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X Files' Special Agent Dana Scully has a punk rock past she's not afraid to fess up to.
Actress Gillian Anderson still considers herself a "punk" at heart, confirming in a Parade Magazine interview, "even though I can dress up like a soccer mom, the punk rocker will forever be under my skin."
In an NPR profile, Anderson expounds on being a punk-as-fuck teenage malefactor:
When we moved to Michigan ... my folks still had a flat in London that we would go to in the summertime. And through one of those trips I had started to become interested in the punk scene and started to dress differently than a lot of the kids in Grand Rapids, Michigan, were dressing. And I got my nose pierced and I started to shave my head and dye my hair and wear a lot of black. And so I looked like somebody that might be arrested. ... I was a bit of a class clown, usually the one that people would get to do the things that they were afraid to get in trouble for. So the mixture of those two things contributed, no doubt, to that vote.
And, in fact, on graduation night, I was arrested. ... I had a boyfriend at the time who was a couple centuries older than I was and I'd convinced him that we should go and glue the locks of the school so that people couldn't get in in the morning. And lo and behold, they had a security guard because it was graduation night and they were concerned that idiots like me might try and do something like that.
Check out this 1985 photo of young, punk rock troublemaker, Gillian Anderson and take your crush to the next level
And this image purportedly from her high school yearbook (prior to lock-glueing arrest)
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Apparently, Agent Scully said 'Oh My God' *a lot* in 'The X-Files'
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As darkness threatens to engulf all life, the universe cries out for a champion with a pure heart. But they'll have to settle for schoolgirl June Summer. With the help of her friends and her mentor, a winged bunny, June will battle monsters, struggle to maintain a normal school life, and occasionally watch television. Hey, even heroines need a little downtime. -A Magical Girl Parody. Updates Wednesdays!
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Spider should have mentioned beforehand that even if he can heal, it still hurts. She probably still would have hit him anyway.
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Gaza's 1.5 million people are imprisoned by the state of Israel in a giant concentration camp. The Israeli military enforces a blockade of essential supplies. There is terrible suffering, especially among the children. The citizens of Gaza face collective punishment, which is illegal under international law.
On 31 May 2010, a Gaza aid flotilla was hijacked on the open sea by Israel's military. Nine civilian aid workers were shot to death. To break the siege of Gaza, on 12th September mass aid convoys will set off from London by sea and land.
We want to see Kiwi volunteers and aid go with them. Kia Ora Gaza is raising funds to make this possible.
Please give your support.
Write a cheque for 'Kia Ora Gaza' and post to:
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7.30pm on Wednesday 7th July
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The Art of Social Selling
Finding and Engaging Customers on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Other Social Networks
Author: Shannon Belew
Pub Date: January 2014
Print Edition: $19.95
Print ISBN: 9780814433324
Page Count: 272
Format: Paper or Softback
e-Book ISBN: 9780814433331
Buy the book:
There are many possible reasons why you may be reading this book. Most
likely, it's because you're a sales or marketing professional who has
some level of responsibility for generating leads, closing sales, and
creating revenue in your organization, and you're constantly under
pressure to identify new strategies for delivering the goods. Perhaps
someone suggested turning to social media as a lead source. Perhaps
you've heard peers and industry leaders tout the benefits of this new
thing called "social selling." Or perhaps you're an influencer within
your organization who already understands the value of social
prospecting and need a resource to help develop a business case for
integrating social media into your current sales and marketing process.
No matter why you've picked up this book, the truth of the matter is
simple: Social selling is a strategy that every B2B and B2C sales and
marketing professional must understand in order to increase his or her
effectiveness and remain competitive in today's global marketplace.
It's a bold statement to imply that your continued value as a
salesperson or a marketer hinges on successfully incorporating social
media into your sales process. In reality, the decision not to adopt a
social selling strategy is not a game ender; you'll certainly continue
to generate leads and make sales. But you've got to wonder if what
you're doing now is enough to not only sustain but grow revenues for
your organization. Are you generating enough new leads? Are they high
quality enough to continue building your sales pipeline? Can you close
enough sales and do so soon enough to make quota? Consider that, on
average, only 43 percent of sales professionals make their quota,
according to a study from the Aberdeen Group. The same study indicated
that you're much more likely (79 percent more likely, to be exact!) to
hit your sales target if you're using social selling in your sales
process compared to your peers who are not using it. Even so, some of
you may still be skeptical of its value. After all, whether you've just
begun your career or you are a veteran within your industry, you've most
likely experienced some wins using traditional sales and marketing
techniques. Why change now?
Think of social selling as a numbers game. Take a look at the following
----Without social selling, 40 percent of sales teams make less than 80
percent of quota, on average. (Based on accumulated data from Xactly, a
sales compensation management company.)
----Salespeople using social media exceeded sales quotas 23 percent more
often than peers not using social media. ("Social Media and Sales Quota:
The Impact of Social Media on Sales Quota and Corporate Revenue," by Jim
Keenan and Barbara Giamanco, 2013.)
----In B2B organizations using social selling, 21 percent more sales
reps met sales quota and 31 percent more sales teams achieved quota.
(Research Brief: "Social Selling: Leveraging the Power of User Generated
Content to Optimize Sales Results," published by Aberdeen Group,
February 2012; distributed on SlideShare.)
----67 percent of B2C companies surveyed use Facebook to generate leads,
and 43 percent say they get leads from Twitter. ("State of Digital
Marketing 2012 Report," Webmarketing123, 2012.)
----39 percent of B2C companies receive sales from Facebook and 19
percent land sales from Twitter ("State of Digital Marketing 2012
Report," Webmarketing123, 2012.)
----44 percent of B2B companies turn to LinkedIn to generate leads with
23 percent of B2B companies gaining sales from LinkedIn. ("State of
Digital Marketing 2012 Report," Webmarketing123, 2012.)
----60 percent of best-in-class companies train salespeople in how to
engage in online conversations with prospects and customers compared to
only 19 percent of laggard companies. (Research Brief: "Social Selling:
Leveraging the Power of User Generated Content to Optimize Sales
Results," published by Aberdeen Group, February 2012; distributed on
----Best-in-class companies are three times more likely to identify and
utilize external social influencers to support the sales process
compared to laggard companies. (Research Brief: "Social Selling:
Leveraging the Power of User Generated Content to Optimize Sales
Results," published by Aberdeen Group, February 2012; distributed on
Percentages like those above favoring social selling didn't happen
overnight. While I can't pinpoint an exact date that organizations first
realized their prospects and customers were on Facebook, Twitter,
LinkedIn, and other social networking sites, you have to understand that
social media has been in existence for barely a decade. Some of today's
most successful social networks, like Facebook and LinkedIn, first made
their debuts in the very early part of the twenty-first century, while
others, like Twitter, Pinterest, and Google+, have been around for only
a few years and yet are boasting record-setting numbers of new users.
Somewhere along the way, people transitioned from using social media
merely as a way to commemorate small milestones of their daily lives to
using it as a medium for communicating meaningful ideas, building
important business relationships, researching products and services, and
interacting with brands in a very personal way. It's often said that at
some point during the social media transition period, the power shifted
from the brand to the consumer. From a marketing perspective, this means
that brands could no longer send one-way messages to consumers in the
form of advertising and think that would be enough. Instead, customers
began talking back to brands through social media channels. Marketing
has become a two-way conversation with the customer.
For sales, the transition to social media's use has been equally
startling. Prospective customers no longer come into an organization's
sales process at the top of the funnel, seeking general information or
awareness of your brand, and wait for the salesperson to guide them
through the company's buying process. Instead, prospects are defining
the buying process. They're using social media to compare their
purchasing options; they're turning to their personal and professional
online networks to research products and brands before they even talk to
a salesperson; and they're listening to what other customers say about
those products and brands.
By the time a prospect finally enters your line of vision, they're most
likely entering midway (or further!) through the buying process. They've
already done their fact finding, narrowed their buying decision to just
a few options, and most likely already established a relationship with
the brand. As a salesperson, your opportunity to influence the sale is
minimized. And should you and your organization not make a prospect's
cut for consideration, your ability to compete for the deal is unlikely
at best. At the very least, the social-media--savvy consumer has made
the sales process an uphill battle, putting you somewhat at a
disadvantage, particularly if you have not participated in the online
So how do you navigate the changing sales landscape? Adopting a social
selling strategy is the first step to making sure you remain on the map.
But it's more than merely getting on Facebook or Twitter and posting
your company brochures. I'm going to give away the entire secret of
social selling success right here in the introduction, without you
having to read the first chapter! The Art of Social Selling is based
entirely on your ability to build relationships. It just happens that
those relationships are made and developed virtually through social
networking sites, blogs, and online communities. Social selling is just
another tool for you to use--it's an extension of the traditional sales
process that you've already mastered.
If I had to offer one reason why sales and marketing leaders are slow to
adopt social selling within their organizations, it's because they've
misunderstood it. Often, it's assumed that your organization must
completely change to implement an entirely new sales process. But social
selling is an extension of what sales and marketing teams are already
doing, and integrating it becomes a matter of tweaking procedures and
learning how to have persuasive conversations through social media
instead of exclusively through the phone, email, or face-to-face
meetings. Adopting a social selling strategy is really no different than
the changes you make when incorporating any other modern sales tool.
In this book, I provide you with the resources you need to start
building toward social selling success. If you're new to social media,
don't worry. I'll help you understand key terms and give you a
sufficient overview of the various social networking sites so that you
can understand how to implement the principles and basic strategies I'll
be sharing with you. Of course, you've got to go into this process
acknowledging that mastering social selling takes time and persistence.
So, be patient, but be diligent, and it will pay off!
As you begin building your social strategy, there's another important
point to keep in mind. The only thing constant about social media is
that it continually changes. New social media platforms and applications
emerge, while existing social networking sites evolve to reach new and
sometimes different target audiences. Likewise, the features and tools
that are prominent on social networking sites today may be removed,
modified, or replaced with different features tomorrow. One of the most
challenging aspects of writing a book about social media is keeping pace
with all of the new and improved features and sites that are continually
being introduced. It's nearly an impossible task. However, I think it's
important that you, as a reader, have continued access to any critical
changes or updates to the social selling process. For this reason, I'm
offering you a way to keep up with the most important changes through my
website, www.ArtofSocialSelling.com. There, you can gain exclusive
access to social selling updates and additional content (including some
content that didn't make it into the book). Once on the website, look
for the tab "Exclusive Content" and then enter the password: socialone.
It's that simple!
Oh, there's just one more thing before you begin reading. As I
mentioned, everything about social selling revolves around the
relationship between you and your future customer. For that reason, it
would be unfortunate if I didn't begin this book with an invitation for
you to connect with me! Here are the ways you and I can start to get to
know one another and for you to join the conversation:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ShannonBelew
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ShannonBelew
Google+: www.gplus.to/ShannonBelew]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/OnlineMarketingToGo
If you have any questions or comments about the book, or simply want to
engage as a sales or marketing professional, I look forward to hearing
from you!
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EU expected to approve new sanctions on Iran
Britain, Germany and France say they expect the European Union to approve even tougher sanctions on Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said ahead of Monday's meeting of EU foreign ministers that new sanctions would be `'a sign of our resolve in the European Union that we will step up the pressure."
Hague said such pressure would continue to mount `'over the coming months unless negotiations succeed. We remain open of course to success of negotiations."
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GLOUCESTER TWP. — Close to 90 new recruits entering the Camden County Police Metro Division were among the largest graduating class ever seen by the county police academy, according to officials.
A class of 108 cadets graduated from the Camden County Police Academy on Friday, with the vast majority of the class headed for Camden City, where they will join the a county force that currently stands at 239 officers, a county spokesman said
Nathan Headd, a 32-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran who recently moved from Sommerset, will be one of the 88 — officials had previously placed the number at 89 — recruits beginning agency training with the county metro division in Camden come Monday.
Headd, currently a member of the New Jersey National Guard after his discharge from the Marines in 2006, served in Operation Enduring Freedom, in Afghanistan, following the Sep. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
"I thought this was a great opportunity to join a brand new department, which is still growning, to start from the bottom and work my way up — and maybe make a career out of it," he said. "I'm excited to start, and work at helping the community here."
A graduate of Rutgers University, in Newark, with a Master's degree in international relations, Headd, joined the new police department despite having no previous connection to Camden.
"Like I said, I think it's a great to help the community," he said.
This new class of officers will bring the total number of officers patrolling Camden at 327. The county department has been slowly working to build its numbers up to 411 since May.
According to officials, the department will most likely reach that milestone in June 2014, when the next class of recuits graduates from the academy.
The other 20 cadets out of Friday's gradudating class will be joining police departments in Bridgeton, Buena, Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Egg Harbor Township, Hamilton Township and Pennsauken Township, as well as Rutgers Campus police.
"Today, a great responsibility has been placed on the shoulders of these men and women," said Camden County Freeholder Lou Cappelli in a statement released Friday. "They have been charged with reducing crime and making Camden residents feel safe. Each recruit here today now represents the public and holds that sacred trust with them 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This is a sacred oath that can never be broken."


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Hashtag Basketball / Utah Jazz
The Jazz aren't exactly where we predicted them to be, but as long as injuries don't linger too long, they can still be a playoff team
Written by Devin Domino (@DevinDomino11) on 24 November 2016
The Utah Jazz staggered out of the gate to start the season at just 7-8. It's not exactly indicative of the playoff-bound season that the roster suggested they would have.
Due to injuries, we've scarcely seen this team at it's full potential yet this season — the latest injured player is none other than Derrick Favors.
The forward is in his seventh season and eyeing a contract extension from the Jazz, which Favors seems to prefer. With Gordon Hayward looking to opt out of this coming off-season, the Jazz will absolutely make Favors priority number one on the books. Bringing back newly acquired George Hill also seems like a no-brainer, as he has greatly improved his numbers and overall play recently with the change of scenery.
Favors returned for an 11-game stint early in the season, but he has missed the last few games and is listed as out indefinitely with a bone contusion in his left knee. This is all becoming eerily, frustratingly reminiscent of some of those Carlos Boozer years in Utah.
Watching Favors this season, we've seen a significant drop in point production and rebounds. In the games he has participated in, he doesn't even look like he should be standing in line at a buffet, let alone battling for position under the hoop.
Favors absence has also taken a toll on one of the best interior defenses in the NBA.
Last year, the Jazz finished second in opponent points per game (95.9) and seventh in the league in defensive rating. Incredibly impressive for a team that didn't even make the playoffs. This season, the Jazz are actually ranked first in opponent points per game (95.1), but dropped to 11th in defensive rating.
Now, this is a small sample size and Trey Lyles hasn't been terrible on the defensive end —? when Lyles has started, he's actually put up some impressive offensive performances. The Jazz really begin to suffer, though, when they have to resort to Joe Ingles or Boris Diaw.
It's been tough to judge the Jazz this season. Almost impossible, really. Beside the injury to Favors, Hayward also missed the first few games but has come out really strong. Hill, although a godsend and the first solid point guard the Jazz have had in years, has been sidelined recently, looking to make his return against the Bulls. And Diaw...well...someone should get him a tape of Gregg Popovich screaming at him that he can listen to in his sleep.
We just haven't seen this team complete yet, and patience is going to be the biggest key to Utah's success this season.
The team's potential for success is obvious looking back to one of the first games of the season against the Spurs in San Antonio. The Jazz played more like the Spurs than the Spurs themselves —? the ball movement around the perimeter was flawless, the players were active and moving all game, the two-man game between Favors and Gobert on offense was working well and their defense was on point. In the end, the Jazz shocked the Spurs on their home floor, holding them to just 91 points that game.
Even going back to Hayward's season debut against the Knicks in New York, there is evidence of the Jazz's potential. Although both teams' defense failed to show up in that game, Utah's starters were all striking on offense.
If the Jazz can stay healthy and build off the momentum they set in some of their more impressive wins, the early season predictions for the team will definitely hold true.


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I had a coach once bark out, "Practice does not make perfect!" He reasoned that you could be practicing incorrectly and therefore you're honing technique incorrectly. Thus, he touted, perfect practice makes perfect. But that was among a bunch of 14 years olds playing hockey; this is real life.
I moved to California precisely one year ago smack in the middle of January. I got in on a Friday evening and joined the rolling entourage heading south on The Coast Ride the very next day. It was wet, it was windy, and it was what would normally be considered not very fun. Except that I had recently hung up my race duds and so riding in the rain/wind/cold was all of a sudden a voluntary activity rather than a requisite one barked at me by a coach. I could have hopped in a car at any time, said forget this foolishness, and perused Instagram. I alluded to all of this in my last post and have ridden in plenty of rainy days ever since that damp January of 2016.
We wouldn't be cyclists if we didn't find something to complain about, usually revolving around the weather. So while by last year's standards, the 2017 edition could be considered bone dry, this year was also arctic freezing. This whole getting accustomed to different temperatures thing, which I hear a lot as a New Englander now living in sunny California, is an interesting topic. Sure sure, I swing an ax, wear plaid, and pretend that I'm a tough New Englander by not wearing toe covers. Ever. However, I somehow zapped the nerves in my fingers and toes having spent an entire childhood in freezing hockey arenas and on ski mountains capped in blue ice across the sky scraping northern Appalachians. Therefore, regardless what's on my hands or feet, my fingers and toes are cold (all the more so when I don't wear toe covers, but they're a hideous invention and the difference between looking silly and being cold versus looking tough and being cold, is enormous and worth the sacrifice. Make shoe covers your friend, friends). The earth shattering point of this paragraph is that the difference between 20 degrees, 30 degrees, and 40 degrees is only a few very thin millimeters of clothing rather than some gargantuan difference many people false think. If it's a brisk 40 degrees, you're going to be wearing some sort of cap, long-sleeve top, gloves, and long-legged bibs. Right? Right. Meanwhile, if it's only half that temperature, a frigid 20 degrees, you're going to be wearing some sort of thicker cap, thicker long sleeve top, thicker gloves, and thicker long-legged bibs. You might even put on those thermal shoe covers. The only difference between California where it's 20s and 30s at night and 40s in the day, and (insert your cold weather state here) where it's 10s and 20s at night and 30s in the day, is those few thin millimeters of clothing. In related news, if you don't know already know them, Velocio is your (new) favorite cycling clothing company. I can't tell you my favorite piece, because they're all great. Currently leading the charge is the Recon Hardshell for it's stylish take both on and off the bike. Oddly enough, as a staunch camper in the forrest of anti-toe-covers, I can't throw enough praise behind the Zero bootie. It's perfect.
I was going to write a lengthy summary of all the things that I've done now one year hence my landing in California, examine how year one was practice and now it's the real thing. But I'll skip all that for now and leave you with the topic of cheese. Namely, street cheese which is beyond delicious. Stay tuned.
Street cheese? I am intrigued.
Oh man, I grew up playing pond hockey, downhill skiing, snowboarding, and lacrosse in call weather conditions. I didn't mind the cold at all. Yup, no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing choices.
I now live in North Carolina, which is a far nicer place to live if you ride a bike 365 than upstate NY. I don't love the weather – three months of triple digits and the shortest falls/springs of all time are not that awesome for someone loving all four seasons. The *one* thing that drives me crazy about living here: I swear natives are only happy in a temperature range of around 65-75, below or above is too cold/hot. It's insane. My comfort range is something like 25-88*F.
As much as I really don't want to admit it, after six years out of the northeast…I'm turning into a weather wimp. 40 seems chilly when it used to be potentially a shorts days. I am now beginning to understand why people living in warm places just cannot comprehend or deal with the cold. I get it. Having said that, dress up and get out there!


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2-Year-Old BFFs Become Internet Fashion Celebrities
Anna Wintour, step aside, you've got some stiff competition headed your way — and they're only two and 1/2 years old.
Besties and models Everleigh Soutas and Ava Foley have already toddled their way into the fashion world on their Instagram, garnering almost 100 thousand followers so far. It's clear that these ladies are destined for a future on the runway and in magazine spreads. They're already pulling off fashion trends some adults even find difficult.
Savannah Soutas and Michelle Foley, the girls' mothers, have also been best friends for over ten years, "so naturally, our girls were destined to be best friends," Michelle told BuzzFeed about their relationship. With their combined love for fashion, and Soutas' experience as a photographer with her own company Little Red Rose Photography, the four formed the perfect storm to create the fashion mavens of the toddler world.
There are some clear consistencies in their style, but one rule trumps them all: accessorize, accessorize, accessorize! "They can't leave the house without a bow or a piece of jewelry,"says Soutas. "Seriously, we have to go back inside to get one if they aren't already wearing one."
Let's jot down a few notes from Everleigh and Ava's look-book!
Make a statement with floral headbands. Go big, or go back to the playground.
Let your outfit steer your attitude.
Don't be afraid to take a theme to the extreme.
Happy Memorial Day weekend from these cuties! Ava can't decide what she's doing this weekend….. What are all of you doing for the weekend?! We are in LOVE with these patriotic tops and skirts from @theittybittyboutique, go grab your set now for 4th of July! Bows from the amazing @mylittlemissco❤ PC: @littleredrosephotography?
Classic heart-shaped lenses are back in. Love your eyewear.
Goodnight friends! Ever and Ava want to THANK YOU for all the likes, comments, features and messages they get on a daily basis!!!! We love you ALL so much and hope each of you at one point get to enjoy a free drink on us from Starbucks just to show you our appreciation! Please know that your love and support does not go unnoticed! Wearing @kardashiankids pleated top as dresses!|| Styled with @joyfolie hat and new gladiator sandals!||Shades by @imagodeikids|| @nordstrom @babiesrus #kardashiankids #nordstrom #babiesrus #thankful #blessed Photo Credit: @littleredrosephotography
And never leave home without the cutest accessory. Your best friend.
"Best friends are hard to find, 'cause the Best one is already mine…!" ?? Goodnight friends from your favorite little fashionista besties! ? Fringe skirts and tops from @littleedgethreads|| sandals from @jetaimeforgirls || bows from @tessa_sweett || PC: @littleredrosephotography #AlwaysKissesbeforebedtime #BestiesForever #photos4ellen #EverleighRoseAndAvaMarie
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Haven been on Ambien since 2003 - was only on 5 mgs per night. Am still having a lot of trouble falling asleep.
How long does it take to obtain a "normal" sleep cycle after going off Ambien?
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Hi Balbanese - I went off Ambien because I was concerned for my health and I didn't like the feeling of the drug having control over me. I started taking it orignally because I could not fall asleep and felt as your suspected that I could not without it. I've been off the med for a week, but still feeling lethargic despite getting what I view is enough sleep. I'm assuming it will just take time for my body to catch up with my brain.
Yes, time. I'd say 2-3 weeks for initial recoup then 2-3 months to be out the other side. Stay hydrated and consider changing your diet/schedule/habits, you'd be surprised how much of an impact they have on sleep.
I have been on ambien for 12 years, never missed a night unless I was sick. A month ago I stopped and it has been rough! No sleep and nightmares! Lastnight I slept 6 hours without dreaming! How long will it take me to get off of this and be normal again?
Hello Linnid. It might take several weeks, possiblty longer for your brain to get back into a mode that you might call normal. The hypnotics once stopped, have what is called a rebound effect. Meaning it is more diificult to fall asleep than when taking the Ambien, all be the dose low and taken for either a long or short period of time. Best of wishes, pledge
Thanks Pledge - I appreciate your answer - now I feel I have some sense of what's going on.
You are welcome Linnid. I hope you get some sound nights sleep. I am an insomniac and can identify. Have a great weekend.
It is possible to sleep "enough" time, but not deep enough. Those of us with fibro do that most of the time. Then there is the question, what do you consider enough time? They are saying you need at least 7 hours of uninterrupted sleep a night. There are a few tricks to sleeping. Go to bed at the same time every night, no tv or computer for an hour before that, have the room completely dark, and no caffeine for at least 4 hrs of bedtime. Sometimes a glass of milk at bedtime helps. I know I've forgotten something, but I'm sure someone else will remember it.
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ONE SUMMER DAY IN 2007, two 20-something computer geeks set out to test a new brand of wireless Internet router in an apartment building in Brookline, Mass.
Convinced that most commercially available routers were costly and ineffi cient, Ken Carnesi and Jonathan Rust had discovered an equipment line manufactured by the California startup Meraki. With a few strategically placed Meraki routers and a little experimentation, they built an ad hoc network that enabled them to get online from just about anywhere in Jonathan's 20-unit building.
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Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 17:23:28 -1000 From: Patrick Rorie (email@example.com> Subject: The Hike Of All Hikes - Laie to Waimano - Day 1
Twenty five years ago (April, 1973) hiking legend Silver Piliwale and a female companion traversed the Ko'olau summit crest from Pupukea to Moanalua Valley in five days to celebrate his 72nd birthday. Dayle Turner discovered a Star-Bulletin article about the trip in the Kailua library in late March of this year and posted it on the OHE-L.
Having completed all the sections in parts and with this year being the silver anniversary of Silver's trek, I decided to put together a similar trip. Gene Robinson, a swift hiker and experienced Ko'olau summit traveler, had expressed a desire to hike the entire Ko'olau Range at some point. Everything came together as the two of us set out to conquer some of the wildest and most difficult terrain on Oahu.
On Saturday morning, May 23rd, I drove to Moanalua Valley and picked up Gene at 7 a.m. sharp near the entrance to Moanalua Valley Park where we hoped to emerge four days later. The two of us then headed to Kaneohe in the pat-mobile to Dayle Turner's residence. From there Dayle drove us in his jeep cherokee to Laie. On the way I made final preps while Dayle and Gene talked about the trip.
Upon arriving at Po'ohaili Street in Laie, we proceeded to the end of a plantation (dirt) road where a new metal fence blocked further vehicular progress.
The three of us got out and Dayle assisted Gene and I as we unloaded our heavy backpacks. A few "before" photos later and at 8:21 a.m. Gene and I began moving toward the Laie Trailhead. Meanwhile, Dayle drove back to the park along Po'ohaili to meet Wing Ng (they would be doing a day hike loop of the Laie/Malaekahana Trails). The short walk to the actual trailhead was good because it allowed the two of us to get used to the weight of our packs.
Our goal for the day was to ascend the Laie Trail, contour along part of the Ko'olau Summit Trail (KST) and camp for the night at Poamoho, 12.4 miles total. It was a beautiful day with lots of sunshine, a nice tradewind breeze and high puffy clouds above us, idea hiking conditions.
Gene and I steadily worked our way up the Laie Trail, first over a dirt road and then as the road narrowed, along a trail flanked by uluhe ferns and strawberry guavas. We reached a grove of lovely Norfolk Island pines at 9:08 a.m. and paused briefly to rest. Gene had never done the trail before and commented that it was beautiful and in great shape.
Pressing on, the two of us descended briefly through the last of the pines and climbed gradually, contouring along the left side of the ridge through a long stretch of strawberry guavas. The going went smoothly except for an occasional fallen tree which required us to bend down almost to the ground to get our packs underneath the obstacle. As we gained significant elevation the guavas gave way to uluhe ferns accompanied by a few loulu palms.
Gene and I stopped at a couple of open bends in the contour trail to enjoy the gorgeous views of the Laie shoreline below with the islands just off the coast. At 10 a.m. the two of us reached a junction and I pointed out the side trail leading down to Kahawainui Stream, the location of two waterfalls and a small pool. Next we passed an open stretch with a "steep cliff on the right and sharp drop-off on the left"**. Further up Gene and I dropped down into and scrambled out of a gully to cross a large landslide. A short time later, Dayle appeared on the trail some distance below us and shouted to make his presence known.
Gene and I reached the cross over point of the Laie Trail, the place where it switches from the left side of the ridge to the right side, at 10:24 a.m., nearly tripping over a tent setup in the small grassy area there. Continuing on after a brief interim, the two of us moved along the trail, now a "rough wet slog"*, through native rain forest. It was a good preview of the upcoming KST. All around was "the convoluted topography of the northern Ko'olau Range"*. We saw Dayle again not far behind and Gene yelled,"Da bear, da bear!!!" in reference to the nickname (the Ko'olau Teddy Bear) given to our good friend.
At 10:53 a.m. Gene and I arrived at the KST/Laie junction marked by a wooden sign with the word "LAIE" carved into it. Brandon Stone and his female companion greeted us as we dropped our packs and took a break. Dayle joined the group a few minutes later and he and Brandon spoke as Gene and I climbed the side of a bowl in the summit ridge to the foxhole (elev. 2,240 ft). From there we took in the excellent panoramic views including the windward coast featuring the towns of Kahuku and Laie and the Wahiawa plain and the Waianae Range to leeward. A very distinct grove of tall loulu palms toward Pupukea also caught our attention.
Gene and I bid the threesome a fond farewell just before heading south on the KST at 11:15 a.m. After calling his children, Gene followed me as we contoured below a series of low hills on the summit ridge.
The subsequent 1/2-mile stretch of the trail took us to a position across from the Kawailoa Helipad, a flat-topped mound and the topping out point of the Kawailoa Ridge Trail. A collapsed wooden platform was visible on its windward side. Next Gene lead the way as we pushed through a grove of Australian tea shrubs in a marshy area, crossed a sluggish stream (potential water source), and ascended past a metal grating to the top of the helipad (elev. 2,360 ft) arriving there at 11:52 a.m.
Once again the two of us took off our packs followed by the consumption of lunch. From the helipad we faced leeward and could see "the north shore from Hale'iwa town to Ka'ena Point"**; the entire Waianae Range including Kolekole Pass, the prominent peaks of Kaua, Kalena, and Ka'ala; and the south shore. Clouds had moved in behind us blocking most of the windward vistas.
At 12:18 p.m. Gene and I continued our opening day journey toward Poamoho. While facing windward the two of us turned right and proceeded on a narrow trail along the ridge. Soon after, we dropped down to the left and returned to the KST.
From there we contoured below Pu'u Ka'inapua'a (pig procession hill). Gene remarked that the hill was given that name for a reason. As a result I began speaking loudly using phrases like "Coming at ya!", "Move away!", "There's no need for a confrontation!" as I lead us through probably the muddiest, wildest stretch of the KST. Gene joined in by barking like a dog!
Further ahead we saw one of the upper Kawainui waterfalls, a steep gentle flow of water.
Clouds completely engulfed us and we had to negotiate many tree branches protruding into our path struggling hard not to get hung up in the foliage. Ankle deep mud pits and overgrown trail were also a problem (take a look at the top photo on the last page of photo section number two in Ball's "Backpackers"). During this stretch Gene noticed a large white container to the left of the footpath with the words "Poison. Do not open. U.H. Zoology" written on it. I recognized many ohi'a trees containing cherry red flowers on both sides of the trail as well as an abundance of tall loulu palms with periodic lapalapa sightings.
Gene, who is into birds, heard a rare bird call nearby and stopped immediately. He returned the call and the bird called back to him. The exchange went on for a minute or so as he and I tried to make visual contact with the feathered creature. After several unsuccessful attempts at locating the bird the two of us continued the hike.
Next I lost my footing and fell face first off the trail. Fortunately it was a level section. Gene helped me up and as I began to move forward again he noticed my camelbak lying on the ground below some vegetation. He quickly alerted me of this and I retrieved it promptly. Good thing he saw the receptacle or else water storage might have been a problem for the remainder of the trip.
Lots of fresh hoof marks were observed and I witnessed a small pua'a run down into a gully.
We reached the stacked remains of the Kahuku Cabin at 1:38 p.m. and Gene took a photo of me standing in the middle of the area. The two of us descended briefly through a narrow passage which lead to a wonderful windward section. Before switching back to leeward, Gene and I dropped down into and climbed out of a deep gut in the solid mud/rock trail. We took a detour below a boulder in the middle of the footpath climbing steadily once beyond it.
The stretch which followed was the worst all day featuring a small landslide choked with clidemia and uluhe. Footing was always a concern but whenever we encountered a slide the weight of our backpacks made tumbling down into a side gulch much more possible.
The cloudy conditions with gusty trades continued, limiting our visibility. The hike became a grind as it seemed to take forever to arrive at the Castle Trail junction marked by a rusty metal stake. But reach it we did at 3:13 p.m. and a much needed rest period ensued.
Twenty minutes later Gene and I departed for Poamoho. We passed some metal landing mats on the left, walked on top of wooden planks and identified the foundation of a wooden structure just off the trail.
It began to rain and the strong winds caused the droplets to sting our faces. I was cold and my short pants and long sleeved shirt were soaked. My gators were down to my ankles (I had given up trying to keep them in the fully extended position) and my legs were covered with mud. However, I got my second wind and reminded myself to stay focused on the theme of the trip - one day at a time.
This stretch of the KST crossed the broad level region of the Ko'olau Summit Ridge on its way to the summit crest. Although mostly muddy and at times overgrown, it was rather pleasant.
At 4:17 p.m. Gene and I noticed one of my "hot" pink ribbons I had left a week earlier while making a water stash trip with Dayle and Nathan Yuen. The discovery gave me a huge psychological lift because I knew we weren't much more than an hour from Poamoho. The two of us eventually emerged onto a windswept grassy area with the top of a waterfall notch on the left.
At 4:55 p.m. we reached a "windy grassy area covered with landing mats"**. I retrieved the food and water I had hidden there the previous Saturday while we took a break. After crossing the region and as the KST turned sharp left I pointed out the Pe'ahinai'a Trail to Gene which goes down to Hale'iwa.
The two of us continued on the KST as it went generally along the summit crest but on the leeward side. The clouds opened up briefly revealing the very back of Punalu'u Valley while we descended the final windward section before the Poamoho Summit (elev. 2,520 ft) and Cline Memorial.
Arrived at the stone Cline Memorial at 5:48 p.m., turned right and after crossing a small marshy tract removed containers full of water from between some trees and other foliage that had been placed there a week before.
Immediately headed down to the Poamoho Campsite reaching it at 5:56 p.m. Gene attempted to use his cell phone but he couldn't get a connection (later that evening before going to sleep Gene went down the Poamoho Trail a short distance and called his children and Dayle). With the remaining light, Gene and I set up our tents and prepared dinner. I also took a few minutes to clean up at the stream. It would be long pants and rain gear for the rest of the trip I told myself.
The evening meal was consumed and darkness set in. Gene retired early while I wrote in my journal about the day's events inside my tent. I went to sleep around 9:15 p.m.
Next: Day 2 - Heaven and Hell.
* Ball, Jr., Stuart M. THE HIKER'S GUIDE TO O'AHU. Honolulu: University Of Hawaii Press, 1993.
** Ball, Jr., Stuart M. THE BACKPACKER'S GUIDE TO HAWAI'I. Honolulu: University Of Hawaii Press, 1996.
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The U.S. Congress is on the verge of a complicated process that will juggle federal spending against its tax codes and laws, with a lot of items on the table to avoid falling off what has been dubbed a "fiscal cliff."
But many people in Inland Southern California believe that eliminating the mortgage interest deductions for homeowners would be a catastrophic move for an area that was practically the launching pad for the real estate crash that triggered 2008's Great Recession. Tax reform has been a frequent campaign issue this year, with tax cuts enacted under former President George W. Bush scheduled to expire at the end of this year.
If homeowners would no longer be allowed to deduct the interest that they paid on a mortgage and claim a refund for many the only significant deduction they can put on their 1040 forms and the only sizable check outside of a paycheck they receive from any source — it might convince thousands that their best move is to walk away from their homes, experts say. It could also curtail many Inland consumers' discretionary spending and hurt the retail sector of the economy,
No one knows how large a role tax deductions on mortgage interest will play in the Washington debate as Congress tries to deal with spending and taxes. Experts predict it would be unlikely that any new policy would wipe out the deduction entirely in one year. The more likely scenario would be a phased-in program that starts with very expensive homes, few of which are in the Inland Empire.
But many middle-income taxpayers see mortgage interest deductions as the only break they get. According to a recent Pew Research Center study, the best definition of middle income is about $68,000 for a family of four. Most at that level might contribute something to their church or write a modest check to the Red Cross but are not likely to accumulate enough charitable contributions to make a big difference at tax time.
"I don't know why they took away the other deductions, like the car notes and the credit cards," Ronald Newton, a 72-year-old retired shipyard foreman who lives in Menifee, referring to tax code revisions made in the mid-1980s. "About the only thing I have left is my mortgage."
What makes it especially worrisome in San Bernardino and Riverside counties is that more than half of the homeowners currently still paying mortgages owe more on the home than it would currently appraise for.
"This would have a devastating impact when you figure that 51 percent of all our homeowners are underwater," Redlands-based economist John Husing said.
According to the congressional Joint Committee on Taxation, an estimated 40 million homeowners take this deduction every year, and the average savings for them is about $600. The mortgage deduction shrinks the federal government's coffers by about $82 billion a year.
No politicians have proposed an outright elimination of the deduction. But Richard Green, director of the Lusk Center for Real Estate at the University of Southern California, testified last year before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee that the deduction, which has been around for almost 100 years, is outdated and does not encourage homeownership.
What it does is encourage debt and spur consumers to purchase bigger houses than they would otherwise. Green told senators a tax credit for buyers would go further in getting first-time buyers into homes.
But the deduction is probably much higher for many Inland homeowners when the huge housing bubble and the resulting crash are factored in. Prices peaked late in 2006 at $430,000 for the median-priced home in Riverside County and $380,000 in San Bernardino County. The median price in September was $212,500 in Riverside County, and $170,000 in San Bernardino County, according to DataQuick, a real estate information service.
Husing said that many people are still making regular payments on a house purchased for well more than it is worth now and have little cash left over after writing that check.
"If you take away the mortgage interest deduction you'd take away part of their income, and we're not talking about very wealthy people," Husing said.
Daren Blomquist, vice president for RealtyTrac, an online real estate and foreclosure tracking firm, estimates that 71,000 people in Riverside County alone are underwater by more than $150,000, and it would not take much more to trigger many of them to walk away and let the lender foreclose.
That's a process that could take a year, and while it's happening, large parts of neighborhoods could fall into decay due to abandoned homes.
"It would be very detrimental in the Inland Empire," Blomquist said. "Many more would walk away."
Already, one in every 73 Inland homes, more than three times the national average, was in some phase of the foreclosure-related process, according to a third-quarter report from RealtyTrac.
Curtailing the mortgage deduction would be a move that would curtail the area's recovery, other real estate professionals say. Rich Simonin, co-owner of Riverside's Westcoe Realty, said it would have a negative effect on the market that sellers, buyers, escrow agents and others would feel.
"We're already numb from being hit over the head," Simonin said. "This would not be a minor shift. It would be a huge fundamental change in the dynamics of real estate."
Hector Sanchez, a Realtor with ReMax Advantage in Redlands, said it could make some buyers hesitant to get into the market. "I think we're so fragile right now," he said of the Inland area. "This is where the bomb went off."
Taking a deduction for mortgage interest is considered an important part of many taxpayers' financial plan, said Jamil Dada, vice president for investments at Riverside-based Provident Financial Holdings. Frequently he advises clients not to pay down extra mortgage debt and use excess cash to take care of other payments.
The reason, Dada said, is that credit cards and other debt are not tax-deductible.
"It's more beneficial to have cash flow," Dada said.
The deduction also means a check that is for some people one of the few breaks they get all year. Tamara Rose, 39, a teacher who lives in Riverside, said the tax refund she gets every year pays down credit card balances and takes care of surprise expenses.
"We need every tax break," Rose said. "It's the only way we can save anything."
It's also a boon for many retailers and sometimes the only boon. Mike Rustai, general manager of American Wholesale Furniture and Mattress in Temecula, said business always picks up late in the winter and early in spring, when refund checks go out. It serves as an economic boost, and city treasuries see an uptick in sales tax revenue.
"People get a decent check and they spend," Rustai said.
Dada, who frequently visits Washington, D.C., as a ranking official of the National Association of Workforce Boards, said it would be unlikely the deduction would be eliminated outright because hitting middle-class taxpayers that hard would be politically dangerous.
In an interview, Green said that Inland residents should probably not worry, at least for now. His guess is that Congress would look at mortgages worth $1 million first and possibly drop that level down over a period of years.
That means it would affect homeowners in coastal Los Angeles and San Francisco but very few in the Inland Empire, and it's possible the Inland area might not feel this, if it happens, for a long time.
"It's one thing to look at an ideal policy, and another to get there," Green said.


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Dan Hays has worked with some of the biggest names in college basketball. It's not a stretch to say that, if he wanted to, Hays could be a successful coach at an NCAA Division I school.
But he is right at home in the Eagles' Nest, where he has worked since 1983 to build the Oklahoma Christian men's basketball program into one of the NAIA's best. Hays, who was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1998 and OC's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002, has led the Eagles to six Sooner Athletic Conference championships and eight national tournament berths.
In addition to almost 600 wins as OC's coach, he has seen more than 90 percent of the seniors in his program complete their degrees. Hays also served as director of Oklahoma Christian's acclaimed Cage Camp program from 1984 to 2006.
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Didn't I just do a roundup? Another week has flown by. We had a first this week. My daughter had her first break away run during a soccer game. She has never been very agressive toward getting the ball. Usually she's doing somersaults or picking grass while the action is going on, but she somehow got the ball and kicked it three times in a row! It was toward the wrong goal, but you can't ask for miracles.
We've had some skunk troubles lately. If you've never had the pleasure of having a pet sprayed by Pepe Le Pew, it is an experience. I reported last week that I was about to have a ripe tomato on my plant. The next day something ate it, probably that same skunk. The darn thing got my dog and my tomato in the same week! If debt had a stinky skunk smell, no one would ever have a problem.
Eyes on the Dollar is moving right along and I can't say thanks enough for all the visits, comments, and shares from you wonderful readers. These rockin' blogs were kind enough to mention me this week. Please tell me if I missed someone.
Carnival of Personal Finance at Free Money Finance
Quick Hits and Weekend Reading from Young Adult Money
The Sunday Review-Top Posts of the Week at Savvy Scot
Mr CBB's Weekly Blog Post Picks Sept 21,2012 at Canadian Budget Binder
Mid September 2012 Favorite Posts at Modest Money
Friday's Circle of Friends-September 21 at Tackling Our Debt
And I Just Couldn't Take My Eyes Off These Posts
Best Cash Back Credit Cards, September 2012 at Free Money Finance. I always love cash!
Catering Your Blog To Your Readership at Modest Money. Even if you don't want to cater to your readership, you have to see this cat picture. My favorite pic of the week.
Keeping Track of Yearly and SemiAnnual Bills at Rule Your Wallet Blog. I always forget something and it seems like all the annual ones come in April, the same month taxes are due.
Should You Pay Off Student Loans Early? at Young Adult Money. I did not, but it seems DC and I are in the minority on this one.
101 Frugal Tips To Help You Save Money at Tacking Our Debt. Sicorra has a really good list. If I follow them all, I'll surely be rich, but I'd have to learn to sew…
My Retirement and Debt Plan at Making Sense of Cents. When I was 23, my debt plan was to keep making more. Nice that someone has it together so early in life.
What I Love and Hate About Being an Adult at L Bee and the Money Tree. More naps, adults need more naps for sure.
Why Your Personal Image Matters at Krantcents. I guess I need to wear my sweats and KY Wildcat t-shirts less often.
Eating Well While Traveling at Outlier Model. Gotta love the happy hour.
How to Save Money on Contacts and Eye Care at Work Save Live. I can't pass up an eyeball post.
6 Must Decisions for Your Financial Success at Street Smart Finance. We could certainly use more personal responsibility in this country.
There you have it. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
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