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I've been posting a lot for the last couple of days as I've discovered I have about 15 readers of my little blog. It's very encouraging, and I thank you all for reading this.
I went out clubbing this evening in Croydon.
Before I continue, I'd like to say that not all of Croydon is a shit hole, just the bits that everyone tends to hang out in.
Anyway, went to the Loop Bar for a Drum and Bass night. I'm not usually into DnB but I thought I'd give it a go. I used to go raving a lot, how different could it be?
The difference was that this time I was in Croydon.
A rotund young gentleman in a white Ben Sherman shirt with spiky hair (no stereotype Danny Dyer wannabe *at all*) grabbed my posterior. I turned around as his hand was still on my behind for him to say:
"It wasn't me, I'd never touch your arse, you're a fat fucking paki"
Then his girlfriend turned up, who proceeded to ask me what happened. I retold the story, expecting her to be sympathetic, or laugh and say he does it all the time, I look like a friend of his or something, but she pushed me over and called me a liar!
A friend posted a tweet up just today saying he's sick of people saying how shite Croydon is. I've lived here my whole life and in that time I've been mugged, sexually assaulted (twice), and verbally abused too many times to recount.
Despite all this, I live here because there are great places to hang out, like the Black Sheep Bar, The Green Dragon, The Dog and Bull, The Brief, The Oval, and The Ship. I think from now on, as I usually do, I'll stick to these places...


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Tender Mercies
~Kitty Thomas
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 283 KB
Publisher: Burlesque Press
Publish Date: May 6, 2011
Language: English
From Goodreads:
"Grace. That word that finally meant something again. Mercy. Favor. Good will."
Fed up with play kink, Grace Warner moves to an island that embraces erotic slavery to be with a man she met online. Within hours of her arrival, everything is ripped from her, and she quickly learns play is preferable to the realities of actual enslavement.
Asher Collins has spent the past year mourning and blaming himself for the death of his slave, Darcy. When Grace catches his eye at a showing, obviously abused, he becomes obsessed with buying her and finding a way to atone for his own past sins.
Grace Warner wants to be an erotic slave. So much so that she's been considering moving to a private island where it's legal...and binding. She's been communicating with Lucas Stone, a resident of the island nation Eleu, for almost a year. He wants her to come out and be his slave, but she's just not sure she's willing to give up her citizenship and become his legal property. After they have an argument and quit communicating, she realizes it is what she wants and agrees to go to him.
What happens once she gets to the island is not at all what she'd envisioned - he's a vicious and sadistic master. Eight months into it, she barely recognizes her beaten, bloodied appearance or even her own name. Then, when she thinks things can't get worse, he sells her to Asher Collins, a man reputed to have killed his last slave.
What Grace doesn't know is that Asher didn't kill his slave, but feels responsible for her death anyway. His guilt has prevented him from purchasing another slave,until he sees how Lucas has been treating Grace. He sees in Grace a chance to atone for his mistakes and save a life where previously he did not. But has Grace been tortured beyond repair? Can she unlearn the lessons taught by such a sadistic master as Lucas was? And is Asher a strong enough master to save her?
Kitty Thomas writes darkly erotic novels that are not easily forgotten; Tender Mercies is no exception. Her psychologically disturbing yet erotic stories take the reader on a journey of submission and trust as a way to fulfillment. Comfort Food, Guilty Pleasures, and Tender Mercies all explore the slave/master dynamic, but she manages to make the story different and intriguing each time. Her stories are well-crafted and even though the scenarios are fantastical in a kinky, masochistic sense, I don't have any trouble falling right into her stories and becoming fully vested in the characters and their experiences. I am slightly disturbed by how much I enjoy her books; as if something this dark should not be enjoyed, but I do. Very much.
Note: This book contains non-consentual sex scenes, so if you have difficulty reading those types of scenes, this may not be the book for you.
My Rating:
This book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

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So Urban Meyer returneth eh? The man who wanted to spend time with his family, leave college FB for health issues and enjoy his ESPN gig has come back to do it all again for his first love. That's college for ya.
First things first, I always respected Meyer. He and Pete Carroll are the best coaches of the last decade and Meyer was great at 2 schools in the BCS era. But the lionization of him came with people overshadowing his faults and the fact that if any other coach had that many arrests at one program as he did at Florida, they'd be looked at sideways.
(Case in point, Jimmy Johnson is arguably one of the greatest and smartest football coaches of the last 25 years. Yet people think of The U as a program full of Black thugs and arrogance and remember the Cowboys running wild. Meyer has somehow escaped that. )
That said, he's going to make Ohio State dominant again, which won't be that hard. That's still a top-5 job in college football and he'll bring some athletes out there. The Big 10 won't be as hard as the SEC so he'll be all good.
But here's the big if - when Ohio State gets NCAA sanctions courtesy of Jim Tressel, Terrelle Pryor and Co., will Meyer will be the perfect coach to boost morale and keep folks happy? And considering he left Florida after his worst season there, he can be considered a front-runner if there ever is one. And what if his health is another factor - if Florida stressed him out, what about being home? Ask Ken Griffey Jr. how returning home to Ohio worked out.
I hope he stays healthy. The pressure of winning at OSU will be worse than Florida or maybe Florida prepared him well. Either way, it's going to be interesting to see what happens.
NCAA Tidbits
Shoelace vs. Braxton Miller – can't wait for Round 2 next year. Glad the Big 10 got to see some modern quarterbacking at work. Shoelace is showing that he's a better passer and I'm excited to see what he'll do in a bowl game. Congrats to Michigan finally beating Ohio State.
Only Georgia stands in the way of LSU v. Alabama Round 2. But after seeing Arkansas and Auburn push up daisies this past weekend, it's clear the SEC is super overrated this year. Just as I predicted.
Your Heisman Finalists in Virgo's Opinion: Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Case Keenum. Hate to say it but Matt Barkley can finish above Andrew Luck too. It doesn't matter because it's no bearing on A. Luck's NFL projections.
Speaking of which, shut up to the folks who saw Luck is overrated. I watched Stanford play several times this year and he still showed why he has great poise, size, IQ, decent speed and an incredible arm. Just because other QB's have risen up doesn't mean he's overrated, it means he's not head and shoulders above everyone by that much.
He did, however, prove, that coming back one more year means folks will dissect you more and karma will be a witch. See Sam Bradford, Matt Leinart, Jake Locker and the list goes on….
NFL Tidbits
San Diego has lost six in a row. Dallas is playing better in November. The roles have reversed since my teams faced off in 2009 when I said the Chargers are what the Cowboys should aspire to be.
Now it looks like Romo is finishing games better after he led a last minute drive to beat Miami while Phillip Rivers looks handcuffed to protect him from himself. My teams are going in reverse and while I still swear Rivers is hurt, that whole team is mentally stunted. Dallas, on the other hand, looks motivated and hungry and ready to seize the division.
It's strange. But hopefully this will lead to Norv Turner finally getting clipped.
Houston Texans may be the best snakebit team in the league. Arian Foster, Andre Johnson, Mario Williams and now Matt Schaub have missed several games due to injury. Now Matt Leinart is on the shelf. Go figure.
|Don't be upset Jason Avant, I do this to everybody. It's what I do.
Eagles are unraveling worse than the Magic Carpet when Jafar turns it into a ball of yarn in Aladdin. Tom Brady did his surgery and picked them apart like it was bird hunting season.
Props to Stevie Johnson for maturely handling the aftermath of his celebration by owning it. It was a little low but after I saw it, it was pretty funny. However, he didn't cause his team the game with it compared to him dropping a few passes in the 4th. But when will folks learn one play in the first half doesn't affect a game?
Low twos also to Bob Costas and his reaction on Sunday Night Football. Reminds me of Joe Buck going crazy over Randy Moss and his fake mooning. When people defining what's acceptable celebration, typically they overreact and 1) go off on guys who do it with style, 2) elevate certain players who keep it simple. There's a place for both. I'm all for hating guys who go way too overboard but at some point, we need reasonable folks to have enough influence to say lighten up.
|You think they're scared of us yet? Nope? Guess we gotta keep winning and scoring with no mercy.
How is Green Bay 11-0 and still under the radar? I don't think Denver in 1998 has this less pressure when started off 13-0 after winning the Super Bowl. They just keep winning and winning with no weaknesses and if that defense keeps playing well. Look out.
Let me give the kicker some. Shane Lechler of the Raiders had an 80-yard punt that was a thing of beauty. He just boomed it over Devin Hester's head and Hester looked lost trying to handle it. Great stuff.


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Sunday 18th January 2009
Good morning, and what a lovely day; well it is here in Berkshire! The sun is shining and it's not nearly as cold as it has been this last week. I hope this arrives at your home in a similar sun-shining way.
Welcome to my inaugural weekly newsletter and I guess it's going to be a week for firsts. The most highly publicised is of course the swearing in of the first African American President. I guess Barack Hussein Obama's grandparents never thought they would see an African American President in their own lifetime let alone that President being their own grandson!
But how life has changed in such a short time. In my own lifetime I have seen the arrival of tights, tampons, under wired bras and swimsuits that aren't rouched and elasticated from top to bottom. Television, home and mobile telephones, the internet, personal computers and apples that you don't eat. Space travel, satellites, high tech- lifelike prosthetic limbs, heart and liver transplants and horror of horrors, mixed NHS wards to name but a very small sample. But still we don't like change.
Energetically, the changes in the last eighteen months, have been like a trip in the Star Trek Enterprise. We have gone where no man has gone before us. We have travelled at warp speed, been sucked through a few black holes and emerged the other side, hair dishevelled, uttering profanities and wondering what on earth was all that about?
But now equiped with our new vehicles and slowly emerging souped up engines it's time to get down to the nitty gritty!
As this new chakra, just below our feet, connects with the planet itself. We find ourselves being drawn into the heart of what we personally need to address. For most of us, it is our love of ourselves. By seeing the utmost truth of our situation can we now formulate a plan for the future. By not being fearful of life, the history we have accumulated in our lives, can now be transformed into workable files and actions.
Physically, it has been a week of bad chests, really horrid chest infections and painful recoveries. For others experiencing toxic headaches and still dissolving into floods of tears at a glance is their journey. Others, have, like myself been given a gift of at last realising a truth.
I, on opening a letter from Thames Valley University informing me of my acceptance as an MPhil/PhD Student, immediately rang my mother. "Don't take this the wrong way Barbara" she said "but do you think this is indicative of the lowering of the educational standards".
What more could I say? Thank You I feel is what I should have said; and did. What a gift! 54 years of pushing me to the extreme without even knowing it. I do have my mother to thank for my determination and worth, but no longer need the lesson of self-acceptance and being accepted by others. Wow, a big week.
What was your realisation?
Firstly, you will feel the utter pain and hurt. This is entirely natural; but don't get bogged down in the hole. The next step is to realise the positive changes this has brought to your life. Accept this, all of it, feel it deep down into your core, welcome it with open arms. Yes! And now feel the freedom of not being held back by the imaginary bungy rope any longer.
Write it down if you can't imagine or visualise it. Putting pen to paper often works to cement the often, intangible muddle. Transcribe your week, find your realisation, it is there. Get this crap off of your chest!
We are so used to living in the negative it is hard for us to accept the positive. It is so easy for us to be a victim, but to see what positive actions that situation has brought into our lives is nigh on impossible at first.
A patient of mine, a man, divorced and now happily married again, was still so angry with his previous wife for having the audacity to leave him, is missing the most important lesson. He's actually happy and wouldn't have experienced this new relationship had he still been in the previous marriage!
This man, on realising the importance of that fact nearly floated out of the clinic.
Who do you need to say THANK YOU to?
We can pinpoint the exact time a headache begins, but can we do the same when it has gone? NO. It's the same for positive and negative experiences. Think back over the past week and take a long hard look for the positive and accept this positive into your life and say thank you.
The coming week is shaping up to be a balance of chaos/creativity. Good or bad, it's your choice entirely.
For those of you with a known adrenaline toxicity and a penchant for the chaotic, you may like to call for a research essence blend to help. Just call Laura on 01753 863214 it's yours for £5 inclusive of postage. I have been experimenting with this myself over the past few days and can honestly say it works. You must not take it internally. But used in the bath or added to cream or oils and massaged in at night and then shower off in the morning works really well. Alternatively, place into a spray bottle with spring water and spray at night on the affected areas is also good.
So on that helpful note, I'm looking forward next week, to a new creative you and me and a very visible Barack and his new USA. Lets hope our cousins the other side of the Atlantic choose to be creative also.
© Barbara Olive 2009


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For some years now (perhaps as many as 20!!) SWMBO and the ol' probligo have promised themselves the opportunity to attend the World of Wearable Arts originally when it was held in Nelson but the desire has remained to this day.
Now, with the stars aligned as close as we could get them to 12/69 comes the opportunity. We booked about 8 months back. No problems at that time with getting tickets to the event, nor accomodation; fly down, and we train back.
To explain.
My father was "mad on trains". The reason for the quotes will be a mystery to all except those who have read "Anthony and Antimaccasser" and The Potentate of Raspberry Jam. Anyhoos. We had everything booked and then we get a message from TranzRail saying that our train will arrive in Auckland an hour late. This is 7 months before the trip and they already know it will be an hour late? But then the explanation. There will be an extra two engine changes. The first in Feilding, to replace the enormous Diesel with a far more interesting steam 'J' (Pacific Class for the spotters) and then again at Taihape to remove said very interesting engine and replace it with a more mundane electric. So that single event was enough to transmogrify a pleasant jaunt to an event which I have looked forward to for years into a double-header of pleasure and memories.
In the meantime, good ol' BE is at the tail of Granny Herald once more with his analysis that it is not a broadsheet but far more tabloid in nature. He points out as evidence the teasers and whatnot at the top of Page 1. Brian, me old mate, shurely it is the content, the writing, that is of far greater import than whether Pamela Anderson is pictured on Page 3? If you had applied some effort to the critique of "mass media news" - which term I think covers the intent rather than the means of broadcast - as published by Herald, Dom Post and the others rather than the very simplistic "It looks like The Sun" your point would have been far better made.
As it stands, Herald along with a very large number of "reputable" news media has become lost in the cost-cutting editors room where news stories are judged by cost rather than worthiness or content. You can find the same stories for free, by-lined PA and Reuters, even MSN and Fox can feature, spread over a very wide range of publishers. To get anything different, the Independent sometimes puts its own people on a story, Guardian likewise, but one has really to go to the likes of Aljazheera to get anything like a "different perspective".
That said, the picture of Auntie Helen, and more recently Jonkey, holding a mobile press conference whilst in transit to the House is truly a neat caricature of the relationship between news media and politics in this country. I doubt that it differs in others. In fact we might even be lucky to have reporters in the House, instead of a daily meal of government political party announcements and pre-recorded releases.
Come to think of it, TV1 and TV3 do little more at present than provide a free service in place of what would otherwise be paid for by the government.
As for knowledgeable analysis of that "news"? I dispair.
Until I turn on Maori TV that is.
Who watched The Aunties last night? They ran through the services provided to a woman with breast cancer and gave her a bit of jolly-up at the same time. All told 30 minutes of excellent tv; informative, critical when necessary, go with the flow presentation, co-operative and not antagonistic. Great stuff!!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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Sunday, November 6, 2011
I'm here, but not really
OMG, I am so sorry for not posting, so busy doing other things lately. Okay, so I've started this NaNoWriMo this month for the first time and quite frankly I'm really behind schedule. I need to get back on schedule by...oh 10000 words or more (I only have 1262). I wish that writing muse of mine would get her ass outta the clouds and help me here. Kinda hard to do when you're writing a new novel, by the brain that you have when it doesn't work properly. The outline is there but the words aren't coming as fast as I would like them too, yet I'm writing this blog with no problem, hmmm go figure. I probably won't be posting here too often this month if I want to succeed at 50000 words this month. I can do this I really can, I just need to commit. I need to get everything done that needs to be done first, make sure the kids are happy and healthy and out the door on time for school, put the phone on do not disturb, KEEP FACEBOOK TURNED OFF!!!!!! yes I shouted at myself because that silly thing is my greatest distraction. So that is my goal for the week, it would be nice if I had some motivation or inspiration or something, so from now until next Sunday I hope to have at least 15000 words.
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Collaborating with O3b enabled each company to bring expertise and strategic development to invent a solution with the customer in mind, said James Alderice, Vice President of Emerging Markets Communications
Raisting, Germany (PRWEB) June 11, 2013
EMC Satcom Technologies, a satellite technology innovator and subsidiary of Emerging Markets Communications ®, announced today its partnership with O3b Networks to engineer and deliver a cutting-edge signal processing technology, 'MEO Booster™' designed to increase the performance and efficiency of satellite links. By increasing throughput, end-user customers receive a 50% higher performing link at a lower cost per bit.
The MEO Booster™ is a patented technology that will manage the seamless switch-over between the Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites used in O3b's network, in the radio frequency (RF) layer. The technology is compatible with standard satellite modems, enabling customers the flexibility to select devices that are a good fit for their business.
"We are dedicated to developing innovative technology to stay ahead of customers' demands," said James Alderice, Vice President of Emerging Markets Communications. "Collaborating with O3b enabled each company to bring expertise and strategic development to invent a solution with the customer in mind. The MEO Booster™ harnesses the unique advantages of O3b's network architecture with EMC Satcom's technology to drive further efficiencies into the service."
"Even with the launch of the first O3b satellite less than two months away, we are always seeking to innovate within the network and this partnership with EMC Satcom is testament to that," commented Dr. Ashok Rao, VP of Product Development for O3b Networks.
Technical Features
In combining co-located antenna apertures, the MEO Booster™ is able to increase remote receivers' C/N by nearly 3dB. This results in a link performance improvement of 30-50% when combined with latest modem technologies like adaptive coding modulation ( ACM). Additionally, the MEO Booster simplifies the topology of the customer terminals and the O3b gateways by reducing the number of demodulators required.
About EMC Satcom
EMC Satcom Technologies, a subsidiary of the global satellite and terrestrial provider, Emerging Markets Communications®, is a technology innovator holding a number of patents achieving ground breaking optimisation of satellite VSAT links and networks. EMC Satcom engineers, produces and deploys satellite technology for end-user customers, as well as for its own global networks. For more information, please visit http://www.emcsatcom.com or email James Alderdice at jalderdice(at)emcsatcom(dot)com.
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Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 21, 2014
Ticket Down announces that they have slashed ticket prices for Jason Aldean's concert in Mansfield, MA at the Xfinity Center (Comcast Center) on Friday, July 11th.
One of the top country performers of this generation is the 37-year-old native of Macon, Georgia, Jason Aldean. This beloved country favorite started out in the country music business in 2005 and has quickly ascended up the ranks of the country hierarchy. With his trademarked cowboy hat, Aldean has belted out some of the catchiest tunes in music and is one of the most sought after performers for venues and has some of the most sought after tickets for his live shows. One of the 2014 shows that fans around the country will want to ensure they get their hands on tickets for is the July 11th show at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
The Xfinity Center is owned and operated by Live Nation and originally opened in June 1986. The venue is consistently considered one of the best venues in the country for a live show and was named the top-grossing amphitheatre of the decade in the United States by Billboard magazine. The venue can seat approximately 19,000 fans including about 7,000 seats that are covered, 7,000 more are open-air seats and the rest are general admission lawn seats. The venue has been the home of countless elite performers since opening including Aerosmith, James Taylor, Lil Wayne, Korn, Rush, Phish, Pearl Jam and The Fray.
Aldean got his first big commercial success with the single "Hicktown." The song was his debut single and reached the No. 10 spot on the Billboard country singles charts. Later in 2005, he released "Why," which became his first country No. 1 single and his second straight certified gold track from the Recording Industry Association of America. Over the next three years, Aldean would release several other singles but it wasn't until "She's Country" did he really begin to pick up steam with the fans. Aldean would then go on to release several other No. 1 country singles including, "Big Green Tractor," "The Truth," "Don't You Wanna Stay," featuring Kelly Clarkson, "Fly Over States," and "Take a Little Ride."
All of Aldean's single success equated to success with his albums, as all five of his releases have been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling more than a million copies. His best-selling album was his 2010 release, My Kinda Party, which has sold close to three million copies in the U.S. His last album, Night Train, came out in 2012 and opened the Billboard 200 charts as the No. 1 album in the country.
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Dewey's Read-a-Thon October 2015.
Closing Survey
Which hour was most daunting for you?
Surprisingly enough I think it was when I was waking up after my 4 hour sleep.
Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
No, I think you are doing a great job as it is.
What do you think worked really well in this year's Read-a-thon?
I think it looked like the prize winning form was an easy way to claim prizes.
How many books did you read?
I read 4 books.
What were the names of the books you read?
A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman
The Menagerie by Tui T. Sutherland and Kari Sutherland
204 Rosewood Lane by Debbie Macomber
What Once Was Perfect by Zoe York
Which book did you enjoy most?
A man called Ove by Fredrik Backman which actually surprised me.
Which did you enjoy least?
What Once Was Perfect by Zoe York. But it might be because this was not a book I had chosen beforehand.
If you were a Cheerleader, do you have any advice for next year's Cheerleaders?
How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
I am very likely to take part again as that will be my tenth time taking part. I will be a reader as I have been every time.


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Ahhhh... As I write they are drilling trees (really trees and big ones too) into the ground next door! They brought in this huge machine that bascially ram, ram, rams the trees. Sounds like dinosaur sex if you ask me. We've put most of the valuable things on the floor, but the poor cats can't help but be traumatized!
On a happier note, Erik's parents are in town and we went to Niagara Falls over the weekend. Will post more later about what we did along with some photos.
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Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Soular Harmony
Hey guy's, it's Nite again, here with another post for you guys! Today I'm going to take you on a little trip, and introduce you to one of my favorite new(ish) artists to hit the electronic scene: Soular Order.
Soular Order, aka Jon Maynard, is a Bass Music Producer/Musician from Manchester, UK. Ranging from Future Garage to ethereal ambiance, Maynard uses a combination of Burial-esque Vocal sounds and Bass-saturated beats to create a track that is chill, yet invigorating at the same time. Whether it's something chill you're looking for, or you need something to dance to, Soular Order's got it for you.
Now that the introductions out of the way, here's a taste of what to expect from him:
Soular Order - Reach You [click to download] |HTML5|
Soular Order - Masca [click to download] |HTML5|
Soular Order - Clear Skies [click to download] |HTML5|
Finally, to keep things orderly (heh), Here's three fantastic remixes that he did on other artist's tracks. They are well worth the listen.
nExow - Wonders (Soular Order Remix) [click to download] |HTML5|
Izzard - Until I Find You (Soular Order Remix) [click to download] |HTML5|
Hans Zimmer - Time (Soular Order Remix) [click to download] |HTML5|
Enjoy! If you like what you see here, you can always check out his soundcloud here or his facebook page, if you're too lazy. Peace, Nite
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The only way this would make any real sense would be if Sharpton were being held up as Exhibit A of what's wrong with race relations in America today. But we all know that isn't the case. The Community-Organizer-in-Chief has found another cause he can use for the purposes of misdirection, and the Rev is the perfect smoke bomb for the occasion.
Yes, Sharpton is an evil clown, a semi-literate buffoon who has incited violence, championed frauds, and cheated everyone from his landlord to the IRS. But he gets attention and respect from the President of the


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Sunday , July 08, 2018 - 12:00 AM
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to go to Taiwan for 16 days. Taiwan, in case you haven't heard of this tiny sort-of nation, is a small island off the coast of China.
According to China, Taiwan IS China — but the Taiwanese beg to differ. The country was created when a former Chinese leader, Chiang Kai-Shek, fled from Mao Zedong's regime with his followers and set up base on Taiwan. Hence, China claims Taiwan as its own, while Taiwan insists it is independent.
About a sixth the size of Utah, Taiwan is almost entirely covered in lush jungle and, as an island, is of course surrounded by the ocean. It rains often there, and when it's not raining, the humidity level in the summer is generally anywhere from 70 to 90 percent. Basically, even if it's not raining, it pretty much feels like it is.
The heat, too, is pretty intense. I experienced temperatures up in the 90s. And early June, when we were visiting, is the coolest part of the summer. Fun, right?
One of the best things about Taiwan as a country is how safe it is. It has a very low violent crime rate, since guns and drugs are banned. I walked across town at 11 p.m. with my two younger relatives and felt perfectly safe.
• Exotic foods
While all of that may be mildly interesting, of course, the most fascinating thing about Taiwan was all the things we did and getting to know the culture and people.
First, let me explain why, exactly, I was in Taiwan. My sister's husband works as a U.S. diplomat at the American Institute of Taiwan (a de facto U.S. embassy, basically), a career that requires them to move around every few years. This year, it was Taiwan!
I often tell people that my sister lives on an island, in a jungle that's a national park, on an ex-military base located by a volcano, with wild monkeys and some of the most venomous snakes on the planet right in her backyard.
Sounds fake, but it's really not.
So, what with staying in a national park and all, the first thing my family and I did was climb up into the jungle. It looked exactly like some mystical Shangri-La, with huge mountains blanketed in green and swirling mist. There was also a herd of wild water buffalo that meandered around the hills. If there's one place that epitomizes what people think of when they hear "jungle," this was it.
Next up? The Shilin Night Market. Now, a thing about Taiwanese food. Some people think of food in Asia as being just the same as American Chinese food. In some ways, yes, but in most ways ... just no. American Chinese food is really nothing like real Chinese (or Taiwanese) food. For example, for lunch and dinner your options will be almost all beef noodles or dumplings, and basically everything has seafood in it.
Some people also think, when I say that Taiwan has Costcos and McDonald's and 7-Elevens, that such stores will be just like their American counterparts, which is also a misconception. I have yet to hear of a Costco in America that sells fish heads — only fish heads: eyes, teeth and all — in bulk. In Taiwan, 7-Elevens sell Hi-Chew popsicles, papaya milk, Lays seaweed chips, fermented duck and quail eggs, and grape ice cubes.
Not quite like home.
• To market, to market
But anyway, back to the night market. It was huge! Dozens of narrow streets were packed on both sides with hundreds of vendors and hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people crowded in the middle.
Now what, you may ask, would a Taiwanese night market sell? Well, everything. You could buy Buddhist statues, fans, purses, watches, bracelets, Nike shoes, iPhone cases, and of course — food. I figured if there was ever a time to be adventurous about food, it was now, so I ended up trying fried squid, codfish, cherimoya, dragon fruit, wild boar skewers, deep-fried milk balls, avocado milk, winter melon bubble tea, Ovaltine-Oreo milkshakes, and Cheeto-like corn puffs dipped in liquid nitrogen.
No, that was not a typo. I did in fact eat Cheetos served in a bowl of nitrogen. It was so cold you blew steam out of your nose and mouth when you ate it!
A few days later, we traveled to the other end of Taiwan and took a ferry to a scooter-only, tiny island off the southern coast. In Taiwan, by the way, scooters are ubiquitous. Sometimes you'll see hundreds of scooters lined up to go through an intersection and no cars. It is the transportation of choice, and this island was no different.
While there, we stayed in a neon pink camouflage hotel called the iWow, filled with such inspirational signs as "Only the cactus survive" and simply, "Carry."
We went out in the morning and snorkeled for the day, seeing hundreds of brightly colored tropical fish and gigantic sea turtles. Some of them were 4 feet long and 3 feet across! They were very calm and would swim right up to us as they munched on moss.
• Museums to mango 'bings'
Throughout the rest of the trip, we did a ton of fun things — too many to list. We visited a mountain filled with wild macaque monkeys, walked through a museum filled with all the treasures Chiang Kai-Shek and his followers "saved" from the Forbidden City, toured Kai-shek's house and gardens, watched teams prepare to race in the annual Dragon Boat Festival, and went up all 1,667 feet to the top of Taipei 101, which was the tallest building in the world until 2010.
We ate the famous mango "bings" (like a snow cone with fruit) and had enough coconut toast and dumplings to burst. We saw the packs of wild dogs that roam Taiwan and the venomous green tree vipers that are so common there.
But the best thing was being able to learn about a new culture and visit with all of the kind people of Taiwan. In all, it truly is a beautiful country, and it's probably my favorite place I've ever visited.
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Cypress Bay's FIRST Robotics Club participates in world championships
When the Cypress Bay FIRST Robotics Club competed recently in the FRC World Championship inSt. Louis, Missouri, they received the FRC Cooperation Award for their division – a real honor for a rookie team. More than 700 teams from about 30 different countries took part in the competition, according to a news release.
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I will let you in on one thing... TWILIGHT was not what I had expected. I thought that I was going to be much more critical of TWILIGHT, than I found myself to be.
In fact, I think I know what all the hype is actually about with so many LDS girls and women, with the TWILIGHT series in general. What I found surprising, was that I could see how gospel teachings were supported in a very very faint way. The principle of ETERNAL LOVE, is where this book will grab our eternal desire to be loved, cherished and to belong to something or Someone, greater than ourselves.
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Monday, September 06, 2010
No trashy emergency
Being a medical biller, I know that insurers purchase medical services wholesale while people without insurance pay retail. Everyone knows that only a sucker pays retail. No insurance means that I didn't have much choice. It's how the system is set up. Unlike other businesses, you can't ask for a discount if you pay cash up front rather than set up a tedious payment plan. They aren't allowed to offer discounts on prices they conjure out the air.
If a clinic were open in the dead of night, I would have much preferred to go there for half the retail expense. It's the luck of the clock. The nurse was nice enough to tell me what clinics are close to my home so I wouldn't have to go to a full scale hospital if my symptoms recurred during normal working hours.
Now that I know the problem, there isn't much chance I'll be seeking professional care over OTC, self-treatment until a doctor's office opens. I woke up in the middle of the night and I said to myself, "If someone told you this, what would you advise? You'd tell them to go to the hospital and damn the cost." For once, I listened to reasonable advice, even if it was my own. I opened a dresser drawer to put on a shirt and the sound awoke the lady of the house. "What are you doing?" she asked. "I'm going to the hospital," I answered. "Do you want me to drive you?" she replied. "Yes," was my answer.
No hubbub. We just got in the car and took care of business. Have I mentioned before that I am in love?
Today's illustration is the sign for the Trashy Diva shop on Magazine Street. Have I mentioned before that I love New Orleans?
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Very glad you got it taken care of. I think this must be an example of the taciturn yankee in action. I've never know so few words to be spoken at such a time, although, when I have been the sufferer, I could certainly have wished it so. Take care of yourself. There's much you haven't yet explored and lots to do; you're going to be needing a costume soon, I expect.
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Haven't posted in awhile. Will post pics when I'm home again of our neighbors and friends that live near us. Oh and going to put the pumpkin on the porch. It's in the back of my truck at the moment as you can see. Pretty cool huh? Compared to the dog and the kid.
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Monday shortie: we all hate those insipid plastic "clamshells" entombing many of our, mainly electronic, purchases - well Amazon says that they want to reduce it for several reasons, one of them environmental.
Intended mainly as a way to keep theiving shoppers from pocketing tiny valuable items from store shelves - and inadvertently causing major frustration on the consumer that's trying to open the package w/o destroying the item itself (what do they care - they already have your $$$) - well, the lat time it checked, Amazon didn't have store shelves and it has put the word to its suppliers to nix the clams.
Nice name for a campaign, "NIX THE CLAMS!" (they are actually calling it the Anti-"wrap rage" campaign), and reportedly, Fisher-Price, and Mattel are already on board - read about it here.
Happy Monday!
Monday, September 13, 2010
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"The Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let the one who hears say, 'Come!' Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life."
Thursday, April 27, 2017
The Living Water
"The Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let the one who hears say, 'Come!' Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life."
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Beautiful. Yes, God is the source of rest and the only way to quench that soul thirst. Thank you for this encouragement. Visiting from #livefreeThursdayReplyDeleteReplies
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Thank you for visiting! I am so glad that you found encouragement here. What a precious Lord we have who brings us such rest and such filling! Blessings to you!
I am praying for you right now.ReplyDelete
God bless you always.Replies
Thank you so much, Brother! I appreciate every prayer so much! Blessings to you also.Delete
This is beautifully crafted, Bettie.ReplyDelete
The living water, water of life, fountain of living water....
Thank God for your journey thus far.
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Dear Ifeoma,Delete
Thank you so much for your prayers! And thank you for sharing your words with me--it truly is God's timing to be reading them now, and to remember and see the deep places where He has been working. Blessings, Love and Hugs to you my friend!
"There is a place of stillness close to the heart of God where He calls you to come." Yes, and I need to stay at that place throughout my days. The piano music you share is beautiful and so calming. After all the busyness of the past couple of days, it is so soothing. Thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
Your words, too, are a balm reminding me of how much my Savior loves and cares.
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Oh yes, isn't that piano music so filled with peace? My son sent me the link to listen to it a few weeks ago, and I have been listening to it in the mornings, sometimes while sitting outside soaking in God's beauty. I am so thankful that HE has given you and I places where we can see His creation and still our hearts with Him! His Presence is such a balm! Blessings to you also my dear sister/poet/friend! xoxo
The woman at the well, Sam is what I call her when writing - you know, she's a Samaritan and all. Could be my very favorite story of redemption. xoReplyDeleteReplies
Oh I am glad that she is a favorite of yours also! I always called her "That Woman" when I was practicing and sharing the Drama, but SAM is so much nicer! :)Delete
Hi Bettie - I am so glad you could join the party last week at #TuneInThursday. I am so sorry it has taken me so long to get around to commenting on your post, I had a retreat I was speaking at this past weekend, and it put me behind a few days.ReplyDelete
I just love peonies, I am trying to grow some of my own this year.. we had them at our old house, but we moved 2 years ago and I attempted to plant some last year to no avail... (I don't really have a green thumb) but I am trying - I love your words - God is the only one that can satisfy - amen - thanks again.Replies
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Oh, I hope you had a wonderful time at the Retreat! I'm sure that God used your words there--you are such a great encourager!
I had to move my peonies around a few times before they found their happy place, so don't give up yet! :-) And, you know, that makes me think of how our Lord finds just the right way to bring the satisfaction that each of us needs! Springtime Blessings to you!
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Oh and we can't forget the fiasco with the beer making last night. that was Sean's little project. he has been talking about it for the past few years, and finally after watching Alton Brown make it seem so easy, the bee was in his bonnet. He went to the local home brew supply store and picked up the equipment and got to work. Now there is beer fermenting in my closet.
But not only did we have beer fermenting. I took the liberty of making some yogurt. An incredibly large amount of yogurt. Just heat up the milk to 180, cool to 110, add some plain yogurt in a sanitized bowl, and let it sit in a pilot lit oven. Easy enough to find a recipe online, but I got mine from the Good Stuff Cookbook. And it is indeed good stuff. The only thing I noticed about my yogurt was the amount of whey coming off of it. I don't like my yogurt too soupy so I let the yogurt sit it a strainer overnight and the whey drained off. It is a greenish clear liquid that is quite tangy. So far, I have been using it just like buttermilk. I made some waffles with it, where I used a tablespoon of flaxseed mixed with water in place of the egg, and they were fantastic! (Maybe that was because I added cocoa powder to the mix. Yum!)
If anyone has any other ideas for what to do with whey, let me know. I was thinking of souring some wheat flour with it to make sourdough. Not too sure if that would work. :)


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Tuesday, 13 December 2011
copypaste-->A letter to the public from a young government pharmacist..
Assalammualaikum wbt,
Hi dear friends.Today i'm gonna post an entry about my future work->pharmacist.this is a copypaste from 1 young government pharmacist blog.do read the entry and be nice to us..:)
Dear public,
i know lately, there are a lot of problems getting adequate medication from the government hospital's pharmacy. Yes, it is end of the year again. No doubt our store management may be a bit of unorganized, thus allowing the above matter surfaced and now critics are running uncontrollably wild among the public, some even said we had hoarded the medication out to the private pharmacies which is certainly 100% NOT TRUE.
First, i would like to apologize to all of you out there that we can not give you the full supply of medications. i am sorry that it had caused you all so much troubles to come to the pharmacy to and fro just to get may be a type or two of the nil in stock/ low in stock medication.
Then, i would like to talk about our feelings, yes, the front line pharmacist who dispensed medication to you all.
I believe that Malaysia is definitely a developing country. We are getting more knowledgeable nowadays but it does not mean that you all can be less respectful to others. After a year plus of servicing in the government hospital pharmacy, i am truly disappointed by how rude you people can be to the pharmacists.
1.) you come to us, yelling at us, demanding a faster waiting number because u had waited for hours for your regular follow up at your doctor.
Do you think it is fair? why don't you yell at your doctor because they keep you waiting for so long? why don't you just tell them off when they tell you that you need to come a week earlier before your real appointment for blood taking? just because they are diagnosing you, treating your illness and pharmacists are not?
do you know the process being done after receiving you prescription? i bet you don't.
from the moment we ask for your name, we started screening the prescription by identifying is this the right prescription for the right patient? then we send them to the filling counter. do you think our filling counters are all computerized that all medications just drop into the basket on a conveyor belt and label themselves and send to the dispensing counter? NO. it's all done manually!
the assist. pharmacists will need to take the prescription, running around the filling area to get all your medication into a basket, then label manually, counter checking the right medication, right dose, right dosage, screen for interaction, query if error found before the basket and the prescription reaches the dispensing counter.
then at the dispensing counter, do you want the pharmacist to just give you all your medication without explaining to you how to take them correctly? the dispensing pharmacist is the last counter check person that has to make sure that the medication dispensed to you are all right and safe. if you think you know all your medication, when something goes wrong, will you still not blame the pharmacist? first thing that come to your mind is, the pharmacist gave me the wrong medication. how unfair huh?
2.) you come to us, throwing at us your blood donation card saying you're a blood donor; OKU card while you are orienting perfectly and worst, you are collecting the medication on behalf of the real absent OKU; telling us you are an elderly and etc that you need an Express counter number.
let me tell you the truth, we don't give a damn to your blood donation card unless you just done donating your blood at our blood bank, show us your arms! OKU that can stand, walk, talk, doing everything perfectly, tell me which part of you is OKU? please respect the OKU card and use it correctly, don't abuse it! and to the elderly, i'm sorry, but you come to us, having more than 6 items on your prescription and you expect us to give you an express counter number? hello, more than 60% of the patients are elderly. so do you still want me to give you an express counter number?
i seriously think that everybody should reconsider the true definition of an express counter. it should be:
- for patients that just discharged from ward, they just got recovered and they need to get back home quicker than any of you
- pregnant lady's prescription and mother with a crying child's prescription
- prescription with less than 4 items
please do not come to us, expecting we can give you exception. No, no matter you are paying a million tax a year or you never pay even a cent of tax before, we treat you all the same. please bear in mind, even our specialists, consultants take number and queue up for their prescriptions.
3.) when we tell you we're sorry that we can only give you a two weeks supply of medication or worse still the medication is nil in stock, you ask us not to hide those medication. how ridiculous! why do we want to hide them? do you think they are sweets or vitamins that can be pop in by everybody?? and stop yelling at us that you're a pensioner, you're a teacher or whoever.
dear pensioner, we truly appreciate that you had done so much for the country, but please behave yourself. currently you're actually using the tax payer's money. i'm sorry that i have to say that. i had enough of similar encounters at the dispensing counter. "Do you know i'm a pensioner??" trust me, we often get that. to us, "So what?"
dear teachers, we all look up to teachers but sometimes your behavior is just jaw dropping. do more reading and research, and you will know that we, the pharmacist (esp the front liners) can not decide on which brand of medication to buy. if you insist to get that particular brand of eye drop or antihypertensive drug, kindly purchase it at the private pharmacies. you can not choose which brand you want because you aren't paying for that.
dear Datuks/ Datins/ Tan Sri and etc, sorry we do not have a special counter for you all. Kindly queue up normally and wait for your number to be called. thank you.
4.) after the incident of getting the newspaper to publish the shortage of medication in our hospital, the patients had becoming more and more rude each day. does scolding us Binatang (animals), calling us Bodoh (stupid), throwing numbers on our face, pointing your fingers yelling at us like nobody business make you feel better? do you think we feel good each time when we apologize? do you think that we can still have our lunch happily? NO, shortage of medication is not the front line pharmacists fault. they do not handle stock checking, purchasing! why do you choose to act like an illiterate when you can just pen down your complains? we feel guilty for not able to supply you the medication, but we are even more upset that you don't appreciate the pharmacist.
Malaysians, grow up. Look around and talk to your friends from overseas. Ask them how do they treat the pharmacists there. We are trying our best to give you the best service and what hinder us from that is your ignorance. We do not get extra pays or allowance from servicing you 24hours 7 days a week, the government don't pay us extra for weekends, for after office hour like what doctors have, NO! and do you know how many hours had we collected in our time-off book?? 100+ hours and the number of hours is still increasing. Thus, please, treat us well. don't make our life miserable.
I personally feel that there is still a long way, super duper long way to go before the Malaysia pharmacists able to get the dispensing right because the Malaysians themselves don't know the role of pharmacist and don't appreciate the pharmacist. basic courtesy and appreciation are what we need and what we want only.
* for those who still lives in the era of dinosaur, pharmacists nowadays are not just dispensing machines. we involve in ward rounds, running therapeutic drug monitoring, compounding total parenteral nutrition, cytotoxic drug reconstituting, drug information center, inpatient, manufacturing, supplying methadone, handling store, provide MTACs and etc. don't know what are they? google will be your best friend.
p/s=kesian kan my work area to be..this things memang pernah aku alami sendiri masa praktikal di HKL for a year as an requirement to my diploma..:(
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PUEBLO, Colo. (March 12, 2017) – Colorado State University-Pueblo softball earned a split of the final games of a four game series against Adams State University Sunday at the Rawlings Softball Complex.
The ThunderWolves (9-11, 6-6 RMAC) were shutout in the first game 3-0 and held on for a 6-5 win in the series finale at Rawlings Softball Complex.
Gabby Moreno (Fr., 3B, Scottsdale, Ariz.) raked at the plate as she gathered four hits, three runs and hit her third homerun of the season in seven plate appearances on the day.
The story of game one was runners left on base as the Pack left eleven runners stranded and managed six hits in the game.
Adams State scored its first run on a double hit with two outs in the second inning.
The Grizzlies extended their lead in the fifth on a two-run double hit by ASU designated player April Riggins.
The ThunderWolves had several opportunities to score and left the bases loaded twice including in the sixth inning.
In the series finale CSU-Pueblo used a four run third to get past the Grizzlies.
Moreno scored the games' first run hitting a solo shot in the first getting the Pack offense started.
ASU evened the score in the second on three hits and RBI single by Kalin Johnson.
The third inning had seven runs cross the plate between the teams.
Adams State took the lead on five hits and three runs in the top of the inning.
The ThunderWolves smacked four hits in their half highlighted by a three-run blast by Michaela Burpee (So., C, Union City, Calif.), her team leading sixth of the season.
Sabrina Felix (Fr., OF, Corona, Calif.) accounted for the fourth run in the frame hitting a single to left field and score Nicole Montoya (Sr., OF, Pueblo, Colo.) who lead off the inning with a walk.
In the fourth Felix collected another RBI with two outs on a single scoring Moreno to build a 6-4 lead.
The Grizzlies tacked on a run in the sixth by playing small ball cutting into the Pack lead.
CSU-Pueblo took the one run lead into the final inning and Pack pitcher Lexie Martindale (Sr., Pueblo, Colo.) retired the side and left two runners stranded and earned her second win of the weekend to improve to 7-5 on the year.
CSU-Pueblo (9-11, 6-6 RMAC) hits the road next week and travels to Chadron State College for a four game RMAC series in Chadron, Neb.
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One year after their royal wedding, King Edvard and Queen Paige of Denmark receive an invitation to attend the wedding of Princess Myra of Sangyoon. Upon their arrival, Paige finds Myra is unhappy with her arranged marriage to the brooding and sinister Kah and is secretly in love with a young elephant handler named Alu. When the secret romance between Myra and Alu is revealed, Alu is thrown into jail, and the sacred wedding elephant goes missing in the jungle! In order to save Princess Myra, Paige and Eddie must find the elephant and free Alu before convincing the king of Sangyoon that true love reigns supreme over all. The perfect adventure to celebrate their first anniversary!
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Make My Monday - Sports
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Congratulations. It is a good idea the card. At Cooking Lisbon we have a cup wishing Happy Birthday or with some phrases about cooking and food, like "I learn how to cook bacalhau". Greetings.ReplyDelete
Great card - I love the folds!! Perfect use of the stripey card! Thanks for joining us at Make My Monday, Joan dtReplyDelete
Brilliant card. Great use of the stripey green card, another case of 'One day I'll need that card'. Loving your use of the embellishments on the stepper card. Thanks for your continued support and interest at Cardz 4 Guyz. CazReplyDelete
Brilliant card Jane! I love you fancy folds!ReplyDelete
Thanks for playing at Ooh La La Creations in our Fancy Folds Challenge!
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Dawn xx
A wonderful shaped card Jane and the image is set off perfectly by your green striped background.ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining in at MMM.
Fliss x
Wonderful card! I love that fold and it works perfectly for your card. TFSReplyDelete
Love it - a really clever design and I love the way you've positioned the embellishments.ReplyDelete
Thanks for joining us at Cardz 4 Guyz.
Helen x
A fab fancy fold card, just right for a footie fanatic, thanks for sharing at OLLCB xReplyDelete
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How do you make 500 already overwrought law students simultaneously jump right out of their skins? Why, you set off the fire alarm in the library, of course! I'm not kidding. One second it was peace and memo and Beethoven on the headphones, and the next second there's a fire alarm piercing our eardums with its terrible shrieks, complete with flashing strobe lights. Everyone jittered and jumped, looked up, looked around, and at the obvious lack of smoke or heat toyed with staying put. Those of us in the "not-completely-silent" part of the library looked at each other questioningly. Hilary shrugged, I shrugged and said, "This place is going to have to be burning down around me before I leave here without my memo being done." We nodded at each other in agreement, turned up our headphones, and went back to work.
The alarm went off for more than a few minutes; eventually the classes downstairs began filing out and then we in the library decided maybe there really was a danger, and began to unlock, unplug and disconnect our computers -- there's no way I'd leave my computer behind; it has all my notes for the whole semester, not to mention the last three hours' of work I've put in on the memo -- when the alarm turned off.
"False alarm," explained the librarians. Fucking thing; it totally threw off my memo-writing groove.
Well, back to it, then, seeing as how I'm not about to become Fire-Roasted 1L.


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You can follow my Twitter for more hamster pictures and updates because I'm kind of obsessed with him.
Can we all just give my boyfriend a round of applause, a high five, and a cookie for the best birthday present ever this year? Like, guys, for real. He did good.


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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
This is the start of hopefully a long journey. Many of you have been here from the start and others have joined along the way. Either way I want to thank you so much for everything including your friendship, criticism, and support. Running a successful blog can be quite a task. I admire all those who make it look so effortless.
I am currently hard at work planning weekly material that I hope to begin posting shortly. I really wanted to get things rolling on the rental section for weddings and events. We are currently offering a wide selection of vintage blue mason jars, clear vases, vintage snuff jars, an assortment of silver antiques, and glass drink dispensers. With all the thrifting I do, I hope to add more and see this area grow.
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Right, where to begin? There's no way to really start other than to start. This will be all over the place and for this I am sorry, but not really.
My little sister got married & is pregnant with a boy. She was beautiful and perfect. We didn't fight once. My brother's got into a fist fight. Feelings got hurt. Things at that wedding were wonderful, beautiful, crazy, brutal. As Glennon from Momastery puts it, it was brutiful. There was never a more perfect bride. Even when she was a cranky running late mess, she was lovely. And I love her & I am so glad I was there. My little sister is married and pregnant with a boy. That is crazy to say. I am going to be an Aunt. Aunt Alex. Or more likely he will call me Ollie like all little kiddos do & I am a-okay with that. I already love little "Moustache"!
Let's see what else...
Things have been a bit of a struggle as of late. My back is out. O-U-T. For about 2 months plus now. So bad so we are doing epidural injections. And pain meds. And planning a surgery. A big ol' scary replace 2 discs and fuse another surgery. My insurance sucks & won't cover ANYTHING. The insurance I pay for to help me in times like this WILL NOT COVER ME FOR ANY TYPE OF SURGERY--THAT is RIDICULOUS. So here is the thing. My fiance, who is perfect in his imperfection, whom I love more than anything ever forever, has amazing insurance. That will cover EVERYTHING. We are moving the wedding up. I am calling it my "Surgery-Not-Pregnancy-Shotgun-Wedding". My silly silly life.
Let me try to explain this from the inside. It's hard to describe. I am going to try though. Please bear and bare with me.
How do I say this?
I hate my body. Not in a self conscious way. Believe me I have issues like every other woman, but right now I am in an epic battle, thus the hatred. Please excuse the dramatics but to me this is epic. The best way I know how to describe it is my brain is Batman, fighting the "good fight", struggling to be strong, to keep positive, to be practical and plan ahead, to think 10 steps in front of its nemesis. And that nemesis, the Joker if you will, is my body, well to be specific my discs in my spinal cord. The evil that stops the function of my body, that's the evil plan-to immobilize me and keep me in constant pain. Oh my Batman brain has fought back, believe me when I say my pain tolerance is ridiculous. My normal every day pain on a scale of 1-10 is a 6-7, my 10=a normal person's 40; now you do the math.
I'm frustrated! I am tired of the fight! I am tired of the pain! And I am pissed! Hell hath no fury like a Red-headed woman scorned by her own body. Again, you cry dramatics I'm sure. But I do beseech you to understand my purposes aright, now that's dramatics people-Shakespeare. Constant pain is, well, constantly wearing away at me. I am physically exhausted from it. I am mentally exhausted from trying to fight it. I am emotionally exhausted of the fear it drives into me, the anger it induces, the depression it allows to creep in at the seams, the self-pity that leads to the loathing that leads to the bitterness that leads to the anger all over again. Do you see why it is dramatic for me?
I want to be honest and say that right now I am a huge jerkwad to people who don't deserve it. People who are supporting me through the goodness of their hearts and (I think) because they love or at least care about me. But when someone is super peppy "it'll all be okay or I'll pray/hope/wish for you to better", I want to scream "take that and shove it". It's horrible, I know it is. And on one side I feel horrible for feeling that and on the other I'm not sorry because those words don't help me. They don't make me physically better. They don't make it hurt less. They don't do anything but hang in the air above my head and twist into "I pity you because you're in pain but thank god it's not me". Then I'm angry at myself because that's all in my head being projected onto that poor person. And everyone who has "tweaked their back" or "hurt it once" or even strained a muscle thinks they understand what I am talking about. And they don't.
Let me try to explain.
This is not muscle thing. This isn't even a pinched nerve. This is a degenerative disease, degenerative disc disease to be specific. Think of it like MS, there is nothing that can be done to stop this. Nothing. Sit with that for minute... This is where my brain lives all the time. I cannot do anything to stop this, I can only treat the symptoms and the destruction it is doing one problem at a time.
My story of this shit started 7 years ago when I was 20, 20 flipping years old. 20! That pisses me off alone. I did physical therapy off a misdiagnosis. I thought I was better. It kept hurting on and off. 4 years ago, it goes out in a big way. Right diagnosis, treatments, been in Physical Therapy/Pilates 2-4 times a week since then. Saw a personal trainer to lose weight. Saw chiropractors (no adjustments though-that is BAD for me). See an amazing Acupuncturist. Now doing epidurals. Nothing stops the pain. And so now we HAVE to, as in MUST, do surgery. Surgery that goes through the front of my body, through my intestines, surgery that requires 2 surgeons to complete it. A neurosurgeon and a vascular surgeon. I have seen the 2 best neurosurgeons in LA. They say they can help me & we should get moving. Then the bomb-no your insurance WILL NOT COVER ANYTHING. NOTHING. Oh and the 2 replacement discs alone cost $9-10,000 EACH. Not including anything else. Just the discs. Imagine where my brain is now.
Drowning in thoughts. So many thoughts. And drowning in pain receptors. So many painful nerve blasts to this ol' Batman brain of mine.
And then-that fantastic ol' fiance of mine, my MoneyPenny, says "well screw it, my insurance covers it, let's get hitched right now". Don't you just love this guy? Me too. Now we are bummed we won't get to do it the way we wanted but he has helped me decide to put me first and take care of me. Despite the fact that I want my Pops to walk me down a beautiful outdoor aisle on our anniversary date of February 12. Despite the fact that I want a pretty dress and hair do. Despite the fact that I wanted my whole family and my super supportive friends to be there. We are putting my physical health before our dreams of "our wedding". We are taking care of me. And I want to kiss this man forever for it. And I'm also a little sad about it. And now we're getting a marriage license application, and calling our family to see if they can be here, and friends on Facebook are offering to help us at least have a lovely little courthouse wedding shindig.
I cry all the time now. From pain, from brutal horrible pain. And because I am so fucking lucky. So lucky to have found people along the way who love me so damn much. I am so not worthy of all their love and also I am. And I love everyone so much it hurts. They are so beautiful to me. And Joe is their leader of amazingness.
And this is where my head and heart live. And everything is so hard and scary and silly and trivial and so big it feels like it's swallowing me up. I really cannot describe it all, just know that I am a mess. Constantly. Totally. Undeniably. And I am grateful for the space people are giving me to be this walking mess of a human being. And I am angry and in fight with my body, the dick. And I just love everyone and am planning the rest of this year like crazy. And really planning these next few weeks where I am getting married! WHAT?! Oh lord.
I am getting married, getting new insurance, becoming an Aunt, getting my spinal chord ripped up and fixed up, and I am emotionally falling apart and putting it together all in the next 4 months whilst trying to physically recover from a major crazy expensive surgery on the part of my body that makes all other parts of my body work.
Oh and I bought a laptop. What is wrong with me? I am ridiculous. And a mess.
And that's where I am at right now. So flipping scared, stressed, angry, in pain, loved, and supported, and truly lucky. Welcome back to my head y'all. I missed you little blog & friends. I am sure we will get all snuggly with each other once again since I will have more time than ever in bed with my new Macbook. So get comfy. It's about to get all sorts of messy and honest up in here. We're broke, we're getting hitched in all the wrong and right ways, I'm getting surgery, it's gonna be wild.
I'm not prepared. Please help. And I'll continue to marvel at this. And continue to be scared and messy. And ever so grateful for all the love I have in my life.
Thank you chickens, my dear chickens.
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I was amazed on Sunday that I was able to take in three (3!!) plant sales. The "big one" was the plant sale at Van Dusen Garden in Vancouver, BC. Since the weather was not looking good, my husband consoled me with two local plant sales on the way to church, one operated by the Burnaby Rhododendron and Garden Society (BRAGS), and the other by the South Burnaby Garden Club. But after lunch, the weather improved, and I convinced my mom and daughter to join me at the Van Dusen sale.
I bought a number of treasures at each sale, some of them already on my mental "wish list" of plants, and others just struck me at the time as something I just needed to have. Some of the more exciting catches for me were Acanthus spinosus (Spiny bear's breeches), a trillium, a stunning purple oxalis, Lobelia cardinalis (I've tried to start it from seeds in previous years without success), and a monster-sized Bergenia and Japanese Anemone.
On the day of the annual sale, admission to Van Dusen Gardens, a picturesque 55-acre botanical garden in the heart of Vancouver, is free. So after plant shopping, we enjoyed a short walk through the gardens before it closed at 4PM. I wish we had a few more hours to explore it all. Here are some photos I snapped with our small camera on the way. I love the bright yellow euphorbia in this scene:
The bench looked very inviting, but we had no time to sit, we still had lots of garden to explore.
You need to get down low to appreciate the beauty of this Erythronium.
Fresh cones on a Picea abies (Weeping Norway Spruce).
The lighting is not good, but I liked the look of this Clematis meandering through the reddish Berberis.


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"The euphoria of announcing record revenues for 2011 is countered by the realization that much of the tooling shipped last year was stimulated by highly ambitious capacity expansion plans that were not underpinned by market demand," said Finlay Colville.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 16, 2012
Ambitious PV manufacturing capacity investments across the Asia Pacific region during 2011 have provided substantial revenue growth for local PV equipment suppliers, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz PV Equipment Quarterly report.
Beneficiaries of these record investments include Japanese wire-saw producer Komatsu-NTC and an emerging group of Chinese tool suppliers that includes (Fujian) Apollo, 48th Research Institute (CETC-48), (Zhejiang) Jinggong, and Jingyuntong (JYT). Collectively, these four Chinese companies have posted a CAGR metric in excess of 200% for PV-specific equipment revenues covering the period from 2008 to 2011.
Applied Materials (AMAT) is forecast to retain the top spot as leading PV equipment supplier by recognized revenues. AMAT's c-Si specific PV revenues for CY'11 are forecast to grow by more than 60%, as process tools for wafer and back-end cell production were widely implemented throughout all geographic regions and tier categories.
Many European equipment suppliers with a strong track record within the PV industry (Centrotherm, Meyer Burger, Schmid, RENA, Amtech-Tempress and DEK-Solar) are also forecast to post record PV tool revenues for 2011.
This is contrasted by other European suppliers that have seen their PV market share eroded by the new Chinese competition. Consolidated PV revenues of Roth & Rau, Manz, ALD-Vacuum, and PVA-TePla for 2011 are estimated to have been less than 50% of this grouping's PV share in 2008.
Investment in turn-key a-Si lines—mainly from China—ensured continued revenue streams for Oerlikon and Apollo during 2011. While many thin-film investments are driven by unpredictable market-entry aspirations, this segment still offers attractive, but erratic, bookings potential for tool suppliers.
According to Finlay Colville, Senior Analyst at NPD Solarbuzz, "The euphoria of announcing record revenues for 2011 is countered by the realization that much of the tooling shipped last year was stimulated by highly ambitious capacity expansion plans that were not underpinned by market demand. Over-capacity reached chronic proportions across the c-Si value-chain during 2011, and only stronger than anticipated end-market demand in 2012 will mitigate a painful and severe equipment spending downturn."
Equipment suppliers at risk of Y/Y revenue declines in the 60-70% range for 2012 are those most exposed to the c-Si ingot-to-module stages. Only GT Advanced Technologies, with strong market-share in polysilicon and downstream PV equipment (characterized by different spending cycles), is retaining healthy revenue guidance during and beyond 2012.
Technology-Buy Cycles Continue to Frustrate PV Equipment Suppliers
Excessive PV equipment that was shipped during 2011 is now contributing to a misleading (nameplate) capacity figure at the 50 GW level. However, many production lines are now shuttered, idled, awaiting tool installation, running at utilization rates below 50%, or simply not capable of meeting downstream requirements on cost or efficiency. As a result, annualized, effective (or commercial), ramped capacity is closer to 30 GW.
Dominated by tier 1 (and selected tier 2) manufacturers, the short-term goal has now shifted from adding more capacity to cash preservation and repairing damaged balance sheets during 2012. The rebound in equipment spending that will ultimately be driven by these manufacturers is therefore on hold until there is sufficient confidence that end-market demand will exceed the 30 GW mark.
In the meantime, PV equipment suppliers are eagerly searching for technology-buys that will both soften the revenue declines during 2012 and give a clear indication of the process tool types to be prioritized from 2013.
Changes in the c-Si equipment roadmap point firmly to an increase in high-efficiency cell variants, with over 75% of capacity added during 2012 capable of producing panels with efficiency gains of 0.5% or more, compared to industry averages through 2011.
"The strategic planning for PV equipment suppliers is now shifting to 2013 and beyond, with limited prospects for revenue upside in 2012," added Colville. "Success will be provided to those suppliers that can align product portfolios with equipment process chains that are economic in the new low cost PV manufacturing environment."
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Homemade Butter from Raw Milk
August 26th, 2009
Who needs pasteurization? Not Europeans and not me! Our neighbors and good friends (Tyler and Alicia) down the street have a farm and on their farm they have a cow. No, not Old MacDonald, but their cow recently had a calf and we are (…read more and get the recipe)


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Monday, September 30, 2013
Bowflex SelectTech 552 Adjustable Dumbbells
These provide a terrific solution and are simple to change between weights when needed. Bowflex really has been a leading player in home fitness equipment for several years now and has created many high quality pieces of equipment.
In reality, I still have one of the original Bowflex Motivator machines that I purchased within the year 2000.
They've taken what they have absorbed in the progress of their power rods and other home fitness equipment and have designed a fantastic alternative for people who still choose to use free weights. After all, free weights still provide the best approach to build muscle and let you to truly work every segment of the body.
I've used these and can tell you some things I like about them and a few things I don't like.
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When they got to the apartment, Mack insisted on going in first. Although he didn't take out a gun, Kip had the feeling he could pull it instantly if he saw anything suspicious. Since the place was on the small side, with just a kitchen, living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom, it didn't take Mack long before he told Kip it was clear to come inside.
"Did you look under the beds?" Jamie asked, seeming to find the whole thing more exciting than scary.
"Yep," Mack told him. "Under the beds, in the closets, behind the sofa, just like in the movies. All's good."
Kip felt a sense of relief, even though he doubted the killer—if he was going to come after him—would have broken in. He'd just shoot me from some rooftop. And at this point, why bother? I'd have talked to the police already. Emily would have too and he's got to know that. He has to be long gone by now. I hope.
"How does everyone feel about pizza?" Kip asked, taking out his phone. He wasn't the least surprised when Jamie cheered and Mack gave a thumbs-up.
An hour later, the three of them were making definite inroads into the two large pizzas Kip had ordered. Jamie kept the adults entertained with stories about what he'd done with his cousins and what they'd watched on TV. Finally he began to wind down, both in eating and talking, so Kip suggested he should go unpack his bag from the trip and then get ready for bed.
"But Dad…" Jamie looked mutinously at Kip then yawned. "Okay, I guess."
"He's a good kid," Mack said, once Jamie was out of earshot.
"Most of the time," Kip agreed with a proud smile, while he began cleaning up the remnants of supper. Then he asked with a worried frown, "Do you really think that man will come after us?"
Mack hesitated before replying, "From what Detective Howe told me, there's a slim possibility. He might think that you or your sister knows more than you do and could testify in court that he's the man who kidnapped the boy, based on what your father told you."
"Which was nothing," Kip pointed out.
"But the guy doesn't know that, and tying him to the kidnapping could, to his way of thinking, also tie him to the murder of your parents."
Kip nodded. "So, in a way, we're being used as bait to draw him out."
"Not to put too fine a point on it… yes."
Taking a deep breath, Kip looked squarely at Mack. "Just keep Jamie safe. That's all I ask."
"We intend to keep all of you safe. That's why we're here."
"I know." Kip finished clearing up and made a new pot of coffee. "Help yourself," he told Mack when it was finished brewing. "I'm going to check on Jamie."
Kip walked into Jamie's room, expecting to find him asleep. The minute he entered, Jamie whispered, "There's an angel in here."
"What are you talking about?" Kip looked around, trying to figure out why Jamie thought that. The closet door was open, so he knew there wasn't anyone in the room. "It's just your imagination," he said, sitting down beside his son on the bed.
"Uh-uh. I saw him."
"Really?" Kip chuckled. "Did he have wings and flutter around the ceiling?"
"Dad…" Jamie looked at him as if he was crazy. "Of course not. He was just like you."
"I think you were dreaming but still, why don't we go tell Mack?"
"Tell me what?" Mack asked from the doorway.
"Jamie says there was someone in here."
"He still is," Jamie insisted, staring at a spot next to his small desk.


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I'm a universal constant. I'm a singularity.
Found on a wall in the Annapolis Bog. It's mold.
That's pretty bad, but at least it is not black.
I get that a lot. We'll be doing several air quality tests before and after we have the place gutted. The workers will be working in a bubble.
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The true potential of transformation is limitless by the very definition of transformation.This includes becoming the un-carved block of pure potential, of innocence again: if that is the transformation one wishes to fulfill. The point becoming: Ultimately you can fully release into the empty state: the Formless state. We then use the third eye's information about the various overlays of possible shape, of our nature to then overlay our formless state with: to become that vision. At that point it becomes possible to shape yourself or even reality relative to those forms and images your third eye reveal. In other words the third eye is revealing potentials and possibility, which you then as a Taoist can literally shape life towards. So delusion is when you try to shape something relative to ego, which in fact is destructive and lessens your nature vs. reality being a spectrum of possibilities, which with your third eye, you can navigate between and experience, or by measuring completely cause to happen. Later this month I will write up a post about the nature of the third eye.
Delusion and Reality
I was asked this question a month or two ago. How do you tell delusion from reality? The first part of the answer is to answer what is delusion! Here is the definition (one of many): delusion is rooted within ego's belief thinking we are separate from the universe and then to "project" out a different world based solely upon our own image. So delusion is the active projection of ego creating a false illusion of what reality is. How to tell the difference? I use my third eye, in other words when using the third eye: delusions have no substance: the third eye cannot see delusion. It "sees" potentials... which people often mistake for delusion. I will have to define what the third eye is later, since so much confusion exists on the nature of the third eye.
The answer will surprise many as it isn't as mystical as many make it, even if in effect it produces mystical experience. The third eye is a Meta-organ, your mind and senses working together to form a larger more "sensitive meta 6th sense" which can give us surprising insights and capabilities. For those developing the third eye. Separating out the images of potential that the third eye overlays upon your natural 5 senses and the reality your senses show is a very confusing issue. Here is the tricky part: since our third eye reuses and projects information upon our other senses. In this, nothing your third eye reveals is "real". However, It's not delusion, nor illusion: rather it's information and pattern overlay only: Representing the various potentials of the situation or object you are examining within your third eye.
As a result I apply the yin/yang of truth/falseness filters I teach students to use to navigate the information you receive. In other words: as a projection it's information to be used relative to the situation. The third eye is a very real part of our nature. With the information you gain from the 3rd eye it's possible, to embrace, navigate and even shape what others would call reality. What is important to grasp is: Much of Taoist practice reverses the shaping that we do upon ourselves. We can start off as one shape, to let go of form, shedding aspects of our nature... to then become whole and formless again. To un-carved oneself. This is the path of releasing ego.
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