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I'm a transplanted Brit, living in Greece for the past quarter of a century. Long of limb, broad of beam, open of mind and impatient of nature, I can sometimes wreak havoc without meaning to. But I MEAN well....
Thursday, 21 June 2012
Letter from Athens: 21 June 2012
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I love your thoughtful balanced writing, your powers of description and how you bring Athens to life for someone who has never even visited it, let alone stayed there for any length of time.ReplyDelete
The Husband was made redundant in March, after thirty-two years with the same company, so we too know what it feels like to have unseen puppets pulling our strings and making decisions where we get no imput. We have decided to leave his professional pension alone until he is sixty (he is 56 now) and spin out the redundancy money for as long as possible. This means we too cannot have a fortnight on a Greek island, regrettably, as we'd like to put some money their way. Even a week on Skopelos (my favourite) would see me right, but it is not to be, as we are down-sizing properties to release equity but it's a bloody awful time to try to sell a house at present so nothing has happened even by way of an offer, not in two months.
If I were Greek I might be more patriotic, but I am English, so I am not. I love my country but its sports teams don't represent me in any way. I say let the best teasm win, and if that could be Greece it would be wonderful.
I meant puppeteers at the head of my second paragraph, but the Freudian slip is telling; who pulls the strings of those who pull our strings?ReplyDelete


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Oh no! I need to apologize to you. I announced that I'd reveal my awesome new author photo on Friday. Then I got busy and totally forgot! Sorry!
So, here it is:
It's taken by Phosterimages.com Be sure to check them out!
Oh, and once the book comes out and you read it, you'll see that I have 3 shout outs to things that happen in the book in this photo! Can you tell what they are?

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Cheerfully Geeky, Dramatically Bullish, Talentless Talent Show, The
COMEDY. To raise enough money to paint the kiwi-green gymnasium another color, students have organized a school talent show. The contestants include drama kids acting out the death scenes from every Shakespeare play, a math club member playing chess against himself, cheerleaders performing a soliloquy from Hamlet as a group cheer, and a talentless student who tries to play the flute, ballet dance, perform rope tricks with a lasso, and disco dance. In the end, this may prove to be the worlds first talentless talent show!
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Lavinia Roberts is the author of several published plays and has acted, directed, and crewed in community, college, and professional theatres in the United States and Europe. She earned a BFA in Fine Art from the University of Kansas and teaches childrens acting classes at the Topeka Civic Theatre and Academy in Topeka, Kansas.


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Located on Florida Drive, adjacent to Balboa Park, Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) , is the Pride of Navy Medicine. The hospital has played a vital role in the history of San Diego for more than 80 years. From the original tent dispensary established in 1917, to the high-tech, ultra modern facility of the 1990s, the mission has remained constant to provide the finest medical care in a family-centered care environment to the operational forces, their families, and to those who served their country in the past.
There are approximately 250,000 people in San Diego County eligible to receive care at NMCSD, with nearly 100,000 enrolled. This care is provided by more than 6,200 military and civilian staff. To augment that staff and to expand the scope of services available to its patient population, Naval Medical Center San Diego has taken the lead in introducing many innovative partnership and resource sharing programs with civilian providers.
Naval Medical Center San Diego is first and foremost a military command. The center has five medical mobilization teams including the hospital ship USNS Mercy whose personnel are drawn from the hospital staff. These teams deploy to the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia at various times during the year. It is the center's mission to insure Sailors and Marines onboard those ships have access to quality medical care, if needed.
Throughout its proud history, Naval Medical Center San Diego has established itself as a leader in the field of medicine. That reputation for excellence continues today as the staff propels NMCSD into the 21st century.
A leader in the medical field, the hospital is also a major teaching and research center.
As Navy medicine's most active teaching hospital, graduate medical education programs are conducted in anesthesiology, dermatology, emergency medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics-gynecology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, orthopedics, pathology, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, radiology, urology, general practice dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, nurse anesthesia, and hospital pharmacy.
Fellowships are offered in adolescent medicine, cardiology, critical care, computerized tomography and imaging, dermatophathology, gastroenterology, hematology- oncology, infectious disease, nephrology, and pulmonary disease.
Naval Medical Center San Diego is affiliated with the University of California San Diego, Children's Hospital and Health Center, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla and many prestigious institutions throughout the United States where Navy trainees perform rotations as integral parts of their residency of fellowship programs.
Naval Medical Center San Diego operates a network of clinics located at area military installations. Through these clinics, ambulatory care is provided to the active duty population. Nine other clinics are located throughout San Diego and are available to our family members and retirees.
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"Nothing worthwhile ever comes easy" is a common phrase that can be applied to many aspects of life (and games!). Playing a game is a process and it should challenge you to improve yourself and your strategies. Through the years, Wizard101 has definitely put some obstacles in our way in an effort to see evil succeed, but the best feeling is when we overcome them. Today I'm counting down my top 5 most rewarding moments in Wizard101.
5. Getting That Morganthe Amulet
Once I completed Khrysalis, I tried my hardest to get Morganthe's very powerful school amulet. The teams I farmed with changed constantly, but we were all determined to swipe those elusive amulets out of Morganthe's clutches. I lost count how many battles it took to finally obtain what I was looking for. No really, I don't actually know when I received the amulet. After many arduous fights, I happened to be in my bank one day and stumbled upon the amulet. I assume it must have dropped relatively close to when I found it. After all, I did visit my bank pretty often. Either way, after flinging spells at Morganthe for so long, I was relieved and proud when I finally did find it!
4. Pet Warlord
It seems like not too long ago derby was something completely new to me. My racing obsession actually started after I conjured up a new game goal – to collect all the badges. At first, I convinced myself that I would be able to reach pet warlord simply by racing my already existing questing pet. That worked … for a little bit. After I achieved pet veteran, it became apparent that my adult questing pet would not be able to successfully slide past my opponents any longer. As my rank grew, so did the energy and skill of my challengers. Luckily, one day I met my now good friend, Caspeen, through ranked racing and she began hatching with me. With her guidance and many hatches (and gold!), I eventually not only trained my pets into derby machines , but I also learned from my past experiences and grew as an overall derby racer. The rest is history.
3. Cheat Testing
Ah, cheat testing – a mixture of excitement, happiness, worry, and frustration all packed into one! The first thing I turn to when new content hits the test realm is always the cheating bosses. There's just something about trying to puzzle together the unknown that draws me in. To get the information that I seek, I put myself through a pretty extensive cheating boss process. I wrote about that here if you want to check that out. Depending on the boss at hand, cheat testing can be extremely time consuming and confusing. Sorting out cheats and why they happen can be anything but easy (especially if the bosses have glitches and inconsistencies as they usually do in the test realm). However, whenever I reach that "aha" moment, it's so rewarding. In addition, I always make sure to share what I find with the community. Seeing the community's reaction and appreciation for my guides is another big aspect which makes all the suffering (and fun of course) worth it in the end.
2. Soloing Most of the Game
As I mentioned in my MMORPG article, I find a lot of value in soloing a game. In my opinion, soloing a game forces players to understand it and that's key moving forward. Going at most of the game alone definitely presented its difficulties, but beating each challenge put a huge smile on my face. There were fights I tried to complete 5,6, even 7 times. Even though I easily could have reached out for a helping hand, once a boss beat me so many times it became personal. ;) Looking back on it now, I'm beyond happy that I forced myself to find ways to persevere. I'm a much better player for it and now I can help others when they encounter similar situations.
1. Helping People in Any Way, Shape, or Form
There are so many ways to help people in Wizard101 and each one of them is rewarding to me. Whether I'm sharing cheat testing info, hatching out my derby pets, helping someone farm for a special item, or conquering a difficult instance with a player in need, kindness goes a long way. You never know how someone's day is going or what they've been through. What may seem like such a small deed to you might just make someone's day.
Those are my most rewarding aspects of Wizard101. What are yours? What makes you smile the most? Let me know in the comments!


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Julia Govor
Body Parts/ Cocoon - Russia
At the core of Julia's music is an ever-present element of emotional truth…
Julia Govor was born to move people. She made her debut performing in a small military town in Abkhazia, which led to her becoming the cassette-DJ at the town's nightclub. Every Saturday, the ever-diligent Julia was on stage performing new songs by Russian singers or songs written by her oldest sister, Galina.
Soon thereafter, she became the lead singer in the locally-famous military band called Moryachka. Still sharpening her mixing skills, she began using Paul White's elegant silver Tascam to play pop songs by Sandra, Mr. President, 20 Fingers and other 90's pop divas.The big payback: In 2000 she moved to Temruk in South Russia where she became a bona fide DJ, playing CDs and mixing on a Vestax PMC01A.
Then the big city came calling. In 2004, she eventually moved to Moscow to study film and TV Production. This is when her vocational arc as an all-round entertainment maven began to fully take flight. She became an on-air personality for Miller TV and MTV and went on to interview some of the industry's most prolific players such as Ricardo Villalobos and Richie Hawtin.
In 2010, the petite and vivacious Russian lady with a knack for telling hypnotic stories got back to what she does best: DJing. She lent her talents to the legendary Moscow underground club Arma17 for several years. During this period Julia could also be found making impactive appearances at Movement in Detroit, Kazantip in Ukraine, WMC in Miami, ADE in Amsterdam and Sonar Off in Barcelona.
Fast forward a few years, Julia has clearly been deeply inspired by the techno artists she's been playing with and begins to produce herself. She honed a sound which boasts distinctly resonant frequencies alongside uncommon melodies and subsequently had tracks snapped up by Visionquest, Get Physical, Highway Records, Hypertone and Superfreq.
A relocation to New York has seen Julia perform alongside the likes of Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin and Sven Vath at Output, Time Warp, Awakenings and Electric Zoo. 2016 has seen her gain the support of Pete Tong with releases coming on Cocoon and Russian vinyl only imprint Body Parts / Mind Series.
At the core of Julia's music and live shows is an ever-present element of emotional truth and a quest to redefine her audience's relationship with beat. Simply put, she firmly believes in churning out sexy techno grooves with dramatic expressions and select layers of sound. Not to forget the boundless charm and ambrosial melodies. That is, in a nutshell Julia Govor.


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A stay-at-home Defenceman, Kronwall split his rookie season with the Red Wings and their AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids. In 2005-06, Kronwall earned a spot in the Red Wing line-up, however he would miss the majority of the season recovering from knee surgery. The following season Kronwall 67 games and established new career high records in points scored (22) and assists (21). He bettered those records in 2007-08 and appeared in 21 games of the post-season in which he tied for the lead in points by a defenseman in the playoffs with 13. Kronwall and the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup that year, making the Stockholm, Sweden native a member of the Triple Gold Club (Olympic Gold, Stanley Cup, World Championship).
On the international stage, Kronwall is a two-time member of Sweden's World Junior team (2000 and 2001) and a four-time member of its World Championship team (2003, 2005, 2006, 2012), including a Gold Medal victory in 2006. In 2006, Kronwall earned his first Gold Medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics, finished in fifth place in the 2010 Winter Olympics, and won a Silver Medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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(The Embrace Series #1)
by Cherie Colyer
Release Date: 12/20/11
Omnific Publishing
by Cherie Colyer
Release Date: 12/20/11
Omnific Publishing
Madison is familiar enough with change, and she hates everything about it. Change took her long-term boyfriend away from her. It caused one of her friends to suddenly hate her. It's responsible for the death of a local along with a host of other mysterious happenings. But when Madison meets a hot new guy, she thinks her luck is about to improve.
Madison is instantly drawn to the handsome and intriguing Isaac Addington. She quickly realizes he's a guy harboring a secret, but she's willing to risk the unknown to be with him.
Her world really spins out of control, however, when her best friend becomes delusional, seeing things that aren't there and desperately trying to escape their evil. When the doctors can't find the answers, Madison seeks her own.
Nothing can prepare her for what she is about to discover.
Dangerous, intoxicating, and darkly romantic, Embrace is a thriller that will leave you spellbound.
There was something in the way he'd said it that sent an elated shiver through me. Not because I was nervous to be alone with him, but because I had a sudden urge to cover his mouth with mine. That would be so unlike me, but at that moment I wanted to grab the front of his shirt and pull him closer. It took me a second to compose myself, and I had to focus on my words to get them out in something that resembled a calm tone.
"Oh, really?" I glanced around his dungeon-like room. I'd happily be his prisoner.
"Really." Isaac crouched down, one hand resting on the floor on either side of me, his smile devious. "Aren't you in the least bit curious why?"
My pulse raced in a mix of excitement and longing. His cologne combined with the scents of his room and made my head spin. My reply came out weaker than I meant it to.
"First, it gave me an excuse to get you down here." He ran his hand over my ponytail, giving it a gentle tug before placing his hand back on the floor next to me. He was enjoying himself. "And second, now I can do this."
Hold Tight (Embrace Series #2)
Release Date: 08/20/13
Omnific Publishing
What's one little spell?
When you're new to magic, one spell can be the difference between getting what you want...and ruining the lives of everyone you love.
Sixteen-year-old Madison has just embraced her magical powers. The trick now is learning how to control them. She and her boyfriend -and fellow witch- can't even enjoy a simple kiss without getting shocked when their powers collide. Instead of mastering her new skills, though, Madison is stuck watching her kid brother and doing chores.
But being a witch does have its benefits. With a simple spell, Madison instantly conjures the help she needs around the house. Or so she thinks. Her idea of "help" invites trouble of its own as a pair of dangerous yet enticing beings enter her life. When a classmate disappears soon afterwards, Madison discovers she's the next victim of a threat she's powerless to resist...and there's nothing it won't kill to make her surrender.
Caught in the crossfire between two dashing but deadly creatures, Madison must figure out which one to trust and how to rid her world of the other—before one of them destroys her and everyone she cares about.
"Does it hurt?" My fingertips lingered on the smooth, pearly white scar on Isaac's chin.
We sat on the couch in his family room, me straddling his lap. He brushed a stray strand of hair out of my eyes with his thumb.
"It's cold," I said, amazed that the skin there never warmed to match the rest of him.
"You really want to talk about my scars? I have one on my side too." He lifted his shirt, revealing a salmon-colored blemish along his lower ribcage. "I got this one jumping a fence when I was nine. Didn't quite make it." He pulled the waist of his jeans down next, just low enough for me to see the rope-like muscles that ran alongside his hip bone. "And I got this one when I was eleven. Tried jumping my bike over one of those workhorses. Back tire caught on the orange light. Bike stopped; I didn't. Flew right over the handlebars. I have another one on my thigh." His fingers went to the button on his jeans.
"I'll take your word for it," I said, my hand catching his.
My cheeks grew warm, and his gaze moved to my lips.
A little about myself: I write young adult and middle grade novels. I love finding new stories that keep me up late reading. While my favorite genre is fantasy, if the book is beautifully written with characters that come alive I'm all over it. My debut novel EMBRACE is now available from Omnific Publishing.
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MILBRIDGE, Maine (AP) — Officials in a Maine town say a man who had 17 guns and 45,000 rounds of ammunition stolen in a burglary is offering a reward for their return.
Milbridge Police Chief Lewis Pinkham says the burglary occurred sometime between when the man left for the winter in November and last month, when he returned to discover evidence of a window break-in. The Bangor Daily News reports the victim is offering a $1,000 reward.
The stolen guns include nine rifles, including two black powder rifles, an AR-15 rifle and an M14 rifle.
Authorities say eight pistols were also stolen. Pinkham says the homeowner is retired military and an avid hunter and collector.
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You may find a rewarding experience awaits you by joining the WAPC Board of Directors! You will join others throughout the state who are interested in promoting quality care directed toward women, infants, and families. The Board of Directors meets twice a year.
Did you know?
To be considered for nomination, a person must be a member of WAPC, or be willing to join.


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It took me much longer than anticipated to finish these animations because there were weeks where I had to devote all my time to my thesis, and CTN and Thanksgiving took up a lot of time. Each animation actually took me about 1 to 2 days to finish.
I really learned a lot about animating for video games while doing these animations!
I really learned a lot about animating for video games while doing these animations!
- For the run cycle, that was my first time really trying to aim for a cartoony timing.
- For the idle animation I had to find a balance between it moving too much and not enough. In video games, the idle animation tends to be very exaggerated to the point where you almost can't have the character moving too much. But since I was looking to the Ratchet and Clank series as inspiration, I knew that most 3rd person shooters or platformers wouldn't have very exaggerated idle animations (as compared to say, fighting games) so I had to tone it down a bit while making sure that it reads from a 3rd person perspective.
- The double jump was pretty challenging and I feel like in order to animate it better, I need to talk to an animator who works in games to ask how exactly you would animate something like that (since the player controls the timing of the second jump). I had a lot of fun designing the movement of the landing though, and I got to test out a way to make rotations cleaner and smoother that I learned from Michal Makarewicz.
- The dive/ dodge also required me to think a lot about the timing as it pertains to video games. Since it is a dodge, the animation has to be performed as soon as the button is pressed so I knew I couldn't have too much anticipation. I also had a lot of fun sculpting the arc of the jump and using the controls in the arms and legs to make them curve along the arc.
- The melee attack was by far my favorite animation to do! It was very challenging for many reasons. First of all, adding any sort of constraints adds many factors and thus many chances for things to go very wrong. Luckily nothing went wrong with my constraints because I used very clean methods when setting it up. On top of that, my character rotates the staff within the hand that it is constrained to but since I set up the constraints cleanly, it was pretty easy to do. Another thing that was uniquely challenging was tracing the arcs. Since the staff moves in 3D space, I had to track the arcs in 3D space by creating spheres and placing them at each end of the staff for each frame. It was awesome seeing how the animation instantly became more visually appealing once the arcs were nice and smooth.
- One thing I learned from these animations overall is that you really have to be much more critical of where your character is moving in space since the player has the freedom to move the camera wherever they want in 3rd person games. I frequently played the animation from different angles and orthographic views to make sure it looked nice from every angle. I also had to be very conscious of what axis my characters are moving in because the player needs to predict where the animation is going to take their character - especially in a 3rd person platformer. This requires conscious set up in the beginning of your blocking to make sure that your character only moves along one axis (x or z).
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Study Shows Alcohol And Coffee Are Key To A Longer Life
If people ever tell you that buying your daily coffee or a glass of wine from the bar is an indulgence then just show them the results of this study.
Your defence can now be that you're actually looking after your body and helping increase it's longevity after a group of scientists recently declared that alcohol and coffee might actually be the key to living a longer life.
Researchers at the university of California have made the amazing discovery after performing a study on the lifestyles on people aged 90 and over. Their aim was to uncover the secret to living past 90.
Their results found that those people who consumed moderate amounts of alcohol and coffee actually lived longer than those who abstained from the substances.
The lead researcher in the study claims that consuming a moderate amount of alcohol, generally speaking 2 glasses of beer or wine a day for men and one glass for women, could lower a persons chance of premature death by 18 per-cent.
In terms of coffee consumption, two cups of the steaming hot beverage a day could decrease a persons likelihood of premature death by 10 per-cent.
Of course, researchers have warned that this does not mean that people should avoid living a healthy lifestyle but basically we shouldn't feel bad the next time we pour a glass of wine or order a cup of coffee.


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That Jon Stewart, he can really take on liberalism when he wants to. What a guy! Last week, Stewart made big news by ridiculing Kathleen Sebelius over the failure of the ObamaCare exchange website. He had a good time with it, opening with "okay, I'm going to try to download every movie ever made and
you're going to try to sign up for ObamaCare and we'll see which happens first." Big laughs from the audience and a healthy chuckle from Sebelius. Few noticed how he ended the program with a huge embrace of single payer health insurance as the place where government should have started. After all, Stewart said in a not so subtle way, people are too stupid to figure out what they need. That video is second below. The first video is Hitler realizing that Rep. Michelle Bachmann has been right about ObamaCare all along, and he needs Vernon Jordan for a round of golf. Jordan's always good for a diversion. Do you remember Vernon Jordan? He was predator Bill Clinton's close friend and "Quick Fixer-Upper who got paid by taxpayers for helping Monica Lewinsky and Paula Jones. Thanks to Right Wing News for the Hitler video – read today's headlines at RWN.
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Dr. Saied Calvino receives national award for work on decreasing cancer care disparities
Added: 09.13.2018
Dr. Abdul Saied Calvino, a board-certified surgical oncologist with Roger Williams Medical Center, is the recipient of the 2018 Carol Friedman Award, given annually to recognize outstanding achievement in cancer care. The honorees are chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch. Dr. Calvino is one of only two honorees to receive the award nationally this year.
This year's theme was excellence in addressing cancer disparities. Dr. Calvino was recognized for his work since 2016 to increase colorectal cancer screening and education in Rhode Island's Hispanic community. In 2016, Dr. Calvino and his colleagues at Roger Williams launched a community outreach and navigation program for Hispanics in Rhode Island, who represent 15% of the state's population. The goals were to increase screening rates, decrease incidence, and increase early diagnosis. Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in Rhode Island.
Over a 19-month period, 398 patients were enrolled in the Roger Williams' program with a colonoscopy completion rate of 93%. In that group, 155 patients (42%) required polypectomy, and 57 (15%) patients underwent surgery for colorectal cancer. Post-colonoscopy survey was uniformly positive across all participants and 76% said that they would not have completed colonoscopy without the program.
Another goal of the program was to educate underserved communities about colorectal cancer treatment and prevention. Dr. Calvino and his program coordinator Gisela Gomes worked with Hispanic, Southeast Asian, and Native American communities to hold more than 20 outreach events in collaboration with organizations like the American Cancer Society, Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Latino Cancer Control Task Force, reaching hundreds of individuals in these communities.
Dr. Calvino is a board member of the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island, chairing the Screening and Detection Work Group. He also serves on the Rhode Island Department of Health's Colorectal Cancer Screening Program Advisory Committee. Dr. Calvino is an Assistant Professor at Boston University.


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Sawgrass better than ever after upgrade
By Brian Keogh
It was 128 yards of sheer terror. Strangling a nine-iron with a vice-like grip that would have made Hulk Hogan proud, I let fly and said a silent prayer.
My caddie, a former Las Vegas casino worker called Mark, ordered the wind to do its work and as the ball sailed over the lake on the famous 17th at TPC Sawgrass, I could see the success or failure of my entire trip to this golfing paradise silhouetted against an azure sky.
Falling towards the far left-hand edge of the island green, I could picture the splashdown in my mind's eye. Miraculously, it never came. I hadn't hit the green in regulation but finished about two inches from the railway sleepers that face the most storied hole in modern golf.
Two hardworked putts later I had made the most enjoyable par of my life and if the Irishmen behind the Redquartz Boundary (RQG) investment group who have bought the Marriott Sawgrass Resort & Spa have their way, you too will soon live this unforgettable golfing experience.
When you tell people you have played the TPC Stadium Course at Sawgrass, they don't want to know how you did on the par-five 16th or the crescent shaped finishing hole. It's all about what happened on 17 and while there is far more to Sawgrass than the par-three that was created on whim after a suggestion by course architect Pete Dye's wife Alice, it really is the only show in town.
"Originally, the water was just supposed to come into play on the right side," Dye once explained. "But we just kept digging. And then one day Alice came out and said, 'Why don't you just go ahead and make it an island?' So we did."
The 138-yard back right tee has never been used in tournament competition as it was built as an overflow tee to protect the Championship tee for a month before the Players Championship.
Only one player has made a holes-in-one for par here at The Players - Fred Couples dumping his first in the water in 1999 before flying a nine-iron into the hole for a par - while the only Steve Elkington and Fred Funk have made bogey on the hole and gone on to lift the Waterford Crystal trophy awarded to the winner.
Around 150,000 balls end up in the water on the 17th during the course of the 40,000 rounds that are played on the course every year and that won't change as the PGA Tour, who own the course, and Irish investment group RQB have no intention of turning the fabled Stadium Course into divot hell.
Every golf nut worth his salt should make the pilgrimage to Sawgrass before they die and even if they card a 66 on the 17th, they will never forget their visit to one of the Holy Grails of modern golf.
That 66 was posted 22 years ago by Angelo Spagnolo, a 31-year-old grocery store manager from Fayette City in Pennsylvania, during the "America's Worst Avid Golfer" contest.
Spagnolo hit 27 balls in the water from the tee box and the drop zone before rules officials finally directed him to putt around the hazard and down the narrow path that leads to the green. Former PGA TOUR Commissioner Deane Beman dubbed the path "Angelo's Alley" after Spagnolo shot 257 to "win" the title in the Golf Digest-sponsored event.
It was a very Irish moment for a venue that is now greener than ever following the buy out of the resort hotel by Redquartz Boundary on 3 July last year.
Since the last putt dropped in the Players Championship last year, all has changed at TPC Sawgrass. Yet all is the same
In April 2006 every tee, fairway and green on the 1982 creation was ripped up and taken away by truck. An incredible 27,000 tons of top soil was removed and replaced by enough sand to fill seven miles of dump trucks parked bumper to bumper.
"Thousand and thousands of PGA Tour players have played golf rounds here," explains Bill Hughes, the General Manager of TPC Sawgrass. "It's an iconic course so a lot of thought went in to what we did here.
"First it was mapped with a GPS system, on a grid of five foot centres, then in came the trucks. But when you put it back, you have got to put it back to some sort of plan and this golf course was replaced within an eighth of an inch. You cannot tell the difference, believe me.
"I've got a member here named Truitt Ooten, 80 something years old. He has been a member here since the start and has played more than 4,000 rounds of golf here. He could not tell the difference between when all the work was finished. Within reason, every hump and every hollow is exactly where it was."
The PGA Tour has spent over $10 million renovating the Stadium Course and another $1 million on the adjacent Valley Course, another Peter Dye design that Hughes regards as "the most underrated course in the world."
With the Players Championship moving from its traditional March date to May, the Tour took advantage of the renovation to install a modern drainage system that will encourage firm and fast conditions.
Anything hit off line will now roll into redefined run-off areas or behind one of the 200 newly planted oak, pine of palm trees.
Sub-Air systems, the same as those at Augusta National, have been installed under every green to suck out moisture in the event of a deluge or inject air as necessary. But the biggest change is the grass itself. New Mini-Verde bermuda grass, which came from a south Georgia sod farm, has been used to re-sod the greens while native grasses were added on the periphery of most holes.
But while it measures 7,215 yards from the tips, the Stadium Course is not a hard slog by modern standards. From Greg Norman to Fred Funk, it rewards long and short hitter alike. Strategy and shot-making take precedence over length.
"The renovation was not driven by length," says Hughes, who is a PGA Masters Professional. "As a major championship calibre golf course, you have to challenge the best players in the world with firm, fast conditions and that is what we have tried to guarantee here.
"After 26 years, we had an organic layer build up here that was over six inches deep and the course was not drainable when it rained. March is something of a rainy month so we looked at the weather patterns during the tournament for the last 26 years and whether we had a wet year or a dry year. In a dry year, six under par was winning The Players Championship. In a wet year it was 14 or 18 under.
"So to really become the golf tournament that this deserves to be, with the biggest professional purse in golf, strongest field in all of golf, it deserved a major championship calibre conditioned golf course which is firm and fast. That way you challenge the best players in the world.
"It is not the long ball hitters that have the advantage. It is not the short ball hitters. It is the guy who controls his golf ball. It will reward you if you hit it a mile, yet it won't kill you if you don't."
The course layout has been tweaked slightly with tee boxes on the par-4 first, par-3 eighth, par-5 11th, par-4 14th, par-5 16th and par-4 18th holes extended by 15 to 25 yards each.
Three new fairway bunkers have been added to the right of the landing area on the par-4 seventh hole. The green on the short par-4 12th was raised and reconfigured to allow for additional hole placements while other greens had slopes softened to allow for more hole locations.
"The big change we'll see is the condition of the golf course," says Dye, who turns 81 in December. "The golf professionals will notice a new tree or chipping area and things like that. But the ardent golfer will notice simply that the grass is better.
"The condition is something that makes a tremendous impact on his thoughts. He won't notice that the bunkers are higher or lower. He'll see 17 and 18 and the new clubhouse. But the first thing he'll remember is how well conditioned the course is. That will bring him back again. This work has made this happen."
Apart from the new $35 milion "Mediterranean Revival" style clubhouse, Hughes explains that the biggest change in the course is the grass itself.
"Before the changes, this course was overseeded with rye because bermuda is dormant in March," he explains. "So it was not as firm and fast and those slopes on those greens were appropriate."
The introduction of Mini-Verde - an ultra-dwarf grass that doesn't have as much grain as older standard types of Bermuda and can tolerate an extremely low cut - means that slopes on several greens were softened.
The new 77,000-square foot clubhouse will cater for twice as many people as the original building and house historical artifacts about the PGA Tour and The Players Championship.
Fronted by an 11,000 square-foot lawn, it offers incredible views of the ninth and 18th holes as well as a first fairway. In essence, it is a throwback to the early days of development in Florida, when Henry Flagler, a 19th century American tycoon, real estate promoter and railroad developer, opened up the state to holiday makers from the east coast with his Florida East Coast Railway.
Now RQB plans to turn Sawgrass into a golf resort to rival Pebble Beach and Pinehurst and attract golfers and families from as far afield as Ireland and Europe to their refurbished Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa.
"It is hard to believe what the PGA Tour has been able to do in such a short period of time," says RQB America's CEO David O'Halloran, a Dubliner. "They are quite a machine when they put their minds to doing stuff."
An Irish property investment firm backed by developer Paddy Kelly and accountant Paul Pardy, RQB has secured planning permission to develop 230 apartments on a 34 acre site it acquired as part of a $200 million buyout of the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa in July last year.
Investors who buy one of the 230 condominiums will be offered a membership package at the exclusive resort, where a round of golf costs $350 for anyone walking in off the street.
But rates are a lot more attractive for holiday makers who decide to stay at the refurbished Marriott hotel, which controls 85 percent of the tee times on the Stadium and Valley courses at the Ponte Vedra complex near Jacksonville in north Florida.
But why did RQB target Sawgrass in the first place? And what plans do they have for a trophy property that is world famous in golfing circles?
"We had looked over here for some time for attractive real estate for Irish investors, O'Halloran explains. "So RQB, which is Paddy Kelly, myself, Niall McFadden and Paul Pardy, looked at trying to buy attractive property investments.
"We looked at various different markets - retail, some office - but we found that it was overbought, overvalued, very similar to the market in Dublin. So it didn't make sense, long term, for the kind of stuff we are doing.
"We felt that buying a dry investment, an office building, might be interesting but we wanted something that might have a little bit of an edge to it. We wanted something that was interesting to look at, interesting for clients."
RQB's vision is to establish the Ponte Vedra Beach area as one of the premier golf, spa, beach and convention destinations in the world.
"The dynamic partnership between RQB, Sawgrass Marriott and TPC Sawgrass is setting up the Sawgrass destination to secure a position as the Pebble Beach of the East," said Debi Bishop, general manager of Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa.
Between the three partners, more than $56 million has been invested in enhancing the courses, the clubhouse and the guest rooms at the impressive Marriott hotel, where guests are the only golfers with exclusive privileges and access to the legendary Stadium of Valley courses without a TPC Sawgrass membership .
"Sawgrass will undoubtedly be paralleled with iconic golf destinations such as Pebble Beach and Pinehurst," says 42-year-old O'Halloran, who is an architect by training.
Already one of the top golf resorts in the world, RQB and its partners have big plans for the future and have already invested "north of $10 million" on enhancing the guest rooms, each of which features an enhanced desk space for business travellers, high-speed Internet access and plasma TVs.
The resort has 508 guest rooms, suites and villas, a 20,000 square-foot Spa, four swimming pools and access to 26 miles of Atlantic beach at the Cabana Beach Club.
"We are projecting $58 million in revenue for this year," says O'Halloran. "That's up over 10 percent on last year, so you are looking at a very significant business in its own right.
"We felt that there was an international element lacking here with most of the clients coming from America and the east coast and then a disproportionate number from the south east.
"So we decided to repositioned the property and make it more attractive to higher value people in the east coast and tri-state areas.
"We have got to reinvest in the property. The rooms were a little bit tired so we have renovated the property to take it into the higher value market."
While groups account for 70 percent of the market, golfers represent less than 10 percent of the total and RQB is determined to reposition the four star property in the overseas market and attract golfers from as far afield as Ireland and the UK to come over and test their mettle on the some of the best golf courses in the word.
"The golf piece in the jigsaw was very intriguing to us because the PGA Tour is our next door neighbour," O'Halloran adds. "They have a marquee golf course and the biggest tournament in the world outside the four majors. And the change in date of the Players Championship from March to May guarantees that our seasonal business now runs from January to June with the residual interest of people seeing the tournament on TV.
"The hotel controls 85 percent of the tee times on the two courses but we probably only use 50 percent of that capacity.
"We now have the type of room quality that will attract more high value golfers and can start to use our maximum allowed number of rounds of golf. Let's say there are 40,000 rounds of golf on the Stadium Course and we are entitled to book 35,000. We probably only use 17,000 of those, so we are operating at 50 percent."
The experience at Sawgrass is decidedly first class with shuttles running regularly front the front door of the hotel to the golf courses, where attentive staff take your clubs, clean your shoes and send you on you way in a buggy with an experienced fore-caddie.
"The Tour has made a big commitment to the area with the new clubhouse and the improvements to the courses," O'Halloran adds. "We don't want them to outgrow the locality, so part of what we are trying to do is make sure the have got a very strong hotel anchor.
"When you come here you have great golf all year round on a course that holds the 'Fifth Major' every year.
"In simple terms, we will go nationally in the US market and we would be very interested in the Irish and English market.
"The problem is one of awareness, not just in Ireland, but in America. If you get a taxi round here, people in the community don't understand how the access works. The PGA Tour wants people to come and play golf and to play golf, you come and stay here.
"From a value perspective we are offering something that is very interesting. I think the recent Open Skies between the EU and US is very interesting too with Aer Lingus is talking about reopening the Orlando route.
"You can bring your family on a holiday that has a chunk of golf in it. But you can also visit St Augustine, the oldest city in America or head to Cape Canaveral and Orlando.
"We believe that you can have a well rounded trip here and while we are competing with other destinations like the Middle East, Malaysia, Portugal and South Africa.
"Yes, it is very competitive. But we would be very optimistic that when the news gets out, people will interested to hear that these Irish guys have this asset.
"In my mind, the PGA Tour is very keen to make this a golfing destination. We are trying to raise awareness through Carr Golf in Ireland and obviously the Marriott Group is a huge presence.
"Obviously it takes time and when people come out, they will see for themselves what we have to offer."
Cassidy Golf Holidays in Dublin are offering September and October packages starting from €1349 per person for five nights at the Marriott, one round on the Stadium Course and two rounds on the Valley with flights included.
But you can also head down the road to the World Golf Village, home of the World Golf Hall of Fame, and play the 'King & Bear' or 'Slammer & Squire' courses
The King & Bear, named for its co-designers Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, is the first-and-only course design collaboration between two of golf's giant figures.
At 7,279 yards from the back stakes, it is challenging for even the lowest handicappers as it wends its way around lakes, loblolly pines and 200-year-old live oaks.
Hall of Fame members Sam 'The Slammer' Snead and Gene 'The Squire' Sarazen helped course architect Bobby Weed create the adjacent 'Slammer & Squire' track, which measures a less demanding 6,939 yards and boast views of the World Golf Hall of Fame from several points of a woodland setting.
Even if you do dump 27 balls in the water on the 17th at Sawgrass, there is plenty on offer to keep you coming back for more.


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Here is a great way to make your own big crayons
Line your favorite forms with plastic wrap and spray with cooking oil.
Collect all your old and broken crayons.
Take off all the paper
Put pieces of the same or similar colored crayons in clean soup can. Set it in a pan of hot water on the stove. Heat until the crayons melt. Pour the wax into one of the forms. Use a clean can for each color you melt. When the wax is cool, pull out it of the tin and unwrap it. Get big pieces of paper and have fun coloring.
6 cups of fine sand
1 cup white school glue
water, enough to make clay form
outdoor working surface
old mixing container and a stirring stick
Mix Glue and sand together, add enough water to make the sand stick into shapes
Now to make a permanent sand castle!
Pack into different shape containers Turn upside down, and air dry. You can use small recycled scoops, tubs, cardboard tubes, small boxes, orange juice cans, and cups.
Test with your fingers; if too sticky, add more starch in small amounts until the mixture is smooth and rubbery
You may need to add more glue, if the texture doesn't act like silly putty in its elasticity. Store in an airtight container
Note-This may stick to clothing, so make sure your child is wearing old clothing or an apron.
Silly Putty Recipe
This stuff will bounce and pick up pictures from newspaper, just like the real thing!
Materials needed:
White glue (not school glue)
Food coloring
In a plastic bowl add:
1/2 cup of water to 1/2 White Glue
Mix and add 3 drops of food coloring
Make a Borax solution:
take 2 Tablespoons of borax (you can buy this in the laundry section of the grocery store) and add to 1 cup of water and stir.
Add ½ cup of borax solution to water and glue mixture Stir and mix it well.
Let it dry for about an hour. It should turn into a nice firm gob. When ready, it will be smooth and rubber-like. Store in an airtight container or plastic bag.
Face Paint for kidsIngredients:
Stir together starch and cold cream until well blended. Add water and stir, then add food coloring. Use a small paintbrush or disposable cotton swabs to paint designs on face. Remove with soap and water. Store in airtight container.
Cooking with Kids and Learning the Alphabet too!


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Cruising in Company is a wonderful opportunity for crews and skippers to meet up and mix up. Every club member is welcome. Just turn up and we will find you a space with a boat.
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Cruise in Company – Sunday 20th August 2017
Following a stormy 30 knot plus day on Saturday 19th , during which I only saw a single sail out on the River Forth during the whole day (unfortunately it was mine !!) Sunday dawned much more peacefully as members gathered for the penultimate RFYC 'Cruise in Company' event. A respectable gathering of members and guests gathered at the club at 10:00hrs to discuss the options for the day.
A gentle breeze from the west was forecast along with grey skies but (or so we hoped) little or no rain. With HW due at 14:32 there was plenty water in the Forth for this cruise so it gave us the opportunity to perhaps explore areas which we had not before considered.
An excellent turnout with 9 boats making the cruise saw in excess of 20 or so members and guests teaming up on various yachts. Kenny MacKenzie however decided to sail alone on Hoodlum and the rumour was that he had salmon sandwiches in his bag and he didn't want to have to share them with anyone.
Anyway, with the day set fair the 'fleet commander' suggested setting sail for a new destination which, very surprisingly, no-one had ever been to before; and this was Barnhill Bay.
Barnhill Bay is a recognised anchorage on the Fife shore and it appears in the Forth Pilot Handbook. It can be found approximately 1000m SW of Aberdour Harbour and just to the north of the Mosmorran Gas terminal. Aberdour Golf Course hugs the shore of the bay and offers fine views. The bay dries at LW so care has to be taken with tides but, on this particular day, the tides were perfect for our visit.
The yachts represented on the day were (alphabetical): Aziana; Defiant, Georgia Moon, Hoodlum, Idothia, Orithia, Polka, Silkie and Solveig. Tom Wilson had been due to sail on Aziana but he shrugged this invitation when he discovered that Christine (Polka) had been home baking and had with her a bucket full of fresh scones.
The course was set for the fleet to sail west up the 'Forth and to enter Mortimer's Deep round the west side of Inchcolm. Not all boats followed the course however and one in particular (no names), lured perhaps by the promise of a home baking frenzy, cut the corner, made a bee line for Barnhill and quickly dropped anchor
The rest of the fleet arrived soon after and, in good shelter from SW to N winds, anchored in the stillness of the bay in about 3m of water.
Barnhill Bay is easily accessed from the deep water channel in Mortimer's Deep. There were no ships at the gas terminal during our visit so I am not sure if a ship at the terminal, perhaps during the loading of gas, would render Barnhill Bay less attractive. It is certainly worth a visit however.
After a couple of peaceful hours (apart from the thundering of the theme tune from the film 'Where Eagles Dare', emerging from within the bowels of 'Defiant') the fleet weighed anchor and made its way back homeward in a steady westerly breeze, giving us all a lovely sail.
The next and final 'C in C' for the season is on Sunday 17 Sept.; we hope to see you there. Watch out for updates by e-mail and on the club website.
B Robertson
Cruise in Company – Sunday 30th July 2017
This event was planned over a falling tide so the group had a few hours to fill on this cruise in company; the 4th in the series.
Club members and guests gathered at the club at 11am to discuss and agree the destination for the day. The forecast was for south westerly winds, force 3 or 4, with occasional showers. None of us were convinced however and as events unfolded during the day it was just another example of how the forecasters should perhaps be looking for another vocation.
A good turnout of skippers were in attendance and the 7 boats which ultimately attended the cruise were (in alphabetical order): Aziana, Idothea, Gonzo, Orithia, Sorley, Stargazer and Varrich.
The destination was chosen as Inchcolm (north side) but as we had time to spare we decided on a leisurely beat upstream, to around Hound Point. From there we would make our way round to the far side of Inchcolm to drop anchor and have lunch. The weather up to this point had been reasonable with the odd spot of rain but, in the main, a bright and promising day.
There were already one or two boats in the bay when the fleet arrived at around 2pm but there was sufficient room for us all and we all enjoyed some relaxation in the peace and calm of Inchcolm Bay.
The highlight of the day however was when Peter Hall (Varrich) produced his bagpipes and treated all within earshot to a medley of wonderful piping tunes, all of which was enthusiastically acknowledged by all around.
With the breeze having apparently diminished during the afternoon the fleet set sail for home mostly under full sail only to be struck by gale force south westerly winds (which came out of nowhere) when we ventured out round the east side of Inchcolm. Chaos ensued as crews hurriedly reduced sail to regain some form of control. With disaster averted we 'reached' back to port at a cracking pace.
All in all, another good day but with more lessons learned. These being; always prepare for the unexpected and never trust a weather forecaster.
The next C in C is planned for Sunday August 20th.
B Robertson
Sunday 9 July
Grey skies and an uncertain forecast were not sufficient to dampen the spirits of those members who gathered at the club at lunchtime on Sunday 9th July for the third of our six event 'Cruise in Company' series this year. Force 4/5 winds were predicted from the south west and, although dry to start, light rain commenced as the fleet left the harbour after noon. One of the boats had two sea dogs.
With winds predicted from the south west, and HW due at 15:50, conditions were just right for an afternoon sail to one of my favourite destinations on the Forth; Aberdour Harbour.
Aberdour village is one of Fife's many treasures and the harbour, which gives good shelter from both the east and west, is a beautiful and peaceful haven and a lovely place to spend a few hours. It is very tide dependent however and visiting yachts should always take care to ensure that sufficient water is available. The Forth pilot book gives valuable guidance on this but, in general terms, yachts are usually able to access the harbour safely 2 or 3 hours either side of HW.
The Aberdour Boat Club Muster had been held the previous day, thankfully accompanied by light breezes and blue skies, but today the harbour was quiet. In the fleet today were Orithya (plus two dogs), Hanna, Solveig and Aziana. Aziana arrived first and, nudging carefully into the harbour whilst keeping a close watch on the depth below the keel, tied up at the wall about half way into the harbour. The rest of the fleet followed and tied up safely.
With our arrival the rain stopped, the breeze dropped, and all was peace and tranquillity as we enjoyed this social occasion. Worthy of note perhaps is the fact that all four of the club's 'active' Seamaster 925 yachts were represented at the gathering. Solveig and Aziana were in the fleet and the skippers of Smithereen (Tom Wilson) and Samba (Lorne Byatt) both of whose boats are currently on the west coast, were attending the event on Aziana and Hanna respectively. There is a belief that there is in fact a fifth Seamaster 925 in the club, but we are not sure where it is (it certainly isn't at Granton Harbour).
The group enjoyed a couple of hours in the harbour before heading back at about 3:30pm. The breeze filled in again from the south west and we enjoyed a cracking sail in dry conditions straight back to Granton on the one tack. Bliss !!!
All in all we had a great day and, although uncertain at the beginning, the weather was much kinder to us than we had first thought it was going to be.
The next 'C in C' is on Sunday 30 July; we hope to see you there. Watch out for updates by e-mail and on the club website.
B Robertson
Sunday 18 June 2017
Conditions were absolutely perfect for the members who gathered at the club at mid-day on Sunday 18 June 2017 for the second of our 'Cruise in Company' events. Bright sunshine and a forecast predicting force 3 or 4 winds from the south west bode well for the day.
This cruise was over a split tide so the fleet was going to be out for a few hours. We were therefore looking for a destination a bit more distant and Port Laing seemed the obvious choice.
Port Laing is a beautiful anchorage on the Fife shore (p67 in the FYCA Pilot Handbook) in St. David's Bay (Inverkeithing) just to the east of the Forth Rail Bridge. An old wooden pier is evident here, just round the headland from the rail bridge, and this was one of the landing stages used during the construction of the bridge in the 19th century.
To the north of the old pier a sandy beach is evident and this is the best place to anchor, with protection from the west and easy anchoring in shallow water.
The fleet consisted of Cory Louise (Commodore), Amare, Aziana, Myrine, Solveig and Whizz Too. We set off around noon beneath blue skies and beat up the Forth into a gentle breeze. Against a falling tide getting through between Oxcars and the Cow & Calves was challenging, but the wind held constant and aided our passage.
The Drum sands is a place to be avoided on a falling tide and the fleet had been warned to give it a wide berth. Having said that Aziana bravely (or stupidly) tacked inshore, keeping a close watch on the depth reading, which held constant at 4m. It was only when we tacked again to go offshore that we nervously watched the depth fall until we had just 0.8m beneath the keel. A bit close for comfort, although the skipper said it was perfectly judged!
Aziana arrived at the anchorage and nosed carefully into 3m of water before dropping the hook. Solveig arrived soon after and came alongside to raft up. This is a practice by Solveig which has been observed on many occasions and they are getting a reputation for 'hanging back' so that some other unsuspecting craft, suitable for 'latching on to', is allowed to anchor first. This saves them getting their anchor and chain dirty! In fact, we are beginning to wonder if they carry an anchor at all as no-one seems to have seen it! They are very sneaky boys !! The rest of the fleet followed soon after, with Myrine and Cory Louise with the Commodore bringing up the rear.
Safely at anchor we all relaxed, basking in glorious sunshine and enjoying what was turning out to be probably the best sailing day of the year so far.
Around about 16:30 hrs the fleet started to head back east, assisted now by the westerly breeze which held constant. With time to spare, Solveig and Aziana returned to Granton via Inchcolm, arriving back in port just in time for the boatman, who came back on duty at 18:30hrs.
A happy end to a perfect day cruising on the Firth of Forth.
Next C in C date is 9th July. We hope to see you there !!


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muppetdog wrote:Pretty crazy article SAM (no pun intended). Fascinating how powerful the mind can be. Makes you think: maybe here in a couple hundred years dr's will know enough about the neurological system, immune system, and all the power of the brain to actually start to cure some of these "slipped between the cracks" people out there.
Fingers crossed, I'm sure we will all be dead my then
muppetdog wrote:Ok, no offense, but that is a bit strange. And, why were the subtitles in Russian? hahah
TwitchyDoc wrote:Gluten has been discussed here before. There are papers reporting people with fasciculation and other neurological disturbances as presenting symptoms of Celiac disease. There is even a report of Celiac disease mimicking full blown ALS.
http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/63/6/770.full (notice that two patients had fasciculations and no gastroent. issues)
http://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1038/ncpneuro0631 (A man who was thought to have ALS, then found out to be gluten sensitive and recovered)
I think it is pretty obvious that gluten sensitivity can be very well hidden or masked.
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Hi Graham, > could I ask you to stop immediately and wait a few months? OK. My (Lilypond-engraved) musical is getting another production in July with me MD-ing; my (Lilypond-engraved) quartet is getting two new performances and a CD release this summer; I've got three new commissions I've got to get done (and Lilypond-engraved) ASAP; my wife and I are closing on a new house on Tuesday; and we're going to be first-time parents in August. In other words, I've got more than enough stuff to fill my time. ;) Hopefully, when Lilypond is ready to make my development startup easy, I'll have time for Lilypond development. In the meantime, perhaps I can send diff files -- if that process isn't too difficult -- for simple(r) patches, like my underline enhancement. > I simply can't do anything better than this. (at least, not without tossing > my PhD out the window) Definitely don't do that! =) Thanks, Kieren.
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Excuse my being a tad behind in posting this, but just look at this line up at the British Fashion Awards this week.
Kudos to Victoria Beckham for picking up a coveted prize- she definitely deserves it and is looking absolutely phenomenal. Sarah Burton was a natural winner after conquering the fashion world with that captivating Middleton dress. Alexa Chung beat the Middleton mania and took home the style icon award and though it does pain me to say this (as she is unbelievably annoying) she looked fantastic in a glittering shift dress with low heels and a shaggy hair do.


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Document Collaboration in Second Life
I joined the virtual world Second Life a couple of years ago, but never really got into it -- I mostly just flew around looking at things, and the only people I ever saw were playing casino games. I'm always amazed when I hear how people are using the virtual world to collaborate and work with others.
Did you know you can also collaborate on documents in Second Life? Here's a great video on EtherPad Real Time in World Text Collaboration from the Second Life English Blog. EtherPad is one of the new document creation sites that literally allows you to see changes to the text in real time; it's not a full-featured document editor -- it's pretty much just text -- but it's great in terms of collaboration possibilities.
Why use it in Second Life? A couple of reasons; first, your group can discuss the document as it's being edited, via the Second Life chat feature. You can also invite an unlimited number of people to review the document without giving them actual editing access. All they need is a Second Life account.
And I think that it's not just EtherPad that allows this functionality -- it's any site that publishes a URL for its document. While Google Docs don't have their own dedicated URL, Google Spreadsheets do -- so you can probably work on spreadsheets within Second Life as well.


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Easy Baking: Gingerbread Cake With Pear
Gingerbread Cake With Pear
I've had and made gingerbread in many forms (cookies, German lebkuchen, Czech pernik, cupcakes) where dried or candied ginger was used. This intense version—courtesy of my friend Rachel, who found the recipe on Epicurious and served it recently at a dinner party—features freshly grated ginger. It is different and truly exceptional: mildly spicy, moist, with deep caramel tones thanks to the brown sugar and molasses, and scattered with fresh pear, which gives it a nice texture.
This unassuming brown cake is not a show-off dessert, but take one bite, and you're instantly comforted. It is also one of the easiest things you could bake. No complicated work is necessary, and if you don't have a round cake pan, use something similar.
- Serves 6–8
- 1½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus 3 tablespoons for cake pan
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus 1 tablespoon for cake pan
- ¼ cup water
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup unsulphured molasses
- 3 eggs
- ¼ cup fresh ginger, peeled, finely grated
- 1 large pear, peeled, cored, cut into ½-inch cubes
- Whipped cream (optional)
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Brush a 9-inch round cake pan with 1 tablespoon butter and dust with 3 tablespoons of the flour. Tap out any excess flour. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, and salt.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter. Add the water and stir.
- In a medium bowl, beat the brown sugar and molasses with an electric mixer until combined. Add 1 egg at a time, beating until incorporated. Add the butter mixture and beat. Add the flour mixture, a third at a time, beating until incorporated. Stir in the ginger.
- Pour the mixture into the cake pan. Scatter the pear over the surface of the batter. Bake in the oven until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 35–40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes. Remove the cake from the cake pan and let cool completely. Serve at room temperature, sliced into wedges, with whipped cream. Store covered for up to 3 days.
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