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STRIDE, a program supporting adults with disabilities, will have its Symphony Under the Stars at 7:30 p.m. Friday at 5045 Van Meter Road, Winchester. Gates open at 6 p.m. and wine and bourbon tasting will be 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tables for eight are $500. For tickets and information, visit Strideky.org or call (859) 744-0370.
Get closest to the pin for YMCA
A closest to the pin golf ball drop, benefiting the Winchester YMCA, will be Sept. 9 at the Chamber of Commerce's annual golf scramble at Winchester Country Club, 410 Boone Avenue. Each ball costs $10 and sales are limited to 1,000 balls. Cash prizes will be awarded to the closest ball ($1,000), second closest, ($500), and third closest ($250). Purchase a golf ball by calling the Chamber at (859) 744-6420.
Trolley tours to historic sites
Bluegrass Heritage Museum's fall trolley tours will be Sept. 10 to Battlefield Park in Richmond, $15; Sept. 17 to Cane Ridge Meeting House in Bourbon County, $25; and to the University of Kentucky's Department of Anthropology, $15. All trolley tours will depart at 5 p.m. from the museum, 217 South Main Street. Reservations are required. Call (859) 745-1358 to register. Visit Bgheritage.com.


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Here is Lizzie kate's Think Summer. It is so much fun to stitch but I need to finish it so I can move on to Halloween Stitching! I know I am late... As always :)
Have a great week!
PS my last post was from last week but wouldn't publish until today :(
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James Cameron "Loosely Attached" to New 'Terminator'!
Alan Taylor is currently in New Orleans shooting the new Terminator, which stars Emilia Clarke (as Sarah Conner), Jai Courtney (as Kyle Reese) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (as a T-800), with Jason Clarke, Byung-hun Lee, Matt Smith, Aaron V. Williamson, Dayo Okeniyi and J.K. Simmons.
Early rumors and leaked information reveal a cross-pollinating arc in which the characters of the new film go into classic scenes from the first two films, both helmed by James Cameron.
Slashfilm attended a Q+A with Cameron at the Hero Complex Film Festival where he drops some proverbial bombs. Not only does Cameron reveal that he's "loosely attached" with his biggest contribution focusing on Arnold Schwarzenegger's character, but he could have brought the rights back several years ago.
I pay attention to [the new Terminator films] but I'm not terribly concerned about it one way or the other. I've had to let it go. There was a point in time where I debated going after the rights. Carolco Pictures, the company that produced 'Terminator 2,' was failing and in bankruptcy and the rights were in play. I talked briefly to 20th Century Fox about it. At a certain point, I think I was finishing 'Titanic' at the time and I just felt as a filmmaker maybe I've gone beyond it. I really wasn't that interested. I felt like I'd told the story I wanted to tell. I suppose I could have pursued it more aggressively and gone to the mat for it but I felt like I was laboring in someone else's house in a sense because I had sold the rights very early on.
Basically I went from being a truck driver to being a film director and part of my dues paying was that I sold the rights to Terminator for a song, essentially, in order to keep myself attached as a director. And the outcome was fine. The rest of my career really hinged upon that. But I no longer had control of it. I thought why don't I just create my own new thing that I would have control over the IP. So I kind of let it go and in the act of letting it go, I now have to live with the consequences of that — which is I can't get too emotionally involved in it.
Now having said that — when the new round of 'Terminator' films, they're making the first one and I think there's meant to be two (EDITOR'S NOTE: It's supposed to be three), when Megan Ellison bought the rights, she asked me if I wanted to be involved. I said "Well look. I don't mind standing behind the curtain and whispering like some court advisory in 15th century Italy or something." My goal in that was not to insinuate myself artistically but to try to make sure they stayed true to the Terminator character and the idea of Arnold being in it. Because he's a friend of mine and we've been through all the wars together and everything. And I wanted them to see the possibilities I saw for what they could do with this character.
And then David Ellison took the project over from Megan and he and I met a couple times. And so Arnold is very much front and center in the new Terminator films. So I might have had some tiny effect on it — but obviously they had to make the right financial and creative decisions themselves so I'm not trying to take credit for the film that they're making but that was my goal in being loosely attached to the film but I won't have any credit on it.
If that doesn't reassure your faith in the new film, I don't know what else will get you in theaters on July 1, 2015.


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An ardent peace advocate, Abura says her priority is to use her music to assist in the process of developing a culture of peace in Africa. Inspired by Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, Miriam Makeba, Gladys Knight, Letta Mbulu and Randy Crawford, Abura has always been into music. At the age of 12, after excelling in her primary school education, her mother Isabella Abura rewarded her with a new Campbell piano.
She sang gospel music and joined Life Ministry while at Kenya High School and continued doing the same as a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) student at the Virginia Commonwealth, University, USA, singing with the Monroe Sisters, in 1990.
Upon graduating she released her debut gospel album I believe. The album launched her into the limelight showcasing her powerful voice and strong writing skills. The title track became a household song and was even adopted as the signature tune for a gospel music programme on KBC TV. In 1992, Abura graduated with a Masters of Philosophy in Environmental Studies at Moi University, Eldoret. And in 1993, when her mother passed away she recorded a dedication album for her titled Way Over Yonder. She then recorded her third album Sulwe with Ted Josiah of Blu Zebra.
Abura then reinvented her style of music to a more secular Afro-Jazz style. "Gospel music is restricted to preaching", she once said. "I believe that God wants me to express myself more; to expand and sing about peace, domestic violence and other aspects of life".
In 2002, Abura released her fourth album, Maisha, and […] performed with Senegalese based Saintrick Et Les Tchielly of Congo Brazaville in a highly acclaimed show at the Carnivore, under the sponsorship of the East-West Cultural Exchange Cooperation Project of the French Cultural Center. Under the same initiative she was invited to perform at the Africa Fete Festival in Dakar, Senegal, […] becoming the first Kenyan artist to perform in culturally rich Senegal.
Her latest CD, Spirit Of A Warrior, was voted among the top Afro-Jazz releases in Francophone Africa in January and her music has been gaining popularity with audiences in Central and West Africa.
Abura has achieved startling artistic maturity, with a fifth album in a career spanning a decade. Her good reputation and experience have seen her perform in high-profiled concerts in the US, England, Spain, France, Germany, Senegal, Tanzania, South Africa and Zanzibar. […]» (True Blaq)
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I did start working in my Smash book a little bit. I added some quotes that I wanted to remember to the first page, I put a pocket right at the beginning to hold cards and bigger items, and then on the next page I actually started "smashing" in some various things. I think this is such a neat catch-all concept. Granted if you have a bind-it-all or a cinch, you could easily make one yourself, but I don't have those tools and I think $12 is worth it for the shear convienence of it already made up.
|I love the little pockets.
|This is a favorite Mark Twain quote and I think it works great in this book.
|Various things - I can't wait to dig through my drawers for more stuff that I know I've stashed away.
So that's it for today. I hope to have a new card for you guys tomorrow. Thanks to all my new followers! It really makes my deal to read all of your wonderful comments! As always, Happy Scrappin!


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DAY OF LOT: Atlanta Theater Under Fire For Gay Versions of Bible Stories
The Modern world madness continues...
What if it really was Adam and Steve? That's what the Out Front Theater Company in Atlanta, which stages shows created only by people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning, will set out to answer for audiences during a three-week run of "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told," starting April 27.
However, its decision to do so has provoked a torrent of criticism over the play, which has been called "blasphemous."
The work is an alternate version and comedic sendup of stories from the Old Testament, presented through the eyes of a gay couple named Adam and Steve and a lesbian couple named Jane and Mabel. It was written by Paul Rudnick and premiered Off Broadway in 1998. The New York Times called it, a "seriously silly theology treatise of a play."
The Out Front Theater decided it would do its own rendition of it about a year ago. However, on March 27, emails, phone calls, letters and Facebook messages blasting the decision started pouring in.
"We had already been in rehearsals for several weeks and had auditions before that," Paul Conroy, the theater's artistic director, said. "I guess that's just when someone found us and my best guess was that it was a Monday, which means that people were at church on Sunday the day before, and that's when it picked up steam."
The main driver of the protest seems to be a conservative Catholic group called America Needs Fatima, which circulated an online petition that has garnered more than 40,000 signatures. The group has protested earlier productions of "The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told," along with other works it found objectionable, such as 2006's movie adaptation of "The Da Vinci Code."
This petition reads: "I vehemently protest your showing the blasphemous play 'The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told,' which, among other blasphemies, refers to the Virgin Mary as a lesbian. Please cancel your showing of it." It also refers to the play as showing a "homosexual version of the Old Testament."
Mr. Conroy said there were no plans to cancel the show.
"I'm going to let the show speak for itself," Mr. Conroy said. "I don't see the benefit in responding because I don't think they're going to change their minds no matter what I say or anyone else says. These people have their minds made up even before it starts."
If you thought that wasnt bad enough...
University of Wisconsin-Madison offers free tampons in men's bathrooms
But in a third venue, the Red Gym, the products will be available in all of the building's bathrooms, he said. Asked why women's hygiene products are needed inside men's bathrooms, Wagner said: "Menstrual products will be available in all of the bathrooms of the Red Gym so that they are available to any student who might need them." READ MORE


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Fffiiuuuhhh... its our 2nd time for us to do the work from home. It was worse than the 1st one. The flood was coming in the lobby... Whhhoooaaa.... thanks to the management that was informing us at the soonest so then we were not stuck at the office.
N it was taking 3 days to make all the water gone from all the area.
At the 2nd day i got a calling from my Australian n Indian friend. They heard n saw from the television that Jakarta have very blood flood. N they were curious bout that. U r so kind guys... thanks for the attention.
We r hoping that Jakarta's Governoor to find the solution of the flood. We cant b like this every year. Please... please dont make the flood as the Jakarta's annual agenda.
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Modeling Behavior
According to the research, do you think that the learning techniques proposed in this discussion is appropriate for the Hispanic ethnic group? Explain your reasoning.
The application of the learning theory may greatly vary depending upon cultural beliefs and values of various groups. The family is where children learn how to socialize in many different situations, whether or not the learned behavior is intentional or not. Other areas of learning come from various environments and people that children interact with (teachers, church members, neighbors, etc).
Culturally speaking, the Hispanic population has some aspects that affect the population. Children can learn how to be affectionate, considerate, fun-loving, and responsible. But they can also learn how to be selfish, spoiled, and inconsiderate. Many Hispanics use the Modeling behavior to show their children how to proceed in life. As a culture, they are a very close family, not only the nuclear family, but extended family members as well.
Hispanics typically follow a way of life that the father is the head of the household, and the mother does the cooking, cleaning, and rearing of children. Most Hispanics feel that due to difficult educational resources their culture, as a whole, is mostly blue collar workers. Very devout, many Hispanics are of the Catholic faith, and believe that God comes first, and family second.
They tend to use social reinforcement as a way to show the younger generations how to behave. In public they are well dressed and put together (hair, jewelry, make-up, etc). They attend church and take care of their family. Getting together for celebrations frequently is part of their culture, as well as taking care of multi-generations. This learning technique allows for the younger generation to quickly learn how to behave appropriately in public and at home by seeing it modeled daily.© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com July 22, 2018, 5:09 am ad1c9bdddf
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Optimal foraging models predict that large predators should concentrate on large prey in order to maximize their net gain of energy intake. Here, we show that the largest species of sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, does not strictly adhere to this general pattern. Field observations combined with a theoretical model suggest that a 300 kg leatherback turtle would meet its energetic requirements by feeding for 3–4 h a day on 4 g jellyfish, but only if prey were aggregated in high-density patches. Therefore, prey abundance rather than prey size may, in some cases, be the overriding parameter for foraging leatherbacks. This is a classic example where the presence of small prey in the diet of a large marine predator may reflect profitable foraging decisions if the relatively low energy intake per small individual prey is offset by high encounter rates and minimal capture and handling costs. This study provides, to our knowledge, the first quantitative estimates of intake rate for this species.
1. Introduction
Optimal foraging models predict that large predators should concentrate on large prey in order to maximize their net gain of energy intake [1]. Accordingly, a positive relationship between predator–prey body size is found for both terrestrial and marine predators [2,3]. For example, small terrestrial mammalian carnivores (less than 20 kg) feed mostly on prey that is less than or equal to 45 per cent of their own mass, whereas larger terrestrial mammalian carnivores (more than 20 kg) specialize in feeding on large prey nearly equal to their own mass. Similarly, prey size generally increases with predator size in marine ecosystems [2], even though a simple relationship between predator–prey body size cannot usually be assumed without taking prey behaviour and density into account.
In accordance with the prediction of optimal foraging models, the giant leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea (adult body mass approx. 250–450 kg), is thought to feed on large species of jellyfish, such as Rhizostoma sp. (typical body mass: 2–20 kg), Chrysaora sp. (0.4–1 kg) and Cyanea capillata (0.5–5 kg) [4]. Virtually, all feeding observations occurred at high-latitude foraging grounds—vast distances from leatherback nesting beaches in the tropics—where these large species of jellyfish are often common [4,5]. However, previous studies have also suggested that female leatherbacks may feed during the nesting season [6,7], although no direct observations of such behaviour have been reported so far.
Here, we report on feeding dynamics of male leatherback turtles that are novel for two reasons: (i) the animals were directly observed foraging in warm tropical waters, close to known nesting beaches just prior to the peak of leatherback nesting in this area, and (ii) they were feeding on an ultra-dense aggregation of very small jellyfish. The novelty of these direct observations broadens our understanding of the feeding ecology of this large marine reptile, but seems to contradict predictions of optimal foraging models regarding predator–prey size relationships.
2. Material and methods
(a) Field observations
Field observations took place on 30 November 2010, approximately 0.8 km east of Karujeu Island (8°37.674′ S, 158°12.398′ E), Western Province, Solomon Islands (figure 1). A large aggregation (i.e. approx. 1 km long, 10–15 m wide and 3 m thick) of jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata, approx. 3 cm estimated diameter; approx. 4 g estimated wet mass [8]) was observed at the site, from a small vessel. At 11.05 (Greenwich mean time (GMT) + 11), a male leatherback was seen from the vessel and followed. During observations, it swam slowly through the jellyfish aggregation while feeding. Another male leatherback was spotted at 11.36 (GMT + 11) within 500 m of the first turtle while behaving in a similar manner to the first individual. Photographs and video footage of both the jellyfish aggregation and the turtles were recorded by an underwater observer (A.R.L.) equipped with standard SCUBA gear and a high-resolution (14.7 Megapixel) waterproofed digital camera (Canon PowerShot G10, Canon, Inc.) (figure 1).
(b) Video analysis
Eight post-graduates from Swansea University watched the video footage (total duration 39 s, electronic supplementary material, video S1) 10 times each, using Real Player, and reported the following information for each review trial: (i) number, start and end time of the feeding session(s), (ii) number of mouth-opening events during each feeding session, and (iii) number of jellyfish ingested during a mouth-opening event. A feeding session was considered as finished when the turtle was not observed eating for greater than or equal to 5 s. These data were used to determine the turtles' feeding rate (i.e. jellyfish consumed per second) and estimates for daily energy intake.
(c) Photo analysis
Estimates for jellyfish density were determined from the underwater, high-resolution photographs by analysis with the software Tracker: Video Analysis and Modelling Tool (v. 4.05, http://www.cabrillo.edu/~dbrown/tracker/). Jellyfish in the bloom were of a very consistent size estimated at 3 cm bell width. To provide a crude measure of the jellyfish density, we first assumed that individuals appearing as the same size (±10%) in the images were the same distance from the camera, and then for such jellyfish we used their assumed actual size (3 cm) to estimate their distance apart. In this way, the separation distances of 17 pairs of jellyfish were measured, from which the overall density was estimated.
3. Results
All video analysers recorded two feeding sessions (see the electronic supplementary material, video S1). The mean duration of the first and second feeding sessions was 6.9 ± 2.0 s and 13.5 ± 2.8 s ( ± s.d., n = 8 video analysers), respectively, while the mean time between feeding sessions was 8.4 ± 3.4 s. The mean number of mouth-opening events was 6.6 ± 1.1 and 11.5 ± 1.3 during the first and second feeding session respectively, with one to three jellyfish ingested per mouth-opening event. We calculated a minimum effective ingestion rate of one jellyfish every 2.3 s, based on an average of 6.6 mouth-opening events between the beginning of the first feeding session and the beginning of the second one (i.e. in 15.3 s).
We built a theoretical model to determine if an adult leatherback turtle (body mass = 300 kg) could meet its minimum daily energy requirement (ER) by only feeding on small jellyfish, such as L. unguiculata, based on our video analysis and parameters available in the literature (see figure 2 for details about model parameters). For comparison, Rhizostoma octopus was included in the model as a large prey item.
Based on these data, we estimated a leatherback would need to eat a 4 g L. unguiculata every 6 s or a 5 kg R. octopus every 6300 s (105 min) to meet its minimum ER (figure 2a,b). Furthermore, a leatherback would need to eat a 4 g L. unguiculata approximately every 1.6 s or a 5 kg R. octopus every 1680 s (28 min) to meet its maximum ER. If a turtle eats a 4 g L. unguiculata every 2.3 s, as suggested by our empirical results, it would need to feed for 9.5 h d−1 to meet its minimum ER (figure 2c). Assuming that a turtle swims along a straight path at a cruising speed of 0.3 m s−1 [10], we can crudely estimate a required patch density of at least one L. unguiculata every 0.7 m to sustain an ingestion rate of one jellyfish every 2.3 s. In addition, our video analysis shows that a turtle can eat up to two to three jellyfish per mouth-opening event, while foraging on an aggregation with an estimated density of approximately 5832 jellyfish m−3. In this case, and an effective ingestion rate of one mouth-opening every 2.3 s, a turtle would need to ingest 52 or 76 jellyfish per minute for 4.75 or 3.25 h d−1, respectively (i.e. approx. 14 820 4 g jellyfish a day) to meet its minimum ER (figure 2d).
4. Discussion
Prey size is a critical parameter of the foraging strategy in both terrestrial and marine predators [2,3], with large predators usually concentrating on large prey to maximize their net energy gain [1]. However, our results demonstrate that the largest marine turtle can meet its daily ERs by foraging for only 3.25 h d−1 on small prey, when those prey are encountered at high-density. This suggests that small prey may be as profitable as larger prey for a large marine predator, as previously suggested in marine fishes [2], if the relatively low energy intake per small individual prey is offset by high encounter rates and minimal capture and handling costs.
Other large marine animals, such as baleen whales, whale sharks or manta rays also feed on high-density aggregations of very small prey [12,13]. However, these taxa are considered planktivores rather than predators, as they have adaptations for filter feeding and are not capable of selecting individual prey items. By contrast, leatherback turtles seem to be able to select individual prey items and opportunistically switch between large and small prey based on their respective availability. This strategy is more analogous to the foraging strategies by such marine species as sharks, and scrombrid fishes feeding on small schooling prey [12], or bats feeding on small insects [14], and could almost be considered as grazing in a jellyfish field.
Despite the low calorific value of jellyfish [9], their high digestibility [15] may explain the adoption of this specialized diet by the leatherback turtle. In addition, this particular feeding strategy may be facilitated by the relatively low metabolic rate of this marine reptile [10,11] and the slow-moving nature of its prey (i.e. negligible chasing costs).
The absolute calorific value of a 4 g L. unguiculata is about three orders of magnitude less than a 5 kg R. octopus and a leatherback turtle feeding on a R. octopus bloom would certainly gain more energy than by feeding on L. unguiculata. However, small jellyfish aggregated in a patch can be procured and processed more rapidly than larger jellyfish [16]. Leatherback turtles are indeed able to ingest a new prey while still processing and swallowing previous prey in the posterior region of the buccal cavity [16]. This suggests that for a leatherback turtle, prey abundance rather than prey size may be critical for maximizing its net energy gain [1]. Ultra-high jellyfish densities recorded in this study are no rarity, but have been observed in other tropical sites [17]. Albeit leatherback turtles appear to heavily rely on energy stores accrued at high-latitude foraging grounds for successful reproduction, our data show that leatherbacks also actively feed in warm, tropical waters and that they could surpass their daily ERs by feeding more than 3.25 h d−1 on aggregations of small jellyfish. This foraging strategy may afford leatherback turtles the chance to minimize energy loss during the nesting season for successful reproduction and for sustaining long-distance post-nesting migrations. However, as our results are based on a small sample size there is therefore a possibility that leatherback turtles from other populations behave differently. Accordingly, data from different populations are requisite; yet, observations of underwater predation by free-living giant vertebrates are challenging and still very rare.
All work conformed to the legal requirements of the country in which it was carried out, and to all institutions (Swansea University) guidelines.
We thank North Star Cruises, Captain Jarrad Butt and the post-graduates students from Swansea University. S.F. and G.C.H. were supported by a research grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
- Received October 5, 2011.
- Accepted October 26, 2011.
- This journal is © 2011 The Royal Society


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Let's start!
1 – Creating JAIN SLEE PROJECT
NEW – Project… – JAIN SLEE – JAIN SLEE PROJECT
Put the name of the project and Finish
2 – Creating a Child Service Building Block (SBB)
Create a package on src, and do New - Other - JAIN SLEE - Service Bulding Block.
Fill the name of the Sbb and the information of the second slide.
To use this sbb as child of other sbb in a sbb tree you have to create the custom SBB local object interface. In this interface we must define the function that will implement this SBB child.
In this example we create a function with returns a Boolean that results by the comparison of a
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Now you have to create another SBB and when you use the wizard you find the option to add the previous sbb as child.
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In this example getChildSbb() is the child sbb.
On this sbb we will use the same system event as the First Steps Tutorial, and the code to execute will be the follow:
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Context myEnv = (Context) new InitialContext().lookup("java:comp/env");
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Lyle Overbay once once some of our regular players started coming back from injuries, especially Mark Teixeira. Considering that Overbay has never played any other position besides first base, it was a very interesting challenge to have. How do you cut a guy that has been such an important part of your lineup?
The Yankees answered that question.....you don't. Instead, reinvent him and give him the opportunity to show what he can do with it. No one was more excited to have Mark Teixeira come back than me. I have been waiting on pins and needles to see him back on the field. When he was put on the disabled list I was scratching my head wondering how the Yankees were going to fill that void in the lineup. Overbay stepped up and he answered that question. He delivered, and now he is still here, but this time in the outfield.
HERE but he made it look easy. That is what makes a baseball player so valuable.
The Yankees need Overbay for more than one reason. Most importantly right now, they need his bat. He is one of the few players right now who is consistently hitting. Sticking him in the outfield strengthens the outfield's offensive capabilities. Some people may think he is a defensive liability, but he hasn't been in the three starts that Joe Girardi has put him there. He may not have a gold glove out there, but right now his bat is what the Yankees are concerned with....and I am too.
Vernon Wells and Ichiro Suzuki struggle. One stat that is really scary is how the Yankees are on the bottom of the totem pole with runs scored since May, only the White Sox are doing worse than we are. Isn't that hard to believe? I mean, think about other teams out there that are supposed to be weaker offensively, like the Houston Astros. It boggles my mind.
Of course, fear of injuries is another reason to keep him. I think the Yankees are cursed. I really do. There is a dark gray cloud hovering over the Yankees this year. Everyday there is some new injury in the news whether it is a pesky, nagging issue that isn't serious but affects game time lineup....or the Yankees are moving yet another player to the 60 day disabled list and making more roster moves.
Kevin Youkilis and Mark Teixeira back, but will it last? I hope so, but the track record doesn't look so good. I think about Derek Jeter who was ready to come back. We were ready for him to come back, and then he has another setback. Right now, we don't know when he will come back. I also think about Curtis Granderson. He played in a couple of games only to get hit by a pitch and then he is back on the disabled list again. If this isn't bad luck I don't know what is.
Risking Overbay right now just isn't a good idea. If the Yankees try to demote him then they risk losing him all together. If the Yankees designate him for assignment we will lose him. He has been to consistent for another team to just ignore him. Someone would take him. He is the best insurance policy the Yankees could have right now, and he has lived up to all of the challenges so far.
I'm really not surprised that the Yankees are finding a way to keep him in the lineup. The Yankees are masters at making the best out of any situation. They also know how to mold a player into taking on a new role.
Eric Chavez. When he signed with the Yankees we were counting on him to take some stress off of Alex Rodriguez. Next, he is working with the great Tino Martinez and became a solid first baseman. He may not be a gold glove first basemen like Tex is....but look at how he is contributing for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Yankees molded him into a diverse player, and they will do the same thing for Overbay.
I tip my cap to the Yankees. It has been a very challenging season so far, and there is so much baseball left to play. Good teams find a way to win with the players they have on the field. We have heard Joe Girardi say that many times this season. It's become the Yankee slogan this year. As long as we have Overbay in the lineup we have a much better chance to continue to win.
I like the way you think Girardi.....GAME ON!
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If you fancy stretching your intellectual muscle somewhat, then the University of Edinburgh's new MSc in Diaspora and Migration History might be the course for you.
From the University's website:
The MSc in Diaspora and Migration History is distinctive in its breadth and diversity, drawing on the extensive expertise in Scottish, British and Irish migration and diaspora history available in the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies (SCDS), but also involves scholars with complementary interests in African, American, Asian and Australian history within the School of History, Classics and Archaeology. The programme, the only one of its kind offered by a UK university, will provide world-class training in migration and diaspora history in the vibrant and innovative interdisciplinary atmosphere of the Scottish Centre for Diaspora Studies. It offers students a unique opportunity to extend their knowledge of global migration history through a range of core and option modules, with a particular focus on the Scottish, British and Irish diasporas, as well as conducting an independent research project in partnership with experienced academic supervisors, who are themselves leaders in their research fields. Students will pursue this advanced study in one of the world's leading research universities with excellent resources close to hand at the National Library of Scotland (a copyright library) and the National Archives of Scotland.
For more information visit www.shca.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/documents/2009NewDiaspora.pdf and www.shca.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/documents/2009NewDiasporacourses.pdf.
It took some digging, but it looks like the cost of the course for 2009-2010 is £4850 for home based or EU students, and £11,250 for overseas. See www.registry.ed.ac.uk/Fees/TRPGfees09-10.pdf.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Florida Keys Dream House
You know how you don't listen to commercials until something strikes your interest, and then you scramble to remember what you heard. That happened yesterday as I was watching HGTV. There was a brief announcement about New Year's Day and the Florida Keys Dream House. To the computer I flew. Sure enough, HGTC built a dream house down here and I didn't even know about it. Of course, they built it in the wrong place.
Islamorda, Florida is located about 80 miles north of Key West (Paradise)on U.S.1. Former President Bush and lots of rich folk go there to fish. Big fishing place. Not much else to do, however. Lots of very expensive homes located directly on the water, however. And lots of houses with their pools and outdoor dining areas covered with screens to prevent being eaten alive by mosquitoes. That's a problem in lots of parts of Florida, but not Key West. We have an army and an air force (no exaggeration) that keeps the little creeps at bay.
CLICK HERE to see more pics of the really nice dream house that HGTV built. Watch the show. Enter to win. Be careful, you may win and get to pay taxes on it. And be stuck owning a very expensive home in the wrong location.
There is nothing to do anywhere between Key West and South Beach. Nothing. Everybody comes here to live. People may sleep and eat up the Keys, but they come down here to live. So don't make a $2 million mistake or even a $300,000 mistake. Key West is where you want to live your life. You know it.
Every week I create a flyer of homes priced under $899,000 that I place outside our office. There are a lot of very creative people in Key West and I will be you that you could buy a nice house in a good Old Town location priced under $899,000 and create your own Dream House that would out-do the one located up Islamorda way. Location is one of the most important things to consider when buying real estate. HGTV got it wrong. You could get it right. By the way, the photo to the right is of the HGTV Dream House. The other photo is in Key West. Just so you don't think that scene is up there. It isn't.
CLICK HERE for the list of "affordable" single family homes in Key West priced under $899,000. Then give me a call to schedule your own personal showing 1-305-766-2642. Your house may not end up being as pricey or as prissy as the HGTV Dream House, but it can be your Dream Come True.
Posted by Gary Thomas at 9:08 AM
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- philippine homes said...
Beautiful place. Love the house design, and the colors too.
Deirdre G
- July 21, 2010 at 2:14 AM
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should I leave my baby at the gym creche?(8 Posts)
I joined a gym before my daughter developed separation anxiety at about 16 months old (before that, she was quite happy whether or not I was around) thinking that it'd be great to go to a couple classes every week and I could pop her in the creche.
But with her separation anxiety, she has total hysterics when I try and leave her, she acts really frantic. I really don't think that at her age she is capable of 'manipulating' me, I think it's more that she does feel genuine distress in that moment. But I can't decide if I should just persevere with it, as she'll get used to the creche and to the people who work there and maybe grow to enjoy it/ have fun, or if I should just see it as being too much upset and not worth it.
I'm a SAHM and plan to be one until she's about 2 or 3 so she's not used to being left in a creche / nursery setting, however she has lots of other people in her life except me who she's happy to go with when she knows them well.
She's always been very sensitive about everything and I'm wondering if maybe I'm pushing her too much by trying to leave her in the creche - or if I'm just being a wimp and should just DO it? DH thinks I should leave her in the creche and it'll be good for me and in the long run, good for her.
It feels like a very frivolous 'problem' in that many people HAVE to leave their children in nursery /creche because of work, whether separation anxiety is going on or not. But I think I'd feel better about it if I had to work... It's not as though I HAVE to go to the gym, so maybe I should just save her the misery and not do it. I worry a bit that I'm doing a bit of psychological damage by putting her in there when it distresses her so much, but again DH thinks that's ridiculous as it's only an hour and she's usually with me the rest of the day. My head completely agrees with him but my heart feels too wimpy to go along with it!
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I could have written your post a few months back as I started leaving my dd at my gym crèche around the same time. It was a very close friend of mine who suggested that it would do me the world of good just to have an hour to myself. I think I was in the fog so much then as dd was still sometimes having separation issues leaving me to even be with DH but this got better too. Only you know what is right but my friend reminded me, it's only for a very short time- i started with 30mins, they come & get you if anything is wrong, you are on the same premises as where they are being looked after. You are not a wimp & I know exactly where you are coming from. For me personally it did me the world of good just to have that little bit of time to myself. I felt a bit indulgent at first but it had such a positive impact on how I felt afterwards when I was with dd - I had muh more energy/ patience & enthusiasm for singing the wheels on the bus for the 10th time or whatever. It was more about space for my head- even if I had been running on the treadmill. My dd settled relatively quickly within about 6 weeks of going twice a week for 30 minutes to an hour. The ladies there were lovely & she used to come out & tell me what she had been playing with.
If you feel like you want to then go for it. It doesn't have to be forever & you can explain how you feel to the crèche & say that you would like them to come & get you if she hasn't settled after xyz number of minutes or whatever but do give them time to "make friends" with your dd & try to entertain her. Best of luck
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My dd was like this. She is a shy child with other people but warms up after a time. I would spend a bit of time settling her in and then explain that you were going and would be back v soon. Then try to check on them 15 mins later (without them seeing). IMO little ones need to get used to being with others without mummy - even if its for a short while. Plus mummy needs some me time!
16 month old babies absolutely do not need to get used to being left with strangers. They are experiencing separation anxiety because they have just realised that their beloved carer sometimes disappears and they don't understand the concept of that person coming back soon or being close by.
OP, if you need this time for you I fully support your right to put your DD in the hands of people you trust and go and do something for just you. Some people feel they are much better parents for the occasional break.
Don't do it because you think it will be good for her. There will be plenty of time for her to learn to be away from you when she's more mature and able to understand that you will return.
Don't do it because other people say you should. Your DD will not be this little for long. Enjoy spending time with her if that's what feels right for both of you.
reading, going on what you say, I'd err towards not leaving her, life is too short and you will get gym back when she is older.
and i dont see how gym creche is best environment for a baby thats not used to being left?
good luck
Have you actually left her in the creche? Or do you just not do it because of the tears?
You could try and go out of her sight - but where you can hear her...
My DD1 (used to being at full time nursery from 3 months) went through a stage at around that age of crying when I tried to leave her to go to work -but she stopped within a few seconds of me being out of sight...
But at a similar age DD2 (I was a sahm then -so she had never been left before) cried and wouldn't settle at a nursery -no matter what we tried - in the end they gave up and told me to try again in a few months (it was only going to be ad hoc -so I could get some time to spend with DD1) I didn't try leaving her again for another year- when she quite happily went to playgroup without a fuss...
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it just arrived. i plugged it in and it just worked. it found our wireless internet, and here i am. whoo hoo!!! lots has happened but the big news is we are expecting several inches of snow tonight. the kids have new sleds and are brandishing them at the slightest sign of precipitation. i hope to have wonderful snowy photos tomorrow. i am so excited about the new computer that i don't know where to start--just staring at the huge monitor seems to be enough right now. the kids are blown away by this thing. i'll be back very soon
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My Mom is half a brick short of a load.
There is simply no other way to say it. I can't lie or beat around the bush. The woman has many wonderful qualities such as an uncanny ability to train dogs and a talent for floral arranging, however her behavior in the house leaves much to be desired... and questioned...
I do NOT mean to imply the horrendous 50's stereotypes of 'women must be in the house cook, cleaning, holding a baby and pregnant with more' bull s*&t.
I am, however, talking about how at every meal I have to inspect each morsel of food 360 degrees before I bite into it for bugs, mold, dog hair, cooked thoroughly and whatever else might stand out that should not be there.
Her refusal to allow me to help with household chores has left every room with much to be desired. I do force the vaccum through whenever the spider colonies began to amas forms of government. 'Windex' is a four letter word in the house and writing your name in the dust on the TV screen has advanced to something of a Guest Book.
The all-time winner goes to a moment that happened during the 2011-12 Christmas/New Years/Whatever- you- call- it season.
Lunch time arrived, as it typically does at noon each day, my parents sat down to the news on TV and I was instructed to make myself a sandwich (I am 29 years old). I like sandwich's... so many choices!
One look in our fridge will immediatly vanish your appetite. A rainbow beholds you... not one item it's original colour....
Bread that had been frozen for over a year, cheese so mouldy it was growing new cheese, dressing that had expired 4 months ago, the mayonaise 6 months ago, slightly green ham that had passed it's 'use by' date more than 8 weeks previous. Sardines, pickels, margerine tub full of dog hair, I didn't even bother looking at the milk.
Me: Mom, what is wrong with the fridge?
Mom: Nothing! Everything is fine! Get a sandwich and sit down!
Me: umm...sure...I'll just eat over hear by the window where you can't see me....mmm, yummy! I never knew lunch could be this good, it sure is tasty....mmmmmm! All done! *puts clean plate in dishwasher*
The best part, I made a weekend visit nearly 5 months later... the mayonaise was still there. It is now pink.
My parents are not hoarders, despite their hoarding-like behavior. They do not over-shop, but buy only what they need... the just don't throw anything out until the contents are used. Expiry dates are a suggestion to them.
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I ran today.
It's been a sea of emotions as of late for reasons far too personal to share here. I don't know how you cope with those times in your life where you feel hit with a ton of bricks consistently; I personally feel that in grappling with these topsy-turvy feelings the best way to combat it is put on running shoes and take the struggle onto pavement.
I was in the middle of my 13-minute mile run, and by middle I mean very middle. I was STRUG city, sputtering by an array of couples going on sunset walks.
First of all, one of the things that have been bothering me is feeling so very ALONE. So just the sight of so many couples immediately irritated me. Second of all, as an avid extrovert I love having little friendly gestures and exchanges with people. I'm that person who at every stoplight I peer to my left and right just to see if there is that possibility of becoming friends.
All of said couples avoided eye contact as I "ran" past. Then one couple, as the guy stopped to tie his shoe the girl gave me a thumbs up and said "GOOD JOB!" with a friendly smile. I was so excited and not knowing what to say back I goofily gave a thumbs up back and said, "Yes."
And did I run the rest of the way differently? I actually did. I felt like I was running a marathon and people were cheering me on. Encouragement works. It doesn't have to be large, it doesn't have to be a show. There was a one-year old baby girl stumbling around at work. She was the cutest! Her walks were like a drunken college kid, and she was always on the verge of falling. My co-worker saw this and said to her, "You're going to do great!" I caught her eye and we burst out laughing. What does that mean, you're going to do great in life? You're going to go amazing places? It was a recurring joke but I loved it. Every time I see her now (the co-worker) I say "You're going to do amazing things today!"
Encouragement changes the atmosphere, it boosts people up. Have you ever been told something encouraging and then gotten mad over it? Don't you dare tell me that I look skinny today and that that my future is bright. How dare you. So call out the good in the people around you. Maybe you don't like where you are right now, maybe you think the environment is negative or toxic. Why not shift it yourself by bringing in encouragement. Maybe it's your job to be the encourager. Try to do it three times a day! You'll make the little world around you significantly brighter, small words of encouragement yield unsurpassable results.


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While Di and I used to look for suitable brides for our brother, there was a major criteria that he had mentioned - NO Virgo! And we don't blame him for that either.... now, if you had two sisters with that sign, you'd know what I, rather my brother meant and will empathize with him also (Yeah, Di and I belong to the so-called perfectionist cult!!!).
OKK, jokes apart, it is some serious matter. I say 'some', as I still cannot figure out how can I first know the sun sign of a person, before liking him (or her...as your case may be!)? After all, I need to know if we will be compatible! And this whole thing completely refutes the theory of love at first sight! Now, don't tell me that you only fall in love then because somewhere, your personalities give those 'our sun signs are compatible' vibe! Before you question me.... yes, I am also a romantic at heart and believe in love at first sight... and I will keep this topic for another post :).
Coming back to our dearie sun signs, it's a mere coincident that one of my best friends is a Capricorn (Virgos & Capricorns are believed to be really good together..or so they say).. and another one is a Gemini and I still don't know how well my sun sign goes with hers! Then, I am my Di's replica in every sense (except that she is more practical than me!) and we both are Virgos! And my Dad and brother are Sagittarius and my tuning with both of them is simply great (Now, I'm curious to google on the compatibility of these two!). Shivani is a typical Scorpio and we seem to gel really well too. Ankit is a Libra and Dadaji, a Cancerian and they are my lifelines! My Jiju is a Taurus and at times, he understands me better than Di... and my Bhabhi is a Leo (yeah, we found a non-Virgo for my brother, but worse, he has three of us to deal with now!). I'm sure that I have some great people of other not-mentioned sun signs too as very important part of my life.
Though, I am not much into reading about them, and the source of all (restricted!) my knowledge are my Sun sign-guru friends. I'd never mind reading a thick Indian fiction, but the width of Linda Goodman put me off somehow. A school friend got this old coveted version of Ceiro once and we tried to devour it as much in a couple of hours... I barely remember now what it was all about! Of course, I too enjoy reading the daily tiny horoscope in the newspaper and there is this little, but, very important rule that I follow - only the good things are meant for me! Now, how can only 12 types of things happen with everyone in this world everyday? There has to be some segregation there, right? So, I do that part for myself :) (cheeky, na? ;) ).
However, after all this, it still doesn't make straight sense to me... I mean the entire sun sign business. And I tend to desist it all the more when I see it becoming a reason behind wrecked relationships! Yes, I know and have seen people who tend to treat the sun sign compatibility with more reverence than a person and whether or not the relationship can work depends on their sun signs...phew! A friend went to see a girl for matrimony purpose... but didn't agree to their match. He confessed later that though she had every quality that he was looking for in his companion, but their sun signs are not great together! Is that actually a good enough reason??? (Their kundlis did match, by the way!). I do try to make myself believe that such are only some extreme cases. Even then, I do not buy it!!! I'd rather that a person likes and accepts me for my qualities than those mentioned about my sun sign in some book! And if so be the case, then I'm better off without such a person in my life... and I am serious!
Got a little hard there... sorry about that :(. Yet, it's only about the basics that I do try to set right in my life :).
All said and done, an individual holds more importance to me than the qualities foretold by their sun sign. I'd hate myself for losing a great person only because I feel that our signs don't sing along well! And even a little humming is great music to my ears... after all, that's how all great songs begin, right?


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Adrenaline Dice
I love the Mad Max films. Their action scenes are gritty, senseless, depraved and violent. Chaos rather than competence wins the day; the heroes are more lucky than skilled.
Adrenaline dice are a sub-system of vehicular combat that promote chaos and mayhem. Players roll the adrenaline dice at the beginning of each segment of combat (turn, round, whatever your system calls for.) Each instance of doubles on the adrenaline dice allows the player to call for another driver to make some kind of roll. It can be a save, a driving roll, whatever. It has to be narratively consistent (no whales dropping from the sky) but it can be a result of anything that makes sense within the narrative framework of a post-apocalyptic world (including mutant creatures erupting from the ground, pits opening under the combatants, and the sudden appearance of dangerous road debris.)
The player rolls a number of d6's equal to the sum of his driving skill and the Speed score of his vehicle. (Speed here refers to an abstract number from one (a tractor) to three (a motorcycle) that abstracts the acceleration and handling of the vehicle. This idea comes from Stars Without Number and Other Dust, in which vehicles can be improved by adding to their speed score.) In games where skills are usually between zero and four, this means that better drivers in better cars are luckier than rabble in rat rods. So be it.
If our hero, (let's call him Max), is an exceptional driver (+4) and is driving a fast, black car with a speed of four, he will roll eight d6's at the beginning of each turn. Each instance of doubles will enable Max to narrate a check or save by one of his opponents. Failure on these checks or saves usually means death or at least a crash that takes a vehicle out of the scene. These crashes can provide the means for another check or save, if the player has enough adrenaline double to accommodate them. The purpose of these checks and saves is to create a sense that no one is in control of the combat once it starts; NPC's also get adrenaline dice and can provoke other combatants to make checks and saves as well.
A faction of NPC's would have only one adrenaline pool. If a boss with a +2 to driving in a ground car +2 had four henchmen +1 on motorcycles +3, he would roll eight adrenaline dice. Each NPC should not have his own adrenaline pool; NPC's of a type can contribute their common scores for driving and Speed.
Since RPG's often have player characters as passengers, they passengers also get roll Adrenaline dice (which are a narrative device and not a measure of anything.) Passengers can use their driving, Luck, Shooting, or whatever else would contribute to the likelihood of violence in a vehicular battle to total their adrenaline dice. A passenger with a Luck save of +3 would roll three adrenaline dice.
These rules should be adaptable enough to use with many kinds of games; the Speed scores of vehicles can be assigned on the spot. I welcome feedback on these rules, and I'd love to hear from anyone who uses them in a game. Have a lovely day!


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Mr John Thain, highest paid liar on Wall Street
Mr John Thain 52, has a CV to die for. He is for the moment, the Chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch. For the burdens of this office he has in excess of US$50 million per year in compensation (Highest paid CEO in US 2007 says AP). Previously, At Sacks of Gold he was President, COO and CFO and therefore a firm and resolute friend of Hank Paulson. He was CEO of NYSE. His favourite band is Led Zeppelin.
On January 15, 2008 -- Thain engineered the sale of US $6.6 billion of preferred shares in Merrill Lynch to a bunch of Japanese, Kuwaiti and other investors
"...These transactions make certain that Merrill is well-capitalized." he said.
On March 8, 2008 -- Thain was interviewed by the French Le Figaro newspaper.
"...Today I can say that we will not need additional funds. These problems are behind us. We will not return to the market."
Thain in his time has been a frequent visitor to the Orient , whilst in Tokyo on April 8th 2008 reuters reported him saying..
"We deliberately raised more capital than we lost last year ... we believe that will allow us to not have to go back to the equity market in the foreseeable future."
On July 17, 2008 Mr Thain took a conference call after posting Merrill's second-quarter results...
"Right now we believe that we are in a very comfortable spot in terms of our capital." he also said that he would not do anything "dumb" like sell assets "at any price we could get".
Those Q2 results were not good. Mr Thain reported a loss of $4.7 billion. Eleven days later Mr Thain was reporting a US$5.7 billion write-down and the issuance of $8.5 billion of stock.
On Monday Mr Thain, agreed to sell a pile of mortgage-backed collateralised debt obligations(CDO's) with a notional value of $30.6 billion to a distressed debt investor, Lone Star Funds (LSF) , for the princely sum of $6.7 billion he also lent LSF 75% of the money they needed to buy them .Remember that July 17th conference call when Mr Thain said that he would not do anything "dumb" like sell assets "at any price we could get".
Barry Ritholtz ( chief market strategist for Ritholtz Research) thinks that because of prior write downs and the only recourse in default by the buyer is to return the paper, that the actual sale price is about 6 cents on the dollar.
Now is this US$50Mn a year CEO Mr Thain, is he a liar? Or is he a fool ?
The SEC needs to investigate him, rather than short-sellers.
Merrill Lynch has a market capitalization of US$24 billion and has raised US$30 billion since December just to keep making their payroll and put petrol in the chauffered limos. How long will investors be duped into supporting this disaster? You can be sure that the other suspects Citicorp , Lehman Brothers , Washington Mutual will be announcing even more massive write-downs and capital dilution in the coming weeks.
More Good News by James Quinn - Is the U.S. Banking System Safe?
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The (rather poor) macro effort was taken with my 70-200 f/4 IS at 125mm with 68mm of extension tubes (this is not a macro lens).
Clearly shows why I don't do much macro stuff - I'm rubbish. The subject intrigued me, though.
Exact same thing just happened to me! I was trying to be nice to prod the little guy out the door, he ran like the dickens and then curled up...and died? So of course I googled "can spider have heart attacks". I don't know the answer yet...ReplyDelete
Follow...not dead...s/he's up & moving around...ReplyDelete
The anxiety was wrecking both of us. NOW s/he's dead.ReplyDelete
Aparently some spiders play dead when under attack (its either that or run away lol). So perhapes if it dosn't move after you've left him/her alone, then it really did croak?ReplyDelete
I don't believe they have heart attacks, they do play dead though, I have researched that much.ReplyDelete
Bets the heck out of me. no clue!!!!! JudyReplyDelete
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A Dixie Lady Deer Hunter
Article by Fred Messina, editor of "On Target Outdoors" from The Vicksburg Evening Post on Friday, January 19, 1990. Photo by Bob Phillips.
Bob Phillips came up the other day with a photo of his wife Marian and a deer she got on Brown's Point New Years Eve. The deer was an 8-point with 16 inches of inside spread that weighed in at 190 pounds. A nice trophy in anyone's book. However, the tale Bob told is that this was Marian's fourth deer this year and he claimed that he would have done better than he did if he had not spent so much time hauling Marian's deer out of the woods. Come off it, Bob. We all know who the hunter was.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Deer Plots & Oaks
Deer Feeding Plots Are Brown and Oaks Offer Limited Browse
The drought in Mississippi is letting some bow hunting boost their chances by setting up stands near the few oaks which have dropped acorns, providing food for deer. But hunters who have planted food plots are getting little more than dirt.
Only a few oaks are dropping acorns and giving deer a spot to browse, Kyle Sandidge of Clinton said.
"The deer are basically limited," he said. "They are eating briers or they are eating select oaks.
He said he's been using trail cameras to watch bucks on his land, knew where the biggest was bedding and eating, and shot that buck on October 7, when the wind changed to blow his scent away from the tree.
"I got in the stand roughly at 4:30," Sandidge said. "I didn't see any deer until about six o'clock."
Several does were eaten acorns below him when a group of bucks, including the big one he wanted, showed up. That buck chased most of the other deer away, then started to eat. Within five minutes, Sandidge had killed a buck that green-scored 142-6/8 inches.
With rainfall since July 1 nearly a foot below normal, red oaks are so stressed they're dropping acorns more than a month early, said Mississippi State University Professor of Forestry Steve Dicke.
White oaks are producing less than normal because the cool wet spring kept winds from their pollen from tree to tree, he said, and lack of rain has stunted usually succulent green plants.
Deer will need food plots this winter but people should wait to plant until there's been a substantial amount of rain, said Chris McDonald, director of the state wildlife bureau in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.
Stan Rasberry of Wesson said he tried to plant recently.
"Some of the plots we disked up were like sand consistency they were so dry. A couple of them we tried to disk and you couldn't because the grounds was so hard," he said.
Courtesy of Kyle Sandidge (Hunter)
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As some in our reading public may know, we have been really busy lately... and so many cooking/eating events have come and gone without making it onto the blob. We keep hope alive, and take photos, in case of having time, a little of which I have right now.
I wanted to let everyone know, the challenge has been going really well. Almost all of the weird, semi-abandoned containers of who-knows-what have been rescued from the freezer, and with a couple minor (best not to think about it) exceptions, eaten! I want to share one of these with you.
It was some kind of beef stew to begin with, made with onions and carrots, and maybe some red wine. I think I made it (unless our dad gave it to us) but I can't remember when, no idea actually. It was in the freezer in a quart container, but there wasn't enough there to make a good meal for three hungry people. I decided to turn it into a pot pie, since we always have flour for making biscuits, and all that biscuit topping makes for more food for everybody!
So I peeled and cubed up 3 potatoes and 3 carrots, and par boiled them with some edamame in salted water, until tender. I mixed them in with the stew (thus doubling the volume of stew!) and then made my biscuit dough. This is the only baked-good recipe I have memorized (I should be ashamed if I can't remember it, since it has nearly nothing in it) (I love recipes with nearly nothing in them, have you noticed?)
preheat oven to 450
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable shortening or butter
2/3 cup milk
In a big-ish bowl mix the flour, salt and baking powder. Add the shortening or butter, and using either a fork or a pastry blender, cut the fat into the flour until most of it is broken up, some pieces looking about the size of a pea, but a lot of it can be even smaller. It should look like crumb topping.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the milk. Use your fork to mix it around and get it evenly mixed in. Now here's the step it took me years of biscuit making to really get - even though they say you shouldn't over-work short dough like this, you also shouldn't under work it, did you know that?? So turn out your sort of shaggy looking dough onto a clean countertop and knead it - just maybe 5 times, just till it holds together. Then you roll it out, cut it into the shapes you want (I tend to cut it into squares these days because I hate re-rolling scraps), put them on a baking sheet and bake for about 12 minutes, until golden brown.
For the pot pie, I just laid it on top of the stew in a baking dish, and baked it all together for about 15 minutes. It was good.


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To my horror, I just watched in one of the MySpace bulletins an extremely graphic video of witch-burning in Kis, West Africa, showing about five people being beaten with sticks, then pushed into a fire pit and actually burnt to death, while onlookers threw wood and leaves into the pit to keep the fire going. The perpetrators were reportedly "Christians". But when I tried to repost the video, it had by then been yanked.
Still, it has caused me to write the following short piece, which I will post anyway:
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Yesterday I posted a piece titled "Scientists Driven to Confront Politicians on Global Warming". There is a separation of Church and State, but Science is the whipping boy for both, and has been for as long as Science has stood up for truth.
The first case of religious persecution of science, of a scientist, of a female scientist named Hypatia, occurred in Alexandria in 415 AD. The then Christian bishop Cyril condemned Hypatia for her "heretical" teachings, experimental science and pagan practices. She was denounced as "a woman who did not know her place". Cyril's preaching against Hypatia incited a mob led by fanatical Christian monks to have her dragged from her chariot, stripped, and flayed alive with oyster shells unto death. Her story needs to be told.
In the 3 centuries spanning 1400-1700 AD, the Church burnt 450, 000-9,000,000 people at the stake for witchcraft (predominantly women) and heresy (predominantly men).
My own personal hero Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) was one such heretic, whose heresy being to teach what we now know to be true (thank you, Science!): that the Earth is not fixed at the center of the Universe as the "infallible" Church then taught as "inerrant" truth, but that it moves in a Universe without a meaningful center, that the Sun does not revolve around the Earth as the Church then taught, but the Earth around the Sun, and that the stars are not pin-holes in some sky-vault through which heavenly light shone as the Church then taught, but distant suns, many with their own planets, some possibly with life and some even with civilization. Bruno was seized at age 44, tortured for 8 years throughout which he steadfastly refused to recant, at the end of which he, then a wrecked invalid, was burnt alive at the stake.
(For a photo essay see the global warming section of www.HOPE-CARE.org)
Most of the "witches" were single or widowed women with estate. The Church persuaded their neighbors to turn them in as witches, tortured them hideously until they confessed, burnt them alive as certified witches, and confiscated their estates.
(How do you think the Church became so filthy rich? Tax exemption?)
Finally, after some residual witch-hunts in America, the persecution has died down. Now, it's just Creationists berating Evolutionists as "evil".
But the persecution did not die out.
If you have the stomach for it, here is a video of "Christians" burning "witches" alive in West Africa, as we speak! (This was written while the video was still up. I think it immoral to yank such truth-revealing videos which the videographer might have risked his/her life to take, just because it offends some apathetic people's sensitivity. These people do not have to watch it.)
Speaking of evil, in my humble opinion there is nothing more evil than human arrogance and cruelty in the name of God..
Anthony Marr, founder and president
Heal Our Planet Earth (HOPE)
www.HomoSapiensSave YourEarth.blogspot.com
Anti, ARA, Artist, Author, Environmentalist, Evolutionist, Horseman, Martial Artist, Musician, Omniscientific Cosmologist, Philosopher, Photographer, Physics Grad, Poet, Public Speaker, Vegan, Wildlife Preservationist, World Traveler, Writer, Zen Motorcyclist
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Witch-burning is alive and well and happening in 21st Century Africa
Posted by Anthony Marr at 10:32 AM
Labels: Anthony Marr Obama global warming climate change mass extinction fossil fuel green solar wind geothermal recession economy ecology environment oil alberta tar sands animal rights environment witch
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- Patty said...
Killing in the 'name' of God ...how far off the mark can anyone possibly get?
- April 5, 2009 at 8:42 AM
- liptonlover said...
Witches are clearly not doing the work of God, but I don't think persecuting them is His people's duty.
- September 13, 2009 at 3:53 PM
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Camping 2009 "pop up" tents
February 27, 2010 Leave a comment
This is a time lapse video of my friends putting up their tents last year when we went camping. I promised I would put it up and I finally did. Ha ha, losers!
Categories: Family and Friends benny hill, camping, hilarious, tents, time lapse


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is the Love Child of Robert Hayden and Federico García Lorca.
About Me
- Eduardo C. Corral
- Eduardo C. Corral is a CantoMundo fellow. He holds degrees from ASU and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in Beloit Poetry Journal, jubilat, New England Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, and Post Road. His work has been honored with a "Discovery"/The Nation award and residencies from The MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. He has served as the Olive B. O'Connor Fellow in Creative Writing at Colgate University and as the Philip Roth Resident in Creative Writing at Bucknell University. He's the interview editor for Boxcar Poetry Review. He won the 2011 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition.
Friday, September 04, 2009
Barbara Jane Reyes on raulsalinas
In the poem, "About Invasion and Conquest," commemorating the 500 Years of Resistance, he tells us, there have been poets, and there will always be poets, to witness and to pass down the people's history. He really believed this, and he really did this: "Talk for healing. / Knowledge is living."
Posted by Eduardo C. Corral at 9/04/2009
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- Molly said...
Eduardo! You are going to be a resident at the Anderson Center in October? I live in RW! I'm so excited! :)
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Aysha Banos
Age: 22
Location: NYC
Bio from I still shoot film .org
Camera: Canon AE-1 (was my grandfathers)
Fav Films: 35mm Portra 160 / Portra 400
Aysha on why she shoots film:
"My first experience shooting film was in my Freshman year of college, in 2009. I learned how to shoot and develop both color and black and white film, which was great. My grandfather gave me the 35mm camera I use and after he passed away, a year and a half ago, I made an oath to only shoot film in honor of him. Since then, I have found a new love for film. I love its accuracy and grain, the lack of detail yet elaborate enough for a beautiful focused image. Its interesting how much I notice how many times people look at the back of their cameras after they take a photograph, I pity their impatience. Film has taught me the virtue of patience, the concept that there is no immediate satisfaction. Its makes the unknowable so precious and it pushes me to go forward and leap into the clandestine world."


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Ken Patrick Trail South from Point Imperial is a 9.7 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near North Rim, Arizona that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as difficult. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from May until October.
nature trips
trail running
wild flowers
old growth
no dogs
Directions from North Rim Entrance: Drive southward along North Rim Drive to the North Kaibab Trailhead. Turn left into the parking area and locate the trailhead on the eastern side of the lot.
Great views on the canyon in the 3 miles before Point Imperial. However, the trail is not well maintained (many thorny bushes block the trail; out of the 3 miles we did, I'd say we fought these bushes for a total of one mile). The forest towards Cape Royal is clear and open. Don't try to hike along the canyon near Point Imperial IMHO.


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Yesterday I passed one of our graveyards. And stopped. It looked so spooky. I had to take some photos of it. All that frost on, what I think is willow trees. Creepy!
More to see at Scenic Sunday
Åh, vad vackert! Det ser ut som om handen skulle frysa fast på grinden.
De ansade träden får en att tänka på vålnader. Med lämplig ljussättning skulle det nog gå att få dem att se ut som svävande maneter.
Love the frosted trees, they are so pretty. BTW, I love your header shot. It is AWEsome!
it's so white, wish we ahve snow here in Sydney
It is funny how we all see things differently. I see serenity and poetic beauty. Gorgeous photos!
I love the first photo. The trees look like weeping willows, which are a symbol of mourning, grief, Nature's lament, and sorrow. We see willows used as a motif on 19th century headstones. I have a few examples posted from our early grave yards.
wow, I love these photos~
The second picture is so beautiful.
Just Ghostly LOL
Vackert vintrigt :)


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Today I received a parcel from joyce28. She very kindly sent me a parcel through 'Collect+' here in the UK. On Tuesday at 2.09 pm she mailed me to say she had organised a delivery and yesterday I received a mail from them to say it was waiting for collection. Now considering this was suppose to be a 3 to 5 day delivery I was surprised yesterday at 8.00pm to find out that the parcel was waiting for collection at my local convenience store. What a brilliant service! So today I went and picked up the parcel.
The box was full of SIBOL Goodies, two Blankets and some Squares. I've had such fun this afternoon finding Ribbons and Butterflies for them.
Let's take a look at the Squares first. These were made by joyce28 for our current Challenges. Here's the Link. if you want to have a go yourself.
What wonderful ideas! We have two Squares for our Butterfly Challenge, Mr. Onion (Making himself Cry!) 'Fruit & Veg' Challenge, 'Leaves' Challenge, 'Transport' Challenge, 'Wonderful World' Challenge, 'Underwater' Challenge and 'Wartime'Challenge.
Not only did joyce28 make Butterfly Squares for one of our Challenges, she also made a Butterfly Blanket for our Elderly. She actually took the idea from a book she won on one of our 'SIBOL' Giveaways! Over on RAVELRY she wrote this for us.
...Mrs Twins offered some books through a raffle to SIBOL members - books that were a prize when SIBOL was chosen as club of the month by Knit Today magazine. Some of you may remember.
I was lucky enough to win The Knitted Home
In the book there is a pattern that instantly went onto my "to do" list knowing it was **perfect** for SIBOL.
I hadn't got round to doing anything with it, but then Mrs Twins announced the 2013 challenges. And my "to do" someday became a "must do" now (at least meet the particular challenge deadline).
Well joyce28 I am so pleased you did use the pattern. You have put together a most beautiful Blanket and I am extremely grateful to you. Combining Knitting with Crocheting joyce28 this really is a wonderful Blanket. How kind of you to go to so much trouble making it. I know that this will be accepted so....well by an Elderly person in a Home. It is such an interesting Blanket and I love the colours you have used.
Let's take a look now a really pretty Blanket. Thank you very much indeed!
I did say 'two Blankets', joyce28 very kindly assembled 25 Daffodil Squares for me for our Marie Curie Cancer Care Challenge. I am really pleased that the Challenge has been so successful. We are donating 9 Blankets to the 9 Marie Curie Hospices up and down the UK. The Daffodil Squares have all been so beautiful and I would like to thank 'SIBOLETTE's' for giving me a hand making them up.
Let's take a look now.
What a gorgeous Daffodil Blanket! Thanks to everyone who have contributed Squares for this particular Blanket. joyce28 you have assembled this Blanket so well, I love it thank you very much.


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News for the Hospitality Executive
Wyndham Hotel Group Appoints Rajeev Panjwani as Director
of International Development for Southeast Asia
|PARSIPPANY, N.J. (May 16, 2008) Wyndham Hotel Group International
today announced the appointment of Rajeev Panjwani as director of international
development for Southeast Asia.
Panjwani, who reports to Tom Monahan, Wyndham Hotel Group executive vice president of international development, will be responsible for the development of the Wyndham®, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Howard Johnson® and Super 8® brands in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. Panjwani will also work on strategic development projects in the Pacific region.
Panjwani formerly was director of development for Group RCI, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide, and was responsible for developing its leisure real estate business in Southeast Asia and India as well as expanding the Registry Collection, the largest luxury exchange program in the world. He joined the company in 2006.
Panjwani began his career in 1991, and worked in various operational roles, with Oberoi Hotels in Mumbai, India. Panjwani has also served in various management and business development positions for Jones Day in Singapore and India, and Arthur Anderson in Mumbai, where he focused on business development, communications, recruitment and general management.
Panjwani earned a bachelors degree in 1991 from the University of Bombay, India; a hospitality management diploma from the Oberoi Centre for Learning and Development, Delhi, in 1993; and a masters of business administration degree in 2005 from the National University of Singapore.
Wyndham Hotel Group, one of three principal components of Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), encompasses more than 6,550 hotels and 551,000 rooms in 59 countries on six continents under the Wyndham®, Ramada®, Days Inn®, Super 8®, Wingate® by Wyndham, Baymont Inn®, Howard Johnson®, Travelodge®, Knights Inn® and AmeriHost Inn® brands. All hotels are owned individually and operated independently or by Wyndham Hotel Management. Wyndham Hotel Group is based in Parsippany, N.J. Additional information is available at www.wyndhamworldwide.com.
Wyndham Hotel Groups Wyndham Rewardssm loyalty program formerly the TripRewards® loyalty program is the largest in the lodging industry based on the number of participating hotels. Additional information is available at www.wyndhamrewards.com.
Rob Myers
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|Starwood Veteran Tom Monahan Joins Wyndham Hotel Group as Executive Vice President, International Development / May 2008


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Friday, February 6, 2009
Friday Nights, Books and Politics
I love the promise of the weekend that I always feel on Friday evenings. Two luxurious days to myself. So much to do. Yard work has been beckoning for three or four weeks now and the weather this weekend will be perfect for it. We'll be in the 70s tomorrow!
I have books stacked up like crazy and can't seem to get offline long enough to read. I'm working my way through Team of Rivals still; it's very interesting and I'm fully engaged in my sticky note making, but have only read 25 pages this week. I'm also reading a Rosamunde Pilcher novel for those moments when my brain is too tired to worry about Lincoln, Seward, Chase and Bates. I'm about halfway through that one.
My copy of The Yankee Years arrived yesterday and I might have lost it temporarily to The Teenager who asked me if I ordered it for him because he wanted to read it.
Inside Gitmo also arrived yesterday and I received a nice email today from its author, Lt. Col. Gordon Cucullu who thanked me for mentioning his book on my blog. He also told me about the companion website, which is great. Tons of information, resources and insight there. Check it out!
I've been just about enraged for the past 24 hours about the dropped charges on al-Nashiri. I noted on the FoxNews website that they had an interview with the mother of one of the seventeen sailors who died in the October 2000 attack that was planned by al-Nashiri. She refused to go to the meeting today with Obama. She says that there is "nothing" he can say to her that will make this better. Of course, The New York Times gives the impression that the meeting went nicely and that everyone is pleased as punch now that they have listened to his words of explanation.
The Porkulus bill just nauseates me. I feel like I am Alice venturing into Wonderland. I've had too many mushrooms. Wake me when it's over. I fail to understand the world when the mayor of my own city submits the purchase of eight Harley Davidson motorcycles as a "shovel ready" project. These projects, as you know, were supposed to create jobs. When asked on Fox and Friends how many jobs the purchase of these Hogs would create, Mayor Glover said, "one or two, at the manufacturer." God help us.
On a lighter, happier note, today is Ronald Reagan's birthday! I surely miss Ronnie.
Posted by Pat Austin Becker at 7:10 PM
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- NeNe said...
that's insane the author knows you mentioned his book on your blog -when did you get so famous? good for you! :)
happy birthday ronnie :heart:
- February 6, 2009 at 10:52 PM
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I've spent some time thinking about the rest of the SEC and their prospects. Last week on Waitin' Since Last Saturday, I gave my predicted order of finish. What I had and my thoughts on each team:
Georgia - Pruitt in year 2 and an offense that is geared to eat clock, yet close out drives, gives Georgia the edge it needs to win the East.
Missouri - Returning QB and coach that has shown the ability to get more out of his players' talent than anyone else in the league. Bonus: Easiest schedule in the East.
Tennessee - Young team that could make some noise, but for their patchwork offensive line and defensive injuries.
South Carolina - Spurrier with more than one QB seems problematic; last year's defensive issues were deeper than coaching.
Florida - Florida is still a year away from having anything remotely like the talent McElwain will want to run his offense...and Boom isn't there to coach the defense.
Kentucky - Kentucky could jump South Carolina and Florida, but I still think they are another strong recruiting class away making noise, even in the east.
Vandy - Year 2 for Mason with two new coordinators + no significant uptick in recruiting = another zero to one win SEC slate.
Alabama - The Tide is the mirror image of Georgia, except they've had slightly better recruiting. Strong D and a running offense means winning old man football.
LSU - LSU has questions at QB, which is a shock to nobody. They don't at WR and RB, plus still have a very talented defense with a good coordinator. Bonus: the Tigers have out recruited everyone else but Alabama in the West.
Ole Miss - Offensive questions will keep them from winning the West, but they could well be 2012 Florida 2.0 with that defense.
Auburn - Auburn will be better, but with a new QB and sketchy secondary will they be 3+ games better?
Texas A&M - With a Chavis defense, A&M will get better. Just not this year.
Arkansas - I had the Hogs up with Ole Miss and Auburn before Williams got hurt. With him, they are a team that has the ability to win any Saturday. Without him, they'll have to find another RB that can handle 220 carries and gain 1200 yards. Who is that?
Mississippi State - The best returning QB in the league can't play defense or block for himself, so this is the only place I could find putting MSU.
I guess this means a Kentucky vs. Mississippi State SECCG (no, even I can't screw up Vandy not winning the East).
August 24, 2015
What about the rest of the SEC?
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SCI graduate student Huy Vo has been awarded an NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship for 2010-2011. This is the second year he has achieved this award which is given to just ten students in the country each year. The NVIDIA Fellowship Program provides funding to Ph.D. students who are conducting research on topics which are expected to lead to major advances in the graphics and digital media industry, and are investigating innovative ways of leveraging the power of graphics hardware. Huy Vo's graduate adviser is SCI faculty member Dr. Cláudio T. Silva.
For more information about the award, please see the NVIDIA page "NVIDIA Fellowship Program"


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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Fight Childhood Obesity
According to the CDC, childhood obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years. Convenience foods have certainly had a negative impact and has contributed to a health crisis with our children. Lovin' Scoopful created an incredible premium light ice cream to help support Special Olympics, but it's not just any ice cream. Lovin' created a delicious treat that can be enjoyed in moderation without guilt. Lovin' Scoopful Ice Cream has half the fat of premium brands and 1/3 fewer calories. Spend more time outside being active with your kids and give them the Lovin' they deserve.
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hye guys!..Since Wifey is quite busy wit her work lately, n got no time to update blog...haha..but for now, I'm gonna tell you 'bout our short trip to up North early this year..its actually a 2D 1N trip to our 'Blogger fren-En Sepul' wedding in Kangar..
Little that I know that Song & KakLeez had actually planned to go to Hadyai on our first day, and then I was like.."Whattt????..I thought we're just goin to Padang Besar, Kangar & Penang.."..suddenly, they were smilling caused by the temptation to cross border..ohhh, 'tanduk' sudah keluar~..haha..
Next..particulars of our trip:-
Day 1
5am - We all on our way to Bukit Kayu Hitam..Destination=HAT YAI!!!..KakLeez drove her 'BabyM', Wifey as co-Driver navigating the highway although she's freaking out coz not sure was it a good idea to follow us to go Hat Yai..While the guys have to squeeze in the back seats as MakSu wanted to sleep as a 'Sleeping Beauty'..=)
11am-12pm - Arrived @ Border..started to see the corruption of Thais Immigration..found seriously cheap tickets to Had Yai by mini van..45mins later, Yahooooooo!!!Our very first time to Hat Yai!!!..(kek sini mu bole kecek klate..demo pahe deh..hahahaha)
Check-in hotel somewhere in the middle of town..called 'Hotel Indra'..having lunch @ Hamid Restaurant which is Muslim Food of course..then, we straight to shopping @ Had Yai Baazar (correct me if Im wrong coz not really sure what is f the name of that baazar..)...
Saw a midget at Baazar...Wifey and KakLeez bought so many things until we (the guys) practically had to carry for the shopping bags for them..*sigh..haha..MakSu and KakLeez went for oil body massage...After that, we round again in the town of Hat Yai for sourvenir for the Bride&Groom and of course, for Lily..