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A three-time American Grammy Award-winning blues musician. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link to the seminal Delta blues that travelled up the Mississippi River and across the expanse of America". His post-modern blues style is influenced by many eras and genres, including folk, rock, jazz and pop. The moniker "Keb Mo" was coined by his original drummer, Quentin Dennard, and picked up by his record label as a "street talk" abbreviation of his given name.
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She's earned six Grammy Awards and numerous Gospel Music Association Dove Awards as well as three multi-platinum albums, six platinum albums and four gold albums. She's achieved 10 Top 40 pop singles and placed 17 hits on the Top 40 Adult Contemporary chart as well as scoring numerous hits on the contemporary Christian charts. A longtime and active Nashville resident, Grant is as well known for her philanthropy as her music. She and husband, Vince Gill, are tireless in their efforts to aid worthy causes.
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In the mid-1980s when bike shop owner Bud Hoffacker visited China he said he was nearly run over by bikes. Thousands of bikes, tens of thousands, millions. More bikes than you could imagine plied the streets of Beijing and other mega-cities in this ancient civilization that has weathered more than its share of change.
Today Beijing is choked with cars. Traffic jams can last for days! Smog is so bad in some cities you need a compass to navigate. Bikes have been banned from many streets to make way for cars.
But that may be changing. China is at a tipping point in its rush to embrace all things modern. The Atlantic takes an intriguing look at what's happening in China as it relates to bikes. The news isn't all bad. Millions still ride bikes to work and to run errands. Even with all the car traffic, bikes are way more prevalent in their streets than ours. I've been criss-crossing Silicon Valley for decades and I rarely see other bikes in any numbers.
Bike share programs are catching on in China. They have enough potential users that bike sharing makes sense. Bike sharing has been tried here with some success in cities already big on bikes, but has failed elsewhere. It's going to take more than a toe in the water to bring Americans into the fold.
In China there are glimmers of hope as youth see the bike as chic, cool, the in thing to do. I see it among some youth here, especially with the fixy crowd. It may be that economics plays a bigger role in the years ahead as easy dollars fade away in our uncertain future. Whatever the outcome, more people riding bikes will be good for our world, good for the heart, good for the spirit. And for that reason I remain hopeful.

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The Lady Braves traveled to Puerto Rico over the Christmas break, December 16-21, to play two games, one versus American University of Puerto Rico and another against University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon. Ottawa University won both match-ups.
Off the basketball court, the girls spent a large amount of time at the beach (go figure!). What made it so exciting is the fact that it was the first time a few of the ladies had ever seen the ocean! The team also visited Old San Juan and explored forts such as El Morro. The theme throughout the trip was #beachinbraves, so anyone on Twitter or Instagram could follow the posts and pictures of the team. Fans really appreciated the posts from the University about the trip, and the team was even mentioned on Twitter by a Puerto Rican English news source.
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Picture this, you're in a bar and a bunch of hot girls walk in. They sit down next to you, and start to flirting with you. All of this happens while they are using their Blackberry. This might sound strange but Julia Royter, a 26 year old actress, said this is exactly what RIM payed her to do in a stealth marketing campaign. "We would just walk into bars, whip out our Blackberrys and try to get guys to look at them by flirting. We'd say, 'Put your number in my phone and I'll totally call you. We'll go out on a date!' But we just wanted them to try the BlackBerry. I definitely didn't call anyone," said Royter.
This was published in an article in the NY Daily News today. (Thanks to Kyle @BlackberryCool for posting). This sounds like a waste of money, but is an interesting way get the brand out there. What are your thoughts on this?


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Louisiana hails Judge Moore-inspired bill
Act would prevent courts from ruling on acknowledgement-of-God issues
The Louisiana Legislature has approved a resolution urging Congress to pass the Constitution Restoration Act, a bill that would prohibit federal courts from ruling in cases involving government officials who acknowledge God "as the sovereign source of law, liberty or government."
During a special session this month to address Katrina recovery issues, Sen. Mike Smith, a Democrat, introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 30, which passed the body by a 34-0 vote. The measure passed the state House by acclamation.
The first of its kind in the nation, the resolution finds that "… the federal judiciary has overstepped its constitutional boundaries and ruled against the acknowledgement of God as the sovereign source of law, liberty and government by local and state officers and other state institutions, including state schools. …"
The measure urges Congress to pass the Constitution Restoration Act of 2005, saying that by doing so lawmakers would be "protecting the ability of the people of Louisiana to display the Ten Commandments in public places, to express their faith in public, to retain God in the Pledge of Allegiance, to retain 'In God We Trust' as our national motto, and to use Article III, Section 2.2 of the United States Constitution to except these areas from the jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court."
As WorldNetDaily reported, the legislation, H.R. 1070 and S. 520, sponsored in the House by Rep Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., and in the Senate by Sen Richard Shelby, R-Ala., was birthed in the aftermath of the ouster of former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who was sanctioned by the courts for acknowledging God by way of a Ten Commandments monument in the state's judicial building. Moore, now a Republican candidate for governor, is a constituent of both lawmakers and was instrumental in drafting the measure.
Touted by some supporters as one of the most important pieces of legislation in U.S. history, the bill states:
The Supreme Court shall not have jurisdiction to review, by appeal, writ of certiorari, or otherwise, any matter to the extent that relief is sought against an element of Federal, State, or local government, or against an officer of Federal, State, or local government (whether or not acting in official personal capacity), by reason of that element's or officer's acknowledgement of God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, or government.
The legislation also addresses what many high-court watchers consider a dangerous trend: Supreme Court justices looking to foreign law and rulings for guidance when deciding cases. States the bill:
In interpreting and applying the Constitution of the United States, a court of the United States may not rely upon any constitution, law, administrative rule, Executive order, directive, policy, judicial decision, or any other action of any foreign state or international organization or agency, other than the constitutional law and English common law.
Under the bill, any judge who violates the proposed rule by making "extrajurisdictional" decisions will have committed an offense that is grounds for impeachment.
The House version currently has 44 co-sponsors, while the Senate bill has eight.
Retired Judge Darrell White, who lives in Baton Rouge, La., and is founder of Retired Judges of America, praised the Legislature's action, highlighting on his blog a recent survey by the Anti-Defamation League showing that 64 percent of the American people believe religion is "under attack," and 53 percent say religion as a whole is "losing its influence in American life."
Wrote White in a op-ed piece published in the Baton Rouge Advocate: "[The Constitution Restoration Act] – the ACLU's worst nightmare – would eliminate Michael Newdow as a topic of conversation. We should have done it a generation ago."
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Congratulations on your decision to study abroad! These pages contain all the information you'll need, from getting credit and financial aid, to how to pack and the cheapest ways to travel.
The Study Abroad Process
In brief:
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- Complete Disciplinary Verification Form
- Run a STAR Degree Audit
- Students attend their Getting Started Appointment
- Apply for Passport
- Attend Planning Appointment
- Deadlines for applying to study abroad:
- Receive Acceptance Letters
- Attend Completion Appointment
- Apply for Visa if necessary
- Purchase Flight
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- Flight information due
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1. Create an Office of Education Abroad Account.
To make an account for a student, click "Login" on the main page, or request advising on any Program page (it doesn't matter which). Select that you have an NMSU username and password. Log in with your username (omit the @nmsu.edu). Then click yes to create a profile.
2. Complete the Disciplinary Verification Form
Disciplinary Verification Form, or pick up a copy in the office. The instructions are located on the top of the form.
3. Complete the Getting Started Signature Document
This can be found by logging in to your Education Abroad Account, and clicking "Advising Application."
Scheduling An Appointment
Once those 3 tasks are complete, you can make an appointment by logging in, and clicking schedule an appointment at the top of the page.
Select the appropriate advisor based on the region you'd like to study in.
Please fill out the request form in the following format, then click Click to Request An Appointment to select a time.
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- Determine which program works best for you based on your study abroad goals
- Review the program budget sheet and sign it to pay the non-refundable $350 processing fee
- Receive and complete the next documents:
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- Course Equivalency Form
- Verification of Financial Aid
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- Complete the Signature Documents on your online Office of Education Abroad account
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- Receive help with your application if necessary
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England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test: Day 3 – Team Effort from Sri Lankans bring themselves back into the game
Some late blows on Day 2 from Sri Lanka brought down England Domination with the tale left on overnight Sri Lanka tighten grip on the test as they reduced the England's first innings lead to 108. Later with the bat Sri Lanka done a reasonably good job as Sri Lanka lead England by 106 runs with 6 wickets in hand. The Sri Lankan chances will be depending on how much more they will bat and what they can set for England.
England looked to bat towards a comfortable position but in the sixth over of the day, Eranga sent back Jordan. Soon in no time Mathews bowling with some good lines seen the set back of Broad and Plunkett as England were 350 for 9. Prior on the other slowly took past the lead over 100 and Eranga got rid of last man Anderson to end the England's innings at 365, which gave England 108 run lead.
Sri Lanka needed to play 12 overs before Lunch as England rattled mid-session. The openers play the span without any problem as Anderson and Broad bowled poor lines as not even a ball of the first ten overs would have gone to hit the stumps. At Lunch interval Sri Lanka was 22 for no loss.
After Lunch, both the batsmen continued to play with ease before Plunkett finally struck in 20th overs as Silva was caught behind for 13. After that some decent partnership between Sangakkara and Karunaratne led Sri Lanka towards covering the deficient. Karunaratne felt five short of his fifty felling to Plunkett similar to Silva after putting 53 for second wicket. Jayawardene came into middle with still 15 runs behind and went to Tea along with Sanga at score 99 for 2.
After the Tea interval, the senior duo Sangakkara and Mahela came forward to lead their team without any sort of urgency. They guided Sri Lanka past the trail and slowly their lead crossed 50 runs. Sangakkara continuing his prime form completed seventh half century in row only the fourth batsmen in history to do that. Finally the partnership of 81 runs came to an end when Moeen Ali got rid of Sangakkara for 55, his second wicket in tests both were of Sangakkara. In his next over Ali got his second wicket of innings and first of a batsman other than Sanga, as he sent back Thirimanne for a Duck. This was Thirimanne's second Duck of the game.
Mahela Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews guided Sri Lanka into day 4 without any other loss as they played out last hour of the day's play without losing any wicket. They put on an unbeaten 38 for 5th wicket in 82 deliveries. In this process Jayawardene completed is 48th Test fifty. At Stumps on Day 3, Sri Lanka lead by 106 with another 6 wickets in hand, will be trying to play at least 2 sessions on Day 4 and get runs as quick as possible to put England under pressure.
Score Details:
Sri Lanka: 257 all out and 214 for 4 (K Sangakkara 55; DPMD Jayawardene 55; MM Ali 2/26, L Plunkett 2/51) lead England: 365 all out (SD Robson 127; AD Mathews 4/44) by 106 runs
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2018 Audi S4 Review, Specs, Price, Release Date – 2018 Audi S4 is a leading performance sport variation of Audi's govt sedan Audi A4. First edition of this car continues to be in improvement from 1991 right until 1994, and it was a sport edition of Audi's 100 sedan. Every next 2018 Audi S4 considering the fact that 1997 has actually been determined by the Audi A4. So each model of Audi A4 has its brother in Audi S4.
Audi S4 has a lot more powerful engine, greater brakes, firmer suspension, greater wheels, improved tires and lots of other performance and styling updates over the mainstream 100 and A4 siblings. There is an far more effective edition of Audi in that class, identified as 2018 Audi S4, but there are a lot of marketplaces exactly where Audi S4 stands as a best of the line trim of the A4 household.
All variants of the S4 are already produced at Audi's plant in Ingolstadt, in Germany. Each individual edition is available (or happen to be available) as a four doorway sedan and five doorway, 5 seat Audi S4 Avant (that is a identify used by Audi for station wagon). Convertible variation have also been available in the earlier as a variant for B6 and B7 generations of A4. In this review we are heading to say a pair of very good and bad points about 2018 Audi S4, its performance, external, internal appears to be and a number of much more news.
2018 Audi S4 Engine
2018 Audi S4 Engine architecture has long been created on the foundations of 2018 Audi S4 sedan. The 2018 Audi S4 engine boosts the performance to the 333 HP and 325 lb-ft of torque. It is a 3.0 liter V6 engine that goes from 0-60 in 5 seconds and it is electronically restricted to 155 mph. The standard present for transmission is a 6 speed manual, although a seven speed dual clutch computerized will come as an alternate. In this article are a couple of extra specs:
Fuel economy is not that fantastic and it stands at:
Handbook transmission – 17 mpg in urban atmosphere and 26 mpg for highway driving.
Automatic transmission – 17 mpg in city ecosystem and 28 mpg for highway driving.
2018 Audi S4 Design – Interior and Exterior
2018 Audi S4 interior is fundamentally the exact same as at the typical 2018 Audi A4 besides some distinguishable particulars like black and grey contrasted leather-based, S-line gauges, S4 door sills and S4 badges that are redesigned. 2018 Audi S4 has Audi MMI infotainment system and Audi Connect which makes sure in-car world-wide-web connectivity and Google Earth integration, panoramic sights and higher resolution three dimensional satellite and aerial imagery.
Major variances involving 2018 Audi S4 and its rather weaker sibling 2018 Audi A4 are more aggressive entrance fascia, far more fog lamps and metallic grille. On the side of 2018 Audi S4 there are extra sporty wheels mounted on greater, sport performance calipers. All those calipers and rotors are there to insure better halting energy for this performance vehicle. On the back again you can assume revised taillight graphics, much more aggressive bumper and quad exhausts. As for the 2018 Audi S4 Avant model is thought of assume the identical common S4 Avant look, since you in no way change a good horse in the center of the race.
2018 Audi S4 Price and Release Date
In Europe, 2018 Audi S4 are available for 57,800 Euro for base model and 59,380 Euro for Black edition, with street taxes integrated. 2018 Audi S4 is anticipated being introduced sometime in 2018.


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As a child, Laura desperately wanted a dog. We never thought it was possible - we lived overseas, and when we moved to the US, we lived in a house without a back yard. In 1997, our friends the Stalsbrotens adopted a guidedog. Laura wanted one too! We investigated, read books -and Terry one day confessed"Actually, I would really like to have a dog..."
So we applied with Patty Taylor, a puppy raiser for Guidedogs for the Blind, to adopt the yellow lab she was raising - if she failed to make the grade as a guidedog and became available for adoption. We had a home visit and interview, and were approved. And we waited. And Laura prayed for that dog.
One day in December of 1997, Patty called and asked to talk to Laura. "Do you want a dog?" she asked? Laura burst into tears. The next day, we met Lena. She was a gift from God, for Laura, for our family. For me.
She was Laura's friend, her doggy-girl They went to 4-H together, to the County Fair, won ribbons with their teamwork. She was mellow and not terribly smart. She made us laugh. She was well-behaved -except for one thing - she would eat everything that was accessible that was even remotely imagined to be edible. A ball of twine. Whole peaches with the pits. A half a bag of the neighbor dog's food. A chocolate cake. Two whole pounds of See's Candy. She was a familiar visitor to the vet's office. Yesterday she went there one last time, looked into my eyes for reassurance while Dr. Testerman gave her the injection, laid her head on her paw as she always did, and went to sleep.
I miss her. She was always so happy to see me, and I liked that. It was so strange and lonely to walk into the house and not have her greet me. She was a good dog and I give thanks to God for her.


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Mursi supporters call for demonstrations as U.S. diplomat arrives
July 15 - Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mursi call for more protests as Deputy U.S. Secretary of State William Burns meets with Egypt's interim president. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
As U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns arrives in Egypt supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Mursi are still out on the streets demanding that he be reinstated as they call for mass demonstrations. Burns met with interim Egyptian president Adli Mansour where he is expected to stress the need to end the violence and move toward a democratically elected government. Mursi is being held at an undisclosed location. He has not been charged with a crime but investigations are underway. His supporters are angry. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) HUSSEIN FAHMI, PRO MURSI PROTESTER, SAYING: "What has happened now is collapse of this state and the return to the totalitarian regime, which does not value Islam. Sisi is just a pawn in a chess game and is carrying out whatever the zionists and Americans tell him to do. He is just one of their tools who is carrying out the goal of doing away with democracy in Egypt." The Obama administration has carefully avoided criticizing Mursi's ousting or calling for him to be reinstated while seeking to portray itself as not taking sides in Egypt's political turmoil.


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A golden anniversary is truly something to celebrate. It's not easy weathering the ups and downs of life with someone for fifty years but that's exactly what this adorable grandma and grandpa did. In celebration of that momentous achievement, the entire family traveled to the magic isle for some fun in the sun. Snorkeling, attending a luau, playing on the beach. There was something for everyone. This proud trio of generations was a blast to work with as there was no shortage of laughter and playfulness. As these youngsters grow up, this will be a trip to remember...or at least a trip to discover by looking at a Maui Family Portrait of themselves. Either way, it will be a precious moment to hang on to. Thank you, Haid Family, for choosing our team as your Maui Family Photographer and allowing us to capture this wonderful time in your lives. Happy Anniversary & Warm Aloha!!!
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Bose condensation has shaped our understanding of macroscopic quantum phenomena, having been realized in superconductors, atomic gases, and liquid helium. Excitons are bosons that have been predicted to condense into either a superfluid or an insulating electronic crystal. But definitive evidence for a thermodynamically stable exciton condensate has never been achieved. In this talk I will describe our use of momentum-resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy (M-EELS) to study the valence plasmon in the transition metal dichalcogenide semimetal, 1T‐TiSe2. Near the phase transition temperature, TC = 190 K, the plasmon energy falls to zero at nonzero momentum, indicating dynamical slowing down of plasma fluctuations and crystallization of the valence electrons into an exciton condensate. At low temperature, the plasmon evolves into an amplitude mode of this electronic crystal. Our study represents the first observation of a soft plasmon in any material, the first definitive evidence for exciton condensation in a three-dimensional solid, and the discovery of a new form of matter, "excitonium."
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BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday unanimously adopted an ordinance to create guidelines for taking over private roads.
The council also voted to permanently require shellfish harvesters to fence off ice holes on the Brunswick side of the New Meadows lakes.
The new road policy provides guidelines for road construction that might one day become town property. The ordinance was drafted following concerns that some roads taken over by the town didn't meet its engineering standards.
The ice-hole ordinance was enacted on an emergency basis last month amid concerns that quahog fishermen were leaving the holes unmarked after boring into the ice on the New Meadows "lakes."
Over the last six months, the area has attracted clammers hoping to harvest a bounty of quahog clams. Management officials opened the area to clamming for the first time in 10 years last summer.
According to Devereaux, harvesting activity was initially limited to a handful of clammers, but has increased to as many as 17 boats and 29 clammers on the small lake at any given time.
The ice has since melted on the New Meadows. However, Councilor Suzan Wilson, who sponsored the provision, said she was glad the council moved quickly to prevent what could've been a safety hazard to snowmobilers, Nordic skiers and other fishermen.
In other business, the council unanimously supported a liquor license for The Monkey Bar at 103 Pleasant St. The establishment was previously Cuddy's Bar and Grille, a trouble-spot for Brunswick police.
Cuddy's closed in early February.
The Monkey Bar is owned by Amanda Bernier, the former manager of the Daniel Stone Inn. Bernier told the council she was well aware of Cuddy's reputation.
"We're here to change that," Bernier said. "We're looking to make changes and I want people to feel comfortable."
Bernier said she planned to enact a strict over-serving policy and bartender training, as well as bans on customers who cause trouble.
"That stuff isn't going to happen on my watch," Bernier said.
Meanwhile, Town Manager Gary Brown announced a March 24 public forum on an updated proposal to upgrade the intersection near the First Parish Church.
The council in 2008 approved a Maine Department of Transportation plan to repair the intersection. However, various stakeholders – which include the church, the developers of Maine Street Station and Bowdoin College – disagreed on traffic flow and intersection reconfiguration.
One plan called for transforming the area into a traffic rotary, but it was widely panned by church officials and bike and pedestrian advocates.
John Foster, the town's public works director, said Wednesday that the rotary plan has been scrapped in favor of smaller changes, such as relocating the left-hand turn onto Maine Street and discontinuing the short street near the Spanish War Memorial. The latter would become green space.
Meanwhile, a new parking lot would be built on the Bowdoin-owned property near 24 Cleaveland St.
Foster said the latest proposal was still in concept phase, however, it appeared to be generally well-received by stakeholders.
The public will have a chance to weigh the proposal during the March 24 presentation at People Plus. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.
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The penultimate week ten results has St.Cyrus still hanging in there by 1pt over 2nd placed Newtonhill with Inverbervie just 2pts behind the leaders.
Three points separate the top 4 clubs and any one of them could snatch the title next week.
Stonehaven & Inverbervie were the only clubs to secure the full 5pts this week. The closest game was Portlethen v Drumlithe which saw Drumlithe win by two shots, Montrose HP & Laurencekirk mxd fight it out at the bottom.
Results for week ten: Johnshaven 29-24 Edzell, St Cyrus 39-43 Inverbervie, Portlethen 28-30 Drumlithie, Stonehaven 35-25 Fettercairn, Newtonhill 36-29 L/Kirk.
Week 11 fixtures: Inverbervie v Montrose, Edzell v Drumlithie, Stonehaven v Laurencekirk, Johnshaven v St Cyrus, Portlethen v L/Kirk Mxd, Newtonhill v Fettercairn.


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It's that time again, kids! Yes, it's time to get your read on. And because this is the third annual* book club book recommendation, I'm recommending twice the books for twice the fun!
Sort of!
So the first book I want to recommend is one you might already be familiar with. It's 'The Princess Bride' by William Goldman. You've no doubt seen the movie and heard the quotes and considered buying the t-shirts. I personally recommend the 25th or 30th anniversary edition because it has more features that are quite enjoyable. 'The Princess Bride' is a lot of fun and you should read it. I approve this message!
The second book is not actually a book, it is a series of books. It is 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' by Lemony Snicket (AKA Daniel Handler.) Yes, I am recommending that you, all you adults out there, read a thirteen book series aimed at children. At least read the first one and maybe the fourth. Books two and three are sort of optional in that they don't do much that the first one didn't. Book four is where it really picks up. But regardless, I say read them all. They're quite enjoyable.
But I'm not just here to recommend books that are good. You can find those books without me. I'm here to recommend books that will teach you something.
Both 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' and 'The Princess Bride' will teach you to be weird. Being weird is good. It's good to be different, to stand out, to be noticeable.
You see there's a standard for books. We see the standard all the time and we learn to write a book like these standard books and there is nothing wrong with that. Many great books are standard books. Some of the greatest books are standard books. But they're still standard. They follow the set conventions. One convention is particular is that the world of the book and the world of the reader are separate and do not intrude on each other. We the reader are not a part of the book and we acknowledge that the book is not a historical record and we're okay with that.
Not these books.
William Goldman provides a framing device for his books in which he is not writing the story but abridging it for re-publication. The book has a fictional history, the world has a fictional history and William Goldman has a fictional history but by constantly addressing us, the reader, and by providing a framing device like this, he blurs those lines and invites us to be a part of the world in which the story is taking place. 'The Princess Bride' is a story told in layers. Both the creation of the book is a story and the book is a story.
It's hard to explain.
I have to admit I didn't care much for it at first and I sometimes wished that William Goldman and his framing device would get lost and let me just read the book. But in the end it grew on me and I became as much involved in the fake story about the book as the fake story that is the book.
Head spinning yet?
You'll have to read it to get a full grasp of what I'm talking about.
A little easier is 'A Series of Unfortunate Events.' The framing device here is similar: The story is real, the people and places are real. The narrator (Lemony Snicket) is a character in this world, a researcher reaching the story, and he is telling the story to the reader. Daniel Handler (as Lemony Snicket) constantly addresses the reader to remind us that the story is true and that there are many happier and less unfortunate stories you could be reading.
Again, the author is blurring the line between the world of the book and the world of the reader by directly speaking to the audience and asking them to believe that they are also a part of the world. You see in the world of 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' by Lemony Snicket, there is a book called 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' and it is written by Lemony Snicket and that book is the same book as the one you are reading.
Chew on that idea for a little while and let it settle in your brain's stomach.
Now you might like this way or writing or you might hate it. You might decide to try something similar or you may not. The point is that we have conventions - many of them for a good reason - and we write within those conventions - often for a good reason. But some people don't and we should be aware that we don't have to, either.
As authors we do not read for just enjoyment but also to learn. We learn from those who succeeded and failed before us. William Goldman and Daniel Handler have succeeded and met with much acclaim for their work and they did it, in part, by breaking with convention. Whether or not we walk a similarly unconventional path, we can learn from what they did and we should be aware that rules can be broken.
Jive to your own groove, kids, and keep writing.
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Organizing humanitarian aid and coordinating transportation is a big job without worrying about customs and duties. However, it's essential to understand what, when, and why customs brokers and duties are important and how they factor into the aid shipment process and pricing.
While most of TLM's suppliers will handle the international shipping for you through their own freight forwarders (a company that handles the paperwork and coordinates the transport of goods), it's very likely they may only get your humanitarian supplies to the nearest port. However, some of these companies will help you clear customs and duties for an additional fee – so be sure to inquire about this with your supplier! Whether you choose to clear your supplies on your own with a broker, with a local NGO partner or you have a freight forwarder do it for you, you should understand the basics.
To make life a little easier for those new to humanitarian aid procurement (and those who just need a refresher), we've put together a brief overview of customs brokers and duties.
What is a Customs Brokerage?
A customs brokerage is a professional organization that employs customs brokers who assist importers and exporters in getting their shipments to clear customs.
If you're shipping internationally, chances are you'll need a customs broker.
Throughout the import and export process, there are many checkpoints and a lot of paperwork. Almost every step of the journey, your shipment will face barriers to continuing, and without proper preparation and paperwork in place, your order may be delayed or even seized.
Why You Need Customs Brokers
Customs brokers know the shipment and local customs processes and will help you clear hurdles so your supplies can make it to their destination on time and in one piece. Customs brokers are also known to arrange transportation of cleared shipments locally. They often have close working relationships with trucking companies and other transporters and can facilitate continued passage to the last mile when necessary.
Some customs brokers specialize and you can find those who work primarily with humanitarian logistics. Occasionally, a freight forwarder will work with or employ a specific customs broker, but they can be separate businesses also. If you're ever in doubt, you can look for a reputable freight forwarder who will help you contact and coordinate with a customs broker or ask your supplier.
What Are Duties?
When you think of duties, you probably think of taxes. And, you'd be correct. Duties are a form of indirect taxes on international trade. When a government applies duties to imported goods, it's called "import duties," and as you might guess, when it's applied to exports, it's called "export duties." Customs duties are based on the assessable value of the supplies within your shipment. Depending on what you ship, your customs duty fees may rise or fall. Be prepared to navigate this added expense whenever you ship internationally.
Pitney Bowes offers an online duty calculator so you can estimate approximate duties. However, many developing countries are not included in the calculator. The best way to find learn more and find estimated duties is to contact the Revenue Authority in the destination country. For example, if you're importing into Kenya, you may want to check out the Kenya Revenue Authority, where they provide a whole section on customs and border control. Again, the supplier's freight forwarder may be able to assist in helping you obtain this information.
What is a Tariff?
What many people don't know is that the tariff itself is not actually your customs duty. It's a list of all the goods being shipped along with their harmonized tariff system codes (or, HTS, for short), and their calculated duty amount or rate (also known as their leviable rate or customs duty rate). However, many people, including professionals, use the terms duty and tariff interchangeably, so be sure pay attention and look for both expressions.
VAT / Tariff Exemptions
It should be noted that items that the U.N. bodies import often have VAT / tariff exempt status. This is critical as the UN provides massive support to relief efforts worldwide. However, items imported by most other NGOs in most countries do not bypass the tariffs, which can increase costs up to 40%. This puts small suppliers at a disadvantage cost-wise. Our hope is that the UN and other multi-lateral organizations will put pressure on recipient governments to apply the same exempt status to all NGOs during times of crisis or disaster. Stay tuned!
Learn about humanitarian supply procurement, shipping, transportation, amazing humanitarian products, and more when you visit our blog.


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Just Those First Few Weeks
By Susan Erling
For those few weeks –
I had you to myself
And that seems too short a time
To be changed so profoundly
In those few weeks –
I came to know you…
and to love you.
You came to trust me with your life.
Oh, what a life I had planned for you!
Just those few weeks –
When I lost you I lost a lifetime of hopes,
plans, dreams and aspirations…
A slice of my future simply vanished overnight.
Just those few weeks –
It wasn't enough time to convince others
how important and special you were.
How odd, a truly unique person has recently died
And no-one is mourning the passing.
Just a few more weeks –
And no 'normal' person would cry all night
over a tiny unfinished baby,
or get depressed and withdraw day after endless day.
No-one would, so why am I?
You were just those first few weeks my little one
you darted in and out of my life too quickly.
But it seems that's all the time you needed
to make my life so much richer
and give me a small glimpse of eternity.
To the Child in my Heart
Precious, tiny, sweet little one
You will always be to me
So perfect, pure and innocent
Just as you were meant to be.
We dreamed of you and your life
And all that it would be
We waited and longed for you to come
And join our family.
But now you're gone… but yet you're here
We'll sense you everywhere
You are our sorrow and our joy
There's love in every tear.
Just know our love goes deep and strong
We'll forget you never-
The child we had, but never had,
And yet will have forever.
Author unknown;
You Brightened Our World
By Kim Howells, NZ
You brightened our world by painting two lines
And we welcomed you into our hearts.
But life sometimes has its own designs
And unfairly we were made to part.
We dreamt of all the things we would do
And looked forward to the day you'd arrive.
We wondered what you would look like too,
But our dreams were not to survive.
Although the hurt recedes with time
Please know we will never forget you.
There is always a special place in our minds
Where you still shine like the morning dew.
We apologise if we have breached copyright and would appreciate any help in obtaining the correct authority for reproducing the poem.


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Today is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day (according to my Wacky Holidays in August).
|Mom made me pose in my photo chair.
I fooled her and set da box upside down.
|Dang.... dis box smells soooooo... yummy!
|Going IN!
Tomorrow is August 3rd and it's
- Grab Some Nuts Day
- National Watermelon Day
Can't wait to see what y'all come up wiff for dis one. Have fun and get creative.


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Recent Posts
Relevant mostly to OS X admins
When I get a new Mac in the office, it goes directly to my no-imaging workflow: NetBoot it to DeployStudio, and run my 10.8 Out Of Box workflow, which names the machine, binds to AD, runs configuration scripts, installs software, and even installs software that installs more software- Munki. I've got this workflow down, and I've run it dozens and dozens of times.
But yesterday was different: I took a 15″ retina (refub, like most we get) out of the box, NetBooted to DS, ran the workflow, and ran out for an errand, thinking my automated steps would be working in my absence. When I returned, I first noticed the login screen wasn't right for a machine that had local accounts made, but was waiting for me to properly categorize it in Profile Manager. I tried the administrator account that should work, but it was instantly rejected. Reboot didn't change things.
I ran the Out Of Box workflow again, this time watching it. After doing all the expected copying and a reboot, it never went into ds_finalize- it just skipped straight to loginwindow. I inquired in the ever-useful ##osx-server channel on IRC if anybody had experienced this, and Rich Trouton suggested starting over, via Internet Recovery reinstall. I did that, got the same results on the initial DS run.
After that, I took out the even more nuclear option: boot from recovery partition, use Disk Utility to erase the main volume, Internet Recovery, then run my Out Of Box DS workflow: success.
During my analysis of the failed runs, I found that only one of the LaunchDaemons was being made, along with just one of the scripts they call. I don't have an understanding why it worked out this way, but know that a full nuke (not just reinstall) was the only fix I found. I'd be willing to dig more, but of course, the setup was for a new hire starting the next day…
EDIT: I returned to use DS the next day on a different machine, and found the same errors- ds_finalize was never kicking in. I ended up discussing the experience in the DeployStudio forums, and found that the DS folks has been aware of it, and had released an update, without upping the version number. That update fixed things.


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Recession reality for Russia
The Russian rouble gave up early gains on Tuesday after the Economy Ministry said it expects a recession next year and sees the currency remaining weak. Sonia Legg reports
The Russian rouble has fallen again - this time down nearly 4% against the dollar. The Finance Ministry has cancelled its weekly treasury bonds auction as a result. Recession too is looming - the Economy Ministry has confirmed it expects GDP to contract by 0.8% next year instead of the 1.2% growth previously forecast The ministry has also cut its forecast for 2015's average oil price by $20 to $80. And it expects an average rouble rate of 49 to the dollar. Dmitry Savchenko, Chief Analyst at Nordea Bank, says he believes the central bank faces a difficult balancing act. (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) CHIEF ANALYST OF NORDEA BANK, DMITRY SAVCHENKO, SAYING: "I cannot rule out the possibility that the central bank has already intervened in order to stop the abrupt fall of the rouble. But if we talk about full-scale interventions, it is absolutely clear now, the central bank is not ready to spend the reserves, as it did earlier in the year." The crisis in Ukraine hasn't spooked international markets as badly as some expected. But Richard Hunter from Lansdown Hargreaves says it still might. (SOUNDBITE) (English) RICHARD HUNTER, HEAD OF EQUITIES, HARGREAVES LANSDOWN, SAYING: "It hasn't quite filtered through to the general public yet. But markets are discounting mechanisms - they are trying to double guess what will be happening in the next six to nine months or so, so there could well be some pain to come, particularly if the political situation doesn't improve." It's the oil price which is the biggest worry for Russia. Brent crude fell to $72 per barrel and there's no sign of any significant rise. Some are even suggesting it could bottom out at $60 per barrel - way below Russia's forecast.


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The Imperial War Museum was founded in March 1917 as a record of the toil and sacrifice of the 'Great War' while the conflict was still taking place. Printed material was central to the Imperial War Museum's early collections – the Library acquired its first printed item in April 1917, a programme of the pantomime 'Dick Whittington', staged by the 85th Field Ambulance in Salonika. 99 years later the Library, its printed collections, and public access to these, remain at the Imperial War Museum – in no small part due to the efforts of campaigners and supporters who fought to save the Library in 2014-15.
Today the printed books collection at Imperial War Museum is a unique national reference library on twentieth and twenty-first century conflict, with access provided freely to all in the research room and 'Explore History' centre at the London site. The Library collections are used by a wide range of visitors, from historians, academics, authors and professional researchers to veterans, students, family historians and museum visitors with a casual interest.
On National Libraries Day we celebrate this unique Library and its diverse and valuable collections.
On a recent visit I was shown to a seat in the bright, modern surroundings of the new Research Room, with a wall of brightly coloured book spines to my left and a window overlooking the park on my right. In front of me a tantalising stack of books, boxes and paper files containing Library collections. I had pre-selected my items, each relating to an aspect of the Great War in 1916, from the somewhat brief catalogue records on the online catalogue and I was not sure what to expect. Had I selected what I needed, what would I find between the covers, and in these boxes and files…?
The first items were published in 1916 for the soldiers on the front, to fund raise and to raise morale. Contemporary publications with a patriotic message. From home a gift book to Tommy and Jack and all in the service of King and country on land and sea began with the promise that, "The free proceeds from the sale of this book will be devoted to sending copies to those at the Front and in the Navy". Illustrations of home, Buckingham Palace, Marble Arch and Edinburgh Castle, also served to strength resolve – the Wallace Monument in Aberdeen is included with its inscription as the caption, "I tell you a truth, Liberty is the best of all things. My son, never live under any slavish bonds." Doing their bit: war work at home is at pains to point out the support those at the Front have from those at home, hoping our troops "will learn from it how their comrades at home are doing "their bit". So far so much evidence that more than 'just' fighting a war, publications in 1916 were carefully being used to 'manage' the conflict too.
And next another publication aiming to raise morale. I open an ordinary red box, to discover a beautiful volume bound in brown leather with an illustration embossed with gold – a path through trees (No-man's-land?) and light shining from behind clouds (or could it be a shell exploding?) and the title, All's well. It's a small volume, pocket-sized. To fit the pocket of a soldier stationed at the front in the trenches perhaps. I gently remove it from the box. Its title page reveals a subtitle, "All's well!" : some helpful verse for these dark days of war. John Oxenham dedicates the book to his son, who is fighting with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and explains that the title, adopted out of eighty-six alternatives, "is not to be taken as expressing my opinion that all is as it should be with us generally… One has to acknowledge with sorrow that things are not as they might and ought to be, and as, please God, they yet, in His good time, will be." Added to the front of the volume, in a tiny neat handwritten scrawl, I find a verse from another Oxenham poem 'A little te deum of the commonplace' from Bees in Amber. Was this verse added in 1916? Or at Easter 1918? This date has been added, with initials, on the inside of the front cover. Was the small volume I hold in my hands read in the trenches? Did it 'help' its owner as Oxenham hoped?
Next first-hand accounts of the First World War, all published in 1916, from Somme battle stories with its chapter, 'Describing indescribable' to In the Ypres Salient the story of a fortnight's Canadian fighting, June 2-16 1916.
And on to 'souvenir' publications, a concept I find a little odd to understand amid the horror of the Great War (despite the fact that I may well have put away somewhere newspapers from the days following Princess Diana's death and 9/11…) First The Bovril handy-book and diary of the War (I wondered if this was a publication that you would have saved up coupons or stamps from the purchase of Bovril to obtain, like cereal packets today?), with its cheerful cover, ensures no aspect will be forgotten with an almost day-by-day record of events.
While in The great air raids on England, September 3rd, 23rd and October 1st, 1916 souvenir photographs and official reports, poor quality black and white photos show the wrecked Zeppelin, including an image of ""Tommies" sorting out the wreckage."
A gem for those researching military operations and who are interested in campaigns and orders of battle – out of a plain cream folder come handwritten notes, orders for the 13th Yorkshire Regiment, signed B. G. Baker, Lt. Colonel. A timetable of events, neatly written in blue ink on squared paper. Carefully laid plans and notes, "The enemy is known to reinforce along his front line from the country behind…" written one hundred years ago directing the movements of men half my age. Many of whom would never return home. I glanced up from the notes on the table and watched children playing in the park below the window.
A collection of seven rubbings of the names of those killed in 1916 – Commander Bley, Commander Mathy, Unknown German soldier – was exactly as described. An unassuming Silvine drawing books contains stark black rubbings of memorials to lives lost:
OCTR 1st 1916
SEPTR 24th 1916
3rd SEPT 1916
I sensed I had saved something special for my last item. Working backwards, this had in fact been the first item on my list, which was ordered by the Library's unique classification scheme: 01/3(496.1).0-8
A brown box embossed with gold on the spine:
Album of newscuttings
And what an album! Encased in velvet and stitched with patterned ribbon, I untied its elaborate bow.
The first clipping was short,
"From the first captain to the last recruit the men who fought in Gallipoi did something worthy to make every one of us proud of being a man, let alone an Englishman; they set up a new outpost of man's power in the universe, and they nearly defeated the inevitable. No evil song shall be sung of their swords."
The album contains more than simple newscuttings, though there are plenty of these:
"Disaster due to "wait and see." Scathing report of the Dardanelles commission";
"All or none! The invidious Gallipoli Medal";
"Facts the Empire wants to know. Dardenelles "Who did that?" Questions."
Glued or hand scored in alongside these cuttings are personal mementoes: a ticket to a Red Cross concert at Valetta, Malta is for the Manoel Theatre, Pit and stamped 26 October 1915; a kit bag label belonging to Lieut. Topham of the 2/10th Middlesex Regiment; photos carefully inserted and captioned, "My dugout, A beach West, Sept 1915" and "Bathing off Biyuk Kemikli" with an image showing four men sat, slightly awkwardly, in clear, shallow water; postcards; hand-painted watercolours. The album ends with a Roll of Honour, that of 'Messrs Boulton Brothers and Company'.
With my 3 hour afternoon slot also coming to an end – and with the Research Room now closed on Fridays so no chance of my return the next morning- I leave with a greater understanding of the events and experiences of 1916, but wishing I had more time, that I had explored further, learnt more; and knowing a repeat visit will be needed…
My short visit barely scratched the surface of the Library collections from 1916 alone. Just a handful of items from this incredible collection, which records over one hundred years of war and includes insight into all aspects of conflict, from military to social, economic to technical, from fighting abroad to the home front, from biography to poetry, from scrap books to souvenirs. A unique insight into our history.
The Library collection at the Imperial War Museum belongs to the nation, and 'Explore History' and the Research Room enable access to these unique and valuable collections. On National Libraries Day the Imperial War Museum should be proud of its world class Library and research facilities.
The Library at the Imperial War Museum is open to all – search the Library collections online: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/books-publications and make an appointment to consult Library collections in the Research Room: www.iwm.org.uk/research/research-facilities.
Or you can visit Explore History to consult a limited range of items from the Library collections and to access digitised collections and resources –Explore History is open on a drop-in basis, Monday-Friday, 11.00am – 4.00 pm.
Finally, to view what others have found, discovered or learnt in the Imperial War Museum Library take a look at the #LoveIWMLibrary hashtag, and add your own photos!
Happy National Libraries Day 2016!


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Thomas C. O'Connell, age 84, of Maple Plain, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Boca Raton, following a cerebral incident, while at sea in the Lesser Netherlands Antilles.
An ardent traveler, O'Connell departed this world in the manner in which he lived with his face to the wind, his sights to the sky, and his mind to posterity.
Thomas grew up in Westchester County, NY during the golden age of jazz, and he possessed the spirit of optimism and adventure that characterized the era. At age 15, he won a football scholarship to Iona Preparatory Academy, followed by a scholarship to Georgetown University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and finance.
Thomas entered the business world as a corporate manager for General Electric, later for Booz, Allen & Hamilton, and Continental Can, and served as vice-president for trade and acquisitions at General Mills. He was founder and CEO of Northstar Industries, Inc., a Minneapolis group that emerged from the General Mills acquisition function.
Graduate studies at the Wharton School of Management, University of Pennsylvania, with a thesis in international finance, propelled O'Connell to a significant role in the field of corporate mergers and acquisitions. His business skills were inspired by his early adolescent experiences, where he learned to stay low, hit hard, move fast, and believe in hard work and total commitment to worthwhile goals.
Thomas is survived by his loving partner, Alison Brion; his children, Tom (Janice), Timothy (Jim), Brian (Patti), Dan, Kathleen Sereda (Gorden), Karen Wheaton (Chris), and Jake; and grandchildren Katie, Kevin, Jenna, Lindsay, Ryan, Christopher, Siobhan, and Teagan.
He is also survived by his former wife, Claire, of Edina; and his brothers, Jack and Dennis of New York.
Thomas was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas M. and Louise; and a brother, Don.
In addition to professional achievements, Thomas was a man of intellectual interests, a student of classic literature and music, and an advocate for social justice. A man of varied interests and high energy, he pursued sports, wildlife, hunting, and conservation. Gardening and woodworking were hobbies that brought him pleasure and relaxation.
An avid student of history, Thomas was a devotee of Jeffersonian philosophy and an analytical thinker, who examined theories of politics and government.
His memberships, stemming from a passion for horsemanship, included the Poor Boys Camp of Caballeros del Norte, and the Charlie Russell Riders. Thomas was proud of his contributions to the Delano Lions Club, and the Wayzata Rotary, as well as his commitment to sobriety as a 30-year member of Alcoholics Anonymous. His work in Amicus, helping inmates and ex-offenders reshape their lives, was an important part of his community vision. Thomas also served as chairman of the Board of Trustees at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis.
Services took place Saturday, April 21 at 12:15 p.m., at Lakewood Memorial Chapel in Minneapolis, with visitation beginning at 11:30 a.m. Interment followed the service.
The David Lee Funeral Home in Wayzata handled the arrangements; www.davidleefuneralhome.com. Memorials may be sent to Union Gospel Mission, 77 East 9th Street, St. Paul, MN 55101 or to Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis.


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Sometime in August the summer got away from me. So many projects got started in the previous months, ALL with the intent to finish each before moving on.
But then they all started to come together at once, at the busiest (wheelbuildingly) time of year.
Finish a project? In summer??
Pffft--fat chance.
Each individual project gained its own momentum, joining with the others and morphing into a blurred landslide, then an uncontrolled avalanche that carried me straight through...
Wait--when was that?!
Now that winter looms wheel business has slacked off ever so slightly, which gives me about an hour at the end of each night to catch up on other stuff. Like those projects...
I still have pages and pages of reports to write on each individual component that made up the groundbreaking LenzSport PBJ downhill bike. The words-can't-do-it-justice sweetness of the Manitou Dorado, the 4-years-in-the-making burly grippiness of the WTB Dissent, the why-didn't-*I*-think-of-that crazy sensibility of the dishless DT 440 freak hub, and the inexplicable nimbleplush brilliance of the PBJ frame itself.
Each individual part is pretty sweetious, but the whole, dear god the whole is so much greater than the sum...
At any rate--those reports are coming, honest!
Meanwhile, everyone knows that ~4 minutes of video makes up for tens of thousands of words. Perhaps hundreds of thousands of *my* words.
So here's some vid of me riding the PBJ, shot by Skippy "C3" Wixom.
I'm indebted to him for not only planting the seed that got us to BC in the first place, but for all of the encouragement, patience, coaching, pushing, pulling, and laughs along the way.
Many more words and much more vid to come in the next few weeks.
Stay tuned,


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Little Flower came to me and completely changed my life. They brought me hope, helped me believe in myself, and willingly brought me a foster family I love.


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The girls ready for their Holiday Party at school. I couldn't be there, but they told me all about it. They had a great time!
I came later to volunteer in art, I love seeing there faces light up when I come... Secrets in art class. They're drawing their family portrait, supposedly :). Cute little artists.
Trevor's Holiday program. They sang all kinds of Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa songs, then invited the parents to sing along. Good job "TT" (double T) & 4th graders! (Trevor's on the front left)
Just what I wanted for Christmas! Sage resting under Grandma's & Grandpa's Christmas tree. We spent Christmas Eve at my mom's. It was a little stressful at first, but was a special night. After dinner we had a small talent show, sang carols, and the kids participated in the Nativity (so cute!) They enjoyed it, especially the Nativity, then were excited to get home and get to bed, couldn't blame them. Thanks Mom & Dad!
The power went out for a few hours so the boys couldn't play their new Wii games. The girls didn't mind at all and were happy to have their brothers play Mousetrap with them. It seemed like an old fashion Christmas with no electricity and no phone, kinda nice. Wish we could stay in our jammies all day ;) It was a low key and simple Christmas this year compared to recent years. We were happy to see the joy and gratitude our kids showed for everything. We have so much to be grateful for!
Then off to Paul's mom's to celebrate the rest of the day. They also put on a nice spread and spoiled our kids with 20 golden dollars each hidden in a stocking full of treats (Uncle Mike's addition). My parents gave the girls a pretty Mulan barbie and cute fuzzy jackets, rubiks cubes and remote control helicopters for the boys, and dinner and movie passes for us. So thoughtful! We appreciate family and friends at this time of year, especially to celebrate the birth of Christ with our loved ones.
Wishing everyone a "Happy New Year!"


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Lizarazu announces retirement
PARIS, Apr 30 (Reuters) Former World Cup and European championship winner Bixente Lizarazu said today he would end his playing career at the end of the season.
The 36-year-old defender, who has been plagued by injuries over the last two seasons, said on French pay-TV channel Canal Plus that he would now work for them as a consultant.
The Bayern Munich defender won 97 caps for France and was a member of their 1998 World Cup-winning squad and of the team who won the European championship two years later.
The energetic left-back, who started his career at Girondins Bordeaux, has played most of his club football for Bayern, joining them in 1997 and returning there in 2005 after a frustrating short spell with Olympique Marseille.
With the Munich club he won five German titles and will probably leave with a sixth, Bayern being five points clear at the top of Bundesliga and in a position to wrap up their 20th title as early as on Wednesday.
Lizarazu also lifted the Champions League with the prolific Bavarian outfit in 2001.
One of the most popular figures of a great generation of French players featuring Zinedine Zidane and all now reaching the end of their careers, Lizarazu retired from international football after France's quarter-final exit from Euro 2004.
Lizarazu is close to Zidane, having played with him at Bordeaux for years before both embarked on glittering careers for prestigious clubs.
Zidane said on Tuesday that he would retire at the end of the season but, unlike Lizarazu, he still plays for France and will call it a day only after their World Cup campaign in Germany.


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I'm not participating in NaNoWrimo this year, but I did take part a few years ago. I didn't reach the 50,000 word finish line, but the experience taught me a lot about the perseverance and humility needed to be a writer. In what I hope will be inspirational to Wrimos everywhere, and especially my newly discovered writing friends, I will be re-posting short excerpts from blog posts I wrote while trying to type 50,000 novel-shaped words. I will also post some of the unfinished, barely paragraphed, unproofed, and so very raw book itself. Working titled, My Soul to Find, the story's about a jaded ad executive who decides to thwart the political campaign of a recently acquired client. Enjoy!
from "Overture, Curtain, Lights", Oct 31, 2007
Believe in your characters. Believe in their environment. Know that when you stare at a blank screen, the screen is staring back, accusing you. Your only requital is to fill that screen with words. Now, write Wrimos! Write!
from Chapter VIII, (Jason is the main character)
Early March in Preston was beautiful. A rapidly growing city close to North Carolina's Piedmont, the main roads leading into town were lined with ancient trees. Their boughs stretched into comforting arches that overshadowed the streets. Like many southern towns, Preston's economy was transitioning from agriculture to technology. It was happening all over the south, but a little bit slower than expected in Preston. While younger residents welcomed the change, many descendants of the town's original land barons were not happy with the resulting increases in the transplant population. Their rage was not specifically directed toward Yankees, but there was a nearly phobic distrust and intrensic dislike of people who weren't originally from the surrounding area. And a special disdain still existed for people who came from above the Mason-Dixon line.
That disdain immediately put Jason at odds with the locals when he moved to Preston years ago. His unaccented midwestern English was often mistaken for a northern dialect. The misconception never led to a physical confrontation, but it frequently earned him what he came to label the Universal Stare. It was a way the locals had of acknowledging, assessing, and dismissing a person with a single glance. Mythical southern hospitality often prevented people from engaging him directly with the Stare. So it was usually administered by persons along his periphery, for instance, nearby customers who overheard him ask for unsweet tea. Shortly after relocating he developed the disarming habit of staring back for a brief moment before smiling and drawing the perpetrator into idle banter. Most of the time the stranger's Pavlovian response was to smile back and exchange some equally shallow conversation. What started out as a game soon began to net him seemingly arcane, but increasingly valuable information. Where to buy the best collards (a roadside stand five miles west of town: one dollar a head and no worms), who to trust for a ten dollar haircut (Melvin Watts: serving black and white patrons for forty years), and who to see about a broken transmission (Junior Colt: his full disability status restricted the amount of money he could earn, but he did expert work).
Grocery store check-out lines, gas pumps at convenience marts, playgrounds in local parks: This thread of casual conversation actually formed the pipeline through which important information passed. But every benign tidbit passed along by this human grapevine had its darker counterpart. If one learned that the librarian's daughter gave birth to a healthy boy one day, the next day (perhaps while buying socks at Wal-Mart) would bring news that the father of the baby wasn't the girl's husband (He was stationed in Iraq). It wasn't gossip; the continuous flow was usually based on substantiated information from knowledgable sources. In fact, the vetting of facts through the local grapevine was often more rigorous than research done by evening news anchors.
It was through one of these interactions that Jason first began to suspect that Ted Jannock's motives for running for Senate weren't altogether pure. He didn't expect the man to be squeaky clean; what politician was? His personal research showed Jannock to be a very capable consensus builder. He made sure his successes got maximum exposure, while downplaying his failures. Jason was ready to accept the proverbial bad with the good. Jannock looked toward the future; that was a good thing. Like Jason, he could see a time when the good 'ole boy network would have to give way to the infusion of young new blood. Preston's future citizens were citizens of the world. Black, white, red, brown: the next generation was more concerned with the color of their tap water than the color of their neighbor's skin. They viewed the once accepted, casual racism of small towns as a hindrance to growth. Jason saw Jannock as the kind of man that could govern this new constituency. He wasn't about to withdraw his support of the man based on one or two shady deals. It was only whisperings from the pipeline that encouraged him to dig a little deeper.


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It's new challenge time over at Less is More and this week we have a Theme for you which should give you lots of options. We would like to see...
I've got two cards to share with you...
- Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Cute as a Bug, Sugar & Spice
- Stencil: Imagination Crafts - Hexagons
- Ink: Distress Ink - Wild Honey, Mustard Seed; Versafine - Onyx Black
- Coloured with Derwent Coloursoft pencils
- Accents: Wink of Stella - Clear
I started with a panel of white cardstock and blended some purple Distress Ink fading out from one corner. I then die cut this with a wonky rectangle die. I stamped the spider and sentiment next in charcoal and black ink. I wanted to add a spider web but didn't have a stamp or stencil in my stash so I used a Quickie glue pen to draw the web and then sprinkled over some fine glitter. I then added some splatters in green and orange before mounting the panel on 3D foam onto a black card base.
I don't know why but very often my purples seem to look bluer in photographs. And the glitter is super sparkly in real life which I really struggle to capture.
Materials used:
- Stamps: Clearly Besotted - In Print, Message Me
- Ink: Versa Color - Charcoal; Versafine - Onyx Black; Distress Ink - Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron, Carved Pumpkin
- Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities - Reverse Wonky Rectangles
- Accents: Quickie Glue Pen; Cosmic Shimmer Diamond Frost - Frosty Dawn
Challenge entries:
Simply Create Too - Challenge #120 - Halloween
The Male Room - Challenge #46 - Halloween
Just Add Ink - Challenge #333 - Just Add 'G' (Glue and Glitter)
CASology - Challenge #219 - Spooky
Fantasy Stampers - Challenge #73 - Black Magic
My teamies have created some wonderful projects this week so why not pop over to the challenge blog if you need some inspiration. This theme has great scope so I can't wait to see what you create this week.


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It's not irresponsible to enjoy bareback.
We've reached a powerful place in sex between men. We've combated HIV to the point that poz guys will live long, happy, healthy lives. We've created an HIV preventative for HIV-negative guys. We've reached a point where we can stop being scared.
We can start enjoying each other again. Fun and pleasure — the purpose of our wonderful sodomy — can become a focus again without all the fear we've known for generations clouding it over and robbing us of our joy. That fear has been utilized as a political tool by politicians and anti-queer campaigners for the past fifty years. Let's stop giving that to them. Let's get nasty again.
We can start fucking in back alleys again. We can start having sex parties and hookups on the way home from work without feeling like we're putting our lives at risk. We can play bare, so long as we take available steps to keep ourselves safe. Here are 14 tips to having safer bareback sex:
1. PrEP (best way)
You've probably heard a lot about PrEP in recent years. It's made headlines. It's completely changed the landscape of HIV and AIDS. It's reduced stigma and made serosorting (poz guys only fucking poz guys and neg guys only fucking neg guys) a thing of the past. But, do you know what it is?
Truvada is currently the only drug approved for pre-exposure prophylaxis — better known as PrEP — a daily pill that will greatly reduce your likelihood of contracting HIV. PrEP is an important option for every HIV-negative person to consider, particularly if you're a gay man who likes playing bare.
2. TasP (best way)
PrEP is for HIV-negative guys. TasP is for HIV-positive guys like me.
"TasP" stands for Treatment as Prevention. When an HIV-positive guy is taking ARVs (antiretroviral medication) and successfully suppressing his viral load to a point lower than can be "detected" by an HIV test, we call him "undetectable."
At this point, his likelihood of transmitting HIV to an HIV-negative person (regardless of condom use, and regardless of whether the other guy is on PrEP) is "basically zero," according to the PARTNER study. The study monitored 767 serodiscordant (one positive, one negative) couples, gay and straight, over several years. In 2014, they found zero HIV transmissions when the poz partner was successfully taking medication. Hence, "treatment as prevention."
3. Don't get cum in your ass (boring).
Who hates getting loads in the butt? Not me.
4. Don't clean out too aggressively before sex.
Cleaning out too aggressively may cause micro tears or irritate your anal lining, opening the gateway for HIV infection or, if you're on PrEP, a host of other STIs like gonorrhea and syphilis.
5. Use silicone lube or any lube that isn't water-based.
Who likes water-based lube? Some guys do. But water-based lube dries up quickly and gets sticky, so you need to keep applying it if you're going to fuck for hours. If things dry out down there or you're not using enough lube, you can get hurt, and getting hurt opens the gateway for infection.
Silicone lube keeps thing smooth and slick downstairs. It also stains sheets and lingers on door handles and shower knobs for weeks, so wash your hands thoroughly after playtime before touching everything in your bathroom.
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6. Get full-range STD tests frequently. Like, every couple of months.
Knowing your status gives you and your partner(s) power to make decisions and protect each other. If you just tested positive for HIV, give sex a rest until you get on medication and become undetectable.
If you tested negative six months ago, get tested again. You can have HIV without showing symptoms.
7. Get tested for ALL major STIs, not just HIV.
Thanks to advancements in healthcare, HIV is now a livable and manageable illness, not the death sentence it was in the past. That doesn't mean you shouldn't fear it, but it also doesn't mean it's the only one to watch out for or the worst thing you can catch.
Hepatitis C is pretty severe and can cause long-term liver damage if left untreated. Skin infections like scabies are pretty miserable. Giardia, although not exclusively an STI, can be spread through skin-to-skin contact, and is agony. Sexually active gay men (particularly HIV-positive guys) are likelier to get a staph infection and MRSA. And syphilis, termed the "silent killer," is skyrocketing among gay men. Men usually don't show symptoms of syphilis until late in the disease's development. Late-stage syphilis is deadly.
If you're having lots of sex, regardless if you use condoms, get a thorough, full-range STI test every three months — no exceptions.
8. Don't shave your hole right before sex.
Some guys like shaving their holes. I sometimes do. It's hot for tops who like to see their cock clearly sliding in and out of ass without any hair to obscure the view.
Some guys who are into degradation fantasies (ahem) like being called "fag" and their holes called a "cunt" or "pussy" when they're being brutally fucked by aggressive tops, and a shaved hole clearly shows who's the alpha (not the bottom).
If you shave your hole right before bareback sex, you can get tiny nicks and cuts that, once again, open gateways for infection. Give yourself a little healing time before getting railed.
9. Get vaccinated for Hepatitis A and B.
Hep A and B are preventable! Get vaccinated. They're on the rise among gay men in Europe, which means gay guys in the U.S. will soon see a rise here. Get those vaccines ASAP.
10. Get vaccinated for HPV.
HPV (human papillomavirus) is one of the most common STIs in the world. For women, it's a common cause of cervical cancer. In men and women, it can cause genital warts, but often there are no symptoms. There is a vaccine for HPV, so get vaccinated!
11. Find someone who is strictly monogamous, get full-range STI tests together, and play bare as long as you're certain you're only fucking each other.
A tall order. Although this may be the standard for many people, it's the least realistic option on this list.
The picture of a "happy, healthy relationship" presented by centuries-old fairy tales and religious teachings (this writer sees them as the same thing) is problematic at best. You meet someone, fall in love with them, and proceed to have bareback sex with them and only them, till death do you part, right?
Wrong. People get bored. People stray. People break up. You love him, but he just doesn't satisfy you sexually like he used to. Or, maybe, your sexual needs have evolved over the course of your relationship, and you're no longer into the same things you used to enjoy.
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Finding an exclusive partner, getting tested with him, and keeping safe by only having bareback sex with him is a fantasy. Believing in it gets many people infected every year with HIV and other STIs.
12. Learn more about the tests. Learn some vocabulary.
STI tests are filled with words that sound similar but have different meanings. Know the difference between antibodies and antigen. Know what a viral load is.
An antigen is a foreign substance that produces an immune response—in effect, an STI. Immune responses produce antibodies, which are Y-shaped protein molecules produced by B cells to fight infection. Antibodies are the body's natural defense system. They're why your sinuses flare up, and your nose gets runny during allergy season.
Now, viral load: in the language of HIV, your viral load is the amount of HIV in your blood. The higher your viral load, the faster your CD4 cell count will fall, and the more you become at risk for getting sick due to HIV.
Viral load tests measure the amount of HIV in a blood sample. The result of a viral load test is described as the number of copies of HIV RNA in a milliliter of blood.
The goal of HIV medication is to give you an undetectable viral load. All viral load tests have a cut-off point below which they cannot detect HIV. This is called the limit of detection. Below this point, you are considered "undetectable." Most tests have a low limit of detection, around 40 or 50 copies/ml, but there are some sensitive tests that can measure below 20 copies/ml. If your viral load is below 50, it's generally considered undetectable.
13. Know what "window periods" are.
A window period is the time between when you come in contact with an STI and when that STI will show up on a test.
Why are window periods important? Tests done too early can be inaccurate. Window periods vary from a few days to a few months, depending on the infection. Yes, you can pass an STI to a partner during window periods — including and especially HIV.
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Chlamydia will show up on a test between 2 and 6 weeks after getting it, so don't run to the doctor the day after a sex party. In contrast, most tests for gonorrhea are accurate after only 7 days.
Get tested for Hep C around 6 weeks after exposure (although most acute HCV infections will be detectable after 2 weeks). HIV has a fearsomely long window period during which the virus is actually most transmittable. Ninety-five percent of HIV tests are accurate after 6 weeks, but it can sometimes take up to 6 months to get a positive read. This is why PrEP is such a game-changer.
14. Study your body regularly. Do not ignore problems.
Check your body frequently. You know how you're supposed to regularly check your testicles for lumps? You should do the same thing everywhere.
Check your skin, particularly your anal and pubic area, for bumps and rashes. Study your body. It's powerful, sexy, and important. Like a luxury car, it needs careful maintenance and constant attention. When in doubt, remember the campaign tagline that put Olay cosmetics on the map: "Love the skin you're in."


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Anyone remotely intimidated by grape varieties might find Portugal's indigenous vines terrifying. Can I tempt you to a glass of esgana cão (it means "dog strangler", apparently due to its high acidity)? Or borrado das moscas ("fly's droppings", from the dark dots on the fruit) or rabo de ovelha ("ewe's tail", the shape of the bunch)?
This makes Portuguese wine sound most unappealing, I know, although actually its trove of indigenous grapes is a great asset, producing distinctive and often delicious styles. So if you're bored by chardonnay, merlot et al, turn to Portugal, quick.
I recently went to a tasting held by the talented Australian winemaker David Baverstock, who has chosen to spend his working life in Portugal's Alentejo region, at the Esporão winery.
Enthralled by the local grapes, he spoke admiringly about trincadeira, aragonez and roupeiro, among others, extolling their unique flavours, textures and aromas, before showing us a range of wines that combined opulence and ripeness with complexity and character.
And there are excellent Portuguese table wines on the high street this summer, especially among the reds. From Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Douro 2012 (£8.50), a rich, aromatic blend of port grapes, to Majestic's fresh, cherryish Ramos Reserva 2012, Alentejo (£8.99, down to £7.64 each for two or more until 1 September), to Asda's sweetly ripe, juicy Extra Special Dão 2011 (£5.48) and Waitrose's damson-scented, spicy Douro Valley Reserva Quinta de la Rosa 2011 (£11.49), plus those below, there's plenty to reward the daring.
Tagus Creek 2012 White Tejo (Asda, £6.25, down to £4.50 until 31 July)
A cracking offer on an interesting, worthwhile blend of chardonnay with Portuguese grape fernão pires, delivering a nutty, peachy, fairly rich, dry white
Tesco Finest Touriga Nacional 2011 Alentejo (£7.99)
A pretty serious red for the price, peppery and savoury, long and full-bodied on the finish. Touriga nacional is the best-known grape in port production, here unfortified
Esporão Reserva 2010 Alentejo (Christopher Piper Wines, £18.46)
Big, ripe blueberry and blackcurrant fruit, with minty chocolate hint and refined but grippy tannins on the finish – all the better for taking on beef or venison
TIPPLE TIP the right white...
Forrest is a New Zealand winery known for aromatic dry whites, and now it has released The Doctors' Sauvignon Blanc 2013, Marlborough, which has plenty of juicy grapefruit flavour, but only 9.5 per cent alcohol. We love it served cool with white fish. £8.99, from Waitrose