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This game is amazing i love the graphics, it's so cool, surreal and kawaii (of course) is a good mix! and goo is fun. Here is a little video to check it out for yourself, and if you like it you can download the demo game which has a healthy amount of free levels and really good game play the levels do actually get harder... I will also include a link so you can download the game ..
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The NEW new blog.
Sorry to be confusing, but we are now blogging HERE. Thanks for your patience!
Two weeks!
It's difficult to believe that we leave in 14 days. I spent the morning caring for Ruthie and stuffing pillows into Space Bags. Both tasks were pretty fun. This weekend is a smorgasbord of going-away get-togethers–we are really looking forward to them. Which has led me to reflect on how many dear friends we have. Our roots go deep in this city…..that doesn't, however, make it more difficult to leave. For me, anyway. Instead, we feel strengthened by our sweet community here, sent out by them, knowing they will think of us and pray. (Some may even come visit. hint, hint.)
These are a few lovely photos of Ruthie our friend Sara took on the Fourth of July. I like the diptych collages she made from her images.
Six Bins.
The multiple re-packing sessions have begun.
It's official. The fam and I have moved out of the apartment and have begun our life as nomads through the month of August. Our leave date is August 27th. So where will we be sojourning this month, you ask? We'll spend some time in Arkansas, Austin, and then with both sets of parents.
We are glad to be out of the apartment. We unloaded lots of stuff at The Salvation Army and Goodwill drop offs and trashed things that should have been trashed a long time ago.
Right now we're with Jana's parents and will soon leave for Arkansas to stay at a retreat center with some good friends.
Enough of this prosaic account. We'll get back to you all soon.

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So I just added to my to-do list for the summer that every week I will learn about a new revolution. Lately, I've ben getting more interested in liberation movements, independence movements, anti-oppression struggles and the like. I think as a society, we can always use more inspiration to get involved with the movements we see going on around us. I want people to know and to realize that every little bit counts and that to change the system we have to fight against the system. Organize, revolutionize, educate yourselves, and participate in whatever you can!
Anyway, I will be highlighting everything I learn here. Check me out! :)


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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Fed's Williams Says U.S. Monetary Policy Throttle Should Be Kept Wide Open
San Fran Fed President John Williams ramped up the Fed Speak today, calling for a wide open throttle on monetary policy by The Fed.
Translation: QE to INFINITY....AND BEYOND!!!!!
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said the U.S. central bank should keep trying to boost growth because it's missing its goals for both full employment and price stability.
"It's vital that we keep the monetary policy throttle wide open," Williams said today in the text of remarks given in Claremont, California. "This will help lower unemployment and raise inflation back toward levels consistent with our mandates. And we want to do so quickly to minimize total economic damage
Williams, a voting member on the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee this year, said that inflation is likely to be about 1.5 percent this year and next, below the central bank's goal of 2 percent. He also said the current 8.3 percent unemployment rate is "very far from maximum employment," and that joblessness "will remain well over 7 percent for several more years."
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- SKIP THE PASTA PARTY. Yes...your body needs carbs. But you don't need to load up on them ALL. AT. ONCE. I'm actually sort of already in carb-loading mode. I'm loading up on fruits, veggies, whole grains, etc. I'm trying to limit refined sugar (I finally had to throw away my son's left-over birthday cake...I couldn't stop myself!). I actually plan on eating a bigger meal for lunch on Friday, so I don't overdo it Friday night. Stomach issues are not what I want during the race. I've never had issues, but my husband sure has. Code brown=not fun (unless you're going for the best story...then go ahead and order a spicy burrito the night before!)
- DON'T DO ANYTHING NEW. This one is kind of hard for me, because my training hasn't been consistent! I don't eat the same things each time I run, I don't wear the same things each time, etc. And I actually just bought a new pair of Newton Running Shoes a few weeks ago. These shoes require time to adapt...and I haven't had much time. My husband might have to bring my old ones just in case I need a quick change. If I were following my own advice, however, I would stick with a routine. I don't plan on this marathon being my last, so hopefully I'll be able to develop a better routine that works for me. My longest training run (20-miles) was actually my best. I'd already done Zumba for an hour in the morning, and 90-minutes the night before. I was STARVING. Before the run, I went to Jamba Juice for a Peanut Butter Moo'd smoothie, then stopped at Subway for a turkey sandwich on wheat, then ate a slice of leftover pizza. I don't think I'll be able to get all of that in the morning of the race, but my body won't already be as depleted as it has been on a typical Saturday morning during training. But enough rambling...find what works for you WHILE you train, and stick with it on race day. Don't use marathon morning as a time to try all the goodies in your little swag bag. That said.....
- EAT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. Most of us don't normally eat breakfast at 4:00 am, but most of us don't run 26.2 miles starting at 7:00 am either. Whatever you do, DON'T SKIP BREAKFAST! If you go to bed at 9:00 pm (wishful thinking for me), and the race starts at 7:00 am, that's 10 hours. In that time, your liver glycogen (stored carbohydrate) gets depleted. Eat a simple, high-carb breakfast. Bananas, bagels, energy bars, and smoothies are good picks. I'm also planning on eating a handful of chia seeds before the race starts.
- CAFFEINE UP! Some researchers at Yale did a caffeine-endurance study. The exercisers on caffeine had higher levels of beta-endorphins and a lower perceived effort. Sounds good to me! Lots of GUs and other gels now contain caffeine (my favorite is GU with roctane). Or you can even take caffeine tablets. If you want to be scientific about it, you can take tablets 60 to 90 minutes before the race at a dose of 3 mg per pound of your body weight. That's a bit too complicated for me. I'm not a coffee drinker, and not a soda drinker. But on race day, bring on the caffeinated GU!
- DON'T OVERDRESS! You may be cold at the start line, but you'll most likely be hot before you know it! Check the weather forecast several times and plan accordingly. I'm planning on making a trip to Deseret Industries (a local thrift store) tomorrow to find a throw-away zip-up jacket. I'll wear it at the start, and will ditch it within the first few miles. Most races donate tossed clothing to charities. It's worth $5 to me to not have to worry about retrieving it later, or taking it off sooner than I want to. When you're running, it will generally feel about 10 degrees warmer than it is, and temperatures will rise as the race progresses. If you overdress, not only are you carrying extra weight, you'll also sweat more than you want which increases the risk of dehydration.
- AVOID CHAFFING LIKE THE PLAGUE! Body glide is a runner's best friend. Put it EVERYWHERE! Armpits, toes, neck, thighs. I have some nice scars to show from not following this advice. A chest strap (from my beloved heart rate monitor) worn for 26.2 miles can do some serious damage. So can the rubbing together of inner thighs. I'm no longer a big fan of running skirts for this reason :) And my husband will never again run without nip guards (or Band Aids). I've yet to get the blood stains out of his bloody-nipple marathon shirt. Ouch. (Side note: body glide also works great for wearing high heels!)
- WEAR SUNSCREEN. Got it? Sadly, I neglect this advice far too often. I love me some sun-kissed skin. But lobster skin? Not so much.
- STEADY DOES IT. It's so hard not to run faster than you should at the start line. You're nervous, you're excited, you want to beat that skinny girl in the yellow shorts over there. But 26.2 miles is a LOOOOOONG way to run! If you go too hard at the beginning, you'll slow WAY down at the end. This is one of the most important marathon strategies. EVEN. PACE. RUNNING. At the beginning, you may feel as if you're holding back, but it will feel great when you're passing people later on.
- PLAY MENTAL GAMES. This one is huge for me. I try not to EVER think about the full distance in front of me. I take it little chunks at a time. Make it to mile 5. Then to mile 10. Then to mile 15. If I only have to do 5 miles at a time, I can do it. If I have to do 26.2, there's no way! Part of the reason my 20-miler was so great was that my sister-in-law and I ran around the Olympic Oval track. Sounds like torture, right? I actually loved it because we knew that 11 laps equaled 3 miles. So I took the run 11 laps at a time. We only had to do that 6 1/2 times. Much easier to make it 11 laps 6.5 times than to count 73 laps. Run your marathon in bite-sized chunks. Towards the end when you've hit your wall, don't think about the 6 miles you have left. Take it one mile-marker at a time. I promise the end will come quicker this way.
- LEAVE THE HYDRATION PACK HOME. They're great for training, but most races have plenty of aid stations with water, Gatorade, GU, and even fruit. Don't weigh yourself down more than necessary on race day. It'll only slow you down.
- DRESS YOURSELF FROM HEAD-TO-TOE THE NIGHT BEFORE. Lay all your clothes out the night before, starting with the top of your head to the bottom of your feet. Like to wear sunglasses while you run? Set 'em out. Don't want to search for a sock in the bottom of a suitcase at 4:30 am when you have a 5:00 bus to catch? Lay both socks out. If you're traveling to your race, dress yourself before packing your suitcase. What a nightmare it would be to realize on race-day morning that you didn't pack a sports bra. Yikes!
- SET SEVERAL ALARMS. I recently started teaching a 5:45 am Cycle class, and am picking up an every-other-week 5:00 am Zumba class. The night before teaching, I set the alarm on my phone, make my husband set his phone alarm, and we set the real alarm clock as a back-up. Worse than sleeping in for a waiting-group-fitness-class would be sleeping in and missing the marathon bus that you've spent MONTHS preparing to get on.
- DON'T STRESS THE WARM UP. You can warm your legs up a bit before the race, but you'll want to conserve as much energy as you can. If you're trying to get a certain finishing time, you may want to warm up a bit. If your goal, however, is just to finish, you have plenty of time to get those legs warm!
- AVOID THE RUNNING BUDDY. As much as I enjoy running with a good friend, I'm too competitive to have a running partner on race day. For one thing, if they're faster than me, I'll kill myself to keep up (and will end up crashing during the second half). If they're slower than me, I'll feel super awkward telling them that I'm going to go on ahead. There will be plenty of runners around you during the race...you won't feel alone! Listen to some good tunes to motivate you up the hills, and if you need someone to talk to, strike up a conversation with a nearby runner for a few minutes while your pace remains the same.
- HAVE A DRY SHIRT AT THE FINISH LINE. After a race, I don't feel like I want to rush and take a shower right that second, but I do feel like I want my sweaty shirt and shoes off. Make sure you recruit some cheerleaders to meet you at the finish line. My 5-year old has been given the important job of screaming for mommy to sprint to the end, and then promptly handing over a dry shirt, some chapstick, and some flip flops.
- DON'T STRESS TOO MUCH ABOUT SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE. The week before? Yes...stress about that. (I write as I sit here typing at 12 am). But don't worry too much that you're not getting a ton of sleep the night before. You can make up for it later. For me, stressing about no sleep usually makes me sleep worse! You'll be fine.
- HAVE A DESIGNATED MEETING SPOT AFTER THE RACE. As a runner, you may not be too worried about meeting up with your friends and family after the race. But as the one who's usually dragging my kids around as we search for my husband after he crosses the finish line, trust me. Knowing where he's going to find me would make life a whole lot easier. Finish lines are CROWDED. Pick a tree. Pick a corner. Just pick a spot for your party to wait for you while you relish in the post-race pampering. Then they won't wander around for an hour trying to find you. They'll just wait.
- ENJOY THE JOURNEY. Take it all in. You are part of an ELITE group. A very small percentage of the world's population can say they've run a marathon (or any race for that matter). Run proud. Don't be hard on yourself if you don't run as fast as you'd like. Fast or slow, short or long, crossing a finish line is a big accomplishment! And trust me--getting to the finish line is going to hurt! But you didn't sign up for this thinking it was going to be easy! The reasons are much deeper than physical, and you've worked hard to get to this point. You're going to have to work hard to finish. But it's time to enjoy every moment!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Marathon Day Survival Guide...18 Race Day Tips
8 comments:
- Rachel said...
Great post Rob! Good luck on your race :)
- May 19, 2011 at 5:28 AM
- Michael said...
Some good advice that actually makes me want to train for a marathon. I can't believe the race is already here! So crazzzzy. Don't lose a toe nail.
- May 19, 2011 at 8:43 AM
- Marci said...
OMG...code brown=not fun...I'm dying over here!!!!
- May 19, 2011 at 10:12 AM
- Anne Cropper said...
I'm so excited to hear how the marathon goes! You'll be amazing!
- May 19, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- Tami H. said...
Good luck Robyn, you are going to rock it! It will be fun to see your time and experience this time compared to your first marathon!
- May 20, 2011 at 11:00 AM
- Diane said...
I am reading this after the race, but really good advice! You definitely have what it takes! I can't believe I'm your mom!
- May 23, 2011 at 8:41 AM
- Jer + Lu said...
Great advice. I'm anxious to hear how it went. I can't believe it was a full year ago I was in your shoes! Sweet memories. And you're actually getting me excited for my #2- St. George in October!
- May 23, 2011 at 11:58 PM
- Heather and Jake said...
I'm not even a runner, but I enjoyed reading your tips! I love how put together you are, and how much you prepared for the race. From the facebook photos I saw, it looks like you had a great race- you go girl! A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. i need to just sit at your feet from time to time and take in some of your fitness passion and wisdom, it would do me a world of good. :)
- May 26, 2011 at 12:46 PM


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Everything's going well! I am feeling great, still in the honeymoon phase of pregnancy which is pretty much the entire second trimester for me. My only complaint, and I can't actually complain about it since it's natural and supposed to happen, is that I hardly have anything to wear. I could really use some maternity denim shorts, but I am loath to spend the money on something I'll only need for about another month or two. Even $25 at Target seems like too much. I can be a real cheapskate about certain things. I could also use more skirts and dresses that fit. My Stitch Fix dresses from a couple months ago are, as I kind of suspected at the time, too tiny. I can put them on but they fit like a second skin and leave nothing to the imagination. I don't feel too comfortable displaying myself that way, so I'll just leave them in the closet until I get my normal figure back. I did receive another Stitch Fix in July, but since I'd left my stylist in the dark about how much weight I was gaining and what I was looking for, I ended up only keeping one thing: a pair of black maternity leggings that I know will be useful when the weather finally cools off. It hurt me to buy them because they are definitely maternity with the full belly panel and everything, and I will only be using them for a short time. But.. the material seems nicer and thicker than most leggings I own, and paired with a long top, they will make it possible for me to leave the house looking respectable when I get to the point where literally, nothing fits.
|These are NOT the Stitch Fix leggings. These are much thinner, and therefore tolerable to wear in summer. The dress is ironically, from GapKids and not remotely maternity; but I tried it on on a whim a few days ago, and it fit!
This little man remains very active, kicking and bouncing from one side to another. My belly has become a magnet for Delaney and Annie's hands, and I have to check the urge to be like, "What do you want? Why are you touching me?" Annie, especially, will take every opportunity to touch, hug, or brush up against my belly. She can't help herself. Despite feeling some aversion, I relax and allow them to rest their hands or their ears on their baby brother's home. It is special that they are taking an interest, and I am glad they do. They understand what that growing bulge means, and they are fascinated. Timmy couldn't care less. He doesn't get what all the fuss is about. When people ask him if he's excited about a baby brother, he says no. He says it with a smile, though -- not upset but just being honest about it: a baby brother is not something to be excited about in his world. It's not like a car or a truck, or his Ninja Turtles t-shirt. (Sigh) My little buddy.. I hope he doesn't have too hard of a time adjusting to not being the baby anymore. We need to give him lots of extra love in the coming months.
We haven't bought anything for this baby yet, or done a single thing to get ready, but there is still plenty of time. The plan as of now is to do most of the Christmas shopping next month, and after that we will focus more on baby stuff. Still, I am always keeping an eye out on our local moms resale Facebook page, in case I see something I can't pass up. I have my Ergo carrier, a sling, a few receiving blankets and onesies. We'll be needing to get pretty much everything else! It will be fun, though, whenever we finally get around to it.


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My gut instinct tells me that NFL running backs are some of the most poorly treated athletes in the world of sport. The rules against hurting running backs are significantly less strict than those for wide receivers or quarterbacks which leads to a significantly larger amount of career ending injuries. Teams know the fragility of running backs and are less inclined to offer them guaranteed money on their contract (money which will be given even in the case that a player cannot keep playing due to an injury) which significantly lowers the career earnings of an unlucky running back. Further to that, coaches treat running backs as expendable due to the simplicity of their task and will often drop an injured one for a healthier model, which due to the pyramid scheme nature of the NFL there will always be. Given enough data and enough time I would like to prove all of the above is true.
However for this post, I want to show that a running back's age affects their ability to play in the league. Not only that as a running back gets older they are less likely to get a job, but simply being on the wrong side of 30 will dramatically reduce their chance of having a job.
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What I'm going to do with it: See that running backs over 30 are disproportionately cut from NFL rosters compared to other skill positions.


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Monday, January 21, 2008
Thank you, Channel 8!
While we get media attention from many stations, I just had to post this because I'm so proud! My daughter had to come with me to two morning shows, and wore her uniform because she hoped she could sit on the set (I told her only the older girls were being interviewed). Well, at Channel 8, they asked if she could be part of it and weren't supposed to give her a microphone, but did anyway! When asked on camera what she liked about selling Girl Scout Cookies, I held my breath. You never know what the young ones will say. "I like meeting new people," she said. What an awesome answer! I was so proud!
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Some men go to some trouble to soften a hard soap so that it's easier to swirl onto a wet brush, thus getting enough product on the brush that a hearty lather can be made. This includes soaking rituals in which warm or hot water is applied to the puck prior to loading the brush with soap.
In my experience there are two things that can be done individually or in concert to make hard-soap lathering a breeze, a walk in the park, duck soup.
1) Prior to your shave, wet your beard as desired and then simply rub the flat of the hard soap puck directly on your unshaven whiskers. Then dip the tips of your damp shave brush into water.
(I use a re-purposed Greek-yogurt container holding about a half inch of cool water). Then face lather and as necessary again dip the brush tips into the water to add moisture so that your lather is adequately wet and not pasty. (I often dip my brush tips four or five times as I face lather.)
2) Stop rinsing your shave brush after your shave. If you keep your brush free of stubble, blood, and dead skin cells, there's no reason to rinse your brush; it won't harm the brush. Just let the existing lather dry between shaves. The dried lather is uber easy to revive by just adding water and re-whipping the lather on face or in a bowl. (I prefer to skip the bowl, which I have found to be completely unnecessary, and just more stuff that it has been a pleasure to shed.)
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It's been quite a while since I updated this. I could lie and be optimistic. I could say I've been busy following up on a lead to Hannah, but that would be bullshit, and more importantly, it wouldn't get me any closer to her. So I'll be honest: I haven't been on here for several days because I haven't felt like it. The experience with Hannah's parents has left me feeling discouraged. People who used to be friends to Hannah and myself tell me I'm acting crazy, that Hannah's gone because she wants to be away from me. They say I'm practically stalking her, and I know now that her parents believe the same. None of them believe me when I tell them that she's in danger and it's not me she's running from. They won't even listen to me. In the past couple of weeks I've even given serious thought to letting the whole thing go. To letting Hannah go. I know now that was a mistake. Maybe it's paranoid of me, but I've even begun to wonder if the decision was entirely mine, or if I was being led to it somehow. That sounds so stupid now that I've written it, but I won't take it back. Hannah didn't trust me in the end. Sometimes I wonder if she was right not to.
The situation came to a head of sorts several days ago. I received a visit from two police officers. Hannah's parents' house was vandalized and, not surprisingly, her parents pointed the finger at me. Her mother claimed she'd even seen me outside that night, staring at her through the window. They have a shed beside the house and its windows were smashed in. Rocks were thrown at the house. Hannah's father found them in the grass the next morning after he spent all night hounding the police. They were just rocks taken from the side of the road, nothing special about them.
I thought maybe Hannah's parents did it themselves. They know I've been trying to find her. I suspect that someone, probably Geoff or Mark or maybe even both of them, told them I'm trying to find where she is. But the police showed me a few photographs of the damage, and one of them showed something that wasn't caused by just throwing rocks, and there's no way in hell her parents could have done this one. At the back of the house, whoever was trying to scare them left some graffiti on the wall in black paint. It was the outline of the man Hannah and I had seen in the park. The man we saw everywhere after that. The man I sti/ll dream about. He had no face, just a blank painted circle. He had no hands, just arms ar/ms that reached and faded out into nothing.
The police are satisfied that I had nothing to do with the what happened, despite Hannah's parents IDing me as the vandal. I asked them if I could have a copy of the picture of the graffiti. It was a weird question and they reacted accordingly. I know I shouldn't have done it. I think maybe they think I was just being an asshole. I'm afraid to go see it myself, if Hannah's people haven't washed it off yet, becaus I know they'll be looking for me. I'm keeping an eye on the local newspapers to see if there's a report on it.
Hannah never told her parents about the man in the suit. At least she said she didn't. I don't understand how they could know anything about it. I don't think they broke their own windows now. I know they didn't. There was someone else outside their house that night, and that someone was not me. I was nowhere near the house.
But now that I've seen what was left behind the house I can't help thinking that Hannah's mother wasn't lying when she said the person who did it looked like me. I feel like I'm going to have a panic attack any minute.
What the hell is going on?
Hannah, there's only a slight chance that you'll ever read this, but I need you right now. I need you to come back. I need you to tell me where you are so I can come to you. I don't want to be alone in this town anymore.
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Saturday, 8 January 2011
Update #1
The past several days have been hell. Our former friends, now incapable of calling me a psychotic ex to my face or on this blog, decided to show this blog to Hannah's family. In turn, they called the police. There's nothing they can do, of course. There is nothing wrong with me looking for her, especially not when they insist on inaction. There's nothing wrong with me looking for her.
I'm home finally. Will post again once I've had time to rest and get my wits about me.
I'm home finally. Will post again once I've had time to rest and get my wits about me.
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Our right to exist is not subject to negotiations
Dr. Haim Shine
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry cautioned Israelis of the awful scenario that could result should Israel decide not to accept the Palestinian conditions for a political settlement. That scenario included a third Intifada, international isolation and even disrupted military and political aid from the U.S.
With such warnings, Kerry joined the ranks of previous secretaries of state who, itching to bring about an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, caused widespread anger, resulting in many Israeli and Palestinian victims. The victims of the peace process, to use the twisted words of a known Israeli leader.
Kerry and his predecessors never managed to digest the fact that the State of Israel is not a protectorate. Two thousand years of exile was enough for the Jewish nation, 2,000 years in which Jews' fates were left to the mercy and whims of foreigners. Speaking with pride and humility I must explain, to both our enemies and our friends, that the Jewish right to exist with dignity and security is not subject to peace talks.
Reports from the negotiating room signal that the Palestinians are ready within the framework of an agreement to declare an end to the conflict and their demands. However, the Palestinian Authority is not willing to recognize Israel as the Jewish state. The Jewish state is the national state of the Jewish people; a dream, thousands of years old, that we managed to see come to fruition. Declaring the end of the conflict without recognizing Israel as the country of the Jewish people is like getting sand tossed in our eyes. Whoever refuses to admit the exclusive right of the Jewish people to its country will also never let that state exist in peace and security.
Every Israeli understands the true meaning of dividing Jerusalem and pulling back to the 1967 lines, borders that Israel cannot defend. If we want to survive, let's not tire in the long journey that started with the settlement of Zion in our time.


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Monday, 27 August 2007
Put this in your diary!
There will be a special Mass to promote Tasmania's Juventutem pilgrims to World Youth Day on November 18 at 6pm at Mount Saint Canice. Juventutem's patron, His Excellency Governor Cox, will be attending; and Father Glen Tattersall from FSSP in Melbourne will be the celebrant. This is an event not to be missed, so put it in your diaries and invite all your family and friends!
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My solitary dream in duration from the instance I started thinking more or less my future, was to turn a married person and female parent. This was past it was assumed every person would go to college and get a "good" job. I was ever told women do not need an schooling on the far side what you can cram from your mother.
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PYP Exhibition 2011: "Express yourselves to make a better world"
The 2011 PYP Exhibition is taking place under the transdisciplinary theme of "How We Express Ourselves". This theme is an inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feeling, nature, culture, beliefs and values; the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic.
The video shows the students were singing "I have a Dream" in their PYP Exhibition Day.
PYP Exhibition Process
The Exhibition preparation started in November 2010 but the official process began in February 2011. During the process, students made their own central idea and lines of inquiry. Students are working in groups based on their area of interest. Each group has one teacher in charge and mentor(s), who are members of our school teaching staff, to guide the students as they move through the process of completing the Exhibition. This guidance may come in many ways, such as assistance with the research, listening to students' ideas about the topic, providing additional information to help students gain a better understanding of their topics, and help with the organization of time, ideas and materials.
The Exhibition Day was held in April 16th, 2011. The students presented their achievement and process in front of their parents, teachers and some visitors, There were some groups which presented live performance such as drama and puppet show. The other groups expressed themselves through various kinds of ways; photography, making blogs and website, cooking, etc. It was a great success of the students and it has shown a great collaboration among students, parents, teachers, and community.


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It's been a while blog friends. This past month, my life has changed in many ways. All great blessings, but regardless of the wonderful things I've decided it's time for a break from the blog world... and social media in general. It's taken me a couple weeks to get to this point. As much as I cherish and dearly love this blog, it's not where I want to spend a good part of my life. I'd rather be taking on my many hobbies and living these adventures, than blogging about it. It's a hard decision, but something that needs to be done before I spread myself too thin.
With work becoming more important and challenging to me, I dream of my career flourishing. Being able to dedicate time to train for a 50 mile race, that's not easy, but I want that option. It's diving into the world of cooking, crafting, and learning what I crave. Or absorbing Grand Rapids and meeting the beautiful folks within it. Traveling to far off places and being full of wanderlust is my hope. It's eking out every last second of the day to spend with my best friend, Zachary.
These are my priorities and this is why I must take a break. I don't know for how long or if I'll every come back, but I want to thank all the amazing followers who have left me beautiful comments and always made my heart full of daisies. :)
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Malware, malicious program rootkit, dns redirect, host file mod. worm?
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 08:06 AM
If you have resolved the issues you were originally experiencing, or have received help elsewhere, please let me know so that this topic can be closed.
Please make sure you are saving and printing the instructions out prior to each fix, this way you will have them on hand just in case you are unable to access this site. One of the steps I will be asking you to do requires you to boot into Safe Mode and this process will be much easier for you to perform if the instructions are printed out for you to follow.
If you are ready to get started, please review and follow these guidelines so that we resolve your issues in a timely and effective manner:
- Logs from malware removal programs (OTL is one of them) can take some time to analyze. I need you to be patient while I analyze any logs you post.
- Please make sure to carefully read any instructions that I give you. Since I cannot see or directly interact with your computer I am dependent on you to "be my eyes" and provide as much information as you can regarding the current state of your computer.
- If you're not sure, or if something unexpected happens, do NOT continue! Stop and ask!
- These instructions have been specifically tailored to your computer and the issues you are experiencing with your computer. These instructions are not suitable for any other computer, even if the issues are fairly similar.
- Do not do things I do not ask for, such as running a spyware scan on your computer. However, the one thing that you should always do, is to make sure your anti-virus definitions are up-to-date!
- Please do not use the Attachment feature for any log file. Just do a Copy/Paste of the entire contents of the log file inside your post and submit.
- You must reply within four days failure to reply will result in the topic being closed!
- Please do not PM me directly for help. If you have any questions, post them in this topic. PM me only if I have not responded to your last post in 2 days.
- Lastly, I am no magician. I will try very hard to fix your issues, but no promises can be made. Also be aware that some infections are so severe that you might need to ultimately reformat your hard drive and reinstall the operating system.
Don't worry, this only happens in severe cases, but it sadly does happen. Please have the software and storage media for backing up your data available.
Step 1.
Download OTL to your Desktop
If you still have OTL on your desktop go immediately to the following steps:
- Double click on the icon to run it. Make sure all other windows are closed and to let it run uninterrupted.
- Select Scan All Users
- Under File Scans File Age: Select 90 days from the drop down box.
- Select Lop Check and Purity Check
- Under Extra Registry: Select Use SafeList
- Under the Custom Scan box paste this in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NetBT /s
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\NetBIOS /s
hklm\software\clients\startmenuinternet|command /rs
hklm\software\clients\startmenuinternet|command /64 /rs
C:\Windows\assembly\tmp\U\*.* /s
C:\Program Files\Common Files\ComObjects\*.* /s
>C:\commands.txt echo list vol /raw /hide /c
>C:\DiskReport.txt diskpart /s C:\commands.txt /raw /hide /c
type c:\diskreport.txt /c
erase c:\commands.txt /hide /c
erase c:\diskreport.txt /hide /c
- Click the Run Scan button. Do not change any settings unless otherwise told to do so. The scan wont take long.
- When the scan completes, it will open OTL.Txt and Extras.txt .
- Post both logs
Step 2.
Download aswMBR.exe ( 1.8mb ) to your desktop.
Double click the aswMBR.exe to run it Click the "Scan" button to start scan
On completion of the scan click save log, save it to your desktop and post in your next reply
If it does not run rename aswMBR.exe to Iexplore.exe and try it again.
Step 3.
In Safe Mode with Networking, please do the following:
Blue Screen Errors
- Click here to download BlueScreenView or here
- Right click bluescreenview.zip and choose "Extract All" or "Extract Here" to extract the contents of the zip file
- Once extracted, double click on BlueScreenView.exe to run the program
- Click Edit, then Select All
- Click File, then Save Selected Items
- In the File name, type bluescreenlog.txt and then Save it to your Desktop
- Open bluescreenlog.txt, then copy and paste all of the contents into your next reply
Step 4.
Please post:
aswMBR log
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 07:56 AM
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Edited by SweetHeart161, 03 May 2012 - 08:18 AM.
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 08:37 AM
I do have a few questions as I begin to prepare a fix:
Is this your real user names?
If these are not the real ones, I cannot prepare the fix or if I do you will have to correct it in the fix each time, this would be cumbersome and subject to errors that could cause other issues.
Did you get the whole OTL.txt?
OTL1 and OTL2 are nearly the same.
OTL3 is some different but does not have the last portion of the file at all. I need the whole file. If it is too large to post then go to mediafire, create an, upload the whole file, and post a link to it in your next post for me.
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 09:09 AM
Are you saying I should change my names?
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 09:27 AM
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 09:30 AM
No not at all just wanted to make sure they were real.
Are you saying I should change my names?
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 09:31 AM
Your extras log does not show a resident antivirus. Do you have one installed?
After I ran my logs I plugged in my usb drive and a trojan dropper was found.. will this change things?
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 09:54 AM
Edited by SweetHeart161, 03 May 2012 - 11:24 AM.
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 11:23 AM
aswMBR is not malware so it is a "false positive" by the AV.
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 01:21 PM
- Please reopen on your desktop.
- Copy and Paste the following code into the textbox.
:OTL O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB} - No CLSID value found. O3:64bit: - HKLM\..\Toolbar: (no name) - Locked - No CLSID value found. O3 - HKLM\..\Toolbar: (no name) - Locked - No CLSID value found. O4:64bit: - HKLM..\Run: [] File not found O16 - DPF: {8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93} http://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_20-windows-i586.cab (Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20) O16 - DPF: {CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0020-ABCDEFFEDCBA} http://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_20-windows-i586.cab (Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20) O16 - DPF: {CAFEEFAC-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-ABCDEFFEDCBA} http://java.sun.com/update/1.6.0/jinstall-1_6_0_20-windows-i586.cab (Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20) :files ipconfig /flushdns /c :reg :Commands [purity] [resethosts] [emptytemp] [createrestorepoint]
- Push
- OTL may ask to reboot the machine. Please do so if asked.
- Click the OK button.
- A report will open. Copy and Paste that report in your next reply.
- If the machine reboots, the log will be located at C:\_OTL\MovedFiles\mmddyyyy_hhmmss.log, where mmddyyyy_hhmmss is the date and the time of the tool run.
Step 2.
Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from Here.
Double Click mbam-setup.exe to install the application. Do not accept the trial version at this time!
- Make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
- If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
- Once the program has loaded, select "Perform Quick Scan", then click Scan.
- The scan may take some time to finish,so please be patient.
- When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
- Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
- When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.(See Extra Note)
- The log is automatically saved by MBAM and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.
- Copy&Paste the entire report in your next reply.
Extra Note:
If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove,you will be presented with 1 of 2 prompts,click OK to either and let MBAM proceed with the disinfection process. If asked to restart the computer, please do so immediately.
Step 3.
Boot Into Safe Mode with Networking, please do the following:
- Click here to download BlueScreenView or here
- Right click bluescreenview.zip and choose "Extract All" or "Extract Here" to extract the contents of the zip file
- Once extracted, double click on BlueScreenView.exe to run the program
- Click Edit, then Select All
- Click File, then Save Selected Items
- In the File name, type bluescreenlog.txt and then Save it to your Desktop
- Open bluescreenlog.txt, then copy and paste all of the contents into your next reply
Step 4.
Please post:
OTL fix log
Give me an update on the computer
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 02:54 PM
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Edited by SweetHeart161, 03 May 2012 - 02:55 PM.
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 03:02 PM
There must be no spaces before it or blank lines before it and please post to not attach the files that are small enough to post.
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 03:41 PM
Registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB}\ deleted successfully.
Registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{5C255C8A-E604-49b4-9D64-90988571CECB}\ not found.
64bit-Registry value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\\Locked deleted successfully.
Registry value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\\Locked deleted successfully.
64bit-Registry value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\\ deleted successfully.
Starting removal of ActiveX control {8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93}
Registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93}\ deleted successfully.
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Registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0020-ABCDEFFEDCBA}\ deleted successfully.
Registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0020-ABCDEFFEDCBA}\ not found.
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Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Parshas Beshlach: "machoh emcheh es ZEICHER Amalek" or "ZECHER Amalek"?
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According to R' Jack Love (of YCT):ReplyDelete
"Zekher" means memory; it's a simple noun, like "shemesh" or "yeled".
"Zeikher" means something which causes a memory, a memorial or other reminder. The way a seifer provides a sipur, but isn't itself one. The eirev rav made the mixture, but are themselves what was mixed in, not the mixture itself. Okay, it can get kind of "stretchy" how we play this, but it's enough to show tendency if we need to contrast the two.
(In a vague, hand-wavy way, this fits a trend in leshon haqodesh -- longer vowels imply causation. Compare binyah qal "avad" with pi'el "ibeid".)
Rashi appears to be going with "reminder", when he says (emphasis mine, of course): "מאיש ועד אשה מעולל ועד יונק משור ועד שה שלא יהא שם עמלק נזכר אפילו על הבהמה לומר בהמה זו משל עמלק היתה חסלת פרשת תצא." Which fits better with "lo tishkach"; "erase all memory of Amaleiq, don't forget!" is self contradictory -- you can't think of the mitzvah to erase the memory without having the memory too.
RYBS would double "zeikher" and "zekher" when saying Ashrei, according to Nefesh haRav. Although there the meaning would be "they will tell their memory of the greatness of Your Goodness", not telling about reminders.
The problem with this whole discussion is that it ignores the cap-M Mesorah. We know that since the invention of Tiberian niqud, the word in Devarim was documented as being "זֵ֣כֶר". It's not like we're recreating an unknown, or have any reason to question that mesorah. And if we do open the mesorah up to question on the basis of something as weak as one opinion in what the Gra did, the entire Tanakh becomes far too fluid.
Which fits better with "lo tishkach"; "erase all memory of Amaleiq, don't forget!" is self contradictory -- you can't think of the mitzvah to erase the memory without having the memory too.ReplyDelete
Sfas Emes asks why Amalek deserves to have a zeicher!


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Just a few quick notes on tonight's game:
- The Capitals' battle with the stomach flu continues, as it now looks like the three guys who played through their illness last night are paying for it now - Clark, Pothier and Green all played against the Devils despite showing symptoms before and during the game (ew) and are probably out. The one that really concerns me is Clark...not that I don't care about the health of the other two, but Clark is the captain and has consistently been one of the best players on the Caps every night.
Even if he is throwing up in between periods.
Hopefully Sutherby, Eminger and Pettinger got some rest in Manhattan and will be ready to go tonight, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Which begs the question - at what point do we just chuck it all and bring up the entire Hershey squad?
- I'm getting a little tired of people writing gleeful tales about upcoming matches with the Caps as though the win has already occurred. AP has done it twice before the Caps played the Devils, and the Rangers' website has practically given the Rangers a win before the puck is even dropped: "Every once in awhile, the NHL schedule comes through for a team, serving up the right game at the right time."
Their evidence for this? 4 straight home wins against the Caps: "These four gems from the past suggest that fans at tonight's game are in for a treat. What better opponent could be here for the final home game of the 2006 calendar year?"
Wow, 4 games. Quick, alert the NHL hall of fame - there's a record that will never be beaten.
And I love that they comment on Jagr's lack of production lately and how he is always cured by playing his old team. They must not have been watching the last Caps-Rags game, because last time I checked he had no goals and no assists in that one...
Blah. I'm cranky and bitter.
Have a nice day!
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Mini Gameday Preview
Just a few quick notes on tonight's game:
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For want of any better concepts at this time, I am posting yet another installment…
Dolorean – Violence in the Snowy Fields (From Violence in the Snowy Fields)
Blood shows up pretty well on snow.
The Fainting Fansies – Volunteer Army (From The Red Shed)
At the start of the war, the Northern Army was comprised largely of volunteers–by the middle of the war the North was increasingly reliant on conscription.
The Go! Team – We Just Won't Be Defeated (From Thunder, Lightning, Strike)
The Go! Team–kindred spirits with Panic! At the Disco, if only because of their love of the exclamation point mid-name. I guess this could be the North's fight song?
Willy Mason – Fear No Pain (From Where the Humans Eat)
Religious conviction helped men on both sides go into battle with less apprehension of death, and this song kind of sums that up.
The Avett Brothers – Die Die Die
The title says it all, I think. Plus, the Avett Brothers are from North Carolina.
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Army Bound (Demo)
I like this version better than the one that appeared on Living With the Living, but that might just be me. Either way, it's good.
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I Quit!!
~well I am really just quitting working so many hours in the Malden store.
Too many hours, too long days all add up to a one sided kind of life....
With the opening of Boston I will have help being available to folks
who need their Annie Sloan fix~and I will be able to shop and hunt
for the special furnishings and accessories we like for Maison Decor.
I need time to hunt, to paint, to merchandise the stores~
it all takes time...and of course to blog!!!
See the rug on the floor~that is headed to Boston tonight.
Justin wanted a faded out oriental and I found a pretty good one for him.
I took it into my store to give it a good vacuuming.
I love that its all faded and worn without having holes..and it is made in Pakistan...
did you know I used to live there? I went to 2nd and 3rd grade there.
It was really fun as a kid...I kidnapped a baby cow once, I really wanted to keep him.
The cows just wandered all around...and I took him into our compound. All Americans
would have houses with gates...so I went outside the gate and got him with a rope and
brought him back home. That lasted for about one hour...hah.
I didn't realize they were considered sacred and you couldn't "have them" as pets....
so the servants made me bring him back outside the gates.
I didn't realize they were considered sacred and you couldn't "have them" as pets....
so the servants made me bring him back outside the gates.
Funny the things you remember~although that experience was kind of unforgettable.
Back to the USA~here in my shop I have plenty to do...I have been neglecting it
in favor of Boston and all that entailed. However I plan to tweak my style a little bit
over here, as I just love the look in the other shop.
I have some ideas~and will be sharing them with you of course!
Now look what I got in the mail from a blogging friend~
its from the ROYAL mail!!!! No, Kate Middleton and I are not
blog buddies...its a package from Krissie of the Shingled Cottage!
I love a package!! I just do~I guess everybody does...its so fun getting a package!
Krissie sent me some of her Laura Ashley fabric and wallpaper that she is using in her own cottage
remodel across the pond! You must check out her darling cottage~its a dreamy little hideaway
that she has created for herself and her husband Steve. Shingled Cottage
Laura Ashley makes pretty cottage patterns like these~
I think they are vintage patterns,
but I am not positive.
I tried matching them up to my Antoinette and white wash sampler~
Krissie is one of the kindest bloggers I know~
and speaking of kind bloggers...
Here is my Dilly~ well he is not a blogger,
but he captured a kind bloggers heart when she saw
his gentle face...I adore this dog like no other dog I have ever had...
One day I got a package and inside was an oil portrait of Dillon.
Cindy Austin painted Dilly for me~and it is the nicest gift ever!!
I ran right in and propped it on the mantle so I could stare...
and wipe a tear or two away.
She really captured his soul...this is the way he looks when he has those soft
loving eyes and he lays his ears back. I shot a photo of him,
so he is looking at me in this portrait!
And forever he will have Dave's hand around his chest
and his eyes will be trained on me...its pretty cool.
A long time ago I had posted the photo on my blog,
and then Cindy secretly painted it!!!!
She is famous for painting a cow for Miss Mustard Seed you know....
And that cow was fabulous too.
But my house is a disaster since I am always at work, so I couldn't take a pretty
pic showing it in its surroundings...with kids sneakers, and the pillows on the floor
and the coffee table piled with papers and books...so this will just have to do.
I have been meaning to post this for two weeks...
and finally I get to say "thank you, Cindy!"
Blog friends are pretty great people.


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- Go to: http://www.new.facebook.com/advertising.
- Prepare Prepare Click on the "Prepare" link that is located between the "about advertising" and "step by step" link.
- Click on the blue "get started" box at the bottom of the page.
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Breaking News: Young Jews Disrupt Bibi Netanyahu Speech at Jewish GA
Posted on November 8, 2010
Jewish Voice for Peace, Israelis and Palestinians: Two Peoples, One Future
Stefanie Fox: stefanie AT jewishvoiceforpeace.org
Young Jews Challenge American Jewish Leadership At Jewish Federation General Assembly in New Orleans
Disrupt Bibi Netanyahu speech to say Israel's own behavior is making it a pariah, not student and peace groups that are trying to stop Israeli human rights violations
[November 8, 2010, New Orleans] A group of young Jews with the Young Leadership Institute of Jewish Voice for Peace has traveled to the largest gathering of Jewish leaders in the US, the Jewish Federation General Assembly, to confront leaders on an approach to saving Israel's reputation and building young Jewish identity they say actually turns young Jews away.
Five of the young adults, including 3 Israelis and Israeli–Americans, disrupted a speech this morning by Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu with banners that said:
YoungJewishProud.org and one of the below-
The Settlements Delegitimize Israel
The Occupation Delegitimizes Israel
The Siege of Gaza Delegitimizes Israel
The Loyalty Oath Delegitimizes Israel
Silencing Dissent Delegitimizes Israel
and The Settlements Betray Jewish Values
(and in Hebrew:) Justice justice you shall pursue – Deuteronomy 16:20.
The young Jews faced a violent backlash from some audience members. Some audience members attempted to hit and gag Rae Abileah, a young Jewish protester. Three of the young Jews, Matan Cohen, Matthew Taylor and Emily Ratner, were temporarily detained, but not before they interrupted Netanyahu's speech five times with chants, and forced him to address them directly. Two of them were captured on the conference live TV feed as they were removed from the crowd. Flipcam footage will be available soon. (Continued...)
Young Jews Disrupt Netanyahu at Jewish General Assembly:
Young Jews Disrupt Netanyahu at Jewish General Assembly from stefanie fox on Vimeo.
JVP18 | November 09, 2010
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A series of videos has been created for the Nova Scotia workers compensation board highlighting how being silent at the work place doesn't really help at all. In fact it makes the workplace more dangerous.
Well Silence is tired of being silent and he has finally began to speak.
Here is the latest video: Silence Speaks
A Gentleman Bear has been let on the grounds? ...hilarious.


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Apparently there is a second Shoals blog, GoShoals Summer 2008.
They have only been blogging a short time, but already there are some interesting articles.
The Shoals Marine Lab plans on holding some cool classes... such as "Marine Vegetables" and "Boilology of the Lobster" .... err sorry that is "Biology of the Lobster," and "Marine Vertebrates." I guess I'm hungry.
Stop by and say hi!


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- Improved the folder browser used when creating a new bookmark or amending an existing one. Previously it was a standard "Spinner" widget which meant it was a list of all folder, but a flattened alphabetical list. The new widget gives a hierarchical view of your folders retaining their existing order(*) and structure.
A screenshot of the new dialog:
This new dialog is still a work in progress and I want to improve the styling and indenting a smidge, but the core of it is now in place.


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This week I will cover all the teams in the AL and where they are in the division and analyze why they are there.
AL East:
1. Toronto Blue Jays (25-14) – The reason the Blue Jays are doing so well right now is pretty much everything. They have the 2nd best ERA in the AL (3.97) behind the Kansas City Royals, and they have scored the most runs in the AL (223), by 17. Also, they're tied for the 3rd least amount of errors in the AL (19) with Texas, behind only Detroit (18) and Minnesota (13). They have dominated in close games, too, as they are 8-3 in 1-run games, and against righties, as they are 17-8 against them. When you put all that together, that's a first place team.
2. Boston Red Sox (22-15) – The reasons for the Red Sox not being in first are:
#1: David Ortiz, he is hitting .208 with no home runs, only 15 RBI's, and is only hitting .136 when leading off an inning, and only .163 in the month of May.
#2: Their pitching is 9th in the AL with a 4.82 ERA, and they have walked the 3rd most amount of batters in the AL with 146 walks this year.
#3: Their fielding, as they are tied for the 3rd most errors in the American League with 24, behind only Oakland (26) and Seattle (31).
The reasons that the Red Sox aren't farther down that 2nd:
#1: Jason Bay, he is hitting .305 with 11 home runs and 40 RBI's. The 40 RBI's is 2nd in the majors behind only Evan Longoria.
#2: Their offense, the Red Sox are tied for 2nd in the AL with the Rangers in runs scored with 206 of them.
#3: Their home record is 13-4, more than making up for their 9-11 road record.
3. New York Yankees (19-17) – They are 7-12 against the East, and have allowed 15 more runs than they have scored, and have the 3rd highest ERA in the American League at 5.41, so they really should not have a winning record, or be 3rd in their division.
4. Tampa Bay Rays (18-20) – Unlike the Yankees, the Rays should not have a losing record, as they have scored 14 more runs than they have allowed, are 12-10 against the East, and are 15-11 vs. Righties. It's been the lefties that have killed them, though, as they are 3-9 against them.
5. Baltimore Orioles (16-21) – They have the 2nd highest ERA in the AL at 5.43, and haven't done that well on offense or defense to make up for that.
AL Central:
1. Detroit Tigers (19-16) – The Tigers haven't hit terrifically, just solid, as they are 7th in the AL in runs and home runs and 10th in the AL in batting average. But their pitching and defense have been terrific. Their pitchers have a 4.07 ERA, 3rd in the AL, and their defense has made only 18 errors, 2nd least in the AL, and has a .986 fielding percentage, tied for 3rd best in the AL. Also, the Tigers pitching has the 2nd lowest batting average against in the AL, and future phenom Rick Porcello has pitched well with a 3.86 ERA and a 4-3 record in his rookie season.
2. Kansas City Royals (19-18) – The Royals have had the best pitching by far so far this year in the entire major leagues, with a 3.63 ERA, the next lowest anywhere at 3.75 (Dodgers) and the next lowest in the AL at 3.97 (Blue Jays). That's a pretty big difference. They have the 2nd most quality starts in the AL with 20 (in just 37 games) and have allowed the least amount of runs and earned runs in the AL. The only reason they aren't in first is their hitting. They have scored the 4th fewest amount of runs in the AL, and have the 4th lowest batting average in the AL, due in large part to Alex Gordon being put on the DL after just 7 games. If it weren't for Zach Grienke's seven wins and 0.60 ERA, this team would probably have a losing record because of their hitting.
3. Minnesota Twins (18-19) – The Twins are only 4-10 on the road, and even though they've been great at home (14-9), that still doesn't even make up for it enough to get them to even .500. The road record is the only reason they aren't doing better this season.
4. Chicago White Sox (15-20) – The White Sox have scored the least amount of runs in baseball. It's pretty much impossible to win when you're doing that.
5. Cleveland Indians (14-24) – The Indians have the worst record in the AL, and are tied for the most runs allowed in the AL. They are actually 5-4 against lefties, but the 9-20 record against righties more than cancels that out. Also, they're almost as bad at home (7-11) as they are on the road (7-13). Those are all signs of losing teams, and that's why they are one.
AL West:
1. Texas Rangers (22-14) – The Rangers have been good just about everywhere so far this year. Here is their good list:
#1: They are 6th in the AL with a 4.66 ERA.
#2: They are tied for the 2nd most amount of runs scored in the AL with 206.
#3: They have the 3rd highest batting average in the AL.
#4: They have hit the most home runs (62) in all of baseball by 8. They have 43 more home runs than the Oakland Athletics.
#5: They are tied for the 3rd least amount of errors in the AL with 19.
#6: They are tied for the 3rd highest fielding percentage in the AL with the Tigers at .986.
#7: They have three of the top seven AL home run leaders (Ian Kinsler, Hank Blalock, and Chris Davis).
#8: Kevin Millwood has turned it on with a 2.93 ERA this year, which is 5th in the AL and better than Roy Halladay (2.95).
Here is their bad list:
#1: Brandon McCarthy has a 5.92 ERA.
#2: Frankie Francisco is on the DL.
That is why they are a first place team, the good outweighs the bad 8 to 2.
2. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (18-17) – Here is the Angels starting pitching so far this year:
John Lackey – On the DL, then got thrown out of his 1st game after two pitches.
Kelvim Escobar – On the DL.
Ervin Santana – On the DL.
Dustin Moseley – On the DL.
Shane Loux – 5.40 ERA.
Anthony Ortega – 0-2 with a 9.24 ERA.
When you add that to a 6-9 road record, being outscored, and a 5-8 record in the West, the Angels are lucky to have a winning record.
3. Seattle Mariners (17-20) – The Mariners started off the season great, but are 4-12 in their last 16 games.
4. Oakland Athletics (13-20) – The A's have scored the 2nd fewest runs in the AL, and are just 8-10 at home, 5-10 on the road, 3-11 vs. lefties, and 2-7 in one-run games.
Results of last week's poll:
Which of these five players do you think had the best Rangers career?
Jeff Burroughs – 66%
Aaron Sele – 25%
Steve Foucault – 8%
Mickey Rivers – 0%
Bump Wills – 0%
Come back next week for my All-Star teams through May.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Standings and Placement Analysis
Posted by Grant Schiller at 8:37 PM
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The Cleveland Indians should be always competitive enough to keep pace with the others. I really like them; they've always been my favourite teams in MLB.Just read about them here: http://www.indianszone.com
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Red Sigil (赤のシジル, Aka no Shijiru) is a Shadow in the Persona series.
Persona 3Edit
Red Sigils appear in the Harabah Block of Tartarus, from floors 181 to 189. Their Dodge Ice skill makes them slightly harder to set up for All-Out Attacks than other foes in their floor range.
Red Sigils will later appear in the second and third sections of Antenora within the Abyss of Time. They will now Evade Ice skills and will generally stick to using Mind Charged skills.
Persona 4Edit
Red Sigil appears in B3F and B4F of the Secret Laboratory within the Midnight Channel. After being defeated, it may drop the Silver Signature material. Selling 10 Silver Signatures will unlock the Witch Charm accessory in the shop.
In Golden, it may also drop Bloodstone for trade at Shiroku Pub.
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If you didn't read the law too closely, you might think that New York limits corporations to $5,000 for any contribution to a single candidate. But as today's New York Times article by Mike McIntire makes clear, these limits are frequently and legally flaunted. The case study in this article is AIG, which has contributed over $300,000 to Governor Pataki and $50,000 to AG Spitzer through "obscure subsidiaries."
The supposed "purpose" of these laws is to limit the influence of corporate money on candidates. One has to wonder what possible limiting effect there is when a coproration through subsidiaries, can manage to direct hundreds of thousands of dollars to a single candidate. Why waste the paper the laws are written on?
It's worth noting that it's not campaign finance per se, but the usual dysfunctional way New York has implemented it that is the problem. Among states with campaign finance laws, New York ranks -- drum roll please -- at the bottom of the barrel.
Categories: General, Campaign Finance
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
AIG: Case Study for New York's Toothless Campaign Finance Restrictions
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It is certainly a turnaround for Bush. The president invested much of his political capital on comprehensive immigration last June—and lost big.
Could this macho posture be an attempt to win back the support of the nativist fringe? Among the hounds and pickup truck set, Bush has gone from idol to turncoat. And these folks take some serious umbrage at those who desert their ranks. "As a former military member who spent twenty-one years defending our great nation, I see George Bush as a traitor and worse," said James F. Fleming Jr., a retired Air Force Major on the right-wing blog V-Dare. Similar comments fill this page and others on the web. It's quite a comeuppance for the hero of 9-11.
But there may be another, more cunning reason, for Bush's get-tough 'tude. It may not only win him the lost support from the right, the heavy-handed busts could actually help stimulate the need for real reform on immigration, which many believe Bush still supports.
It would work like this: Let's bust some employers and launch some raids. Once the immigrants start to leave, the dire economic consequences will become apparent, triggering a new congressional debate on immigration reform. The strategy has no downside for Bush. He appears tough with a flagging constituency, yet he may still get the end result he wants. There is only one mind this subtle in the White House. Could this have been Karl Rove's last hurrah?
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Compared to major metropolitan areas like Chicago, Washington D.C., New York and Los Angeles, Charleston is quite small, but tourists find its downtown neighborhoods, city market and restaurants charming, the architecture striking and the peninsula's two waterside parks irresistible. And I'm one of those.
In May, I made my third visit to Charleston in 13 months. I've covered a lot of territory on the peninsula, and still, I didn't have any sense that what I was seeing in May was "old hat." The third visit was the first, too, in which my lodging accommodations were actually in the downtown area. In fact, unless you have thoughts of making a lot of visits to one of the half-dozen or so well-known plantations outside the city, staying downtown is all you need need when visiting Charleston because there is so much to see and do there.
And if you really want to get out and visit something beyond downtown Charleston (and there are very nice places like that), you could do like I did my first two times -- plan such trips for the day you leave. Just get up and check out of your lodging early so you have all day to drive around before heading home or to your next destination.
This post is devoted to the first three of four days we spent in Charleston. The opportunity to get out and explore was limited those days because of rain, in varying degrees, on each of those days. I'll do a second post on the best day of the lot, the fourth day, when we had the sunshine we remembered and enjoyed on the first visits.
The overcast skies actually gave me a new look at Charleston. It cast a different background on the sites I'd seen and photographed previously, so I didn't mind. In quite a few cases, I got a lot of purple in the my sky blues, for instance. I did without the polarizing lens on those days, too, but still managed to get nice detail of clouds, thanks in part to the Photomatix high-dynamic range software that I used in post-processing. The only thing I minded was dodging the raindrops while out and about, and having to dash back to the hotel trying to protect my gear in the race to get there.
You can see evidence of the considerable downpour in several pictures in this post, and in some cases, I'll point it out to you in the captions. A great example is the photo leading off the post, a reflection shot taken at a modest pier in Waterfront Park. You can tell from the dark skies that a downpour was imminent, and indeed, the skies opened up about 30 minutes later.
As always, click on any image to bring up a larger, sharper version. This is particularly useful if you access the blog using a mobile device. Click on the link in this sentence to view a full gallery of the images I made from my May visit to Charleston.
Photo geek stuff: I shot all of my photos with my Canon 6D and Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di PZD VC lens. I bracketed all compositions for three exposures to allow for melding in high-dynamic range (HDR) software in post-processing. Many of the images in this post were treated that way. Shots of the wildlife and squirrel are examples of single-frame shots I used in this post.
Above and below: New views of Waterfront Park on my return trip there, near the top of my list of favorite places in Charleston.
Above and below: Shots of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, scene of a terrible multi-victim homicide on June 17, 2015. Asphalt patch crews were working on Calhoun Street in front of the church when we arrived. In the hopes of getting unobstructed photos, we talked to the crew chief to inquire how long they'd be there in the likelihood it would not be very long. The chief was very understanding and said to give them 15 minutes. We walked down the street to Marion Square, and 20 minutes later, we strolled back and the crews were just heading out. They had to leave behind the one cone as a motorist caution, however.
Above: I've photographed the pier off Waterfront Park from the walkway side (right of this) previously, so I grabbed a couple shots from the other side, including this one.
Above and below: A bird wades through about an inch-deep puddle near the pier, while a squirrel tries to establish whether I'm friend or foe. Hey, I told him, I just wanted a picture ...
Above: In Marion Square while waiting out the asphalt patch crew, I composed this photo near the fountain. I put the water in focus, but I wasn't disappointed the people conversing at right came out relatively sharp.
Above: This is the house on East Bay Street where comedian and CBS talk show host Stephen Colbert spent a portion of his childhood. The home has a great view of the water, and is not far from White Point Gardens (aka Battery Park) at the southern tip of the peninsula. Moments after taking about a half-dozen shots of the house from different angles, the skies opened up, and we made a mad dash back to the hotel.
Above and next four below: On a later outing, I walked the neighborhood near downtown and came across some fascinating old-building exteriors. The flag outside the building in the photo below was the first notice I had of the renowned annual 17-day Spoleto Arts Festival that would start the day after we left Charleston. Rotten timing, on our part! I was so taken by the facade of the building in the third photo below, that I felt compelled to lean backward to get a different angle.
Above: One of the theater venues for the Spoleto festival.
Above: A couple streets in near-downtown neighborhoods have a cobblestone surface. This one, Church Street, I believe, is one of them.
Above: A commercial building along Broad Street.
Above: A geometric composition made easy by the novel pattern on the gate.
A closeup (above) of the roots of a distinctive tree shown in less detail below.
A fountain (above) in front of a private residence in a photo I took through an opening in an iron fence. A closed of the lions in the fountain is below.
Above: A shot from Rainbow Row.
Above: I was racing to my hotel because of rain when I stopped to take the photo of this building facing East Bay Street before returning to my sprint to avoid the rain.
Above: A bird seemingly unbothered by the rain. It camped out at another fountain, this one at the hotel.
Next up: Day 4 at Charleston
Previous posts in this East Coast swing series:
James Madison's Montpelier
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Barboursville Vineyards, Barboursville, Va.
Alexandria, Va.
Berkeley Plantation, Charles City, Va.
Virginia Capitol at Richmond, Va.
First Colonial settlement at Jamestown, Va.
Battlefield and modern-day town at Yorktown, Va.
Virginia Beach and Cape Henry, Va.


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Transcending Tough Times
Working With Words
A weblog devoted to spurring a conversation among those who use words to varying degrees in their daily work. Hosted by John Ettorre, a Cleveland-based writer and editor. Please email me at: email@example.com. "There comes a time when you realize that everything is a dream, and only those things preserved in writing have any possibility of being real." --James Salter
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
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- At 1:25 AM, said...
Thanks for that. It filled a nagging hole in my knowledge.
- At 10:44 AM, John Ettorre said...
I'm going to go out on a limb and assume you're being facetious.
- At 11:22 AM, said...
I love this quote from Emerson, John. And really, it's very true. It speaks to whatever it is in each of us that takes such satisfaction from complaining. On the whole, I don't know that for me times are any better or worse than they were for my parents or grandparents. But there's something in me that wants to believe life was easier 50 years ago, so that's what I choose to think. It makes no sense, but it does make me feel better to whine about it every once in awhile!
- At 11:27 AM, John Ettorre said...
Scott, you said it well. Life is so very relative. And in the end, we do simply choose to think this or that about this or that. And evidence and rational inquiry aren't always the main drivers (for some folks, they're not ever the drivers). But we'll gladly forgive you for a modest bit of whining.
- At 9:18 AM, said...
No, not being facetious at all. Very interesting.
- At 9:42 AM, John Ettorre said...
Even better. But then, we like you whether you're teasing/joking or being serious.


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I was determined to make something. So I dug out the beads and a few charms I had stashed away and made 14 bracelets. I used the stretch silicone so they will go on easy. I had a good time making them, even the few times I dropped beads and they scattered everywhere. Finley thought it was a great game. I will take them to Bazaar.
The doors are on the closet, still have to do the trim and my antique knobs. I have collected glass knobs for many years with only the hope that one day they would find a place in our home. So when we moved into this cottage Farmhouse, one by one they have found a home. The doors were here in the peach room, so they are recycled.
Just for fun…..what do you think this is???