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/etc/apache2/sites-available/default didn't even change this time, but I still had to kick apache to get it to serve my virtual host. Not sure what's going on there. One thing I noticed that I forgot to write down about the last upgrade, that is still weird with Jaunty, is the network manager applet has a red X on it, as if I'm not connected to a network, even though networking is configured how I like and working just fine. I'll have to google that one someday.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Upgrade from 8.10 to 9.04
Pretty much just like the upgrade from 8.04 to 8.10, minus the xorg problem. The
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The network manager does not work well in Jaunty. You may want to install wicd instead.
- May 11, 2009 at 11:34 AM
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When I was knitting Nate's Turn a Square I kept thinking I chose the wrong end of the Noro to work from, but in the end I am very happy with the end result.
I blocked this one and Nate let it air dry on his head. Mainly because he said it felt like it was going to pop off like a shriveled balloon.
I am hoping to finish my Hitchhiker shawl soon :) More on that on Wednesday's WIP post.
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Thats right, Pizza Per Tutti. I don't know about that name, but it makes you a laugh a little. It didn't exactly have much of a personality, certainly not one that went with its name. The pizza cooked quick, I picked it up, it was a large (which is only 14'') cheese pizza, half with mushrooms because I was splitting it with a coworker. It was 10 dollars which wasn't too bad.
The pizza was not impressive. It was generic pretty much all around. The cheese wasn't 100% pure mozzarella, the sauce didn't have much flavor probably straight from the tomato paste can. THe crust was pretty generic as well with very little taste. It also was probably a little under cooked, not quite crispy enough, and too chewy. The mushrooms were a disappointment to my friend and a disappointment to me since they stunk up the whole pizza with fungus flavor. There was hardly any on his half of the pizza. All that being said it was still pizza and satisfying, barely but edible for sure. Would I get it again, no probably not unless it was across the street. The best thing about this place was the name.
Pizza Per Tutti - 4143 Lankershim Blvd 91602


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Here is my design wall this morning. I can't show you any more of it because it's a secret....well, sort-of. I can show you parts of it but I can't reveal the entire project.
I am pleased to have been selected to be a member of Quiltmaker Magazine's Scrap Squad. I will be making a scrappy quilt from patterns in upcoming issues of the magazine this year. I am quite honored to be a Scrap Squad member and am in awe of some of the other members quilts. there are 8 of us and we get the pattern ahead of the magazine's release and we each make a scrappy item, which can be a quilt, a bag, a table runner, or something else of our choice. I'm very excited about this and apprehensive at the same time.
Some of the other members are:
I'm pretty sure there are others with blogs, but I'll have to do a bit of research.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Design Wall Monday
Labels: Design wall, Scrap Squad
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- Bonnie said...
Ruthie -- I am so jealous. Congratulations on being on the Scrap Squad. Plus, if I didn't say it earlier I was in awe of your fabric usage in 2010. When I grow up I want to be just like you! Bonnie in Va.
- January 3, 2011 at 9:48 AM
- Cheryl Willis said...
congrats on the scrap squad, I didn't get my name in soon enough but get to do some pattern testing. It will be fun to follow along and see what you are working on. cw
- January 3, 2011 at 12:47 PM
- Judy D said...
OH RUTHIE!!! (Yes, I'm yelling!) I am so excited for you. Now I for sure am going to get a subscription to that magazine! Love the tease blocks!
- January 3, 2011 at 12:59 PM
- Chris said...
That is sooooo exciting! Your blocks look great so far :)
- January 3, 2011 at 3:28 PM
- Quilter Kathy said...
I am so excited for you! What a great opportunity!
- January 3, 2011 at 8:08 PM
- jillquilts said...
Congrats, Ruthie!! That is pretty cool!!
- January 4, 2011 at 7:56 PM
- ForestJane said...
Like those four little segments there... lol
- January 17, 2011 at 5:08 PM
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
How many organs do we really need?
The Washington Post reports that up to a third of the people on the national transplant list are ineligible for transplant. Why this matters (besides the logistical inefficiencies and delays it could entail): because reports based on a "padded" list would tend to overstate the need for organ donations. As the WaPo story notes, this is bad PR for the transplant world (and for UNOS, the United Network for Organ Sharing, which oversees the allocation of donor organs in the US, in particular)... and bad timing, too, given recent news coverage of the California surgeon accused of hastening a patient's death in order to harvest his organs for donation.
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After staying extremely busy during Summer 2013, I am returning this website to its regularly scheduled broadcast. read full article
"Rebecca Says Be Cool" will be featured in the Indie Boots Theatre Festival this month. read full article
As "Beautiful Broken" comes to a close, here's a look back at some of the positive feedback my cast mates and I received from critics. read full article


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I rushed too much putting on my polish today, and didn't let it dry long enough.
So i tried to fix it later today. But with a different color. Starting color was golden bronze from gosh and on top off that, i put OPI designer series Desiree. Not shure if The end result would have been the same without Gosh...
I was on my way to India when I wrote this at the airport (and also polished my nails at the airport) And for now, I'm going with plain un-dotted colors :-)
I'm taking pictures, so I might do a post of the mumbai nails when I get back :-)


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I signed up for this challenge earlier this year, but I did not do a post! I have been keeping track of all of the challenges that I signed up for in a discussion thread on goodreads.com .
Here are the books I have read that fit into this challenge from January 1st 2011
Deadly Lies by Cynthia Eden
Deadly Heat by Cynthia Eden
Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden
Deadly Fear by Cynthia Eden
Pursuit by Karen Robards
Weekend Warriors by Fern MichaelsPayback by Fern Michaels
Next Time You See Me by Katia Lief
Damage by Pamela Callows
Indefensible by Pamela Callows
All the Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison
Blood Stains by Sharon Sala
Power by Jackie Collins
Vendetta by Fern Michaels
The Jury by Fern Michaels
Blood Ties by Sharon Sala
14 by J.T. Ellison
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Green Mile by Stephen King
One more to go and I have completed the challenge!!! I should be finished the challenge by the end of the week, as I am starting the 3rd book in the Sisterhood series by Fern Michaels tonight!!
Edited to add : Apparently, I did do a small post back in December!
( http://lusravesandrants.blogspot.com/2010/12/once-i-will-be-participating-in-mystery.html )Not sure why I couldn't find it when I looked for it, which was what prompted me to post this one!!


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Label: Rising High
Year: 1995
Styles: Ambient Techno, IDM
This excellent ambient techno effort follows in the footsteps of it's predecessor, 1993's "Science, Art And Ritual", but this time with a stronger focus on beats.
Part One: http://rapidshare.com/files/119413202/Bedouin_Ascent_-_Music_For_Particles.part1.rar
Part Two: http://rapidshare.com/files/119423183/Bedouin_Ascent_-_Music_For_Particles.part2.rar
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Bedouin Ascent - Music For Particles
Posted by Acrocosm at 6:58 PM
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- June 2, 2008 at 6:43 AM
i knew bedouin ascent a bit, and i always thought he was criminally underrated, although the allmusic review for this album is top. i told him how much i liked his stuff once and he was kind enough to send me all the things i didn't have.
- September 30, 2008 at 1:43 PM
- icastico said...
I love these guys.
And what you do here.
- March 12, 2009 at 10:08 AM
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Considering that ambient techno is not my favorite type electronic music, I think I like this album a lot... It's actually won the the right to be on my iPod, and that means a lot! if69
- April 14, 2011 at 12:51 PM
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Law & Order SVU Key Art Season 18 (Official)
Added September 1, 2016 (without the "BACK IN FULL FORCE")
Check out my blog home page for the latest Law & Order information, on All Things Law And Order.
Also, see my companion Law & Order site,These Are Their Stories.
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- Ana Andrade said...
These posters look great :) I can't wait for my favorite shows to come back in 2 weeks. My absolute favorites are Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order SVU, and The Voice, in that order. A thing that I noticed is that the number of seasons of these shows are in the double digits: Grey's is going into season 13, SVU into season 18, and The Voice into season 11. Even though I love SVU, I prefer shows that focused on the characters like Grey's. I find the expectations that we have for different shows interesting. Over the recent seasons people complain that SVU is focusing on the characters too much and that the drama,e specially with Liv, is over the top and unnecessary. However, is exactly what people want on Grey's. If people think Liv has gone through too much with Lewis and what happened in Townhouse Incident, they should look at what has happened to Meredith Grey, the main character of Grey's Anatomy. Here's a quick list (not in order):
She drowned and almost died.
Her best friend moved halfway across the world.
She survived a plane crash.
She lost her half-sister in the same plane crash
She survived a shooting.
She lost her husband.
She had a miscarriage.
She became pregnant again and delivered her son in the middle of a superstorm.
What other shows do you watch Chris?
- September 6, 2016 at 11:16 PM
- Chris Zimmer said...
@Ana Andrade: I watch a lot of shows. A lot! It's easier to list what I don't watch - and that is anything on ABC. Zero shows on ABC for me! I don't know why, nothing just grabs me on that network. I also watch a lot of TV from the U.K.
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The best part of being a member of the Historical Fiction community is introducing readers to new authors, allowing them to dive into new periods of time so they might delve the details that makes the genre so marvelous. With that in mind, allow me to introduce the wonderful Cindy Thomson, whose latest book is ANNIE'S STORIES, the second volume in her Ellis Island series.
One of my favorite parts of researching Annie's Stories involved figuring out what Stephen Adams would have read, besides The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which he read because he knew Annie Gallagher was interested in it. (You can see this on the cover.)
Jules Verne and H.G. Wells came to mind, but I had to pick novels for my character that would have been available in 1901. Wells had only three novels published by that point, but they were popular: The Time Machine, War of the Worlds, The Island of Doctor Moreau. The First Men in the Moon came out in 1901, and my characters are eagerly awaiting it.
For Verne there were plenty to choose from because he had been publishing for decades at that point. I chose Facing the Flag because I imagine most people today would not be familiar with that one. I wasn't. So because my character, Stephen Adams, was reading it and enjoying it, I had to read it along with him.
Verne's visionary outlook is startling when you think about it. In this novel he wrote about a weapon of mass destruction a hundred years or so before that term was even being used. A brilliant, but somewhat demented, scientist invents a weapon that the countries of the world all want, something that actually happened in the WWII era. You can read about the novel here. The novel is in the public domain so you can get it free on Google Books.
Of course there were classics like The Last of the Mohicans that I assume folks re-read. Libraries existed, but access was not widespread, especially for my characters in Lower Manhattan, so I supposed books got passed around, therefore Stephen and his friend Dexter trade books. There were dime store novels certainly, but my character is looking for bigger books. I wouldn't call him a literary snob, but he is a discerning reader. That's why his landlord chose him for some moonlighting work for his publishing company. (You'll understand if you read Annie's Stories.)
I left some hints in my novel. One is about a book that would soon be published. I'd love if readers would find that and let me know! Another is about something that Stephen, thinking like the novelists he most admired, imagined would be a keen invention, a device you could use to hear someone read a book to you while you worked.
There are other bookish themes in Annie's Stories, not the least of which is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. If you haven't read the book by L. Frank Baum, it's also in the public domain. Try it out. It's a bit different than the movie.
Cindy Thomson is a writer and an avid genealogy enthusiast. Her love of history and her Scots-Irish heritage have inspired much of her writing, including her new Ellis Island series. Cindy is also the author of Brigid of Ireland and Celtic Wisdom: Treasures from Ireland. She combined her love of history and baseball to co-author the biography Three Finger: The Mordecai Brown Story, which was a finalist for the Society for American Baseball Research's Larry Ritter Book Award. In addition to books, Cindy has written on a regular basis for numerous online and print publications and is a mentor for the Jerry B. Jenkins Christian Writers Guild. She is also a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and the Historical Novel Society. Cindy and her husband have three grown sons and live in central Ohio. Visit her online at www.cindyswriting.com.
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It's been a special Wimbledon for Kate and it came to an end with an historic match. The Duchess of Cambridge, in her first year as patron of the All England Tennis Club, watched Roger Federer become the first man to claim eight singles titles and extend his record as all time Grand Slam holder. Oh, and he's the oldest chap ever to take a singles crown in the Open era. That's one way to make sure Kate remembers her debut season as patron.
Royals are meant to stay neutral and patrons are meant to show universal support but we all kind of knew that Kate was most likely rooting for the Fed given that a) they're already mates and he was at her sister's wedding and b) her mum really rather likes him quite a lot, as revealed by the duchess herself in a recent TV programme. That said, everything looked rather even handed in the royal box with an equal amount of the famous Kate tennis faces for both players. And when Roger Federer claimed his famous win, there were cheers for champion and runner up.
It was a right royal turnout in the royal box with the Duke of Cambridge accompanying his wife to the final. The President of the All England Club, the Duke of Kent, took his usual seat in the front row and his son, Lord Nicholas Windsor, was just behind him. The Duchess of Gloucester, who is heavily involved in the Lawn Tennis Association was also there. But despite some debate beforehand about who would do the honours when it came to handing over that famous trophy, there were no alarms and no surprises. The Duke of Kent stepped on to Centre Court as he has done for decades and as his own mum, Princess Marina, did before him and presented the prizes.
Kate, however, was straight out of her seat after the players' lap of honour had finished and as the cameras ended up behind the scenes, there was that duchess again.
Hugs, kisses and handshakes from royalty and the family for the #Wimbledon champion... pic.twitter.com/wxpTxn8w6i— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) 16 July 2017
Yep, Wills and Kate headed behind the scenes to be among the first to congratulate Roger Federer on his win and he looked very pleased to see them with kisses and hugs from his royal fans. It also ensured he didn't feel too left out after the Women's Singles Champion, Spain's Garbine Muguruza, got a right royal welcome from King Juan Carlos as she stepped off Centre Court yesterday following her win. William and Kate then settled back into the royal box to watch the last title of the year decided with Jamie Murray and Martina Hingis taking the Mixed Doubles crown.
Then it was off home for some last minute packing - the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge head off on their five day tour of Poland and Germany with George and Charlotte tomorrow.
Photo credit: Wimbledon Twitter.
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Greg Secker is an English Master trader, an entrepreneur, an international speaker, and a philanthropist. He was born in Norfolk England in 1985. He studied Agricultural and Food Science at the University of Nottingham in 1997. He is an expert in foreign trade and has been involved in international education for financial trading. Greg is an author. He has written books on Forex trading and success. He is a founder of numerous companies that include Learn to Trade, FX Capital, Capital Index, Smart Charts Software, and a non-profit organization called The Greg Secker Foundation.
Greg Secker began his career at Thomas Cook Financial services during the mid-90s where he developed the forex exchange trading system. He got into the foreign exchange business in 1998. Greg ran a business known as the Virtual Trading Desk. It received the British Telecom Award for innovation in E-commerce. Greg became a vice president at Mellon Financial Corporation at the age of 25 years. This is a major Fortune 500 investment bank in the United States. Greg associated with the best traders from the entire world and could exclusively access high powered Forex traders daily. Greg left the company in 2003 to become a full-time Forex trader by creating a trading floor in his living room. He founded the Knowledge to Action group by mentoring people on the trading strategies. The company became a global sensation in 2008. It began hosting financial trading seminars in Australia, Ghana, New Zealand, and the Philippines. The initiative received a national business award in growth and innovation. Greg was a keynote speaker at the National Achievers Congress at the Excel London Exhibition Centre in 2011. He founded the Global Success Summit in South Africa in 2013.
Mr. Secker has supported several charity initiatives. The Greg Secker Foundation was established in 2010 to create a positive impact on people around the world. The organization partners with youth programs to improve education, leadership, and life skills in communities. Mr. Secker began 'Build a House, Build a Home' project with the aim of building 100 permanent homes in Lemery after the Yolanda Typhoon in the Philippines. He has been recognized by the national CSR for his outstanding corporate leadership in Learn to Trade. He is on the list of the 200 most influential Philanthropist and social entrepreneurs for 2017.


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The Basic Rules of Writing
The basic rule of writing is to make a clear sentence. That one basic rule embodies more rules that include basic grammar rules, thought building, and a way to communicate or express oneself in a language.
Knowing grammar entails being familiar with the figures of speech: noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
Each part of speech embodies a set of rules, as to how each part should coordinate with the other parts of speech in writing a sentence. A sentence is written, and analyzed as to idea, construction, or style. Different languages display various basic sentence patterns, like the English language.
When a child, words are learned from the foundations of vocabulary building and thought building. Later, many forms of literature are available. So this one basic rule is easy, as it is hard. Remember the Kiss Theory, "Keep it simple stupid." Sorry for the negative connotation, but that word was emphasized to make us remember how to make a good sentence.
Have this in mind:
A sentence must have unity, coherence and emphasis.
A sentence has unity when it expresses a single complete thought. The sentence contains only significant details. Unity is oneness.
A sentence has coherence when the parts of the sentence have an apparent and logical relationship with each other. The idea is expressed in a logical manner and/or a consistent manner.
A sentence has emphasis when a word or idea shows clearly what is important. The emphasis helps in an expression of a strong idea; a strong sentence.
After the sentences, paragraphs are built. A good composition follows from the effective paragraphs, after good sentences are made and/or written. Again, the paragraphs require unity, coherence, emphasis, until all revolves and highlights a complete thought. The complete thought could be shown from a topic sentence. In a more formal paper, the complete thought is the thesis, which is supposed to be supported with significant details.
Know by heart the use of proper punctuations. Know the rules of capitalization, which are included in the study of nouns and pronouns. Know how to spell. Spelling goes in getting familiar with words and more words. A dictionary will help.
Be familiar with sentence faults, and practice how to express yourself clearly. All these, and you will get through one by one. As one poet says about writing in a metaphor, "Writing is learning bird by bird." And don't worry if errors come, "No grammar is perfect." Learning how to write requires checking and revising, among others.
Finally, read a lot. If possible, read the news everyday. Also, one article or one story each day would help. After learning the rules, break them and write in your own voice or style.
Good luck!
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Sunday, December 8, 2013
Simultaneous translation inadequate for bilingual jury trials
R v Gagnon 2013 QCCA 1744. Serious implications especially in Quebec and Nunavut.
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- The Rat said...
Yes, indeed. When I was in the military a long time ago we were told that charges could be handled either in a summary trial or court martial. If you chose court martial you had a good chance of getting the charges dropped for minor offences because convening the proper panel was a huge pain in the ass. Seems this is the same, writ larger. Ask for a trial in French in Alberta, get off charges. And how long until this is extended to non-official languages?
- December 8, 2013 at 5:49 PM
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As the year strolls along, my attention has focused more and more on Zach's and my big goal for 2014: hike the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) from beginning to end. Although there are countless factors that might keep us from actually finishing (or starting) this expedition, we're going to give it our best shot.
Whenever I talk to people about the trail, a string of questions inevitably comes up. Many of these questions make me think that I must not be explaining what we want to do as clearly as I should. Therefore, I give you, Frequently Asked Questions about the Pacific Crest Trail!
|Forest near Timothy Lake, Oregon,
where Zach first discovered the PCT.
Q: What is the PCT?
A: It's a backpacking trail that starts on the border of Mexico and winds its way up through California (passing through the Mojave Desert and Yosemite up the Sierra Nevada range), over the Cascade range in Oregon and Washington, ending a couple miles into Canada.
Q: How long is it?
A: Approximately 2,660 miles.
Q: Wow, that'll take you, like, at least three or four weeks to hike, right?
A: *blink blink*
I don't even…
Q: Why are you looking at me like I'm stupid?
A: You're not stupid. You have just managed to completely and utterly baffle me.
*awkward silence*
Q: So how long will it take?
A: If we go at a decent rate, about five months.
Q: Five months! How will you make money during those months?
A: We won't.
Q: So will you do your online teaching job while you're out there?
A: This is one of those questions that makes me think I haven't properly conveyed what hiking the PCT actually looks like. Even if I could afford the extra weight (my computer weighs more than our tent), and be sure that my Macbook could stay dry, and have enough battery power to keep it going, I wouldn't have time to edit when I'm hiking ten hours a day. So no.
Q: When will you go?
A: The kickoff date is in late April.
Q: Will you take breaks?
A: Maybe a day here and there, but we're hoping to hike straight through (as opposed to "section hiking," where you hike it in chunks over a longer period of time).
Q: So you'll be stranded in the wilderness for weeks at a time?
A: Actually, no. We'll be stopping into towns every four to five days. We're also likely to meet a lot of other hikers on the trail.
|Timothy Lake
Q: How will you carry enough food?
A: We'll be mailing ourselves packs of shelf-stable food to the different towns.
Q: You're going to take a cell phone or satellite phone, right?
A: We haven't decided yet. A cell phone would be basically worthless, and a satellite phone probably wouldn't be worth the weight.
Q: Why are you so obsessed about weight?
A: In backpacking, every ounce of pack weight counts. Have you ever tried to bench-press a one-pound barbell? Easy, right? Now, do 40,000 reps. That's approximately how many steps we'll be walking in one day. Every extra ounce adds up quickly.
Q: What happens if one of you gets injured?
A: Probably cry. And then we'd use our wilderness first aid skills to figure out what to do. Like I said, we won't be too far from civilization at any given time, and there are other hikers on the trail.
Q: What happens if you have to call the whole thing off?
A: Head to the nearest family member's house (there are many on the west coast) and book a flight home.
Q: Are you really hardcore enough for this?
A: Well… I don't have an answer to that yet. A triathlon champion reportedly went home crying after a week on the trail, but a nine-year old girl hiked the whole thing with her mother last year. We won't know until we get there. And that's half the fun.
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California Supreme Court rejects lawsuit against Great America over bumper car rides
Posted: 01/01/2013 08:55:46 AM PST
January 1, 2013 4:55 PM GMTUpdated: 01/01/2013 08:55:51 AM PST
Fans of those popular bumper car rides at amusement parks such as Great America or Santa Cruz's Boardwalk take heed -- you can't sue if that extra bumping leaves you with a bump on the noggin or some other injury.The California Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Great America and other amusement parks cannot be sued for injuries that occur in the jostling of rides such as bumper cars, finding that such thrill-seeking carries an "inherent risk" akin to playing a sport.
In a 6-1 decision, the Supreme Court rejected the arguments of a South Bay doctor who sued Santa Clara's Great America theme park after she broke her wrist while riding the "Rue Le Dodge" bumper car ride with her son in 2005. The ruling overturned
"The risk of injuries from bumping was inherent in the Rue le Dodge ride, and under our precedents (the park) had no duty of ordinary care to prevent injuries from such an inherent risk of the activity," Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar wrote for the court.
The Supreme Court in the past has barred lawsuits that occur when people take ordinary risks in sports such as football and skiing, under the legal theory that there is "an assumption of risk" in such activities. Great America's lawyers argued that a bumper car ride falls in a similar legal category, and the Supreme Court agreed.
Supreme Court has found roller coaster operators have a substantial obligation to ensure safety, but the bumper car case presented different legal circumstances that would have made park owners more vulnerable to lawsuits. A host of recreation businesses, from the ski industry to health clubs, backed Great America in the case.
Justice Joyce Kennard dissented, agreeing with the lower court's finding that a jury should decide whether Great America was negligent in failing to take steps to prevent bumper car head-on collisions.
The lawsuit was filed by Smriti Nalwa, identified in court papers as a San Jose doctor who took her young son and daughter to Great America in July 2005. Court papers show that Nalwa was one of 55 people injured on the bumper car ride among hundreds of thousands of riders over a two-year period, although she was the only patron to suffer a fracture.
In 2006, a year after the accident, Cedar Fair Entertainment, Great America's owners, added an island in the middle to keep bumper car drivers headed in the same direction and minimize head-on collisions, as was done at other parks around the country.
Mark Rosenberg, Nalwa's lawyer, said amusement park owners are now "off the hook" if they operate bumper car rides negligently, even though he insisted consumer safety advocates would try to limit the effect of the Supreme Court's decision.
"Amusement park patrons are less safe today than they were yesterday," he warned.
But Stephen Renick, the park's lawyers, said the Supreme Court established needed legal guidance on whether participating in recreational activities such as amusement park rides should be treated the same as playing a sport.
"It definitely provides clarity," he said. "The courts had gone all over the place on this."


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Sri Lanka cabinet delayed amid step down speculation
By Our Political Correspondent
Aug 07, 2017 20:44 PM GMT+0530 | 2 Comment(s)
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has delayed Tuesday's weekly cabinet meeting amid speculation that Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake may step down.
A ministerial source said that the Tuesday meeting was initially put off for the evening saying President Sirisena was going to be in Kandy to attend celebrations relating to the annual pageant there.
Thereafter, ministers were told by the President's office that the cabinet meeting was rescheduled for Wednesday morning.
"It looks like Minister Karunanayake might step down," the ministerial source said, adding that any resignation could mount pressure on the President to seek the same from several of his loyalists in the government.
A member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) faction loyal to Sirisena said at least six SLFP ministers in the current government had been indicted, unlike Karunanayake who has not been charged in any court.
"Ravi is guilty only in the court of public opinion, but there are at least six - if not more - SLFP ministers who face corruption charges," the source said. Ministers Anura Yapa, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Susil Premajayantha, A. H. M. Fowzie, Dilan Perera and Nimal Lansa face corruption charges.
With the Mahinda Rajapaksa faction of the SLFP initiating a no-trust vote against Karunanayake, the issue has been turned into a political prestige battle, with the Prime Minister obliged to defend his minister.
However, a resignation by Karunanayake would avoid the no-confidence vote, but it will weaken President Sirisena who will be obliged to ask his loyalists in the SLFP too to follow the foreign minister's example.
A Sirisena loyalist, Priyankara Jayaratne resigned from his deputy minister portfolio after he failed to get a bribery case against him dropped.
Should Karunanayake step down, the government is likely to consider Tilak Marapana to be a stand-in foreign minister.
Marapana himself is a highly controversial individual who was forced to resign as Minister of Law and Order in November 2015 when he tried to defend Avant Garde Maritime Services in parliament. Avant Garde was being accused of causing millions of dollars in losses to the state and running a virtual private army, but Marapana said there was no wrongdoing on the part of the company.
His remarks caused an outrage with UNP ranks, which wanted him sacked, but he resigned and was later re-inducted into the cabinet recently by Prime Minister Wickremesinghe as minister of "development assignments." (COLOMBO, August 7, 2017)
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Nana August 08, 11:01 AM
It looks like that when it comes to corruption Whole Cabinet, Whole Parliament is involved including JO, except for TNA. Thus any attempt to enforce will be almost impossible. But if Govt can bring in a act to confiscate all property belonged to all those proved to be corrupt in past together with loss of right to contest elections (Not for future) and no imprisonment, then State will get enough money cover Budget for 2 years.
sacre blieu August 08, 09:29 AM
The bond scam. Whoever is involved, or whatever the politics is been played, or the result of the probe and its final direction, the fact remains that the country has been soled down the river for the benefit of a few for filthy lucre.


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text: Yanks, Mets Dig In for Stadium Sell-Offs Teams expect to make millions auctioning off pieces of closing parks By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff Posted Apr 17, 2008 2:11 PM CDT 0 comments Comments A giant U.S. flag is unfurled in center field during ceremonies for the first game of the final season at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, April 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams) View 2 more images (Newser) – Demolition isn't usually very profitable—unless you're knocking down Yankee Stadium or Shea Stadium and auctioning off every last brick. When New York's stadiums close at season's end, they'll transform into a merchandising windfall, Newsweek reports. Seats, lockers, scoreboards and maybe even infield dirt will be up for sale, and should easily net the clubs upward of $10 million. Fans are already trying to claim souvenirs; the Yankees are pressing charges against a pair who tried to steal some upper-deck bunting. Pairs of seats will fetch at least $1,000 each by themselves, one expert said. But some fans won't be buying in. "It would be like taking something off a corpse," said one opponent of public stadium financing. "Besides, I already took a seat from Yankee Stadium in 1976." View 2 more images


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In today's men's and women's March Madness...
The University of Washington men had an early 12-0 run against North Carolina, but the Tar Heels rallied and ultimately won the game, 86-83.
Duke's Nolan Smith scored 10 straight points as the Blue Devils expanded a 39-37 edge over Michigan to 49-37 (play-by-play sheet). After Duke upped its lead to 15 points (58-43), the Wolverines roared back with nine straight points. When Duke later held a 68-56 advantage with 6:25 left in the game, Michigan unleashed a 13-2 spurt to close within 70-69 with 1:30 remaining. Michigan had the ball in the closing seconds trailing Duke 73-71 and went for a two-point shot to tie -- and missed.
Trailing 24-23 to Purdue, the Virginia Commonwealth men reeled off 13 straight points to go up 36-24 (play-by-play sheet). Purdue rarely even got within single digits the rest of the way, as VCU captured a 94-76 upset.
Normally, it's Jon Diebler who leads Ohio State's three-point shooting brigade, but today it was David Lighty, who went 7-of-7 from behind the arc, as the Buckeyes routed George Mason, 98-66. At one point, OSU went on a huge run, outscoring GMU 50-15.


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While you're home over the holidays, get into the Christmas spirit by decorating your house. I've put together a few, simple decor ideas you can do as last minute Christmas decorating projects. Follow Preloved on Pinterest for more ideas!
1. Wall Decor Tree
No matter how big or small your living space is, you can have a Christmas tree! I've seen wall decor trees done so many different ways... For instance, branches with lights and ornaments like in the picture. Or, you could replace the branches with string and hang Christmas cards over the string. This is so easy, affordable and festive. Get the tutorial for this crafty DIY here!
2. Jars of Christmas
One of the easiest ways you can turn your house into the North Pole is by filling empty vases (or my personal choice... Mason jars) with Christmasy knick knacks. Some filler ideas include candy canes, peppermints, red and green M&M's (tasty treat the kids will love), ornaments or pinecones. Check out The Inspired Home for more ideas.
3. Office Decor
Whether it's your desk at work or your home office, it's easy to get into the Christmas mood while working. Here at the Preloved office, we've glammed up our desks with red and green sparkles. You can buy little Christmas trees that are perfect office size at Ikea. Or take the easy route and decorate with paper snowflakes. We've also filled our breakfast trey that holds all our desk supplies with greenery and ornaments. You can buy similar decorations from the dollarstore to save a couple bucks.
How are you decorating your home and office this season? Feel free to share in the comments below.
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Friday, 21 September 2012
Ponychops Giveaway!
This Giveaway is for one set of Limited Edition Pumpkin themed Russian Dolls. They are limited to only 20 sets and each set is numbered and signed. The largest doll is just over 6 inches, the smallest is 1.5 inches. They all stack inside each other.
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Hello people and I bring to you a give-away! Ponychops who i have featured before on this blog, remember those beautiful hand painted shoes? - is having a B-E-A-utiful give-away!
How desirable and awesome are these pumpkin dolls?! squeeee!
Please go ahead and click on the link for your chance to win!
And may the odds be ever in your favour! (nerd alert!)
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Last night I scored.
I don't remember when the last time I played cricket was. I think it must be
something like a decade back. I don't play Tennis either. I can play Volley ball
for hours. (I am not sure if I can still claim that). The thing is, my knee doesnt
let me to run on hard surfaces.
Many a times there were opportunities to play cricket. I was always
apprehensive about fielding, running and catching and stuff. Last week
some dudes who I remotely know through my friend Zee, booked an entire
ground for a day and night match. I hesitantly asked them if I can play.
Sorry, we have already formed teams. Captain Kiran informed.
How many are there in your team. Zee enquired.
Eleven. Kiran.
Make it Twelve. Smiley is playing. Zee concluded.
Twelve we were. Before getting into the field I told Kiran that its been a
decade since I played this game.
Can you atleast stand for 25 overs? Kiran asked.
I can try.
He put me on the offside.
It was already dark and the stadium dudes switched on the flood lights.
Zee meanwhile mixed a bottle of vodka with sprite and water for me.
I ran back, stuffed my right pocket with Haldirams mixture and came back
to my position to field (with the bottle).
I was a little nervous worrying about me misfielding. It did happen.
The batsman swung his bat, before I realized, the ball came running
towards me.
According to Brian Green, the probability for it to happen is infinitesimally
small.But it happened. The ball just when it was about to close in my palms
entered a new dimension, got disappeared and reappeared in a fraction of
seconds at the boundary line.
Thats ok Smiley. Zee encouraged me from the stands.
Smiley, can you move back to the boundary line? Kiran appeared.
Sure. Within no time I actually got comfortable with the whole thing. I kept on
sipping my vodka. When the ball came towards me the next time, I actually
held it and threw it right on the spot to the keeper.
Kiran suddenly appeared out of nowhere and asked, Can you bowl?
I took that question quiet literally and told him,
Of course I can, what do you think? Fucker!
Go bowl. He threw the ball at me.
Dude, I can bowl. But I don't think I can bowl.
I did some practice rotating arms suff and tried to remember my bowling
action. It was a white leather ball. Umpire asked me for the guard.
I gave him a blank look.
The first ball was such a wide that the batsman made fun of me by
running after that ball. The second ball was a good one. But Umpire declared
it a noball. He was eighteen years something dude.
Dude, Umpire! Didnt Kiran tell you about my knee injury?
Well, you cant declare nobes for the fucking balls that I bowl.
Take a shorter runup and no nobes for you.
The next ball directly went to the keeper's glove in a semi circular arc.
Nice throw. My keeper encouraged me.
Suddenly my basics flooded back I bowled four decent balls. Actually the
fourth one was a snick and keeper failed to catch it. After I finished the over
I ran to Kiran to give him a high five. Dude, I finished the over.
They smashed 148 in 25 overs.
I finished my vodka and sat in the stands watching my team's batting.
Zee appeared suddenly and asked me, Why are you not batting?
Come on, I cant bat. I don't think I can even see the ball. Besides I just had
a quarter Vodka.
You are batting. Kiran! Smiley is next.
Well, Hari is next. Kiran said.
I am stopping this match. Zee ran into the field. We pulled him back.
The thing is, I never batted with pads on. They gave me full gear. After
wearing the guard, pads, thigh pad and gloves, I refused to wear a helmet.
Thats not for me. I said.
With the gear on, I was little awkward. Kiran sensed it and said,
here, Let me bowl some practice balls for you. So, in the stands, I practiced.
Someone got out. Kiran got into the field. A little later, another one got out.
It was my turn. I walked calmly towards the crease. Took my stance. Bowler
bowled. Before I realized that he bowled, the ball was collected by the keeper.
Everyone oohed because the ball missed my ear by an inch.
Kiran walked to me and said,
Dont try anything fancy. Just enjoy the show. Keep batting. Dont get out.
I made a note. Instead of simply watching the bowlers action, react to it.
Keeper shouted to the bowler. Straight onto the wickets. We will get him.
You will get my dick. Mother fucker. I told him.
I ended up driving the next ball beautifully onside for a four.
Sometimes, after couple of drinks, I get really calm and focused. After getting
drunk, no one can beat me on my Xbox.
Instead of being a nervous wreck, I strangely ended up being focused on that
night. I played for the rest of the overs, remained a notout batsman and scored
some fifteen plus.
The best part was, for one of the offside balls that I missed; I walked down to
the umpire and told him that I would have declared it a wide.
He declared it a wide.
After the match, Kiran said, with little practice, I can come handy as a batsman.
That night I fantasized a glorious innings by me in the finals of 2007 world cup.


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At first the heat feels sooo good, like taking that simple air conditioned chill off your skin. Then you can feel the heat just go right into your body and the extra warmth feels great. But before you know it.. ug .. it's hot. wink.
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So, I LOVE LoVe love fall!! I love everything about it. Everything! I really love to decorate for fall because it's the start of all kinds of fun decor. Plus, fall colors are my favorite of all colors. Anyway- Last year I made a wreath that I forgot to post. Jim said it needed a little owl to finish it off, so I might need to make this wreath a little felt owl friend.
Here's this year's wreath.
As you can see, I have a bit of an addiction to burlap (since I just made a summer burlap wreath). Love it!
What can be better than a fall wreath AND burlap??


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Saturday night, a 31-year old computer programmer from Oceanside, California, John Tyner, was preparing to take a flight from the San Diego International Airport to South Dakota to go pheasant hunting with his father-in-law. When Mr. Tyner entered the security area, Transportation Security Administration agents directed him to the full-body scanner. He refused the full-body scan, citing health and, uh, exposure concerns about the effects of the scan.
The agents left him with a choice. Either submit to the scan, a groin search (which he also refused), or leave the airport. But there's a catch. If he leaves the airport, he is subject to a lawsuit and an $11,000 fine. Mr. Tyner opted to accept this risk.
However, what probably galled the feds more than anything else was that he taped the entire experience on his cell phone and posted it to his blog two hours later.
Interestingly, there is a poll attached to the article that shows that 53% of the 6,630 people polled at the time of this writing believe that the intrusion and inconvenience of such scanning outweigh the security benefits. The other options were: "security officials should make exceptions for passengers who refuse normal procedures after determining they don't pose a security risk through other means", 27%; and "aviation security is essential and passengers must get used to the new rules", 18%.
I feel sadness for that 18% -- they have already accepted slavery.
Obviously, the TSA agents either do not know about, do not understand, or do not care about the Fourth Amendment -- but then I suppose they consider the Constitution to be a dead letter.
For the record, here is the Fourth Amendment (emphasis added):
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
In other words, if we had a Constitution that was being observed, the TSA agents would have had to be able to explain (eventually to the satisfaction of a federal judge) why they believed Mr. Tyner to be a terrorist. I would be very interested in hearing what that explanation is...


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EMR and HIPAA 2010
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
As I mentioned in my post discussing the last year on EMR and HIPAA, I thought it worth talking about some of our plans for the coming year. 2010 is going to be an absolute banner year for EMR. We're going to see the beginning of major shifts in the EMR world. Everything from merging EMR companies to clinics fretting over the EMR stimulus money. It's going to be a very exciting and interesting time for those interested in EMR.
EMR and HIPAA Blogging – We'll continue blogging, although maybe not as much as we did last year. However, it's just part of my routine so I'll be surprised if too much changes in that regard. I've NEVER had an issue with things to blog about. In 2010 I think sifting through all the content and news will be the real challenge. At the end of the day, my goal with blogging is to provide value to readers. Hopefully I can achieve that goal in 2010.
EMR and EHR Blog – Many of you know that I've been doing quite a bit of blogging on EMR and EHR. I expect the blogging on that site will increase in 2010. There won't be too much difference between EMR and HIPAA and EMR and EHR, but EMR and EHR will generally focus on more news items. Also, I'm considering launching another EMR site that just does EMR news. We'll see how that evolves.
EMR – EHR Conference – I'm working together with a partner to hold an EMR and EHR conference. I'll be helping to put together the agenda for the conference which will likely be held around September 2010. The focus of the conference will be on providing practical information on selecting and implementing an EMR.
EMR Selection Book – I've made really good progress on my EMR selection e-Book. I expect to launch it to the world in early 2010. Then, I'll start working on an EMR implementation e-Book along with other related e-Books. Hopefully I can add some value to those searching for the right EMR. Not to mention improve EMR implementation success rates. In some respects, I think these books as a cliff notes version of this blog. Other people have called it an "EMR for Dummies" type book.
Attending HIMSS 10 – I'll be attending the HIMSS annual conference for the first time. If you can't attend, then we'll be covering it for you. I'm still deciding the best way to cover the conference. If you have suggestions or ideas, feel free to leave them in the comments. I was told we'll have a Meet the Bloggers session at the conference also. I'm excited to meet readers of the site and also to talk with potential advertisers. I'm also interested in talking with someone who wants to sponsor all the posts I do at HIMSS. If you're interested in more details, drop me a note.
I'm sure there's a lot more, but that's some of the major things. I'm also working on a side project which deals with online fundraising for organizations. I'd be interested in talking with non-profit hospitals to learn more about what they're doing to fundraise. If you have a few moments to talk, let me know on my contact us page.
P.S. If you're looking for my thoughts on the ONC "meaningful use" final rule, it will come in the next couple days. I like to give myself a few days to synthesize the information. It's 76 pages (or something like that) for goodness sake.


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Monday, February 01 2010 @ 02:00 AM PST
Contributed by: Vargr Wulf
Artist: Locrian
Title: Rain of Ashes
Label: Fan Death Records
Genre:Experimental Rock/Electronic Drone
Track Listing:
01 Rain Of Ashes
02 Sehsa Fo Niar
Brilliant work from this heretofore unknown-to-me duo from Chicago. Fantastic improvisational dream music that lay somewhere between the vibes of Earth, Conrad Schnitzler, and Burzum. Judging from the beautiful live photograph accompanying this release, this is a duo consisting of a guitarist and a keyboardist with a fair amount of effects. This release consists of a single live track (on the illustrious WMUC no less) from this past summer forward on one side and backward on the other side. This release has really beautiful artwork on the front depicting a nightmarish swampy power grid surrounded by leafless trees. Locrian plays very atmospheric music with firm, metal-influenced guitar and all-encompassing keyboards, which build up and swell into violent crescendos that fade back into the mist as rapidly as they appear.
Music is performed improvisationally at a snail's pace ala the recent work of Dylan Carlson/Earth and the group named after the Sunn amps.
Grunting noise keyboards blend seamlessly with the guitar work in a particularly tense moment near the end of this release. The only vocals are of the screamed and tortured variety, and they pop in and out of the composition at will. Locrian blends a fair amount of power electronics sounds with and drone/black metal vibe, but along with these eerie and frightening sounds are ethereally beautiful stretches of otherworldly synthesizers that could have emerged from a Fripp and Eno record. And would you believe it, the whole thing sounds even better backwards, which is how it is presented on the B-side.
These guys have an LP coming out on Mark Solotroff's Bloodlust! label, that should be pretty magnificent. I am curious to hear the studio work of this project, as the musicianship on this live recording is exemplary. I have to say that both sides are fantastic, but that the backwards side is my personal favorite. Almost anything sounds better backwards, but in this stuff it really brings out a quality of mystical otherworldliness. Live music that you don't "have to be there" to enjoy, as there is much to get out of this fantastic recording. Fan Death Records could not have put together a nicer presentation for this amazing work from Locrian, whom I look forward to hearing more from.


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Zombie Scenario For Condition Zero Deleted Scenes is a mod based on the Zombie Scenario gamemode in the game Counter Strike Online by Nexon corporation. I decided to make the mod after many people tried unsuccessfully to recreate it in Counter-Strike.
Most mods used bots (CPU players) with zombie models as zombies. This mod uses NPCs. This means the zombies will behave much more like the zombies in CSO because CSO uses NPCs as well.
The first map I have created is a port from CSO. It is a small, square rooftop map called Trap.


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Myers Place offers 39 furnished studio and one-bedroom apartment units for residents who require a supportive but independent residential environment. The ground floor of the 41,715 square foot mixed-use facility features a laundry room, computer room, resident storage spaces, commercial offices and a 4,500 square foot retail component.


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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Gift Guide--Gifts that Give Back!
This holiday season make a change—gift beyond your family & friends. Look for products that donate a portion (or all) of proceeds to a worthy cause. I'm trying to make a conscious effort to choose items that help make it merry for everyone! What's that saying again? Oh yes, "Tis better to give than receive." Here are some ideas to get you started!
- The FEED 3 Bear is made from 100% plush organic cotton and natural burlap. This snuggle buddy is perfect for your little one and like all FEED products—it's their goal to sell as many FEED 3 bears as possible to FEED and educate the world's 400 million hungry children. "Nut," the FEED 3 bear, will provide Plumpy'Nut® for 3 children through Industrial Revelation.
- tarte's t5™ super fruit complex is found in many products including our cult fave, natural cheek stain. With the purchase of any tarte product containing t5™, tarte will donate proceeds to the Sustainable Amazon Partnership (SAP)—helping to preserve the Amazon Rainforest through forest stewardship, improved living conditions and educational opportunities for communities in Brazil.
- The Retro Green Scooter is a sleek ride for any 3-to-5 year old & proceeds from every purchase are donated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
- For the stylista, the 'Nana' ring from H.E.L.P's Panthera Collection is a generous gift that benefits nutritional education in Malawi.
- My personal favorite is from Heart U Back. Their cord adjustable bracelet (think very Links of London) comes in a ton of colors (I picked up red) and mixes in perfect with the rest of your stackables. The best part, Heart U Back promises $125,000 in proceeds to the ASPCA.
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so I like to watch commercials and see what kind of dumb stuff they say. Something I've always thought about is cereal commercials, when they say "this cereal is part of a balanced breakfast." However, when they show the balanced breakfast, they show the bowl of cereal, a glass of orange juice, another glass of milk, a couple pieces of toast, some fruit, an egg, sausage, and so on. I mean, if you add 12 things to your breakfast, anything can be part of a balanced breakfast. Twinkies are part of a balanced breakfast. Burritos are part of a balanced breakfast. A piece of wood is part of a balanced breakfast.
Here's a website I found with a bunch of pictures of balanced breakfasts. I like this line: "Studies by Atkin and Gibson (1978) have shown that most children are unable to remember any other foods shown with the cereal and that they often believe that the sugared cereal alone would constitute a healthy breakfast." The guy did make good choices for his pictures though. Some of my favorite cereals.
In other news, I think Shaq is the man. He's training to be a Miami Beach reserve police officer, which is cool enough, and the other day he helped officers arrest a guy who was throwing bottles at a gay couple. And he's been doing a lot for the hurricane victims too lately.
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- Edmund Schluessel said...
Breakfast burritos are part of a REALLY balanced breakfast!
- Count Choc-Q-la said...
YOU'RE part of a balanced breakfast.....sez me!
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Alice came home from school the other day and told me her favorite people at school where the cookers because they made her spinach for lunch! Come on how often do you here that?
I saw something sweet yesterday when I dropped off the girls for school. The girls were playing on the playground when the bell rang, they all ran to get in line, but Alice turned around and ran over to give Katie a big hug and kiss before getting back in line, awwww.
The girls also have something very cute they do, we are always telling them that they will have lots of friends but, because they are sisters, they will all ways have each other as the best-est of friends. So they have this thing they do were they Hi-Five each other saying "Best Sisters" and then hugging and saying "Always", its very very sweet and yesterday they tried showing Elenore how to do it, but she didn't have a clue although she did like the attention:)
Felicity had school with Sis. A and Ivan today, she made her face on a plate and had lots of fun, she is so excited to tell Katie and Alice about "her" school.
I got a load of laundry ready to put in the washing machine, turned it on and everything, but forgot to put the laundry in, I went off to do something else, a little while later, I hear Evs calling me from the laundry room, I go back and he has put in all the laundry in and closed the lid, so its all ready for me, he is such a good helper.
Eli can wave bye bye, loves to dance, and is single handily eating all of the tomatoes Joff and Evs brings in from the garden:) She also loves cucumbers, but doesn't really care for watermelon, she ate corn on the cob last night and loved it, I am not neglecting her health too much, I make sure that she has a good appreciation of chocolate also.
I had a dr.'s app. today, only a few more weeks to go. LoL it struck me as funny, I go in and the Dr's like your pee looks great! uh okay, that's good news, I think, and then they are telling me how my weight is right on, okay I am 40 lbs over weight and my Dr. is fine with that. I don't know I thought it was pretty darn funny.
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RapidMiner Basics Part 1
Event Details
RapidMiner Basics Part 1
Two-day class from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lunch and afternoon snacks will be provided.
Be sure to check out our RapidMiner Basics Part 2 course being held in the same location directly following this class.
Course Overview
RapidMiner Basics Part 1 is a two day course focusing on data mining and predictive analytics with RapidMiner Studio. Over the course of two days students will explore a clean, simplified business use case and build a strong analytical model while becoming familiar with the graphical interface and all of the products features and functionality.
The course is structured in a mentoring fashion where the entire group performs as members of a data science team. After successfully completing this course, participants will have a solid understanding of how RapidMiner Studio functions. Participants will be able to prepare data, create and validate predictive models, and will be ready to extend their knowledge to advanced topics such as RapidMiner Basics Part 2 and RapidMiner Server: Web Apps and Deployment.
Practical exercises during the course prepare students to take the knowledge gained and apply to their own respective data mining problems, solving them quickly and easily. Since the class labs are hands-on and performed on the participants' personal laptops, students will take actual classwork home with them, which will provide a jumpstart to the real world.
Target Audience
Analysts, Developers, and Administrators
Basic knowledge of computer programs and mathematics
Course Objectives
After the training, students will have the ability to:
- Perform all common data preparations
- Build strong analytical predictive models
- Evaluate model quality with respect to different criteria
- Share analytical models and collaborate with team members
Course Outline
- Overview
- Business scenario
- Analytics
- Data mining in the Enterprise
- Getting Started with RapidMiner Studio
- User Interface
- Creating and Managing RapidMiner Repositories
- Starting a new RapidMiner Project
- Operators and Processes
- Loading Data
- Storing data, processes, and Result Sets
- EDA: Exploratory Data Analysis
- Data Types
- Data Hierarchy
- Quick Summary Statistics
- Visualizing Data
- Charting
- Data Preparation
- Normalization and Standardization
- Basic Transformations of Value Types
- Handling Missing Values
- Sampling
- Filtering Examples and Attributes
- Handling Attribute Roles
- Building Better Processes
- Organizing
- Renaming
- Relative Path
- Flow Control
- Subprocesses
- Building Blocks
- Breakpoints
- Predictive Models
- Correlations
- k-Nearest Neighbor
- Naïve Bayes
- Linear Regression
- Rules
- Decision Trees
- Importance of Attributes
- Model Evaluation
- Applying Models
- Overfitting
- Splitting Data
- Evaluation Methods
- Performance Criteria
- Sharing and Collaboration
- Exporting Images
- RapidMiner Server
What to Bring
You must bring a laptop to class (Windows, Mac or Linux OS). For Windows, Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 7 is required. For Mac and Linux, Java Development Kit (JDK) version 7 is needed. Students will be provided with links to install RapidMiner Studio 6 prior to the class.
Refund Policy
Please email us at email@example.com no later than 10 days prior to the event to notify us that you cannot attend. No refunds will be given after this date.
NOTE: Classes require a minimum of 3 students seven days before the commencement of the course. If there are insufficient registrants, the class will be cancelled and all students will be refunded the full registration fee. Students should organize their travel arrangements accordingly and with this proviso.
When & Where
RapidMiner HQ
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Just in from the New York Times:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush commuted the sentence of former aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Monday, sparing him from a 2.5-year prison term in the CIA leak case.
Bush left intact a $250,000 fine and two years probation for Libby, according to a senior White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been announced.
Bush's move came hours after a federal appeals panel ruled Libby could not delay his prison term in the CIA leak case. That decision put the pressure on the president, who had been sidestepping calls by Libby's allies to pardon the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney.
Libby was convicted in March of lying to authorities and obstructing the investigation into the 2003 leak of CIA operative's identity. He was the highest-ranking White House official ordered to prison since the Iran-Contra affair.
So much for the rule of law, CIA undercover and all that. Amazing that Paris Hilton did more time in the clink than Scooter. On the other hand she was much less of a security risk.


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Come let the goodtime vibes of local tropi-pop indie rockers Bestie wash over you as they celebrate the release of their debut LP No Bad Days tonight (Friday, May 30) at Fortune Sound Club.
The full-length follow-up to successful singles "Pineapple" and "Asleep On The Bus," both of which are included on the album, No Bad Days is a summer-tinged, 8-song romp through well crafted, layered pop rhythms. It's one of those albums you instinctively tap your toes and bob your head too before realizing you've been swept up in the shimmying movement of the music.
Third-place finishers of last year's Peak Performance Project, Bestie is made up of vocalist Tristan Orchard, guitarist Andrew Janczewski, bassist Rob Cameron and drummer Daniel Ruiz, all of whom recently returned home from a cross-country tour in support of the debut.
"It was great," Orchard says of the country-spanning trip that included two shows at Canadian Music Week in Toronto. "I feel like it's a necessary thing that bands almost have to do to really refine what you're working on, to be able to tweak it every night. And it was exciting to go to places we've never been to."
One such place was Thunder Bay, where Bestie managed to put a last-minute, day-of show together. While that set-up didn't leave any time for promotion, Orchard remembers the night fondly.
"We played the Apollo in Thunder Bay, which is like the only place to play in a long strip," Orchard recalls. "And we kind of arranged a show there night of, which is pretty crazy, and there were some people that came by and we saw them just sitting in the back and thought, 'Well, this is going to be fun,' because there wasn't really any expectations. We just really worked to win them over and now they're like super fans."
This story works as a nice analogy for the momentum Bestie has managed to build over the last year. Before the release of No Bad Days, the band managed to not only qualify, but place third and win $50,000 in the aforementioned Peak Performance Project. They also took home $10,000 for winning 104.3 Shore FM's Best of BC contest with single "Asleep on the Bus." All this with just two songs officially released.
Now with the album out, a Canada-wide tour under their belts, a song recently licensed by MTV, and what promises to be a raucous homecoming album release party tonight at Fortune, Bestie shows no signs of slowing.
All that said, Orchard is quick to point out that, especially outside of Vancouver, they are still a very new band. Though humbled and excited about the early successes, he knows there is a lot of hard work ahead for the band.
"The response has been really great. I'm still surprised anytime someone genuinely likes the music, as a music fan myself, so we're pretty blessed. But we're still a new band. I mean, before this album was released, we had literally two songs out, so there's still a lot of work we have to do and a long way we have to go, but we're having fun doing it."
And, in the spirit of embracing fun summer nights, Vancouver music lovers should be sure to get out to Fortune Sound Club tonight, to bask in the warm, shimmering glow of some great, live local music. A true fan and promoter of the local scene himself, Orchard is quick to heap praise on the other bands on tonight's bill, including Derrival, Sunshine, and hardcore punk band NEEDS, who will play a blistering ten-minute set to "cleanse the pallet," before Bestie hits the stage.
If not already enticed (and how could you not be?), Orchard says fans can expect a high-energy, fun time, as well as a brand new song and a surprise cover that they are particularly excited about playing.
Important to note, it will be an early concert wrapping up at 11pm, so be sure to get there early. Doors at 8pm.
For more local music new, follow @vanisalive on Twitter.


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I did my first big Make a Boob workshop at the May guild meeting of Rogaland Quiltelag, and it was such a success that I was asked to do another during the breast cancer awareness month in October.
I set up the stuff at a table; those travelling with boobs do not travel lightly I'll tell you, and I didn't even bring everything. It's quite a pretty smorgasbord isn't it!
beads and buttons and flowers,
lace and yarn
and floss
I started the workshop by talking a little about the background of Make a Boob and how it has been organized and invited the ladies off to pick and choose boobs and bling. It was like watching kids in a candy store.
The ladies at work
Some of the decorated boobs; everything from punk to Dali; pure eyecandy!
It's great to be off and running and seeing the fruits of all my (and your) labour. Having worked on this project since November, I'm still learning a lot and enjoy seeing the idea coming alive. And most of all I feel grateful for your contribution making beautiful boobs and donating bling; it's your effort that made this project possible. Thank you so much!


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5.5 x 5.5 oil on hardboard
During my last search for vintage appliances on ebay, I came across this Cory electric percolator. I was struck by its elegance, but it was that ribbed handle that cinched the deal for me. I have to admit the complexity of that handle increased the time it took to paint, but I think it was worth the effort. If you'd like to bid on this piece, you can access the auction by clicking here.


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I love this baby. Here's some snippets so you love it, too!
SNEAK PEEK! Shhhhhh....
Just kidding. Tell everyone
"You should see this chick, Alec. Dark, dark hair. Her eyes are huge. She's like a tiny doll in six inch heels, and her voice—"
I nearly choked on my coffee. My hand jerked so violently I spilled half the crap in my cup down the front of my bare chest as I swung toward him. "What about her voice?" I growled, ignoring the pain.
"She sings like an angel."
I swore. Again. "Hang on." I shoved past him, slamming my cup down on the counter as I went. I snatched a towel off the oven and wiped scalding coffee off my chest before I dropped it into the hamper in my room. I wished I didn't know exactly where that picture was. I wished I hadn't looked at it just yesterday. But I did, and now I snatched it out of the bedside table drawer and stormed back in to Bryson. "Is this her?"
He took the picture, looking at me before he turned his attention to it. "Yeah. This is her." He handed it back to me. "Why do you have a picture of the love of my life?"
I snarled, jerking it out of his hands. "Because she was the love of my life, once. When I was young and stupid."
"No way. Are you serious? Are you gonna have a problem with this? Because I can find a new apartment..."
I sighed, rubbing the back of my neck and searching for inner peace. "No. I don't care about her anymore. Go ahead."
He peered at me and I decided he must definitely be drunk. "You sure?"
No. "Yeah."
He gave me a lopsided grin. I'd seen girls swoon over that smile, but it just made him look half-paralyzed to me—I didn't have a clue what girls saw in it. "So, you knew who she was from her singing? Does that mean she used to sing when you were together?"
His words hit me hard and pulled me back to when I'd drive her anywhere or everywhere because she absolutely did not want to learn to drive, and she would sing to every song on the radio. It pulled me back to all the times I'd gone with her to competitions and performances and watched her rock the stage like she owned the world. But my favorite, the memories that hurt the most, where of her sitting on my bed, rubbing my shoulders after football practice, singing nursery rhymes under her breath. "Yeah. She sang when I knew her." She was my own personal angel.


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Is there a fine line between crazy and genius? Do we all consider ourselves borderline genius but just a little crazy? Apparantly the conversation is alive
and well on Twitter.
i tweeted a simple, innocent ferret tweet
"genius is sometimes mistaken for crazy"
First out of the box? @AngelDevil116 who said: "C I told u SamyTurnbull I am (expletive) genius ..lol
meanwhile, back on the timeline, 17 people retweeted the simple comment!!
@dafta420 @ulpmori @BajunaJewelry @Tlushaj @albertgarrett @JamesRapsonMS @maikelbailey @harrelldewayne @SexyJeans @FritzKloen
(i've taken the time to type hyperlinks to their twitter accounts, so please follow at least one of them!! they are probably a tad less crazy than myself)
and @BridgetWinter tweeted: "I've Seen It"
and still: @TheFoolFunnel : It's the same thing
Then entered the dilemma, like any good story, we have to be put in an impossible situation, to wit: @JamesRapsonMS "The other problem is when crazy is mistaken for genius..." and in a tweet reminiscent of the 70's song, that was actually sung by a dog, @endlessraines "That's what I keep trying to tell them, I'm an f...ing GENIUS! They'reComingToTakeMeAway ha ha"
While @ugotatweet analysed it thus: " Maybe you have to be what others call crazy to be a genius."
And, in a sly summing up: RT @BobBRichS "Many thinking I'm a genius and I've thought them crazy. I considered I'd be rather arrogant if I tried to prove them wrong."
Bob, my paw in friendship, that was as smoove a move as I coulda' done myself!!
William Safire was always an etymologist at heart; rather than call himself a "wordsmith" he would relish the history of a word. He would explain a word's origins to prove foundation for the modern usage. Crazy has it's origins spelled with a "K" or Karsa meaning to shatter" ( Old Norse ) or to break. Which lead to a "break down in mental health" . An alternate explanation is: English speakers were using pot in reference to the skull at least by the 15th century. The metaphor of a cracked pot referring to someone who is out of their mind started later, beginning with cracked brain and ending up simply as cracked in modern English. Crazy, derived from the verb craze, took on the same meaning sometime in the 17th century.
Now, "crazy" has become complimentary in modern slang. "That concert was crazy good" doesn't even seem to have any of the mental health issues of previous generational usage.
My tweet then "genius is sometimes mistaken for crazy" has none of the response by the younger generation, and has been taken entirely in it's historical context of a "mental health" condition. Which belies the point entirely that it is a politically incorrect way of referring to one's mental stability.
We no longer say, "Aunt Sally is crazy" we say, "Aunt Sally is dysfunctional" or "Aunt Sally is mentally challenged" or if we are being delicate: "Aunt Sally has had a nervous breakdown"...
Now that we have that word cleared of our systems, let's examine Genius a moment. The word carries a connotation of exceptionalism: Even using a source as weak as Wikipedia which states: Genius is something or someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight.
So we come full circle do we not? Crazy can in fact be genius, and genius can in fact be Crazy. It is the savant who is slightly autistic that can remember every number in the phone book, complete with address, and middle initial. It is the Copernicus or Gallileo who is considered "mad" when they propose the world is round. Gen. Stonewall Jackson was considered one of the greatest military thinkers of all time; yet extremely eccentric, and yes, crazy in his personal mannerisms. History provides us with many examples of genius thinkers who used their genius for ill, and were thus considered crazy geniuses, like Hitler, Alexander, or Nero.
Such is life, I have imagined it thus, in a shout to Forrest Gump, or some such colloquialism from my early ferrethood: "Crazy is as Crazy Does"
Which of course means nothing at all.
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As my first rotation in psychiatry comes to a close, I thought it would be a good idea to record my reflections on how this month has been.
Psychiatry is… so emotionally draining. You see how mental illnesses that are a lot of times unpredictable and have somewhat vague risk factors that are not modifiable (such as family dynamics, childhood, environment, family history of mental illnesses, psychosocial factors). You see how these mental illnesses make people debilitating, unaware of what is going on, limit insight and judgment. And for those who do have insight, they fear when the next episode of mania or depression will come.
Psychiatric institutes, unfortunately, don't make a lot of money. They attract the lower class folks who are homeless, don't have insurance, and can't return to their previous living conditions so being frugal was on everyone's minds. What I do like about this field is that the care coordinators and social workers are extremely essential to the system, helping patients where to go after discharge on a non-medical level.
Observing as a student, I loved the fact that psychiatrists (most at least…) spend way more than 15 minutes per patient to truly get to know them and build a rapport. I was amazed at how psychiatrists can help without laying a hand on the patient.
At the same time, when there is a communication barrier, mostly with patients who lack insight, it becomes excruciatingly frustrating and difficult to know what is going on or what to do. There's no way to get an accurate history and timeline, which are so essential to the diagnosis and determining the next plan.
I did enjoy psychiatry for the most part. I think I am much more attracted to certain parts of psychiatry than others, but I'm not so sure if this field is right for me. I didn't have a strong desire to learn more about the field; I didn't wake up in the morning, excited to start the day at the psych ward. Although I felt scared at times and frustrated, I think I would be decent at it; having a calm demeanor, not being so emotionally attached to patients, being good at attentively listening to stories… But I want to do international work, and it would be really hard to effectively treat patients when the language barrier is so high.
This is only my first rotation, so I still have a lot to learn and experience. We shall see where this year takes me!


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Café noir Trailer (2010)
Writer-director Jung Sung-il may prove to be contemporary Korean cinema's answer to Jean-Luc Godard, an adventurous film critic turned auteur with an audacious vision. Witness Café Noir, his ambitious, subversively funny film debut that references literature, leftist politics, Bollywood, and Christianity while paying loving homage to the last decade of Korean cinema.
This formally rigorous, but sprawling and endlessly playful examination of unrequited love trails Young-soo, a heartsick music teacher, as he wanders the lonely streets of Seoul. In what its creator calls a "musical variation" on Johann Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther and Fyodor Dostoevsky's "White Nights," this diptych begins with Young-soo being unceremoniously dumped by his married lover on Christmas Eve and then struggling to win her back. In its second half, he finds himself drawn to a young woman in her own state of romantic purgatory. Young-soo's digressive journey takes us through an uncanny cityscape that's both "reel" and unreal—teasingly populated with characters and images from Old Boy, The Host, and films too numerous to mention.
3 min 7 sec
Posted On
June 14, 2010
Jung Sung-il
Jung Sung-il
June 20, 2010
Shin Ha-kyun
Kim Hye-na
Jung Yu-mi
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CNBC Sports Business Reporter
Dear Mr. Rovell,
Thanks for pointing out that the winner of the Men's NYC Marathon was only "technically American," but it should have been obvious to most CNBC and Fox viewers, anyway. Just look at his name, "Meb Keflezigi." Real Merakins have names like Patrick Buchanan, Vito Fosella, and Otto Reich. It's even more obvious when you see him. He ain't even caucasian. Everyone knows the back of a Real Merakin's neck turns red in the sun.
But pointing out that he's only "technically American" isn't a solution to the problem of Real Merakins consistently getting their asses whipped in the Men's NYC Marathon.
I'm not sure there's a fix for that actually. It just may be that it's impossible to produce endurance runners whose diets consist of pork rinds, Frito pie, and Pabst Blue Ribbon. Perhaps, we need to set a more achievable goal, or, better yet, create events a Real Merakin could win.
Here are a few ideas:
- The Pensacola Premature Ejaculation Sprint.
- The Colorado Springs Road Rage 500.
- The Brigham Young University Invitational Dry Hump.
- The West Texas Lone Gunman Random Person Shoot.
- The CNBC Wall Street Knee Drop.
- The Heartland Dipolypmics (already established--see enclosed video).
Heterosexually yours,
Gen. JC Christian, patriot
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News Release
Kentucky Meth Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years
-Meade County arrest led to discovery of additional drugs and handgun in Walker's home
OCT 01 -- LOUISVILLE, KY - Michael Walker, age 49, of Shepherdsville, Kentucky, was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in United States District Court, Louisville, Kentucky, for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it, U.S. Attorney Candace G. Hill of the Western District of Kentucky announced today. John G. Heyburn, II, Judge, United States District Court, also sentenced Walker to 5 years supervised release following incarceration. There is no parole in the federal judicial system.
During his guilty plea, Walker admitted that he was arrested with 109 grams of methamphetamine powder in Radcliff, Kentucky on August 8, 2008. After he was arrested, Walker agreed to allow police to search his residence in Bullitt County, where police discovered another 95 grams of methamphetamine powder, along with scales, packaging materials and a 9 millimeter semi-automatic handgun. Walker admitted that he intended to distribute the methamphetamine powder found by police.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Thomas W. Dyke, and was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Meade County Sheriff's Office, and the Bullitt County Drug Task Force.


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When critiques are only days away everyone gets really, really stressed. On Sunday I walked into my classroom to find a bunny staring at me from the corner of the room.
Two of my classmates, Amy and Paul, borrowed their roommate's bunny to help everyone unwind. It was amazing, I didn't even want to work, and lots of people insisted that they had to keep taking 'Bunny Breaks' or else the poor bunny would be alone - and that just wouldn't be fair!
I definitely think all art studios should have fuzzy mascots to keep everyone happy.


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Just last week, men and machines were roaming the front and back yard. In a couple of weeks, fences were mended, grass and bushes cut down, boxes built and filled with new soil and compost, gravel compacted, cement poured and formed, beds cleared and bushes removed, and now new pots grace the front door and the stream appears to move gently away from the house,
I can follow the stream from under the front door foot- bridge to the driveway, to the street side of the front yard.
Some things were incorporated to be easily accessible should the need occur for us to be in a wheelchair:
1. The new concrete pad allows us to park, and wheel right into the house with no problems.
2. At one end of that front dry pond, (in the second picture), I can now step easily into the area and turn on the water faucet, or do some cultivating.
3. We opened up a side area so we have a T-a way to back out from the garage easily.
4. We removed trees and stumps to give us more light, better security, and more ease in parking.
5. The front yard will include benches and arbors, so we can entertain seamlessly from front to back to the lake.
The project is half/way done, but progress is being made.
Our weather is cooperating.
Our machines are all repaired and working well.
I'm just hoping that new arbors, benches and pots will sit across the front door before my relatives begin arriving in July, and that new gravel will be poured and compacted from the cement pad all the way to the street and to the lake. Right now, we're all parking here and there and walking gingerly through the back door to reach our house.
Lighting and irrigation are all in place. Everything else should come together soon.
The good news is what has been accomplished so far is most pleasing!


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Robotic tentacles extending from the virus-sized machine completely replaced the damaged neuron.
His body is laid inside a cryonic chamber. Early this morning, he succumbed due to a massive cerebral haemorrhage.
"He is making significant progress", the scientist grinned.
Upon opening his eyes, what he saw made him fluster. For him, it is an unwanted prison. Suddenly, he felt rage surge uncontrollably. He balled his fist.
The glass cover exploded with a single blow.
Hyperventilating, he pulled himself up. His eyes started to roam around subtly pleading to be rescued.
"Welcome back son!", an unfamiliar figure began to approach him.


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|Then out spake brave Horatius,
|The Captain of the gate:
|"To every man upon this earth
|Death cometh soon or late.
|And how can man die better
|Than facing fearful odds
|For the ashes of his fathers
|And the temples of his gods
Hrolf Kraki almost does manage to do both. His peaceful, prosperous reign of seven years would have been a happy ending if the narrative had ended then. But we know that a happy ending has to be followed by the character's death. The only question is how he will die. Hrolf, of course, makes a good end.
A legend is complete when it incorporates death:
"All our best and oldest legends recognize that time passes and that people grow old and die. The legend of Robin Hood would not be complete without the final blind arrow shot to determine the site of his grave. The Norse Legends would lose much of their power were it not for the knowledge of an eventual Ragnarok, as would the story of Davy Crockett without the existence of an Alamo...
"With Dark Knight, time has come to the Batman and the capstone that makes legends what they are has finally been fitted."
-Alan Moore, "The Mark of the Batman: An Introduction" IN Frank Miller with Klaus Janson and Lynn Varley, The Dark Knight Returns (London, 1986), pp. iv-vii AT p. vii.
A Ragnarok-like "last battle" awaits Hrolf.
Let us pause to list our names to conjure with:
Lord Macaulay
Poul Anderson
Alan Moore
Frank Miller
Hrolf Kraki
Robin Hood
the Norse gods
Davy Crockett
the Batman
Another quiz question: where does Anderson mention Crockett?


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EP Review: Hontatedori, "Konata Kanata"
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Buy The Rentals here.
Superchunk - Majesty Shredding from Merge Records on Vimeo.
Imaginary Cities @ Lo Pub from Ben Myers on Vimeo.
Yourstru.ly Presents: The Morning Benders "Stitches" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.