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Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Summertime Blues
I haven't even been motivated to look at fall races. I know if I chose a fall race, even a 5k, I'd have something to train for. I can't bring myself to do even that, not even virtual runs, when I can do them on the treadmill. My running's been rather sporadic, to say the least.
My feet haven't been helping, whether they're tight or tired, I don't know which. I know it's not PF because the tightness I feel is happening at all times of the day, and it moves around to different spots. Then, this morning, I woke up to what feels like a deep blister on the very edge of my heel, not even on the bottom. I can even feel the heat on that spot compared to the rest of my heel/base of the Achilles. I have such good runs, then need to take time off to rest something. I know, I know, the hip flexor was completely my fault on the slip and slide, so I'll own up to that ;-p
Just to make sure this post isn't all about me complaining, I did get a good dose of motivation Sunday and yesterday. Between the US women all finishing in the top 10 of the marathon, and Emma Coburn winning bronze in the steeplechase, these races are getting me fired up to run. Today will probably be the same since we've got the women's 5k heats this morning, and the 1500m finals tonight.
Tuesdays on the Run with Patty, Erika, and Marcia.
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The heat really does make it difficult to stay motivated! The gym and getting up early have been the only ways I'm dealing with it. I didn't know the 5k heats were this morning, thanks for the tip!ReplyDeleteReplies
I tried the whole early morning runs a few years ago and it never stuck. I started hitting snooze, which I don't do for work.Delete
I think Virginia is way hot, I'm sure Texas is even worse. I have been having a hard time motivating myself to grt out there and run too. I got up this morning at 630 to go then I decided to go back to bed.....haha.ReplyDeleteReplies
I did see once I left DC, the heat settled in. At least it's normal in Texas and every place should have central AC.Delete
I understand the lack of motivation during the summertime heat. It's hard to train for, or even think about signing up for, the fall races when the months before are so brutal!ReplyDeleteReplies
Exactly. I signed up for a couple small races last year, but that was in the spring before the heat hit.Delete
- AnonymousAugust 16, 2016 at 1:45 PM
Seriously, this summer up here in the northeast has been almost as bad as a TX summer! In fact, Mr. Judy said one of his friends said how nice & cool it was -- far cooler there than here!ReplyDelete
I reminded him that we will be far cooler than you guys soon. All too soon.Replies
It's been amazing this week. It fooled me yesterday because it looked so cool, but we do have humidity. I think it's from the system that slammed Louisiana.Delete
I too am SO inspired by the Olympics. But I've been staying up way too late and I pay for it in the morning. The heat is definitely wearing on me as well. Ugh. Thanks for linking up!ReplyDeleteReplies
I was staying up late in DC watching some of it, but thankfully track is done at a reasonable time. I turn the TV off after that, otherwise I'd get sucked into watching way late.Delete
Sounds like you've got some runner's fatigue. Also, the heat and humidity are sucking all around so know you're not alone. Hang in there!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks! It's not bad runner's fatigue because at least part of me still wants to run. It's just tough balancing things once I get to August.Delete
That heat just does suck the life out of you! I have not been motivated much to do more than a few miles at a time either and then I am soaked to the bone in sweat! It's fat crying right??ReplyDeleteReplies
I finally got more Nuun to help with the sweating. I feel so gross after even 2 miles.Delete
The heat has been killing me this summer too!Hoping for an early fallReplyDeleteReplies
I hope when this cooler weather heats back up, it stays in the 90s and we're done with 100s. Pretty please.Delete
Its definitely hard to stay motivated in this heat! Hopefully it cools off a bit for you this week.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's cooled off but it's so humid. We finally got some good rain yesterday, with more on the way today.Delete


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Well, we are back on United States soil. Our six weeks' sojourn in Canada was wonderful!
Our 50 straight days of sleeping in the back of the truck streak ended in Saint John, NB on a rainy day. We decided to not fight trying to set up in the rain, and felt we had earned an evening without getting wet. We still had to move just as much stuff around, though.
We had some Canadian money left, and decided to treat ourselves to a good lunch at a restaurant in Saint Andrews, NB. There was a nice view of the harbor area (not that we haven't seen lots of them), and it was nice to continue our visit to 'civilization'. Luckily, our border crossing was easy, and we camped in Maine near the border. We didn't go far into Maine just then, because we wanted to go back across into Canada to visit Campobello Island the next day.
It was a treat to spend time at Campobello. The 'park' is run by a non-profit, but is supported by both the Canadian and US governments. It is the only International Park that is located entirely in one country. The Roosevelt 'cottage' has 34 rooms. We would settle for one of them! The grounds are maintained nicely, with flowers all around, and there are nice walking trails.
FDR's Cottage on Campobello Island
View through dining room window of Hubbard Cottage
fireplace in Hubbard Cottage
"Sunsweep Scultpure" on Campobello Island - the other two parts of the sculpture are at Lake of the Woods, Minnesota and Point Roberts, Washington
After another uneventful border crossing, we camped in the same park - it was pretty much deserted, which is the way we like it - we continued on to Acadia National Park. It is one of our favorites, and it has been 27 years since our last visit. Our hope was that September would be less busy than the summer months. I guess we were right, but it was more busy that we would have liked. I think the other old people have the same idea that we did.
Schoodic Point, Acadia National Park
Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Acadia NP
Great Head, Acadia NP
Jordan Pond and the Bubbles (mountains)
After a visit to the lighthouse, we skipped the Granite Museum, and headed back to our campsite for a shower.
Mount Desert Island is a beautiful place, which is why a lot of it is the National Park. We did the 'auto tour' the next day to re-visit places we have been to before. Although we weren't used to the number of people at most of the places, it was better than it would have been during the summer season. The only time we spent in Bar Harbor was to get groceries so we could cook over a fire instead of on the Coleman stove. Cadillac Mountain, Sand Beach, Otter Cliffs and Thunder Hole haven't changed much, but Thunder Hole didn't impress since the conditions were just wrong for it to make the noise that it is famous for.
View of Frenchman's Bay and Bar Harbor from Cadillac Mountain
On our boat trip the next day, we were able to see harbor seals and gray seals. On Little Cranberry Island, we were able to explore a bit, and saw the church that Ashley Bryan attends, and saw some of his artwork - stained glass made out of beach glass that he discovers on the island.
Ashley Bryan's work in church on Little Cranberry Island
Not the best picture of a gray seal
We had and early dinner of lobster, which in both of our opinions, is highly overrated for the amount of work involved. But what tourist could visit Maine without having one? Our day was ended with a ranger program about the stars. We laid on a beach, and he pointed out constellations, and some of the stories about them. The Milky Way was quite impressive, and the conditions were right for us to see many stars that are usually too faint to see.
When in Maine . . . you are required to eat a lobster dinner
My high school friend, Paul Minot, lives in Waterville, Maine near Augusta, so we stopped to see him. He is in a band again, and they had a gig at a bar, so we went to see them play. We stayed up WAY past our usual bed time, but had a good time. The band has a member born in each decade from 1955- 1990, so the music mix was varied.
Since Paul had to work both days over the weekend, we are staying so we can visit on Monday. He recommended the Maiden Cliff hike yesterday near the Camden Hills on the Penobscot Bay, so we headed out to see what it was like. As with most hikes, the reward of a spectacular view at the end of the hike was worth the effort (well, not the end of the hike, but the farthest point from the parking- you still have to hike back to the car). We went to a local church in Camden after showering at the State Park, Chinese take-out was ready when we got back, and we spent the evening talking before we noticed how late it was!
views from Maiden Cliff
interesting tree along the trail
Kris here . . .
Animal sightings at Acadia NP included a pair of osprey and a red fox on the side of the road after dark (Brian had to brake for it and we only got a glimpse). We had a pretty good workout while hiking around Great Head. We have visited Acadia on two previous trips (1978 and 1988) and were happy to see it again. Now that we are back in the US and have the phone turned on again, it was nice to hear the voices of our children and grandchildren.

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Is the purpose of a press office to respond to enquiries from journalists – or these days, is the function more about getting out messages than providing a service to the media?
It may seem rather passive to see the function as supporting the media's need to report information, accurately and on a timely basis – although that is the view that many journalists have of the ideal PR role. Building a reputation as a quality source – honest, reliable and knowledgeable – should then be a primary goal of the press office function.
Most press officers are expected to be more pro-active than this and focus on informing, persuading or engaging audiences. The goal is to gain coverage using creativity and stunts where the organisation isn't actually doing anything worthy of stimulating positive media attention. Lies and any other tactic, from bribery to bullying, fakery to flirting are all used to get what you want from the media.
Or the press office is seen as comprising pit-bull terriers who defend the organisation against hostile media always looking for the negative angle. The media get in the way of the organisation communicating its message and journalists must be controlled and prevented to talking to anyone other than the press office function.
The view is that organisations have a right to coverage when they want it – but only on their "say something nice" terms.
PRWeek recently reported that Hammersmith & Fulham Council in London is reducing the number of press officers in its team as it prioritises its own publication, H&F News. The move is claimed to have improved resident information ratings and bypassed negative reporting from local newspapers. We have resident journalists providing entirely favourable coverage.
This implies readers do not value the independence of the media and accept messages direct from organisations without question. At best, this seems like a move towards direct marketing – at worst, it can be seen as propaganda; especially if there is a threat to the financial viability of an independent local newspaper as it is replaced by publications that are funded by the originators.
Another threat to the press office can be seen in a post at My2Cents (via Judy Gombita) that notes how the distinction between news editorial and advertising is increasingly blurred. Practices that were common in less credible trade press (ie publications that generally remain in the plastic wrapper and are never read) are becoming more common in the "quality" media.
This post reports many organisations are happy to buy editorial coverage rather than use PR's traditional skills of working with the media on genuine (or even fluffy) news stories. This shifts PR entirely into advertising mode – where those with budgets control the content.
We already have an army of supposed PR people who market press releases as a form of 'free' advertising (and measure coverage using illogical 'advertising value equivalent'). But in that case, I believe there should be charge and the label 'advertorial' used.
Indeed, such moves may be covered by the EU unfair commercial practices directive (which came into force in the UK on 26 May 2008). It introduces "a new normative standard of behaviour" that bans:
"Using editorial content in the media to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear in the content or by images or sounds clearly identifiable by the consumer (advertorial)." This is without prejudice to Council Directive 89/552/EEC.
The public should certainly be able to hear direct from organisations – and "own-label" media (newspapers, magazines, radio/tv stations, online video etc) can all be used to do this.
But we also need to know where messages are originating from – and have a strong more independent media able to investigate, give a voice to the voiceless, raise questions for public debate and, where appropriate, criticise organisations.
The ability of PR practitioners to control all messages whether by using underhand tactics, the force of budget, defensiveness or offensiveness may seem clever and keep bosses happy.
If the "independent" media ceases to be viewed as credible, and the public see through our direct communications, organisations will seek to influence word of mouth, paying our family and friends to "market" to us because we view them more credibly or seeking to "join the conversation" through social media – whether we welcome them or not.
Is that a role for PR – or is it just marketing and propaganda?
Hopefully, the public voice cannot be so easily silenced – we're already aware that people are more cynical, resistant and uninterested in what organisations have to say. The barriers are going up on social media so that only those we invite to participate will be welcome to join our discussions. Trust will become even more of a precious commodity.
It will be harder and harder for information to be pushed at the public – which means there may well be a return to the role of the "press office" as a source of accurate and timely information, that can be relied upon as honest, reliable and knowledgeable.
I think it is time to stand up for the passive "press office" – a real service that isn't pushy, but has an excellent reputation and won't seek to buy or bully those with whom it communicates.


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Sunday, June 27, 2010
I'm still here!
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- Martha White said...
Woohoo! The first one is getting good use already! Thanks again my wonderful sewing sister.
And I REALLY like that monogram - look forward to seeing it in pride of place next time we visit.
- June 27, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Glad to see you blogging again after our recent conversation! Maybe I'm inspirational?
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- SewAmy said...
Yeah Kristal. I love all your work. I always have.
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- mommymae said...
once i get home in a couple of week, i'll take a pic of the mini-quilt, i'll show you where it is on my couch. i love it so.
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It is amazing how many times in the past week I have been asked to blog more. What a compliment to know that some of you out there actually look forward to my blog-honestly I did not think I was that interesting. I was surprised that my brother checks daily, but even more surprised to hear that others are as well. I look at my life and laugh at the craziness often wondering if other people's lives are like this. How many of you are laughing with me as you read my words-is it really entertaining and encouraging? How many of you have a life that leaves you breathless, and keeps your mind turning like the gears of a clock. There are nights when I try to slow those gears down just so I can actually process what is going on in my life. Then I realize that if I do try, I might get jammed and completely stop. What are the gears in my life that keep me spinning (thanks Dad for fixing that grandmother clock-I am now comparing my life and thought processes to all those parts).
Well today I promised my mother that I would go up there to do movie night with her and my daughter. Mackenzie was extremely tired and not in the best mode for movie night. My mom was up until at least 5:50 this morning (we know this because my dad woke up at 7 and the movie she put in was still playing). She was in a nasty mood and very very tired. She made little sense and had difficulty understanding what I was telling her. A new thing she is doing is misusing items. I am reminded of the little mermaid when she used the fork as a comb. At lunch she tried to eat with her glasses rather than the fork.
Movie night did not go over well because Mackenzie was not interested in watching the movie and mom kept falling asleep. My mother got rather upset with me because Kenzie wanted ice tea like hers. I poured some in a cup and Kenzie got upset because it was not as full as Gigi's. I told her that she could not have as much since she was smaller. My mother got upset with me since I would not give more to Kenzie. I tried to explain to both of them that it was not good for her to have more especially this late in the day and given our issues with all the testing and stomach problems. Kenzie understood but my mother got so angry with me. I could not get her to see what I was saying. To her, I was being mean to Kenzie and to her. Tomorrow we start the Risperdone-Kevin will give her a dose at 12 and although I hate the thought of her being on it again, I know that it is time. It is hard because the other day the light was there and we had so much fun. The night I dyed her hair was the first time in a long time that she was enjoyable and had some life in her eyes. I know once we do the Risperdone, that little bit of light will go away and she will be a zombie. However, if it is easier for Kevin and my dad, then it is essential for us to do it. We shall see how long she stays on it or if she tries to get off it. The best part is we now have it in liquid form so we can continue it if we need to. So that is the most difficult gear in my life that is constantly being reworked and tweaked to keep running.
Then we have the children-both now with positive stool samples for fat meaning they are not absorbing fat. Connor is also slightly anemic and other malabsorption issues. Tomorrow we go for his endoscopy and biopsy. I cannot help but wonder what they will want to do for Kenzie once the Doctor sees the results of her stool sample. I hope we do not have to do an endoscopy on her as well. The possibility of having to change our diet so drastically is slightly daunting but seeing my children actually thrive will be so fantastic. Getting rid of the label failure to thrive one day will make me jump up and down like a giddy cheerleader. So there is Gear two and three.
It seems that when my children are requiring such attention, everyone else does to. My "adopted" girl has been quite a bit of work lately. Daily visits to the school to discuss her failing grades, set up a plan to get the work completed, monitor her to complete the work, bring up aspirin because of a tooth ache, and visiting with her family to keep a relationship growing for trust (so I can be a part of Gloria's life) is becoming a very difficult task. I cannot give up on her now.
Then my other "lost" children. It is becoming part of our every day life that one or more come to our house to visit, eat, unwind, get advise, cry to, talk to, request a ride to somewhere, or some other task. As one puts it "your house is a home, we feel so welcomed and have a place to relax and have a mother". Really....sometimes I do not want to be welcoming, I want to yell and say go away I need peace. But I look at their face searching for answers and for stability and realize I do not have that luxury so with open arms and a forced smile I say come on it. Gears number 4-12
Then there is my grandmother and our newly "adopted grandmother" and you thought it stopped with only adopting children. I feel sometimes as though I should do more for my grandmother but realize that she does have others to help her out. Our newly adopted one has no one. As our relationship grows, so does the time requirements. She now calls daily, sometimes two or three times a day. I take her to the doctors, get her records, give her advice, lend an ear, and other misc. things. Gears 13 and 14.
Gear 15 is my schooling which in a few months will be removed from my clock. Gear 16 is our non-profit which you can read about in our wif blog. The last gears are the gears for My life-my husband and my Lord both of whom I gather support and give me the strength to face each day. I am blessed with a husband that loves the Lord and loves his family. While we may argue or bicker, I know that I have a partner that will stick by me through thick and thin. I know he will support my decisions and help carry the burden. He is my source of inspiration and each day I am amazed at what I learn from him. I am also blessed with the love of my Lord and Savior. I do not understand how people can go through life without having God in their life. The peace that He provides carries me through the difficult parts of life and refreshes me on the worst days. I am grateful for the grace and love He gives me.
By the way, you may wonder why I constantly change the theme of the blog. Until I find the one that feels right, I will try a million of them. Feel free to offer suggestions as I am on a quest to find the right one :). It is just like in my house. I arrange and rearrange the furniture (much to my husband's dislike) until I find the perfect fit.


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The best (worst) kind of blog post: dessert pics and a reminder about how I never post anymore! Blah, blah, blah grad school. Blah, blah, blah summer break from grad school now occupied by full-ish time work. I am the *most* fun of all the overworked depressing documentary watching people *ever*!
Anyway, these were coconut mini cupcakes topped with the dulce de leche recipe from Viva Vegan. I had them at my birthday. In January. Also consumed were these double chocolate chip mini cupcakes with my own invented (and since refined) pomegranate frosting. Tomas also made empanadas (seitan-potato-tomato, and butternut squash-black bean), tostones and sweet plantains. Apparently I did not photograph these things! My underfed social work grad students buddies loved it all! Then again, they love everything--they are professionally trained Nice People.
Last week was Tomas' birthday. I made him a vegan-approved ice cream cake that was experimental, but happily successful. I made a chocolate chip brownie crust (doubled the Joy of Vegan Baking recipe, added chocolate chips) in a spring-form pan, then smooshed in a layer of chocolate cookie ice cream, crushed newman-o's, strawberry ice cream, whipped topping (recipe in Joy of Vegan Baking) *and* chocolate covered strawberries. Tomas also made the courico tacos with pineapple salsa from Vegan Brunch again. His friends were again astounded that he managed to keep the fact that he can cook from them for so many years. His favorite gifts included a box of assorted sunglasses, an adopted chicken from Woodstock Animal Sanctuary (what's up Pearl, how's the feed up there?!) and some fine haberdashery.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Birthday worthy desserts. Maybe I will blog more-ish this summer?
Posted by Jillian of Bitchin' Vegan Kitchen at 8:19 PM
Labels: birthday, chocolate, cupcakes, ice cream, vegan ice cream cake
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- Ankit568 said...
I used Pure Vegan B12 spray.There is also a cheaper version that does not advertise vegan but says so on the label called Pure Advantage B12. The ingredients are identical.
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- January 31, 2012 at 5:48 AM
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Are god's thoughts connected to stuff that is powerful ?
Are god's thoughts connected to stuff that is powerful ?
First off I have no idea what a powerful thought is or how a powerful thought can create anything.
What I do know from human experience is that we can, at this stage of technology, use our thoughts to control certain machines that monitor our thoughts for changes.
For instance, if we have a machine that is linked to our nuclear arsenal so that when I think of dorritos, a launch code will begin and the world destroyed, then does that make my mind powerful ?
Is this power ? Kinda, but it's not the kind of power that christians think of when they talk about god. They seem to see god as the container of power as if he is a larger battery that is conscious and can zap people. But still even in that scenario, it's the battery zapping people controlled by a thought. Is that power ? Kinda
It seems to me that thoughts are thoughts. There is no power behind them, but they can be connected to powerful things.
If all of gods power is merely a connection to stuff that can do stuff then I can be a god. I have thoughts. My thoughts are no different.
Perhaps MUCH more moral, but still not all that different.
They see god as a reflection of what they can do.
I can think therefore my god must be able to think.
I can move stuff by using my thoughts to move my arm and then my arm moves the stuff.
Therefore god has these godly arms that he moves stuff with, but it's not like our arms because they're really really really powerful.
So this all comes down to a question of...... is power defined as what your thoughts can control ? Because it would seem that's all we have.....just thoughts.
Insanity - doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results
RE: Are god's thoughts connected to stuff that is powerful ?
Assuming he exists... if he's anything like they say, then he's only interested in petty, trivial things like sex, masturbation, haircuts, clothing etc.
He spends too much of his time on "Wanker Patrol" to do anything important.
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RE: Are god's thoughts connected to stuff that is powerful ?
Well thoughts in a human brain are just signals traveling along some things in your brain on a certain path.
Little electric signal things. (I'm no brain expert here). I assume these machines just pick up on these little pulses of energy.
You could have an argument I suppose for certain forces (ie: weak/strong force) in the universe being some form of God.
What you have to remember though is that the Christian god for example is a human look alike man who resides on the clouds.
When you get into the world of changing the definition of what a God is then you move away from what the major religions say God is.
Which is more plausible if you ask me and completely valid to theories in some cases. BUT it's still moving away from what the major religions say God is which then brings up the question, can you really call it 'God'?
RE: Are god's thoughts connected to stuff that is powerful ?
I just thought I'd chime in and offer a different perspective, because this materialistic view is already very clear.
In the pantheistic universe, energy is consciousness and we know that all thinking is energy too. In your mind you can create and move things out of this energy, and maybe the whole universe is such a creation.
If the universe is like a brain of God, then life in all these galaxies are God's dreams, God's thoughts, God's impulses moving alongside neurons. And you know dreams can sometimes be ugly and unreal and we shouldn't believe in all that we think.
As above, so below, Hermes Trismegistos said. Good job, man.
24-08-2013, 01:56 PM (This post was last modified: 24-08-2013 01:59 PM by Stevil.)
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(23-08-2013 07:24 PM)Rahn127 Wrote: So this all comes down to a question of...... is power defined as what your thoughts can control ? Because it would seem that's all we have.....just thoughts.This is the free will argument.
Are your thoughts "unconstrained" controlling the electo-chemical activity in your brain.
OR is the electro-chemical activity in your brain controlling your thoughts?
If the later then you are merely a "conscious" observer with no power at all.
If the prior then you are a god with the power the tools at your disposal give you.
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I love shopping, especially on the internet. You know what goes hand-in-hand with that? Insomnia.
Many sleepless nights I stay up and order random shit for cheap prices and I'm so excited knowing I'll have a package waiting for me. Do you want to know what's annoying, being told you have too much crap.
For those of you that are blog followers you know my situation, I live in the smallest apartment ever. There really is no more room for anything…and yet I just can't stop.
Finally after having my closet explode I decided to go through and see what I didn't want or what didn't fit anymore. I hate to just give up stuff, especially considering I paid decent money for it. I started doing some research on selling my stuff and found this app called Poshmark. Originally I did try EBay but I got screwed on the shipping. So I got this Poskmark and I listed my stuff and just waited. All the stuff I was selling I put in a huge garbage bag in a closet so it wouldn't get mixed in and I couldn't find it- plus I need to make room for new stuff, duh.
So I waited, and by that I mean I've been a member and had stuff posted since Jan. 2014. Finally two weeks ago, I sold something. And then last week I got another sale!
This isn't a huge amount of money, like $20 I earned from both but EVERY CENT HELPS!
The picture along with this post is something I bought and am selling, items like this confuse me. Why did I even buy them? But hey, the point is, I'm trying to do better.
Can't wait for spring cleaning!


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US and Israeli Intelligence Claims
In an interview with NPR's Robert Siegel on September 1, 2006, Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte responded to questions regarding
Key portions of both these interviews follow. Thanks to Paul Kerr from Arms Control Wonk for pointing them out.
NPR Interview with DNI John Negroponte:
MR. SIEGEL: ...According to
U.S.intelligence agencies, how soon will have a nuclear weapon given its present program? Well, Negroponte says the Iran made its estimate a year ago. US
AMB. NEGROPONTE: These are estimates. These are judgments. They're not hard and cold simple facts. But our best estimate at the time, and it continues to be the judgment of the Intelligence Community, is that sometime beginning in the next decade, perhaps out to the middle of the next decade would be a good time frame, a good estimate of when they might have such a capability.
MR. SIEGEL: Sometime between four and 10 years from now you would assume they could achieve a nuclear weapon.
AMB. NEGROPONTE: Five to 10 years from now.
MR. SIEGEL: The International Atomic Energy Agency reported on its inspections this week. They reported on rather little progress by the Iranians. Does that conform to
intelligence or does it in any way alter your estimate? U.S.
AMB. NEGROPONTE: This is a judgment that was formed over a period of time based on all sources of intelligence that we have, and I think those basic pieces remain in place today, both the determination to acquire such a capability, and the efforts that are under way to achieve that. Now mind you . and this was why I was careful to say at the outset that these are estimates and judgments, because you don't know what you don't know. And
is by definition, from the point of view of the Intelligence Community, a hard target. They engage in denial and deception. They don't want us to necessarily know everything that they're doing. So we don't, for example, know whether there's a secret military program and to what extent that program has made progress. Iran
Blitzer Interview with Israeli FM Tzipi Livni:
MR. SIEGEL: When Americans hear of, or read of, say, an Israeli estimate that the Iranians are two years away from a nuclear weapon, do you think the Israelis are just making different inferences from the same evidence you see.
AMB. NEGROPONTE: No.
MR. SIEGEL: or they know differently?
AMB. NEGROPONTE: No, I don't . I think that we basically operate from the same knowledge base. We also happen to consult with the Israelis quite closely. We have intelligence-sharing arrangements, procedures.
I think that sometimes what the Israelis will do. and I think that perhaps because it's a more existential issue for them, they will give you the worst-case assessment.
We would agree that perhaps an equally valid assessment would be the same one that we put forward.
MR. SIEGEL: But you're talking about differences in assessment and analysis of information.
AMB. NEGROPONTE: Correct.
MR. SIEGEL: not differences in information?
AMB. NEGROPONTE: That . I would say that, yes. I think that's fair.
BLITZER: How much time do you believe the international community has before
crosses into an area of no return, in effect has a nuclear bomb? Iran
LIVNI: The crucial moment is not the day of the bomb. The crucial moment is the day in which
will master the enrichment, the knowledge of enrichment. Iran
BLITZER: And how long is that?
LIVNI: A few months from now.
BLITZER: What does that mean, a few months?
LIVNI: A few months, I mean…
BLITZER: Six months?
LIVNI: No, I don't know for sure, because it takes time and this something that they have to try, in doing so…
BLITZER: Because other Israelis have said that would be the point of no return.
LIVNI: I don't want to use the words "point of no return," because the Iranians are using it against the international community. They are trying to send a message that it's too late; you can stop your attempts because it's too late.
It's not too late. They have a few more months. And it is crucial because this is in the interests of the international community. The world cannot afford a nuclear
. It's not only a threat to Iran . The recent understanding, also, of moderate Arab states is that Israel is a threat to the region. And I believe that this is time for sanctions. Iran
BLITZER: Is this the biggest threat facing
? Israel
LIVNI: Well, unfortunately, even though
was established about 60 years ago, it is still fighting for its existence. Israel
And we just saw what the threats from Hezbollah, which is the long arm, the proxy of
Iranin the region, and we have the Hamas and the terrorist organizations, and the global terrorism, and the Palestinians, and . Iran
So should I choose between the threats? I don't think so.


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London City's Burning Down
London is a city built on itself, from Londinium upwards it has risen, and each set back in its history has allowed the Phoenix to rise higher. One such setback was the death of Sir Thomas Brooks, the Prince of London, during the battle of the Great Fire when the Sabbat attempted to gain the city and succeeded.
Fifty bitter years London was held of the filth of the Sabbat under the rule of the Priest of Ludlow, a cruel master to a fair city, and then freedom by the hand of Prince Rupert, he amassed an army to retake the city and it's lands surrounding. Camrilla from Italy, Germany, France, and the North flooded the city using the commercial routes from Europe to fight under his flag.
And still he reins, all these years until this present day.
His rule is absolute, a shining beacon of the power of the Camrilla to Europe, and the New World, as such it is rare to hear his name in the courts of the world, he is London, both city and man are one.
The city prospers under her masters hand, it has brought many kindred home and sent them out again to inspire. Our newest members are going to learn a lot, whether they survive the melting pot or are cast into stronger figures remains to be seen.


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EMCE: Zombies v. Zombie Hunters
Previews Exclusive released this set of Zombies v. Zombie Hunters in the late 2000s. The figures have good detail (better on the zombies) and are around 45mm. The Zombie Hunters are kind of weak, but I like the ax man with the skulls at his feet.
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Not your favorite topic? Many people share your feelings!
So take out one piece of paper and write down all of the things you will need to start or maintain your business. If you are a doula, all of the tools of the trade, any books that you want to either have for YOU on hand or in your lending library, videos....if you are a childbirth educator, add to the doula list charts, models and perhaps a nursing text or two. For any birth professional, add the cost of continuing education workshops that you need to maintain your certification(s) or licenses.
Then comes the marketing items ~ business cards, postcards, brochures, websites - oh for websites you need a computer. If you have a computer you'll need a printer, with ink and paper. Perhaps envelopes.... But if you call people, you'll need a phone. If you travel, your car will need gas....
Do you see how the list grows?
If you are just beginning, you will need to add all of these things up (estimated costs) and this becomes how much you will need for start up capitol. It may be somewhere in the $500 - $1000 range depending on your professional needs. That sounds like a lot but to begin a small business that is relatively low.
Now, go back to your list and prioritize your items by using different colors of highlighter marker. Select a color for each of the following: items I need now, items I will need in 2 months, items I can wait for 4 months, items that can wait until I have been in business for 6 months. This will incrementally reduce your initial investment and make you feel better!
With the holidays nearly here, don't forget to list some professional items on gift wish lists!
For more tips on creating your business budget, read Creating And Marketing Your Birth Related Business.


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They come in a pretty big size (435*424px) which can be scaled to a custom size preferred and the format is transparent PNG.
Icons in the set are: Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, WordPress, Picasa, RSS, Yahoo and Yelp.
About the designer: 3Dlb.com is a library of 3D resources in various categories. The website shares some beautiful 3D icons under the category "Resources".
They are free to be used in personal and commercial projects (no backlinks are required).
The only limitation is that they can not be re-distributed. Please mention this URL if you share them on your website, and thanks very much for that.


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I love bacon, eggs and pancakes. But, quite honestly, there's a better chance that Ralph Nader will win the presidential election then there is of me getting up at the crack of dawn to fire up the griddle. Cereal and coffee are about all I can handle that early in the morning. So, sometimes, I make breakfast for dinner.
Breakfast for dinner is easy, cheap and you generally have all the ingredients laying around.
I've been trying to incorporate more whole grain into my family's diet, and whole wheat pancakes are a great way to do that.
I bought a bag of King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour, and went in search of a whole wheat pancake recipe. I came across several warnings that whole wheat flour made pancakes that were too dense, and suggested using half wheat and half white flour or adding some other ingredients I didn't have on hand.
I ignored all the warnings, and got out my Fannie Farmer cookbook with my favorite pancake recipe. I made them like I always do, but with whole wheat flour. How bad could it be, really?
Not bad at all. The whole wheat pancakes turned out fine. They weren't dense at all, and raised up nice and fluffy. I don't know what all the fuss was about. They have a slightly nuttier flavor that goes great with maple syrup, and they get just a little crispy on the outside. A nice touch.
The only difficulty I had was telling when they were done, since they're already brown to begin with. You just have to keep a close eye on things.
Now, the whole wheat is good for you, but if you really want to turn this into a super food, pour some homemade blueberry sauce over them in place of your Aunt Jamima. Blueberries are full of antioxidants, and all sorts of other good stuff. Since you're being so healthy, splurge a little and top it all off with some whipped cream. Homemade if possible.
Oh, yum!
Now, if you like these, make a double, triple, even quadruple batch, then freeze the left overs. You can pull one of two out of the freezer at a time, and warm them up in the microwave. I can handle that at 6 a.m.
Keep you extra blueberry sauce in a mason jar in the fridge for up to a month, or freezer for up to a year.
Whole Wheat Pancake Recipe
1/2 – 3/4 cup of milk
2 tbs butter, melted
1 egg
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tbs sugar
1/2 tsp salt
Lightly beat the milk, butter and egg in a mixing bowl. Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt and add all at once to the first mixture. Stir just enough to dampen. Grease a frying pan, (non-stick cooking spray on a cast iron skillet works best) and set over moderate heat. Test the pan by sprinkling with a few drops of water. It's ready when the water beads up and sizzles away.
Pour about 1/4 cup of batter into pan. Cook until cake is full of bubbles on top, and slighlty browned on bottom. Flip and cook until the other side is browned.
Blueberry Sauce Recipe
1 cup of water
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of blueberries
Dissolve sugar in water and bring to a boil. Add blueberries. Bring to boil again. Reduce heat and simmer until sauce is slightly thickened. If sauce seems too thin, add a little corn starch to thicken more.
Homemade Whipped Cream Recipe
1 cup heavy cream
2 tbs powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
Chill whisk or mixer beater and mixing bowl in the freezer for a few minutes. Pour the cream into the chilled bowl and whip until soft peaks form. Gradually whip in the sugar and vanilla.


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|Janis Joplin in 1968, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
The photograph was taken in 1968 but the Palace of Fine Arts, built in 1915 for the Panama-Pacific Exposition, looks exactly the same today. (It is located at 3301 Lyon Street, SF 94123). In the early 70's I sometimes wandered the grounds and structures at night with my pal, Gary Potts, fellow accountant, after getting blasted at Henry Africa's. I remember looking up at the high ceiling of the dome from inside and feeling frightened by the height.
Later, I took my girlfriend there during the day for a romantic walk, and we later married (and still are married).
In any case, a lot of memories came to life in viewing this old photo of Janis Joplin. During the days of 1966 - 1968, my father owned a music store in San Jose and sold guitars, amplifiers and speaker columns to members of famous bands. Janis Joplin's band, Big Brother and the Holding Company, rented some speaker columns from us. I saw Janis Joplin perform, up close and personal, at the Loser's South (now the Italian Gardens) nightclub in San Jose, where she wandered through the customers' tables, stopping and singing in the midst of us. I thought she screamed her songs too much and found her appearance plain (no makeup at all) and rather dowdy. Janis was never one for sartorial splendor I guess. She could, however, be pretty and sexy when she wanted to.
The Jefferson Airplane was there that night, too, and at break I was sitting a few feet away from Airplane guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, who compared musician union membership cards with two very-long-haired members of Big Brother. The Big Brother guys informed Kaukonen that they had joined the Seattle union instead of the San Francisco union, as they got a better deal on dues. Funny, it was just a mundane conversation but I still remember the gist of it forty years later. (Continued below the break)
Those days of '66 - '68 -- yes, there were a lot of bell bottom pants, loud shirts, long hair and clouds of swirling pot smoke. So much of it came to life one night at practice, all from looking at a photo of a young singer now almost forty years dead. Where did those years go?
Though I didn't like her at the time, I have since come to admire Janis Joplin and to appreciate her talent. When my own band learned "Me and Bobby McGee." I listened to Janis's recording of it and enjoyed it very much. The sadness and sentimentality of that song, for a dead loved one, is touching.
I have often wondered at Janis's recklessness in injecting heroin, which caused her death (and that of many other famous musicians). Why did she take such an overdose? Did she want to kill herself?
The answer is no. I learned from a film about Hollywood that Janis had purchased, unknowingly, a sample of very pure heroin. She took it at full strength, not knowing its purity, and it killed her. The same batch of heroin was sold around Los Angeles and several other deaths occurred on the same night as that of Janis.
I would never touch heroin, or cocaine either. It's like playing Russian Roulette.
RIP Janis. We hope to see you again. Below is a video with a summary of her life and career.


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But this takes the cake. Actually, it's the cream on the cake: Duffy on Beckham's Achilles heel, and apart from anything else it's utterly gorgeous.
Myth's river – where his motherRead it all here: David Beckham Poem 'Achilles' by Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate | NowPublic News Coverage
dipped him, fished him, a
slippery golden boy flowed on,
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CW: Tell me a bit about the ancestor that inspired "Dance of the Spirits".
CA: My mother was born and raised in an estate which name, when translated into English, literally meant The Garden of Melody. Shortly after the communist takeover, my mother, still a child, remembered how she once saw one of the [indescribably large] family's young ladies, whose name was only known to her as Big Sister, descend from the stairs and walk out of the door in a military uniform. Some adults in the household told my mother that the Big Sister was going to war in Korea and she was doing something to honor the family. However, the Big Sister never returned, and the estate was lost as the large family was dispersed. No one heard what had happened to the young lady.
CW: The Korean War is in the "recent" past for some people. Why do like this period? What would be an important takeaway about the period?
CA: Personally, I found the time period interesting to learn about due to the massive effects that it, as with countless other conflicts of the Cold War, had upon the modern world's political landscape; not only was Korea was divided into two, but the Chinese Communists were able to demonstrate their power on the world stage, while the remnants of their Nationalist enemies in Taiwan was preserved due to the greater U.S military assistance stimulated by the Korean War. The conflict also drove home to the U.S the theory of a communist-driven domino effect falling across Asia, which would play a key part in motivating the superpower to undertake its eventual campaigns in Indochina.
I was genuinely moved by the whole United Nations' effort to enforce the voluntary repatriation program regarding the (especially communist) prisoners of war during the Korean War; by itself, this was a major and bold change especially when compared to the Allied powers handling of surrendering Axis prisoners at the close of World War II, where thousands of Axis prisoners who originally surrendered to the Western Allies were then deported back to the Soviet Union against their will.
CW: Do you have any specific authors or books that you like or that have inspired you?
CA: I'd have to say that my writing influences stem primarily from the language styles of Pearl S. Buck, Margaret Mitchell, and Ernest Hemingway. Some extra mentions can also go to Dr. Otto F. Apel, whose memoirs of his Korean War service served as a major source for my book, and Max Hastings with his excellent overall history of the conflict.
CW: Have you always enjoyed writing or was it a later development in your life?
Yes, I have always enjoyed writing ever since I learned how to read a complete newspaper article as a child. I've always wanted to publish my own book.
CW: Lastly, tell us a bit about your writing process.
CA: I tend to start off by drawing a general outline of the plot's structure, which is modified in response to developments in research. Although, sometimes such ideas or changes simply pop out of thin air at a moment's notice.
CW: Thank you for stopping by Catherine!
The Dance of the Spirits
Spring 1951: it is the fiery zenith of the Korean War, a war that the youthful US Army lieutenant Wesley Palm and his men thought that they had won until the Chinese swept across the Yalu River. Traveling with the million-man army bent on driving back the march of American imperialism is Jasmine Young, a Chinese surgeon who has volunteered herself into the war for unspoken, grave reasons. Through a chronicle of merciless battles, freezing winters, and the brutality and hypocrisy of human nature, the two will find themselves weaving through the twists and turns of fate and destiny. Though their love is forbidden, their passion and pursuit of liberty cannot be quenched.
Praise for The Dance of the Spirits"...On the surface, The Dance of the Spirits is a story of love and of war, but on a deeper level, it is a story of the misery that the communist ideology brought to millions of souls in the twentieth century. Whether that philosophy is related to nationalism, internationalism or faith, Catherine Aerie reminds readers that when a system that will entertain no contradiction in thought or deed comes to power, no one is safe -- and no one is free. Aerie draws a vivid picture of war and its price, and a tender image of love..." - Readers' Favorite (5 Stars) "...a love that is stronger than all the horrors that war can throw at them... compelling...poignant... sensitive and beautiful..." - San Francisco Book Reviews (4.5/ Stars) "Adversaries in the Korean War find love in Aerie's debut novel. The story starts in the middle of a firefight... Out of the rubble, two characters emerge: an American officer... and a Chinese military doctor... Their paths cross again and again... In the intimacy of the war, these coincidences don't feel forced, nor even particularly fated--it's just the way things went... Readers will likely find Palm a decent, very human person, but Young has more complexity and vibrancy... As the war rages around them, Palm and Young fall in love... but their romance is ill-starred and open to tragedy. Aerie keeps readers on their toes with the twists...fleeting but intense... An often engaging tale of a flickering moment of love during a forgotten war." - Kirkus Reviews
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About the AuthorCatherine Aerie, a graduate from the University of California, Irvine with a master degree in finance, grew up in China as the daughter of a Shanghai architect. She was inspired to write The Dance of the Spirits while researching a family member�s role in the Korean War, deciding to revive an often neglected and overlooked setting in fiction and heighten the universality of resilient pursuit of love and liberty. Her debut novel was finished after about two years of research. She currently resides in southern California. For more information please visit Catherine Aerie's website. You can also find her on Facebook and Goodreads.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Here is our life lately in pictures (although if you follow me on instagram, then you might just want to ignore this post.)
Yahtzee night with our friends Jessica and Elliot. I love grown up time when our kids are asleep.
I've been working out at the gym a lot. It sucks and my butt is still huge. Go figure.
Visiting Nat once a week in Sugarhouse. Oh how I love riding bikes and feeding ducks. It is the highlight of my week. Thank goodness for a twin sister :)
I bought a big plastic bin and filled it with painting and craft supplies. I was so sick of cars and trains that I went a little crazy at the store. Hooray for paints!
Travis' boss decided to buy us a nice dinner out on the town. This was hands down the most expensive dinner I have ever had. Really delicious though. I'm still dreaming about the ravioli. Mmmmm.
Eating dinner. Cute Husband.
I couldn't wait for dinner to be over so we could go see the Hunger Games (which was really good). I love date nights. sigh.
Hanging out with Bryant ALL DAY LONG. ha.
He's so cute I just can't stand it. Look at that face.
In other news, we started Bryant's new therapy. We had his evaluation with his new therapist last week and it was pretty intense. The therapist recorded Travis and me playing with Bryant separately for a long time, and then we were evaluated on how we could change our communication with him. Very nerve racking for a perfectionist guilt prone person like me, but it turned out to be pretty interesting. For instance (interesting fact), a lot of kids on the autism spectrum ask questions over and over again that they already know the answer to. We learn as parents of these awesome special kids that the best way to get a response is to ask a lot of questions, instead of just describing things around us. It is a little bit of a catch 22, because these kids learn how to speak well, but end up asking questions over and over and OVER. They find it comforting. Bryant does this a lot. Good to know :)
Overall, the things I'm working on this week with Bryant are: Describing exactly what I am thinking all the time, instead of asking questions. Keeping calm when he freaks out and trying to slow down my speech. Giving Bryant a "role" in our play so he is more interested in a give and take social play, and letting him calm down by himself more so he can learn how to self soothe in anxious situations. The last one is really hard for me because he cries so loud when people come over that sometimes it is really difficult to take more of a back seat role. Hopefully I can help him overcome some anxiety.
Anyway, probably way too much information, but hey this is my life :)
Ps. I know this song has been EVERYWHERE lately, but I can't stop listening to it. It's awesome.
5 comments:
- Tiffany Johnson said...
Um, I love hearing all about your life, blog or in person. Keep writing about it, seriously. I think it's super interesting. Sad I won't see you tomorrow, but excited for next week! :-)
- March 27, 2012 at 10:26 PM
- Christin Foscarini said...
I know that song is so over played but it is the only song that river had ever tried to sing along too! SO we listen to it all to often, but I don't care if it gets him to talk (at least try to talk)
- March 28, 2012 at 4:41 PM
- Angela and Mike said...
That's interesting about the whole question asking thing with kids on the spectrum. Colton does that too. And YES Bryant is SO cute.
- March 28, 2012 at 6:13 PM
- Siobhan said...
Oh. I get it. Over Christmas you guys would never play games with us but suddenly some cool friends come over and you're all about Yahtzee.
- March 30, 2012 at 4:36 PM
- johnpeterjohn said...
everybody has their own life history..
Preschool Games
- November 30, 2012 at 3:06 AM
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Let me pose a question.
Who the hell is Sabrina?
*grumbles, shakes her head*
Now that that's out of the way…take my hand, dear reader, as we journey back to 1982.
PC video games were a curiosity. Few had color. Fewer still had sound. Text-based adventures and edutainment reigned king (and queen). The Apple II–with its stark monochrome display and noisy disk drive–vied for the gnat-ish attention spans of children all across the country.
Okay, so I'm probably exaggerating, but whatevah. The best stories are those that are embellished. -_-
A few days ago, I downloaded an Apple II emulator called "AppleWin." I suppose the "Win" stands for winning. Haha. Get it? Winning?
*hears crickets*
Come on! You know that was funny. >_<
So, yeah.
Born in 1990, I never got to experience the awesomeness that was/is 80's tech. No thanks to the Internet, I found out what I was missing. It's something about those old machines that make my heart sigh with longing. Black and green/orange displays, the click-clackity of floppy disk drives, those cubic graphics…
*wipes a tear from her eye*
Eager to create some memories of my own, I hastily tracked down some ROMs, lamenting the fact that I'll never have the luxury to use the actual hardware. Twenty minutes later, Ultima was reared up and ready to go. A push of a button had my eyes greeted by an unfamiliar sight.
I created my character (Vishkali, the dark elf mage) and was transported to some nameless world. Trees (at least, I think those are trees) to the west, grassland to the east, and a castle town not far away. Man, this was awesome!
Five minutes later, I had been gobbled up by a snake, assaulted by an invisible archer, and mauled by a bear. Fuck, this game was hardcore!
With a lotta luck and some evasive tactics, I managed to make it to Lord British's castle.
The next ten minutes were wasted as I tried to figure out which stick figure was me. Yeah, I was having the time of my life.
Eventually, common sense kicked in and I fled to Google for help.
A long story short, Ultima is at best a curiosity and, at worst, a lesson in patience. The enemies hit hard and fast; your character can easily starve if you're not careful; and healing is a bitch. Seriously, you have to pay somebody to be healed. It's America's health care system, minus the insurance bit.
Don't get me wrong, though. Ultima is worth playing if you're interested in the roots of WRPGs. For once, I felt like I was being challenged. Hyperaware of my surroundings and stats, I felt restricted to a given area. I couldn't venture too far from Lord British's castle without risking a premature death. At first, I found my limitations to be horrid. The game felt clunky and the pace was snail-slow. I didn't know where to go. People were useless.
But then, I found myself enjoying Ultima. I liked the emphasis on imagination. Mountains and forests and lakes–they were all present. But you–the player–had to fill in the details yourself. When I died, I was greeted with the crude image of a skull. Much to my surprise, Vishkali was resurrected and her position reset. Huh. And here I thought that death spelt "Game Over."
My second foray into the Apple II's gaming infancy was much more successful.
Transylvania is a game reminiscent of B-horror flicks. Plopped down in the middle of a dark forest, I was left to journey on my own with directions given here and there. Despite the graphical limitations, I felt sufficiently spooked. No, not spooked. Amused, with a touch of weariness, and a heavy dose of confusion.
A dropped note reads "Sabrina dies at dawn."
"A witch cackles in the distance."
"There is a menacing werewolf!"
The programmers really went out of their way to make the game feel unsettling. Kudos to you, Penguin Software. If there was a plot, then I couldn't find it. Most of my fun came from a) trying to evade the werewolf, and b) explore Dracula's grounds. I got as far as the attic in an abandoned house. The pistol was within sight. Then that damned werewolf popped up. >_< Furry bugger ate me for dinner.


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Roll down the windows and raise the volume because Calvin Harris' latest track will have you sliding into the weekend.
The Grammy-winning DJ just dropped his newest track, "Slide," featuring Frank Ocean and Migos. With a soothing synthetic sound and the velvety vocals of Ocean and Migos, the song feels like the perfect start to a relaxing drive to the beach on a Saturday morning.
While it's not quite even spring yet, Harris did just that when he took to Snapchat to tease the single while driving with the melody pumping.
As one fan perfectly put it, "Seriously though, this new @CalvinHarris track is the kind of music that is good for the soul."


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Monday, 31 October 2016
October Socks - Halloween Style
Despite this post my October socks were actually finished in plenty of time. I just hadn't photographed them until recently. The socks had a Halloween theme to them. With all the work I had to do for university I decided on a basic sock pattern but picked out a yarn that would suit the month.
I am kicking myself that I didn't take a photo of the yarn on its own. Didn't realise that until I was putting this post together. A little late now. I showed of the yarn in my October stash post and it was by Mothy and the Squid who has become one of my favourite indie dyers. This yarn (aptly named Frankenstein) was perfect for this month. As with all her yarns it was beautiful to knit with and I loved watching the random striping of the yarn.
No annoying pooling of the colours at the gusset which can sometimes happen with this type of heel. This image is actually closer to the true colouring of the yarn. Alas, I will be working on Halloween night and so will be saving these for when I come off night shift the next day.
Let me see your Halloween socks!
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I have recently been brought into a group research effort on my Standlee line. It's a big effort in research & it's been amazing!!
As you can imagine we have a lot of different family & a plethora of documents, groupsheets, & analyses…dating into the 1600's!
How do we share all this research? Dropbox! Individually sharing records takes up so much space in emails & on your computer, as well as very time-consuming. Like most things I'm leery of using anything online, none-the-less in group sharing. It usually gets so confusing.
But with Dropbox's free service & FREE APP… Not only can you share 2GB of files & photos… You can take it anywhere with you!
It's great being able to see what we are all looking at & knowing who has seen what; it brings us all up to speed easily at our own pace without losing our collections in the mumble jumble of emails & computer files. But adding to my arsenal on the go is perfect! Let's face it, Ancestry.com doesn't hold all our found records (not yet) & dragging our computers is sometimes too much… Here's a great solution to taking it all with you on your next "hunt"! Just whip out your smartphone! :D


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Cowboy James Storm Interview
By Phil Allely
James Storm has pretty much done it all in TNA. He has held most of the companies gold and of course had a stint as World Heavyweight Champion. He is also one of the stars of the upcoming UK/Irish tour this coming January. We caught up with him this past week to discuss that tour, his future plans and much more here are some highlights.
Phil: So James what does it mean to be included on the UK/Irish tour?
'It is always great to on the UK/Irish tour. I can say for sure that is my favourite place to go. The fans are all really into it and crazy for what we do.'
Phil: At present it seems as if Ireland will be the only show not recorded for TV. Will it be any different than the others?
'Yes we are doing live shows and a One Night Only PPV in England/Scotland. They will be exciting do be a part of. The big difference between them and our Dublin show is that it is a house show and we will be a bit different as we can relax a bit more. There will no script that night and we will be having out there. You Irish are wild guys and great drinkers, so I'm looking forward to that leg of the tour.'
Phil: How do you feel about the One Night Only format and that it will be made in the UK
'The British PPV will be awesome, the thing about One Night Only shows is that it is an exciting concept and they stand alone outside of our normal storylines. They tell a very different story and are something we can all get our teeth into. They are always fun for us all.'
'The other shows will be live recordings. So they are scripted and need to tell the story. They are tougher to do, but we all have a job to do and you just out there and feel the energy of the fans. I enjoy everything we are doing and this tour has it all.'
Phil: So James do you think in your opinion do you feel the reduction in PPV events by TNA was a good one?
'I definitely think the decision to reduce our PPV to four was a good one. We now have more time to build them up and they are more entertaining for that.'
Phil: What about Hulk Hogan leaving the company. How do you feel about it?
'Yeah, the way I see it Hulk Hogan came and he left. He brought us a whole new level of interest from a lot of markets and he opened doors for us. I don't know if we will see him again, but you have to admit he got our product out there to a wider audience and that is was important to do.'
Phil: What do you think makes TNA different than other companies out there James?
'In my opinion our fans of wrestling tune in to see wrestling. So that is what we offer them. Yes we mix it up and have segments, but we offer fans the best wrestling out there.'
'One thing I will say is that I feel title matches should be defended on PPV and not free TV. It makes the matches more special for us and the fans.'
Phil: Speaking of titles James. Is the World Title on your radar in 2014?
'I'd like to think I will get the World Title back again one day soon. But you really do have to work hard to get that opportunity and I always do.'
Phil: We all know of course that you like a beer and of course there have been other wrestlers who have carried a can or bottle to the ring before. Do you feel you are honouring them or was this a continuation of your own persona?
'People will always compare a wrestler to someone else who has come before them. There are no new things to do any more. I think we all take an idea or a bit of ourselves and we make it our own style. I Mean Steve Austin came out with beer, but he was different than me and of course Sandman came before that. For example am I copying Shawn Michaels by using the superkick? He made it popular, but that has been around a long time.'
Phil: So let's ask you James, what does the future hold for 'The Cowboy'?
'In my future I'd like to see titles, much more wrestling and of course drinking beer.'
Phil: What about the current TNA roster. Have you any of your peers that you feel may be able to step up and win the World Title, if they received the opportunity?
'As for other guys here who have title potential. There is of course Roode and (the UK's own) Magnus is a strong contender too. He (Magnus) loves wrestling and he really wants to succeed. That guy is always watching old matches to learn more. You have to put in the hard work and if you do the time will come.'
Phil; Outside of wrestling what occupies your time James?
'I spend as much time as I can with my family when I am off the road. I like to try to get back some of the time I miss with them. I am also working on a reality show idea I have had for a while. Where I run a bar. I'd love it to take off.'
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John Pacenti has the details here. The whole thing is definitely worth a read, but here is a part:
Under Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Kennedy voted with the majority 92 percent of the time in the 2008-2009 term. On the 23 decisions decided by 5-4 votes, Kennedy was in the majority in all but five. "I don't swing around the cases. They swing around me," he said. "My jurisprudence is quite consistent."
In one of his many jokes during the speech, Kennedy was asked what makes an "activist court." He replied, "An activist court is a court that makes a decision you don't like."
But Kennedy also was serious. He said it's important to teach the young about the Constitution and its importance because the law in other countries is considered a threat, not a blessing for society.
When asked if empathy has a place in judicial rulings at the highest levels, Kennedy said absolutely. He said prison sentences in the United States are eight times longer than in other Western countries for the same crimes.
"If lack of empathy means you close your eyes to the law's decree, that's just silly," Kennedy said. "Capital defendants in a single windowless 12-by-8 cell for 20 years waiting for their sentence. You are not supposed to know this when you are a judge?" He said mandatory minimum laws passed by state legislatures are cost foolish and have created a failing penal system. In conclusion, Kennedy said he expects the dynamic to change among justices when Kagan, if confirmed, joins the court. "It's a new table. It's a new court," he said.


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I was browsing blogs and came across this today:
*taken by Jeff Youngren Photography
What a fun idea for a card box! I am a big fan of modge-podging and I love the way that the bride incorporated her engagement pics in a really creative way. This beats a basket anyday!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
A fun cardbox idea
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The USA Suite off Dan Deacon's album America, from last year, made an unanimous appearance on our best tracks of 2012. For me, it was the audacity for Deacon to do something as uncool as something that Aaron Copland would have done. I mean, it was so populist that it seemed like a Sufjan Stevens move. But, Deacon's composition was undoubtedly a musical highlight of 2012 and now it comes back as a 22 min film of all 4 tracks directed by David Hughes. Enjoy a trippy America below:
Dan Deacon - "USA Suite" (Music Video)
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I'd like to keep one table with all the raw data, and one smaller, summarized table. Whenever the raw table is appended to or modified, I want to run code that will summarize the raw table based on a unique key and keep the summarized data in the smaller table.
So is there an sql command to combine the select statemenet, with a GROUP BY command and to copy the results to a summarized table?


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The Crew Review Embargo Lifts December 2, Servers Go Live December 1
Alluding to it earlier this month in their response to the late Assassin's Creed Unity reviews, Ubisoft has confirmed that The Crew won't be available for media review until the game launches next week on December 2, with no embargo in effect once the game launches.
Furthermore, Ubisoft confirmed to Videogamer that The Crew servers will go live on Monday, December 1 at 3:01am PT/11:01am GMT, meaning no one can play the game until then as The Crew requires an internet connection to play.
Here's Ubisoft's statement on The Crew reviews:
We also know that many of you will be eager to turn to experts for their professional advice. You want to read how the pros feel after their carefully considered road tests of The Crew. While we totally understand (hey, we read reviews, too!), The Crew was built from the beginning to be a living playground full of driving fans, so it's only possible to assess our game in its entirety with other real players in the world. And by other, we mean thousands and thousands and thousands of players – something that can't be simulated with a handful of devs playing alongside the press.
For this very reason, The Crew will be available to media to begin their reviews when the game launches on December 2. There will be absolutely no embargo on any type of coverage once the game is available for sale. While we fully anticipate that you might see some reviews immediately at launch – largely built around the preview sessions we facilitated during the past months or the limited content of the closed and open betas – they won't be based on optimal conditions or reflect the finished game. We sincerely hope everyone will take the time to customize their ride as they progress through all five regions, explore every corner of the map solo and with friends, dive into our competitive and cooperative mechanics, race to the end of the main campaign, choose a Faction and compete with your crew in Factions Wars, and so much more.
The Crew is all about social gameplay. Indeed, it's as easy to partner with a pair of strangers as it is with your carefully chosen crew, then speed through a variety of missions or challenges in the game's seamless open world. Even when you're taking a solitary cruise through one of America's great cities, you'll continuously pass by other real-life gamers, all of whom bring The Crew's America to life.
If you want to play The Crew before launch, the open beta went live on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One today.
Noting that the open beta "doesn't represent the final stage of the game," here's some updates Ubisoft applied to the beta:
- For this Open Beta, the team has applied some server modifications that should improve the "Session service."
Known Issues
During the previous Closed Beta on consoles, some players encountered difficulties to see other player in free ride. This big has been partially fixed and here's the workaround:
- Going in and out of a "Car Tuner" or the "HQ".
- Teleport to a friend
- Group with friend
Ubisoft adds that "this bug will be entirely fixed for the launch" next week.
Are you trying out the open beta this week?
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If any of you live in Regina, Saskatchewan, have in mind that George Ryga's Hungry Hills will be screened at Regina Public Library this Friday on May 14.
Obviously, the film was shot in and around Regina and also Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan. The film was adapted from a novel written by George Ryga (1932-1985), a Canadian writer.
First of all, Hungry Hills takes place in 1954. After two years in a home for boys, Snit Mandolin (Keir Gilchrist), 15, returns home to his seemingly unhinged and reclusive aunt Matilda (Gabrielle Rose). Defeated by a community that still shuns him, confronted by the impossibility of surviving on his aunt's farm, Snit falls in with Johnny Swift (Alexander De Jordy), 16, another outcast.
Johnny makes moonshine and sells it through a local bootlegger. The boys work together and become fast friends. And Snit finds first love with a free-spirited local girl, Robin, 16 (Alexia Fast). Their adventure is interrupted by the enigmatic and unpredictable Roy Kane (John Pyper-Ferguson), the district's private cop, who took Snit away two years ago and will now use the boys to get to the bootlegger. Dogged by Kane, betrayed by a bootlegger and plagued by the ghosts of the past, the boys' partnership ends – their friendship broken. Alone once more in the community that rejected him, Snit comes to a violent crossroads.
Finally, The Cultural Post can't tell if George Ryga's Hungry Hills will have a roll out in other Canadian cities.


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Diane Lingoni has been promoted to production coordinator by Primm and Co. of Norfolk. She has worked with the firm for almost five years as a graphic artist. In her new position, she will be responsible for project estimation and coordination.
David R. Kataja has joined Davis & Phillips Advertising of Norfolk as an account executive, responsible for developing and implementing marketing and advertising plans and for general account service. Formerly with Adams, Rickard & Mason Inc. in Hartford, Conn., he will also be involved in new business development.


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There seems to be a growing trend today of all our technology and media becoming more and more connected. That idea has taken the traditional watch to a whole new level. There are many different models entering the market that allow you to synchronize your watch to your smartphone. The two examples I found show off the different directions that designers could take for this concept. One, takes on the appearance of a traditional watch, while the other looks anything but traditional.
The first watch I initially came across was the Citizen Eco-Drive Proximity Watch. The watch, which was being reviewed in an article by Damon Lavrinc from Wired Magazine, takes on the look of a traditional analog watch. What lies underneath it's traditional exterior is quite an amazing technology. According to Citizen Eco Drive's website, the watch has the ability to give the wearer alerts when they receive phone calls, emails, calendar notifications and even a loss of connection.(citizenwatch.com) What I thought was great about the way this watch was designed was that the alerts appear to the wearer on the outside band of the watch, which to me makes it a lot less obnoxious and more appealing to the everyday wearer. (Lavrinc, 2013)
There are some key features though that make this watch less than perfect. For starters the system only works with iphone software, which greatly limits their market for the product. Another major flaw pointed out by Lavrinc was the lack of text message alerts. A majority of people receive more texts than anything else, so it is a definite downfall that this technology can't sync such an important aspect of communication.
Another synchronizing watch I came across was the Pebble. This watch carries many of the same ideas as the Citizen Watch, but takes a much different approach to style. The Pebble's design take a much more modern approach, with everything about the watch being completely digital. According to Pebbles's website, the Pebble is customizable, and runs on downloads that the user chooses, including things like email, message, and incoming call alerts. There is also the option of syncing your music, and gps to the watch. (getpebble.com) The Pebble has the ability to sync with both Android and iphone systems, making it a viable options for most of the smartphone user market.
I'd say the choice between the two watch comes down mostly to what style of watch your looking for, as well as what operating system your phone has. No matter which watch you choose though, this is a great example of the way our technologies ever converging.
Lavrinc, D. (2013, February 23). Citizen eco drive proximity: That syncing feeling. Wired Magazine, Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/reviews/2013/02/citizen-eco-drive-proximity/
Citizen Eco-Drive Proximity: http://www.citizenwatch.com/en-ir/watches/watch-detail/?model=AT7030-05E
Pebble Watch: http://getpebble.com/


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Here are parts of an email from a Islamophobe who has recently seen that Islam does not allow honor killings. and nor does it allow oppression of minority religious groups in Muslim lands. I'm not sure if he's being sarcastic or not but he is suggesting that I go on a mission to Muslim majority countries to oppose honor killings and oppression of Christians:
Maybe you can travel to Pakistan or Egypt or Syria and tell the Muslims there to quit killing their family members in the name of honor, to quit killing Christians
P.S is it for financial reasons you don't go on a missions trip to educate Muslims. If that's the case maybe we can raise money to send you to those lovely Muslim majority countries.
My message to this man: If you are sincere, I suggest you raise some funds and Muslims use those funds for an advertising campaign to get the message across to people around the world of Sharia's opposition to honor killings and oppressing minority religious groups in Muslim majority countries. Please get back to me on this one, if you are sincere.
Christians having dreams and converting to Islam:http://thefactsaboutislam.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/christians-are-having-dreams-and.html
Invitation to Islam
Jesus taught people to do the Will of God (according to
Mark 3:35) in order to become his brothers, mothers or sisters. A Muslim means
one who submits to the Will of God. Do you want to become a brother/sister of
Jesus? If yes, become a Muslim.
Learn about Islam:
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Saturday, 3 May 2014
Donations to Send a Muslim to Pakistan and Egypt Teach Honor Killings are Not Islamic?
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OK, I really am still here. All I've been doing is working & quilting when not working. Above is this year's "Flight" challenge quilt for my Calendar Girls challenge. We will be making our calendars for next year.
Warren's poppies are starting to bloom. We've been having mostly cool cloudy & damp days with intermittant warm sunny days. Today it's nice, & I've got Calendar girls to go to, so maybe I can post about that later. Sorry for being such a blog slacker!


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Introduction: Conventionally Morality drama has a temptation scene in which man is subjected to the Devil's allurements. The third act of Othello has a scene that corresponds to it. Othello is entangled in a situation where he must choose between the two, Iago's poisoning or his love for Desdemona. At the end of the scene, he is embraced by Iago in a spiritual union and Desdemona is ultimately rejected. He sees through the eyes of Iago. The tools and threads, with which he will weave his net, have already been prepared. Othello has not yet learnt to question and he will by the code of Iago and will be guided by him to the point of his devastation.
Credibility: Although the temptation scene ahs been criticized as incredible, it is quite convincing in its dramatic context. Shakespeare's artistry infuses the scene with an illusion of reality which is remarkably effective in the theater. The very speed of the action carries the audience along in Iago's spell and gives it no opportunity to consider questions of logical probability. Shakespeare has certainly provided certain elements in the first two acts which make seduction of Othello plausible. He has stressed his simple trust in Iago, his unfamiliarity with civilized life and particularly with Venetian women, his role as an alien ever potentially hostile society. Perhaps most significantly, by a series of events, Shakespeare has caused Othello to doubt his own powers of judgment and perception. His marriage to Desdemona has resulted in an accusation of witchcraft from one who has always been his friend. Cassio, the officer he has so carefully chosen, in his drunkenness has caused Othello to question the wisdom of his choice. Othello is now ready to question the goodness of Desdemona in which he had believed as firmly as in the friendship of Brabantio and the soldiership of Cassio.
Iago's Offensive: Iago excites Othello's natural curiosity by his veiled remarks touching the honesty of Cassio and by the implication that he has secret knowledge which he will not reveal. There's no evidence of jealousy on Othello's part; however, until Iago himself raises the issue. O, beware, my lord, of jealousy. This suggestion Othello at first resists with the memory of Desdemona's virtue and with a true awareness of his own excellence for which she married him. Othello's awareness of how jealousy operates is in effect a rejection of jealousy. To this point of the scene, Iago has been unsuccessful. He has not been able to shake Othello's faith in himself and Desdemona. Now he turns to Othello's ignorance of Venus.
In Venus they do let God see the pranks
They dare not show their husbands; their best
Is not to leav't undone, but keep't unknown
Here Othello's belief is shakena dn eh tends to doubt whether the virtue of Venetian girls is a mask seeming virtue only and not the inner one for which he married Desdemona.
She did deceive her father, marrying you;
And when she seem'd to shake and fear your looks,
She lov'd them most.
Here, presenting the motifs of evil wearing the mask of apparent virtue, Iago is gains his first victory, for Othello is forced to reply ' And so she did.' It is Othello who first raises the question of Unnaturalness which had earlier been pleaded by Brabantio before the Venetian Council. He is now inseparably stuck to the point of unnaturalness and is drawn to the side of Iago. He is fully convinced of Iago's expertise in human psychology and dealing.
This fellow's of exceedings honesty,
And knows all qualities, with a learned spirit,
Of human dealing.
After this attack of Iago, his spiritual union with Desdemona appears to him only a sensual appetite and he begins to see things through the eyes of Iago.
Othello's Struggle: There are moments in which, we find Othello breaking the net laid down by Iago. When Desdemona is before him, he finds her again the same beautiful and virtuous Venetian girl who saw Othello's visage in his mind and not in his face. He rejects all doubts attached to her by Iago and says,
If she false, O, then heaven mocks itself!
I'll not believe it.
But when she tries to bind his temples, he is overcome by the poison fed by Iago. His honor is at stake and he farewells the soldier's life. He says that he is ready to accept all evil attach to her; but hidden from him.
Othello's Surrender: Although, Othello still demands proof, jealousy has so maddened him and benumbed his reason that he is willing to accept whatever proof and evidence, Iago has to present as truth. Iago's lie about Cassio's dream and his sensuous descriptions are all enough for Othello to dig his own grave. He renounces his love for Desdemona and accepts hatred and revenge. Iago's words have so worked upon him that Othello ends up with Desdemona as evil and Iago as his Lieutenant again and he even gives orders for the death of Cassio.
Othello's Delusion: Despite the fact that Othello has allowed himself to ensnared by Iago, there is awe and solemnity in the culmination of the surrender scene. Othello, in his delusion, would convert his sinful vengeance into the guise of a lawful justice and his hatred into duty. Truth will appear as falsehood, love and loyalty as lust and betrayal. Always in his delusion, Othello will see himself as the instrument of justice executing his duty his duty in a solemn ritual, although his court-room will be brothel and his act of justice the destruction of love and truth.


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Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty Discussion
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I'm not sure how this works. If you earn achievements offline using the trainer, then will it show up when you're back online? And can they detecte if a trainer was used while offline?
Apparently they can. I'm not entirely sure how the setup works, but you can be banned for using the trainer in single player mode.
JJ is mah wifey. =3
~~2011 User Of The Year~~
Even if you play offline, huh? Well, I'll add my voice to the concensus: This sucks.
Yes it does. If you read the article that they posted about this ([url]www.cheathappens.com/article_blizzardbans.asp'>Link) you can see actual emails that people have gotten from Blizzard about this.
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JJ is mah wifey. =3
~~2011 User Of The Year~~
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How long after you used the trainer were you notified of this?
Oh, and does it work for Lost Viking?
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The meaning of life - packing!
PING! Email arrives revealing the latest cutting edge research from online travel giant Lastminute.com.
It appears travel director John Bevan and co have been busy discovering crucial information about the personalities of consumers, based on the way they pack for their jaunts around the globe.
"Packing for your holiday is now just as important as choosing the right location, judging by our findings," says Bevan.
"This knowledge can be used to work out whether you are in good company, especially if it's with people you've never been away with before."
Urging people to "think twice about what they pack for their trip to avoid sending out the wrong messages", Lastminute.com has outlined six Packing Profiles in conjunction with ITV1's Love Island psychologist, Honey Langcaster-James:
The Kitchen-Sink Packer: Anxious, cautious, worrier, control freak, considerate (maybe needy)
The Minimalist: Laid back, down-to-earth, chilled, confident, self-assured, calm, relaxed
The Planner: Reliable, steadfast, self-controlled, perfectionist, committed, predictable, controlling
The SAS Survivalist: Adventurous, authoritative, responsible, serious
The Last Minute Packer: Fun, challenging, young-at-heart, unreliable
The Diva: Glamorous, flirtatious, choosy, high-maintenance, possibly anxious and insecure
Interesting – but unfortunately Bevan has not revealed his own Packer Profile or that of other leading figures in the Lastminute.com empire. Shame!
Kevin May, editor, Travolution


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Reviewed By Tina M (CORDOVA, TN) Reviewed for a 2000 Honda CR-V —6/16/2015 9:09 PM
I am so pleased with this tent. I bought this tent for me and my three Jack Russell's to go camping. It is so easy for me to put up and take down. It even fits back into the bag with plenty of room to spare. We have plenty of space in the tent and sleep in the back of my SUV. I leave the hitch hauler on so it seconds as a couch and step for the dogs to jump into the back of the SUV.