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The Sommer Home: A Secret Garden Under the Oaks
When you grow up in a place like New York City, home looks a lot different than it does in California. Home in the city often comes in the form of a cramped apartment with no backyard, no swimming pool or garden, and certainly no pets. Despite only knowing life within the context of apartment living, at just 11 years old, Donna Sommer had a very different vision for her future life and home, and it looked uncannily close to the future she has today.
Donna and Barry Sommer, both New York City natives who came to Visalia in the late '70s, live on several acres of land in Visalia, shaded by exactly 49 oak trees. When the couple first arrived in Visalia as young newlyweds, they were amazed at how much space they could get compared to living in New York City. In fact, just three days before Barry accepted a job in the Central Valley, they had settled into a small apartment in Queens with one bedroom, one bathroom, and absolutely no parking.
"In Visalia, we initially moved into a three bedroom, two bath, brand new rental house on a quarter of an acre, so we were like, how is this possible? It was cheaper to rent a large house here than it was a small apartment in Queens," said Barry.
For Donna, the most unexpected culture shock came in the form of three consecutive weeks of perpetual sunshine. Never in her life had she lived three weeks without a drop of rain.
"Every morning I would say to Barry, 'another sunny day,' and he would be just as surprised as me," laughed Donna. "One day I was at Sears, and I said to the cashier, 'I just can't believe it hasn't rained!' She looked at me and said, 'Honey, it doesn't rain here for six months.'"
It was at that moment that Donna realized they had moved to a desert. With plans of eventually relocating to the Bay Area, where they had friends and family, Visalia was never meant to be a long-term settlement. They even traveled to San Francisco every other weekend for the first two years of living here. With the establishment of great jobs, wonderful friends, and a good quality of life for their growing family, Visalia, with its wide-open spaces and everlasting sunshine, became home.
As Donna and Barry advanced in their careers, they purchased unchartered riverfront property in Three Rivers with the dream of building a home there. However, after the addition of two little ones and increasingly demanding lives, the idea of commuting back and forth between Visalia and Three Rivers each day became less appealing.
The couple searched for something closer to town that still provided a nature experience. While the natural landscape of Three Rivers would be hard to beat, they came across a property surrounded by 50 magnificent Valley Oak trees. To their luck, they only had to remove one tree to make way for their home.
"That was due to a really great layout from the landscape architect," said Barry. "One oak tree was right in the middle of where our kitchen is, so we just had to remove that tree when we built the house. We typically call the property '49 Oaks.'"
Both hailing from the East Coast, Barry and Donna wanted to incorporate a Cape Cod style of architecture to their home's exterior. Its design was also inspired by a colleague of Barry's, who had just built an open concept home with bedrooms on opposite ends of the house. Another unique feature that struck their interest was installing a loft above the living space.
"As the kids got older, we figured there would be 100 feet between the kids and our bedrooms, so we liked that," said Barry. "And we liked the open concept layout, which wasn't very popular at the time in the mid-1980s."
While the exterior of the Sommer home looks as if it belongs on the Eastern Seaboard, the inside resembles a mix of mid-century modern and contemporary design. The home's sunken living room, wood-framed windows and French doors, unique asymmetrical vaulted ceilings, stark white walls, and teak furniture accents achieve a unified meshing of these two classes of design.
The complex, vaulted ceilings throughout the main living space may look like an architect's masterpiece, but in a way, the design was a happy mistake.
"When they were framing the structure, it framed out like that, and we took a look at it and we thought, 'wow that's really interesting,'" said Barry. "The ceiling was supposed to come down from there, but we said, let's just leave it that way. So these rooms have really complex ceilings with an interesting look that creates a lot more space in here."
And while this particular "mistake" turned out to work in their favor, there were a few other bumps along the way that delayed construction. When their initial contractor abandoned the job three-fourths of the way through, Barry and Donna were forced to finish what was left. Barry took on a lot of the work himself when it came to installing cabinets, running the electrical, and even building most of the furniture.
"It was unexpected, so that was a lot of work and it sat for several months with nothing happening," said Barry. "I'd come after work every day and do some work, but it was really dark because there was no one living back here yet…it was a difficult time to see the house not get built."
A few other unique features include the spiral Douglas fir staircase leading up to the loft, the closed-off family room with a window overlooking the main living area, and a built-in fish tank that shares a wall with both the dining room and the family room.
"To have interior windows like that in the family room was really unique at the time," said Donna. "We thought it would be great if the kids could have a room to hang out in where we could see them through the window, yet everyone still had their own space."
Finishing the interior of the house was a labor of love, but it isn't the only place where Barry has shed some blood, sweat, and probably a few tears. Over the years, Barry has transformed two-and-a-half acres of waste-high weeds into one of Visalia's most lush and beautiful private gardens. From the canopying Ginkgo biloba tree in the front yard to the Dogwood and Flowering Maples in the back, it is a true "secret garden," where every square inch has been thoughtfully and meticulously landscaped.
While the shade of the 49 oak trees can certainly be credited for a portion of the garden's success—especially in such a hot climate—the real credit goes to Barry's consistent potting, pruning, planting, and ultimately, passion.
"I'm out in the yard probably about 20 hours a week," said Barry. "But it's not work, it's a passion. I grew up in the Bronx where we didn't have a single flower, but I always had an interest. In college I had plants in my dorm, and whenever I traveled, I would carry plants."
For Barry, the garden is a constant work-in-progress. In 2006, he spent a year apprenticing at Sierra Designs under Dan Veyna to learn more about landscape design. Through that experience, he had the opportunity to work on several Green Acres properties and has applied much of that knowledge to his own yard.
"Some people golf, Barry gardens," said Donna. "What's really amazing is that every bush and every plant that's been put in this ground, he's planted himself, and our oldest daughter helped him put in all of the Oleanders. There have been times, especially this time of year on the weekends, when I could just stay out here all weekend long."
For Donna, the home they built together is a dream come true. Literally. Long after their home was complete, the couple came across an old grade school project that Donna had made in sixth grade. The assignment was an autobiography about her life, projected 20 years into the future. For the assignment, Donna cut out magazine pictures of what her house would look like one day—it was a Cape Cod style home in California with dormer windows and a fenced-in swimming pool with a cut out on the left side. Fast-forward to Donna's present, and both her home and her life look eerily similar to the future she planned when she was just 11 years old.
"There were a lot of parallels like that when I did that project," said Donna. "I wrote about a lot of things that you don't really do in New York, like going skiing and having a dog and a pool. It was a great exercise to pull out after we moved here. I had totally forgotten about what my house looked like."
Barry, who is a professional counselor and psychologist, says there's a lot of evidence to show how setting clear and specific goals can be the key to achieving success.
"I think there's real power in setting a vision for your future," said Barry. "Successful people are goal setters, and Donna was a goal setter when she was 11."
Donna and Barry are living proof that goals lead to success, both personally and professionally. Not only is Barry a psychologist at a private practice in Visalia, but he is also the Director of Advancement for the Lindsay Unified School District, a teacher for Tulare County Office of Education's IMPACT program, and a professor at Columbia University in New York City. Donna serves as the Administrator for TCOE's IMPACT and iLead program, and is currently the Executive Director for the California Center on Teaching Careers, which is a statewide digital platform based in Tulare County.
Over the years, the couple has also stayed busy hosting guests in their home from all over the world. Recently, they designated their pool house as an AirBnB rental, thanks to some encouragement from their youngest daughter who works at AirBnB in San Francisco. What initially started out as a restroom for their oldest daughter's backyard wedding, has been transformed into a fully functioning guesthouse. The structure's unique open shower and stainless steel spiral staircase are just a few of the features guests get to enjoy.
"The little casita is kind of modeled after our house," said Donna. "If you look at the physical structure inside and out, it resembles this house. There is a sleeping loft and a spiral staircase that our son-in-law built."
Perhaps what guests appreciate the most about their stay is spending time in the garden. And who could blame them? In addition to AirBnB visitors and wedding guests, the Sommer backyard has also played host to several fundraisers for Family Services of Tulare County and the Tulare County Symphony.
"Having the symphony here was a treat," said Donna. "The best part was when they would come out in the afternoon to practice; I would just sit out on the deck and listen."
Both Donna and Barry find a lot of peace out in their yard, whether it's through gardening or simply relaxing under the arbor. In the midst of busy and sometimes hectic lives, there's nothing quite like coming home to relax under a canopy of oak trees, surrounded by nature's most beautiful works of art.
"When days are long, I enjoy coming home and being in the garden working," said Barry. Donna added, "This place provides a calm that we wouldn't be able to get in a big city if we worked as much as we do now. Coming home here after a long day at work or on the weekends is really a blessing."


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I was sad yesterday and stumbled into an east village flower shop asking for "something that will open me up to a little more joy, a little less heartache." I'm sure I managed to quote some 80s ballad that bubbled to my conscious mind at the moment.
The sweet man geared me towards a Money Tree and Bamboo. I bought both. He asked if I was having a bad day and before I could control it, I was crying to the flower man. He said, "Cry. Acknowledge the feelings, be in the emotion, let it pass and then move forward. Sadness arrives with the memory of something, something that happened in the past, whether it be years ago or a mere few minutes ago. Allow the emotions to surface so they can pass and don't burden you in the future, weighing you down and keeping you from moving forward. These plants might remind you of this and then you can find joy, but they themselves wont grant joy, that lies somewhere within YOU." What lovely insight for such a chance interaction.
I sulked around a few hours before having to go to improvisation class. Within twenty minutes of class, I was laughing again. It was our groups last class (it's been two months, 8 classes) and our final graduation show is this Saturday. Our teacher was desperately trying to get us ready for our performance. "DON'T deny what your scene partner gives you. Don't deny, ignore, resist what's presented. It's a gift loaded with information, run with THAT. Doesn't work in life, doesn't work in improv."
A classmate came over to me after class and we decided to grab a quick bite to eat. I hadn't had the chance to get to know her through the course of the class sessions so it was nice sitting down and chatting outside of the classroom. We jumped into an intimate conversation about our lives and personal struggles, and we landed on the topic of relationships. We were talking about how different people bring out the best in us, or the worst and Sarah said, "Maybe it's so sad saying goodbye to someone because it's like saying goodbye to a part of ourselves. I mean, we will never be the same person with another person. All relationships bring out different sides of self, so when we say goodbye, it's like saying goodbye to myself with that person." I had never really thought of it like that, but damn, that seems about right!
My college roommate and I were a little more than friends. When we said goodbye I knew our friendship wasn't going to be as close or intense as we went separate ways. Now it's close to non-existent. She's pretty much a stranger. Saying goodbye sucked, and I miss her lots. I knew I'd never again experience whatever side of myself she brought out, and I was definitely parting with that side of myself and whatever THAT was.
6 months after college ended, I had my charts read and I asked the intuitive reader who my college roommate was in a past life. He looked up and then chuckled. "That must have been interesting. You were married. She was your husband. She accused you of witchcraft and you were hung." Hey, might be a load of bullshit, but sounded just about right. I immediately called Katie and said, "We were married in a past life, and I was HUNG." Her response, "Oh, like you had a big penis?" "No Katie, I was hung, as in rope around my neck, because you accused me of witchcraft. And just for the record, you were the dude in that past life."

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Let me drink my cup of wine
and throw my pearls before the swine.
All these evil deeds of mine
will greatly please the Divine.
Let me worship little devils
and get my pleasures and my thrills.
I will run through seas and hills
in search for shudders and lovely chills.
Let me deny the holy ghost
drink my wine and propose a toast:
Let's raise our glasses to our host,
these evil thoughts we fear the most.
Let me say this one more time
my hands are clean, I've done no crime.
I do not care a single dime
about the truth and the sublime.
Let me add just one more thing
there is no light a night could bring.
Into the world I have to swing
not step by step but at one full fling.


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In part two of this two-part series, we continue to discuss how we'd respond to an actual scene in an apartment building. Bob now gives Mike the task of mitigating a scenario with limited response, and he works through it from start to finish.
Complete Show Notes
5:30 Background on Bob's Scenario for Mike
- Set at a popular vista in northeast Queens across the bay from Long Island – very exclusive community
- There's a running path along the vista with several parking lots along the course
- One of the parking lots has a late-model Cadillac with a person behind the wheel
- EMS is already on-scene because a runner reported seeing the vehicle with someone behind the wheel who looked like they weren't just sleeping – tongue is bulging out and his eyes don't look right
- EMS opens up the car and notices the guy has a bag over his head and a cylinder on the floorboard of his car
- They back up, close the door, and call central to report the chemical suicide
- Nobody is feeling any effects of the chemical suicide yet
- Mike's on the first engine and the first ladder
7:30 Mike's First Actions
- Mike and his team are half an hour away – he'd reach out to the incident commander and EMS units on-site for more information
- Knows the engine company will mostly cover EMS, while the ladder company will be there more for forcible entry – they'll approach first
- Both companies will also be thinking about taking a hydrant in case there's some sort of flame issue
- Mike starts by doing a size-up through the windows – he's on air, but most of the others probably aren't
- Sign on the passenger window says: "Chemical suicide in progress. Toxic gas. Call hazmat. Do not enter"
- This probably isn't an automatic hazmat response in the state of New York, but it might be in other states and regions
15:10 Identifying the Substance
- Mike assumes it's an asphyxiant, but confirms that by asking a few questions:
- Did they smell anything? Bob says no
- Was there any sound? Bob says no
- Did anyone open anything up and expose themselves? Bob says no
- Any additional things on-scene that are out of the ordinary? Bob says no
- What's your general size-up of the patient?
- 30-ish man
- Cyanotic
- Plastic bag over his head and a rubber band around his neck
- Tubing running from the bag down into a pink cylinder that's shaped like a propane cylinder – no identifying information on it, though
- Is there anything else inside the vehicle you should know about?
- From what he's hearing from people on-scene, Mike assumes they're dealing with a simple asphyxiant like helium, a halogenated hydrocarbon like freon, or a halon (refrigerants/CFC)
- Always make sure it's not actually propane, since it's flammable and could pose a bigger risk to first responders
- He then asks EMS if the victim is viable – this dictates the choices he has to make once he's on-scene
21:10 Bob Plays a Captain Who's Already On-Scene
- Bob plays the role of an EMS responder and brings up the following:
- We're going to break the window and drag him out that way
- Remember that this is a crime scene – if they're not obviously dead, you have to proceed forward somehow
- Mike advises against proceeding without hazmat, but tells the captain to make sure his people are wearing bunker gear and PPE if they do move forward
- Remember that you're always being recorded and that the advice and guidance you provide could land you in a court of law – you have to stand up for yourself
- Ultimately, the captain/incident commander makes the final decision, so they're liable and have to be able to explain their actions if they're not in line with what you (the subject expert) told them
- At the same time, you're not on-scene, so they might be justified in their actions – at that point, just apologize and move on
- You also want to make sure you've done everything possible to keep things safe so you don't feel responsible if a responder is injured or killed
- We're going to break the window and drag him out that way
29:30 Mike Arrives On-Scene
- There's 20 feet of yellow caution tape set up all around the perimeter of the vehicle
- Truck and engine company are off to the side at the back of the rig and don't have SCBA on
- Ambulance is sitting there with the back doors open and the EMTs are just hanging out
- Police officers are just hanging out as well – everyone knows the guy is dead
- Mike comes off the rig in bunker gear (because he doesn't know what he's dealing with yet) and SCBA and does his initial 360 assessment – goes just inside the caution line to keep himself safe
- Doesn't see anything when he does his 360, so at this point he walks up to the window of the car and does a quick assessment for life – never just assume someone is dead
- If there wasn't obvious death, he'd break the window and use his meters and testing strips to figure out what's going on
- Finds a .1 increase in CO, a .1 decrease in oxygen, no LEL, no hydrogen sulfide, and nothing on any of his other meters – basically, he's got nothing
- As a result, he opens the door and does a quick pulse – there's nothing, so he doesn't bother to pull him out of the car yet
- At this point, it becomes a crime scene – keeping the scene intact for the police is now more important than anything else
- Check with the police to make sure it's okay for you to continue your assessment to determine what's in the cylinder
- Ends up staying in his bunker gear the whole time because his meter didn't tell him to do otherwise – he'd switch into Level B if he was dealing with hydrogen sulfide or something like that
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July 28, 2015
Contact: Public Information Officer
Phone Number: (571) 262-2887
Texas Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years For Methamphetamine Trafficking
ORLANDO, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, announced that U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Alvaro De La Torre-(42, Dayton, TX) to 10 years and five months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty on April 3, 2015.
According to court documents, Torre-Valdez was a member of a drug trafficking organization responsible for transporting methamphetamine from Texas to Central Florida. In October 2014, he arranged to conceal three kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in the spare tire of a car and transport it from his home in Texas to Florida. A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper stopped the car near Ocala, Florida. During the traffic stop, a trained drug detection dog alerted on the car and approximately three kilograms of crystal methamphetamine were recovered from inside the spare tire of the car.
This case was investigated by the DEA Orlando District Office. It was prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida.


text: Share: Comments Print February 17, 2012 at 9:16 PM Teleconference quotes from Johnson, Hanauer, Schmid and Henderson Posted by Joshua Mayers Here are some team-provided quotes from today. I'll add to this over the weekend… * * * EDDIE JOHNSON, forward (On joining the Sounders…) "I'm excited to get with the group tomorrow and train with the guys because it's a good group of guys. I followed their season last season and they did really well. I'm just hoping I can bring my experience to the team, work hard every day, and try to accomplish the goals the coach has set forth for the team this year." (On why signing with MLS last year fell through…) "I'd been in Europe for three and a half years. I never really broke into the team in Fullham and went out on loan a couple times. On certain loans–like going to Preston and going to Greece–I went by myself. So my family was behind, my wife and my daughter, and I guess it was just a situation where I couldn't figure out where I wanted to be in my career. A part of me wanted to come back to America because, like I said, I watched the highlights all the time every weekend when I'm in Europe. To be honest, I missed the league, but it was one of those things that I always wanted to test Europe and see how I could learn from experience over there. I was kind of in two minds. Part of me wanted to come back, and then it was something that I pulled out at the end." (On why he came back…) "They say, I guess in life, if it's something that you want, and you go away from it, it always comes back. I guess in the end, my mind and my heart were both worked itself out in the end. I missed the league. I didn't come back for the money–I know a lot of people were saying that–I came back because I wanted to get my career back going. I wanted to be in an environment where I knew I could be successful. I knew I'd still develop as a player. Like I said, Sigi's a great coach. I had a chance to work with Chris Henderson in Kansas City and just wanted to be a part of the project, and add to the success that the team has already had." (On the state of MLS…) "The MLS is growing. The league is getting better. It's helping our young players to develop and it's helping our veteran players to develop. It's shown with the players that in the last three or four years have come to MLS…I knew it's still a level where I could still develop, being in the right environment." ADRIAN HANAUER, general manager/part owner (On how the trade affects the strategy of the team…) "We want to get better in multiple ways. We want to be better come big games with our starting eleven. We also, obviously, want to be a deep team, as well, for Cups and Champions league. We've added pieces to the puzzle pre-season–guys like Christian Sivebaek who have come in and done real well. Guys are returning–we've got [Steve] Zakuani on his way to getting healthy. Although, it's always difficult to part ways with quality young players and quality young men who have been a big part of our organization. We are very excited about brining Eddie to the team…a unique skill set and a type of forward that we don't currently have on our team. It's not an indication that we're going to not try and win everything like we have in the past. It's just a different roster configuration, I suppose." (On the trade…) "Certainly, Eddie has been a high profile player for a number of years in the US and in global football, so I suppose that this is a big transaction. But ultimately we will all be judged on the success of the team, and I know Eddie's excited to get started and we're excited to have him in camp…We'll know how big of a transaction it is based on how we do results-wise." SIGI SCHMID, coach (On the trade…) "I certainly want to express my gratitude and my thanks to Lamar [Neagle] and to Mike Fucito, who have been excellent in service to the club and provided so much for us in our first three years, and are exciting young players. We hated to part with them. Saying all that, it was unique opportunity…Eddie is a forward with vast international experience, is a forward who's played in the World Cup, is a forward that has represented our country on a number of occasions, and is a player I know who still has goals in front of him, and wants to achieve those goals. He has the physical tools to make that happen." (On the offense…) "When you now look in the face of Seattle and you're thinking about–Hey, I'm going up against Eddie Johnson, I'm going up against Fredy Montero, later down the line a Steve Zakuani, a Mauro Rosales. The defense has to spread itself out a little bit." (On if two and a half weeks is enough time to get him ready…) "The situation right now is one where we're going to work with Eddie, we're going to train him, we're going to communicate, we're going to talk. Trust is something that is very important. When we put him on the field we want to make sure he's ready to go. Is that a starting role right now? Is that coming off the bench? Is that starting and getting as many minutes as he can and somebody else plays? That's something that we're going to determine as we train together as a group. Certainly, he's going to have an impact in the Santos Laguna series. He's an international player. He's played in Mexico before. He's played in World Cup qualifiers…He knows what that experience is like." (On Johnson adjusting…) "I think good players catch on very quickly. It didn't take Mauro Rosales long, it didn't take Fredy Montero long to catch his rhythm in our league, and it's not going to take Eddie Johnson long to catch his coordination with the team and catch his rhythm. It's just a matter of making sure that he's ready fitness-wise. And we don't put him in a situation where we put him in danger of injury that might put him out for a longer period of time, because he's an important player to us." (On Eddie Johnson's skills…) "He's got pace, which is something that we wanted with a forward up front who can stretch the opponent's defense. He's shown his ability to finish in our league, as well. He's good in the air. He's a guy who can get on the end of crosses. As you know, we're a team who does well with our wide play–we get to the end line and we create opportunities in the box–and I think Eddie's going to be able to take advantage of those opportunities and make us a more dangerous team. We're very excited, and I'm very excited as a coach to be able to add a player of his ability to the group that we have. It's just another step forward for us as we try and win more things." CHRIS HENDERSON, technical director (On if his history with Eddie in KC helped this deal get done…) "Eddie and I had a chance to talk the other day when he was down watching training and our game against the Crew. Eddie's a great individual and he's a guy who has tremendous ability to finish goals. For us to have the opportunity to get him at this time and his age and add him to our group is huge for the club. I think our relationship is good. Dave Tenney has worked with him in Kansas City, as well, so that's important. I think we were able to make the moves–we lose some players that were with us–but to be able to add Eddie to our team…with the amount of games we have coming up with Champions League and Open Cup and the League and the playoffs, I think he's going to be a great addition for our club." Comments


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Travelling solo can be a daunting prospect. You may ask yourself will it be safe? Will I spend all my time alone? What if something goes wrong? The truth is you never really know what's around the corner, but you never will unless you push yourself out of that comfort zone and go for it!
All I can say is every single time I have thrown myself into another country, usually woefully unprepared, I have met the most amazing people. I've lost count of how many times a complete stranger, often another traveller, has helped me out when I've been in a bit of a pickle in some random place. From serious food poisoning in South East Asia to borrowing mozzy repellent in Central America, I've always found kind and generous people wherever I go.
One time I remember in particular was after travelling solo around Australia, NZ and a spur of the moment trip to Fiji back in 2014. On a sunset tube cruise on a small island off the coast of Fiji on one of my last nights of the trip I'd had a few too many cocktails and managed to drop my waterproof camera (along with all of my photos) into the ocean in a remote bay in the middle of nowhere. The next morning I decided I had to go and have a look to see if I could find it, a guy called Rob and a Californian couple I'd been diving with the day before heard my plight and insisted on joining me (thankfully as I definitely shouldn't have been out there on my own; not being the strongest swimmer!).
So we hiked through the Jungle, leaving the safety of the hotel grounds, to snorkel in the now pretty rough waters of the Pacific ocean: All in the vague hope of finding a tiny yellow camera, that had been in the sea currents overnight, amidst a massive coral reef.
"No chance!" I thought.
But lo and behold around 40 minutes in, long after I had given up and was just looking at the pretty fish, one of my new best friends (a pretty good free-diver as it happened) appeared with the camera!
To this day I can't believe we found it AND it still works now! Photos and memories saved I couldn't thank those relative strangers enough and will keep the kindness they showed in my hour of need with me forever. It taught me that even if you are travelling alone, you are never really alone with other travellers around. Go with an open mind and plenty of time for others and you can't go wrong!


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April 29, 2016
8:11 am
Remember when everyone was screaming "Content is King!" from the rooftops and clinking their IPA glasses together? Unfortunately, it still happens from time to time, but more people now roll their eyes at the phrase. And I'm sure even your grandmother is telling you to "ping" her when Wheel of Fortune is over because she can't talk right now.
There are some phrases that have been making their way around business circles for decades that simply refuse to die. There are also some new ones that you probably catch yourself saying on a weekly basis. Just because they're newer than, say, "thinking outside the box," doesn't mean you should be using them in daily conversations with colleagues….or at all. In fact, you should probably "think outside the box" by coming up with new ways to communicate…just don't let whatever you come up with become the new gratingly annoying, jargony, catchphrase.
GoToMeeting put together this infographic of the most annoying and cliched phrases we hear around work. Most of them will probably be familiar to you, such as "get the ball rolling," or "par for the course," but some of them are less common (but no less annoying). They've also offered some fun facts for a few of them.
For example, did you ever notice how condescending the word "empower" is? It's basically just something supervisors say to their employees when they want them to complete an important task but never forget who's still in charge. Or did you know that the phrase "ducks in a row" is an old bowling term from before there was a machine that set up pins automatically and someone had to manually put all the "ducks" (pins) in a row. And really, saying you don't have the bandwidth is just a trendy and annoying way of saying you're too busy. Get over yourself.
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Cockroaches can become pests in your home, as well as in homes, offices and anywhere with food preparation or storage areas. Roaches can transmit the bacteria associated with salmonella and shigella as well as other bacteria and viruses. Indoor infestations can become a source of allergens that increase asthma, notes the University of California in its online Integrated Pest Management database. It behooves you to manage these pests so they do not return, allowing two to three weeks for your measures to take effect.
Step 1
Figure out where the roaches are entering your home. Look for holes around pipes and potential paths to outdoors. Seal cracks and add weather stripping to doors and windows. Look under your kitchen sinks and in other dark places for a clue to where they congregate. Remove trash, newspapers, and piles of paper bags, rags and boxes that might harbor roaches.
Step 2
Cover up your food and clean up. Roaches are attracted to the smallest crumbs, and they can squeeze into packages that you think are sealed. Store food in insect-proof containers, including resealable plastic containers and glass jars. Eliminate plumbing leaks and humidity that provide moisture to the roaches.
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Place roach baits near roach hiding places, on wall perimeters, under appliances and near cockroach droppings. Place them under sinks and toilets, as well as next to trash containers and inside cabinets and pantries. You can use filled bait stations, refillable bait stations or gel bait, which needs to be reapplied every few days. Place at least 10 baits in the kitchen and two in the bathroom, recommends the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. Do not spray near the baits.
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Blow boric acid dust into cracks and crevices and apply to the area under refrigerators and stoves. Apply a thin layer, which is more effective than a thick layer, advises the University of California IPM. Make the powder so thin that is barely visible to the naked eye, the University of Kentucky stresses. Visually inspect your home, especially the kitchen, or distribute traps to see how well your eradication program is going.


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Global TV is initiating a new series of episodes in Memory of one of our prime Mentors who are not with us physically right now. Dr. Arunachalam Kumar was an amazing role model. He was very genuine and open minded. We had learned a lot from him. Lot of wisdom was experienced in his genuine expressions and behaviour. Dr. Kumar was very simple and straight forward. His students loved him a lot. Experiential learning was his method. Attempting every small thing that come across and learning even from the expressions of children. His magical presence can never be forgotten.
Main purpose of this series is to look into certain areas of social concerns that all other media houses often forget to get into and to see them through an independent point of view. Another purpose is to attract students, friends and goodwill ambassadors of Dr. Arunachalam Kumar into mainstream media platforms so that there is fairness in the way the media respond to certain fundamental social issues.
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DIG, AIG, 4 Commissioners, 8 Deputies & 18 ACP's For Ekiti State Election
The government want peace,and peaceful it would be on 14th of July, 2018 as the Police have deployed 30,000 operatives, two helicopters and 250 patrol vehicles, including five Armoured Personnel Carriers for the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State.
The security operation for the poll would be supervised by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Operations, Joshiak Habila, who would be assisted by an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, four Commissioners of Police, eight Deputy Commissioners of Police and 18 Assistant Commissioners of Police.
The Force Public Relations Officer, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, explained in a statement in Abuja on Sunday that each senatorial district will be manned by a Commissioner of Police. You see say no be joke.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has called on African countries to scale up employment generation, infrastructure development, innovation and industrialisation.
Onyeama made this known in a statement by his spokesman, Dr. Tope Elias-Fatile, in Abuja on Saturday.
The minister spoke at the ongoing 32nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
He was reacting to the Report of the AU Ministerial Follow up Committee on the implementation of Agenda 2063.
Onyeama underscored the need for Africa to scale up employment generation for the youth, Social Investment Programmes, youth and women empowerment, good governance, infrastructure development, science, technology, innovation and industrialisation.
He said Nigeria strongly believes that through the accelerated implementation of Agenda 2063: "The Africa We Want," the African development landscape will change for the better.
He said: "To this end, Nigeria is committed to four strategic vehicles of implementing Agenda 2063, which are: orientation, ensuring efficiency, financing, and accountability."
Onyeama intimated the Council that in its effort to align and deliver on Agenda 2063 and its first 10-year implementation, Nigeria had mainstreamed the Agenda along with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into its national planning process.
He explained that this was reflected in the Nigerian Economic Recovery and Growth Plan launched in 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He assured that Nigeria would continue to play an active role in the implementation of the flagship projects under the First 10-Year Implementation Plan (2014-2023).
He stressed that this in particular included the establishment of the Continental Free Trade Area, free movement of persons, silencing the guns in Africa by year 2020, and establishment of the single African Air Transport Market.
"Altogether, these are meant to enhance intra-Africa trade and integration of the entire continent," he said.


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There is not much cooking involved with this but rather just a quick and creative spin on a traditional 'pig in a blanket', at least from my perspective. And for me, a traditional 'pig in a blanket' is a hot dog wrapped in a crescent roll.
I wish I could say that I came up with the idea but alas, no such luck. I found inspiration for it from this website/blog post. But I did make a few tweaks as I had read some of the comments posted there.
Mainly, instead of trying to make my own bread I used a can of biscuits. I simply made a few cuts to form the ears and tried to pull them out a bit to define the shape. I used raisins for the eyes and nose as that seemed to be the easiest.
I tried making these two different ways. In the picture, the ones on the top I cut a slit in the biscuit for the mouth and put the hot dog in pre-baking. (Much like a regular pig in a blanket). The ones on the bottom I let bake and then cut a slit to insert a cooked hot dog. I would say the top ones won out. While there isn't much to wrap around the hot dog I think the end result looked better. Plus, it is done. It was a little difficult to separate the biscuit and add a (hot) hot dog without making a mess.
Cute idea, the girls thought it was fun. I had thought about adding a piece of cooked bacon as a tongue hanging out but didn't have the time to get the bacon ready, etc.


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The blackbirds are busy. I know of a couple of nests knocking about, but there's nothing like last year's number. I think the terrible weather has delayed them a bit; and the new cat to the area, which seems to have claimed my garden.
I'm tired this morning due to being woken several times in the night by a helicopter. It could be police or search and rescue, I'm going for the second- probably looking for someone on a midnight hike or something equally as daft.
I say daft, but I've done it myself on the hills nearby. It's great fun going up, but coming down in the dark is a bit of a challenge. When you forget a torch, that is. The dog thought it was great, but I couldn't see her either, I could just hear her crashing around in the undergrowth. Anyway, I only did it the once then decided there was plenty of daylight in the summer to accommodate the average rambler.
The local woodland association does dawn chorus walks in the woods, where you do a bit of bird watching and such then go back to the visitor centre (which is about 200 yards from my house) for a full English. Sounds like a good morning for those willing to crawl out at four-ish! To be honest I think I could offer something similar in my garden most mornings. It isn't exactly peaceful at this time of year.


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The first official Google Android powered mobile device, HTC Dream, will be debuted this September 23 at a press conference in New York. T-mobile, the carrier responsible for bringing the HTC Dream to the market sent out invitations to the event. The Android-powered HTC Dream will join T-mobile's lineup of phones as the G1.
The G1 has already leaked online and some have even tested and played with it. On the other hand, Android, the mobile operating system of the HTC Dream / G1 has already been out for testing longer than the device and a software development kit (SDK) has been released as well. Moreover Google has also launched an Android App Market as well as a developers' challenge to fuel the creation of applications for the platform. Obviously, the launch of the T-Mobile G1 is a bigger deal to Google than to T-Mo since this is the first time Google will have so much at stake in the mobile market. Also, Google is trying to outshine the likes of Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian and iPhone3G who have already established themselves in the market.
Anyway, the release of the Android has not been smooth at all. It's been riddled with rumors of non-existence and has also seen its fair share of delays. However, with the press conference happening in less than a week and the expected launch date of October 17th, it seems that there is no turning back for the Android-powered T-Mobile HTC Dream G1.
The press is expecting a demo of the OS during the press conference, a confirmation of its actual release and its final pricing. Rumor has it that the G1 will go for $200 with a T-mo plan.


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While I nourish my need for sweating, focus, discipline and determination during my cardio, weight training & rigorous Asana practice. I have discovered a way to nurture the more energetic spiritual side of my nature through restorative yoga. Instead of trying to fit the idea of the "correct" alignment in squats, burners, and planks, restorative poses allow you to let go and sink into what feels right in the moment as your muscles enter a restorative phase. Maria G. Araneta, PhD, MPH, of University of California San Diego, designed a study to analyze a steady loss in fat in obese women from low intensity exercise than aerobic exercise, which has been known to increase heart rate, burn calories and fat. Their findings revealed the significance in restorative yoga practice to reduce levels of cortisol which rises during times of stress and is known to increase abdominal fat. Findings also reported that yoga participants lost significantly more subcutaneous fat over the initial 6 months of the study period, and kept losing it during a maintenance period with less direct supervision. As Arenata explained, Poses are held much longer than in other styles of yoga, often as long as 7 minutes, compressing the muscle aligning with the breath, deepening the pose as measured breathing is emphasized. As endurance athletes, we ask much of our bodies. Moderate to intense exercise stimulates our sympathetic ("fight or flight") nervous system, which literally breaks down muscle. Every workout we do challenges the body, and when the body adapts, it becomes stronger. However, the adaptation or recovery phase is just as important as the workout itself. Without recovery, there would be no gains in power, strength or endurance. One way to enhance your recovery is by practicing restorative yoga. Many athletes view yoga as an alternative means of exercise or physical training, but if practiced in its true spirit, yoga can balance body and mind, which enhances both athletic performance and well-being.
For more on restorative yoga to balance your endurance workout life, join me Thursday, September 21 @6-7:15pm at Oakland's Loka Yoga for a rejuvenating flow experience.
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Here is a well reasoned and said article, "The Doctrine of Fairness: It is Time," and my reaction: One can build the case the Great Depression of the 1930s proved unfettered capitalism does not work for long under normal conditions.
After robber barons gained control of the US economy by the 1890s, causing a serious regression, and anti-trust legislation was passed to deal with it, the US economy chugged along, roaring some said, in the 1920s, until it crashed in 1929.
New Deal socialistic policies, a progressive income tax rate, and WWII finally got the US out of the Great Depression by 1945, and the US economy functioned reasonably well for most US citizens until 1980 or so, at which time greedy, rich, unethical Republicans and Democrats began to pay politicians to undo New Deal fairness and progressive income tax rates, outsource US jobs to low-wage countries, and divert ever larger funding from domestic infrastructure to the military-industrial complex, running huge trade and budget deficits significantly financed by recycled dollars invested in US bonds by China and other countries, leading the US down the primrose path to where it is today, to another depression, with no relief in sight for most US citizens barring another massive injection of New Deal-like, Keynesian exogenous expenditures, necessary to jolt the US into another recovery, as if waking up a Frankenstein monster.
Unfortunately most US voters are clueless about economic history, being unable to remember what they saw and heard on TV last week, much less remember what happened a hundred or more years ago. At least 50 percent believe lies and inane slogans churned out by politicians, lobbyists, so-called think tanks, and mainstream media presstitutes. So the chances of a majority of voters voting for politicians knowledgeable enough to vote for tax rates and expenditures necessary to fund infrastructure jobs sufficient to get the US out of its current depression anytime soon are slim indeed.
Most US citizens have no concept of what economic fairness is, while many go around parroting, "Life is not fair," as if the current state of affairs is natural.
Most likely economic affairs will have to get much more miserable, and unfair, before most voters will believe and accept the causes of their dire situation, so corrective action can be taken.
Here is a passage from my book Business Voyages, embarking on page 645, first published in 2008, giving my long-standing perspective on the situation:
"I am not a Democrat, or a Liberal, and for sure I am not a Republican, or a Conservative. I am a member of the FFPP, my own creation, the Freedom, Fairness, and Progress Party. If you would like to join this party, send no money, but act in such a way as to encourage all people to act in truly free, fair, and progressive ways. Most Democratic Congress people seem about as devoid of workable solutions for real problems in today's world as Reagan and Bush II, although I will say I think Democratic politicians in Washington in general have been more Christian-like than Republican politicians in Washington since 1980. At least they did not take from the poor and give to the rich. Most Republican and Democratic politicians have done little in the last 25 years but slavishly vote for their party line, as they were told by their party bosses, to conserve their chances of getting help from their party bosses in their next election."
While there is little hope significant improvements will happen any time soon, for whatever it's worth, one thing US citizens can do is vote; and I am convinced Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are the two best possibilities for US president and vice president in 2016. Whatever you do, please do not vote Republican in 2016 or in the mid-term election of 2014. The Republican Party has clearly demonstrated its capacity to make economic affairs worse for all US citizens but large corporations and the elite rich by winning the US presidency and control of Congress. Vote Sanders/Warren or Warren/Sanders for US president and vice president in 2016, if possible, and any independent-thinking, fair and ethical politician you can find for US senator and representative.
If interested see my article, "Toward the Creation of Spaceship Earth, Incorporated" for my long-standing perspective regarding a long-term solution for Earth's economic plight, which is more fully covered in Business Voyages. Basically I think competitive free enterprise should be preserved in the small business sector around Earth, but large corporations should be managed in such a way as to insure a decent standard of living for all Earthians.
While I am not a communist, remaining a strong believer in fairly-managed free enterprise in all markets in which it can fairly function, I think this suggestion by Karl Marx remains appropriate: "Let us not in base subjection brood away our fearful lives, when with hope and aspiration we might enter in the strife."
Richard John Stapleton is an emeritus professor of business policy, entrepreneurship and ethics who writes on business and politics on Facebook. He is the author of "Business Voyages: Mental Maps, Scripts, Schemata and Tools for Discovering and Co-Constructing Your Own Business Worlds."


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This lovely and unique sky mobile would be a great gift for any new parent a great baby shower gift.
Made from pure merino wool and felt lovingly needle felted into the shapes of clouds the sun rain drops and a hot air balloon, finished with cotton bunting and blue heart beads all hanging from a wooden hoop.
This lovely mobile comes beautifully packaged in tissue paper and a gift box.
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LOS ANGELES, CA—After a disastrous, globally mocked trip to India, Canada's prime namaste-er Justin Trudeau returned to Ottawa only to be scolded by Bill ("The Science Guy") Nye — on an enviro beef, sources say.
The bow-tied Nye suggested during the enviro-discussion (reportedly lit-up by modern lighting and in a heated room) that Canada should stop using fossil fuels. Like right now.
Bill Nye lives in America.
Coincidentally, Trudeau is reported to have muffled all of Canada in a thick blanket of carbon taxes, in his own effort to end Canada.
Sources tell NewsQuips that the Prime Minister actually seemed to somewhat "man-up," if only for a second, while he gently mansplained (gently, as Trudeau is adamantly opposed to all the "toxic masculinity") some real-life people-science to "The Science Guy," saying something like, "Yeah, namaste, Bill, we're on that, but until we completely carpet Canada — sea to shining sea — with windmills, solar panels, and power-producing treadmills (for "the rich!"), we may need to continue using some oil products for a while."
People with knowledge of the Trudeau feminist ideology suggested on background that if Nye were a woman, or at least identified as a woman, the reception to Nye's idea might have been quite different.
As it was, Trudeau's response to Nye was described by some with knowledge of the situation as "quite a violent microaggression," coming as it did from a feminist leader political insiders call "quite girly."
Apparently neither Trudeau nor any media in the room were the least bit interested in asking Nye how he propelled himself to Canada's capital (from one of his two homes — the one in L.A. or the one thousands of miles away from that in New York) to heap his scorn. Presumably he walked there on unpaved nature trails, but that information could not be confirmed by press time.


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The biannual Asian monsoon dominates the climate of tropical and subtropical regions, bringing a strong seasonal rainfall contrast in these areas. Regional economies are heavily dependent on the predictability of monsoons, and better documenting of the links between the Asian-Australian monsoons and the global climate system is urgently needed to improve our predictions of future climate changes in this region.
Our work utilizes uranium series isotopes to detect past patterns in precipitation over the Indonesian Seas. This work aims to constrain the northern and southern limits of enhanced rainfall associated with shifts in the Australian monsoon-related rainfall during abrupt climate change periods.


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In the spirit of eating healthier, which is what my whole family is currently doing, we came up with a side dish that is satisfying and tasty. I have tried to find other recipes for cabbage, however the real inspiration for this was from my husband Aunt Elizabeth. We went to Puerto Rico (the homeland lol) and she made bacalao (cod fish) with a cabbage, carrot, and onion mix. Since I always forget to get the bacalao, we just made a side dish without it of course with my twist.
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Deep pan
Grater (optional)
1/2 a head of cabbage ( roughly 4 cups ) shredded
1 medium onion sliced thin
3 cloves of garlic
1 cup of shredded or grated carrots
2 tablespoons of olive or vegetable oil
Garlic Powder to taste
Salt to taste
Black pepper a dash or two
1. Place the oil in the pan at medium heat. Add sliced onions and cook until start becoming translucent.
2. Add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute watching over it so it doesn't burn.
3. Add cabbage add salt, garlic powder and black pepper and stir together. Let cook for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add shredded carrots and stir together. Wait a minute or two and try some to see it if needs more salt or garlic powder.
5. Cook for 15-20 minutes stirring occasionally.
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Guess what today is!!! That's right blogosphere, it's the first day of FALL!!! I love fall. It may not feel like fall out today, but it sure is officially here! For all of you that care, here is why fall just grabs me in. I love the crisp morning air when you think you need to bundle up in your cute boots and cozy scarf, but be sure to layer because by lunch time you're going to need to shed a layer or two. But that only lasts a short while. Then you get to add MORE layers to the mix! And keep them on! I don't know why, but I like my fall/winter wardrobe more than what I have for summer. Or, maybe it's because I can go longer without shaving my legs. Who really knows? When you keep them legs covered day in and day out there is no need to shave every other day! Also, first day of fall means all my favorite holidays are just around the corner. I love the holidays!
I started this morning like I do every Saturday morning, on the porch with this old lady (my grand-mother) and her pup drinking coffee and soaking up the wonderful morning. How did you start your morning today?
Just a little recap, since it's been a few weeks since I posted anything, The Gamer and I are in extreme save money mode. No fun, right? WRONG! I love saving money!! I like to find new ways to cut bills down and getting The Gamer on board just excited me more and more. Plus, saving money means going out less so I get to stay home with the pup-a-lups and read or catch up on my favorite shows. And I don't know about y'all, but going out gives me anxiety sometimes. Like, I make plans a week in advance thinking it sounds fun, but then the day it comes I just don't really want to go. So, right now I don't have to. And why are we trying to save money you ask? Well, we're going to build a house! That's right, we've decided to build!! The Gamer drew us out a floor plan and we found a contractor and we should be breaking ground next month. Talk about excited!
I'm still going to be living next to my granny, but we're building our new house just on the other side of our current house. So we get to see the progress every single day! This will so become a post too. I'll be talking about our house so much you'll either be screaming at me to shut up or you'll be begging us to build you a house too. But the blogs will keep coming!
Other new thing is I'm back on Weight Watchers! (This will also be becoming a blog update) I made lifetime earlier this year, but then just gave up on it. So after coming across half of those pesky little pounds I chased off, I decided I needed to get back on track. And boy am I ever glad I did! I also found a woman on Istagram that puts my meal planning and point counting to shame. To shame I tell you! Anyone interested in seeing what I mean can find her here, and let me just say you need to check her out, even if you're not into weight watchers but just want to eat better/healthier. I think she has seriously put a spark in my determination to get this weight back off.
So, that's it for me for now. Get out and enjoy your first day of fall. And, Happy Fall Y'all. See you next time!


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'We meet every Thursday evening from 8.00 pm.'
'We meet on the last Thursday of alternate months ... Our evenings begin with a meal followed by a lecture by an eminent guest speaker. The bar stays open afterwards for anyone who wants to stay and chat ... There is a meeting charge of £10 for adults and £8.50 for under 18's (guest charge for non-members is £15) payable on the night which covers the cost of the meal and the speaker.'
'Meetings are on Fridays, 7.30 pm prompt ... A varied programme of speakers and slide shows on related subjects is organised, commencing in September running through to April, usually 12 in total.'
'Meetings ... start at 7.30 pm and are held on the third Tuesday of each month except June and July.'
'Each month from September to March there is an Indoor Meeting at which a nationally or regionally recognised speaker presents an illustrated talk on a topic of interest to those enthusiastic about wildlife issues. The talks are entertaining and informative and the quality of the photography stunning. Tea, coffee and soft drinks are available at the interval and this presents new members and visitors with an excellent opportunity to meet existing members of the Group and to find out more about outdoor activities.'
'We meet on the first Wednesday of the month, at 7.30, ... for lectures and discussions on topics of historical or archaeological interest.'
'We have monthly meetings on the second Monday of the month ... at 7.30 pm.'
'Meetings are held ... on the third Monday of each month (7.30 for 8.00 pm). No meetings are held in July and August.'
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Not only did we get to see amazing performances by the likes of Ray Jessel, Colleen McHugh, and of course my friend, the powerhouse vocalist William Blake, among others, but I finally had the honor and pleasure of making the acquaintance of Jenna Esposito and Dave Koz! What?!! I know. I've been pinching myself every day for the last three weeks. Not to mention, there was this male and female musical duo dressed as bunnies last night who refused to use any sort of sound amplification and gave a sweet rendition of "Lean on Me". Insanely fun!
Of course, I could not resist asking Jim Caruso to put me on his list of performers for the night, and here's what happened when he called me to the stage:


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There are a lot of reasons I'm really thankful for my job. I get a regular paycheck that can buy important stuff like Legos and Jordans (and baby stuff too, I guess). Even better, our office has free animal crackers and monthly fajita buffets. Most importantly, once a year, rapping is part of my job description. Other than every day that I'm not at work, it's my favorite day of the year.
Well, in 2013, it happened twice.
At the 2013 "Battle of the Law Firm Bands" event at the Black Cat in D.C., Sutherland Comfort brought down the house with an eclectic set of Alanis, Christina, Bruno Mars, Eminem, Gun 'n Roses, and Maclemore songs. We also raised $40,000 for the D.C. homeless community. Even better, the entire event raised $250,000! Holler! Despite the excess amount of sweat I put off during our performance, someone from the D.C. Bar liked everyone else in the band so much that they asked us to perform at a fancy lawyer prom-esque event.
Like me at the aforementioned fajita buffet, we enthusiastically said "YES! YES! YES!" It was a little different from what we're used to, namely, there were fewer drunk people, less insanity, and more tuxedos. However, we still gave it our best shot and the band crushed an eight-song set this past Saturday night. Here's our lawyerly rendition of "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys. Enjoy!
You can find all my other "Awkward White Guy Rap" videos here. YouTube is full of other Sutherland Comfort videos that are much better, especially ones that don't involve me.


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It's All Fun and Games, then they learn Math. Join us for Life-size games and GIANT interactive mats the whole family can play! Hop, Skip and Jump to better Math Skills and experience numeracy in a whole new physical way!
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Kim Kardashian is such a chameleon!
On Monday, celebrity hairstylist Chris McMillan (inventor of "The Rachel" haircut and Jennifer Aniston's longtime hairstylist) posted an Instagram pic of the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star sporting a subtle new hairstyle.
The photo—which was captioned "piecy"—showed the 33-year-old mom rocking a layered 'do, which appeared a bit shorter than her usual long, voluminous locks.
Kim's Instagram page didn't hold any clues about what her updated hairstyle looks like, but we have no doubt that Kanye West's other half will be showing it off soon. (Girl just can't get enough of the spotlight.)
The Vogue cover girl isn't the only celeb who has changed up her look with the fall season. On Tuesday, Beyonce debuted new blunt bangs in Paris to mixed reactions.
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Stories, images and videos of small adventure trips in and around the state of Idaho
"Not all who wander are lost," says the Tolkien poem, the same clarification I offer Brenna when I admit I'm unsure which is the right road. Taking the direct route is overrated.
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Welcome to my Best of British Cheese Quiche. This is my time to share with you the wonderful food I grew up on and to also embrace my British heritage.
I have to admit right now that I am a complete quiche addict. I grew up on some delicious quiches and they were all thanks to my Aunt for either making them or for teaching me how to. I used to remember whenever we had a barbeque she would always bring one of her amazing cheese and tomato quiches. Then if it was her turn for having the barbeque you would end up in food heaven because there would be at least three different versions.
Then when I went through my vegetarian phase in my teens they would be a lot more quiche on offer and it was around this time that she taught me how to make it myself. And I would make it as often as I could. Normally this would be at Christmas for a buffet or for something different for dinner.
Putting this recipe together came about because I saw someone's recipe for an "English Quiche" it looked awful and was as far away from British as you could get. It even had onion seasoning, breadcrumbs and shop bought pastry which is three things that a Brit would be ashamed to see in a British quiche. So here I am taking you back to Britain with how an English quiche should be, along with a little hint of my new life living in Portugal.
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Best Of British Easy Cheese Quiche
- Spiralizer
- Pastry:
- 225 g Plain Flour
- 100 g Butter
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- Salt & Pepper
- 1 Tbsp Parsley
- 1 Tsp Mustard
- Water
- Filling:
- 2 Large Eggs
- 250 ml Whole Milk
- 150 g Cheddar Cheese
- 1 Large Onion
- 150 g Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 Tsp Oregano
- First make your pastry. In a mixing bowl add the butter, flour and seasoning and mix well. Rub the fat into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the olive oil. Then add a little water at a time as you combine the mixture to form your dough. I like to have my pastry a little dry because then it tastes better when it is cooked.
- Layer the bottom of a quiche dish with your pastry.
- Using your spiralizer shred the onions into spiralized shapes and layer them in the bottom of your quiche dish.
- Add 90% of the cheese (grated) on top of the onion.
- In a bowl mix together the milk and egg and pour over the cheese and onion.
- Using your spiralizer thinly slice the tomatoes and place them on top. Sprinkle on the top the last of the cheese and the oregano.
- Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes on a 180c heat or until the top looks like a cooked omelette.
- Leave to rest for 5 minutes and then serve!


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Kathy brought this to me for quilting..so cute! I can't say that I get many airplane quilts….so this was fun. Lots of clouds and outlining.
I also like the bright colors and the fun fabrics…when I had babies I also used lots of primary colors, no matter the gender. They just appealed to me.
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We were blessed with a fine weekend for the Hartley Wintney Festival which had a great turn out and brought many smiles.
The procession from 12.30 led around the village green and to the heart of the celebrations, the 'Festival Arena'. The procession of cars, floats and people (many in fancy dress) was vibrant and jolly.
Attendees enjoyed ice cream, tea and scones, refreshments from the bar and of course the huge BBQ sponsored by Mackenzie Smith, the enticing smell of which cannot be ignored.
There were races for the children and the infamous tug of war, with other arena events including a Marching Band musical display and Morris Men.
There was plenty more entertainment for the afternoon with The Pinxton Puppet Show, animals to pet, sumo wrestling, bouncy castle, beat the goalie and a mini playground plus a whole range of stalls run by local clubs and societies and a superb display of classic cars.
All in all a fantastic family day out and plenty of money raised for local charities and good causes including Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice.


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At least based on one single datapoint from one single source.
That source would be the MIT Center For Real Estate, which said yesterday that prices actually ticked up 4% in Q3 on a sequential basis.
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The makes MIT/CRE professor Devid Geltner look prescient. In July he told Fox Business News that the market is "very near a point where a dam is about to break" in terms of a turnaround for commercial real estate. "The major factor is prices," he said. "They've fallen to such a level that they're beginning to look very attractive." Has the market reached bottom? "The worst is definitely behind us in terms of price drop," he said. "What's not behind us is in terms of volume, which is still very low. But volume is triggered by prices, so volume will start turning up."


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Final Score: Eagles 63 v Swan 20 (W)
The game got off to a slow start in the first quarter with many unforced errors which meant we didn't hit our set target for the first quarter, the score being 14-7 at the end of that Q1 to Eagles.
Defensively the second quarter was a solid performance, only letting in 4 goals. At the end of the second quarter we led 25-11 going into half-time. After getting a good talking too by our coaches we managed to bring more intensity to the court and we cut out our errors, we were more clinical in our play, consequently scoring a further 19 goals in the third quarter, and 5 goals made by Swan, at the end of the third quarter we led 44-15.
Great effort by the whole team in the final quarter all work hard to give our shooters opportunities to score. This gained us a 43 goal lead, leaving us at the end of the match with a winning score of 63-20.
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The Bishop's Tale(1994)
(The fourth book in the Sister Frevisse series)
A novel by Margaret Frazer and Mary Monica Pulver
Prime crime from the Edgar-nominated author of The Servant's Tale. In London to mourn the passing of her uncle, Sister Frevisse is taken aback when a scoundrel at the funeral dares God to strike him down--and he summarily collapses and dies. Bishop Beaufort prevails upon the Sister for help in solving the baffling case.
Genre: Historical Mystery
Genre: Historical Mystery
Used availability for Margaret Frazer's The Bishop's Tale
Hardback Editions
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The director of Princess Cyd and Henry Gamble's Birthday Party shares his ten favorite films from the last ten years.
1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (David Fincher, 2008)
2. 35 Shots of Rum (Claire Denis, 2008)
3. A Christmas Tale (Arnaud Desplechin, 2008)
4. Wild Grass (Alain Resnais, 2009)
5. Rachel Getting Married (Jonathan Demme, 2008)
6. Magic Mike XXL (Gregory Jacobs, 2015)
7. Summer Hours (Olivier Assayas, 2008)
8. The Tree of Life (Terrence Malick, 2011)
9. The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013)
10. The Royal Road (Jenni Olson, 2015)
10/10 is an ongoing series in which we ask cinephiles to name their ten favorite films from the last ten years (currently, between 2008 and 2018).


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Great Lakes Temperature Map
Weekly Fishing Tip
Daily Streamflow Conditions
It is that time of year again when not only the days grow shorter but so does the fishing report. Most of the DNR's creel clerks are done for the season and with fewer anglers out it becomes nearly impossible to get updates on conditions around the state. The steelhead runs continue and anglers should find fish from now until freeze up. This is the time of year to target pike, muskie, walleye and perch as the bite increases as the water temperatures drop.
Lake Erie: Boat anglers were getting some walleye in Brest Bay when they can get out. Fish were caught in shallower waters when jigging with minnows or plastics. A few shore anglers were targeting fish off the Metro Park. Yellow perch are moving up into the river.
Detroit River: Walleye anglers were jigging minnows and plastics around the islands. Yellow perch are just starting to move into the cuts and canals.
Lake St. Clair: The ramps are starting to come out however there was still at least one dock in at all the launches at this time. Water temperatures were in the upper 40's. Muskie fishing will only get better as the water cools down. Target the areas where the rivers are flowing into the lake and where the gizzard shad concentrate. Anglers were trying to get out for yellow perch on the south end of the lake however rain and strong winds have made for tough conditions. Bluegill, pumpkinseed and crappie fishing in the canals and marinas was very good.
St. Clair River: Shore anglers casting off the wall in Port Huron caught walleye after dark. A few salmon were caught in the early morning or evening.
Saginaw Bay: Had no boat anglers due to the wind and rough conditions. No word on yellow perch in the cuts yet however anglers should start fishing for them as they will be in anytime now.
Saginaw River: Is starting to see quite a bit of walleye activity on the lower river from the Veterans' Bridge downstream to the mouth. A good number of boats were out along with a fair number of shore anglers. DNR staff have reported a fair number of tag returns which suggests the walleyes are there.
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Overall: Steelhead are still moving into the rivers however the waters were running high and turbid because of the recent rains. Inland lakes are producing bluegills and perch.
St. Joseph River: Look for steelhead at the Berrien Springs Dam. Water temperature was near 48 degrees. Fish have been reported all the way up to Niles and Buchanan as well however upstream movement of fish will drop as the water cools.
Kalamazoo River: Had reports of steelhead up near the Allegan Dam.
Black River: Shore anglers drifting or using spawn on the bottom caught steelhead.
Grand Haven: Had no boat or pier anglers due to the windy and rough conditions.
Grand River at Grand Rapids: The water level was up but still fishable. Steelhead are being caught up near the dam. Anglers are using a variety including spawn, plugs, thunder sticks, spinners, small spoons or a jig and wax worm.
Murray Lake: In Kent County was producing bluegills in 20 to 24 feet. Anglers were using perch rigs with wigglers, red worms and wax worms.
Muskegon River: Is producing some nice steelhead especially in the lower river. Catch rates were still spotty but a few more fish were caught after the last rain. Anglers are casting flies, spoons, beads and crank baits. Look for walleye and perch on both Croton and Hardy Ponds.
Cheboygan River: Continues to produce steelhead on real or artificial spawn bags. Some were also casting small spoons or crank baits.
Alpena: Pier anglers casting body baits caught a couple walleye. A few whitefish were speared in the bay.
Thunder Bay River: Those targeting trout and salmon up near the 9th Street Dam had increasing catches of Atlantic salmon along with a couple Chinook. Coho, steelhead and lake-run brown trout. The Atlantic salmon are currently spawning. Fish were taken on spoons and crank baits as well as by those stripping streamers, bottom bouncing or floating spawn bags and flies. A couple walleye were taken by those casting crank baits. A few yellow perch were caught by those still-fishing with minnows and wax worms.
Oscoda: Pier anglers caught walleye when casting body baits and jigs.
Au Sable River: Good numbers of Atlantic salmon are being observed and the bite picked up a bit for those using streamer flies, egg patterns, casting spoons or spinners, and bottom bouncing or floating spawn bags and beads. Most of the Atlantics are actively spawning. These fish have been picky and change day to day, so anglers should be willing to change their rig or move to find fish willing to bite. A couple steelhead were taken on spawn bags and beads. Most were small, but a few larger fish were caught. Those casting spoons or spinners caught a couple pike or the odd Chinook that was extremely dark and decaying. Walleye were caught down near the mouth when casting jigs.
Tawas River: Those fishing the lower river caught walleye.
Traverse City: Those fishing in the West Bay were still getting some perch however catch rates were still hit-or-miss. Those lucky enough to find a school of fish caught some up to 14 inches or more with emerald shiners or wigglers.
Platte River: Anglers were still getting a few coho when casting small spoons, spinners or crank baits.
Frankfort: Pier and shore anglers were getting some steelhead and the odd coho with spawn on the bottom or when casting small spoons.
Manistee: When they can get out, pier anglers caught steelhead and whitefish.
Manistee River: Boat anglers drifting along the lower river caught a few fish in the deeper holes. Those fishing up near Tippy Dam have caught steelhead on spawn, flies and beads.
Ludington: Pier and shore anglers continue to catch some steelhead along with the occasional coho on real and artificial spawn bags. Those surf-casting used spawn bags on the bottom or were casing small spoons and crank baits.
Ontonagon River: Salmon and brown trout are present in the Middle Branch. Fish were seen north of M-28.
Falls River: Near L'Anse also had salmon and brown trout for those targeting them.
Little Bay De Noc: Walleye anglers reported fair action with the better catches for night anglers. Day anglers reported spotty catches throughout the Kipling reefs and south to the Escanaba in 18 to 38 feet with stick baits. Many reported large schools of bait fish throughout the area. Perch anglers reported very little as the waters are starting to turn over and were getting cloudy. Not a lot of smallmouth bass were caught but those found were some very large fish. Most were fishing from Hunters Point south to the Farmers Dock area with plastics or small crank baits in 12 to 20 feet. Water temperatures were hovering around the mid 40's.
Two Hearted River: Water levels dropped to a more manageable level for steelhead fishing. A few anglers had some luck near the mouth. Some were surf-casting however north winds made it much more difficult.
While many people are preparing to head into the woods for the next several weeks, others are taking advantage of another activity: fall steelhead fishing.
There are two great strategies to try when targeting steelhead this month, surf fishing the piers and beaches of the Great Lakes and/or river fishing.
If you choose to target the Great Lakes, consider using a slip sinker rig and live bait, such as spawn bags, night crawlers or shiners. You can also try casting small spoons, spinners or body baits with great success. Focus on depths of 12 feet or less as steelhead are hanging in the shallows looking for food.
If you choose to target the rivers, consider using wigglers, caddis or wax worms drifted under a slip bobber. The depth below the bobber should be set to present the bait just off the river bottom. Anglers can also be successful this time of year casting spinners and medium diving crank baits into holes or other holding water that provides steelhead with some depth for cover. The retrieve should be as slow as possible to get the lure down to the bottom without snagging up. Many anglers like a downstream cast for these techniques. For anglers looking for an added challenge, they can also use fly fishing techniques and see some great results!
For more information on fishing for steelhead in Michigan, visit their page on the DNR's website.
Note: This report is intended to give you an idea of what is going on around the state. Updates come from Fisheries staff and Conservation Officers. With more than 11,000 inland lakes, the Great Lakes and thousands of miles of rivers and streams, not all locations can be listed. However, it is safe to say if a species is being caught in some waters in the area, they are likely being caught in all waters in that section of the state that have that species.


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