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Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
Perhaps it's only fitting that on the final day of the year the broad-based S&P 500 would move modestly higher on in low-volume trading to close at yet another all-time high.
The stage has certainly been set for a continuation of the rally in 2014, with the unemployment rate sitting at a five-year low, U.S. GDP growing by its fastest rate in years at 4.1% in the third quarter, and home prices heading higher by double-digits for the year. By all intents and purposes, it was nearly a statistically perfect year, and hopes are high from investors that the good times will continue well into the new year.
With a fairly steady dose of economic data expected later this week, including weekly initial jobless claims figures, the ISM Index, crude inventories, and U.S. auto sales, the S&P 500 took today's lull as its cue to scamper higher by 7.29 points (0.40%) to close at 1,848.36.
Leading the list of gainers on this final day of trading in 2013 was chemical and waste management services company Valhi which advanced by 15.4% after announcing the passing of its chairman of the board, Harold Simmons. I know that may all sound a bit morbid -- Simmons was the board chairman for titanium-dioxide manufacturer Kronos and component products supplier NL Industries as well -- but Simmons was also known as a hard-lined corporate takeover expert, and investors are viewing his passing as an opportunity to unlock shareholder value that may not have been there when he was alive. I'm not certain I would consider chasing Valhi (or Kronos and NL Industries) higher following the death of its chairman, but I'd certainly consider adding it to my watchlist to see if it enacts any friendlier shareholder incentives soon thereafter.
Tissue engineering company Organovo Holdings ended the year exactly as it began -- by shooting 12.8% higher in spite of no company-specific news. Organovo has raised more than a few eyebrows this year with its long-term potential to bioengineer organs, as well as to possibly grow cancer samples that biopharmaceutical companies can use to more rapidly and effectively predict toxicity and efficacy in studies of experimental compounds. Of course, all eyes are on Organovo's liver assay test which is scheduled to be released late next year. If this test fails to quickly generate revenue and slow the company's cash burn, then we could see Organovo lose steam.
Finally, small-cap clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Immunomedics tacked on 10.3% after announcing that it had received two U.S. patents, one of which includes its antibody-drug conjugate, SN-38. ADCs attach a chemotherapy toxin onto an antibody in an attempt to deliver that toxin directly to a cancer cell, thus preventing as much healthy cell death as possible. This patent assures that Immunomedics' ADC platform remains proprietary and, assuming its two midstage clinical studies deliver positive results, it could set the company up for a myriad of partnership possibilities.
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The Audient Void #3
September 10, 2017 § Leave a comment
My short story 'The Many Roads to Weatherly" has been published in The Audient Void #3, my second story to be published by the journal after 'The Left Hand of Aux-Çevoires'.
He presses on as the path swings out to follow the edge of a placid stream, where the current streams green algae out into fans of emerald hair. A grey, dust-stained tree dips its branches into the water, plucking at the surface. The rib-like remains of a canoe pull at the end of a rope, dancing and jerking on the current like a fretful dog.
Once again Allen K provides excellent cover design but my story features a superb illustration from Brad Hicks.
The Audient Void #1
May 2, 2017 § 1 Comment
The short story 'The left hand of Aux-Çevoires' has been published in the first issue of The Audient Void: A Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy, with an accompanying illustration by Allen K.
More details of contents and contact information are below.
O, the Forests of Bhak'khu
October 22, 2016 § 1 Comment
I heard the song a Traveller sang
Which from his mouth with sadness rang
His words befouled with acrid tang
From the forests of Bhak'khu
He told me first of paths he trod
'Cross singing sands and peat-brown sod
Away from men and dying gods
To the forests of Bhak'khu
He walked on heath and moor and fen
Tramped through valley, creek and glen
Past monuments built before men
Knew the forests of Bhak'khu
One morn upon a mist-cloaked hill
He spied an omen, dark and ill,
A corpse who told him 'Death waits still
In the forests of Bhak'khu'.
'You may speak true but my reply
Is everything that's lived must die.
If Death's both here and there then why
'ware the forests of Bhak'khu?
The corpse collapsed back into dust
As time turns iron into rust
The Traveller knew then that he must
Reach the forests Bhak'khu
On sun-scorched pan of glass and salt
A serpent, basking, cried out 'Halt!'
'No man of wisdom, nor base dolt
Seeks the forests of Bhak'khu'
'Return forthwith from whence ye came
Renounce your wealth, renounce your name
Renounce all hope that you might tame
All the forests of Bhak'khu'
'O snake,' our Traveller did beseech
'Beguile me not with fork-tongued speech
For the fastness I shall surely breach
Of the forests of Bhak'khu'
The serpent hissed a venom-curse
'For good or ill, for all things worse
Your sight will fade, your heart will burst
In the forests of Bhak'khu!'
And with such words it disappeared
As shadows spake that evening neared
The Traveller knew why many feared
Of the forests of Bhak'khu.
One night a slinking, jet-black cat
Whispered softly, slyly that
'You'll be as tasty as a rat
In the forests of Bhak'khu'
A girl-child wrapped in blood-stained rags
Flanked by a dozen toothless hags
Said 'What are kings and all their flags
'Gainst the forests of Bhak'khu?'
Yet nothing kept him from his road
Not howling shaman daubed with wode
Nor armoured knight of solemn code
From the forests of Bhak'khu
He walked for weeks and months and years
His hair grew long around his ears
His eyes were filled with countless tears
For the forests of Bhak'khu
He saw again the corpse, the knight
The cat that came in dead of night
The girl whose rags were once as bright
As the forests of Bhak'khu
They watched him from beside the trail
The knight stood strong, the girl-child frail
The cat smiled at the corpse's wail
'O, the forests of Bhak'khu!'
The serpent and the shaman came
Once each to mock his quest again
'All you'll find is loss and pain
In the forests of Bhak'khu'
'Leave me visions, spirits all!
On my quest I'll never stall
Even if you raise a wall
Round the forests of Bhak'khu!'
With darkness then the land was crowned
Pale ash rained down, without a sound
The Traveller knew he now was bound
For the forests of Bhak'khu
Yet slowly came into his view
A place he realised he knew
'What is this place that comes in lieu
Of the forests of Bhak'khu?'
A town, with buildings tumbled down
Ash-stained corpses on the ground
And blackened trees grown all around
'Like the forests of Bhak'khu…'
Down street and alley he did roam
Past crumbled well, 'neath shattered dome
He gabbled that 'This looks like home
Not the forests of Bhak'khu'
He found me huddled not far off
My ravaged body bound with cloth
'What is this place?' I spat, then coughed.
''tis the forests of Bhak'khu'
The Traveller gasped, fell to his knees
'It cannot be! Recant ye, please!
My soul, my life! My heart doth freeze!
Curse the forests of Bhak'khu'
He told me then of serpent, child
The knight most stern, the shaman wild
The night-time cat, the corpse reviled
And the forests of Bhak'khu
Loss and pain his prize, they said
I made for him a ragged bed
In moonlight cold he lay there, dead
In the forests of Bhak'khu
I heard the song a Traveller sang
Which from his mouth with sadness rang
His words befouled with acrid tang
From the forests of Bhak'khu.
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"Still missing?"
"The cog? Is it still missing?"
"It was a tooth that was missing. Not the cog. And yes, it's still missing."
"Ah. Not good."
"Things don't just re-appear like that."
"But they disappear like that?"
"You're not helping, you know."
"Yes, well… What are you working on?"
"Just a poem, Some thoughts."
"Read it out then."
"I'd rather not, it's not finished yet. I'm not exactly sure it's started, to be honest."
"How can it not be started? You just said you're working on it!"
"Maybe I'm working on starting it."

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Is it new or old?
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Does is make a noise when it closes?
Is it dirty or clean?
What color is it?
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Without a doubt, the economic landscape has changed and along with it, Meetings and Incentives industry. Pure incentive travel has taken a nose-dive over the past couple of years, and although there are signs of increased spending, corporates are still cautious about how they are seen by the public, and walking the tightrope of transparency and employee reward.
The incentive reward system is a powerful tool that is easily proven effective in providing employee satisfaction especially when called on to produce superhuman effort in difficult times. Even so – there are some that question the enormous bonuses that executives can receive.
Its a hard public relations exercise to differentiate between bonus and reward. A sales executive that receives a travel or business related incentive is in quite a different league to a Wall street trader that gets hundreds of thousands of dollars in difficult economic times seems to go against the principle of fairness.
But – those that keenly compare incentive payouts will get some joy in the fact that Wall Street year-end bonuses are likely to fall as much as 30% below last year's levels, with traders and investment bankers feeling the deepest pain.
Needless to say, traders, may complain about how little they are being paid for navigating the perilous markets of 2011. But they are unlikely to get any sympathy from the Occupy Wall Street protesters, or shareholders who have already incurred sizable losses.
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Injured Players (Not Named Robert) The Redskins Will Count On In '13/
If you've turned on ESPN, NFL Network or any local radio station for more than ten minutes at any point this year, you've heard something regarding Robert Griffin III's knee.
Enough already. For the love of God, enough.
RGIII rebounding from his knee injury is paramount for the success of the team, but let's not forget that the 2012 Redskins were generally a banged-up ball club. Thankfully, the rash of ailments didn't completely derail the team's season, but next year, the Skins may not be as lucky. There are several key cogs that will have to recover from injury. Let's look a few of those players.
1. Brian Orakpo
Eleven days into the 2012 regular season, linebacker Brian Orakpo tore his pectoral muscle for the second time in less than ten months.
After almost a year on the shelf, Orakpo admits that he is near 100% healthy and will be ready for training camp. The question is can he find a way stay healthy?
The duo of Orakpo and fellow former first rounder Ryan Kerrigan are supposed to be the bookend pass rushers for the foreseeable future, but if BO finds himself on the IR again, the Redskins may opt to replace him.
We saw time and time again last year that the Redskins' pass rush (and the entire secondary as an extension) can suffer without Orakpo's presence. And with Orakpo playing out the final year of his rookie contract, the fact that he has missed time in each of the past three years is concerning. How can a team count on a player that can't stay healthy?
2. Brandon Meriweather
After getting cut by the Patriots and Bears in back-to-back seasons, Brandon Meriweather signed with the Skins with the goal of filling a dire need at safety and resurrecting his career at the same time.
But due to a series of unfortunate injuries, which include spraining his left ACL a week for the regular season, re-injuring the same knee after a pregame collision with a teammate and then tearing his right ACL in his only game of the season, both goals went unfulfilled.
With an off season of rehab behind him, Meriweather is slated to resume practice at training camp. However, the top spot on the depth chart may not be his spot to lose anymore. The Redskins invested two draft picks in safeties this year. It is probably in the best interest of the Redskins that Meriweather start. Two rookie safeties playing together could be trouble, especially in the Skins complex defensive scheme. But if for some reason he can't return to form or if he has any setbacks, Meriweather could find himself permanently losing snaps.
3. Pierre Garcon
9-1 record with him, 1-5 record without him.
Coincidence or not but the numbers don't lie. The Redskins win when Pierre Garcon is catching passes on Sundays.
Garcon's 2012 season started with a bang, catching an 88-yard scoring strike for RGIII's first touchdown. Garcon would only play in one of the Skins next eight games with a nagging foot ailment leaving the Redskins' without their primary receiving target.
A healthy Garcon put instant pep in a previously sputtering Redskins offensive attack, averaging 30.0 points per game following his return.
The former Indianapolis Colt declined surgery on the foot this off season, opting for alternative methods. It has also been reported that Garcon had chest surgery this off season and may not be 100% for some time.
Garcon is the Redskins best receiving option and clearly, the offense can struggle without him.
4. Fred Davis
The Redskins have been waiting for Fred Davis to emerge as one of the premier tight ends in the NFL since drafting him in 2008. Whether it has been Chris Cooley starting ahead of him, being suspended four games for smoking pot or rupturing his Achilles tendon last season, Davis has yet put together a full season of All-Star caliber play.
Returning to the Redskins this season playing on his second-straight one-year deal, Davis has one more year to prove he is the Redskins tight end of the future. Last season proved that the Redskins could be successful offensively without Davis, relying on Niles Paul and Logan Paulsen to fill in. The Skins also drafted Jordan Reed from Florida last season, throwing another tight end in the mix.
Davis is certainly the most talented player at that position on the roster. But coming off major surgery (and being one bong rip away from a year long suspension), he needs to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is the player the Redskins want or else.
5. Adam Carriker
The life of a 3-4 defensive end is one full of responsibility but of little recognition. For Adam Carriker, it's no different. He stuffs the run. He also draws double teams to make life easier for blitzing linebackers. So it is understandable that while Brian Orakpo's injury hindered the defense, Carriker's absence due to a torn quad tendon that sidelined him the majority of the season may have been almost equally detrimental.
Carriker's replacement Jarvis Jenkins did an adequate job, his departure from the D-Line rotation was missed in the trenches. Carriker being gone meant Jenkins had to devote himself full time to replacing him, taking Jenkins away from his nose tackle duties. While the Redskins reshuffled the line several times to compensate for Carriker's loss, no combinations seemed to work just right. Pass rush suffered as did run defense, especially in the Seahawk game.
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text: Oh Land Interview What is your ideal office?A little red wooden house on a small archipelago island surrounded by evergreens, with a tiny boat that I could use when I wanted to see civilization. Perhaps in upstate New York or Vermont. What is an object that has made a remarkable impression on you?Airplanes. It makes no sense. Humans can fly? What the hell. I'm astounded every time I take off and pray that I won't fall down like a rock, as some sort of cruel bird's joke. What was the last profound experience you shared? Getting married. It was the craziest day of my life! Beautiful and intense, and shared with all the people I love the most. How do you live an uncommon life?By having no routines whatsoever. No two days are alike, ever. I don't think I've eaten lunch at the same hour twice since I was sixteen. But other than that I think I'm pretty normal? What is your greatest mistake thus far? My best mistake for sure was leaving my first demo CD in my mom's car by accident. Next day she called me and said that I had to do something serious with my music. Do you believe a person can fully express themselves in any one art form?I believe every person has multiple facets and ways to express themselves fully, sincerely and with all their heart. Not everyone is blindly jumping from cliffs the way I do, but I enjoy the thrill of the unknown. It's a big part of my character. If your music creates a new realm, what inhabits it?King Kong, Edward Scissorhands, Pikachu and monsters, hypersensitive people, rainbow warriors, narwhals and a few goats. Who is an artist, living or dead, that you wish to collaborate with? Marilyn Monroe. Together we would make a creative house for troubled or heartbroken people, and we would do gardening, write poems, drink tea and give hugs! What would be your perfect pet?Definitely a Shih Tzu. Best dog in the world, and I'm lucky enough to have one. I'm one of those creepy cat ladies—but with dogs. What is the best cure for heartache? Friends, spaghetti and meatballs, and songwriting. Prev Next


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Sunday, May 15, 2011
Graduation Day
We finished up with an major dinner at the Imperial Garden Restaurant, a favor haunt of both Trevor and Spencer. Once again we ate far too much but had a nice dinner. The restaurant gave Spencer a $20 gift certificate to celebrate his graduation. Nice.
It has been cold and raining for the past couple of days. This morning is no exception. I have been watching the weather carefully as we are moving Dave's boat from Charlevoix Michigan to Milwaukee Wisconsin mid next week. It is going to be cold cold cold but it looks like the winds will be from the North or Northeast. That means a nice run down and across Lake Michigan if the waves stay down.
Off now to the graduation ceremony and then a reception for the computer science majors.
Fair winds and following seas.
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Brian & Jenn Johnson - Here I Bow (Special Opener)
There Is A Redeemer
Austin Stone Worship - How Deep The Father's Love For Us
All Sons & Daughters - Nothing But The Blood
When I Survey The Wondrous Cross
Hillsong United - Lead Me To The Cross
Jesus' Anointing Matthew 26:6-13
Jesus In The Garden Matthew 26: 36-42
The Soldiers Mock Jesus Matthew 27: 27-31
Jesus Laid In The Tomb Matthew 27:57-61
By Bobbi Salkeld
Holy One,
Today is the day where we draw as closely as we can to your suffering.
In awe and recognition, we have followed you to the cross.
We see in your face, on your shoulders, and through your hands and feet T
he pain you endured
So that your Spirit could sanctify death by filling it with yourself.
In the darkest moments to come, we are here to meet with you,
To encounter the endless ways you turn violence into healing
And surrender into love.
Hear our prayers and be your whole self toward us
We offer you our adoration, Jesus, and commit ourselves to you,
Holy Week
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Massachusetts Bankers Association names Adams Community Bank's Charles O'Brien president
Loosening recession-era federal financial regulations and making state law tougher on bank robbers and thieves who deploy "skimming" devices are on the agenda for the Massachusetts Bankers Association.
Charles P. O'Brien, president of Adams Community Bank, outlined those priorities recently in an interview after being named the first executive from Berkshire County to head the statewide association in its 112-year-history.
O'Brien will serve a one-year term.
President Barack Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law in 2010. Republicans in Washington have said they plan to repeal or significantly change much of its reforms designed to help prevent the types of meltdowns like the one that paralyzed the economy in 2008.
O'Brien said the Massachusetts Bankers Association embraces much of what is in Dodd-Frank.
"But we thought some of it was a little far-reaching," he said.
That includes the Durbin Amendment that limits the fees banks can charge retailers for debit card processing. The limits have not saved consumers money, only helping the merchants, he said.
The Volker rule prohibiting banks from certain risky investments is also hurting community banks, he said, by restricting what they can do.
O'Brien said the thresholds in the law that say when a bank is big enough to need stiffer regulations are arbitrary.
On a state level, O'Brien said the Bankers Association would like to see stiffer penalties for bank robbery and for the use of skimmers on credit and debit card terminals that illegally collect financial information.
"When there is a data breech, it is the banks that are hurt because we have to reissue all the cards," he said.
The Massachusetts Bankers Association represents 155 banks.
Steven E. Lowell, president of Monson Savings Bank, and Donna L. Boulanger, president of North Brookfield Saving


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I'm trying to revamp myself and as part of my transformation I have move here: Mrs. Busy Girl. Hope you come see me!
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
New Digs
I know I have been a very bad blogger the past year or so, and not very interesting.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
OK, I'm a little irritated with Biggest Loser right now...if someone has surgery IT IS NOT Healthy for them to be walking 13 miles one day post op!...I actually have no clue how she does at weigh in yet and she is not my fav, but COME ON! Give her a fricking BYE week - she had 8 friggin pounds of salt water pumped into her. Disappointed.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Because you can never have too many gadgets to keep you on task with your fitness, my husband kindly purchased me a BodyBugg for my birthday (as seen on Biggest Loser).
The armband itself is pretty cool and it can be a total boost to keep you on track for getting in your activity for the day...or a total downer if you have been sitting on your ass all day. It is suppose to track your calories burned with 90% accuracy, and I must say after using it for the past couple weeks it does seem fairly accurate. It also tracks your steps and activity time (in minutes). It does not track your heartrate nor does it have a GPS, so if you are a total nerd like me and go out for a run multiple devices must be worn.
It comes with an online program, and depending on the deal you get sometimes it is included in the price and sometimes you have to pay separate for the membership. We purchased mine through Costco which came with a 12 month membership. The armband really won't function without this program, which is a shame...because I think the online program needs some work. The program tracks your goals, steps, activity, and calories consumed (but you have to enter in the calories consumed yourself). I found entering the calories consumed really cumbersom the first time I tried it. It won't accept the food if the grams of protein, etc. don't match up with the calories. I'm sorry, tracking my food needs to be easy if I'm going to do it...and that is a big IF already. I personally think there are a lot of free food-tracking programs out there that are way easier to use.
Another downside, is sometimes the armband is a bit uncomfortable. I don't wear it to bed anymore because my arm just needs a break and I'm not doing anything then anyways...and it isn't the most attactive item to wear either and not always easy to cover up.
It is pretty cool when you plug the armband into your computer and download your activity to see the graph of your activity. There is also a display that can be purchased separately so during the day you can easily check where you are at with your activity and calories burned.
This is what I have mainly been using the BodyBugg for...purely as a motivation to keep moving...peridically checking in on my digital display to see where I am at for the day. I only go onto the online program when I need to charge my armband. As with everything else, the gadget doesn't do the work for you, you still have to put the work in.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
One Hot Mess
I haven't been here in forever, other than I have been keeping up on reading my favs, just not commenting. My life has been a whirlwind the past few months and I just have nothing left in me at the end of the day to write about it. Long story short I am now working full-time (well more like full-time plus) in addition to maintaining the side business my husband and I have...and yes and raising 3 kids. It really sucks but I feel guilty about complaining because I KNOW how hard it is to even find a job for so many people right now. I should be thankful right?
The worst part is all of the weight (17 pounds) I had lost last January/February/March has come back with an 10 additional pound vengeance. Yes 27 pounds in about 3 months...really sucks. That really bums me out, but I guess it is to be expected when you sit at a high-stress job the amount of time I do then come home and have a couple glasses of wine to unwind.
So anyways, today I went to a new doctor because my old doctor sucked an blamed everything on allergies. I LOVED my new doctor, he was very awesome...and read me so easy. Within the first minute of coming into my room he said "I could tell the minute I walked in and saw you this appointment was going to be about stress." and my eyes immediately began to water up with tears. OK, but who goes to a regular doctor for stress??? I felt like I was seeing a psychologist. Seriously, he sat there and talked about every aspect of my life that is producing stress and how I can address it - he was in with me for AT LEAST an hour...even though we both knew I didn't need any medicine or any medical treatment...and I really didn't go there to talk about stress, my intention was to just do the opening exam to establish myself as a new patient in his practice. Him spending that much time with me made me feel guilty because I don't have a real problem, I'm just stressed!
Basically he boiled it down to I'm a easy going, outdoorsy kind of girl trying to force myself to live a high stress, corporate type of lifestyle - and I am never going to be happy doing that. Ugh. How did things get so upside down in my life. And how is this all so obvious to me yet I am just so wrapped up in all the day to day crap that I have been oblivious to it and let my life become this unorganized, blazing snowball of stress.
Oh and we talked about the weight thingy too and he wrote this on a prescription pad for me:
1. Don't eat real bad foods.
2. If you're not hungry, don't eat yet
3. When you are hungry, only take half of what your normal serving would be.
Kind of hilarious, huh. I don't do number 1 hardly ever (unless wine counts as a real bad food). He said eating 5 meals a day to feed your metabolism was crap and to only eat when your body really is telling you your hungry (not your head or your hubby). #3 is probably the key for me as I really don't feel like I eat very different than when I was in my 30's and easily kept my weight at a healthy level - but I probably just can't eat as much as I used to since my metabolism has probably slowed down with age - I am almost 42 you know.
Anyway, now I feel like a hot bed of emotions after that Dr. visit.
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Rock the vote: Cueto's shutout a statement
WASHINGTON -- Sometimes in elections, talk is cheap for a candidate with the voters. It's better to prove yourself on the job and in the arena. Reds ace Johnny Cueto certainly accomplished that on Tuesday night vs. the Nationals.
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WASHINGTON -- Sometimes in elections, talk is cheap for a candidate with the voters. It's better to prove yourself on the job and in the arena. Reds ace Johnny Cueto certainly accomplished that on Tuesday night vs. the Nationals.
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In what was billed as a marquee duel of aces between Cueto and Nats main man Max Scherzer, only Cueto came as advertised -- or perhaps even better. He threw a two-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts as he dominated Washington during a 5-0 Cincinnati victory. The timing could not be better as Cueto is seeking a spot in the Midsummer Classic via the 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote.
• Cueto finds Final Vote support in U.S. Senate
"He was great, so great he could have fun," said first baseman Joey Votto, who was 3-for-5 with three RBIs, while falling a triple shy of the cycle. "That's a rarity in this game, where you're playing so well you get to laugh and goof around on the mound. Watching him play, I hope the fans took notice and vote for him and send him to Cincinnati in front of the home fans."
Video: CIN@WSH: Cueto, Votto on Johnny's Final Vote chances
Cueto threw 122 pitches over his nine innings with one walk. He retired his final 15 batters in a row and 17 of 18. At one point, he struck out five consecutive batters. Meanwhile, Scherzer lasted only 4 2/3 innings and gave up all five runs in his worst outing of the season.
Perhaps the outing gave Cueto a boost in the voting, as he led the National League ballot as of Wednesday morning.
• Cueto's mates helping in push for Final Vote
It was Cueto's first complete game of the season and the first time in his career he notched at least 11 strikeouts with two or fewer hits.
"That was just A-grade stuff, command with action, all the deceptive stuff with the hesitation and quick pitches," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "Still quality strikes. It was a shut-down game by our ace."
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There were likely multiple motivations in play for Cueto. First and foremost, he's a fierce competitor who likes to rise to challenges of facing other clubs' aces. But he's also seeking the All-Star bid and can be a free agent at season's end. Scherzer signed a contract north of $200 million as a free agent last winter, and Cueto will be a top free agent on the market this coming offseason.
Video: Cueto reacts to being part of the 2015 NL Final Vote
"People out there, fans, know who I am. They know what I do," Cueto said via translator Tomas Vera. "All I have to do is to continue to do my job how I've always been doing it. I don't have to do anything different."
Cueto made it clear that he wanted to join Todd Frazier and Aroldis Chapman as All-Stars when the game is played at Great American Ball Park.
Video: CIN@WSH: Frazier urges Reds fans to vote for Cueto
"I would love to pitch in the All-Star Game. I want to do it," said Cueto, a 2014 All-Star who did not pitch. "Besides that it's an All-Star Game, it's in Cincinnati. It's with my fans in my house and my team. Of course, I want them to see me pitch there."
"I think it was making a statement," Reds catcher Brayan Pena said. "He was making a statement on the field. He was showing everybody he is one of the best pitchers in the National League and in the big leagues in general.
"The fact he came here against a great pitcher and a great team and threw a complete-game shutout is saying something that, 'I'm here, and I belong in that All-Star Game.' Man, that was impressive."
Voting is open now at MLB.com to select the final player for each League's 34-man roster via the 2015 Esurance MLB All-Star Game Final Vote. Fans can cast their votes from a list of five players from each League until 4 p.m. ET on Friday.
And the voting doesn't end there. During the All-Star Game presented by T-Mobile in Cincinnati on Tuesday, July 14, fans can once again visit MLB.com to submit their choice for the Ted Williams Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. Voting exclusively at MLB.com, online and via their mobile devices in the 2015 All-Star Game MVP Vote presented by Chevrolet, the fans' collective voice will represent 20 percent of the overall vote that determines the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
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The 86th Midsummer Classic will be televised nationally by FOX Sports (coverage begins 7 p.m. ET), in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 160 countries. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide exclusive national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon and Facebook and listen to his podcast.


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His Right to Rule/
Where did we get the idea that the lordship of Jesus Christ is an "available option" for those who call themselves Christians? This is the invention of some persuasive teachers but no such doctrine is found in the New Testament. In Jim Elliot's personal journals written when he was only twenty-two he called such a notion a "twentieth century heresy." This incisive young sage who would lay down his life for the gospel's advance just a few years later insisted that the gospel "must be preached with the full apprehension of who He is, the demanding Lord as well as the delivering Savior." Repentance and faith began our life with Jesus. They are to remain hallmarks of our walk with Him. Full repentance involves more than turning away from our sins. We repent, we turn away from running our own life, as well. When we come in repentance and faith to Christ He moves into the driver's seat. From then on He chooses our course.
It's the obvious response to Jesus – He is the Lord, I am His servant. Oswald Chambers, whose My Utmost for His Highest perennially remains in the top tier of daily devotionals, wrote, "When His life has been created in me by His Redemption, I instantly recognize His right to absolute authority over me."
Salvation – it's not just about cleansing. It's also about control. Who's in charge in your life?


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Fresh Vegan Pumpkin Custard Recipe via the Westport Farmers' Market
October is pumpkin season and whether you are into carving or cooking with these emblems of autumn, there is no shortage of DIY recipes. A quick Pinterest search will have you drowning in drinks or challenging your creativity, but fortunately for foodies in the Westport area, we have Sue Smith, owner of Prime Health Style, to keep us grounded.
Sue's recipe below for vegan pumpkin custard is simply divine. And what better place to pick up your pumpkins than at the Westport Farmers' Market? Open from 10 to 2 this Thursday at 50 Imperial Avenue, stop by to pick up items for Sue's recipe, visit with nearly 40 vendors, and stay for the chef demo and other activities (listed after Sue's recipe).
Fresh Vegan Pumpkin Custard
Prep time: 20 minutes plus 1 hour baking and 2 hours chill time Serves 8
• 1 sugar pumpkin, about 3 pounds
• 2 14-oz. cans light coconut milk
• 2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons agar powder
• ¼ cup agave syrup
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• dash salt
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
2. Cut the pumpkin in half, stem to base. Scrape out seeds and strings (reserve seeds for roasting), then place the halves face down (skin side up) in a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
3. Bake in preheated oven about an hour or until tender. Cool for 10 minutes, then peel away skin.
4. Puree pumpkin meat in a high-speed blender or food processor until super-smooth, then place 1 ½ cups in a medium saucepan. (Freeze the remaining pumpkin for future use.)
5. Add all other ingredients to the pan, stir together, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
6. Divide mixture among 8 ramekins. Cover and chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours, then serve.
Other activities this week at the market include a chef demonstration by Fleisher's Craft Butchery at 10:15 to 11 (get there early for a seat at this popular event!); Get Growing activity for kids hosted by Whole Foods Market Westport; special guest vendor is Tynne Love, Raw Chef and Herbalist, and the Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce as the featured non-profit of the day. For more information, including directions, visit westportfarmersmarket.com.
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Well today was the big day! Lessons For My Daughters was beyond honored to lead off DEAP in Love's 30 Ways, 30 People, 30 Days to Spread Awareness. These are just some of the mirrors that were delivered to the entire 7th grade at my daughter's school all inscribed with the message "you are forever beautiful." The second graders received a mixed batch of pink, purple, and teal. I am so proud of my girls who each handed out the mirrors to their respective grades and explained what our mission is all about. The fun did not stop there, after school we passed out cards in our local town with inspirational messages that recipients can place on a mirror anywhere! The movement continues tomorrow as I will be speaking to a group of girls who attend the High School For Construction, Trades, Engineering And Architecture in Queens, New York - a school very near and dear to my heart. If you want more information about the challenge and how you can donate, please visit www.gofundme/deapinlove!


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Celebrations in Italy: A post from Mary Cohen
Mary Cohen writes about a recent visit to Trento, Italy, where she lead a weekend of workshops with students. Read more
Mary Cohen writes about a recent visit to Trento, Italy, where she lead a weekend of workshops with students. Read more
A new suite for Violin Trio by Mary Cohen, inspired by her visit to Madrid! Read more
Mary discusses the inspiration behind her latest piece for string ensemble: 'Jorvik Tango'. Read more
Mary Cohen reports back from her weekends teaching for CEPIC in Spain. Read more
Mary Cohen's evocative new choral piece for accompanied mixed voices, 'This is the light' solves all your Candlemas choral programming problems! Read more
Mary Cohen discusses her newest piece, 'Through the castle window', for flute and harp and flute and keyboard. Read more
Halloween repertoire from Mary Cohen Read more
A delightful short film about Mary Cohen's Swedish commission The legend of Baldr. Read more
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As the summer term draws to an end, some pupils will be involved in big end-of-year performances, but for those who aren't it can be nice to have something special (but not stressful) to work towards. I often organise little mini-concerts (with or without an audience) that take place during lesson times, and ask pupils to choose pieces, and help design some flyers and programmes. Here are some flyers you can download to use or give inspiration. You could also use the 'Top Five Faves' or 'Favouri Read more
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Flora Milanez
Designing from Heritage - Lavrion's Cultural Factory
T.U. Delft's MSc2 Heritage Studio, 2017
About the project
Embedded in the hills by the coastline of Attica in Southern Greece, outlooking the shimmering Aegean sea, the city of Lavrion is a open-air mineralogical and industrial museum that keeps a rich archaeological history. From its soil flourished the silver that served as the main revenue of the ancient Athenian state many millennia ago. More recently, in the 19th Century, Lavrion hosted the French Mining Company, bringing industrialization and an influx of workers from the mining trade to the city. Nowadays the ruins of the mining and washery facilities have been transformed into the Lavrion Technology and Culture Park (LTCP), a body of scientific research and education run by the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). The complex still hosts many remaining industrial buildings which hold expressive heritage value and high potential to accommodate new functions to fit current demands of the region.
With the aim of promoting the coming together of the local population and making the Park inviting and accessible, the function assigned to the old power plant and gas station buildings consists in a space where cultural and educational workshops will be offered to both locals and tourists in a different range of duration spans and topics - from artistic production such as pottery, sculpting, printmaking, painting and photography to more technical experiences such as carpentry and maintenance of electrical appliances. The intervention also provides spaces for more casual uses, such as exposition areas, small open library stacks on the workshop subjects, green gardens, reading areas and a cafe.
Underlying the design process was a keen attention to the existing elements of the complex within their topographical setting, historical character and narrative layers. Many of the qualities found in these buildings are of a unique beauty, strength or memory that should be maintained. The new gesture strives to enhance the qualities of the preexisting while introducing a new expression that has its own personality and allows a transformation to take place in order to accommodate the new uses.
Inspired by the landscape scenery of the complex and the ancient Greek attention to the promenade within architecture, routing was taken as one of the guiding principles of this design. Some of the pathways are more clearly marked while others come from an attempt to maintain the sense of discovery found in the the old ruins. In both cases, the walk offers the observer different viewpoints through which the architecture and landscape can be experienced from. In order to mark the interventions as clearly recognizable additions, color was used as one of the protagonist elements. The blood red references the rusty color commonly found in former industrial sites and enhances the earthy brick tones. More importantly, it functions as a binding thread bringing together the ensemble and demarcating the most explicit components of the designed routing.
By offering an always operating public space supporting variety of uses and activities and accessible to anyone, this initiative strives to promote an urban renewal, tensioning the surrounding city and in doing so, catalyzing the development of Lavrion as a cultural/educational/technological hub.
About the author: Flora Milanez is an Architecture and Urbanism student at the University of São Paulo (Brazil). She has recently returned from a year as an exchange student in T.U. Delft (the Netherlands) and is currently doing her internship at the 11th São Paulo Architecture Biennial.
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Today I did one of the strangest photography requests I think I've ever done!
Anthony Urmston-Toft is an up and coming darts player who also happens to work at the office of my part time office job. Obviously with our similar, 'this is isn't what I really want to be doing' backgrounds he discovered I'm a photographer, which is exactly what he needed!
Anthony is getting some darts made as his 'brand' and needs imagery for the box and also for the accompanying website with how to throw and about different types of darts stuff on it. (I learned a little about darts today but I still don't really know!)
He gave me an early example of his darts, so to a darts novice like myself the finished darts will look pretty much like this:
I think this is pretty cool, I'd love someone to launch a type of camera with my signature on it!
So the shoot was full of random shot requests. I said to Anthony just describe what you want and I'll do what I can. We did loads of shots like the following. They apparently show the effect of different types of 'flights' and how they look when they land in the board. Is it ok that I just think it looks pretty? ;)
This next shot is destined for the front of the box of darts, oh and this is Anthony if you hadn't guessed!
Then we had some fun with darts mid flight! They don't come out as you expect though because the hand continues moving with the thrown dart...
Apparently the pointing is good technique. I learned a lot from my lighting kit failing me at this point! When I'm a rich, successful photographer I need some powerful static lighting!!
This last image is the 'back of pack' shot I believe.
Interesting shoot right!?
Thanks for asking me Anthony and thank you to Chris for agreeing to help at the last minute, you are the lighting kit master!


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- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 c. granulated sugar
- 1/2 c. vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 c. orange juice
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 c. dried cranberries
- 1/2 c. pecans or walnuts chopped
- zest of 1 med. navel orange (about 1 tablespoon)
- 1 c. confectioner's sugar sifted
- 2 T. butter melted
- 2 T. whole milk
- 1 tsp. orange juice
- 1/2 tsp. orange zest
Servings: loaf
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; set aside.
- In large bowl, beat together the sugar and oil until light and fluffy. Add eggs, orange juice and vanilla, beat until well combined.
- Slowly add to dry ingredients to the wet, beating until just combined.
- Gently fold in cranberries, chopped nuts and orange zest.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees then reduce heat to 350 degrees; continue to bake until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, about 40-45 minutes longer. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack and cool completely before serving.
- ORANGE GLAZE: In a medium bowl, sift the confectioners' sugar. Beat in melted butter, milk, orange juice and zest, until smooth. Drizzle over bread.
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Edinburgh Eastern MSP Kenny MacAskill is among those to have been revealed as having claimed expenses for commutes of just one mile.
The former justice secretary claimed 45p each way for the journey between his home and his constituency office, as did Labour backbencher Hanzala Malik, new documents show.
Among the bigger claimants were Angus South's Graeme Dey, who claimed £252, and current Justice Secretary Michael Matheson, who clawed back £2079 for 30-mile journeys between his home and Falkirk office.
Westminster MPs cannot claim for journeys to work, but Holyrood MSPs are allowed to under the existing system and there is no suggestion any rules have been broken.
Finance Secretary and Perth and North Perthshire MSP John Swinney made a series of claims, while SNP colleague and North East Fife representative Rod Campbell was reimbursed for a number of his 43-mile journeys.
Mid Scotland and Fife Labour MSPs Claire Baker, Jayne Baxter and Richard Simpson all got cash for relatively short hops, as did Conservatives Murdo Fraser and Liz Smith.
Guidance from Westminster's Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority states: "We do not pay for commuting costs. This mirrors the circumstances of most citizens."
But an SNP spokesman said no Holyrood rules had been broken: "MSPs work within strict rules set out by Parliament and are able to claim reimbursement of travel costs undertaken in support of their parliamentary duties on behalf of constituents."
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Ms Baker said: "Often when I am travelling to the local office it is not just the local office I am going to, I am going on to other constituency matters and it is a round trip claim."
Dr Simpson said: "There are more serious stories than the scale of MSPs' expenses. Any claim from home to office is treated as a taxable expense."
Ms Smith said the rules were clear that anything which was "constituency business" could be claimed for.
Mr MacAskill could not be contacted for comment at the time of going to press.


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