Saeki Mai is modeling at a forest, she climbs up a tree and stands on a branch making poses for the camera. Later she returns into a traditional wooden house and sit on the floor making sexy position in doggystyle, exposing her black panties for us, then she is getting horny and starts using her hand masturbates on her wet pussy. Then she take off her panties and uses a white long cloth pulls between her cunt for pleasure.
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Friday, 18 September 2009
Orbit Bar, Sydney
Last night I went for a drink at the revolving Orbit Bar at the top of Australia Square in Sydney.
The Orbit Bar gently rotates giving you a 360 degree view of the Sydney skyline every hour and a half. Watching the view of North Sydney, Luna Park, the Harbour Bridge, Opera House and the harbour slip past is majestic. The second half of the rotation towards Centennial Park, China Town and Darling Harbour is less absorbing.
The service was attentive and every thirty minutes or so one of the waitresses would pass buy with complimentary canapes that were delicious. I thought the prices were reasonable given the location.
The Orbit Bar was an option when my sister came to stay, but we went to the bar in the Shangri-La Hotel instead. I think the Orbit Bar wins hands down. If you are lucky enough to get a window seat at the Shangri-La it could be a special experience, but at the Orbit Bar everyone gets a view.
*I must confess I didn't take the photo
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Back to Reality and spending time at home.
It is good to rest! Reading fiction books, reading the Gospel and going through Joshua!
My soul needs to stop now and then!
Freedom in Christ!
Blessing people - then God blessing back...WOW!
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
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So we started out at 30th St Station, and went up to the platform early, to get Orent accustomed to the loud trains going by, and the people rushing around. He did wonderfully!
Even the trains whizzing past didn't freak him out.
Then we boarded the train. Orent was a bit scared of the gap between the platform and the train, but we gave him lots of cookies and he made it!
We were a bit worried the conductor would tell us we couldn't ride on the train, but he was so sweet. He asked us lots of questions.
Orent was mostly on his best behavior on the train, but he had a hard time staying down. This was one moment when he managed to stay down for more than a few seconds.
We later learned that the reason he wouldn't stay down was that he had to pee, bad. He'd drank a whole bowl of water in advance of the ride! But he was perfect. It's nice to have a mostly house (and train!)-broken dog.
Then we went to Annie and Riz's house to play with Orent's good buddy Luke. They chased each other for a solid 30 minutes, until both of their tongues hung out.
We stayed a bit longer, and then went back to the train to head home.
We were worried Orent would be scared to get back on the train, but peanut butter was all it took to get him to climb the scary tall steps and board the train. This time, there were no big seats so we had to squish into one of the rows. Turns out this is actually much easier on everyone, b/c Orent has nowhere to roam. He ended up falling asleep for most of the ride home. To remember for the next trip on the Amtrak!
Finally, we made it home and went out for ice cream to celebrate. As usual, Orent was perfect on this adventure! He put himself in an under and just watched the world go by. Good dog!
Now, if we can replicate this on the Amtrak on Friday, we'll be golden!


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Educators announce 38 local students will perform in music festivals
Press release:
The Genesee/Wyoming Music Educators announce that 38 local students will be performing at three music festivals in November and December.
Miranda Graham (chorus-alto) from Le Roy has been accepted to Conference All State that will be held in early December. This is the highest choral honor for vocalists in New York. Miranda was chosen from a large field of students due to her high score at State Solo Festival last spring. Dillon Hirsch (saxophone) from Elba was chosen as an alternate.
Thirty-six other students were chosen to represent their schools at Area All State, which is a group of select singers from nine surrounding counties. All students had to audition at a state solo festival held late last spring.
These festivals will take place for seventh- through ninth-graders (jr. high
orchestra/chorus/band) Nov. 2-3, and for 10th-12th-graders (sr. high orchestra/chorus/band) Nov. 16-17.
The entire Genesee County list is below:
Miranda Graham (chorus-alto) -- Le Roy
Alternate: Dillon Hirsch (sax) -- Elba
Jr. High Chorus -- Hunter Doran, Alynn Franclemont, Matthew Genaway, Mary Guarino, Marissa Scharlau
Sr. High Chorus -- Mitchell Boughton, Aaron Guarino, Nick Guarino
Jr. High Chorus -- Madison Hoerbelt, Tessa Lynn
Jr. High Band -- Ross Chua, Celia Flynn, Andrea Gilbarto
Sr. High Chorus -- Sarah Donovan, Andrew Magin, Kelsey Swinter
Sr. High Band -- Lucas DeValder
Sr. High Band -- Dillon Hirsch
Le Roy:
Jr. High Chorus -- Katherine Funderburk, Sophia Matla,
Jr. High Orchestra -- Thomas Dunn, Sophie Farnholz,
Jr. High Band -- Joshua Laurie, Kieran O'Halloran, Jennifer Stotz
Sr. High Chorus -- Rachel Glucksman, Miranda Graham,
Jr. High Chorus -- Ryan Curtis, Grace Fingerglow, Samantha Quaranto, Maisy Ross, Sindel Wille
Jr. High Band -- Katie Brown
Sr. High Band -- Matt Kowalski
Jr. High Chorus -- Sara Anzalone
Sr. High Chorus -- Eliza Pionessa
St. Joseph's
Jr. High Chorus -- Fiona Beck, Kyra Stella


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10. Formula4 Feet provides generous amounts of phospholipids, from natural ingredients. Phospholipids are essential dietary components for incorporation into all cell membranes. This function is vital throughout the body, not only in the hoof, where phospholipids are intimately involved in keeping the horn free from infections and maintaining a normal water balance.
11. Formula4 Feet contains no cereals and no added selenium. Cereals are high in soluble carbohydrates and are not recommended for laminitis cases. Excessive selenium is thought to contribute to hoof horn infections and can be toxic if over supplemented. Selenium toxicosis causes poor horn development with a dry scaly appearance to the hoof and if given in greater amounts can lead to the horse shedding its hooves or even death.
12. Formula4 Feet contains Vitamin A which is important for a healthy epithelium. The hoof, coat, mane and tail are all part of the epithelium.
13. One of the main causes of laminitis is obesity, leading to glucose intolerance, insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus. Research at the Laminitis Clinic indicates that obesity and insulin resistance may be a forerunner of Cushing's disease. Formula4 Feet is a revolutionary new formulation which provides nutritional support against these syndromes, helping to keep your horse healthy. Formula4 Feet should be used in combination with a low calorie, high fibre diet to help prevent laminitis.
14. Formula4 Feet contains the amino acids lysine and threonine. Lysine and Threonine are the two most important rate limiting amino acids, if they are in short supply, protein and energy metabolism is inhibited, preventing your horse from getting all the goodness from his food.
15. Formula4 Feet contains optimal levels of antioxidants including heat stable Vitamin C, Vitamin E, copper and BHT. Antioxidants not only help keep Formula4 Feet in fresh condition but, when assimilated, act to prevent free radical damage to cells and cell membranes.
16. Formula4 Feet contains omega 3 fatty acids, which by their competitive metabolism, during the desaturation of n-6 fatty acids to the inflammatory eicosanoids, gives Formula4 Feet anti-inflammatory properties.
17. Formula4 Feet contains the amino acid arginine, which is the precursor for the formation of nitrous oxide in the tissue circulation. Nitrous oxide is a powerful vasodilator i.e. causes the blood vessels to widen, which encourages greater blood flow and tissue perfusion. Laminitis is thought to involve vasoconstriction and ischaemia (lack of blood flow to the laminae) in it's pathogenesis.
18. Formula4 Feet contains balanced amounts of bioavailable magnesium. Deficiency may be associated with glucose intolerance and insulin resistance, both of which are commonly associated with laminitis. Experience at the Laminitis Clinic has shown that laminitis cases often show abnormal magnesium balances in blood and urine samples.
19. Formula4 Feet contains Riboflavin which is important for efficient energy metabolism and healthy skeletal muscles. Elevated serum concentrations of CPK, an indicator of skeletal muscle damage, are commonly found in laminitis cases.
20. Formula4 Feet contains natural plant sources of Vanadium and Chromium. Vanadium is vital for insulin intra-cellular signalling and thus important in cases of insulin resistance and diabetes. Chromium, in combination with other ingredients in Formula4 Feet, is involved in the formation of glucose tolerance factor by the horse. Glucose tolerance factor has shown the potential to reduce blood glucose and free fatty acid concentrations in diabetic subjects. Glucose tolerance factor is important in combating insulin resistance and helping to prevent obesity dependent laminitis.
21. Formula4 Feet contains tyrosine and phenylalanine, both important precursors of the neurotransmitter dopamine which is in short supply in pituitary dependent Cushing's disease cases.
22. Formula4 Feet contains choline, inositol, methionine and cobalt (precursor of Vitamin B12), all of which are essential for optimal liver function.
23. Formula4 Feet contains short chain oligosaccharides from natural ingredients. These have been shown to be important in maintaining a healthy microbial population in the horse's hindgut. Oligosaccharides help to "bind" some species of pathogenic bacteria, further promoting intestinal health.
24. Formula4 Feet contains the amino acid tyrosine and the element iodine, which when combined, form thyroxine, the thyroid hormone. Adequate thyroxine is necessary for optimal energy metabolism and promotes a normal metabolic rate and a healthy hair coat.
25. Formula4 Feet comes in re-sealable, re-cyclable, waterproof and u/v lightproof containers.
26. Despite all the above benefits, Formula4 Feet represents a significant saving on existing leading hoof and laminitis supplements e.g. a 15.4 lb bucket (which represents a 6 week shoeing interval supply for a 1000 lb horse)


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Tomatoes are my favourite plant to grow. They're pretty tough, seem to be ok in pots and grow so, so fast. Seedlings to fruit in a flash. On my balcony though, I've never had huge harvests… Sometimes the wind has been to blame… but usually death comes quickly, by the mouths of hundreds of bright green caterpillars.
I don't spray chemicals on my plants (I don't really see the point of home grown food if you're going to spray it with poisons anyways…) so I tried picking them off one by one. But they usually win.
This year… So far so good! I was given a punnet of mixed heirloom cherry tomato seedlings for Christmas… and they are doing pretty well.
I of course have no idea what's what- but I do know it looks like we're in for quite a haul of tiny tomatoes in the coming weeks!
This poor guy is in an exposed position and cops the worst of the wind… He is my bravest tomato plant yet! Standing tall (well, tallish) and fruiting already.
His next door neighbour has also been pretty wind battered though his tactic has been to grow in a twist. Whatever works, little tomato.
This guy has been better protected, and has a deeper pot (which he doesn't seem to mind sharing with a leek and some thyme) so has grown much bigger than his battered brothers.
Down the end here is the biggest pot I have. There are four plants in there! They're going okay, I'm sure they would like some more room, but they're flowering away like mad… And fruit is forming in the messy tangle.
Today two little baby seedlings went in. They germinated on our lounge room window sill very, very slowly. And have continued to grow very, very slowly! They are an heirloom veriety called black cherry.
The bigger of the two went in with a few tragic looking zuchini seedlings (who are desperately trying to live and are forming flowers, but they are yellow and sickly, I don't have high hopes!) He has a home-made greenhouse to protect him from the wind for a little while until he is a bit stronger.
The runt of the two is tucked in under the leek for protection for now. The leek will be pulled soon for potato and leek soup. And the thyme will survive a bit of a squish for a the time being..
It's raining now, I hope it lasts long enough to give the bigger pots a good soak.


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We have 50 positions for full time packaging operatives, required at a exciting new site at Markham Vale, Junction 29a.
All positions are full time Monday to Friday
Duties will involve working in a fast paced packaging department ,working in teams on specific lines, getting products packed and checked ready for the retail stores.
People who have worked in a packaging department before would be ideal
These positions are all on going, with a view to more permanent work down the line for sucessfull candidates
This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Barker Ross Staffing Solutions only operates in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently a resident and eligible to work in the UK.
Whilst we endeavour to contact you following your response due to the high volume of applications this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification within 7 days unfortunately your application has not been successful but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.
This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Barker Ross Group who is acting as a recruitment agency.


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Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 sticks butter at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 2 cups sweetened flake coconut
- 2 cups chopped pecans, optional
- 1Preheat oven to 350°. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl.
- 2In a large mixing bowl, beat butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugars and continue beating to combine, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Add chocolate chips, oats, coconut and pecans.
- 3For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup (yes, 1/4 cup- these are cowboy cookies!) of dough onto un-greased cookie sheet, spacing 3 inches apart. Bake 17 to 20 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. Remove to rack to cool. Makes 2 dozen huge cookies! If you want to make smaller cookies, use a tablespoon scoop and bake for 9-11 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Tip: Store in an airtight container or zip lock baggies. For maximum enjoyment, pop into the microwave for 10 seconds and enjoy a warm baked treat any time.


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We're used to the idea of drug companies carrying out their research behind closed doors, in laboratories surrounded by high security fences. These precautions are not just to keep out the prying eyes of any anti-vivisectionists. Drug companies bet millions on their ability to design and test new treatments and get them to market before their competitors so that they can generate even more millions in sales for their share holders. Medical charities can be just as fanatical in the way they build and protect their brand. They are battling not just a particular disease but also the competing claims on their donors' hard earned cash. They'll use every PR trick in the book to convince individual and corporate donors that they are the right charity to support…..the one making the greatest advances or having the most impact. So it was refreshing to read recently about a new alliance in the field of Alzheimers which will see research centres pooling their expertise to help develop new treatments for the disease more quickly. To many of us it seems self-evident that by pooling knowledge, sharing ideas, working collaboratively we are likely to come up with better solutions and do it more quickly. Years ago I heard Robert Smith of The Cure tell a story which has stuck with me. When the band was just starting out they had to book studio time late at night because that was all they could afford. One night, as they arrived at the studios, Bruce Foxton, the bass player with the already massive band The Jam was just leaving. Robert was curious. He asked the engineer why Bruce Foxton was in the studio at this unearthly hour and not sipping cocktails in some swanky bar. The answer was that most Jam songs were only credited to Paul Weller – the singer and guitarist. To allow Bruce Foxton to earn some money from royalties Weller let him record the odd song of his own to be tucked away on an album. These were usually the last songs to be recorded and sessions often finished late at night. Robert Smith was every bit as forceful a front man as Paul Weller but he was determined not to allow 1 or 2 half-baked songs on to each of The Cure's albums just so every band member could earn a decent crust. Every song on every Cure album is credited to all the members of the band at the time…..regardless of whose idea formed the basis of the song. Smith was convinced that this produced better songs, more consistent albums and a much happier band (after The Jam split Weller and Foxton didn't even speak for 20 years!).
We've decided to follow the Robert Smith route when it comes to social innovation at Bromford.
We want to come up with the best solutions possible to the problems faced by our customers, our colleagues and our business. So in the Bromford Lab we want to work with as broad and diverse a pool of people, ideas and approaches as possible. We think that's the way to develop new service offers that will really help customers get to where they want to be……and to do it quickly. We're not bothered about where the great ideas come from and whilst there may be some late nights in the Lab we hope that they'll still have the buzz and energy that comes from individuals from disparate backgrounds, locations and timezones all sharing a common goal.
If you'd like to contribute to the work of the Lab then register here.
Soon you'll be able to keep track of everything that's going on in the Lab here.


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According to everything I've heard and read for the past two months, myself and people like me are the Holy Grail for both presidential candidate's campaign – the independent swing voter. So if that's the case, I'm wondering why neither Barack Obama nor John McCain did anything to woo me leading up to today.
The swing voter should be getting barraged with information based on this general PR truth:
- Don't spend much time or energy trying to convert those strongly opposed to your brand.
- Spend good time and energy keeping your brand's evangelists loyal.
- Spend most of your time and energy trying to convert those in the middle who can be swayed to your brand.
My wife is registered with a particular party, while I'm a registered independent. She's been getting direct mail from that candidate's campaign regularly for the past month. A colleague has been getting phone calls from her party daily for weeks now. One friend even got a recorded call from Stevie Wonder. Stevie "I just called to say I love you" Wonder!
Me? I got a postcard-sized mailer from the McCain camp on Friday and three Obama supporters canvassing our neighborhood stopped by my house Saturday as I played with my oldest daughter in our front yard.
I'm not being presumptuous. I don't think either should have reached out to me because it's me. But I am wondering how either could overlook ANY registered independent this election, especially one who's still going back and forth between both candidates – even this morning as I get ready to head out to the polls.
What has been your experience with direct communications this election cycle? Has either candidate's campaign purposefully reached out to you?
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What were your motivations for doing a PhD?
Mainly personal interest and I still would say the only reason to do a PhD is because you're actually really interested in the subject. In a sense, it was also to do with carrying on carrying on because I finished my degree and I did pretty well and I enjoyed it, so I did a masters and I finished my masters and I did pretty well and I enjoyed it and so I did a PhD. People would ask me if I wanted to go on and carry on in academia. I would say to them, at the time 'Yes, at the moment I think I do.' But people change their minds and I knew people who'd said, 'Yes definitely I'm going to be an academic' and then got to the end of their three years and said, 'I can't stand it anymore, I definitely want to go and do something else.' So I was quite open-minded about not necessarily carrying on.


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Think about what problems have led you to the state of bad thoughts in my head.Understand their essence, the problem has long remained in the past, but you do not want to let go of the thought of it.Understand the situation, accept it, and only after this you will be able to move on.
Take love.Occupation, bringing you a real pleasure, will get pleasure and shift attention from the bad thoughts on the creative process.Walk, cross stitching, or catch a fish - the main thing that you were really happy at the moment of action.
Let your body exercise.With the help of sports activities you'll be able to get rid of negative emotions and recharge positive.Activity will keep the body in good shape, your health, and after him, and the mood improves.If you run or fig
ht is not for you, go to yoga or pilates.These classes use the relaxing technique for exemption from domestic terminals not only muscles but also the mind.Find a good mentor and takes no less than three times a week.
meet more often with friends.Try to stick to positive people, who are always on his face shining smile.They will give you the energy, laughter will make you forget about the bad.In addition, pleasant communication and frequent publication of the disperse the bad thoughts, and you will not be able to concentrate on them.
Produce emotions out.Do not hold a negative.Anger, resentment, anger and grief do not have to stay inside.Weep, pokrichite, vent accumulated on the pillow - any action that contributes to the output of emotion suitable.
In no case does not close in themselves.Sitting at home and talking with others, you can hardly cope with bad thoughts.Focusing on them can lead to the most disastrous consequences.
Helpful Hint
In moments of extreme concentration on bad thoughts distract the work that requires complete focus.This will not get depressed.If, however, your thoughts do not give you peace of mind for several months, and you just can not get rid of them, it is worth considering an appeal to the therapist.
- away from me bad people


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Kaya Satozuka doesn't have the best opinion of her new boss, Kyohei Tohma. He juggles affairs with multiple women and even meets those women in his office. However, he's good at his job and Kaya is determined to prove that she can be the efficient, trustworthy, hard-working secretary he needs. Still, there's something strange about the director. He's allergic to sunlight, avoids certain dinners and parties, and his various girlfriends look drugged after they visit him.
When Kaya investigates, she learns the truth: her boss is a vampire. He blackmails her into keeping his secret and gives her additional duties, such as figuring out which of his women are ready to be scheduled for another "meal." Kaya strives to protect her boss, even going so far as to serve as an emergency snack. What neither one of them counted on was that they might begin to fall for each other.
Yes, in real life, boss/employee romances are a bad thing, but I love them in fiction. I've wanted to try Midnight Secretary ever since I learned that it was a boss/employee romance with supernatural elements. I picked up the first volume and read it after a particularly horrible day at work. The verdict? It was lots of fun, and now I want to read more.
I loved Kaya. She hated how baby-faced she looked and yearned to be taken seriously, so she purposefully dressed to make herself look like her personal vision of an efficient secretary. That meant severe outfits, a severe hairstyle, and glasses, even though her eyesight was fine. When her boss insulted her looks and gave her a huge amount of work in order to try to scare her off, she gave him a super-professional smile, privately cursed his playboy behavior, and then did her best to prove that she was the best secretary ever.
It took me a bit longer to warm up to Kaya's boss. His instant dismissal of Kaya because she wasn't hot-looking didn't earn him any points, and I hated that he threatened Kaya's mother's job if she didn't keep his secrets. I think it helped that Kaya easily (too easily?) adjusted to being a vampire's secretary and combated Kyohei's arrogance with a pleasant, professional mask and quietly perfect work.
Kyohei was one of those arrogant playboy types who's secretly adorable. I enjoyed his private amusement over Kaya's efforts to learn his vampiric secrets, and I thought his reaction to Kaya trying to protect him at a Christmas party was great. When he learned that her glasses were fake and that she wore them as a kind of secretarial uniform, instead of forcing her to stop wearing them so she'd better fit his definition of hot, he supported her.
There is a bit of low-level jealousy in this volume – Kyohei seemed to dislike, but be resigned to, Kaya's attraction to his brother, and he forced Kaya to cancel what he thought was a date with another man by deciding that the two of them needed go to a party that he had previously decided to skip. This was all done in a way that worked for me, although the bit where Kaya was forced to cancel her date pushed my comfort zone a little.
I can't wait to see where this series goes. I've read manga adaptations of Harlequin romance novels, and those are usually crap. Although Midnight Secretary isn't one of those, it has the feel of a Harlequin romance novel adaptation done well, if that makes any sense. There's the prim, professional secretary who's maybe a little too devoted to her boss. There's the playboy boss with the tendency to brood when his secretary causes him to feel actual emotions. There's the perfect, golden-boy brother who provides the opportunity for a slight love triangle, plus a bit of mystery – I really want to find out more about Kyohei's relationship with his family and why he's the only one who's a vampire.
Oh, I almost forgot. One bit of warning: the series is a little racy. There are a few instances of bared breasts, and Kyohei's bite practically counts as sex.
Very little. A few sidebars and a one-page comic-style afterword from the author.
Read-alikes and Watch-alikes:
- Protect the Boss (live action TV series) - My K-drama stamina sucks, so I haven't actually finished this yet, but I'd like to get back to it at some point. The heroine is wonderful, a woman who has worked hard and finally landed her dream job as a professional secretary. Unfortunately, her boss seems like an unreliable failure. She nurses a crush on his perfect and sympathetic rival. Those who enjoyed Midnight Secretary's basic story and don't mind something that lacks supernatural elements may want to give this a try.
- Demon Love Spell (manga series) by Mayu Shinjo - I haven't read this, but I've read a little of another one of Shinjo's series, Sensual Phrase. Based on the descriptions I've read, I think Demon Love Spell is another somewhat racy supernatural romance series.
- Black Bird (manga series) by Kanoko Sakurakoji - Another somewhat racy supernatural romance series. I've read a little of this one. It stars a girl whose flesh and blood is supposed to be able to give supernatural beings various benefits when consumed. A supernatural being named Kyo finds her and tries to protect her. I enjoyed this series at first but eventually stopped reading it - I got a little tired of the number of times Sakurakohi arranged for the heroine to be hurt near delicate areas so that Kyo could lick her to heal her wounds. I've written briefly about the first volume of the manga.
- Vampire Knight (manga series) by Matsuri Hino; Vampire Knight (anime TV series) - More vampire romance, although this one stars high school students. I've written about the first part of the TV series and the first volume of the manga.
- Tramps Like Us (manga series) by Yayoi Ogawa - Another romance series starring a career-minded woman. The series premise sounds weird but, surprisingly, it works and is less icky than it sounds. After she is dumped by her fiance and has a bad day at work, the heroine stumbles across a young homeless man who she eventually invites to be her pet. He becomes a welcome comfort, someone around whom she doesn't have to constantly wear her tough professional mask. However, he's still a human being, and neither one of them is sure what to do once they begin falling for each other. I've written about the first two volumes of the manga.


text: Nitpickery, but just the last several centuries. The 20th century PD is the 41st AD; the League hasn't been around 20 centuries, let alone a hundred.Duckk wrote:Yes, that is happening now. And as David has made abundantly clear, Solarian citizens are starting to sit up and take notice. But it has absolutely no bearing on the past several hundred centuries, which was when the rot set in.


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I must say I throw up a bit when I see otherwise interesting people post "cute" photos of cats that they then enthuse about ad nauseam. Something is definitely wrong with you if you feel this much love for cats. And anyone who posts "Kitteh" remarks has fallen right off the mental-health cliff.
Now, when a person posts about geese, that's a totally different story. Geese make for a fine, healthy, rewarding obsession. Face it: geese are what life is all about. And their cuteness easily trounces the alleged cuteness of cats.
It was a pleasure to sort this issue out for you. If there's any other topic needing clarification, let me know.


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A huge Danke Schon across the ocean to the eminently kind Klaus and Kathrin Entenmann, my hosts in Esslingen, Germany, who flew me there this weekend to read my poems to the visitors of the art exhibit entitled "Heimat," a two-day event in their beautiful home. I also carried with me the work of my wife, Denise Whitebread Fanning, who exhibited some of the pieces from her ongoing "Homeland Security" series. Denise's work was very well received by visitors to the show.
It was a whirlwind weekend, and only the second time, including Canada, that I've read my poems on foreign soil, and the first time to an audience for whom English is not their native language. It was a thrill to read with Eva Christina Zeller, a prominent local poet. Eva and I both built our reading around the theme of "Heimat"–a word that is closely related to the idea of home, but which, among many, does not translate literally into English. Among recent poems related to the theme of 'home,' I read two new sonnets, entitled "House of Childhood" and "House of Dust" that I wrote specifically for the event. Eva and I read for large, attentive and appreciative audiences on Saturday evening and again on Sunday morning. Beyond the thrill of the readings and the many fine conversations I had with German artists, poets, art-critics and art-lovers was the treasure of seeing my own poem carved into a traditional German beer table/benches. Local sculptor Matthias Kunisch painstakingly and precisely carved the first several lines of my poem "Failed Existentialist in a Field of Fireflies" in a gorgeous font onto the beer table. As I told my German friends, two of my great loves are poetry and beer, and to see those two loves come together: well, there are no words. Following my second reading, Matthias stood up and addressed me before the audience, thanking me for reading in Germany, and for sharing my poems about the losses of my brother and sister. He said that he was so moved by these elegies that he returned to his studio and swept up the wood shavings of my poem, which took him several hours to carve. He handed me these wooden remains in a small glass jar to take home with me. As I told him, that jar containing the remains of one of my poems will remain on my writing desk until the end of my life. As will my memories of this amazing weekend. A huge thank you also to Matthias, Eva, and Bernard for taking me to Tubingen to see the former home and tower of Friedrich Holderlin, and for Matthias and Kathrin for giving me a tour of beautiful old town Esslingen. I hope to return someday, but until then, I've been nourished by many strangers who spoke so kindly about my work, some of whom said they could feel the emotion of my poems beyond the limits of language. To have been told several times by non-native English speakers that the music of my language, even beyond its meaning, was perfectly translated: that was the highest compliment I've yet received about my poetry.
It is indescribable, the feeling of this weekend, to have crossed an ocean by plane and by poetry. It is truly one of the highlights of my writing life thus far, and to this I owe innumerable thanks to Klaus and Kathrin Entenmann, our truly superb friends of art and literature, who we miss so greatly in Detroit/Michigan. My "Heimat" expanded this weekend and it includes every place and person with whom I just spent time these recent days.


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Jay Lagemann of Chilmark, known for his monumental "Swordfish Harpooner" in Menemsha, will show both large and small sculptures at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland, during the summer of 2014.
The reception for members and guests opens the show on May 30. Jay Lagemann: Language in Motion will be exhibited from May 31 through August 31 in the front and courtyard of the museum. This show will feature Mr. Lagemann's large sculptures in bronze and stainless steel recently cast in Pennsylvania and Thailand, as well as steel and multi-media sculptures. A complimentary exhibition, Jay Lagemann: Small Sculptures, will showcase his smaller bronzes in the Selections Gallery of the museum from May 31 through July 20.
On Martha's Vineyard, Mr. Lagemann shows his work at The Granary Gallery, The Field Gallery, and Featherstone Center for the Arts.
For more information on the artist, visit jaylagemann.com.


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text: Victoria Dounoucos is a PhD student in Political Science focusing on the Behavior & Identities and Methodology subfields. Her research interests include campaigns and elections, the media's influence on these processes, and the effects of media on political attitudes. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Virginia Tech.


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The other day my colleague and I asked our taxi driver if he could recommend a good seafood place here in Vancouver. He immediately said Blue Water Cafe + Raw bar in Yaletown. He also had some other suggestions but this was the one he came back to a couple of times. He said that he never picked up someone at Blue Water who hadn't been happy with their meal. We though did some more research and this restaurant comes up with quite good reviews. So we called and made a reservation for last night's dinner. And was we in for a treat!
We started with a couple of oysters and then we went directly for main course.
My colleague chose the Qualicum Bay Scallops served with caramelized belgian endives, wild rice griddle cake, candied ginger and citrus sauce. The scallops were made to perfection and the sauce was the dot over the i. Just enough citrus to match the saltiness of the scallops. The endives were quite bitter so they were not a hit but everything else were just perfect!
Myself I picked the Arctic Char with braised leeks, fennel, wakame seaweed, dungeness crab, Noilly Prat beurre blanc with trout caviar and pearl couscous. O'boy! This was to die for! For me this taste almost like home. These are the tastes I get in a good restaurant in Stockholm. I was in heaven! And yes, I took a side order of scallop.
To this wonderful meal we went local and drank a Stoneboat Pinto Gris 2010 from British Columbia! The wine was crisp with some citrus tones so went very well with our meal.
Remember Life is too short to not eat and drink well!


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Friday, June 16, 2006
ar-gen-tina, ar-gen-tina
Finally, there was one team in this world cup which lived up to the cliches of playing with flair and style. Argentina put on an exhibition today and demolished Serbia and Montenegro and it was a joy to watch them. The first world cup that I followed was in 1986 and Maradona's brilliance meant Argentina was always one of my favourite teams (Brazil and Holland come close). The great man was in the stands himself, cheering like a schoolboy and this might be their year. There were moments in the game where they passed the ball 30 consecutive times with no long balls or crosses, just short passes, trying to build up a move and even that was riveting to watch. Messi, the 18 yr old heir apparent to Maradona, came on as a substitute and showed why he's regarded so highly. A pass through the legs of 3 defenders for a Crespo goal, a few quick turns like Maradona in his prime to run the Serbian defense ragged and finally, a clinical strike for a goal on a pass from Tevez. All this was in a space of 17 minutes and if he's fully fit for the next game against Holland it should be the game of the tournament.
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- meghant said...
el-tiki-tiki!! that's what the argentine commentators, i believe, called the short passes..
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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Quote of the Day: Thanks, Scottie Boy
From the Banana Republic of Wisconsin, where Governor for Life Scott Walker and his goose-stepping brownshirts are re-defining what it means to be a union member we have this, from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka (above), who is organizing to fight back:
"I guess I ought to say thank you particularly to Scott Walker. We should have invited him here today to receive the Mobilizer of the Year award from us."
a story on labor's plans to counter-attack after public employees lost the right to negotiate (after making all kinds of pay and benefits concessions).
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