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wow, like really. this girl has a great sense of style that is very chilled. we're talking jeans with doc martens and slouchy tees! maxi dresses with converse and lovely cute little hats.
and guess what, she has a blog! hart's blog mainly features her travels, running round New York and other model things. i'm not 100% sure it's her blog because of all the people who pretend to be famous people but still it's been added to my bloglovin'.
she also has a new clothing range on generalpants called neon hart, here are my favorite pieces..


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Along the Macalister road, you can see beside the GLOW hotel there is a birthday mee stall selling in the cafe. It's AH LIM BIRTHDAY MEE. The only birthday mee stall you can find in Penang. It's also located opposite the RED ROCK HOTEL. You can easily see the banner there.
The banner hanging on the tree at the roadside.
There are eggs, prawn, mushroom,vege and chilli paste.
The chilli paste is very good and worth for a try if you do like spicy. The portion of the mee is standard and full. We can see there is also 2 prawn given.

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Power steering flush ??
Looking to flush the PS fluid and was wondering if it was ok to disconnect the return line, place that is a fluid pan, start the engine and pour fluid through until al the old was cycled out? Should I use AT fluid for the flush? Should I add any type of enhancers when refilling after the flush ?
Use dex 3 atf. And i would not add anything extra.
What i did was remove the lower hose from the PS reservoir catch the dirty fluid, button it back together and top up. start the car and turn wheel lock to lock, shut down the engine and repeat. i did that about 4 or 5 times until the dirty atf looked clean. I had no issues with getting air in the system, or causing my pump to run dry using this method.
I removed the the power steering/alternator belt
removed the return hose, put the hose in a small bottle
filled up the power steering reservoir all the way up and turned the ps pump by hand until red trans fluid came out, ,make sure you top off the fluid every once in a while
put the belt back on and jacked up the front of the car, did lock to lock and filled up the reservoir, did that a few times until the fluid coming out was a nice red color:)
doing it this way, i had to drive about 20ish miles and keep topping off the fluid reservoir after a few trips. mainly cause i was doing lock to lock with an air leak into the reservoir.... (return line)
did i notice a difference after everything? no
was the oil dirty: yes (30k is when it was done)
fluid i used: amsoil atf
Thanks, so ATF to flush then flush the ATF out with fresh PS fluid ? Going to tackle this and the rear brakes in the morning.
For our cars PS fluid and atf are the same.
atf is power steering fluid for our car. dont buy power steering fluid
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This week's attribute of God is that God is absolute. The verse for the week is: I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted. Job 42:2. Aren't God's plans interesting? As I reread the verse for the week and thought about the fact that those were Job's words to God despite all of the suffering and loss that he had experienced, it made me think a little bit about my own life. Some times this last year has seemed a little (ok, very, very little) like Job's life. Just one thing after the other going wrong. It makes you wonder…"God, what IS the plan?" But as I look back on my life at the things in my past that seemed so horrible, so bad at the time- they really did turn out for the best. I am confident that God has a specific plan for all the unpleasant things we've gone through recently and I can't wait to see the result of how he is molding and shaping us when I look back in future years.
God is Absolute.6 04 2008
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- 8 04 2008
Thank you for sharing that. Its true that often times it's our most difficult experiences that turn into our most rewarding ones.


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About Brews & Stews
Hey there, all you hep cats out there in this interweaving psychelectrical hologram we casually refer to as "the Net" or "the Web" – you've stumbled across the digital projection of my creative mind in the realms of culinary and gastronomic experimentation and experience with particular regard to fermented beverages of spirituous character!
<SIP><SIP><SIP> mmmm…..beer.
Just yankin' ya – whould could read that kinda crap for very long! So, here's the deal: My name is Brian Gibson and I love good beer. And good food. And really love making both of them. Tell the truth, I love making a great variety of very different things: from designing international high-rise buildings and bridges to small-scale sculpting and from fine woodworking to gourmet cooking, music, painting, writing, the list goes on.
I've been working for some time on the long-term plan of possibly owning a brewpub some day. A lot of time has been spent in the kitchen, experimenting with different ingredients and recipes. A lot of time has been spent brewing as well. With lots of study of anything remotely related in between.
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Holy crap, we're done for! NASA reports that nematode worms that were on the ill-fated Columbia space shuttle survived the crash. The researchers who recovered the nematodes state that the worms' survival could offer us clues as to how simple life forms may have survived traumatic interplanetary journeys, bolstering the theory that 'seed genes' may have come from other parts of the universe aboard comets, landed in the earth's primordial soup, and started the chain reaction that eventually resulted in creating we, the people. Right.
But these so-called researchers aren't telling us everything. The nematodes were placed in coffee can sized containers and carted off to space to be experimented on. Does that tell you anything? You bet. They're as mad as all heck. Imagine being taken from your swamp under false pretenses (or against your will), placed in a metal container with no windows, and eventually ending up in a lab 50 miles above the planet to be poked, prodded, pushed, sliced and diced to find out how we humans would fare in outer space. But in one experiment that showed an appalling lack of respect for the consequences, the worms were exposed to cosmic rays. That's right. The same interstellar cosmic rays that the Fantastic 4 were exposed to. So are you still surprised that the nematodes survived the crash? They have superpowers! And they're mad! NASA isn't telling us everything to avoid a panic.
Right this very minute, those angry super-nematodes are multiplying. They already have a prodigious reproductive rate, but once again, the techno-folly of us humans is aiding this dangerous mutation inadvertently. Because of the communications explosion of recent years, there's radiation everywhere. Especially microwave radiation from cell phone sites which have been shown to increase nematode fertility. I don't know what cell phone users are talking about these days, but it seems it turns the nematodes on and they burst in spontaneous bacchanalic reveling which always results in baby nematodes. Baby super-powered nematodes, who can create force fields at will, or burst into spontaneous combustion without harming themselves, or acquire an outer shell as tough as granite and the strength of 12 elephants, or acquire a super-intelligence of the malevolent kind.
NASA researchers have isolated the recovered canisters in vaults with walls made of 2 meters of steel in underground caves in the military base near Groom Lake in Nevada. There they are kept in suspended animation with liquid nitrogen. They have tried destroying them, but have not succeeded. The liquid nitrogen however, does slow them down. But that's not the end of that. The Columbia debris is scattered over a very wide area and not all canisters with the mutant nematodes have been recovered. NASA fears that some of the canisters may not have survived the impact and that—Heaven help us— some of the nematodes have escaped, and are at this very minute, copulating with wild abandon, driven to heights of lust and debauchery by our text messages, Gud AM it.


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NIV People's Bible: Your Visual Guide to the Bible's Most Searched Verses
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The People's Bible is a visual guide to the most-searched verses of the Bible. It's like having millions of people at your fingertips, calling out the Scripture portions they turn to most often. The People's Bible includes the full text of the New International Version (NIV) Bible, the world's most popular modern English Bible. And with the help of BibleGateway.com, the number-one Bible search site, the most-searched verses are visually weighted to help you discover the places where other readers are finding just what they need.
So Long, Insecurity Group Experience
Beth Moore
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Tailored for use in a small women's group Bible study setting or a book club, this Group Experience version of Beth's popular book, So Long, Insecurity, takes an in-depth look at what security really means. Discover what the Bible has to say about image, society, and relationships. As you delve into your personal journey toward security, you'll get to know the One who gives that security more intimately.
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Why is marriage so hard? Sometimes it can be compared to throwing Cinderella and Huck Finn into a submarine and closing the hatch! Offering insights from their own marriage, the Eldredges explore flaws that can drain relationships---fear, self-centeredness, doubt, emotional pain, and self-protection---to help couples fight against Satan's attack on their union.
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Harvard Professor Jonathan Weber is finally enjoying a season of peace when a shocking discovery thrusts him into the national spotlight once again. While touring monasteries in Greece, Jon and his wife Shannon--a seasoned archaeologist--uncover an ancient biblical manuscript containing the lost ending of Mark and an additional book of the Bible. If proven authentic, the codex could forever change the way the world views the holy Word of God. As Jon and Shannon work to validate their find, it soon becomes clear that there are powerful forces who don't want the codex to go public. When it's stolen en route to America, Jon and Shannon are swept into a deadly race to find the manuscript and confirm its authenticity before it's lost forever.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Paul McCarthy - The Garden (1991-1992)
Heavily influenced by "Viennese actionism", Paul McCarthy erects an enormous forest installation and intimately plants two animatronic men making love to the foliage within. Fun fact: the false trees in the installation were used on the set of popular television program Bonanza. 1991-1992.
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text: Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip to Crete, Greeceand no more.In this ebook, you'll get the same expert advice that you'll find in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed maps to insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've added planning and background information as well as our signature "Best of" features.This Frommer's ShortCuts to Crete, Greece includes: Iraklion (Heraklion); Chania (Hania/Xania/Canea); Rethymnon (Rethimno); Ayios NikolaosSearch for more Frommer's ShortCuts. Mix and match the exact destinations you need for your trip, and create your own Frommer's ShortCuts collection.


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This is the first Christmas that Larry and me have really ever done BIG gifts for each other in five years. I thought for sure that my gifts for him would be way better...HE BLEW ME AWAY!
Christmas Eve...
A LADY HEAD VASE!! How did he find this? How did he know?? : )
Easyrider Magazine: All 1976 (Birth Year) & Lot of 1974-78
Time Magazine Hells Angel Book and Street Chopper April 76'
Christmas Morning...
I built him a gun rack for his dads gun, it is attached to a book shelf that was a vintage wine rack
I love Larry, he gets it 100%...he knows what things I love and made the effort to find them!
I am the luckiest girl in the world!


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There I was, standing over my destroyed shelf. A pile of unresolved issues and unanswered questions below me. Not knowing where to start with clean up. Not daring to talk to anyone. My trust in my church had been shattered, which seeped over onto everything. Trust in EVERYTHING was gone. And as is well known, trust takes a LONG time to build again.
Having no answers. Not knowing where to get truthful answers. Not wanting to let go of the only life I've ever known. Scared of destroying my marriage. Scared of how family and friends will react. Wanting truth. Wanting someone to understand. Needing empathy. I didn't know what to do. I was alone.
One day I remembered that my sister-in-law had added me to a Facebook group a couple of years earlier. Feminist Mormon Housewives. I checked it out. I had NO experience with Facebook groups, so I just lurked for a while. I discovered men and women like me. They saw things in the Mormon world that didn't make sense or reflect the teachings we had drilled into us our whole lives. I had found my people.
They knew. They understood. And there was no judgment. I didn't have to be silent. Most of these people were trying to stay and make the church a better place for everyone. What I wanted to do. They helped me find the courage to talk to my Hubby.
I finally had help to pick up and sort through the mess in front of me.


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Tuesday, April 11, 2006
War, What is it Good For?
Thanks to Ryan for sending me a link to Seymour M. Hersh's excellent piece on the current situation with Iran vis-a-vis enrichment of uranium.
I really think it is vital that the US gives the diplomats time, and is willing to sit down with Iran and discuss this issue. We certainly don't need another war in the Middle East.
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War is not good for much but Bushy double standards are good for less. Why so hardcore so fast on Iran? Didn't North Korea just threaten to launch a preemptive strike on the USA? How many times is this now?
The funny thing is, I think that America has a good shot at bringing some serious multi-sided international pressure on Iran (Japan, Russia, China, etc. all seem to be on board for a solution). That is, if talk of "bunker busters" don't screw the whole thing up first.
- Tuesday, April 11, 2006 6:56:00 PM
- Josh Glover said...
That is what I mean by giving the diplomats time. No-one wants to see Iran get the bomb.
- Wednesday, April 12, 2006 8:39:00 AM
I wasn't trying to contradict you so much as blow off some steam on a very steamy issue. As it stands, it is not even certain that Iran wants to see Iran get the bomb (as leaders have denied that their program has weapons as an end goal).
I just hope that everything goes well. We all think "Well, the administration wouldn't be stupid enough to go into Iran while Iraq seems to be falling apart" but you never know....
- Wednesday, April 12, 2006 4:01:00 PM
- SFB said...
Man I think Dubya wants to ride the bomb on into Iran. That article depressed me for nearly a whole day, I think it was the part where Dubya felt that he was the only politician with the cajones to do what must be done.
- Wednesday, April 19, 2006 12:36:00 PM
Last night I woke up at about 3 in the morning and logged on to Yahoo. It seems as though Japan and South Korea have avoided any more mudslinging over Takeshima and that Iran and Russia may have made some real progress. Wow. Maybe there is soom room for common sense in this acidic climate of post-911 nationalism.... Now we can only hope that Dubya avoids the temptation to ride any bombs....
- Sunday, April 23, 2006 9:03:00 AM


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DOHA: Ivorian striker Yannick Sagbo grabbed a brace as Umm Salal handed leaders Lekhwiya their first defeat of the Qatar Stars League season.
Al Sadd can go atop the standings if they beat Al Arabi on Thursday.
Sagbo struck early in the first half, before Lekhwiya equalised through Ismael Mohammed, but Umm Salal pulled away thanks to a second half penalty from Sagbo before Syrian striker Mahmoud Al Mawas scored to confirm all three points by a 3-1 scoreline under pouring rain at at Al Gharafa stadium.
Mahmoud Jaber's side made a dream start opening the scoring after the eighth minute. Al Mawas charged down the flank, and chipped the ball towards Salem Khalifa stationed near the penalty kick spot. But in a hurry to strike the ball, Khalifa missed his shot and the ball landed a Sagbo's feet. With a clear shot at the goal, Sagbo calmly slotted the ball past goalkeeper Amine Lecomte leaving Lekhwiya coach Djamel Belmadi fuming on the touchline.
With Qatar national coach Jorge Fossati watching from the stands, Ismael Mohammed equalised for Lekhwiya in the 22nd minute. Lekhwiya's Tunisian midfielder Youssef Msakni eased past his marker Ali Mohammad before slotting the ball towards team-mate Mohammed who deflected the ball into the net from close range.
Sagbo gave Umm Salal the lead for the second time in the game in the 50th minute, this time off a penalty kick after silly tackle on the Ivory Coast striker inside the Lekhwiya box. It was Sagbo's 11th goal this season when he fired one into the top of the net.
In the 61st minute, Umm Salal solidified their lead as Al Mawas scored Umm Salal's third goal. Al Mawas hoodwinked his marker Khaled Radwan inside the Lekhwiya box before calmly slotting the ball past goalkeeper Amin who had left his goal line position to thwart the move.
The league leaders Lekhwiya tried in vein to get back into the clash but were denied time and time again by a resiliant Umm Salal back-line who were well marshalled by Brazilian defender Anderson Martins. Umm Salal held on to win full points.


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Everything You Need to Know About the Greek ElectionsPosted: June 15, 2012 Filed under: Eurozone | Tags: Euro, Greece, Greek elections, New Democracy, Pasok, Syriza Leave a comment
This weekend is setting up to be pretty dramatic as the Greeks return to the polls to try and produce a government. Recall during the first week of May, the Greeks held elections that failed to produce a government and has thus lead to the latest market fears over Greece and the Eurozone as a whole.
The fine folks at UBS are out with a research note today with ten frequently asked questions about the Greek elections. Below are the questions and my answers.
1) Who's winning?
No one. According to two different polls from the first week of June its almost dead even. New Democracy has a slight lead (26%) over Syriza (23%) and Pasok (9%) is taking up the rear. The important thing to know: 75% of Greeks want to remain on the Euro. Don't expect a radical change in government.
2) Is the election a vote on Greece's euro membership?
No. All three parties are saying they will not leave the euro. However, they are telling voters they plan to renegotiate the memorandum or understanding with troika.
3) Can Greece be out of the Eurozone as early as next week?
Yes, but this is a black swan event. Here's what happens: Syriza must win the election, then its leader Mr. Tsipras must refuse to honor external debt and then it declares total default.
4) Will the election remove uncertainty about Greece?
What's your best guess? Has anything Europe has done over the past three years "removed uncertainty?" Short-term performance aside an election won't solve Greece's problems.
5) What is the ideal election result-from an investment perspective?
It's hard to say. Its possible that whatever party wins will likely try to renegotiate the MOU. This could spoke the markets into a sell off.
6) Will they [EU, ECB, IMF] pull the plug?
This is highly unlikely. If any of those organizations wanted Greece out of the euro, it would be gone by now. Stay rational.
7) Can Greece survive once its primary balance is zero?
The thought by many pundits here is that if Greece votes an anti-troika government, it will default on all debt and leave the euro. If it defaults, it will be no big deal because its government budget without interesting (aka Primary budget) will drop to zero.
8) Would Greece be better off without the euro?
Most likely yes. Economists argue that a weak currency will make Greek exports more competitive. However, the biggest drawback is Greece cost for imports on energy and food will go up.
9) What if there is another post-election deadlock?
With polls so close, this a likely scenario. According to UBS, if no government is formed by June 26th there will most likely be a national unity government that is supported by all three major parties.
10) What's the medium-term perspective?
Greece's euro membership will still be a speculation of uncertainty.
To conclude, Sunday's election results and its aftermath is a toss up. Anyone claiming to have knowledge about the outcome is blowing smoke up your ass.
Ill have two predictions. The first is I think whoever is elected will try to renegotiate the MOU. Second, I think Greece will eventually exit the Eurozone. Getting the timing right will be the hard part.
If Yields Keep Surging, Italy Will Require a BailoutPosted: June 13, 2012 Filed under: Eurozone | Tags: Eurozone, Eurozone Bailout, Italy Bailout, PMI Leave a comment
Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Cyprus have all need some sort of bailout from the European Central Bank and Germany. The next country requiring a bailout will be Italy.
According to Bloomberg Briefs, Italy will surpass the IMF's definition of solvency once the average cost of its debt surpasses 680 basis points. Currently the Italian 7-year sovereign yield has increased from 538 basis points to 589 basis points.
If Italian yields keep moving like they've been, the country will require a bailout.
The reason being is simple: spiking funding costs will make the liabilities of Italy start to look like Greece. Italy already has debt as large as Spain and it could become worse with the path its economy is currently on.
The latest IMF predictions for the Italian economy call for a contraction at a rate of 1.9 percent for 2012. I find this incredibly optimistic considering Output declined 0.8 percent QoQ during the first quarter of the year.
Moreover, PMI data in Italy has been getting worse: January 46.8, February 47.8,
March 47.9, April 43.8, May 44.8. I would venture to guess that June's reading would come in below 43. These readings suggest that Q2 Output will be far worse than Q1.
Finally, the research of Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff shows that when sovereign debt surpasses 90% economic growth becomes hindered. Currently Italy's Debt/GDP ratio is at 126 percent.
If yields continue to rise at the current pace, Italy has less than one month.
Gold Reverses Benny's SelloffPosted: June 13, 2012 Filed under: Gold | Tags: bernanke, GOLD Leave a comment
There's one very important lesson when investing in gold: you will always get an opportunity to reenter.
Potential Coup Thwarted in Ivory CoastPosted: June 13, 2012 Filed under: Gold | Tags: Cote d'Ivoire, coup, GOLD, Ivory Coast Leave a comment
Reuters reports last night a potential coup was thwarted in the Ivory Coast.
"All state institutions are hereby dissolved. All political activities are suspended. A curfew has been put in place until further notice … All land, air and sea borders are closed,"
Arrests were made and some documents were recovered. But nothing absolutely crazy as far as "crazy" goes in Cote d'Ivoire.
These are the things I mentioned when I previously wrote "Know your location."
Off the top of my head, the companies I know with operations in Cote d'Ivoire are Randgold (GOLD) and Cluff Gold (CLF — London ticker). Randgold looks to be opening higher with the higher gold price. Makes sense because nothing really happened. But also this doesn't surprise me because I've met Randgold management and CEO Mark Bristow is an impressive man. He and his management team are the ones you want in places like this.
-Terry Woo
The Basics of Investing in Gold Mining CompaniesPosted: June 11, 2012 Filed under: Gold | Tags: ANV, CGA, GBG, GFI, GOLD, NSU, OSK, PVG, SA, TMM Leave a comment
Investing in gold is now a fairly common topic, but investing in gold mining stocks is still one that is misunderstood by many. Here, I'll tackle a few topics that investors must consider before owning a gold mining stock.
Know your location
Mining in Australia is entirely different than mining in Argentina or Mexico or China. Geopolitics is probably the biggest concern when it comes to investing in a gold miner. After all, 0ne can have a fantastic deposit to mine, but if the government taxes the company to death, what's the point? Osisko (OSK) mining in Canada won't have the same issues like Randgold (GOLD) which is going through a coup in Mali. Companies involved in the Philippines like Gold Fields (GFI) and CGA Mining (CGA) are going through taxation issues (but so is the rest of the world for the most part except Canada). Companies in Mexico have to deal with the drug cartels, but even then, some like Timmins Gold (TMM) are so isolated, it isn't a problem.
Other key questions to ask: What is the government like? Is it socialist? Does it have a history of taking more out of the pockets of the corporations. Is it friendly? Are there labor issues (Usually yes)?
Know the deposit
This is a pretty tough category that involves learning a new science, but for the most part you can get away with a lot of basics.
In my experiences, sulfur presents a whole new set of challenges for every natural resource company. It's just a stubborn chemical, so in gold deposits, that is why the "sulfides" are called refractory deposits. Sulfides = bad or at least "not as good." Oxides = good. Obviously this is a big generalization, but my point is to know what kind of material these companies are mining.
It gets very tricky and a lot of these occur together. One example is Allied Nevada (ANV) that operates the Hycroft mine in Nevada, where underneath the oxides (the easy stuff to mine), there are a few billion tonnes of sulfides that could be challenging to mine later on.
The next thing we must examine are grades. The more research you put into gold stocks, the more you'll find out that grade is sexy! With sulphides, grades are typically very low (anywhere from 0.1 to 1 gram per tonne). Now just think about that for a second. We are digging a few hundred meters (in some cases a few miles) into the ground pulling out rock by the tonnes to get an amount of gold that wouldn't even cover the area of your index finger. That's why when people fuss over these things screwing up in production, you tell them they aren't lemonade stands! These truly are very complicated businesses, and diversification will help filter out some of these problems, but we'll save that topic for another day.
Continuing on with grades, let's compare two companies, a sexy bombshell that is known as Pretium Resources (PVG) versus the red-headed step child known as Seabridge Gold (SA).
The deposits of both companies are located in British Columbia, Canada. Seabridge is pretty low grade. Yes it's 38 million ounces, one of the world's largest deposits, but it's at 0.55 g/t meaning it's very expensive to get out. Pretium is unlike any other deposit in the world. They are regularly pulling out gold in the ground in the 1-2 kg range. Their biggest ever was an +18,000 gram sample. Keep in mind, companies are typically pretty happy to find samples containing 2-3 grams per tonne and Pretium is finding samples containing 1000 to 2000 ounces. Deposits like Pretium's Brucejack simply aren't found anymore as much of the low hanging fruit has already been picked.
Know the mining type
Two basic categories of mining types: 1) open pit and 2) underground. Open pit is just digging a gigantic hole in the ground. Underground is just like how it sounds but then there are a number of different mining types when one goes underground (block caving, long hole stoping, etc). It's a much more complicated process and this is where the problems really start to happen. Great Basin Gold (GBG) is notorious for its problems and they are an underground, long-hole stoper in South Africa. Open pits are not without their problems though. Nevsun (NSU) is one I won't forget for a while. It's an open-pit operating in war-torn Eritrea and basically a lot of the gold they thought was there, simply isn't. The stock basically lost over half its value after the news came out.
We'll pause right here for the moment and continue on with this topic later. But in the meantime, we look forward to your questions.
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-Terry Woo
The Spanish BailoutPosted: June 11, 2012 Filed under: Eurozone | Tags: Debt Crisis, Europe, Spain, Spanish Bailout Leave a comment
"España no es Uganda."
Translated in English, the statement says, "Spain is not Uganda." According to El Mundo Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sent that text message to European leaders just hours before the now Spanish bailout went down.
Spain is certainly not Uganda but it is Greece and it will no be the last European country that requires a bailout.
On Sunday evening there is still speculative information about the details of the 100 billion Euro bailout. What we do know is: there will be no condition on fiscal policy or structural reforms and the loan will sit on Spain's balance sheet. This brings up an interesting push/pull; the loan needs to be big enough to convince the market the Spain's banking issue is addressed while not being so large to jeopardize Spain's public debt.
This bailout looks like a much bigger version of TARP. As TARP was 5% of US GDP while this bailout is 10% of Spanish GDP.
Below are the main questions:
1) Where will the money come from?
The cash will from the ESM and/or EFSF. Which leads to the main worry: does the EFSF have enough cash to cover the bailout costs? The world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater, believes that once it's time to bailout Italy its game over.
2) Where does the money go?
The bailout cash will go to the FROB, also known as Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring. Which is a fund-to-fund insolvent banks. It would seem that the FROB looks like a weaker version of the FDIC.
3) What happens to Spanish sovereign debt?
Spanish bondholders are basically getting their first taste of subordination. After watching what happened to holders of Greek Government Bonds, holders of Spanish debt should run for cover. For more on subordination check out this excellent piece by Zero Hedge.
4) What does this mean for Europe?
This is a giant step for Europe as it is now clear that the bad risks will make there way to the public sector. Moreover, it looks like European officials may have bought a little time. How much time? I'm not sure, maybe a few hours, maybe a month or two.
During the next few weeks keep a close eye on Spanish sovereign bonds because once the short-term painkillers wear off, the market will understand another bailout is most likely needed.
Lastly, the next euro-nation to watch is Italy, as it will require a bailout next. As for the next big European event, the Greek election next week should rile the markets.
Supporting Documents:
- Eurogroup Statement
- FROB FAQhttp://www.scribd.com/embeds/96543288/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list


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How many heartbeats does one person have in a lifetime??
An old friend from years past got me thinking about this…heartbeats…how many have I used and how many do I have left…and how exactly will I spend them?
So…let's say I live to be 75 (average life expectancy) …that gives me 15 more years of heartbeats at a rate 72 of beats a minute…to use…I am not going to bore you with the math.
Hmmm….it seems I have used up a good percentage of MY available heartbeats…so I had better not waste what may be remaining.
I also got wondering…how did I spent all those past heartbeats ?
Some years ago I spend numerous heartbeats … writing children's stories/poems. Last week when cleaning out a space in my home, I found a binder with all the creations I had long since forgotten about. In thinking about heartbeats…I thought I would share some of them here on this blog …I suppose in doing this…
This is a way of sharing my present and past heartbeats with all of you.??
My mom will always tell me
"No, no, you shouldn't, don't
I find that quite confusing
Cause normally I won't
But when she says "don't do that !!!"
Whatever that might be
She makes me think about it
I get confused…you see???
When mom says please don't do that
the first thing that I think
I really want to try that
Before I can even blink
Like when she says "don't eat that"
before she has a clue
that thing if right inside my mouth
And I begin to chew
When in the tub… mom always says
"Don't splash and please no bubbles"
But splashing makes the bath such fun
Which always causes trouble
Why does mom say "Don't touch that" ??
Cause it makes me want to try
And so I touch it quickly
And then she wonders why??
On days when it is rainy
with big puddles on my street
Why does she yell "No splashing Sam"
Then… I can't control my feet
And when I crawl in bed at night
Mom says " Don't suck your thumb"
But that just makes me want to
Isn't that just dumb?
Mom gives me straws to drink my milk
Then says "No blowing bubbles"
If she would just not say such things
I'd cause her fewer troubles
My mother always tells me
She wants me to be good
If she didn't give such fun ideas
I'd behave…I know I could.
Written by…ME…
Sally Unrau … May 23, 2006
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Before I tell you my story, I thought it would be good to first….talk about ..Freedom…..what exactly is freedom???
For the purposes of my story….the following aptly applies….
The ability to act freely: a state in which somebody is able to act and live as he or she chooses, without being subject to any undue restraints or restrictions…
To be released from captivity or slavery: release or rescue from being physically bound, or from being confined, enslaved, captured, or imprisoned…
It occurred on Monday morning…I was enjoying a solo paddle on the lake…and…..as I looked ahead I could see a rock jutting out of the water…So as not to hit it I touched it with my paddle. To my surprise….it was not a rock but instead….a turtle…floating. It was not moving…was he dead?…or was he just hurt…. and so with my paddle, I lifted him onto the front of my kayak. I immediately noticed the fishing line…. coming from it's mouth….and it turned out the other end of the line was attached to the shore of the lake.. Poor little turtle …I'll call him Mike…all I could think was that he got caught on the line/hook…. and had been floating out there with no food days…so I did the only thing I could…..SET HIM FREE !!! I know the turtle Mike, was dead… but at least now… he could float freely into the reeds along the shore . I was a bit sad for the little creature…but it felt good that morning to give him his freedom.
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"I'm drawn to places that beguile and inspire, sedate and stir, places where, for a few blissful moments I loosen my death grip on life, and can breathe again. It turns out these destinations have a name:
thin places."
Eric Weiner
It was not until a few years ago , when my sister told me about her thin place,…that I first heard this term.
She shared with me…a favorite beach she likes to spend time at….where wild horses can be seen running on the sand… a location she called her thin place.
I immediately wondered….what is it that makes a place… thin….how does a person know if they have ever been ….to a thin place??
Is it a place where the… spiritual…the physical ….the mental….and the natural….have a fine line between them?..
when they are indistinguishable from one another???
Is a thin place….an actual physical location???…or is it a state of mind???
Some have said that a Thin Place… cannot be described with words.
So that got me to wondering….have I ever found myself in a thin place?
…the first thing that came to mind was…
my kayak… paddling all alone…. on the lake or down the creek in my kayak…
Yes…I do believe that is MY thin place.
A place where I can be alone but never feel alone….where my mind can breath and my body relax… where life as it is ….seems to disappear.
Perhaps that is why I look so forward to the end of a long cold Canadian winter… a chance to once again….return to that place…my Thin Place.
Have you ever been there?
Have you found your….
Thin Place???
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Have you found your place….next to another?
Do you both sparkle?
Do we help each other sparkle?
This got me wondering about sparkling….do I sparkle?
….How about you?…..have you found your place?…your constellation??
…Do you sparkle?….do you care?
I think there are days when we all sparkle….however….I know there are days when I don't.
I wonder …is there is a way to keep my sparkle ??….
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Have you ever thought about fragility…and fragile things… like a snowflake or china bowl or maybe that glass tea pot???…What about people??…..Have you ever met someone who seemed to be in a fragile state….or maybe it was you….have you ever felt fragile???
Is it true……Do others really mold our dreams and hold our hopes in their hands??….If that is true…others are vital to our lives……and if so…how carefully do we handle our relationship with them?.Is it with care… in the same way we handle that rose bud about to open…or the fragile china bowl?….It is so easy to take for granted those closest to us….we are all guilty of that at times…..Imagine the centre of this little plate being you/me…..and all the buttons around us being family, friends and others…..by being careful with each other we are able to keep a strong connection…we are able to continue to touch each other's hearts and be the strongest possible….
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." – John Muir
Ever thought about …..Who you are hitched to ?
Yes…there may come a day when our life will flash before our eyes…would ours be worth watching???
Have you ever had a moment … a moment when something caused your life to flash before you???…a moment when something caused you to take a serious look at the years that have passed. ..how you have spent them..something that made you wonder about the years to come and how you will spend them???…If your life flashed before you today…can you say…Yes…it was worth watching or do you think you would want to change the channel ???
Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had the ability to look back…and change the channel if we did not like what flashed before us???
Well…we all know that is not possible…what is past is past…However .. if our life has not been worth watching…or if our life could be a better watch…do we have the capacity to change that???…Can a person make their life…a …more worth while watch??…In the hustle and bustle of our daily routine…can a person make changes to their own channel???…Can we work to change the inevitable "life flashing before our eyes" so we will be happy with the channel our life has been on???
That got me wondering…Is it possible in looking back… that what we see flash before our eyes …is in part …reality combined with our perceived reality???…Is it possible that the life that might flash before us…is a mixture of…people and events and behaviors…that we have come to believe as our life…but may not have actually occurred as we remember???….Can there be memories of our lives…that have been manufactured by others…or…redesigned by ourselves to suit our needs and attitudes ???
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Albert Einstein
I wonder about this …as there are days I pick up an old journal I have written …and…I read and find to my surprise that…what I wrote about an event or feeling or behavior of a certain day…is very different from what I… now remember it to have been….In some cases it may have been only a few years and still…my memory has …over time… become distorted…So now I wonder about… if my life flashes before me one day…will it be my real life or my life distorted by time and the tricks my memory might have played.
So now I wonder…How much of my life …that I remember to be my life…really is???…How much is a distortion of it???…When my life flashes before me one day…will I truly be watching my channel or might it be a bad connection somewhere…causing distortion???…
Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted.
Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.
Hans Margolius
Think about it….How quiet are your waters ???…How distorted are your perceptions???
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I have been invited to take part in an internet radio series about resilience.
I suppose my next post should be about just that…resilience!!
If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.
Henry Ford
I am sure, like me, you have all had times when you …thought you couldn't…and…surprise!!!!….you couldn't….When you were young…it might have meant getting a good grade in school…or…learning to sew…or maybe…it was getting a date…or… making it into a team or becoming cheerleader…In those days …I suppose we all had times when we couldn't and didn't….Why though…did it seem there were always those who "COULD"…I wonder if they always believed they could..and so they did…or was it that they never actually considered they couldn't??
We all know our minds/brains… are a powerful tool…and we have all heard that we use only a teensy weesy bit if it…like the tip of the iceburg…So that makes me wonder…If we have all that unused power …just sitting beneath the water line…how do we access it???…and if we could…would it make us think more often that…. "WE CAN" ???….Or…if …more and more….we really believed we "CAN"…are we actually accessing the hidden part of the iceburg???…using more of our brains???…without even realizing???
Are there people with more of the iceberg out of water than others???…Of course…there must be!!!….Surely a rocket scientist…or a brain surgeon…uses a bit more of their brain than I do…writing stories and quilting???…Is it possible at birth …that more of an iceberg can be above water…just naturally???…and if so…are those the people who CAN and CAN and CAN again???…
I would rather like to think that…we have the capacity to make our icebergs rise higher…that we have the ability to…if we really want to …to use more of that hidden power…So then…does that also mean that…if you think you can't…over and over again…and so CAN'T….are you causing your iceberg to sink…your mind/brain to diminish???? Hmmm…now that is a scary thought!!!
And so…I can…I can….why would I consider anything else???
And now…a new year and the beginning of a new virtual collection
Ever looked for a different, interesting hotel/room???…this week I will share some with you….
….3 days left till the big morning!!!
Remember when you were a kid….and you did some serious thinking about…what you wanted for Christmas???…Making lists…cutting pictures out of catalogs…writing letters to Santa????
How about now….Do you ..ever really …seriously…think about …what you want for Christmas???…How about this year???
Today I received something that did just that…Made me think about what I really want for Christmas this year….Today I received an email …one with some very tragic news…which gave me cause to pause…and think .
You see…the email informed of a high school classmate…(whom I have not been in contact since grad in 69)…who… while on vacation with his wife…took a serious fall hitting his head on a wall…sending him to hospital….One thing led to another…and…the outcome was a tragic one…The email was sent by …Keith…a fellow 69 high school grad…to a group of his us …and what followed was moving….You see…his facebook page started to fill up with comments…they kept coming in …from all of us….from all over north america….with condolences to the family…and to he who was a good friend of Tim's….All I can say is….It was nothing short of …overwhelming!!!..No way for anyone to have to spend the holidays.
Wow…I will admit…I don't really remember "Tim" much…however….the news of his passing… made me stop and think about life…how very precious it is…how fragile it is…and how in a split second…lives can be ended and/or changed forever…I have to say…social networking…may at times be overrated…but thanks to Face-book and Classmates…a wonderful…emotional…. reconnecting was able to occur…which I would hope…might be comforting to ….Tim's family…and to Keith…a good friend of Tim's.
So… what do you want for Christmas this year???…
Me???…well…right about now….All I want is …to be able to enjoy…. just one more Christmas season…in the comfort of family and friends.
Check out my new visitor counters that show countries visitors are from ….I am now curious to see what shows up ..I know I have had visitors from places other than Canada…hmmm…I'll just have to wait and see. Calling visitors from around the globe to check in!!!!
Are you wearing a smile today????…read on…I sure am !!! (no , that is not me)
There are times when …yes…you have to pick your battles…Through the years it has come to my attention…after trying to…that I could not fight them all. Battles rage all around us everyday…some are real and important…others…not so important… some are perceived and are…really… only as big as we make them…and then there are those battles….that we have no choice but to fight….in hopes of being victorious over our enemy.
November is a month to remember… the battles that have been fought for our freedom…the battles that we did not have to physically engage in…the battles that someone else fought for us…Not only is it a month to remember those battles…but as well…those men and women who did the fighting for us…the men and women who…confronted our enemies…they who chose to fight those…our… battles.
Over the past week or so…I too have been fighting a battle…No…just an imagined battle…it is not a battle that will just go away……And no…it is not one that will change the world…but it is a battle just the same….and it seems it is one I must fight….Fruit Flies!!!! Yes, you heard me, Fruit Flies!!!! ….How can that be you may ask????…In the middle of November in Canada????….Beats me!!!…but there they are…hundreds of those tiny little pesky fellows…flying all over my house..
Could it be the bananas on my kitchen counter I wondered???…so away they went…Maybe it's the empty beer bottles left in the sink….so…after a good washing…off they went too…But the little critters keep coming and coming…I emptied all the trash…I cleaned out under my sink…However…they remained persistent…It was a bit embarrassing when friends were over…and I was getting tired of swooshing my hand before my face in the hopes of removing at least a few from our home..
After hitting them with my hands…towels…sprays…with little change….It was finally yesterday… that I decided to wage war on these little guys…my enemies…I had had it!!!…The fruit flies were about see their demise…I had had enough!!!…I was determined to finally …fight the good fight!!!…And so…just as a friend had encouraged me to do…I went and found the pretty little glass bug catcher I had bought a few years ago…for just this scenario…I very carefully filled the well in it…with some red wine…set it on the counter before I went to bed last night.
I woke this morning …to see what appeared …what might be a winning battle…There were still a few little critters flying around the kitchen…however…inside the glass bug catcher…were numerous wine soaked bugs stuck to the glass walls…Yea!!!….And there many more still flying around inside the gadget…however…unable to escape the walls of their captor…aha!!!…
I was beginning to feel… victory was on the way…… So…I sat down to have my morning coffee… read a few pages from my book…and for the first time in days…I was able to read without even one little guy…landing on my page.
So there you have it….another battle won…another enemy zapped!!!…Small as a fruit fly may be…when one turns into hundreds…it becomes impossible to ignore…So if you ever see one of those pretty glass bug catcher gadgets…and wonder if it does anything more that look nice…think of me and my battle…and if you are thinking…hmmm…should I buy it???…DO!!!…You never know if or when you may need a battle plan like me.
more from my collection….
I just had to share this picture with you…..talk about imprinting…. ______________________________________________________________________________________
On the desk in front of me is a LOTTO 6/49 sweepstakes ticket which just made me think about the news tonight..the news of two men winning 50 million dollars!!!… What does a person do with 50 million dollars!!!!
I will admit that we have occasionally spent our money on a ticket in hopes of winning big….and I do enjoy the fleeting moments of excitement I get before I find out ..each time…that our ticket is not a winner….But…Do I really want to be rich???…Or do I just love the opportunity to think about it???…How about you???…
Oh sure…I suppose it could be nice to just go and buy a car with cash…or give away all my clothes to the thrift shop…only so I can go out and buy a new closet full of clothes…or…how about getting my teeth bleached by the dentist instead of wasting my money on those Crest White strips …those strips that I hope …each time I use them…will "whiten my smile"….but instead…they just make me drool like a little baby…Hmmmm…..Wow…I am not very good at spending money …am I ????….I have not even put a dent into my millions!!!
Here's a thought…if you do win millions…does that mean that you will never again have that thrill of …wondering if… the next ticket is a winner????….that you will never be able to save …and revel in the anticipation of a special buy????….Will your problems be bigger and your circle of friends smaller???….Something to think about……
I will admit to you….that for over the past fifteen years now… I have received and sent back my Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes forms….and am still waiting for Dave and his giant check to show up at my door….and when it does….no screaming…or jumping up and down…. like a monkey just released from it's cage…no no…not me…I will be ready…like the marathon runner who wipes his face and puts on a smile as he proudly runs through the finish line as his picture is taken…so will I…smile nicely to Dave…and politely say….I've been waiting for you as the camera takes my picture.
One last collection piece of someone painted into the background…..
YEA !!! We have a name.
The name has finally been decided on for Susan and I to use at the Christmas Craft Show we will be taking part in.
First we thought …Highbrow…then…Saffron and Sage. Budz and Silver Foxes were a few names …visitors to my blog gave us. Then came the name…FrenZies…but we finally settled on …FrenZ….so FrenZ …it will be…Short and sweet…simple…and yes…we are friends…henthforth the name …FrenZ.!!! Now, how appropriate is that??
And so now I am gearing up for that event…cutting and sewing and getting items ready for the sale….My mind is a reeling with ideas of items to sell and now my evenings will be spent…producing.
So there you have it…and with the finalizing of our name…we can now focus on more important things like….mass producing enough items for a 7 hour sale day…I wonder how many items a person needs to have for such a sale??? And then comes another big decision…pricing every thing !! The big question is always…not …what is it worth…but rather…what are people willing to pay.
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions… will they ever stop???
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
~William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
A friend and I decided to have some fun and reserve a table at a local xmas craft show in November. My book her pottery and some other interesting items we will have for sale that day…..but….we are looking for a name…a name to call us… a name we can put on our tags.
Last night we brainstormed with our husbands and good friends to see if we could come up with some interesting name/word to call ourselves that day. We had such fun doing that but have not come up with anything solid as of yet. We want it to be different…even a nonsense word that sounds cool could be good.
I am tossing this out to all of you as the more ideas we get the better the chances of coming up with different names/words. We tried taking the letters from our first names and combining them….nothing…we tried taking the letters from our last names and combining them…nothing. Then we went on to names of flowers.. So after covering two pages with possibilities…we had still not come up with anything. Then we thought ….herbs. We liked one a bit …but not totally convinced.
Have you got a thought or two???? We are two women, with silver gray hair, both shortish, both are artsy and have tried all sorts , have been friends for decades, who have both lived in a variety of cities/towns , in our lifetimes. We would love it if you would share any ideas you may have.
Names, names and more names…what is in a name????
Personal Legends
I have been reading the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho which is making me think about…my… Personal Legend. I don't remember having a personal legend when I was young…or did I ? …and has it just been long forgotten? Or am I living my legend?
It's [your Personal Legend] what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend. – The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
So what might a personal legend actually be? If you listen to children… they have dreams….dreams of being a fireman, the president, an astronaut, a ballerina, or possibly to travel the world. Children dream that they would like to be a hocky star or a movie star or even a writer. It is true that children are not afraid to dream….but when do they stop dreaming? and what is it that causes them to stop?
It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I suppose you can say , as we get older …our dreams about our lives ….go from BIG …to …little…more realistic dreams. What is it that makes that happen? Is it because once we learn more about our personal legend, we feel it is out of our reach? Is it because other people lead us to believe our personal legend is an impossible dream? Is it because it is going to take more work than we are willing to put in? Is it fear that stops us from trying to achieve it? Is it money? Is it health? Or are these all just excuses ? Can our personal legend change? Are we allowed to change it? And if we do…is it really our legend anymore?"
"When I have been truly searching for my treasure, I've discovered things along the way that I never would have seen had I not had the courage to try things that seemed impossible for a shepherd to achieve."…..The Alchemist
The book …The Alchemist…is such a wonderful read. It made me think about my life and my Personal Legend. I believe that…In paying attention to the main character…the Shepard…you realize why having a Personal Legend is so important. It is not the Legend itself…it is …what you learn , see and live along the way to that legend that matters. It is the jouney..as they say. It is about finding yourself in not so wonderful situations…as you try to get there….but always finding the silver lining in each time. It is about keeping your eye on what is important…to have a goal and work toward it…but not at the exclusion of everything else…and to be sure to not wear blinders as you go on your way….or you will miss so very much…possibly even an OMEN…as the shepard calls it…that might have been very important in directing you…
Can a personal legend include small , different legends along the way? Is my book one of those small legends?
Did/do you have a personal legend? Are you traveling toward it? If so, what have you seen, heard or learned along the way? Hav you had some difficult times…but have you looked for or found the silver linings???
The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.
Oprah Winfrey
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In the wake of recent world events…
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather allowing it to master you.
Brian Tracy
If you read my post yesterday, you will know I wrote about change…change and what an unknown happiness it can bring to a person. So what can a person say about change that comes through disaster? If you watch the news you are aware that a disaster has hit Haiti and change has come to those who weren't at all looking for it . An earthquake such as the one in Haiti, has changed the lives of thousands…and can such change bring happiness into anyone's life?
Many a happiness in life, as many a disaster, can be due to chance, but the peace within us can never be governed by chance.
– Maurice Maeterlinck
Let us all hope that the people touched by this week's disaster can find peace, strength and sometime soon, happiness.
|A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I was thinking about change the other morning as I sat in my friend's kitchen, writing my next blog post and looking out their windows .It was then I realized how refreshing the new view was as I looked out. You may be wondering…why write in someone else's kitchen ? Well, a bit of a favor for friends…as they were both at work, they needed someone to be there for when the cable guy came…so there I was.
Anyway…Change…that is what I want to talk about. Having a different view of the snow that morning made me wonder…if I was enjoying the change so much …why is it that we are so often afraid of change in our lives? Is it that as we become older, are we way too set in our ways? Or is it that we are just stubborn ? Or, is it fear…fear of the unknown?
So, who are you… when it comes to change in your life? Me , I will admit, I take some comfort in cosistancy…and change?.. I never really thought too much about the subject…but I do know……doing some new things for the first time has been difficult.
Starting a blog was one of them. I knew I should have one if I wanted to let people know about my book. But if I made a blog, who was going to read it? And if anyone actually did check it out , what would they think of me and my ramblings? How would I come up with subject matter time after time…and how would I make it not boring? Afraid? Yes…I would say so. Writing a blog would mean putting myself out there….it made me think of those dreams I've had…..where I get to where I'm going and find myself naked!!! Now…Why would a person want to subject themselves to that?
However, feeling it was necessary but feeling totally intimidated… I worked for hours and developed …So you wanna be a writer. As of right now my blog is only two and one half months old…but tonight …it is at the 2,000 hit mark…and my book is not even launched yet!!!!
Good thing I decided to step into the scary.. unknown. Little did I know …it would be such fun.
Is there an unknown you would like to step into but are afraid? Go for it, it might just awaken the stranger in you.
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Britain should experience spectacular Northern Lights displays from Thursday due to a large solar storm which could disrupt communication networks, the British Geological Survey (BGS) said.
"Since February 13 three energetic solar flares have erupted on the sun and spewed clouds of charged plasma called coronal mass ejections (CMEs) out towards the earth," a BGS geomagnetic storm warning said.
"Already one CME arrived on the 14th sparking Valentine's Day displays of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis) further south than usual.
"Two CMEs are expected to arrive in the next 24-48 hours and further...displays are possible some time over the next two nights if skies are clear."
The strongest storm in four years is expected to interfere with satellites and electrical networks, with astronomers in southern China already reporting disturbances to radio communications.
The BGS Wednesday published geomagnetic records dating back to the Victorian era which it hopes will help in planning for future storms.
"Life increasingly depends on technologies that didn't exist when the magnetic recordings began," Alan Thomson, BGS head of geomagnetism said.
"Studying the records will tell us what we have to plan and prepare for to make sure systems can resist solar storms," he added.
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Picking 23 Names for the USMNT 2014 World Cup RosterAugust 2, 2013
Picking 23 Names for the USMNT 2014 World Cup Roster
The United States men's national team's long summer is now over with three friendlies, three World Cup qualifiers and the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the books. With World Cup qualification looking secure and the "B" team winning the Gold Cup, the arguments have already begun as to who should be a part of the U.S. squad next summer in Brazil.
Here are the 23 names that should fill out the U.S. roster for the 2014 World Cup.
Goalkeepers (3)
The easiest job U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann will have when picking his roster is making selections at the goalkeeping position, with a clear pecking order already established. Tim Howard is still clearly the team's No. 1, with Brad Guzan ready to step in should Howard get injured or his form slip.
At No. 3 is Nick Rimando, who put in a solid performance with the "B" team in this summer's Gold Cup to solidify his spot on the roster. Should any of the top three fall to injury, Sean Johnson looks to be the team's No. 4, especially after a solid performance for the U.S. in the final Gold Cup group-stage game against Costa Rica.
On the outside looking in are Bill Hamid, Tally Hall and potentially Steve Clark.
Final selections: Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Nick Rimando
Center-Backs (4)
It seems pretty obvious to most observers that Matt Besler's fine run of form for both club and country over the past year has put him in the driver's seat among American center-backs. A battle seems to have emerged between Omar Gonzalez and Clarence Goodson for who will partner Besler, with Gonzalez preferred in the World Cup qualifiers but Goodson preferred over Gonzalez in the Gold Cup.
Picking a fourth center-back gets tricky. Geoff Cameron is probably the default selection to round out the roster here, but he may be needed as an outside back or holding midfielder. His versatility only increases the likelihood he is included but makes one wonder if Klinsmann should add another pure center-back.
Should any of the top four suffer from injury or a lack of form, there is no clear consensus backup. Klinsmann used Michael Orozco Fiscal in the group stages of the Gold Cup but benched Orozco once he called up Besler and Gonzalez for the knockout rounds. John Anthony Brooks, at 6'4" and following a monster season in Bundesliga 2, is an exciting prospect and looks like he will be joining the team for the August friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Carlos Bocanegra is still among the minutes leaders in the Jurgen Klinsmann era, but his exclusion from the roster in recent months and especially the Gold Cup roster is indicative that he has fallen down the depth chart in Klinsmann's mind.
Finally, a wild-card choice may be Maurice Edu. Because of his versatility, Edu can play as a holding or box-to-box midfielder or a center-back, as he did last August in the 1-0 win over Mexico at Estadio Azteca.
Final selections: Matt Besler, Omar Gonzalez, Clarence Goodson, Geoff Cameron
Right-Backs (2)
No position on the U.S. roster is more up in the air right now than right-back. Steve Cherundolo was the team's No. 1 through early World Cup qualifying, but has had two knee surgeries in 2013, and his age appears to finally be catching up with him.
Timmy Chandler has loads of potential, but his commitment to the team has come into question, as he always seems to be injured when national team duty comes along despite often playing for his club the week before and week after national team camps.
Brad Evans performed admirably at right-back during recent World Cup qualifying and should win a place on the roster should he continue to perform well going forward. Geoff Cameron can play wide as he does with his club, although he struggled there against Belgium in May.
Michael Parkhurst was solid, if unimpressive, during the Gold Cup, but he should be given credit for keeping a slew of speedy wingers and forwards in check—something more than a few U.S. backs have struggled with over the years. Michael Orozco Fiscal can play wide, but Klinsmann did not play him there in the Gold Cup, indicating that Parkhurst is ahead of him in the pecking order.
Long shots to make the roster include Seattle Sounders and U.S. U-20 star DeAndre Yedlin, new Nottingham Forest signing Eric Lichaj and Birmingham City back Jonathan Spector.
Final selections: Steve Cherundolo, Brad Evans
Left-Backs (2)
DaMarcus Beasley completed his remarkable national team resurrection as he built on his March comeback with a number of solid performances in the June World Cup qualifiers and captaining the squad at the Gold Cup.
Fabian Johnson may end up being used as a left midfielder but is likely still the best choice for the U.S. at left-back.
Edgar Castillo's poor performances in June and in the Gold Cup may have played him right off the roster.
Corey Ashe and Greg Garza are possibilities as well if Beasley or Johnson get hurt with depth at left-back still shallow.
One of the positives for the U.S. in terms of left-back depth is that should Geoff Cameron, Steve Cherundolo, Timmy Chandler, Michael Parkhurst or Eric Lichaj make the roster at another position, they all have experience playing on the left.
Final selections: DaMarcus Beasley, Fabian Johnson
Center Midfielders (4)
Michael Bradley is the undisputed No. 1 at center mid and has the added bonus of being able to play as either a No. 6 or a No. 8 in Jurgen Klinsmann's midfield. Jermaine Jones, although controversial among some U.S. fans, remains Klinsmann's obvious No. 2 choice and can also play as either a No. 6 or a No. 8 in the midfield.
Geoff Cameron deputized admirably for Jones as the defensive midfielder this June and proved he can contribute there (as well as set Bradley free to go forward), but he will likely be counted as a defender on the roster.
Mix Diskerud performed extremely well in the Gold Cup, looking smooth and composed on the ball, while helping the team to the championship. Diskerud's performance puts him in a straight competition with Sacha Kljestan, who, despite playing in the Champions League, was underwhelming with the U.S. this summer.
Stuart Holden is likely out of competition after re-injuring his ACL in the Gold Cup, but Kyle Beckerman, who many USMNT fans left for dead, had the tournament of his life and put himself back in the mix.
Danny Williams, who looked to have locked down the No. 6 position last September before a dreadful run of form, is still in the mix, as is the versatile Maurice Edu, who struggled against Mexico in March.
Jose Torres may be able to make a roster push as a center midfielder, but competition will be tight.
A long shot to make the squad is Nordsjaelland's Conor O'Brien, who has been making a name for himself in Denmark.
Final selections: Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, Mix Diskerud, Kyle Beckerman
Outside Midfielders (3)
The U.S. has an enormously large pool of players capable of playing in the wide midfield positions, so competition here will be fierce.
Graham Zusi, after his performances with the USMNT over the past few months, is at or near the top of the pack.
As Jurgen Klinsmann showed in the June games, Fabian Johnson can be used as a left midfielder, instead of a left-back, with great effectiveness. The re-emergence of Landon Donovan on the team, even though he primarily played as a forward in the Gold Cup, also adds to wide midfield depth.
Clint Dempsey, who has been used almost exclusively as a forward by Klinsmann, proved in the Bob Bradley era and with his club play at Fulham and Tottenham that he can also play wide with great effectiveness.
Furthermore, both Herculez Gomez and Eddie Johnson, while traditional forwards, have played wide with the U.S. over the past few months.
Joe Corona and Alejandro Bedoya both put in strong cases for themselves in the United States' Gold Cup championship run. While he might not be a good choice over 90 minutes, Brek Shea proved he can be a blunt-force instrument off the bench when a goal is needed.
Jose Torres was used on the left side for the U.S. through much of the Gold Cup to varying success, and Klinsmann has also showed a preference toward Brad Davis many times over the past year.
Long shots for the team include Josh Gatt, who is recovering from ACL surgery, and Joe Gyau, who was called up for the team's friendly last November against Russia.
Final selections: Graham Zusi, Joe Corona, Brek Shea
Forwards (4)
Because of the versatility of players like Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan and Eddie Johnson, it is tough to know how Jurgen Klinsmann will use them or categorize them on the U.S. roster.
However, all three have proved through their play over the summer that they are must-include selections.
Jozy Altidore is also a near guarantee as the team's only pure striker.
Herculez Gomez, who struggled throughout the summer with knee problems, will be in a battle to make the roster, as will Terrence Boyd, who has played well with Austrian side Rapid Vienna but has yet to make an impact on the international level.
Should they get hot or the first-choice forwards get injured, Juan Agudelo or Jack McInerney may be able to make a late push for the roster.
Icelandic-American Aron Johannsson could also prove a wild-card choice, as he has decided to represent the U.S. internationally.
Final selections: Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Eddie Johnson
Wild Card (1)
The list in the previous slides includes 22 names, but the U.S. will be able to name a 23-man roster next year. The fifth selection could be John Anthony Brooks if Jurgen Klinsmann feels that Geoff Cameron's versatility also means there needs to be another center-back on the roster.
Sacha Kljestan, Maurice Edu and Danny Williams could battle for an additional midfield selection, and their abilities to play multiple positions could help all three.
Terrence Boyd and Herculez Gomez could also battle for an additional spot as a forward, considering that Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan and Eddie Johnson's versatility to play as midfielders may convince Klinsmann he needs one more No. 9 on the roster.
Final selection: John Anthony Brooks
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So, it's Thursday and we are still here. Me and Toot are anyways..David had to go back to stupid work..boo!
Let's see….where to start???
Aiden's surgery is being postponed because we found out that the fever that started last week is from….RSV. Right. You have got to be kidding me…..I'm sure he picked it up at one of our many hospital trips. It's a nasty respiratory virus and takes a few weeks to get completely over. The surgeon wants to make sure he is in the clear before surgery because he will have to be put under for the procedure and we don't want to risk respiratory complications and ICU and ventilators….you get the picture…Toot also has an ear infection that they think started because of all the pressure from all the coughing. His temp got up to 104.5 on Tuesday. Poor baby. He just feels rotten. He just lays around and sleeps(like he is doing now).
We were going to come home yesterday but Aiden's blood count was low. (7.8) so he received an additional dose of EPO last night and they rechecked his labs this morning. His blood count is now up to 8.8 but his stinkin' platelets are 95. Seriously?! I am thinking we will still get to go home, but unsure at this point. Waiting on the Dr. to get here.
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David Phelps allowed two hits over three scoreless innings Thursday as a New York Yankees' spilt squad lost 1-0 to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Phelps struck out one and walked one, and has not given up a run in five innings over two starts. He could earn a spot in the rotation to start the season if Phil Hughes remains sidelined by a bulging disk. Hughes is working out in a pool and might resume throwing in a few days.
Brandon Morrow gave up two hits in two shutout innings for Toronto, and Andy LaRoche hit a seventh-inning homer off Chase Whitley.
Toronto outfielder Colby Rasmus didn't play because of minor shoulder tightness.
New York catcher Chris Stewart was ejected by first base umpire Marty Foster in the second after he was called out on a close play following a grounder. Stewart argued the call and pointed twice at the umpire while returning to the dugout.


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|Quess what with am I wearing the lovely obi belt I made out of ties not so long ago (you can find tutorial here , super easy)! Yeap! It's a jacket!!!
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Tuesday, 8 February 2011
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I adore that belt in the first outfit! You look fantastic in jackets, I'd wear them all the time if I were you, too!ReplyDelete
What, you didn't know jackets were versitle. :) It looks great on you and focuses on your small waist. good job. only 20 more challege days. Happy remixing!ReplyDelete
Ooh, you made that obi? Well done! So cute!ReplyDelete
Thanks for showing us your blazer looks! I like them both, but I really like the outfit in the second picture. I can't put my finger on why, but it just all works together!
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- Anonymous8 February 2011 at 19:05
I want get to make my obi until March (during my spring break). I like how you've used it here.ReplyDelete
As you already know, all my jackets are thrifted.
what a beautiful belt! can't believe you made it. i'm very impressed. and i esPESHially love the second look here. that red tweed blazer just speaks to me, and you've styled it so perfectly. adore.ReplyDelete
love your tie belt, its so bright and funReplyDelete
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I love how your tie belt looks over a blazer!ReplyDelete
LOVE your jackets I mean who needs more when you have those! LOVE love love!ReplyDelete
great use of wide belts on these jackets - really creates a great silloette.ReplyDelete
I love the obi belt you made out of ties. It would look great on a sheath dress in the summer. It has so many wonderful colors.
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