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Hey guys!
Hope everyone is having a good 2nd week of the year 2017! This week is going to be a blog post on the Nursing Student Series..and in the flury of things, I didn't even realize that when I scheduled randomly various series for each week, that this particular series would fall the the first week of my nursing program.
I wanted to dedicate the first nursing student series blog on the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program (ABSN), as it's the program I'm in and some people may be wondering about what an ABSN program is, workload, etc.
Prior to starting, when people found out that I would be quitting my profession job to go back to school to become a nurse, many asked me what an ABSN program was and had questions about the process of applying to said program.
Before considering an ABSN program, I want to start off by saying that an ABSN program is for those who already have a bachelors degree. It doesn't have to be in a science or health science field. So long as the degree comes from an accredited university and has fulfilled all prerequisits required by the school, one can apply to an ABSN program.
Secondly, one ought to also consider life circumstances. The difference between a traditional Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) and an ABSN, is the accelerated part. When I mean accelerated, I do mean that it is incredibly accelerated. Most BSN programs (where you do all nursing specific courses; NOT including general ed…long story short…someone told me they were in nursing school, but the reality was…they were in general ed to go to nursing school…no..doesn't count…you have to do general ed to apply and be accepted to nursing school, NOT be in college to do general ed plus nursing…no, doesn't work that way…) are 2 years long. Some may be 2.5, but for the most, they are 2 years long. An ABSN program does everything a BSN program does with the exception that it's done in 12 months (i.e. A year). Yes, you heard me — half the time to complete all necessary requirements of a BSN. ONE and DONE.
My first semester has 10 classes. Overwhelming? Yes…I have 3 classes (technically 2 + a lab), and this was what I did before Friyay.
- Completed a total of 7 chapter readings — all due by first day of class (for those of you who follow me on Instagram, you saw that I joked about Elle Woods from Legally Blond who was dismissed from class because she didn't do the reading assignments). Of course no one got kicked out, it's the first week of school…^_^'
- 12 Clinical skills videos and TESTS (yes, 12 tests)
- 1 Adaptive Quiz to prep us for the NCLEX-RN
- 1 Paper
- 4 Practice chapter quizzes to prep for the actual quiz (Due MLK day)
- 2 Modules about patient safety
- EMR Training for clinical rotations
- 2 chapter study guides for next week's quiz
My weekend —
- 21 clinical skills videos for next week's labs (includes a test on each — that's 21 tests)
- 1 Quiz (Due MLK Day)
- 4 chapters for health assessment lab
- 3 chapters for a lecture
- 1 additional lecture health assessment lecture
- 1 adaptive NCLEX quiz
- 2 case studies
- 1 Health assessment assignment
- 1 paper (max 5 pages) on nursing ethics
If you're overwhelmed by this, I'm not sure what will. I recall multiple times this week of having moments where I'm freaking out about what I have to do and evaluating each day how I have to manage my time. Despite the intimidating amount of work that I'm doing, I do have to say that it probably will get more crazy before the calming happens next semester (sort of) and the fact that many people in my cohort have busier lives than me. Many are moms and dads. Need I say more? Besides raising a family, these guys are full time nursing students. It's like SEAL training for nursing students who are parents.
As overwhelming as it may seem, time management is key to all that is due and what needs to be done. As my professors reassured — crazy? Yes…doable, definitely. An ABSN program wouldn't be called an accelerated program if it weren't accelerated. Thus, if you're interested in a career changer and such happens to be the pathway of nursing, I want to encourage you to really look into the ABSN program because I can already say that I can probably have a roller coaster heck of a year. Yet, it will probably be an incredible experience that I can document in my life.
The mantra of our class is "By the end of this, you can do everything in 5 weeks." Why 5 weeks? There are 5 week sessions, where courses are literally divided up to 5 weeks, so that each full semester is 15 weeks long. So, essentially right now, I have Health Assessment and Intro to Nursing for 5 Weeks. Then, I move on to another set of classes and so forth till May. Sounds like my anatomy class where I worked like crazy, go to class, study like crazy, take a test, attend lecture, and study again. That's about the craziness that I've experienced this week.
Well, I hope this explains a bit about the ABSN program and the considerations one ought to think about before committing to the ABSN program. Given the craziness, do I have any regrets? Not yet…we'll see….but all good things come from hard work right? I do think doing the ABSN is the right choice for me on a personal and professional level. THey say the first 10 weeks are the craziest…so I leave you with this.
1 week down…9 more to go…before "hell week" (technically 10 hell weeks) is over…
Until next month for another nursing student blog. If you have questions about getting into nursing school, let me know. Otherwise, I'm going to probably talk about my first 5 weeks which is the completion of one full set of classes.
Until next time!


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Monday, October 25, 2010
Get Picky Sketch #1
Get Picky. The pictures are of Rainbow Falls, from our 1995 trip around Lake Superior.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
A moment of optimism
If you are concerned about the future of the world and whether we will avoid the many catastrophes that loom, try this bit of sunny optimism on for size. Cheered me right up! Of course, your results may vary.
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By Marv, at Mon Feb 21, 12:51:00 PM:
Clown with a horn!
He should know that in science extrapolation is not always justifiable.
Besides, he is completely and provably wrong or disingenuous. Moore's Law regarding computer hardware has proven true due to incredible and ingenious technological improvements. The growth of solar is not due to technological improvement alone. There has not been a doubling of technological capability every two years as in computing. Only massive subsidy has ensured a rapid doubling of solar installations/capacity.
Ray needs to take the red nose and big shoes off and park his little car. The Guardian needs to learn journalism, something it hasn't practised in years.
I have been hearing similar prognostications about solar power since 1965 and it's full potential is still over the horizon.
By Assistant Village Idiot, at Mon Feb 21, 10:07:00 PM:
No, he'll prove partially right. The commenters are correct that a nice linear flow is uh, unlikely, but energy sources are problems where we only need the occasional breakthrough interspersed with gradual improvements. Some things only have to be solved once.
What Kurzweil leaves out are the unintended consequences, and how humans will respond to the ever more rapid dislocations of technology making jobs obsolete. People don't eat in the long run, they eat every day. Boom and bust are very satisfying to look at in historical perspective, watching the Industrial Revolution make us all better off. But it was hell to live through.
By Stack Trace, at Tue Feb 22, 12:11:00 AM:
Moore's Law has basically ended. We've hit the wall on transistor technology. All of the work going on to find more increases in computational performance are coming from parallelism (increasing the number of CPUs), rather than increases in performance (the power of a single CPU). CPU clock rates have hovered unchanged, around the 2 to 3 GHz range, for years.
The "wall", to be specific, is the power wall. We actually can run CPUs a bit faster (up to about 5 to 6 GHz), but the power output increases *quadratically*, meaning that a 2x increase in power becomes a 4x increase in heat output, so you need heroic cooling systems (liquid nitrogen). Such cooling systems are not practical for laptops or home computers, and they are not even practical for servers (data centers). Everyone in the industry (and I work in the industry) is scrambling to make advances in parallel processing ("multi-core").
Kurzweil is a smart guy, but he's far from infallible. His notion of the "singularity" is more of a religious vision, than any rational, useful way to see the world. We have a saying -- the Singularity is the Rapture for nerds.
There certainly will be advances in the performance-to-price ratio. In other words, as time advances, you'll be able to buy more computing capacity for less money. However, from here on out it is going to be a far more gradual change -- we are not going to see the same amazing "doubles every 18 months" phenomenon that we have seen for the last 30 years. Not unless we make a radical, and I mean *deep down* radical, discovery, like an entirely new transistor chemistry. It *could* happen, but it's far from inevitable, and a lot of smart chemistry/physics-type people have worked on exactly that for 30 years. So don't hold your breath.
By Gary Rosen, at Tue Feb 22, 02:17:00 AM:
Moore's Law was not based on clock speed but on the continuing reduction of transistor feature size. In the late '80s it was approaching one micron (one millionth of a meter) and they said it would soon dead-end. Well, now they are down to less than 30 nanometers (one *billionth* of a meter!) and it's still going, though the road ahead is getting harder.
In any case though, this has nothing to do with solar power. Moore's Law was meant specifically for transistors as digital switching elements and does not apply much to the analog (real) world.
By Stack Trace, at Tue Feb 22, 11:59:00 AM:
"Moore's Law was not based on clock speed but on continuing reduction of transistor feature size."
True, but that doesn't change the fact that we've basically reached the end of the dramatic increases in *current* process technology. We can't decrease feature size much, again due to heat output. The smaller the transistor is, the larger, percentage-wise, the leakage current is. So even if we hold the leakage current constant, per transistor, if we increase the number of transistors by 50%, then we increase the leakage current by 50%. Good old "power = current squared x resistance" tells you that heat output will increase not by 50%, but by 125%. (1.5*1.5 = 2.25) Again, we have reached the *heat* wall.
Most of the easy gains that we will see in the next decade will come from market/scale improvements (more fab plants, more efficient fab plants), and from incremental improvements to transistor technology. The only potential "big" improvements will come from a significantly different computational model -- parallel computing. And that's a hard, unsolved problem.
That is, unless some bright lads come up with an entirely new transistor technology. What fun THAT would be!
Computing doesn't have that much to do with solar energy, does it? You have to be careful when you try to reason by metaphor.
The problem with solar energy is that not that much energy hits a square meter on Earth in a given period of time. That's a significant constraint, and I don't know that there's any practical way to work around that without ruining a lot of land at great expense.
There's a lot more potential in natural gas in the short run, and thorium reactors and/or little uranium nukes in the long-run. That's if we really cared about getting a real answer.
By Dawnfire82, at Tue Feb 22, 05:29:00 PM:
"That's a significant constraint, and I don't know that there's any practical way to work around that without ruining a lot of land at great expense."
Space mirrors!
By Mystery Meat, at Tue Feb 22, 09:37:00 PM:
Moore discounts the political environment. He thinks it won't make any difference. He must know that green groups are successfully challenging solar projects in court and winning. And there are always friendly people in Congress who will agree with constituents who don't want nasty power lines spoiling their views, or nasty solar arrays blocking the sun from reaching flora and fauna on the ground. It's going to take a huge change to turn this around. Solar panels in space? Pu-leeze.
South Park had a show about a personal methane converter that an individual could wear at all times. (The show has a thing about the various permutations of anal probes.) Now there's an idea that makes sense.


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Modoc Lassen Indian Housing v. DOHUD
Consolidated appeals arose from a government agency's decision to recapture via administrative offset funds that the agency allegedly overpaid to multiple grant recipients. The grant recipients filed suit arguing in relevant part that the agency lacked authority to recapture the funds without first providing them with administrative hearings. The district court agreed and ordered the agency to repay the grant recipients. The agency appealed that order. The issues the appeal raised for the Tenth Circuit's review were: (1) did the agency recapture the funds pursuant to a statute or regulation that imposed a hearing requirement, thus rendering the recaptures illegal; (2) if the agency didn't recapture the funds pursuant to such a statute or regulation, did it have authority to recapture the alleged overpayments at all; and (3) if not, must the agency reimburse the grant recipients for the amounts it illegally collected? The Court found the agency didn't recapture the funds pursuant to a statute or regulation that imposes a hearing requirement, therefore, the district court erred in ruling that the recipients were entitled to hearings before the agency could recapture the alleged overpayments. Two members of the panel agreed the agency lacked authority to recapture the funds via administrative offset, and the Court affirmed the portion of the district court's order that characterized the recaptures as illegal. The two other members of the panel agreed that if the agency no longer had the recaptured funds in its possession, then the district court lacked authority to order the agency to repay the recipients. Thus, the Court reversed that portion of the district court's order and remanded for further factual findings. View "Modoc Lassen Indian Housing v. DOHUD" on Justia Law


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If you've been reading my blog you may recall that since last summer, I've been sorting through boxes of mementos from my childhood home. Included in this pile of artifacts are several boxes from my late grandma's house. When she passed away in 2004, my mom cleaned out her house and took home several boxes of papers. She planned to sort through them but never did. So I'm doing it now.
I'm sure my mom knew about Grandma's journal, but I did not. Of course, I knew my grandma loved to write and had read many of her stories over the years, but I had no idea she had kept a journal which included many entries about me growing up. These entries are precious to me, especially because the baby book my mom started for me was never completed. Grandma often stayed with me while my parents were gone, so her journal entries provide incredibly detailed glimpses into my early years.
In addition to journal entries, I found folders containing Grandma's original poems and stories. I decided to corral all of Grandma's writings in a binder to preserve them and make them easier to read. I bought an 8.5x11 ring-bound album and page protectors at Memory Bound and set to work.
Rather than "scrapbook" the journal, I decided to just slip the pages into blank page protectors, as many are written on both the front and back. Many of the entries are dated but some are not, so I tried my best to put them into date order. After just a few hours of sorting, I had completed the album.
I decided to divide the album into sections using some plastic dividers by Becky Higgins. (As you can see in the photo below, they are too long for the 8.5x11 binder so I will cut them off after I finish labeling them.) If I ever have time to scrapbook my own childhood, I may move some of the journal entries into a larger album, integrating them with photos taken during those years.
The first section of the binder contains journal entries about my early years. Grandma's writing is lively and imaginative and includes many vivid details about my parents, my house, and our pets.
When we traveled on vacations over the years, Grandma often took care of our dog and cats. Imagine my delight when I found journal entries about many of those occasions. Some are written from the perspective of the dog or cat. :) I set up a section in the binder just for these entries. This one is about our dog, Tammy.
Here's one about my cat, Wrinkles.
Grandma also took care of my turtles when we were away. Of course, she wrote the "Daily Turtle Report". You cannot imagine how wonderful this was to find!
The last section in the binder is for Grandma's original stories and poems. There are so many and some are so long that I had to tuck entire stories into a single page protector.
There are short stories, poems, and essays about many topics.
I even found the prototype "issue" of Dog Town News, a newspaper just for canines -- complete with advertisements and an editorial written by a cat.
Of all the artifacts I've uncovered in sorting through boxes, Grandma's journal entries are among the most precious to me. As I have grappled with losing my parents, I've often felt like I've lost my personal story, too, because there is no one left who shares my memories. Grandma's writings help tell the story of my childhood, which seemed lost to me when I lost my parents. Finding her journal entries feels enormously healing to me -- like a gift created and placed for me to find, exactly when I needed it.


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AmericanPapist was at yesterday's March for Life, and has lots of great things to share!
Paul at Thoughts of a Regular Guy shares Ron Paul's intriguing proposal to end abortion in America. I like this idea!
A society that is pro-abortion is a society that is anti-child, as this blog post from Suzanne Temple demonstrates.
Regular reader Kerri sent me this link to a truly horrific article, in which women rate their RU-486 abortions as being more "pleasant" than surgical ones. Lord, have mercy! We should pray for these women, and never forget our enemy in the abortion debate is literally diabolical.
At GetReligion, Mark Stricherz asks the question: are young people really more pro-life, or is it just Catholic young people? I respond: Hey, either way we're good! :)
And since we're talking about Catholic young people, I'd like to close by sharing this essay written by my high school-aged godson, on the topic of civil duties. I haven't edited it at all; it's just as it was written:
Civil Duties: More Than Taxes
There are five civil duties that apply to every citizen: "Every citizen is bound to love his country, to show honor, obedience, and loyalty to the constituted authorities, do his share towards the public expense by paying just taxes, and, if necessary, to defend the rights of his country with life and limb." The fifth duty is the duty to vote.
Voting actually becomes more important when there is immorality in the government. Catholic voters base their vote on the moral standing of the party; whether or not the candidates are pro-life, whether or not they themselves are trustworthy, etc. Voting actually can be a moral obligation if it is done to prevent a "bad" politician from triumphing over a "good" one.
Christians are allowed to participate in just wars, in order to defend their country from enemies. However, the military sometimes has its purpose corrupted and pursues courses of action that are more akin to war crimes than proportionate response. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This can be used as a rule for many things, including how to fight wars. When ordered to do something morally reprehensible, even in wartime, it would be an obligation to refuse to do such a thing.
Every good citizen pays his taxes, although no one really likes to. The higher the taxes are, the more unhappy the citizens, and politicians say they try not to raise taxes without a good reason. However, when people have no real voice, such as in an aristocratic government gone bad, officials become bold, and start demanding more than their due in taxes. It is only right to refuse unjust taxation, but it's not always possible to do so. When the American colonists declared independence from the British government, unjust taxation was one of the problems they listed as a cause of their secession.
We should have honor and respect towards anyone, but we should honor those in charge of us more, as God has given them the right to require our obedience. However, politicians don't always deserve our respect, particularly if they adamantly uphold immorality. We have a responsibility to uphold what is right, and to select as our guardians those who do the same. Thus it is lawful to rebel against a corrupt king to set up a new order, rectifying the mistakes of the prior regime.
"Every citizen is bound to love his country...." This is true, and even those who do not agree with certain issues can still love their country. Love of country should not be confused with pride of country. The father of a wayward son may not be particularly proud of him, but still loves him. Love occasionally requires us to correct the loved one, as long as we are doing what is best for him. the same goes for love of country. If we love our country, we must correct it when it is wrong.
When a government becomes depraved, a citizen's duties to a country change. some duties are reduced because certain rules have been violated by the government, while other duties become more urgent. A government is a social contract, not a covenant. It is an agreement between two equal parties, meaning that each has duties and responsibilities to the other. Just as the state must occasionally correct its citizens, the citizens must occasionally correct the state.


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Friday, October 21, 2011
Blue Christmas
Christmas is not a time to be blue but a time to be happy, however, the challenge at Phindy's Place this week is called Blue Christmas. We want to see you make Christmas cards with blue as the predominant colour.
You don't have to use a Phindy image but there are so many fabulous images in her store that will lend themselves to a blue Christmas card so pop over and pick up a few. If you do use a Phindy image, make sure you follow the instructions and enter your lovely creations twice.
I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Ribbons - Ribbons and Lace
Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
ABC Christmas - "U" is for Unused Stash (Gold Card Stock for Snowflakes were bits in my scrap box)
Image: Cozy Cottage (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment: Computer Generated on blank ticket from a friend
Card Stock: Blue (Bazzill), Pale Gold (DCWV)
Papers: Cuddlebeez
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Hexagon Die (Nellie Snellen), Lace (My Stash), Ribbon (Fabricland), Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), Stardust Stickles (Ranger), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Chalk (Mungyo)
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Lovely blue Christmas card -- long years ago I used to think they had to red/gold, silver, or red/green only! But the stamping world has certainly changed my mind!ReplyDelete
Cec, this is wonderful. I love the blues and creams in your bg and the image is just perfect. What a absolutely divine bow, so rich looking. Wonderful job on this!ReplyDelete
Hi Cec what a lovely, serene card, this image is beautiful isn't itReplyDelete
This is lovely Cec, particularly love the fab bow!!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous card, thanks for joining our challenge at CRAFTY RIBBONS x carolReplyDelete
Oh...i love how this turned out. Love the vintage feel to it and you did a fab job on the colouring. Great papers and design. Hugs...MonaReplyDelete
Lovely winter scene you have made. Thank you for joining us at the ABC Christmas Challenge. Hope to see you again.ReplyDelete
ditto to all the comments - love this card...AND the non-white snowflakes...love 'em, will be trying that (-:ReplyDelete
Cec, your scene is just beautiful and I love the shape of your Hexagon die!ReplyDelete
Love blue Christmas cards and this bow is gorgeous! I like the DP you used to make the band with.ReplyDelete
I just love BLUE in Christmas cards!! I just don't use it enough though!! Your card is fabulous!!!ReplyDelete
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Thanks for joining us at the ABC Christmas Challenge!
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Fabulous card! Great take on the U challenge! Thanks for playing along with the ABC Christmas Challenge. We will have another fun one tomorrow! We hope you will play along again!ReplyDelete
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Gorgeous card love the image. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Ribbons this time and good luck. luv gina xxReplyDelete
Your card is stunning. Thanks for sharing with us at Shelly's Images.ReplyDelete


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They played The Fire fairly recently. I thought about going. I didn't. My waitress at breakfast the following day had a brand spanking new t-shirt on. I asked her how they were. She said she only managed to catch a few songs after work, but they were good.
If she was any indication I probably would have been extra-old man at that show.


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Today's first reading (Exodus) gives all the elaborate instructions for the first Passover. It reminded me of the beautiful account I read last night of Sr. Margaret's recently deceased dad: as he was dying, he called for all his children and grandchildren to come over for a picnic, and then he instructed them to do this every year. For the devout family, it was a Last Supper, and their father was instituting a "memorial." But today I understood it in a different light: their father was ensuring a continuing family unity through this annual gathering. Year by year, their family identity will be more and more anchored by this reunion.
How can I not think of the Eucharist, which St. Augustine called "the sacrament of unity and bond of charity"? But in recent decades the one celebration by which Jesus wished to anchor his Church in unity around himself has been greatly damaged because of arguments over rites. The Papal document liberalizing the permission to celebrate the Eucharist with the Tridentine rite restores not just a ritual, but a greater sense of unity in the Church.
Friday, July 20, 2007
In Memory of Me
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Publisher: HarperTeen
Pages: 328
Readership: Young adult
Genres: historical romance, werewolves
Rating: ★★★★
The RMS Titanic is the most luxurious ship ever built, but for eighteen-year-old Tess Davies it's a prison. Travelling as a maid for the family she has served for years, Tess is trapped in their employ amid painful memories and family secrets.
When she meets Alec, a handsome upper class passenger, Tess falls helplessly in love. But Alec has secrets of his own… and soon Tess is entangled in a dangerous game. A sinister brotherhood that will do anything to induct Alec into their mystical order has followed him onboard. And Tess is now their most powerful pawn.
Tess and Alec fight the dark forces threatening to tear them apart, never realising that they will have to face an even greater peril before the journey is over…
Fateful had me at Titanic. Ever since I was a kid, I have been fascinated with the tragedy of the Titanic. I was obsessed with reading books about the survivors and their stories. I was obsessed with watching television specials on the Titanic. I was even obsessed with the movie. Everything. About. The. Titanic. I mean I grew up close to the story; my grandmother told me every April when the anniversary rolled around that her mother was supposed to be on it. In short, I have always been drawn to the story of the Titanic. When I saw that someone had written a YA romance on it, I was intrigued. Then I saw that it had werewolves too. That's when I got slightly confused. I had no idea how on earth an author would weave werewolves into such a real thing as the Titanic.
The premise is a very unique combination of historical fiction and paranormal. It has the potential to be done very well or horribly, horribly wrong. It has the potential to be cliche, predictable and boring. The doomed Titanic plus the lowly servant girl plus the damaged, haunted, broken but handsome - don't forget handsome! - rich gentleman who turns out to also be a werewolf could equal up to be pathetically obvious, boring and a waste of time. However, I am pleased to say that Claudia did it well.
Tess is a ladies maid for the Lisle family, a wealthy bunch who are all arrogant, sour and horrible all save for Irene. Tess has been in service since she was thirteen years old. She views her coming journey on the Titanic as a fresh start. Once she arrives in America, she wishes to start over, to quit her job witht the Lisles and use what little money she had saved all those years to start a new life, a better life. Tess is driven. Tess is strong. Tess is everything I would want to be if I was in her situation.
When Tess meets Alec on board, she is thrown for a loop. She is inexplicably drawn to him but she knows she has no chance with them. She is resolved in that fact. It just cannot happen: she is a servant girl and Alec is the son of a millionaire. But they are drawn together. Tess knows that Alec has a deep, dark secret and she soon finds out what it is; Alec is a werewolf. I thought that Gray approached the couple in a realistic way. At first, Tess is afraid of Alec, of what he is. It wasn't the usual 'OMG! he's a werewolf but I lurve him so much!' we usually see in these types of situations. Tess fought the fear and soon she realizes that Alec is so much more than the monster he thinks he is. She fights for him. She puts her life in danger for him. She loves him very much. A few of their scenes brought me to tears. Their romance is so raw and genuine that I was rooting for them the entire time.
I sometimes forgot they were even on the RMS Titanic because they had so many problems to deal with that I couldn't help but wonder how on earth Gray was going to wrap it up in time for the ship to sink. She did that wonderfully too. At about 70 pages left, I had to keep pausing to let myself cry. I think Gray handled the sinking wonderfully. There is nothing like crying about a book at 4 in the morning.
I loved all of the characters in this book - well, not Lady Regina, Mikhail, or Layton but I digress. From Irene, to Ned, to George, to Myriam and the old Norwegian ladies. I was a complete wreck about each and every one of them by the end.
I'm not sure exactly what I expected when I began Fateful but I don't believe it was much. I was wrong. The story of Fateful is a captivating one. It is a story of love, of loss and of tragedy. It's a story of endings and new beginnings. Most of all, it is a story of hope. Of being able to face even the most terrifying things and be all right in the end. Of having the resolve of knowing you did your best, all you could. Fateful was a beautiful read, one I know I will pick up again.


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My closed beta impressions
So far I was surprised at the absence of mana regeneration in the game. So far the only way I've found to regen mana is to touch an Aethyrite crystal or to use the Conjurers 15 minute ability that restores mana. At first I thought this was going to be a huge hindrance but spells cost next to nothing and you get a spell that does decent damage for no mana. I'll report back in later after I delve more into the classes.
The game thus far has been stunningly beautiful. I mean there have been times where I've just been floored by the graphics. So far its been running smooth on my system (4gb ram, 3.6ghz quad core, 1ghz gram) with some hiccups here and there but I am running a pretty bad graphics card. As of now there seems to be no grouping in the game, everyone is off soloing but I can understand this as everyone is just messing around until the game comes out.
I'll fill everyone in on more of my reactions once open beta is released!
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Introducing the brand new Bristol Symphony Orchestra!
I recently got commissioned to shoot with the Bristol Symphony Orchestra, a brand new orchestra beginning to make its name in Bristol. The brief I was given for the shoot was for it to be fun, so we did all sorts of funny things from fencing with the conductor and current leader, to obscuring the players faces with the instruments, to a three musketeers shot and to violinists using their bows as swords and violins as shields! It was hilarious!
Not only are they a lovely, friendly bunch of people, but I've heard them rehearsing and it sounds fantastic!
Their first ever concert will be the High Sheriff, performed at Bristol's St George's on the 18th Of June 2016 - 7.30 pm. For more details on their other up-and-coming concerts, CLICK HERE or visit their website.


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American Teen - Documentary.
Fugitive Pieces - Canadian drama about a man who can't move on from the horrors of WWII when dealing with his relationships to women.
Quantum of Solace - I can't get that much enthusiasm for this movie, actually. Something about it just doesn't quite sit right. Or, it could just be that it's out but a mere one week before Australia and that's taking up all my anticipation right now. WEEEE! One week to go. See, I'm already sidetracked.
Youth Without Youth - Awww. I feel a bit sorry for this movie. Don't you?
Hancock - Do you care?
Mongol - Kazakhstan's first ever Oscar-nominee was this acclaimed trilogy-opener about Genghis Khan.
Black Water - This superb Aussie killer crocodile thriller should be put right to the top of whatever DVD service you use. I reviewed it earlier this year and it would be really worth your while to seek it out. It's scary and thrilling and everything a movie like this should be. Plus, it's better than Open Water, the film it clearly rips off.


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Striking a pose at Mad Art Gallery in St. Louis!
Envisage Vintage Jewelry
Envisage/in-vi-zij/.... By Webster's definition means ...to view in a different way..... Which is exactly what I do when I create a piece of jewelry. I take something that may have formally been something else and I look at it in a different way and create something totally new, different, and unique! by genoway designs
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- ...Enjoying the art of adorning our bodies, our life, our world, and our souls !!! Taking vintage findings, pocket watches, ephemera, kitsch, rhinestones, semi precious stones and anything that strikes my fancy and repurposing it into new and wearable art jewelry for all...I can even incorporate your own pieces for a personal treasure!!!! I will take requests also, just convo me!
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Hopeless Dreamer.....
....I have been working hard and trying to get my art out there! I am in more shops, and I am in three upcoming shows, which I am very excited for, and also nervous! My jewelry is very personal to me and I want, no need, people to like it! It's like putting my soul out there for people to pick at! We don't create just for the sake of creating or to make money! In fact, with art, the money is an afterthought! We create because our soul dies if we don't! It's a need, a drug, a release, a stress reducer, a calm that you can't explain unless you create as well! It's a dream world we create and cocoon ourselves and our families in! It's a safe haven for the hopeless dreamer who needs imagination, craves freedom, and has a need to touch lives in a way unexplainable! As I've said before, having someone want to adorn their bodies and/or life with my little creations is the highest form of compliment! It's intimate, humbling, and personal! It grounds you and connects you to people of all backgrounds and fills your heart with great pride and happiness! It gives you wings to fly and opens doors to others you may not have otherwise met! It's true, I am a hopeless dreamer, but I'd rather be that than have no hopes, dreams, aspirations, or be void of imagination and friendships that are so dear to me! So I will continue to create, hope, befriend, and yes, hoplessly dream, for I am the..... HOPLESSS DREAMER! Join me.....
Monday, January 28, 2013
I regret that I have neglected my blog but not any more! Thanks to a couple friends who suggested I focus on it some more and through other fan responses! Blogging is a great way to stay focused and to gain insight and inspiration. There are so many beautiful artsy blogs out there and I aspire to be one of those blogs. I will make more time to do so! I admit that I am waiting for my floor to dry, which is allowing me the time to catch up right now, so not having time is really no excuse as it doesn't take much time just to catch up! Any way....I promise to be better.
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Thursday, August 20, 2015
Dave Brothers of the Canton Local Schools Board of Education (Board) remains at #8 in the SCPR Stark County Political Subdivision "Bottom 10 List" (List) of Elected Officials.
But there is hope that in the next quarterly report he will escape the List.
The major reason that Brothers is on the List in the first place is that he as an individual member of and in the representational sense (as board president) has been part of a fostered a "group think" among the board membership.
It looks as if there may be a breakthrough this coming November with a candidate or hopefully two who will as "newly elected" board members be their own person;
Appointee Diane Williams (replacing the one former board member who did have his own voice) is not listed as one of the candidates come November.
The only holdover aspirant is Rick Knight.
Knight hopefully will not surface as a winner in November.
If November's election produces board members with individual voices, then perhaps, Brothers will not be on next quarterly SCPR "Bottom 10 List."
BACKGROUND FROM INITIAL BLOG (May, 2015)
Who does the SCPR take President Brothers to represent in boardsmanship style?
And beyond the Canton Local Schools his style of leadership as being indicative (in terms of accessibility, accountability and responsiveness to constituents) of all too many boards of education throughout Stark County, Ohio and indeed the nation.
It is yours truly's experience that boards of education are by and large the "all too often" uncritical captives of their respective superintendents
It appears to The Report that has been the case in the Canton Local School District BOE vis-a-vis the now retiring Superintendent Kim Redmond.
There is a story to the manner in which Ms. Redmond notified the CSD-BOE and the Canton Local public that she is retiring.
But that comes later in this blog.
The main reason the SCPR sees fit to name Brothers and his colleagues as #8 on The Report's Bottom 10 of the Worst Stark County Political Subdivision elected officials list has to do with the process the board invoked back in June, 2014 when it appointed Dianne Williams to replace member John Martin who resigned in late May, 2014 and left with a stormy assessment of the way the CLSD-BOE conducts its business.
Yours truly encourages readers to go to The Report June 17, 2014 blog (LINK) to get a thorough understanding of the background of what went on among members of the CLSD-BOE in arriving at the decision of Williams replacing Martin.
The SCPR graphic compares the CLSD-BOE located in the democratic republic of the United States of America and its board appointment processes to line "something is rotten in the state of Denmark" a la the Shakespearean play Hamlet as spoken by Marcellus.
And here is a summary paragraph from the June 17, 2014 blog:
That there would be any question whatsoever that an elected body followed the law of Ohio in its procedures is troublesome indeed.
No wonder there is discontent in the Canton Local District.
There is a remedy to the discontent.
It's called an election.
Interestingly enough, as of the date of the writing of this blog; nobody including Knight and Williams have taken out petitions.
Of course there are over two months before the filing deadline.
And now to the bizarre superfast press release to school board meeting to act on Redmond's resignation timeline.
Note the May 1, 2015 (note: no hour and minutes indication) date on the press release.
So one has to presume (isn't that an splendid way to do the district's business) that the release was sent out at the very least 8:59.59 or sometime before 9:00 a.m. (the law requiring 24 hour notice to the public).
Isn't that just wonderful: "One has to presume!"
Apparently, the very same day (no "written/sent out" date on his letter, how sloppy can you be Treasurer Schatzel?), the school district's treasurer sends out a notice to the CLSD board members themselves, to wit:
Undoubtedly, they (i.e. the CLSC-BOE members) knew way before May 1st that Redmond was leaving.
It is apparent to the SCPR that the Canton Local Schools District Board of Education thinks it is an "island unto itself."
The Redmond resignation process makes it obvious that nothing has changed with the culture in place at the CLSD-BOE notwithstanding the passage of nearly a year since the questionable process in appointing Dianne Williams to replace John Martin went down.
Another "Bush League" operation at the hand of the CLSD-BOE-led culture of snubbing those who question the BOE's way of doing business - the SCPR is told - was the omission of township elected officials from the April 29th ground-breaking dignitary invitation list.
From the district's website this:
The SCPR is told that it is common knowledge throughout Canton Township that there is a chilly relationship between the CLSD-BOE/Administration and the township's Board of Trustees.
But, if accurate (note: the SCPR sees no reference to any elected township officials in the cited-above website link); snubbing them is pretty petty stuff, no?
And highly disappointing coming from folks who say they are devoted to educating (e.g. "come let us reason together") our youth, no?
Accordingly, President Dave Brothers in his individual capacity as a board member and representationally in his role as president of the board for the tone set in relation to the Canton South community, richly deserves to be singled out as #8 on The Stark County Political Report's bottom 10 list of Stark County Political Subdivision elected officials.
Moreover, the SCPR includes the board membership at large as deserving of being included in the #8 grouping on The Stark County Political Reports bottom 10 list of elected officials.
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|Edward Hopper (1942) Nighthawks at the Diner
He was cool. The coolness of a man whose guilt had already been assuaged by a salve of excuses and planned path of redemption. It was a coolness that had been interrupted earlier in the evening with a sharp pause of desire. He knew she was the one as soon as he saw her. She needed attention. Red hair, red dress, red lips. She knew what she wanted too and he was the one to show her, but she didn't know about the lesson she was going to learn.
He took her away from the bar as soon as he could, to this crackpot diner, the only thing open, where he could regain some calmness while he mentally worked through the plan. It hadn't been easy. Their peace had been ruptured with a loud clatter of stainless steel as the waiter sent the milkshake cups flying when the latest customer had slunk in. The noise richoched around his head, puncturing his demeanour. While she stared at her fingernails he shot death stares at the waiter while he willed his mind to be still.
He wondered what passers-by might think if they saw him there with the girl. Would they think, he wondered, of her warmth and his coolness? Would they wonder why they were together? Why she would be with him? Did they know?
At first glance she was beautiful, but under the skin he knew that wasn't so. Warm on the surface but her soul and heart were slowly atrophying. In the fluorescent light it was easy to see that the poison was reaching her skin.
It was the guilt that did it. He knew from nights like this one. Nights he tried to resist, but couldn't. Women he tried to resist, to no avail. Urges he tried to resist, but failed.
The sex, and the blood, and the violence. And then the redemption for it all. He remembered every night like this. Different towns, different hookers, different dresses. But the scripts were all the same.
He spared a minute from his thoughts and glanced across the counter at the customer whose entrance had so startled the waiter. It didn't take him long to put a name to the uncharacteristically solemn face. Detective Seb Lazarides from over at 4th. It was definitely time to leave. He willed himself calm as he threw the coins on the counter and nudged her. She put on her coat and he grasped her by the arm, leading her towards the doorway that bridged darkness and light.
For observers it looked as though he was leading her into darkness. But he knew that the darkness was here, in places like this. His truth was that he would lead her to the light.
Oh yeah. She would atone for her sins tonight...
The policeman was still fussing with his badge as he rushed out the door to start his shift. Slacks pressed, creased tightly down the middle, coal black boots freshly spit-polished, baton knocking against his leg. His partner smiled a patient greeting. "Did you hear the news?" he enquired.
"I haven't had time! I was out late last night at a club, just got in this morning and obviously I'm running late!" He winked. Why, what's up?"
"Lucky bastard. No wonder you've got bags under your eyes. How the hell do you manage to get lucky so often when you've got no bloody hair? I'll have to get a leave pass and come out with you one night and get some of your magic. I can be your wingman!"
"Sure, sure - just let me know when. What's the news?"
"There's been another hooker murder. Poor bitch, apparently it was ugly."
"Really? What's that? Ten now?"
"Christ, they better stop that bastard soon."
"I hope so. The paperwork is killing someone."
"What's the first job today partner?" he asked, through a nonchalant smile that betrayed nothing.
"We've got to go over to the Southside. She had a kid that she apparently left home alone at night."
His badge fixed perfectly on his lapel and knowing everything was in order, just the way it should be, the policeman looked up and began the short walk to the patrol car. He was a knight to the rescue of the endangered child.
Redemption, it seemed, was waiting.
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Columbia Pictures plans to release a spoofy comedy "The Interview" in which Seth Rogen and James Franco play journalists who, securing an interview with North Korean "president" Kim Jong-Un, and are hired by the CIA to assassinate him. North Korea has threatened war against the United States (which it might not be able to carry out) unless the US bans the film, according to a story by Justin McCurry in the Guardian, here. That would seem to apply even if the film were released only within the US. (Some news accounts have North Korea just threatening war against Rogen and Franco and maybe the film's producers.)
It isn't hard to imagine the precedent being set. Suppose a foreign government threatens war unless a particular book by a private citizen is withdrawn, or even a blog written by a citizen is taken down even with the US. That reminds me of a decision reported last week where a Canadian provincial judge ordered Google to take down certain links worldwide. But one can see a danger: that a foreign agent could try to make a citizen of a foreign country a hostage to its policy even within the host country.
The film would be directed by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, the latter not my favorite.


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The Piercing Truth
Jan 22, 2013
APOA's Former Jail Bird Sigala may have an entire Flock
While this all sounds like the scandal that has plagued the Albuquerque Police Officers Association, this in fact involves the former mayor of New Orleans: Ray Nagin. What stuns us, is that according to a very quiet local media report, former APOA President Joey Sigala seems to have evaded any charges stemming from the NM State Police investigation into his reported "activities" as the police union president. Our Eyes tell us all of the above items are exactly what occurred while he was in charge of the cash accounts of the APOA.
Given that he was subsequently arrested for domestic violence, and while those charges have since dropped, we have been told that the LEA Board is not considering revoking his peace officer certification. Notwithstanding all of this, there still remains the question of why he was in possession of a stated issued EBT card given all he was making as an APD officer and drawing over $25,000 in additional income as the police union president. The media also reported that the state's Attorney General's office is investigating whether or not fraud was committed to obtain the EBT card (Read it HERE)
Given all that has gone on between Sigala and Schultz we're sure there is something in play between the two. Either way, our Eyes tell us Sigala has been heard boasting about how his return to APD is assured.
But the details over Nagin's recent indictment don't just bear a resemblance to the purported activity by Sigala...they also seem strangely similar to what seems to be brewing in Santa Fe with Governor Susana Martinez. You see, another citizen who refuses to accept the hypocrisy and overt conduct of our two most powerful elected leaders (Berry and Martinez) either. Michael Corwin at the Independent Source PAC (Read it HERE) is awaiting public record documents from Martinez that detail how her husband and administration personnel went paid-for vacation trips to the same Louisiana people involved in the purchase of the ABQ Downs racino...the same facility that Darren White and Dan Mourning now operate. Yet despite a directive from the AG's office, Martinez refuses to release the public records sought by Corwin. Our Eyes also tell us that several cases concerning the denial of public records by the "transparent" Berry administration are already working their way through Bernalillo District court.
Could it be another case of birds of a feather flock together....Sigala, Schultz, Berry, Martinez, White, Mourning, Korn.......?
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Deliberate INACTION is the theme of this fucking mess. Way to tag it Eye.
And are you shitting me? Flights, first class accomodations, endless shit from Homedepot, suits, cigars, double dipping time sheets, foodstamps....nobody here 10-8!!
- January 22, 2013 at 9:05:00 AM MST
Well now, good job eye, you're getting closer.
- January 22, 2013 at 1:23:00 PM MST
Lets not forget the free golf (two times) that Joey paid for the lousy Chief to golf with him. Just because you have a credit card at your disposal doesn't mean you can go crazy with it. A reasonable person knows that the credit card was for Union Business only. Schultz is not Union Business.
- January 22, 2013 at 2:28:00 PM MST
The more information that comes out, the more i know the likes of schultz and sigala belong in prison. Scum bags.
- January 22, 2013 at 4:20:00 PM MST
Some justice better start happening around here real soon. I hear some folks are getting real antsy and itchy.
- January 22, 2013 at 4:23:00 PM MST
Schultz and golfing....true point!
- January 22, 2013 at 4:29:00 PM MST
It's Kornfield damnit yo!
- January 22, 2013 at 9:18:00 PM MST
I have been watching the Bengazi hearing, specifically Hillary's opening diatribe, evasive skirting around every question, pointing the finger at others, claiming to be for the better cause, acting like she is totally cooperative and ready to provide all facts, while also acting like she is the one to be working together with congress to fix things and keep America safe with her heart warming fuzzy speech about how dedicated she is.
I could not help but be disgusted beyond belief by this spoon fed shit being tolerated by those conducting the questions. Has the world become such a bunch of cowards and passive aggressive types that they can't just instruct this woman to limit her bullshit, and narrowly answer the question asked? Why is it that so many people are afraid to call people out on their bullshit regardless of hurting their feelings? While watching this crap unfold, I noticed the undeniable similarities between this liar who bends words, and makes a play on context with every answer uttered, and the disgusting city attorney who is almost a clone of this person. From the playing of the victim when caught, and semantics to the dramatic use of the hands to give credence to crap. There are other sickening similarities. It must be a new trend these days when caught doing something unethical or wrong, to act like you are wrongfully being attacked, then accuse your accusers of attacking you wrongfully, crying about how there are bigger issues to deal with, then painting yourself and your cohorts (the real problem) as being the saviors and only solution to the havoc that is your fault, and that you've created, if not masterminded and orchestrated.
Maybe you can fool some people with distractions, delays, lies, and sentimental bullshit tugs at heart strings, but most are not having it.
If there is one person within the Department of Justice who has a sense of justice, and cares about what is right, they will work towards criminal and civil rights charges for the chief of police, his deputies, former and current, and their enabling, consultant of a lying, sanctioned, worthless city attorney. Enough is enough. These conspiritors have called in favors to maliciously prosecute, hide evidence, tamper with investigations, wreck lives, threatened people, intimidated witnesses, cover for murders and wrongful deaths, and they still walk around arrogantly conducting business as usual even with the DOJ standing in their living room.
If the punishment will fit the crime, there are a lot of people waiting to see the DOJ kick in the door that all these clowns are hiding behind on the 5th floor. And if a big electronic security door inside your own building doesn't tell you that these cowards are afraid of something, nothing does.
- January 23, 2013 at 3:14:00 PM MST
Hey Nate,
Don't be suprised when the feds give you a call in reference to officers getting slaps on the wrist for felonies while you seek total revocation on Schultz's pet cases for things that pale in comparison. There is no standard, and being someone's lackey isn't going to protect you from a federal probe.
Racketeering comes to mind.
Your burn phones, secret e-mail accounts, and business luncheons aren't going to cover your lying asses either.
- January 23, 2013 at 3:19:00 PM MST
Might want to chk the MS SQl (or whatever its called) server...indefinite back up....just ask the Aclu.
- January 23, 2013 at 6:50:00 PM MST
Geez 3:14 - where were you when the found out there were no weapons of mass destruction? 4000+ DEAD. Get off your high horse. You deserve Schultz and the Repukes that work with him - lol
- January 23, 2013 at 7:56:00 PM MST
Wow! What a pathetic selection of sergeants about to be be promoted!
- January 23, 2013 at 11:26:00 PM MST
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Wow! What a pathetic selection of sergeants about to be be promoted!
January 23, 2013 at 11:26:00 PM MST
Hey i'm on that list so FUCK YOU! And i'm not pathetic speak for yourself!
- January 24, 2013 at 10:17:00 AM MST
Hey i'm on that list so FUCK YOU! And i'm not pathetic speak for yourself!
January 24, 2013 at 10:17:00 AM MST"
You sound like somebody whose squad will still be empty at the close of the bid. You also prove the other poster's point pussy.
- January 24, 2013 at 11:38:00 AM MST
Yes, you are.
You are really pathetic.
Just sayin.
Crying is pathetic.
You shouldn't even be an officer, let alone a supervisor.
If a comment here bothers you, I can't wait to see how vindictive you are against your officers when they punk you and hurt your feelings you thin skinned little nerd. Go bach to reactive police work, where you can protect your baby ass and move up the chain like the good little do nothing poser you are.
- January 24, 2013 at 3:05:00 PM MST
If Sigala gets away with this, it proves that New Mexico is a lawless land of corrupt enablers who look the other way instead of having the guts to do what is right.
Put That little Crud UNDER the jail.
- January 24, 2013 at 3:07:00 PM MST
LMMFAO at your response to that sissy assed "new breed" supervisory candidate.
That made my day!
I really feel for the cops that get stuck bidding for that diaper full of baby shit.
- January 24, 2013 at 8:00:00 PM MST
Im not sure this is the right venue, but I have a question and a comment. Ive noticed there is a motorcycle group That claim to be police officers. They wear vest with patches on them and call themselves los carnales. Are they really police officers? I ask because this past weekend I saw them at a local bar "Elliotts" and they were drinking like fish, whooping and hollering and exposing themselves. I also watched them get into their vehicles and on their motorcycles and drive away drunk without a worry whatsoever. who are these prople and if they really are police officers why aren't they behaving like police officers. Or are they considered above the law. sure I realize they must have been on their off duty time but would their dpolce departments allow them to act they way they did and to drive drunk and to bully others and expose themselves? My comment is no wonder the albuquerque police Department is in such disorder with police officers who are out of control, because if they are out of control while they are off duty then how can they be expect them to be in control off duty.. This is just an observation but as a regular citizen I am now understanding why The albuquerque Police Department is having such a difficult with their officers.
- January 25, 2013 at 8:31:00 PM MST
The ABQ PD is not having difficulty with their officers. They are having difficulty with their lying police chief, his deputies, and their city attorney who covers up their corruption. There you have it.
- January 25, 2013 at 9:25:00 PM MST
I have been with APD about 20 years, never herd of the biker group you just brought up. There is a national police biker group and they are not it. My guess is none of them you described are cops, this day and age and with the DOJ in town you would never find a group of cops acting like that in public unless they were Commanders or above. And we all know they lack the basic ability to ride, pick up or start a bike.
- January 25, 2013 at 10:14:00 PM MST
Last I knew Los Carnales was a state prison gang. Your police detection meter is way off......would you like to donate $100 to a guy down and out at Paseo and I-25, I am sure it won't go to drugs or booze, he said so.
- January 25, 2013 at 10:19:00 PM MST
Fuck those gangsters los carnalas! They are not APD and dont represent them. In fact the real APD arrested one of them a couple years ago at a roadblock and got him fired from the Bernalillo Police Dept. Ask the gang unit about them and they will tell you they are all wanna bees. Hope this clarifies things for you.
- January 25, 2013 at 11:17:00 PM MST
Yes LC is a group of retired or soon to retire punks. Here is a little info on them found right here on The Eye....these fools in this comment section are in denial. You know what they say about those personality traits that like to deflect and deny....not much different from their Chief I guess. Water seeks its own level.....
- January 26, 2013 at 8:19:00 AM MST
LC is retired/rehired/CO's that are strucutred like an OMG. They don't fit the definition of an OMG because as far as anyone knows they do not engage in criminal activity. Support it or not they can do what they want. It is America.
- January 26, 2013 at 9:44:00 AM MST
If 5th floor learns you are LC and fly colors you are fired, just ask SM
- January 26, 2013 at 12:05:00 PM MST
They are a group of former or soon to be former law enforcement officers. They get together and play dress up and attempt to be a motorcycle gang. They are a far cry from one. VATOS LOCOS 4EVER..... Simone Bro...
- January 26, 2013 at 5:51:00 PM MST
Yo, I saw a Los Carnales flying down the street wearing one of those shirts that says, IF YOU CAN READ THIS, THE BITCH FELL OFF...And fifty feet behind him was a police chief rolling down the street... Guess who?
- January 27, 2013 at 12:52:00 PM MST
Hey Ray, we know you read this site, how red did you turn when you read post 1252? ahahahahahha
- January 27, 2013 at 8:48:00 PM MST
January 27, 2013 at 12:52:00 PM MST
Is that you Sammy???
Hows early retirement???
Made any deals w Banditos thru your Los Carnales crew lately?
- January 27, 2013 at 11:33:00 PM MST
While we're talking about Apd and gangs, let's not forget good ole Levi Chavez and Pete Dwyer......what family of care thieves were they hooked up with and what Cartel wre they running 17s to???
- January 28, 2013 at 5:24:00 AM MST
The filthiest, perverted, most disgusting band of cowards of a gang resides on the 5th floor!
We all know who they are.
They fly brass!
- January 29, 2013 at 7:31:00 PM MST
APD pOLICE OFFICERS. I like following your blog, because I see why we tax paying citizen of Albuquerque dont trust you. I would like to comment on the motorcycle club called Los Carnales. I am a Bandido and we see Los Carnales ridning around a lot. all they are to us are a bunch of drunks on motorcycles. So dont associate them with us. Sure there are cop motorcycle clubs around and we stay from each other because of the different interests and to be honest we have no need to bother them. Back to Los Carnales, when they first came into New Mexico form Texas we respected each other because we avoided them because they were a police motorcycle club, but now, everytime we see them we laugh because they and their drunk behavior makes us look good. At least when the public sees us they never see us drunk. Anyway, dont associate them with us they're not. They gripe about each other as bad as you other officers do on this blog. No wonder there is no respect from the public towards the Albuquerque Police Department you love airing your dirty laundry... I work and pay taxes, and as your employer im wanting you to appreciate your job and honor the trust the tax paying citizens place in you......
- February 1, 2013 at 4:26:00 PM MST
I agree with the "Bandido" post. I have met and talked with Bandidos and Los Carnales. Of the two groups, the Bandidos are more conscious of the way they act in public. Maybe it's because they know they are being watched by law enforcement or maybe they just have more respect for their club. To clarify if Los Carnales members are law enforcement, YES, they are. There is a Los Carnales prison gang. But the Los Carnales Motorcycle club and La Familia Motorcycle club known as "LCLF" are current law enforcement officers and the "La Familia" side are family members or supporters of the Los Carnales club. I have been around both groups in private and pubic functions. They are immature, drunk, wanna-be bikers who have no concept of the word "brotherhood". They sleep with their "brother's" wives and girlfriends, turn their backs on their brothers, and turn their heads to disgraceful acts by their members. They drink, drive and get rowdy in public places and talk trash about the Bandidos and other motorcycle clubs. Yet, they are willing to make "deals" with these clubs and have done so in the past. This club consists of current Albuquerque Police Officers, DA investigators, Albuquerque Airport Police, Metro Court Security and other Law Enforcment officials both retired and current. It's a disgrace to see the way this club behaves. As Law Enforcement Officals, they should be conducting themselves in a respectful law abiding manner both on and off duty. So to the Bandido in the earlier post; I agree Los Carnales and your club should not be compared. Although I do not agree with most of your club's ways, I do respect the pride you show while wearing your colors.
- February 3, 2013 at 12:56:00 AM MST
All Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs are nothing but criminals... Grow up assholes..............
- February 26, 2013 at 4:32:00 PM MST
Been to a lotta bars seen a lotta behavior, in my opinion & experience I feel safer & more comfortable with the cops. To each their own, I guess.
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It is so hard not to worry.
"This is not the time for government to shell out another 150 million dollars," blah blah blah.
Give me another stimulus check. I could use it to purchase some neem oil, or something to soothe my cuticles. My nerves have been racked lately. I am graduating, willing I pass my Spanish class, in less than two months and to be honest, I am feeling the anxiety of the economy. I am a student of middle class parents who had no form of finances to pay for my "higher level of education." Which means I have a nice size of student loan debt left in my book bag after my last round of final exams. I will be entering into the best years of my life with debt and worry. So yes, Almighty "All-knowing" Government, give me that second round of stimulus checks and please, don't forget about the millions of Americans who trusted the government in accepting Stafford student loan money. The debates, on both state and national levels, are chocked full of plans on how to make college education more affordable-- but this is talk for the future, something our leaders are so good at, talk talk talking about the future. But what about the now? So many young adults have trusted the advice that earning a college degree will better prepare them for the the future. But I worry that this is a falsity. I fear that the millions of young Americans who will be paying off their student loans during this period of economic transition will feel the strongest blow of economic uncertainty. Federal Stafford loans are funded by private lenders, such as Citibank, which means the loans granted through Federal program will be handed over to the private sector. The private sector is obviously in a crisis and the possibility of the private sector jacking interest rates even higher than the current 6.8% is a real possibility. Student loan debt is unable to be compensated through bankruptcy, and I am sure the private sector knows this. The loan debt will ALWAYS be there. So the potential for the private sector to take advantage of this is a huge risk to a whole generation. The class of December 2008, and even May 2009, should be scared, pissed, and ready to write congress. If the American Government forgets these people, if they forgo the opportunity to protect the generation that trusted the recommendation of going into debt to earn a higher level of education, then the American Government will be setting America up for failure. There will be a whole generation of young adults that will never be able to live and enjoy life without an economic cloud looming over head. The economic future of the graduating middle class is as real a problem as the current economic turmoil.


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Saturday, February 6, 2010
New Postings
Ok, I actually have a lot to say, but was getting discouraged because I didn't think anyone was reading my blog. So, here we are, new year, and I am newly resolved to tell more TokyoTales.
Posted by Pamela Huxtable at 10:54 AM
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Yay! - I'm reading...ReplyDelete
I'm reading too and would like to encourage you to keep posting.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Bob and Becky - new post today! I still have so much to write about - coming up, Setsuban!ReplyDelete
I really enjoy your blog! My husband (plus our three kids under 5) and I are relocating in April and will be over there this Friday for our pre-move trip. Reading your blog gets me even more excited about the adventures ahead of us. ~Stephanie, OrlandoReplyDelete
Your stories and photos reminds me so much of our time there, what a colorful and fun culture! Found your blog while looking for places to visit in Tokyo!ReplyDelete
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Chapter 20
Tom's encounter with Aunt Polly has made him feel good about himself, and his bad mood with Becky is forgotten. He sees Becky on the way to school and apologizes for being mean. She, still angry, tells him that she is never going to speak to him again, and storms off. Once at school, they continue being mean to each other and Becky can't wait for Tom to be punished for his damaged spelling book.
As Becky goes into the schoolhouse, she notices that the schoolmaster has left his desk key in the lock on the drawer. She is intrigued, because that drawer is where the schoolmaster keeps a special book that he reads while the children are studying. Becky doesn't know that the schoolmaster dislikes his job and dreams of better things. She only knows that everyone wants to know what the book is. Curiosity overcomes her, and she opens the drawer. The book is inside, and says "Anatomy" on the cover. Becky doesn't know what this means, but opens the book to a picture of a naked human figure. Tom enters the room, and Becky, frightened, slams the book shut, accidentally tearing the picture as she does. Becky, ashamed, locks the book back up and begins to cry. She yells at Tom for sneaking up on her and, convinced she will be whipped for ripping the book, storms out crying. Tom knows that the schoolmaster will find out who did it, and decides to do nothing. "'All right, though; she'd like to see me in just such a fix--let her sweat it out!'" Chapter 20, pg. 122
Once class begins again, Tom cannot help but feel a little sorry for Becky. Soon enough, he has his own problems. When his ruined spelling book is discovered, the schoolmaster whips him. Becky considers speaking up for him, but assumes he will tell on her about the schoolmaster's torn book. Later in the afternoon, the schoolmaster takes his Anatomy book out and begins to read. Tom glances at Becky, and decides to try and help her. Before he can do anything, however, the torn page is discovered. The schoolmaster begins to ask each child if they tore the book. As he asks Becky, Tom jumps up and tells the schoolmaster that he did it. The schoolmaster whips him again and makes him stay after school for two hours, but Tom doesn't care. All he cares about is how his brave lie has made Becky love him once again. Becky now adores him and tells Tom apologetically who poured ink in his spelling book. Tom goes to bed that night thinking partially of revenge against Alfred, but mostly of how thankful Becky was.


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Two of my paintings, The Dome Behind the Trees (pic) and Tal-Mirakli, will be used as a backdrop and featured on the popular Maltese program Better Living. The program, which is aired on One TV every Friday at 5:45pm brings the viewer close to some interesting topics, such as interiors, like drapes, stone decor, stained glass and other topics like beauty and health.
The paintings will feature in two separate programs. The Dome Behind the Trees will be aired on Friday 27th November 2009. The painting shows the dome of the Vatican from the Vatican's Gardens. It is based on a number of sketches I did of the Vatican building during a private visit in the gardens back in 2008. The second painting will feature the following week. Tal-Mirakli is a painting that portrays tal-Mirakli Church in Attard.
The program is presented by Paulanne Vella and produced by Rennie Vella


text: Discover a world of tempting tastes, sights and sounds, as mouthwatering aromas carry you along downtown Greenville's Main Street. With over 40 of Greenville's finest restaurants showcasing almost 200 menu items, Fall for Greenville offers something for everyone. Mark it on your calendar now for Oct 11-13. Head on over here for more details.


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Tagged 27lilian, smoochiesayn, hildamilda25.
Here's how it goes :D
So i decide to google it :| hoping not to get or find the wrong XiaXue and yes i found the blog xD!
credits to http://xiaxue.blogspot.com/
And her awards for her blog :O
ZOMG! A famous blogger and i tak tau who Xia Xue is T.T
thought some Chinese singer ….


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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
1 leak, 2 leak, 3 leak, floor!
With home ownership comes fixing things, frustration and empty bank accounts.
Who knew?! Apparently everyone but me. I guess I just thought money came out of my parent's butts and things fixed themselves, when I was growing up. WROOOONG!
[I WILL post pictures soon.. I have lots. I'm just being lazy]
The weekend of March 26th, we had lots of help fixing things around the house. Zac's oldest brother built us a pantry; our cabinet doors were hung; shelf liners were meticulously cut by myself and Zac's sister-in-law Jen and placed inside the cabinets for protection against the nastiness I could not seem to remove; plumbing issues were fixed, and fixed again; and our door frame to the laundry room was replaced because it was too small to allow us to bring in our washer and dryer— so it was cut out!
Now, I don't know what is wrong with this house, but practically EVERY valve attached to some water producing mechanism was seized or leaking.
1 leak.
I wanted to do some laundry. But I wasn't allowed. When I turned the water on at the main valves, it started pouring out all over the floor in the laundry room. Hand tighten the valves? Check.
Why did no one do this before?!
2 leak.
The kitchen sink and basement sink are dripping copious amounts of water all over the cabinet/floor. It's ok. I like putting my cleaning supplies under the sink and watching them topple over because the bottom of the cabinet is warped!
3 leak.
Oh HAI! My name is outside spigot. If you turn me on, I will only spit out an iiiity bitty bit o water…if you open up my valve a little more, I will dump water all over the place, causing your precious new flowers to unbury their roots and run down the hill! But I must warn you, if you turn me back off I am going to continue to leak for 2 days until you notice, adding another $50 or so to your next water bill. SOWWY!
Saturday morning, when we got to the house after packing everything we owned into 3 pick-up trucks (times 3 or 4 more trips), we noticed water pouring out of the siding on the back of the house.
"Gee. Where is all that ice coming from?" I noticed icicles hanging down while standing underneath our deck, so I went upstairs and commented on it, and low and behold- there is a huge sheet of ice on top of the deck, icicles on the kitchen window, and water pouring down through the siding of our house.
I can't wait to get our water bill!!
The tubing going from the wall to the toilet was not tightened enough, so the toilet upstairs was running ALL night, and dumping gallons of water all over the bathroom and outside the house. Now we have an ugly water stain on our ceiling in the kitchen close to the window, and slightly rippled siding.
Oh YAY!
On another note.. I stripped and refinished Zac's college table. Turns out it's a beautiful red oak. I still need to seal it, so I will be sharing soon!!! Don't give up hope on me yet!
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Skinny Mini! I let Abby pick out Bekah's clothes & she sure did! She also put them on!! It was so funny...we couldn't believe she could still get into 3-6 month clothes! I could've saved a lot of money! The dress IS a tad bit short, but at least the spankies fit! :)
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I'll be 59 this summer, the last age at which I reasonably can say that I'm not an old man. You may say that 60 is the new 40, but if you ask my 20-ish daughters about 40, they'll say it's the age to start shopping for caskets. As a Catholic, though, I'll be happy to be 60, happier still to be 70 and 80, if I'm even destined to get there. As long as I'm going to Mass every day, I'll be the happiest old man in town.
I see that happiness every morning in Frank G., Frank K., and Ferde, though, even at 70-plus, my big brother Ferde will not appreciate the "old man" tag. I saw it all last year in Henry, too. In October, Henry and his wife, Phyllis, stood inside the church door at the end of Mass while Father Barnes blessed them. Then the elderly couple headed off to South Carolina for the winter. The implication of the blessing seemed clear—one or both of them might not make it back in the spring.
Henry is only an inch or two taller than Phyllis, who doesn't clear five feet, but they look hale and hearty and are both beamish and twinkly. During my first two years of daily Mass at 7 a.m., as I drove or walked my route from home to church, I often saw the two of them out walking by 6:30. They had a daily route, starting out from their apartment down near the train station and winding their way through the neighborhoods on a path that left them at the church door about five minutes of seven. I would arrive at church before them, but could almost set my watch by their arrival: First Phyllis, coming alone up the center aisle and taking her place in the second pew from the front. Then Henry, about thirty seconds later, with their two missals in hand. He would settle himself gently beside Phyllis and hand her her missal. They would often exchange a whispered word or two. They seemed to have trouble hearing each other and, I thought, repeated everything twice. They read aloud faithfully from their missals as the liturgy unfolded. One time, when the antiphon to the psalm reading was particularly long, Father Barnes afterwards thanked Henry and Phyllis from the pulpit for being the only ones who chimed in on the antiphon, because of those missals.
I didn't see Henry and Phyllis all winter and began looking for them on their morning walk by the official start of spring this March. Not until this week did I see them—and saw them both. Phyllis is using a cane lightly now, without leaning heavily, and Henry is still following behind her with the missals. This morning they were wearing matching green Irish sweaters. Henry's read "Sean-Athair" and Phyllis's "Sean-Mháthar"—Irish for grandfather and grandmother. I couldn't have been happier to see them if they had been my own grandparents.
When I was in college, I used to have a poster on my dorm room wall, one of those crunchy hippy-dippy posters we used to feature in the late 60s and early 70s. It showed an old man who looked much like Walt Whitman—whispy gray hair and beard—walking through a field holding a flower gently between his hands. I remember thinking that I wanted to be that old man some day. It seemed an odd wish for a 19-year-old who thought he would live forever. But I think that even then I knew I would not live forever.
We are all moving relentlessly toward old age (if we get there) and death (when we get there). So it matters what our vision of old age happens to be. This morning, my vision is Henry. My vision is being an old man who goes to Mass every day, preferably with my Phyllis, and carrying her missal.
(NOTE: This post owes a debt to Dr. and particularly to Mrs. Thomas Howard, about whom I wrote here.)


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The pics in today's post (24th August 2010) cover the 1960's and recent years. They were contributed by Jim Carter (via David Hey), Geoff Monks and Alan Rigby.
The first two pics are from Jim Carter and show steam trains on the Winwick line in the 1960's. The photograph legends are comprehensive and need no further introduction. 'Black 5', 'Britannia' and 'Princess Coronation' class locos are pictured. Left click on your mouse to enlarge each picture and read the legend.
Pic number three is from Geoff Monks. Depicted is EWS (DBS) class 92, 92031 The Institute of Logistics and Transport passing Bank Quay on a Rugby - Mossend working on 16th August 2010. 92001 Victor Hugo and 92031 are the only two of the class that retain old EWS livery.
Alan Rigby's pic is dated 28th April 2006. DRS class 47s, 47802 and 47298, are shown heading an empty intermodal working, northbound, through Winwwick as a 'Pendolino' flashes by on the southbound fast line.


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An earlier rumor surfaced that Matthew Vaughn was a contender to direct the new Star Wars Episode VII movie slated for 2015 with it said that Vaughn departed X-Men: Days of Future Past for Star Wars.
Well, it turned out that wasn't the case as Mark Millar said that Matthew Vaughn actually left X-Men because of Secret Service, which they wanted to get underway rather quickly due to copycat scripts floating around Hollywood.
Well, just because Vaughn left because of Secret Service doesn't necessarily mean Vaughn will not be or has not been picked for Star Wars.
Now, Millar has taken to his official site to offer support for Matthew Vaughn as the director for Star Wars.
...Vaughn departed X-Men because our Secret Service project was being copied by a few scripts doing the round and we didn't want anyone to beat us out there with our own idea. Star Wars has since, of course, announced an Episode 7 and he's been touted as a possible director for that movie. All I can say is that if he DOES get picked to helm the next Star Wars there would be nobody with more passion or enthusiasm for the project. I really don't think there could be a better choice, especially as we've referenced Star Wars pretty much every day in the 5 years we've known one another.
For more Star Wars news head on over to the Cosmic Book News Star Wars Movie Hub.


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What I really wanted to make was Thai CHICKEN burgers...but it is unbelievably difficult to find ground chicken here in the UK (and don't get me started on tukey/chicken bacon). I haven't built the courage up to ask the butcher in the market yet if they will grind me some, and I don't think that David would be able to understand the need to get the meat grinder attachment for my Kitchen Aid (incredible I KNOW!). So turkey became the default meat of choice.
Ground turkey, minced ginger, minced garlic, chopped coriander, chopped red chili, minced onion and a squeeze of lemon juice.
I didn't bother with breadcrumbs or egg...mostly because I didn't have either and also because I had decided to make the patties itty-bitty. At the store I bought pita pockets for the patties, instead of buns (teehee BUNS) cause I invisioned a sort-of shredded salad-type buffet with pita pockets and turkey pat-teenys spread welcoming David home from work.


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Ever heard of the Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Instant Camera before? I hadn't, until one of my roommates, from the BlissDom Canada conference, brought one along for impromptu conference photos. So when my good friend, Suzanne from Maple Mouse Mama, asked me to be a part of her fab giveaway for one of these great looking instant cameras, I said "Cheese!".
Well, not exactly. I guess it was more like a "SURE!". After all, who wouldn't like to be part of a fun giveaway like this?
I'm sure many of you remember the polaroid cameras from the 1970's and early 1980's. We had one and, as a kid, I was completely fascinated to watch the picture develop right before my very eyes. According to Suzanne, you can go from taking the photo, to having it in your hands and fully developed in under 2 minutes!
The Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Instant Camera looks so fun – I want one too! Lucky for you, Suzanne has a chance for you to WIN one on her blog!
Be sure to stop by Suzanne's blog at Maple Mouse Mama to find out more information about the Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Instant Camera for yourself! Read what Suzanne thought of the camera, and see some examples of what photos from this camera look like.
But before you go, here's how you can enter to WIN a Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Instant Camera for yourself:


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Don't mind me, just experimenting..........
Trying to keep up with the times...........
Have just added the "follow my blog with Bloglovin" icon in my sidebar.
As much as I have been burying my head in the sand and ignoring references on other blogs regarding the upcoming changes on Google re: Followers, I don't want to lose you all my lovely blogging friends, and I understand changes will happen on the 1st July whether I like it or not.
And I don't like it. But I realise I have to do something. So I have, I've added the Bloglovin thingy.
So, if you wouldn't mind, please click on the link in the sidebar and follow me now on Bloglovin so we don't lose track of each other!
No, I don't like it all.
I've resisted Google + so far in my typical dinosaur way, anything to do with CHANGE and COMPUTERS, I don't like ......and I don't understand the impact on my Picasa photos and I just don't want to know at this moment in time!!!!!
Make it all go away........leave it like it is...........please?


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"There's still plenty of summer left, and plenty of opportunities to come out on the Sound with us," said Dave Sigworth, the Aquarium's spokesman. "We have cruises that are great for kids and adults, where we bring up some of the animals that make the Sound a vibrant marine environment. We have cruises for lighthouse buffs that get you close to lighthouses that you can barely see from shore … if at all. And we have cruises on weekend evenings that are just a relaxing chance to unwind out on the water with friends."
The following cruises are available in August aboard The Maritime Aquarium's R/V Spirit of the Sound™, a 64-foot catamaran that is the country's first research vessel with quiet "green" hybrid-electric propulsion:
• "Marine Life Encounter Cruises" – Examine a variety of fish, crabs, mollusks and other creatures brought up right out of the Sound right before your eyes during these memorable 2.5-hour outings – the Aquarium's signature cruises. Participants also help find crabs, worms and other animals hidden in the muddy bottom, and view plankton using a videomicroscope linked to the boat's giant-screen monitor. "Marine Life Encounter Cruises" occur at 1 p.m. nearly daily through Labor Day. Tickets are $29.95 ($24.95 for Aquarium members).
• "TGIF Cruises" on Fridays and "Sunset Cruises" on Saturdays – Enjoy a fun, relaxing tour out toward the Norwalk islands as twilight paints the western sky, dazzlingly reflected on the water. Both cruises depart at 6:30 p.m. in August. Aquarium educators will point out sights and wildlife, but these 90-minute cruises mainly stress de-stressing. Tickets for each are $29.95 ($19.95 for members). Food and drink are not available for purchase on the boat. You may bring food and beverages in a small bag or soft-sided cooler. Glass bottles are prohibited.
• "Western Long Island Sound Lighthouse Cruise" on Sat., Aug. 5 – This cruise makes close passes by Greens Ledge and Sheffield Island lighthouses in Norwalk, Harbor Ledge in Stamford, Great Captain Island of Greenwich, Execution Rocks off New Rochelle, and Long Island's Stepping Stones, Sands Point and Eatons Neck lights. Aquarium staff will share histories and anecdotes about all the beacons. The 7-hour cruise departs at 9 a.m. Tickets are $75 ($65 for members). Food and drink are not available for purchase on the boat. You may bring food and beverages in a small bag or soft-sided cooler. Glass bottles are prohibited.
• "Central Long Island Sound Lighthouse Cruise" on Sat., Aug. 19 – This cruise makes passes by five historic beacons: Peck Ledge, Greens Ledge and Sheffield Island lighthouses in Norwalk, and also Penfield Reef Lighthouse in Fairfield and Stratford Shoal (Middle Ground) Light. Aquarium staff will share histories and anecdotes about all the beacons. The 5-hour cruise departs at 10 a.m. Tickets are $70 ($60 for members). Food and drink are not available for purchase on the boat. You may bring food and beverages in a small bag or soft-sided cooler. Glass bottles are prohibited.
For the two "Lighthouse Cruises," The Maritime Aquarium now participates in the U.S. Lighthouse Society's Lighthouse Passport program, a fun way to officially log your lighthouse adventures. Bring along your Passport, or buy one aboard R/V Spirit of the Sound. Aquarium staff will stamp your Passport for every lighthouse seen. Also, members of the U.S. Lighthouse Society receive 10 percent discounts on the Aquarium's "Lighthouse Cruises."
For all cruises, participants must be at least 42 inches tall to board. Those under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
R/V Spirit of the Sound has a climate-controlled cabin but participants should dress for time outside on deck, where the best viewing occurs.
Capacity is limited so advance reservations are strongly suggested for all Aquarium cruises. Reserve your tickets online – and see the full schedule for R/V Spirit of the Sound – at www.maritimeaquarium.org. Or call (203) 852-0700, ext. 2206.
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HAGERSTOWN — Ravens Roost No. 7 held its 50th annual Extra Effort Award Banquet to honor the 40 members of the 2012 Coaches' All-Washington County Football Team in addition to Baltimore Ravens cornerback Corey Graham.
Boonsboro's Ryan Ruiz was presented with the Gus Baker Memorial Scholarship Award in front of about 200 attendees at the Hagerstown Elks Club and will be attending Frostburg State University this fall to study accounting.
"I expected someone else to get it, actually," said Ruiz. "It's one of the greatest honors I've ever had. I'm just really thankful."
Ruiz is the second straight Warrior to win the award, succeeding Aaron Turner.
Ruiz played safety for the Warriors last season, and called his return to the field after a broken wrist his fondest memory of the season.
"I got the chance to get back on the field and play with my best friends my whole life and it was just awesome," said Ruiz.
Graham was honored with the Extra Effort Award, joining current teammates Torrey Smith and Terrell Suggs as recipients of the award.
"It means a lot, honestly," Graham said. "Whenever you get an award for working hard and giving great effort, it means a lot to you. I've prided myself on giving effort my whole life and that's what got me where I am."
Graham joined the NFL in 2007 when the Chicago Bears selected him in the fifth round out of the University of New Hampshire. He joined the Ravens in March 2012 after being selected to his first Pro Bowl as a special-teams standout for the Bears in 2011.
He was instrumental in Baltimore's run to a Super Bowl victory last season, finishing with 54 tackles and two interceptions on the year. Graham notched two more picks in the Ravens' AFC divisional playoff win over the Denver Broncos.
"I'm being honored here for effort, and obviously the effort paid off and I was able to help my team win games and win the Super Bowl," said Graham. "Everything has worked out great and it was an amazing year for us."
The Ravens lost a slew of talent on both sides of the ball this offseason, but Graham is confident that he, the newcomers and the rest of the team will be ready for 2013.
"We lost some key guys, but we have some new guys that will come in and step up," Graham said. "I have to step up and everybody has to pick their game up and contribute every way they possibly can to help our team win."
Nearly every school in the county was represented during the ceremony, and each coach had the opportunity to introduce each player who made the All-County team.
North Hagerstown's Danny Cunningham was recognized as Coach of the Year, and 10 Hubs received an All-County nod, including Defensive Player of the Year Tre Anderson.
South Hagerstown led the way with 13 honorees, including Offensive Player of the Year Isiaha Smith. Nine were honored from Boonsboro.