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1. What is the deal with my cleric's religion?
I just may be the best prepared DM around for this question. I have studied a wide variety of religions and have based the dominant religion of my main campaign area on the religion of the ancient Celts, based on archaeological evidence and primary source information with the gaps filled in from "sister" Indo-European religious practices ranging from ancient Rome to Hinduism. Non-dominant religions in the primary Garnia campaign area include Celtic Christianity, Anglo-Saxon Heathenry (reconstructed in a similar manner, leaning heavier on Germanic sources), some Turkic animist/shamanist beliefs and, of course, purely fantastic demi-human religions; mostly just the pantheons taken directly from old Dragon magazines. Other areas of the campaign world have other real world religions that have mostly not come into play.
2. Where can we go to buy standard equipment?
When you create your character you can buy it out of the book at standard prices, after character creation "standard" equipment gets a little harder to find, I give a random roll based on the item you're looking for and the size of the village, town or city that you are in. Obviously the more common the item and the more populous the area, the more likely you are to find it. Then, the price of the item will be based on the same criteria plus a reaction roll with the merchant.
3. Where can we go to get platemail custom fitted for this monster I just befriended?
The short answer is no where, but if you insist, look to a large metropolis with a lot of expert armorers, expect to pay through the nose and hope for a good reaction roll. Most armorers aren't in the practice of armoring the enemies of mankind, regardless of what you might say this beast is.
4. Who is the mightiest wizard in the land?
Tough call there. Which land? In Garnia proper there are certainly some powerful wizards, mostly working out of the royal court like Merlin at Camelot. In Garnia the ability to become a wizard is genetic and not everyone with the right bloodline wants to do it, nor is every wizard created equal. The Witch-Kings of Frodia are certainly a very powerful cabal of wizards and they maintain an academy to train younger generations. The Necromancer is probably the most powerful sorcerous force that the world has ever seen, but he has been locked in magical slumber (some say frozen in death) for over a millennium.
5. Who is the greatest warrior in the land?
Most people would agree that it is the once dishonorable mercenary captain, now noble lord of the Orcish march Erc Mac Cai.
6. Who is the richest person in the land?
That honor would go to the miserly chief of the union of trading guilds of the free city of Castra Alba, whomever that honor belongs to, usually a member of the UI'Mael family. They control all trade between Garnia and Frodia, as well as having a stranglehold on the river traffic along the Avergwyn and the Averyraen, which includes all trade with the Dwarven kingdoms.
7. Where can we go to get some magical healing?
Most Temples in cities have priests capable of performing magical healing. Some towns have sacred springs or wells that can help too.
8. Where can we go to get cures for the following conditions: poison, disease, curse, level drain, lycanthropy, polymorph, alignment change, death, undeath?
This is where it gets trickier. You need much higher powered priests to do this sort of magic and they are either going to be located at major temples and holy sites or at priestly colleges. Regardless of where you find them, there is likely to be something more involved in getting your magical mojo done than just a monetary donation (although there will probably be that too), think Joel Rosenberg's Guardians of the Flame series and scale the quest to the party's need.
9. Is there a magic guild my MU belongs to or that I can join in order to get more spells?
Not so much an organized guild as a master/student relationship and an informal alliance of like minded wizards. A friend of your master is likely to help you out; a friend of a friend, maybe with a letter of recommendation; a rival of your master not too likely without a good reason. They also tend to break on a Good/Evil axis and evil magic or witchcraft (maleficium) is illegal and strictly enforced. Good wizards usually have to watch themselves, because popular myth tends to tell the story of their corruption by power.
10. Where can I find an alchemist, sage or other expert NPC?
Large cities for the most part. Occasionally with lesser nobles or in "adventuring" towns.
11. Where can I hire mercenaries?
Lots of places. Companies of mercenaries can be found sniffing around looking for hires in cities and sometimes the courts of nobles.
12. Is there any place on the map where swords are illegal, magic is outlawed or any other notable hassles from Johnny Law?
Depends on which map we're looking at. Garnia usually doesn't have any rules about carrying weapons, although you might get hassled for having weapons "above" your station, and most cities don't want to see armored men wandering about unless they wear the livery of their town guard. That's fine, nobody likes to wear armor all the time anyway, players just need to be reminded of that point of realism from time to time.
13. Which way to the nearest tavern?
It's usually just ahead on the right. Seriously.
14. What monsters are terrorizing the countryside sufficiently that if I kill them I will become famous?
Orcs. Seriously, they breed like flies and are always on the move. They have the ability to level like Humans and a "standard" Orc is tougher than a "standard" Human. They have a secure, fortified home base that we Humans have not been able to drive them out of since they took it from us centuries ago. They can interbreed with us and plant spies among us. They are smart enough to use tougher evil races for their own ends.
15. Are there any wars brewing I could go fight?
There's always a war somewhere. Most of them don't amount to much more than a feud and maybe produce a corpse or two before they get settled, but some get downright deadly. Major wars between rival nations are pretty scarce though.
16. How about gladiatorial arenas complete with hard-won glory and fabulous cash prizes?
There's always going to be someplace where there are people willing to pay money to watch men fight, whether it's to the death or not. That said, it doesn't always have to be a seedy underworld thing either, there are plenty of festivals and tournaments where you can test your skills for cash and glory, but a full on Roman arena gladiatorial combat thing, not here, sorry.
17. Are there any secret societies with sinister agendas I could join and/or fight?
It really wouldn't be much of a secret if I told you now would it?
18. What is there to eat around here?
Mostly beef and dairy products. Mutton is also common, as is pork. Near the sea seafood is also common. All of this is supplemented by hunting, particularly in noble households. For vegetable produce the common grains are wheat, oats, barley and rye; flax is also grown but mainly for the production of linen. Other common vegetables are turnips, onions, carrots and peas. Fruits and berries include apples, pears, peaches, plums, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and grapes. Most houses also keep an herb garden for their own kitchens. Beef and Wild Boar are the highest status foods. Domestic pork and shellfish the lowest. Usually the higher your status the more protein your diet includes.
19. Any legendary lost treasures I could be looking for?
Like the Axe of the Dwarvish Lords or the Rod of Seven Parts or the Wand of Orcus? I have a couple of things adapted to my campaign world, but mostly used the DMG as a template when I was designing, so I guess this part could use some sprucing up.
20. Where is the nearest dragon or other monster with Type H treasure?
Does anything other than a Dragon have type H treasure? Anyway, Dragons are rare and wonderful creatures that are generally far from civilized areas. Seek them hundreds, if not thousands of miles from the nearest lands settled by men or in the deepest levels of ancient megadungeons.


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Does anyone know who holds the US rights to this film? I've checked
with the Academy, and they have a print we can use, but I can't find
the rights holder. I've read on some websites that it's in the public
domain. Is that possible?
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Thursday, December 5, 2013
The War on Christmas by Bodie Hodge (general editor)
In this day and age there is plenty of controversy and "fighting" over Christmas. You know what I mean. . .the "happy Holidays" rather than "Merry Christmas" that many people use (and many others loudly exclaim against) among other things. Those who believe in Christ and those who do not, all wishing to celebrate the same holiday, some claiming Christ and His birth, others just wanting to celebrate a time of love and giving.
And then there are the "Christian" debates revolving around Christmas, should we even celebrate it, is it a pagan holiday, is a Christmas tree not good, Santa (okay, I think we're pretty much all on the same page that Santa isn't the central figure!), and other thoughts you hear thrown around when Christians of different backgrounds get together and talk about the holiday (whoops! I used that "H" word -- well, it IS a holiday!!)
The book "The War on Christmas," edited by Bodie Hodge, addresses many of these topics and many more. The subtitle of the book is "Battles in Faith, Tradition, and Religious Expression." The book covers many ideas, with Scriptural backing, such as the wise men, the virgin birth, the date we celebrate Christmas/is or is not Christ's birth date, the "inn" and "manger" and many others.
I think this book is written to people who are already believers in Christ and the Bible. It seems to be a book to teach Scriptural truth in the context of Christmas. There are interesting discussions and pretty illustrations. It sounds a lot like other books by Answers in Genesis :) So -- did I like it? There were interesting parts, good reminders, and some of the authors convictions backed up by why he believes that way. I did enjoy reading it and might read it again! I think it gives some good conversation starters and background info for them as well.
Would I recommend the book? Sure, it was an interesting, easy read. Gave points to think about. It didn't really change my mind on any thing, but it was good info to read and think about. It used Scripture to draw many of the points from. I will say that it's not a reflection of completely how my family celebrates, but I am one to read and think. It's a book to make you think!
I received a copy of this book from Master Books for the purpose of review. I was not required to write a positive review.
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When Day Turns to Night
Darkness in the middle of the day. It has only been understood by mankind for a few hundred years. Before that myths, legends, and rituals was the defense of choice against what appeared to be the impending end of the world. I'm certain nothing could look better than 'saving the world' on the resume of a shaman or wizard. Even though we know what it is now, when it happens, it's still sort of creepy and unreal. On April 8th it will happen again for people in southern parts of the USA, all of Mexico and much of South America, but we'll only see a partial eclipse. To see a total eclipse you'll need to be on a ship in the middle of the South Pacific. For those of you still certain greater evil is afoot; here is your fair warning. You have six more days to gather your supplies, practice your chants, and dust off the funiture in your favorite bomb shelter.
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I lost a friend this weekend. He died of cancer. He was a teacher, a mentor, a friend, a husband, a father, grandfather and brother. He was a TEACHER for over thirty years. He touched the lives of hundreds of students as well as those of his co-workers. He was kind, funny, passionate about teaching, especially English. As the news is spreading throughout our community, former students are compelled to share their feelings and memories of him: "an amazing teacher"; "Passionate about English and developing aspiring writers.."; "the most unique man I have ever met"; "I've never had a teacher as passionate about his job and his students". And as I read these I think – there are not a lot of jobs where one can touch so many lives for years and years. I am #mindful of the impact we teachers have on the students that go through our doors. I feel immense #gratitude for the opportunity I have to make a difference, such as my friend has had. I hope I can be more like him.
I want to remind all those pursuing this
vocation, of the unique gift you have to affect lives and affect change.
Treasure it. Use it for the best. Appreciate it every day. Exercise compassion
and thoughtfulness towards those you are leading. Your impact will be huge and
will last past your lifetime.
I will miss you HH. I cannot imagine the world without you in it.


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baba: crazy freaky stag
Sent at 12:04 PM on Wednesday
sumitra: crazy baba man
Sent at 12:14 PM on Wednesday
baba: hehe awesome.. i read all ur latest posts
i liked the one about music
and religion
music especially.. i can't imagine my life without music
it'd come to a grinding halt
it's the beat that wakes me up in the morning, and the melody that puts me to sleep at night.. and everything in between
so here's a topic.. write about ur goals, dreams, hopes, aspirations and ambitions.. so u have a written record.. give them timelines and mention which ones are short term and long/longer term :)
"baba: crazy freaky stag"
if ur wondering about this name that has been attributed to me, that's another story and a long one at that. need 2-3 posts to describe the whole thing, may be some day i'll sit down and do it.
so, about what baba has asked me to write. I can't write everything right now, right here. But I promise to do so in a few day's time. It's a promise to myself.
Because I'm embarking upon a journey. A journey that will hopefully answer my questions and confusions, help me see who I really am, and what it is I really need to, want to do.
A week I'll be gone. and then I'll be back, hopefully energized and ready to go. Wherever it is that I've discovered that I need to go.
Before I go, I must mention how this would have not been possible without the love and support of my dear, beloved, darling, Murali. I would have never had the courage if not for him.
So, so long. this is not goodbye.. Wish me luck for my week ahead!


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Hollywood FAQs: American actress Jennifer Aniston recently lost her beloved pet dog, Norman. Norman was 15-years-old and was a Welsh corgi-terrier mix. A representative of Aniston said that Norman had died a few weeks before and added that he was old and was just its time.
On many occasions, the 'Marley and Me' actress had spoken about her favorite pet and had said that she even used to take him along on the shoots. Aniston used to address him as Norm or Normy.
The Friends actress was so fond of Norman that she had even purchased an apartment worth $4.95 million in New York under the name of Norman's Nest Trust. Recently, the actress had even brought Norman to a show, where she was invited as guest on Chelsea Lately.
In the year 1998, Norman ran away and was later found in an animal shelter. Back in the year 2008, the actress said that Norman was a very cool guy and that he is actually a person in a dog suit. The actress might be hurt, but thankfully she has a white German shepherd pup named Dolly to share her grief. Jennifer had even addressed him as her friend and had even called Norman her baby boy.


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Beloved Enemy, like The Fatal Crown, is a rather racy, but intriguing historical fiction novel. This novel tells the story of the fascinating powerful woman, Eleanor of Aquitaine from girlhood through her marriage to Henry II and the birth of their first few children. The novel switches perspective between Eleanor, Henry II, Thomas Becket, and BelleBelle. BelleBelle is a whore whom becomes the mistress of Henry II and mother of his child.
While I thought the early life of Eleanor was quite fascinating, I was even more intrigued by the story of BelleBelle. The sad downtrodden conditions she was forced to live in and survive were terrible. I was cheering when Henry swooped in and saved her, but sad when things did not quite turn out as I would have liked. Overall BelleBelle and Eleanor were both unique, stronge women who were able to make the best out of circumstances to survive. Eleanor was a unique medieval woman of power that is still remembered to this day.
My only complaint about this book is the fact that is talks about a sequel at the end (which I'm assuming would talk about Eleanor's captive years, Becket's murder, her sons' coming of age), but I can't find it anywhere. As this book was published 14 or so years ago, what gives? Does anyone have any information out there about a sequel? I really want to read it!! Or else, what other books about Eleanor do you recommend?


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I waNt to Believe there is such a tHiNg as a REAL 'Golden Age'
particularly in this ooak GaRdeN aNd House of Abraham
November aNd December this past year seemed to roll by in a more absolute solitude
Strangely enough Christmas seemed a bit mixed bag of emotions, a lot of journal writing to sooth the anxiety of not being with tHe oNes I truly LoVe but also reMeMberiNg the horrific meMoRies of being hoMeless, cold aNd paralyzed having scary hard drug/alcoholics literally
stealing the clothes right off my back as the Odgen Police aNd hoMeless shelter watched for their amusement. October-December will always BE stamped out permanently on my brain as
the moNths of being persecuted aNd medically aNd religiously tortured aNd lied to by the LDS Church aNd State. Raped aNd attacked within the Salt Lake Court System by what I would call the Prince of Darkness posing as a helper aNd 'fRieNd' fraud FBI Agent going by the naMe of
Kent Jorgensen but has seNse tHeN taken up a new sociopathic mask. Even turning him into the South Jordan Police with my giRlfRieNd being present wasn't enough because tHe Police were in on the whole controlled attack in exploiting aNd parading aNd tossing ME around aNd not protecting or sustaining my rights aNd ignoring aNd violating my Legal Will aNd never given aNy due process in a court of law aNd every promise set forth in a man made bible was tossed out aNd broken.
tHe entire court system fRoM Salt Lake to Utah County had displayed themselves as a nightmare of False Flag corruption, deceivers aNd the all mighty serpent.
A well orchestrated giant sociopath thief, propaganda war hate cRiMe of slander aNd terror aNd torture upon tHe Human Civil Disability Rights of WoMeN aNd MotHeRs.
On going aNd all staged to cover up tHe cRiMes that had been doNe in tHe 'Book of Life'
To display a False Flag Jesus through corrupt aNd forced 'mind control', manipulation, violent submission aNd abusive acts, then to coNtiNue abusing tHe WoMaN publicly 'gaslighting' her because SHE kNoWs of their evil 'acting aNd staged media ways'
Treaty nor Trust will ever BE ever again. I miss my Children aNd hurt so bad that my rights were never protected, defended or preserved aNd was made to look like an unfit MotHeR in order to protect aNd cover up the corrupt systems cRiMes upon a Legal Disability Will, all while fighting for Human Civil Disability rights for ME aNd WE THE PEOPLE aNd should of received as a child or having the courage aNd stReNgth in divorcing a cheating sociopath ex husband or walking away fRoM a sociopath cheating drunk fraud fake Jesus aNd sounding tHe trumpet to my Heavenly FatHeR for protection and aid fRoM corrupt government aNd religion, doesn't make an unfit parent but that of a bRaVe Warrior WoMaN who died in sacrifice aNd real true LoVe aNd was reborn in bravery trying to save aNd protect those SHE truly LoVes aNd defend aNd preserve
a better aNd healthier Constitution for her children aNd give to tHeM of what was never given aNd stolen fRoM their very own MotHeRs birthright.
Every day aNd year I ache to have my arms around my children again aNd oNe day dReAm of building a new aNd solid gaRdeN aNd foundation with tHeM without the systems corruption aNd fraud ways. For now as evil as the system is, I caN't trust or Believe in anything they say or DO because I can SEE that it's ALL staged aNd built on more lies, media aNd propaganda in order to rebuild their reputation of cheating aNd torturing aNd treading on a MotHeRs
Legal Disability Will, let aloNe not protect her truly with proper justice or redemption or closure of any kind. Everything is sociopathically controlled by tHe corrupt LDS Church aNd System aNd fRoM that I doN't kNoW what will become of my Children. I AM not to make treaty with the very corrupt system that violated my rights to begin with aNd that includes Wasatch Mental Health aNd tHe LDS Church aNd it's entire corrupt government. I doN't even waNt to imagine the lies that they have built up around my children aNd have to leave it up to my Heavenly Father as to how tHe system is going to untangle their serpent ways aNd explain to my children the religious aNd medical aNd Land Law abuse aNd lies they inflicted on their MotHeR aNd of WE THE PEOPLE.
All I know is that I pray everyday for this 'Book of Life' to BE restored aNd waNt my children to thrive aNd prosper aNd BE protected fRoM my ex abusive faMily aNd murderous abusive ex LDS MotHeR aNd to BE protected fRoM tHe serpent 'son of perdition' I waNt tHeM to BE blessed in a 'Golden Age' of true aNd REAL healthcare aNd BE protected fRoM tHe corrupt aNd deceitful ways of organized religion, as I remain walking in my duty of defending aNd preserving their resources on earth to secure a healthier future for tHeM. The system did a major unlawful nuMbeR on their MotHeR aNd being so severely tortured by Land Law, Medical aNd LDS Church...
I will never BE the saMe. I imagine what it would BE like to SEE my childrens faces again but at tHe saMe tiMe the 'False Flag' war aNd terrorist attack that I went through has cHaNged ME in ways that I simply caN't explain, leaving ME so traumatized aNd in pure shock that Solitude is about ALL I AM strong enough to maintain myself in at tHe moMeNt. Holidays will never BE tHe saMe, particularly that of Christmas, grieving for my Father in Heaven who went before ME aNd sacrificed his life to protect ME aNd our plaNet aNd what is left of the Constitution.
I have trust aNd faith only in my Heavenly FatHeR that HE will snatch up the serpent aNd 'son of perdition' that continues to attack and lurk in the shadows aNd restore a more solid foundation aNd balance in returning to my GaRdeN his true Son aNd my ooak true Beloved LoVe in this MotHeR
aNd Brave WoMaNs 'Book of Life' I dReAm to experience a 'Golden Age' of enlightenment of thriving prosperity, true inherent land aNd full protection aNd promises aNd blessing for tHe coming New Year. I dReAm this for so maNy otHers who have been gravely affected with their families being unjustly torn apart aNd robbed of their inherit rights aNd dReAms. Every prayer aNd every breath I take, I pray for REAL restoration to take place aNd for the lip service aNd propaganda to eNd aNd for a REAL actual solid Promise Land to begin...
'tHaNk YOU Heavenly FatHeR for helping ME secure my Rights right down to REAL medicine aNd tHe BeAutiFuL healthy food, water aNd plaNet YOU cReAted for ME aNd 'tHaNk YOU' to my REAL Messiah aNd Beloved LoVe to my ooak HeArt aNd Soul


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Our natural gas reserves contain more energy than Saudi Arabia's oil.
By T. BOONE PICKENS AND TED TURNER
Renewable energy and clean-burning natural gas are the basis of a new strategy the world needs to create a cleaner and more secure future. And the global transformation to a clean-energy economy may be the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century. According to the authoritative Potential Gas Committee (administered by the Colorado School of Mines), the U.S. sits on top of massive reservoirs of natural gas—an estimated 2,000 trillion cubic feet—that contain more energy than all the oil in Saudi Arabia.
Harnessing this large supply—plus developing wind, solar and biofuel energy sources—is essential to achieve three strategic national priorities:
• Energy security: The internal combustion engine makes us dependent on oil that's concentrated in a handful of countries in some of the world's most volatile regions. In June, we imported 374 million barrels of oil, nearly two-thirds of what we used, at a cost of $24.7 billion. With 70% of imported oil going into cars and trucks, our transportation system is perilously at risk to shaky oil markets and even shakier regimes.
• Economic security: Last year more than $155 billion was invested in clean energy technologies such as wind and solar, and China and India plan to invest hundreds of billions in renewable energy sources. The annual market for clean energy may escalate in the next decade to between $1 trillion and $2 trillion. The race is on.
• Climate security: Likewise, the clock is ticking on potentially devastating climate changes. We already are witnessing the disintegration of polar ice, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and altered weather patterns. But if we act now, we can prevent catastrophic human and economic impacts.
Long-term economic and environmental interests compel us to put a priority on energy independence and a price on carbon pollution. Natural gas and renewable energy are obvious sources for cheap, clean and reliable electric power and transportation fuels.
In the electricity sector, natural gas is already cheap, available and ready to meet the nation's power needs while improving climate security. It emits about half the carbon dioxide per British thermal unit of energy, and far fewer of the heavy metals than does coal.
Adopting a "cash-for-clunkers" program in the utility sector can save money and reduce emissions right away by retiring the oldest, least efficient and most polluting power plants in exchange for modern gas-powered plants. New coal plants should be required to combine natural gas with the coal they burn, resulting in cleaner emissions, and every power plant should meet strict carbon-emissions standards.
We should also adopt a strong national standard requiring that electrical generation include a growing percentage of renewable fuels to help bring down costs over time, and ensure America's place in the burgeoning global competition for innovative renewable and efficiency technologies. Numerous state initiatives have already demonstrated the feasibility of these standards on a smaller scale.
In the transportation sector, renewable energy and natural gas can also be deployed immediately. For a quarter century, natural-gas vehicle technology has been available but stymied by lack of leadership. Of the 10 million natural gas vehicles in the world, fewer than 150,000 are in the U.S.
We can begin transitioning the nation's fleet of 6.5 million 18-wheelers that run regular routes. It would take just 20 refueling stations along a single highway to get trucks from one coast to the other. Centrally fueled urban business and government fleets also can quickly move to natural gas. The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are in the process of buying new natural gas vehicles for their fleets, and many municipalities are harnessing the economic and environmental benefits of natural gas-powered buses.
Renewable biofuels should also be part of a new energy strategy. Advanced biofuels produced from cellulosic material, such as forest residues, municipal waste or even algae, can play a key role in reducing the vulnerabilities, emissions and costs associated with imported oil, while also providing new economic opportunities for America's farm communities.
The economic, environmental, and national security imperatives of America's energy posture are clear, as is the proven potential of domestic natural resources like gas, wind and solar power. Coupled with energy efficiency, these resources have the potential to help jump-start the economy, drive prosperity and reduce emissions well into the 21st century. The keys are in our hands. All we have to do is unlock the door and start the engine.
Mr. Pickens is CEO of BP Capital. Mr. Turner is Chairman of Turner Enterprises Inc.


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Sunday, April 22, 2012
Biggest Loser 13 Challenge - Getting Closer to Finale and Running My Own Race
We're just a little over a week to the Biggest Loser Season 13 Finale. And while I can't wait to finally see the finale so we can get this season from H-E-Double Hockey Sticks over with, I'm kind of sad that my challenge will be ending.
You see, I enjoy setting these goals for myself. I don't always reach the exact number that I set at the beginning of a challenge, but I always make progress. If I didn't set goals at all, I'd either stay stuck or take a step backwards. Knowing that I challenged myself - and put it out there for the world to see, join in, encourage, judge or whatever they decide to do with it - I try harder. I put in more effort. Sometimes I hit the goal, sometimes I just come close. Either way, I'm still a winner.
So today's weigh-in is another step closer to my goal, with a loss of 1.2 pounds. Life is a marathon, not a sprint...and sometimes during the road race of life we have to climb steep hills or dodge falling rocks. Staying in the race is the most important thing - sitting on the sidelines watching other people run is not an option.
You can bet after next week's finale I will set another goal for myself, whether it is connected to Biggest Loser or not. There is no BL during the summer, and rumor has it that there will be no fall season coming up. ("Rumour has it she's the one..." NOW I have Adele playing in my head!) No matter what is going on the the wild world of reality shows, we can all still reach our own personal goals.
Please join me here as we all work on becoming the best we can be...any season, any time of year. ALL THE TIME!
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- Marianne Hobbs said...
I'm with you, Marie! The time is going to pass whether we do anything or not, so any progress in the direction of the goal is positive! I have a goal to reach by my birthday (June 7). Then I will set the next one. It is motivating to me to hear about your goals and your progress. Thanks for sharing!
Regarding BL...I have been seriously disappointed with the attitudes of many of the contestants this season. They were given a gift, and many of them act like they are entitled to that and more! I miss the spirit of wanting everyone to succeed and wishing the best for all!! For the first time ever, I wasn't chomping at the bit for Tuesday nights!!
- April 22, 2012 at 6:50 PM
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I hope you're all well! My infinite infatuation with YSL reigns supreme today with a look at their incredibly beautiful Rose Glow Collection. "My favourite colour after black, is pink" - Yves Saint Laurent, a man after my own heart. At it's heart, it is nothing if not a stunning rose gold collection, reminding us that a touch of rosy pink with subtle underlying gold tones is the secret to a universally flattering, youthful glow. Let's take a closer look, shall we?
First up lets take a look at the exquisite Rose Gold Primer, this I have found to my absolute delight has a multitude of uses, you can mix it with your foundation for an all over glow, over foundation as an added highlighter, or my favourite use, is to wear it on its own, once applied to a well moisturised face it gives you the most fantastic dewy look, and it's subtle rose gold flecks lends you a beautiful glow without the disco ball side effect.
And now for the piece de resistance, The Rose Gold Blush *swoons* I am head over heals about this product and it is absolutely my favourite from the collection. Here we have a light pink shimmer incased in a burst of cerise perfection. This, is a show stopping blush. A light hand gives you just a subtle flush of this gorgeous colour, but if you're brave (and I recommend your are when it comes to this) what you're left with it, is the most incredible pop of pink on the cheeks, it really is unique and unlike anything I have in my collection, and that my dears, really says something!
My final thoughts? In my opinion YSL have proved time and time again that they can do no wrong when it comes to their collection of truly stunning permanent and limited edition products and this is no exception. If you're a fan of YSL & a fan of Rose Gold, I highly recommend you check this collection out, it doesn't disappoint!
Thats it for now ladies,
I hope you enjoyed,
What are your thoughts on the collection?
Are you tempted?!
As always,
Let me know below!
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Monday morning after a SMALL breakfast, we leisurely meandered to the Testaccio district, South West of the heart of Rome. We found the local market and wine shop as instructed by our pre-tour pack and watched the locals go by whilst sipping a coffee. No cappuccino after 11am in Italy it's the law!! It's suggested you shouldn't drink milk on a full stomach, hence not with a meal anytime after breakfast. As our fellow foodies joined us, Kenny our tour guide for the next few hours appeared.
After some quick introductions, we headed to the Testaccio covered market to meet some local celebrities and try some of their products. We sampled local cheeses such as buffalo mozzarella, various cured meats and 4 varieties of tomatoes from a possible 50. Rather than choose a type of tomato, Carmelo will ask you what you're cooking and TELL you which types you need!
|Cured meat in E Volpetti
|Sampling tiramisu at Barberini
As a breather from the food, we were shown around a local non-catholic cemetery for foreigners. This is the resting place of English poet John Keats, who when diagnosed with tuberculosis was told to seek Mediteranian climates to cure his illness. Alas, it didn't work and he died in 1821 in Italy.
Lunchtime brought us to a mountain, literally. Monte Testaccio is a mountain made of old un-recyclable terracotta pots from those they shipped in to Rome via the river. The broken clay was piled on top of each other year after year. One day a man decided to open a restaurant directly underneath it. People didn't think he would complete such as challenge and so when opening it, he called it Al Velavevodetto, which means "I told you so". For lunch we had three types of pasta washed down with a drop of wine.
After lunch Kenny took us to the old local slaughter house, Roma's old football stadium and to more food. This time we sampled a suppli which consists of rissoto rice in a breadcrumb ball. Italian post-pub fast food. Finally we finished at Giolitti, an ice cream parlour, where we had a lesson on the difference between gelato and ice cream (gelato less air, more natural colours, much nicer). We then tucked into some delicious gelato to round off an amazing food / history tour of Rome and the Testaccio area.


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Going back to writing more or less much stuff soon, including explanation for rather long non-writing.
Still alivePosted in Stuff on March 28, 2009 by Eglador
RandomPosted in Blog Azeroth on February 25, 2009 by Eglador
Just linking back, instead of trying to write a real post.
Me got tagged!Posted in Blog Azeroth, Stuff, Uncategorized on February 20, 2009 by Eglador
As some/all of you might now, there's a whole bunch of tagging going round in the WoW blogging community. The task is to post your sixth screenshot from your sixth subfolder in your screenshot directory, and I got tagged by Stop and Byaghro to do this, mainly because I said in BA chat that I had not been tagged… I should shut up when such stuff gets up, otherwise I will have to do much more like this in the future.
So, to start I must say that I do not have subfolders. So I'll randomly pick all my two folders where there actually ARE screenshots of WoW. The first one is a bit older, dating back to the days pre-BC, should be about 6 months prior to the addon-release, where I was running a bit of Alterac Valley on my warrior alt, who back then was my main raiding toon.
As you can see, I wasn't that bad.
Now for my actual screenshot folder.
It's sorted alphabetically, which means that the pictures from January of this year are first, so I might be posting more than just one, sorting in different ways for choosing.
This one already got posted in this blog to show that mammoths are, in fact, immune to damage.
The sixth from the back, showing me and a nice orc huntress two-manning all those Vrykul arena quests (well, we did need help for the last one).
So now for the sixth one recorded in my folder:
Well, not much to say for this one… and that's it! Hope you have enjoyed these screens!
Now for me tagging people…
Ruffin over at Confessions of a Part-time Panzerkin
Forks over at Omen of Clarity
Pookies over at Pookies is not a bear
C. Jones (too lazy to look up the toon's name) over at Spam Moonfare!
Kalon over at Think Tank
Llanion over at Mooonfire
and Yashima over at Yashima Plays
Just for botheringPosted in Stuff on February 12, 2009 by Eglador
He knows what I'm talking about.
Ice stones?Posted in Stuff on February 12, 2009 by Eglador
Did you know that the Ice Stone has melted?
Character updatePosted in Druid, Raiding, Stuff on February 6, 2009 by Eglador
Well, I thought I should update the people still reading this stuff on what I have achieved since my last 'real' post about my druid, which was the 'ding 80' back in november.
Some stuff you might have seen from the mammoth pictures or videos, if you watched them, but not all.
As far as raiding goes, I have personally cleared Sarth 10 and 25 without drakes, Naxx 10, and Naxx 25 up to and including Sapphiron, still miss Malygos and Sarth+Drakes.
I'm having 3 T7/25 and 1 T7/10-piece, making me have the 4-piece feral set bonus, which is kinda awesome.
I cleared all but Heroic Ahn'Kahet or whatever it's called, got my bronze drake from heroic Culling of Stratholme, and am happily trying to farm my raven mount and my white hawkstrider nearly daily.
Raiding goes meh right now, I was originally taken as third tank into our guild's raids, but my total bear time gets limited to 4 horsemen, as a tank in the back for the range ones.
If I miss some important stuff, just feel free to ask, I just wrote this in a bunch of minutes, which is why I'm missing achievement screenshots and all that stuff.
The Bear looking for helpPosted in Stuff on February 2, 2009 by Eglador
The Bear looks for blogger friends to spread the word that he still does live to those that just have his feedburner feed, which seems to have stopped working for him.
So, I humbly, most pathetically ask that, if possible, my fellow blogger friends please make a teeny, tiny mini-post just mentioning that Bear is a dumbass and has a broken Feed, and if they are still interested in getting my posts, folks need to please, pretty-please visit the site and subscribe to the new feed.
After that I just thought that hey, I could help him spread the word, although nearly nobody reads what I write 🙂


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You will also see them better in the video.
I am linking this post with GOOD FENCES.
I love the orange legs and beak of the Redshank. That is my favorite today.ReplyDelete
Dearest Margaret; Oh My, I was so delighted to hear your voice through video today♡♡♡ Love the all flocks of Pintail and Wigeon Ducks. House Sparrow is really lovely and the cat is really brave looking:-)
Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend, xoxo Miyako*
Hi Margaret,
Beautiful pictures of a large bird area.
The video is really superb, so many birds together.
The cat is a beauty.
Best regards,
You make an excellent vídeo clip Margaret. The green field with the Golden Plover is a beautiful sight. Great images of the cat, too.ReplyDelete
Hello Margaret, what a great variety of birds. Another awesome place for birding.. The Redshank is a beauty and I would love to see a field of Golden Plovers.. Wonderful photos and video.. Happy Thursday!ReplyDelete
Loving birds as you do, this must have been a very enjoyable time for you. Wonderful photos.ReplyDelete
That looks like so much fun.ReplyDelete
I am officially jealous- I could spend hours and hours here! Have a super day.ReplyDelete
Beautiful wetlands shots.The birds are stunning and I do like that sturdy walkway.ReplyDelete
Love that sturdy weathered fence,
I have one like that here in the harbour :)
Yeah, should go there next time :))
And I love your pictures of all those
birds and ducks :)
Have a fine day
I love the fence that the Hide is hiding behind... and the view is wonderful.. that house sparrow is just beautifulReplyDelete
Wow each of your photos bursting with color! I like how you captured your shadow too! Wonder romp in nature!ReplyDelete
Great pictures, Margaret. Love the cats. And especially like the boardwalk with the shadow of the photographer.ReplyDelete
Wonderful photos! Great place to visit! Love that triple-gate fence!ReplyDelete
a very pretty area. i like the way you shot the first photo. and love those arc'd gates at the hide!ReplyDelete
Nice photos and video, Margaret! I love getting to see all the different birds you're seeing!!ReplyDelete
Very inviting! This makes me yearn for warmer weather and the return of the wetland birds!ReplyDelete
Wow, love all of the images! Have a great day!ReplyDelete
oh thank you. The video was great. Love you accent. Oh the sturdy walkway is breath taking.
Your a pro at the video as it is not a short one. Your video is super long. I enjoyed. Lots of birds. Wow!
I really enjoyed all these photos. This locale is great for its scenic beauty as well as for its bird-watching.ReplyDelete
Thanks to this meme and a myriad of clever bloggers world wide I have a whole new appreciation of fences.ReplyDelete
Beautiful beautiful beautiful Margaret, I love it.ReplyDelete
Water and birds so what we want to do even more:-) The footbridge is great to see, but also all the water and the birds. Not to mention the cat that is so beautiful on your blog:-)ReplyDelete
wonderful photos. I love the house sparrow
I can't believe how many Pintail are in the video clip we're lucky if we get a small number here.ReplyDelete
it looks a rich place for birds.........and a cat
Pretty kitty but I hope he isn't feasting on those wild birds. We walked a nice boardwalk trail today ... I love places like that. I wonder why the hide is locked in wintertime?ReplyDelete
What a wonderful place! I hope the cat wasn't a hunter.ReplyDelete
beautiful scenery and beautiful birds. Can´t possible be better then that :)ReplyDelete
beautiful scenery and pretty birds.ReplyDelete
Hi Margaret, Wow ---what a neat preserve. I'm sure that the birds feel quite safe there. You saw many different ones on that day... Love the 'hide' there for you to see more and for the birds NOT to see you..... Great photos.
I just love all these...I would love to be there.ReplyDelete
Greta series Margaret love them all!ReplyDelete
You were there on a good day for some amazing sightings! Very beautiful photos and video! Hugs, DianeReplyDelete
Beautiful photos, Margaret!
I liked the fences and the birds, though I am happy to admit the kitty was equally enjoyable.
What a beauty!
Thanks for stopping by my blog today.
Have a Beautiful Day!
Peace :)
Thanks for the video. That reserve is a real bird haven, isn't it. So many birds!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful place to visit! In addition to your wonderful photos, I enjoyed hearing the birds (and you) on your video. Lots of good fences for Theresa's challenge.
Thanks for stopping by to comment on my fence.
Superb photos. I was so fascinated by the birds that I almost forgot about the fences. Enjoyed the video too.ReplyDelete
What a nice spot for birding, and wonderful pics!
Nature reserves like these are a real jewel, so many birds!ReplyDelete
Such a pretty gate!! The Reserve looks beautiful, this is an area of the Isle of Wight I have never seen.ReplyDelete
Charming, wonderful place to have visited and the images shared are all very delightful ones. Love that over the shoulder, looking back at you shot of the cat~ReplyDelete
Looks like a great place with excellent birds. Hard to beat a male pintail.ReplyDelete
Glorious photos of a wonderful reserve - great selection of birds too. I think we might return to the IofW this year and have been looking at a holiday cottage very close to the reserve :)ReplyDelete


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Utility Update — How much Green Energy does the Philadelphia City Government buy compared with other major US city governments?
July 25, 2013
Every Thursday, the Mayor's Office of Transportation & Utilities (MOTU) will post a graphic, map, news, or research about Utilities here in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia City Government buys approximately 127 million kWh of green energy renewable energy credits, approximately 20% of all of the electricity purchased. How does Philly rank in comparison with the other major US city governments?
You can find out more about local government partners in green energy buying on the US EPA's website here!


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The Fiscal Cliff and Why We Will Fall
I simply point to the 2009 Noble Peace Prize won by a newly elected President Barack Hussein Obama of the United States. A prize, to everyone, was unearned, not yet anyway. I would've hoped that our Generals were paying attention to this phenomenon since their careers and the security of our country was at stake.
Embedded in our new fiscal crises that will come within 42 days are military cuts amounting to over one trillion dollars in the next ten years.
Now, if you understand how and why a Peace Prize is awarded you'll understand what's about to happen when we confront the edge of this cliff.
I plucked this revelation from the Nobel website and it's something every America should know.
"The goal of the Nobel Peace Prize is to award people who have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies*and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses**."
Now, with that understood, do you see the road we're on? It's a predetermined path we seemly have no control over. The powers behind the globalization of the earth are so embedded now a simple Presidential election isn't even a bump in the road for them. – N.P.Contompasis
*Fiscal cliff military cuts
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How the LGBTQ Community Can Save on Travel, Dining Out and Entertainment
The results of Experian's LGBTQ Finances Survey found that members of the LGBTQ community tend to prioritize travel, eating out and entertainment more than the general population.
How to Know if Your Pet Will Dig a Subscription Box
The doorbell rings. Your dog barks up a storm as the delivery person drops off a package. But unlike the other times your loyal companion watched as you received a delivery, this time the box is for her.
Etsy Celebrates Pride With LGBTQ-Owned Businesses
Can we make "rainbow" a color? This June, Etsy is encouraging shoppers to show their pride while directly supporting LGBTQ+ owned businesses.
After Amazon Echo Misfire, Ways to Protect Your Privacy
Revelations that an Amazon Echo smart speaker inadvertently sent a family's private conversation to an acquaintance highlights some unexpected risks of new voice-enabled technologies.
Will Toilets of the Future Be Able To Analyze Your Health?
Experts predict technology will become so smart, we'll all be sitting on toilets that can tell how fit and healthy we are.
U.S. Postal Service Will Issue Scratch-n-Sniff Stamps
Letter writers will soon be able to express their sentiments in words and smells.
King of the Commode Seeks an Heir to His Thrones
FOR SALE: One tiny kingdom, with many thrones. But it doesn't come with a hereditary title.
Lawmakers Look to Ban Pet Leasing
How much is that maltipoo in the window? It could end up costing twice what it says on the price tag if the buyer is enticed into signing a pet leasing contract.
Hasbro Trademarks Play-doh's Scent: Sweet, Slightly Musky
Hasbro has trademarked the scent of Play-doh.
Clocks May Go a Little Cuckoo with Power Grid Change
Running late for work or just miss that bus? You could have a good excuse: Your electric clock might be running a bit cuckoo.


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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Big Book of Contemporary Illustration
I have four illustrations featured in the Big Book of Big Book of Contemporary Illustration by Martin Dawber :) yay!
It's packed full of amazing work, and well worth a look...
1 comment:
- Joseph Gonzalez said...
congrats on having four pieces in this book. Thanks for posting it.
- November 4, 2011 at 4:21 AM
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the future costs for VA to treat enrolled veterans will be substantially higher (in inflation-adjusted dollars) than recent appropriations for that purpose, partly because more veterans are likely to seek care in the VA system but mostly because health care costs per enrolled veteran are projected to increase faster than the overall price level. Under two scenarios that CBO examined, the total real resources (in 2010 dollars) necessary to provide health care services to all veterans who seek treatment at VA would range from $69 billion to $85 billion in 2020, representing cumulative increases of roughly 45 percent to 75 percent since 2010.Read the full 50 page CBO report, "Potential Costs of Veterans' Health Care" here, on Scribd or embedded below.
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"Oh, this? This isn't my long term plan," I explain, when circumstance requires me to talk about my current job. "This is just until I can start doing what I really want to do."
"What's that?" their faces ask.
"I'm a writer," I say with the same certainty as if I'd just been asked how many toes I have. "My longer term plan is to write. That's what I'm going to do."
"Oh, how interesting! What will you write about?"
This is the part where I start to feel as if someone just asked me something crazy about my 10 toes, like "what socks will you wear two weeks from Tuesday" -- which, although it may seem a perfectly reasonable question to the asker, seems both random and irrelevant to the owner of the toes. And the socks.
Because for me, writing has never been about the "what". The content has never driven the writing. But rather the writing has revealed the facts and illuminated moral lessons and thematic links between seemingly disparate topics.
I'm a writer because my brain is full of words. They swirl around inside my head, bumping into one another and making little linkages -- words that might sound the same, or have similar vowel patterns, or maybe words that are synonyms (or cinnamons). I pair pears, or pare pairs of pears or bear bears. (Mmmm, cinnamon bears.) The point is, I have bunches of words in my head that fit together somehow -- they WANT to link up. I know they do. But I don't really know what they want to be. Yet.
It's a little like building a 5000 piece jigsaw puzzle -- You've got half a cardboard box full of pieces, but you've lost the the lid-half of the box-- the part with the picture on it that shows what the finished product will be. For all you know, these are randomly-cut pieces of cardboard that don't even belong together. But as you paw through the pieces in the box -- the half without the picture, mind you -- you see things that might go together -- similar shapes, or colors, or maybe two or three that look like they could be foliage or water or possibly sky. But with everything still in the box, stir as you might, you're not going to know what the picture looks like until you start putting the pieces on the table and sorting them into like-patterned-piles and moving them around until things start to fit together. But even without doing that, you've seen enough to believe that this is a bona fide, go-together puzzle, not 5000 pieces from 5000 different boxes. You know that these individual bits will come together to form a cohesive picture. Even though you can't really say what the picture will be. Yet.
That's how it is with the words in my brain. I've been stirring the pieces in bottom half of the box for quite a while. Occasionally I've put a handful on the table and found two pieces that "fit" -- color pattern and topic, Tab A goes into Slot B, etc. So I know I've got the makings of a fully-interlocking, spread-glue-on-the-back and hang it on the faux-wood-paneled-wall of your 70's-era-basement-game-room puzzle masterpiece. But to date, I haven't had the table space to start sorting and building in earnest. But the puzzle box of my brain is getting full. And sometimes all I can hear is the clatter of the giant word-puzzle shaking around in its brain-box. So it's time to make time. And table space. And to get these words out of my head.
And I honestly don't know if I'm building Monet's Waterlilies or a Velvet Elvis or a Sad Creepy Clown. The finished product might be classy or kitschy, Sotheby's or Saturday Flea Market. But the pieces WILL fully interlock. And the picture will emerge. And I'll finally find peace in the pieces.
Peace in the Pieces/Get These Words Out of My Head (C) Jeanene Vesper 2010
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Poet, author and activist Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86. One of America's leading literary voices, she made her name with the 1969 memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. It was the first of seven volumes of autobiography that traced her life from a childhood of abuse and oppression in the Deep South in the 1930s. Her family said: "She lived a life as a teacher, activist, artist and human being. She was a warrior for equality, tolerance and peace."
In a statement on Facebook, they said she passed away quietly at home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, at 08:00 EST (12:00 GMT). "Her family is extremely grateful that her ascension was not belaboured by a loss of acuity or comprehension," they said. "The family is extremely appreciative of the time we had with her and we know that she is looking down upon us with love."
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Lost Maps
Fans of the ABC television program, Lost, are excited that the final season has begun. Maybe... just maybe they'll finally get some answers... I tried to watch a bit of the show in the first season but generally couldn't bring myself to care.
However, just any other fantasy world (see Lord of the Rings, etc.), Lost fans enjoy creating maps:
The folks at io9.com have pulled together a collection of Lost maps and diagrams, including "Inside the Hatch" and a transit map!:
No spoilers here... My prediction: The series will end as equally satisfying as the finale of The Sopranos.
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I am also a member of the SCS Dork's and the group in WI known as the Curds. We try to get together once a month at either a stamp/scrapbook store or Shoe Box Swap, stamping event somewhere in WI. Well Curds.....I saw something at Stein's when I took Mom to buy some plants and I had to have it. You'll all understand.
Here it is.
I also made a little ATC card holder. Will save that one for later.
Have to get working on my swaps for the SCS Dinner at the Stampin'Up! convention and my items for the Hartford ShoeBox Swap on August 15th.
Waiting for the announcement about VSN - want to set those dates aside.
Hope everyone has been well and enjoying Spring and life.
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It is self-evident that Goodtime Boys have changed a lot since their formation. I mean, just listening to their first formative demo (and split with Solutions) from a few years and listening to 'What's Left to Let Go', the amount of noticeable change is quite remarkable. There is a definite progression; Their first is lot darker, a lot heavier and has a firm example as to where the band were emotionally at the time of writing it. Hell, that can be said for every release, because even for their second release, 'Are We Now, or Have We Ever Been', there is definitely a shift in mood. I even remember members remarking, soon after putting out such that they didn't even play any songs from the original demo anymore, which goes to show how they want to be as artists - constantly moving forward, onto the next thing, no stake in the glory days of yesterday but the ones of tomorrow, which is important. As for 'What's Left To Let Go', the aforementioned change is evident as soon as the EP begins. 'Bloom' is definitely a well named track; it's almost beautiful in its majesty. The rage of the band's music has been put to one side it seems (even if it still fundamentally drives the music). A sign of things to come, Bloom is very uplifting and optimistic, even if it does still have an echo and haze of angst. Following in a more immediate, but similar vein, Callous (the single of which I reviewed quite recently so I shan't dwell on it, but, I am more of a fan of it now than I stated in said review) follows.
The favourite of mine on this would be the song Reunion, of which I do remember from seeing it performed live. It returns to the heavier style of previous work, which is no means a bad thing as it shakes the EP up and gives it an edge that the other songs weren't intending. As the track goes on, it doesn't quite return to the staple style of the rest of the EP, but it does nod towards that, making the track more of an alternative and stylistic flourish that adds to the overall feel of the EP, rather than an 'odd one out', crowbarred in dumbly.
Overall I was very pleased with this EP and it's a fine testament to where Goodtime Boys are currently, as a unit. They are set to release this (and their previous EP 'Are We Now or Have We Ever Been') as a coloured (pink, purple and green, to be exact. Yum) double LP through Bridge 9 Records on the 23rd of this month (October, dummy) and, around that time are touring around the country with Rolo Tomassi and Oathbreaker. If you get the chance, make it happen.


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A pedestrian was struck and killed by a freight train at an east Arlington rail crossing just before midnight on Christmas Day, authorities reported.
The pedestrian was identified Regina Brown, 54, by the Tarrant County medical examiner's office. Her town of residence was not listed on the ME's website.
An eastbound train was approaching the crossing at Great Southwest Parkway and East Division Street when the woman was seen trying to cross the tracks, according to police. The train was traveling about 50 mph, and the crossing arms were down, police said. An investigation of the death continues, police said.
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This week saw the tragic death of a zookeeper in Germany. A 43-year-old female was killed by a tiger after a "gate wasn't properly shut," according to AP. Not all zoo news was bad this week, however. The Philadelphia Zoo recently began opening enclosed trails around its property, allowing primates to "leave the confines of their exhibits and travel throughout the property," explained AP.
The zoo's general curator, Kim Lengel, said, "They get to see everything that's happening in the zoo. They get to travel, they can climb trees, and they really take advantage of it. And if they're tired of it, they go back inside."
In South Africa, the story of Solly, a 4-year-old hippo that became trapped in a swimming pool, ended tragically. The young hippo had been chased from his herd and ended up in a pool. Despite plans to rescue him, a vet reportedly arrived too late. According to AP, the manager of the game preserve where Solly became stuck said, "It started out as a happy story and now it's a tragic story. It's devastating."
The mystery behind the deer that have moved between islands in Hawaii was finally solved this week. A helicopter pilot pled guilty to illegally flying axis deer from Maui to the Big Island, reported AP. The man and his accomplices also allegedly transported non-native mouflon sheep between the islands. Accoridng to AP, the animals don't have natural predators and "Their presence has damaged fragile native ecosystems and farms on the islands where they've become established."
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I had a few good days at the store, and classes are going pretty good.
CLASS TIMES ARE 10:30-12:30 MON and 4:30-6;30 MON
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The Monday classes still have room, and i might have room for 1 Tuesday evenings.
I got a fair trade order in last week, and the cute little people earings are a huge success! I have to get mor before the Holidays


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But, I am out to overtake him in the grade department if it KILLS me. At least for my undergrad degree g.p.a. I have no intention of getting a Ph.D. in chemistry - getting root canals and digging ditches sounds like more fun than that.
To recap, he graduated with a 3.86 g.p.a. As of the end of my Junior year I had a 3.76 - ARRRGGGGHHHH! I was LOSING!
Here are my grades for fall quarter '09
Literature and Popular Genre a.k.a. Westerns Really Aren't That Bad - Except "Shane", it sucked = 3.9
Public Memory and Dissent in American Culture; Remembering Nat Turner a.k.a. History is Confusing = 3.6
Approaches to Social Research a.k.a. Snoozefest = 3.9
So in the great grade race I am at a 3.88, I'M WINNING! But not by much, I'm gonna have to kick some ass in my last two quarters if I want to keep my lead.
Yup, I'll be graduating in June. Only 2 quarters left.
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A week after class X results were declared, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) helpline numbers are still ringing with many queries from students and parents about confusion in choosing the right stream.
While, CBSE is yet to announce the class XII results, there are calls from anxious students worried if they will be able to fulfill the expectations of their parents who want them to get admission in colleges like St Stephen's, SRCCC, IIT Delhi etc.
CBSE counsellor and principal of DAV-15, Rakesh Sachdeva said, "Some class X pass outs are confused since they cannot decide their area of interest and I suggest that in such situations, they should take aptitude test to check what stream will be perfect for them. Meanwhile, class XII students who are eagerly waiting for their results are nervous. The first question, they ask after I answer the call is 'Ma'am, is the result out'?" She added, "Another important thing, class X pass outs need to know is that they can change their stream after a month's time if they do not feel satisfied.
The nature of calls coming indicate that the late announcement of the results are making the parents concerned as well, since the colleges in Delhi have already asked the students to apply for the courses as per the choices.
When the class X results were declared on May 20, CBSE Regional Officer, RJ Khanderao had informed the class XII results were likely to be announced on May 26 but till now no official date or time for the same has been decided yet.
Sana Hasan, a student of Ryan International School, Sector 49 who had appeared in class XII said, "The delay in CBSE results may jeopardise my chances to secure a good seat for Science in top colleges, or the colleges should release their application forms only after the results are declared."
While the class X pass outs are asking whether they will get admission in the desired schools, others are inquiring if their answer sheets can be re-evaluated.
Also, there are some who are asking about the assessment criteria after they clear their compartment in particular subject.
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I've often looked at the rugged, mountainous mainland coast to the south of DON SAC pier when coming in on a ferry from SAMUI, PHANGAN or TAO and thought "Whoa, looks interesting - bet there are some neat little beaches along there." So latest trip instead of hopping on a SURATHANI bound bus at the pier I hung around for a minibus traveling past KHANOM. I found myself a beach, although it was not all that little.
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But one dude would take me 10km across to the SEATRAN pier for 100b from where he knew I could pick up a minibus heading south to NAKON SI THAMMARAT. The latter took off 20 mins after (120b - I think this is the fare to NAKON or anywhere along the way). They dumped me at the main road intersection abt 2km from KHANOM VILLAGE.
Probably no more expensive but maybe a bit more time consuming is to catch one of the buses (price usually included in the ferry ticket) from the DONSAC PIERS into SURATHANI and grab a minibus to KHANOM. An advantage is you will be dropped at the MINIBUS STATION in town, not 2km west at the crossroads.
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The minibus station is at TASET 2 BUS STATION in the middle of town and the price is currently 100b from the minibus counter in the south east corner - more from adjacent agents.
From elsewhere - if I was coming in from BANGKOK, PHUKET, KRABI etc by bus I'd head for TASET 2 above and catch the minibus.
Alternatively - there is at least one big bus per day from BANGKOK's Southern Bus Station direct to Khanon.
FLYING - you can fly into NAKON (100km to Khanom) or SURATHANI and then grab a minibus. I'm not sure which is the better option.
TRAIN - you can also rail it into SURAT AND NAKON. The former will have more frequent trains but the railway station is a few km out of town. Frequent shuttle vans run to the bus station.
Didn't see any motorcycle taxis around the main intersection of my road and the main street, but after searching for someone who spoke English I was told the quickest way to the beach was to keep going straight ahead. After another 1.6km stroll....
This is a nice older style Thai lower-midrange hotel. Although the styling is 60s western, I'm thinking it's probably about 20 years old, and is beginning to show a bit of wear and tear. I reckon it was the first place of this standard built on long NA DAN BEACH aka KHANOM BEACH - when I later walked the 3km or so up to the northern headland there were another 5 or 6 of similar standard but newer looking. I wasn't in the mood on arrival to walk another km or two for a newer place.
Despite being a bit older, my room was spacious, clean, had good aircon, fully equipped. The place has a gym, beachfront rim pool, nice public areas, great staff, free shuttle up to town and okay free wifi. Price 1100b a night (pretty good for this type of place) - breakfast 200 extra.
Breakfast for some reason isn't a bargain in Thailand. This was.
The resort had a good map showing district attractions.
On Friday afternoon I decided to walk the northern half of the beach which has at least a half dozen similar standard resorts and several more budget oriented places - but such is beach length that all are nicely spaced. It took about an hour one way but I only saw 2 other walkers and 2 sun-bathers, all westerners, on what was a very nice sunny afternoon. Sand is a bit coarse but I was surprised by its relative cleanliness - east facing beaches like this usually have a lot of flotsam blown onshore by the prevailing westerlies.
Right up on the far headland is an ore unloading facility. This side there are several beach bar/restaurants lining the parallel road but all were deserted. I got the idea this may not be the case Friday evenings and on weekends - these sort of places are local Thais' idea of how to spend time at the beach. btw - this far northern part of the beach is known as HAD KHO KHAO.
I walked back via the beach road - there were a few more accomm joints on the inland side plus on or two restaurants and small stores. But development along here is pretty scattered and low key.
On Saturday, I grabbed a bicycle from my joint (100b a day) and took a look at places to the south.
First on the agenda was to check the other half of NA DAN beach, at least from the road - things were even less developed along this section.One or two mid-rangers, ditto budget places and a couple of nice looking beach bar/restaurants.
It is very flat riding the behind beach road but at the end, the route starts to climb and then undulates along the coast to the south. Luckily I cycle every day in a very hilly town. Nevetherless the 35degrees+ was a tad enervating.
It's real RAINFOREST BY THE SEA country south of NAI PHLAO. After 2.5km and a few more killer hills the road terminates at....
This is most people's idea of a tropical beach.
So I backtracked on the paved coastal road a few km - in the middle of NAI PHLAO I saw a well sign-posted side road leading inland to HIN LAT WATERFALL This paved road was knocked about by wet season drainage problems in a few places but otherwise pretty good. It went inland on a gentle gradient for about 2km - at the end a work-gang was busy on a new bridge - I parked the bike and took the sign-posted track further uphill (never steep or too rough underfoot) for maybe 400m to the falls.
I had to retrace my ride to the north end of NA DAM beach, turn inland, take the fist left and keep an eye out for the side road after a couple of kms. Once again it was clearly sign-posted. The side road was paved most of the way and gradually climbed for a few kms until the main pool of the falls area was clearly visible beside the road.
My suggestion is that if you are looking for a nice swimming spot, come up and use the roadside pool. But the "falls" are not worth the effort.
I retraced my steps to the main road which soon turned north and headed towards town about 5km away. This inland road runs parallel to the beachside road - flat gradient, scattered businesses etc. More sheltered from the strong onshore easterly winds.
Khannon town central - it is not a big place as regional main towns go, but certainly busy. I called in at the 7/11 for supplies and rode around to locate the MINIBUS STATION for the next day's trip to SICHON.
The 7/11 is just south of the intersection on the right. My ride indicated some motorbike taxis hanging about this area. The minibus station is way north of the intersection (abt 800m) on the right, but the vehicles will pick up and drop in town central.
My map indicated that by heading directly north on the main street I would reach the FISHING PORT and RIVER in abt 3km. Across the other side the main road (4142) initially turns inland but by staying on that I would be able to access some northern beaches via side roads (one of these has the famous PINK DOLPHINS pier) - plus some caves, viewpoints and at least one more waterfall on the mountainous inland side.
But I gave them a miss - by this time I'd been cycling more than 5 hours in the heat and felt a bit used up. A nice cold beer by GBR's cool pool would go down well. And it (um...actually they) did.
Okay, I could have stayed an extra day and explored the north, but I had the next day penciled in on my dance card for SICHON.


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Afore I get ranting on energy, taxes and populist BS, here is a nice calming picture of Mosca contemplating her move from one part of the yard to the other. The wall slot is some sort of concession to utilites but it is a perfect sized cat egress to the other part of the yard. Thus, I dub it the "kitty seep".
More calming mosca photos as she hides amidst the leaf denuded grapevines.
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OK, just a little rant. We got a 79 dollar tax refund from the NM state government to "help" with higher energy bills this winter. This is a democrat governor. What a load of populist BS. There. I said it. The right answer when shrub jr gave us $300 vote buying dollars a while back was to tell him thanks for the porn'n'drug money, I guess here I need to git me down t'the wal-mart and buys me a gun. Thanks Bill Richardson may you succeed in your white house bid in '08, you have certainly bought my vote.
Alright, it is not as bad as I thought. It is not, uh, a regressive refund, a-la Dubya, but it scales inversely to tax paid/family size. See here. I am still a bit disturbed by it, but not completely outraged. I will not use the money to buy a gun. I am pretty sure, however, that there are better uses for money already in the state treasury, or at least a better targeting of money. People of my income level do not need a refund to help with rising costs. I could keep writing on this, but have larger fish to write about right now. Maybe some more funding for solar energy programs here in the state of perpetual sunshine would be a nice start though, eh Bill?
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Obama's Pick To Lead Air Force a Former Exec for Major Defense Contractor
If President Obama's nominee to head the Air Force is confirmed, she'll be at the helm at a time when a new round of major military cutbacks is expected to hit — potentially hurting the bottom line of the mammoth defense contractor where she was a top executive.
Deborah Lee James, whose nomination was announced in August, headed the technology and engineering sector at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a defense company that recently changed its name to Leidos. The company is consistently among the top 20 defense contractors by revenue.
SAIC lobbies extensively on Capitol Hill, spending more than $2 million in 2012 and just under $1.5 million so far in 2013. Among the issues it has weighed in on over the past two years are the Defense Authorization Act, cybersecurity and acquisitions.
SAIC's PAC has been especially generous to pro-military lawmakers in Virginia, where the company is based. In both the 2012 and 2014 election cycles, the PAC donated $10,000 each to Reps. Randy Forbes (R-Va.), Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Jim Moran (D-Va.), all of whom have strong ties to the defense industry. Overall the PAC has donated just under $200,000 to candidates in the 2014 election cycle so far.
James' nomination comes amid growing concern at the Pentagon and among private defense firms over yet another round of military cuts that might be on the horizon. In October, Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) put a hold on a Senate confirmation of James, insisting that the Air Force must first address the senator's concerns over plans to scrap the military's A-10 aircraft. Ayotte lifted the hold on the confirmation proceedings shortly thereafter, once the Air Force had issued responses to her concerns.
Prior to serving as a sector president at SAIC, James was the company's executive vice president for communications and government affairs. James was responsible for overseeing "corporate responsibility" during that time, according to the company's website, which was also a period when SAIC was embroiled in a major scandal involving accusations that two of its top employees defrauded New York City. The company eventually agreed to pay $500 million to the federal and city governments. There is no evidence suggesting James was involved in the fraud.
If James is confirmed, it won't be the first time an ex-SAIC employee has held the position of Air Force Secretary; her predecessor, Michael Donley, was a top executive at Hicks and Associates, a SAIC subsidiary, in the 1990s. Other military heads have come from the private sector, too, such as former Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey, who worked for various private firms before being nominated for the position by President Bush in 2004.
James has previous experience with a government paycheck: Before joining SAIC, she was Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs from 1993 to 1998 and worked as a staffer for the House Armed Services Committee from 1983 to 1993.
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The apps violate the model code of conduct in the poll-bound state, it has said. (Agencies) Latest News from Madhya Pradesh News Desk
In a complaint with the Election Commission, Congress spokesman Narendra Saluja has said that the Shivraj app uses a song which had been made originally for the state government, at the exchequer's expense, and BJP has appropriated it.
The app provides details of welfare schemes funded by the government, and this violates the Code of Conduct, Saluja has said.
Further, the app displays Chouhan's picture and BJP's symbol 'lotus' which can mislead the voters, he has said.
Congress has also alleged that BJP is posting anti-Congress messages on social media platforms including Whats App and Facebook.
The party has also taken objection to gaming application 'Modi Run', saying that it can influence the voters.
The apps violate the model code of conduct in the poll-bound state, it has said.
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Apart from Wang and Deputy Speaker Hung Hsiu-chu (洪秀柱), who are both members of the KMT and usually take part in a vote only when there appears to be an evenly split vote, the remaining 60 of the 64 KMT lawmakers who were present at yesterday's meeting voted for the KMT proposal.
KMT legislators Shu-lei (羅淑蕾) and Ting Shou-chung (丁守中), who are both outspoken opponents to the plant and who had broken party ranks on the issue on several previous occasions, yesterday both toed the party line.
KMT lawmakers Wang Jin-shih (王進士) and Alex Tsai (蔡正元) were absent because they were on overseas trips.
The proceedings yesterday continued at about 11am after three Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) lawmakers who were occupying the podium trying to block the session were pulled away by several KMT lawmakers.
TSU Legislator Lin Shih-chia (林世嘉) said the party demanded amendments to the Referendum Act to address its flaws, a draft of a nuclear-free homeland policy and that a proposal for a referendum for residents living within a 50km radius of the nuclear power plant to decide on the issue be directly referred to a second reading, none of which were accepted by other parties.
In response to the KMT proposal, the DPP motioned that the KMT proposal be disregarded, while the People First Party (PFP) suggested that it be referred to a preliminary review rather than directly to a second reading.
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