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Hi I am Marina from TN USA
There are so many stray cats here where I live and many of them are wild. I want to catch them so thy can get a home, etc. but they won't go into the trap. Does anyone have suggestions?
I don't want to call animal control because they destroy cats. We have a Cats R US here. I have been there once and the ladies there complain because they have little funds and no help. Also the place needs serious odor control. I wonder what anyone can suggest or do in this situation.
I have 2 cats at this time. Kitty Garfield is a spayed female and she is 1 year 5 months. Then we have a kitten and he is about 5 months. What do people think about having male cats neutered? Is it really true that they become sweeter. He is already so sweet and I wonder if he loses his sweetness then. The spayed female is more distant emotionally than the kitten who has not been neutered yet. His name is Kitty Baby. I will put up photos later.
If anyone has suggestions please feel free.
Has nothing to do with becoming sweeter, but there will be no more spraying in the house ( yuck!!) and no chances of him trying to sneak out to find a mate. Best thing you can do for you, your cat and the over population is have him neutered. Very easy procedure
Spaying/neutering DOESN"T affect personality (well, okay, during the day right after while they are still on meds and for females the week while they heal). We have 2 males, both neutered. One was stand offish with the occasional cuddle before his surgery and is stand offish with the occasional cuddle after. the other was a cuddle cat before and is a cuddle cat now. The surgery changed nothing.
However, when you bring them home before you let all the kitties get together rub each of them with the same cloth so they all smell the same, not like the vets.
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From my understanding, neutering can calm some (but not all of course) male cats down.
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This thread has some good ideas for live trapping cats.
Now, are they strays or feral? Strays being approachable cats who have been abandoned or let out all the time. Ferals being wild cats who do not trust humans. If strays then you may have a chance of finding homes. If feral the chances are slim. What you then have is called a feral colony. You can still get them spayed and neutered, and we would love you for doing that, but they would not have much chance of being tamed enough to become a pet per se.
You can do a google check to see if there are any low cost spay neuter programs in your area. Or ask your vet, humane society (or your equivalent). They may be able to tell you. A live trap is fairly inexpensive. I got mine for under $100 Cdn. You will also need carriers to transport the cats you trap. It takes a lot of patience, care, and kindness to be able to pull something like this off. Would be nice if you could hook up with a group in your area. They can be a great resource for information, help and support.
Funding for rescues has been and probably always will be woefully deplete. It seems no one wants to take responsibility for the mess we caused. I don't know of any programs available in the States but we do have a few members from there. Maybe one of them have some ideas.
As for cleaning..... it has to be done on a regular basis. Cats smell, pure and simple. Maybe they could use more volunteers to come in and clean/sanitize the litter boxes, clean their cages, whatever. A good cleaner to use that is safe for cats is Nature's Miracle.
This site gives you a recipe for helping with odours.
And lastly, neutering your male...... why would you get your female done and not your male? By doing that you are only taking care of half of the problem. As has been noted, a male cat can spray. When they are defending "their" territory they spray more. If they can smell an unspayed female they spray more. If you get kitty neutered before he reaches sexual maturity (around 6 - 8 months for males) you have less chance of him spraying. Also, an intact male (one that has not been fixed) will roam up to seven miles away from their home looking for females in heat.
I hope this helps. Good luck in your quest. Let us know how it's going. I am sure we can give you advice as you go along. This is a great site for that.
I cannot comment really much more except to recommend the neutering of your male cat.
I am now up to 4 males and 2 females. All have the exact same personalities before and after the procedure. It did not change their weight, personality or any other habits that they may have.
Really, spaying and neutering is the most responsible thing to do. Just look out your window and your answer will be clear.
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I have 2 males and they both are neutered. They both are the same as before they were fixed. I got them fixed at 6 months as I didn't want them to start spraying.
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"The ship strike rule, based on science, is a major addition to NOAA's arsenal of protections for this endangered species," said Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator.
With only 300 to 400 in existence, North Atlantic right whales are among the most endangered whales in the world. Slow moving right whales are highly vulnerable to ship collisions, since their migration route crosses major East Coast shipping lanes. Along with existing measures to prevent entanglement of right whales in fishing gear, the new ship strike reduction rule is the most comprehensive approach that NOAA has taken in its effort to help right whales recover.
The new rule requires vessels to travel at ten knots or less during the seasons whales are expected to be present, in designated areas along the East Coast. It will be up for renewal in five years, after scientists assess its effectiveness. The rule will go into effect in early December, 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.
In the mid-Atlantic area, the 10-knot speed restrictions will extend out to 20 nautical miles around major ports. NOAA's Fisheries Service researchers report that approximately 83 percent of right whale sightings in the mid-Atlantic were within 20 nautical miles of shore. The rule also establishes temporary voluntary speed limits in other areas when an aggregation of three or more right whales is confirmed.
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Even in a news environment dominated by melodramatic, often bogus, group narratives, the Susan Rice affair stands out. What began as a tragedy in Benghazi has degenerated into a classic Washington farce: with Fox News and its allies pushing GOP political correctness, politicians faking indignation for TV cameras, and "mainstream" pundits advancing a false storyline for dramatic purposes.
Thank heaven the United States faces no serious foreign policy issues. Because otherwise, you'd have to think this is a crazy way to choose a Secretary of State. Unless, as my mentor Bob Somerby speculates at his indispensible dailyhowler.com website, we've degenerated to the point that the dopiest possible answer to a problem is always the default option.
I hold no particular brief for Susan Rice. President Obama can nominate the current U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to replace Hillary Clinton, or he can nominate somebody else. It's all the same to me.
Maybe a touch of nostalgia is even in order. To see a Washington media pile-on this transparently phony, one would have to hark back to 2000, when Al Gore supposedly claimed he'd invented the Internet. Or to even to 1996, when Hillary Clinton's indictment in the make-believe Whitewater scandal was supposedly a done deal.
Even more remarkable is that Susan Rice's supposed participation in the Benghazi "cover-up," as Rush Limbaugh and various Fox News pundits have called it, took place on national TV. Anybody with a computer can watch the video clips or read the posted transcripts.
Upon which a person with an ounce of intellectual honesty would be forced to concede two things: first, Rice never said what dishonest paraphrases say she did; second, that she did say exactly what her vociferous critics insist she denied.
It all started, as the world knows, on September 11, 2012, when a mob armed with rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and automatic weapons stormed the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya—murdering U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three aides. It was the first such fatal incident in 30 years. Almost universally revered, Stevens' loss was keenly felt.
Five days later, Ambassador Rice appeared on all the Sunday political talk shows to give the Obama administration's response. Speaking from "talking points" written by the CIA, she made essentially the same statement everywhere she went.
Repeatedly stressing that a preliminary FBI investigation had yet to establish basic facts, Rice said it appeared that "extremist elements with heavy weapons" had "hijacked" what began as a "spontaneous reaction" to violent demonstrations in Cairo sparked by a video insulting the prophet Muhammad. (Similar eruptions occurred all over the Muslim world that day.)
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However, many observers suspected a more elaborate plot. So on Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer asked Rice a pointed question: Was there—as one Libyan politician had claimed—evidence of a link to al Qaeda?
Rice answered cautiously. "We do not have information at present," she said, "that leads us to conclude that this was premeditated or preplanned."
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Rosalind Productions Inc. will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Jennifer Maisel's The Last Seder. This Off-Broadway limited engagement at Theater Three (311 West 43rd Street) begins December 1st and continues through December 20th only. Opening Night is set for Tuesday December 4th (7pm). The show runs 90 minutes without an intermission.
Jessica Bauman directs a cast that includes Ryan Barry (In the Summer Pavilion - 59E59), Kathryn Kates (Food and Fadwa - NYTW, "Seinfeld"), Natalie Kuhn (Poetic License - 59E59), Andy Lucien (Line), John Michalski (A Splintered Soul - Rosalind Productions), Eric T. Miller (Betrayed - The Culture Project), Greg Mullavey (Broadway: Rumors, Romantic Comedy; "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman"), Abigail Rose Solomon ("Days Of Our Lives," Mr. & Mrs. Smith), Sara Surrey (Rutherford & Son - Mint Theater; Where's My Money - MTC), Sarah Winkler (Einstein's Gift - Epic Theatre), and Gaby Hoffmann (Sleepless in Seattle, Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, Everyone Says I Love You, Now and Then, and You Can Count on Me).
Faced with their father Marvin's worsening Alzheimer's, the four grown Price daughters return for the final Passover celebration in their childhood home. Lily, their overwhelmed mother who's taken up cursing, is planning to put Marvin in a nursing home and sell the house. Each daughter arrives with her own baggage: Michelle picks up a total stranger to pose as her nice Jewish boyfriend; Angel seduces her ex on the roof; Claire fights with her fiancé about wedding plans; Julia, pregnant with her lesbian life partner, psychoanalyzes everyone except herself. Marvin does not recognize any of them. But when he takes the lead at their last Seder, a magical moment occurs which gives the women the strength and courage to finally move forward.
The Last Seder received a National Foundation for Jewish Culture New Plays for Production Grant, before receiving the Fund for New American Plays Award from the Kennedy Center, as well as the Charlotte Woolard Award for Promising New Voice in American Theatre. The play has been produced at The Organic Theatre, Chicago; Theatre J, DC; Ensemble Studio Theatre - LA Project; Teatro da Juventude, Brazil; Park Square Theatre, St Paul; and St. Louis Repertory. The screenplay adaptation of The Last Seder won Showtime's Tony Cox Award.
The Last Seder will have scenic design by Gabriel Evansohn, lighting design by Graham Kindred, costume design by Sydney Gallas, and sound design by Sam Kusnetz.
Performances will be at Theater Three (311 West 43rd Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues, on the 3rd Floor) and will play Thursdays through Saturdays evenings at 8pm and Sunday matinees at 3pm with Special Added Performances on Monday, December 3rd at 8pm, Wednesday, December 19th at 8pm and matinees Wednesday, December 12th & 19th at 3pm. Performances continue through Thursday, December 20th only. Opening Night is set for Monday, December 4th at 7pm. Tickets are $18; to purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.RosalindProductions.com or call 212/868-4444.Jennifer Maisel is an award-winning playwright, television and film writer. Her Goody f-ing Two Shoes was a Heideman Award finalist and was produced in the 29th Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville. Jennifer's There or Here was a finalist for the Sundance Theatre Lab, the O'Neill Theatre Conference, the STAGE International Script Competition, Abingdon Theatre's Christopher Brian Wolk Award and the PEN West Literary Award. It was workshopped at PlayPenn in Philadelphia, prior to its critically acclaimed premiere at The Hypothetical Theatre in New York. Jennifer's other work has won South Coast Repertory's California Playwrights Competition, the Center Theatre International Playwrights Competition and the Roger L. Stevens Award from the Fund for New American Plays and includes the plays birds, Mad Love, Mallbaby, Eden and …And the Two Romeos. Her most recent play, Out of Orbit, was workshopped at the 2010 Sundance Theatre Lab at Mass MoCA. For more about Jennifer, go to www.jennifermaisel.com. Jessica Bauman recently directed Taming of the Shrew at Juilliard. Making Up the Truth, the solo performance she developed and directed, by and with This American Life journalist Jack Hitt, premiered at the International Festival of Arts and Ideas in New Haven in June 2011. Making Up the Truth will be included in the 2012 Spoleto Festival. She is the founder and Artistic Director of New Feet Productions, for which she directed and produced Into the Hazard (Henry 5), her own six actor adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry V, All Day Suckers by Susan Dworkin and Milk by Emily DeVoti (co-produced with New Georges) and, most recently, the world premiere of Leave the Balcony Open by Maya Macdonald. For the 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, she has directed the premieres of Terrence McNally's Teachers Break with Cynthia Nixon and Maura Tierney, Harrison Rivers' and it seems to me a very good sign… with Naomi Watts and John Krasinski, and David Lindsay-Abaire's Dress the Orphans with Rachel Dratch and Rosie Perez. Her work has been seen at theatres such as New Georges, NY Theatre Workshop, Soho Rep, the Public, Juilliard (including the world premiere of Fuddy Meers by David Lindsay-Abaire), Rising Phoenix Rep and the 52nd Street Project. Regionally, she has worked at the Huntington Theater, Portland Stage Company, Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, Theatre Outlet (Allentown, PA), Vermont Stage Company and the O'Neill. She has collaborated with playwrights such as David Lindsay-Abaire, Kia Corthron, Tracey Scott Wilson, Emily DeVoti, Jenny Lyn Bader, Diana Son, Napoleon Ellsworth and Kirsten Greenidge. She has been an Artist-in- Residence at Tribeca Performing Arts Center, a Drama League Directors Project fellow, and is an alumna of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, a NYTW Usual Suspect and New Georges Affiliated Artist. Jessica was a finalist for the 2007-2009 TCG/NEA Career Development program for Directors. For more info, visit www.jessicabauman.net.
Rosalind Productions Inc. produces stories in which the female characters are as vital, complex and influential as the male characters. Last year, RP produced the sold-out Off-Broadway premiere of A Splintered Soul and the hit Off-Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley's Savage in Limbo. RP associate produced The Miracle Worker on Broadway. In Los Angeles, RP produced G.B. Shaw's Misalliance and Proof at The Odyssey; the World Premiere of Stages by Abigail Rose Solomon, which ran at Hudson Mainstage Theatre, extended at The Matrix Theatre, and received a NAACP Theatre Award nomination. RP co-produced a sold-out run of As You Like It with Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company at The Matrix.
Ryan Barry's Off-Broadway credits include In the Summer Pavilion (59E59 Theaters), Treasure Island (Irondale Center). New York: As Wide As I Can See (HERE Arts Center), In the Summer Pavilion (NY International Fringe, (NYCFringe Outstanding Excellence in Performance Award Winner), The Temp (SoHo Playhouse), Reading Under The Influence (Bank of America Festival), Romeo and Juliet (QAS). Regional: Travesties with Sam Waterston (Long Wharf Theatre), Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Shakespeare and Company), Grease (Barrington Stage Company), A Midsummer Nights Dream (Hubbard Hall) and the Upcoming Red at Merrimack Repertory Theater. Film: In the Summer Pavilion. Ryan's voiceover work can be heard on several national commercials.
Gaby Hoffmann is a NYC native who began acting at 5 years old. She has appeared in over 20 films including Sleepless in Seattle, Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, Everyone Says I Love You, Now and Then, and You Can Count on Me. Her stage credits include Third (Lincoln Center), The Sugar Syndrome (Williamstown Theater Festival) and Suburbia (Second Stage). She recently appeared on the season premiere of "Louie."
Kathryn Kates has recently returned to New York after spending over 25 years in Los Angeles where, along with fellow actor John Larroquette, she was one of the Founding Members of The Colony Theatre. Kathryn is probably best known for her recurring role on "Seinfeld" as The Bakery Lady in the iconic "The Babka" and "The Marble Rye" episodes. She was recently cast in the pilot episode of the Netflix series "Orange is the New Black" as Jason Biggs' mother. She also worked on Andrew Gurland's "Gurland on Gurland," a pilot sitcom for Showtime; and in Reggie Rock Bythewood's "Gun Hill," a pilot for BET. She has appeared in many films, most notably opposite Bette Midler in Jinxed and Carol Burnett in Beatrice, and on television in guest starring roles on "Judging Amy," "Matlock," "Caroline in the City" and a recurring role on "Lizzie McGuire" as the neighbor Mrs. Carrabino. Since relocating to New York, she has appeared in many Off-Broadway venues, including Cherry Lane, The Public, Soho Rep, Barrow Group, performing in over 30 plays and three musicals, including Waxing West at La Mama and European tours; Sa Ka La directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde and Ashlin Halfnight's Balaton directed by Kristjan Thor at Urban Stages; in Jacques LaMarre's Gray Matters (for which she received an MITF Best Actress Nomination). This year, Kathryn appeared Off-Broadway on Theatre Row in Herman Kline's Midlife Crisis and then at New York Theatre Workshop in Food and Fadwa. She has just completed principal photography on Dovid Meyer, playing the Orthodox cook. She is a member of Rising Phoenix Rep.
Natalie Kuhn's theater credits include Poetic License (Off B'way: 59E59), Stop the Virgens (St. Ann's Warehouse, Sydney Opera House), Everything That Happens (David Byrne World Concert Tour), Specific Ocean (NYLA), Three Guys and a Brenda, Current Things, Sound in the Throat, Sitstandwalkliedown (Williamstown Theater Festival), The Underpants (Penobscot Theater), Somewhere I Read (Arto Lindsay), Man Is Man (HERE Arts), Sine Wave Goodbye (Ontological), Johnny Applef?%r (The Ohio), One Million Forgotten Moments (NTUSA). Film/TV: Ride Rise Roar, "Law & Order: CI," Are We There Yet?, "The Colbert Report," Going Local, Amateurs, Change of Plans, Bestsellers, PowerHouse, Freaky Darlings.
Andy Lucien's previous NYC credits have included Line (Dolan) and participating in the Young Playwrights readings at Playwrights Horizons. His regional and international credits include Smash/Hit (Atlanta/D.C) Radio Golf (Penn State Centre Stage), Bombitty of Errors (Second Stage) and Revenge of a King as a part of the Grahamstown Theater Festival (South Africa).
John Michalski. This is his second production, in two years, with Rosalind Productions having appeared with them last fall as Rabbi Simon Kroeller in the NY premiere of A Splintered Soul by Alan Lester Brooks. An associate artist of New York Classical Theatre, John spent this past summer playing Sir Toby Belch in their production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, both in Central Park and The Battery. John has appeared on and off Broadway and in theatres from coast to coast.
Eric T. Miller's theater credits include Ever So Humble (Hangar Theatre), Lieutenant of Inishmore (FST), Safe Home (Royal Family Productions), Sweet Storm (LAByrinth/Alchemy Theatre Co.) and Betrayed (The Culture Project) with countless workshops and readings at NYTW, New Georges, LARK, LAByrinth, the Public, EST/Youngbloods and Rattlestick. Television and Film include "The Unusuals" (ABC), "Kings" (NBC), "Law & Order" (NBC), Shame (Dir: Steve McQueen), Brewsie and Willy, Pieces, My Secret Friend and the upcoming Home (Dir: Jono Oliver).
Greg Mullavey has appeared on Broadway, starring in Romantic Comedy with Mia Farrow and Tony Perkins, as Lenny in Rumors, and in the National Tour of The Sisters Rosensweig as Merv the furrier. He has also appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions, the latest for this year's National Jewish Theatre critically acclaimed production of The Roundabout Complex of the Soap Myth, playing an Auschwitz survivor railing about the discontinuance of the manufacturing of soap from Jewish flesh as a Nazi war crime in American Memorial Museums. Some of his regional credits include I Do, I Do, Alaska Light Opera Company; The Dinner Party, Coconut Grove Theatre (directed by Tony Award winner, John Rando); Breaking Legs, Old Globe Theatre (directed by Tony Award winner, Jack O'Brien); The Price, The Guthrie; Conversations With My Father, Cleveland Playhouse; Near The End Of The Century, George Street Playhouse; Lay of The Land, Pittsburgh's Public; and Proof at GEVA.in Rochester, NY. In Los Angeles he has received six Drama-Logue Awards and a L.A. Weekly Award. His roles range from his portrayal of Lee Strasberg (one of Greg's teachers) in Names, to Shylock in Merchant of Venice, Gayev in The Cherry Orchard opposite Alfred Molina, Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing, Serge in Art, Tiger Brown in Three Penny Opera, and as Victor Fleming in Moonlight and Magnolias, to name a few. He is a voting member of the TV Academy and his extensive television credits range from "Gunsmoke" to his role as Grandad on the current tweener hit "iCarly," with 100s in between, including his role as gunslinger 'Mule' Canby in James Michener's mini-series "Centennial." He has been a regular on four TV series, but is best known for his role as Tom Hartman on "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
Abigail Rose Solomon has acted with Manhattan Theatre Club, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, California Shakespeare Festival, Dorset Theatre Festival, Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara, Abingdon Theatre Company, Women's Project, New Georges, Sacred Fools and several others. On camera, she has worked with Brad and Angie on Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Sarah Jessica Parker on "Sex & The City" and Jerry Orbach on "Law & Order." She also had recurring roles on "NYPD Blue" and "Days of Our Lives," playing a character named Nurse Solly written specifically for her. www.abigailrosesolomon.com
Sara Surrey's credits include: New York - Rutherford & Son The Mint Theater, Where We're Born & Five Flights Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre, Secret Agenda of Trees Cherry Lane Theater, Where's My Money MTC; Regional: Elemeno Pea Human Festival-Actors Theater of Louisville, Lost in Yonkers Papermill Playhouse, The Dining Room Dorset Theater Festival, Antony & Cleopatra The Old Globe, Anna Christie Arena Stage, The Black Dahlia Yale Repertory Theatre, The Archbishop's Ceiling Westport Country Playhouse, Hayfever Baltimore Center Stage, Three Days of Rain Studio Arena Theatre, Arcadia Portland Stage Company; Film/TV: Staten Island, "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Guiding Light," The Job, "Tough Crowd w/ Colin Quinn."
Sarah Winkler's Off-Broadway credits include Dispatches from A(mended) America, A Hard Heart, Einstein's Gift. Regional and Independent: The Last Seder (Organic Theatre), Inherit the Wind (Fulton Opera House), Radium Girls (Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey), House of Mirth (Charm School), The Tempest (Empty Space Theatre Company), Elmer Gantry (Peculiar Works Project). Film/TV: Trifling with Fate, Milk & Money, Je Suis Venu te Dire, Rencontre a New York, In the Weeds. Sarah is a proud Ensemble Artist with Epic Theatre Ensemble, where has performed in Beauty on the Vine, Einstein's Gift, Mallbaby, Macbeth, Othello, Antigone-in-Progress, An Enemy of the People, and The Oresteia Project.
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We have seen that sunspots tend to occur below 35º latitude in both hemispheres of the Sun, just as you noticed. This gives us the Butterfly Diagram shown here for for sunspots since 1965. Northern active regions (or sunspots) are shown in blue and southern in red. A few regions appear at higher latitudes, but most sunspots are seen at low latitudes. Sunspots also tend to occur closer to the equator as a sunspot cycle moves along. They don't usually form at the equator, but the tilt of the Sun can make that difficult to verify.
The coronal loops in the time-lapse image follow this pattern because they live above sunspots. Although few sunspots and coronal loops are seen in the polar regions, prominences and coronal holes are seen there. We do not have a perfect explanation, but it comes from how material moves in the convection zone and how that movement creates magnetic fields. This is called the solar dynamo problem. Perhaps the explanation will be similar to why we have the Horse Latitudes here on Earth.


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VOL. 1 ] TURANGA, WENEREI, OKETOPA 16, 1878. [No 5.
He moni kua tae mai:
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1878Hirini Waiti, o Tokomaru...... 1 O O
Huhana Wepiha, o Whakatane...... 013 O
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mate, Pewhairangi......... 1 O O
Na tetahi hoa............ O 13 O
, Hone Mokena, o Waiapu...... 010 O
, Tuta Nihoniho, o Whareponga..,... O 13 O
, Tamihana Kakano,,... O 13 O
, Henare Potae, o Tokomaru...... O 13 O
, Ahirikona Wiremu, Turanga...... O 13 O
Ko nga tangata o te taiawa o Waipiro e hiahia ana ki te tango
i tenei nupepa, me haere ki a G. A. Hatingi, Pakeha o reira.
Ko ia to matou hoa, mana e whakaatu nga tikanga katoa ki a
ratou, mana hoki e hoatu nga nupepa ki nga tangata.
He reta tenei na RANIERA ERIHANA, o Otakou, ara: " Tenei
tetahi kupu na te TAUTA, roiakua waiho nei hei tino roia mo
Niu Tiranito tana kupu i penei, ' Te mea pai, me tango nga
whenua o nga Maori. ' I puta i tana whai korero i te po i
Tanitine; i reira au i taua po e whakarongo ana i taua korero.
Kei roto hoki taua kupu i te nupepa Pakeha o taua po; kei au
te nupepa e tiaki ana inaianei. Me panui atu ki runga i te
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chief lawyer for New Zealandnamely, ' The correct thing
would be to take the Maori lands. ' This he said in a speech
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Valentine's Day is right around the corner and although I love chocolate, jewelry and other girlie things, I'd prefer a new ski rack for my car, an Isis hoodie down jacket (in arctic blue), or a year's worth of SPOT tracking. I'm way too picky about my jewelry and chocolate to hint around for anything from those categories.
Very picky. Neurotically so.
In fact, it's best that I just whip up my own chocolate Valentine treats and pick out my own jewelry. That way I get exactly what I want. Which is the point of gift-getting. Right? I'm not spoiled or anything – at least not from my perspective.
But did I mention picky?
I need jewelry suited to the backcountry (sparkly, silver and indestructible) and high-end, organic, gluten-free, papaya-infused, almond-laced, dark chocolate with a sprinkling of freshly-ground, pink Himalayan sea salt. Freshly-ground sea salt. Like, that minute.
See what I mean? Uber-picky.
Hopefully I'll get a new ski rack instead. I'm not as picky about that.
Okay, I'm picky about that, too. I want the Yakima FatCat 6 so I can put my skis on top of my car without taking off my "ice station zebra" mittens. If anyone is listening.
We'll see how things turn out. In the meantime, here's a recipe for delightful and decadent Valentine chocolate squares. Make them for your sweetheart or for yourself. This is so easy, it's practically cheating. Actually, is cheating, but that's okay. It's for a good cause.
Super-easy, gluten-free, chocolate Valentine treats
what you need
6.5 ounces organic dark chocolate, coarsely chopped *
2-3 tablespoons dried papaya, diced
2-3 tablespoons almonds, chopped
freshly-ground sea salt
what you do
1. Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Continually stir until the chocolate is fully melted. Add papaya and almond pieces, blend well.
2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. You can also use tin foil.
3. Using a spatula, evenly spread the melted chocolate, papaya and almond mixture onto parchment paper.
4. Sprinkle with very small and rustic sea salt chunks. OMG, this makes it wonderful.
5. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Cut into 2 inch squares and dazzle your Valentine (or yourself).
6. Store in airtight container in the refrigerator.
* I used 2 organic Chocolove dark chocolate (61% cocoa content) bars. Chocolove also makes a 55% cocoa content bar if you prefer less intense flavor and 73% and 77% versions if you like the high-octane stuff. The higher the cocoa content, the stronger and more bitter the taste. If you don't have access to Chocolove, use another version of dark chocolate.
* You can also use dried cherries, dried apricots, peppermint chunks, or whatever your heart desires. Be creative.
For more of my gluten-free chocolate treats, check the following recipes
Enlightened hot chocolate
Chocolate Beet Cupcakes
Babycakes Chocolate Brownies
More gluten-free chocolate love from around the blogosphere
Gluten-free sunflower chocolate squares from Carol at Simply Gluten Free
Raw chocolate and raspberry candy from Kelly at The Spunky Coconut
Valentine's Day dark and white chocolate cake pops from Elana at Elana's Pantry
Chocolate layer cake from Ali at The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen
Flourless chocolate cake from Shirley at Gluten Free Easily
Chocolate coconut pudding from Karen at Cooks 4 Seasons
Twisted chocolate bark from Diane at The W.H.O.L.E. Gang
Kids in the kitchen dairy free fudge from Alta at Tasty Eats at Home
Peace, love and chocolate! Or a ski rack. Or both.
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text: The Polish film based on the book of the same name by Wladyslaw Reymont. Taking place in the nineteenth century town of Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional portrait of rapid industrial expansion shown through the eyes of one Polish town.


text: Back Cortisol (Urine) Does this test have other names? Urine free cortisol test What is this test? A urine cortisol test may help in the diagnosis of two fairly uncommon medical conditions: Cushing's syndrome and Addison's disease. The test also screens for other diseases that affect your pituitary and adrenal glands. It does so by measuring your urine level of a stress hormone called cortisol. Cortisol is a steroid hormone made by your adrenal glands. It helps your body respond to stress, regulate blood sugar, and fight infections. In most people, cortisol levels are highest in the morning when they wake up and lowest around midnight. Your body also pumps out excess cortisol when you're anxious or under intense stress, which can affect your health if the levels stay too high for too long. If your cortisol levels are too high or too low, you may have a condition that needs treatment. Why do I need this test? You may need this test if your health care provider suspects a medical problem caused by too much or too little cortisol. A high cortisol level could be a sign of Cushing's syndrome. Symptoms of Cushing's syndrome include: Obesity, especially in the torso, face, and neck, with thinner arms and legs High blood pressure High blood sugar Thin skin that bruises easily Pink or purple streaks on the stomach, thighs, or buttocks Muscle weakness Osteoporosis Acne For women, irregular menstrual periods and excess hair on the face and chest Too little cortisol could be a sign of Addison's disease, also called primary adrenal insufficiency. It could also be a sign of another problem with your adrenal glands. This may cause these symptoms: Weight loss Muscle and joint pain Fatigue, or extreme tiredness Low blood pressure Abdominal (belly) pain Nausea and/or vomiting Diarrhea Dark patches of skin For women, decreased armpit and pubic hair and decreased sexual desire What other tests might I have along with this test? Besides a urine test for cortisol, your health care provider may test the cortisol levels in your blood or saliva. Your doctor will likely order blood tests that measure your body's response to certain hormones to help determine the cause of your abnormal cortisol levels. You may also have tests to look inside your body for abnormal growths or tumors. These can affect cortisol levels. Tests may include: CT scan MRI scan What do my test results mean? Many things may affect your lab test results, including the method each lab uses to do the test. Even if your test results are different from the normal value, you may not have a problem. To learn what the results mean for you, talk with your health care provider. Normal values for cortisol in a urine test are 10 to 55 micrograms per day (mcg/day). If your urine test reveals abnormally high levels of cortisol, you may be diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome. If your cortisol levels are low, you may have Addison's disease. How is this test done? This test requires a urine sample. If your doctor needs a 24-hour sample, he or she will give you detailed instructions about how to collect all of your urine over a 24-hour period. Does this test pose any risks? A urine test poses no known risks. What might affect my test results? Cortisol levels may be high in people with psychiatric disorders, alcoholism, or morbid obesity. This may be called "pseudo-Cushing state." How do I get ready for this test? You don't need to prepare for this test.


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(Reuters) - The regulator of U.S. power markets appears likely to pursue manipulation charges against JPMorgan Chase & Co
The Times said on Friday it reviewed a confidential, 70-page government document that the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) sent to JPMorgan in March, which alleged the bank manipulated the power market in California and Michigan in 2010 and 2011.
FERC investigators found JPMorgan devised "manipulative schemes" that transformed "money-losing power plants into powerful profit centers," the Times reported, citing the document. It said the bank has until mid-May to respond.
It has been clear since last summer that FERC was pursuing a deep enquiry on JPMorgan's trading activities, the latest in a string of FERC investigations that have rattled the U.S. power market and - in the case of rival bank Barclays Plc
FERC has not moved to publicly charge JPMorgan, but experts said that now seemed likely.
"FERC staff would not have gone to the trouble of putting together a 70-page document without a case. If they have gotten this far they will likely pursue it," said Susan Court, a former senior lawyer at FERC who is principal of SJC Energy Consultants LLC in Arlington, Virginia.
The document also criticized Blythe Masters, JPMorgan's head of global commodities and former chief financial officer, saying she "falsely" denied under oath that she was aware of schemes carried out by a group of energy traders in Houston, according to the Times.
"We strongly dispute that Blythe Masters or any employee lied or acted inappropriately in this matter," JPMorgan spokeswoman Jennifer Zuccarelli said. "We intend to vigorously defend the firm and the employees in this matter."
The document cited by the Times came after a months-long inquiry into the bank's trading in power markets, one of several high-profile investigations since FERC's enforcement powers were expanded in 2005 following the Enron scandal a decade ago.
"We cannot, and do not, speculate as to any investigations, as they are all non-public. We do not speculate as to whether investigations are taking place, nor do we speculate as to whether or when the Commission will take any action," FERC spokeswoman Mary O'Driscoll said.
FERC last summer subpoenaed JPMorgan to produce 25 internal emails - some between Blythe Masters and the bank's head of principal commodity investments Francis Dunleavy - as part an ongoing investigation focused on bidding practices that may have raised electricity prices by about $73 million in California and the Midwest power markets.
FERC normally does not disclose investigations but chose to subpoena JPMorgan after the bank claimed the emails were protected by attorney client privilege. A federal magistrate in November sided with JPMorgan and ruled that FERC could not see the emails. FERC appealed that decision in January.
In November, FERC imposed a temporary ban on JPMorgan's ability to trade physical power at market-based rates for six months, starting in April, for failing to disclose information to the FERC and the California ISO in a market manipulation investigation.
In December, JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said the trading ban is "not that big a deal" for the bank.
FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur dissented in that November vote, saying the agency should include penalties for any failure to disclose information as part of the market manipulation case if the agency decided to pursue it.
In order to pursue a penalty or disgorgement of profits, FERC staff typically issues a public show-cause order, which has not yet occurred in the JPMorgan case.
"A lot of the letters that FERC sends out are trying to get at facts. And the tone of this (letter) sounds a little different ... a little bit more sharp," said Marc Spitzer, a partner at the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, and a former FERC Commissioner.
One open question at this point is to what extent FERC's cases may be weakened by a ruling in March on a case related to Brian Hunter, a natural gas trader for the now closed Amaranth Advisors hedge fund, who was fined $30 million by FERC for alleged manipulation of gas prices in 2006.
A federal appeals court ruled that FERC acted outside of its mandate in imposing the fine because the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has jurisdiction over financial derivatives trading.
FERC has jurisdiction over physical power and natural gas trading, but several of its recent cases - including the one against Barclays - hinge on demonstrating that traders may have manipulated physical prices in order to profit on derivatives.
Barclays has disputed the FERC allegations and said it will defend itself in court if FERC issues a final order seeking to impose the fine. To date, FERC has not issued a final order.
"We need more information about the JPMorgan and Barclays cases to know whether there are Hunter questions. I am confident law firms with manipulation cases at FERC are pursuing that question," Court, of SJC Energy Consultants, said.
(Additional reporting by David Henry and Cezary Podkul in New York and David Sheppard in London; Editing by Nick Zieminski, Jeffrey Benkoe and Richard Chang)


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It finally happened. The old guy enjoyed himself on a holiday.
For what has seemed like a lifetime, Insider has been forced to sit through miserable holiday dinners and special occasions. It's a terrible time and it's all because of family. Insider fully subscribes to the saying that says something along the lines of you can pick your friends, not your family. Insider's family includes a bunch of miserable people who are no fun at all to be around. There's a reason family only gets together a couple times a year. Nobody can stand each other. They never have been enjoyable to be around, and it's getting to be more of a problem as the years go by. What makes matters even worse is the family seems as miserable to be around the old guy as he is to be with them. Misery loves company, right?
The best part of Insider's holiday has traditionally been the nap he takes an hour or two after dinner and the quiet calm after the house empties out. Insider has been deemed the official greeter during family get togethers at the house. It's not a great job as far as honey-do lists go, but it's better than slaving away in the kitchen for 12 hours beforehand. Insider takes coats, shakes hands, gives hugs, feigns kisses, pats little people on the head and acts interested in what the arrivals have to say.
After the customary pleasantries are over with, Insider pushes them along toward the living rooms and hopes not to have to talk with them again until he's putting their coats back on and wishing them safe trips home. All the while the old guy is acting like he has money on the football games on television so he can return acceptingly to his big chair and resume his football watching and smoking, which is a sure fire way to keep the women and kids out of the room.
The monotony of that tradition was dulled last week. This year was a different story because the various families within the overall family decided to do their own dinners at their respective houses in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area, Salisbury and Virginia Beach. Every family is made up of a bunch of little families, some of which, if you are lucky, live at points far and wide. Insider's family is no different. This year, due to a variety of reasons, the individual families decided not to get together for one big 30-person dinner at some miserable soul's house. Instead, at Insider's dining room table this year, there were 10 people, and it was all immediate family members. The kids and their spouses and their kids. That was it. It was simple, enjoyable and the best Thanksgiving Insider can remember. Although the best part was still the 90-minute nap after the 3 p.m. feast, the other five hours were bearable and that's something to be thankful for.


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Extreme weather has forced the cancellation of school buses in the Williams Lake, Quesnel and 100 Mile House areas for a second day.
As of early Tuesday morning, it was -34 C in Williams Lake, -29 C in 100 Mile House, and -38 C in Quesnel.
The coldest place in B.C. was at Puntzi Mountain, west of Williams Lake at -48 C.
An extreme cold warning continues over much of the province, with bitterly cold Arctic air entrenched over the Interior until Wednesday. Occasional winds to 15 km/h will give wind chill values down to -40 C.
Frostbite can develop within minutes on exposed skin, especially with wind chill, warns Environment Canada.
On Monday, Williams Lake RCMP Staff Sgt. Del Byron reminded drivers to dress warm and keep emergency supplies in their vehicles.
DriveBC is reporting slippery sections and reduced visibility on sections of most highways in the Cariboo Chilcotin region.
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Um, yah , so , uh.... remember the part where I said I followed the pattern to a "t"? Remember when I went on and on about gauge lying?
Well.... Turns out not so much to a "t". More like following the pattern to an "f" (which is what a teacher would grade me if I was marked on these kinds of things, which thankfully, I am not). The liar was not gauge, but Yours Truly when I convinced myself that I have the ability to follow a pattern properly.
Sorry gauge for slandering your name all over blogland.
So what happened is that the pattern is written for two thicknesses of yarn: chunky and worsted weight. And I know you probably can see where I'm going here. At a very crucial and early point in the pattern, I stopped following the worsted weight directions and instead followed the chunky weight directions.
I know, I know, I'm a ding-a-ling.
I've riiiiiiiiiiiiiiped back, and am now (hopefully) back on track. But lets not assume anything till the darn thing is successfully pulled over my coconut, ok?
(Maybe I was knitting the hat to fit the size of my brain....)
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Monday, November 26, 2007
What the heck happened here?
There's a long, rich tradition of blogging about the angst-ridden subject of gauge. How it sucks to swatch when you just want to start the "real" knitting, and how it can be a Everest-scale test of endurance: choose right needle/yarn, cast on, knitknitknit, cast-off, wash, pin, wait to dry, measure, cry cause it's not right, repeat.
But the hardest lesson a knitter learns is that swatches are liars. Boldface, misleading, deceitful, dishonest, untruthful, mendacious, insincere LIARS.
Like all of you, I have wrestled with my own gauge issues. I've done some "iffy" swatches that resulted in sweaters that were a smidge too long, or sleeves that need to be turned up. I've even blatantly skipped the whole swatching thing because I knew it would be a waste of time. Most often I've run into "too big" or "too long" garments because I'm a loose knitter.
But THIS is a first!
Now I know I have a bigger-than-average noggin, but this is ridiculous!
WTF? I did everything I was supposed to: I used the recommended yarn, I got gauge, I followed the pattern to a "t". Then I thought if it's not me, maybe the pattern is wonky. I checked Ravelry to see if other people had ended up with lilliputian hats, but no, I'm the only one. Everywhere people are sporting lovely, normal-sized Foliages and I'm left with a fancy grapefruit cozy.
Must be my punishment for neglecting you guys for so long... You probably noticed that I fell off that daily-posting wagon HARD!!!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Uh Oh! I dropped the ball. Last night I got home very late and just crawled into bed without thinking. Crap, I FORGOT TO BLOG!!!
Part of me is disappointed. I was halfway through this NaBloPoMo thingie and was managing to pull it off. But a big part of me is very relieved. Blogging everyday is super hard! Especially when there is zero natural light to speak of.
These photos where taken at noon. And it's a SOUTH facing perspective!
How can a girl take enticing photos in these circumstances? And like most of you, I am on a very tight holiday knitting deadline. Blogging everyday sucks up a lot of precious knitting time.
I appreciate all of your encouraging words along the way and I will make an effort to blog more often than I used to (say, every 3 or 4 days?) There's still a lot more of my old knits to show you, and some favourite things I still want to talk about.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Nubbly and flecked, yum!
These mitts combine two of my favourite things in knitting:
flecked yarn and nubbly fabric.
I love any stitch pattern that yields a uniform but still textured fabric: garter stitch, seed stitch, basket weave, reverse stockinette... It creates an interesting surface with dimension, while still being even enough to show off the colour and fibre qualities of the yarn.
I knit these reverse stockinette stitch mitts a million years ago with thick Lopi yarn. As with many Lopi yarns, the colour blend is beautiful, with its flecks of purple and red on a rich orange background. But they're also pretty scratchy. I usually wear thin gloves underneath.
Monday, November 12, 2007
A honey glow
Apologies to my vegan friends, but I just adore beeswax candles. They're purported to having air-purifying qualities, and indeed, they impart a delicate yet intoxicating honey smell in the room. Unfortunately we don't have a fireplace, but these natural candles are certainly the next best thing. They create a warming glow on cold nights. Perfect to knit by.
These people make the best ones that I know of. Worth every penny, and if you take care of them properly, they last quite a long time.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
A few of my favourite things...
I've decided start a series of posts showing you some of the little things that brighten my everyday.
Brewing a "cuppa" in my favourite teapot. Especially while cuddled up on the couch watching Corrie on a cold Sunday morning. Pure bliss.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Friday, November 9, 2007
Nature's colours
Ok, this is the last of the Rhinebeck goodies.
This wool was made by Orchard House Knits, which sells incredibly beautiful fibre products created by the Craft Studio at Sunbridge College , a Waldorf-based adult education college near NYC.
The school looks really interesting. They offer courses in dying with plants, hand-spinning, felting, knitting, toy & puppet making, etc...
The yarn I bought was dyed using plants from their own biodynamic gardens on campus. The idea of going back to college to study these things seem so very appealing!
Orchard House had a beautifully set up booth at Rhinebeck, with gorgeous kits to choose from. Sample knitted items were on display for inspiration, and I fell in love with the colours in one of the hats. Unfortunately, they had no kits left in this colourway. But the salesperson let me pick and choose hues to make up my own kit.
My fingers are just itching to make up a little garter-stitch beret with these beautiful colours. It's going to be very hard to wait till after all the holiday knitting is done...
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Eye candy
Deep, rich, complex, soft, luscious.
Mountain Colors Bearfoot handpainted yarn.
Moose Creek colourway
350 yards
60% Superwash wool
25% Mohair
15% Nylon
Another Rhinebeck treasure. Too nice for socks.
Any suggestions?
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Classic Cobblestone
What superlatives could I use that have not already been employed a thousand times about this sweater? Jared has simply come up with a classic. Cobblestone was so wonderful and easy to knit, and delights the eye with its simple, clean lines.
The sweater received rave reviews by DH. He may have even been heard saying "I may never take this thing off". It fits him like a glove. Sorry there aren't any modeled shots, but DH is a very shy guy. And so, so lovely. He deserves every single stitch.
The Pattern comes from the Fall 07 issue of Interweave Knits .
I knit it using 9 balls of Rowan Scottish Tweed Aran, Shade # 004.
I made absolutely no modifications. The pattern was very easy to follow. I had fun trying new techniques like Kitchener stitch (I used this YouTube tutorial, VERY helpful!) and short row shaping for the back of the neck. I loved the experience of knitting such a seamless garment. I'll definitely be looking at my Elizabeth Zimmerman books for more DH sweaters.
It was a great, if not exactly portable, mindless knit. Thank you Brooklyntweed!!!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Tonight's installment is going to be short and sweet, kids. I'm officially TTTK (too tired to knit). And let me tell you, it takes a lot for this girl to be too tired to knit. So lets get this post over with so I can go beddy-bye.
There was a definite nip in the air this morning, so I pulled out the mittens. I felt a little silly about it till I spied a few snowflakes falling when I went out to lunch.
These Garter Cuff Mittens, from Melanie Fallick's Weekend Knitting , are favourites of mine. Knit in some very nice alpaca (sorry, no details, I bought this stuff a million years ago). They're a bit big, but I often wear thin gloves under them on really cold days, so it works.
'nite 'nite!
Monday, November 5, 2007
Fall back into darkness
I can tell you this much: whoever thought November was a good month to blog daily was certainly not a knitter. And not just because of non-bloggable-top-secret-Christmas knitting, but more importantly, because the amount of daylight available to take decent fibre photos is practically non-existent. So I'm reduced to taking flash photos in my bathroom (the best-lit room in the house).
More Rhinebeckian goodness of the wooly kind. But not yarn.
These little bundles of wool fabric came from a lovely little booth (sorry, lost the seller info) selling hooking kits, fabrics and rugs. I couldn't resist.
I'm not sure if I'll use the quarters to make "quilty" things, or "hooky" things. Both options are open to me since my Mom is a master quilter (more on that in another post), as well as a hooker. I'm sure she has a few "tricks" to show me. Har, har.
Along with the fabric bundles, I bought this little blackbird hooked mat.
I fell in love with it when I first saw it, but didn't know if I wanted to plunk down cash for a non-knitting/ready-made item. But I kept thinking about it, and at the end of the day figured if it was still there, it was mine. I use it as my tea-pot mat, and every morning the wonky little blackbird makes me smile.
Speaking of black birds, I've been checking the Blue Moon Fiber Arts website all day for their new "Raven Series" of yarn, which is supposed to come out today. You may have seen the ads for it in IK. I just loooove super-dark variegated yarn, and this collection looks really promising. But I guess I'm not the only one who's interested, as Blue Moon has apparently had some major server problems today due to the high volume of traffic to their site and has not been able to make the yarn available online as of yet.
edit: ooo yay, it's finally up. Check it out, it's beautiful!!!
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Old friends
The parade of old knits continues...
The scarf was knit with Manos del Uruguay bought at Purl last January on one of our NYC trips. This yarn cannot make up its mind what colour it is. Often it's a muted orangy-brown, other times it's a rich pink. Maybe it's a sort of "mood" scarf. Obviously here it's trying to make up for my extreme pallor (no, don't worry, I'm not consumptive, that's just my natural hue) by adding a shot of pink next to my ghostly face. I didn't follow a specific pattern, just your regular basket weave design. I did twist all the stitches for more definition.
The little tam is another no-pattern creation, knit many years ago. It was made with some Jo Sharp Silk Road Aran Tweed , a yarn I highly covet. I love the sparkly flecks of red & gold.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Fancy feet
Embossed Leaves socks by Mona Schmidt, from the 2005 Winter issue of Interweave Knits.
These are the only lacy socks I've ever knit.
I knit them 2 summers ago, on the drive up to see my parents in New-Brunswick. I remember enjoying the relatively easy pattern, but being bummed that I had to keep the magazine handy and my eyes on my knitting instead of on the scenery. This in part explains why I haven't knit fancy socks since.
The other reason (and I've mentioned this before) is that I have a bit of a thing with wearing such delicate things on my feet. I do occasionally wear them, but I always hesitate before pulling them out of my sock drawer, wondering if this day "merits" decadent socks. The plus side is they're still in very good shape, so they'll be around for a while.
I see all your breathtaking sock creations out there and I yearn to have my own pair of Bayerische or some Highland Scottish Kilt Hose. But I just can't seem to quit my plain-Jane workhorses. They keep my hands and heart happy at the doctor's office, on a long drive, or when watching an exciting Hockey game.
Are there any type of knitting you avoid, even though you love the result?
Friday, November 2, 2007
Little treasures
I almost forgot! I not only have old knits to show you, I also have Rhinebeck haul, and even summer vacation loot left to blog/brag about. So NaBloPoMo may not be so painful after all.
First up, little itty bits of Rhinebeck pleasures:
Moving Mud buttons. I spent forever at their booth in Rhinebeck. I agonized over which buttons to buy. I deeply regret not buying more. Their stuff was so very gorgeous. These 3 sets aren't the same, but they do "go" together I think. I've got lovely seafoam Fleece Artist wool, enough to make a small cardi, and these little gems will look lovely with it.
Another button indulgence: this hand-embroidered button by S. Borger (sorry, couldn't find a link). I just love the colour combo of brick red, juicy pink, chocolate brown, bright gold and mossy green. No doubt it'll find its way on a swingy one-button jacket.
I totally fell in love with this single skein of hand-dyed and handspun wool from from Cozy Rabbit Farm. It's only 50 yards, and not exactly the softest yarn, but I could not resist the colours. Again with the brick red (much richer than in the photo). I could use for a wide brim on a hat. Or mitten cuffs. Not sure yet.
My last little treasure for today is this link. DO NOT click on this link if you are drinking soda pop, or if you really need to pee. I cannot be held responsible for any "leakage" issues that might ensue. Make sure you watch it till the end!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
I clearly didn't think this through
I'm easily sucked in. Amber from Berlin's Whimsy invited her readers to join her in participating in the National Blog Posting Month, or NaBloPoMo for short. The rules are simple: you have to post daily for the whole month of November.
At first I thought it would be fun. As you've no doubt noticed, I'm a bit sporadic (um, lazy) when it comes to posting. I figured this was the kick in the pants I needed to become a better blogger. A motivation, a growing experience, a fun challenge.
But here's the deal. This is a knitting blog. And well, we're entering the "top-secret" knitting season. I've got lots of Christmas knitting lined up, but I can't blog about any of it. And come to think of it, I've go so much knitting to do that I don't really have a whole whack of free time to take pictures and write about it. Uh, oh. Day one and I'm already thinking of throwing in the towel. Not a good start.
Then DH says "Just blog about all the things you knit before you had a blog. You've got tons of stuff they've never seen." Hey, I knew there was a good reason I married him. That just might work. So in the next month, you'll mostly see "oldies but goodies".
Except not tonight. My camera batteries are still dead, so no pictures till tomorrow. An auspicious beginning, no?


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It's really hard to improve on a good thing. But every once in a while, a product you have known and loved for a very long time gets a redesign or a tweak that's genius in is simplicity. Here are seven examples of products that we took for granted, recently perfected by a tiny twist:
1) Folding Aviators
Ray-Ban has been making Wayfarers since the 1920s, and their popularity has ebbed and flowed. The sunglasses maker has tweaked the classic shades over the years, but the one that merged classically cool with convenient is the folding Aviators.
2) A more scoopable ice cream scoop
You might wonder how you could possibly redesign something so simple as an ice cream scoop. The answer is shockingly easy—just add a serrated edge. Enthused? Pick one up here for $10.
3) A better bucket
You never think of a bucket until you actually have to ham-handedly use one of the cumbersome things. Enter the Leaktite Big Gripper bucket, designed by Herbst Produkt's Scot Herbst with ergonomic improvements, as well as better grips, and a redesigned spout so it only pours when you want it to.
4) Zipper
I know what you're thinking: a zipper is a zipper is a zipper is a zipper. It's been the same for 100 years. Then Under Armour went and made it better, adding a magnet so you can XYZ with minimal effort.
5) Twist-off wine cork
Man, ain't it just the biggest buzzkill when you have a bottle of wine that you can't open because you don't have a corkscrew? Fortunately, with the invention of the Helix twist-off wine cork, we've been promised a future where that problem will be eradicated. The Helix was shown off at a wine expo in Europe last summer, and we're told it will be a couple of years before we'll actually be using it for easy access to all that vino.
6) See-through highlighters
The see-through highlighter debuted last spring in a product category you could call Why Didn't We Think of This Earlier?. I mean, being able to actually see the very text you're highlighting? It's subtle, but downright genius.
7) Reusable sticky notes
Regular sticky notes are a marvelous invention in and of themselves, but if you want to flip 'em over and use the other side, you sacrifice the stick factor. Not so with Ecostatic sticky notes. Instead of adhesive, they use static electricity, so you can use them over and over for weeks on end.


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Asta Matrika
In Patan's Mul Chok during Dashain Navaratri (ninth night) Asta Matrika dancers celebrate the Goddess Durga triumph over the buffalo demon, Mahisasur. Men and boys dressed to represent the mother-earth goddess become possessed with the goddess energy and perform acts showing her powers. The performances were initiated in seventeenth century by the Malla king Srinavasa, whose father built the Krishna temple in Patan. Indrani dances in an orange mask covered with eyes; nobody can hide from the goddess. Maheswari dances in white mask, which represents the female aspect of Shiva, who continually combats demons. Brahmayani, in a yellow mask, represents the human aspect of Brahma, the creator.Read More
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — Mitt Romney returned from a three-week spring break in 1965 to resume his studies as a high school senior at the prestigious Cranbrook School. Back on the handsome campus, studded with Tudor brick buildings and manicured fields, he spotted something he thought did not belong at a school where the boys wore ties and carried briefcases. John Lauber, a soft-spoken new student one year behind Romney, was perpetually teased for his nonconformity and presumed homosexuality. Now he was walking around the all-boys school with bleached-blond hair that draped over one eye, and Romney wasn't having it.
"He can't look like that. That's wrong. Just look at him!" an incensed Romney told Matthew Friedemann, his close friend in the Stevens Hall dorm, according to Friedemann's recollection. Mitt, the teenage son of Michigan Gov. George Romney, kept complaining about Lauber's look, Friedemann recalled.


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Hidden Rome
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Rome is the pivotal city of Europe, a capital that has dominated the history of the last two millennia. Its famous, great monuments are accompanied by a host of smaller, more difficult to reach, or just hidden sites and monuments all of which tell their own stories about the eternal city. This tour will take you to some of Rome's greatest monuments but also to some of its most secret, through tombs and catacombs, temples and villas – it's a chance to see the imperial city from a new point of view. We will be based in the very center of the city with time for you to explore on your own.
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Dr Simon Elliott is a best-selling author and has written books on a wide variety of classical history subjects, ranging from Septimius Severus in Scotland and Roman Legionaries to how the Roman military built an empire.
Your itinerary
Day 1 - Rome
Meet as a group in Rome at our hotel, which is located in the heart of the city.
|Hotel Albergo Santa Chiara, Rome
|Meals included
Day 2 - The Appian Way
Today we drive to the Appian Way and visit some of the villas of the senatorial aristocracy found there. Here we will see the vast suburban estate of the Quintili, so sumptuous that the emperor Commodus executed its owners and confiscated it. We proceed to the equally extensive Villa of the Emperor Maxentius built in order to be a dynastic center for his family. It includes a palace/villa, a chariot racing circus and large mausoleum. We will focus on the well preserved Circus which includes starting gates. In the afternoon we will visit another huge imperial project, the Baths of Caracalla, capable of accommodating thousands at a time.
|Hotel Albergo Santa Chiara, Rome
|Meals included
|Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3 - Golden House - Colosseum
This morning we visit another imperial palace, the legendary Golden House which the Emperor Nero built after the great fire of Rome as a rus in urbe, a countryside in the city, and as such included artificial lakes, fountains, vineyards, as well as flocks. The megalomaniac building was eventually demolished by his successors and can now only be visited at certain times, in groups, where it ongoing restoration can be viewed. More underground surprises will follow at the church of San Clemente, and then an afternoon visit to the Colosseum where we will be permitted to visit the areas below the arena floor of this iconic monument.
Day 4 - The Field of Mars
Walk through part of the Field of Mars, visiting well-known sites like the Pantheon. Free time follows later.
|Hotel Albergo Santa Chiara, Rome
|Meals included
|Breakfast, Lunch
Day 5 - Aventine Hill
This morning we visit the Cripta Balbi, one of the most important excavations undertaken in recent decades, where the change from ancient to modern was examined in a ground-breaking exploration. We then explore the Forum Boarium, to see the temples of Portunus and Hercules, and visit the churches of Santa Maria in Cosmedin and San Giorgio in Velabro. After lunch we go to the Mithraeum of the Circus Maximus and later, we ascend the Aventine Hill to visit Santa Sabina.
Day 6 - Mausoleum of Augustus
We explore the recently opened Mausoleum of Augustus, a huge circular tomb built in 28 BC and one of the most significant monuments in
Rome. Next, we visit Ara Pacis, the adjacent altar commissioned by the Roman Senate to honour the return of Augustus after his campaigns in Gaul. We end with the Mausoleum of Santa Costanza and the early Christian catacombs below Sant' Agnese.
Day 7 - Ostia Antica
A morning drive to Ostia Antica, on the coast, which was Rome's great harbor center. Here goods for the teeming bazaars of the city were stored and prepared for sending upriver. We will explore this extensive town and its facilities, the level of preservation is comparable to Pompeii. In the afternoon we can make our independent onward journeys.
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A truly remarkable and exciting trip that just kept on giving; I didn't realise that so much of Roman Rome was indeed 'Hidden'! S. Thomas Hidden Rome , April 2023
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Two rounds of free DLC have already been pencilled in for PES 2013.
The first will be made available on launch day – which is this Friday, September 21st incidentally – and adds three licensed stadia as well as updates and kits for 37 of the licensed clubs.
It will also add a new widget system that provides a shortcut for gathering friends together for online play.
A second DLC release will follow in mid October that will update the team rosters to reflect the summer transfer activity, as well as adding further stadia.


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New York University College of Nursing's Leadership Institute of Black Nurses (LIBN) was honored by The Council of the City of New York in regular session business on May 31, 2012, to congratulate the Institute upon the graduation of its 100th participant since its inception just seven years ago.
On May 31, Speaker Christine Quinn and the New York City Council honored the NYU Leadership Institute of Black Nurses (LIBN), congratulating the Institute upon the graduation of its 100th participant since its inception just seven years ago.
The LIBN was founded not only to advance black nurses' careers but also to address the extreme disparities in health between African-Americans and other groups in the United States. The Institute's founder, NYU College of Nursing alumna Yvonne Wesley, emphasizes that both race and gender have historically been barriers to career advancement.
"The Institute helps the Fellows express and pursue their career goals within the workplace and negotiate across an uneven table," said Wesley, who currently serves as an NYUCN adjunct associate professor of nursing, and as the director of the LIBN.
"We are grateful for the Council's continued support of the Institute."
The Speaker was joined by a number of her fellow members to present a Proclamation from the Council for the City of New York. "The Leadership Institute for Black Nurses ensures that a diversified nurse leadership is available to support the diverse patience population which makes our City such an extraordinary place to live," it stated. "With our continued support, we can help all nurses break through racial and gender barriers and inspire our daughters and granddaughters to reach for their highest aspirations."
"Be it known that the Council of the City of New York honors the NYU Leadership Institute of Black Nurses for its outstanding service and contributions to the community."
Judith Haber, dean of the NYU College of Nursing, offers a context for the founding of LIBN. "This program was established in keeping with a long tradition of commitment to black nursing leadership at the NYU College of Nursing, " said Haber.
"With the grant from the City Council, the Institute's commitment to education and mentorship has been greatly enhanced. We are delighted by, and appreciative of, the City Council's generous support and commitment to developing leaders in nursing."
The New York University Leadership Institute for Black Nurses serves as a resource to empower nurses that seek career advancement in administration, education, and research. The LIBN holds six monthly training sessions, addressing topics such as individual efficacy, leadership paradigms, negotiation, and collaboration. Each participant is paired with a leading African-American nurse in the New York City area who serves as project mentor and advisor on a particular community-health project. More than sixty-nine percent of participants hold master's degrees, and all serve in management-level positions. Participants not only build on personal strengths to develop leadership ability, but also gain practical management skills, such as developing a vision, evaluating and measuring program outcomes, and understanding health care management and finances.
The New York University College of Nursing is a global leader in nursing education, research, and practice. It offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Master of Arts and Post-Master's Certificate Programs; a Doctor of Philosophy in Research Theory and Development, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. For more information, visit www.nyu.edu/nursing


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It wasn't that long ago that Mariner fans could hang their hats on one of the best pitching staffs in the league. Sure, the hitting was terrible (dead last in OPS in the first half at .621). But the Mariner staff held opponents to the second lowest OPS in the league. Mariner hurlers held the league to a .643 OPS, second only to Atlanta's .637.
Unfortunately the second half pitching regression has been obvious to anyone following the Mariners. The chart below (courtesy of the Sporting News) shows the ugly truth since the break. Numbers are through Tuesday. That's the Mariners down at #27, serving up an opponent OPS of .801.
Has the league caught on to their tricks, or was Mariner pitching not that great to begin with? Can a staff led by Felix, Pineda and Vargas compete in the AL West next year?
2nd Half Pitching Results by team (through 8/23):


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A statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Sunday and signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi, said the promotion cuts across workers in the local governments, teaching service and the core civil servants.
The statement said that the beneficiaries consisted mainly of those whose promotions were due since 2012, 2013 and 2014.
It said the governor had consequently ordered that letters of promotion be given the affected workers without further delay.
The statement, however, clarified that the promotion status still remained nominal, as the cash backing for the exercise would be effective only from March 2017.
It announced that all categories of workers in the state had been paid two months salaries in December, while Christmas bonus would be paid immediately after the Christmas holiday.
The statement quoted the governor as saying that, though, the state was currently grappling with economic challenges, it did not mean that deserving workers should not be recognised for hard work.
'We won't deny our workers their dues and entitlements, economic recession or no economic recession, as leaders of the state, we must be fair to all and that is what we are doing
'Our administration is resolute in giving the best to all Ekiti people, including those in the public service.
'This month alone, we have paid two salaries, we are also paying Christmas bonus after the holiday
'We deliberately spaced the payment of the bonus so that after the Christmas holiday, workers will still have something to fall back on,' it said.


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Oenothera speciosa
Oenothera speciosa Nutt.
Pink Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Primrose, Pink Ladies, Buttercups, Pink Buttercups
Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)
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