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Here is my end of the 2015 regular season prospect rankings for the Phillies top ten prospects.
- J.P. Crawford-AA-SS- He's the undisputed top guy in the system at this point. I have his arrival between June and September of 2016.
- Nick Williams-AA-OF- I still feel he's the best player the Phillies got in the Hamels trade, which is saying a lot at this point. I see his time-table being fairly similar to Crawford's. I think we see him in 2016.
- Jake Thompson-AA-P- Thompson was light's out in Reading. He may open next season there, or in Lehigh Valley. I would think he's a candidate to arrive in late 2016 or early 2017, right now.
- Jorge Alfaro-AA-C- He has healed quickly, and apparently well. How he does next season, probably back in Reading, will determine his time-table. Whether he's a catcher or first baseman in the long-term also should be answered.
- Roman Quinn-AA-OF- Quinn is going to the Dominican Winter League to play some baseball and make up for lost at-bats in Reading. It's hard to figure out how far behind he is from his injury, but I suspect he'll still be a candidate for a September call-up in 2016, at worst.
- Franklyn Kilome-Short-A-P- Kilome probably has the best pure arm in the organization, and the faster he picks up the advanced skills of a major league pitcher, the better he'll be. The question about him is whether he starts 2016 in Clearwater or Lakewood.
- Cornelius Randolph-Rookie-OF- The 2015 first round pick hit very well in his first professional action. It will be interesting to see if he makes the Lakewood squad.
- Zach Eflin-AA-P- Eflin's season was pretty strong in the end, and he was good in Reading's post-season. He definitely could crack the 2016 rotation at some point, and be a fixture for the future.
- Andrew Knapp-AA-C- He was projected as an offensive catcher, and his bat went off in 2015 in AA. With the light-bulb on bright now, he's likely to be in AAA to start the season, and could be in Philadelphia by the end of 2016.
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Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
The good? Bridgewater ran a pro-style offense at Louisville, where he was remarkably accurate, winning 30 games over the past three years, including a memorable performance in the dominant 2013 Sugar Bowl win against an overhyped Florida team. But physically, Bridgewater is a very slight 6-foot-2, hovering a tad over 200 pounds. He isn't especially fast, and after not throwing at the combine, he had a miserable "pro day" that left scouts questioning his first-round billing. Bridgewater doesn't have a big arm or striking leadership abilities, but he does boast a better second-half quarterback rating when trailing than both Johnny Manziel and Blake Bortles. But if a quarterback like the New York Jets' Geno Smith can go in the early second round, Bridgewater remains a likely Day One pick.
Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
Evans is ranked as the first or second receiver on most national boards. At 6-foot-5 with tremendous ball skills, he has the size and physical strength to become a consistent red-zone threat. Among the top 20 wide receiver prospects in the 2014 class, he had the highest percentage (25.4) of passes caught beyond 25 yards, per ESPN.com. Evans proved to be Manziel's favorite target, amassing 69 catches as a redshirt sophomore. A lack of frontline speed appears to be his primary drawback. He ran the 40 in 4.53 seconds at the combine, which is not bad, but doesn't compare to a burner like Clemson's Sammy Watkins. The NFL has become an "after-the-catch" league for wide receivers, so Evans may well turn into a decent pro, but for him to go in the top 10 would be a monumental reach.
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington
Seferian-Jenkins came to Washington three years ago as the top-ranked tight end recruit in America. At 6-foot-6, he is a colossal human being with excellent feet and big, strong hands. But somewhere along the way he put on some unnecessary weight and lost his burst. As a junior he dropped a ton of balls and didn't show much interest in blocking. And while he led all FBS tight ends over the past three seasons with 19 touchdowns inside the 20, he also has a DUI arrest to his name. As a potential first- or second-rounder, he screams bust.
Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina
Ebron has gotten a lot of attention as a player cast in the Jimmy Graham mold, and he could be a top 15 pick. On paper, Ebron makes a ton of sense: He stands 6-foot-4 plus, ran a combine best 4.6 in the 40 and is a gifted route runner. However, like Graham, Ebron doesn't block, and he didn't dominate in the red zone the way an elite tight end needs to.
Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
Carr's numbers (50 TDs, 8 interceptions) are through the roof, but those numbers benefited greatly from the Bulldogs' style of offense and their slate of opponents. But the 6-foot-2 Carr does offer an intriguing skill set: He has the arm strength and accuracy (just as his brother David does) to make some of the toughest throws, and Derek ran a pro-style offense early in his career under former coach Pat Hill. Former NFL head coach and current NFL Network analyst Steve Mariucci told HuffPost, "He's the most pro-ready QB in this draft. ... He's very grounded, maybe the best arm in this draft class, and climbing the board fast." But while he's demonstrated that he has the toughness to play through injury, Carr seems to struggle with decision making and his footwork when under pressure. In the bowl game against USC -- the only legitimate defense Fresno faced all year -- Carr completed a season-worst 54 percent of his passes and tossed two TDs with a pick.
Correction: A previous edition of this article incorrectly stated that Geno Smith was drafted on Day One. Smith was actually drafted 39th overall, on Day Two.
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While the Philadelphia Eagles' 41-33 win over the New England Patriots provided plenty of suspense for fans, avid prop bettors were still left wondering: Who would the Super Bowl MVP mention first in his postgame speech?
Here's the result of that prop bet, and nine of the other strangest bets for Super Bowl LII, courtesy of online sportsbook Bovada LV.
• What color will Pink's hair be when she starts to sing the national anthem?
Answer: White/blonde (5/4 odds)
Bettors who picked the favorite here came out winners, as Pink's hair wasn't nearly as colorful as some suspected it may be. And despite struggling with the flu in recent days, she delivered a beautiful rendition of the national anthem, with at least one fellow artist — Sheryl Crow — calling it the "best I've ever heard."
. @Pink kicks off #SB52 with the National Anthem https://t.co/6ibSQcMzcB pic.twitter.com/jJjjIYuDil— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 4, 2018
• Will Pink be airborne at any point during her singing of the national anthem?
Answer: No (-400, 1/4 odds)
Nor did the Philadelphia native wear any overt Eagles gear, as some thought she would.
• The number of tweets by President Trump on Feb. 4: Over/under 5
Answer: Under
All told, Trump was relatively quiet on social media on Sunday. He tweeted once in the morning, sending his thoughts and prayers to the victims in a South Carolina train crash, and once after the game to congratulate the Eagles. He did also put out a lengthy statement just before the game through the White House press office.
• What color will Bill Belichick's shirt be at kickoff?
Answer: Blue (4/5 odds)
Belichick kept it simple here, wearing the same color that he wore in both last year's Super Bowl and the 2014 title game. He's also worn gray twice and red once in previous appearances.
Bill Belichick is every Patriots fan this morning. pic.twitter.com/NNapeHO4dK— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) February 5, 2018
• Will former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb's vomiting incident from Super Bowl XXXIX be mentioned during the TV broadcast?
Answer: No (1/2 odds)
McNabb says he didn't vomit in the fourth quarter. Teammates say he did. But for all the mystery, one thing is clear: The incident was never mentioned during the broadcast.
• Will Justin Timberlake cover a Prince song during halftime?
Answer: Yes (2/1 odds)
Timberlake opted for the Minnesota native's "I Would Die 4 U," while an image of Prince was projected onto a sheet behind him. Prince fans have since criticized that move.
Justin Timberlake's tribute to Prince was in the spotlight of the Super Bowl. But some people said he crossed the line. pic.twitter.com/IJQxSDSTtE— AJ+ (@ajplus) February 5, 2018
• The number of "wardrobe malfunction" mentions during the TV broadcast: Over/under 1.5 times
Answer: Under (2/5 odds)
In Timberlake's first Super Bowl performance since "Nipplegate," the 2004 halftime show controversy involving Janet Jackson was but a footnote.
• Who will the Super Bowl MVP mention first in his speech?
Answer: God (4/1 odds)
NBC's Dan Patrick smiled and asked Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles if this was just another game. "Yeah, just another game," Foles said, chuckling. "Unbelievable. All glory to God."
There was even a prop bet on who the MVP would mention first, teammate, god, parents, coach.If we'd of known future pastor Nick Foles would win it, god would have paid off big! #MVP #SuperBowlLll #nickfoles— Gary Miller (@Local12Gary) February 5, 2018
• Which number will be higher: Kickoff temperature in Minnesota or total points scored in the first quarter?
Answer: Total points scored in the first quarter (1 1/10 odds)
The temperature inside U.S. Bank Stadium was comfortable, but outside, in Minneapolis, it was 2 degrees at kickoff, making it the coldest Super Bowl in history. The Patriots and Eagles, meanwhile, combined to score 12 points in the first quarter.
Stephen Gostkowski's field goal marks the first time the Patriots have scored in the first quarter of their Super Bowl appearances in the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era.— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 4, 2018
• Which number will be higher: Points scored by the Patriots, or points and assists recorded by Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving against Portland?
Answer: Null and void
This one might have been close if Irving played in his game. Instead, he remained out with a thigh injury as the Celtics won, 97-96, and Bovada has declared the bet null and void.


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Nothing has ever been more true. Since the power shift in the Senate, Americans have learned that when Republicans are called on to actually govern, Republicans fail. Day after day of horrible legislation favoring the rich, a laughable budget that would turn the Middle Class into the working poor and the working poor into the homeless, and a slew of lawmaking that would turn America into the world's largest Christian church, have shown America the true colors of the modern-day GOP.
According to Real Clear Politics, Congress is running with an approval rating of just 15.5 percent, while the president is sitting at just over 45. The shift in the president's rating began almost immediately after Republicans took over.
Second-term presidents historically see dips in their approval ratings as the lame duck theory kicks in, but it looks like the American people are warming up to President Obama and beginning to understand just what kind of obstruction he actually faces.
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In an interview with Politico, Obama administration Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said that "The Russians succeeded, I believe, beyond their wildest expectations. Their first objective in the election was to sow discontent, discord and disruption in our political life, and they have succeeded to a fare-thee-well."
He went on to say "they have accelerated, amplified the polarization and the divisiveness in this country, and they've undermined our democratic system. They wanted to create doubt in the minds of the public about our government and about our system, and they succeeded to a fare-thee-well."
The more we learn about what Russia's meddling, the more it looks like Clapper is right about Russia's intentions — that it wasn't so much about electing Trump as it was turning the country against itself.
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Even the infamous Russian dossier apparently wasn't an intelligence official's reporting on what Trump and Russia were up to, but a political hit job paid for by the Clinton campaign, that Russians apparently assisted with, and that the company involved — Fusion GPS — tried desperately to shop to the press before the election. (Talk about meddling.)
"If any part of the Steele dossier is accurate, Russia was playing both sides of the fence," notes Real Clear Politics Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon. "But why?"
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The following (harrowing) cautionary tale serves to illustrate why the LeBlanc's need to live in a home with at least TWO BATHROOMS:
Late last night as I was getting out of the shower, tired, cranky, ready to curl up in bed with Margaret Atwood's new book...my beloved husband, Michael, wandered in the bathroom and dropped the Big Butt Bomb on me. I'll see if I can recall the precise wording here:
Michael: Ha Ha, Hey Dona, I just remembered the first time I saw you naked. I was shocked by how big your butt is.
Madona (covering herself with extra-large towel): What?! Are you trying to be mean?! What!?
Michael(quickly back-pedaling): No, no, I just remembered that I wasn't prepared for you to have such a big ol' ghetto booty. I don't know why I couldn't tell with your clothes on.
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At this point in the story, Michael leaves the bathroom so that his marriage doesn't...er...get flushed.
Gentlemen, please, take my advice, don't use the words 'big' and 'butt' in the same sentence when referring to your lady. It doesn't matter if you like big butts (who doesn't?). It doesn't matter if your lady refers to her own butt as ghetto (which must be politically incorrect). And it certainly doesn't matter if it's the Gosh Honest Truth!
Fortunately, not only do I have a big butt, I also have a big heart...and I forgive my darling dear for his infraction (he'll pay somehow).
The LeBlancs need two bathrooms for privacy issues, obviously. But also because the current loo has been overtaken by squirty pirates and squeaky ducks.
If you want to donate any monies to the Build Madona a Queenly Throne Room Fund...please do so right away. ; )
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Big Butt Bomb
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Absolutely hilarious and absolutely TRUE!!! Guys and big butts and well...they like other things big too. LOL. Enjoyed the read...keep it up, I'm always in need of a little laugh.
- October 3, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- MaddyG said...
I'm glad you appreciated it Shannon! ; )
- October 5, 2009 at 8:58 AM
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I Thought Bananas Were the Best People In the World...
Last Friday, they give us this patient...
It's a 51 year old mother who's a breast cancer patient.... before we do our history and PE, I go over the file... here were the semi-medically relevent bits that jumped out at me
"Trauma after fall during fight with overseas daughter"
"Caesarian in 1980"
This was going no where good.
Apparently, this 51 year old mother, WHO JUST HAD BREAST CANCER SURGERY, and WHOSE HUSBAND JUST DIED, was BEATEN by her 26 year old daughter.
Of course, it gets better/worse.
Tony: "Um... so you came to the ER because you suffered a fall?"
Patient: "Well... I had a fight with my daughter... she came back from overseas for work issues, and I wanted to talk to her... we got into a fight, and she pushed me to the ground, and then she KICKED ME DOWN... My husband and I sent her overseas when she was young... everything she has, her job, her life, we gave her... We disagree on a few things... I wanted her to get married, but she won't..."
"I told her I wanted to go live with her, but she said 'not a chance in hell'... and told me to go live in a home... and you know those places, if you had 10 years to live, you'll only live for 2... My husband died recently, and I have nothing left... I devoted my life for her, but now she's kicking me aside..."
Tony: "Where did you send your daughter?"
Inside head: Please don't be Canada please don't be Canada Please don't be Canada
Answer: "Canada"
Tony Inside Head: FUCKITY FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCKITY FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCKITY FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK
My guess of inner thoughts of my three classmates standing there:
Two things are blatantly obvious:
1) The mother is annoying
2) The daughter is a stupid bitch
I hope I never ever run into this fucking whore on the street, because I'm relatively sure when I'm through I'm going to get a lawsuit of some sort.
If you were born with Yellow Skin, your mother is bound to be annoying.
So she's annoying.
You don't see me beating my mom, even though that's mostly due to fear.
I don't give a shit how annoying she is.
I don't give a shit if she tried to set you up with some 2-bit Asian dude every day.
I don't give a shit if she bitches you out for coming home late after you give some White fucker a blowjob
If your dad just died, and your mom has cancer and can no longer work,
What a useless fucking bitch. I hope she burns in hell.


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Despite this there was a lot to look forward to in the race with seven different teams in the top 8 grid positions and Vettel being sent to start from the pit lane. It didn't disappoint, although there must have been a lot of disappointment in the paddock post-race. With Vettel's astonishing finish, Alonso has no luck (but still not taking the position of unluckiest driver which sits with Webber). The shunt of the season was delivered by Rosberg and Karthikeyan. It was joyous to hear the Finnish national anthem again and Schumacher is now the only world champion currently racing not to have won a race this year. Why was there so many mistakes for what should have been a processional race?
Finally, does the pit exit remind anyone else of the Funhouse circuit?


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Saturday, July 4, 2009
Are you an advising couch potato?
When I came back a month later some people were shocked by the changes I had made for myself. I had let go of leading myself with fear, so I was able to quickly make decisions about what I wanted to do in any situation. I began changing my life quickly in many ways. Not all changes were appreciated or understood by those around me. In their eyes I became "unpredictable". They didn't know what I would do next. Neither did I, but I had decided that I would be comfortable with that. I had decided to be happy in the moment and to create a life of happiness; I could make choices at any time leading in this direction.
I went back to the United States that summer I met Mark during a personal development course. When I returned home, I told people that I was going to quit my job and live with Mark in the USA. I was clear and excited by the prospect. But there were people around who thought this was dangerous. I had only known Mark for four weeks. I didn't know what life in the United States was like. I would not have my friends around. Some people even said that I had been brainwashed, that I was too happy, that this was not right.
Now, six years later I look back at it and smile. I created Happy-land! When I moved here, I was less happy and content than I am today. I have become more comfortable with myself and others, and I am really enjoying and loving the moment. Can you imagine what I will have created in six years from now? YEAHHH.
Recently, two friends of mine met through my Facebook friends list. One friend lives in The Netherlands; the other lives in the USA (on the west coast). They started emailing and then calling, and ended up in a relationship in which they have never been together, yet they feel this deep, deep connection and love for each other. Now they have decided to meet later this year at my house and hang out together. And guess what? They're receiving the same kind of feedback I got six years ago! Not from everyone, but from a large group of people.
So, I want to ask you: are you the one who sits on the couch and advises others why it is better not to do things (a couch-potato-advisor)? Or are you the one who jumps in and doesn't listen to that advice?
What are differences between couch potatoes and jumpers? Here some of my thoughts around this:
1. Some people translate every burst of adrenaline in "something bad is going to happen". Adrenaline activates our body to respond to situations: fearful situations and exciting situations! The choice is ours. I can decide, "oh, see my body preparing me for something very exciting!"
2. People advise from their perspective. People who have created a life where everything is set and reliable typically don't take big chances and avoid change. They usually advise others to do the same: create a life that is safe, comfortable and predictable. Please don't misunderstand me. If you like that life, I recommend you to totally indulge yourself in it. But, if you want to take steps into unknown and unexplored directions, I recommend you to look at your fears and change some of them into wonderful opportunities to grow.
3. We often fear uncertainty and the unknown. If we believe we must have answers for every possible challenge before we can act, we will probably never make any substantial changes in our lives. For me the belief "I can make decisions in any instant and those decisions change the direction of where I am going" has helped me not to be fearful but to be excited about upcoming events. When people told me "ohh, but you don't know if it will work out with Mark" my attitude was: "if it doesn't work out I will do something else!"
4. Without action nothing happens! If you say you want to change things, but never take action, then perhaps you don't really want to change!
5. Every action has a consequence. I'm not saying that you should jump into anything without thinking. There are consequences to any action we take. I lost friends by changing my life the way I did, but I also gained many more new friends! I moved away from my family, but now I have chosen family that lives close. There are always consequences. The important thing is that we need not fear them.
6. Very few things are permanent. Even though there are consequence, very few of them are permanent. Once we have made a decision and taken action, we can always make another.
I believe that we can create what we want in life. And I believe that most of us want to create more out of life than to becoming an advising couch potato! So, I hope you become the biggest you that you can be. If you do not know how to do it, don't worry, take one step at the time and give me a call. I promise no couch potato advice!
Have a great weekend,
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Belated comment by one week....ReplyDelete
/u,t/u Iris for sharing a fascinating aspect of beliefs, (what it means to some to be a caring friend, to share their untrustingness and fears) and how you demonstrated your learning to lead yourself, and to listen to, a different tune or melody, and be an example and stimuli for 'couch potatoe' syndrome. ...smilingly... Larry
- AnonymousJuly 19, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Lieve Iris,ReplyDelete
Ik heb een comment geschreven op je stukje maar ik kan het niet plaatsen, ik doe kennelijk iets verkeerd, wat weet ik niet, want het lukt me niet om het als comment erop te krijgen. Daarom stuur ik het je nu op met het verzoek dit als comment onder jouw stukje waarin je het hebt over Brian en mij, te plaatsen.
Ik heb met veel liefde en plezier gekeken naar wat je hebt geschreven en ook wat je daarna hebt gechreven en ik herken zo veel.....
Met veel liefde en respect voor de wijze waarop je bent gegroeid, voel ik me geraakt en dankbaar,
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REVER: "I was born in New York. After a few years, my family and I moved to South Florida. Here i really got to understand music. When i moved here i didn't really have a lot of friends. During my time alone i would play around on my brothers guitar and looking back at it now, that is what got me into music."
RED: "Originally from New York then moved to Florida in 2015…"
REVER: "My sound uses warm, strong synths that warp. Whether they are upbeat and happy or put you in the feels, they blend with the organic sounds I record in my studio. My favorite thing about future bass is that you can really make it your own. Its always about trying something new, and experimenting."
RED: "When i produce music, I enjoy throwing in the acoustic guitar. When I'm in the studio i will record a few notes then mess around with them in logic. The feeling that acoustic instruments give me is something that i cant begin to explain. I express myself best through music and music is an emotional outlet. This is best shown and felt in my production."
REVER: "We really took our time to perfect 'Goodbye For Now'. This has definitely been the longest project we have worked on to date. We went through a good amount of vocalists trying to find the right ones. This project shows the feelings we have been through. I hope our fans can relate to us in some way and that we can somehow ease whatever it is they are going through in the sounds that we bring."
RED: "'Goodbye for Now'' Came into play in August this year. To be completely honest, the album wasn't even planned. It just happened. Our main song on the album – Goodbye For Now – was sung by Troy Thomas, A very close friend of ours. When me and Rever Deep showed him the song he came up with the lyrics and we just had to get him in the booth. Its crazy how this album came to be. In this album you will hear what we went through generally in life. I cant explain enough that we want people to feel our music. This album definitely will make you feel what we are feeling."
REVER: "I get a lot of inspiration from what's happening in the world. The events in the news get more painful each day. Whether it's from the title of the song, to the music video, or a sample I put in the song, each one has a message in it for the something that's happening to all of us."
RED: "Definitely my father! I was born into the music business. My father Lou has been in the music industry since he was a kid. He owned his own company in Manhattan. He's the reason I do what I do. In fact that's what one of my songs "The Reason Why" is about. I used to go to events with him while he played guitar and ran the events. He was so good at what he did. Everyday i look back to when he suggested i should become a DJ. I was 11 years old. Unfortunately he wont be able to be around for this release as he passed away a year ago. And honestly to this day He's the reason I keep pushing and pushing in the industry. All i can hear is him saying "Max don't you ever give up, keep pushing and your dreams will come true."
REVER: "I'll be traveling, djing of course, and volunteering in the US and other countries. However far along on my career path I am, I feel its important for me to make time to help other people."
RED: "5 years from now I see myself inspiring other people. When I make the big stage and hit the EDM scene, It will be inspiring my fans that drives me! Having a few record deals here and there don't sound bad either, haha! But no matter what, I see myself making a name for "Red Stripes"
REVER: "You can find my music on whichever platorm you prefer, but always check out my soundcloud/rever-deep. Thats where I pre-release and I am constantly updating to get in touch and stay tuned!"
RED: "Soundcloud, Instagram, Facebook and my official website. www.Redstripesofficial.com"
REVER: "I realised in life that even the bad things happen to get you to where you need to be. Everything is a lesson, always keep learning."
RED: I want my fans to know they can always reach out to me. I love to connect with fans. Just know I have huge originals coming and its going to be like nothing you've ever heard before!
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Wednesday, 1 December 2010
"A Showaddywaddy lacking a waddy." Racey, The Word, July 2009
With hindsight I can now see what Racey were. They were one last hurrah by RAK's in-house songwriting magicians Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. A dud Mud. A Showaddywaddy lacking a waddy. At least that's how they're fated to be remembered. Thirty years later though, with that bit of my brain that will forever be Racey, I am not most people. I hear Lay Your Love On Me, with Richard Gower's oddly pleading vocals and an organ hook that begs to be sampled and a Proustian avalanche ensues. Kept from the number one spot by Bright Eyes, Some Girls (originally intended for Blondie, trivaholics) remains probably their best known hit – and where, for most people, the story ends.
But my loyalty knew no bounds. I bought their only album Smash And Grab and remember feeling moved by the valedictory self-written rallying cry We Are Racey ("We are Racey," it claimed, "And we move with the speed of sound"). But, as Racey's stock plummeted, so did my local record shop's stock of Racey records. I had to get them ordered in – although in pre-internet times, I'm not sure how I even knew that they were coming out at all. In the years that followed, I tried to get into cooler music, but throughout this time, I showed unerring loyalty to Racey.
And, indeed, continue to do so. Written by Gower, their 1981 b-side Let Me Take You Home Tonight lives in the special box I keep in the kitchen where all my best sevens live – Fats Domino woozily reconfigured by a lovelorn pygmy from Weston-super-Mare. Bob Stanley likes it and he's in Saint Etienne, so there. Convinced that their 1981 non-hit Rest Of My Life still had "legs" if covered by the right person, I sent an MP3 of my scratchy vinyl copy to Ronan Keating's A&R man, and received precisely the sort of reply that A&R men send to lunatics. Fair enough, really. He probably passed my email around the office to general hoots of merriment. You're probably laughing too, aren't you? I know I'm not cool. But I am Racey. And that's enough for me.
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Did you ever play the B side to Lay Your Love on Me? It was the first 7" I ever bought and so in order to take my turn on the family's first ever record player I had occasion to play B sides. It is called I Believed You and I have been carrying around buried very deeply in my musical past. Your article has reunited me with it, I quite enjoyed it. In my many, many hours of musical debate and reflection I have never revisited Racey until now. There is something strangely compelling about LYLoM: an endless ear-worm, an un-scratchable itch. Perhaps this pointed the way for a life obsessed with pop music. Racey's resurrection even got me into trouble at 1am this morning as my wife complained she couldn't get to sleep because she was unable to get that infuriating riff out of her head.ReplyDelete


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Students' Privacy Extends to Military-Recruitment Tools
To the Editor:
In New York state, a network of parents and other activists led by the New York City-based nonprofit Class Size Matters were instrumental in quashing a plan by the now-closed education technology vendor inBloom to warehouse student information. Leonie Haimson, the founder and executive director of Class Size Matters, said at the time that inBloom was "only the tip of the iceberg." How right she was.
Almost two years later, another third party in the Empire State continues to run roughshod over the guarantees of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. I am talking, of course, about the United States military. During the 2012-13 school year, more than 13,000 New York state students sat for the three-hour-long Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB.
In public, the test is marketed to schools as a "vocational guidance" tool, one way the military can give back to the community. In military training manuals and trade journals, however, it is discussed as a recruitment tool. Worse still, students and parents are not always told that the test was designed by and for the military, and that the data gathered are being collected and used by the military.
It's time for the same educators and parents who ran inBloom out of town to tell the New York state board of regents to take action on this issue. By issuing an advisory memo to schools statewide, the regents can encourage guidance counselors to either substitute the ASVAB for some other kind of aptitude test or at least better protect student privacy. Students taking the ASVAB should know that they need to indicate on their tests that they don't want the results released to military recruiters.
Student privacy matters, whether it's inBloom or ASVAB.
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Hey just writing this to put things in perspective for myself and maybe for you, if you're interested. So much tends to happen within the space of a few moments that we often miss out on a lot of things and I've always kicked myself for missing out on things like that and sometimes I often find myself pondering about exactly what I have missed out on…even though I have no clue what it is or could have been. A favourite quote of mine sums up this feeling is "I spend too much time wondering what was and what might be that I always miss out on what going on right now. But what's going on right now right here is so amazing that I don't want to miss it tonight". I feel like that a lot sometimes and although I think it happens to a lesser extent now I still feel that I don't live in the moment enough.
Recently I've been writing stuff that's been different and they're more to do with other people rather than myself and I've actually tried putting myself in "other peoples' shoes" to try and imagine what they might be going through and to just say things as the way I see it. I don't care if it sounds too judgemental, it's like I said before, I write what I observe. "Let Go" is a post I hate because it's probably the most dishonest of all my writing that I have posted on here. But that's another story and a pretty boring one so I won't share.
I lose my way a lot sometimes and I easily zone out or my mind just fades away sometimes and I find myself staring at some poor unfortunate person who happens to be in my line of vision at that time. I don't really understand what happens in those moments… Maybe it's just my brain getting tired or entering sleep mode when it doesn't exactly have much to do.
Something that intrigues me is how we look at things at different points in our lives. Something looks so important and consequential to us but looking back at things now it's the exact opposite of that. Well I guess that just how life works and you learn from what you've seen…and then you make a whole bunch of new mistakes 😀 which is good if you think about it as you expect the pattern to continue and soon in the nearby future you will see it as unimportant and boring…maybe.


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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Just a thought...
I'm thinking that maybe I need to get one of those fancy Iphones with the easy Internet access. We just spent the weekend in Atlanta, GA with Scott's sister, Mary. She is the proud owner of one of these phones as is her boyfriend who we also hung out with quite a bit. Scott prides himself on always being "full of knowledge" on many topics & he LOVES to share it! So during one of the many, many discussions that we had where Scott was trying to tell us how things are whether it was politics, KFC history, etc, there were several times when I started to say "Oh when we get home, we'll have to look it up...", but before I could even finish the sentence-there was Mary whipping out her phone-(Iphone to the rescue!) I would express my glee at the fact that we could prove him wrong (hopefully) right on the spot, but much to my dismay-he was actually pretty accurate most of the times-Ssssshhhhhh, please don't let him know that I actually admitted this :) I have to admit that I wasn't really a huge fan of them when they came out, but I can see their potential now for helping me in my mission of trying to keep Scott on his toes by actually being able to check out his 'facts' right on the spot-oooohhh the fun I could have!!! ;)
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While I still have in the my eyes and in my heart the India pictures that Carine sent me yesterday, I have made a major step for an other dream trip. Alaska. I bought the flight ticket! Los Angeles - Anchorage round trip at the end of August! This is the itinerary of one of my dreams, that is becoming reality ...... soooooooooooo excited. And now we need to get all our hiking and camping gears ready for the trip to the last frontier ... :)
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A new study has indicated that cats in Australia kill more than 1 million birds every single day. The researchers from the Threatened Species Recovery Hub of the National Environment Science Program revealed the research by analyzing the evidence form more than 200 different studies.
Around 316 million birds are killed by feral cats and 61 million birds kill by pet cats in Australia every year. That's each day more than one million bird in Australia. From these birds, more than 99 percent are native birds.
The study conducted by environmental scientists that examined cat population density analyzed around 100 researches results across Australia.
The research found that there is a ratio of more bird loss in some region than others. The more isolated part of the Australia could experience a higher amount of bird deaths due to cats than populated regions.
"Our knowledge of the impacts of cats on threatened mammals was a major stimulus for our first-ever national Threatened Species Strategy, which prioritized actions to control feral cats. This new research highlights the need to continue working to reduce the impact of cats on our native biodiversity," said Australian's Threatened Species Commissioner, Sebastian Lang.
Australia is already taking control programs in order to deal with feral cats but the research emphasizes the need to extend the efforts.
Over AUD30 million has allotted by Threatened Species Strategy of government to supply efforts to decrease the effect of feral cats on wildlife.


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Again, gotta love the crockpot on a Sunday. Nothing like a no fuss meal after wrestling kids through church! These turned out really tasty, tender and juicy. The recipe came from a ward cookbook I got for Christmas...those are the best!
3lb. boneless pork ribs (we had bone-in)
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 c. ketchup
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. honey
1/2 c. spicy brown mustard
2 Tbsp. worcestershire sauce
Place ribs in bottom of crock pot. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 hours. Drain. Reduce heat to LOW. In bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Mix well. Pour over ribs in crock pot. Cover and cook on LOW for 3 more hours.
It was dang delicious with a baked potato!


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Zach is learning so much lately. His speech is skyrocketing and it is so much fun to be able to communicate with him. He has lots and lots of words but I will list some of the cutest and my favorites:
Noah(his little buddy)-Nonah
Olivia(another friend)-Ohla or just La
His favorite things:
He loves to push his stroller around and his shopping cart too. He LOVES trucks. Trucks trucks trucks. He has lots and lots of trucks to play with, small, large, you name it. He is constantly pointing them out while we are driving around. He has a book of 100 trucks that Mawmaw and Pawpaw gave him that he makes me read to him about 20 times a day! We have fun at the park almost every day, it is great for him to interact with the other kids and mama gets the chance to socialize with the other mamas. =)
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Olive Garden found itself in hot water after one of the chain's employees told African-American comedian Ricky Smith that she "doesn't serve blacks." According to the New York Daily News, the Italian restaurant chain has issued an apology to Smith and gave him $6,000.
Smith encountered the racist experience while dining at one of their locations in Ohio on Tuesday. According to reports, the waitress told him and his friends that she "didn't like serving Blacks." Smith alerted the manager and asked for a new waiter. When the manager refused, he asked them to call the police. An employee at the restaurant allegedly called the cops and told them that Smith sexually harassed someone and was ordering drinks for minors. Police later arrived at the restaurant and removed Smith.
Following the incident, Olive Garden's VP of Operations called the comedian to apologize and gave him a $1,000 gift card as well as a $5,000 donation to his charity Random Acts of Kindness Everywhere. Smith is putting a positive spin on the negative experience. He will use the gift card to feed families in need. Smith took to Twitter to share the news. "He, on behalf of Olive Garden apologized for what happened to me and my friends yesterday," he tweeted. ". @olivegarden is making a sizable donation @RAKENow #rake and in addition are giving #RAKE $1,000 in gift cards to host families in need."
The waitress and the manager have been placed on leave as the company delves deeper into what happened. Smith shared that the two should get their jobs back. "They're both currently on leave and I pleaded with him not to fire them over this. No need for anyone to lose their job during the holidays," he tweeted.
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2. Michelle and Barack tell the kids a storySource:Getty 2 of 42
3. Michelle and Barack KissSource:Getty 3 of 42
4. Michelle and BarackSource:Getty 4 of 42
5. First Family PortraitSource:Getty 5 of 42
6. Two TermsSource:Getty 6 of 42
7. Michelle and Barack host a State DinnerSource:Getty 7 of 42
8. Barack Obama and Michelle ObamaSource:Getty 8 of 42
9. The Obamas on Air Force OneSource:Getty 9 of 42
10. The First Family in LondonSource:Getty 10 of 42
11. First Lady Michelle Obama with daughters Malia Obama and Sasha ObamaSource:Getty 11 of 42
12. Sasha and Malia Obama at the 2016 State DinnerSource:Getty 12 of 42
13. Turkey PardoningSource:Getty 13 of 42
14. Sunday ChurchSource:Getty 14 of 42
15. Gobble, GobbleSource:Getty 15 of 42
16. Malia Obama, the First DaughterSource:Getty 16 of 42
17. Barack Obama and his daughter Malia ObamaSource:Getty 17 of 42
18. A Family AffairSource:Getty 18 of 42
19. Flashback To The Old DaysSource:Pete Souza 19 of 42
20. Happy Birthday!Source:Getty 20 of 42
21. Candidly AwesomeSource:Pete Souza 21 of 42
22. Historic First FamilySource:Getty 22 of 42
23. Ice Cream TreatSource:Getty 23 of 42
24. TV TimeSource:Pete Souza 24 of 42
25. Always Giving BackSource:Getty 25 of 42
26. A Christmas StorySource:Getty 26 of 42
27. Hawaii Trip!Source:Getty 27 of 42
28. Obama Loves Team USA & His WifeSource:Getty 28 of 42
29. Malia and Sasha ObamaSource:Getty 29 of 42
30. Michelle Plays on a BikeSource:Getty 30 of 42
31. Obama Loves Team USA, His Wife & MaliaSource:Getty 31 of 42
32. Reading TimeSource:Pete Souza 32 of 42
33. Family SupportSource:Getty 33 of 42
34. The Sister SelfieSource:Pete Souza 34 of 42
35. Supporting MomSource:Pete Souza 35 of 42
36. Giving Back On MLK DaySource:Getty 36 of 42
37. Obamas Give Back To The CommunitySource:Getty 37 of 42
38. Always Supporting Small BusinessesSource:Getty 38 of 42
39. Obama SwaggerSource:Getty 39 of 42
40. Laughs & TurkeysSource:Getty 40 of 42
41. Christmas With The ObamasSource:Getty 41 of 42
42. 50th Anniversary Of March On SelmaSource:Pete Souza 42 of 42
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Source A :Interior of a ward on a British Ambulance Train in France during World War I. It was taken by David McLellan in 1914.
Source B: A newspaper article that pays tribute to a young soldier. It was written by Gerard Brown in 1985 in Austrailia.
Source C: A cartoon that comes from Punch Magazine in 1915.
Source D: Royal Irish Rifles in a communications trench during 1916 in France.
How To Die
Dark clouds are smouldering into red
While down the craters morning burns.
The dying soldier shifts his head
To watch the glory that returns;
He lifts his fingers toward the skies
Where holy brightness breaks in flame;
Radiance reflected in his eyes,
And on his lips a whispered name.
You'd think, to hear some people talk,
That lads go West with sobs and curses,
And sullen faces white as chalk,
Hankering for wreaths and tombs and hearses.
But they've been taught the way to do it
Like Christian soldiers; not with haste
And shuddering groans; but passing through it
With due regard for decent taste.


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SO, its mid september and im still not in france. Why? WELL, getting a visa takes a bit longer than i thought; theres no filling out a form n sending it off, hoping to get a reply in 2 weeks or so. No, i had to wait for a month to get an interview, fly out to toronto for the interview, and wait up to 6 weeks for the processing time.
Right now, im sitting in my hotel room, with Dad, in Toronto.
Quick recap of today;
Fly out here on a 6am flight. Needless to say I slept the 3 hours.
Upon our arrival we bussed n subwayed our way to our hotel, the Comfort Inn, right off of Yonge Street.
Torontos pretty cool. Lotsa cars, lotsa people, ALOT of restaurants. We saw a walk for AIDS and all kindsa people. Very cool.
Ginger was the name of the restaurant we had our late lunch at. Dad had the Spicy Chicken on Rice and I have Fried Tofu on some kinda noodle. Very tasty. I'd give the restaurant a good rating for lunch. Not only was it very quick with getting us our food, waited 5 minutes for our food to be brought to us and it was alot of food. None of this half a plate fancy stuff, this was a full nearly overflowing large plate of food. Very impressive, and all for a price of 6 - 8$ a plate
Next stop was the CN Tower. I had no idea how tall it is. Tallest building in the world. Im skeptical of that one, but I guess they cant put something thats not true. Anyways, we went to all the levels; the observation deck, glass floor and the Sky Pod. Each level you could see farther and farther out. One a clear day you can see Niagra Falls and Rochester, NY. I THINK we saw those two, but i really didnt know what to look for. Something neat was that the SkyDome was open and we saw the Argos playing.
While trekking bac kto the hotel, we saw some attractions;
- Hockey Hall of Fame. It was closed for a private event, so hopefully we'll make it back tomorrow.
- Yonge Street in general. Walked all the way from the CN tower to our hotel. Quite a trek, but hey, what else are we gonna do?
- Break dancers, they were ok. Ill upload vids on to either here or my facebook once I get home. I forgot my camera cord so yeah..patience my friends.
- Hard Rock Cafe. I was excited when I found it. I had never been before, so we stopped in for a late supper. Saw a Bob Dylan display and some John Lennon stuff. Don't forget the Jim Morrison boots. Our waiter was super nice and was fairly interested in me going to France. (Although almost everyone that hears about it gets intruiged).
- 1.52$ a slice pizza. Needless to say, we've got our lunch planned out for tomorrow.
Well, I've been up for a pretty long time now, so its time to call it a night. Hope yall enjoyed my first actual blog entry.
Please leave comments and questions about the trip; I lvoe to share, and dont really know what kinda things people like to hear about.


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The story of a girl from Oxnard, who ended up in Philly - land of cheesesteaks, Rocky and the Iggles.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Twofer Tuesday
The other movie we took in was The Spirit of the Marathon, a documentary movie that followed several runners (including the elite runner Deena Kastor) in the months and weeks leading up to the Chicago Marathon (in 2005 methinks). The movie was really interesting, showing how families and individuals coped with the rigorous training, how emotional the runs can be, and how cool the support from running groups is. It really made me want to go for a run, and I'm itching to head to Stanford to get involved in the running community there. I have no doubt it will be a million times better than here, since there are way more trails and interesting places to go. I was also really glad that it showcased the running of an elite woman (women tend to get so little attention in any sport). Kastor is an inspiration, and a wonderful role model for women of all levels of sport. Her dogged determination, her stubbornness, and her great attitude just shone through this movie through and through. There were also several other women featured in the movie, so it was a great Rah! Rah! women! all around :) I think these were two movies that were inspirational, they really were a great time to watch them, and they really made me want to hit the pavement!
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It has been such a challenge for me to walk in the love that God commands. Love your enemies as yourself; treat others as you want to be treated; in your anger, do not sin; don't let the sun go down while you are still angry (1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, AMPC). God gives all these instructions about love that do not come natural for me.
Some time ago, our pastor said the way to grow in love is through confession. You know the saying, you have what you say? He told us to read 1 Corinthians 13 and everywhere we see the word "love" to replace it with our own name. I started doing that and I thought, let me just change this from my name to "I." When I say this affirmation regularly I am reminded of this Scripture whenever my character wants to act ugly. I noticed that I am becoming what I am saying.
Below is that affirmation:
I endure long and I am patient and kind; I am never envious nor boil over with jealousy, I am not boastful or vainglorious, I do not display myself haughtily.
I am not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); I am not rude (unmannerly) and I do not act unbecomingly. I (God's love in me) do not insist on my own rights or my own way, for I am not self-seeking; I am not touchy or fretful or resentful; I take no account of the evil done to me [I pay no attention to a suffered wrong].
I do not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but I rejoice when right and truth prevail.
I bear up under anything and everything that comes, I am ever ready to believe the best of every person, my hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and I endure everything [without weakening].
I never fail [never fade out or become obsolete or come to an end].
Affirmation: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32


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Managing diabetes in 2010
- Start with lifestyle intervention first, at the time of diagnosis. If lifestyle intervention has not produced a significant reduction in symptoms of hyperglycemia or in sugar values after one or two weeks, add the first drug.
- If no contraindications, always start with metformin in most patients with type 2 diabetes. But, consider insulin as first-line drug in those presenting with A1C >10%, fasting sugar >250 mg/dL, random sugar consistently >300 mg/dl, or ketonuria.
- Avoid metformin if predisposing factors to lactic acidosis are present; instead consider a shorter-duration sulfonylurea. Those who cannot be given metformin or sulfonylureas, repaglinide is an alternative, particularly in patients with chronic kidney disease at risk for hypoglycemia.
- Pioglitazone may also be considered in patients with lower initial A1C values or if there are specific contraindications to sulfonylureas. There is a concern about atherogenic lipid profiles and a potential increased risk for cardiovascular events with rosiglitazone.
- Consider sitagliptin as monotherapy for those intolerant to or with contraindications to metformin, sulfonylureas, or thiazolidinediones. It may be the initial choice in a patient with chronic kidney disease at risk for hypoglycemia.
- It is however, less potent than repaglinide. Start therapy with insulin if it is difficult to distinguish type 1 from type 2 diabetes.
- Adjust therapy every three months based on the A1C result aiming it close to the non diabetic range. If A1C remains >7 %, another drug should be added within two to three months of initiation of the lifestyle intervention and metformin.
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One team recruiting in-state athlete Michael Williams the hardest
Welcome to SEC Country's daily Eye on the Tigers, a rundown of everything happening in LSU Tigers recruiting, with Sam Spiegelman. Today, we discuss LSU's push for in-state athlete Michael Williams. The Baton Rouge quarterback is projected to play along the defensive line at the next level and has been a stalwart at the LSU sidelines throughout the fall.
LSU recruiting Michael Williams the hardest
BATON ROUGE, La. — Michael Williams has kept the details of his recruitment close to the vest during the past 10 months.
The 3-star Dunham (La.) School athlete and projected defensive end is bracing for an eventful winter. Once his senior season wraps up, the 6-foot-2, 260-pound Williams will begin to take his official visits. LSU is among the schools certain to host the unique athlete, as are Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Arizona State. Alabama is in the mix for the fifth official visit.
LSU has been a familiar venue for Williams this fall, as he's taken in the majority of home games already. That's a result of the coaching staff's push and regular communication from coach Ed Orgeron, recruiting coordinator Tommie Robinson and defensive coordinator Dave Aranda.
"They're pushing much, much, much harder," Williams told SEC Country, on LSU's push compared to his other top schools. "They contact me every day, every week, and the other schools — not as much as LSU. That's really having a big impact on where I might commit to."
Williams is not ready to declare the Tigers as his leading school — at least not yet. He'll have time to finalize his decision, which is expected to take place on National Signing Day in February.
However, LSU's push is certainly resonating with the local product. He can count on seeing messages from at least three of the coaches on a regular basis, which has been the case for months.
"Me and Coach Aranda talk every day. He'll say 'Good morning' and ask how I'm doing," Williams said. "Coach Rob called me the other day and me and Coach O talk every week. He'll send me a message on Twitter like 'Good game' and 'Looking forward to seeing you this weekend.' "
By my count, that's at least six congratulatory messages and at least three unofficial stops to Tiger Stadium since the start of September.
Most importantly, the LSU coaches have preached patience to Williams, who is taking the recruiting process slowly. A signing day decision has always been the plan and the staff is comfortable waiting until the wire for the Baton Rouge athlete, which has carried some weight with Williams.
"Usually, Coach Aranda will tell me to take it slow, don't make my decision off the top of my head, but that they really want me to stay in Louisiana and go to LSU. I'm taking that in, too," Williams said. "They genuinely want me. They care about me as a person and just want me to make the right decision."
Williams' most recent visit to LSU was for the comeback victory against Auburn. Williams arrived during pregame warmups with teammate and 2019 4-star cornerback target Derek Stingley Jr. and received a warm welcome from the coaches.
That's become part of the Saturday routine for Williams, who has taken a liking to receiving priority treatment from the LSU staff so far this fall.
"It's been pretty cool," he said. "We get to go on the field and walk by the goal posts. Coach O and Coach Rob and Coach Aranda will check us out and sometimes, we get on the big screen sometimes. It's pretty cool to be in that atmosphere."
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Dr. Mugo Njeru is the sort of business entrepreneur who would rightfully shout from the rooftops. This is because he searches for changes and just as Peter Drucker once said an entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity. This seems to be the principle followed by this daring businessman.
Dr. Mugo wears the hat of the General Manager of Kibidav Limited and has climbed the stairway to heaven for being the top leading manufacturer and supplier of toggenburg dairy goat milk products in Kenya's retail market.
You might think that toggs goat's milk cannot be a game changer in the milk products sector. But then, in retracing the two years journey of Kibidav, a well established firm in Kiambu County, you start to understand why Dr. Mugo had searched for change and even exploited the rare opportunity, which have seen his fresh goat milk, yogurt and cheese literally flying from supermarkets' shelves across the country.
"Our first toggs goat's milk products hit the market in 2012, and were well embraced by consumers. Since then, two years down the line our products have taken off and are now poised for export sales," he reveals.
In the short years the business has undergone big change. Dr. Mugo is quick to say that the firm started its operations with only 17 toggs, but the number has shot to 81 so far, which is a remarkable improvement. Although the number might seem big, the milk from the goats is not enough to process their products, and this has led the firm to get additional milk from farmers across the country. "Since the products distribution has increased in the market we have been forced to increase the milk capacity in the factory as well. Currently we are getting milk goat from farmers in Meru, Tharaka-Nithi and Nakuru counties just to mention a few," he notes.
Quality packaging and increased distribution have fueled the growth of milk business leading to smooth sailing into retail market. Currently, Kibidav is stocking its commodities in Nakumatt, Cleanshelf, Uchumi, Chandarana supermarkets among other retail outlets.
As some might not make head or tail of why Kibidav has been glued to processing goat milk products, Dr. Mugo and his team have been on a roll filling the missing gap in the milk industry. As a matter of fact, the main motive of starting the company as he explains was to add value to the daily goat milk products, as well as bridge the gap in the supply of the commodities.
Indeed, the firm seems to be characteristically in grabbing the untapped potential in the market which has few players. "There are no many companies in Kenya producing goat milk products, and therefore we are in a better position to exploit the market," Dr. Mugo says, adding that they don't describe themselves just as a milk business, but also health products business.
He sheds the light as to why their commodities have taken the retail market by storm. "Besides the delicious and creamy taste of goat's milk, it is definitely the high calcium, protein and vitamins in it that make it your choice. Also, since goat's milk has a different protein profile compared to cow's milk, it creates softer milk curds that are more digestible, making goat's milk a friendlier alternative for your kid's tummy."
"As you are aware that health is better than wealth, we have been able to provide health solutions to our consumers through the goat milk products. This as a result has seen our fresh milk, yogurt and cheese selling like hot cakes in all outlets."
Dr. Mugo propels a well equipped ship. The company is much rigidly structured with modern processing equipment in its factory, an accounts department, production department, sales department and so on, having on board more than 14 experienced employees who keep the house running.
"The company has been able to sail through for having governing pillars. The secret of our success is the need to serve flawlessly, as well striving to always deliver best products and services to our consumers. One more thing, our suppliers are in safe hands since there is transparency and honesty in every transaction undertaken in the company," Dr. Mugo notes.
Although Kibidav's products have been able to sell for being ahead of the pack, Dr. Mugo mentions that lack of enough awareness about the goat milk remains a barrier in their business. He, however, says that the team has been creating awareness to the consumers.
"The speed of Kibidav growth is very high and in the next few years it will have expanded its wings to the whole of Africa and Middle East," he adds.


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Stocking up on long term storage food isn't just for emergency survival. It's also your insurance against inflation and harder times. Its always a good idea to have at least a months worth of food on hand but I recommend 3 or more depending on your budget.
Think about it you can feed a family of 6 for 1 month for $435 to $670 dollars, depending on if you prefer 2 or 3 meals a day. You would have to be a pretty thrifty shopper to beat those prices in a grocery store today. So that's the cost today but what about a year from now or 15 years from now. God forbid you've lost your job or find yourself in harder times. Can you imagine what a months or 3 months worth of food will cost in 15 years? With a 25 year shelf life you've just beaten the heck out of inflation and if you do find yourself in harder times or have lost your job, you've given yourself one less thing to worry about. Its great peace of mind in trying times to know your family will still eat well.
So what kind of long term storage food should you get? Well I recommend Wise Foods Companies line of long term storage food for several reasons. They are one of the best tasting pre-made foods on the market. They use a combination of both freeze dried and dehydrated foods. This gains the advantage of maintaining both the nutritional value and taste at the same time. They are downright affordable and they come in easy to prepare 2 to 4 serving pouches instead of # 10 cans. Two major problems with the # 10 cans, once they are open you are stuck eating a large portion of one kind of food because you have to use up the whole can before it spoils and secondly if you are in a disaster or for some reason have to move your food stock can you imagine trying to move a months worth of food stored in #10 cans? In the pouch and bucket style of food storage you simply grab the bucket handle and go, you've got a months supply of a variety foods. By the way a bucket is light enough a child can carry it. So for me it's kind of a no brainer.


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I have written in these pages before about how my husband and his family get grossed out by certain words. Most of the words that grate on their nerves like fingernails on a chalkboard have to do with food. According to Jason, the most disgusting word in the English language is "moist." Decribe a homemade baked item as "moist", and he will get the shivers.
We don't talk about this quirk in front of Ainsley. We want her to be prejeduced toward neither food nor words. She can say "sauce" all she wants to and no one is allowed to cringe.
So her reaction to a question from one of our friends the other night was surprising.
"Ainsley, are you going to have a cake for your birthday?"
Then for Jason's benefit, "Is it going to be a moist cake?"
"Ewwwwww!" she screamed loudly enough for me to hear at the other end of the house. She was honestly grossed out, though she couldn't really say why.
Apparently, there is a gene for this. Who knew?
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
She Gets That From Her Dad
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One in Adelphi, Maryland, one in Wildwood, Florida, one at the US National Arboretum with a grandfatherly interest in many more around the DC area (unless noted, pictures are taken the day of post)
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Maypop....Passiflor incarnata, a native Passionflower
There are dozens and dozens of species of Paassionflower, and less than a handful are hardy north of the tropics. This one is; it's unusual when the temperate sibling isn't outshone by its tropical relatives, but this is obviously a spectacular flower. And it's hardy in Zone 7 and vigorous; in fact if it has a fault it is that it is too "enthusiastic", it tends to take over. But look at it! Can you have too much of a good thing. And it produces edible egg-sized fruits (you eat the seeds), but be certain to wait till they're ripe. These flowers are on a Fern Valley Plant right on the road across from the Coastal Plain. Actually, these flowers and the associated foliage is spread out on asphalt.
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The Director of the Science and Technology Policy Research Institute of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-STEPRI), Dr George Owusu Essegbey, has urged public institutions to develop innovative ways of generating funds to improve their working conditions.
"Public organisations in Ghana can effectively improve their service conditions through internal generation of resources, and this requires that all the critical actors should be open minded, ready to change and ready to take risks and break with conventions," he said.
The building
Dr Essegbey said that at the inauguration of a multipurpose office complex for the staff of the STEPRI in Accra.
The project, estimated to cost GH¢400,000, was funded by the internally generated funds of the STEPRI and has offices and conference and lecture halls.
The challenges
Dr Essegbey said the government started the project about 10 years ago but it was abandoned.
Out of desperation, he said, the institute decided to use its internally generated funds (IGF) to complete and furnish the building for use, with approval from the Director-General of the CSIR.
The Director-General of the CSIR, Dr Abdul Salifu, urged the management of the various institutes under the CSIR to commercialise their products to generate more funds for their development.