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Gaming laptops don't come cheap. You might have to fork out $4000 just to get your hands on some of the fancier models. That's what's you believe, right? Just kill that thought for a moment and allow me to show you something. Recent technologies have turned things around. You can own a gaming laptop packing the zeal, power and capacity of the fancier models without putting a huge dent in your wallet.
A good number of the gaming laptops under $1000 are turning into a favorite among hard core gamers and the reasons are obvious- fast, compact and slicker. But that's not all; there's more. We've scouted the web, sampled the reviews and tested some of the models and this has led us to list six of the best picks in this segment. More importantly, we've also mentioned the factors you should keep in mind as a gamer when you set to hunt for the best gaming laptop under $1000. We've also done a similar list for all of you with a slightly lower budget. If that is you then have a look at the article listing the best gaming laptops under $700.
|MSI GE62 Apache Pro 239
|i7-6700HQ 2.6 GhZ, 12 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 970M
|ASUS ROG Strix GL753VD
|i7-7700HQ 2.6 GhZ, 16 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 1050
|Lenovo Y 700
|i7-6700HQ 2.6 GhZ, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 960M
|i7-6700HQ 2.6 GhZ, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 960M
|i5-6300HQ 2.3 GhZ, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 950
|Asus ROG GL752VW-DH71
|i7-6700HQ 2.6 GhZ, 16 GB RAM, NVIDIA GTX 960M
Performance: Of most importance here should be the processor. Stick to quad-core Intel processors like the i7 or i5. Pick out a laptop that first packs the best of either of these two processors before proceeding to check out other features.
Graphics: Graphic cards are a core element of gaming. Keep off integrated graphics card and instead opt for either Nvidia or AMD. Other features that you deem great won't matter if you graphics card isn't high-end.
Brand: Each laptop brand has its own reputation. Each of us has a favorite brand too. If you do, look out for the best model under your brand. If you don't have a favorite, always search for the best models under each of the popular brands.
Display: Don't go for anything less than 1080p when it comes to resolution. On size, go for at least 13". Display is another core element of gaming and so you should never compromise on it.
Memory capacity: Speaking of RAM, don't get anywhere below 4GB. Anything beyond that will be fine. As for the space, 500GB is pretty okay for a minimum. Whether or not to opt for anything higher than that will depend on your needs.
With that in mind, now have a look at our compilation of the best laptops for gaming under $1000.
MSI GE62 Apache Pro 239
MSI's dedication to bring the joy of gaming to clients with any kind of budget is evident with the MSI GE62 Apache Pro 239. As an industry leader in gaming laptops, their offering in this price range embodies all the powerful components you have come to expect of MSI gaming laptops. Picture clarity, crisp details and phenomenal sound is what you will be getting here.
Visual Aspect
From the get go, everything about the GE62 Apache is spectacular. The case is aluminum and black in color, which creates a beautiful contrast when the MSI logo lights up upon switching it on. The keyboard spots silver lining printed keys which are excellent for those night gaming or typing sessions. It is a Steel series multicolor keyboard which has full color spectrum. The Anti-Ghost keys can withstand the wear and tear of gaming. At 5.29 pounds, the 15.07 x10.23 x 1.06 inches GE62 is a bit sturdier although it is still quite portable.
MSI are big on excellent hardware for their products so the 6th generation Intel Core i7 processor is a standard feature. Combine this processor with the DDR4 and you are guaranteed 4K video transcoding and excellent gaming performances.
The laptop can also process data from multiple applications. They fitted the GE62 Apache with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M series which takes the graphics performance to another level of extremeness. Basically, this graphics card makes for a super realistic immersion experience by giving life to interactively dynamic environments.
You need not worry about stopping your game to let the GE62 cool. It draws heat away from the GPU and CPU using heat pipes and a dual fan which are part of their Cooler Boost 3 cooling system. The 15.6 inch display is infused with vibrant color using the precisely calibrated True color technology. The result is a gaming experience wrought with sharper images and astounding detail.
Without a doubt, the 1TB storage that comes with the GE62 is ample enough to hold a large capacity of data.
Other significant specs
- MSI Matrix Display technology that allows you to play, watch or stream videos and audio
- Bluetooth version 4
- SDXC and SDHC Card reader for your media needs
Final thoughts
The MSI GE62 Apache Pro 239 gives a gaming experience worth more than it is asking for. From using the NVIDIA GeForce GTX series to the Nihamic virtual surround, the image and sound merge to form a gaming experience that transports you into a virtual reality of epic proportions. The best feature, however, must be the killer shield from killer. It is their latest technology that prevents lag, by prioritizing network traffic.back to menu ↑
ASUS ROG Strix GL753VD
Loyal followers of ROG products understand the company's penchant to go beyond just creating a laptop. It has to be top of the range for its market segment. The ASUS ROG Strix GL753VD is one such product from ROG. With a turbo speed of 2.8GHz and Quad Cores, the performance of this laptop is more than satisfactory for a hard core gamer.
Visual Aspect
ROG is synonymous with sleek designs and even sleeker dimensions. Sturdy but quite portable, the GL753 VD weighs a sizeable 6.6 lbs, with dimensions 10.7 x 16.3 x 1.2 inches. The metallic color gives it a slightly flashy look which sits well with the gaming fraternity while the backlit keyboard allows you to enjoy your gaming whatever the lighting.
Even at this budget, ROG did not spare the best when creating the GL753VD. We are talking Intel Core i7 7th generation processor that provides a kick of speed and power that is mandatory for a gaming laptop. Couple this with the DDR4 SDRAM and clearly ROG have worked to ensure a brilliant performance for anyone buying this laptop.
The Full HD 17.0" display is matte with wide views. It gives an image aspect ratio of 16.9 and you can have a great view even in extreme positions. To push you into further perfection in your gaming experience, the GL753 VD comes with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB graphics. Unequivocally, you are in for crisp picture and color with powerful performance.
It comes with 16GB ram and 1TB with a hard drive rotational speed of 7200.
Other Significant Specs
- Bluetooth version 4
- 3 in 1 card reader (MMC, SDXC and SDHC
- GameFirst III technology to enable streaming or playing video or audio directly
Final thoughts
There are several great things about the GL753VD. The 17.30" display that provides a beautiful wide view is an awesome feature. The touchpad built in numeric keyboard is synched to be in tune with any gaming experience making it a great gaming companion. Another impressive feature is the presence of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB graphics. It provide you with the wallop that you expect from your gaming device.back to menu ↑
Lenovo Y 700
Lenovo has done very well for themselves with their series of gaming laptops. Especially the Lenovo Y gaming range of laptops which is where this laptop comes from. While many people wouldn't have figured a Lenovo for a gaming laptop, it packs some pretty powerful components. Falling within budget makes it even better.
Visual Aspects
Displaying on 1920 x1080 full HD resolution, the Lenovo Y700's 15.6 inch IPS screen captures a gaming session with incredible detail. It is a lightweight machine only weighing 5.7lbs (2.6kg) with sleek dimensions of 15.24 x 1.02 x 10.91 inches. The design is stylish while at the same time functional. This is a laptop to carry around and indulge in gaming wherever the urge strikes you.
The operating system on the Lenovo Y700 is Windows 10. Common enough but well suited for all your needs. Running on a 6th generation Intel Core i7 processor, super-fast speeds and load times are aptly catered for here.
It also comes fitted with the 256 GB SSD drive storage which comes with 5400 RPM hard drive rotational speed. Trust Lenovo to install a common feature with a beautiful twist. We are talking the red LED backlit keyboard. While their competitors just leave it at the red light, they have given it the adjustability of two levels. Depending on where you are working from, you can go with more light or a dimmer alternative.
Do not be fooled into taking the memory for granted. Although it is 16 GB RAM, that is more than enough for a swift gaming machine. This powerhouse also comes with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M with 4GB to further boost your virtual reality fix.
The Y700 comes preloaded with several of its usual software to enhance performance like the photo Master 2.0, SHAREit and companion.
Other Significant Specs
- 4 in 1 card reader for your multimedia (SD, SDHC, SDXC and MMC)
- Dolby Home Theater and JBL speakers
- Additional accessories available for a more fulfilling gaming experience
Final thoughts
In the world of gaming enough really is not as much as you think. Lenovo recognizes this and have offered up some spectacular gaming accessories that will take your game to another stratosphere and your gaming look with it.
Just to mention a few, they have the Lenovo gaming precision mouse, the Y gaming stereo headset, the Lenovo Gaming Mechanical Keyboard and an armored backpack from their Y gaming series. These are the perks of choosing Lenovo over everyone else.
You will also love the sound immersion from the Dolby home theatre. Think a movie theatre in your home for the purpose of gaming.back to menu ↑
MSI GL72 6QDF Gaming NOTEBOOK
MSI GL72 6QD-001 Notebook is an imposing gaming laptop. You wouldn't want to miss out on a laptop packing an NVIDIA Geforce GTX960M card not to mention the Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2.6 Ghz Quad Core Processor.
Visual Aspects
Not forgetting to mention its 17.3″ Full HD eDP Non Reflective display. You can actually multitask with its matrix display technology via HDMI and its other mini-display ports.
That aside, it's powered to offer an Esport gaming experience where you can take on your rivals in front of a huge crowd with everything projected on a huge screen. Add the 8GB DDR4 2133MHz and you have a performance 32 times faster than its previous generations. In addition, it packs a Nahimic Virtual Surround Sound technology, a steel series multicolor keyboard and a ton of other advanced features you won't come across easily in a gaming laptop.
Other Significant Specs
- Nahimic Virtual Surround Sound (Military technology)
- Pro-game team Cloud 9 preferred gaming laptop
- E-sport experience
Final Thoughts
There's just so much that is fascinating with this machine, right from its powerful graphics to the latest processors to Matrix Display technology. Design-wise, it doesn't fail either. That, combined with its unique and advanced sound technology will bring you an experience like no other.back to menu ↑
The Republic of Gaming (ROG) has ensured their products are represented in all price ranges. While it's true that gaming laptops that can graphically handle games like Witcher at impeccable frame rates are pricier, ROG's does an incredible job of running such games and still keeps it under $1000.
Visual Aspects
To say that the ROG comes ready to play is putting it mildly. From the design which ROG claims to have borrowed heavily from the F-22 stealth fighter to the beautiful backlit keyboard that delivers an easy and accurate touch and the silver pattern on the chassis, the GL552JX has a bit more flair than most gaming computers. Its dimensions (25.6 x 38.4 x 3.5 cm) allow it to easily fit in a backpack seeing as it is light enough in weight.
Powered by a quad core 6th generation Intel Core i5 processor, the GL552 can run any application and take on a game as taxing as metro without lags and stutters. Spotting an IPS screen, the ROG 15.6 inch Full HD display promises sharper visuals with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. The travel distance on the GL552's keyboard is 1.8mm making your gaming experience impeccable because of the perfect response time of your fingers.
For even more control, ROG incorporated a dedicated numeric pad and marked WASD keys to the backlit one piece keyboard. The GL552 allows you to play to your heart's content with the optional 128GB solid state disk (SSD) that packs speed and power. Add to that the 1TB storage, you can store as much data as you need.
Better still, it allows you to upgrade it even more with the slide off upgrade panel. You can fit in more memory or a bigger hard drive. The laptop's 15.6 inch FHD IPS Display gives wide 178 degree viewing angles. It is matte to eliminate glare which ensures crisp picture and no distraction.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M graphics card ensures a brilliant gaming experience with its masterful integration of color and reality.
Other Significant Specs
- Exclusive SonicMaster Technology
- Blu-Ray writer
- 2-in-1 card reader
- GameFirst III technology for controlling network traffic effectively to enable streaming or playing video or audio.
Final thoughts
ROG have never been left behind in the gaming game. For under $1000 they have provided gamers with impeccable specs worthy of a much more expensive gaming machines. The display is color rich with picture stability no matter what angle you look at it from.
The audio from SonicMaster technology is paired with ROG's AudioWizard services which has five presets created with popular game genres in mind. The result is an immersion into the gaming experience that feels like you are literally inside the game.
We hope ROG continue to give us such unique offerings at these incredible prices.back to menu ↑
Asus ROG GL752VW-DH71
Asus ROG GL752 is right on the edge of this price limit but more important to note is that the price and features balance out pretty well. At 17.3", that's a screen size wide enough for a superior gaming experience, not to mention its Full-HD resolution of 1920X 1080.
Performance is enhanced by its 6th generation Intel Core i7 Skylake processor, the latest in the market. For the graphics, you have an NVIDIA GTX 960 graphics card. It's not the best in the market but it's up to the task. GL752's memory is powered by a 16GB DDR4 RAM. What this means is that you can run multiple huge apps and never worry that your laptop will slow up.
When fully charged, the battery can last up to two hours but not when you put it into heavy use. To put it simply, you might have to stay close to the power outlet when using this machine. Asus ROG GL752 has a ton of other advanced features like Game First III Technology, Ergonomically designed keys just to name but a few, all aimed at refining its gaming performance.
Well, these 6 gaming laptops truly deserved a mention and choosing either of them will certainly leave you with less to moan about. Each of them can take on your favorite games without showing any signs of defeat. If you hadn't decided yet on which gaming laptop to buy, take this guide with you as go shopping for your gaming laptop.


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Putting it back together
February 6, 2011
Finally began reassembling the engine today. It's fun to be putting stuff back on the engine for a change. I had help from Kari, thank you for that. We started by cleaning a few more bits. Then we installed the oil pump, noticed that we forgot a few seals, took it off again and reinstalled with the proper o-rings. Then we installed both the upper and lower oil pans and finally turned the engine the right way up. Doesn't sound like a lot, but it took a while with all the cleaning. I had planned to paint the lower oil pan, but why bother… It won't be visible anyhow.
Me looking for debris that might've fallen into the engine.
Oil pump installed and upper oil pan ready to go on.
Engine the right way up.
Next time I think I'll open the alternator and take a look inside, as the previous owner told me that the car had some charging problems although the voltage regulator had been replaced. I should also give the transmission some attention. Oh, and I have to get the valve covers blasted and painted. I ordered some more parts after last time, only to discover that I already had bought them a year ago. Good thing they weren't expensive.
Progress, finally
January 30, 2011
I apologize for the long delay in updating. I finally got something done today, although not as much as I had planned. As it's been a while since I last worked on the project I had forgotten that I've ran out of a few supplies and tools. Will be trying to continue the project next week.
I finally got the crankshaft vibration damper off, which gave me access to the coolant pump. Fortunately the coolant pump seems to be ok, so I'll just replace the o-rings and reinstall it. The crankshaft front oil seal also seems to be ok. I also dissected the oil pump a few months ago, no apparent signs of wear there either, more great news.
Next time I just have to do a bit more cleaning and then I can start reinstalling parts on the engine, starting with the oil pump and pan.
Bottom end without oil pump and oil pan.
Crankshaft damper and coolant pump removed.
Water pump seems ok.
Updates coming soon..ish
September 9, 2010
I have two weeks of summer vacation left, starting next monday. I intend to work a bit on the engine during my vacation among many other things, so updates are coming soon!
Edited October 17th.: The vacation came and went, unfortunately nothing happened to the car. I built a workbench in the garage, bought a new daily driver (another 7-series), traveled to Paris and worked on my new and old daily driver, but had no time left to work on the E32. I'm still hoping to get something done soon.
Progress at last
June 21, 2010
Here we are again, after a longish break. My summer vacation started, so I had a chance to work a bit on the car. I forgot that I had ran a bit low on supplies so instead of continuing cleaning the engine, I decided to remove both oil pans and the oil pump. The gaskets on both oil pans were in really bad nick, so that's gonna help with the oil leaks.
Lower oil pan removed.
Upper oil pan too.
Bottom end visible.
That's really all I had time for (spent a lot of time cleaning the garage and looking for tools). Next time (soon hopefully) I'll open and inspect the oil pump, clean the rest of the engine and hopefully start putting it back together again.
Oil pump awaiting inspection.
Ultrasonic cleaning
May 2, 2010
Once again, sorry for the lack of updates lately. Work has still kept me busy, as has the start of the motorcycling season. I hope I'll have more time to work on the car in the near future.
I'm still in the cleaning stage. I've been trying to think of good ways to clean parts, small and big. First I tried a citric acid bath, but that only really works on removing rust. I was going to use the power washer today and clean the transmission & some other parts, but the washer broke. Will have to get a better one. I figured a ultrasonic cleaner would be good, but all the larger ones seem to be meant for industrial use and cost a shitload… I managed to find a small metal washer on eBay for a reasonable price and bought it. There were a lot of cheap small plastic ones, but they looked like toys. The one I bought is pretty small, so I'm mainly gonna use it for cleaning nuts, bolts and other small parts like the fuel injectors. It doesn't work wonders on the really dirty parts, but it beats scrubbing everything with a toothbrush and some parts looked really good after cleaning. It doesn't help with oxidation and pitting, but it removes the oily gunk from the threads. I might have go at electrolytic cleaning next, just out of interest.
My little ultrasonic cleaner.
Parts before washing.
Parts after washing.
I also cleaned the intake manifolds and a few other small parts in the dishwasher, don't tell my girlfriend. 🙂 Those came out nice.
Clean intake manifolds.
Current state of engine.
Yet more cleaning
April 4, 2010
Today I got another chance to work on the car, but not as long as I would've liked as I ran out of brake cleaner and clean wipes. I brought many toothbrushes, but I only used up two of them.
I started by attacking the heads around the intake ports with a toothbrush. After a bit of cleaning I had them looking quite good. After that I was gonna move to the front of the engine. To get access to all the dirty areas I need to remove the waterpump and to remove that I need to get the crank vibration damper off. I removed all the small bolts and tried pulling it, prying it, whacking it with a hammer but it would just not move. I'm afraid of heating it, as it would damage the rubber part of the damper. Any ideas?
Dirty head.
Clean head!
Annoyed by this I moved to cleaning the cylinder heads on the other side. I got the whole right side of the engine cleaned and a bit of the left side before I ran out of brake cleaner. It's not clean enough to eat from, but a lot better than before. Once I get most of the goo off I'll go over the engine once more and either leave it as it is or paint the engine silver. The valve covers are in place just to protect the valvetrain from dirt. They will be media blasted and painted before installation. I will also paint the intake manifolds.
After a lot of toothbrush action.
But then I ran out of cleaner.
I'm still satisfied with what I achieved, although I ran out of supplies. It shouldn't take many more cleaning sessions anymore, which is good because then I can clean the garage. Now the floor is very dirty and slippery and I can't move the motorcycle because of it.
I'm pleased with the result!
Cleaning the engine
March 28, 2010
Sorry for the lack of updates lately, I've been really busy at work and haven't had time to work on the car. Today I started cleaning the engine, and it appears to be a slow process. In retrospect I should've washed the engine with a power washer when I was removing it from the car. Now that it's inside the garage I can only use brake cleaner and a brush. So far I've been only been scratching the goo away with a screwdriver and vacuuming. Next time I'll have to bring a whole lot of toothbrushes. I'm tempted to dismantle the engine further, but I can't justify spending a lot of money on gasket sets and headbolts just to clean the engine up.
No pics today, as the batteries were empty in my camera. I hope I'll have more time to work on the car soon. After all there's not that much stuff to do on the engine. I've set myself a goal to get the car running by the end of this summer, or at least get the engine in the car.

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Father's Day and the Bonnaroo Beacon
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3 Star Vacation - 9 Nights - 17 Meals
Authentic Local Experiences:
Trip Highlights:
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Drymen near Glasgow (2 nights)
near Kyle of Lochalsh (2 nights)
Inverness (3 nights)
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|Day 1
|GLASGOW ARRIVAL & DOUNE CASTLE : Tour begins at 3:00 pm, Drymen hotel, 20 miles north of Glasgow Airport. Your first castle visit is to Doune Castle, which has been featured in "Game of Thrones" and "Outlander." Enjoy free time in Callandar and a drive through the Trossachs region, often called "Scotland in Miniature" as all aspects of delightful Scottish scenery are found here. Enjoy a welcome drink with your group before dinner.
|Day 2
|Kyle of Lochalsh
|STIRLING CASTLE & BANNOCKBURN VISITOR CENTRE : Today you'll visit Stirling Castle, a mighty stronghold that dominates the surrounding plain. Tour the Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre to learn about the medieval weapons and armor, walk the real battlefield where Scottish King Robert the Bruce defeated English troops, then enjoy a thrilling 3D battle show.
|Day 3
|Kyle of Lochalsh
|GLEN COE & EILEAN DONAN CASTLE : Head up into the majestic Highlands and journey across Rannoch Moor and through Glen Coe, often considered one of Scotland's most spectacular and beautiful places. Treat yourself to Scottish goods at a woollen mill and continue your journey north to the romantic Eilean Donan Castle. The first fortified castle was built in the 13th century, rebuilt several times and partially ruined in 1719. Check in to your charming family-owned hotel near Kyle of Lochalsh.
|Day 4
|ISLE OF SKYE & DUNVEGAN CASTLE : Explore the Isle of Skye and its Bonnie Prince Charlie associations. Travel to Dunvegan Castle, the oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland. Admire the Trotternish Peninsula as you travel to visit Kilt Rock, a 200 foot high sea cliff with huge, vertical basalt columns. Visit Flora Macdonald's grave in Kilmuir Graveyard and stop in Portree for free time.
|Day 5
|CLAN DONALD CENTRE & STEAM TRAIN RIDE : Discover the history of the Lords of the Isles at the Clan Donald Centre at Armadale Castle. Embark on a ferry ride to Mallaig and transfer to a steam train for a ride through some of Scotland's picturesque scenery. The steam train crosses the 21-arched Glenfinnan viaduct, which was featured in some of the Harry Potter movies. Travel from Fort William to Inverness.
|Day 6
|LOCH NESS CRUISE & URQUHART CASTLE : Keep your camera handy as you embark on a cruise of Loch Ness. Photo opportunities await as you approach the picturesque ruins of Urquhart Castle, once Scotland's largest castle. Stop at the Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre to discover how British Government forces defeated the army of Bonnie Prince Charlie on 16th April 1746. This conflict was the end of the clan system in Scotland. Stop for photos at Clava Cairns, a prehistoric burial place with a circle of standing stones that inspired the "Outlander" books. Return to Inverness for dinner and a gentle walking tour.
|Day 7
|WHISKY TASTING & BRODIE CASTLE : See where many distilleries are based close to the pure water of the River Spey as you travel through part of the Speyside region. Visit a distillery to tour the facilities and sample a "wee dram." Explore 16th century Brodie Castle, set in spacious grounds with its fairytale towers and turrets. The house contains fine furnishings, a collection of paintings and a library with over 6,000 volumes. Return to Inverness and relax before dinner in your hotel.
|Day 8
|SHEEPDOGS & CULROSS WALK : Immerse yourself in farm life and enjoy a sheepdog demonstration, where dogs obey commands to round up sheep. In Pitlochry, browse and have lunch independently. Continue to Culross for a walking tour around the charming 16th century town. Highlights include the 1626 Town House with its 1783 tower, Culross Palace and on the hillside are the remains of Culross Abbey. Enjoy free time in Culross before heading to Edinburgh where a festive Scottish Evening with dinner and entertainment awaits.
|Day 9
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|Day 10
|Tour Ends in London
|TOUR ENDS IN EDINBURGH : Your tour ends after breakfast.
B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner
- Dates/Pricing
- Lodging
- The Winnock Hotel, Drymen near Glasgow (2 nights)
- Balmacara Hotel, near Kyle of Lochalsh (2 nights)
- Glen Mhor Hotel, Inverness (3 nights)
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mariasmon wrote:They haven't submitted a name yet, but I noticed the 2015 Shanghai Bobby out of Opulence (Giant's Causeway/Rags to Riches) now has a gelding notation in his file. I can about guarantee, in keeping with Coolmore norms, he's not going to get a good name if he's already been gelded.
BaroqueAgain1 wrote:They really missed an opportunity to name him 'Ricky Bobby'
Or maybe 'Riches Bobby,' for his illustrious grand dam?
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Somehow, I wrangled them home. I've said it once, and I'll say it again: talking a way with B&H is much like herding cats. Needless to say, by the time we got home, we were all hot and very cranky. A quick look at my phone proved it to only be 6:20. WAAAY too early to go inside for bath.
So, what's a momma to do? Turn on the sprinkler of course!!
|Checking to make sure her 2 babies and Bunny were OK.
|I love Hannie's face in this one! (And Ben's, too).
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Rimer Rambles about Hitchcockby Jeff Rimer / Columbus Blue Jackets
November 12
Interesting briefing from Coach Hitchcock today... and understated, but you know exactly what he is saying. In my own words... look for Hitch to ride the hot goaltending of Pascal Leclaire for the next little while. The Direct quote is... "Pascal will see quite a bit of action coming up, with days in between games." Again this is me talking... IN my view he has earned it!!!! No big pronouncement from the coach... just a matter of fact and you know what... it was the right way to present it. Norrena hasn't been bad it's just that Pascal has been the story of the Jackets start!
As we all know too well Hitch on another topic simply stated in tonight's back end of the home and home with Nashville the Blue Jackets need to stay out of the penalty box. After leading the league in PK since the start of the season with an almost 95 penalty killing percentage... the Blue Jackets have given up a pair of power play goals in each of the last two games. The Predators have a good power play and the Jackets must be disciplined!
On the injury front... no Michael Peca tonight still bothered by a sore groin but their is some good news on Fredrik Modin. I talked to the personable winger after practice this morning and he says he has felt much better the last two days and will consult with the team doctors tonight and get everyone on the same page as to his schedule for a return at least to practice.
*Throughout the season, AAA will bring you the Broadcaster's Blogs - "Davidge Dishes" and "Rimer Ramblings". The Columbus Blue Jackets broadcasters will try to keep you update on all the behind the scenes action through their blogs, especially when the Blue Jackets hit the road. The next road game is 11/16 @St. Louis.


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|Oh, the choices!
|Our wonderful instructor, Wendy, is on the left. And our host, Elaine, is on the right.
|This one is stippling using three colors. I sealed with clear and dark wax.
|This is a two color technique. I tried half with clear wax only and half with clear and dark wax.
|This one is a dry brush technique.
Again, sorry these pictures really don't show the techniques very well. One day I'll actually get a decent camera. These are just taken with my phone.
I did get to play around with some paint on the top part of a huge mirror. This is what I came up with:
And last but not least. Here are a few of my classmates. See the cute aprons!
|Formulating a plan. :)
I can't wait for the advanced class coming up soon! Stay tuned!
Thanks for stopping by. Be blessed!


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It is befitting that more flights are added to bring in more visitors to the island of Langkawi. Direct flights from Singapore effective June will surely boost the island's popularity and bring smiles to the hoteliers and the tourist industry as a whole.
There has been added home stays of exceptional dimensions with traditional homes built by private developers and individuals on the island. I would vouch that these homes will offer exciting challenges to the normal hotels and chalets as they provide ambience's much sought by visitors especially from the crowded cities of the world. Foreigners especially the sailing fraternity lured by Langkawi's charm and tranquility have extended their stays on the island for months and years. Not surprisingly few have bought properties and stay put. On a normal drive through the idyllic countryside of the island you would be had put to notice such homes. Most lie hidden or camouflaged amongst the small hills and forested landscape of the countryside. Their idyllic homes with comforts of modern living come translated into traditional Malay wooden houses standing in tranquil countryside surroundings amidst palm and fruit trees. Much as these homes bring peace and comfort to the owners, they would naturally excite visitors who choose to make them their abode during their short stay on the island. It is a comfort to know that traditional Malay homes have such great pull and hopefully many more will sprout the countryside not only on this island.
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Is it possible for un-fried, tarter sauce-void fish to be devoured faster than a bag of Long John Silver's greasy goodness? Can carrots taste as delectable as buttery French fries? Read on, curious cats.
In appreciation for all the hard work the hubby does to help me around the house, I decided to pamper his taste buds. He absolutely loves fish, coconut, curry and carrots, so when I came across a recipe that combined them all in one quick, healthy, beautiful meal, I knew he'd simply love it. And me? Well, let's just say this dish had me at cilantro.
I started by prepping the carrots, and with each slice, my skepticism grew. See, I'm not a fan of carrots unless they're buried in a cream cheese frosting-covered cake, submerged in ranch dressing or...well, that's pretty much it. And I especially don't drool over the idea of mushy cooked carrots. Nope. These were totally just for the hubby. Or so I thought...
The original recipe called for fresh sage to be stirred in, but I left this out because I wasn't sure if it would compliment the cilantro sauce. But the sage version got rave reviews online, so I'll be sure to give that a try sometime soon, as should you.
On to the sauce! It's the best part, after all, bringing together the flavors of cilantro, lemon, garlic, curry powder, olive oil and jalapeño. Now that's a tasty combination if you ask me. I removed the pepper's seeds like the recipe instructed, which is where all the heat lives. But we like it hot, so next time I'll throw in those spicy seeds, too.
Next, I threw the coconut under the broiler and after about ten compulsive oven checks on totally untoasted coconut, I left it alone and started on the fish. Which of course, meant that while I was salting and peppering the tilapia fillets, I forgot about the coconut.
So, I threw the black coconut into the garbage, a new batch into the oven, and the broiler on my hit list right under plastic wrap. The second time around I ended up with this half-white, half-brown, totally-good-enough-for-me toasted coconut.
But more importantly, was it the perfect compliment for the hubby's hard work? Well, he said it climbed the ranks to become his #1 seafood meal. And since fish is his favorite food, I think I can take that as a compliment of my own.
Cooking Light, November 2008
Yield: 4 servings
Cookbook Note: You can substitute the tilapia for snapper or flounder. Serve this fish with brown basmati rice and sautéed sliced carrots.
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
4 (6-ounce) flounder fillets
Cooking spray
2 tablespoons flaked sweetened coconut
1 cup cilantro sprigs
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon curry powder
3 garlic cloves, peeled
1 jalapeño pepper, halved and seeded
Lemon wedges (optional)
Preheat broiler.
Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt over fish. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add fish to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness.
Place the coconut on a baking sheet; broil for 2 minutes or until toasted, stirring occasionally.
Combine remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, cilantro, and next 5 ingredients (through jalapeño) in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Spoon 2 tablespoons cilantro mixture over each fillet; sprinkle each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons coconut. Garnish with lemon wedges, if desired.
Nutritional Information: Calories: 234 (37% from fat), Fat: 9.5g (sat 2g,mono 5.4g,poly 1.3g), Protein: 32.5g, Carbohydrate: 3.3g, Fiber: 0.7g, Cholesterol: 82mg, Iron: 1mg, Sodium: 442mg, Calcium: 41mg.
Cooking Light, November 2009
Yield: 2 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup)
Cookbook Note: You can easily double, triple, or quadruple this small-yield recipe to feed more.
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 1/2 cups diagonally sliced carrot
2 tablespoons water
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons fresh small sage leaves (if making the sage version)
Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add carrot and 2 tablespoons water. Partially cover pan and cook 10 minutes or until carrots are almost tender. Add salt and pepper to pan; increase to medium-high heat. Cook 4 minutes or until carrots are tender and lightly browned, stirring frequently. (Sprinkle with sage.)
Nutritional Information: Calories: 75, Fat: 4.4g (sat 1.5g,mono 2.2g,poly 0.4g), Protein: 0.9g, Carbohydrate: 9g, Fiber: 2.6g, Cholesterol: 5mg, Iron: 0.3mg, Sodium: 224mg, Calcium: 35mg.


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Thursday, April 30th
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Last weekend I had the pleasure of joining the annual MASSBUG (Marrickville and South Sydney Bicycle Group) Chocolate Ride which discovers many hidden gems of the Marrickville Council area. The group was joined by about 20 cyclist and were leisurely guided through the streets at a comfortable pace to visit Alfalfa House, TIM Products, Casa Del Gelato, Adora Handmade Chocolates, Abla Patisserie, Emundi Smokehouse with a final stop at Georgiou's Confectionery which is apparently the largest confectionary shop in Australia. That's where a spotted a 6 kg Ernest Hillier Chocolate Easter Eggs for $230. Tim Products provided some yummy free tastings of their mini Baklava Rolls and delicate Almond Shortbread which just melted in your mouth — I'll definitely be visiting them again. I enjoyed the Wildberry Swirl gelato from Casa Del Gelato and the gold medal awarded Coffee Truffle at Adora hit the spot for an extra smooth sugar hit. Eumundi Smokehouse provided some tasty organic protein sausage samples and Georgiou's Confectionery was definitely a diabetics nightmare and chocoholics dream filled with an enormous choice of Easter offerings.
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Hello friends! I have recently listed this original design in my Etsy Shop. It is a wee bit of Scotland for you ~ a Highland Dancer silhouetted on a lovely heathery tartan background.
The model is stitched on blue marble 14-count Aida. DMC stranded cotton threads are used, 2 strands.
The finished design size is approximately 3.5" X 4.5", but it does take some time to stitch as it is a solid pattern.
I have been enjoying working out how to chart tartans...although, sometimes my eyes go crossed if I keep at it too long!
Since the new year began, I have had NINE finishes! This is probably a record for me. I finished two of my own designs for the Etsy shop (this one and the Thistle and Tartan design), my own design for The Orthodox Stitcher (Maxim No. 2), two blue delft patterns, three A Year in Chalk patterns by Hands On Designs, and an angel letter. I'm quite pleased, and inspired!
At the moment, I have WIPs and UFOs laid out across the spare bed, and I'm gearing up to work on them all. I have a new design in the works, and another design for The Orthodox Stitcher coming up soon!
I have been hobbling around in a walking boot, trying to keep my foot immobilized so the stress fracture can heal. The upside: more stitching time!
Hope you are all having a lovely winter with lots of coziness and stitching!


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I requested this book from www.booksneeze.com and it didn't disappoint! My daughter has the basic manners down pat but now we get to work on why we should act like a lady and why certain manners are a must! I WILL NOT have a child in public acting like a heathen. And this book is great at teaching the kids how to act properly and why. Some of the how-tos are in fun, such as how to wear a tiara and how to make the best pink cookies but most of them are for real such as how to be respectful, how to care for the royal dog, and how to help mom. These are great and I hope my daughter learns a lot from this book. Knowing her, she will it will just be whether or not she wants to put what she learns, to use, lol!
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Culture might be characterized in a basic shape as an arrangement of conventions that are special to a gathering of individuals in a general public, which set them apart from different gatherings. It can likewise be characterized as the Way of Life of a gathering of individuals in a general public. The hypothesis of culture is somewhat more intricate, be that as it may, when we discuss culture inside culture, also called sub-societies. It could really be said to begin with the fundamental individual 'lifestyles' that make one individual one of a kind from the following individual. At that point we take it to the following level of family culture that ties a family together, separating its individuals from the following family in the group. Next up, there is the group culture, which separates one group from the following group inside an ethnic gathering. Also, obviously, every ethnic gathering inside a nation is not the same as the following one from various perspectives, in light of the fact that each has extraordinary lifestyles called culture, made up of impossible to miss conventions or traditions. And afterward, there is the way of life of a nation, for this situation Nigeria, which separates us from Ghana and alternate countries in West Africa. Determining West Africa is to state that there are sure social qualities that you observe to be basic among West African countries, which set them apart from individuals of different locales of Africa. At that point, at long last, we have the African Culture and traditions, being uncommon lifestyles that are generally found among Africans, making us unmistakably not the same as Americans, Asians, Indians, and individuals from alternate locales of the world.
At the point when two distinct societies meet in our contemporary world, there are worthy guidelines of engagement, or rule that guide their connection. The standards incorporate common regard between the cooperating societies, and this depends on the idea that all societies of the world are true blue. The shared regard generates common resilience, and, the contrasts between the connecting societies are viewed as purposes behind festival, and not motivations to squabble or oppose this idea. At the end of the day, it is perceived that there is magnificence in social differing qualities. This was not the circumstance when the European race met with the African race interestingly such a variety of years prior. Their meeting was the established instance of intercultural connection gone severely!
The offender of that established mistake was 'Mr. Obliviousness,' who is the cousin of 'Mr. No-data." When two societies meet interestingly, the level of achievement of their collaboration is halfway controlled by the data that each culture has about the other. This is the place 'Mr. Dialect,' the child of 'Mr. Correspondence,' becomes an integral factor. At the point when the white man and the dark man met interestingly, they couldn't convey, on the grounds that their dialects were a world separated. In light of this, a pack of presumptions were made by each gathering about the other in that underlying meeting, which decided the way of the intercultural association between the two races.
The white man couldn't comprehend the dialect of the dark man, and the other way around; subsequently, each gathering trusted that the other was not human. Shockingly for the dark man, his conviction did not so much make a difference; the white man was all the more effective from various perspectives. Critically, the white man was more "vocal" in the worldwide group, along these lines, his perspectives amid that significant introductory experience won. The significance of everything is that the European race wrongly presumed that God expected the dark race to be slaves; that blacks (Africans) were not as much as human. What's more, obviously, if Africans were seen as not as much as human, then there was definitely no explanation behind the white man to trust that the African Culture was honest to goodness. That was the start of the disparagement of the African Culture completely!
That, additionally, was the Old World Order. Luckily for Africa and alternate "less favored" societies, God Almighty manufactured the world around the marvel called Change. The twist of progress is everlastingly blowing, and persistently turning the world and humankind starting with one time then onto the next as we develop in information. For humankind, the change is frequently about our Belief System. As it were, God's expectations or outline for humankind has never, and will never show signs of change! Or maybe, it is our comprehension of those goals that continually changes. For example, we once trusted that the world was a level question; now we know better. We are currently mindful that the world is round. However, the man that found this reality was really blamed for "lewdness" and executed when he uncovered it; a similar way that such a variety of Africans kicked the bucket in servitude basically on the grounds that other individuals trusted that Africans were not as much as human. What's more, they regularly cited the heavenly book of scriptures to legitimize their mistaken convictions. There are such a large number of different cases of blunders made by mankind in view of wrong convictions. This is sufficient purpose behind each human to leave a receptive outlook about anything that we know as reality today, since certainties are liable to change even with predominant contention or confirmation.
Today, there is a New World Information Order, which has rubbished a large portion of the convictions of the Old Order, since we are presently better educated about the world and human instinct. My enthusiasm for this treatise is our better comprehension of Humanity and Culture. In the New Order, Humanism is no longer an Eurocentric perspective of the world; all people are presently acknowledged to be equivalent in the eye of our maker. No big surprise an African, Barrack Obama, is currently the leader of America, the best country on earth; a similar country that had championed the Old-Order idea that blacks were sub-human. It is presently a worldwide accord that all societies of the world are similarly authentic; none is better than the other, period! It is additionally a worldwide accord that none of the multitudinous societies of the world is immaculate or consummate. They are altogether defective in different ways since we are all human, and anything human has issues, with no special case at all. In this way, there is one worldwide accord decision on the way of life of each general public, be it town, nation, or landmass Purify it; Don't Destroy it! This depends on the invited idea that there is magnificence, and there is unquantifiable positive incentive in social differing qualities. Have you ever attempted to envision how exhausting the world would be if every one of the people groups of the world looked, talked, and carried on precisely indistinguishable?
In the no so distant past, feeling pioneers of the African American people group started a twofold sided Herculean fight inside the standard contemporary American crusade for new world data arrange. The new request tries to make the African Culture important in the worldwide plan of things, beginning with America. On one side of the African American battle, the assessment pioneers planned to change the contrary states of mind of the white, the Asian, the Hispanic and other outside groups towards the African individuals. Past this, in any case, the African American pioneers additionally needed to manage the inward issue of persuading African American young people that their African legacy was worth being glad for. This inward crusade was basic, in light of the fact that there were an excessive number of African American young people haven's identity, shelled with so much pessimistic data about Africa, had become so upset with the mainland, that they reviled and repudiated it as their legacy. Many demanded that they were dark Americans, and not African Americans. Actually, they were prepared to battle any individual who related them with Africa. I ought to know; I had more than one battle of my own in the mid 1980s in Houston, Texas, for disclosing to some African Americans that they couldn't escape being African. The embittered young people absolutely had no regard for African names, not to discuss bearing them.
Notwithstanding, a sudden wonderful twist of progress started to clear crosswise over America not long after the initiation of the enormous worldwide battle for enhanced intercultural communication in the 1980s. The general thought was to set up and advance the idea that all societies of the world are honest to goodness, and each is applicable in the worldwide plan of things. Eminent African Americans drove the crusade from the Afro-driven point of view, and sought after it through their different individual encounters. Talking about the general population that I have actually experienced regarding this matter, Baptist Minister, Reverend William (Bill) Lawson quickly rings a bell. So does Social Activist, Mr. DeLoyd Parker, author of SHAPE Community Center in Houston, Texas. SHAPE is acronym for "Self improvement for African People through Education." And, obviously, I would not overlook Molefi Kete Asante, PhD, organizer of Afrocentric Philosophical Movement (APM), who I spent a few hours with regarding the matter, and I appreciated all of it.
On a very basic level, APM contends that it is the ideal opportunity for "Afrocentric Enquiry Into Encounters;" that the world must start to genuinely consider African perspectives in each worldwide topical issue. This 'New World Information Order' contention fundamentally refutes the old ways that maintained an Euro-driven perspective of the world, which cultivated the idea that the European culture was better than the various societies of the world. The new crusade keeps up that the idea of prevalence of one culture over another is no longer viable in the cutting edge, better educated world.


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Hat tip fred hooper.
December 2007 numbers based on price per square foot are posted at Kerndata.com.:
The following data is a historic representation of average price per square
foot for single family residences sold between July 1994 and December 2007 in
Kern County.
While average home price is an interesting barometer, price per
square foot is more accurate in determining sales trends. Please keep in mind
that the numbers are derived from currently "worked" sales by the Kern County
Assessor's office and may not reflect recent activity
We are now at $138 per suare foot. That is 24% below the peak of $183 per square foot.
Also, sales volumes are so low you need to go back to February 1998 to find a lower month. This now represents the 16th month, out of the past 18 months where the price per square foot has been in decline (or flat).
These numbers do not include inflation or incentives, if they did the numbers would be even worse. If you look at the chart, the long term trend in price per square foot should be somewhere around $100-$105 per square foot.


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This is a mailer from The U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union, a member-owned financial services organization regulated by the National Credit Union Administration (a U.S. Government agency).
The message is simple: "Planning a boob job for yourself or your chick? Borrow money! (But do it responsibly.)"
How this thing ever got presented, approved, printed and mailed is a true mystery of (what I assume to be) the internal marketing departments of big bureaucracies.
Complaints were swift and vicious.
"I got home from a nice holiday weekend late last night and found this in the mail," Washington, D.C., resident Amber Wobschall told The Huffington Post. "I've really been a lifelong credit union member. I'm also a feminist," she said." So I was very disappointed to find this in my mailbox."Ms. Wobschall went so far as to put up a Change.org petition, demanding (okay, 'asking'):
...the US Senate Federal Credit Union to acknowledge the inappropriateness of this mailing and make a public apology.And here it is, on the front page of their site:
May 30, 2012
To the Membership of the United States Senate FCU:
It has come to our attention that the imagery and message in a recent marketing direct mail campaign has offended some of our membership. It was not the intention of this marketing campaign to insult, demean or in any way offend anyone in our field of membership.
The Board of Directors and Senior management personally apologize to the membership of the United States Senate Federal Credit Union for this action.
The comments and opinions of our members recently received are very important to the Board. We will always value your opinion, membership, and support of the Senate Federal Credit Union.
We will also work diligently and constantly to keep your confidence in our leadership.
Yours truly,
Christopher C. Dey, Board Chairman
Susan R. Enis, President and Chief Executive Officer
I would have liked them to explain who, exactly, got fired over this.
But otherwise: Yay activism! Boo sexist jerk design team!


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The World Bank has released a summary of its ranking for doing business in Sudan for 2013. Out of 185 economies ranked, Sudan held position number 143, a drop of three places as compared to 2012. The average ranking for Sub-Saharan Africa was 140.
Sudan scored well on registering property and satisfactorily on resolving insolvency. It scored low on getting credit, dealing with construction permits and protecting investors.
Click here to read the summary.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
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I have finally, finally, finalized my first novel, titled Summer to Fall. (That's the cover...photo credit to me, a fortuitous beach moment.) Originally written in 1992-94, I shopped S2F around to editors and agents and received supportive words back in the mail (yes, this was in the Internet's childhood, when e-mail was not appropriate for manuscript sharing). Supportive words, yes; compliments, many; but no offers or contracts. YA fiction was not hot in that era, and nostalgia for the 1980s was, at that cultural moment, absolutely unimaginable.
So Summer to Fall dwelled in the latter-day version of the proverbial desk drawer—surfing from Nessa-computer to Nessa-computer, Mac Plus to Performa to iMac to PCs x 3. I've made lots of changes to that MSWord file over the decades...and now, I'm self-publishing this baby, thrilled to have seen it through.
Towards that end, I've posted some images here so that I can upload them to my Pinterest account. See, on Pinterest, I've established a board called Lara and Bryan's world, from Summer to Fall. In a superfine act of Internet criss-cross-apple-saucing, people who look at that Pinterest board will be directed here...and people reading this right now (that's you!) will be directed there. The mind boggles.
And all for a humble little manuscript about two New York teenagers named Lara and Bryan who fell in love, once upon the 1980s. Dense with rock and roll, drizzled with jazz and even some classical piano, hemmed in by skyscrapers, awash in nighttime lights and dazzling Rockaway Beach sunshine, and dressed to the 80s nines...I hope you'll want to give Summer to Fall a read, once it's open for business.
This is my author pic, courtesy of Steven Albert (please check out his artwork!) Steve took this photo in 1986 on a smoggy summer afternoon, up on my roof in Queens, NY. It may be my favorite portrait, and it certainly represents my book's world in a perfect microcosm.
And now, the crossover pics, below. My dear friend Joe Caffrey's gorgeous images fortuitously reinforce places and scenes that appear in S2F. Check out my Pinterest board for even more!


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This weekend I cried.
Call me a baby or what you will, but I really did.
Sometimes I cry when I am happy.
Sometimes I cry when I am sad.
This weekend was the See Jane Triathlon, the one that I have been training all summer long for. This summer I focused on my swimming. My plan was to cut my swimming time and therefore, improving my overall time.
I watched videos after video online learning how to improve my stroke. I read a book from a past Olympian swimmer and tried and practiced the techniques in the water. I had helped from my friend who is an excellent swimmer, she watched me and gave me tips on how to improve.
I practiced and practiced and practiced.
Last year while I was training for the 400 m swim, it took me 15:00 and race day I did it in about 11:00. I was super proud of myself and that I was able to swim the whole distance especially because I had just learned to swim.
This year, with all of my training and help from books and friends, I got my time down to 9:35. My best time was 9:23. I was pretty solid for weeks maybe even months, I didn't keep track.
A couple weeks before the Triathlon, my swimming time was increasing and I had no idea why. I was trying just as hard, but I could not get down to my usual time.
Race day came and the race was actually delayed 1 hour while they were working on re-routing our bike route because of unexpected construction. That was a bummer!
Finally, it was time. I stayed to the side like I did last year. I started out okay, but then very quickly it was SO HARD! I had no form whatsoever, I was just trying to stay afloat and swim. My arms began to get so heavy and ache. I did whatever I could just to finish. I knew in my heart after the swim that it wasn't any easier this year and that I probably did not beat my time.
The bike was great and the run went fine. I don't know if I will ever love running. At the end of the race, I just didn't feel that great because I knew I did not accomplish the goal that I had set for myself. All I wanted to do, was to improve in my swimming.
The next day, I check my stats and found out that I actually did worse this year on my swim. I was crushed, disappointed and so depressed.
If anyone knows me, they know that I work really hard. I usually go above and beyond with most things that I do. It was so disappointing to work so hard and not see results. I would have been happy to see any improvement in my time.
I cried.
I shut the door to my room and cried in my pillow.
I just wanted to quit and felt like not ever trying again!
It's been a couple of days and I feel better. I'm going to keep trying but I think maybe I should have a goal to just finish the race instead of trying to beat times.
Overall, I did pretty good. I'm in the top 27% of women my age and in the top 32% overall. I just need to look at the big picture and not be so hard on myself.
I've been quite busy these days. I was released as Primary Secretary and was called as 1st counselor in the R.S. presidency (which I am actually over the R.S. activities, not teachers). So last week, I was doing double callings. I've been also swapping with a couple of friends so I can volunteer in Xander's and Mia's class and I've been teaching a mother's preschool for Zoey. So my days are busy!
I need a break! Maybe I should go to Disneyland??


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The 3 x 4 foot painting looks small next to the larger portrait of Leonardo DiCaprio. In the second image above changes in style and technique are also readily apparent; 1) the image is more fluid without damaging the likeness, 2) the fluidity is a result of the purposeful curvilinear shapes, 3) and the blended opaque and transparent passages. These last two techniques are different from the patchy chunks of opaque color used in the past though I continued to use that technique in this portrait as well.
I'm sad to say that Windows On Queen, our Goddaughter's banquet facility at Character's Restaurant in Lancaster, PA now has its complete compliment of character portraits. So, if I continue making these I shall have to find another venue for display. At the same time, I would like to move on to another body of more abstract work based in landscape. Perhaps I can continue to do both as well as doing more mixed media distressed paintings for the LGBTQ Pictionary. Good grief! I need to clone myself in order to do all this simultaneously!


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Superman has his ability to fly and his super strength, Spiderman has all those arachnid capabilities,the X-Men do all sorts of wacky things and so on but do any of them have the ability to remain completely untroubled in life except when it comes to a dearth of yoghurt or the wrong colour underpants?? No, they don't (at least I don't think they do). But toddlers do.
I was going to write this post yesterday but my own version of the 2 year old super power chipped in with 'Now is not the time' and it was right. So let's hang fire and back track for a second whilst I go back to yesterday and explain what I'm blathering on about.
I'm talking about mindfulness;the ability to live in the moment. 2 year old's have this ability as their default setting and, watching my own 2 year old son exemplify this yesterday, it was suddenly very apparent to me why we have an awful lot to learn from our little bundles of joy.
They are referred to in this way for a reason, are they not? Yes they bring joy and laughter to our lives as parents but I don't think that that is where this particular expression came from. I think it came from the fact the toddlers can find joy in the absolute simplest of things just by virtue of the fact that they are so unencumbered by thoughts of what they did yesterday or what they might find themselves doing for the rest of the day they are in. When they are looking at a ladybird, it is all about that ladybird. They don't care that you are on the school run and running late or that said ladybird happens to be in the middle of a path on which several other people are trying to make their way about their business. They only care that it is teeny and red and tickles when it is on a fingertip.
Yesterday was a Saturday and, as such, is one of my most challenging days of the week. I'm on my own with my two small children and no car in a little village with a limited bus service and a finite number of places to explore and people to see (we're fairly new to the village and don't know many people and my family are hundreds of miles away). Now, to me, this is why Saturdays represent torture. Coming up with ideas to 'keep them amused' and avoid resorting to the TV feels way too much like particle physics to me and particle physics is not my ideal way of spending a Saturday. So when I woke up yesterday and realised it was going to be a rainy day my mood immediately took a turn towards frustration and irritation.
For about the first 2 hours I went through the usual litany of books and games. I couldn't face crafting because neither of them are that interested and, being 2, Luke usually eats something or draws somewhere he shouldn't the minute I'm busy with 6 year old Holly. A puddle walk together was out of the question because Holly was feeling poorly so by lunchtime the bored whinging had started and my insides were in knots.
Just then in walks Luke with his wellies and raincoat and starts swinging on the backdoor handle. It was absolutely pouring down but Holly was asleep and all indoor games with Luke are necessarily noisy so I suited and booted him up and let him out into the garden. Here are the pictures I took during the hour the he wandered around out there!
'Where are you going with this?' I hear you ask. Well, I'll tell you. Aside from feeling frustrated with being village/housebound with the little ones I also have a number of other issues going on at the minute. Namely, I am incredibly anxious, all the time, about how I'm going to continue to financially support my children when work is hard to come by and I have very limited options for people I can leave them with if I were able to find work. The issue fills my mind most of the time and, more often than not , sends me into a complete tail spin which, at best makes me mildly anxious and, at worst, sends me into some pretty bad depressive states. But, watching Lukey Lu happily pottering about the garden yesterday in the pouring rain gave me an epiphany that went a little something like this:
'It's really quite a challenge to just be happy with what you have. I spend so much time thinking thinking about what I 'need' to do; what I 'should' do in the next hour, day, month, year, my lifetime that I forget to just take pleasure in what I'm doing right now. '
And what I was doing right at that time, of course, was beaming happily whilst watching the little man having fun seeing how much he could drench himself by catching rain in his upturned umbrella then flipping it over. I'd stressed and stressed all morning about what I 'should' be doing with them and was feeling very unhappy. All it took was to watch him taking pleasure in the awful weather in his own little 'in the moment way' and I suddenly realised that I didn't have to 'do' anything except follow the lead of the two year old boy whose wisdom clearly outshines my own in at least one way.
I thought how much I loved him and the thought allowed me to tap into everything I have that I'm extremely grateful for. Turns out there's a lot. The minute I was feeling grateful, happiness naturally followed and all I'd had to do to get there was stop and look and breathe.
So, there you have it. The superpower of a two year old is nothing more than the ability to focus on things that interest them and make them happy and go after it with determination . That's 'The Secret'. It's something we all have the capability to do when we stop fixating on guilt and resentment about the past and anxiety and fear about the future. Little children don't suffer from those things. One way or another those are things that are drummed into us as we grow up so that we eventually lose our 'superpower' to go from sad to happy in the blink of an eye.
But imagine how different our lives as adults would be if we never lost that ability. Imagine how it would affect our choices and the decisions that often lead us straight off the path of happiness and into a quagmire of 'shoulds' and 'musts'. Just imagine….
We all have responsibilities as grown up's, I'm not saying that's wrong. Of course it's not. That's just life. The trick is, when you're feeling overwhelmed and disempowered, just stop and think. Look around you and see what you have that you are grateful for and allow the knowing of what you WANT to do next to come slowly into your consciousness from far back in that part of your brain that is still 2 years old and always remember this
You don't always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens
~ Mandy Hale
The universe has it's own mysterious way of guiding you to your hearts desire. How was Luke to know that I'd let him play out in the pouring rain, not insist he come in for lunch and instead give him a banana and raisin picnic in his playhouse? If he'd stopped to consider whether I'd allow him to do this before indicating he wanted to go outside he probably wouldn't have bothered. But he's two, he doesn't do such stupid things as applying assumptions and reasoning to such simple things as what will make him happy, he just goes ahead and follows his heart 🙂
Lets have a few more of those 'do what makes you happy moments' now, just to sure youreally get the idea (ohh, okaaay, it's really because these pictures make me smile and they're what I feel like looking at right now)
Sitting down on a random doorstep for a rest en route to the shop
Wearing silly glasses and reading a book on patchworking and quilting
That (whatever that is – yoga maybe?)
Wear a fez and some hideous T-shirts (sorry mam) to do some reading
Eat with abandon
Practice selfies (there's about 2 dozen of these, all different expressions
and, finally, just to exemplify the fact that you don't always have to understand why or how something will happen (just keep living in the moment and trust that it will)….
(Oh and, by the way, today is one of the few child free days I have in which I can get on with some serious writing but I found, when I sat down to start, that I had a million things on my 'I should do' list for the day. So I thought I'd do this instead, just to remind myself what being 'in the moment' can do for you and remove myself from that 'stressy' approach that was threatening to take over my day…..) Now I've done this I'm feeling really happy and I know exactly what I want to do with the rest of my day…… My writing hand is on fire and it's eager to continue, uninhibited by musts and shoulds xx That's obviously why this post was wrong for yesterday whose afternoon activities mostly consisted of lets empty the toy box and get out all the interesting things we've forgotten about 🙂 In the end, Lukey Lu's magic saved the day )


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Several weeks ago, Shane Stock from Osobike sent us a bicycle to test. I've had a chance to ride this bike almost 100 miles, including lots of commutes to and from work and in many weather conditions. With this "first impressions" article, I wanted to address some of the questions our readers had when we first posted about this bike. I also want to talk about some of my initial likes and dislikes. A more formal review will be coming in another couple of weeks…
Several readers had comments and questions about the braking ability of this coaster-brake-based singlespeed. During the course of my riding, I had no problems whatsoever with braking — I'm a longtime fan of the simplicity of coaster brakes and I've never experienced any fading or failure of coaster brake systems, no matter how extreme the conditions. But, since I only weigh somewhere around 130 lbs. soaking wet, I decided to recruit two strapping friends of mine from the Seminole Heights Bicycle Club to help me test the bike's braking performance. Meet Ken Sturrock, dapper gentleman and fan of all types of bikes:
A little background on our "test": a major bicycle manufacturer was considering the release of their own coaster-braked singlespeed, but they were concerned about stopping distances under a heavy rider. I don't remember the exact stopping distance they were concerned with, but it was somewhere around 100 feet. There was also concern about meeting the requirements of the California Vehicle Code (which is somewhat vaguely worded as to braking performance of a bicycle). So, after hauling the Oso over to the Bikecommuters.com closed-circuit/skidpad testing facility on my "bicycle tow truck"…
…we paced off a 130 foot "stopping area" (white painted lines in the above photo are 10 feet apart). Getting up to a speed of 17-19 MPH, our 200 lb. tester was able to stop without skidding or using the front brake in less than 60 feet. With skidding, the stopping distance was even less. At no time did we feel that we wouldn't be able to stop in time when needed. My other "guest tester", Steve Swiger (200+ lbs. of all-American man) also reported no gripes with the braking performance of the Oso.
Another question/concern of some of our readers was about the possibility of mounting fenders to the Oso and whether there was enough frame/fork clearance to mount cushier tires. As many of your noticed, the fork of this bike is equipped with fender eyelets…and that is a real mystery to me, as there is NO WAY to mount even a narrow fender between the legs of this fork (well, actually, there IS one way, but it requires a "River City Reacharound" and cutting a fender into two pieces…not an elegant solution). Here is a photo that illustrates the clearance around the front brake caliper and the fork crown:
Not much room around there, is there? I'm going to chalk up the fender eyelets to "unsolved mystery" status — I'm having a hard time figuring out why the Taiwanese frame manufacturer even makes a fork model like this!
How do larger tires fit? 23 mm tires aren't everyone's cup of tea, so I wanted to mount some cushier rubber just to see if such a thing was possible. I happened to have a pair of 28 mm road tires on hand, so on they went:
There's a few millimeters of room to spare on either side of the tire. I'm guessing that a tire up to 32 mm wide would probably fit, but if it were up to me, I wouldn't go bigger than 30 mm. The same applies to the rear of the bike — there's a bit of room to spare, but not much. No knobby cyclocross tires or plush "fatties" on this bike:
The wheels on the Oso are made by Alex. These aren't run of the mill Alex wheels, though — they're drilled and laced under a patent by Rolf Wheels. The wheels themselves aren't particularly light — they are 36-spoked models and the hubs are nothing to write home about — but they have performed quite well on Tampa's notoriously rough streets. After the wheels "settled in" (the initial creaking and popping of most machine-built wheels), they have withstood many trips down brick-paved streets and even a few stairways without coming untrue. Nice!
Ok…now for an aesthetic concern and two serious performance concerns. I really like the clean lines of the bike and its dazzling white color scheme with subtle silver decals. I especially like that Shane has specified a silver stem and seatpost for the bike (when was the last time you saw anything but black components on budget bikes?). That being said, this silver component scheme should have and could have been carried throughout the bike — especially the crankset:
This crankset looks out of place on such a sleek bike…and guess what? It IS out of place! This crankset is a modified mountain triple (the mounts for the innermost chainring have been somewhat crudely ground off) — far better suited for a freeride or all-mountain bike than a singlespeed road machine. And, with a mountain bike-standard bolt circle diameter of 104 mm, finding big chainrings to replace the existing one or to modify the gear ratio isn't an easy feat. Despite extensive Web searching, the biggest I've found is a 48t, same as the original chainring. Want to go bigger? Good luck, and happy searching. Smaller chainrings are readily available, though, so adjusting the gear ratio won't be too daunting for folks who like to tinker.
That brings me to the first of my performance concerns: specifying the crankset used on this bike may contribute greatly to the poor chainline this bike suffers from. As many of you surely know, chainline is crucial on a singlespeed bike. A straight chain is a smooth one, and a straight chainline prevents undue wear from chewing up the cog and chainring and also minimizes the possibility of throwing a chain while pedaling. Using Sheldon Brown's chainline calculation methods, I determined that the rear chainline measurement is 41.5 mm and the front chainline measurement is a hair over 50 mm. 2 or 3 millmeters of difference is ok; nearly 10 mm is NOT. While I haven't thrown a chain, I can hear and feel some pretty serious grinding going on, even after a liberal application of chain lube. The bottom bracket spindle needs to be replaced with a shorter model.
The other concern was pointed out by one of our commenters on the original article…the chain is too tight, and there's no adjustment available to give it some slack. The rear wheel axles are all the way to the front of the forkends. This chain desperately needs an additional full link…and while I could have added a link and swapped out the BB for a shorter spindle, I refuse to do those sorts of things while testing a bike. If a bike comes like this from the manufacturer, that's how it's going to be tested!
In the review, I will discuss how the bike rides…but until then, I leave you with a couple thoughts — the Oso is fun, it's simple and it is pretty sleek. Oh, and it can be VERY fast. None of my gripes are difficult to surmount…a little tweaking here and there can eliminate most of my concerns.


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How are you all? So as you can see I decided to bake a cake this week with one of my silicone moulds, which was the shape of a star :) I used the recipe from the Halloween cupcakes which you can go to HERE so here is how I did it :)
|This is the bottom layer of the cake, then made another for the top layer.
|This is just a normal strawberry jam with no bits that I used for the middle.
|So this a view from the front & above
So after I done the sponges and put the jam in the middle, I waited for it to cool a bit more so that I could then put the icing on :)
For the icing I used ready to roll icing in Ivory but bought yellow food gel to turn the icing yellow. It didn't go bright yellow but went a nice lemon colour which looks lovely.
You can't really see in the middle picture as it is very bad lighting but the icing is ivory. So I put flour on the counter before rolling the icing out as it tends to stick to the counter, which can be annoying. I then rolled it out into a rectangle bigger than the cake and placed it over the sponge. I then used a pallet knife to smooth it out on the top and to get the icing to fit nicely on the points :) Then with the left over icing I used my number cutters to cut random numbers out but coloured that icing red but it went more of a tie dye pink :)
Then today I made little star cupcakes to put in between the points of the star and decorated them with chocolate icing which was in a spray can, like a whipped cream can. I used the same recipe as above and made some extra cupcakes to :)
So that completes my baking adventure :) Let me know what you think of this cake in the comments :) I will be making another cake in the next couple days which I think I'm going to do a bear this time :)
Hope You're All Having A Good Week!!! See You All Soon!!!


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I told Emma yesterday that I found modest swimsuits and bought one! Even though it snowed yesterday, but oh well I am excited that there are modest swimsuits out here and when she comes out we're going to look for some as well. And since she has complained I haven't blogged about her... here is a post dedicated to you... and other guys looking for modest swimsuits :) jk. Feel free to look! The first ones are from http://www.downeastbasics.com/newswim.aspx and the rest are from http://modestswimsuitsandswimwear.com/ and http://www.hapari.com/modest-tankinis/.
These are from Downeast at http://www.downeastbasics.com/newswim.aspx:
This is my new swimsuit!!!
Swimsuits from http://modestswimsuitsandswimwear.com/ and http://www.hapari.com/modest-tankinis/:
Saturday, March 26, 2011
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Gingerbread houses for charityby Staff Writer / Calgary Flames
Calgary, AB - Calgary Flames Better Halves, members of the media and Good Earth Cafes are teaming up in a charity gingerbread house making contest on December 1st, 2010.
When: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Time: 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Where: Bankers Hall - Main Level Lobby 315, 8th Ave SW
Who: Lauren Giordano, Erin Morrison, Susan Staios, Tanya Glencross, Katerina Jokinen, Katie Stajan, Darcy Ivanans, CTV - Pearl Tsang, CBC TV - Nirmala Naidoo, CBC Radio -Angela Knight, City TV - Zain Meghji and Tara Slone, Herald - Lisa Kadane
"We are thrilled to have the Flames Better Halves join us and volunteer their gingerbread house building expertise. The ladies contribution of time and support makes a real difference in the lives of our local Habitat families," says Sandi Ferchau, Fundraising Events Manager. "Community partners such as the Better Halves will help build affordable housing for our families."
The contest will kick off a fundraising campaign which ends December 31st for Habitat for Humanity. Gingerbread cookies will be sold at all Calgary Good Earth Cafes for $6.25 with $1.00 benefitting Habitat for Humanity during this time period.
The Flames Better Halves, players' wives and girlfriends, are active participants in fundraising initiatives for the Flames charitable arm; the Flames Foundation for Life as well as volunteers with various organizations such as the Ronald McDonald House, Alberta Children's Hospital and Impact Society. Many of the Better Halves participated in a Charity Women Build for Habitat for Humanity on November 16th, 2010 in New Brighton.
Habitat for Humanity Calgary is a non-profit organization working for a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. The organization is part of a worldwide network that spans 93 countries, which has built over 300,000 homes.


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I'm currently sitting in my room in my home stay, next to my bags that are packed all neatly and my clothes for tomorrow. It's my last night in Paris. Everyone keeps asking me how I'm reacting to leaving, and what my feelings are right now. But it's really difficult to explain, and I think that anyone whose studied abroad for a long period of time can probably relate to this.
The bad:
I've become shockingly close to some of the people here. When you experience something like this and you get to experience it with a select group of people, you naturally learn to trust each other quite quickly. Two people in particular I had to say goodbye to tonight, and let's just say that there was a little bit of crying going on in the Paris metro system. Of course we have agreed to keep in contact, but it will not be the same as it is here. In addition, I'm going to miss Paris and all of its wonders. Living here sometimes felt like a dream, and I'm soon waking up from this dream.
The good:
I am so incredibly excited to see my friends and family at home. I miss them so much, and I think that the few weeks I have before heading back to Seattle will be wonderful. I'm also excited to be back in the United States, where I know what's going on most of the time and I'm more comfortable in the culture. I know that I will miss the language and the culture here (especially the opportunities to practice French), but I am excited to feel completely at home again. Also, I've gained some really good friends here that I will get to write and talk with in French when I get home (I'm going to need to practice so that I don't lose it).
So tomorrow I hop on a plane (or three) for an extremely long amount of time, and then I get to arrive at home and be surrounded by those I've missed so much, while missing a whole new group of people.
But don't get me wrong. Paris has been a fantastic, unique experience that I would never trade in. I finished my classes today (and passed them, yay!), and said my goodbyes, but I know that the things that I've gained here personally are numerous and incredibly significant. It will be interesting to see how what I've gained here reflects on my life back in the United States. I am so grateful for the experience I've been able to have and the friends I've made here, and I'm excited to see where I go from here. I'm hoping to continue French at SU, and I'm excited to return.
Until next time, Paris. I will miss you.


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(KMOV.com) - A Belleville man said he was shot in the shoulder while outside playing with his kids in East St. Louis.
The man, who did not want to be identified, works in East St. Louis and said he stopped by his son's house Sunday afternoon when he was struck by a bullet. He said he was working on his son's bike at the time. His 3-year-old and 10-year-old sons saw the shooting, they were all standing outside in the Norman E. Owens apartment complex.
"I am so glad that it hit me and it didn't hit my kids. My 3-year-old was standing right beside me," the man said. "The 10- year-old right in front of me and also some more kids in the area were outside with them also."
The victim said the suspects ran off.
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The Diva Homestead has been invaded by a seemingly innocuous, gentle species. They're sweet-looking, cute and fuzzy.
Yes, I'm talking about the Lagomorpha Leporidae.
I prefer to call them the "wascally wabbits".
We started having problems with them last year when they discovered my hostas in the front yard. We're trying to avoid them attacking our lovely tomatoes and herbs and many assorted young trees in the back yard.
However, we're a peaceful people, and haven't resorted to anything more extreme than spraying fox urine around the plant beds.
Yesterday, Princess the Wonder Dog changed all that.
Diva Nana and I were sitting out on the patio, enjoying a break in the humidity and watching the dog run around the yard. Suddenly I heard it.
Yes, it.
It was the most horrible squeaking, squealing sound I can ever remember hearing. It is burned into my eardrums for all eternity.
I immediately knew that Princess had used her wondrous powers for evil, and ran over to the fence.
She had discovered a nest of the creatures, and helped herself to the contents. One of the poor little things had become her toy and was making the noise.
I summoned Diva Husband to come to the rescue of the quickly expiring creature, and he disposed of it. Unfortunately, there was really no way to keep nature from taking her course, and pretty soon Princess had made short order of FIVE of the little bunnies.
I tried to block the aural and visual images from my mind by humming "Circle of Life" from "The Lion King".
It didn't work.
Now that she's had her "First Blood", I'm just hoping Princess the Wonder Dog doesn't go all Rambo on us.