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These Are 2017's Roomiest SUVs for the Money
You're in the market for a new SUV, you've got to watch your budget, and if you come away with nothing else, you want to make sure you've got plenty of cargo space to carry around all the stuff you find yourself hauling around.
We hear you. You don't care so much whether the SUV you're buying has leather or Wi-Fi, or how much horsepower it has, or how easily it can climb a mountain. You've got cargo to haul.
Evaluating SUVs by base price and cargo capacity, we came up with the 10 vehicles that give you the most room for your buck. Some of these are among the most highly rated vehicles in their class, while others are more focused on affordability.
2017 Chevrolet Traverse
MSRP: $28,700 (Details Below)
The 2017 Chevy Traverse starts at $28,700, which prices it beneath the Toyota Highlander ($30,630), the Ford Explorer ($31,660), and even the Dodge Durango ($29,995). But it has far more cargo capacity than any of those vehicles.
2017 Chevrolet Traverse
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 116.3 cubic feet (Details Below)
The Traverse's maximum cargo capacity is 116.3 cubic feet, with 70.3 cubic feet behind the second row, and 24.4 with all the seats in use. That puts it in the realm of full-size SUVs like the Ford Expedition and Toyota Sequoia, which cost more than $45,000.
2017 Buick Enclave
MSRP: $39,065 (Details Below)
You might not immediately think "value" when you think of Buick, General Motors' mid-level brand, but the Buick Enclave offers 115.2 cubic feet of maximum cargo space, with 68.9 cubic feet available with only the back row down, and 23.3 cubic feet with all the seats in use.
2017 Buick Enclave
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 115.2 cubic feet (Details Below)
The Enclave is more spacious than the Chevy Tahoe or the base Ford Expedition, and with a base price of $39,065, the Enclave undercuts those two vehicles by about $8,000.
Overall, it ranks in the middle of our midsize SUV rankings.
2017 Dodge Durango
MSRP: $29,995 (Details Below)
Ranking similarly to the Enclave in our midsize SUV rankings, and starting at just $29,995, the Dodge Durango is a good overall value. That value extends to its cargo capacity, which tops out at 84.5 cubic feet, with 47.7 cubic feet with the second-row seats up, and 17.2 with all the seats in use. That makes it more spacious than a Honda Pilot, for a few hundred dollars less.
2017 Dodge Durango
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 84.5 cubic feet (Details Below)
Test drivers like the Durango's infotainment system and the comfortable ride, though fuel economy is poor with the optional V8 engine.
2017 Ford Flex
MSRP: $30,025 (Details Below)
Ford's funky little wagon ranks near the bottom of a competitive midsize SUV class, but two things it has going for it are cargo space (83.2 cubic feet) and base price ($30,025). It costs about $1,600 less than a Ford Explorer, but has nearly identical cargo space. The Flex has an extra 1.2 cubic feet overall, while the Explorer has 21 cubic feet with the seats in use, compared to the Flex's 20.
2017 Ford Flex
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 83.2 cubic feet (Details Below)
Critics say the Flex has spacious seating, but poor fuel economy, uncomfortable front seats, and an underpowered and outdated base model hurt it in our ratings.
2017 Ford Expedition
MSRP: $47,125 (Details Below)
The Ford Expedition doesn't exactly come cheap, but with a base price of $47,125, only two of the six vehicles in its class are priced lower. The base model Expedition has 108.3 cubic feet of max cargo space, with 55 cubic feet behind the second row, and 18.6 behind the third. That's about 12 cubic inches more maximum cargo space than in the Chevy Tahoe, which is priced almost identically.
2017 Ford Expedition
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 130.8 cubic feet (Details Below)
For an extra $2,710, you can upgrade to the extra-long wheelbase version of the Expedition, the EL, and get 130.8 cubic feet of max cargo space, with a whopping 42.6 cubic feet behind the third row.
2017 Honda Pilot
MSRP: $30,745 (Details Below)
The 2017 Honda Pilot is ranked near the top of our midsize SUV rankings with roomy seats, even in the third row, great safety scores and, of course, plenty of cargo space. Its 83.8 cubic feet of max cargo space give it ever so slightly more space than the competing Toyota Highlander, but the difference grows as the seats come into play.
2017 Honda Pilot
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 83.8 cubic feet (Details Below)
With 46.8 cubic feet behind the second row and 16.5 cubic feet behind the third row, the Pilot offers some of the best space in its class. The base Pilot starts at $30,595.
2017 Toyota Highlander
MSRP: $30,630 (Details Below)
Nearly identical in price and dimension to the Honda Pilot is the Toyota Highlander, which ranks above the Pilot on our list of midsize SUVs, and starts at $30,630, making it a finalist for Best 3-Row SUV for the Money.
2017 Toyota Highlander
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 83.7 cubic feet (Details Below)
With 83.7 cubic feet of max cargo space, 42.4 cubic feet behind the second row, and 13.8 cubic feet behind the third, the Highlander's cargo area is most capable when it's being asked to store large items, less so a car full of people and luggage.
2017 Toyota Sequoia
MSRP: $45,560 (Details Below)
The Sequoia's 120.1 cubic feet of max cargo space put it in Chevrolet Suburban territory, for about $4,000 less, at $45,560. The Sequoia is the more highly rated vehicle, too, ranking higher than the Suburban's in our ranking of full-size SUVs.
2017 Toyota Sequoia
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 120.1 cubic feet (Details Below)
That size comes with just 17 mpg on the highway, which is poor even by the standards of full-size SUVs. However, Sequoia buyers should have peace of mind knowing that their vehicle was built to last. It offers excellent reliability ratings.
2017 Subaru Forester
MSRP: $22,595 (Details Below)
The Subaru Forester is a compact SUV/wagon/crossover with two rows of seats. It costs $22,595, which is about the same as an optioned-out Hyundai Elantra, but it has 74.7 cubic feet of total cargo space, with 34.4 cubic feet behind the rear seat. That means it has more cargo space than a Nissan Pathfinder.
2017 Subaru Forester
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 74.7 cubic feet (Details Below)
The Forester ranks in the middle of our compact SUV rankings, with roomy back seats, standard all-wheel drive, and a long list of safety features.
2017 Honda CR-V
MSRP: $24,045 (Details Below)
The top-rated compact SUV in our rankings, the Honda CR-V starts at $24,045, which places it in the middle of the class. It boasts 75.8 cubic feet of cargo space with all the seats folded down, and 39.2 cubic feet with the seats up.
2017 Honda CR-V
Maximum Cargo Capacity: 75.8 cubic feet (Details Below)
The 2017 Honda CR-V was the winner of our Best Compact SUV for the Money award. Fully redesigned for this year, the CR-V earned excellent critics' ratings, good reliability ratings, and a refined interior.
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Unusual record of Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) feeding on anchovy (Engraulis mordax) in the fishery of small pelagic fishes in the Gulf of California
Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) range in North America from Japan to Mexico. Here we report the first record of a Pacific harbor seal feeding on Northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) inside a purse-seine net of a sardine fishing boat in the Gulf of California. This event was recorded on video on January 11th, 2010, near Estero Tortuga, Guasimas, Sonora (27°50'N, 110°39'W). Sea conditions were of El Niño Southern Oscillation; this record was likely due to El Niño, forcing seals to travel beyond their distribution range in search of alternate foraging areas.
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Phoca vitulina richardii; foraging; Engraulis mordax; Gulf of California
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22370/rbmo.2018.53.3.1360
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Fans of Pokémon's less popular little brother should find a brand new reason to cheer, as Bandai Namco announced in Richmond, United Kingdom today that a fresh new Digimon game would be coming soon to the Western world, and the real upside is that this time, it's not a lightweight mobile game.
Confirmed for a release on all major home consoles (PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch) as well as the PC, Digimon Survive has been announced for release in the near future. Development will be provided by WITCHCRAFT, which is an ambiguous move as little information exists about the studio publicly, so time will tell if the latest release turns out to be any good, especially considering the limited details we have at our disposal currently.
What we do know, however, is that Survive is promised to be a tactical RPG/adventure title and will also have input from some of the leading lights of the franchise, such as designer Uichi Ukomo, and legendary composer, Tomoki Miyoshi.
The game will appear to focus on a group of teenagers who get lost on a camping trip, and the act of doing so gets them mixed up in the beguiling world of Digimon. The game looks to offer narrative choices that will dictate the flow and direction of the story, whilst battles will be conducted in a familiar turn-based 2D style.
No more details are known at this time, but Bandai Namco promise to release more information as the months continue, with a 2019 release being more than likely for the game.


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3rd Annual Cookie Exchange
Held our yearly cookie party a week earlier than normal so my momma could partake in the festivities. I sent my invites out a little late and was expecting a small turnout but we ended up with a good amount of cookies.
I made Chinese Almond cookies. I would buy them all the time from the Chinese restaurants when I was growing up in Hawaii so I wanted to try and make it on my own. My mom have me the recipe which she got from her mom. The secret? Good ole lard! Lol. Or I guess they sell it as Crisco nowadays. Here is the recipe:
Chinese Almond Cookies
Cream together:
1 1/2 c Crisco (do not substitute butter)
1 1/4 c sugar
3 c flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1 beaten egg
1 t almond extract
Roll into balls (i used my cookies scoop), flatten with the bottom of a flat cup. Place a red dot using red food dye and the back of a chopstick in the center of the cookie. Bake 375 degree oven for 12 minutes. Yield 36.
Here are some of the other cookies!
Gingerbread Men baked by Torie. My favorite bikini wearing men, lol!
Crispy Chocolate Chip cookies from Sandy
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies from Chi
Lemony Sugar Stars from the Hustons.
Peanut butter Oatmeal from Carrie
White and Milk Chocolate Chip from Jerrie
Chi brought her 2 little ones Paige (8 months) and Peyton (2 years). Pictured above is Paige and Lilia (1o months), Roger and Carrie's little girl.
Grandma Jerrie took care of Vinny while i played hostess.
He had on the cutest Christmas outfit thanks to Patti, complete with Santa hat.
And some of our guests:
Renee, Wayne and Hunter (8 years old)
Kyle and Bonnie (she is expecting a little one in April)
Torie and Orlando with their gingerbread man and woman 😉
On this day..
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Andreas Kuhlmann: "The Energiewende — or let's rather say 'energy transition' — is in transition itself."
February 23rd, 2017 by The Beam
The Beam interview series, edition 26: Andreas Kuhlmann
CleanTechnica keeps on publishing some of The Beam interviews twice a week. The Beam magazine takes a modern perspective on the energy transition, interviewing inspirational people from around the world that shape our sustainable energy future.
This week Anne-Sophie Garrigou, journalist at The Beam, interviewed Andreas Kuhlmann, Chief Executive of the German Energy Agency (dena) since 2015. Andreas Kuhlmann talks about Germany's Energiewende and dena's new initiative, the "Start Up Energy Transition" that, in his words, aims to "bring pioneers and enablers of global energy transition together, and to establish an international network of companies, start-ups and sustainability-conscious organisation."
Hello Andreas Kuhlmann and thank you for taking the time to meet us today. You have been the Chief Executive of dena since 2015. How did you find yourself in this position? What is your story?
I started working at dena in July 2015, and I was very excited to get this opportunity. Climate change and the energy transition have always been important topics for me: fascinating challenges, everything but easy. Working for dena is a chance to really focus on concrete projects and burning questions at the interface between politics and the economy. And there's a great team here at dena.
I myself am a physicist. I worked on carbon cycle issues and, as a student, I measured CO2 from a clean air station in Alert, Canada. I remember figures [at] around 350 ppm. Now we are above 400. A graph with this climate change fever curve hangs in my office — just to remind everybody that something really is going on.
My grandfather worked underground — 'unter Tage', as we say in German — in a coal mine in the Ruhr district. My father worked as an electrician. And now I have the chance to be part of history, shaping the energy transition with dena. Before this, I was Head of Strategy and Politics at the German Association of Energy and Water (BDEW). And before that, I was able to gather a lot of experience in different positions — in Brussels, at the German Bundestag, and in government. I also worked at the German Embassy in Stockholm for two years. A great city, nowadays even for startups.
For our readers who are not from Germany, or who don't know about it, can you explain what the 'Energiewende' is, and why it is so important?
Is there really anyone out there who doesn't know about the Energiewende? Then we really have to work harder at telling people about it (just kidding!) The word 'Energiewende' refers to a major change in our energy system. It started at some point in the 1990s, when a few people had the idea of producing energy from wind and solar power instead of nuclear. A real push came around 2000. Germany passed the feed-in tariff law known as the Renewable Energy Sources Act , which made it much easier to connect alternative electricity to the grid. At the same time, Germany decided to abandon nuclear power for the first time. So, in the beginning, the energy transition was mainly about taking wind and solar power out of their niche, and getting rid of nuclear power. We started with about 5 per cent renewable energy in the electricity sector, based on hydropower. Now we are at about 35 per cent!
But things are changing. The Energiewende — or let's rather say 'energy transition' — is in transition itself. Wind and solar have grown up and bringing more of them into the grid is still important. But the really innovative and interesting question today is: how do we get all these decentralised components connected and make something really smart out of it? Digitalisation and decentralisation are the driving forces. More and more smart companies and smart ideas are springing up. Fascinating! A good place to be. In other words: if you're smart, come to the country of energy transition! Or work on the energy transition in any of the other countries, all over the world, who signed the Paris Agreement.
What is the role of dena in helping to achieve the energy transition?
Unlike other national agencies, we are a company, not an administrative body. Our shareholders include the government, but also partners from the financial sector, such as KfW Bankengruppe. We identify important issues and trends in energy transition, and work on studies and projects with all kind of stakeholders in Germany and abroad, especially in China. In general, our main concerns are energy efficiency in all sectors, and systemic issues related to the energy transition.
We are currently focusing very strongly on innovation in energy transition. We want to show that there are major changes and new opportunities ahead. We can see very interesting new players and business models in the energy transition. And we want to help develop the right conditions to make them successful. That's why we've just started a global project: Start Up Energy Transition. A global startup award that aims to create a global network focussing on innovation in energy transition. More than 70 partners from more than 20 countries are already supporting this project. If you want to know more, visit startup-energy-transition.com.
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As CNBC reported today, Tony Robbins said about bitcoin:
"I think [bitcoin] is very iffy, I don't have a clue. I look at that as it's like going to Vegas."
It's certainly been a wild ride for bitcoin and bitcoin cash, as the price recently dropped by more than 40%, fluctuating between all-time high levels of around $5,000 to around $3,000. Now, the digital currency is speeding up again in its price, Tony Robbins said that one never knows about bitcoin, it's like going to Vegas.
Robbins also commented that even if you can make a ton of money off something, or a particular investment, this does not mean you can be sure in your gain the next day. Just as it is with bitcoin. On the global arena, there are speculations that Bitcoin may be a "fraud" and possible the biggest bubbles of all.
Though governments and central banks fully realize the importance and scale of Bitcoin, Tony Robbins said that while part of his portfolio is invested into risky investment, he actually does not count on them to work out all the time in the best possible way.
"Index funds take a 'passive' approach that eliminates almost all trading activity," Robbins writes in his book "Unshakeable." "When you own an index fund, you're also protected against all the downright dumb, mildly misguided or merely unlucky decisions that active fund managers are liable to make."
It does not seem that Tony Robbins is the exception to the rule that most institutions are "wary" of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Nevertheless, the annual growth of bitcoin now amounts to around 429%, despite the volatility in price levels.


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Bank of Japan appointment sparks new round of criticism
Joe Lopez
3 March 2003
The former deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, Toshihiko Fukui, was appointed last week to head the central bank. This has brought further criticism of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and his government from economists and financial analysts.
Fukui, 67, had worked for the Bank of Japan for over 40 years. At one time he was dubbed the "Prince of the Bank of Japan" and held the post of deputy governor from 1994 to 1998. He was expected to become governor until he resigned from his post when a colleague under his supervision was arrested for leaking information to financial institutions about the contents of sensitive economic surveys. Since 1998 Fukui has worked as the chairman of a private sector think tank, the Fujitsu Research Institute.
Fukui, who will replace outgoing governor Masaru Hayami on March 19, is regarded as a conservative who, like his predecessor, will reject calls for the central bank to set inflation targets and undertake other measures to overcome the deflationary cycle which has gripped the Japanese economy.
In the midst of falling prices and the consequent squeeze on corporate profits, Koizumi indicated he would use the appointment to initiate a fight against deflation. But Fukui's elevation has seen him criticized for buckling under pressure from vested interests to maintain the status quo rather choosing a bank chief prepared to carry out unorthodox policies to address Japan's deepening economic malaise.
An editorial in the Financial Times headlined "Koizumi's timidity" voiced the criticisms of international financial interests. It pointed out that, while all of the candidates described themselves as "deflation fighters," from all these battlers the prime minister had chosen "the candidate renowned for the weakest punch."
"Such a lack of courage from Mr. Koizumi," it continued, "is all too reminiscent of many other half-hearted economic reforms under his premiership and bodes ill for the economy."
Describing the appointment as having all the hallmarks of "Japanese stasis", the editorial said the "safe" policies pursued by the Bank of Japan over the past decade had produced economic stagnation, buck passing between various arms of government, years of falling prices, an unsustainable public debt burden that has already reached 40 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), an endless banking crisis and a banking system which supports bankrupt companies.
The editorial repeated calls for a reflationary monetary policy coupled with a fiscal program to rein in government deficits. It also appealed for a banking reform that would identify non-performing loans, nationalise the weakest banks and then sell off their best assets together with "structural reform" to close bankrupt entities that cannot even cover their operating costs.
The "theory" behind this program is that only by ending the policy of propping up bankrupt companies can Japanese banks purge bad loans from their books, restore their balance sheets and begin lending to healthy enterprises. Just how this "shock therapy" is supposed to boost the economy is never made clear. But one thing can be said with certainty: such a program will mean sharp increases in unemployment and cuts in government spending. The bankrupt corporations and banks will be wiped out and their debts repaid by taxpayers.
In an interview with the Daily Yomuiri, Allan Metzler, a professor of political economy at Carnegie Mellon University who worked as an honorary advisor to the Bank of Japan from 1986 until earlier this year, maintained that there was no other course but to use public funds to bail out the debt-ridden banks.
"If the deflation stopped, there will be fewer bad loans because a lot of the loans are caused by falling prices, especially real estate prices. That will be a step forward. But in the end, it is only the taxpayers who have to pay for the mistakes made in the banking system. There's no one else."
One of the major problems confronting the Japanese economy is that it is caught in a kind of vicious deflationary circle as falling consumer demand leads to falls in prices, leading to loss of confidence and further cuts in consumer demand. Moreover, the combination of economic uncertainty, the threat of unemployment, an underfunded pension system, rising medical costs and possible increases in the much hated consumption tax and the prospects of taxes and cutbacks to government spending to bail out the banks means that consumer confidence is worsening. This mass psychology has deep roots as many working class families have seen the value of their homes and assets fall dramatically since the collapse of the financial bubble at the beginning of the 1990s.
The unemployment rate provides one indication of the Japanese economic malaise. It reached an average of 5.4 percent for 2002—the worst level since records were started in 1953—and up markedly from the average of 5 percent in 2001. Government figures show that the number of unemployed is 3.59 million. By contrast 1.36 million were looking for work in 1991.
The nationwide core consumer price index was down by 0.7 percent in December 2002 from a year earlier, representing the 39th consecutive month of decline. GDP grew by a minimal 0.5 percent for the October-December quarter mainly due to increases in exports as a result of a weaker yen. However negative growth is being predicted for the coming quarter and the next financial year due to the downturn in the global economy, rising oil prices and the impact of the US led war on Iraq.
In its latest report on the state of the economy, the Bank of Japan commented that activity remained "flat amid substantial uncertainty about the outlook."
According to a report by the Finance Ministry, Japan's trade surplus in January dropped 42.8 per cent from a year earlier, the first fall in 11 months. The decline, it said, was due to an increase in oil imports that exceeded export growth. Japan's trade surplus with the United States also fell 8.9 percent from a year earlier for the first time in five months.
A report released by research firm Teikoku Databank in late January revealed that nearly 20,000 firms went bankrupt in Japan during the 2002 fiscal year, the second highest number of corporate failures since World War II. The record of 20,800 set in 1984 could be exceeded this year as special inspections aimed at investigating the finances of banks find insolvent companies on their books.
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Botox has been around this particular globe with regard to more than two decades inside the cosmetic surgery business. Botox is really a germs that's employed for facial lines about the encounter as well as sweating within the fingers. Nevertheless, in the event that utilized in higher dosages it might be harmful to the physiques. This particular germs is really as referred to as Clostridium Botulinum, that is exactly the same germs that triggers meals poisoning. Regardless of the actual feasible hazards, this particular germs can be utilized within little dosages to become a muscle mass relaxant, which could assist with sweating as well as facial lines about the encounter.
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One of the major ideologues of abstractionism. From realistic landscapes, the artist gradually moved to geometric abstraction. Mondrian initially tried to use monochromatic color gamut in his paintings. He believed that only such a method would be able to objectively convey the harmonious fundamental principle of everything.
It is noteworthy that in addition to directly artistic compositions, Mondrian substantiated his point of view on the trends of geometric abstraction in theoretical works. According to the artist, only ideal geometric forms can convey perfect harmony. The straight line and the right angle are the primary elements used by the artist. In creating compositions the master uses three primary colors, and also uses shades of black and white. The painting of Mondrian is a whole world outlook, where a new art helps to comprehend the highest communication with the world.
"Composition with red, yellow and blue" created in the style of "neoplasticism" and is considered one of the best works of the author. The combination of straight lines and color inserts, built by the artist according to one principle known to him, creates a feeling of timeless space.
About 70 works performed in this style, where the dominant place belongs to the correctness of the lines and the equilibrium combination of colors. Pictures – "lattices" are created for 20 years. The canvases of this series have no personal names. They are assigned serial numbers. Thus, the artist emphasizes detachment and the desire for orderliness at different levels of perception.


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An article at umc.org/what-we-believe/what-is-maundy-thursday defines Maundy Thursday as "an alternate name for Holy Thursday, the first of the three days of solemn remembrance of the events leading up to and immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus. The English word "Maundy" comes from the Latin mandatum, which means "commandment."
As recorded in John's gospel, on his last night before his betrayal and arrest, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and then gave them a new commandment to love one another as he had loved them (John 13:34)." This is why church services on this night generally include the washing of feet or other acts of caring as an integral part of celebration.
While John's gospel does not record the institution of the Lord's Supper among the events of this night, the other Gospels do. Many Christians therefore celebrate this night in fellowship at the basin (footwashing) and at the Lord's Table (Holy Communion).
Good Friday and Easter (or Resurrection) Sunday celebrate what our Lord and Savior did for us through the passion and power of his love. But Maundy Thursday celebrates what he commands us to do for one another, through the imperative of his love.
Learn more about this important but often overlooked holy day at "Maundy Thursday — Chuck Knows Church."
For Holy Week worship planning ideas visit www.gbod.org/planning-calendar/holy-week
and see pages specifically for Holy Thursday Apr. 17, 2014, Good Friday Apr. 18, 2014, Holy Saturday Apr. 19, 2014, Easter Sunday Apr. 20, 2014 and Easter Season Apr. 20, 2014.


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Ahh, I am having very mixed feelings about sending a letter now.
I wrote something out, sealed the envelope, but haven't sent it yet. I was planning to send it tomorrow...Originally Posted by HopeinGod
I have been having mixed feelings -- most of the time I want to send the letter, but in other moments I become hesitant when I think about it, because I am afraid, I think, of regretting it for whatever reason, and wishing I had just powered through these feelings.Originally Posted by Carus
The letter I have written out is short (4 sentences); I did not pour my heart out, and for this reason I truly don't care whether he replies. I think deep down, sending it is really more for me than it is for him. He knew me as a very genuine person who is kind and has a big heart. I want him to remember me that way. I do feel apologetic, and, in my eyes, letting him know that is the nice thing to do, regardless of whether or not he may deserve it. Above everything, I honestly just want to stay true to myself. And from my perspective, sending the letter would be my way of just putting everything on the table -- this is how I feel, I'm not going to hide behind my pride and pretend I don't; you can reply or not, but I've said my piece. Also, I think reading what I wrote would probably bring a smile to his face, even if he chooses not to respond.
However, I also don't want to regret it. I'm not sure why I would, but there's always that possibility, especially since I do tend to overthink things of this nature. Do you think my personal reasons for sending a letter are worth that risk? Should I truly just power through and not let him know I feel sorry for the hurt I caused him? If anyone could provide honest opinions additionally, it would be greatly appreciated.


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With a view to preparing private sector partners for a possible role in initiating peace dialogues through the business community, the Chamber initiated a programme on mediation techniques and skills for ethnic conflict resolution.
The United Nations office in Sri Lanka assisted in this initiative by providing Resource Persons from the Mediation Support Unit of the United Nations, for a workshop which was held in March 2019.
Following the workshop, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), along with other Chambers from across the country met early on Monday (08 April) to discuss businesses' roles in peacebuilding.
During the meeting, CCC's CEO DharaWijayatilake stressed the importance of the private sector playing an active role in peacebuilding, especially since a survey conducted by the United Nations revealed that the general public has invested a lot of confidence in the sector.
"We believe it is important to prevent conflict. The potential for conflict is there, and it is very natural that conflict happens — but we often forget that it's much wiser to respect people," she said.
Moving forward, the Chambers discussed the possibility of linking up with regional chambers and identifying 'hotspots' for ethnic tensions, then strategizing preventive measures by engaging youth and local businesses to mobilise in moments of need to intervene in the event of conflict. They also discussed the need to enhance communication and financial skills to strengthen trade associations and the business community, while identifying peace-specific programmes to engage in.
Representatives from the United Nations, the Central Province Chamber of Commerce, the Hambanthota District Chamber of Commerce, the Sabaragamuwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Employees Federation of Ceylon were among the organisations present at the discussion.


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THIS week the New York City Police Department shifted from making arrests to issuing tickets for possessing small amounts of marijuana. The problem is that most people, frankly, do not understand how summons court, which processes such tickets, operates.
A key concern is that issuing summonses for marijuana possession will result in an excessive amount of bench warrants for those who fail to appear in court, and the influx of these cases is sure to swell our already overburdened summons-court dockets.
As of May 2014, there were already more than 73,000 bench warrants arising from summonses issued in 2013. These active warrants can ensnare a person in the criminal justice system in ways that the new approach tries to avoid. A person may completely forget about that seemingly innocuous ticket; if he or she is again stopped by the police, even for jaywalking or littering, the warrant will pop up, and the person will be arrested and held until he or she can be arraigned before a judge, which can take up to 24 hours.
Summonses are most often issued for so-called quality-of-life offenses, and police officers write up a majority of them. In 2013, among the most frequent offenses were public consumption of alcohol (116,054 tickets), public urination (19,612) and being unlawfully in a park after dark (14,809). Unlawful marijuana possession, a violation, was in seventh place (12,495), but will rocket in the rankings under the new policy.
The high number of petty offense tickets naturally invites scrutiny. Are they being issued in a fair manner? A recent report by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice found that between 1980 and 2013, young minority men accounted for the greatest increases in misdemeanor arrests in New York City. Is the same true for the issuance of summonses? We do not know, because currently the summons form does not require information about the race and ethnicity of the summons recipient. That glaring omission should be remedied.
Undoubtedly, most people would prefer to receive a ticket on the street instead of being taken away in handcuffs. However, many people wrongly believe they have received the equivalent of a parking ticket. Although people charged with public drinking or public urination can plead guilty and pay fines by mail, those charged with other offenses, like marijuana possession, must appear in the summons court on a designated date, often almost two months in the future. A failure to appear almost inevitably leads to a bench warrant.
Even if the summons recipient does appear in court, there will probably be a significant wait before his or her case is called. Long lines plague most of the summons courts. Attorneys for indigent defendants have almost no time to discuss the merits of cases with clients and no privacy to confer, and the discussions often last less than 30 seconds once the case is called, which raises serious due process concerns.
Although convictions for violations will not saddle defendants with criminal records, they are a matter of public record and may have consequences for, say, eligibility for public housing or application for citizenship.
Those who do not contest their guilt and agree to pay a fine often request "time to pay" — that is, several weeks to mail in a check or money order. (Marijuana possession does not qualify for mail-in status at this time, though that may change in the future.) Unsurprisingly, even with additional time, many impoverished defendants find it difficult to pay a $100 fine for riding a bicycle on the sidewalk or a mandatory $50 fine for public urination. Failure to pay automatically triggers the entry of a civil judgment. As more employers are running credit checks on job applicants, civil judgments can sabotage hopes of securing employment (and, paradoxically, of having the money to satisfy the judgment).
The city and the courts must commit to providing the summons operation with more and better resources. Most Brooklyn summonses go to a courtroom in Lower Manhattan; the city should move them back to Brooklyn, and seriously consider an alternative model, like community justice centers.
The Red Hook Community Justice Center in southwest Brooklyn, which opened in 2000 thanks to a federal grant and serves three Brooklyn precincts, is well worth replicating. Summonses issued in the neighboring precincts are heard one day a week at the center. The process is orderly and efficient. If a defendant fails to appear, the warrant is often stayed while the court clerk tries to contact the defendant. The prosecutor, judge and defense counsel have time to consider each case. Fines are frequently not imposed, but the offender may have to participate in a "quality of life" class at the center. With this approach, the center successfully fosters justice and helps build stronger relationships between law enforcement and the community.
As the number of summons cases grows with the administration's new marijuana policy, justice will stagger under the increasing weight. Before that happens, the city needs to overhaul its summons system.


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While he is still polling at a ridiculously and embarrassingly high forty percent among the American electorate, Donald Trump's boat is beginning to spring leaks, cracks and fissures. One has only the candidate himself to thank. The strategy of making so many inflammatory statements—ugly and idiotic things that one can barely parse his nonsense—has worn thin. It seems his recklessness is beginning to catch up with him. The disparaging of a fallen Muslim soldier and his grieving parents from the Democratic National Convention seems to have provoked a crisis of faith among the tinfoil-hat crowd. Even the most knuckle-dragging mouth-breathers among his following found this offensive.
It was not merely offensive, it was despicable. And Mr. Khizr Khan's speech at the convention was an astonishing act of citizenship and sacrifice. He and his wife were the very portrait of grieving and grace, in equal measure. That Trump would attempt to slight their very real loss and pain tells you everything you need to know about who he is and just how grimy and low he is willing to go.
Trump's moral universe is down there so abysmally low, the snakes are blind from the darkness.
Then someone offered Trump a Purple Heart; our country's most grim and heartbreaking accolade for being wounded in battle… and the imbecile accepted it; with a truly moronic comment about having always wanted one and happy to receive one the easy way.
You can't make this shit up.
Before this it was Trump's invitation to Russia to hack into Secretary Clinton's past emails that started the latest round of "What will the idiot say next?"
I've met a few Trumpies lately and every time I ask them just what their candidate has in the way of plans, or a platform, or policy imperative, they look at me incredulously and say "To Make America Great Again!!!" When I ask them what he plans on doing about:
The Economy
The Environment
Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan
They can only sputter about the Big Wall and how he's going to make Mexico pay for it.
Never in the history of the electorate has a candidate ever had less of a plan than the Lemon-Meringue-Ass-Wipe.
Mr. Trump is heavy on the atmospherics and completely bereft of specifics.
His running mate, Governor Q-Tip, was supposed to provide some actual legislative bona fides. But he is best known for enacting the most vicious legislation ever levied against the LGBTQ community and now brags that he will reverse women's reproductive rights by overturning Roe vs. Wade. I've always wanted to ask Governor Mike Pence why the gun shows in his state are overseen by such lax laws that gang members from our city buy multiple weapons there and then drop the bodies of children all over our city. I wonder if he has an answer.
Republicans of his ilk care mightily about fetuses—until they are out of the womb—then they are on their own.
It is nothing, if not amazing, that these two bigots ever found each other.
Maybe they ran across a field toward one another, with their arms outstretched, in slow motion, with a love song playing… like in the tampon commercial.
It isn't any secret that I was a Bernie guy. I really wanted Senator Sanders to be our next President. I thought he was a principled man who had a lifetime record of being on the right side of history. I wasn't wrong. I was disappointed that he didn't get the nomination. I thought he ran a clean and honorable campaign and he reminded me of the guys we used to send to Washington—the Paul Simons, the Everett Dirksens—the people who took public service seriously.
When he did not get the nomination and threw his support to Secretary Clinton, I decided to agree—not happily—but in the face of the burgeoning fascism of the Trump candidacy… Let's just say that she is the leper with the most fingers.
I'm not thrilled—she is way too hawkish, tight with Wall Street and special interests; and she does suffer a certain likability deficit.
It is hard to warm up to Hillary Clinton but one sure as hell cannot say she isn't qualified. She was a well-liked senator for eight years and Secretary of State for four—she has the chops. She brings a wealth of experience to a delicate job that requires rational, sober, diplomatic skill and she has it.
Would I have liked Elizabeth Warren or another highly qualified woman to be our first female Commander and Chief? Maybe, but Hillary is who we have and when you consider the alternative, this decision becomes easier.
That she chose Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia tells you a lot—his biggest asset seems to be that nobody hates him.While not exactly Mr. Excitement, he seems like the kind of guy who lives next door and would lend you his ladder. He may be as exciting as a vanilla milkshake or a sale on grass seed, but he is a serious and likable candidate who can speak Spanish. It's good to have someone at the top of the ticket who can tell people in their own language that we won't be building some fucking wall… that we are better served building bridges to each other's experiences in order to make a more diverse and culturally enriched country.
Meanwhile, we can watch the Trump campaign implode. It has been running on the exact same fuel that balloons do and now it is time to put up or shut up. The Blowhard and Governor Q-Tip look like deer in the headlights every time someone asks them a substantial question.
Neither man has a world view beyond their own petty prejudices and bigotries. Nope.
The Sphincter Twins will try to legislate their own piggish moralities and real Americans will not have it. Stick a fork in their asses and turn them over—they're done.


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|Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, Mae Whitman, Ellen Wong
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Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass guitarist for totally average garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams... literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him.
Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It's getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked his heart's assand now is back in townto the teenage distraction he's trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love hasn't been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes controls her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a suitor.
As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly vicious rogues' gallery from her pastfrom infamous skateboarders to vegan rock stars and fearsomely identical twins. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over.
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The business ecosystem has never been more supportive for start-ups and entrepreneurs in the UK. Effective support – be it financial, strategic, legislative or otherwise – is essential in creating a vibrant environment for new firms to succeed in 2016...
A research study commissioned by O2 found that the survival rate for new start-ups that come through an incubator programme is as high as 92 per cent, compared to the national average of 75 per cent for all new businesses. The time spent in an incubator (be it 12 or 18 months) is crucial to any new firm's chance of long term success. In these trying economic times, there is very rarely a margin of error when it comes to making money, as the fail fast culture highlights.
These incubator programmes offer invaluable support to entrepreneurs entering the market, with strategic advice, financial support and legal assistance all high on the agenda. It is perhaps no wonder that start-ups that can call on the experiential benefits of proven businesses perform so much better than those that are left to go it alone.
Perhaps just as pertinently, the study found that accelerated start-ups are more likely to secure additional financial investment – no doubt due to the influence of incubator mentors, with an average of £68,000 offered to new businesses that have graduated through one of these programmes. This, naturally, is of significant importance as far as meeting short-term financial and operational targets is concerned.
The good news for entrepreneurs in the UK is that the number of incubator programmes is on the rise, with a 110 per cent increase in mentoring schemes in the past three years. And, as The Telegraph reports, these aren't just limited to the digital industries as was previously the case, with new programmes supporting start-ups in the food, healthcare and fashion sectors.
Of course, this is just one model of support that is available to new firms in the modern age, but given the survival statistics it is clear that the insight and investment offered is essential in navigating a start-up through those often precarious operating periods.
Read more: 10 unknown advantages of business failure and rejection
The most obvious benefits of acceleration include the marketing and brand expertise that the parent company will have at their disposal, access to third party investment and – perhaps most crucially – the experience and nous to be able to advise on what works and what doesn't in this ever-changing business landscape.
At the time of writing there are more than 60 incubator programmes in the UK alone, and these are supported by a government that has been at pains to enhance innovation and enterprise amongst the business community.
Hard work and good luck
The financial incentives provided by an incubator programme are only one piece of the puzzle, however. Realistically, the success – or indeed failure – of a start-up will largely be determined by the quality of a product and its suitability for its target market. Without this, even the best of ideas can fail to germinate from their initial seed, and those old chestnuts of hard work, motivation and an ability to accept failure are also part and parcel of success. There is only so much that investment can provide; the rest is inextricably linked to the skill and the passion of the people involved.
Read more: My good friend failure
In reality, many start-ups don't survive their initial flurry of success – research from the insurer RSA found that more than half of new businesses don't survive beyond five years. The same study found that the biggest barriers to growth for UK companies are a perceived lack of bank lending, the costs attached to running a business/starting up, and cash flow issues. In a sense, then, it is clear that financial support could well reduce the amount of failure experienced in the new business sector.
That said, it's not all doom and gloom as we launch into 2016. The Barclays and Business Growth Fund Entrepreneurs Index found that company dissolutions fell from 193,699 to 170,359 last year – the first time that a decrease had occurred since 2012. Some of the credit for this can go to more agreeable tax conditions, but the increased support network must also be considered a key contributor.
A whole suite of finance options are available to entrepreneurs looking to set up their own business, both through government-approved routes and private equity. As the statistics show, there has never been a better time to start up a new business, and while financial considerations are clearly still the key contributor to success (and a lack thereof a pre-cursor to failure in many instances) there is so much more to commercial achievement than just the monetary bottom line.
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Thursday, February 8, 2018
Crock Potting
6 comments:
- jennyfreckles said...
Looks tasty. It's important to plan ahead when you're babysitting. I find my own needs tend to come way down the list!
- February 8, 2018 at 6:18 AM
- Barbara Rogers said...
I only use my crock pot to take things to Pot-Luck dinners...but may start doing some food prep in it now that you talk about these easy recipes. Thanks. Josie is so photogenic!
- February 8, 2018 at 8:32 AM
- Misty Barnes said...
Looks delicious. Have you ever thought of writing a cook book? I love your recipes!
- February 8, 2018 at 10:25 AM
- Bernie said...
I use my crock pot more than any of the pots I have. I love it! So easy, clean and no standing over a hot stove. Clean up is a breeze. Josie looks ready for lift off. She is adorable! xx
- February 8, 2018 at 10:51 AM
- Thérèse said...
Planning is key and an crock pot is a must + Judy's smile is the cherry on the cake.
I won't say "icing" at this time of the year...
- February 9, 2018 at 2:03 AM
- Deanna said...
I can't help looking at pictures of Josie and just grin. She is a little happy elf. Those recipes all sound pretty tasty. I've been scavenger through the freezer here too. Need to use some of those odds and ends.
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Al Khor defeat Al Sailiya 2-1 in friendly
As part of preparations for the QNB Stars League, which will resume on 14th February, Al Khor beat Al Sailiya 2-1 in a friendly played on Saturday.
Brazilian Mauricio Ramos opened the scoring for Al Sailiya in the 53rd minute. Al Khor equalised through Brazilian Wagner dos Santos in the 57th minute. Nayef Al Breiki then scored Al Khor's winning goal late into the game.
Al Sailiya coach Sami Trabelsi and his Al Khor counterpart Bernard Casoni were keen to make the most of this game as they experimented with the squad.
Al Sailiya are preparing to face reigning champions Al Duhail in Week 16 of the QNB Stars League on 16th February, while Al Khor host Al Sadd the same day.
Al Sailiya are third in the table with 28 points, while Al Khor stay 11th with nine points.


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2 points to win or a field goal to tie in the NFL
It is the end of a tight NFL game. One team just scored a touchdown to bring it within 1 point. There are only a few seconds left to play.
Does the coach send in the kicker and tie the game up to play in overtime? Or should the coach go for the win and run a play that gets him 2 points and the victory?
This decision is argued over and over all season long. The only thing that is 100% sure is that if the coach goes for two and scores, thus winning the game, then he is a hero.
Some fans say that they would ALWAYS do one or the other. Really? Always? Then you probably don't understand the NFL as well as you think you do.
There is no fourth branch of the federal government
The US Constitution defines three separate (and supposedly equal) branches of government:
- Executive
- Legislative
- Judicial
Unfortunately, today we have a fourth branch of government:
- Administrative (or maybe called the Regulatory branch)
How did this happen?
The founders probably could not have anticipated this happening. In the day and age of the writing of the US Constitution, it was not anticipated that regulations would need to be created that were so specific that the Congressmen themselves could not write the words (or at least with the help of some assistants). Continue reading There is no fourth branch of the federal government
The Law Is Explained to AOC and Garcia
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jesús García interview Tom Homan, of ICE. They not only mischaracterize the law but insult the integrity of the man.
Thomas Douglas Homan is an American police officer and government official who served as Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from January 30, 2017 to June 29, 2018.
Later in the interview, Mr. Homan was called a racist to which he responded, "If you notice, I hesitated a minute before I started yelling? Because I actually think about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room because when you tell somebody that's spent their career saving lives that I don't care about dying children and I'm a racist, that's where I broke and that's where I had enough,"
Lock them up and throw away the key
Surveillance cameras inside the store show about 60 boys and girls storming into the Walgreens at around 10 p.m. on 4th of July in Philadelphia.
This is a terrible display of wanton destruction and disregard for the law, personal safety, and personal property.
I am sure with all of these images, they will catch all of them. The solution is simple – lock them up for a LONG time.
This is organized crime. These young people gathered at this Walgreens and knew they were going to vandalize it and do massive robbery. By their sheer size of numbers, the employees of the Walgreens were unable to stop the destruction and it appears that objects were thrown at them by some of the hoodlums. Since they were are colluding together, they should all include the charge of aggravated assault on top of their acts of inciting a mob, vandalism, armed robbery, and trespassing.
Excellent comments by a 26-year-old on Facebook
An excellent view of America by a 26-year-old young lady from a Facebook post. Well written thoughts.
"I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of Democratic candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism.
I put my phone down and continue to look around. I see people talking freely, working on their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me.
We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've become completely blind to it. Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose. These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a second thought. We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty. One. Times.


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It seems everyone has an opinion about the recent accusations involving Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill. I have my opinion, too, but that is not what I want to discuss.
Regardless of whether you believe Hill has been wrongfully accused or the women were brave to step forward and should be commended, I am choosing to use my own experience as a teachable opportunity.
As a victim of sexual harassment, I understand far too well the stress and agony such events can bring on a person—and how difficult a decision it is to come forward. I chose to come forward more than 20 years ago and again now tohelp others.
This is an opportunity to have an open dialogue and to discuss with my female and male friends that unwanted advancements of any kind are not "just how things are," but should be called out for what they really are—an obnoxious abuse of power. Let's choose to take this moment, while very serious for all those involved, as a time to remind ourselves and everyone around that this kind of behavior is not acceptable, whether you work for the government, a large corporation or a local shop. I am choosing to focus my energy in this manner to help cope as the memories of my own events come back so vividly.
Here is the hard part for me. I have a son. He recently graduated from high school and is heading off to college this fall. Along with my husband, I believe we have raised him to be a young man who is respectful and caring for others first—the qualities of a gentleman.
But what does being a gentleman really mean? I realized while watching the events of the Hill accusations unfold, I had never shared with my son what had happened to me (not even the PG version). It is not because I was sheltering him, or that I did not know how to share it; I just did not want to talk about it.
Now I am talking about it. I was not compelled to come forward by the #MeToo movement.
This is different. I know the individuals this time and my son has met them, too. I needed to answer his questions about the accusations. In doing so, I gave the facts from what has been presented thus far from both sides, without bias.
I started my conversation with him: "What makes a man a gentleman?" He responded, as I would predict: "A man who is trustworthy, respectful, thinks of others first." And he added, "is always kind." I answered his questions about the Hill accusations. I explained that, while we were not there and do not know the absolute facts, I can share what happened to me.
After I shared my experience as a victim, my son was very sad. He knows his mother to be a problem-solver, someone who helps others and who is generally not afraid of much. After our talk, he now understands that most people have struggles that we will never know about and how important it is to be a friend. It is critical that we treat everyone with respect and watch over those who cannot look out for themselves.
I am proud of my son and sad that the recent news stories pushed me to talk to him about my experiences.
It is up to all of us to work together to build a culture of respect, and it is my hope and prayer that we are all stronger from these experiences.•
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Ping is a principal at Bose Public Affairs Group and former chairwoman of the Marion County Republican Party. Send comments to [email protected]


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Rare quarter repeating centre-seconds Pouzait lever watch, in lovely original condition, circa 1810.
Reeded-edge 18K gold double back case with glazed cuvette, stamped HC, with plunge repeating piston in the pendant. Fine fullplate movement with the extra large balance held under an engraved balance cock, with arrêt/marche balance-brake at 3, accessed when the bezel is open. Pouzait second's beating detached lever escapement, with dead-beat polished steel pallets and pinwheel-type escape. Plain balance that looks to be of low carat, probably 9ct gold, spiral balance-spring. Beautiful enamel dial signed Breguet & Fils, with equally beautiful blued-steel pierced 'Breguet' hands. 57 mm diameter.
Abraham Louis Breguet (1747-1823) et Fils, the most famous Paris watchmaking firm, about which I need say no more, but whose name appear on a lot of Swiss made watches that have nothing to do with the French firm - fakes in other words. That said, the firm also sold watches they classed as Etablissement Mixte, some of which do not bear any Breguet number nor appear, I am told, in their workbooks. Retaining strong Swiss contacts throughout his life, A-L Breguet will have known this was a most unusual and well made watch and, given the quality, it is almost certainly one the firm did retail.
NB: At least two similar watches signed Breguet & Fils are known (one is numbered 306), as well as a repeating watch with Pouzait escapement retailed by Urban Jurgensen, Breguet's famous Danish contemporary.
Jean-Moise Pouzait, creator of the first detached lever escapements in Switzerland, his original model of his escapement dating from 1783 - my drawing of it shown.
A most beautiful example of its kind, let alone any famous association, the one blemish being a small edge repair to the enamel dial at 3, not affecting the minute track (but wonderfully with no chips around the winding hole), and the balance-spring has been changed at some point. Otherwise, a fine and most rare Swiss/French watch of the Napoleonic period, fully serviced and guaranteed.
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Sunday, December 27, 2009
Winter at Lida
Last time I took a photo of this little house in Lida, it had a blue door. The house have since been renovated, and as you can see above the new door they aren't done yet. But I still think it looked better with the blue door.
13 comments:
- Kate said...
Another photo of a house in the snow, all of which delights my heart!! Good for them in the renovation. Three cheers, and what a delightful place in which to hang one's hat! Either white or red, it is an inviting door: come in, please! I also love the snow-laden photo of the house in your link.
- Sunday, December 27, 2009
- Kate said...
OOp! I meant either white or blue...
- Sunday, December 27, 2009
- brattcat said...
I think it looks great even with a white door.
- Sunday, December 27, 2009
- Gunn said...
What a pretty place, and so many nice details. Enjoy the winter!:-)
- Sunday, December 27, 2009
- Leif Hagen said...
Pretty "vinterstuga!" The blue door would indeed be better. U R correct, Steffe Meister!
- Sunday, December 27, 2009
- Lois said...
I like the blue door better too, but it is still a cute little house!
- Sunday, December 27, 2009
- Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...
When they had to decide whether their door should be white or blue, they probably had a discussion about whether they should try to highlight the color of the sky or the snow.
I like the pile of snow on the top step of the ladder.
- Sunday, December 27, 2009
- Gordon said...
A lovely house; I love the contrasting features; cream or blue!
- Sunday, December 27, 2009
- Birdman said...
Houses in the snow looks like a theme today. Bet there'e a nice fire keeping everybody warm too.
- Sunday, December 27, 2009
- Arctic Dakini said...
it's an adorable little house! How the red contrasts with the snow!
- Monday, December 28, 2009
- Stefan Jansson said...
Thanks people. Blue or white, I'm sure they are happy that they have a door. Expecting much colder weather in the coming days.
- Tuesday, December 29, 2009
- Scylla said...
Jag tyckte också om den där blå dörren. Fin blå färg. Synd att de inte behöll den. Den gjorde huset speciellt.
- Wednesday, January 06, 2010
- Stefan Jansson said...
Jag får väl smyga dit någon kväll med en burk färg och en pensel!
- Wednesday, January 06, 2010


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When: Wednesday April 30th
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Who: A young crowd including Alexander Gilkes, Alexandra Chemla, and Sophie Oakley came out to support the art education non-profit, which works to provide arts programing to New York City schools.
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The interesting thing about staring down a gun barrel is how small the hole is where the bullet comes out, yet what a big difference it would make in your social schedule.
P.J. O'Rourke, Holidays from Hell, 1989
Somewhere around 80 per cent of Canada's nine million guns are owned by men, so perhaps by definition, gun control can be seen as a "woman's issue." And repeated polling shows a substantial majority of women support the gun registry, perhaps because we know that guns are often used to harm or intimidate women in the throes of domestic violence. Women around the world are at greatest risk of harm from their intimate partners—"the usual suspects" in such cases. Fully 85 per cent of Canadian women who are murdered are killed by their spouse or partner, and most of those shot dead are killed with legally owned firearms.
Despite pro-gun lobby bluster, this gun violence is not just an urban phenomenon — the rate of women killed with guns is higher in rural areas because rural people own more guns. And murder is just the tip of the domestic violence iceberg—for every woman killed, many more are injured or threatened. And these "domestic violence" incidents appear in the papers almost daily. Several recent examples:
Smith AB, July 30th: Ian Jeffrey Paget kills estranged wife Joan Hanson, her daughter and granddaughter, and then turns the rifle on himself at her rural home in northern Alberta.
Kitchener ON, August 11th: Nadia Gehl is shot in early February at a bus stop close to her home. Waterloo police finally apprehend three suspects: her husband and two of his friends.
Orangeville ON, September 13th: Police investigate a murder-suicide that left a mother of two and her estranged husband dead. Witnesses say 39-year-old Heidi Ferguson, shot in the chest, sought help at a neighbour's. As she lay dying, Ferguson reportedly cried, "I've been shot by my husband ... please help me." An avid hunter and gun collector, Hugh Ferguson turned the gun on himself after a standoff with police.
Winnipeg MB, September 17th: Police are called after a 19-year-old woman is allegedly assaulted and threatened with a firearm. The woman flees the house and calls police from another area residence.
Fort St. John BC, September 30th: A northeastern B.C. man is shot and killed by the RCMP after a five-day standoff that began when the 41-year-old farm resident pursued a van carrying his wife, an unspecified number of children and a friend, and shot out the front tires.
Since the gun registry was created, close to 23,000 firearms licenses have been refused or revoked because of safety concerns. We register our cars and our dogs--not to register our guns would be criminal.
No matter what the gun lobby says, gun control works. Consider the following :
· Controls on rifles and shotguns were strengthened in 1991: that year 1441 Canadians were killed with guns. By 2005, the number of such deaths dropped by almost half, to 818.
· The number of women murdered with guns fell from 85 in 1991 to 32 in 2005. But the number of women murdered by weapons other than firearms declined only slightly during the same period of time. Again, the effectiveness of gun control is inescapable.
My son was at Dawson College on September 13, 2006 when Kimveer Gill went on his murderous rampage. I will never understand why Mr. Gill had such easy access to such enormous firepower--the fact that he managed to kill "only" a single young woman was due to the fortuitous coincidental presence of two brave and well-trained police officers. (I say "only" because, of course, for her parents, family and friends, the murder of 18-year-old Anastasia De Sousa is no small loss.) Kimveer Gill didn't need those guns and he shouldn't have had them. Why should his right to feel "big and bad" have trumped Ms. De Sousa's, my son's, or anyone else's safety?
And so I support more gun control, not less. Please don't let our Parliament send Bill C-391, the bill to dismantle the long-gun registry, to committee, the next step in the legislative process.
Though our Prime Minister may refuse to face it, rifles and shotguns are the firearms used most often to threaten women and children, and the weapons of choice in the murder of police officers. Look, for example, at the 4 Mounties killed in Mayerthorpe, AB. And the only charges levied in that case were against the gun providers, who were traceable only because of the gun registry!
When Mr. Harper talks about law and order one day, and laxer gun control the next, I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.
Contact your MP on this issue. Don't let Mr. Harper play fast and loose with our children's lives.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Parliament, don't pass Bill C-391!
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