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Drifting around the country,
Seeking life and fun.
I'm over my depression,
I think I've finally won.
It was a spiritual thing for me,
Not a lack of chemical shots.
Nor the need to work things out,
With a colourless heartless lot. (NHS)
I've finally got my life back,
To be the human I once was.
Before I married a twin,
And was crushed within her claws.
I now see the sunshine daily,
And feel the wind in my cheeks.
I can smell the changing seasons,
I've found the life that I seek.
I'm finally free to be me,
To take the time inside.
To explore what I find in there,
To turn a personal tide.
To stand on the shores I visit,
Look out on horizons anew.
To cross that chasm in one step,
But I feel we are so few.
Those that can step over discomfort,
Those that inscape each day,
Those that refuse to escape,
Where things outside hold sway.
People search for something out there,
False hope in this material world.
It will always rest constantly in here,
A personal flag unfurled.
For sure it isn't easy,
For sure it will cause some pain,
For sure tomorrow can be dark,
Until we see we can actually gain.
A deeper insight in to me,
From a time taken to look.
To finally find my vocation,
Not look in some bloody book.
The world is moving from IQ,
That old Newtonian view.
It's time to fully embrace EQ,
To find out who is truly you.
So step into perpetual discomfort,
And don't seek to solve your pain.
But keep on walking that dark tunnel,
A new life through which to gain.
Responsibility for all that you do,
Not blaming something out there.
Because the only hope for my future,
Is if I constantly dare.
To become more self-aware,
And turn my needs to wants.
To understand more fully,
My dark internal taunts.
Drifting around the country,
Seeking life and fun.
I'm over my depression,
I think I've finally won.
A Moodscope member.


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Join Danny Lyon for a signing of his book Deep Sea Diver.
With his vintage Leica and accompanied by a young translator named Lolly Pop, American photographer Danny Lyon traveled across Shanxi Province in North West China six times between 2005 and 2009. The result of Lyon's unfailing enthusiasm for immersing himself in local banter and customs is an extraordinary portrait of China and the Chinese, one seldom seen by foreigners. Lyon's unparalleled photographic findings and discoveries are presented in this limited edition photobook alongside his handwritten annotations and commentary, as well as his ever-inquisitive and non-judgmental prose.
Please note that due to professional obligations, photographer's book signing dates may change without notification. Limit of two signed copies per customer. Pre-orders and reserve orders are not guaranteed but every effort is made to fulfill orders. Books must be purchased from the ICP Store. If purchased before date of event, please bring your receipt. For more information, call 212.857.9725.
Free Friday night programs in the Museum are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn.


text: Races One of my passions is running. Gary and I do a lot of races so I thought I'd share a few of the photos. As you can see, we even dress up for some of them. At this point in my life, I'm all about making it fun! [Show thumbnails]


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You may have noted the many celebrities who have been wearing a red thread around their left wrist, despite the fact that there is no basis for this usage in either the Kabbalah, Torah, or Jewish law.
The only mention of this usage is in an early Talmudic text called the Tosefta, where it is described as being used to ward off the evil eye, and some rabbis interpret it as a "segulah", a protective act which is sometimes permitted. However, the Tosefta itself considers it akin to idolatry and a worthless superstitious practice, and actively prohibits it.
Others, however, are more sympathetic. The red string is thought to represent Rachael, Isaac's wife. The name Rachael comes from the Hebrew word, "rachil", which means lamb or sheep. As a sheep stands still while it is sheered (representing humility), so we are to humble ourselves before God like a lamb before its master. Also, in the same way that Rachael's prayers for a child were answered, so too our prayers will be answered when we come before God with the proper spirit and humility.
The controversy surrounding the wearing of this red thread hasn't stopped Madonna and a host of other celebrity practitioners form wearing it, or from practicing a form of Kabbalah that is estranged from the very Judaism that marks its essence. The rabbis felt that the study of Kabbalah separated from an understanding and practice of Halacha, Jewish law, could unhinge the mind and lead to madness.
The Talmud tells the story of four rabbis who met regularly to engage in mystical studies-Azzai, Ben Zoma, Elisha ben Abuyah, and Akiva. Azzai "looked and went mad [and] Ben Zoma died". Elisha ben Abuyah became a heretic and left Judaism, and only Akiva "entered in peace and left in peace." From this, the rabbis concluded that only married men over 40 well grounded in Torah and Talmud should study Kabbalah.
Modern followers of Kabbalah center around the controversial Kabbalah Center, established in 1965 in the United States, and is now located in Los Angeles. Complaints about this institution center around the sale of trinkets for extraordinary sums and a noted secrecy around its fundraising and expenditures, and its avoidance of the "stigma" of Judaism, while at the same time following orthodox customs like separation of men and women at Friday and Saturday Sabbath services, the wearing of sheitels (wigs), putting mezuzot (cylindrical objects containing a portion of Deuteronomy) on doorways and much more.
As we strive to find authenticity in our lives and behavior, and celebrities may be more needful of this than most, the red thread symbolizes the "thread of grace" that greets us every morning when we arise, and God renews our lives and that of the world one more time.Immobilienmakler Heidelberg Makler Heidelberg
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Hobo RXW-T21-xxx – Onset
HOBOnet soil water potential and temperature sensor, a complete system requires at least one Hobo RX3000 monitoring station with a HOBOnet wireless manager (RXMOD-RXW-xxx) or one Hobo MicroRX station (which has an integrated HOBOnet wireless manager).
The HOBOnet T21 is a wireless sensor that works with the HOBOnet system to measure both soil temperature and soil water potential, a more accurate way to measure how much water is available to plants. The HOBOnet T21 Sensor is designed to withstand harsh environmental conditions, and it does not require calibration for different soil types or salinity. The HOBOnet T21 is calibrated in a chamber system that allows the T21 set calibration points from -10KPa to -80KPa. With its durable epoxy coating, you can be confident these sensors can be deployed in the ground for long periods, while providing data you can trust.
The HOBOnet system is a cost-effective and scalable option for web-enabled monitoring of field conditions for applications such as crop management, research, and greenhouse operations. And because it's wireless, you can deploy a network of sensors to easily monitor multiple points with a single system, while avoiding the risk of long cables that can interfere with field operations and are potentially vulnerable to nearby lightning strikes. Sensors are easily linked to the network and data can be accessed through HOBOlink, Onset's innovative cloud-based software platform.
This sensor measures the soil water potential and the soil temperature measurements with this measured data you can get a more accurate picture of the amount of water available to plants than volumetric water content sensors. There is no calibration required for soil type or salinity and this is long-lasting and maintenance-free sensor with durable epoxy construction. It has a wide measurement range from -9 to -2000 kPa.
This wireless sensor communicates through a 900 MHz wireless mesh self-healing technology. It has a wireless signal range up to 450 to 600 meter and up to five hops, the HOBOnet wireless repeaters (RXW-RPTR-xxx or RXW-RPTR-B-xxx) can be added to extend the range. You can add up to 50 wireless sensors or 336 data channels per Hobo RX station. A simple button push makes sure to join the HOBOnet wireless network and it has an onboard memory to ensure no data loss. It is powered by rechargeable AA batteries and built-in solar panel. This sensor operates in an outdoor environment and the RXW-T21-xxx sensor supports the following measurements: soil temperature and soil water potential.
Technical specifications
Measurement range: -2.000 to -9 kPa in soils up to 10 dS/m
Accuracy: ±10% of reading + 2 kPa from -100 to -9 kPa
Measurement range: -40 to 60°C
Accuracy: ±1°C
Operating temperature range: -40° to 60°C with rechargeable batteries and -40 to 70°C with lithium batteries
Maximum number of motes: up to 50 wireless sensors or 336 data channels per one Hobo RX station
Logging rate: 1 minute to 18 hours
Number of data channels: 3
Battery type/power source: two AA 1,2 V rechargeable NiMH batteries powered by built-in solar panel or two AA 1,5 V lithium batteries for operating conditions of -40 to 70°C
Battery life: with NiMH batteries: 3–5 years when operated in the temperature range -20° to 40°C and positioned toward the sun, with lithium batteries: 1 year
Memory: 16 MB
Cable length: 5 meters
Environmental rating: mote: IP67, NEMA 6


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Object of Sound.The profil of the sound is shaped into a 3d form and become the object of it's sound. The actual shapes are NOCC's voices but the idea behind this is that every person with it's unique voice can originate it's own shape.
NOCC is a Paris based design studio formed by Juan Pablo Naranjo and
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We are a leading global investment firm and aim to help endowments & foundations, pension plans, and high net worth private clients implement and manage custom investment portfolios that generate outperformance and enable them to maximize their impact on the world. Working alongside its early clients, Cambridge Associates pioneered the strategy of high-equity orientation and broad diversification, which since its inception in the 1980s has been a primary driver of performance for institutional investors. Today, we deliver a range of portfolio management services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, investment staff extension, and asset class mandates. Cambridge Associates maintains offices in major financial centers across the globe, with headquarters in Boston, MA.
Working with some of the world's most sophisticated institutional investors, we bring a deep knowledge of portfolio management best practices to the clients we serve, and select our colleagues with great attention to their potential to become a valuable member of a collaborative, intelligent and hard-working team.
Position Overview
Investments Associates (IAs) in Venture Capital and Growth Equity Research assist Investment Directors (IDs) in the evaluation of venture capital and growth equity firms and the monitoring of current market conditions for the benefit of Cambridge Associates and its clients. The US Venture and Growth Equity research team consists of three IAs, who work under the supervision of two IDs.
- Coordinate and participate in fundraising meetings and portfolio updates with general partners. Participate in manager assessment process and write summary analyses of each meeting for distribution within the firm.
- Work with IDs to write due diligence reports on venture capital and growth equity firms. Due diligence responsibilities include attending and participating in on-site meetings; analyzing a manager's organization, investment strategy, investment performance, and fund legal terms; conducting reference calls with portfolio company CEOs and senior-level professionals; and preparing materials for ratings committee meetings.
- Serve as a resource to client-facing IDs and Investment Associates (IAs) seeking current information on venture capital and growth equity opportunities, including data and analysis, comparison to other fund managers, and the opinion of the research team.
- Monitor market trends related to fundraising and investment activity and contribute to periodic market updates that are accessed by IDs, IAs, and clients.
- Prepare materials for and participate in monthly firm-wide meetings in which the global private investments research team discusses recent manager meetings and current investment opportunities of interest with client-facing investment directors.
- Represent Cambridge Associates at annual manager meetings.
Bachelor's degree (any major) with a strong record of achievementInterest in venture capital and growth equity asset classesStrong writing ability and oral communication skillsStrong analytical and quantitative and skillsAbility and willingness to engage in conversation with managers and referencesSolid MS Office skills (in particular, Word and Excel)Strong work ethic and ability to work both independently and as part of a team under tight deadlinesExcellent project management skillsWillingness to travel occasionally (primarily to Boston and New York)
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I Say A Little Prayer
Business News |Oct 15, 2018|1 min read
A Smith Haughey Rick & Roegge Article
By: Nicholas A. Reister, Attorney
Aretha Franklin died on August 16, 2018, and there is much buzz about the Queen of Soul's lack of an estate plan. Her estate is rumored to be worth roughly $80 million and possibly more depending on the value of her song catalog. Probate court filings and reports from her inner circle indicate that she died without ever having prepared a will or trust, which is rather shocking. The reality is that Ms. Franklin did have a plan; however, because she didn't create her own, by default, her 'plan' is defined by Michigan law.


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Thanks to Katie for this guest review!
Location mapCommunity: Prestwick – Prestwick Drive & Prestwick Circle SE
Parking: Free street parking
Charlotte's Review (2.5 years old): "What was your favourite thing about the park?" "The swings! And the slide. YEAH!"
Luc's Review (5 months old): "Mah mah mah mah MAH!"
Age Range: 0 – 12
Ground cover: Pea gravel
Shade: Very limited, as trees are immature
Surrounding park area: The playground is in a small park with some flat grassy space. There are small trees and shrubs and paved pathways.
Seating: 2 benches and 2 picnic tables
Accessibility: Strollers and wheelchairs can navigate the paved paths through the park and around the playground. The playground itself is not accessible.
Features: Butterfly-themed play structure with a wavy slide, a bridge, a sliding pole, two climbers that lead to the bridge / slide, 3 swings (inc. 1 infant swing), metal butterfly bouncers, "ice cream" shop and tiny bench beneath the slide. Trees and plants in the park were chosen for their appeal to butterflies in an effort to attract real ones to the playground.
Overall Assessment: My daughter is terrified of butterflies, but this is her favourite park. Luckily, we never see real butterflies here.
There is very little shade, but all of the parks in McKenzie Towne have that problem. I love the wide variety of equipment in the playground, and the giant butterflies create a fun theme.
The ice cream shop beneath the slide creates an opportunity for imaginative play. There is also a big picture at the top of the slide that shows the sign language for every letter of the alphabet, which is fun to try with the kids. Overall, the Butterfly Park is one of my favourite playgrounds!
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June 11 Saturday
Little of this, little of that
Time to do a good turn. Linda has been doing a number of things for Katherine, and today it was my turn. Seems that the gas fire logs Katherine had installed in one of the fireplaces in her house wasn't working as it should. While it is nice and warm now, last winter when it was needed, it worked, but not as it should.
You know how it is with little old ladies and cold temperatures, and if you don't, you're lucky. At a certain age they think it is nice to press the remote control for the fireplace and have it come on and warm things up before they get up in the morning. Conversely, it is nice to leave the fireplace on in the evening and turn it off by the remote once you're in your nice warm bed. At least I think that is how a little old lady would think, not being married to one myself.
The fireplace worked fine manually, it just wouldn't work via the remote. Linda changed out the batteries, which were bad, but it still didn't work. Out came the manuals, which I carefully read, but even then it still wouldn't work by the remote. I fiddled for a while, trying things other than what the manual said, which didn't work, then tried something else, and presto light-o, it worked. I shut it completely off, gas and all, then tried it again and it worked just as it should. I had fixed it, but don't ask me how.
However, it wasn't all work and no play today. This is Katherine's section of The Butter Street Barn, an antique store where she has a display of some of her antiques and collectibles that she has for sale, and she has sold here for years and years. In addition, when she used to be a snowbird, she would pack her RV with things, often setting up and selling at flea markets and antique shows down south during the winter months. I believe she used to joke about selling most everything she had brought down, but also buying more than she had brought down so she would bring back more that she brought down. Antique dealers just can't pass up a bargain when they see it.
Small town museums are the best, and the Veterans Memorial Museum in Germantown proved how right that is. We even got an explanation of a number of the displays from the curator. What really made it a special place was the emphasis they placed on having the personal stories of the memorabilia displayed alongside the objects. As with many small museums it is only open very limited hours during the week, but if you're in the area when it is open, and want to better understand the personal side of war, particularly WW II, it is definitely worth a visit.
Lately I have been remiss in adding some beauty and glamour to the Daily Journal. This may not make up for it, but at least it is a step in the right direction. This is actually a very unique covered bridge due to its design which is termed a covered inverted bow string truss bridge. That makes it really special, just like the fabulous woman standing in front of it. We hope everyone had a chance to experience something special today, just as we did.
June 12 Sunday
Living Life
When you are a basset hound, over 97.3 percent of the world is up. Meaning that when something from up there comes down to your level, it is time to do some serious investigating. It doesn't matter what the reason for the object being down is, what matters is that it is now on your level, and hence fair game.
This is not my dog imitation, it is me working and the two inspectors making sure I do it right. Of course if I raised my head up, any dirt that might have gotten on my face was immediately washed off by a quick swipe of the nearest tongue. The nice thing was that there was no hurry to what I was doing, so no problem.
So what was it that I was doing? Repairing a braided rug with my two helpers, that's what. The rugs my mother made are in many places, but the thread she bought to sew the braids together in her earlier ones was a lighter weight than what I was able to get for her once I got involved in the industrial sewing business. Fortunately Linda had some of that heavy duty thread in her sewing supplies, so I repaired the seam by hand. It was a task that brought back wonderful childhood memories. It was living Life.
As I wrote yesterday, small town museums are the best, and the Harding Museum in Franklin once again proved how right that is. We got to take a grand tour of the museum, including seeing parts of it that most visitors never see. This was a closet up on the third floor that had the left over rolls of wallpaper from way back when. Open only for a few hours on Sunday afternoons during the summer, it was another of those places where Sara. N. Dippity worked her magic for us.
June 13 Monday
All the world is a stage and we are the actors on it, not preparing for the play, rather, we are part of it. Life isn't a dress rehearsal. Just do it.
What brought all that on is the fact that as far as Life goes, sometimes it is what we don't do that is as exciting as what we do. For the past three weeks we have not been traveling to new places. We have not been doing very much in the way of sightseeing. I guess one could say that we have not led a very exciting Life lately. But that is not true.
Generally when I hit one of these stretches it is when I would always stop writing in the past. Same thing going one every day, nothing to talk about. Just do it changed all that, and is still changing it. Interesting how new habits are formed. These days have certainly not been my best examples of writing, but does it really matter?
I've been able to read many RV blogs, find other interesting websites and actually read books. Real books. Books I enjoy. Books that stimulate the mind in some cases. Books that simply entertain in others. I've toyed around several times in the past with starting a list of the books I've read as a separate section on the website, but the concept is not to the just do it stage yet because "just a list" doesn't cut it.
The above photo might be called many things, "Two old people at a table", or "The white hair stare" for example. Really it is all about connections. The kind that are beyond priceless, the kind that come from the heart. Life does indeed play out upon the stage before us, but remember, in this play there are no dress rehearsals, and so, every moment counts.
June 14 Tuesday
Cleaning up
Tomorrow we will be heading northwest towards Goshen, Indiana, but today that was far from our minds, or at least Linda's mind. Once every two to three years it has been necessary to do a more through cleaning of the coach carpets. It is not something that is apparent to me, but for some reason Linda reaches to the point where the amount of dirt contained in our fibered floor covering must be removed at once.
I will probably get in trouble for saying so, but why the big rush when it can be weeks between the times that the carpet gets swept. It is almost like the longer we have been living this way, the less important the degree of dirt in the carpets becomes. Then something comes up, usually a chance to spend time with friends and carpet cleaning becomes the order of the day. I know that is not the case as we journey north to spend time with our good friends, John and Judy, but regardless of the reason, today was clean the carpet day.
The ladies, Linda and Katherine, had done their research yesterday including confirming phone calls, so shortly after it opened this morning, I was rolling a rented carpet cleaning machine from the local hardware store out to the Explorer. No cleaning solution was purchased, Linda's Internet search yielding the vinegar method of carpet cleaning. It actually worked great, though there was a moment or two when she was in danger of running out of vinegar and alternate plans were being made.
Once back at the coach, Linda took over, mixing up the vinegar solution, and attacking those first special rugs that needed extra attention. My job was to keep the cord out of the way and to take a few photos to document the day.
Showing the tough part of the cleaning. You will note how I had to pile all the furniture up and out of the way, making sure that the floor was completely cleared of anything that might interfere with the task at hand. While I rested from all the exhausting work of moving the furniture Linda did a little cleaning around the edges of the carpet.
Once I had recovered from the exhausting work of stacking all the furniture, I was told to get to work cleaning the carpet, a task that I hope I don't have to do again for a while. While it may be that Linda would claim to have done most of the cleaning, as you can see, the photos prove otherwise, though it is possible that her story of the day we cleaned the coach carpet would be different from mine.
We talk about living Life, well, it is me who writes the Daily Journal, so it my story that gets told as far as this day was concerned. I look at it this way, I was the one who did most of the work, so she wasn't tired at all. If she claims to have done most of the work, then why doesn't she have me clean the carpets at least once a year or even more often?
For almost 44 years I have been married to this woman who captivated me with her million watt smile and if she hasn't yet figured out how to get me to do her bidding, it probably isn't going to happen. On the other hand, she is the best thing that ever happened to me, so take everything written above with a grain of salt, after all, other than "Yes dear, what else can I do for you", there is not much else I can say. We lived Life today, we hope you did also.
June 15 Wednesday
Moving on
I have been very remiss in the food photo department as of late, so how about a picture of the great breakfast we had this morning. According to Linda it was the best one I had fixed for quite some time, and looking at this photo, long time readers can probably guess why she said that.
The eggs, sweet peppers, onions, garlic and spinach was good, as a look at the skillet shows. Okay so it doesn't show, and when I took the photo I didn't know what I was looking at, but sure wasn't the skillet. That doesn't matter because what made the dish was all the chopped fresh tomatoes you can see on the cutting board. That woman sure loves her tomatoes.
This was our day to leave Ohio, the state where we each took our first breath of air many years ago, and head to Indiana. Not only had the weather been so nice all the time we were in Ohio, the people were also the greatest making it a shame we had to leave, but we want our MotoSat fixed, so northwest we headed.
It is always interesting when we cross a border, either between counties, states, or countries, that the culture, the economic conditions and/or the language may change, but hardly ever does the way the land looks change. It only serves to reinforce the concept that we are mere accidents of birth, and that all humans are the same, no matter how much we might try to make some of them different from us. The green fields and blue sky of Ohio are the same in Indiana. As for the people, the people of Indiana were originally from Ohio, but not being smart enough to keep up with the real Ohioans, they had to move west, at least that was what we were taught in Ohio History at school, I think.
Now I know why all the people who sing Back Home Again in Indiana, are usually someplace other than Indiana when they sing it. The weather in Indiana is such that it rains all the time. It's hard to believe, but everyday we have been in Indiana this year it has rained. Gives new credence to why people always say they are from Indiana, not that they are Indianians. Only joking Indianans, only joking.
This is a first, fueling the coach in the rain while standing out in the rain. Obviously it never rains in Indiana, otherwise they would have had a canopy over this fuel island. Just one of those things that never comes to mind when you are dreaming about the full time life as you await retirement.
Something else that never you imagine you will be facing. Really, really narrow lanes with K rail on one side, a curb on the other. How did we get in the mess in the first place? It was much worse in Linda's mind than it was in mine, but what is a day without an adventure or two?
In the end, all was well, and in fact better than we imagined. They had a few cancellations at the fairgrounds and had a full hookup site if we wanted one. Sounded good to us, and in the end it ended up being even better than good. The better than good was that the spot we ended up in was right next to Bill and Janet Adams who would be fixing our MotoSat.
Sometimes we forget that even when things seem to be going in the wrong direction, Sara is always there guiding us down the roads of Life. I wonder how many people worry so much about the possibility of what might happen that never find out what actually happens.
June 16 Thursday
Mr. Fix-it
It has been over a month since the late unpleasantness with the fuel stop canopy in Mississippi, and while we haven't had the least bit of interruption in our ability to get online, we still want our MotoSat back and today was the day. Bill Adams of Internet Anywhere arrived between rain showers and began the process of repair.
We know that between tethering the Droid and RV park wifi, we have had 100 percent online connectivity during that time, so why repair the MotoSat? Simple, it lets us go where there is no coverage, i.e., Mexico or Canada, and when there, not be totally dependent on RV park wifi. It's great that there are so many choices in connectivity, because everyone has different needs.
The actual fix was fairly straight forward, replace the dish and arm, including everything, meaning the expensive stuff, on the arm. I even got into the act in a minor way, holding the arm and dish in place when the last fasteners were removed and then replaced.
Bill knows what he is doing, but even so it isn't something that takes just a couple of minutes and it is done. Watching him work, it reinforced just exactly why we don't do these things ourselves, especially when the electronics act up, though our on staff tech guru, aka Linda, is quite competent in that area.
Parts are parts, and these are the parts that were replaced. Bill ended up spending a lot of time tweaking our electronics, though maybe tweaking wasn't the right word, but what ever it was, they work. Just another typical day of Life on the road where 75 percent of what we did has been left out, mostly because this is a just do it post and that's all the writing I want to do.
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June 17 Friday
Oops, discovered when I downloaded the photos for today's Daily Journal why I had so few photos for yesterday which was why I didn't write very much, I was confused. It is like this, the case I use to hold my camera was falling apart so I wasn't carrying it on my belt as usual. However with it laying on the dash Linda took a lot of photos with it, photos I forgot she took, so I hadn't even tried to download anything from it yesterday.
There were quite a few photos of the MotoSat repair, but I had completely forgotten about the oven baked barbecue pork back ribs I made yesterday. I make up a vinegar based BBQ sauce as I go every time, meaning they never taste exactly the same, but are always very good just the same. Yesterday Linda documented how I do it so she could make them if necessary. And were they ever tasty, though a little drier than I wanted, all the more reason to make them again.
Yesterday I wrote about how Bill Adams of Internet Anywhere had repair our MotoSat dish up on the roof. Today we was on top of a nearby RV working on their dish. Later we were having a problem with the controller for the system resetting, and Bill was quickly able to work some software magic that fixed that quirk. How nice it is to be parked next to the person that can do all this.
Not everyone has the problem of the non-level site, but when it occurs this is not the recommended solution. Just goes to prove that no matter what your day was like, it is highly probable that someone's day was worse. Besides, there is always tomorrow, when you can have a really bad day if that's what you want.
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June 18 Saturday
Time for family once again, and early morning found us driving the Explorer towards northwestern Indiana where Linda's brother, Charles, lives. We are in Amish country and our travels took us through more Amish country. This covered parking spot for horses sure caught Linda's attention when we stopped in Nappannee to look at the interesting downtown area.
Linda was definitely having fun looking and taking photos of all the buggies on the streets. I could imagine her looking wistfully at this one full of young girls. It was a case of Linda, who never had a horse even though she very much wanted done, and these girls who only have a horse. Who has the better life and how do you even begin to compare the two? That is why we try to live Life the best we can, thinking of ways to make things happen rather than reasons why they can not happen.
Charles is big into tractors, no horses here, and this one is special. Besides being his stock pulling tractor, it also the one that ran over him, breaking his collar bone in the process. He is standing where it happened, the exact spot where he was standing when he started it up while it was in gear, and it did the rest. Definitely not the standard Allis-Chalmers color I remembered, but at least the tractors nickname is spot on, "The Crusher.". He also showed us the special cut-out switch he installed after it crushed his collar bone to prevent it from being started when in gear. Better late than never.
Time for a food photo, even if it wasn't something we made. We ate at the Industrial Revolution restaurant in Valparaiso, a most interesting place that manages to combine very interesting architecture with delicious food. That's our appetizer, a combination of ingredients mound of food that we had to stop eating in order to save room for our main courses even though there were four of us working at it.
Given all the smiles, the food had to be good, and it was. One key is the fact that there are only two take home containers on the table. I must also say that the combo tea and pink lemonade I had was far better than I thought it would be. I don't like sweet tea, but because of the uniqueness I took a chance and was pleasantly surprised.
Before we left, Linda made sure we dug some horseradish. Nothing is better than fresh homemade horseradish, and these plants have furnished us some great tasting horseradish in the past, as Linda would bring some back to California whenever she would fly back here to visit. Even though it isn't the best time of the year to dig them, it should still provide us with some of the really good stuff.
Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's Wing Woman!! Able to fly to great heights with a flap of her locks. Not really, but the way Linda fussed all day with that unruly whisp of hair, you'd have thought she could, making it just another typical day in the paradise known as the full time Life. Besides, I thought it helped show off the very pretty Ancient Walrus Ivory earrings she had on.
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June 19 Sunday
Something new
The fairgrounds have been the scene of the Heartland RV Rally this week, and it being over today, the exodus began. It was five years ago that we were here ourselves for a rally, so we couldn't help but wonder where these rigs were going and what adventures awaited them.
Not everyone can have big adventures, so here is a small one of mine. For a s long as I can remember I have used Tom's toothpaste Then a few years ago they sold out to one of the big companies which started me to thinking every time I would buy a new tube, why don't I find another small company to support. Yesterday I saw Burt's Bees toothpaste, so I voted with my dollars for it. Turns out that when I checked, it too had been sold by its owner to a big company so no joy in Mudville there for me either. I will say that I did like it and barring finding some smaller toothpaste producer in the future, will probably keep on buying it despite its seemingly far too high of price. Linda says I should just use baking soda like she does, and maybe she's right.
Besides offering advice concerning dental hygiene, Linda was also into making horseradish sauce. Trimming them, peeling them, grating them, letting that set to develop the right amount of flavor and heat, adding the vinegar at just the right time, then putting it into the containers. By the time she was done there were piles of dirty dishes and mountains of horseradish sauce. Typically one puts some horse radish on their food. We may be putting some food on our horseradish. It isn't really that bad but something tells me we will be having horseradish on foods that we normally wouldn't.
With it being Father's Day, Linda had a surprise for me. My present, which I got to pick out, is Red Rob. I'd had fish for years and years, both inside and outside, but in all that time I'd never had a Betta and now I do. His little home sets on the shelf beside me where it will be easy for us to get to know each other.
I must say that picking him out, given all the different fin patterns and colors, was easier than it first seemed. Bettas are displayed in small containers, and most of them hug the back. Red Rob was just the opposite, out front, inquisitive and active. Besides, I'd already decided I wanted mine to be red, so it couldn't have been easier. I think he was also looking for just the right person to live with and was giving me his own seal of approval. Fish also have personalities, they just aren't quite as apparent as those of our more typical animal companions. All in all, it was a great day, just as every day should be.
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An outing in Amish country
Do we or don't we? Our plan had been to drive over to Shipshewana in the heart of the Amish country today. There were lots of reasons to do it, but on the not do it side was the fact that it had been raining all morning. Meaning it looked like the best plan was to postpone the drive, waiting for tomorrow's good weather.
Luckily for us, Linda reminded me of what it had been like the last time we were there, and it wasn't the weather, it was all the people. Lets see, we could go over today when it was raining, which would probably keep some of the people away, or we could go over tomorrow when those people along with everyone else who was planning on coming on Tuesday would be there. Plus, everything we wanted to see and do was inside so the rain wouldn't really be that much of a bother. All this from Linda, which reminded me once again of just how lucky I was to have married such a smart woman.
And would you believe it, it wasn't raining in Shipshewana, just on the drive over. Linda wants to get some Adirondack chair for our Texas patio, so one stop was to check out the styles and colors. Linda immediately loved the two color chairs, especially the red and gray combination. We came away still not knowing exactly what we wanted, plus now she has even more choices than before.
Linda is so neat. We were over here so she could check out the chairs, and shop at two stores, Yoder's Cheese and Meats, as well as at the bulk food store. She also had a surprise of sorts, lunch at the Blue Gate, her treat, as my Father's Day meal. While I had been forewarned, it was still loads of fun, which is what Life is all about.
In addition to the fact that my toasted meatloaf sandwich with Amish Fries was spot on, the girl with the big beautiful smile that was sitting across from me made it a perfect lunch. Linda, cheese hound that she is, went for the open faced turkey sandwich smothered in melted cheese. It was even better because we worked out a pre-pigout agreement where we would each give the other, half of our own sandwich. Interesting that both halves that were passed across the table were the small halves.
Save the best for the last proved to be true, though no matter how good what comes before is, nothing is better than fresh rhubarb pie. You know you're where they know rhubarb pie when they have real straight custard rhubarb pie. They did have strawberry-rhubarb for those that don't know any better, which is okay for others, but Linda and I are pure purists when it comes to rhubarb pie. What is even worse is to think that there are people who have gone through life without ever having so much as a taste of rhubarb pie.
Linda is very much into the horse and buggy thing, obviously stemming from her being deprived of having a horse when she was a girl. The parking area at the side of the bulk food store holds a particular fascination for her, so much so that after taking this photo as we drove in, she wasn't through. Walking towards the store I discovered she wasn't walking beside me, she was heading back around the corner to the side of the building to get a closeup look at them.
I'll end the day with Linda trying to find something on the shelves of the bulk food store. As the sign on the door says, no credit cards. As the prices on the packages say, if you shop in your supermarkets and buy things in small quantities with lots of packaging, that's what you pay for, packaging and a fancy store.
Linda was pointing how low the prices were on spices, but the big packages made for far more that she needed. A little quick math showed that if we bought it at that low price, we would save a huge amount of money even if we used only a small amount. She only ended up with a container of whole nutmegs, but there is always next time, and we will back again to the area some day.
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LeapPad 2 Explorer Review
- Solid tantrum-proof construction
- Safe, easy to manage and easy to use
- Very affordable
- Lots of fun eBooks, games and apps
- Apps on the expensive side
- Concerns about long-term appeal
Key Specifications
- Review Price: £68.00
On the negative side, tablets are still a sizable investment, and most of us feel a little uneasy when they're in the grips of a five-year-old, or being prodded hard and repeatedly by more impatient youngsters. Perhaps. Instead of letting the kids loose on your iPad Mini or Nexus 7, it might be better to give them something built for them.
Until fairly recently, that wasn't such a tempting idea. Toy computers bore little relationship to the real thing, and the software was sometimes dire. With products like the LeapPad 2 Explorer, however, the gap is closing. No-one could accuse it of being comparable to a proper grown-up tablet, but it has its low-resolution colour display, its own touchscreen interface and its own apps ecosystem, while coming wrapped in a chassis your average five-year-old can't mangle, and at a price your average parent might be willing and able to afford.
LeapPad 2 Explorer: The Hardware
Shipping in green or pinky-purple, the LeapPad 2 Explorer feels as much a toy as a tablet, with the 5-inch screen surrounded by an inch or more of chunky plastic in all directions, a chunky D-Pad at the bottom and two battery covers/handgrips on either side of a textured panel at the rear. It's mostly controlled with a stylus, which slots into a recess on the right-hand side and is tethered to protect against loss. The only physical controls are the aforementioned D-Pad, volume controls to the right of the screen, a home button at the bottom and a power button to the left. Connectivity comes down to a socket for the charger, another for headphones, a cartridge slot and a mini-USB connector. It's all very straightforward. As grown-ups, we value thinness, sleek lines and slick, metallic finishes, but in the LeapPad's market the chunky plastic approach makes more sense. Not only is it a robust construction – it's also very easy for small fingers to hold.
Needless to say, the screen isn't exactly Retina-quality. A 480 x 272 resolution isn't exactly sharp even on the rather measly 5-inch screen, and while colours are bright when viewed face on, viewing angles are predictably poor. If you're used to an iPad, a Nexus 7 or a Kindle Fire HD then you'll note that the LeapPad 2 Explorer's screen limits graphical detail and how readable small text can be, but our test subject – my six-year-old daughter – had no complaints about cartoon videos, storybooks or games. If Merida from Brave looks like Merida from Brave, that's really all she needs to know. Sound is both surprisingly full and surprisingly beefy, showing what difference a little extra size can make.
LeapPad 2 Explorer: Cameras
The LeapPad 2 also packs in two cameras; a two megapixel snapper on the back, and a matching one just above the screen. Neither produces what you'd call great photos, and low-light performance is as noisy and poorly focused as you might expect – and that's before you have your eager offspring waving the thing around mid-shot – but they're not so bad that they can't fulfil their intended purpose: taking quick snap shots that your little monkey can monkey around with after shooting.
LeapPad 2 Explorer: Performance and Battery Life
We haven't got too many complaints about the LeapPad 2 Explorer as a piece of hardware. The touchscreen really needs the stylus to work and even then isn't all that responsive; any app where you have to tap twice in quick succession can be easily flummoxed. With a 500MHz processor, performance is up to running simple 2D games and videos, but even here the motion isn't always 100% smooth. Finally, the LeapPad 2 runs on four AA batteries, with four alkalines provided in the box. You can always use rechargables, and LeapFrog sells an optional charger. With a battery life of around eight to nine hours it's wise investing in some good ones.
LeapPad 2 Explorer: Software
The LeapPad runs on its own OS, and it's very bright, very colourful and very simple. Each child using the device has their own profile, and once you select that profile you're presented with several pages of apps, all represented by a chunky icon.
With no onboard WiFi there's no way to install apps on the LeapPad 2 itself, and it's up to parents to browse, purchase, download and synchronise apps using the downloadable Leapfrog Connect software (with Windows and Mac versions available). There's a fairly extensive range of apps, videos and music downloads and eBooks available, though there's a lot of variation in the pricing. eBooks, for example, tend to hit at the £3.50 to £5 mark, with music collections prices at £7.50. Creativity apps also sit around the £5 to £7.50 mark, but games can be anywhere between £3.50 and £20 for titles that – frankly – would be £3.99 apps on Android or iOS.
LeapPad 2 Explorer: Apps
Our sample 6-year-old loved a lot of our sample apps. We had moments of frustration with the Cartoon Director app, but loved the way you could create simple scenes, add scenes and faces from photos or record our own dialogue. The Pet Pad virtual pet app went down a storm, even though it's a fairly simple pet sim with some bolt-on educational elements, and Stretchy Monkey – a game where you drag the titular simian around the screen – was another big hit. The built-in camera and image-editing apps work well, and frequently gruesome results can be uploaded to a gallery on the PC, where they can also be printed or emailed.
Children's eBooks were also popular – particularly the Disney ones – though everyone agreed that they weren't as well presented or feature-rich as those we'd already looked at on the iPad. The best thing about the LeapPad 2 apps is that they actively encourage creativity, numeracy and literacy, and that many tie in to a Learning Path section of the Leapfrog Connect software, where you can track your child's progress through the various apps.
LeapPad 2 Explorer: Creeping Doubts
There are some things we didn't like, however. The majority of the apps we tried are clearly American and tailored to an American market, and the 'Hey, Wow!' voices will grate on your nerves as much as the references to baseball and thanksgiving will baffle your offspring. We also didn't come away feeling that the software stretches across a particularly large age range. Even going in in the guise of an older child, we were hit by how basic so many of the literacy and numeracy tasks are – and even our six-year-old didn't feel stretched much of the time. While your mileage will vary depending on the apps you download, you could find your children losing interest once they hit seven or so, leaving you wishing that you'd bought a grown-up tablet after all.
And this is where doubts start creeping in. Five to seven year-old kids will love the LeapPad and many of its apps, and at the sub £70 price point it's not hideously expensive. Start buying apps, games and eBooks, however, and the overall cost soon mounts up, and we can't help suspecting that you'd still be getting mileage from – say – a Nexus 7 or a Kindle Fire when the LeapPad 2 was gathering dust in two year's time.
Of course, these devices don't have the LeapPad 2's ease of use, robust built quality or built-in child safety. We wouldn't recommend leaving a normal tablet with your kids unsupervised, particularly with a live Internet connection. Yet with even budget tablets offering great screens, some fantastic child-friendly games and education apps and better video playback, you wonder if they'd make a better long-term investment – and one the whole family can share. You'll save money on the apps and games in the long-term, and have access to a larger ecosystem of books and video content. You'll have to supervise and manage them more carefully, but you'll get something that stretches further as your child grows up.
If you're looking for a high-tech gadget for your early primary kids, then the LeapPad 2 Explorer has a lot to recommend it. It's cheap, well child-proofed and supported by some strong apps. You might find yourself put-off by the performance, camera quality and dinky low-resolution screen, but it's unlikely that your offspring will be bothered. Most of all, kids of the right age will love it. It's fun, they can use it relatively unsupervised and they won't have to share it with you. That said, you have to wonder: with cheaper apps, better hardware and access to more books and video, wouldn't a grown-up tablet be a better long-term bet?
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We test every tablet we review thoroughly. We use industry standard tests to compare features properly and we use the tablet as our main device over the review period. We'll always tell you what we find and we never, ever, accept money to review a product.
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Design 8
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Features 7
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We're all guilty of sneaking our dogs table scraps. It's impossible not to experience at least one moment of weakness when we see their big, brown eyes pleading with us to spare a small nibble. Most of us usually end up slipping them a little bit of whatever meat we might be having at the time. But sometimes we might not always be eating a carnivorous diet, and so our dogs might get some other little bits of food. For the most part, we all know what foods should absolutely be avoided, but every so often there are one or two food items that make us stop and question, is this okay for my dog to eat?
Most of us probably know that cucumbers are harmless to dogs in a raw state. But what about when they're pickled? Raw cucumbers actually do possess some nutritional value that can be of benefit to your dog, such as potassium and magnesium, as well as vitamins C and B – like biotin. Pickles are actually okay for your dog to eat as well, but they hold no nutritional value and they're usually high in sodium levels. Slipping your dog a little bit of pickle with that sneaky bit of hamburger is totally fine, but it shouldn't become a habit that they regularly ingest pickles with all that extra and unnecessary sodium.
Besides just the extra sodium, the way pickles are made means that your dog might be getting other spices and ingredients that could potentially lead to their stomachs becoming upset. Pickles are often made with onions and vinegar, both of which can lead to irritated stomachs in dogs – not to mention extra sodium that is unnecessary. Pickles are also made with dill, an herb that makes upset tummies feel better, but it's a really bad idea just to feed them pickles because of the dill. It's better to just be safe and avoid deliberately feeding them pickles. While they may be tasty to us, they don't offer any nutritional value to our dogs. That is why it's better to just pick them out of any human food that we might be sneaking our pups as a treat – especially if the pickles are accompanied by onions.


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Ann Palen has played violin with Midsummer's Music since 2014. Growing up in Edwardsville, Illinois, Ann studied Suzuki violin. Her start to instruction was somewhat of a challenge for her mom, but not what you might think. Ann's mom was teaching Suzuki violin, and her students were not improving as fast as her mom hoped. So, taking young Ann as a guinea pig violin pupil, she tested to see if the fault was the student or the teacher. Ann proved a positive test case and both teacher and student continued their line of discipline with much success.
Ann grew up in a country lifestyle: lots of open space and living on a farm with goats and other animals. She said they lived in a town where there was one stoplight. Because of this small-town atmosphere and her mother's wonderful violin instruction, lots of kids signed up for Suzuki. Violin was the new normal for this town. "All the kids were into music, it was wonderful. It is just what you did." Ann eventually moved to a bigger city in Michigan. Fondly, Ann recalls her early days of violin were filled with friendships and kindness.
As a side note, Ann Palen and David Perry, who just celebrated his 20th anniversary as a violinist with Midsummer's Music, grew up together in Edwardsville. Ann studied violin with Kent Perry (David's dad) and occasionally with David's teacher, John Kendall. Both Ann and David are grateful they get to play in Door County together again after all these years.
Ann was not always sure she would be a professional violinist. She had an interest in French studies and early on considered working as a translator or ambassador. Violin pulled her away from French and after early college years in Michigan, she transferred to the Eastman School of Music and finally to Peabody Conservatory for graduate school. Ann remembers college orchestra tours to Germany and Russia. These experiences inspired her to continue violin and develop her appreciation for other cultures. Ultimately, Ann won a job with the world-famous Lyric Opera Orchestra of Chicago.
On March 13, 2020, most of the U.S. went into stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19. Lyric Opera was in the middle of Puccini, Tchaikovsky, and Wagner. The halt was gut-wrenching for Lyric musicians. On a normal work week, Ann got up very early and caught a 9:00 am train from Elmhurst to downtown Chicago. That gave her enough time to warm up before the 11:00 am – 2:00 pm rehearsal. After rehearsal, she quickly caught the 2:40 pm train back home to get dinner for herself and family, which includes her husband and two daughters, and then headed back downtown for a 7:00 pm performance, finishing around 10:30 pm. She would make it home by midnight to repeat a similar schedule the next day. It has its physical tolls, and that doesn't even include the hours of practice she did every day anywhere she could find time. For Ann, and for most professional musicians, she typically spent ten hours of individual practice for every one hour of performance, plus rehearsal time. Ann misses Lyric and hopes that everyone can be safely back together soon. In the meantime, she has really enjoyed some time to read, take walks, cook from scratch, and watch fun shows on Netflix.
Ann said the best advice she ever received was from Midsummer's Music co-founder Jean Berkenstock. The two worked as colleagues at Lyric. Jean approached Ann, who had been at Lyric for five years, and asked Ann to join the orchestra committee. Jim Berkenstock was the chair of the committee at the time. It turned out that Lyric went into lockout that year and needed a strong orchestra committee. They had horrible negotiations. But the orchestra came out with a better contract. During those stressful days, Jean told Ann: "this too shall pass." Ann thinks of this advice often and especially during these past few months.
When asked to share a funny story growing up, Ann commented that she, her brother George, David Perry, and David's sister, Susan, started a 4-H club in Edwardsville. Both sets of parents were involved with the club. Ann's father, who was a journalist, established the newsletter, and Ann's mom coordinated the activities along with other parents. Both David's mom and Ann's mom are still in touch today. They learned many skills including sewing, woodworking (David's interest), bicycling, and cat care (Ann's interest). The group, named by Ann, was the Magic Clovers. Ann's family soon moved to Michigan after starting the 4-H club, and David, attempting to be "cool" in high school, never forgave Ann for leaving behind such a name.


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Combat Management System Multifunctional Console
Displays: Two 23.1'' LCD monitors, LED backlight, 1600×1200 pixels resolution
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Sebastian Koloski was born in Bremen, Germany, studied cello at the Musikhochschule Freiburg with Christoph Henkel and graduated in the USA with Aldo Parisot. Returning to Europe he worked as a regular free-lance cellist with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Sebastian Koloski now lives in the Netherlands where he co-founded the Utrecht String Quartet. Beside his chamber music career he teaches chamber music at the Utrecht Conservatorium and enjoys free-lance work at the opera of Amsterdam, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie and the Orquestra de Cadaqués.
What does it mean for you to play with the Orquestra de Cadaqués?
Making music with very special friends grown together mutually for at least 25 years… and still alive!!
What are your memories of your first concert with the OdC?
Mediterranean summer live, parties on Cadaqués beaches and the top of chamber-orchestra repertoire such as Beethoven, Stravinsky, Bartók and Tchaikovsky.
Which is your best memory of playing with the OdC?
The magic of Gennady Rozhdestvensky's conducting.
Do you have a favourite piece of music that you would really enjoy playing with an orchestra?
Brahms symphonies.
If you were not playing your instrument, what other instrument would you rather play?
French horn.
Any other piece of music you have never played with the OdC that you would love to play?
Bach 'Mass in b minor' or Bartók's 'Music for strings, piano and percussion'.
Why do you think people should attend the OdC concerts at Palau de la Música Catalana?
I am afraid that the public will come for big names in the order of: conductor/soloist, composer and then hopefully the orchestra. Even Berlin Philharmonic needs these big names on there tours. So show of with these big names and composers and have perfect trendy photos and quotes from orchestra members!


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Rayo Vallecano wanted to give back this year and they did so through their new kits this year. The team designed two kits for the 2015-16 La Liga season to raise awareness and raise money to charities devoted to eight different causes meant to "support the unsung heroes of society."
For their away kit, Rayo Vallecano has a black kit with a rainbow stripe with each color representing a charitable cause while the completed rainbow symbolizes those fighting against homophobia. Colors on the kit correspond to the following cause:
Red – People fighting HIV/AIDS
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In addition, Rayo Vallecano's third kit is a gray kit with a diagonal pink stripe to symbolize those fighting cancer. For each kit that's sold, the team will donate five Euros ($5.50 US) toward a charity fighting against cancer.
This is a very nice and noble gesture for a soccer team. Rayo Vallecano is not only promoting awareness to so many great causes and recognizes those who may have been forgotten that makes this world a great place, but they're also putting their money where their mouth is by donating with each kit sold. Way to be innovative with designing some great looking kits while helping to give back.


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Purpose: We assessed the reliability of fundamental movement skills in young male footballers within one session. Methods: 197 players from 5 English category 3 football academies across U9–U18 age groups volunteered (mean: age = 12.6 ± 2.8 years; stature = 156 ± 17 cm; weight = 47 ± 15 kg; years from peak height velocity (PHV) =–1.1 ± 2.3). Motion tracking of squat depth and anterior Y-balance test maximum reach was recorded. Reliability was assessed (trial 1 vs. 2; trial 2 vs. 3) via mean change, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and typical error. Results: The overall mean change was trivial (−1.8–2.9%), while Y-balance left showed a small negative change (trial 2 vs. 3; −3.2%). All ICCs across the tests ranged from moderate to high (0.71–0.79). Typical errors for Y-balance tests ranged from 8.3–10.8% and squats from 19.3–21.8%. Pre-PHV vs. post-PHV players had similar typical errors for Y-balance left and right (9.0 vs. 11.5%; 9.0 vs. 7.1%, respectively), and the squat (21.1 vs. 20%). Conclusions: The high within-player typical error scores obtained over three trials suggest that, contrary to some movement screening guidelines, prior habituation is needed to increase both the stability and reliability of these tests.
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Turns out, if you embarrass yourself on national television while plugging a certain brand, there may be a company appreciative of the publicity willing to compensate you.
Eve Dubois was a contestant on the Canadian version of "Family Feud," that's aired north of the border, and was going head to head against a contestant for a chance to play for $10,000.
"Real simple. There's one question. Only one answer. Whoever gets it, you're playing for $10,000. That's it. Whoever gets this wins the game," host Gerry Dee explained.
"Name Popeye's favorite food," he said.
"Chicken!" Dubois blurted out — proud of herself, she confidently danced around.
Popeye's favourite food is… chicken? #familyfeudcanada #surveysays #goodanswer #chicken
Watch Family Feud Canada Monday to Thursday on @CBC and #CBCGem! pic.twitter.com/HmI0zQLYFD
— Family Feud Canada (@FamilyFeudCa) January 10, 2020
The only problem is, of course, the correct answer was spinach. It seems Dubois may have heard one too many jingles about loving that Popeyes Chicken.
"Oh my God!"one of her distraught family members groaned, understanding that Dubois just blew it.
The competing Tomlin family member gave the correct answer, "Spinach, Jerry," and his family advanced to the Fast Money round.
"I thought you meant Popeyes Chicken," Dubois is heard telling Dee — meaning she wasn't listening carefully to the question.
As hilarious — and embarrassing — as the moment was, there is a silver lining, courtesy of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen.
The fast food chicken joint responded to award Dubois $10,000 worth of Popeyes chicken as a condolence prize.
"Our survey says you got that right. DM us to claim your $10,000 worth of Popeyes," the restaurant chain tweeted.
.@sublimevey! Our survey says you got that right. DM us to claim your $10,000 worth of Popeyes. #LoveThatChickenFromPopeyes https://t.co/OeCQYsG875 pic.twitter.com/LlfyaY83n7
— Popeyes Chicken (@PopeyesChicken) January 10, 2020
Given the notoriety that move has garnered, it's the best $10,000 Popeyes ever spent. And the brilliant person behind the move surely has a nice bonus in his/her future.
Think what you will of Dubois' answer, but she's smart enough to accept the gift and say "thank you."
THANK YOU #CHICKEEEN https://t.co/8YuT1y3Fyv
— ëvę måriełlė (@sublimevey) January 10, 2020
As hilarious as the moment was, the online responses are equally as good. Here's a sampling from Twitter:
I tuned in to Canada's new version of Family Feud and may have witnessed one of the most iconic game show moments I've ever seen. pic.twitter.com/QsTIjEzoM7
— Mike Morrison ?? (@mikesbloggity) January 10, 2020
When your mom says good answer and your actually totally wrong … https://t.co/yIlYPDdPCm
— ëvę måriełlė (@sublimevey) January 11, 2020
best mistake ever https://t.co/bApndYZ5EH
— harry (@harrylylesjr) January 10, 2020
Gotta love the "I'm blonde" response as she's getting roasted by her family pic.twitter.com/r7eDMrjEWd
— Josh (@GoldAndOrSmith) January 10, 2020
Her family. pic.twitter.com/RPqdp3UQDW
— Ruby Sweet (@rubyesweet) January 10, 2020
I can't stop watching these clips. I don't know if it's her response to the question or that ridiculous dumb dance shimmer thing she does
She legit looks like a real life bobblehead ?
— Me (@Fols54) January 11, 2020
Not that Dubois didn't have her defenders!
To be fair just about everyone under the age of 40 has probably only ever heard of Popeyes Chicken and won't have a clue about Popeye the sailor man unless they've been to Universal Orlando. pic.twitter.com/0IjzBMUWRv
— Stephen Farrell (@FarrellStephen) January 10, 2020
This is a stupid question. Popeye's favorite food? How do we know this? The premise around the cartoon didnt revolve around what he favored at the dinner table. He took spinach in a controlled dose during high stress situations. Does this mean it's his favorite food? No.
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In fairness, he should of said Popeye the Salior Man. ??♀
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Three years older than Holden, Luce was Holden's student mentor at the Whooton School. During this time, he often regaled Holden and other students with stories about sex. Holden still remembers the way Luce used to be able to identify whether or not a person was gay, a skill Holden found quite impressive even if he secretly thought that Luce himself might be gay. During one of his lonelier moments in New York, Holden decides to call Luce even though he doesn't necessarily even like him. In fact, the last time he saw him, he called him a "phony" to his face, which is perhaps why Luce is cold and removed when he eventually agrees to meet Holden at a bar late that night—an encounter that ends with Luce calling Holden immature and suggesting that he see a psychoanalyst.
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For a month that usually seems to drag its heels, January has shot past in a blur this year. This is a sign of getting older, right?
When I started the second stitch journal, I was slightly concerned that it would turn out more or less the same as the first one and that there would be no real value in doing it again.
But what do you know? It looks quite different from last year's. At least, it looks different to me.
Same fabric, same threads, same person. Different circumstances perhaps. Different time.
This time it's a book rather than a long scroll, and this year I'm using a different template or layout every month.
There are signs of spring outside in the garden, and the light is starting to change. Winter will be packing its bags and moving on. There is a pun here about seeing the back of winter and showing the back of January's stitching. Of course I wouldn't fall into that trap, would I?