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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
False post re-ran again by Wash Po
But then the truth and the facts have never stopped the MSM from posting their version of stories. Or yet, make up stories out of nothing at all. Some might even think that they make up these stories to just make republicans look bad/evil/hateful/bigoted/etc.
See the Confederate Yankee on the latest posting from Washington Post.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Puppets of Light and Sound
This was sent to me by my cousin, so I thought I would share it with more people.
AFP, you bunch idiots you are
AFP/YahooNews Caption: Tuesday August 14, 2007: An elderly Iraqi woman shows two bullets which she says hit her house following an early coalition forces raid in the predominantly Shiite Baghdad suburb of Sadr City. At least 175 people were slaughtered on Tuesday and more than 200 wounded when four suicide truck bombs targeted people from an ancient religious sect in northern Iraq, officials said.(AFP/Wissam al-Okaili)
Please check out this link for a great and impressive take on the recent AFPs recent proclamation that US Forces shot up an old lady's home in Iraq.
This guy puts the Agence France Press in its place and treats them like the idiot people they are. I mean, come on, even my neighbor's toddler can tell the difference between a bullet and an unspent cartridge.
Some reports even tout that these bullets are not even American military issued:
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Mexican Senator demands protection for illegal Mexican's in USA
A Mexican Senate committee passed a measure Wednesday urging President Felipe Calderon to send a diplomatic note to the United States protesting the deportation of an illegal migrant who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year.
She said she would help organize a rally in Tijuana that same day to demand Mexican authorities do more to protect migrants.
"For me it is very important that our government take a strong stand to defend all of us who decide to migrate to another country," she said.
what liberals hear
What Liberals HearNot much more I can say about that. Just too true!
Statement: "The Surge is bringing order to Iraq."
They Hear: "With Troop Rise, Iraqi Detainees Soar in Number"
Statement: "We need to improve intelligence capabilities to meet the threat of terrorism."
They Hear: "Our enemies in a time of war have a privacy right under the constitution."
Statement: "The destruction of the World Trade Center was one of the greatest crimes in history."
They Hear: "The health problems caused by cleaning up the destruction of the World Trade Center was one of the greatest crimes in history."
Statement: "Several men of Middle Eastern appearance were seen acting suspiciously before and after boarding the flight."
They Hear: Intolerance! Hatred! Homopho-oops! RAAAAAACISM!!!!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Kill the Moose, Save the Planet
Norway's Moose Population in Trouble for BelchingYEP. Now its the moose's fault for global warming. Years before, it was the lowly cow that was to blame for the vast amounts of methane, along with various other "greenhouse molecules", that was present in the atmosphere causing global warming.
The poor old Scandinavian moose is now being blamed for climate change, with researchers in Norway claiming that a grown moose can produce 2,100 kilos of methane a year -- equivalent to the CO2 output resulting from a 13,000 kilometer car journey.
Question. How can you equate a level of methane with a level of CO2? C02 is made up of carbon and oxygen. Methane is made up of hydrogen and oxygen molecules. They behave differently. They reside at different levels of the atmosphere.
Norwegian newspapers, citing research from Norway's technical university, said a motorist would have to drive 13,000 kilometers in a car to emit as much CO2 as a moose does in a year.So, therefore, if you want to take an extended vacation, for say 13,000 km, then go kill yourself a moose. Better yet, raise up a pack of them and save them for a rainy day. I heard moose makes great hamburgers.
Much like cows, bacteria in a moose's stomach create methane gas which is considered even more destructive to the environment than carbon gas. Cows pose the same problem.
So, you may ask does Norway plan to save our planet from these vial and deadly creatures? Oh, yes, you bet they do....
Norway has some 120,000 moose but an estimated 35,000 are expected to be killed in this year's moose hunting season, which starts on September 25, Norwegian newspaper VG reported.So, obviously it isn't that big of a problem then if they are going to maintain a population of 90,000 or so a year for hunting purposes. But, I thought global warming due to methane was the defining moment of today?
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Obama in a weird energy policy statement
Democrat Barack Obama said Saturday the country faces an "an urgent moral challenge" to reduce reliance on oil...While I commend Obama for bringing up the fact that we need to talk about our reliance on oil, I don't think it rises to the level of moral decisions like whether to steal or not, whether to cheat on your wife or not, or whether to murder or not.
And, what is wrong with relying on oil to fuel our nation and our nation's economy?? Oil is cheap. Oil is easy to get. Oil is easy to send through production to make thousands of other products that we rely on... like plastics, metal refining, tires, and all kinds of fuel for cars, planes and rockets. If you want to eliminate our reliance on oil, then how is our military going to defend us from attacks when our entire armed forces is driven on oil (and to some extent on nuclear)? Is Obama suggesting that we walk toward our enemies as our tanks and planes will no longer have fuel?
A common sense approach would be to discuss whether we should be increasingly reliant on foreign sources of oil. When liberals, greenies, and socialists talk of reducing our reliance on oil they are only talking about stopping our ability to produce our own energy. They have no qualms with forcing our nation to purchase oil from countries that either are terroristic or support terrorism against us and our allies. Many of our top suppliers are very friendly towards our enemies. And one, Mexico, flaunts our national borders and threatens our national security every single day by shooting at our Border Guards.
...and needs a president willing to defy special interests in Washington that dictate energy policy.hmmm.... he wouldn't be speaking of defying those "special interests" that dictate no drilling, no mining, and no nuclear power would he?? Somehow, I think he is talking about those people who want to free us from foreign oil sources. I am glad he is here to protect us from them.
"We've got to have a president in the White House who sets bold targets and sets broad goals and isn't intimidated by the barriers and the roadblocks and isn't driven by those who already have an investment in the status quo - somebody who can overcome the lobby-driven, divisive politics that characterizes this issue," Obama told about 300 people at Waverly Light and Power, the city utility.WHAT??? I have no idea what he just said. How hard is it for people seeking national office to use proper english?? Who do you think he is talking about??
Words like "divisive" and "lobby-driven" are used by Obama supporters to describe Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York...OOOhhhhhh. So, Sen. Clinton is the driving force behind our energy policy? It is her fault that we are so heavily reliant on foreign oil and are in favor of status-quo?
As a point of fact, no one is in favor of status quo. Status quo leads to dry wells and no expansions in our drilling plans. Some people are in favor of cutting back our drilling plans while others are in favor of expansions.
"We've got an energy policy that doesn't just seem like it's written by industry lobbyists," he said. "It was written by energy lobbyists."
Vice President Dick Cheney led the administration's energy task force, which Obama said met once with environmentalists, once with renewable energy experts and 40 times with oil industry leaders.
And, what is wrong with that? If you put Al Gore in the president's office, those numbers would be reversed. But, what form of energy would environmentalists and renewable energy experts suggest we expand upon? Solar? Solar is not very efficient and very expensive for the normal person. Water? How many environmentalists want to demolish hydroelectric dams around the nation? Wind? How many environmentalists want us to now ban the use of wind power because they supposedly kill too many birds. So, what other forms of energy could these wackos suggest we develop to replace oil? Nuclear? Ha!! Not from these crowds.
Environmentalists have their own special interest groups and lobbyists, but Obama did not decry them. Obama, Clinton and fellow Democratic candidate John Edwards have been arguing over their ties to lobbyists and special interests.Hmmm.. no doubt.
In Waverly, Obama outlined his plans to require the use of more renewable energy, lower carbon in fuels and increase fuel efficiency of cars. Obama noted that his call to increase the number of miles an automobile can go on a gallon of gas upset politically important special interests in Detroit.Lower carbon fuels? So, he would demand higher production costs on the oil and gas we use. This would raise the costs at the pump. He would also require the increase in renewable energy. I wish he would state where he would build these plants. One large solar plant that is projected to be built in California has been beset by protests and lawsuits to stop its construction. Not by Big Oil but by environmentalists.
And the reason why Detroit is against the requirement that cars get higher gas mileage is because they, like most Americans, hate it when the government gets involved in their business. If people wanted higher mileage vehicles they would be swamping the automakers when they are produced. But, the high mileage vehicles are a very small percentage of the total sales of autos and trucks. Take a look at how many Hummers are out on the streets. How many Toyota Prius' do you see?
But he said smart energy policies are needed to reduce global warming, lower gas prices and make the country less reliant on foreign oil.
"It's an urgent moral challenge that demands attention now," he said. "We can free ourselves from the tyranny of oil."
How can increasing our reliance on foreign sources of oil reduce global warming? How can using more "renewable" energies reduce global warming? Please, tell me how using solar power will reduce the heat from the sun and limit space radiation? And, please, tell me how forcing all of these government regulations on us and reducing the supply of cheap petroleum is going to reduce gas prices? If you limit the supply of something while the demand keeps going up, the price of that product will continue to climb drastically. These people are idiots.
Oooooo. I love that statement. The "tyranny of oil". As if oil is the ruler over people with an iron fist, cruelly punishing people for their very existence, and taxing us into poverty. Lest we forget, many nations that the environmentalists are ok with us buying oil from are lead by vicious tyrants. Nations like Nigeria, Venezuela, Iran, and Saudi Arabia.
But yet, the environmentalists do not care where we get our oil from, only as long as it is not from within our borders. We need to increase our own production of oil, coal, gas and methane in order to be free from the whims of OPEC and our enemies. If Iran, Nigeria and Venezuela ever decide to stop shipping oil to us, prices for gas could top $10 a gallon due to our limited supply of oil currently.
If you have ever wanted to see again what our nation would look like without a car on any road, just let elect a Democrat.
Gang takes over hand gesture. Ad agency apologizes.
An ad agency hired by the state of Virginia used people making a gesture with their hands that made a heart shape to denote their love for the state. As anyone knows, the heart is a symbol of caring, love, and devotion.
...Virginia Tourism Corp. officials said Friday. The gesture shows thumbs and index fingers formed into a heart.But as the ad agency is all-knowing and full of research people....
"Our intent was to show people using their hands to make a heart to signify 'Virginia is for Lovers,' " the state's longtime tourism slogan, the agency's president Alisa Bailey said in a statement. "For the majority of people, the heart sign is a symbol of love -- and the campaign's images intended to convey a love of travel and a love of Virginia."
At first, tourism officials thought the gang was a small group in South Carolina and continued with the ads.So, something told them that a gang was using the peaceful loving heart symbol as a symbol of hate, terror and dominance over people and property, but decided to continue on with the ad despite this. If the gang was larger would they have changed the ad?? Since the gang has people, should the ad company not use people in their ads? Oh wait, the girl in the photo on Fox News is wearing RED. The color red is used by a major gang in this country. Shouldn't they have made her change her clothes??
Virginia is still for lovers, but the state's tourism agency will eliminate images of people making heart symbols with their hands in its upcoming advertising campaign because the gesture is also used by a violent street gang.Anyone hear of them???? How much you wanna bet that no one outside of the Carolina's have heard about this gang? But, how many people know what the symbol of the heart means?
The Virginia is for Lovers "Live Passionately" campaign will remove images of models making the hand gesture, one of several signs associated with the Gangster Disciples,...
Then the agency received e-mails this week pointing out that the gesture is flashed by members of Gangster Disciples, also known as Black Gangster Disciples. The Chicago-based group is known for its large-scale crack-cocaine operations,...Wait, I thought they were small gang based in South Carolina?? So, an ad from an ad agency based in Virginia got scared of a correlation between their ad and a group in South Carolina. And then they only pulled the ad when they learned that the gang was actually in Chicago, Illinois.
"Out of respect to those who have concerns about the use of this symbol, we will adjust the creative images in our ad campaign to eliminate any further misinterpretation of the heart/hand symbol," Bailey's statement said. "We regret if anyone interpreted the symbol as anything other than a symbol of love as was intended."Who in this world would confuse the use of the heart symbol with gang activity and then think to themselves that the state of Virginia LOVES gangs and supports that particular gang?!?!? Again, are they going to adjust the ad by removing the colors of blue and red? Those are gang symbols these days? How about removing any hand gestures whatsoever? All gangs use hand gesturing to denote their gang affiliation or that they are worthy of being in a gang.
To succumb to and change an innocent ad based on the hijacking of a symbol by a gang is pure unadulterated cowardice. How else can you explain it? Should we stop using the symbol of the eagle as our national emblem because the Nazi party used it? Or because the Romans used it? Should we stop giving roses to loved ones because satanists use roses in their ceremonies?
Should our police and military stop using guns and ammo because gangs use them too? Should we stop defending christianity because Muslims hate us? Should we just say, "Sorry, we will leave now and not say anything."
Bailey has said that about $400,000 was spent on developing the campaign, excluding the purchase of ad time on broadcast outlets.Talk about throwing money down the drain. Are they going to stop showing people fishing because fish are most likely killed when caught?
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Chertoff: Country will fall without illegals
You know what Michael Chertoff, I don't really give a crap about your opinion of the economy. You were hired because of your supposed skill at security and management of organizing protecting the United States citizens. Why don't you focus on your damn job and stop being concerned with other departments like agriculture and the economy?
If we thought you were a good economist and agriculture head we would have made you the agriculture secretary.Now shut the hell up and do your job!
There is no reason why the Homeland Security Chief should be lecturing this country about the need to allow illegals into this country for economic reasons. Just do your job, do it like the laws tell you to and this country will grow economically.
Think about it. If one third of all prisoners are illegal, if many jobs are taken by illegals, then think of the money saved if they were not in prison and of all the jobs available to people looking for work.
Pro-American Slam Poetry
You gotta just love this....
This man truly loves his country. I honor him by posting his video here.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
House Dems Secured America's Defeat
The House Dems have just passed a bill that will do nothing but raise the cost of energy for consumers. How else can you say it? They refused to allow the increase in domestic oil, gas and coal production. They refused to make construction of refineries and nuclear power plants affordable (and possible).
How can anyone in this world believe that MAKING energy companies spend billions on unproven "alternative" energy sources will save consumer's money?
Declaring a new direction in energy policy, the U.S. House of Representatives approved $16 billion in taxes on oil companies, while providing billions of dollars in tax breaks and incentives for renewable energy and conservation efforts.Here's the thing. Requiring biofuels and alternative sources of energy is fine for energy companies that are located in areas that can produce these alternates, but for other companies, they will have to BUY these alternative energies. This of course, raises rates on consumers. As it is, even with subsidies, the cost to consumers for alternative energies is more expensive than so-called traditional sources. Many companies give consumers the choice of energy sources. But they also highlight the fact that they consumers will pay a premium for "saving the earth".
The House passed the tax provisions by a vote of 221-189 Saturday. Earlier it had approved, 241-172, a companion energy package aimed at boosting energy efficiency and expanding use of biofuels, wind power and other renewable energy sources.
On one of the most contentious and heavily lobbied issues, the House voted to require investor-owned electric utilities nationwide to generate at least 15 percent of their electricity from renewable energy sources such as wind or biofuels.Repeat after me. THERE IS NO MAN-MADE GLOBAL WARMING!!!! Good Gawd!!
The utilities and business interests had argued aggressively against the federal renewables mandate, saying it would raise electricity prices in regions of the country that do not have abundant wind energy. But environmentalists said the requirement will spur investments in renewable fuels and help address global warming as utilities use less coal.
Ok, do you want to see how screwed up these people are?? Read on...
"This will save consumers money," said Democratic congressman Tom Udall, the provision's co-sponsor, maintaining utilities will have to use less high-priced natural gas.Yep, you read that right. This bill will save you money by forcing these companies to buy LESS natural gas to power their natural gas fired electric plants. This bozo says that natural gas is high priced. It is the cheapest thing around right now. And, the reason these companies are using natural gas is because they were forced to move away from coal years ago by the eco-nuts who are now forcing them to move away from this clean energy.
Are they really expecting us to believe that creating energy through ethanol, wind, and solar is less costly than natural gas??? These people are idiots. At least they can count on an illiterate and ignorant society.
1) Forcing conversions to a more delicate and expensive energy producing scheme does not save consumers money.
2) Forcing companies to purchase this more expansive alternate energy will not save consumers money.
3) Insisting that companies force their consumers to buy alternate energy sources will not save consumers money.
4) Using ethanol and biomass fuels (what is that anyway???) will actually increase the use of petroleum products, increase the use of non-preferred lands for corn production, increase fertilizer usage, and mandate the expensive conversion of traditional storage and transport facilities to handle ethanol.
The bill also calls for more stringent energy efficiency standards for appliances and lighting and incentives for building more energy-efficient "green" buildings. It would authorize special bonds for cities and counties to reduce energy demand.What an idiot. They remove the tax breaks from oil and energy companies and give them to people to build green buildings and use alternative energy sources. What does that really mean? It means, it is not economically feasible to switch to "green" energies and to build "green" buildings. It costs more to do these things and people don't really want these products since they do cost more. So, the government of socialists are going to FORCE you to go "green" because these socialists know what is best for you.
Pelosi, a Democrat, said it was essential to commit to renewable energy while reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Doing so, she said, will help address global warming and make the country more energy-independent. "It's about our children, about our future, the world in which they live," Pelosi said.
And, how do you commit to renewable while also reducing reliance on fossil fuels? For one, there are more and more cars on the road each and every month. Two, there are more and more houses being constructed each month. There are more and more energy using products than ever before each and every month. This will only increase the need for quick and efficient energy sources.
Solar is still very inefficient. Ethanol is highly inefficient when compared to oil and coal. We have hydroelectric power, but now the Nazis are forcing their closures due to the harm to fish and the natural environment in the way it looks. Besides, using hydroelectric is not cheaper than traditional means for some reason. The power is free and the dams have long been paid for, but yet, their rates are still very high. And now that the federal government and eco-Nazis are forcing dams to reduce their operations when fish are migrating, the costs will only increase.
And how in the world does this make the country energy independent when there is no actual decrease in the need for foreign energy supplies? This bill does absolutely nothing to increase domestic fuel supplies.
Republican opponents said the legislation ignored the need to produce more domestic oil, natural gas and coal. One Republican lawmaker bemoaned "the pure venom ... against the oil and gas industry."
Republicans said the House bill did nothing to increase domestic oil and natural gas production or take further advantage of coal, the country's most abundant domestic energy resource.
"There's a war going on against energy from fossil fuels," said Republican Ralph Hall, who is from the oil-rich state of Texas. "I can't understand the pure venom felt against the oil and gas industry." Rep. Joe Barton, another Texas Republican, said the bill was "a political exercise" to promote "pet projects, ... pet ideas."
The bill would repeal for oil companies a tax break given in 2004 to help domestic manufacturers compete against foreign companies, and another tax break pertaining to income from foreign oil production. The House-passed bill also includes an array of loan guarantees, federal grants and tax breaks for alternative energy programs. They include building biomass factories, research into making ethanol from wood chips and prairie grasses and producing better batteries for hybrid gas-electric automobiles.Research??? What research?!?? Why should the federal government be involved in paying for research into areas that it demands and forces private companies to go into?? If the energy is economically feasible and in the best interest of the company, then the company itself will seek out funding sources for alternative energies. The greatest advancements in America's history have been at the hands of private invention and not federally mandated boondoggles.


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Summary: Gordon finds a recording, and shares it with a brother.
Fandom: Thunderbirds TV-verse
Characters: John Tracy, Gordon Tracy
Rating: K
Original publication date: May 26, 2003
Notes and disclaimer: This story was originally published at fanfiction.net on but was removed due to their policy on song fics. It was published again at FanNation on June 23, 2009, where it remains.
I don't own the characters, and I don't own the song. ITV/Granada owns the Tracy boys, and the song is from Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration, copyright 1991, Children's Television Workshop and Jim Henson Productions. Thanks for letting me borrow them.
Gordon flipped through the recordings in the lounge, looking for an old Beatles CD that he was just sure his father had left in the large collection of music that the family had gathered over the years.
As he flipped through the stacks, his eye was caught by a CD case without a garish cover to it. The case itself was blue, and thinner than the commercial CDs around it. Curious, he pulled it out. The label on it was handwritten and said simply: Bedtime Songs. He put it down on the table and continued his search. Eventually he found the recording he was looking for and took it, and the Bedtime Songs CD back to his room.
He slipped the Bedtime Songs recording into his player and lay down on his bed to listen to it. The music was simple, a single female voice accompanied by piano, singing quiet songs designed to lull a child to sleep. The voice, however, was familiar to him and he struggled to remember to whom it belonged. Finally it hit him; it was the voice of his mother, Lucille.
"Why don't I remember this?' he wondered, as the soothing songs continued, each highlighting his mother's soprano voice. Then a particular song came up, and he sat upright. I remember this one! He hummed along a bit, then got up, pulled the CD from the player, and headed for the lounge. 'John has got to hear this.'
He toggled the switch that put him in communication with Thunderbird 5.
"Gordon to Thunderbird 5."
"Thunderbird 5 here. What do you need, Gordon?" John asked, his voice weary.
"I found a CD that you need to hear." Gordon set the recording up in the lounge's CD player.
"If this is more of your techno-funk…," John began.
"No, it's not," Gordon cut him off. "I found this among Dad's recordings. Just listen to this one song." He programmed the machine to play the song that had brought him upright.
The piano played a simple introduction, and Lucille began to sing.
Well, I'd like to visit the moon,
on a rocket ship high in the air.
Yes, I'd like to visit the moon,
but I don't think I'd like to live there.
Though I'd like to look down at the earth from above,
I would miss all the places and people I love.
So although I might like it for one afternoon,
I don't want to live on the moon.
I'd like to travel under the sea.
I could meet all the fish everywhere.
Yes, I'd travel under the sea,
but I don't think I'd like to live there.
I might stay for a day there if I had my wish,
But there's not much to do when your friends are all fish.
And an oyster and clam aren't real family.
So I don't want to live in the sea.
I'd like to visit the jungle, hear the lions roar.
Go back in time and meet a dinosaur.
There're so many strange places I'd like to be,
but none of them permanently.
So if I should visit the moon,
Well, I'll dance on a moonbeam and then
I will make a wish on a star
and I'll wish I were home once again.
Though I'd like to look down at the earth from above,
I would miss all the places and people I love.
So although I may go, I'll be coming home soon.
'Cause I don't want to live on the moon.
No, I don't want to live on the moon.
John's face took on a nostalgic smile. "I'd forgotten that recording. Mom made it for us to help us go to sleep. She would put it on when you or Alan were really fussy, or if she didn't have enough time to tuck us in properly. I remember that song in particular because I wanted to look down on the earth like that."
"Yeah," Gordon said. "It was the verse about traveling under the sea that made me remember it. And making friends with all the fish. I always liked that part."
John gave Gordon a wide grin. "Thanks for playing it for me."
"You're welcome," Gordon replied, grinning right back. "What's Alan's ETA?"
"Thirty-five minutes. Then I can get back to the 'places and people I love'," John said. "We'll have to play that for Alan, too. He won't remember Mom's voice, but I think he'll appreciate the sentiment."
"Yeah, I do believe he will," Gordon agreed.
"See you in a bit, Gords," John said as he closed communications.
"See you soon." Gordon pulled the recording from the player. "Thanks, Mom, for the reminder," he whispered, as he returned it to its slot, and left the lounge.

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- Creative
- Animation
- Film Production
- Fine Art
- Graphic Design
- Illustration
- Music Production
- Photography
- UI/UX Design
- Writing
One thing I really struggle with is working within 'my style' with water colours. So, I'm practicing with shoes.
I'm going to start by working with shoes that I like, using photos on the internet. I like painting with details, in quite a free way, so not sticking too strictly to the exact shape and style of the image.
I've started this morning with a pair of Grenson brogues, a classic shoe, lots of detailing.
The second pair of shoes I've decided to have a go at painting are some Nike Airs. No shine like the Grensons. Also using a different paper here, and wanted more visible line work with the pencil.


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At the moment, as I said in my last blog post, I am struggling with some family issues, which involve hospitals and treatments which are not going smoothly. My mind is very preoccupied with worry and upset, so it becomes more and more difficult to concentrate on my work...........and yet, I do recognise the need to work because without it, I would have no other focus other than my current problems and difficulties, problems over which I have little or no control.
So - when it happens to you......and it might ....what to do?
Of course, coping strategies vary from person to person and I can only tell you about mine. I find it helpful to do "practical" things, which do not require a lot of creative energy and input. Yesterday, I tidied my workspace. Today, I spent time with a plasma cutter and some copper bowls, terrifying myself with a new bit of kit, bought before Christmas but I have been too nervous to use it; Today I bit the bullet and spent time cutting interesting shapes in the metal while at the same time, trying not to cut interesting shapes out of my fingers! THAT took my mind off my worries, I can tell you! Then, I had to spend time filing off all the rough edges - pretty mindless work, but time-consuming. Here is one I made earlier!
At other times, I have worked on creating some enamel panels, allowing myself to "freewheel", responding purely to the pieces as they developed and came out of the kiln with unexpected results. I have wrecked a few - but that's ok, we all create duds sometimes. I like some of them but I suspect that they may not sell well at my forthcoming "Open Studio"- abstract works are not popular with my particular audience -however selling stuff is something I cannot focus on too much or the stress levels will shoot right up - it has to be "Que sera, sera". What will be, will be.
|"Stormscape" Enamel on copper, 6"x6"
"Summer Heat" Enamel on copper 6"x6"
I recognise that agonising over NOT painting, NOT feeling inspired, NOT being creative "enough" will simply deplete what little energy I have right now. I have to trust that gradually, as things in my life change, so too will my creative life-force. In the meantime...........I will work on my craft items, they occupy me gently, in a quite different way to painting, somehow. I will do things which do not "matter" too much. It is important, I feel, to take lots of deep breaths, when the going is tough. And to spend time doing other things..... tidying up in the studio - very rewarding - fiddling, doodling, experimenting, having few expectations and allowing that to be OK.


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28 May 2013
The chef Moreno Cedroni, with two Michelin stars under his belt, was born in Ancona in 1964 and at the age of just twenty opened the restaurant La Madonnina del Pescatore in Senigallia, named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the ten best fish restaurants in Europe in 2011. He has written several books, including Sushi & Susci, in which he formulates the concept of susci: an innovative and Italian interpretation of raw fish that started out as an imitation of the traditional idea of Japanese sushi and turned into a dish in its own right. In 2000 the realm of his susci became Il Clandestino Susci Bar, in the heart of the most spectacular landscape on the Adriatic coast, at Portonovo. In 2003 he began to produce his renowned gourmet conserves in his Officina workshop and the same year opened the first seafood delicatessen in ?the world?, Anikò, in Senigallia.
The song you never get tired of listening to.
Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive.
The movie you can watch over and over again.
John Milius's Big Wednesday.
The book you fell head over heels in love with.
As a child I had a dream of Umberto Veronesi.
The object you're most attached to.
My bandanna.
Your favorite place.
Il Clandestino in Portonovo.
A cult film you cannot stand.
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
A literary classic you can't bear.
Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo.
The most beautiful automobile ever made.
All the Maserati models.
A journey round the world in three stages.
Tokyo, Rome, Rio.
A contemporary artist whose future in the history of art is assured.
An architect to whom you would entrust the construction of a fantastic place.
A fashion designer for an epoch-making show.
Giorgio Armani.
An artist you consider overrated.
A fashion designer you consider overrated.
An architect and/or designer you consider overrated.
An elegant person.
Diego Della Valle.
An inelegant person.
Roberto Formigoni.
Who would you advise to change profession?
Many politicians.
A bad habit you have?
Being touchy.
What would you like to overindulge in?
The sun.
What can't you do without?
The seaside.
What would you like to be a champion of?
The hotel and restaurant at the top of your personal league table.
La Mamounia in Marrakesh, Quique Dacosta in Dénia.
The greatest invention of all time.
The airplane.
The historical figure you are most grateful to.
Cristopher Columbus.


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Sea Turtle nesting season on Saba Beach is from March to August each year. This period of the months, Made Kikik and his team look for and collect the eggs along the beach from Biaung, Lepang, Purnama,Saba and Masceti.
They have to play "catch if you can" with wild dogs. These predators will eat those fresh eggs. So Made Kikik and his team can not do much if found those nesting are empty and some eggshell left while inside was eaten by those wild dogs.
Some beach are now fenced by property owner or government to protect from erosion. This affect turtle nesting habitat and they do not want to make nest (dug sand to make hole). Turtle just wants to lay egg in natural environment without any disturbance e.g light from Villas/hotels on the beach.
From time to time sea turtle is endangered. In the past, a lot of turtle use for ritual. Now is banned any turtle use for ritual or eating. However, there is always black market from outside Bali that import turtle for misuse.
In Saba village, Blahbatuh where located Turtle Conservation Saba, led by Made Kikik is one of battle against this misuse. This conservation work very hard to save and protect from sea turtle endangered.
In the old days, Made Kikik did turtle egg hatching in his own home. Initiated by Gianyar Regency, Anak Agung Gde Agung Bharata as regent donated IDR 50 millions. Then Made Kikik was able to build and set up The Turtle Conservation Saba.
It is easy to find this turtle conservation Saba, located adjecent with Jeeva Saba Villa. Few meters before this turtle conservation, nestled Pura Anyar which belong to Puri Saba (Saba Palace)
However he and his team need your donation as this conservation has no finance support from government.
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It's the end of the week. TGIF and all that. I wish it were TGI-six months from now. Because maybe all of the house-related problems we've been having lately will have been resolved by then. I certainly hope so.
In the midst of all this anguish, I was bouncing around through my flash drive and found the first 10 pages of something I wrote last year, maybe around this time, when I was floundering. I'd had an idea and it resonated just long enough for me to write those few pages and then I promptly abandoned it.
I have a lot of those files in my flash drive. The beginning of stories that never get told.
But in this case, the story might actually get a chance. I read those pages and said, "Hey, this isn't half bad." And I proceeded to write five more pages. And then five more. And now I've got 30 pages, which I showed to my agent to see if he thought it was worth moving forward. He did. He was incredibly encouraging.
Sometimes looking through the flash drive is a really good idea. I haven't written much since I turned my last manuscript in to my agent this past summer. I started another YA book, but haven't gotten too far with it. And then all those house things started to go wrong and distractions overruled creativity.
Maybe I should write about dishwashers breaking down, trees falling during hurricanes, showers that leak into basement ceilings, mice in the attic, and non-watertight porch windows.
Or maybe not.
Let's just say the book I'm working on now doesn't have any of those things.


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Hot of the heels of the 2008 release, "Caesura", for Type Records, Keith returns with a collection of previously unreleased b-sides from his past 4 releases, spanning almost 10 years. The songs range in style from the Boards of Canada-influenced "Bounce Dive" to the pure ambient drone of "The Jaguar Sun" and the reverbed guitar glory of songs like "Carry With Us". Fans of Keith's previous albums should find a steady diet of material to feast on while awaiting the next proper release, while giving newcomers a good introduction to his body of work.


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Designing for Web: Making the Internet Pretty and Functional
When you're in design school, they teach you how to solve problems. Your main goal is not to make something pretty (although I do like it when things look pretty), it's about making your design work for the product. Now, we could go down a rabbit hole and talk about all the different ways this idea applies to every aspect of graphic design. Instead, we're going to talk specifically about web design, and how it's unique in the design world because of two things:
1: Web design requires the mixing of both a math brain and a creative brain to be successful.
2: Web design is interactive and constantly changing.
Recently, I had the pleasure of working with one of our talented engineers at Red Nova Labs, Eric. We were creating a fairly simple interface within a website, but it took quite a bit of communication between the two of us to get it completed. Eric built the interface first, and then I styled it. In the short amount of time we worked together I learned that engineers and designers process much differently. For example, Eric is very straightforward in his thinking, whereas I tend to be a little outside of the box in my processing. We always arrived at a good solution, but it took plenty of communication to get us there.
Designing for web is a little more complicated than print because you're constantly changing out content, designing for multiple types of browsers and platforms, and people interact with your design in a much different way than they would with print. Those first two are pretty easy to work around, but the interaction is always shifting. For example, smart phones and tablets have really affected how we design websites. Have you noticed less Flash in your websites recently? It's almost prehistoric these days. You can thank the iPhone for that.
As a designer, I have to imagine how someone would interact with a web site, instead of just designing something that's visually appealing. Have you ever been frustrated with an update on Facebook? Let's be honest, some updates are better than others. Facebook is a great example of why choosing aesthetic and creativity over functionality is a big mistake. In fairness to Facebook, they've noticed this mistake in the past, and made some improvements on their design. Another popular social media website, Pinterest, also recently had an update. In my opinion, it's a great update. It didn't completely change how I interact with the site, and it made some small improvements to the overall look that are very clean.
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United Way funding comes through for two Oak Park and River Forest agencies
Parenthesis funding doubled over last year
By Megan Dooley
The Chicago area branch of the worldwide charity organization United Way has a new approach to its charitable initiatives — dubbed Live United 2020 — which was officially announced Friday morning. And that focus on early childhood education was good news for two local social service agencies but spelled trouble for a third.
Parenthesis Family Center and the Oak Park and River Forest Day Nursery saw stable to increased funding for the coming year. But as the Journal previously reported, the new United Way focus left Hephzibah Children's Association out of the running for continuing funding.
The two demographics the organization aims to target are pre-Kindergarten and middle school aged kids. Those years are critical, and predictors of success throughout a child's education, said Wendy DeBoe, chief operating officer for United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, at the Sept. 9 Live United launch. The organization will invest $9 million for the educational initiative at the outset, and partner with 48 non-profit organizations, 26 of which will be focused on children grades six through eight, and 31 of which will focus on early childhood education. "We want to go narrow and deep into communities of greatest need," DeBoe said.
An indication of this change in direction came late last month in Oak Park, when Hephzibah told Wednesday Journal it had been quietly notified that its grant application for United Way funding had been denied this year. That meant a loss of some $100,000 in funds used to subsidize fees for Hephzibah's day care program, and the end of a 35-year partnership between the two organizations.
The reason for the grant denial, according to representatives at United Way, was that Hephzibah's program does not fit with the new Live United early education target, for children from birth to five years old. Rather, the Hephzibah day care program is for children ages five and up.
But two local organizations did make the cut. The Oak Park and River Forest Day Nursery, located on Randolph in Oak Park, and Parenthesis Family Center, located on S. Euclid, were both approved for grant funding this year. The Day Nursery was granted $54,000 and Parenthesis was granted $56,000.
At the launch, DeBoe specified that United Way aimed to support preschool programs and home visitations as part of the early childhood initiative. Both the Day Nursery and Parenthesis Family Center have programs that are in line with that goal.
"I do feel that the nursery fits in with the vision," said Catherine Hart, executive director for the Day Nursery. "That's what we're all about is quality child care, [and] we do have a preschool component within our system. So when the children walk in that door, they walk out ready to learn. They're prepared for Kindergarten."
The Day Nursery serves children from two to six years old, using a creative curriculum that aligns with the Illinois early learning standards for children. It identifies benchmarks that the children should meet, and then tracks their progress in reaching those benchmarks.
"We identify areas where our children are having issues of concern or weakness. We strengthen those areas," Hart said. That all matches up with United Way's guidelines for partner programs. "In terms of the vision, we are living the vision...It fits very well with what we've already been doing."
Parenthesis is a social service organization that targets a range of Oak Park families. Formed as a drop in center for parents with young children, Parenthesis is well known for its efforts on behalf of teen mothers and their babies. Over time, its program aims have broadened and now include service to families of all sorts. It is funded by local government, rather than the state of Illinois, and until now, was able to serve only Oak Park and River Forest as a result. But because of the recent restructuring of United Way from local to regional chapters and thanks to this grant funding, which more than doubled Parenthesis' grant from last year, it will be able to serve communities outside of the local government funded areas.
"It starts now, with this funding," Kathy Kern, executive director of Parenthesis, said of the expansion of service areas.
One of the factors that she said earned them the grant award is the fact that they provide home visits. "We are the only home visitation program in the area," Kern said.
Both Hart and Kern said that they are thrilled to be a part of the new United Way educational mission. But they said without the funding, both organizations would have been in serious jeopardy.
"That's more than an understatement," Hart said. "This is a need. This is an essential need for my agency."
Hephzibah, too, considered the funding a critical need for its program when it found out its grant application had been denied. And though the Community Chest of Oak Park-River Forest stepped in to help ease the blow with a one-time $75,000 grant, Hephzibah Executive Director Mary Anne Brown said it should have been United Way.
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A sinister society provides a point of entry for sleuthing Parisian bookseller Victor Legris to solve a baffling series of murders.
On the first Sunday in January 1894, as a violent storm wracks the Normandy coast, ship's captain Corentin Jourdan rescues a young woman from the icy water. After neighbors whisk her off to safety, Jourdan looks into her bag and is annoyed when he realizes that its contents compel him to travel to Paris. Once there, he awkwardly searches in the Tenderloin District for certain people whose names appear in a notebook from the girl's bag. Not far away, tippling vagrant Martin Lorson witnesses a murder: A man in a felt hat strangles a woman to death. Martin finds, near the body of the opulently dressed victim, an unusual black pendant that he pockets. Hoping to avoid claims of dereliction and also help his sad friend Martin if he can, watchman Alfred Gamache asks for help from Victor, who spends countless hours in his bookshop discussing local events with his assistant, Joseph, aka Jojo. Before Victor can gain any traction in the case of the murdered Louise Fontaine, Baron Edmond de La Gournay and famous couturier Richard Gaétan, both members of the unconventional Black Unicorn Society, are also found murdered under similar circumstances. Could they be connected to the dead Louise?
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How to stop eating at night: Three top tips to curb evening hunger
We've all been there. Standing in the warm glow of the fridge, perusing its contents for leftover apple pie when we know we should be asleep.
We've all been there. Standing in the warm glow of the fridge, perusing its contents for leftover apple pie when we know we should be asleep.
But where a cheeky late-night indulgence can be fun as a one-off, it quickly turns into a problem if it becomes a habit; causing weight gain, unpredictable hunger spikes and trouble sleeping. So how do you curb those late-night cravings?
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Generally, these laws impose obligations on companies not to export certain goods, software or technologies to any country or to a specific country without a licence or permit from the relevant authority. Failure to observe these laws could damage a company's reputation and may result in criminal and civil fines and loss of export privileges for the company as well as fines and potential imprisonment for any individuals or employees involved.
In the UK, export licensing is carried out and regulated by the Export Control Organisation (ECO): a business unit of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS). Exporters may need one of a number of different licences from the ECO for goods, depending on their exact nature, destination and end use.
In the United States the export control regime is divided between the Export Administration Regulations, covering dual-use goods and administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), covering military goods and administered by the Department of State.
Farnborough news
At the Farnborough Airshow in July there was wide consensus that companies were keen to increase their exports to Asia and the Middle East, while contracting to Western countries had slowed down. However, as cross-border competition in the defence market increases, customer nations increasingly desire technology transfer to maintain control over their country's defence assets. It was apparent at Farnborough that a company's ability to offer technology transfer is fast becoming an issue that differentiates suppliers. Commentators have observed that European defence companies may have an advantage over their US competitors, who are subject to strict sanctions following a breach of the ITAR rules.
Export control systems have come under scrutiny in recent months in the UK and the US. In April 2010 the US Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, questioned the validity of US export control rules in relation to weapons and commercial goods with potential military uses, describing the current system as outdated and archaic.
Similarly, in the UK a review conducted by the Committees on Arms Export Controls concluded that, while progress in the development of export control regulation was being made in a number of areas, there is still more to be done and that, in particular, the government needs to take a longer-term view of unstable countries when considering the granting of export licences. From 1 July, and further to recommendations of the Committees on Arms Export Controls, the BIS has released guidance indicating that the ECO will require that undertakings supplied in support of applications for Standard Individual Export Licences contain a declaration by the customer that they will not re-export or transfer the goods to a destination subject to an embargo imposed by the UN, EU or Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe and that to do so would be a breach of that embargo.
UK developments
Recent developments in UK legislation include the introduction of the Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Act 2010, which entered into force on 25 March. The act establishes a criminal offence in relation to "prohibited munitions" (cluster munitions or bomblets designed to be released from aerial dispensers such as the JP233 runway denial weapon) – with a maximum penalty of 14 years' imprisonment for anyone using, developing, possessing, transferring or making arrangements for another person to acquire or transfer a prohibited munition.
The Export Control (Amendment) Order 2010 came into force on 27 January to add the controversial and much-criticised electrostatically powered explosive detectors to the list of dualuse goods in Schedule 3 of the 2008 order, thus rendering them subject to UK export control. In addition, the order clarifies that goods, software and technology listed in Schedule 3 of the Export Controls Order 2008 require a licence to prohibited destinations even if going via a third country.
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US The Bureau of Industry and Security published an interim final rule implementing changes to US export controls that is applicable to encryption items. This simplifies the regulation of encryption software, technology and hardware and seeks to reduce the administrative burden associated with their export and re-export.
China Although there has been a suggestion, led by Spain, that the European weapons embargo on China should be lifted, the European parliament appears to be settled that the ban will not be removed. Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK are among those countries most in favour of maintaining the ban. China's human rights record remains a driver behind this move, as does significant pressure from the US.
Israel The export of certain components has been closely monitored over the last 12 months. However, in its 2010 report the Committee on Arms Export Controls confirmed that components supplied under licence from the UK were used by the Israel Defence Force in Gaza during Operation 'Cast Lead', which began on 27 December 2008, in direct contravention to the UK government's policy that UK arms exports to Israel should not be used in the Occupied Territories.
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Hello , my name is Joy Germack Dances. I came to Eugene from Albuquerque having assisted for over ten years in building a very popular and successful, community driven Pagan Pride Day. Bringing this event to educate others about paganism and to host both a food drive for Lane County and a public ritual open to all comers to our fair cities of Eugene and Springfield. This is a place of mystical mists for much of the year and magical people year round. Bringing the Harvest Festival Pagan Pride event here just seems an natural outcome of who we are. Pagan and pagan friendly volunteers will be welcomed and most likely fed. Many hands make light work and its more fun. Looking forward to hearing from you.
The Pagan Pride Project has approved our event @@@Eugene and Springfield Pagan Pride Day@@@. I feel that the essence of Pagan Pride Day is important enough that this Eugene event will continue to be an annual event honoring the importance of community support involvement, charity for all, interaction, and education.
What happens at an Pagan Pride Event event?
At a minimum, the Pagan Pride celebration in your area will involve three main activities:
- Public ritual: A public gathering where Pagans can network with each other and celebrate an Autumn Equinox ritual.
- Food drive: A food drive or other charitable activity, to share our abundant harvest with others in need, and to make a clear statement to those who have misconceptions about Paganism. We know that our ethics, based on concern for ecology, personal responsibility, and individual freedom, mean that we feel strongly called to actions of social responsibility. It is important for us to highlight our similarity to other religions in that regard.
- Press releases: Press releases and media coverage of our events in order to present the truth about Paganism to our communities, refute common misconceptions, and draw political attention to Paganism in order to try to prevent legislative discrimination against Pagans.
- Other possible activities:Along with these three primary activities, many areas have chosen to add other events and make the gathering a full festival, with merchant booths, music, book-signings, workshops, and other activities. Broom stick races for the kids. Altar contests with witchy prizes. Information booths about your tradition, coven, group, space, meet up groups; or information about your favorite flavor of paganism or pagan-friendly practices.
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Most professional developers use some form of version control at their work but lack such a support system at home. One of the easiest ways to get up and running is by using TortoiseSVN for Windows. The best part about it is that it is both intuitive and FREE! Furthermore, if you have a separate pc that you want to use as a hosted source control server, you can use CollabNet Subversion Server (also a free application).
This tutorial is designed to show how to host a subversion server so it is available to other machines on your network. For my setup, I am running Windows 7 Ultimate edition x64 on my primary machine. For my secondary machine (named BuildServer), I am running Windows 7 Ultimate x32 in a hosted VMWare virtual machine. Both systems already have TortoiseSVN installed. TortoiseSVN is simply one of the best windows clients for subversion. You can download it from: http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/
The next step is to go to the machine where you want to host your source control server. Download the CollabNet Subversion Server for Windows from the following link: http://www.open.collab.net/downloads/subversion/
Once downloaded, begin your install process. The following set of screen shots show what you can expect (as you can see, I am currently using CollabNet Subversion Server 1.6.11).
There are a few options for how you want to host your source control server. Since I am on a Windows machine that has IIS running, I chose to run CollabNet Subversion Server as a windows service. The alternative would be to use the included Apache(MOD_DAV_SVN) server. It has it's own advantages, but I was not patient enough to get the configuration properly set up side by side with IIS. I suspect, if I didn't have IIS on the machine, the Apache install would have been just as easy.
Here I chose the default port for communication but I modified the Repository Path to a shared network drive. By default, it prompts to put the repository in C:\svn_repository. I, however, wanted it on a network path so it can properly be backed up in the event that my virtual machine is turned off.
All of the other selections I chose were the defaults.
Once I initiated the install itself, it also prompted me to enable update notifications.
It ran the auto-update and then showed this last prompt to finish.
I don't recall for certain, but I think the system then prompted me to reboot my machine. Whether prompted or not, I happened to reboot my machine. You can then verify it installed by opening the command prompt and running "svnadmin –version".
I recommend running the command line in administrator mode so you can then perform the next step.
After confirming the software installed successfully, you need to create the service in windows. This can be done through the command prompt using the following command:
sc create binpath="\C:\Program Files\CollabNet\Subversion Server\svnserve.exe\" –service –root C:\" displayname= "Subversion" depend= tcpip start= auto
NOTE: if this command fails to install or you see a different script response, double check that you are running the command prompt in Administrator mode (applicable to Vista & Windows 7 configurations) and that you have administrator rights on the machine.
Next, go to your system services. Find "CollabNet Subversion svnserve" and start the service. A reboot would have been just as effective because the service is set to start automatically. Alternatively, I could have started the service from command line.
For curiosity, I examined the properties of the service and the path to the executable was listed as follows:
"C:\Program Files\CollabNet\Subversion Server\svnserve.exe" --service -r "\\vmware-host\Shared Folders\S\svn_repository" --listen-port "3690"
Notice the switches specifying the repository path and the listen port. Depending on how secure you've got your machine set, you may need to explicitly open the port the local firewall and/or router.
First, verify that the service is working successfully by opening your TortoiseSVN client and entering "svn://localhost" as your repository url.
Once you have verified you can access the repository locally, try to access it remotely. Go to your other machine that is on the same network. Open the TortoiseSVN repository browser and browse either by using the machine's name or direct IP address.
That's it! You are now up and running with your very own hosted source control. I have even verified that after I configured the port pass through on my firewall, I can access my repository server from outside of my home network! Consider yourself warned though. Configuring the port pass through is a definitive security risk. I recommend before setting up your repository for remote access, you consider seeking help from your friendly network administrator….oh wait. If you are reading this, you probably are your own network admin! Just be careful and good luck!
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One of the few saving graces of former phosphate mines is that they provide awesome air for mountain bikers in Florida, and Alafia River State Park is one of the rare places where you can launch on a Florida downhill.
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Parks, natural areas, and trails with developed campsites or campgrounds
Alexander Springs
Surrounding one of Florida's most picturesque first magnitude springs, Alexander Springs Recreation Area provides visitors with many options to enjoy the spring and the woodlands around the spring basin.
Anastasia State Park
Anastasia State Park is windswept and sandy, with an arc of beach that stretches four miles to Matanzas Inlet, curving in on itself to face the ancient city of St. Augustine.
Bahia Honda State Park
Long known for its natural beaches, Bahia Honda State Park has a lot of healing and rebuilding to do after the ravages of Hurricane Irma
Bear Lake Trail
At Blackwater River State Forest, each of the recreation areas offers access to hiking, and popular Bear Lake is no exception. A 4-mile trail loops around this impounded reservoir, which flows into Sweetwater Creek.
Bear Swamp Trail
Little known except to those who frequent Salt Springs Recreation Area in the Ocala National Forest, the Bear Swamp Trail provides a walk into an ancient forest
Big Lagoon Hiking Trails
Near Perdido Key, Big Lagoon State Park is best known for its (really big) lagoon, but the scenic trail system through the scrub is a delight for hardy hikers, involving much trekking through soft white sand.
Big Lagoon State Park
As the name suggests, lagoons are the centerpiece of Big Lagoon State Park, but only one is THE Big Lagoon, a mirror-smooth expanse of saltwater trapped behind dunes within sight and sound of the surf of the Gulf of Mexico.
Bill Frederick Park
Inside the city of Orlando, the urban Bill Frederick Park has a wild side, too, with more than 2 miles of trails to meander through scrub forest and along Turkey Lake.
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