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This is a guest post written by frequent contributor B.Positive.
Sometimes you have to travel halfway around the world to find yourself.
I just watched a recent video of Gunther Holtrof's amazing journey to drive with his wife and car, "Otto" to as many countries as possible. He's traveled more than 500,000 miles and has finally received the opportunity to share is journey when he crossed paths with photographer David Lemke.
(in case the video didn't publish properly, it is linked here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18910560)
Although the key to keeping costs reasonable was to forgo the two things this blog about (using points to fly around the world and stay in incredible hotels), we all can learn valuable lessons from his life and the places he's been.
This is a good opportunity for me to share with you readers (all 1 one you!) how important travel is in adding perspective, culture, priceless experiences, and new friends in your life. Traveling to new places, be it on the other side of the world or on the other side of your state, is a good way to learn how others live and make meaning out of their lives. As Gunther says, you don't realize how much you haven't seen (and don't know) until you've traveled.
For all of you out there who just graduated high school or are in college, regardless of which school you go to, what major you are, what you think you'll do with your time in school, I STRONGLY encourage all of you to study abroad. College (or after high school) is the best time to go out and explore and experience a new culture on your own. By meeting people who are completely different from you and seeing how they make sense of the world, it's helped me and can help you understand who you are and what you have to give to the world. It's added perspective by helping me challenge my beliefs and assumptions about how the world works. It can help to develop your confidence and independence of living on your own. I've asked many friends and people I've met throughout my years post-college and I've noticed that the biggest regret among all college graduates (generally young 20-somethings) is that they didn't study abroad. Regardless of all majors, situations, plans students have for spending their college years, studying abroad is one of the easiest and most incredible opportunities that students miss because of their lack of initiative. After my fourth year, I studied for the summer in Sussex, England for credits I didn't need (as they didn't offer courses I needed at my level), I still found it to be the most amazing experience that has come to shape my life for the better. It's given me more opportunities to travel, see new places, and explore the world and myself as a person that I never would've had otherwise.
Colleges have great study abroad programs like EAP to help you find a country and school to enroll in a program. Studying abroad with a school helps you travel with other adventurous students and gives you a great opportunity to make new friends and explore the world together. If you don't know what to do with your college years or don't have a specific plan, I highly recommend studying abroad as early and often as possible. It's a great way to open your eyes to what's out there and to help you discover yourself.
This was just a brief post, but I hope it has some lasting impact on some young reader out there. I'd like to end with the following:
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain


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Thursday, July 15, 2010
FUD at Turner's Kearney Mesa
1) He said that the cops in Lafayette could have demanded ID from me. This sparked a $100 bet on whether or not California has a stop-and-ID statute. More details on this later.
1) He said that if you drove somewhere in a car, got out on foot and were stopped by an officer that the officer could compel ID.
2) He said that my LUCC'd Makarov was a violation of the law and store policy. He only mentioned this after he had Googled the law for a few minutes, went into the back room to discuss something with a manager then got all huffy when leaving to attend another customer. I had to let another guy check my Makarov (it was cool, it sparked a talk on Makarovs for a bit). Also, I do not feel that I violated store policy and neither do the other sales guys. I will be asking corporate tomorrow.
3) He said that there is a length limit on knives in California. Another $100 bet was levied on this but I believe he backed out of it.
4) He said that his buddy down in Harbor Patrol has "run the OCers out of his area" and that he would do the same to me if I showed up in the Harbor area. Looks like I have a new challenge and yet another way to spend by Thursday nights (while single)
5) He challenged me to give him my license plate number so that he could call his SDHP friend and harass me while I was LUCCing/UOCing a pistol. It just keeps getting better.
6) He tried to school me on private property law and how he was a nice guy for not telling me to leave. Yeah...
As for the bet, I left him my email address so he could Gunpal the money when he figures out that he the loser. I am not holding my breath though, he looks as dishonest as the day is long.
On the bright side, I got recognized by a guy in the store whose brother was inspired by the Reader article and OC'd his shotgun in San Bernadino for a school project. He ended up getting detained for 1.5 hours, having his gun disassembled to check for loaded status (even though he had a safety lock through the action) and was eventually let go. Not necessarily a good story, but kind of a cool school project.
I also educated the same guy on concealing fixed blade knives. He showed me his two fixed blades under his jacket and I quickly corrected 10 years worth of misinformation. I also gave him advice on covering his rear legally in terms of reading and knowing the law.
Such was my day at Turners. If anyone stops by there at all, feel free to nag him about the bet. I don't know his name but he is a late 30s-early 40s guy with gray hair and moderate build.
Back to Anatomy.
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- Gino said...
After hearing about and then reading the blog you posted concerning me and Turner's, I decided to write this note with the hope you might listen and learn a little. If nothing else, here is a perspective of how other people see your behavior. I encourage you to share this (unedited) with your readers.
The Turner's stores have a few important guidelines regarding gun handling and transportation at their facilities. If Turner's didn't have these rules, imagine the potential for chaos with 15 or 20 customers standing in the display area handling loaded firearms with the safeties off. That's why these guidelines are posted as a big, bold sign right next to the entry door. The sign says, "Empty, Open, and Safe. ALL GUNS MUST BE CHECK IN WITH THE CASHIER"
These rules are not designed to denigrate our customers or deprive them of their 2nd Amendment rights. Rather, these simple guidelines help prevent potential legal and safety violations. It's as simple as that. While many of our thousands of customers are educated about and experienced with firearms, quite a few are novices who have yet to learn all the laws and proper procedures for gun transportation and safe handling.
Rarely do we have problems with these rules because the vast majority of shooters are polite and respectful about bringing a firearm onto someone else's property. But you are different. It seems you want to be treated as a celebrity; like someone who is "above" the rules everyone else is expected to follow. Instead of adapting to Turner's guidelines, you want Turner's to ignore their own rules just for you. And if an employee should remind you of Turner's gun-handling rules, as we are required to do by our supervisors, your reaction is to argue and confront, posture and insult. Like a recalcitrant child, getting your way seems to be your defining motivation.
In your blog you accused me of dishonesty and being ignorant of firearms regulations. But reality is quite different than your twisted, self-promoting perceptions. I am a military veteran and NRA member who has been buying and selling firearms probably for more years than you've been an adult. As a long-time member of the firearms industry and a current representative at Turner's, my customers depend on me having the depth of education to give them accurate information. I have to answer their questions regarding the proper and legal procedures for purchasing, transporting, handling, shooting, and maintaining firearms. I have been trained by industry instructors, college professors, and law enforcement officers to do this, and not one of my customers has ever been misled into legal problems by following my advice.
My goal is to encourage the growth and prosperity of shooting, not to chase after media attention. Unlike you, I don't share my firearms knowledge to promote myself as an activist "expert." Unlike you, I don't attack and insult someone who disagrees with my opinions. And unlike you, I don't have a phobia against following sensible rules or appropriate authority figures.
You are welcome to come into Turner's, even if all you want to do is disagree. If I am not busy helping customers, I'll patiently try to listen to your spiel. Just remember, please, to follow our guidelines concerning safe gun handling the next time. Gino Gonzalez
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Just over a week into my new meal plan and I'm loving it! I'm never hungry or feeling deprived - most of the meals are an absolute treat and some days I can only manage to eat 5 out of 6 meals! The Kung Pao chicken is my favourite so far. It's basically chicken & veg cooked in a spicy peanut sauce and tastes so freaking good! Having something other than porridge for breakfast is still weird. I've been eating it every morning for a couple of years now so consuming a tower of protein pancakes or a turkey omelette first thing in the morning is taking a bit of getting used to! There's been a good deal of time consuming meal prep involved but it should be easier this week as I cooked up big batches and froze them ready to defrost the night before. I won't find out if it's made any difference to my body composition for a few weeks yet but my belly is feeling much better, less bloated/irritated. I'm off to a good start I think... even the protein shakes and instant oats are growing on me!
Monday - Yoga.
Tuesday - Kettlebells & Metafit.
Wednesday - Rest day.
Thursday - Insanity.
Friday - Weights.
Saturday - The Beast Race!!
Sunday - A well earned rest day.
Took it easier this week in prep for Saturday's Beast Race - a 10km run with 30 obstacles to tackle along the route. It's my first ever obstacle challenge and was probably one of the worst ones, right after tough mudder I reckon, but I loved it! I'll be doing a proper post on the day soon :)
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So, one day while we were in hawaii, Summer noticed that some landscape guys were gathering palm fronds after a storm and stacking them in the back of a truck. She wondered what they were going to do with them. She contemplated the situation, searched the internet, and found a solution...
The next evening, Summer noticed that the wind had blown more palm fronds from the trees.
Once the sun had started to go down, she tiptoed around the complex and gathered up the branches that she knew the landscapers would haul off in the morning. She neatly trimmed them and stacked them in a pile in the kitchen.
The next day when it was break time between pool and beach ( I know, poor us...)
Summer found an internet tutorial and started making animals out of palm fronds.
Next time we go to the Big Island, we are going to gather a bunch of palm fronds and drop Summer off early in the morning in front of Akaka Falls.
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HOLLYWOOD star Alan Cumming hit out at Scottish eating habits in a Twitter outburst earlier today.
The Scots star of X-Men 2 and the Spy Kids franchise had only just arrived back in his home country when he tweeted a picture of an advert that caught his eye.
The mysterious poster features a healthy and attractive young family smiling in their gym gear – in front of a greasy mix of chips and pizza.
Cumming condemned Scots eating habits.
The 47-year-old Tweeted: "I know I'm back in Glasgow when I see an ad with a family in gym gear smiling in front of cartons of chips and pizza."
Cumming, from Aberfeldy, Perthshire, shared the advert, which appears to be above a shop window, with his 70,000 followers,
The post was then re-tweeted 17 times and favoured by eight of his followers.
Cummings, who stars in the upcoming adaptation of the Irvine Welsh novel Filth, sparked a mixed reaction from his followers after posting the snap.
Some twitter users found the image amusing but others took offense.
One user @lynnhig wrote: "Up yours. More healthy folk in Scotland than England and U.S.A and we are much nicer."
@colinjarron said: "that's funny but sadly realistic, our country is great, our diets are explosive. Only in the weedge."
@Grrita added: I don't understand how there's chips AND pizza. Chips aren't an alternative to a salad. Oh Scotland."
A study by Glasgow University last year discovered a shocking 97.5% of Scots either smoke, drink heavily, are fat, have a bad diet or never exercise.
And 20% had all five of the bad habits, making them more likely to get cancer or heart disease.
More than 60% of Glaswegian adults and 20% of pre-school children are classed as either overweight or obese.
Some twitter users were amused by the Scottish stars tweet, with @andydougan writing: "Gym gear? Don't you recognise Drumchapel formal i.e. matching, when you see it? You have been away a while."
@regnron said: "Low fat chips of course. Enjoy," with @stuseyboy adding:
"You've been away to long, that's not gym gear it's pyjamas. Chips and pizza is a Glasgow breakfast."


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As the nation is glued to the coverage of the recent bombing in Boston and the explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant, music lovers filing into the Polo Grounds are ready to enjoy three packed days of nonstop music — but they are walking with a bit more American pride.
At an ID check near the mainstage — that's where festivalgoers get wristbands to buy alcohol — a worker was clad in a Boston Red Sox jersey. "I flew out here to work the festival and that … happened in between the weekends. I'm ready to get back," he said as he doled out the paper wristbands and exchanged conversation with those he checked.
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But the Boston pride didn't stop there. As I meandered across the fields through a sea of Coachella t-shirts and apparel from acts on the bill including Passion Pit, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Wu-Tang Clan, I spotted a Boston themed t-shirt on one guy who was grinning from ear to ear. And then another. And another. A well-worn Boston Red Sox hat on one fella and an even dirtier one on another.
If it wasn't shirts representing for Boston, it was clothing with the American flag plastered all over it.


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Sunday, July 8, 2012
DNS Changer and Internet Access On July 9, 2012
By now, many of you have no doubt heard of the DNS Changer malware that affects mainly Windows and Mac computers. The piece of malicious code changes how your computer receives DNS (Domain Name Service) information when you are surfing the web. Without accurate DNS information, your computer cannot connect to the Domain Name Server(s) that resolve the human-readable domain names you type into your browser to their corresponding machine readable IP address numbers. The following blog nicely explains how all this works, how to use the "dig" utility in UNIX/LINUX systems to retrieve numerical IP addresses, and where to go to determine if your computer is infected. Go to : http://harishpillay.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/a-helper-note-for-family-and-friends-about-your-connectivity-to-the-internet-from-july-9-2012/#comment-2309 Kudos to the person(s) who put this article together - it's the best I've seen written on this subject!
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Mirabilia Forest Goddess, Tiger Lily, Poppy , Cupid, Vixen, Dancer, Blitzen, Comet, Prancer, Morning Glory, Iris, M Letters from Nora (OK, I know this isn't out yet but I know I want it!)
Stitchers Alphabet by Mary Jane Collection
Shepherds Bush America
Moonglow 32 ct Picture this Plus
28 ct banding 4.5" x 24 " Raw Linen
4.5 x 27" Raw Linen/purple trim
4.5 x 27" Raw Linen
4.5 x 24 Cream Linen
Jamaican Sunset fabric by Silkweaver for Forest Goddess
Fabric for Mirabilia Stargazer
I love hand dyed fabrics of any count 28 or higher. I also can always use basic fabric too.
I love any color, any type.
Scissors, Scissor fobs and cute bags to carry my projects in.
Needles, I prefer 28 petites or Mardina Needles
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The other day I had a difference of opinion over the interpretation of a statement. It was about something close to my heart, and I argued my point vociferously. Those who know me personally are chuckling right now.
I really don't like conflict, but it is an inescapable element of life at times.
How we see, how we process, how we spill it back out.
If we allow ourselves to say what we mean, and mean what we say, we will come through the other side of conflict with comfort.
Traveling beyond the difficulties of the moments to truly enjoy the tiny aspects of our day.
Presenting, processing, enjoying. No explanations needed.


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As many of you know we have launched a brand new Rock House Web Site and with that many new sections and all the old sections got a serious upgrade and facelift. One section of note that is important to all you musicians is our ASK THE TEACHER section. We have made some cool upgrades that will make this area of the site more useful for you.
What We Have Done:
- We have been able to move all the question and answers that we had on the old site and moved them to the new site
- There is a new search tool so that you can say search specifically the ASK THE TEACHER section for a topic like "fender", "Arpeggios", "Chords" etc..
- Each Q & A is categorized so that you can easily select something of interest to you as "Amps", once selected you can then read through each of those Q & A's.
- If you don't find what you are looking for, we made it easier for you to ask your own question by selecting "click here to ask a question" or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com, subject line Ask the Teacher.
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
3 Secrets -- The Alchemy of Inventing Realistic Characters by Guest Blogger A.B. Bourne
Often - maybe always - real people and real events inspire fiction writers. An author must disguise these sources, and convert their energy into made up characters and scenes that feel authentic. How?
I used several techniques to write my new thriller, THE FIRST SECRET OF EDWIN HOFF, a Batman-meets-Bourne thriller about an elite commando, living the unexpectedly public life of a tech billionaire, until called upon to stop a bio-threat set to release with a 9/11 plane. Edwin saves the world from terror, turning the folks he meets into heroes. Edwin is pure fiction, but believe it or not, he's inspired by a real man. Danny Lewin started Akamai Technologies, had a unique background, and a profound impact on most people he encountered, including me. Until that terrible Tuesday.
The book is all fiction, but working with Danny was powerful, as was the peak and trough of the dot.com era. Some of the lessons and essences of that time have migrated to this novel - but nowhere obvious. Here's how I made sure of that:
1) Use "Slivers" from Real Life.
In college, I had the rare opportunity to attend a small seminar led by Toni Morrison, the Nobel and Pulitzer winning author. "How do you start a book?" someone asked. Ms. Morrison said she began with small "slivers" -- a glance exchanged on a pillow, she offered – and then she would layer the rest of the character and plot over that sliver until she had a book. I figure a Nobel/Pulitzer prize winner must know what she's talking about so I've tried to build the psychology of my characters on a memorable blush or hesitation, a prideful boast, or surge of adrenalin. Usually, a single character will end up with attributes from several different real people, and then a few more that just start to make sense as she or he takes shape.
2) Mix it up! Human character strengths and failings do not discriminate.
Surprisingly, a single human attribute fits as easily on a character that is old or young, male or female, of any ethnicity or nationality. If the fierce focus of a young man moves you, see what an old woman would do with that skill. If you sense weakness in a successful middle aged man, make a younger woman wrestle with it. I nearly always change age and gender when working with character traits inspired by real people. No one feels exposed and the demographic changes create space for new plot, dialogue and character development for my truly fictional, but resonant, characters.
It works. Nine months before we published THE FIRST SECRET OF EDWIN HOFF, I gave manuscripts to the top people at Akamai to be sure that truth was not stranger than fiction; offering to change anything that inadvertently had struck too close to home.
"It's fiction," one shrugged. "I can't figure out who any one is." Later another reader, also a former co-worker, sent me an email: "I've spent the first 50 pages projecting our old friends on every new character but I'm over that now."
3) Work with your character's psychology, not their CV.
Before beginning a book, some suggest building an elaborate profile for each character – decide where your character was born, where he went to school, his favorite colors, etc.
I don't do this. First I focus on my character's fundamental strength; then on his weakness, or his profound yearning; then what caused each. The positive and negative forces of these attributes spin the character's development like a top - which then turns the plot believably. This storm helps me pull in character history that supports the character's fundamental dilemma. When an author stays true to the character's real strengths and forces her to transcend her limitations – or fail because of them -- readers keep turning your pages.
The other night, Graham Greene's Brighton Rock kept me up until 2:31 a.m. The girl who falls for the killer is train-wreck compelling. We know only that her father lives in a dingy flat, bargains weakly, then sells her to a threatening stranger for 150 quid. We watch her squint to see her new husband. All she sees in a drawer full of switchblades and a stashed can of cash is a husband's savings, something that should buy his wife a pretty pink dress. This compulsive delusion, and where it leads her, makes us fear for her, blame her, want to protect her and – keep watching her.
Good luck!
Note: You can read more about Annie and her book at www.abbourne.com.
11 comments:
- Beth Groundwater said...
Hi A. B.,
Thanks for guesting! With respect to character profiles, I find that they're helpful early in the process of defining a character, to get to know them much like getting to know a person in real-life. Often through that process, I uncover underlying strengths, motivations, yearnings--and history.
For instance, I had a male character who was very protective of his female lover, but I didn't figure out WHY until I filled in his character profile. I discovered he had a divorced sister whose ex beat her & my male character and his brother had to go teach the slimeball a lesson.
- November 03, 2011 11:09 AM
- Robin Allen said...
Thanks for sharing these great techniques for writing a story. My second book started with the "sliver" idea of a restaurant with an unusual theme.
I let my characters develop as I write the story, which means I often have to re-do previous scenes. I could probably save a lot of time if I did character profiles, but those just don't work for me.
- November 03, 2011 11:56 AM
- Shannon said...
Thanks for the great suggestions. It's always interesting to see how each writer builds characters and story and how individual and messy it can be sometimes.
- November 03, 2011 12:36 PM
- Darrell James said...
Welcome to Inkspot, A.B. Thanks for the insights, and best wishes on the success of "First Secret".
- November 03, 2011 1:26 PM
- Kathleen Ernst said...
Welcome to Inkspot! I enjoyed your post. I love the "sliver" image. Thanks for sharing.
- November 03, 2011 2:02 PM
- Sebastian Stuart said...
Excellent post -- those character building techniques are spot-on! thanks.
- November 03, 2011 2:20 PM
- Alan Orloff said...
Thanks for guest blogging! I love hearing how other writers progress through the creative process (yes, I take notes--always looking for better ways to do things). Best of luck with THE FIRST SECRET OF EDWIN HOFF!
- November 03, 2011 3:50 PM
- A.B. Bourne said...
Thank you all for your insightful and generous comments! And many thanks to Keith Raffel and the Inkspot community for inviting me to blog and chat with you in this space today.
I'm new at this: so new that 1)Keith kindly nudged me to respond and 2) Blogger ate my first comment as I tried to sign up earlier this evening!
Writing is more art than science to me but I enjoy analyzing the process; what works and what misses; and coming up with rules/nuggets that work - at least for the moment, at least for now. It is chaos, controlled. And messy. Really messy. I'm delighted to share what I've learned and - even more - gather what you have.
To that end, what do all of you hold close as your most effective marketing techniques? How do you expand the circle from family and friends and their friends, to a broader group? In technology, we call this "crossing the chasm" thanks to the pen of Geoffrey Moore. How does this work in thriller/crime novel marketing? Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I look forward to hearing from you.
- November 03, 2011 8:28 PM
- Deborah Sharp said...
Hi, there .... thanks for guesting here with us, Annie.
I enjoyed your take on building plot and character, especially the part about mixing up character traits: switching a young person's quirks to an older person for example. I wish you the best of luck with the marketing aspect that comes next, which is the part that really seems like ''chaos, controlled'' to me!
- November 03, 2011 9:55 PM
- Keith Raffel said...
Annie, Thanks for the visit!
- November 04, 2011 2:03 AM
- A.B. Bourne said...
Thanks Keith! I've enjoyed it!
- November 04, 2011 5:04 AM


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Goats up a tree!
UNBELEAFABLE! This tree is groaning under the weight of NINE hungry goats.
The adventurous animals had climbed the Moroccan Argan tree to tuck into its leaves and olive-like fruit.
One even made it to the very top of the 17ft plant.
The animals — better known for navigating mountain ranges — head into trees when food is hard to come by.
Photographer Gavin Oliver was driving through Morocco when he spotted the scene by the side of the road.
The 38-year-old snapper, from Sydney, Australia, said: "There were about 30 goats, with the ones in the tree already in place when we were driving past.
"The tree branches were bobbing up and down under the weight of the goats every time they moved."
"The herd of goats were being looked after by a young teenage shepherd, who you can just make out behind the tree."


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The man taking on Hawke's Bay Regional Council chairman Fenton Wilson for his Wairoa seat in the upcoming elections has questioned whether Mr Wilson "actually has any community knowledge".
Mahia resident Dean Whaanga said he was challenging Mr Wilson for the seat not with an agenda but to resonate with the community.
"I appreciate Fenton has insider knowledge with the HBRC about issues such as the water but I wonder if he actually has any community knowledge."
Mr Whaanga said he would not be going for the seat if he did not feel there were issues and improvements to be made.
"The community are voicing a lot of concerns to me and all I am doing is making them heard."
In response, Mr Wilson accused his opponent of scaremongering.
"I will be as blunt as that but the community deserves a better representation. He is incredibly out of touch and if he is serious about being a contender he needs to do his research," Mr Wilson said.
Mr Whaanga said Wairoa was under represented around the table and the relationship between the HBRC and the community was distant.
"I do not know whether it is Fenton in his position or his predecessor but they are not paying attention to Wairoa and it does not appear we are getting a fair hearing."
Mr Wilson responded saying that the statement that Wairoa was not heard was "rubbish".
"I have not once seen him down here in the community showing interest in what we do. He is simply out of touch."
Mr Whaanga felt improvements would be made if the community advocated for someone who was "strong and passionate" about the district.
"We need someone who can collaborate with us so the community can rally together if they feel strongly about an issue. It was clear after the amalgamation we can do that if given the opportunity so I want to be able to give the people that."
Mr Whaanga said the issues he had raised in his campaign were very close to what he believed in, not to misguide the community.
"The state of the water is very close to my heart. I have spoken to the community and we want to see a plan."
"At the moment there is nothing in place, we are not progressing forwards but instead going backwards."
Mr Wilson said the HBRC had worked on the state of water and they had issues with phosphate and sediment but that was the case the whole way along the east coast.
"Go on to the website Land, Air, Water, Aotearoa (LAWA) and you will see for yourself that what he is saying is wrong."
He said except for the Waihi Dam, where they were prosecuting the companies involved, the state of water was continually being worked on.
Mr Whaanga went for a seat on the Wairoa District Council in 2012 but chose to be a candidate for the HBRC this election, as the issues he wanted to address were regional matters.
"The water and environment are near and dear to me and I want the community to be able to get the support necessary so we can get the jobs done."


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SW Alder Street during the 1894 flood. The old Morrison Street Bridge is in the background.
SW Alder Street during the 1894 flood. The old Morrison Street Bridge is in the background.
i swear the gentleman on the 2nd plank bridge is posing for the camera.
also, a reminder that the east side was mostly a swamp.
What is the large 7+ story building on the left with an enclosed spiral staircase? Looks like it belongs in modern day Karachi.
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Jim: the building you noticed is the Dekum Building, still standing at Third and Washington. Igor1882, I'm not sure what that building on the east side to the right is, but the asylum had moved to Salem about ten years before and its building was only about two stories with a central tower.
Great shot the original wooden truss Morrison Street Bridge which was the very first bridge built across the Willamette in Portland in 1887. I'm sure most people reading VP already know it but for those who might not, more often when we talk of the "old Morrison Bridge" we're thinking of the 1905 steel truss structure the preceded the current bridge and is seen in many of the photos on this site. The bridge in the photo above is, however, the original bridge.
Ken and igor1882, I think that the building on the east side is the back side of the Brown Hotel/Apartments that stood at SE Grand and Hawthorne. It was supposedly the first buiidng on the east side to have an elevator and would have been brand new about the time of the flood.
Building identification time (or at least as many as I can identify).
From left to right facing 4th:
The Washington Block, the Louvre Restaurant, and the Belvedere Hotel
L to R facing 3rd (away from us):
Dekum Building (extant), Hamilton Building (extant), Masonic Hall.
The building with the clock tower on 1st was the Oddfellow's Hall. It is facing away from us. To the right of it on the other side of the street, the building with the contrasting brickwork is the E.S.K. Building. Behind that on Front is the Esmond Hotel.
The building with the corner dome on the corner of 1st and Morrison is the C.E. Smith Building, next to it on Morrison is the S.E. Smith Building, then the St. Charles Hotel and finally across Front is the Jennings Bros Furniture Mfg. Building.
Does anybody know what the Richardsonian Romanesque building on 4th with the multiple arched windows and central peak is?
Speaking of the Esmond Hotel, I found a copy of the Morning Oregonian dated April 30, 1916 that reported on its upcoming demolition. From the copy:
"Within a short period there will be nothing visible left of Portland's historic and famous hostlery, the Esmond Hotel. Bids are being received by the Meier & Frank company for the tearing down of the building for its salvage, and with its demolition will pass into oblivion another land-mark of Portland's earlier days. Under its roof, President Hayes and U.S. Grant have slept. All of the notables of the country who passed through Portland in its early days, have been entertained there.
The Esmond Hotel was erected in 1879 by Samuel Coulter and C.P. Church and furnished according to the reports of those days, "regardless of expense." Evidence that a great deal of costly material has been use in the equipment of the hotel was shown in the recent sale of some of its furniture. Many of the pieces were found to be solid mahogany, the cost of which would be extravagant for hotel furnishings of this day.
On the site of the hotel is to be erected a modern concrete and brick constructed building to be fitted up with a view to the convenience and needs of the ship-chandlery business and marine men."
The paper also carried a photo of the hotel and a copy can be viewed here.
Some of the other stories are quite interesting and informative of the times as well.
I wonder where this picture would have been taken from.
Mimi, it was taken from the old Oregonian Building, which you can see in this previous VP post.
Jim, the building you asked about at the end of your informative post was the Blumauer – Frank Drug Company, built before 1892 by John Fremont Wilson (benefactor of the Library Association). Larry Clark posted a good close-up of it in the "General Retail and Commercial" photo album at Portland History and Memories.
Thanks, Ken. I appreciate the information.
Found this map of the extent of the flood of 1894. http://media.oregonlive.com/portland_impact/photo/portland-map-1894jpgjpeg-2d7d7ee1b4eabc7d.jpeg
The Mulkey Building is at the Northeast corner of 2nd and Morrison. So, to the right of the "DRUGS" sign, then to the right of the E. S. K. Building but up on 2nd. It was a 3 story brick, 14 windows across the face. Built in 1885. Torn down 1953. Built by Marion F. Mulkey, first District Attorney of Portland. He was the father of Senator Frederick W. Mulkey.
The light-colored sections on the east side above and to the right of the bridge are likely open ground/fields belonging to the Ladd Estate. Prior to Ladd's Addition.


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Hi Everyone!!
Just a quick note to let you know that I'm still alive!! I've been sidelined with a torn meniscus in my knee, discovering a blood clotting problem and then to top it all off...I had a car accident and totalled my car. Luckily, Brittany and I are ok. Real life has given me a swift kick in the you know what!! But I'm trying to get myself together so I can play again. I miss you all terribly and hope you are doing well. Please don't give up on me!! I'll be back soon I hope. We're trying to arrange my crafting area so that I can get my leg brace in and out without kicking everything over!!
Hugs to you all and I'll talk to you soon. Leave me some love, I could really use it!
Friday, May 28, 2010
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"I whipped this up last night and we loooooved it... The flavor was simular to chicken enchilada suiza from weight watchers smart ones entrees. This is for a small batch, it made seven enchiladas. There was only two of us, so no need to make a huge pan."
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- 1 cooked chicken breast
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- 4 ounces sliced mushrooms
- 1 small onion
- 20 ounces green enchilada sauce
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- I boiled a whole chicken I had to make this recipe, but cooked chicken meat will suffice.
- Put a little sauce in the bottom of an 8x8 casserole dish.
- mix about 3/4 c sauce with 3/4 can of drained mushrooms, shredded chicken, 3/4 chopped onion,1/2-.
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My kids both went on a school excursion today. On the way to school I was thinking about one particular excursion from my own school days, but I kept it to myself.
When I was in Grade 5 we loaded up a bus with a few classes from my school to visit a beach about an hour away.
Along the way we mysteriously detoured to a house belonging to a teacher from another class. As he ducked inside the house I assumed he must have forgotten his lunch or something, but instead he returned to the bus with a box full of tiny grey kittens.
Long story short I was one of several children who raised their hands to say I would love to have one of the kittens. Of course, the devil is always in the detail with this kind of thing. I could have sworn he said something like "Blah blah blah let me know tomorrow". It turns out he actually said "Check with your parents and let me know tomorrow". Just semantics really. Anyway, I gave him the nod the next day and 'project kitten' was good to go.
A couple of days later my kitten was delivered to school. Before school that day I had fashioned a multi-purpose kitty-carrier to house the kitten at school and carry him home on my bike at the end of the day. It was a small open cardboard crate, with newspaper over the top. Solid as a rock.
Parental status – still very much in the dark unfortunately.
Then a few problems arose during the kitten transfer at school.
Firstly, it's fairly safe to say that my classroom teacher, Mr M, was not on board with 'project kitten'. He didn't like the fact that one of his esteemed colleagues saw fit to bring kittens to school and distribute them to students, and he definitely didn't like the fact that I planned on keeping my kitten in a home-styled kitty-carrier in the corner of the classroom for the rest of the day.
Secondly - and this proved to be the deal breaker - my new kitten was not completely satisfied with his temporary lodgings. He howled the biggest howls he could manage with his tiny kitten-voice. With every howl Mr M would flinch, and glare towards the box. It seemed to go on for hours but really it was only a few short minutes before the kitten liberated himself. There was only one way this could go.
Nope, there was no phone call to my parents to collect their oldest child (and new kitten), no paperwork documenting my departure from school. There was just a middle aged man with a red face and steam coming out of his ears screaming "GET OUT! AND TAKE THAT BLASTED CAT WITH YOU!"
Obviously Mr M was not a cat person.
I assumed he wasn't in the mood to provide any craft supplies to repair my kitty-carrier, so I quickly jettisoned that and marched myself over to the bike racks. Somehow I managed to ride all the way home clutching a screeching, scratching kitten to my upper torso, steering my bike with the other hand.
The relief at the end of the journey lasted only briefly, as I entered another level of hell - explaining the whole thing to my mother, who was in bed recuperating after an appendectomy.
This was certainly turning into a fine old mess.
Mum assured me that she would be 'speaking to somebody' about this, to arrange the return of our little ball of fluff as soon as possible. And with that hanging over me I hopped on my bike and returned from the fire back to the frying pan at school.
As I shuffled back into class, nursing my finely lacerated arms, Mr M barely acknowledged my return, nor did he enquire about the welfare of my furry friend. As long as I was sans kitten, that's all that mattered.
I spent a very long afternoon wondering why my air-tight plan hadn't gone as smoothly as I'd hoped. Things had certainly unravelled rather quickly, that's for sure.
When I got home after school, bracing myself for trouble, I found the little grey kitten curled tightly in a ball beside mum on the bed.
He had been unofficially given the green light to join our family. And it looked like we had been given the green light too.
For the longest time he didn't have a name, and I'm not sure if that made him nervous. Eventually he became known as Grey Man. He lived to a ripe old age too, despite possibly using up several of his nine lives on that initial bike ride home.
I didn't share that story with my kids as they set off for their excursion today.
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Ted Chiang's "The Lifecycle of Software Objects" (novella, free): Training AIs takes a lot of time & commitment
- Bits of it, I think somewhere near the middle, made me smile. Humor is something I don't normally associate with Chiang's work.
- Telling style is so much like those supremely annoying serials Star One shows at prime time: mostly characters talking to themselves & thinking things out loud. Some people have called the style of this story "descriptive" or "concept driven". May be I'd not noticed it in his fiction so far; may be I've seen too much bad TV recently. I won't call it boring - in fact, it quite interesting at many places; but it took me over a dozen sittings to finish.
Story summary.A company called Blue Gamma has invented potentially super-intelligent software AIs ("digients"). They're like human babies living in Data Earth, a virtual world (eventually, their alien cousins will also exist on Data Mars).
They're like souls; they need to wear a body to interact with their environment. Normally as an avatar in Data Earth; can also move to a physical robot.
This is the story of deep attachment Ana Alvarado & Derek Brooks develop for these digitants; Ana is a former zoo keeper hired to train digitants, Derek builds their digital avatars. They'll keep caring for their pet digitants over many years, long after Blue Gamma has folded up & their original software platform is obsolete.
Fact sheet.First published: as an independent book by Subterranean Press in 2010.
Download full text from Subterranean Online.
Rating: A.
Related: Stories of Ted Chiang.


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Monday, May 4, 2009
Ribbon Ring videos
I am going to make some videos for my website and I need some help determining what would be most helpful to my customers. I am going to produce a "How to hang ribbon on Ribbon Ring" instructional video, a "How to make a ribbon topiary" video and then little snippets of Ribbon Ring tips... if you have an idea for a video, please post it here or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you!!
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Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Open Access Brochure in Turkish
ANKOS OA&IR Working Group prepared Open Access (OA) Brochure in Turkish to guide researchers, academics, and librarians on what is open access; what is not open access; how to create open access: green and gold ways; open access and copyright; impact of open access and royalty free publication; why and how to support open access; open access in international context; towards to national open access movement and open access activities in Turkey. It is similar in format to the SPARC OA Brochure. The ANKOS OA Brochure will be distributed to the university administations, libraries, and research centers in Turkey to create awareness on the subject.
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12 February 2012
I have just received two doses of very good news regarding a two certain competitions I entered recently. Though I'm not allowed to tell anyone about it until April, I don't think it would take a genius to work out what they are, based on recent posts.
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03 February 2012
Curious Pursuits.
Last night was the opening preview for the Curious Pursuits exhibition at the Portico Library and Gallery in Manchester. The library itself is an amazing space and it was brimming with guests and I was also lucky enough to have my work presented in a beautiful antique cabinet. Furthermore my featured piece of work 'Legless Anatomy' got a mention in this lovely write up in the exhibition catalogue by the curators of the exhibition Porter and Jenkinson which you can read here. More images of the night can be viewed here and on the Porter & Jenkinson facebook page. The exhibition continues until February 29th.
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Sunday, May 17, 2009
Decision To Sack Him A Cowardly Act, Says Murugiah
For one, Murugiah said the decision made by the party's disciplinary board yesterday had denied the party members the right to decide on the party leadership.
"To me, I'm not expelled and still a PPP (supreme council) member. Yesterday's meeting was illegal. They (disciplinary board members) were not elected by the party, they are Kayveas' cronies.
"If he dares, ask him to call for an election. Don't be a coward. I dare him to face me," he told reporters after opening a seminar on small business, agro-business and franchise, here, today.
He also described his sacking as Kayveas' dictatorial act which had not only tarnished the party's image, but would also cause problems to Barisan Nasional (BN), which should not happen especially in the current political situation faced by BN.
Hence, Murugiah urged BN to temporarily suspend Kayveas from its Supreme Council meeting until the domestic issues in PPP had been resolved.
The two-hour meeting attended by 39 PPP disciplinary board members yesterday made the decision on the ground that Murugiah had used his Deputy Minister's office in the Prime Minister's Department to hold a press conference which tarnished the good name of the party and making defamatory remarks against the party, its Supreme Council and party leadership.
The board also said that Murugiah had threatened the party's lawyer and a supreme council member that he would use all his power to get PPP deregistered.
Murugiah said he would personally go to the Registrar of Society tomorrow to seek verification on the status of the party.
"The party's financial statement had never been tabled at the party's annual general assembly. There must be something wrong," he said.
On the allegation that he was involved in money politics, Murugiah said the allegation was baseless.
He said he was only a Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of the Public Complaints Bureau, Public Service Commission and Education Commission and so did not have the money to give away nor the power to give projects to anyone.
Asked whether he was being investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Murugiah said: "They (MACC) did come to my office recently, but only to check on a few documents, nothing else."
Meanwhile, Murugiah also said that he was contacted by an important individual in MIC inviting him to join the party.
"I thank MIC for seeing me as a potential leader," he said, adding that he had not decided on the matter.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Meningitis: 46 Treated At Hospital Melaka
The Director-General of Health, Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican, said of the total, two cases were being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ward and they were expected to be taken out of the ICU ward tomorrow while the remaining 44 cases were being treated at the Isolation Ward.
"The 44 cases placed in the Isolation Ward comprise 39 trainees, one trainer, a woman who had contacted one of the trainees, two trainee radiographer and a trainee nurse," he said in a statement, here, Wednesday.
In the incident on May 4, a trainee of the RTD Academy died while on the way to the Melaka Hospital while three were admitted to the ICU and the remaining 85 had to be quarantined due to the meningitis outbreak.
He said a medical team was still being placed fulltime at the academy to monitor a total of 81 trainees.
"All the trainees and their contacts who are being treated are said to be recuperating and as we have said earlier, preventive and control measures will be continued until all the cases have fully recovered," he said.
Mohd Ismail said the meningococcal meningitis infection was caused by the Neisseria meningitides bacteria which were only carried by humans and were not similar to the Nipah encephalitis or Influenza A (H1N1) infection.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Perak Crisis, Court of Appeal 12th May 2009
KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Bernama) -- Police are asking all quarters, especially political parties, to remain calm following the Court of Appeal's decision on the post of Menteri Besar of Perak.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar said the public were also advised not to be carried away or influenced by SMS texts being circulated to threaten public order.
"The public are also reminded to respect the court's decision, which means allowing the judicial system to prevail in this beloved country," he said in a statement, here, today.
The Court of Appeal earlier today granted Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir's application for a stay of execution on the High Court's ruling yesterday that declared Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin as the legitimate menteri besar.
Hence, Zambry will remain as Perak Menteri Besar until the Court of Appeal disposes of his appeal.
My view:
They are fighting for power. It is not just that simple, there is something else going on underneath. There are land issues..., power greed......., There are naked truth of racial issues.. about pushing boulders down the hill... How are we as voters suppose to react. But the way they gear up this issue, and enticing people to go on streets, and lets say both quarters allow themselves to do just that.... It is going to be a real head on clash! Politicians against politicians and people against people. Just imagine kampung folks march to the town copying the game of politicians. Just imagine Kampung Deralik and Sungai Wangi folks march towards Ayer Tawar town. Just imagine. Arent we all silly.., real silly, including me.
So Dato Sagor and Maharajalela fought for nothin!! It didnt tickle minds!! I dont wish to talk and mention Nizar for now because it is not in tandem with lessons learnt from history. If he cant count blessing, he can always count something else.
Monday, May 11, 2009
High Court ruling on Nizar, 11th May 2009
Nizar is the rightful Perak MB
With the decision, the question of who is the rightful Menteri Besar -- Nizar or Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir -- which has plunged the state into political turmoil for more than 100 days, was finally answered.
High Court (Appellate and Special Powers Division) judge Datuk Abdul Aziz Abd Rahim ruled that Nizar did not vacate the office of Menteri Besar as he had not lost the majority confidence of the state legislative assembly.
In this case, said Abdul Aziz, there was no vote of no confidence issued against Nizar.
"How can one say that the applicant (Nizar) had lost his majority confidence under Article 16(6) of the Perak Constitution?"
"Based on the democratic practice, the issue of the loss of majority confidence should only be taken by a vote of no confidence against the applicant (Nizar), only by this manner can a Menteri Besar be removed," Abdul Aziz, said in his written judgment which was delivered at 2.30pm.
On Feb 13, Nizar, 52, filed an application to the court for a declaration that he is at all material times the rightful Menteri Besar of Perak.
Nizar, who was appointed Menteri Besar on March 17 last year after the opposition alliance won 31 seats at the 12th general elections, also sought a declaration that Zambry has no right to hold the office of Menteri Besar.
Abdul Aziz, in his judgment, said that a Menteri Besar could not be dismissed by the Sultan of Perak for the reason that he did not hold the office at the sultan's pleasure.
The dismissal of the Menteri Besar by the Sultan of Perak was never contemplated by Article 16(6) of the Perak Constitution, he added.
BN will appeal against Nizar's Court Ruling
Barisan Nasional will appeal against the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision that Datuk Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is the rightful Perak menteri besar, probably by tomorrow, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today.
Asked what happens in Perak between now and pending the appeal, Najib said: "We must have a date (to appeal), probably tomorrow,".
He called on the people in that state to remain calm and not get too excited with the latest development.
Najib was asked to comment on the Kuala Lumpur High Court decision today declaring that BN's Datuk Zambry Abd Kadir was not the legitimate menteri besar of Perak.
Asked whether he would be meeting Sultan of Perak soon, the prime minister said he had no problem meeting the sultan.
In today's rulling, the High Court also rejected the application for a stay of proceedings pending an appeal and ordered Dr Zambry and his exco members to vacate the office as soon as possible. - BERNAMA
It's a victory for the people - Nizar
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin has described the High Court ruling, that he is the rightful Perak Menteri Besar, as a "victory for the people of Perak and those who love democracy."
A jubilant Mohammad Nizar said he would rush back to Ipoh to seek an audience with the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, to get his consent for the dissolution of the state legislative assembly as soon as possible.
On the judgment by Justice Datuk Abdul Aziz Abd Rahman, Mohammad Nizar said it was a historic decision and one that would be remembered "for years and years to come."
"Its positive impact in revitalising parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy is tremendous," Mohammad Nizar said.
He said that it had been a painful four months for him and that he felt relieved that issue was finally over, even though the respondents would be appealing against the decision. Bernama
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A rough road ahead and horizon not as clear
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Not easy for Sivakumar and Nizar
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A House in tatters
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It was one wild political circus at the Perak legislative meeting and the ensuing fiasco suggested that the acrimony between the two sides has reached a point of no return.
THE calm outside the Perak Legislative Assembly was a surreal contrast to the heightened political temperature inside the House.
The police had gone about in such a no-nonsense way to bar people from gathering in the area that one could have lain down in the middle of the road and not be run over by traffic.
Inside the grand building, pandemonium was the order of the day and no one, not even the fact that there were supposedly two Spea-kers in the House, could bring order to the proceedings.
It was one wild political circus from the word go.
In fact, what happened bordered on anarchy and it is difficult to visualise things returning to normal anytime soon.
The acrimony between the Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat reached a point of no return yesterday.
"I don't even want to speculate what will happen from here because people are no longer using their heads. It is all emotion that I am seeing, the law is being put aside," said a source close to the palace.
The Barisan Nasional managed to push through its agenda yesterday, that is, to convene a new Legislative Assembly session, replace the Speaker and appoint three new House committees.
But it was not without costs and the embarrassing melee that ensued is something which Perak will not be able to live down for a long while.
Pakatan was bent on rejecting the fact that the Barisan holds the majority in the assembly and control of the government.
Barisan, on the other hand, was determined to cement its control of the House by installing a new Speaker even to the extent of forcibly removing V. Sivakumar from the chair.
"I thought things like this only happened in other countries," said one former assemblyman from Perak.
One side is focused on forcing a snap state election, the other sees nothing wrong in carrying on till the general election.
Both sides are supremely convinced they command the moral high ground and no one is budging.
The Yang Berhormats demonstrated some astonishing behaviour that was more akin to lawbreakers than lawmakers. There was a lot of shouting, shoving, climbing atop tables, ringgit notes torn up and even a few punches thrown.
One assemblyman, caught in one of the scrapes, lost two buttons from his outfit, exposing his hairy tummy.
This will probably be the last time Malaysians would dare make fun of Taiwanese legislators.
And as some cynics claimed, there was "no sitting yesterday because the assemblymen were standing up" most of the time, trying to shout down each other and pressing on with their side of the agenda regardless of others.
For months, the joke had been about Perak having two Mentris Besar and two governments.
Yesterday, it really did seem as though there were two of each and, for several hours, there were even two Speakers.
The media had a field day although some of them did not know whether to laugh or cry at what was happening before their eyes.
The arithmetic does not favour Pakatan. The numbers are with Barisan but a government should not have to function surrounded by hundreds of security personnel.
The police could be put to better use given all those headlines of tragic snatch thefts in the last few days. They should not be monopolised to safeguard the very people who are elected to serve the people.
The Raja Muda got to deliver his royal address only at about 3.30pm, after Sivakumar had been physically taken out of the House and the new Speaker had taken his place.
The heir to the Perak throne looked regal and composed even after waiting since morning to make his royal address. He made no references at all to what had happened but he must surely be as troubled as everyone else.
His half-hour speech was the only time when there was decorum in the House because the angry exchanges between the two sides re-erupted after he left.
The ill-will between the rival camps was palpable and the House adjourned shortly after on a sour and uneasy note.
"There was no happy ending today," said an aide to the Mentri Besar.
It was a day of records for Perak but not the sort of records to be proud of.
Yesterday saw not only the Speaker being replaced. Even the Speaker's ornamental chair had to be replaced because it was damaged during the scuffle.
The damaged chair seemed like a metaphor for the Perak Legislative Assembly.
The reputation of the House has suffered a terrible blow after what happened. But, unlike a damaged chair, it cannot be repaired overnight.
'Datuk Syabu' nabbed in RM254.3m bust
KUANTAN: The country's biggest-ever syabu bust, with the drugs valued at RM254.3mil, by Pahang's rank-and-file policemen took place by chance.
Subsequent follow-up operations saw the police detaining a 30-year-old 'Datuk' in Taman Bukit Kempas, Johor, on Wednesday and froze assets amounting to RM2.6mil belonging to four suspects.
Police have launched a manhunt for an accomplice, known as Lim Han Choo @ Ah Chiau, who was believed to have escaped after spraying pepper on the eyes of two police personnel during the first raid at about 6.45am on Saturday.
Bukit Aman deputy director of narcotics Deputy Comm Datuk Othman Harun said the success was a result of the alertness of the rank-and-file personnel.
"A policeman from the Cenderawasih station in Rompin had just completed a routine roadblock operation at the Kuantan-Segamat road when he spotted a lorry parked by the roadside.
"Sensing something amiss, he alighted with his colleagues from their vehicle to inspect the lorry bearing a Johor number plate. There were two persons inside.
"While directing them to open the cargo for inspection, one of the men suddenly sprayed pepper on the policemen before fleeing into a nearby oil palm estate," he told a press conference. Also present were Pahang CPO Deputy Comm Datuk Robiah Abdul Ghani and state anti-narcotics chief Supt Yap Toon Khuan.
DCP Othman said police gave chase and managed to arrest one of them, who was the driver of the lorry.
He said checks showed the cargo contained 480 packets of crystalline and powdery substances, weighing 978kg, believed to be the synthetic drug syabu.
"We also seized 80 plastic containers used to hide the drugs, wrapped in black plastic bags.
"A follow-up operation saw police picking up two other suspects in a four-wheel-drive vehicle," he said, adding that one of them was the elder brother of the driver who was detained earlier.
DCP Othman said a constable who arrested the two men was even offered RM10,000 initially, before they tried to tempt him with RM500,000 to secure their release.
He said initial investigations revealed the syndicate members had international links and had smuggled in the drugs via the South China Sea.
"We believe the supply came from a neighbouring country and the consignment was to be delivered to Johor for repackaging and distribution."
The four suspects have been remanded to assist in investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act, which carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction.
In Taiping, RASLAN BAHAROM reports that police busted a mini-laboratory producing ecstasy pills and syabu at a house in Taman Simpang Setia, Simpang.
Taiping OCPD Asst Comm Raja Musa Raja Razak said a total of 3.2kg of the drugs, with a street value of about RM272,000 were seized during the 1.30am raid on Thursday.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Hee claims she has power to allow Ganesan's appointment
Perak Assembly Deputy Speaker Hee Yit Foong said she has the power to takeover the running of the assembly session as specified under Article 36A (1) (b) of the Perak State Constitution.
"No doubt the Speaker (Sivakumar) has the power but as the Deputy Speaker, I can takeover when he is not capable of convening the session," she told a press conference here today.
Hee (Independent-Jelapang) said it was normal to appoint a new Speaker when the existing Speaker has lost the confidence of a majority of state assemblymen.
"The opposition can name a candidate as the new Speaker. This is the democratic process in Malaysia."
"I would have picked up the money and give it to the needy. Being a stingy person, he was just showing off and will never drop the RM50 note," she said. - BERNAMA


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So last week, on top of having the car problems, we also had some electricity problems. I kept calling the electric company, they kept insisting that all power had been restored as of 5pm Thursday... it hadn't.
Since it there's not much to do in a house with no power, I decided to take the boys to the Burger King up the road to go play. Husband was out of town until late Thursday night...or so I thought.
We got home and Husband was freaking out... he didn't know where we were {my phone was dead} so he decided to scare everyone else by calling them non-stop to see if they'd heard from me.
When I finally got my phone charged up, there were tons of texts from random people asking where I was & if I was "lost"...because if I didn't answer Husband, I'd answer them, right?
My only response was "I didn't know I was lost..." there was nothing else I could say. I guess next time, I'll have to think before changing our routine!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
I Didn't Know I was Lost....
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It's hard to believe that Derek Jeter's career is coming to an end. It is even harder to deny Jeter's place in baseball history. Regardless of what others say I consider Derek Jeter the greatest Yankee of all time.
The Yankee's Captain will end his career with roughly 750 more hits than any other Yankee in history; he will also end his career 6th on the all-time hits list while all 5 players above him have played 2-4 more seasons. Not to mention the fact that he owns the all-time post season records for games played, at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, total bases, singles, doubles and triples. Regardless of all of that Derek Jeter means much more to the game of baseball than any record or accomplishment.
He was not only the Captain of the New York Yankees but the greatest ambassador the game has ever known. In an era rampant with superstars who have fallen to PED use, Derek Jeter has been able to maintain his integrity in arguably the toughest sports market in the entire world. Think about that for a second, Derek Jeter has played for the New York Yankees for parts of 20 seasons and has never had any rumor or accusation tarnish his name or reputation.
In today's world of sports that is far more impressive than any record could ever be. He has served as the ultimate role model for not only children of the New York area but the entire country.
With PEDs, domestic violence, drug use along with a blatant disregard for the law it's a damn shame that Jeter's way of conducting himself is such a rarity amongst athletes. You can't help but feel that if more children had role models like Derek Jeter to emulate this world may be a better place.
I have had the pleasure of watching Derek Jeter play his entire career in pinstripes. When Derek came up in 1996 as a rookie I was a little kid who was completely infatuated with the New York Yankees. Now in 2014 as I watch Jeter close out his career I can't help but feel a little torn up inside about it.
On one hand I am so grateful that I got to watch him play for so many years on the other hand I feel as if a part of my childhood is coming to an end. I am now a man in my mid-twenties with a career, bills to pay and quotas to reach. Regardless of all that when I watch Derek Jeter take the field it brings me back to my childhood.
Watching him play makes me feel like a kid from North Jersey with an undying love for the game of baseball again. On September 28th, 2014 that all ends and I can't help but feel that the game of baseball will never be the same.
Thanks Captain.
Your biggest fan,
Adam Al
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|DAYS:Clip of Eric's debut as Brady; second episode added
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|Nov 12 2008, 07:58 PM Post #1
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|Nov 12 2008, 08:18 PM Post #2
|Wow, I thought he was great in those scenes. Dee was great too. She always does those mother/child scenes well
|Nov 12 2008, 08:34 PM Post #3
I saw all their scenes and I thought Deidre and Eric played off each other very well together, considering these were their first scenes. I agree that Deidre is very good at portraying maternal feelings, like dropping 'sweety' quietly as she passes him to get to the door. I'm glad Brady is going to move in with her and that they talked about John and giving him time to get to know him (Brady).
|Nov 12 2008, 08:58 PM Post #4
Completely agree with both of you. I really enjoyed these scenes! I thought Deidre, Drake and Eric were excellent. I thought Marlena was very 'motherly' towards Brady, and I think Deidre showed exactly the right natural excitement and caring that a mother would feel in that situation. Drake perfectly portrayed John's awkwardness and discomfort at seeing his son who he doesn't remember at all. And Eric hardly even seemed like a recast; he resembles Drake, for one thing, but beyond that, he fit right into the role, even tearing up a little as Brady realized the full extent of John's situation. Great dialogue and three great performances. I hope the J/M/Brady scenes continue in this vein, and I'm thrilled that finally I have something to look forward to on this show!
|Nov 12 2008, 09:16 PM Post #5
Thanks Angie ....
It was a good scene, not great - it will be interesting how Eric does with Ari and James coming up.
|Nov 12 2008, 09:26 PM Post #6
|I like him, i think he looks more like John than the old Brady.
|Nov 12 2008, 09:31 PM Post #7
|He's adorable, I look forward to watching him with Chloe and Nicole!
|Nov 12 2008, 09:34 PM Post #8
What scenes were y'all watching? He still sucks ass!
|Nov 12 2008, 09:37 PM Post #9
There is just something about Eric that does not say "Brady Black" to me.
|Nov 12 2008, 09:42 PM Post #10
After all... tomorrow is another day!
|I never really liked the character of Brady back in the day, but thanks to Eric Martsolf I'm actually looking forward to the character's return. Looks good so far and I loved Dee in this scene and see a lot of potential for Brady-John angst. Just wish Belle would come back now to complete the family (ShawnDuh can stay sailing around in circles in Salem Harbor for all I care).
|Nov 12 2008, 09:50 PM Post #11
Couldn't agree more with all your points. I would love for Belle and Claire to come back without Shawn. Great potential for some real family interactions, but I'm sure Dena will mess this up like she always does.
|Nov 12 2008, 10:01 PM Post #12
|Martsolf looks good with Drake Hogestyn and Deidre Hall. He definitely looks like he can be Hogestyn's son. However, I don't think his acting has improved at all. He was very stiff in those scenes, and you could tell he was trying. It didn't come off natural at all. But I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say he was just nervous with having his first scenes with Hall and Hogestyn. I hope he warms up to them more because he was too stiff for my liking.
|Nov 12 2008, 10:51 PM Post #13
I thought Kyle Lowder sucked ass. LOL! I'm liking Eric as Brady.
|Nov 12 2008, 10:52 PM Post #14
|Lowder wasn't much better, but compared to Martsolf, he's like Robert f-ing DeNiro!
|Nov 12 2008, 10:57 PM Post #15
|John is such a joke, and would someone PLEASE give him a hairstyle that doesn't look as if a giant hair UFO has landed atop his head?
|Nov 12 2008, 11:07 PM Post #16
I always thought it looked more like a hairstylest who formerly worked with Jim Henson was to blame.
|Nov 13 2008, 12:08 AM Post #17
After all... tomorrow is another day!
Ha. His hair was bugging me in this clip I have to admit. I just realized for some reason John reminds me of Christopher Walken these days and was trying to figure out if it was the hair.
|Nov 13 2008, 12:15 AM Post #18
I like it,it was his first scene and the character is supposed to be nervous/tense,he was in rehab and now has to say sorry to everyone,I look forward to more scenes with Drake and Dee,Dee has GREAT chemistry with almost everyone,her and Josh Taylor in scenes is like watching paint dry.Eric was great,already love seeing him back again.
|Nov 13 2008, 09:10 AM Post #19
|I think Eric will be fine in the long-run, as long as they create some kind of real foundation for the Brady character. He's always confused me - going from an angry young man to a guy who'd break out into song at a moment's notice... and then became an off-camera drug addict. I don't think the actor is terrible (though I do wish they found someone with more personality) - I just wish they'd zero in on who Brady Black is.
|Nov 13 2008, 09:15 AM Post #20
I am seventeen, going on eighteen, I-I'll take ca-aaaare of YOU!
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1852 Jane Powell, nee Owens, died in Nantmel, Radnorshire, Wales. She was 80 years old. Jane was my g-g-g-g-grandmother.
1870 David Lewis married Nancy Cowan at Uxbridge Township, Ontario Co, Ontario, Canada.
I've been researching my family history for 8 years now and it's about time I shared some of my findings. My father's family come mostly from the North East of England (surnames Hudson, Lamb, Kerss, Pattison, Todner). Mum's father's family come from Birmingham, England (Darby, Pugh, Read) and Mum's mother's from mid-Wales (Pugh, Hughes, Jones).


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Presentation of the Academy
AS Monaco Academy welcomes students, organized into three teams participating in the championships of France U17, U19, CFA and the UEFA Youth League.
The Academy welcomes students from their first U17 year after their pre-training. It accompanies them throughout their training and after U19 until the end of their post-training (about 21/22 years old) and their entry or not in the professional level. The journey of a student in the Academy takes place on four to six seasons on average, combining training and competition to the requirements of schooling.
Three working groups have been established for the training, U17, U19, CFA, involved in the most noted competitions: France Amateur Championship (CFA), U17 and U19 National Championships. In 2013, AS Monaco has also been crowned champion of France U19.
Interns are recruited after being spotted ,watched and then selected by the recruitment cell of the Academy. The "scouts" of the AS Monaco attend club competitions and matches of various regional and national departmental selections. All coaches and managers of AS Monaco work closely with the Regional Recruitment teams and together decide to hire a player. These young people then attend a detection/training camp usually held during school holidays. No unsolicited application is accepted.
In 2013, the "Centre de formation" is named "AS Monaco Academy" to assert the will of the club to continue to train the talents of tomorrow and to internationalize a know-how which has become a brand image.


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I started a baby blanket for a co-worker, the colors are pink, blue, mint and yellow for the weft and white for the warp. This little blankie gave me a run for my money, I warped the loom and started weaving and on the 10th pass I saw that the end warps were so tight that I could roll the fabric into the front beam. Problems, you guessed it, loads of them, since this is only my second project did I freak, you betcha. I undid the weaving, unrolled the warp not once, nor twice but a whopping four yes, four times. Every time I re rolled I got the same problem so finally I saw what was going on. I put pattern paper in between the warp to separate the yarn and keep it straight. Well I was not being careful with the end warps and they were wrapping around the beam instead of on top of the paper along with the other warps. So I finally fix the issue and started weaving, what a relief that was, since I'm a baby weaver, little issue like that are stressful. I know your laughing, but I sure wasn't at the time, I thought I was going to trash the whole project and I wasn't looking forward to re-warping the loom after spending two nights the first time. Definitely warping is a process, I need to learn to enjoy.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
I took my new Ashford home Friday, and assembled it, only took 20 mins,(I didn't realize how large the loom was until it was put together) I then warped it which took another 40 mins and started to weave, I finished this scarf in about two hours. I used the project suggestion that came with the loom, but I didn't want to use the novelty yarn as suggested so I used for the warp Caron Simply Soft in Heather Grey and for the weft Red Hart in Sea Blue, which formed some great looking stripes. I wove the scarf in two hours, I thought it would take longer, but the weaving was easy and rythmic, just wonderful. This scarf will be a gift for Elizabeth, who's studing in Maryland, I'm sure she'll love the colors. I can fully appreciate why weavers, love this craft, I can't wait to start something else, hehehe.
Now I need to learn what the DPI stands for, how not to squish the right side to keep my weaving ends even, how to cut the fabric, so I can sew it instead of fringing, and how the heck to do a twisted fringe, cause no matter what I did, the stuff wouldn't twist. I have some research and reading to do today on these subjects, hopefully I can find what I need online.
The only thing I wish I would have ordered was the stand for the loom, it's definately needed, I used my dining room table and sat the loom on my lap as the instructions suggested that was okay until I noticed this morning I have a bruise so, I have to order the stand as soon as I save some more $$.
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Friday, August 24, 2007
I got my new Ashford 32" RH loom, ****super happy dance**** ;oD. I love it, now I have to put it together, yikes, but it looks simple enough (famous last words before I screw up) haha.
Na I'm pretty much mechanically inclined, love to build furniture and if I can knit, loom and weave, tools do not faze me as long as they are small ones LOL. Hopefully I can build it, warp it and get my butt in gear before the weekend is out. So what should I make first, you know 32" is a lot of loom space, especially since I've been doodling around with that baby Brio, I got a whopping 5" of width on a scarf I'm weaving , thank God it's for a little girl and it's a fashion scarf so thin and long is the way to go on that one.
So what should me first project be, any suggestions??
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
The pic on the left is my weaving sample with peaches and cream cotton yarn on the Brio loom, the finished fabric is 5" wide, which is good for a scarf, I'm going to visit friends in SC in November and I think I will weave the little girl there a scarf. It went pretty quickly and I enjoyed making my sample. I ordered an Ashford RH 32" loom, which I'm excited about. I hope I made the right choice, I guess I'll see when it show up and I get to looming on it. The pic on the right is for my scarf swap partner Jennifer in Alaska. I make the scarf on my FGKB and it's coming out soft and warm and just wonderful. I snuck in some eyelash yarn for whimsy. Once it's finished and received I will post the scarf in it's entirety, mean while I don't want to spoil the surprise.
I also started a needle knitting ghan in the beach yarn that I was going to use for my sweater and wound up frogging it , so the yarn has been re-purposed, which I love to do. I'm trying to convince myself that I need to knit, weave and loom with my current stash. I know I've said this before but really, I have to try, so I have challenge myself that I will not buy any new yarn after Sept 1, 2007 through December 1, 2007 and see how I do with using up what I currently own.
That should be fun!! hehehe.
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Friday, August 10, 2007
I started weaving on the kid's loom I got and I have to tell you, I'm hooked ridiculous you say, can I possibly be interested in anything else in the fiber world? I don't know, but I must control the impluses, the little voices, and the drowning bank account. hehe. Here are some pics, for those of you who have real looms and have experience I know this is boring, but I'm just starting and I'm excited. I will be ordering either a Krominski or an Ashfored 32" Rigid Heddle loom, still undecided but it will be soon.
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Thursday, August 09, 2007
Here's the famous Jean Vest with Sweater arms project, my second needle knitting project completed, am I happy? You betcha!! I emblished the pockets with a simple crochet chain (yeah I crochet under protest every once in a blue moon) and sewed it on. It looks really cute and I like the cable detail on the arms. I did find that I didn't increase properly for the arms, but once I sewed it together you can't really tell. Now I have to wash the garment and lay it flat to dry as per the instructions on the yarn label.
In other excited news I have started the scarf for the September Scarf Swap you can take a peek here Septswap-07 (I finally learned to link hehe)
I've frogged this scarf about 4 times, I didn't like the guage the first, the stitch the second, the novelty yarn third, so needless to say, I'm being picky. Funny since I'm sending it to the other end of the country for someone else, I'm second guessing my workmanship, funny huh?? But trust me I'll get it together and Jennifer in Alaska is going to get one sweet scarf.
I also got a kid's table loom a Brio weaving loom, not much on instructions but it's a good starter at least I think it will be to start learning to weave. I think I want to do some placemats in some cotton yarn and see how they go if it's something I think I will enjoy then I'll save up and get the Ashford Ridged Heddle loom I've been oogling.
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Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Shopping Bag
This is my bounty for one night of shopping I first went to the Rag Shop, which is going out of business. The factory mill ends were $ 3.50 for four skein of unknown yarn and weight, the Bates circular needles are silvalume 5mm $ 2.90 the Bates circular 10 mm $ 3.99 , the stitch holders smaller were .90 and larger $1.25, the Knit Check $ 1.50, stitch markers .49 each. At Michael's I had coupons for 40% off, there I bought the Clover Bamboo circulars 6.5mm and the best chunky yarn with my scarf swap partner in mind, I also have some novelty eyelash yarn with the same colors and that going to make a great scarf . All in all I think I did really good with the shopping spree, and I now have more needle knitting supplies to keep going with the learning process.
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Feminism, Socialism, Christianity, Autism, and Mommy-blogging. You'd think I'd need more blogs. But no.
21 March 2011
Dead women more valuable than live ones
Corpse of woman assaulted - man convicted
Living woman, in hospital, assaulted by health care professional - man convicted
Guess which one got two years and which got 3 months. Go ahead. Guess.
It makes me sick. It's clear that in the case of the dead woman, the judge just couldn't find a way to say that she brought it on herself. It is completely evident that the lives of living women are not valued in Canadian law. We are treated as complicit to these crimes. Sexual assault is treated as an act of impulse control failure by men who just find women too beautiful to resist instead of the acts of domination and terrorism that they are.
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- Ignorance said...
Not directly related to this topic, but have you heard of the grassroots protests against blaming the victim in cases of rape/sexual assault?
- 07 May, 2011 12:13
- Luna said...
No. Tell me more.
- 07 May, 2011 12:30
- Ignorance said...
I don't think I could explain it better than these two quotes:
When a police officer from Toronto went on a routine visit to Osgoode Hall Law School to advise the students on personal safety, little did he know that he would unwittingly inspire a movement that has caught fire across Canada and the US.
"You know, I think we're beating around the bush here," Michael Sanguinetti began, blandly enough, as he addressed the 10 students who turned up for the pep talk. Then he said: "I've been told I'm not supposed to say this – however, women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised."
Fast forward three months from Sanguinetti's unfortunate remarks, and a movement that was born in riposte to his loose talk has now gone international. "SlutWalking" is attracting thousands of people to take to the streets to put an end to what they believe is a culture in which it is considered acceptable to blame the victim.
From http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/06/slutwalking-policeman-talk-clothing
On January 24th, 2011, a representative of the Toronto Police gave shocking insight into the Force's view of sexual assault by stating: "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized".
As the city's major protective service, the Toronto Police have perpetuated the myth and stereotype of 'the slut', and in doing so have failed us. With sexual assault already a significantly under-reported crime, survivors have now been given even less of a reason to go to the Police, for fear that they could be blamed. Being assaulted isn't about what you wear; it's not even about sex; but using a pejorative term to rationalize inexcusable behaviour creates an environment in which it's okay to blame the victim.
From http://www.slutwalktoronto.com/
- 07 May, 2011 23:40


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CAMARILLO, Calif. – Californians cleaned up Saturday from a major storm that soaked the drought-stricken state before moving east to drop rain on the Southwest.
Perhaps the biggest job was in Camarillo, about 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles, where a Friday mudslide besieged houses, making 13 uninhabitable. The debris flowed down a hillside burned by wildfire last year.
Cleanup also was underway in South Los Angeles, where a small -- and rare -- tornado briefly touched down, ripping parts off several roofs and knocking down trees.
The cleanup came as more rain was forecast for coming days, though the National Weather Service said that precipitation shouldn't cause the same amount of damage as the recent storm. All of which would be good news in a state where three years of drought means every inch of rain helps.
Weather experts say many more storms are needed to pull the state out of its current water crisis.
On Saturday, utility crews restored power to nearly everyone who lost it, though roads including a stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura County remained closed. In mountains east of Los Angeles, ski resorts welcomed up to a foot of fresh snow.
The storm was powerful enough that in Northern California, which was hit Thursday by up to 8 inches of rain but has been generally dry since, residents of two trailer parks in Redwood City were still bailing floodwaters Saturday.
Meanwhile, north of San Francisco, Sonoma County residents said they were relieved that the Russian River didn't overflow its banks as it has in past storms. The river did reach just above flood stage, but the water quickly receded.
A few low-lying areas of Guerneville did flood, but damage was minimal in a place where, for example, a 2006 flood caused $300 million in damage.
"This is nothing," Judith Eisen, who has lived for 40 years in one of the neighborhoods that flooded.
As the storm traveled east to Arizona, Phoenix and its surrounding suburbs received about a third of an inch of rain overnight, according to the National Weather Service. The northern Arizona city of Flagstaff received roughly half an inch of rain starting around midnight and then snow at around 6 a.m.
The weather service forecast more rain in California starting Sunday in the north and Monday in the south -- and another storm later in the coming week.
In each case, rain from the central coast down to Los Angeles County should total about half an inch, with up to 2 inches in mountains.
As for the risk of flash floods and landslides, "right now, it looks like probably no," weather service meteorologist Scott Sukup said.