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A Tibetan lama (not llama) believes he has cured his gangrene leg, diabetes, and Pott's Disease with meditation. Specifically Tsa Lung meditation. So now he is being treated by scientists as all extraordinary humans are: as a human guinea pig. Scientists are studying his brain to see what makes him tick and to see if his claims are realistic.
It's hard to find good information on Tsa Lung meditation because most sites are advertising for a course, retreat, etc., but here is what I've found: Tsa Lung meditation uses the 5 Warrior Syllables to enhance your ability to make your lung (inner wind) flow through your subtle body (the body's energy dimension). It uses 5 specific exercises and body movements that correspond to the 5 elements (air, water, space, earth, fire) to open one's 5 chakras (energy centers). There's a lot of the number 5 in this method if you can't tell. Those who practice Tsa Lung meditation are said to visualize a wind working through, clearing any blockages in the way. Tsa Lung meditation is used to "help you connect to your chakras, clearing gross and subtle obstacles and enhancing your meditative state."
According to the Daily Beast, Lama Phakyab Rinpoche claims by powerfully meditating almost all day, every day, for a year, the ooze from his gangrene leg went from black to green to cloudy to clear and then fully healed itself, and he is learning to walk again. His leg is supposedly "back from the dead." Now I'm all for not dying, and this is great. But how are we supposed to use this? This guy gave up everything for a year for a do-or-die mission to save his leg. Two questions: A) Why didn't his meditation work before his leg became horribly gross? I mean he's a Tibetan Lama. He meditates for a living. I mean he ordained at 13 years old! And B) How are every-day people supposed to use this to help them? We're not all Buddhist priests. We're not trained in meditation. And we can't just give up life as we know it for a year. Every-day people have every-day responsibilities.
Great for him if it worked, but the whole sudden healing when I know he's been meditating every day of his life seems a little strange to me. If anyone knows more about Tsa Lung meditation, or finds a good website about it, please let me know. I'd love to have some more information about this!
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The early morning hours are the sweetest of all to me. Everything just seems so tranquil and mystical . . . perhaps because most of the world is still asleep, and all those bustling souls are reaching beyond the constraints of the waking world. The quiet calm that remains is the time when history speaks and the voices of the past can be heard.
I took advantage of the stillness this cold Saturday morning and slipped into the Oaks before the rest of the Daughters arrived. As the Chapter Historian, I feel a responsibility not only to document the activities of the Oaks current members, but also to reveal the experiences of those who came before us, experiences that have since been swept over in the a current of time and dust.
I stood in the middle of the room and closed my eyes. Silence. What will you have me write about today. Tell me what you want me to say. I heard the front door abruptly creak, rattling against its lock, and then the doorbell rang. No time. My eyes flew open and I reached impulsively for a scrapbook from the top shelf.
August 2, 1914
Gray and weatherbeaten, sheltered by the same oaks and maples which have stood guard about it for a century and a half, stands the old Paine house on Lincoln street, but no longer will the passerby have occasion to remark as has been the case so long: "What a pity that such a place should be left empty and allowed to go to ruin!"
Yesterday marked the reinstating of its activities. The Paine estate, or The Oaks as it was known in its early days and as it is to be called, was purchased a short time ago by Col. Timothy Bigelow chapter, D.A.R., and yesterday a tearoom was opened there, to be conducted by the members through the summer.
For seven or eight weeks, repairs and improvements have been going on, and painters, paperhangers and plumbers have been busy about the place, not to mention many of the chapter members who have worked there daily, cleaning, scrubbing and polishing walls, floors, mantels and furniture. The entire lower floor is now in splendid condition and presents a most attractive and inviting appearance to the visitor.
Except in the library and parlor to the right and left of the entrance from the Lincoln-street side, and in the center hall which runs the entire length of the house, tea tables have been set in readiness yesterday for those who desired refreshment. From 2 o'clock, the opening hour, chapter members were kept busy receiving those who came to visit the old mansion with its many interesting contents, and to sample the many good things which were served.
Lovers of antique furniture will wish to see the immense old mahogany secretary which stands in the parlor. The secretary is about nine feet high and measures about the same width. It is an interesting and complicated piece of furniture with its numerous shelves, drawers, and cupboards.
It is the property of Mrs. Dora Trumbull Roberts, a relative of the Paine family who makes her home in Stamford, Ct., when she is not stopping at the Standish hotel in Worcester. Mrs. Roberts has had the secretary and put in excellent repair and has loaned it to the D.A.R. in their new home.
The Paine family portraits in the parlor also command attention from visitors, as well as the excellent reproductions of some of Rembrandt's and Titan's masterpieces which may be seen in one of the adjoining rooms. The red upholstered mahogany davenport, a slat-backed chippendale chair, the parlor cricket and other mahogany furniture were all among the original furnishings of the Paine house, as well as the tall bookcases in the library, and smaller articles, including jardinieres and a number of plates and other dishes. Everything from floor to ceiling is clean and fresh.
The wall paper in the hall is a soft gray and is a clever reproduction of an old-fashioned paper. The woodwork throughout is ivory-white, and that, with the white shades at the paint 12-paned windows, helps wonderfully in brightening the old house. A circular staircase, which leads from the middle of the hall to the upper story attracted much attention from visitors yesterday who commented upon its (illegible).
The upper hall is completed and a modern bathroom has been installed but the rest of the rooms are yet to be (illegible). The Junior daughters of the chapter are to have two rooms upstairs and the formal opening of (illegible) in early October will show them completed as well as the remaining upper rooms and the auditorium.
The outside of the house and fence surrounding the grounds will be installed. The old hot air furnace has been removed and a steam heater will take its place.
What was formerly the wine cellar is now stacked with fire wood, and judging by the amount of the huge logs in the back of the house, the chapter members will not suffer from cold this winter, even should they only make fire in the fireplaces. The fireplaces were filled yesterday with masses of greenery artistically arranged. Gay colored nasturtiums brightened the pleasant rooms, and vied with sweet peas, bachelor buttons and petunias on the tea tables.
The service used by the chapter is blue Japanese china in an old-fashioned design which seems entirely suitable in the old house. Twenty-four tables were in use yesterday, some of which had been placed on the veranda and others attractive set on the lawn under the widespread branches of the trees.
Linen covers for these tables have been sewn and presented to the chapter by one of the members, Miss Mary E. Whiting. In one corner of each cover Miss Whiting has embroidered the D.A.R. anagram in blue, which matches the china.
The tables were arranged for parties of four, six or more. Hot or iced tea was served with delicious cinnamon toast, cream cheese, and orange marmalade. Those who wished could also have ice-cream served in tall glasses with cakes of many kinds, dainty and homemade.
Mrs. William Reed presided in the kitchen, assisted by members of this committee: Mrs. W.R. Spaulding, Mrs. Jessie B. Fowler, Miss Mary E. Whiting, Mrs. Theodore D. Martin and Miss Anna Ballard. They were helped in serving at the tables by Misses Bertha C. Mann, Florence Carey and Ethel Webb.
Chapter members were encouraged by the number of visitors to the tearoom yesterday, and there is no doubt that it will be a success when automobilists and other passersby learn of this delightful spot where they may rest a while and refresh themselves at a moderate price.
The D.A.R. may well be proud and happy in the possession of its new home, and is not alone in rejoicing over its purchase, for many Worcester persons interested in the preservation of old homesteads are delighted to think that the future of The Oaks is assured for a long time to come.

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Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Back home
I am now back home on Crete after a long and very enjoyable time in the UK. I am straight back into work. I am hoping to complete my watercolour study of Cretan dittany shortly and am working with Rosemary and a German University student Carl Barnick on species lists for various endangered habitats in the Aghios Nikolaos area. Tomorrow we are continuing our survey of the wetlands at Almyros which we started in November. It will be interesting to see what new plants are starting to appear as the winter has been very cold and wet and everything seems to be late this year.
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A little rest cabin in the Boneo Maze and Wetlands, Mornington Peninsula.
The door and windows are always open so you can enjoy the scents of the wetland foliage around you.
Window Views...and Doors Too
Fairytale cabin
Like a cute tree house on earth
Shelter with Nature
Pic by Gemma Wiseman
Pic by Gemma Wiseman
Window Views...and Doors Too is hosted by maryt/the teach
I measure out my life with haiku. My camera films my soul. ~ Gemma Wiseman
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Windows on Nature
8 comments:
- toby said...
Those are some great windows - and doors! what a welcoming little cabin! Thanks for sharing it with us.
- December 23, 2010 at 9:30 AM
- Bunch of Barrons said...
That is so pretty. I'd love to live in a place where I could always have my windows open.
- December 23, 2010 at 10:19 AM
how cute. the detailing on the roof (eaves?) is very appealing.
happy christmas.
- December 23, 2010 at 11:20 AM
- Lesley said...
This is the most welcoming rest station I have seen!
- December 23, 2010 at 11:21 AM
- The Chair Speaks said...
We love this cabin! And the surroundings!
- December 23, 2010 at 3:15 PM
- KB said...
The top shot is my fave of these. Excellent!
- December 23, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- 2sweetnsaxy said...
How cute! Merry Christmas!
- December 23, 2010 at 4:08 PM
- Joy said...
Love the surround of the windows and doors, its perfect art and craft.
- December 24, 2010 at 6:16 AM
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For several years now Paul Gort has been working away in his studio outside of Whitehorse with a mission to bring modern design and quality craftmanship to the cabins and suburban boxes of the north. In a town where a place called The Country House is considered high style and The Brick the height of contemporary, Gort Fine Woodworking has had its work cut out for it.
This winter, in conjunction with the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, audiences south of 60 will have a chance to view a new Gort original making its debut at the Canadian Craft Federation's exhibition "Unity and Diversity", a celebration of the best of Canadian fine craft. If you're in the area next February, stop by the Vancouver Art Gallery and check it out.
"Pallet Table" is from Gort's new line of studio furniture pieces aimed at reclaiming the concept of fine craft by taking the temporary and cobbled together forms and vessels so beloved by do-it-yourselfers and reforming them into objects of enduring and unique beauty.
To check out more of Gort's designs visit him online.
"The Pallet Table reintroduces audiences to the ubiquitous shipping pallet. Found in alleyways and dumpsters across the land, the lowly pallet is seen primarily as a vessel for transporting goods or by do-it-yourselfers as a source of crude material to be reused for makeshift purposes. My reinterpretation stays true to the familiar form but is finely rendered using solid black walnut and traditional hand-crafted joinery as a direct challenge to our perceptions of quality and longevity."


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Love is a word that is constantly heard
Hate is a word that is not
Love, I am told is more precious than gold
Love, I have heard is hot
But hate is the verb that to me is superb
And love, just a drug on the mart
For any kiddie from school can love like a fool
But hating, my boy is an art
-Ogden Nash
Hate is a word that is not
Love, I am told is more precious than gold
Love, I have heard is hot
But hate is the verb that to me is superb
And love, just a drug on the mart
For any kiddie from school can love like a fool
But hating, my boy is an art
-Ogden Nash
I don't generally consider myself a "hateful" guy… I may be a bit cynical, sure. Are there issues I'm passionately opposed to due to ethical and intellectual grounds? Sure. Are there people in my life that I prefer to avoid and vent about? Absolutely. Are there individuals that have "crossed the line" with me, thereby giving me no moral qualms about taking my frustrations out on them with a rusty crowbar followed by a lemon-juice hose-down and a salt-blast chaser? Who doesn't?
But I'm not talking about the so-called "Legitimate Hates"… the understandable ones. If you're related to a close-minded racist whose hobby is insulting you and killing every small animal you try to adopt… it's perfectly alright to hate them. That is completely justified. Are there people actively infringing the civil rights of the people you love? Guess what? You can hate them. (Side note: Prop 8 Overturned! Suck it, you Bible-thumping "Family Value" Pricks!)
In fact, I find it hard to believe there are people who "don't hate anyone or anything". Well… then frankly, you don't exist. Yes, I'm actively denying the fact that you were ever conceived and resided within this dimensional plane. To your face. If you say there is truly nothing to raise your ire; a) I call "BS"… and b) I'm looking forward to the challenge.
But again, I'm not a hateful person… I do believe that love is stronger then hate… that positive outweighs the negative. I believe that humanity, on the whole… can be good. That's the way I'm wired. Yet, I do think that hate can actually bring about some good things in this world. One of the biggest reasons the U.S.A. even came into being was because our founding fathers hated King George III. (Take a look at the Declaration of Independence… most of the reasons listed all start with "He"… "He has refused… ", "He has forbidden…", "He has obstructed…") Nothing against the British citizens… nothing against the country… they hated HIM. Heck, sometimes just the act of loving something necessitates that you have to hate the thing that opposes it. (To again cite Prop 8; I love my Gay Friends, so for even that alone, I hate anyone that wants to take away their right to love.) Without a certain amount of hate for the big things… nothing would ever get done.
Except I'm not talking about the big stuff. No, I'm going for the relatively petty stuff. The crap that might be expressed in a stand-up comedy routine. The stuff that you don't bother to address because of the Social Filter we've developed over our lives. The really annoying, blood-boiling pet peeves that you don't act on, but which keep pushing you to the point of wanting to scream… but you don't, because someone would probably put you in a padded room (even if they feel the same way).
For this blog… we remove the Social Filter.
Maybe you'll get insulted. Maybe you'd be a wishful victim of my wishful wrath. Maybe, if you met me walking down the street, you'd look at the ground while giving me a wide berth, hoping I don't snap on you… or you'd stop me and scream and lecture me for being hateful. (Go ahead, I'd love the irony of that.) But I'm really just joining a bit of a trend here… there's apparently a lot of home-web videos of young people just rattling off about stuff they supposedly hate. Usually they amount to just hating "school" or "stupid boys" or "dumb girls" or "parents"… but I'm not in the age demographic to mention those things (except maybe the dumb girls… some things *are* universal, after all.) No… as you may know, I tend to get a bit more specific:
- Assholes that linger for 20 minutes BUCK NAKED in the gym locker room. Yes, that's what the locker room is for: changing. But not to this extreme. These guys scamper quickly into the locker room (rarely watching where they're going), and whip off all their street clothes as fast as humanly possible, getting to "jaybird" status in record time. And then… they…. sloooooooow…. dooooooowwwwwwwnnnnn. And don't even consider putting on the workout clothes yet… because you know, the mood isn't right. So they stretch. They groom. They stroll around. They stop and watch the TV on the wall. They see someone they know, and walk on up to talk to them, raising their leg onto a bench so they can lean their elbow on their knee. And after they've given their political or social dissertation for that hour, they casually walk back to their locker to MAYBE get ready to actually do some exercise. And when they're done with said workout… the same process happens again. Even adding in a long, slow walk to the showers, with a towel slung *over the shoulder* instead of around the waist, and then standing at a sink, shaving or brushing their teeth… naked. And when they finally DO get dressed, these men pick the very sensible first item that should be put onto their fully nude-with-an-obvious-reason-to-come-to-the-gym-in-the-first-place bodies… that, very obviously being, their shirt. (Underwear? Why would THAT go first?) Then they button up their shirt. Then they put on… their socks. Then they adjust the socks, because you never can pull them up right on the first try. Then they put on their tie. Then they tie the tie. Then they undo the tie and re-do it, and adjust it. After then combing their hair, applying cologne, and then getting involved in another water-cooler debate with a fellow bottom-half-naked locker-room dweller… on goes the tighty-whiteys. Then point-3 seconds later, the pants and shoes are on, and they shoot out the door. What. The. Fuck. There's a nice line that separates "comfortable in your skin" with "decorum". That's great you're not ashamed of your own body… but you don't need to flaunt useless cock even when being "around the guys". I hope Rush Limbaugh mistakes you for a Coney Island Corn Dog.
- People who say, "I'm sorry you feel that way." Oh, so you're not actually apologizing for fucking me over, you're apologizing because *I'm upset* at you for fucking me over? So, since you're actually shifting the blame to me… that makes your apology absolutely useless, which doesn't actually make it an apology. Wow, that's just as bad as saying "I'm sorry" in a pissed-off "on-the-offensive" tone of voice. You might as well be saying, "I'm not actually sorry, but I'll say the phonetic words because you stupidly think I should, just to shut you up." Good work, you've managed to make the "apology" sound more insulting then the original insult/infraction. I hope you get the first-ever case of Herpes Simplex Type 5.
- Unnecessary Rap. Sometimes, I'd be inclined to say that "all Rap is unnecessary"… but that would be wrong. While the genre is not my favorite, there are rap songs I like to listen to, and it is absolutely a viable genre and art form… on its own. What I really find annoying is when in the middle of a Non-Rap song… some moron starts breaking out his "rhymes". The example that comes to my mind is the song "Scream" by Chris Cornell. It's a slow rock song, that is put to a techno-drum-machine-beat. Now, I've heard him do an acoustic version that sounds great… I also like the techno background version. It's different, but I think it works decently for the song. But suddenly… in between the first and second verses, comes the producer "Timbaland" (which is a freaking retarded "artistic" name, BTW. It'd be like calling yourself "El El Beeen", "Uh-merican Eegel", "Wall'em Art" or anything else coming close to copyright infringement on a brand name. Where are the lawyers when you need them?). Here, this moron does a little spoken interlude, which only just repeats some of the lyrics… and I guess it can't even be official "Rap", because its not even to a beat, nor does it rhyme… just him "contributing his flavor" to a song that DOESN'T NEED HIM. You are no better then the annoying "hype man", which is a whole other realm of uselessness in the musical industry. (If you're going to perform for a crowd, and need someone else to "get people excited"… well, how come they're not excited enough at the anticipation of seeing you? Sounds like you're not very good, and that you even seem to know it, hence hiring him in the first place.)
Now I'm all for musical artists collaborating with each other, but don't pull this crap of coming onto their album and working on ONE song, by inserting some of the aforementioned uselessness and snagging a "featuring" credit. It's THEIR album, let them play THEIR music. You want to show your "flavor"? Then make your own damn album, and spout it all you want, so I can have the option of not buying it, so I don't have to listen to it. But if you REALLY want to collaborate? Then do it… on a full 12-song album, and do an actual duet with them on each and every song, and you both get equal billing. If you want to collaborate and "explore" with this other artist… don't stop after you metaphorically "drive to the corner store". Freaking go for it and truly see where you can go with it when you combine your efforts. (Robert Plant and Allison Krauss had it right… a whole album of collaboration. One a soft bluegrass singer… and the other from Led-Fucking-Zeppelin) Not this half-ass-flavor-shit. I hope your beloved over-priced Cristal booze gives you cold sores on your eyes.
- People who speak with extremely thick accents on singular words of foreign origin… when the rest of their speech is in perfect white-bread English. I don't think there's anything that screams "Douchebag" to me faster then this. Just talking along, everything is clear and articulate… and suddenly revert to the fakest-sounding Italian/Spanish/French/Etc accent that's ever been conceived for that Italian/Spanish/French/Etc word. It actually sounds like they're trying to make fun of that language with this over-parodying voice… only they're actually being serious and are claiming, "that's the *correct* way to pronounce it", smiling smugly all the while. Guess what? There's a big difference between Pronunciation and Accent. They are not the same thing. Never have been, never will be. Consider that the rest of the world considers the way Americans talk as "the American Accent". So, how many people do you know, that only speak American English… that pronounce American English words incorrectly? You may know 1, you may know 40, but you *will* know a number to say. Just because they speak in an American Accent, doesn't mean the pronunciation is correct. I've known Italians from Italy that speak great English, pronouncing everything right… and saying it with their Italian accent.
And sweet Jeebus help you if I happen to say a foreign word, and you try to "correct" me with that fake accent. Pray a tire iron isn't nearby. I hope the next time you're at the Doctor's office, you hear the words, "Uh oh…"
- People in handicap scooters… whose ONLY handicap is that they are extremely, gravity-victoriously, fat. If you're in one from extreme age, no problem. Veteran with a leg blown off, victim of a horrible accident or debilitating disease? I'll salute you as you cruise by, give you any help you need and all that. But having an extra whole pie for dessert isn't a tragedy, it's a very bad personal decision. But if what's done is done, fine… but you don't get special treatment. You don't get to have a handicap plate or sign for your car. You can't get a free pass to the front of a ride at Disneyland. You don't get to claim "disability", and you don't get the right to complain about how difficult life is. How can it be so hard? You have a freaking scooter to cart you around! Sounds pretty easy to me! I hope that your home is infested by rats with a craving for cholesterol.
- This one is targeted to one gender: Men. Yes, my fellow males, pay attention: Those of you that go onto Facebook, Myspace, or anything else remotely like it… find the profile of a young lady, and start writing the most moronic "pick-up" shit on their walls and comments sections, like: "Damn U fine!", "I'd love 2 tap that! Hit me up sumtime!", "Ur so Hott!"… and I'm not even talking about the horrible grammar. Do you honestly think that's going to make them rip off their clothes and come running after you? Do you, in all seriousness, believe that's going to help get you laid? I already know that when you're directly asked, you'll talk about "respecting a lady" and how you "don't treat women like objects, of course not!" Which is made into Bullshit by the very fact that you don't walk the walk. I don't give a crap if the gal is posting a 90%-naked picture of herself in the mirror to feel sexy and good about herself. It is no time to lose all sense of decorum and respect. In fact, it's the ideal time to SHOW it. Admire, Appreciate, then Masturbate if you must… and if you absolutely HAVE to leave a comment, it *is* possible to say something that doesn't sound like what a lame Rapper with too much money and a skewed-world-view would say. If you have any doubt? Then don't say anything, because when you start typing without abandon, you give the female gender more proof to their claims of "Men are stupid." Thanks to you, they're right.
Same goes for you, you "Deep" ass-holes… I haven't forgotten you.
I hope all of you Mother-F-ers can't ever close your eyes without instantly dreaming of Prison… where you have to pick up the soap.
Okay, so maybe I have a few "Rage Issues"… there may be a few more pet peeves that really get me… but this is looking long enough for now.
So maybe you laughed, maybe you were horrified, maybe you just plain agree. But what I want to know is:
What pisses YOU off?


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I've been putting this project off for some time. I've had all the ATF fluid and a new Mag Hytec pan for quite some time but just didn't find the motivation to do the work until recently. I've changed ATF many times before but this was the first time I had planned to do a complete fluid change by flushing all the fluid out of the cooler and torque converter.
Check out the pictures below to see how it went!
When you do your first automatic transmission fluid change, you learn the hard way that it is going to be extremely messy! If you have a project lined up, it's always a good idea to save cardboard boxes because you're going to need them to soak up the oil! In this picture you can see the truck on the lift with a good amount of cardboard underneath it. My supervisors are there as well (Father in law, Stan, and my wife, Lesley).
This is the pan that was stock on the transmission. It's right out in the open and easily accessible. I worked on my brothers Chevy Silverado recently and it wasn't so nice.
I've found that the best way to do this is to remove every other bolt. Once that is done, loosen one corner's worth of bolts more than the rest. The desired goal of this is to cause one corner of the pan to drop further than the others, which in turn helps encourage the fluid to funnel out of the lower corner. Loosening them all at the same rate can have filthy results.
It's always helpful to have a large an underneath to capture the slop.
This is the inside of the transmission after the pan was removed. Removing the filter was simple once the two torx bolts were removed.
The new pan and gasket.
The underside of it. Notice the neat little, magnetized drain plug. Awesome.
On the drivers side of the transmission you will find the front band. I adjusted this by backing off of the lock nut, tightening the screw to 72 inch pounds, then backing up the screw one and 3/4 turns. I then tightened the locknut while trying to keep the screw from turning. Not as easy as it looks.
The rear band is located inside the transmission. As before, the bolt has to be tightened to 72 in pounds, but then this one needs to be loosened by 3 turns. I used a sharpie in both cases to mark the socket so that the number of turns was accurate.
After a new filter was placed on the transmission, the new pan went on easily. I was careful to not over tighten the bolts. Note to self: I need to buy some allen wrench sockets.
This is the fluid return line that comes back from the transmission cooler and torque converter. To do a complete flush, you must remove this and allow the fluid to "return" into a bucket somewhere. To begin, we put about 6 quarts of fresh Amsoil ATF into the truck, then I got my wife to sit in the truck and start it.
I then attached a 1/2 inch clear hose to the return line and ran that into a 1 gallon jug. After lifting the truck up a little, I asked Lesley to shift the transmission into neutral to begin the flow of fluid. Once the jug had filled, she put it into park and turned off the truck. We then put 4 quarts of fresh fluid into the truck and repeated the process. We did this twice before seeing bright red fluid coming out of the hose. This was indicative of a complete flush. I reattached the return line to the transmission, topped off the fluid and we were done!


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Today started much too early for this girl! There is just something wrong about getting up when it's pitch black outside. I have never been a morning person, my Mom will vouch for that. I was always the one up until 2 or 3 am talking on the phone or writing notes to my friends. Alarm clock would go off again and again, I think I wore out the snooze button. Should have been doing homework or studying but what fun would that be?
The cubs and I took Bear to the airport this morning. We all were up walking around with sleepers stuck in our eyes, trying our darndest to keep the blanket over our heads and pretend it wasn't time to get moving already.
We all have to make sacrifices now and then. Today was one of those days that the cubs and I had to sacrifice sleep. Our bear makes plenty of those for us on a daily basis. It's only fair we take a turn at it. We had to leave before he started going through the security check to keep the tears to a minimum for everyone involved. Not sure if you know this or not, but my rough and tough construction foreman is a softy at heart. His heart melts for all his girls and aches too when it's time to leave us behind to go to work. It's ok to cry really it is, but when we first met, he was not like this and now some 3 1/2 years later he decides to show the soft side? I love it though, makes him human and not this super construction man!! But just don't tell anybody, he can't have the guys on the crew knowing this information then they might not want to take orders. Today was easier then the last airport good bye. We were down in Tuscon Arizona last year, the cubs and I were flying back home after a wonderful week in the sun! The babies and I started crying and then Bear started crying when we had to leave the comfort of his arms. We were done going through the security check and the TSA asked if we wanted to turn around and give one last wave. With tear filled eyes, we turned around to see our tough man with tears running down his face, gave our wave and said good byes and I Love You's and see you soon. You'd think we weren't going to see each other ever again. The TSA lady looked at me with tears welled up in her eyes and said that was heart wrenching to watch!!! Try going through it! Pixie was and still is scared to death of the plane and heights! She never wants to fly again or go on roller coasters! Poor baby! Mare Bear on the other hand, give me adventure!! Two totally opposite kids!!
Bear made it to Detroit, 3 hour lay over and then they tell them to go to a different gate because the plane had to have maintenance! I hope he makes his next flight and his luggage makes it to where he is going today. He said he should just get on a plane and come home! He didn't want to go to begin with but me being me reminded him that if he doesn't go we don't have the money to have what we have. Gently reminding him seems to help him stay focused. He misses us and home terribly and would love nothing more than to be done with work and be able to have our home, kids and animals.
Yikes! I said animals. I hope we can get all the work done soon! Need land cleared and fences put up, and pasture planted before we can get our horses! I am impatiently waiting for the day I will be able to buy our horses and bring them home! Such wonderfully beautiful animals. I love their hair, their smell, the muzzle, their individual personality, their beauty. First we will get puppies, 2 Chocolate Lab female pups will join our family in the spring. I must have left my brain in Trollville! Two puppies along with 2 kids and a husband, what am I thinking? Thinking the girls need to start with puppies and work their way up to horses, and have a companion too! And Labs are my favorite puppy/dog. Their ears are the softest things and those eyes, just make me melt, and their chubby little belly's while pups are irresistible to pat and rub. Who wouldn't love the kisses and the cuddles these critters give? We will have a Molly and Spirit if the girls stick to those names. Ask me a day or so after getting these little buggers if I still feel that way about them!
Bear will be landing soon and I have so much to catch up on. I love him being home but for some reason while he's here, I don't want to do my daily housework and laundry, I want to spend time with him. I can check off writing my blog today! The rest will be there tomorrow.
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So, whats been happening since we were last here.......
well, the remainder of the money we had inherited went on two things, replacing our car (which we were gonna have to do before June anyway as it wouldnt have gone through another MOT without a huge amount of work and £££ being spent on it), so we now have a lovely tidy Ford Focus.....
The other thing was the replacing of the kitchen roof. The original roof was a bit knackered and leaked quite badly, so OH and his builder brother did it over a weekend at the end of November.
|Old roof taken off
|OH's brother demolishing the chimney
|The old joists coming out - note the only bit of insulation we had in the roof void!
|New joists going on
|OH starting the tiling
|All done - isnt it pretty (well I think it is)
So, after a few years with things standing still on the house, we have managed to get a few things done this year, we've still got a long way to go, but we are managing to get the major stuff tackled.
Workwise, Im still temping at The Royal Hallamshire Hospital and still enjoying it. Not sure how much longer my contract will run for as there are departmental changes happening, but am keeping my ear to the ground and fingers crossed that I wont be out of work one way or the other.
We've had a nice Xmas with OH's family next dor and will do the same on New Years Eve, Ive only have the stautory days off, but I dont mind.
Ive started thinking about 2014 and what I want to acheive. I dont make resolutions as I think they dont work for me, so I make a list of goals to aim for instead. Ive also joined in a couple of online challenges as well just to make life interesting.
- Im aiming to loose (at least) 2 more stone in 2014
- Im aiming to declutter 500 items from our house (not including normal household waste) - I keep loooking at things and asking myself would I take this to New Zeland with me when we move - its amazing the stuff I am happy to let go of !
- Ive joined the - Sealed Pot Challenge ! Every £2 coin I get, all the change in my purse at the end of the week, and any extra coins (found or given) are going into a sealed pot for 12 months. Then at then end of the 12 months its opened and counted, and (hopefully) there is a decent amount in it!
Well, thats my lot for now, Im off to put some stuff on eBay and to sort through some more stuff to go to the Charity shop.
Hope you have a wonderful New Year and looking forward to sharing lots with you in the year to come.
I'd really love it if you left me a comment to let me know what your goals are for 2014.


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In the meantime, Jonathan Bernstein wrote a fantastic post on the vague and misleading language used by deficit hawks:
Long-term projections of the federal budget are very clear. It's all about health care.
Medical costs. Medical costs are going up much faster than inflation. Therefore, Medicare and Medicaid, and any other government programs affected by medical costs, will, long term, get far more expensive than any realistic level of taxation can handle.
So when budget hawks talk about "entitlements," as Andrew Sullivan did today, they're using language that in my view obscures, rather than illuminates, the situation.
The very next thing I read was a piece of reporting by TPM's Brian Beutler (emphasis mine):
"Yes, we will include entitlement reform provisions in our budget," Cantor told reporters at his weekly press availability. "Again, unlike the President, unlike Harry Reid who doesn't even admit there needs to be any reform of Social Security."
See that? Cantor is willing to admit that "entitlements" are the problem. But when he gets specific, he starts talking about Social Security, which is a minor, solvable problem, and not health care costs, which are the true driver of long-term deficits:
I guess since his party just won a huge election landslide while campaigning against a Democratic effort to reign in health care spending, he can't go after Medicare. But health care costs are overwhelmingly the cause of long-term structural deficits. Anyone claiming to be a deficit hawk while only looking hard at that 12% of the budget that is "non-security discretionary spending" is a liar and a charlatan. Focusing on Social Security is only marginally better, but it is still a dodge. If you're not looking at health care costs, you're not being serious about deficits. It is that simple.


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A tax incentive for business owners would avoid the looming commercial real estate loan crisis while creating 1.3 million jobs
A tax incentive for business owners would avoid the looming commercial real estate loan crisis while creating 1.3 million jobs. This is the claim in a report released in late June by a green-building advocacy research group.
"This report is the first to illustrate how dramatic job creation through limited energy-efficiency tax incentives can prevent a meltdown in the commercial real estate market," says Edward Mazria, CEO of Architecture 2030, a building-sector energy research organization. "Without a swift plan from Congress, the commercial real estate (CRE) crisis could cripple the economic recovery, raise unemployment, and lead to scores of small business and community and regional bank failures."
Mazria is a co-author of the report, titled "The Imminent Commercial Real Estate Crisis and The CRE Solution." The report recommends a three-year, tiered tax incentive tied to specific energy-reduction targets.
CRE transactions have declined 90% since 2007. Between now and 2014, $1.4 trillion in CRE loans are coming due; more than half of these are currently underwater. Commercial property values have plummeted by more than 40%, and commercial vacancies rates continue to increase. By April, the construction industry had lost more than 2 million jobs, and another 35,000 jobs were dropped in May, mostly in the commercial building sector. Also, at the end of May, the FDIC reported that its "problem bank list" had grown from 702 to 775 since the end of the 2009 fourth quarter.
Congress can simultaneously address the looming CRE crisis and crippling construction unemployment by building upon the existing Energy Efficient Commercial Building Tax Deduction (26 U.S.C. 179(d)) from $1.80 per square foot to a range of $3 to $9 per square foot for new and existing commercial buildings meeting specific energy-reduction targets.
For each $6 billion of deferred CRE revenue, for example, this plan would generate $73.4 billion in new private spending, $15.9 billion in new federal tax revenue, and $5.25 billion in state and local government tax revenue, according to the report findings.
The 14-page report can be viewed at Architecture2030.org.


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- Daniel Tencer nicely surveys how a guaranteed annual income could work in Canada, as well as the obstacles to putting one in place:
Imagine the government started handing out $10,000 annually to every adult in the country, or implemented a negative income tax rate so that low earners and people out of work would receive tax money instead of paying it.- Chris Rhomberg comments on the U.S.' barriers to social programs - noting that an end to easily-accessible social programs hasn't done anything to end or reduce poverty. Erika Eichelberger discusses how a lack of access to affordable financial services imposes an extra burden on people living in poverty. And Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Michael Corkery report on the spread of title loans as yet another financial-sector scheme to extract massive amounts of money from the people who can least afford to lose it.
(A) growing number of economic thinkers -- and not only on the left -- are saying it could be the exact opposite: that it could be the policy idea of the century. While not exactly a silver bullet to solve all ills, it could eliminate poverty to a great extent, and set the stage for a healthier and more productive society.
(I)n the short run, we could be facing a major problem. If new industries and activities don't take the place of disappearing jobs fast enough, we could see a similar sort of displacement and impoverishment as seen in the early years of the industrial revolution, when many skilled craftsmen were put out of work by machinery.
In a 2013 article, Nobel prize-winning economist and liberal pundit Paul Krugman argued for a minimum income as a way of cushioning the blow from the automation revolution -- a way of ensuring the middle class isn't decimated in this transition to a new economy.
In an economy like this, "the only way we could have anything resembling a middle-class society ... would be by having a strong social safety net, one that guarantees not just health care but a minimum income, too," Krugman concluded.
- Mitchell Cohen is hopeful that now may be just the time to make a push for more affordable housing - if we elect a federal government interested in taking on the cause.
- And finally, Owen Jones interviews Thomas Piketty about the need for wealth taxes and other means of reining in inequality.


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I have never been a fan of moisturizer, I always feel like they're either very sticky, uncomfortable or they smell like sunscreen eek (& I really don't like sunscreen). That is probably why my mother often tells me my legs looks like chicken legs, lol eww much?!
I may not like moisturizer but I do love trying out new products. When the brand I love... Cosmetics first came out, all my internet friends were like going crazy and I just wish that I could try it already; I have heard so much positives feedback about this brand, everyone loves how yummy they smell. Sadly it was not available in New Zealand (like always, we always get everything last). I remember looking everywhere in store, online etc (no online store ships to New Zealand!) I was so grrr, I just had to be patient and wait.
So I almost forgot about this I love... Cosmetics brand until one day I came across this website where it says something like "I love... Cosmetics is coming to New Zealand", I was like Ooh yes finally!
One day, while wondering around in Takapuna mall I finally came across this brand in a pharmacy and I just had to get some products even thou they were so expensive.
I got these:
I love... Strawberries & milshake moisturising body lotion - 250ml - $16.99; and
I love... Strawberries & milshake shimmer & shine lip gloss - 15ml - $10.00
I finished the body lotion within two weeks and that is how much I love i ~ It smells so good (like strawberries), not sticky at all and very comfortable! The smell last the whole night, I was very impressed ;") The lipgloss, I have only used about five times, it taste yummy, it's a clear gloss, I guess it's nice but it's not my favorite; I don't like or dislike it, just mutual.
After I finished the body lotion I refused to use any other body lotion brands so I went to a pharmacy in Browns Bay and bought some more I love... Cosmetics products. The pharmacy were having a I love... Cosmetics promotion that day where you buy 2 I love... Cosmetics products and get one free. I bought 3, got 1 free which saved me $19.99 :") BONUS! I love sales ~~
I bought these:
I love... Raspberry & Blackberry body lotion - 250ml - $16.99; and
I love... Coconut & Cream exfoliating shower smoothie - 200ml - $18.99; and
I love... Coconut & Cream body-butter - 200ml - $19.99 (free)
I have so far used the body-butter and oh my gawd the smell is just heaven! There's really no words to describe this smell. I asked my mother if the body-butter smells like some sort of food / desert and she said it just smells like pure coconut but in my opinion it's not that simple! It's just smells like some sort of desert that I have had tried before in some fancy resturant that I can't describe! I have also used the I love... Coconut & cream exfoliating shower smoothie once and again the smells is just heaven! Since I have only used it once, my review of this product won't be correct so.. yeh!
Anyways, I am so glad I love... Cosmetics have finally arrived in New Zealand!
In Love With 'I love... Cosmetics' ♥
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Celebration for the Turkeys
Last year Shane and I attended the annual Celebration for the Turkeys at Farm Sanctuary in Orland, CA. It was so much fun, we knew we had to make it a tradition. This year, I was happy our friends Danny and Shaudi could join us. We spent hours meeting friendly animals, feeding turkeys, and enjoying a Thanksgiving meal.
Many thanks to all of the wonderful volunteers and donors who make events like this and the entire organization possible.


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Monday, July 30, 2007
She Made Me Who I Am
She was born breach (and totally natural, I might add), folded in half, and she inhaled before she hit oxygen, leaving her breathless. The nurses worked on her for a few minutes and then whisked her away somewhere, without telling us anything about how she was. It was very frightening. Several hours later they brought her to me. I was so overwhelmed. Now I was breathless! For a couple of days I kept trying to say a prayer of thanks to Heavenly Father for letting me have her, but I couldn't find the words. I felt ungrateful just saying "Thank you, thank you" over and over again, but I think He may have understood.
Gabi came into my life only 18 months after Dee did. She's known us almost as long as we've known us! She helped us become US. She lived in our first tiny trailer home, our second less (but still) tiny trailer home; she rode in the VW and the Vega, and saw Dee as a soldier. She was part of our college life, and part of our pre-TV, pre-income days. We started leaving shoes out for St. Nickolas Day, and cookies for Santa because of her. She made us a family.
I read out loud to Gabi from the day she was born. Mostly I read Dr. Spock as I fed her, trying to figure out when she'd do something interesting. Dee laid on the floor with her for hours demonstrating how to roll over. It actually took hours of watching her movements, for him to figure out the steps of rolling over. He practiced with her for about six months until she caught on. We figured we'd taught her! We didn't realize that she'd come already programmed to do every important thing. We didn't have to teach her anything. In fact, she taught us.
I read an article about how to make your child a genius. It said to tie helium balloons to your baby's wrists and ankles, and their eyes would catch the movement and eventually they'd realize they were pulling the strings! I tried it, and it must have worked. She became a genius. She could sing dozens of songs, say the Pledge of Allegiance, recite poems and ask questions by 18 months. By the time she was two, I was asking her questions. She became my best friend. I'd even consult her about what I should wear! (She knew exactly what they were wearing at the laundromat, and milk depot, which were my usual destinations.) Her siblings started arriving about that time, and it was a joint project for us. I saw her as my confidant and support. She truly encouraged me, saying funny, cute things at crucial moments. My favorite was, "When we're all grown up will you be retarded from motherhood?" (Yes...retired, and retarded.)
She was an awesome babysitter, first for me, and then for many others. She became a nanny, and tended kids for weeks at a time while their parents traveled. She worked at a nursery school and daycare center during high school, and then majored in Elementary Education. She taught 6th graders who were taller than she was. She also taught Kindergarten and Pre-school. She was born to teach.
She met her perfect match, they got married, and they worked their way through college for a few years before they graduated. Being the perfect parental candidates didn't translate to being parents. While they waited, they built careers and houses and moved across the country. They traveled and had fun together until the other shoe dropped. They did become parents...twice in three years, and then again with twin boys...and they did it with a flourish! (Check out her blog for the inside stories.)
It's stunning to look at this woman whom I admire and respect so much, and realize she's my daughter! She sets an example of kindness, hospitality, charity, spirituality and energy that I can't come close to emulating. She changed me forever and I'll be forever grateful to be her mom.
12 comments:
- Stie: My Favorite Things said...
That was just beautiful - and I loved the pictures, especially the one of you and her. So pretty! She really is a great one. I feel lucky to know her. Great tribute!
- July 12, 2007 at 8:19 AM
- mama jo said...
happy birthday to both of you...it's your first day of being a mother also...she's a wonderful person....you did great and she's doing great
- July 12, 2007 at 8:45 AM
- rp said...
That is the most beautiful tribute mother to daughter I have ever read. Good thing I can type by rote, because I cannot see the screen just now. My first (and only) born changed me in just that way. He is my joy. And I am reminded that, for a little while anyway, I was someone's joy. Thank you.
- July 12, 2007 at 8:56 AM
- marta said...
oma, you do it everytime! these photos are so sweet and what a pair of dolls you two are!! i loved hearing about the olden days with you and opa teaching her the ways of the world. what awesome parents.
i am glad you were a young mom with tons of energy because now you are a young oma with boundless energy. i hope you never retire from your endless ideas & clever antics!
this is an amazing tribute. how lucky we are to have you and her in our lives. i have a boat load of ready-made-friends, all thanks to you.
- July 12, 2007 at 9:53 AM
- gab said...
thanks mom...what a great birthday tribute and nice way to start my 37th year! you are the best...so glad i got you for my mom!!!
- July 12, 2007 at 10:33 AM
- Joy Des Jardins said...
Beautiful, beautiful Marty. Happy Birthday to your sweet 1st born....you both are very blessed.
- July 12, 2007 at 8:34 PM
- MissKris said...
My firstborn was my daughter, too, and I was 22. We took her home to a tiny trailer home, and our Little House on the Prairie shack next after that. We also had a Vega. We also had a fire engine Red '66 Pontiac Bonneville that was half-a-block long and drove like a tank, ha! Those were our poor years, but -- oh my! -- how rich she made us! Happy Birthday to Gab...and happy Birth Day to you too, Marty! (((HUG)))
- July 12, 2007 at 10:19 PM
- kenju said...
Happy Birthday, Gabi! What a nice tribute, Marty. You made me think of my daughters and how proud I am of them.
- July 12, 2007 at 10:34 PM
- Gramafolly said...
What a beauty inside and out..
- July 13, 2007 at 6:04 PM
- nadja said...
I followed you here from Gabi's blog.
The Dutch have a habit of wishing the parents well and congratulating them on their children's birthdays. I love that tradition, because it's really a celebration for both the child and the parents. So: Congratulations to you on Gabi's birthday, and on having raised such a wonderful person (I know, she had a bit to do with that, too, lol).
- July 17, 2007 at 1:01 AM
- Marty: said...
Thanks for your comment, Nadja! If you have a blog, please let us know!
- July 17, 2007 at 2:32 AM
- cannwin said...
Breach with no meds!? On the first child... that's proof right there that the pain fades. :)
My first was born 1 year and 1 month from the day I married my husband. My second was born 2 year and 1 month from the day I married my husband. Our life together will never be complete without them... or the children that have followed.
PS I love the name Gabi
- May 2, 2010 at 6:18 PM


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You are currently browsing the monthly archive for December 2014.
December 22, 2014. It does not look like this here at all! Green grass around the ranch. It was 50 degrees yesterday morning. Obviously mother nature needs meds. Amazingly weird.
Today I find an email from a bogus "PayPal" address to me. It begins "Dear Costumer" Obviously spam from the first glance, but it got me laughing. In my rediscovery of finding myself, sorting out from under too much of everything in what had become my life – I have been noticing that not only had I spent many years (too long) dressing for livestock only, I don't own much that isn't wrecked totally. Actually I do, but my stuff to wear goes right from the pen to the boardroom. Nothing in between. Another point to ponder. Obviously not a costumer, haha!
We have no snow here on the valley floor. The photograph above is from I think November of 2013, a freak snowstorm that no one saw coming. And it only dumped snow in a swath a couple of miles long by a mile or so wide. I don't recall the specifics, but this was what I saw that morning! We live in the high country, the desert where it snows I call it. However like the rest of California, we have been either having no precipitation, or tons of rain. It is a few days before Christmas, and once again I don't have any zest for the decor or anything much else. I can say that for the first time in many years, we are going to put up a tree though. Which is an interesting point, as some years ago, at the after Christmas sale at WalMart, I bought a "vintage" tinsel tree. I had thought I recalled two things about it. One, that it was pre lit. No. It has a color wheel, stand alone spotlight as the originals did back in the 1960's (?) Also, I thought it was a 3′ or 4′ tree. No. It is a SIX foot tree. So, we shall see. We can choose from a tiny table top tree or a 6 footer. Hmm.
Enjoy your day all, life goes on while we are making plans, which is really the case. Tell those that matter to you how you feel, and smile!


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I've recently updated the Amazon and Smashwords versions of Starcrossed: Perigee. The updates address some formatting and grammar issues. I am working on getting Amazon to email customers who've bought the book to give them a link to where the update can be downloaded. As I understand it, the updates don't automatically go to your kindle – you have to manually go to your book list online and click the update button.
I hope you like the new and improved version! To those who only have a pirated version of Starcrossed: Perigee (and there are A LOT of them – I've looked!) I'm afraid you're out of luck as I didn't update those!
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Here's the newest area in USJ-- a whole "land" for the Wizard of Oz! As always, the themeing is exquisite and elaborate. As an Oz fan, I think they take too much of a visual cue from the movie, rather than the books, but I suppose that will always be the case because it's more "commerical" to do so.
So, what's the big ride in the Oz land? It's the Merry-Go-Round. Yes, that's right. The big attraction for the area is a carousel. All that hype and promotion for … a carousel?! Yeah, I guess so. I have to keep repeating "yeah, that's right," because I can hardly believe it myself. Granted, they do have to big shows-- an animal show and a mini-version of the musical Wicked. And a kiddie restaurant (how many puns on the word 'munchkins' can you get!) and some merch shops-- both of which weren't opened yet.
I wonder if the designers of the Wicked architecture had been to It's a Small World a lot?
This area is a complete make-over of the Western area of the park. Guess the American frontier is a hard sell for Japanese? Shrug. The only things that were here were a wild west stunt show and an "animal actors" stage, so it's pretty much just a re-themeing. But it also meant that their western restaurant is no more… Dang. They actually had some good barbeque. Not to many of those around this country, too.
BTW, there is a character and a book called "Merry-Go-Round in Oz." How obscure a trivia question is that!
And yes, that's right. This is their employee costume.


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I am such a fan of over the knee boots, my short legs don't do well with knee high (they always hit at a weird spot) so either I go booties or over the knee. I love pulling them out for the season, my favorites are these from Look 2 but will take any of the ones I styled below!
I love the sweater below but I'm afraid my back would be cold but I think paired with a turtleneck underneath would be super cute!
Our best selling tassel necklace paired with vegan leather leggings and a faux fur vest for under $50! I love this outfit!
What is your favorite "OTK" boot style?


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- A great article on the Raspberry Pi by Hanselman: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/Top10RaspberryPiMythsAndTruths.aspx
Some highlights of the article:
First, let me go on the record as saying I'm a huge Raspberry Pi fan. If you haven't heard already, a Raspberry Pi is a small but complete $35 computer (or $25 without Ethernet). It's a complete 700 MHz ARM CPU with a GPU and 256MB of RAM. It has two USB ports, Ethernet, Audio as well as video out over RCA (Composite) or HDMI at 1080p. It uses an SD Card for its hard drive and takes 5V at >700mA of power over a mini USB.
It's a complete Linux machine - It really is. You don't need to use it for anything they expect you to use it for. If you want to install Fedora Remix and make it a little NAS with an attached USB hard drive, feel free. You can make it a tiny web server or use it as a little VNC client while you VNC into your work at 1080p from your 42" HDTV.
- It is great for learning to code - It not only runs Python but it will run anything that a tiny ARM machine can run, even Mono and .NET! The Raspian default distro of Linux includes Python 2 and Python 3 IDEs and is easy to script.
- It's a fun educational PC for little kids - With the addition of the GCompris software suite you've got dozens of games and activities that cover everything from math to reading, science to geography.


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There has been a lot of wide-ranging discussion on the nomination thread this month, to say the least, so our ballot is a little larger in scope than usual. In order of least nominated to most nominated, we have the following cuisines to consider.
1. Korean
2. Japanese
3. Mexican
4. Thai
5. Indian
Thai and Indian have many books nominated, so if necessary, once we narrow it down to one cuisine we can do a tie-breaker between books. Please cast your vote for one of the following:
EATING KOREAN by Cecilia Haei-Jin Lee
WASHOKU, RECIPES FROM THE JAPANESE HOME KITCHEN by Elizabeth Andoh
THE ESSENTIAL CUISINES OF MEXICO, Diane Kennedy
CRACKING THE COCONUT: CLASSIC THAI HOME COOKING, Su-Mei Yu
THAI FOOD, David Thompson
THE TASTE OF THAILAND by Vatcharin Bhumichiter
THAILAND: THE BEAUTIFUL COOKBOOK by Panurat Poladitmontr
660 CURRIES: THE GATEWAY TO INDIAN COOKING, Raghavan Iyer
CLASSIC INDIAN COOKING, Julie Sahni
INDIAN COOKING, Madhur Jaffrey
Please remember to vote in ALL CAPS, so your choice may be easily counted. The voting will run until Wednesday, September 16 (midnight EST).
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KingCast/Mortgage Movies Say James Blake NYPD Attack Highlights East Coast Police Abuse.
James Blake demands for termination of NYPD cop here. His name is James Frascatore and he has a checkered past. The back story and my Providence Complaint and Dana Harris information is here. The Delaware dirt is here. This is the digital proof that I filed a complaint on May, 2013 and they know it. And I know that they know because below that is a tracker showing how they have been reading my journal entry since the Dana Harris story ran. Thanks to Reporter Milkovits for all of her hard work.
As a former LE attorney who has both successfully sued and represented police officers I must say that I can think of no excuse for a failure to identify yourself during the execution of an arrest regardless of whether or not you have a good faith belief that you have the right suspect. For that the NY PD owes James Blake an apology right there on the face of things. For those of you who don't know Mr. Blake could be a fragile egg because he was paralyzed for a while when he ran into a net post and we were all scared for him several years ago.
Now before I get deep into this, here's a funny thing to think about As I tennis player Now I have perhaps one tenth of James Blakes tennis game. He's got a monster forehand and is an accomplished professional who could be anyone on a good day. These days at 50 I'm kind of a club hack with a decent backhand on a good day at my best I feel confident I was in the top million tennis players in the world, LOL.
Now one thing we do have in common besides our relative shades of blackness is respect for good police and contempt for law officers who dont deserve the right to have a badge. quote I know a bit more about the subject of course and direct you to the first State of Delaware, with the unlawful kick in the face of a black man who was clearly complying with police orders, the questionable shooting of a potentially unarmed suspect Terrence Fletcher in Delaware, which is compounded with the likely unlawful arrest of a bystander who lawfully criticized police for firing in a daycare area.
It is unlawful to arrest someone for running video of public officals in public areas, even though there is a racist judge Robert B. Young in Delaware who threw out my First Amendment lawsuit while outright lying about the facts and law of my case. All of that is documented on my mortgage movies journal website.
And on Chris King's First Amendment page we see another example of police abuse where a white cop verbally abused me and physically intimidated me for no lawful reason at all. I was not speeding, gunning my engine, hitting a wheelie or anything of that nature. I had bought a brand new tire and was scuffing it in a bit, in my own lane of travel and I saw the cop the whole time.
Well Providence ignored my complaint for two solid years until the case of Dana Harris appeared when he as a black man was pulled over and given a warning for having a air freshener hanging from his rear view mirror. The police in Jamie's case and in the Harris case have legitimate excuses for some of their conduct. Mistaken identity for Jamie and a similar issue in Harris because they were looking for his cousin and his car had just left the property. But what about those cases in Delaware, or in my complaint in RI?
From my tracker I have the proof that they know I sent an electronic complaint 2 years ago. There's simply no excuse for this dereliction of duty and I demand an apology both for the initial incident and the failure to follow up, which is potentionally a Civil Rights violation in and of itself. Lastly, while I have covered instances of police abuse against whites, the problem is more acute against minorities, and the Baldus Study confirms this and is still relevant today.
Jamie thanks for coming forward on this and here now is the phone call with Providence police from last week, stay tuned for updates.
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It has been a gorgeous fall with leaves clinging to the trees far longer than I recall in recent years. The rain has held off, but the trees are slowly releasing their leaf fasteners and hundreds of their leafy members, like golden rain, are falling with the gentlest of breezes throughout the dry days and nights. The sounds of falling leaves . . . flights of leaves . . . piles of leaves . . . walking and kicking up leaves are all quintessentially 'Fall'. I am not one to run out and rake any away, however.
The wind will have its way and scatter leaves throughout the gardens . . . some warm-yellow Black Cherry leaves will fly high in groups like small flocks of birds. Others will gently float downwards as they twirl similar to a kite descending free of its string and holder. Each tumble is uniquely choreographed by wind. The weight and form of the individually designed leaves, like those of dancers, will also determine their grace and movement in falling. Many will remain where they fall and may be used by some overwintering caterpillars for a cozy, safe place away from the cold and hungry eyes of birds or other predators.
Light plays within the wide swath of forest and hillside casting its glow amongst the brightly colored canopies of Black, Gray and White Birch, Beech, Rock Maple, Oak, Black Cherry and more stately trees whose bare, crusty trunks and branches are revealed more each day as they shake their mantles free.
Sunsets bring about a particularly magical light show with an interplay of lights and shadows. Looking south easterly, towards Mount Tom, as the sun is setting in the west, slivers of light run along the ridges of hillsides . . . fleeing pursuing shadows.
Ending days pour a honey golden light along Carey and Walnut Hill changing the landscape while creating a spectacle of wonder. Mighty Oaks are only just beginning to wear a sienna or amber hue.
Changes are more noticeable day by day though they are happening minute by minute . . . hour by hour.
Each day the colors move into their full brilliant tints.
An overcast sunset casts a particular chroma within the colorful grouping of birches and the carpet of sumac sprinkled beneath and around them.
A soft fuzzy light remains as the sun sails away.
Then on the days when there are a few wispy clouds, the lavender shades paint a lovely veil across the sky as the sun disappears. Above is our surroundings just two nights before full moon with a wide angle view.
One night before full moon after a dreamy temperate day.
October's near full 'Hunter's Moon' rising over Walnut Hill just as the sun is sinking in the western sky. If you are observing the moonrise tonight you may notice something a bit strange as there will be a minor eclipse called a penumbral eclipse. It seems the change will be very subtle.
The changes going on all around the countryside are hardly subtle, however, as life is greatly adjusting to the coming of winter. Crops of apples, winter squash and root veggies such as beets and carrots are being harvested and put away for winter storage. Critters are scurrying around too . . . storing acorns and other nuts for the long winter months ahead. It is an exciting time of year that many may find depressing. The cold and fading light can bring one down but there is the magic of a fire and more time to read, write and paint await. Autumn is a season of letting go and going under and deeper within.
As I write about all this beauty and being able to embrace the seasons . . . others are trying to find means to keep warm and survive the coming winter . . . such as refugees in Syria or thousands here at home in horrid circumstances. There is such an injustice . . . inequality in our world and my heart breaks for all those who cannot simply live in peace and who do not have the simple basic needs to be happy and healthy. I never stop being thankful for the beauty that surrounds me . . . nor the freedom I have to enjoy and reap the inspiration it nurtures.
I would like to share a couple of links that I find hopeful. Food Sovereignty Prize and Center For Humans & Nature - Expanding Our Natural & Civic Imagination
There is change happening moment by moment in our fight to make a better world too. The odds are just so stacked against us, but there is hope in expanding minds the world over.
I would like to share a couple of links that I find hopeful. Food Sovereignty Prize and Center For Humans & Nature - Expanding Our Natural & Civic Imagination
There is change happening moment by moment in our fight to make a better world too. The odds are just so stacked against us, but there is hope in expanding minds the world over.


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When Heather Chalmers and I decided it would be fun to write a children's book about our adventure of saving Libbie, the rare yellow lobster, from our local supermarket, we had very little idea what the job would entail. We were still speeding along on the roller coaster which had lifted us into the air in a very short time. The dizzying heights were clouding our minds with grandiose ideas of writing a book that would become famous because of the enormous amount of press that had already been done about the story. But in our hearts, we cared little for becoming rich or famous. We wanted to make kids happy by reading a book of our amazing journey with Libbie the Lobster.
Because Heather is a former first grade teacher, she had a myriad of supplies to begin our project and a plethora of children's books from which to define a plan of action. And so we set forth with excited determination to write the true tale of our beautiful yellow lobster, named Libbie.
Heather and I were not new to the writing world. Heather has written poetry and I had begun work on a novel a year prior. However we were new to each other, having only met briefly twice before we joined forces to rescue Libbie. Therefore brainstorming about our book was often interrupted with intermittent getting-to-know-you sessions. We liked each other instantly and became fast friends. If anyone had been listening in on our conversations in those first few days of planning our book, they would have heard much laughter interspersed with quite serious discussions about our lives. Overall there was a sense of having met by design for a greater purpose.
Looking back, I recall that there were moments when we doubted we could actually produce a children's book we could be proud of but we forged ahead, encouraging each other when doubt crept in. Neither one of us could have imagined the incredible children's book we were going to produce. And it all began in what now seems a flurry of activity to find our way.
That first day, we had decided to meet early in the morning and keep going until we thought we had made a good beginning. Heather had stacks of children's books for us to go through for ideas. We soon realized we had many questions: How long should our book be? What age group are we writing for? Do we want words and pictures on every page or pictures on one and words to follow? Should the pictures run across the center of the book or be different on each side? What is the moral of the story? Do we want the words to rhyme? What type of illustrations and colors? And who will we get to illustrate our book, anyway? How much will all this cost????
It was a daunting task but we had the experience of working tirelessly to rescue Libbie and get her to a new home, so we pushed on. At times we were tackling several things at once, seemingly haphazardly but within a few days, we began to see results. Within one week, we had an illustrator and a publisher and our story boards were laid out around a large table to tell our story. We were learning the process of creating and producing a children's book at lightening speed.
We solicited help from our author friends and began making several difficult decisions, i.e. self publishing vs. indie publishing, cover designer, web design, graphic design, contracts (between Heather and myself too), hard cover vs. soft cover, size of the book, printer, bios, and photographer. We were making important decisions together and we were only two weeks into our project.
All the while, Heather and I were working hard and having fun. We were motivated by the desire to "strike while the iron was hot!" People were talking about Libbie the Lobster everywhere and we were building quite a following. My fondest memory of those first two weeks was of Heather and I standing around the table writing the words to our story. Because I have been far removed from children in my later years, Heather had to remind me that the words I suggested would not be understood by little ones. The wonderful rhymes in our story were entirely Heather's doing. She later told me that she read Dr. Seuss books before going to sleep. She would awake in the morning with rhymes for our book. I loved the rhymes and laughed heartily when we added them. (I am laughing as I writing this.)
The entire process was not without its difficulties. We did not always agree but our respect for each other deepened and our friendship grew even stronger. Looking back on it now, I can only speak to the incredible joy we both felt when we finally received our book from the printer a mere four months after I first laid eyes on that special, rare yellow lobster in Publix Supermarket. We were both so very proud of the children's book we had created together. And the best part is that children love our book!!!
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Last Friday I took my friend to the airport on my way to the college to return a data projector and video camera that I borrowed for Dad's memorial service. I was feeling particularly despondent after dropping him off because he was such a big help with preparing the food for the services and he was one of the people who Dad had one of his last games of dominoes with.
I decided to go to the beauty supplier to get some hair care products for Sunita and I. I was looking at one of the shelves when I looked up and saw one of my students from many years ago. I remembered her name - Nicky - don't even ask how given the number of students I taught in my teaching career. I called out her name and she looked at me hesitantly and said "Sandra?" When I smiled and said yes, she came right over and hugged me. She was as happy to see me as I was her. We started talking and I was truly amazed at the things she remembered about me. I talked first though, telling her what I remembered about her. I recalled one day in school when she would have been no more than 18 or 19 and she was laughing about something but promptly covered her mouth. Why? She had a very small mouth crowded with teeth so they were very crooked and crossed over each other. She was embarrassed about her smile so each time she smiled or laughed she covered her mouth. I told her that day that no one who smiles as much as she does should be embarrassed. She told me that if she could afford to, she would get her teeth fixed. I told her that if that was something important for her, then she should find an orthodontist and get her teeth fixed, no matter the cost because she will have that for the rest of her life.
A year later, she came back to school and told me that her aunt had loaned her $1000 toward her orthodontist costs and she set aside some money each month to pay for the rest of it. Today she has a beautiful smile - in fact - a beautiful laugh. She was surprised that I would remember that but I did. She said that it was because of me that she has this lovely smile. She then told me some other amazing things. She remembered that I had a beautiful smile, that I was always smiling and that my lips were glossy and they still were. She remembered that one day I was doing her make-up and after I was done, I gave her a beauty mark near her left eye with an eyebrow pencil and said she looked beautiful. 15 years later, she is still putting on that beauty mark but I think it's now tattooed onto her face. She remembered that in 1997, I took all my students to my friend's home to sandbag her home so it wouldn't be flooded during the spring floods that Manitoba is infamous for. I said that I remembered that it was a cold day but we all went and she remembered that I was working alongside the students to pile the sandbags. I said that it was my way of telling my students that they were not simply learning how to cut hair but learning to be part of a community and to give back to the community when help was needed. She remembered that I used to take my students to the Victoria Hospital to volunteer to work with geriatric patients who could not afford to pay for hair and nail services and she was disappointed that the school stopped doing that when I left. She remembered that I liked travelling so she joined a cruise ship several years ago for two years and travelled all over the world including Venezuela which she knows is close to Guyana. She remembered that I had a salon in my home so I could stay home with my kids when they were young so she is now doing the same.
She said that I was a great influence on her life and she is now teaching at the same school that she attended when I was teaching. She is also taking some teaching courses to become a certified teacher and it's at the same college where I am presently working. With luck, I may even be teaching her again.
Why am I telling you this story? Well, these are the things I used to talk to my dad about. He would listen to anything I had to say with such rapt interest that you would think I was saying something important. To him, anything I said was important - at least that was the way he paid attention to what I was saying and he could recollect it years later.
I cried all the way home from the supplier, parked my car on the driveway, wiped my eyes and came into the house trying to pretend that I was fine (even with puffy eyes). I was emotional because of my realization that I would have these great stories but no one to tell them to - not anyone who would be as interested as Dad was. So my stories will stay as that - stories in my head - not appreciated in the same way as dad did.
Nicky is what makes teaching rewarding and that I met her on Friday when I needed to hear that I made a difference in one person's life was a gift that I will cherish. I recalled Dad telling me several years ago when I lent some money to a student to pay her tuition fees and she didn't pay me back that I could not save the world. I told him that I wasn't trying to save the world but if I can make a difference in one person's life, then my reason for being here would be worthwhile. I needed to hear that on Friday and live Mom says' God is in the midst of everything. He walked with me that day and gave me something to smile about when I needed it most.


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VP candidates Paul Ryan and Joe Biden went at it last night and what a SHOW it was. Biden came across like a cranky old man in need of an enema laughing and smiling excessively and being completely disrespectful towards Ryan. But I expected nothing different from Biden. He has no respect for anyone and he's an idiot. That's why Obama says he's the greatest VP anyone could ask for. LOL ah yes nothing better for your second hand than a clown who just doesn't have a clue…..about anything. And just what were all of the goofy faces Biden kept making? To watch this man it was unbelievable that he's actually the VP of the US. No dignity at all and what an embarrasement he was.
Honestly the debate was nothing short of a farce last night. Of course Biden continued to push Obama's lies and empty promises which was not surprising at all. What was surprising is Biden acted just like Obama did. I mean, who the hell do they think has been in the WH for the past 4 years? Both act like it's been someone else. WTF?
Actually I must praise Biden on one thing. He showed CLEARLY that the Obama admin has no respect for our republic or the American people. He also showed clearly that this admin will continue to lie to us and SPIN IT no matter what because they truly believe the average American is an idiot inbred. Biden's performance was a disgusting display and it was clear from the start that he, like Obamy, thinks America is one big JOKE! If ever two men needed to be voted OUT of office it's Obamy and Biden the REAL IDIOT!
Oh and I also want to thank Biden for once again confirming that we truly are a BANANA REPUBLIC.


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Estates Surveyor
- Recruiter
- MIddleton Jones
- Location
BirminghamWest Midlands
- Salary
- £28000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + car allowance + bonus etc.
- Posted
- 08 Aug 2017
- Closes
- 18 Aug 2017
- Contract Type
- Full Time
A top tier property consultancy who are looking for an estates management professional. This opportunity would be ideal for someone who is looking to develop a career in estates management.
- Estate Manager for a Client UK portfolio or region.
- Analysis of landlord's service charge information. Challenging budgets and reconciliations, as appropriate, in conjunction with Portfolio Management service charge specialist.
- Authorising head-rent and superior landlord's service charge payments.
- Minimising sub-tenants' arrears and dealing with tenant account queries, in conjunction with client accounting team.
- Negotiating and completing 'small' lettings, e.g. car parking licences, storage accommodation, communications facilities, in conjunction with local support where appropriate.
- Develop and solidify existing relationships with clients ensuring high satisfaction level.
- Identify opportunities for innovation, service development and cross-selling services.
- Collaborating with other parts of the business to enable us to deliver a truly integrated solution.
- Proactively look for ways to drive efficiencies.
- Ensure that all data held for properties within the allocated region on the Database is up to date and accurate.
- Validate lease abstracts and data.
- Undertake lease audits.
- MRICS; preferred but not essential.
- Relevant property / estates management experience.
- Experience in the corporate sector, either in-house or as consultant/agent would be useful.
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Just so you know my child does wear clothes other than pajamas, but when you are sick and it is raining, they are the clothing of choice.
We just bought our new doormat from K-Mart and Jocelyn was trying it out, she had kinda lost it in the store so we found some Oreos to keep calm her down; hence the pirate scruff.
However the day before it was sunny and warm so we did this
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This morning, I was thrilled to help kick off our annual Make Work Pay partnership free income tax preparation program, which helps provide working families in our community with a real economic boost.
By the time I got to Elder High School (one of our sites) at 10:00 a.m., dozens of residents were already working with our team of volunteers to file their taxes (for free), and to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit. Applause broke out at one point when a hard-working woman learned the good news that she was eligible for a sizeable credit, which she will receive in a few days. (And, every one who came to the clinic also received a County Prescription Drug Discount Card.)
Under the program, volunteer tax preparers make sure applicants file for eligible earned income tax credits (EITC) and child tax credits (CTC). The EITC is a bipartisan program designed to help working lower income families get out of poverty. Filers are eligible for a credit of up to $4,716. Our program not only ensures that eligible citizens claim the credit, but it avoids costly fees and interest rates charged by private, storefront tax preparers.
Last year the program, which offered 33 sites across the region, filed 9,200 returns and garnered almost $9.2 million in refunds for applicants, with $7.7 million of that going to Hamilton County residents—and into the local economy.
I was proud to initiate this partnership while on Cincinnati City Council, and to have brought it to the County once I arrived here. And given our current economic climate, it is especially important that we bring these dollars back to Hamilton County residents, and back into the local economy.
Tax preparation sites this year include Elder High School, Xavier University, the Hamilton County Public Library, the Madisonville Community Center, and the Cincinnati Community Action Agency. And the key global partners in the program are the City of Cincinnati, the United Way, the Legal Aid Societies of Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio, and many other site partners such as Elder, National City Bank, Children's Hospital, and our Library.
But the key to it all are dozens of volunteers who greet residents, sit down with them, and then work with them side by side to file their taxes. These volunteers undergo a lot of training to be able to do this work, but it's worth it. Today, I spoke to one volunteer who has volunteered every year since we started the program six years ago, and he still loves the work.
It's a fantastic program, and part of our larger effort to help local families through this challenging time. Thanks to all in the partnership who make this happen.
To find out more information on eligibility, site locations and times, or how to volunteer, citizens should contact the United Way by calling 211 or visit http://www.makeworkpay.com/.