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I first met Sean "Run Bum" Blanton last summer before a race around the Eiger in Switzerland. We talked for awhile as we ran the first few miles of one of the toughest races I'd ever run, and he kept telling me about a race he puts on in the mountains of northern Georgia called the Georgia Death Race. Any race that takes places in the mountains has the word death in it is right up my alley. Once I found out the race would fall during my Spring Break, I knew I had to sign up. As an added bonus, my good friend from high school lives in Atlanta, and he and his wife agreed to pace me the last 23 miles. My training leading up to the race had been decent, with my focus being on getting in as many hills as possible. I haven't been that excited about a race in a long time. I couldn't wait to get to Georgia.
(Finisher From Last Year's Race)
I flew into Memphis the week of the race to visit family and then drove to Atlanta on Thursday to stay with a good friend from high school (Doug) and his wife (Rebecca). If you ask my mom or Doug's mom, he's the one who got me into running long distances (not completely true), and he gets blamed for some of my adventures. It was great to catch up with Doug and Rebecca and get a decent night's sleep before making the 2 hour drive north to the race start in Blairsville. On the way up, I stopped at Amicalola Falls State Park (where the race would finish) to see the impressive sights and get an idea of what lay in store for me on Saturday. After dropping my gear off and checking into my hotel room in Blairsville, I hiked up Brasstown Bald, the highest peak in GA at just over 4700'. The views were spectacular, and I sat on a picnic bench and popped a beer to savor the moment. I then headed over for the mandatory gear check and race briefing. As per Forest Service regulations, the RD was making us carry a thermal top, gloves, headlamp, emergency blanket, whistle, hat, and weather proof jacket AT ALL TIMES. It turns out that I would only use my gloves (for a couple hours) and headlamp, but I carried everything with me for 68 miles. The theme I sensed during the race briefing was that the word of the day would be "ish", as in the race is anywhere from 60ish to 68ish miles long. The finish banner advertised a 60 mile race, but our race bib had 68 miles printed on it. After the briefing I went to dinner with fellow San Antonio runner John Sharp and his friend Gina, as well as Mike from Virginia. After sampling the local trout and sweet potato fries, I made a few last-minute preparations and crawled into bed for a few hours of restless sleep.
(My New Buddies Collins and Cooper)
(Highest Point In Georgia)
(Typical Northern GA Terrain)
The 3AM alarm came all too quickly, but I tend to sleep restlessly the night before a race anyway. Mike and I gathered our gear and made the 20 minute drive over to Vogel State Park, where the race would begin at 5AM(ish). It was a cool, crisp morning, but the forecast called for the rain to hold off until late Saturday evening, giving us extra incentive to run fast. A full moon illuminated the ridge high above the start and provided a beautiful backdrop. I positioned myself in the middle of the pack, and soon after 5AM, we were on our way up a wide paved road that would lead us out of Vogel and onto the singletrack where we would spend the next 30+ miles. Having the race start with about a mile of road allowed me to warm my legs up as I ran the modest incline, but it also allowed the field to thin out a bit before we hit the trail, making it slightly less crowded once we did. My goals for this race were simple – finish. I had no real time in mind (although I wanted to finish before midnight), and this wasn't necessarily a "goal race" for me, as all of my training and effort is focused on Wasatch. I wanted to keep the pace easy, run as much as I could, and hope for the best. Sean had told us that if we could manage the first 38 miles properly, we would make up lots of time on the last (more runnable) 30(ish). Sounds easy enough, right? The trail was fairly narrow, full of fallen leaves that covered up the occasional root or rock. I ran most of the gradual climbs, energized by the cool morning air. Some flats, some climbs, and soon we crossed the only water of the day, less than 4 miles into the race. Sean had warned us that there was no dry way across, so I jumped right in and enjoyed the cold mountain creek water. Knowing I would have wet feet for over 60 miles, I wasn't excited about what my feet would look like, but I figured I would just suck it up and deal with it, not wanting to waste any time changing socks along the way. 8 miles in we hit the first aid station at White Oak Stomp. With the sun still down and only 5 miles to the next aid, I decided to refill just one of the 2 handheld bottles I was carrying. My nutrition plan was to drink a bottle of Carbo Pro/Skratch mix every hour, a plan that had worked in several previous races. This would give me roughly 300 calories an hour, and I would throw in a gel or aid station food along the way if I felt I needed more. After a quick fill, I was out and headed up the steepest (and worst according to Sean) climb on the course, Coosa Bald.
Settling into a nice power hike, I was able to pass a few people on the climb (only to be passed on the descents, a trend that would continue most of the day). The one thing that stood out most on these trails was the lack of switchbacks. If you had 1000' to climb, it would be straight up the hill, not the twisting, winding way I was accustomed to ascending in the mountains. This made the climbs tough but the descents even tougher. The sun was starting to peek out above the eastern ridges, providing glimpses of the surrounding mountains. Most of the views were partially obscured by trees, but you could tell that we were in the heart of the southern Appalachians. Very pretty. After hitting the top of Coosa Bald, we began the Duncan Ridge section of the course, which previous finishers had warned about. They told of the relentless nature of this section, how you would climb 500' – 1000', only to drop down an equal amount and repeat the process over and over. Knowing this (and realizing I had nearly 9 miles to the next aid station), I filled 2 bottles with Carbo Pro/Skratch at the Mulky Gap AS (mile 13). The temps were still cool, and although I was sweating pretty good, I felt like 2 bottles would be enough.
(Beautiful Morning)
(Rare Flat Section Early)
The next 7+ miles were just as tough as advertised, as we rolled up and over countless ridge tops. The terrain underfoot was nice, but the leaves hid any rocks or roots that might want to grab your foot, preventing me from really opening up the legs (can I even do that?) on the descents. I could feel myself applying the brakes a bit on each drop, knowing my quads would pay for the effort later. Overall I felt pretty good, but I still had a long way to go over some rough terrain. At the top of a ridge, a volunteer pointed me to the right and let me know I had a 1000' descent over 1.5 miles and that I would head back up this same trail after reaching the aid station. It was a quad-crushing descent, but I enjoyed seeing other runners headed the other way, even though most of them looked like they weren't enjoying the climb back out. I saw Sharpie headed up and figured he was a mile or two ahead of me. After surviving the ride downhill, I arrived at Skeenah Gap AS (mile 21.5) and saw Sean there greeting runners. As volunteers filled my bottles, Sean asked how I was enjoying the course. "This is my kind of stupid fun" was my response. While struggling to pour my Carbo Pro/Skratch mix into a bottle, I did learn an eat new trick (at least it was new for me). Instead of opening the baggie from the top and pouring the contents in, I found that it was much easier to bite off a corner of the bag and dump it. Way faster and less messy. I grabbed my bottles and started the climb back out.
(Climbing On Duncan Ridge)
(Race Director Sean "Run Bum" Blanton)


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The eagle has landed
One of the by-products of all that bubble-net feeding by humpback whales is lots of stunned and dazed herring. Gulls of every shape and size usually captitalize on this fact, but this afternoon it is a juvenile and adult Bald Eagle that take advantage of the easy prey. The juvenile was only a hit-and-miss scavenger, but move over! Not only did the adult show junior how to grab the sluggish fish off the waters' surface, it even transferred the fish from talons to beak in mid-air. Extra style points were given for that one!
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The Abyssal Dwarfs Take Over Kings Of War
April 23, 2014 by brennon
Mantic Games have plenty of Kings of War stuff up for Advance Order up on their website and a good portion of it is Abyssal Dwarfs. See what you think of some of their heroes and units coming soon...
First up we have these heroes that are all a little bit crazy. I like that Ghenna is a very typical looking Abyssal Dwarf which is neat but it's been twisted with the appearance of Arhak! He looks like the sorry creation that forms the last of the Dwemer in the Elder Scrolls series.
It's not just the heroes arriving on the tabletop either. The folks at Mantic are also bringing out a selection of interesting units and my favourite has to be those awesomely huge Golems. I got to see these last year down at Tabletop Nation and have occasionally seen them popping up every so often elsewhere but now, with a very nice lick of paint, they look awesome.
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Christmas dinner was not Christmas dinner in our family without Annabelle's Christmas Pie. Forget the turkey and dressing and mashed potatoes, which we did. Our tradition was beef tenderloin, twice-baked potatoes, corn pudding, and cranberries. But my mother almost could have skipped the entrée and side dishes as long as she made her famous dessert.
In fact, I credit the pie with saving the holiday, if not my marriage, when my wife spent her first Christmas with my family.
It seems I had forgotten to tell her the menu. Snow had delayed our arrival at my parents' house in Cincinnati so that we got there as the yule meal was about to be set on the table.
We had no sooner finished blessing the food when my wife leaned over and whispered, in one of those spousal whispers that conveys more than you want to hear, "Where's the turkey?"
I whispered back, feeling caught between lives, "No turkey." She had the look of a child who had found coal in her stocking on Christmas morning.
I knew that my wife felt that beef tenderloin and the trimmings were draining the tradition from her Christmas.
What would she think, I wondered, when she eventually saw the ornamental citrus tree my mother kept in the living room? A holiday tradition in our family, it was decorated with Christmas lights and ornaments, and all the presents were arrayed around it.
While family members started on seconds, the anticipatory buzz about dessert began.
"Gotta save room for baked Alaska!" my father said more than once.
Because it wasn't really going to be baked Alaska, I thought I'd better head off my wife's expectations. Quietly I explained to her that it was Annabelle's Christmas Pie, my mother's special concoction of peppermint ice cream, fudge sauce, and meringue baked in the oven oh-so-briefly.
My wife gave me one of those hard-to-decipher "OK" looks.
Then the pie worked its holiday magic. My wife's fork glided through the thick wedge of layered rich, dark chocolate and pink ice cream flecked with red and green, which was topped with almond-brown meringue. She tasted Christmas. Each bite produced surprise and delight similar to opening presents under the tree.
That was 13 years ago. My wife has now made Annabelle's Christmas Pie one of our yule traditions. Beef tenderloin, however, didn't make the cut. If you celebrate at our house, you have turkey and all the usual trimmings. We have a traditional Christmas tree in the house, but the lemon trees in our Los Angeles backyard are strung with lights and hung with ornaments.
After my mother died, I became the "keeper of the pie." Her recipe - on a yellowed, ingredient-spattered piece of loose-leaf notebook paper - is carefully preserved. My siblings all have copies. It wouldn't seem like Christmas to any of us without Annabelle's Christmas Pie.
I make somewhere in the neighborhood of a dozen pies for our California holiday celebrations each year. There's at least one for Christmas dinner, of course, but I also make them for parties and for New Year's Eve.
And I suspect my wife would have me making Annabelle's Christmas Pie for Valentine's Day, Easter, and the Fourth of July if peppermint ice cream were available for more than the few weeks before Christmas.
Annabelle's Christmas Pie
3 (9-inch) deep-dish frozen pie crusts
About 1/2 gallon peppermint ice cream, softened
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
Meringue (see recipe at right)
Bake pie crusts according to package directions. (Be sure to prick holes in dough before baking.) Allow to cool to room temperature.
Line up baked pie shells on counter and add softened ice cream to each to fill about one-third of the shell, spreading it evenly. Place in freezer to let the ice cream harden again.
When ice cream layer is about frozen, mix sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips in a medium saucepan. Over low heat, stir constantly until chocolate melts. Remove from heat and allow to cool 5 minutes.
Remove pies from freezer and top each with a layer of chocolate sauce. Return to freezer to let harden. (It hardens quickly.)
Remove pies from freezer and add another layer of softened ice cream (to just below top edge of crust). Return to freezer to harden.
Remove pies from freezer and top with more chocolate sauce. Return to freezer. Once the filling is frozen, cover with plastic wrap. The pies can be prepared up to a week ahead. Just before serving, top with meringue and bake briefly (see meringue recipe).
Makes 3 pies.
Note: The chocolate sauce can be refrigerated and then reheated if you want to make the pies separately.
To make slightly different peppermint pies, put a layer of chocolate sauce on the bottom of the baked pie crust, chill; top with ice cream, freeze; top with chocolate sauce, chill; and finally, add another layer of ice cream. Omit the meringue.
3 egg whites, at room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Note: This meringue recipe makes enough for just a single pie. If serving all 3 pies at once, make 3 batches of meringue, one after another.
Preheat oven to 450 F.
Place egg whites, sugar, and vanilla in a clean, dry mixing bowl. With electric mixer at high speed, beat until stiff peaks form.
With rubber spatula, transfer meringue from bowl to top of pie. Cover pie, sealing the edges.
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From Dover, Pennsylvania, USA:
My 11-year-old son, who has had type 1 diabetes for two and a half years and is taking bedtime Lantus with Humalog at mealtimes, has had ADHD for several years. We took him off the ADHD medications (Ritalin, Adderall, etc.) because he developed tics when he was diagnosed with diabetes, but he has had severe problems in school (focusing and completing tasks).
About six weeks ago, we put him on the new non-stimulant drug, Strattera, which has turned him around 100%. However, his nighttime (9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.) blood sugars are running low (30 to 80 mg/dl [1.7 to 4.4 mmol/L]), and he seems to be running high during the day. We have lowered his Lantus from 42 units to eight units and increased his Humalog slightly.
I have contacted both insulin manufacturers to ask them if they know of any interactions between Strattera and their products, but neither have any known problems. Could the Strattera be causing my son to run high during the day and low at night?
Your experience with atomoxetine (Strattera) confirms a number of studies of this drug in children with ADHD and for that reason, suggests that it is of importance to continue with this drug. Having said that, it also seems that the Lantus dose on the previous therapy may have been inordinately high. If you are giving the Lantus at bedtime without a snack, the before breakfast blood sugar would be the best calibration of the correct dose. Insofar as it is possible, the Humalog should also be given right after the meal so that the dose can be adjusted for both the pre-meal blood sugar and the 'carbs' actually consumed. In short, I think that you are now on the right track and that should be reflected in the hemoglobin A1c level.
Additional comments from Dr. Larry Deeb:I expect the Strattera had some effect on diet. I would consider him a candidate for Lantus in the morning or a split dose of Lantus.
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Toymaker Mattel to miss FY revenue forecast, halts dividend
By Reuters Business News
Published : October 26, 2017 Updated : October 26, 2017
By Gayathree Ganesan
(Reuters) - Toymaker Mattel Inc <MAT.O> said on Thursday it would miss its full-year revenue forecast and decided to stop dividend from the fourth quarter to beef up its faltering business that has been hurt by the bankruptcy of its largest customer Toys'R'Us.
Shares of the company, which reported weaker-than-expected quarterly results, fell as much as 25 percent in after-market trading.
"(For the) full year, we will clearly not achieve the top line expectation we discussed in June," Mattel's Chief Executive Margo Georgiadis said.
The world's largest toymaker had forecast mid-to-high single digit revenue growth for the medium term in June.
Mattel has been struggling with lagging sales for four of the past six quarters and is facing an inventory glut amid weak demand for its core brands from retailers.
Key retail partnerships for its brands such as Thomas & Friends and Monster High were 15 percent to 20 percent lower than in 2016, Georgiadis said on the call.
Under Georgiadis, who became the CEO in January, Mattel is trying to free up funds and save at least $650 million in net costs over the next two years.
The company replaced its veteran finance chief Kevin Farr last month and decided to cut its dividend payout by more than 60 percent.
The latest suspension of its quarterly dividend of 15 cents a share is expected to save $50 million per quarter, the company said on Thursday.
The company said the bankruptcy of Toys'R'Us resulted in half of the decline in its North America revenue and most of the 7 percent fall in gross margins.
The toy retailer, which filed for bankruptcy in September, contributed 11 percent to Mattel's revenue in 2016. Toys'R'Us owes creditors $5 billion with Mattel exposed to about $135 million in unsecured claims for payment.
However, the retailer is set to receive $3.1-billion debtor-in-possession financing, which is likely to help the Toys'R'Us pay some of its suppliers such as Mattel and keep 1,600 stores in operation for the crucial holiday season.
Rival Hasbro <HAS.O> and Jakks Pacific <JAKK.O> too were impacted by Toys'R'Us going out of business.
Net sales fell 13 percent to $1.56 billion in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, while the company posted an adjusted profit of 9 cents per share.
Analysts had expected revenue of $1.81 billion and adjusted profit of 57 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The company's shares were down 18.7 percent at $12.49 in after-market trading on Thursday.
(Reporting by Gayathree Ganesan in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)


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The surplus that Council projected in 2016/17 was not achieved and instead a deficit will be recorded.
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We've seen some important community projects progressed. The Managed Aquifer Recharge Trial in the Makauri Aquifer started over the winter. Expansion of the HB Williams Memorial Library is underway and we are working with the community on the restoration of Titirangi.
Further work's been done on determining the options for treating the city's wastewater, reducing overflows, preparation for safe school cycle routes, inner harbour upgrades, and future proofing Lawson Field Theatre and the Olympic Pool.
Caring for our environment has been a high priority. A number of catchment projects in the Waipaoa have been successfully initiated, and the Inanga spawning habitat and Rere water quality projects are amongst the best nationally.
We're making good progress with improving and maintaining a good level of service with our playgrounds, gardens, public spaces and sports grounds. We celebrated national awards for the Oneroa cycle and walkway and since then we have extended this to link with the Alfred Cox walkway.


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During its life cycle, a product produces waste that is over 20 times its weight. As such it is critical to develop products that are sustainable. Currently product development processes lack high quality methods and tools that are empirically validated to support development of sustainable products. This book is a compilation of over forty cutting edge international research papers from the 22nd CIRP International Design Conference, written by eminent researchers from 15 countries, on engineering design process, methods and tools, broadly for supporting sustainable product development.
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He has written/edited six books, two of which have been published by Springer. He is the co-author of DRM - a design research methodology used widely around the world as a framework for carrying out engineering design research. Prof. Chakrabarti is an Associate Editor of AI EDAM Journal (Cambridge University Press), Area Editor for Research in Engineering Design Journal (Springer), Regional Editor for Journal for Remanufacturing (Springer), and Advisory Editor for Journal of Engineering Design (Taylor & Francis), Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (Springer), International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation (Taylor & Francis), and four other journals.
He is on the Advisory Board of Design Society, UK. He founded IDeASLab - the first laboratory in India for research into design creativity, sustainability and innovation. AMember of the CII National Committee on Design, India, he is also Programme chair for International Conferences on Research into Design (ICoRD), and a vice-Chair for AI in Design (AID) and Design Computing and Cognition (DCC) Conferences. Prof. Chakrabarti is an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineering Designers, UK.
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Part 1. Design Theory, Methodology and Research Methodology.- Part 2. Creative and Inventive Design (TRIZ).- Part 3. Enabling Technologies & Tools.- Part 4. Global Product Development and PLM.- Part 5. Design For X (Safety, Manufacture, Assembly, Cost, Risk, Reliability, Modularity, etc.).- Part 6 Sustainable Design and Manufacturing.
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- While Alberto Del Rio has said publicly that he's only going to wrestle for a few more years, there are people who believe he won't be long-term for WWE. Del Rio has some leverage right now because WWE wants a top Hispanic star and Rey Mysterio isn't looked at as a long-term talent and some of Sin Cara's recent bookings show where he's at in the company.
- The real-life power base of John Laurinaitis within WWE continues to weaken. Triple H now has his hires running just about every aspect of WWE's talent relations department. Laurinaitis is still doing WWE's payroll but is considered to be a performer mostly. The feeling is that he will return to WWE TV this year as a main character.
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The Business Account Manager will have a deep understanding of both retailer and manufacturer strategies to develop and execute growth plans based on strategic intent set by VP/MD & Client. The Business Account Manager provides direction to Customer Managers to optimize annual/quarterly Client business plans. They will be the key point of contact for regional client leadership and will be expected to deliver consistent experiences and outcomes. The Business Account Manager will drive the Business Planning process working closely with cross-functional business partners within the Business Insights, Planning Organization and Channel Teams to improve key metrics based on analysis of promotion, spending, and volume (forecasts and actuals). As well as manage base volume forecasts, item distribution, promotional strategy and innovation.
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The Indiana Conference Music Festival is an annual event held on the campus of Indiana Academy. It is designed to give 6th to 12th graders from Indiana and beyond a deeper experience with music. Participants are invited to develop their choral or band skills under the direction of talented clinicians from around the country. The festival also provides students with an opportunity to experience Indiana Academy and what it has to offer, especially in music. Most of all, our goal is to train young people to grow their love for Christ and their skill in music so that they can use it to glorify Him.
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On Saturday, Nov. 9, Susan Ford Bales christened the new aircraft carrier after her father, the 38th president of the United States. Hours later, shipbuilders Huntington Ingalls Industries released a timelapse video of the ship's construction, beginning with its keel laying ceremony in 2009.
Stick with it past the opening tribute to the man who ended "our long national nightmare." This is one of the better sustained timelapse productions you'll see.
Related post: http://blogs.defensenews.com/intercepts/2013/11/go-aboard-uss-gerald-r-ford-cvn-78-the-newest-aircraft-carrier/
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Academic journal article Journalism History
Book Reviews -- the Public Prints: The Newspaper in Anglo-American Culture, 1665-1740 by Charles E. Clark
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Clark, Charles E. The Public Prints: The Newspaper in Anglo-American Culture, 1665-1740. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. 318 pp. $49.95.
To the left of the nameplate of William Bradford's New York Gazette was a provincial coat of arms and to the right were two figures Isaiah Thomas described as "a postman, on an animal somewhat resembling a horse." More than two-and-a-half centuries later, in an age of computer graphics and satellite transmissions, colonial newspapers seem quaint and curious and remain poorly understood.
Citing Jurgen Habermas and James Carey at the outset, Charles E. Clark is interested in how America's earliest news producers and consumers ritually "affirmed and celebrated their common identity as provincial Britons" with content that was "intelligible and potentially enjoyable to almost anyone who could read." To Clark, however, American newspapers before 1740 are documents reflecting a "world view, by and large, of the upper class, cultivated, ethnocentric, and fiercely patriotic English male."
In Clark's view, Anglo-American public prints are preoccupied with dutifully chronicling European events, republishing official proclamations, and reporting the movements, ceremonies, and deaths of the ruling class. The point of all this, he says, was not so much to convey news as to provide a means of ritual participation in public life.
Clark sees a major transformation of colonial newspapers occurring in 1739 with the outbreak of the War of Jenkin's Ear with Spain and the first American tour of evangelist George Whitefield. The end of a quarter century of peace and the beginning of the Great Awakening stimulated newspapers "to focus their editorial content increasingly on news and opinion, much of it locally generated." The demarcation is stark. …


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Most teens can't wait for the day when they're old enough to drive. I was just the opposite. In fact, it was my parents who eventually forced me to go to driver's ed, which turned out to be a really crappy way to spend a Summer. I'm pretty sure they just wanted another driver in the house, but not having to drop me off or pick me up all the time was also a big incentive. So if you're in a similar situation, and are getting tired of serving as your kid's personal taxi driver, installing this novelty taxi meter in your car will probably encourage them to reconsider taking public transit.
It attaches to your dashboard via a set of adhesive strips, and while the meter does keep a running total while you drive, instead of requiring a cash payment when you drop your kids off, it comes with a set of 'forfeit cards' which feature unique payments like "tidy your room" or "make dad a cup of tea." I think the embarrassment factor of just having this installed on your dashboard is enough to discourage your kids from harassing you for a ride, and getting them to help out around the house is just an added bonus. You can pick one up from Gizoo for about $18.
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The Nordique France pass gives skiers access to nearly all of France's cross-country areas for an entire year with a single card. Full Article
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Are you a fan of arts and crafts? This place is the perfect place for you! Common room is full of handmade goods such as wallets, bags, postacards, pillows you name it. They even have caligraphy pens, ink and the whole sets complete.
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Lake Malawi
Pumulani is an exclusive beach lodge with just ten villas on the protected southern shores of Lake Malawi. It is a magical place to unwind after a wildlife safari and guests are able to do as much or as little as they like, in a beautifully relaxing area.
At a Glance
Scenic sunset cruise on a traditional wooden dhow
Try your hand at scuba diving in the lake - glorious crystal clear waters and a profusion of brightly colored fish
Stunning views over Lake Malawi, "The Lake of Stars"
Each of Pumulani's villas is designed to be eco-friendly with grass roofs to reflect the heat of the sun
Relax by the stylish infinity pool
Pumulani's dining is spectacular - expect surf-fresh fish and delicious salads every day
Insider's View
Go for a canoe around the headland and stop off on one of the isolated beaches for a cool drink and dip in the lake.Camilla Whitworth
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As a couple or honeymooners I would definitely advise having breakfast on the traditional dhow sailing boat just the two of you; it is a fantastic way to start the day.Camilla Whitworth
Call us on 858 345 1761 to start planning your vacation to Pumulani
The name Pumulani means 'rest well' in the local Chichewa language, and that is exactly what is on offer – the chance to unwind in a beautiful and tranquil setting. Pumulani enjoys a spectacular setting on the unspoiled western shore of the Nankumba Peninsula. Surrounding it is Lake Malawi National Park, a World Heritage site, where hundreds of species of fish, including rare and colorful cichlids, swim in the clear blue water.
Nestled in lush hills above the still waters of Lake Malawi, just ten villas provide the ultimate in design and comfort. Their distinctive grass roofs reflect the heat of the African sun while the simple and elegant interiors ensure comfort and privacy.
Guests can relax on the sandy beach or by the stylish infinity pool. For those seeking activity, there is plenty to do including water-skiing, sailing, diving, wake-boarding, kayaking, snorkeling, fishing and bird-watching. At sunset enjoy a scenic cruise on the traditional wooden dhow, a 40ft sailing boat hand-built by local craftsmen. It's the perfect way to experience the beauty of Lake Malawi, described by the explorer David Livingstone as The Lake of Stars.
At Pumulani you will be in good hands. The lodge is part of Robin Pope Safaris, a very established safari company operating in Zambia offering high standards and friendly service.
The accommodation is in ten beautifully designed villas including four twins, four doubles, one honeymoon chalet and one family room. Each has a large bedroom, a comfortable sitting area and a well equipped bathroom with bathtub, double shower and twin sinks. The bedrooms open out onto private decking where guests can enjoy the morning sun, while the lounge areas have sliding doors that give access to a private deck with stunning lake views.
Although there are no specific child care facilities, children are most welcome at the lodge and the clear, fresh water with no tides, waves or currents provides safe swimming for children. Food and meal times can easily be adjusted to suit younger guests. There is also one family room at Pumulani. It should be noted, however, that there is a minimum age of 7 years during high season.
Pumalani Lodge has a beautiful infinity swimming pool, a range of water-sports equipment, including fishing, sailing and Kayaking (included in the cost) diving, waterskiing, wake boarding and tube rides (are at an additional cost). There is a beautiful 12 meter wooden dhow available for cruises. There is also a telescope for star gazing.
At Pumulani, guests are provided with the very highest possible levels of service. Friendly, well-trained staff will attend to your every need.
The water of Lake Malawi is clean, clear and warm, with no currents and no salt content. This makes it wonderful for swimming, but also ideal for water-sports for example snorkeling, fishing, sailing and kayaking. Also on offer is waterskiing, wake boarding and fun tube rides. Pumlani has a wooden dhow, a traditional African sailing boat that is used for sunset cruises – a perfect way to end the day. Lake Malawi also provides great opportunities for bird watching.
Free Activities : Kayaking, snorkeling, birdwatching, fishing, sailing, sunset dhow cruise.
Paid Activities : Waterskiing, diving, wakeboarding, village walks.
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Lake Malawi
Pumulani enjoys a spectacular setting on the unspoiled western shore of the Nankumba Peninsula on the southern shores of Lake Malawi.
When to go
With varied topography across Malawi, from the high mountains to the Shire Valley below 180m, Malawi has very varied weather. The Shire Valley is tropical with high temperatures and humidity. The rainy season is roughly from December to March, in which the wettest districts are the mountains in the south. It begins to be dry again throughout April and May, in which the days between May through to Novemeber are clear and warm, making it the best time to visit.


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The national security advisors of the five Brics nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) met on Thursday in a run-up to the Brics summit next month.
The advisers agreed to cooperate to deny terrorists access to finance and weapons while vowing to launch joint efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism emanating from the West Asia and North African region (WANA).
The sixth meeting was held in Delhi and chaired by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. Later they also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apprise him of their decisions.
Stronger security linkages with BRICS nations. NSA Doval chairs meeting of NSAs in Delhi in runup to @BRICS2016 pic.twitter.com/aNQJvNnIo4
— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) September 15, 2016
Modi tweeted that he had a very good meeting with the NSAs of the Brics nations.
Had a very good meeting with NSAs of BRICS nations. pic.twitter.com/Mim1hOfzQY
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 15, 2016
Reiterating what External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said during her joint statement with Secretary of State John Kerry in India, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that there should not be a segmented approach on the issue of terror.
They also agreed to expand Brics counter-terrorism cooperation further to include measures for denying terrorists access to finance and terror-hardware such as equipment, arms and ammunition.
Responding to a question about blacklisting terror suspects like Masood Azhar, Swarup said the issue is well known. The Indian Express quoted him as saying, "I don't think this is something which needs to be flagged at every meeting."
"It (blacklisting of terrorists through the UN route) should not be governed by political considerations. A terrorist is a terrorist and should be so identified," he further said.
China had again blocked India's bid to ban Azhar at the UN in April, 2016. After the Pathankot attack, India had written to the UN asking for immediate action to list Azhar under the Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee.
PTI quoted some government sources as saying that China was in consultation with Pakistan, which is not on the UN Committee and had therefore, asked to hold up the banning of Azhar.
China, the country which pledged cooperation to deter terrorists by denying finance and weapons in WANA during the Brics meeting is actually fueling terrorism in South Asia in both covert and overt ways.
India had substantial evidence against Azhar and his outfit's terror activities. It even told the UN Sanctions Committee that not listing Azhar would expose it and other countries in South Asia to threats from the terror group and its leader.
Conveniently acting as a prompter, Pakistan directed China to block India's request. China also refuses to recognise the terror emanating from its all weather friend.
As David Devadas points out in this Firstpost piece, "Towards the end of that year, China made it clear that it does not consider the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir to belong legitimately to India."
It has also "periodically sent troops into parts of Ladakh." It is also silently helping the separatists in Kashmir, thereby propelling terrorism on the Indian soil. The India Today reported that Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani thanked Pakistan and China for their support to the "struggle of Kashmiris."
The United States also told Pakistan that it cannot "pick and choose" the terrorist groups it goes after and has to target militants who seek to harm its neighbours, taking refuge on its territory."
In an evidently hypocritical move, China is agreeing to counter terrorism in WANA but turning a blind eye to the terrorism faced by its neighbour India.
While is quite determined uproot terror modules causing unrest and violence in its volatile province of Xinjiang, even tightening legal framework to crush it, its double standards in failing to stand by India on similar grounds is appalling. As a matter of fact, Xinjiang even became the first provincial-level region in China to have released a regional interpretation of the Anti-Terrorism Law since it was implemented on 1 January.
China even initiated joint patrolling with Pakistani troops in the border connecting Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir with Xinjiang province amid reports that over 100 Uighurs have fled the restive region to join Islamic State.
China's pledge of cooperation during the Brics summit looks good on paper but unless it is implemented on ground in full spirit it would continue to remain as a hollow assurance.
With inputs from PTI.
Updated Date: Sep 16, 2016 19:44 PM


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Here is this really cool event, I've been following for a while now, called "Top 5 Sundays "hosted by "Welcome To Larissa's Bookish Life" Rules: 1 - Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week. 2 - Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it. 3 - Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow) 4 - After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.
This week's theme is:
Series you plan to start in 2013
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
Dani O`Malley series by Karen Marie Moning
Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
Fairest series by Bill Willingham (Graphic Novel)
A Renegade Angels series by Sylvia day
A few others I hope to read soon..
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
"The urethra, which is the last part of the urinary tract, traverses the corpus spongiosum and its opening, known as the meatus, lies on the tip of the glans penis. It is a passage both for urine and for the ejaculation of semen."
Having spent the better part of my formative years in the protective womb of an intimate suburban cul-du-sac, this inverted erection of sun-bleached sidewalk both arouses and terrifies. Just like the narrow one-eyed oculus that welcomes both piss and cum into the world, Suburbia invites an indeterminate fluent void populated by familial exuberance and civic avoidance.
Phew. Creative writing summer school project DONE! Image courtesy of BSD reader (and fellow suburbanite?) Shrader.
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I believe in love. I believe in peace. So naturally, I believe in the message that the Beatles' music conveys.
In the movie "Superbad", the main character Seth describes a guy as being "like the first time you hear the Beatles. You get tears in your eyes man." That's how I feel now when I listen to the product of the genius of four guys from Liverpool.
I first heard the Beatles when I was about in the fourth grade. My parents had just bought the "1" CD and I decided I would give it a try. This was in the heart of my boy band period, like most young kids at that time, so I'm glad I actually had some good music that I listened to at that period in my life.
Anyways, I put the CD on and skipped to a song called "Something". George Harrison's masterful work changed my life that day, and it's still one of my favorite Beatles songs to this day.
After that day, I listened to "1" for a week or so and then stopped listening to the Beatles for about six months altogether. I don't know what happened, I probably just got bored with them. You know how kids at that age are.
About six months later, my friends and I decided that we would dress up as the Beatles and "perform" one of their songs for our school's talent show. We chose "I Want to Hold Your Hand" because people would know that the best, and performed it pretty well, I guess.
From that day forward, I was entrenched in "Beatlemania", wanting to know anything and everything I could about John, Paul, George and Ringo and the music they made.
Not until later did I realize the wonderful message that the music conveyed though. Most of the music taught loving everyone, peace, and freedom. That's something I really admire. I know people pray or ask for world peace all the time, and I know that it would be close to impossible for it to happen, but I'm glad that the most successful band of all time decided to make these morals their mantra.
One of the things I feel the guiltiest about in my life is that I didn't feel sad when George Harrison died in 2001. I didn't know why my mom was crying that day, but now I know. A messenger, a preacher and a poet, and one of the best at that, had just left us.
The Beatles were a band for seven wonderful years, from 1963-1970, and for those years they made it their mission to try and spread peace, love, joy and music to the world. Going by album sales and critical acclaim, I'd say they did a pretty good job.
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I am not really into baking much, but seeing a few of my freinds who bake such wonderful cakes. I was tempted to try!
Hence, my baking journey started here. The Red Velvet Cupcake that I would like to try to mimic! Apparently, it made famous at the "New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel, these cakes are five star. Simple to make yet spectacular as a centrepiece, these red velvet cakes with cream cheese icing are luxurious." (Quoted from taste.com.au)
I've looked on the "http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/28927/red+velvet+cupcakes" website and followed the recipie.
Apparently, Its suppose to look like this
But mine turned out to be looking a bit sad, like this image below.
The recipie details as below
- 350g (2 1/3 cups) plain flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 315g (1 1/2 cups) caster sugar
- 250ml (1 cup) buttermilk
- 185ml (3/4 cup) vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 3 teaspoons red food colouring
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- Dollar Sweets Fairy Fives sprinkles, to decorate frosting
- 250g pkt cream cheese, at room temperature
- 100g butter, at room temperature
- 195g (1 1/4 cups) pure icing sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Line eighteen 80ml (1/3-cup) capacity muffin pans with paper cases. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar
- Whisk the buttermilk, oil, eggs, food colouring and vinegar in a jug until combined. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture. Add the buttermilk mixture and stir until just combined.
- Divide the mixture among the prepared pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the cream cheese frosting, use an electric beater to beat the cream cheese, butter, icing sugar and vanilla in a bowl until smooth.
- Pipe the icing over the cupcakes and top with the sprinkles.
After thoughts -
I should had left the red velvet cupcake in the oven for a bit longer. As the recipe said 20-25mins in the oven each oven is different hence mine should be left in the oven for an extra 5 mins.
My cream cheese icing not sweet enough. I put in 100g instead of 195g of sugar.


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Funded by Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Green Growth Cooperation (2015-2017) seeks to formalize a framework of cooperation and facilitate collaboration between GGGI and DTI to promote programs, research, and joint activities in support of capacity building and development of green economic growth options to strengthen the business case for greening the MSME sector and boost its contribution to the national economy.
The following areas of cooperation are: 1) Business Case Preparation, 2) Mainstreaming Green Growth in the Planning Process, and 3) Capacity Building for DTI Green Growth Advocates.
This project is handled by DTI-Regional Operations group (ROG), DTI-Corporate Planning Service (CorPlan), and DTI-Human Resource and Administrative Service (HRAS).
* Conducted situational analysis on the readiness of going green of SMEs in food manufacturing sector
* Facilitated preparation of the Terms of Reference (TOR) on the conduct of Case Study on Green SME Best Practices in the Philippines. The study will focus on cacao, coffee, and processed fruits and nuts sectors. A preparatory meeting with ASSIST Asia, the contractor hired to prepare the business case, was conducted to finalize deliverables and agree on next steps.
* Prepared Department Order (DO) on the creation of a Management Committee on Green Growth Cooperation
* Coordinated with GGGI Team and CorPlan to identify and agree on the key activities that DTI and GGGI have to undertake throughout the year
* DTI-Resource Generation and Management Service (RGMS) Dir. Lydia R. Guevarra represented DTI in the Global Green Growth Week held in Jeju Island, South Korea from 05-09 September 2016. Dir. Guevarra was one of the speakers in the Philippine Country Session entitled "Investing in Climate Resilient Green Growth in the Philippines" together with officials from the Climate Change Commission (CCC) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). She presented DTI's various initiatives on green economic development.
* Organized, in partnership with GGGI and CorPlan, a Consultative Management Workshop for the Green Cooperation Framework on 30 September 2016 at the Makati Diamond Residences, Makati City. The workshop aimed at identifying key steps on how to go about mainstreaming green growth in the Department's planning process.
* Conducted meeting with GGGI on 11 October 2016 to discuss the business case study and agree on the way forward. The group agreed that the focus sectors are: coffee, cacao, pili nuts, and processed fruit (banana). Also, from the initial 7 firms, each sector will have 3 representative firms totaling to 12 firms to reflect all analysis for LMH intervention with low as zero/low cost greening practices and so on.
* Attended the GGGI Project Progress and Plan Review Meeting held on 06 December 2016 where ASSIST presented the Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) Framework and methodology that ASSIST will carry out relative to data collection. Ms. Joyce Gonzaga was hired as consultant for the 2nd component of the project i.e. mainstreaming green growth in the DTI Planning Process. Among the outputs expected from the consultant are: detailed work plan of activities, stakeholders mapping report, situational analysis of the DTI Planning Process and roadmap development, guidelines methodology for Green Growth mainstreaming, and M&E system.


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As always, here are my 10 observations from the Eagles' 36-31 loss to the Giants:
1. The play everyone is going to talk about is the apparent Eli Manning illegal forward pass that was challenged by Tom Coughlin and eventually overturned. Here's what it says in the rulebook:
The penalty for a forward pass beyond the line is to be enforced from the spot where the ball is released when the passer's entire body and the ball are beyond the line of scrimmage. This includes either when the passer is airborne or touching the ground.
As it states in the supplemental notes of Article 1 of Rule 8, the passer's entire body and ball have to be beyond the line of scrimmage. I'll be honest. In all my football-watching days, I did not know this was the rule. If the refs clearly saw that Manning's heel wasn't beyond the line of scrimmage, then this was the right call.
2. I thought this game really lacked the buzz it would warrant during most seasons. The Giants coming to town for a Sunday night game as defending Super Bowl champs. The Eagles having won three in a row. But it wasn't there. Walking around the city Sunday morning and listening to WIP field several calls about the Sixers just four hours before kickoff, something was missing. I can't put my finger on it. Maybe the game snuck up on us too fast after the magical Phillies' run? Maybe it's just been a hectic stretch between baseball and the election? Maybe fans are just sick of the Andy Reid/Donovan McNabb era? I don't know. I just know something was lacking.
3. There is plenty of blame to go around, but the story of the game seemed pretty clear to me: the Eagles' inability to stop the Giants' rushing attack. New York ended up running for 219 yards. Brandon Jacobs had 22 carries for 126 yards and averaged 5.7 yards per carry. If I would have told you those would be his numbers before the game, you'd probably have guessed that the Eagles got blown out.
4. McNabb started out 0-for-6 before completing his first pass. Last week he started out 0-for-7 against the Seahawks. And the week before, he began 2-for-6. That's 2-for-19 at the start of the last three games. Not good.
5. All four of the Eagles' losses this season have been by six points or fewer. Going back to last season, the Birds are 1-9 in their last 10 games decided by six points or fewer.
6. The optimist says...
If you think this season is over, you're not paying attention. Sure, the NFC East will be tough to win, but a wild-card berth is well within reach. The Giants have been the best team in the league, and the Eagles almost stole a win despite not really playing well. Do I need to remind you where the Giants were after Week 10 of last season? They were coming off a 31-20 loss to the Cowboys and sat at 6-3. The name of the game is getting hot and getting healthy at the right time. The Birds still have a run left in 'em, and besides, the Phillies are still World Series champs, right?
7. The pessimist says...
Well, that was a fun season. When do pitchers and catchers report? Why does it seem like every loss this team has suffered over the last two years has been exactly the same? They show just enough flashes to keep you interested, but in the end, Reid makes boneheaded decisions, and the players can't come up with the one or two crucial plays they need. Short-yardage woes? Really? We haven't heard that story before. The defense got pushed around all game. Time to blow it up and start things over.
8. On NBC after the game, Dan Patrick said Tiki Barber was calling out the Eagles' plays during that final drive before they happened. Why does every third-and-two feel like third-and-20? Think about it. You sit there thinking of what play they could run, and none inspire any confidence -- A pass? A run to Westbrook? A QB sneak? NBC delivered the stat that the Eagles are 5-for-14 on rushing attempts on third-and-one and fourth-and-one. I don't have the numbers to back it up, but I'd be willing to bet no team that made the Super Bowl in the last 10 years could compete with that lowly percentage.
9. We all liked the run out of the Wildcat to DeSean Jackson and the fade to Hank Baskett down near the goal line. But please note, had Jackson been stuffed for a loss and fumbled or had the fade been intercepted, we all would have hated these plays.
10. We've been keeping track of opposing field-goal kickers all season. John Carney hit all three of his attempts, although they were from under 30 yards. On the year, opposing field-goal kickers are now 16-for-16 against the Eagles. Four of those kicks are from 50 yards or more and seven are from 45 yards or more. As for where you go from here, the Eagles travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals, and then it's Baltimore and the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. The Birds return home for a Thanksgiving night matchup with the Cardinals before traveling to New Jersey to take on the Giants in Week 14.


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The Most Interesting Man in the World does not pitch beer in television commercials.
He lives in Highland Park and owns Miramar Bistro in Highwood. Gabriel Viti is his name, and if there's an adventure to enjoy and conquer, the 53-year-old is all in.
"It all started when I was with my chiropractor one day, and I noticed a patch on his neck," recalls Viti, a 1981 graduate of Highland Park High School, where he wrestled and played football and tennis. "I was 39. I asked him, 'Why the patch?' He said to me, 'I competed in a triathlon.'
"Then I asked him, 'Were you in a fight with three guys?' "
Our lunch of French onion soup and bread at Miramar is off to a rousing start. An early-afternoon meal/interview — for 30 minutes — was his only opening on this day in late February. I consider myself lucky, because Viti plans to fly to Florida the next day to start his next adventure: sailing around the world with his girlfriend, Angela, and a couple that taught him how to sail an Island Packet 485. He figures to complete the challenge in four years, but it won't be a nonstop quest.
Viti intends to return home a handful of times each year to spend time with his family and tend to his philanthropic causes.
"I hired a coach to get me ready for my first triathlon," adds the graduate of The Culinary Institute of America in New York and the father of two sons — 26-year-old Gabriel III, a former dirt bike racer and Junior Olympics skier, and 19-year-old Tempel, a college rugby player.
His first triathlon led to his first Ironman, which preceded his successful swim across the English Channel in 2014. A stretch of training for the grueling channel test involved 36,000 yards per week in a pool and other watery drills in the Tampa Bay area.
After reading Into Thin Air, a book by Jon Krakauer about an account of a Mount Everest disaster, Viti looked up. Way up. He ended up becoming the 335th person to climb the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each continent in the world.
What he also raised, in addition to his game body and soul: funds — more than $200,000 for Keshet, an organization committed to developing programs for children and young adults with special needs.
The man also loves to ski down hills, ride dirt bikes and scuba-dive.
"Years and years ago, I was asked to cook in Lake Forest, and a man, Jack Smart, told me something that changed my life," says Viti, who cooked for the top three restaurants in Europe following his graduation from culinary school. "Jack told me, 'Always keep your learning curve turned up.' What that said to me was, 'Keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth shut.' "
Destinations along his sailing venture include Cuba, Jamaica, Bonaire, Costa Rica, the Galapagos Islands, New Zealand, Australia, the Canary Islands, Israel, Turkey, Croatia, Spain, Italy, France, Scotland and Ireland. Some time in August or September — right around the time he'll be near Australia — Gabriel and Angela will fly to Japan and stay there for a month. It's where they climbed Mount Fuji (elevation of 12,000-plus feet) together three years ago.
Forty-eight years ago, a 5-year-old Gabriel Viti stood in front of the Washington Gardens restaurant in Highwood with his father, also named Gabriel, currently chairman of the board of the Viti Companies (insurance and financial) in Highwood.
"It was then," the son recalls, "when I knew I wanted to work in the restaurant industry. Years later, during an interview, I was asked, 'Why do you want to be a chef?' I like taking care of the customer; you get an immediate response from the customer when you're working in a restaurant. You know what's great about Miramar and the crew we have? I can leave for a period of time, come back and find out it's still running like a Swiss watch; that's one of the many rewards of running this place. And our clientele is well-educated, well-traveled, successful and loyal."
For 15 years, Viti has supported the Boys & Girls Club of Lake County in North Chicago and Waukegan. Each Christmastime, youngsters from the organization that believes every child has the potential to BE GREAT travel to Northbrook Court to meet Viti.
Viti's friendly order to the kids: "Shop around and buy whatever you want."
They later load up on popcorn and watch a movie.
"North Chicago and Waukegan … I consider those areas my areas," Viti says. "Everybody around here should. These are kids, good kids. That's Christmas to me — spending time with them and seeing their excitement."
I nod. The Most Interesting Man in the World is also a caring man, a down-to-earth man.
I have one more question about his adventurous side:
"What's next?"
Viti cups his right hand slightly and thrusts it above his head.
"Flying," he says, as his eyes turn steely. "I want to fly.
"I'm on my way to getting a pilot's license."
I turn into The Least Surprised Man in the World.


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In 2013 I've posted biographies of 25 out of the 31 Women. These have included luminaries such as Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington, the unlikely including Gipsy Rose Lee and the unknown with Gretchen Corazzo and Anne Harvey.
For anyone who has missed the point of the selection, the 31 Women all exhibited their work seventy years ago, at an exhibition in January 1943 at the Art of This Century Gallery in New York. This was the first exhibition dedicated to women artists of the avant-garde. The gallery itself was owned and run by Peggy Guggenheim who, though not an artist herself, was probably the most important one of a group of far-sighted women who collected and promoted modern art during the twentieth century. These included Betty Parsons, Louise Dryer and Aline Meyer Liebman, who was also one of the 31 Women.
The most popular of my posts seem to be the following:-
1 Gypsy Rose Lee - She was the first I posted but still... not all the interest is in her artworks!
2 Leonora Carrington - I'm trying to promote Leonora as a British artist, she's woefully under-represented in the UK.
3 Sonja Sekula - Surprisingly popular considering Sonja's obscurity, although her work is lovely.
4 Xenia Cage - Not so surprised about Xenia, considering the interest in John Cage.
5 Frida Kahlo - I'm just surprised that dear Frida is only number five!
For 2014
My research is almost complete, so there are only another six artists whose biographies will appear here, hopefully to coincide with their birthdays.
Look out for Esphyr Slobodkina, Leonor Fini, Maria Elena Vieira da Silva, Louise Nevelson, Aline Meyer Liebman and Barbara Poe Levee (formerly Barbara Reis).
I hope soon to turn this research into an actual book.
Help needed.
My request for help surrounds the last two artists, Aline Meyer Liebman and Barbara Poe Levee. I don't know either of their birthdays, just that they were born in 1879 and 1922 respectively. Also in the case of Barbara Poe Levee I have no information about her work as an artist or her exhibitions between 1945 and 2002.
Any information would be very welcome.
And a Very Happy 2014 to everyone!


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TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) - A day care transportation vehicle was involved in a crash Wednesday afternoon near downtown Toledo.
The day care center bus from Dreams of Tomorrow Learning Center was occupied by only the driver. No students were on board.
The driver was not injured.
It happened around 2 p.m. at the corner of Dorr and City Park. The driver says the steering on the mini-bus locked up and he lost control, crashing into a utility pole with traffic lights.
The traffic signal will be operating in the flash mode until repairs are completed.
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Will Ferrell returned to SNL for the cold open Saturday night with his hilarious dead-on impersonation of former President George W. Bush announcing his candidacy for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination.
"This is an important day. I've made a big decision. I'm entering the race for the President of the United States of America," Bush said to applause. "The field of Republicans out there is so messed up, I figured it makes you miss me, doesn't it?"
Bush then ticked off each of the current top tier candidates, including Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Ben Carson — but saved most of his derision for "this knucklehead" Donald Trump.
"I'll tell you something, when I get in a bad mood, I just picture his big fat orange Oompa Loompa face and I just piss my pants," Bush said, laughing uncontrollably every time Trump's face popped up on the screen.
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