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We have spent many weekends in Palm Springs, but until this weekend we have never ventured out to Desert Hot Springs. If you want to experience hot mineral waters than Desert Hot Springs is the place to visit. The town is just minutes from Palm Springs, which is just over 100 miles East of Los Angeles, California. For the clothing optional experience in DHS, whether you are a single person or a couple, there are several options, but if you are looking for a place with a more holistic approach to nudism then visit Living Waters Spa. http://www.livingwatersspa.com/
As we drove up to Living Waters Spa from the Highway we were unimpressed by the surrounding neighborhoods and the outside of the building, which was originally the Kismet Lodge in the 1960's. However, as we were welcomed inside by Owner Judy we were transformed into an oasis within this desert oasis. As the new age music floated softly on the breeze, we walked past a few sunbathers lounging quietly by the pool looking towards a wall of glass framing the San Bernardino Mountains, we entered our simply Scandinavian style room and kitchen. The simple surroundings, the warm mineral pool and spa and the background music instantly put us into full relaxation mode.
After three days of quiet and pampering I still can't get out of the mediational mode and get myself in the working mode and I've been home for a week. I have so much to say, but honestly just can't seem to get all of the words out just yet. I promise I will later. In the meantime, please enjoy some of the pictures I took while at the spa.
invite singles and couples, but they are not to be mistaken with any of the swinger's clubs/spas in the Desert Hot Springs area. Living Waters is about meditation, quiet, health, mineral waters, and true naturism (they are clothing optional for those of you not quite ready to reveal everything). You can visit for the day, enjoy a massage, a wrap, or a body scrub, or really pamper yourself and stay overnight or two or three.


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adventures in Stargazing
"The first International Dark-Sky reserve in Wales is situated in the Brecon Beacons. You'd be hard pressed to find a community which goes to such great lengths to ensure light pollution is reduced. The hard work is obviously paying off – on a clear night you can see just about everything from anywhere" Ordnance Survey 2015
On a clear night in the Brecon Beacons, you can see the Milky Way, major constellations, bright nebulas and even meteor showers. It's enough to make anyone starry eyed.
Our Park has some of the highest quality dark skies in the whole of the UK, making it the perfect destination for stargazers. There are loads of Events to enjoy stargazing - check out the ones on this month here.
We think that this is something worth shouting about, so we teamed up with the Brecon Beacons Park Society to apply to the International Dark Sky Association to make our entire National Park an International Dark Sky Reserve. In 2012, we became just the fifth destination in the world (and the first in Wales) to be accredited.
Through this highly prestigious status, we hope to preserve our magical night skies for future generations and help reduce carbon dioxide emissions in our Park. We also intend to help protect a whole host of nocturnal creatures that need dark nights to forage, hunt and migrate.
Find out what's happening in the night sky and how you learn more.
Watch the amazing Brecon Beacons Dark Sky video
We promise it will blow you away!
It was produced by photographer Michael Sinclair, who has spent countless hours under the night sky in the Brecon Beacons National Park capturing time lapse footage to put this stunning short film together.
The introduction is by Brecon Male Choir bass baritone Edwin Roderick.
We hope you like it.
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Newsletter, August 2004
Welcome to new members
Jin Mizimisha, Aucks Hoogeveen and Susan Sinclair .
UPCOMING CLUBNIGHT: (Put it in your diary!)
Monday 3 December 2007 – End of Year Clubnight and Photo Competition .
This is your chance to show your record of sights seen during the year that you caught on camera. While the rules are as listed below and judging will be by an independent and qualified judge, Don Pitham, this is a fun competition. So dig into your photo archives and bring along your reminders of events, sights and incidents to share with others. As an added incentive there will be a "peoples choice" winner, which will include all four competition categories, plus the exhibition photographs. Come along to enjoy the fun, wine, cheese and nibbles, and social atmosphere of this last Clubnight of the year.
The Photo Competition format is : -
Four categories of photos: Landscape, People, Humour, and Flora/Fauna
Photos are to be 6 x 4 inch size
Photos are to have been taken within the current year
No manipulated photos
The person submitting the photo must be the person who has taken the photo
Entries are limited to three per category per person
Exhibition Photographs : These are the "anything goes" photographs, which are not part of the above competition – panorama shots, large/blown-up photos, and manipulated photos, anything you like. The only rules are that you must have taken the photo yourself and done so within the current year.
Nelson Intermediate School, Tipahi Street, 7.30 pm, gold coin admission. Mark Stevens Ph 5457564
Notice of a General Meeting preceding the Photo Competition
Notice is given that a Short General Meeting will be held at the
Nelson Tramping Club December Club night on Monday 3 December 2007
Nelson Intermediate School , Tipahi Street, 7.30 pm
Clubnight 1 October 2007
Acting President Mark Stevens chaired this well attended meeting where forty four club members and guests were captivated by Pat's pictorial presentation on a five day trip in Kahurangi National Park last summer in glorious weather - Trilobite Hut - Fenella Hut - Lonely Lake - Adelaide Tarn - Boulder Lake- Aorere River. Swims everyday, humorous and entertaining commentary, warnings about areas with potential to get off route, should lead to a good response for the planned club trip over the same ground (in reverse direction) in December. Pat's video making and dubbing skill were evidenced by the short video he had put together on Lees Creek, a gem also worth visiting. (But don't tell too many others about it!). Our Patron Ian Bethwaite made a brief summary of the report he was to have tabled at our AGM had he not been unavoidably absent.
Warning Notice. Possum Control in Golden Bay
Tasman Pest Control Limited will be using ground laid poison baits and trapping from early October until mid November this year. Warning signs will be placed at access points and remain in place while toxic baits are present. The operational area is mainly on private land but also covers conservation estate in the Pupu, Onekaka and Parapara localities, extending from Mt Burnett Road to Rockville (following the Aorere River) in the north, to the Anatoki River in the south and extends inland to the front faces of Kahurangi National Park. The Takaka to Collingwood road and the inland margin of the Ruataniwha Inlet forms the eastern boundary of the operational area.
From DoC
West Matiri River Cableway
This cableway near the road head has been out of action for several months. DoC is considering whether it is worthwhile to repair it. NTC has made a submission to DoC pointing out this is an important access to the 1000 Acre Plateau and other interesting parts of western Kahurangi. We have asked that some form of safe crossing should be maintained for use in high river conditions i.e. repair the cableway or put in a bridge.
Abel Tasman National Park Management Plan
DoC has acknowledged the NTC submissions and has accepted some of our recommendations for consideration by the New Zealand Conservation Authority, and has responded with explanations to the balance of our submissions.
Ministerial Panel on Control of Deer, Chamois, Tahr and Pigs
Chris Carter, as then Minister of Conservation is asking for submissions to this newly established panel. The consultation document is available from the club secretary and also may be viewed on-line: www.gameanimalpanel.org.nz . On a related matter; in April ERMA released the Evaluation and Review Report for 1080. This contains all the ins and outs leading to the decision to maintain the current registrations, mainly for possum control. There are some recommendations for closer consultation with interested parties when particular areas are treated. There is also a call for further research into potential side effects. The club has requested a copy on CD-ROM. Ask the Club Secretary if you wish to borrow. This weighty document with many appendices is also available online: www.ermanz.govt.nz/news-events/focus/1080/index.html
Identify yourself as a member of NTC
We have some high quality embroidered Club badges for sale to Club members. Contact Mark Stevens.
For those who like to leave their mark in Hut books we now have Club stickers for club members which are free and are available from Gillian and Hec at Basecamp.
Gourmet Tramping
John Sawyer (Department of Conservation) and Liz Baker (Cromwell-based chef) have written a delightful book called Gourmet Tramping in New Zealand. This is a tramping guide cum cookbook, with great photographs and excellent tips and advice. Fourteen two-day walks from around NZ are detailed, and for each the authors provide a delicious recipe and wine suggestion, so that the hungry trampers can complete their trek in culinary style. Where possible, the authors have used ingredients and wine local to the region. (RRP$29.50). For details contact: Kaye Godfrey, CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY PRESS, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand. Ph +64 3 364-2914 Fax +64 3 364-2044 firstname.lastname@example.com
Looking for writers in Nelson region
Wilderness Magazine: From Alistair Hall, Editor, Wilderness Magazine Lifestyle Publishing.
Wilderness Magazine has been published for 16 years now and we are looking to make some changes to the format by including more walks and tramps in each issue and in particular more walks in parts of the country that we infrequently cover. I am writing to see if you could pass this message around your club members because I am seeking more stories from the Nelson region and would like to discuss the possibility of recruiting one or more of the Nelson Tramping Club members to write some stories for us. We would pay for the articles and photos published in the magazine and I would be looking for at least three articles per year from the person(s) we contract to write the stories. I can provide more details on what we are looking for, including payment, article length and style, if I receive a favourable response from any of your members.
PO Box 14-109. Panmure, Auckland. 09 570 2658 www.wildernessmag.co.nz
Intrepid Magazine : From Ryan Holden, Publisher, Intrepid Magazine.
In case you haven't heard of us we are New Zealand's newest adventure magazine. The reason I'm emailing is to say that we are always looking for quality tramping content and if you know of anyone at your club that may be keen to submit an article on tramping then please let me know. Any questions feel free to ask.
P (07) 834 3932 M (027) 357 6051 email@example.com www.intrepidmagazine.com
Hints on Safety
(From NZ Mountain Safety Council "Going Bush" and "Survival" pamphlets)
Get up-to-date information and advice about where you're going tramping. DoC Centres have local track information and maps. Choose a trip that's in keeping with the experience, fitness and ability of your group. Consider alternative routes should conditions become unsafe. Take clothing and equipment suitable for the trip and always be prepared for the worst conditions. Include a Mountain Radio. Consider whether an emergency locator beacon (Club members have free access to these, subject to availability) is required for backup. Contact the Met Service for an up-to-date weather forecast. Leave details of your trip with a responsible person who will contact the police if you don't return by your intended date.
All outdoor users should carry and be able to use a map and compass. Location awareness skills are also important; know where you are and where you have traveled, be observant, and remember natural features. MSC's Bushcraft Manual can help you learn navigational skills. Navigation courses are run by Mountain Safety branches and outdoor clubs, and provide practical instruction in the field. Despite your best efforts you may still get lost or disoriented so you need to know how to cope with a survival situation.
Trip Companion(s) wanted.
Dusky Tramp 10-22 November 2007
One more companion wanted to do the Dusky trip in early November. Leaving Richmond/Nelson on Saturday 10th driving to Ashburton, overnight with family. Sunday on to Dunedin to pick up daughter and friend then Tuatapere Sunday night. Monday 12th boat across Lake Hauroko, then start walking! It is reputedly a 7 - 9 day walk (Classic Tramps Book). Intend being back in Richmond Thursday 22 November. Contact Lawrie Halkett 5444096 (evenings)
Franz Joseph / Fox Glacier Visit 2008
Anyone interested in visiting the Franz Joseph / Fox Glacier area for a few days in Jan, Feb or March next year is invited to contact Dave Blunt ph 548 6826 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
A variety of walks/tramps or climbs can be arranged to suit. These could include Castle Rocks Hut above the Franz Joseph glacier and Fox Peak with its stunning views over the West Coast and nearby Southern Alps. Relaxing in some hot pools is also a possibility.
Useful Websites
Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (Inc) www.fmc.org.nz
New Zealand Mountain Safety Council www.mountainsafety.org.nz
New Zealand Weather www.metservice.co.nzwww.metvuw.comwww.niwa.co.nz
Department of Conservation www.doc.govt.nz
New Zealand Tramper www.tramper.co.nz
Family Group Outing. Saturday 1 December Marsden Valley
The Marsden Valley has experienced a rejuvenation in recent years through the regeneration project supported by many schools in the district and presents some interesting, educational and easy walks. This is ONLY for family groups, so if you have children to take along, and you're interested, call David Rae 548 0686.
Unidentified subscription payment : Treasurer Gillian advises having received an electronic transfer into the Club bank account for an annual subscription of $28.00 on 21 September 2007, which has no name as identification. Could the payer please contact her immediately.
Contributions from Club Members
Opening of the new Hacket Bridge (scribe Pat Holland)
Lobbying from various directions including NTC has resulted in DOC replacing the 20-year old swing bridge across the Hacket River with a brand spanking new suspension bridge. The bridge was formally opened on 22 September by Kerry Marshall representing the Tasman Environment Trust (and now Mayor of Nelson) and in front of a good gathering of about 50 outdoors enthusiasts. Representing NTC were Tony Haddon, Gretchen Williams, David Blunt, Uta Purcell Ted Brooks and Pat Holland. As well as listening to the speeches, we all worked diligently (more or less) on the planting of about 1000 native seedlings into the cut-over area on the South side of the bridge and finishing with morning tea courtesy of DOC. The new bridge is very fine with a curve reminiscent of the Golden Gate. The conservative loading of 5 at a time means we can anticipate a 5-fold increase in our speed of access to the Richmond F.P. via the Hackett but also a few more MTB'ers and dogs.
Go to Photo Galleries to see pictures of the new bridge and the opening celebration.
Photo by Ruth Hesslyn
Why I like tramping --- by David Blunt
Photo by Ruth Hesslyn
Had I been asked if I liked tramping when I first started out in the mid sixties I think my response would have been ambivalent. Back in those days tramping for me was more of a means to an end in order to get to a mountain top or some other high place to see what was on the other side. Quite often it was not a particularly enjoyable experience because of a lack of fitness and having to carry a heavy load in a Mountain Mule pack (which was never designed for comfort) and with none of the other lightweight or high tech clothing and equipment that is the norm today – I still have some items that are well beyond their use by date, so I have recently been told. However since taking early 'retirement' a few years ago I have had more time to appreciate the joys and benefits that tramping can bring despite the occasional hardship or mishap or the difficulty of trying to keep up with someone who has the agility and speed of a gazelle when the going gets tough! Regular tramping, apart from helping me to keep fit and healthy, has got me into many places of great natural beauty with others who also enjoy being in the back country environment and I look forward to having many more shared experiences in the years to come.
It is reported that our ex President and ex Secretary recently spent 9 hours wandering up and down Mt Cullen (near Havelock) on a Marlborough TC trip. Evidently the party of 12 were a cheerful and quite fit bunch. The trip was almost entirely off track, and at least one participant fell in the water. (Forwarded anonymously to the editor, unless someone knows who TH is!)
Editor's Comment. Contributions from Club members, such as those included in this newsletter, are always gratefully received and will be included, subject to editorial review and availability of space.
All trip reports received have been included, and while some are brief, and some are not, it is for the interest and edification of Club members that trip organisers are asked to submit these, or arrange for someone else to be the scribe. Those completed trips which are not reported on to date will hopefully be in the next newsletter.
Contributions and comments to the Editor, Hec Arbuthnott by email email@example.com fax to 5481710, Mail to 10 Wiltshire Place, Stoke or hand in to Basecamp at 295 Trafalgar Street. NELSON.
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Today's recipe is one that involves the slightly bitter fenugreek/methi leaves (vendhaya keerai) - I always bring home a bunch since it's easy to find fresh methi leaves quite often and they are usually used in this gravy or added with chapathi dough or adai. However today's gravy has a creamy component going on that makes this methi leaves and peas combination taste heavenly.... I used this recipe (with some modifications) and got mouthwatering results and it won over everyone in the family. I think the idea of cooking the onions in boiling water is an important step and ensures there is no raw taste of the onions without using too much oil/ghee.
METHI MATAR MALAI (Fenugreek Greens & Peas in Creamy Gravy)
Methi leaves - 1 bunch, leaves plucked and washed
Fresh/Frozen Peas - 1 cup
Onion - 1 small sized, peeled
Almonds - 6 to 7 (soaked in hot water)
Green Chillies - 5
Cloves - 2
Cardamom - 1
Coriander powder - half tsp
Salt - to taste
Milk - 1.5 cups
Oil - 2 tsp
Ghee - 1 tsp
1) Pierce the halved onion with cloves and drop in boiling water. Allow to cook for about 8 mins till soft. Drain from the water and remove the cloves
2) Grind this onion with green chillies and almond/cashew to a fine paste.
3) Heat oil/ghee in a pan, add cardamom and the ground paste and fry for about 5 to 7 mins. on medium flame.
4) Now add the methi leaves and allow to cool till wilted. Then add the peas, coriander powder and salt and cook for another 5 mins.
5) Add the milk and bring to a slow simmer until it thickens a bit. Serve hot with rotis.


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Scrum Sevens
The Lion Kings
Tom Hamilton
September 4, 2012
John Robins played for the Lions in 1950 and coached them in 1966 © PA Photos
Warren Gatland Sir Graham Henry Carwyn James Ian McGeechan Syd Millar John Robins Jim Telfer Clive Woodward
Warren Gatland was unveiled as the 14th British & Irish Lions coach on Tuesday and he will follow in the footsteps of a rich lineage of men who have led the famous tourists to the southern hemisphere. Next summer, Gatland will head up the squad when they head Down Under and this week's Scrum Sevens looks at who he will supersede in the famous hotseat.
John Robins (1966)
The Wales prop played 17 times for the Lions on their tour of New Zealand and Australia in 1950 and was handed the coaching position for their tour to the same two countries in 1966. Robins was the first coach of the Lions but his role was more as an assistant rather than the omnipotence the current crop experience. Robins worked alongside the Lions' manager Des O'Brien and captain Mike Campbell-Lamerton with his skipper leading the majority of training sessions.
The Lions fared well against Australia - winning 11-8 and 31-0 - but lost all four Tests to the Kiwis - 20-3, 16-12, 19-6 and 21-11. Lions tourist and Ireland international Ray McLoughlin claimed that they had just 18 supporters cheering on the team in red in New Zealand - a far cry from the current passionate throngs that flock to the other side of the world. The tour was poorly received back in the British Isles but the tourists enjoyed themselves and the party also took in Hawaii, San Francisco, Vancouver, Toronto and New York.
Carwyn James (1971)
With just two Welsh caps to his name, James was a surprise choice to lead the Lions in 1971. But he was a visionary - something that Wales were yet to appreciate. Instead of rousing half-time speeches, James preferred the more softly-spoken approach and pointed players in the right direction rather than ordering them to play in a certain manner. And it worked. They lost their opening match of the tour against Queensland but finished the three-month tour as series winners over New Zealand - something that has never been achieved since or indeed before 1971.
They took the first Test 9-3 in Carisbrook but lost the second 22-12 in Christchurch. The third Test swung it in the Lions' favour with a 13-3 triumph and they then drew the fourth 14-14. The likes of Barry John, Gareth Davies, skipper John Dawes, flanker John Taylor and Mervyn Davies etched their names in Lions folklore but the quiet lieutenant James also deserves praise for his steady hand behind the party.
Syd Millar (1974)
A veteran of the 1959, 1962 and 1968 Lions tours, Millar was Ireland coach between 1973 and 1975 and took the Lions post for their 1974 tour of South Africa. 'The Invincibles,' as they are now known, won 21 of their 22 matches with the only draw coming in their final Test against the Boks. It was a hugely impressive performance and one that will probably never be matched again. The four-Test tour saw them win the first clash against the Boks 12-3, the second 28-9, the third 26-9 and then draw the fourth 13-13.
Captained by Willie John McBride and under the stewardship of Millar and manager Alun Thomas, the side embraced the physical nature of what the Boks were going to throw at them which led to the infamous '99 call'.
Millar went on to manage the 1987 World Cup and was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2009. He has also been awarded the Legion d'honneur and the prestigous Spirit of Sport award for his contribution to sport.
Jim Telfer (1983)
Jim Telfer alongside Ian McGeechan and Martin Johnson on the 1997 Lions tour © PA Photos
Telfer's working life took in a spells as a head teacher, a chemistry teacher, time as a Scotland international and also the 1966 and 1968 Lions tour but he will probably be best remembered for what is widely perceived to be the best ever speech in rugby (warning - strong language). But while he was part of Ian McGeechan's coaching set-up for the 1997 tour of South Africa, he was head honcho in 1983. It did not quite go to plan for the Lions side as they replicated the 1966 group's fortunes against the All Blacks and lost all four Tests. They also fell to defeats in two of their warm-up matches with Auckland and Canterbury both downing the tourists.
In 1997 he primarily looked after the forwards and made that famous Everest speech in the run up to their first Test with the Boks. Telfer's time in rugby also included spells in charge of the Scotland national side and he led them to a Grand Slam in 1984.
Sir Graham Henry (2001)
The World Cup-winning coach took charge of the Lions back in 2001 and their tour to Australia failed to live up to the high standards the 1997 party set. Henry's tenure was fraught with rumours of tension between the Test side and the midweek team and Austin Healey and Matt Dawson's comments in the press did little to quell the rumours. Dawson described Henry as "uninspiring" while manager Donal Lenihan supposedly treated the team "like children".
On the field, the Lions won the first Test against the Wallabies 29-13 but lost the next two 35-14 and 29-23. Henry later reflected on the tour and admitted that he got his approach wrong. "My ego got in the way. My attitude on that tour was we win at all costs. Winning became too dominant rather than getting to know the players and getting the systems right. You learn from those things."
Sir Clive Woodward (2005)
Like his predecessor, Woodward will probably hope that people focus on the 2003 World Cup triumph rather than the 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand when looking at his coaching CV. Woodward tried to modernise one of rugby's last bastions of tradition and it failed. Yes his side faced one of the best New Zealand teams to take to the field - with Dan Carter putting in one of the game's standout performances by any fly-half in the second Test - but it was a tour that never quite got going.
No one can rival Ian McGeechan as Lions coach © Getty Images
They won all of their warm up matches - bar the clash with the NZ Maoris - but they came up against a different beast when they took to the field against the full New Zealand side. They lost the first Test 21-3, the second 48-18 and the third 38-19. The 44-strong party - with 26 backroom staff - were humiliated by the dominant All Blacks and returned to the British Isles with their tail between their legs.
Sir Ian McGeechan (1989, 1993, 1997, 2009)
'Geech' is the definitive Mr Lions. Player on the 1974 and 1977 Lions tour and head honcho on the 1989, 1993, 1997 and 2009 parties, he oversaw a 2-1 win over Australia in 1989 but this was followed up by a 2-1 reverse four years later in New Zealand. In 1997, they prevailed 2-1 against the Boks but in 2005 he took charge of the midweek side and not the full Test side. Come 2009 and McGeechan once again assumed the position of head coach and brought in the likes of Warren Gatland, Shaun Edwards, Rob Howley and Graham Rowntree to work alongside him. They lost 2-1 to the Springboks but testament to McGeechan is the fact that on every tour he has presided over, his side have picked up at least one Test win.
McGeechan has always had an unwavering belief in the value of a Lions tour amid the ever-reliance on sponsorship and commercial avenues in the modern game. When asked about what the Lions meant to him, McGeechan simply said: "The Lions are special and unique, you can't compare them to anything else you'll do as a player or coach."
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Tom Hamilton is the Assistant Editor of ESPNscrum.
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Lucan Foxblood's first appearance was in Stormrage. Lucan is the Chief cartographer to King Varian Wrynn and a citizen of Stormwind City.
When the Emerald Nightmare began spreading and claimed its first victims in Stormwind, Lucan found himself drawn towards something which he didn't quite understand. During his seemingly endless trip, he found himself losing his connection to reality now and then.
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Tatsuko Ogawara and her husband Shin have been organic farmers for 26 years in Funehiki, tilling, planting and harvesting crops from the same soil their family has worked for six generations. On 15 March, four days after the earthquake and tsunami, the alarm on the family's radiation detector – which they bought due to radiation worries during the Chernobyl disaster - went off and kept beeping as radiation levels rose. For the family, it was a terrifying moment. The family evacuated to Koriyama for five days. However, worried about their small farm, her husband and his mother decided to return. "We have cattle and chickens and we had to come back to feed them. We couldn't leave them and go elsewhere." "Until now I was anti nuclear energy, but I didn't do much about it. And now that such a terrible accident has happened I've started to feel that if I don't do something now then when wilI I do it? If we don't do anything, who will? Every day I wonder what I should do. I've decided to try doing even tiny things, everything that I can offer." 11/01/2011
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Avs blow 4-2 lead, lose 6-4 to L.A. Kings
Our evolving game story is here. Tremendous game for 35 minutes for the Avs, but Los Angeles was better down the stretch — particularly rookie goalie Martin Jones — and the Kings rally to win 6-4 at the Pepsi Center.
The Avs were 3-of-4 on the power play to take a 4-2 lead, before the Kings struck twice late in the second period and Anze Kopitar scored the game-winning goal on the power play 3:13 into the third. Patrick Roy didn't have a problem with his team blowing the relatively big lead, and thought it was a great offensive game by two great offensive teams. But as Matt Duchene and P.A. Parenteau say in the game story, the Avs weren't very good down low in front of J.S. Giguere.


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A South Florida man is being held on $15,000 bond after biting off a chunk of a friend's ear and trying to preserve it in coffee creamer, officials said.
The altercation began when 26-year-old Kenneth Thompson came back to the Port St. Lucie house where he lives with his female roommate, according to an arrest affidavit.
The unidentified roommate told officials that Thompson came home drunk at 5:30 p.m. Sunday while she was home with a male friend, the release said. Thompson started smoking in the house, and when she asked him to stop, he started screaming at her and the friend, saying he had gone through her phone and knew about the restraining order she was going to file against him, officials said.
He then began shouting that he was going to shoot himself in the head and began punching the unidentified male friend, the release said. The scuffle made its way outside the house, while the roommate left in fear that Thompson would retaliate against her for calling police, according to officials.
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While outside, Thompson pushed the male friend onto two garbage bags, jumped on top of him and bit off a chunk of his ear, the release said.
Thompson later told officials it was only a "small piece" of ear, the release said. He also said that he went back inside and placed the chunk in a cup of coffee that was in the fridge because it had creamer in it, and he had heard that when someone loses a tooth, it should be placed in creamer, police said.
He said he attacked the other man, who he said was his best friend, because the man was "trying to get into [the roommate's] pants," the release said. He said the roommate was his girlfriend, but she had told investigators that Thompson acted like the two were married, but they weren't even dating.
Investigators recovered a shotgun, a crossbow and a machete from Thompson's room during the investigation, the release said.
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Tribeca Films, the fledgling distribution arm of Tribeca Enterprises, hasn't had any runaway hits at the box office just yet. But that's not really its primary focus.
Taking the long view of the 21st century film biz, Tribeca is setting its sights on digital distribution. And with a string of cable VOD successes — led by horror title "Grave Encounters," Ed Burns' "Newlyweds" and the Keira Knightley romantic drama "Last Night" — the 2-year-old division's brass claims they've had a strong start.
"We've ramped up very quickly," says Todd Green, VP and general manager of Tribeca Films, who notes the company reaches 40 million cable homes as well as key online players such as iTunes and Vudu. The only major MSO that doesn't include Tribeca pics, according to Green, is AT&T-Uverse.
Per Green, the company has a "huge competitive advantage" in the crowded VOD space because of Tribeca's brand-name recognition, which cable operators are employing to push films to consumers not only during Tribeca's film festival, but year-round. And bucking initial concerns, the brand has traveled well beyond Gotham, says Green. "Our percentage of usage is over 50% outside of the Northeast."
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However, Tribeca Enterprises' Nancy Schafer says theatrical is still a necessary evil — calling it "the price of doing business" in order to generate reviews and awareness. The company's most recent release "Detachment," for example, will travel to at least 12 theatrical markets.
Sophie Hyde, a producer on the doc "Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure," says Tribeca's release of her film last year "worked in a way that suited the film, with VOD release and lots of digital word-spreading, plus a select theatrical around the country." The film expanded to more than 20 cities, she says.
But given the financial smokescreen that still surrounds VOD, it's hard to tell how well that film, or any of Tribeca's titles for that matter, have performed. As Hyde notes, "Was it successful financially? We don't know yet."
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SPOOKY.....here's a Mill Hill pattern I finally finished into a bellpull! Well it wasn't hard really, since the edges were already finished with the pretty orange checkerboard pattern. Its actually much nicer in person since all the beading doesn't show up in the picture.
I'm looking forwards to tonight with all the trick-or-treaters coming to the door. Of course the dogs don't appreciate being locked into the basement for the evening, they just don't quite understand why there are so many little people coming to the door.
Now to just find where I hid my candy away to.....:-D
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Happy Hallowe'en!
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Monday, October 30, 2006
Back Home!
We made it back home again late Saturday night. Whew, what a long drive, especially through so much rain and even sleet! The wind on the highways was incredible, at times it felt like it was moving the truck right off the road.
We had a fantastic time in Charlotte and even got to the ocean in Myrtle Beach. It was a little chilly but sunny so that made up for it and walking along the ocean is just amazing. We did a ton of shopping ~ at some outlet malls, Target, Kohl's, and of course Hobby Lobby and A.C.Moore. While I didn't find a ton of cross stitch goodies, I did pick up some great Lori Birmingham kits that were on clearance, for a sewing box, needle case, scissor fob, etc. And I also found some lovely fake-antique sewing accessories for my new sewing case that were 50% off. I love a good sale! Best of all I got a huge amount of my Christmas shopping done.
Here's a pic of Kelly and I on Thursday morning at Myrtle Beach.
And of course Miss Maisie, wearing the new coat that I knitted up for her. She's such a cutie and a ball of energy.
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Friday, October 20, 2006
And We're Off!
First thing tomorrow morning that is! We're off to spent a week with our daughter Kelly at her home in Charlotte, NC. It will be our first time there and we are really looking forwards to it. I'm hoping to see some warmer weather that what we've had here, this fall has been so dull and dreary with way too much rain. Oh and of course, I can't wait to do some shopping, lots and lots of shopping!
I'm pretty much packed, we just have to hit the store to pick up some nibblies for the ride (12-14 hours - yech, what a drive!) , and the bank for US cash - for those wonderful toll highways, and any stops along the way. Its hard trying to decide what stitching project to take, most times I would love the idea of 12 hours of stitching time, but in a car??? with a teenage boy????
We'll be back the following weekend, I'm sure the week will just fly by.
Yesterday, Carrie and I met up with my sister Karen at the Creative Festival in Toronto. While there were not as many vendors as in previous years, the shopping was still just as good. The stitching designers have really started turning out, and its so great to meet these people in person - Crossed Wing, X's & O's, Heart's Content, that I can remember plus some great displays of La-D-Da, Heritage Stitchcraft, and the Historical Sampler Company. I know there were more....
Here's a few pics of my Stash-filled day:
The last 2 pics are actually of quilting kits that I have been waiting to get since I saw them at the Spring Festival. My sister bought the 2 coordinating ones and eventually I hope to make them all. Hmmm, love my coffee!
Have a great week!!
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Monday, October 16, 2006
Its a Sewing Lesson!
Saturday afternoon was sewing lesson time. We got Marj's sewing machine figured out and it works like a dream. A noisy dream!
She managed to get a few of her smaller finishes done - Poor Jack, a freebie by Just Nan was made into an ornament to hang just in time for Hallowe'en. And the Kitty is I think a Bent Creek piece, but I'll have to check the name of the design. This guy is being made into a pillow. She also started the finishing of her M Designs' letters into ornaments for Christmas gifts.
And I have most of my sewing box pieces covered with fabric and ready to assemble. It was a busy afternoon!
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Saturday, October 14, 2006
Some more Thanksgiving pics
A few more pictures of last weekend to see! For some reason Blogger hasn't liked me this week nor has Photobucket, as neither site would let me upload any pictures.....But I have to get a couple more up, if only to remind myself of how great the weather was, because it feels like we're into winter right now. We have even had snow flurries!
I stitched this week on another PS alphabet block - C is for Cow - and its nearing the end, as soon as its done I'll get a picture up (hopefully) and that of my last finish D is for Duck. I did manage to play around with another photo hosting site yesterday and got the new Flickr multi-image thingy to work, which you can see on the right hand side. I just put up pics of all my PS blocks so far. I'm getting exciting that this is nearing the end - only 4 blocks left to go!
Marj is coming by today to give me a hand with my sewing box so I can get my homework caught up. I pulled out all my pieces the other day and had no idea where to begin. That will teach me for not completing that part shortly after the Guild meeting! Marj is bringing her sewing machine and I'll try to give her a bit of a lesson, as long we can get it threaded.
Have a great weekend!
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006
What an amazing Thanksgiving weekend we had. The weather truly cooperated this weekend, to make up for all those rainy, cold weekends in September.
We went to the cottage for 3 days and so enjoyed being outside in the warm sun and among the beautifully coloured trees. It reminds me how much I love Autumn with the gorgeous colours.
The first picture is the road into the cottage.
And here is hubby doing one of his usual fall chores - mulching some leaves.
The water looked gorgeous with the blue sky - but a little chilly!
Here is a picture of Stu playing in the leaves on the deck.
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Thursday, October 05, 2006
Vash's RR
I finished up the backstitching on Vash's round robin piece last night. She chose the Vermillion bird & buttefly freebies from the website. I love the fabric she has sent around with her RR - its a lovely hand-dyed piece that is so appropriate as a backdrop for these birdies. They are really coming out lovely.
At the end of the month, I'll send this on to Lynn and she'll finish it off and then its back to the U.K. I can't believe how fast this round robin is coming together.
We PVR'ed the season premiere of Lost last night as we haven't quite finished up watching Season Two on DVD's. We're hoping to have a marathon session this weekend (Thanksgiving weekend!) to finish it up and may be even watch some of the 8 hours of background/documentary on the series. Yes, I know, we are all totally addicted to this show!
Thanks, everyone, for all the birthday wishes! I haven't bought my birthday present yet...there are just too many things I want, I even made a list hoping to be able to pare down some of my 'wants' but so far I haven't crossed anything off!
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Monday, October 02, 2006
Finishing weekend
I don't have my pics downloaded from the camera yet but I have a few more to post - from our apple picking at a local orchard and another stitching finish.
This is called the Pumpkin Flower Sampler by Bent Creek and a very quick little one to do - one day actually! I finished it up yesterday into a little wallhanging to put by the front door. The fabric was actually a bright white and once I started stitching, I wondered what I was thinking using fabric this colour. So once the stitching of the alphabet was done, I tea-dyed the whole piece and it came out to a much warmer colour.
I got back in to see my naturopath on Friday and was complaining bitterly about my total lack of energy. I know its only been a few weeks since surgery but still....I hate not wanting to do anything more than sitting in my big ol' chair with my stitching. She offered me a Vitamin B6/12 shot to try and wow - by Sunday I felt amazing! Which is why I so enjoyed tramping through an apple orchard apple picking yesterday. Then it was off to the library for some DVD's and books, and home to cook Sunday dinner. So I am definitely going back for more of these shots!
And tomorrow is my birthday! Now to figure out what special birthday treat to buy for myself....
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2000 Mile Road Trip
The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association is inviting you to join them in the fall for the Texas Road Tour! The driving takes place on September 27th from Goodguys Headquarters in Pleasanton, California all the way to Texas Motor Speedway, Thursday, October 3rd. Total miles covered: 1,969.
For the finalists of the Goodguys Street Machine of the Year and Street Rod of the year; who none other than George Poteet said that he will pay the entry fee. Poteet made the same statement at Goodguys Columbus this year and plans to stick to it.
Ridler Winner of the Detroit Autorama, Ron Cizek; will be among the few embarking on this journey. Cizek's 1940 Ford is an absolute showstopper and you can take a look at it in the video below. Among Cizek, Harold Chapman with his 1930 Ford and Terry Hudson with his 1937 Chevrolet will also be joining in on the fun.
The trip will go through the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The tour will also be making pit-stops to private car collections, shop visits, and of course museums that are along the way.
Entry is $1,500 which covers hotel, meals, and commemorative tour booklet. Not only that, entrants will receive two shirts, two hats, two decals, entry to the Goodguys 21st Lone Star Nationals October 4-6 at Texas Motor Speedway and a special at-event parking area exclusive to Road Tour cars only.
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Also inside, the 2011 Mercedes SL550 Night Edition comes with matte black paint, black leather and "darkened" headlamps, you know, so the theme continues through the lack of illumination.
Want a "Night Edition" to drive during the day? You'll need to hurry, only 100 will be made. Further differentiation over the plebeian non-night SL includes 19-inch AMG wheels, silver front brake calipers and a bunch of components that are black where otherwise they wouldn't be.


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Johnny Manziel, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback at Texas A&M, still has three more seasons of NCAA eligibility, which means he might not make it to the NFL until 2016. But he's tweeting like a man who plans to enter the draft next year, the first year when he'll be NFL-eligible.
Early Sunday morning, Manziel wrote on Twitter, "I can't wait to leave College Station." Manziel quickly deleted that tweet and replaced it with one that said he loves Texas A&M, but he also urged people to "walk a day in my shoes," the latest in a series of public statements in which Manziel suggested that he finds college life rough.
If Manziel isn't happy in college, he's probably already planning his jump to the NFL. And when he does jump, he'll be a fascinating prospect: Manziel isn't the prototypical NFL pocket passer, but NFL teams are increasingly discovering ways to make the most of the talents of quarterbacks who aren't prototypical NFL pocket passers. There will be questions about Manziel's height and about how well his college accomplishments can translate to the next level. Those questions will resemble the questions about Russell Wilson heading into the 2012 draft, and there are surely plenty of NFL general managers now kicking themselves for passing on Wilson before the Seahawks grabbed him in the third round.
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Manjoo Joins Wall Street Journal as Technology Columnist
Farhad Manjoo, a leading and influential Silicon Valley voice, is joining the Wall Street Journal as a columnist writing about technology companies, issues, people, products and trends.
Manjoo, who currently writes for Slate and articles for Fast Company magazine, joins as the Journal expands its coverage of Silicon Valley and tech around the world.
"I'm thrilled by this opportunity," said Manjoo, 35. "Silicon Valley is alternately wondrous and maddening, brilliant and blundering, and I hope to give readers insight into the folks who make this place work." Manjoo will write two columns per week, at least one of which will appear in print editions.
"I am ecstatic that Farhad will be sharing his deep knowledge, analytical eye and writing flair with our readers," said Jonathan Krim, the Journal's global technology editor. Manjoo's keen insights are read widely and across multiple platforms, Krim added.
Manjoo has been covering the tech industry and culture since the peak of the last dot-com boom. At Slate, he has chronicled the rise of mobile devices, Facebook's ascendancy, Google's rebirth under Larry Page, Apple's transition under Tim Cook, and Amazon's ever-soaring ambitions.
He is adapting his 2012 Fast Company cover story on Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook into a book for Simon & Schuster. Manjoo's previous book, True Enough: Learning To Live in a Post-Fact Society, was published in 2008.
Prior to Slate, Manjoo covered the tech industry for Salon and Wired, and his work has also been featured in the New York Times, Pando Daily, and National Public Radio.
Manjoo attended Cornell University, where he edited his college newspaper, the Cornell Daily Sun. Manjoo was born in South Africa, raised in Southern California, and now lives in Palo Alto with his wife and two young children.


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Last month I blogged about our Londonderry town meetings in my post http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-england-town-meeting.html
Little did I know that in Korea, several producers were also putting together a story about democracy, governance and Londonderry's town meetings! The footage can be see through a link at the website Londonderry Hometown Online News, at the post "Government and Governance Londonderry" http://www.londonderrynh.net/?p=18842
This Korean television production has been broken into several short videos, all in the Korean language, and with Korean subtitles. However, the people interviewed are all Londonderry citizens speaking in English. After the brief introduction it is easy to follow along. These folks are all my neighbors here in town.
In my opinion, the New England town meeting is the purest form of democracy available in the United States, maybe even in the world. Where else does every citizen have the right to give their opinion, influence the local government and put forward their suggestions . Every citizen can become directly involved with the process of governance.
Our annual Londonderry town meeting takes place this Saturday, March 13th, 2010, at the Londonderry High School on Mammoth Road.


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Martin Kaymer is in with a chance of a second successive title at the Alstom French Open. The 25-year-old German added a 67 to his opening 66 at Le Golf National on Friday to be just one behind Spaniard Alejandro Canizares at halfway. Last year, Kaymer beat Lee Westwood in a playoff, then went to the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond and won there as well. But just a few weeks later, he broke three toes in a go-kart crash and was forced out of the game for two months. "I went go-karting again earlier this year, but there will definitely be no more before the Ryder Cup," said Kaymer, currently sixth in the race for places on Colin Montgomerie's European team for the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in October. Both he and Canizares, son of 1989 Ryder Cup hero Jose-Maria Canizares, had their rounds interrupted for nearly 2 1/2 hours by a thunderstorm. At that stage, they were two behind Dutchman Robert-Jan Derksen, but Canizares then had four birdies in his last five holes for a second 66 in a row and Kaymer birdied the 10th, 14th and 17th. "My dad is coming tomorrow, so I'm really looking forward to the weekend," added world No. 11 Kaymer. Canizares, whose one previous victory came in Russia four years ago, had to return to qualifying school last November, but fellow graduates Simon Khan and Fredrik Andersson Hed have already lifted trophies and the 27-year-old from Madrid hopes to do the same on Sunday. Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter, both doubtful before Thursdayâs first round with leg problems, are 3 under after rounds of 69 and 67 -- but with less than two weeks to go to the start of the British Open, Westwood was limping badly over the closing stretch. The world No. 3 went to the hospital for a check-up on Wednesday after it was feared he might have a blood clot, but tests proved otherwise and he revealed he has been battling with a sore Achilles tendon for seven months. "I think I just need to ice it," he said. "It doesn't hurt when I swing -- I guess a little bit on the way through -- but it's the walking. It doesn't feel very nice on short, sharp hills and there are a lot of them around here." Westwood had a hat trick of birdies early on, but bogeyed the 17th for the second day running and put his tee shot into the lake for a double bogey 5 at the short second. He came back, though, with further birdies on the sixth and seventh. Poulter was pleased with his recovery from a bad reaction to an insect bite on Monday and did not drop a stroke. Rory McIlroy and Luke Donald, the other world top-10 players in the field, were both 3 under as well, but Montgomerie missed a 15-foot birdie putt on the last and missed the cut by one on 2 over. It is now over two years since he had a top-10 finish. French star Jean Van de Velde, who in only his second event of the year began with a 66 for joint second place, set off again with a double bogey and with a 76 fell right back to level par.


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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A teenager who attracted national media attention after she couldn't stop hiccuping for five weeks has been charged with first-degree murder for allegedly luring a man to a house where he was robbed and fatally shot.
Jennifer Mee, 19, appeared on NBC's TODAY several times in 2007 because of her condition, which caused her to hiccup up to 50 times a minute.
She tried various cures without success, until the hiccups eventually stopped. The teenager said at the time it was not known exactly why, but credited "a mixture of everything and all the medicine they had me on" in an interview on the TODAY show.
According to St. Petersburg police, the victim, Shannon Griffin, 22, befriended Mee while online at a social networking site sometime in the last week. A few days ago, they began talking on the telephone and agreed to meet together for the first time on Saturday night, police said.
Griffin's family has described him as an introvert who spent a lot of time on the Internet. He allegedly told at least one family member that he was excited at the prospect of meeting a girl, police said.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman withdrew a total of $1,200 from an ATM at a supermarket near his New York City apartment the night before he was found lifeless in his bathroom with a syringe still in his left arm, sources told NBC News.
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According to investigators, Mee and two accomplices, Lamont Newton and Laron Raiford, planned to rob Griffin when he arrived at the vacant house.
Griffin was robbed of his wallet, a small amount of cash, his cell phone and the keys to the motor scooter that he rode to the house. He was shot three times in the chest and once in the shoulder.
Police said there were signs of a struggle during the robbery.
Investigators found a pair of shoes at the scene that belonged to one of the suspects and also recovered a handgun.
Following an anonymous tip, homicide investigators arrested Mee, Newton and Raiford on Sunday.Video: How 'Hiccup Girl' finally stopped (on this page)
Police said the trio lived together and Newton was apparently Mee's boyfriend.
St. Petersburg Police Chief Charles Harmon said at a news conference Monday that investigators were still trying to determine who was holding the gun when it went off.
The shooting took place as Mee was leaving, police say.
On her MySpace page, Mee describes herself as a "female version of a hustla" and adds that "her heart is still in Vermont," where her father lives. She last logged into her page Sunday.
She was being held without bond Monday pending an appearance in Pinellas County Court in Clearwater. County jail records did not show whether she had an attorney.
Mee's mother, Rachel Robidoux, told The Tampa Tribune on Monday that life for her daughter has been nothing but trouble since national exposure over her hiccups.
"Honestly, the best way I can describe it, is that they call it a case of the hiccups, but I call it the curse of the hiccups," she told the newspaper. "It felt like a nightmare."Video: Earlier TODAY interview with Mee (on this page)
Unstoppable hiccups have periodically made headline news. A 21-year-old woman, Anna Mayer, hiccuped for 42 days in 1941 and then 46 days in 1944, according to Time magazine.
On both occasions, an operation by Dr. Lester Samuels on a nerve in her back cured the problem.
The second time, Mayer's family had to appeal to President Franklin Roosevelt to have Samuels, by then a captain in the army, released from duty to perform the operation.
NBC News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Natalie Portman's production company, Handsome Charlie Films, is looking for someone to direct a script about two girls who hit the road to bring their best friend a bag of pot.
"Best Buds" will star Portman as a one of the women in a race against the clock to get some pot to their friend before her wedding, according to Pajiba.
Since bursting on the scene as a 13-year-old assassin's protege in "The Professional," Portman has made a career of mixing up her choices, going from indie comedies to big budget sci-fi to all manner of roles. In an effort to ensure she continues to find smaller roles that suit her on a more personal level, she launched her own production company.
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In January, they unveiled "Hesher," starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a stoner-drifter-anarchist who befriends a young boy struggling with the death of his mother, with Portman as the supermarket checkout girl who falls in with them. Despite an uneven ending, Gordon-Levitt gave another great performance in a very funny, thoughtful film.
Next up from Handsome Charlie is "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," directed by David O. Russell, which sounds like Jane Austen film we can finally get behind. It's due in 2011.


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So, this is a home tour that unfortunately got lost in the shuffle and kerfuffle of a Mimomito identity crisis. Thanks to the wonderful Heather and David for not sending rocks through our windows for taking so long to post this. It has likely been almost A YEAR since they welcomed us into their home to poke around and take photos. Thank you for your patience and kindness to allow us in your lives and beautiful home. I personally know that you both have added new items and pieces to your home, so perhaps this'll be like a walk down memory lane, ha! Now, finally, Heather and David Hadley's Home Tour.
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Carmichael, Ca
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Built in 1957, bought home in 2010 / 3bd, 2.5ba 1800 SF
Why did you choose your home?
Good neighborhood; the layout; original hardwood floors; updated kitchen and granite counter-tops; but most importantly (according to David) the game room with a 1970's built-in bar.
What attracted you to mid century design?
In my mid-20s, I rented an old one-bedroom apartment in Midtown Sac. I fell in love with the mid-century original features. It had a pink bathtub, elephant gray tiling and toilet, the kitchen was galley style and had stainless steel counter tops. I embraced the vibe, and carried that feeling into our new home.


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The new MacBook Pro elevates the notebook to a whole new level of performance and portability. Wherever your ideas take you, you'll get there faster than ever with cutting-edge graphics, high-performance processors, state-of-the-art storage, and more.
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The new display in the MacBook Pro is the best ever in a Mac notebook. It features brighter LED backlighting and an increased contrast ratio, delivering deeper blacks and brighter whites. Its larger pixel aperture and variable refresh rate make it more power efficient than previous generations. And it's the first Mac notebook to support wide color, for even more vibrant greens and reds. This ensures truer-to-life pictures with realistically vivid details, essential for graphic design, color grading, and editing.
The speakers have been totally redesigned to provide as much as twice the dynamic range and up to 58 percent more volume, with two and a half times louder bass for maximum boom. And they're connected directly to system power, enabling up to three times more peak power. So they make MacBook Pro the perfect choice for mixing a track on the fly, editing video on location, or enjoying a movie on the go.
Interacting with the new MacBook Pro is a better experience all around. The keyboard has been redesigned to include our new, second-generation butterfly mechanism — meticulously refined for greater comfort and responsiveness.
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A Will to Learn: Being a Student in an Age of Uncertainty
McGraw-Hill Education, 2007 M10 1 - 208 páginas
There is an extraordinary but largely unnoticed phenomenon in higher education: by and large, students persevere and complete their studies. How should we interpret this tendency? Students are living in uncertain times and often experience anxiety, and yet they continue to press forward with their studies. The argument here is that we should understand this propensity on the part of students to persist througha will to learn.
This book examines the structure of what it is to have a will to learn. Here, a language of being, becoming, authenticity, dispositions, voice, air, spirit, inspiration and care is drawn on. As such, this book offers an idea of student development that challenges the dominant views of our age, of curricula understood largely in terms of skill or even of knowledge, and pedagogy understood as bringing off pre-specified 'outcomes'.
The will to learn, though, can be fragile. This is of crucial importance, for if the will to learn dissolves, the student's commitment may falter. Accordingly, more than encouraging an interest in the student's subject or in the acquiring of skills, theprimaryresponsibility of teachers in higher education is to sustain and develop the student's will to learn. This is a radical thesis, for it implies a transformation in how we understand the nature of teaching in higher education.
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Sometimes the chaos and stress of holiday shopping can overshadow the true meaning of the holidays. Take a break and stop by the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit and be reminded of the religious meaning of this time.
For a lot of us, the holiday season brings out kindness—it is the season of giving. The city is filled with volunteers singing and chanting while asking for donations for animals, the homeless and many different causes.
It's nice to step back and see the bigger meaning of this festive time. Dive inside the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit taking place at the Discovery Times Square.
It is a unique chance to see the largest collection of Holy Land artifacts. The exhibition features a huge collection of ancient artifacts from Israel and tells the story of the gap in history when the traditions we know as Judaism and Christianity emerged from ancient Israel.
The highlights include the priceless 2000- year-old Dead Sea Scrolls and an authentic three-ton stone from the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The scroll, written in Hebrew on leather parchment, contains the text of the famous Ten Commandments of the Old Testament and it is believed the scroll was used as a prayer pamphlet. It dates from the third century before the Common Era and it contains some of the oldest-known copies of biblical writings.
It has been displayed around the world and it is considered the largest collection of biblical objects ever displayed outside Israel.
As Christmas is coming up, indulge yourself in some religious history and take a break from shopping.
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Sheila Bair: U.S. Banking System Still Fragile
In this special Crisis Plus 5 series of The Big Interview, former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair reflects on the five-year anniversary of the 2008 financial collapse, telling WSJ's David Wessel the banking system in the U.S. remains fragile but that regulators succeeded in enforcing higher capital requirements for big banks.
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I ... I ... the the the ... I ... David Wessel Wall Street Journal joined today by Sheila Bair ... Senior Adviser ... Pew charitable trusts ... were sitting ... we're here because you are the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation during ... one of the worst moments in our economic history ... I think as we look back and anniversaries one question people have is ... have we done enough to make a safe ... have we done enough to reduce our vulnerability is going to go through something like this again ... no I don't think we can now we have done some things ... that have been helpful in March and I think her system is still some crash all morning ... so what things you think we have done what would be in humans ... well we have said that more capital and the pink sun enough there's still too high ... risk OB ticket Macau on the banks due to stress testing process the starter during the crisis ... um we've ... implemented rules for the resolution Teresa Dodd Frank in the coming of the tools to have an orderly bankruptcy process for that large financial institutions ... is more work needs to be down there but the rules are in place the powers that there and available for use ... I didn't take a pic here again for the outgoing chairman of the CFTC deserves a lot of credit usually have driven through ... most the rules to get to those of the offer has trimmed its trade with the standard ... products onto central clearing eventually some trading ... if it's a very positive thing ... the bureau has implemented a mortgage lending standards that we didn't happen and is based in Britain scanner so those are all positive things but ... I can give us the things we have an amateur Howlin on her ... but some typos when your capital I mean yes rules are still too complicated that things are still two AP few takeout this risk with nonsense which will lead to reduce the size of banks as their assets are ... not to risk you can bird and pork and higher capital requirements are still highly leveraged four five percent ... capital ... I'd to the total on risk weighted assets in the group that I had the city should be least eight percent ... higher and the related got six at the big improvement would bring about nine billion dollars for capital and ... but it needs to be more ... I think a securitization before we really haven't done anything Thanksgiving station was a big driver of the deadline and that we saw them or their services at a ... high after the ... decree of mortgages mortgages yet to pick Lily of mortgage as ... it looks like losing the political will to do the kind of meaningful reform of securitization and that's the porch ... many market reform money market blew up during the crisis had hit a taxpayer bailout ... and and really anything except ... work around the edges the Volcker rule today on ... speculation via institutions in the safety net ... Iberia poured will use to be finalized and still couldn't get the oh so ... last December that with you mentioned that the FDIC has now has more power to ... wind down of the institution gets in trouble ... so ... you hear often that ... we don't we haven't done enough to cure the two big ... problem I think we've actually done more than the public well I think we get to more than the public believes that I think it extremely helpful if the Fed and the FDIC were both more definitive as saying it's over ... Barbie where you can invest these big guys you can take losses if they feel we have an orderly process which we didn't have a prior to the crisis ... she resold them without hurting the rest of the economy and that's what we're going into limited ... losses on the creditors that the failing ... those tools are there I think is a viable strategy it uses the need to ... get that they could be very helpful feedback on a public commitment was was made in him we don't hear hear some hedging which I think it is unfortunate ... one ... additional thing to do what they're there to settle things she needs to do to dress too big to fail one is to get the cow requirement that ... get much bigger cushions that capital that will reduce the probability that people fail to begin with ... then if they get the ok some of us does something stupid and so you have to assume that you know there will be fierce in the future ... make sure they have enough long-term unsecured debt at the top of the House of the holding company level ... which would be available for loss absorption of the juvenile see don't have to put a broader assessment on the industry which is which is that with the mechanism now done right ... and and also again next reduce the prior probability of failure ... Getty Images connect to the long term care reform and get them to reduce reliance on short-term funding we get liquidity years we have solvency failures that liquidity is generally lead solvency years ... in your risk of illiquidity failure is greatly exaggerated ... if they relied constantly on short-term debt that the keeper with no such when the preventive thing ... that that that that they're in part because they will also increase banks' funding costs which will create pressure for them to downsize ... so there's that he added ... when you look over what happened five years ago there were lots of decisions made along the way some of them ... in moments of great strain in the system some of which you ... influence of which you tried to get them to move into a correction ... I was looking back and trying to think about ... about some of them in the one that really stuck me an enemy of thought about this is ... housing ... and when you look at ... the housing which was one of the drivers the crisis new look of the number of people who were affected ... but the worst of the one in every for ... mortgage holders is underwater ... when ... you think we could've done differently so the weekend a better place and housing ... what we need a mortgage lending standards said prior to the crisis I think every day and resident at Denver Nanking to his credit given to those who cite the Fed has the authority they didn't do that ... we do know that there is no consumer bureau in a mining center so that was helpful but that wasn't enough to counter this cute ... economic incentive for three positions created one three separated the ownership of the mortgage and with that favors the ... rich would fall once we were separated at interest ... the decision to originate on and on the line ... we started tearing problems that because ... people who are vision and loans are paid up front in an area said I should have been generated by and ... what about them during the crisis were the things we could've done during the crisis and immediately afterwards that it would have spent the healing of the housing market yes I think so I think we wanted a much more aggressive loan modification program and actually our market we had two proposals one was a difference will pay them for a woman can get that with with that ... with an insurance program against read the polls that if the ... server sure is that investors agreed to modify mortgages ... I you know at John Cain I had a very aggressive program of them are standing to help develop and when the setup Goldcorp with depression actually buy these bonds ... we try to do some which it is a bit of a different tack to try to approach that I was somewhat of a different angle the same idea into thousandnine was something called public art and ... other private partnerships ... basically this center facilities that would be a ... supporter but by the government and private sector bidders ... to get the intent of regulators forced the banks issue there been assets ... in this facility where they can be restructured ... that is gonna be for all assets to its mortgages ... and again because it is only for the banks that is to be always on the balance sheet of the debt could tell that this was restructured to ... see I think there were were ... much more muscular as steps we could have taken ... yes they would have cost money ... I yes they would of been difficult to implement but not impossible ... but I think that the decision was made it was just too hard yes we worked it around the edges and didn't really get to where the problem is that their mortgages ... when you look back over the five years ... what stands out is the ... biggest mistake and to his success ... oh ... the miner to get Mr. however have ... been ... well I taken the lead up to the crisis there were there are three things I we we should not about which we did one was that mortgage lending standards ... they have ... mortgage lending standards ... oh we should not be regulated ... derivatives that wish it ... were just the wrong thing to jail ... and ... then I think ... I the capital standards that were ... going at weaker and weaker ... we were fighting the battle in two thousandsix or the regulators who in the big banks become more leverage ... I it's it's one of them and we had this huge ... really have is markedly in on the mortgage lending standards to those of the mistakes we made ... so ... during the crisis ... I think that ... there have been more consistency we should actively would've ... should've worked better as a team of Bear Stearns and got the ball rolling ... while we were completely left out of data to consider an expectation for bailouts that confuse the market leader when Lehman Brothers went down in different approaches and fears ... I'll we didn't really have ... across the someplace we didn't have legal or so and in some of that which is unavoidable people coming in to make that decision along but in retrospect I think the market was confused ... and we try to come up with a more consistent strategy ... I doubt that might've helped and I think the bailouts which a generous look we knew something I never said we didn't ... do anything but ... taking everybody added hundred cents on the dollar creditors yes I think you know one of things we did this take your cheaper for me it initially proposed only guaranteed Nissan's ... the AIG counterparties but couldn't take at least ten cents on the dollar think ... that were the least because the market discipline ... and am only getting to see that sometime this system is highly stable ... we got capital into the banks that was good the stress test cricket getting a cap on the banks with good that we get to clean up the balance sheet the analysis program ... to force them to sell the assets but we never followed through with it and I think that was mistaken us one one reason why the economy ... I do think you look really good crop of very large institutions they have a lot of sae be adding assets on their books she are they spend a lot of time nursing their bed and says to make some concern that it makes one cautious ... even now I he's he's the smaller banks in home lending in larger institutions ... the abilities they issues to work through ... and there are other reasons were to say that criticized the capital rules that distance and the landing where the Securities and reduced reading and math again a nice to be fit enough ... if you if you can take your medicine or liver but the BNP get the doughnut chain's cleaned up ... the of institutions that you can go into the economy get much better job of planning ... a surprise to her Sinhalese pens it's doing with all this litigation legacy issues of the gifts that you know it's a drag on the economy ... would expand that absolutely