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Previously happened on "Stargate SG-1"
As you know, we are lagging in the schedule quite badly as the guitars got destroyed. So, another hit would be a death- sentence for these sessions. So the poor guitarists (and the respective bandmembers who have engineered the recordings) have done "quite" long days in order for us to make this possible. So, everyone was doing their best on wednesday. The guys actually sat there until 2:30 AM while Beast was recording at the point until they couldn´t do it anymore and went home. So, everything went smoothly and all the guys were definitely pushing their limits and doing their best.
And now, the conclusion.
*enter opening credits*
Thursday, Day 9.
Did you know that smoking can actually save lives? Or at least teeth. You see, when I rushed out of the controller room in a red- hazed rampage, so furious that I have no words to describe it here, Routa was very lucky to be at the downstairs at the moment.
But let´s rewind a bit.
If this is "too long, didn´t read" for you, here´s a spoiler. It wasn´t Routa´s fault after all.
While I was at the office, Routa was playing guitar at the studio. I got there about three- ish while he had already played from four hours and three songs. I edited some stuff and went straight to Kylskåp, on which song we agreed that I will play the both guitars after all. I had played Skrymer´s part on monday, and now it was time for the other guitar then.
So, I started to play. A bit "clean" guitar sound didn´t bother me at all, as I was used to hear the DI box (=clean sound channel) quite loud. I just thought that Routa most likely wanted to hear more of that while playing and I don´t mind playing with the same setup and sound.
While I had performed the other, newer guitar track to Kylskåp, edited and "glued" it together, I noticed that the guitars are not in tune together for some reason. So I deleted everything I had done today and started over. When it was finished, they still were out of tune. Then I realized, after trying and checking everything I could (even using Auto- tune on the clean signal to see how it analyzes the pitch) that the previous guitar track I had played was the one to blame after all. And of course lowering the pitch afterwards caused the sound to go totally fucked up due to technical shit I won´t bore you with (for the studio geeks, one word. Phase.).
"Well, I guess I know who´s to blame...", I snorted ironically and started to play the first guitar again. But using Tundra´s just arrived (15 minutes ago) tuner instead of Skrymer´s, because I knew that Tundra´s one is super. After I had performed the fourth fully recorded take for this one fucking song, the tune was super indeed. There are differences in tuners, trust me on this one. You don´t want to go with the cheapest when recording stuff.
Fast forward. Long story short, I also played Nexro´s other guitar. After I had edited, glued and blabla, I was very satisfied with it. At this point, it was already five o´clock and I was supposed to leave in 40 minutes. So, we started to do the bass sound. The cables and cabinets were rigged earlier in the afternoon, so we only had to put the microphone on, switch some cables and boxes and basically would be ready to start molding Tundra´s sound into something unintelligible. While I was still doing channels for bass in Pro Tools, Virta was rigging the setup.
Then I heard his voice.
"Ummm.....these guitar pedals are not on....what the hell?"
- what pedals, huh...., I mumbled while still occupied with the channel- creation.
"Noise suppressor [hum and noise eliminator, engl.note] and distortion...hmmmm"
-Whaaaaat?????, said yours truly, turning instantly around in the chair, suddenly not interested in the bass sound at all anymore.
"Are you telling me....no, you will NOT, PLEASE DON´T tell me...."And now, let me re-phrase again something. Remember this?
- Yeah...uhm, just how long have these been switched off?
- Well, I didn´t touch them at least before I started to play. I was continuing Routa´s takes and using exactly his sound.
"So, I started to play. A bit "clean" guitar sound didn´t bother me at all.....""A bit "clean" guitar sound...."
"clean guitar"
I grabbed Routa´s guitar instantly in a panic, accompanied with a loud "EI.....VITTU" (english translation would be rather desperate "oh fuck no") and pressed record, starting to play.
"Ok, switch the Noise Suppressor on", I said to Virta. He stomped it on, and it didn´t affect anything sound- wise. "Pheeeeew", I said and continued playing....."Ok, now the distortion pedal".
Time seemed to be running in half speed as I was playing the guitar, not seeing what Virta is doing behind my back.
"Please tell me you switched the distortion on already"
- Not yet....wait....ok nnnnnnOW IT´S ON!
At that very second it became extremely clear to me that everything we had recorded today, EVERY SINGLE NOTE AND EIGHT HOURS OF WORK (including me playing Kylskåp three times which seemed like a slap in the face at that point), was unusable because the day´s first player (whose responsibility it would had been) hadn´t turned the pedals on when the sessions started in the morning.
My heart made two extra pumps. Then it missed four. I grew two years older in a fraction of seconds and lost probably ten years of my predicted life span.
I started screaming. Or rather, roaring. First Routa´s guitar flew into the couch from my lap. Then, flew the chair. And then there was a cry of war. A huge, distorted cry of war, accompanied with me storming out of the control room, looking for Routa to punch his teeth in, to violate him most brutally and bang his head to the metal door. Luckily for everyone, he was at the street, four floors down, having a smoke, completele unaware what is happening upstairs.
Roaring and outbursting my rage, I leave you also unaware on the not- very- nice- things I yelled and the amount of stuff that flew throughout the studio. Not the mention the studio´s metal door at all. Lucky thing it´s made from metal. Thick, solid metal.
After about half a minute of that sort of rampage that would make Donald Duck´s rage seizures look like a sloth on Ritalin, Skrymer said something.
"Dude, DUDE! Wait! The DI box- sound! Fuck, we can RE- AMP IT!!!!"
And there was silence. Accompanied with "OH...MY....fucking.....god....... eivittujätkäonneroeijumalauta.......aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa". This would mean that we could actually just drive the clean DI- signal through the amps, this time with the distortion and use everything we had recorded after all. So, only 30 minutes waste of time instead of 8 hours. Also, please note that after the earlier guitar- mishaps, this really was the last straw that snapped the camel´s back for the sessions. We would had been seriously fucked for good if we had wasted one more day and would had probably cancel the mix and postpone it for months.
I jumped two meters up and hugged Skrymer for at least five seconds. And that´s a lot for a brohug.
Nevertheless, I was very fucking pissed still at Routa at that point, so when he came back up, I said to him what was happened and told him to fuck the horse he rode in with. He said that he was EXTREMELY SURE AND ANAL that everything had been switched on when he started. In fact, he even checked battery levels and everything. So, "fuck you too".
I apologized him quite a lot and we started to think what the hell had happened. The only possible explanation was that someone, while rigging the bass in the afternoon, had switched the pedals off- either by accident or on purpose, in case while forgetting to put them back on when he was finished.
We know by now who was behind it, but it´s not really necessary information to badmouth people here. Especially, as technically, it is us who´d have to notice these things even though there wasn´t any suspections that something had changed.
What happened, happened and the most important thing is that it can be fixed.
And no, it wasn´t Routa. And not Virta either, because that´s what you´d think next. Let´s just say that it´s a big studio with a lot of people coming in and out, and people are sometimes in a hurry and things may get fucked up if you do them too quickly.
After I had restored my balls from somewhere between my navel and throat where they first jumped when I realized what had happened, we calmed down (or to be honest, I was rather the one who needed to calm down) and started to mold Tundra´s bass sound. Seemingly the Gods of Karma were pitying us, as we nailed it in 10 minutes. Tundra started to play his parts very excitedly, and I had to leave to pick up my son from my parents.
2:21 AM I received an SMS from Tundra.
"Let´s start about 1PM- ish. Just got home from the studio.
I just have to lift my hat to these guys´ work ethics. Let´s see how today´s turning out!


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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Oh my....I can't seem to keep up with adding color to my journal this month...
This little miner's town is really impressive to see in person. I am amazed at how well all the abandoned buildings have been preserved. But alas, we were only allowed to see them from a far due to some hazardous materials that the minors used around their homes. We were able to get up close to the kilns and the cemetery.
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The year 1942 is often cited as the beginning of modern aikido. It was at that time that the DAI NIHON BUTOKUKAI, desiring to achieve a standardizaton in teaching methodology and nomenclature for modern Japanese martial arts, reached an agreement with the KOBUKAI representative Minoru HIRAI to call the jujutsu form developed by Morihei UESHIBA aikido. Thus, AIKI BUDO joined the ranks of judo, kendo, kyudo and other modern martial arts. When viewed in terms of the development of Morihei Ueshiba's art, 1942 does coincidentally represent a time of great transformation as the founder retired to IWAMA that year in the midst of World War II. It was there he made great efforts to hone his technical skills and attain a higher spiritual plane. The founder himself declared that it was during the Iwama years that he perfected his aikido. It is therefore not unreasonable to consider 1942 as the dividing line between aiki budo and aikido. In reality, little aikido was practiced at this time in Japan due to the depletion of the ranks of young men who had been mobilized for the war effort. Thus, although the birth of aikido can be thought of as having occurred in 1942, its real growth began well after the end of the war when the ban on martial arts was relaxed by the General Headquarters of the Allied Forces.
The ZAIDAN HOJIN AIKIKAI, the foundation established by the AIKIKAI HOMBU DOJO, was registered in Ibaragi Prefecture on 9 February 1948 and was the historical continuation of the Kobukai. The Hombu Dojo had been relocated to Iwama due to the restricted conditions in Tokyo following the war. At this time, the Wakamatsu dojo was a dojo in name only, since several bombed-out families were living inside. It was even used for a time as a dance hall for occupation troops. Most Japanese were primarily concerned with getting enough to eat during these years. This, coupled with the fact that the art was virtually unknown, resulted in low attendance at training sessions. Morihei Ueshiba spent most of his time in Iwama engaged in farming and intensive training. The present DOSHU, Kisshomaru UESHIBA, was employed by Osaka Shoji, a securities firm. Hence, the Aikikai, with no full-time instructors, was off to a slow start.
Elsewhere, Gozo SHIODA, an enthusiastic pre-war student of Ueshiba, succeeded in landing a job in 1950 as a guard for the Nihon Kokan Steel company which had been experiencing labor unrest. This led to him beginning regular aikido instruction at the company's several locations in 1952. Also during this period, Shioda conducted numerous aikido demonstrations at police stations. These activities led shortly afterward to the creation of YOSHINKAN AIKIDO.
It was also about this time that the seeds of TOMIKI AIKIDO were being sown at Waseda University. Kenji TOMIKI had assumed charge of the university's judo club in April 1951. In addition to standard judo instruction, he continued experimenting with a series of techniques executed from a separated stance called RIKAKU TAISEI. These were essentially aikido techniques which Tomiki felt formed an essential and complimentary part of a total judo curriculum. Beginning in April 1952, Tomiki began teaching formal courses of "judo exercises" first to women and then to mixed classes. These courses too included such content as aikido kata and much of the preliminary research which would later become the Tomiki system was conducted at this time.
It should also be mentioned that Noriaki INOUE, Morihei Ueshiba's nephew who was then known as Hoken, was active in Tokyo teaching at the Tachikawa Air Base just prior to the outbreak of the Korean War. He later taught in Yoyogi Shinmachi. Although not documented, it seems that Inoue was using the name aiki budo at this time. His art would later, c. 1956, come to be called SHINWA TAIDO and finally SHIN'EI TAIDO. Inoue had long been independent of his uncle and it seems that he had minimal contact with the Aikikai Hombu Dojo.
By this time, the founder began little by little to venture out from Iwama. He spent several months in Osaka in 1952 assisting Bansen TANAKA in launching his new dojo. He also traveled on several occasions to Wakayama Prefecture in the early 1950s where he spent time visiting shrines and instructing in the Kumano Juku Dojo of Michio HIKITSUCHI.
A major event for the struggling new art took place in 1954 when a large public demonstration sponsored by the Life Extension Association was held at the Tokyo Gymnasium in Sendagaya. Some 15,000 persons attended this exhibition and it is said to be the first large-scale public demonstration held after the war. Gozo Shioda and Koichi TOHEI were among the participants and the excitement generated by this event added much to make the name of aikido known. Shioda, in particular, made a strong impression and soon was able to attract the backing of Shoshiro Kudo of the Tomin Bank and Kiichi Minami of the Kokusaku Pulp Company. The availability of financial assistance led to the establishment of the Yoshinkan Aikido dojo in Tsukudo Hachiman in 1955. That same year, Shioda published a book on basic aikido techniques and the art even began to appear on television.
Then in 1956, the Aikikai held a series of demonstrations over a five-day period in which the founder Ueshiba appeared at the Takashimaya Department Store in Nihombashi. It was around this time that Kisshomaru left his job to devote himself full-time to aikido instruction. Moreover, the Aikikai was given a boost by the arrival of André NOCQUET, a French judoka, in the summer. Nocquet became an UCHIDESHI at the Aikikai Hombu Dojo and shared life with the Ueshiba family. Besides being an enthusiastic practitioner, he was well-connected in diplomatic circles and arranged for numerous foreign dignitaries to come to the Aikikai dojo to witness demonstrations. Several of the more talented individuals who joined the Aikikai after the war began to teach in other locations and branch dojos began to crop up all over. Among these teachers were such well-known names as Kisaburo OSAWA, Koichi Tohei, Hiroshi TADA, Shoji NISHIO, Seigo YAMAGUCHI and Nobuyoshi TAMURA, to name but a few. Shigenobu OKUMURA, though holding down a full-time job, also played an active role. Fukiko SUNADOMARI acted as head of the women's instructional staff and was very much involved in the inner workings of the dojo and affairs of the Ueshiba family.
Assisting Shioda in the spread of Yoshinkan Aikido were such names as Kiyoyuki TERADA, Shigeho TANAKA, Tadataka MATSUO and later, Takashi KUSHIDA and Kyoichi INOUE. The Yoshinkan was very active giving public demonstrations and received considerable media coverage.
Although the diverse curricula and organizational structures of the Aikikai, Yoshinkan and Tomiki Aikido styles were emerging, the personal bonds formed during the KOBUKAN DOJO period lingered. For example, the Aikikai and Yoshinkan would sometimes appear in the same demonstrations and Kenji Tomiki taught from time to time at the Aikikai in the mid-1950s.
The Aikikai represented the continuation of Morihei Ueshiba's prewar efforts and enjoyed the prestige of his name, and it also began creating a network of branch dojos and university clubs in the late-1950s which were later grouped into federations. Moreover, the Aikikai was able to develop a solid teachers' staff based on an active uchideshi program. This approach produced a close-knit team of young professional instructors who supplemented the efforts of the senior teachers. It was its success on the organizational level and active formation of instructors which led to the numerical predominance of the Aikikai over other styles. Kisshomaru Ueshiba and his close associates deserve much credit for this progress. The founder's son also published his first book entitled Aikido in 1957--more than 20 would later follow--which was a popular success and subsequently reprinted many times.
It is also essential to mention the contribution of Koichi Tohei to the growth of the Aikikai. An outstanding martial artist with an outgoing personality, Tohei spent considerable time abroad, mainly in Hawaii, where an active aikido following soon gathered. Moreover, Tohei succeeded in raising funds for the cash-strapped Hombu Dojo in the early years. He was also a member of the inner circle of decision-makers at the Aikikai and was the brother-in-law of Kisshomaru, the two having married sisters. Although they would later become embroiled in an acrimonious dispute which led to a definitive rupture, at this time they worked together and aikido thrived. By the late 1950s Morihei Ueshiba was dividing his time between Iwama and Tokyo. Ueshiba also began traveling more and more especially to the Kansai area and Wakayama Prefecture. He was not, however, heavily involved in management and organizational matters at the Hombu Dojo. Ueshiba's role at this point in time was primarily on an instructional level and as a symbol of the higher goals of the art.
At Waseda University, Tomiki continued to experiment with the introduction of competition to aikido in the late 1950s and early 1960s. At this stage, a type of practice called TOSHU RANDORI, or empty-handed free competition, had been developed and was being tested. Tomiki wished to obtain the blessings of the founder for his efforts. Exchanges of views took place between Tomiki and the Aikikai with Shigenobu Okumura often acting as intermediary. However, the founder was very firm on this issue and adamantly insisted that aikido did not include competition. A rift between Tomiki and the Aikikai consequently developed and Tomiki continued on his own.
1960 marked the first year the All-Japan Aikido Demonstration was held. The first exhibition took place at the Yamano Hall in Tokyo. This event created a consciousness of the spread of aikido and a sense of unity within the Aikikai structure. It was held for many years at the Hibiya Kokaido and then, beginning in 1977, at the NIPPON BUDOKAN, its present site. Moreover, the early 1960s were characterized by the steady growth of the Aikikai organization as regional and national university federations were created. The presence of numerous university clubs insured the spread of aikido within the Japanese business and professional world.
The Yoshinkan, for its part, maintained a high profile by conducting many public demonstrations. Robert Kennedy, brother of John F. Kennedy, witnessed a Yoshinkan Aikido demonstration in 1962. The Yoshinkan also managed to create inroads into police institutions to offer training programs. Instruction of riot police began c. 1960 and Kyoichi Inoue started teaching policewomen of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department in 1967. In 1970 he became a full-time instructor and today some 1,000 women are in his charge.
By the mid-1960s aikido had taken its place among the ranks of major Japanese martial arts. The art was featured in newspapers, in books, and on television. Also, a steady stream of foreign practitioners began to frequent aikido dojos, a fact which did not escape the attention of the Japanese public. Although figures such as Minoru MOCHIZUKI, Tadashi ABE, Masamichi NORO, Aritoshi MURASHIGE, Mutsuro NAKAZONO and, of course, Tohei had gone overseas earlier, now the Aikikai dispatched many of its former uchideshi to Europe and the USA in a more systematic manner. The list includes Tamura (France), Tada (Italy), Seiichi SUGANO (Australia), Yoshimitsu YAMADA, Mitsunari KANAI and Shuji MARUYAMA (USA), Kazuo CHIBA (England), and Katsuaki ASAI (Germany) .
As the decade of the 1960s came to a close, the founder had reached an advanced age and was in frail health. His passing on 26 April 1969 marked the end of an era. Kisshomaru followed his father as the Second Doshu and continued to lead the Aikikai. Inside the Hombu Dojo, a new generation of teachers was emerging from among those uchideshi who joined the Aikikai in the early to middle 1960s. Among those active were Mitsugi SAOTOME, Norihiko ICHIHASHI, Masando SASAKI, Shizuo IMAIZUMI, Kenji SHIMIZU, Nobuyuki WATANABE, Mamoru SUGANUMA, Seishiro ENDO, and Koretoshi MARUYAMA. The number of foreign students at the dojo also reached sizable proportions, many coming to Japan from all over the world specifically to study aikido. Kisshomaru had the strong backup of Osawa and many of the old guard instructors who had joined the dojo in the years after the war. However, with the founder no longer on the scene, the disparity in teaching methods between Koichi Tohei, who placed a strong emphasis on KI, and Kisshomaru and other shihan became increasingly apparent. Loyalties within the Aikikai grew to be divided. Tohei's attempts to impose his methods at the Aikikai met with strong resistance and he eventually set up the KI NO KENKYUKAI outside the Hombu Dojo in September 1971 under strained conditions. By March of 1974 the situation had worsened considerably and a major split became imminent. Finally, sparked by events occuring during trips to the U. S. by both Kisshomaru and Tohei in April, Tohei announced his resignation on 30 April 1974. At the same time he established SHINSHIN TOITSU AIKIDO (Aikido with Mind and Body Coordinated). The consequences of this rupture were devastating both in Japan and overseas, especially in the U. S. Dojos were required to chose their loyalties and yesterday's friends became today's enemies. Apart from the inconveniences and bad feelings experienced on both sides, the aikido world suffered a deep psychological blow from which it would take years to recover.
The early 1970s were difficult years for the Yoshinkan. A dispute occurred between Shioda and one of his sponsors, who was also managing the dojo. The led to the sponsor's resignation along with the entire office staff and all but one of the Yoshinkan Hombu Dojo instructors. Moreover, the dojo had just been moved from a central location in Yoyogi to a difficult-to-reach location in the suburb city of Koganei. Although its external structure remained more or less intact, the Yoshinkan was greatly weakened internally by the mass resignation and many years would be required to rebuild its teaching staff.
As the mid-1970s arrived, the situation within the Aikikai stabilized and Kisshomaru's son, Moriteru, became more and more a public figure. As the new WAKASENSEI, he was being groomed to succeed his father as the next Doshu. Moreover, Kisaburo Osawa, now DOJO-CHO, stepped into the spotlight as a leader in his own right and traveled a great deal abroad. Spurred by political events in Europe, particularly, in France, the Aikikai decided to create a formal international structure in order to better oversee the development of aikido both at home and abroad. The result was the creation in 1976 of the INTERNATIONAL AIKIDO FEDERATION for overseas nations and the All-Japan Aikido Federation for its national network. The Aikikai system in Japan was already organized to a fairly high degree and the creation of the national organization was more a matter of form than substance meant to achieve uniformity among the structures of national aikido bodies. A considerable amount of inertia prevailed within the Aikikai system, with its branches spread thick throughout Japanese society. Given its strong base in Japan and having now set in place a formal international structure, the Aikikai directed great energy to the administration of its overseas interests.
On the instructional scene at the Aikikai, some of the new faces of the late 1960s and early 1970s had become the new wave of junior instructors of the 1980s at the Aikikai. They included Masatoshi Yasuno, Ichiro SHIBATA, Shoji Seki, Tsuruzo Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Yokota, and Hayato OSAWA. They assumed part of the teaching duties at the Aikikai and made frequent trips abroad to instruct.
Any recounting of the growth process of the Aikikai in Japan in the 1970s and 1980s would be incomplete without mention of the efforts of Yasuo KOBAYASHI. A former uchideshi, Kobayashi established his first dojo in Kodaira in 1969. From this start, he carefully constructed a network of schools known as Kobayashi Dojos which by 1990 has grown to include more than 80 locations. Moreover, this feat was accomplished entirely within the framework of the Aikikai structure. The keys to Kobayashi's success lie in his ability to develop a corps of loyal instructors and excellent lines of communication. The structure of his group is flat, flexible and devoid of bureaucracy.
Aikido at present is an institutionalized part of Japanese society. The Aikikai has a history going back more than 40 years and nearly 1,000 affiliated dojos. It has survived the major split caused by the departure of Tohei and many other minor defections of teachers who have gone their separate ways. The uninterrupted transfer of leadership for the next generation to Moriteru Ueshiba seems assured.
The Yoshinkan Aikido Hombu Dojo, now in its 35th year, has recently created an INTERNATIONAL YOSHINKAI AIKIDO FEDERATION and announced Shioda's son, Yasuhisa, as his successor. Although relatively small in terms of numbers, Yoshinkan Aikido is very well-known both in Japan and abroad and its new organization, if well managed, should promote steady growth. Tomiki Aikido, with its solid base in Waseda University and at the Osaka SHODOKAN dojo, continues to go its separate way, holding competitions. It is overseen by the JAPAN AIKIDO ASSOCIATION and seems destined to make steady gains given the sound theoretical basis left by Kenji Tomiki. Shinshin Toitsu Aikido is at a transition point as leadership of the school is being passed from Tohei to his successor, Koretoshi Maruyama. The group has been plagued by numerous defections from among the ranks of its top teachers, both in Japan and abroad. Although Tohei's personal reputation remains intact, his Ki No Kenkyukai organization is still small in Japan, and much of its remaining support comes from overseas branch dojos. YOSEIKAN AIKIDO seems destined to disappear from the Japanese martial arts scene as its founder, Minoru Mochizuki, is at an advanced age and no dojo network exists. It does, however, have a strong base in France, albeit in altered form, due to the efforts of Mochizuki's son, Hiroo. Also, several dedicated groups exist in Canada and the U. S. MANSEIKAN AIKIDO, an independent group centered in Kyushu, under the leadership of Kanshu SUNADOMARI, is well organized and should continue to show gains in that region. TENDOKAN AIKIDO taught by Kenji Shimizu, formerly of the Aikikai, has one large dojo in Tokyo and several branch dojos in Europe. Many other small groups who use the name of aikido exist today in Japan. Some are headed by individuals who have left the mainstream and others by persons whose claims to connections to Morihei Ueshiba or Sokaku TAKEDA have not been documented. The Shin'ei Taido of Noriaki Inoue seems headed for extinction as its founder is approaching 90 and has few students.
The idealistic goals espoused by aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba, though not realized, are recalled and aspired to by many and seem likely not to be forgotten. As a unique martial art with a humanistic emphasis, aikido seems destined to continue its slow, steady growth and remain a constant force for the betterment of society.


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Chicago –Attorney General Lisa Madigan is warning consumers of defectively-manufactured tires that may have been sold in Illinois and could create a potential safety hazard for those riding in light trucks, Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and vans equipped with the defective tires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has learned that the tires were manufactured without or with an insufficient gum strip between the steel belts of the tires making the tires susceptible to tread separation. Tread separation can cause serious and potentially fatal accidents.
"It has come to our attention that these defective tires have caused serious accidents," said Attorney General Madigan. "We want to make sure that consumers are aware of this information and take steps to check the tires on their cars and be cautious if they are planning to purchase new tires in the near future."
More than 7,000 affected tires may have been marketed in Illinois as light truck radial tires and sold under the brand names of Westlake, Compass and YKS between mid-2002 and mid-2006. The defective tires are manufactured in China by Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. and imported into the United States by Foreign Tire Sales Inc., (FTS) of Union, New Jersey. FTS has informed the NHTSA that it is initiating formal recall procedures for the following tire sizes:
If consumers discover that they own the tires in question, they should file a consumer complaint with the Attorney General's office. Consumers can download a consumer complaint form at www.IllinoisAttorneyGeneral.gov or call the Consumer Fraud Hotlines:
Chicago: 1-800-386-5438 and 1-800-964-3013 (TTY)
In addition, for safety purposes, customers should immediately contact their dealer and ask to be refunded the cost of the defective tires. FTS recommends that owners check the sidewall of their tires for the brand, size, model and the DOT number. If the DOT number contains "FTS" as part of the number, it may be subject to the recall. More information from FTS can be found at www.foreigntire.com/recallinfo.html. Consumers also can visit the NHTSA Web site at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov.
The Attorney General's office is opening an investigation related to the distribution of defective tires in Illinois. As part of the investigation, the office will look into the possibility of obtaining restitution for consumers who replace defective tires.


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July 2000 Issue
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Winslows value-priced RescueRaft II and top-rated Island Flyer fit most GA needs. Air Cruisers TSOd rafts did poorly.
[IMGCAP(1)] Since we last examined aviation life rafts four years ago, new designs have been introduced and weve seen significant improvements made to existing products. Light aircraft owners have benefited from the Part 135 and big-iron GA market, which drives raft development, for better or worse.
We were sent evaluation rafts from Air Cruisers, BFGoodrich, Hoover and Winslow. Once again, Eastern Aero Marine (EAM) and Survival Products declined to participate and RFD didnt return our calls or e-mails. Survival Products later had an apparent change of heart and did provide rafts for testing.
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May 2015
Sat 30 May 2015
Comet Kyle Howarth suffered run-off heartbreak yesterday evening in the Czech Republic at the World under-21 Championship qualifying round in Pardubice; when he missed out on a place in the three-round final of the World under-21 Championship.
Sat 30 May 2015
Last night saw the injury-hit Comets go down to the Edinburgh Monarchs by a 56-36 scoreline at Armadale in their Premier League clash.
Thu 28 May 2015
The Comets wretched luck with injuries has struck again, which means they head up to Armadale tomorrow with two guests and Rider Replacement to face the powerful Edinburgh Monarchs.
Tue 26 May 2015
Issued by the BSPA Press Office on Tuesday 26th May 2015
Mon 25 May 2015
Berwick have been hit by injuries to Claus Vissing and Hynek Stichauer ahead of today's meeting at Derwent Park.
Fri 22 May 2015
This Bank Holiday weekend's speedway action sees the Workington Comets entertain the Berwick Bandits at Derwent Park on Monday afternoon, with the action starting at 3:00pm.
Tue 19 May 2015
Issued by the BSPA Press Office on Tuesday 19th May 2015
Mon 18 May 2015
A date has now been confirmed for the Comets visit to Redcar following last Thursday's abandonmment due to an unfit race-track.
Sun 17 May 2015
The Comets were eliminated from this year's Knockout Cup competition at Rye House this afternoon where a full-strength Rockets side saw off the depleted Comets by a 60 - 30 score to go through to the quarterfinals by a 99 - 81 aggregate score.
Sat 16 May 2015
The Comets go into tomorrow's second leg of the Travel Plus Tours Knockout Cup with a depleted side due to Kenneth Hansen being allowed to ride in Poland and Kyle Howarth sustaining an injury to his left knee during his heat 13 fall in tonight's meeting.
Sat 16 May 2015
Tonight at 7pm the Comets entertain the Rye House Rockets in the 1st round, 1st leg, of the Premier League Knockout Cup, which this year is sponsored by Travel Plus Tours.
Fri 15 May 2015
The signing of Matthew Wethers has been formally approved by the BSPA Management Committee, which will enable him to finally make his Comets debut in tomorrow's home KOC fixture against Rye House.
Thu 14 May 2015
Tonight's Premier League meeting at Redcar was Abandoned after just four races when the track conditions were deemed unfit for the meeting to continue.
Wed 13 May 2015
Tue 12 May 2015
Issued by the BSPA Press Office on Tuesday 12th May 2015
Mon 11 May 2015
Peterborough Panthers 56 Workington Comets 36 (Premier League)
Mon 11 May 2015
Workington Comets 52 Plymouth Devils 40 (Premier League)
Wed 06 May 2015
Issued by the BSPA Press Office on Tuesday 5th May 2015
Tue 05 May 2015
This Saturday's home league meeting against Plymouth sees the return of several former Comets, including last year's number one Josh Grajczonek.
Sun 03 May 2015
The Comets emerged from Berwick with a 34-32 victory last night in their League Cup group fixture, which unfortunately had to be abandoned following a heat 12 crash for Berwick reserve Alex Edberg.


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Notts County manager Craig Short has revealed the club are close to completing the signing of former Birmingham and Huddersfield defender Krystian Pearce.
Pearce has spent three weeks on trial at Meadow Lane this summer and appears to have done enough to earn a permanent deal.
"We`re talking now and are hoping to get a contract sorted out for him," Short told Magpies Player.
"His attitude has been first class. He`s a long way from the finished article but he`s got a lot of years in front of him.
"I think maybe because I played in that position I can help him. I never had his ability on the ball, he`s an outstanding footballer but he has to know when and where to do those things."
Short confirmed fellow trialist Kevin Smith will start Thursday night`s friendly against Stoke at Meadow Lane, while Hungarian goalkeeper David Grof is set to be offered a deal after also impressing in pre-season.
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Letter 1
Privet my love, Joey!
I am very glad to receive from you the letter. My lovely I to not have the visa while. I too to want to meet you. I thought already of visiting to you ever but I to not decide yet. My lovely you can give to me some days that I precisely to answer your question on arrival to you? How are you? What weather at you there? You to know, I very much to get used to you with each yours the new letter! I so am glad, that we to find each other. Due to you at me send affairs, i became happy, about it to notice all: at work to me to speak, that at me to appear it is more than forces, at home too there was all well. My mum to transfer you greetings! She All time to ask as us with you affairs. I to speak, that all is good. I always to think of you. each time before dream I to thank the god that it Has given me you. I on religion orthodox christian and I to trust in the god. You to trust in the god? I think directly the happiest woman on light. Know why? As I have studied the God, I have studied Jesus Christ, I have studied Sacred Spirit, which in me. When Jesus Christ has given life on a cross, Blood for our sins, we have received a huge opportunity, huge happiness - is simple So, for something, just the God of us likes, - to receive life, eternal life. Jesus Christ - a source of my life. I am constant to go to church and to pray to the god that with me and with my relatives all it was good. To ask I the god about you and about yours health. I admire with Jesus as it gives me force. It gives us hope and gives a pardon. On a degree almost two thousand years imperfect term of people Inspiration from a unique source of the perfect life of all cases. Today we as never demand hearing Jesus's sermon On boundless love and the world. He is my Savior and the biggest hope concerning all world. If we followed his doctrine even on 20, the world would be much better. I am correct to speak about it? I to know, that you also so to think. I of nothing can do with myself. I is constant to think of you. I to speak my mum, that you the good person and, that you can trust. Mum all is equal to speak, that I to be cautious in a choice and not To be mistaken. She to speak, that we should learn about the friend The friend is closer. You to understand, that she to wish goods and happiness? My mum very wise person, she to know, that speaks. I with impatience to wait for your letter, Because with each letter we become closer to Each other, you with me agree? I to want, that so to be always! I to worry because of that that slightly i was not so good to know English and work with the computer. To me all time to have to ask the girlfriend as it to do. But all Equally I am very glad. I to look forward to hearing from you and to give you a kiss of love! Your love! Good-bye. For ever your Tatyana.
Tatyana mailto:email@example.com
Letter 2
Greetings my lovely, Joey!!!
I am glad that you to write to me again. I very much waited for your letter for me. My lovely I make the apologies for that that I to not write to you so for a long time. My lovely in the Internet of cafe whence I to write to you to the days off to make check of computers on presence of viruses and it to be closed. I am very glad that you to write to me. I yesterday had conversation with my mum and I to tell to her that whether it is possible to construct ours with you relations without a meeting. She has told that people if love each other that they should be together. I also to consider. I am glad that you to trust me my lovely. I missed on you all this time. I to try to write to you each day. I to not want to miss any your word, any letter for me. Each letter or the message on you to bring to me it is a lot of pleasure and happiness in my heart what it would not be. I think that we should construct ours relations on trust and understanding. Without it it is impossible to build anyone relations. I to want that you me to understand correctly and to trust me. I to trust you completely because I am sure in the feelings and in your relation to me. And you how to consider my love? I think that you not against such words. We should trust to trust each other.
Mine mum to transfer you huge greetings and the best regards.
She to trust that you to not leave me one. I am in love with you my lovely and to want with you serious relations. I shall wait for your letter tomorrow my love. Write to me soon. I with huge impatience shall wait your answer. For ever your Tatyana.
Tatyana mailto:email@example.com
Letter 3
Greetings my love, Joey.
I am happy to read your letter. I so to want to be your lady and yours princess in life. I so strongly to miss on you, mine love, that I to not represent life without you. Today I to go on exhibition Spanish the artist. I to see there a picture, where the girl kiss with the man. I long to stand and look on this picture and to present us with you. I to close eyes and to present, that we to be on a coast the river only two. The breeze blows, shines years the sun, water in the river very quiet. The grass easily shakes and rustles cane. We sit two on a coast the river and we are happy. You to hold me in the hands and to us so it is good, that more than nothing it is necessary to us also we are ready To sit so all life. Then we to lay in a grass and long long kiss. Ours kiss to dement us and we may not constrain our desires And we to engage love. I was so am excited my ideas, that I was more the picture might not look and I at once to write to you. It is very a pity to me, that it only my dreams. I to want to be with you and to carry out them. You to want It? You to want to see me? I love you also I can not without you. I of you very much to ask, that we to be together fast. I am very strong to want to be with you. I to trust, that you to want me and to make everything that we to be together. I i shall wait your letter, my love. I love you my prince. Your Tatyana.
Tatyana mailto:email@example.com
Letter 4
that you to write to me and I am glad to receive each your letter for me. I very much wait for your letter each time and with impatience to read it. I am happy what to meet you and I would be the happiest girl in the world if we have met soon. My lovely I shall issue the visa of the tourist b-2 and for this purpose it is necessary for me 350 $. You can help me with money for the visa? My lovely I to want to be with you, my feelings to you sincere and most clean. I to not want to lose you. I want to create with you and only with you remarkable family. I want that we were together. I close my eyes, I see you near to me - two hearts, bound in a circle of love. Two bodies pressed close to each other.
Letter 5
Greetings my love, Joey!!!
I so am happy to see your letter.
I am very much in love with you and I shall not hide it. I can not already without you I become attached to you with each letter. You are necessary for me and I am necessary you. We simply should be together. I all to think of us. I to think when we shall be together. When we shall embrace and kiss each other. This so is fine to be with the loved person. I to hope, that at you for this time all was good. I want, that you have written to me as there was your day. As at you health. I to think, that I should know it as the future wife. You with me agree. We should not have from each other secrets. I very much love of you and to want to be with you. I to think of ours a meeting each day. I to hope, that it will take place soon. I to send to you the most passionate kiss. I to want you to tell once again, that I to love you. I shall wait from you the letter.
For ever your Tatyana.
Letter 6
Greetings my prince, Joey !!!
I again am very glad to receive your letter today. It to me very much it is pleasant to read your words. You to not represent at all as I to miss on to you here, absolutely alone. But it is pleasant for me because your fine words of love to warm my heart and I to trust that soon we can to be together. I so to want it. You in my dreams always and everywhere. I itself I do not know that occurs to me, but I with confidence can to tell that it is love, and not simply love, and love true and sincere which may be only between loving each other people, that is between us. I in your words to feel it. You to me it is necessary my lovely. I am very happy that have met you. I only and to dream of that day of our meeting. About that instant when we see the friend the friend. It is fine. Write to me soon my love. I with huge pleasure I shall wait for your letter for me and only for me.
I to trust that you to do the utmost that our hearts and bodies were together. I very much miss on you my love.
For ever your princess Tatyana.
Letter 7
Hello my love, Joey.
Thank you my love for fine letter. Know, that you are very dear to me. I want to be only with you. My lovely I it is glad that you to send me of money on Saturday and I can take off for Moscow to begin procedure of registration of the visa and necessary documents. I to write to you the address where you can send money:
(7 ) (845) 2524110
Tatyana Kiseleva
Every day to me the distance between us is more sick to transfer everyone. But ideas that remained all slightly---to me help!
I so dream to be near to you.
I wish us with you
Huge island of love,
That were there
Only I and you!
I wish us with you
To meet one day.
I wish us with you
To be and breathe together.
I wish us huge happiness,
Romanticism and big heat.
I wish us to speak with you:
" he at me one " - " she at me one! "
I might not present myself earlier, that it is possible so strongly to love persons, To feel for him, to be afraid of it to lose...
You really mean very much much for me. You unique with whom I can present all my other life! You are my prince whom I so long waited. I dream of you, it is a pity, that you may not see, how I smile, recollecting you, may not see pleasure on my person, when I think of you. Yes, I love you, my charm, I want that life yours Was pleasant, in every respect, that vital your way was in The pleasure, surrounded with quiet and long happiness. I want to kiss you and to tell I LOVE YOU!!! The knight mine, the happiness is possible only if we shall be a line! With impatience I wait for ours with you of a meeting when I gently can embrace you and kiss. My love to you is wide as the sea, is boundless as the sky!!!! I very much want to be near to you...
To touch you, to feel your breath...
To nestle on you, to wake up near to you!
Want to be with you beside to sink in depth of your tender eyes, to feel Heat of your lips and tenderness of hands...
I wake up and lie down with an idea on you.
For ever your princess Tatyana.
Tatyana mailto:email@example.com
Letter 8
Hello my love, Joey.
Thank you letter for me. My lovely I it is glad that you can to send me other part of money that I to take off for Moscow. I to write to you the address again where you can send me of money:
(7 ) (845) 2524110
Tatyana Kiseleva
You know, simply, neither day, nor hour, minute does not pass without your image in ideas of mine. I miss, I wait, I Love you! Each your sigh, each your sight is caught by I as fiduciary from you.In everyone movement and gesture yours I see perfection. To look in your eyes such pleasure.The touch of hands your gentle in all body mine causes a shiver.And each part of a body of mine to embrace you and to kiss every second calls. I know that that never and anywhere a meeting such as you. You for me became meaning of the life. To you only one to give all tenderness and love the. And not hiding, not thawing want to tell that I love you. I need your attention and understanding.It is glad that you have appeared in my life. My life from it only became brighter and happier. And my soul any more so is lonely, as earlier.
Rhythm - a basis of life. Rhythmically beats about stones an ocean surf, rhythmically ascends the sun also is declined to a decline, it on a sky the moon rhythmically replaces. Walking, breath, speech, pulse of heart - a rhythm and when it is broken, broken all. I can not tell, that my rhythm has come to naught, but without you all has lost paints, If not to tell sense I each day ask the Sky that we were together.I for a while have lost management of events, have lost an opportunity to supervise them.I want to be only with you. You have illuminated all my life by light of Life, light of goods and heat. Tatyana.
Tatyana mailto:email@example.com
Created: 2006-08-07 Last updated: 2006-08-07 Views: 181


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and no amount of sunny thoughts can erase the chill completely.
"Join me on my hunt for new ways to see beauty and to express feeling ... to keep life simple, to notice the little things and to love it all. "
Annie Edelman
... love life all over again ... anyway.
and no amount of sunny thoughts can erase the chill completely.
6 comments:
- laughingwolf said...
always easier said than done, as you know, annie...
- Tuesday, 09 March, 2010
I read this forum since 2 weeks and now i have decided to register to share with you my ideas. [url=http://inglourious-seo.com]:)[/url]
- Tuesday, 09 March, 2010
- Julie@beingRUBY said...
Hi Annie
It's true.. that some memories are tough but they are what they are [unfortunately] .. hopefully we can create new memories that tip the scales in the opposite direction,
Thanks for your lovely comment.. have a wonderful weekend,. xx Julie
- Friday, 26 March, 2010
- Linda Sue said...
Some great advice there! I also think that sometimes faking it helps get the ball rolling on loving life again and again and again...
- Friday, 26 March, 2010
- Kadira said...
Hi Annie, dropping by to say hello! as always your tales are insightful and touch a spot somewhere within us. xx Kadira
- Thursday, 22 April, 2010
- j u s t i m a g i n e said...
love it.
- Sunday, 06 June, 2010


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Try my famous potato salad. It's so hard to stop eating! This is also a reliable recipe for parties and gatherings.
Addictive Potato Salad
· 4 potatoes
· 1 to 2 sticks of celery (depending on the size add extra)
· ½ of onion
· 3 to 4 boiled eggs
· 100cc of mayonnaise (preferably Japanese mayo)
· salt
· pepper
1. Cut the potatoes into bite sized pieces. Place the potatoes in a pot. Add enough water to cover the potatoes. Add about 1 teaspoon of salt. Let it boil until the potatoes are soft. Once if softens, drain the water and heat up just the potatoes in the same pot until the water evaporates.
2. Finely chop the celery and onion.
3. Chop the boiled eggs into ½ an inch cube.
4. Combine and mix everything in a bowl and add mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper.


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Rockstar Games Presents: Table TennisReviewing: Rockstar Games Presents: Table Tennis Xbox 360 | Rating:
Rockstar Games isn't exactly a publisher renowned for its family-friendly titles - the Grand Theft Auto series has become a staple of the industry, and the bane of many a concerned parent. In what seems like an almost ironic twist to the Rockstar story, they've released Table Tennis for the Xbox 360 to little hoopla from cranky old anti-gamers such as Jack Thompson and the like, who are too busy devouring some humble pie to speak against the evils of Ping Pong.
Table Tennis is a realistic simulation of the sport that is the domain of the deft of hand and nimble of wrist, and faithfully recreates the physical nuances of a surprisingly complex pass-time with its R.A.G.E engine, a robust and capable backbone that is also featured in the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 4. Using analog flicks, turbo shots, backspins and all manner of trickery and maneuver, you'll be delighted at the depth and accuracy of the control scheme and how your motions are rendered in-game.
The game displays some impressive visuals - cloth physics that fold and furl with movement, highly detailed character models - although this is to be expected when encountering a game with such limited scope. The major contention that cripples this game is the lack of meat; the content is minimal, with only a handful of players to choose from and a supremely truncated single-player mode. There is simply not enough to occupy oneself with for more than a few hours, unless you really, REALLY enjoy the core gameplay mechanic. Xbox Live play and unlockable achievements add some limited longevity.


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The well-documented case of a feral child who didn't speak, ran on all fours, and was captured in post-Revolution France and studied by a succession of Enlightenment-influenced thinkers gets an interesting, well-informed retelling, but unlike his inquisitors, the boy never comes into focus.
Two who studied him left detailed accounts of their observations: a teacher at a boys' school, Pierre-Joseph Bonnaterre, and later, a doctor at a Paris school for deaf-mute children, Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard, who undertook his education and gave him his name: Victor. Itard's intelligent, compassionate housekeeper opened her home to him. Though Victor never learned to speak, Itard's mostly humane, child-centered teaching profoundly influenced later educators. Inconsistencies in Losure's take abound. Scenery and buildings merit detailed description, but historical and cultural context is lacking—the French Revolution isn't mentioned. Readers are invited to judge "cold-eyed" scientists, especially Bonnaterre ("to him, the boy was only a specimen") by contemporary standards. Itard's harshest actions (knowing Victor's fear of heights, Itard dangled him out a high window) escape editorializing. Text, syntax and vocabulary envision quite young readers, yet the eight pages of scholarly footnotes and academic bibliography are strictly for adults. Resources for children or teachers aren't provided. Victor is known only through those who observed and studied him. Losure's speculations on what he might have felt have a distancing effect and do not belong in a work of nonfiction.
An interesting account, but Victor remains as inscrutable as ever. (author's note) (Nonfiction. 10 & up)


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[News] The Vaccines Cancel Their Fall Tour
You can't fault The Vaccines for the amount of work they've put in over the past 12 months. They've toured relentlessly, supported Arcade Fire and played s song with Minor Threat, and generally torn through hundreds of dates. It looks like it's taken its toll on lead singer Justin Young though, (I think the picture above is fitting), as the band have cancelled a string of dates. Read the statement from the man himself below:
"Sorry to keep so many of you in the dark regarding our touring plans over the next few weeks, but we wanted to be sure of them before we spoke to you. Unfortunately, the Doctor has now confirmed that, this week, he will be operating on my throat for a third time this year. It was the wait for this decision, and no other reason, that meant we were able to complete commitments over this last week and why we will not be able to complete those in the coming weeks.
In a bid to allow my throat to recover and rehabilitate completely, we will be cancelling all shows, including our trips to North America in September and Japan and Europe in October. We will resume with our touring commitments in Paris on October 26th before supporting our friends the Arctic Monkeys here in the UK. This allows me to have eight weeks of the best vocal therapy available, allowing the best possible chance of complete recovery.
As I have said before, we understand any anger or upset, but we hope you all understand that we are completely devastated by this problem that has continued to plague us personally and professionally during the best year of our lives. Cancelling shows in exchange for repeated hospital visits plain fucking sucks. I know it may seem unfair that we continue to visit certain places whilst failing to visit your city or country, but touring is all we have ever wanted to do, so to suggest that we may not want to play a show, or that certain shows take priority over others, is not true. We are simply following the Doctor's orders. You have our word on that. We need to be able to perform to the best of our abilities without doing permanent damage to my throat. I can assure you that if you grant us your understanding and your patience, we will be in your hometown to play for you in the very near future.
The following dates have now been rescheduled from October to the new dates below, tickets from the original shows will remain valid for these:
Sun 11 Dec Hamburg Knust
Mon 12 Dec Koln Luxor
Wed 14 Dec Amsterdam Paradiso
Thu 15 Dec Copenhagen Vega
Fri 16 Dec Stockholm Debaser Medis
Sun 18 Dec Berlin Postbahnhof
Mon 19 Dec Brussels AB Main Hall
For those of you in Italy, Ireland and North America, please bear with us whilst we endeavour to reschedule the affected dates. Japanese dates will now happen in February and we will also be announcing dates in South and Central America very soon too.
Once again, please accept our sincerest apologies and know that we are extremely sorry to let you all down. I hope we will see as many of you as possible in the Autumn. Justin x"
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Ah, the spa. It's one of the first places I want to visit when escaping everyday life. Recently, I spent five fun-filled days at Beaches Negril Resort & Spa in Jamaica, and had the opportunity to tour and experience their Red Lane Spa. They offer classic European spa services with a unique Caribbean flair. You can choose from a wide array of body, massage, facial and salon treatments; and also choose where to have it done – at the spa, on the beach or in the privacy of your own suite. Sweet! Indulge solo or with a couples package. They use all-natural organic products made from nourishing tropical ingredients and even boast a Tropical Nail Bar with a palate of eco-vegan nail lacuers and glistening Shellac nail treatments.
Renee and I were in Jamaica to run the Reggae Half Marathon and chose to have 50 minute Tropical Bliss and Sports Relief massages after our race – on the beach. It was pure awesomeness. Our massage therapists were attentive and made sure to apply the perfect amount of pressure that was right for each of us. Listening to the natural sounds of the water and taking in the fresh air made this experience extra special. It was paradise.
Whether you get pampered on the beach or inside the spa, be prepared to be thoroughly relaxed and allow yourself some time to enjoy the feeling. While there are many awesome activities to participate in at Beaches Negril, after the spa I recommend some down time with a lounge chair and a cool tropical drink.
For more information, visit http://www.beaches.com/RedLane/
Until next time, I'm off and running …
Lorraine Robertson is an author, nationally published freelance writer and creator of the site RunWifeyRun.com. After three marathons, 13 half marathons and countless smaller races she's still packing her running shoes and looking for her next great race. Lorraine was featured on the Travel Channel's "Great Cruises: Why Not The Mediterranean?" television show and her life-changing wedding appeared on TLC's "A Wedding Story." She lives in the metro Atlanta area with her husband, Napoleon and their kids, Miles, 11, and Milan, 9.
Disclosure: I received a media rate and a complimentary massage for review purposes. As always, my thoughts and opinions are all my own.


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The edge of the dump outside Puerto Vallarta. Large black birds (buzzards?) wait to get their fill.
Typical dwelling below the dump.
This type of ramshackle construction is where many families lived until the New Beginnings organization began helping build concrete block houses.
Scene from the neighborhood.
Scenes below the dump.
Below the dump. Up on top, "pickers," men, women and young people, sort through the garbage hoping to find something to sell, use, or even eat.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, volunteers come to help the New Beginnings foundation serve hamburgers or hot dogs to the families living near the dump.
Chefs for the day!
More neighborhood scenes.
While the guys grill the burgers, the women chop onions and tomatoes for the salsa.
Getting everything ready for the assembly line. It's an efficient process, developed to feed up to 140 people.
Serving the family members.
Other volunteers bring games for the children to play while the food is cooking. This is sort of a picture version of Bingo using
stones for chips.
Child waiting.
Young mother with her newborn. This may be the only meat she gets in a week.
After lunch, some of the children paint, and some paint each other!
Janet Stevenson is teaching the women at the dump to make jewelry so they can help support their families. Their creations are sold at the Farmer's Market and several other venues in Puerto Vallarta.
Making necklaces after lunch.
Necklace in progress.
Finished necklaces.
Organizing and labeling the jewelry so each woman receives payment for her handiwork.
Great colors!
Though this work is new to them, the women are trying various styles.
Child caught unawares!
Much prettier when not eating a frisbee!
Pensive child.
Beauty everywhere.
I loved holding this baby so his mother could eat. What a sacrifice!
She rescued him before he could eat my necklace.
Despite the heat, the volunteer crew works on finishing another house.
All houses built by New Beginnings now have concrete floors. No more living
on mud during the rainy season.
Finishing the floor.
A new community center for church services and classes is underway.
Andy Stevenson, founder of New Beginnings, giving me a tour.
This will be the kitchen.
Stairs leading to classrooms above.
View of the dump from the roof.
More rooftop views.


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Campus Shuttle Program
The University sponsors a shuttle program through Public Safety provided for students to make it easier and safer for students to travel across campus at night. This service is provided in coordination with the campus STRIPE program.
The shuttle currently runs every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., and Sunday from 3:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. during the Fall and Spring semesters. The shuttle does not operate during the Thanksgiving and Winter breaks.
Important Dates:
- Shuttle ends Fall semester 2018 service on Sunday, 12/16/18 @ 9 pm
- Shuttle begins Spring semester 2019 service on Thursday, 1/10/2019 @ 6 pm
- Shuttle ends Spring semester 2019 service on Sunday, 5/5/2019 @ 9 pm
To request a ride, text 209.600.7233
Along with the ride request, students will need to advise of their pick-up and drop-off locations. The shuttle complies with California's seatbelt law.
The shuttle has established locations on campus to pick up and drop off students, and students can also flag down the van while it is on route between stops. Scheduled shuttle stops:
|Download a PDF of the Shuttle Route
Townhouse/Calaveras Hall parking lot
- Monagan Hall parking lot
- Burns Tower/Pacific Circle
- Presidents Drive and Atchley Way
- Atchley Way and Dave Brubeck Way (S/W)
- Stagg Circle
- Olson Hall and S. Service Road
- Raymond Lodge
- Alex G. Spanos Center (only during events)
The service starts at Monagan Hall and circles the campus in a clockwise direction, stopping at each location on the way. It takes the van approximately 30 minutes to complete a circuit. The shuttle travels to all campus stops unless providing an off campus transport which may delay the 30-minute route time.
The shuttle provides off campus transport of students by text request to the following locations:
Greyhound depot
Amtrak station
St. Joseph's Hospital
Dameron Hospital
Downtown Theater (Regal 16)
Webertown Mall
Sherwood Mall
Sherwood Mall Annex
Lincoln Center
Robinhood Plaza
Stonecreek Village
College Square
- Palm Crossing
- Quail Lakes Shopping
SaveMart (Alpine & Pacific location)
Miracle Mile (Pacific & Castle is the pick-up & drop-off point)
*Public Safety provides a safe and efficient campus shuttle program. In order to maintain these standards, the following is NOT permitted by individuals who choose to ride the shuttle:
- Physically aggressive behavior toward passengers or drivers, including pushing or forcing one's way onto the shuttle
- Blocking, leaning on, holding open, or attempting to open doors when the shuttle is in motion
- Any form of physical contact with the driver
- Any form of inflammatory, disrespectful, or otherwise distracting speech directed toward a driver or passengers
- No alcohol (in open or closed containers)
- Banging on or attempting to board a moving shuttle
- Damaging, defacing or in any way marring the interior or exterior of the shuttle
- Bringing pets on the shuttle (only service animals will be allowed)
- Smoking
Above all else, please demonstrate common courtesy and respect for those around you, and allow all members of Pacific's campus community to get the most out of the Shuttle service.
*Failure to adhere to the standards listed above may result in one or more of the following removal from the shuttle, referral to Judicial Affairs for review under the Student Code of Conduct, or prohibition from further use of the shuttle.
Please email your questions, suggestions or concerns to the Campus Shuttle Program.


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Gold Investing
Gold Investing
Gold investing can be a low-risk type of long-term investment. precious metals financial investment company
Gold is a little more risky than bonds, so that you should be careful to pay attention to this. The reason for this really is that while gold is used in some industries, it does not necessarily need to be worth the maximum amount of money as it is. Also, part of the reason that gold is worth so much money is because of its comparative rarity. If the markets were to become flooded, chances are good that you would lose money. However, gold is likely to stay relatively stable, or increase its value, as time passes.
How stable is gold investing? Well, the demand for gold is much greater than its supply. As you can tell, this is already best for people who are thinking about gold investing. Then is more supply than demand, the cost starts to rise. Considering that the demand for gold is practically twice the amount that is actually mined, the prices for gold will probably go up steadily.
This also means that it is still a good time to invest in gold. The explanation for that is that prices for gold have to go up so that there's not a gold shortage on earth. (After all, the increase in prices will slow up the demand until finally, there's no more gold shortage). Regal Assets Reviews Of Gold 401K IRA
First of all , you should keep in mind about gold investing, is you should not put all of one's money into one type of gold investment. It's also wise to not just go out and buy a number of physical gold. Even though this is a good way to build a solid and insured foundation, it's also wise to be investing in some of the other parts of the gold industry. For example, if you invest in gold mines that are not producing at their top amount yet, or even in potential gold mines, you stand a chance of making more money in the long run.
Since gold is at such high demand, it is likely that any gold mines which are not producing much will start trying to produce more - in order to cash in on the high demand and better prices as well.
Reasonable for investing in gold mines instead of just in physical bits of gold, is that if you only invest in physical gold, it's more inclined that it can be stolen by you, at which point you will lose your complete investment.


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One of my guilty pleasures at home is to watch food shows on channels like The Food Network and the Asian Food Channel. One show that I really like (from the former) is The Great Food Truck Race.
Hosted by Tyler Florence, The Great Food Truck Race is a reality television series where food trucks compete against each other yada yada, blah blah blah. The show also shows the "stressful" part of the whole Food Truck business but also the good. I really like the customers' (positive) reactions when they get to taste whatever food a particular food truck competitor is offering. Priceless!
Now in our country, we have a local version of the whole Food Truck scene. Except this one is not a reality TV show nor is it stressful (at least for us diners) and the best part? We get to eat and experience the whole thing right in the middle of the Capitol Commons park.
Foodies on the lookout for new dining destinations can look forward to an exciting new gustatory adventure right in the heart of Pasig City. Starting September 13, the metro's favorite food trucks will be parked at Capitol Commons, the newest residential and lifestyle destination from developer Ortigas & Co.
For more information, call 401.3332, or visit the Capitol Commons and the Food Truck Park on Facebook for schedules.
About Capitol Commons
Capitol Commons is a new 10-hectare mixed-use development from Ortigas & Co. For 80 years, Ortigas & Co. has been developing masterplanned communities that have thrived over time. It counts in its portfolio some of the country's best residential, business and commercial developments. It is the company behind Metro Manila's well-loved shopping destinations such as Greenhills Shopping Center and Tiendesitas, as well as longstanding residential developments like the Greenhills Subdivision, Greenmeadows and Valle Verde.


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Minerva Pediatr. 2016 Dec;68(6):507-509.
Clinical efficacy of a solution composed by sodium bicarbonate and alginate, aloe vera, propoli, chamomile, calendula and honey, in the treatment of minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis in children.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Honey and Propolis Help Treat Aphthous Stomatitis in Children
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She is our German Short Hair Pointer.
Her coloring is called Liver and White, Patched and Ticked.
She is AKC Registered and she is a Bird Dog used to hunt Pheasant.
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SAS® Analytics helps U. of Oregon optimize financial aid to attract top students
School expects jump in average high school GPAs, SATs for freshmen receiving aid
CARY, NC (Jun. 25, 2013) – Using SAS® Analytics, the University of Oregon is predicting which financial aid offerings will inspire a student with high GPA and SAT scores to enroll.
Of the $35 million in student aid the university annually distributes, a large portion is set aside for incoming freshmen. However, many who are accepted and offered financial aid do not enroll, leaving unfilled spots and undistributed aid.
"The university wanted to know if we could use our merit aid more effectively," said Jonathan Jacobs, Director of Enrollment Management Research at the University of Oregon.
Using SAS® Enterprise Miner™, Jacobs examined first-year applicants who had been accepted and were eligible for merit aid, along with factors that affected enrollment.
Jacobs previously used SAS to analyze ways to improve the percentage of accepted students who enroll. He also studied the characteristics of successful students. This task was to figure out how merit aid could be tweaked to predict and positively influence enrollment rates.
Oregon administrators were concerned that GPA alone was not a sufficient indicator of high-caliber students, since grading varies from school to school. Because some students meeting GPA requirements recorded low SAT scores, Jacobs incorporated SATs into the model.
Jacobs looked at how merit aid affected decisions to attend, comparing in-state vs. out-of-state applicants. He discovered that out-of-state students, who pay substantially higher tuition, were less influenced by the amount of merit aid. For in-state students, the amount of merit aid was a key factor.
Jacobs can easily export analysis results into Excel, where he created a financial aid award simulator. When Jacobs meets with campus leaders he can show them how awards, headcount and diversity would change at differing levels of financial award.
"We can see instantly what would happen if we offered $5,000, $4,000 or $6,000," said Jacobs. "SAS allows me to dive in and model exactly what kind of aid program we can afford that will also maximize our enrollment of high-quality students."
As a result, the University of Oregon increased its top merit aid offering from $2,000 to $5,000 a year to in-state students with a 3.8 GPA and a minimum SAT score of 1,200. Aid amounts were also increased to other qualified in-state students.
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Unlock OnePlus X Bootloader: in order to install the OnePlus X TWRP recovery and Root OnePlus X smartphones, you must first Unlock the OnePlus X Bootloader. This tutorial will take you through all the necessary steps to unlock your device's bootloader. Follow the steps in this OnePlus X unlock bootloader tutorial carefully and contact us if you need any further assistance. Before you begin, be sure to back up your OnePus X device data. By unlocking the bootloader, your data will be wiped. This includes apps, settings, pictures, music etc.
Things You'll Need
- Install the USB Drivers for the OnePlus X onto your PC.
- Extract the contents of the ADB & Fastboot Zip to a folder on your desktop
After you have done this, turn off your OnePlus X. You will need to boot it into fastboot mode in order to continue with the tutorial. If you don't know how to do this then follow the steps outlined below:
- Hold the volume up + power buttons (while the phone is off)
- The OnePlus X will display "fastboot" indicating that it has successfully entered fastboot mode
After you have done this, you must now connect the OnePlus X to one of your computers using the USB cable that came with your device. After you connect, you must open a command prompt window from the ADB folder. Hold the Shift button and Right click on the White space of the folder and click on "Open Command Window here". When the window opens, enter the following command:
- fastboot devices This command will list the connected devices. If your OnePlus X's serial number shows up, then you may proceed. If the OnePlus X is NOT listed, this means that your OnePlus X drivers are not installed correctly. Try again!
Once the OnePlus X is recognized by the PC, you may proceed to unlocking the bootloader using the commands listed hereafter: fastboot oem unlock This command will execute and once it is finished you need to enter the following command: fastboot reboot This command will force the OnePlus X to reboot and, once it restarts, you need to set up a few things:
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USB Debugging – On your OnePlus X, go to
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- Tap on the Build number 7 times.
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Disable OnePlus X CM Recovery Protection
Disable CM Recovery Protection – On your phone go to
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- Then disable the 'Update recovery with system updates' option.
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Keith Marran
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lives in New York City with his husband, David, and his offspring equivalents, Gogo and Rocket.
Everything tagged fire-island
Peace House!
David and I are getting a beach house on Fire Island! For some reason, I didn't want to jinx it, so I've been doing a terrible job of not talking about the impending purchase to anyone. We just got an email from the bank that we are all set to close on Friday, so I think it's safe to make this 100% public!
There's more? Yes! Let's go. »
Acclimating to Island Life
Gogo, Oz, and I are in day 4 of our week out on the island. David and Rodrigo joined us on the first night and day, then our friends Kevin and Jeff came for the next two days. I really appreciated the company, because it took me a while to adjust to island life. Also, I like their company.
There's more? Yes! Let's go. »
The End of the Good Puppies
Up until yesterday, Gogo and Oz had been great on the island. I could let them off leash without any fear of them running away. That ended yesterday.
There's more? Yes! Let's go. »
4 Nights in Fire Island
The past two years, I've rented a place on Fire Island for a week - specifically, in Cherry Grove. Previously, I had taken the pups out, got a 2 bedroom unit, and attempted to get work or writing done.
There's more? Yes! Let's go. »
Still Dreaming of Peace House: The Lower Deck
As I slog through what is turning out to be the longest winter of my life, my mind keeps returning to one thing over and over: Peace House. Any free moment my brain has, it begins to daydream about projects I can start this year.
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Brief Thoughts
What the hell?!??! And Oh My GOD!!!!!
Isle of Dogs Movie
We're at the Holiday Inn Express in the Delhi Airport for our last night. The only beer in the lounge is a Bosnian beer called "Happy By Thursday." India never ceases to surprise me.
At the Jain Temple in Ranakpur, there is a statue of the founder's mother riding an elephant. Anyone that crawls under the elephant is said to have good luck the rest of their life. I got about halfway through when I realized I was much bigger than the average Indian person that this was designed for and started lizard-crawling my way out. Sis shouted "Lorenz! Take a picture!" So now I'm lucky.
We went to a Vishnu temple on Monday and I stepped into some green dye powder somewhere. It's Friday and I still have green speckles on my feet.
My mustache was born in Rajasthan 7 years ago. Yesterday it got a Rajasthani trim and I've had a slew of compliments on it since. I guess I need to come back more frequently for mustache trims.
Tacky Bathroom Selfie
Our hotel in Deogarh is like the Indian version of the hotel in The Shining. Every time I try to get anywhere, I feel like Shelley Duvall at the end, constantly trying to find the way out. I was navigating the MC Escher like hallways trying to find the way to the first floor when I ran into Sis and Lorenz. They said "We're trying to find our way back to our room."
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