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On the nights of Friday, September 11th and Saturday, September 12th, 2015 I was able to go to Vernon to my preferred site and observe for two days. What a welcome relief and comfort to have one last official summer session as fall rose so quietly and quickly from the eastern sky into the southern sky and at zenith as the night progressed each night. This was not a typical observing time for me but more on that later. I arrived early on Friday, and the Owl Site was taken by an RV and so as I drove up the road, I found no one around so I took my preferred site. I set up the 17.5" dob and went to work creating a workable place to observe and a place to sleep.
Since I always get asked where I am observing I thought I would post pictures here with directions. You get on State Route 36 or SR 36 by either coming down the Pony Express Road (now gravel) past Pit n Pole to Faust, and turning left on SR 36. Or you go to Tooele and drive down SR 36 to Vernon. Either way, you drive on SR 36 with Vernon to your right and go past the Silver Sage gas station, restaurant, store and follow SR 36 as it curves to the east. On the left is a sign that says Benmore/Vernon Reservoir and you turn right across from that sign onto a 5 mile long dirt and gravel road. Follow that ALL the way out until you come to this photo:
The road ends here and you MUST go left (to the Vernon Reservoir) or right. You will go right. When you do you will go over a cattle guard and then see this:
The road you are on, will continue west (or to the right here). If you look carefully this is a road sign, one of the narrow ones that will say FR 006. You turn right here as I am about to do in the photo. This is FR 006. You will drive up this road and on the left, about 9/10 of a mile or .9 or so, you will see a disperse camping area on the left. This is what I call Owl's Roost, there are owls that nest here in January or so. If it is open, I will go here. My preferred spot though, the one I call Jay's Spot or Jay's Favorite is further down FR006. Again, you will cross a cattle guard:
And IMMEDIATELY turn right! It will look like this:
There is a disperse camping area to the right, but by-pass that. Keep following this slight dirt road farther west. This is what you will see:
Be careful as you approach the road by the Juniper on the right. There is a good dip there. My Outback handles fine as will a truck or SUV. A car will need to be slow but it should be okay.
As you pull in and get past the dip and the tree on the right, this is the view:
You will pull over to the right and turn around (in the picture below I am facing south). I then turn my car to the east which if I am leaving that night, allows my lights which will go on automatically to be facing out and away from those who may still be observing. Good manners here.
I usually park my car facing east, behind that Juniper which is angled so I can exit when or if I am ready. If I stay the night, then in the morning the Juniper provides great shade so I don't wake up too early (I usually still wake up early though).
After arriving in the heat of the day, I set up the 17.5" dob, but having left my Telegizmo Scope cover at home, I left the mirror covers on the scope and used some towels to protect the secondary and primary for fun. It worked nicely so that was good.
After setting up I took some pictures of the area in full daylight, and yes, it was hot, and yes, it is dry out there now, as the pictures share. Still, wonderfully beautiful and serenely quiet, minus the sounds of nature which for me, inspire me.
Finally, that last picture shows where I usually sleep if I am spending one night at an observing site and am by myself and don't want to set up a tent. On the left, I have a battery for a scooter (that people ride in) that is charged, the connections to my CPAP machine (I'll post on this soon) and my CPAP and mask so I am ready to sleep. I have my memory foam and a inflatable by blowing into it air mattress to sit on top of the memory foam (I like a firm place to sleep on and the memory foam acts to cushion out all the bumps). During my observing I pull up the air mattress and lay my cases on the back of car with the hatchback open like it shows. When I go to bed, the eyepiece cases go in the front seat and I can either sleep with the tail open, as it is in the image, or I can close it and lock it up if I want. Luckily where I observe mosquitoes are not an issue nor any other biting insects so in the summer, I often sleep just as I show up there. There is protection if I need it but I never have.
If I am going to be at the site for more than one night, or if I have people coming along or family that I will share space with, I will bring my large 8 person tent and set up my Cabelas XL cot with the memory foam and air mattress on it. THAT is extremely comfortable and I put my CPAP next to the cot. The Outback isn't bad to sleep in and I am pretty comfortable in it. Just don't sit up in there. In the morning I will unlock using the keys, and open a side door, slip on a pair of slipper shoes I have and go out the door and open up the Outback to get breakfast and to load up to go home.
These pictures bring out a good point in my mind as I review them. The importance of bringing more than enough water when you go observing at a dark site. Yes, it gets hot here, it was around 90 degrees F this day, and it cooled off that night to around 46 degrees F, yep, its a desert and that is what it does out here. Well, that and combined that the elevation for this site is at 6800 feet above sea level so there is a natural cooling that the elevation brings also. Dehydration will ruin an observing opportunity/experience and makes for crummy after affects. Also, in the winter, I have seen people who come out here in shorts cause of the daily high temperature really freeze when the nightly temps dip into the high 30's or low 40's degrees F. Hypothermia can set in even in summer if one is not prepared.
In the same sense, I observe here in the winter when conditions allow, which is often to be truthful, and for the same reasons it can have a wide and varied temperature range in summer, the same is true in winter. During the day, the high in winter can reach 40 degrees, usually melting snow and drying out the dirt locations here. However, by night, because of the elevation and the desert/foothill locations it is quite common by 12:00 a.m. for the temperature to be between 0 degrees F and say 12 degrees F. That is cold so as I have shared, you have to be prepared for this and know how to observe in it. I don't camp overnight in the winter here as I can get in and out with five hours of great observing if conditions allow, and still be home in bed by say 12:30a.m. and if on a work day, ready to go to work by 6:30a.m. In winter, hydration plays a key part in not developing hypothermia also, so have your warm drink and thermos, and I recommend not coffee or tea (look it up yourself) but hot chocolate or better yet, a nice broth of your favorite soup.
As twilight arrived, I was completely set up and I enjoyed twilight with my friend Daniel who had come out. We actually spent time bird watching, and I enjoyed that very much. A new hobby I am getting into since I have the camera equipment, the binoculars and a telescope if needed for terrestrial viewing if I want to use it. As twilight, that magical time of when the daytime world passes into a slumber and the creatures of the night arrive with their sounds and calls, my friends Charlie Green and Mike Clement arrived, Charlie hauling his trailer (you can see it in the pictures). Mike you may recognize as the owner and creator of the largest amateur telescope in the world. No, the 70 inch was not at the site, Mike still is working on the transportation but the scope does have motors. More of that is coming in my next post as I announce what is going to be happening with the 70" and Mike so people can stay current on that tremendous projects! Also, my other good friend Jeff P. arrived. What an awesome night this was turning out to be.
I had one more person I wasn't sure if he would arrive. I have a neighbor, Jerod who was going to come out and bring my 10" XT10 with him. This was to be his first time observing and using a dob so I had given him directions. Dark came and no call (yes, as I state, we have cell service here, roaming for me but I don't pay for roaming charges) and no headlights coming down the road. Well about 9:30pm as I was getting ready to break out my observing plan for the night, lights came down the road and sure enough, as I walked down to the road it was my friend Jerod. I drove in with him and helped him to park facing east and then set up the XT10 with him. We collimated it, as I taught him about collimation and then we got out my Explore Scientific 11mm 82 degree eyepiece and my 24mm ES 68 degree eyepiece to use as a finder. I spent the next three hours teaching Jerod how to use the XT10, how to read an atlas, in this case the Sky Pocket Atlas, and then how to relate what he was seeing in the Atlas to what he saw in the sky. This was hard because there are so many stars out there and I probably should have done a session or two in his backyard. Yes, I think it is sometimes easier to learn constellations and to star hop in moderate light pollution than at a dark site. Less stars to compete with.
I began by showing him Sagittarius and for the first time, in a VERY long time, I pulled out my green laser pointer, and ensuring that when I used it there were NO aircraft in the area, I showed him how to Star Hop from Klaus to M22. From here Jarod was able to get to M8, the Lagoon and then to M20, the Trifed. Jerod had a hard time working and finding M20 and it took me back to when I also for the first time, so long ago, had a hard time with this object. From M20 Jarod went to the Star Cloud and then to M17, Omega or the Swan Nebula. For Jerod it was easier though to go to M16 The Eagle Nebula and then work back down to M17. From here he easily went to the Wild Duck or what my friend Mat calls (and I agree with him) the Borg Cube open cluster.
By now Jerod was getting more comfortable so I showed him where to find the list of Messier objects by season and I had him find Hercules in the Sky Pocket Atlas, and then I pointed it out with the laser and he went and got M13. He REALLY enjoyed looking at M13, it was gorgeous. I also have to mention that from time to time, we would take breaks as Jeff using his 17.5 or Daniel, using my 17.5" dobs found objects for us to take a look at. Jerod next went to M51 and saw that, and then he went to what he was really wanting to see, M31 and its companions. He found it, observed it, and then compared the view in my 17.5" Bottom line, from there we went to the Double Cluster, which he found easily enough, and then to NGC 457, the Owl Open Cluster and then Jerod ended the night on M103, another open cluster in Cassiopeia.
As the night ended, I went to load the XT10 tube in the Orion bag that I have for it, and the knob system I have, the knob came off. I played around with it and finally got the knob back on, the tube out of the holders and back in the bag. The base assembly with the Lazy Susan modification I did worked wonderfully. A little loose but I have adjusted that by adding a touch of carpet to the opposite side of the carpet break I installed and it is perfect for use now. Jerod kept the XT10 on a loan from me, with three eyepieces to practice back at home. I need to touch base with him on how it is working.
With Jerod leaving, Jeff P. also left to go home as did Daniel and Mike since Mike's truck had gotten a flat and he didn't have a spare. So left were me and Charlie. After everyone had departed, I noticed it was almost 1:00a.m. and so I got out my adjusted observing list and planned out what I was going to do. The night was truly one of those wonderful nights, one of the best of the year. It had been a little weird to sacrifice it to help Jerod at first, but in truth, that is what I enjoy doing the most, helping others to learn the hobby. What I did with Jerod is what and how I believe we grow the hobby so it was well worth 3 to 4 hours of my time. Not being tired, I got to work and Charlie stayed up talking with me and keeping me company.
Eventually, the call of a VERY comfortable trailer called to Charlie and he answered by retiring to his extremely comfortable bed inside of the trailer. With Charlie retiring I was alone, and I went to work. Here is what I got done that night minus a few observations of galaxies I did not sketch. I went into Aquarius and got several unremarkable galaxies that I won't bother with here. Perhaps later I'll not be so lazy and pull out my notes and update my entries for those objects. Probably when I update Sky Tools 3 with that information I'll add it here.
So here are my sketches and objects I took the time to sketch, in the early morning of September 12th, 2015. I FINALLY figured out my DSLR camera and how to use it to take accurate pictures of my sketches so I do not have to make any adjustment or corrections post picture to make them be close to how I sketched them. These are unaltered now, finally, and are as I sketched them. I have to say, I am EXTREMELY happy with these sketches. They reflect what I saw in the eyepiece and are pretty accurate to me. I also changed something in my sketching that I found has make a major improvement in my sketching. In the past I have used 6" x 8" black paper to make my sketches. This time I was able to use 9" x 12" paper and that provided enough room to work, to capture what I was seeing, to use the chalk in the layers I needed in the Mellish method to really make an effective sketch. The hardest part was adjusting my sketching because I was enlarging it to match the paper. That adjustment happen quickly and here are the results.
You will find two sketches, one where I zoomed in with the camera, showing more of the object(s), one that was a little wider field of view showing more of the sketch.
1. NGC 6964, NGC 6962, NGC 6967 (NGC 6962 is the large galaxy in the center; NGC 6964 is to the upper left of that galaxy above it; NGC 6967 is to the upper right of 6962 and 6961 is to the lower right of 6962). September 12th, 2015; FR006 Jay's Site; 1:20a.m. MDT or -7:20 UT; Clear, Mild, Antoniadi II: SQM 21.84; 17.5" Dob; 7mm, 10mm, 14mm Pentax XW; Paracorr Type II.
NGC 6962 is a rather small but the largest of the galaxies seen in this field of view. It has a stellar nucleus and a bright inner core region. There are some subtle variances in brightness in the galaxy but no hints of structure that I could really determine.
NGC 6964 is smaller, bright and easily seen and is an elliptical galaxy.
NGC 6967 is also concentrated, bright, and easily seen in the field. No structure in it.
NGC 6961 is the hardest of the galaxies to observe. I saw it with averted vision mixed with patience. Once I obtained it with averted vision I could hold it while observing.
2. NGC 7606 Spiral Galaxy in Aquarius; September 12th, 2015; FR006; Site Jay's Site; Clear, cool, 50 degrees F; SQM-L: 21.88; 2:20a.m. MDT or 8:20 UT; Antoniadi II; 17.5" Dob; 27mm Panoptic as finder; 7mm, 10mm, 14mm & 20mm Pentax XW to observe; Paracorr Type II.
This is my favorite sketch of the night. I captured this as I observed it. The galaxy is tilted to the plane of the observer, and is relatively bright. It is elongated NNW to sSE and the outer edges are diffused and mottled, possibly showing some structure(?). The core is relatively bright and averted vision shows a slightly faint stellar nucleus. Just a joy to observe, sketch and tease out details with.
3. NGC 7723 Spiral Galaxy in Aquarius; September 12th 2015; 03:10 MDT or 09:10 UT; Site: FR006 Jay's Site; Antoniadi II; SQM-L: 21.88; 17.5" Dob; 27mm Panoptic as Finder; 5mm, 7mm, 10mm, 20mm Pentax XW as Observing Eyepieces; Paracorr Type II; Conditions: Clear, Cool, 48 degrees F.
NGC 7723 I really enjoyed sketching. However just to the lower left I found that my white ink gel hand't dried when I turned my next sketch's writing on to it so I had some cross over. NGC 7723 is a large bright spiral galaxy, being oval in shape. The outer edge is diffused, not sharp as in other galaxies. There is some mottling in the outer edge as well in terms of brightness, thus hinting at structure there to me. Averted vision shows a bright inner core region with a small stellar nucleus with averted vision. This is a nice galaxy to observe. Not like a Messier, but it was fun to observe, tease out the detail and to sketch it.
4. NGC 7184 Galaxy in Aquarius; September 12th 2015; 1:58am MDT or 07:55 UT; Site: FR006 Jay's Site; Antoniadi II; Conditions: Clear, mild/cool 50 degrees F; 17.5" dob; 27mm Pantoptic finder; 7mm, 10mm, 20mm Pentax XW observing; Paracorr Type II.
NGC 7184 is a tilted spiral galaxy laying ENE to WSE and is elongated. The edge is not defined and has varying brightness levels, with some areas being sharper than others. The inner core is bright and small. A nice fine, fun to sketch.
5. NGC 7443 & NGC 7444 SA Galaxies in Aquarius; September 12th, 2015 at 3:45a.m. MDT or 09:40 UT; Site: FR006 Jay's Site; Conditions: Antoniadi II; clear, cool 46 degrees F; SQM-L 21.88; 17.5" dob; 27mm Panoptic as finder; 7mm, 10mm, 20mm Pentax XW observing with; Paracorr Type II.
NGC 7443 is the upper galaxy and NGC 7443 is the lower one. NGC 7443 is bright, and the smaller of the two galaxies. It has a bright core region though small it can be seen. Lays SSW to NNE. The edge is sharp and well defined.
NGC 7444 is bright, small in size, elongated. Lays NNW to SSE and has a bright inner core region which is small also. Sharp edge and no other structure is evident. Nice set of two small galaxies.
In the morning I woke early and left to be at a family commitment I had. Charlie stayed on site until Mike was ready, then he drove his SUV leaving his trailer on site, and went on got Mike and his spare tire. They came back and fixed Mike's flat and then remained on site visiting. I arrived later that afternoon as did my friend Jorge who came to use his camera to take wide field shots. That evening started very promising as this photo shows. That is Mike Clement on the left with his refractor and Charlie on the right with his Meade SCT.
Below is my 17.5 and you can see the clouds threatening to the west. However as the picture above shows, they stayed away and we really had the promise of a good evening.
If nothing else, we had great conversation, a great sunset and location.
Later, after getting some observing in, the clouds arrived with a vengeance. Mike packed up and left, and Charlie then packed up and went into his trailer to go to bed as the driving around that day wore him out. I stuck it out for awhile, and then began to break down some stuff. After about an hour the sky began to really clear out again and I was hopeful to get some serious observing in when Charlie came out. Mike had gotten another flat and needed help. I was the one who could help so I had no choice, broke down, loaded up and began the journey back to get Mike.
When I found mike out by Five Mile Pass, a group of people in pick ups had assisted him and given him a spare with a rim and put it on his truck. So Mike was good to go. The skies were clear and Mike took off and I followed for awhile, thought of turning back to Pit n Pole but decided to call it good for two days.
So this was in some ways not a typical observing session but I had a wonderful time, with some of the most wonderful people and enjoyed myself immensely. The weather here in northern Utah has been just gorgeous of late and I fear that may mean a change by the time new moon gets here. I am more hoping for an Indian Summer and if we change the pattern, it happens before new moon and for new moon in October it is clear and wonderful. I hope you enjoy the wonders that occur above us!


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On the late morning of Sunday, June 15th, the California Highway Patrol Humboldt Communications Center received several calls of a male pedestrian pointing a firearm at passing motorists on State Route 255 at V Street. Upon CHP officers' arrival, they observed a male suspect, later identified as 44 year old Shannon Stone from the Manila area, in possession of what appeared to be a black assault rifle walking on the railroad tracks adjacent State Route 255 while haphazardly pointing the rifle at various objects. With Stone at gunpoint, CHP officers and a Humboldt County Sheriff Deputy ordered Stone to surrender his rifle and place his hands in the air. Stone was ultimately compliant to the officers' commands and he was taken into custody without further incident. The rifle was retrieved and determined to be a realistic-looking plastic toy rifle (pictured above). Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Stone had pointed the toy rifle in a threatening manner at numerous passing motorists while walking along the shoulder of State Route 255. Stone was taken into custody and booked into the Humboldt County Jail facility on misdemeanor charges including brandishing an imitation firearm in a threatening manner, resisting, delaying, obstructing the duties of a peace officer, and a violation of probation terms.
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CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Matt Felten waits on the grid in his Reynard-Ford with car owner and co-driver John Felten.
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Local Saturday winners in contested classes included Andy Lindner (GS Dodge). Local Sunday winners in contested classes included Ed Lutman (FS Thunderbird) and Gary Miller (SS Z06 Corvette).
Local drivers in the Saturday Top 25 included.John Felten 10th, Tink Phillips (XP Daytona) 14th, Loper 15th, Pete Harrison (AS Honda) 19th, and Gary Miller 22nd.
Local Sunday Top 25 drivers included Greg Honeycutt (BM Reynard SF) 7th, Miller 10th, Phillips 11th, Loper 12th, Bane 13th, Steve Hotchkiss (AS Corvette) 16th, and Harrison 19th.
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Acupuncture Reduces High FSH Levels
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is regulated by the pituitary gland under influence from the hypothalamus. It is an important indicator of fertility.
FSH stimulates the ovaries to grow and mature multiple follicles, which contain eggs. As one follicle becomes dominant and matures, it releases oestradiol.
The normal level of FSH is between 3.5-12.5pmol/L (1.5-5.5ng/mL) in the follicular/yin phase around day 2-3 of the menstrual cycle. The level of FSH increases with age. A high FSH means that the egg isn't maturing enough to release oestrogen, which switches off FSH production. If levels of FSH become higher than 15pmol/L, then the woman will likely be infertile as her eggs are maturing. Post-menopausal women have high levels of FSH.
When undergoing IVF, levels of FSH need to be below 12pmol/L, although this level varies from clinic to clinic, with some fertility clinics excepting a level below 15pmol/L. As fertility drugs use FSH, a high level means that the ovaries are less likely to response to the drugs leading to a failed IVF cycle.
Recent research has shown that acupuncture is able to reduce FSH levels of in women. Test results prove indicate it works. This improves fertility both naturally and during an IVF cycle.References
Mo et al. (1993) Clinical studies on the mechanism for acupuncture stimulation of ovulation. J Tradit Chin Med Jun;13 (2): 115-9 (ISSN: 0254-6272).
Ren et al. (2016) Effects and mechanisms of acupuncture and moxibustion on reproductive endocrine function in male rats with partial androgen deficiency. Acupunct Med, 34:136-143.
Wang, Y, et al. (2016). Electroacupuncture for reproductive hormone levels in patients with diminished ovarian reserve: a prospective observational study. Acupunct Med.
Zheng et al. (2015) Effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on ovarian reserve of patients with diminished ovarian reserve in in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer cycles. J Obstet Gynaecol Res, Volume 41, Issue 12, 1905–1911.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 48 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
We are a brand new Internet Female Clothing company that is focused on classy, sexy and tasteful clothing for women. This will include sexy costumes, lingerie, women's under garments as well as other women's clothing. We will expand to other products such as skin care as well but currently to start it is women's lingerie and sexy costumes.
The target audience will primarily be female, however there will be males who will shop on this site as well.
We are looking for a website design that be classy, sexy online place to shop for female clothing. The website should be catchy, playful but also tasteful.
This is an E-Commerce site, so it must be functional. Absolutely no flash except in the banners. We are building a site for functionality for online shopping so we have attached a lot of e-commerce site you can reference.
The colors should be pinkish purple, basically the best colors that express feminine attributes.
This site will be high class and sexy and we want to draw people into this website and in order to do that we need a great website.
We will require PSD, Illustrator, JPEG's. Optionally but not required, are all of the assets used on the website and also a stylesheet with Template HTML (using sprites). Ideally we are using ASP.NET so if you can code the design in ASP.NET even better.
We have also attached our the sites we want to reference as what we need as it is a combination of all the sites an not just one.
We need the site to be very polished, so reference the document so you can see what is needed.
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Three ominous chords ring out of the orchestra pit and the mood is set. On stage, the soaring marble columns are brilliant with light, but somewhere out of sight, a shadow looms.
A runaway prisoner bursts into the chapel, and the opera takes off: a gripping tale of love, lust and betrayal unfolding at breakneck pace.
Tosca has everything: a real and worldly love, an extraordinary heroine and the greatest villain in all of opera.
Puccini's evocative music intensifies the emotion at every turn. Combined with John Bell's thoughtful production set in Nazi-occupied Rome, the effect is "epic, absorbing and shattering" (The Sydney Morning Herald — ★★★★½).
Tosca's dramatic music demands powerhouse performers. American soprano Latonia Moore takes on Floria Tosca, a role coveted for its vast dramatic arc and show-stopping aria, 'Vissi d'arte'. She leads a brilliant cast under the baton of sensational young conductor Andrea Battistoni.


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I've been cooking since I was 3. But, when it comes to food, I don't think I've learned more, pushed myself more, or have known more joy... as I have this last year.
From trying new cuisines, and new ingredients... to learning more about photography. This job/hobby/passion is tough. Now, I'm not complaining, but I've grown to respect my fellow bloggers even more, now that I know what's truly involved.
From the recipe creations. To the photography... then editing... then arranging on the blog. And finally writing about it all. And don't forget the part about putting yourself out there. Yes, really out there... because if you don't- well, what's the point then?
So, along the way, I've met a ton of great new friends, have done a ton of dishes, and done my darndest to steer clear of the "food blogger 15" (thank goodness for yoga!)
And despite the hard work, it's all been worth it. A dream come true, even... yes, even those nights I was up at 3am trying to work through writer's block for a deadline. And even through a few foodie fails.
Just like in life, the journey is where all the magic happens. And this year, there was a lot of magic in my kitchen.
As you can see on my right sidebar, there is a list of the top 10 reader favorites, but I thought I'd also share my top 10 favorites. Creations, that often in theory, seemed to have no rhyme or reason, but in the end tasted absolutely delicious...
These single serving bowls of goodness are so fun, so flavorful, and SO much better then their retro inspiration.
A delightful salad, perfect on a bed of spinach or in a croissant. Rich, creamy, crunchy and don't forget the fresh dill- yum!


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the InterContinental Milwaukee hotel, people are slowly filtering into
an upstairs ballroom. Beyond its double doors a white catwalk juts
into the center of the room like a boundless block of ice, panned by
two towering gala screens and soft blue lighting. As ushers direct
guests to VIP seating — or not — it's hard not to
notice the nervy tension in the air.
Outside of the
ballroom, soft chatter breaks some of the rigidity. Every few minutes
a side door flies open and a model pops out in a white terry robe to
scamper to the bathroom and back again, slamming the door as she
re-enters the dressing room mayhem. At one point, Miranda Levy emerges,
looking calm and frantic all at once as the clock winds down to show
This is Levy's
big night. The 30-year-old "Project Runway" alum with her
signature black specs and Bettie Paige bangs spearheaded the event — a
crowd-sourced and staid attempt to thrust Milwaukee into the fashion
spotlight. Its message was loud and clear: Cream City is here, it's
fashionable, and despite all its naysayers, the city deserves some
long overdue recognition.
By the time the
lights dim and the music begins thumping, all eyes are glued to the
runway. And the show — by now, standing room only — quickly
turns electric.
on the Move
When people
think of the fashion industry, rarely does Milwaukee come to mind.
Situated smack in the middle of the country's style hubs of New York
and Los Angeles, and just a stone's throw from the Windy City,
Milwaukee is better known for its penchant for beer, cheese and the
Green Bay Packers than its burgeoning fashion scene.
But during the
past decade a movement has been slowly building. While the city has
always had its distinctly stylish neighborhoods — the East Side, for
example — Milwaukee has lacked a cohesive fashion community.
Insiders say
that is changing. In every conversation with a local designer, artist
or independent retailer, there is instruction to talk to a dozen more
— and that datum alone didn't exist 10 years ago.
That was about
the time that Carrie Arrouet and her former partner, Stephanie
Sherman, opened Lela Boutique on North Broadway. Like many people
interviewed for this story, the two credit the resurgence of The
Historic Third Ward — the former industrial area that has become a
magnet for artists and creative businesses alike — for giving a home
to local fashion's latest foray.
The store's
founders say they wanted to capture the crowds that were turning up in
the neighborhood for Gallery Night, as well as take advantage of
planting roots in an area ripe with public development projects, such
as Milwaukee Public Market and the expansion of the Milwaukee
Institute of Art & Design.
started as an idea (for a creative neighborhood) has really worked its
way into fashion," says Sherman, now Third Ward Association vice
president. "There were days in the beginning where it was just us
in the store. By happenstance, we found this talent that we weren't
even aware of and began selling local designers' work, and really
grew the business having this initial niche market."
Soon, other
galleries, stores and designers followed. But, the movement was still
largely underground, restricted to a loyal fan base that returned to
the area from as far as Mequon and beyond, to discover its unique
clothing and accessories. Arrouet compares the neighborhood to a less
stuffy version of New York's SoHo district.
"The Third
Ward is certainly the place to find something interesting,"
Arrouet says. "The fashion in Milwaukee may be more practical,
but I don't think our fashion is dumbed-down, dull or boring.
Fashion is still an art form here."
In 2013, that
art form was put on full display when "Project Runway"
featured not one, but two, Milwaukee-area designers: Levy and her show
co-star, 25-year-old local fiber artist and former Pfister Hotel
Artist in Residence Timothy Westbrook.
The two are
arguably the city's biggest stars. Arrouet says their popularity is
evidence that the culture of fashion — including in Milwaukee — has
The days of
creating custom postcards with photos of the designs to lure buyers
are fading. Today's designers have the advantage of design-centric
television shows to excite the mainstream public and social media to
capitalize on those connections in real time.
"Every few
years there are a few people who love fashion who emerge and make a
name for themselves — we actually feel old in the fashion
scene," jokes Arrouet. "The platform to connect has changed.
Tim and Miranda have certainly capitalized on that social media
That has changed
a lot for the fashion scene in Milwaukee," she says.
After 'Runway'
Yet, turning 15
minutes of fame into a viable business venture has been fraught with
challenges, Westbrook says.
At his design
studio in the Grand Avenue Mall, Westbrook sits cross-legged behind an
antique treadle sewing machine. The workshop is adorned with wire
sculptures, wood looms and pop art, as well as his ubiquitous unicorn
While eyeing a
dressing form draped in white tulle and a bodice made of woven plastic
bags, he says he struggles with his appearance on "Project
Runway" (he was booted in its third episode) and wonders aloud
how it has affected his image — or Milwaukee's, for that
designs are largely conceptual, and while he lauds the city for being
"super supportive" of his work, he says it has been
difficult to break through to profitability.
His handmade,
one-of-a-kind designs can fetch between $2,000 and $10,000 apiece, but
commissions, especially from Milwaukee, aren't rolling in soon
enough. He questions whether or not his work is at home in Brew City,
or would perform better in a more open-minded market.
He's in the
midst of re-evaluating his work, trying to figure out if he is a
fashion designer engaged in commerce, an artist trying to make a
political statement, or both.
It's a classic
artist's dilemma.
Runway opened up the fashion industry to the general public and took
the anonymity away," Westbrook explains. "But the middle
ground is totally missing."
To Be Scene
What Milwaukee
has done right, according to Westbrook and others, is blend art with
nightlife. The success of Milwaukee Art Museum's Night After Dark
Series, is an example of that; so is Gallery Night, and countless
other art-and-fashion-centric events.
These occasions
have not only become "a place to be seen," for the city's
fashionable residents, but have also provided a collaborative boon to
the entire fashion scene — not just to designers, but also to
students, makeup and hair artists, musicians, stylists, models,
photographers, bloggers and retailers. "People aren't waiting
'to be seen' anymore," says Lex Allen, 25, a local fashion
photographer. "They're seeing all of these other creative
outlets and building this camaraderie. There is an appreciation for
all styles and to be a part of the (fashion) community."
While the
attention has certainly lifted designers out of obscurity, the trend
has become a double-edge sword for those artists striving to make a
living off their clothes, says fashion designer Shanel Regier. She's
one of the few established clothiers who creates full time.
will go out and support the designers and be a fan, but it's hard to
make a living," says Regier. "I go in phases of being
optimistic and pessimistic. I've honestly burnt out a couple of
A few weeks
after her runway show, Levy shared in Regier's sentiment. Though her
appearance on "Project Runway" has given her an air of
notoriety — it hasn't necessarily transferred to dollars.
The day after
her show, which showcased four local designers and a few "Project
Runway" alums, and boasted more than 600 attendees, the designers
hosted a trunk show. As of our last conversation Levy, and others,
were still hankering for orders.
putting a lot of work and energy into your designs and you want to be
able to sell them, or produce them," Levy says. "Milwaukee
supports art and they do go to events, but I'm not sure if they know
they can actually buy the clothes."
In fact, Levy
says well before her stint on "Project Runway" she put on
five or six fashion shows and faced similar impasse. She supplements
her fashion work by filling in as an adjunct professor at Milwaukee
Institute of Art & Design, and recently landed a position as a
director of cultural relations at the Museum of Wisconsin Art.
Levy and
Westbrook say there is considerable demand for local designers to put
Milwaukee on the fashion map, which has led not only to stresses one
could imagine comes with that sizable quest, but to an increase in the
number of people who also want to make a name for themselves.
Sometimes it
seems everybody and their brother is trying to get a slice of the
style pie, designers say, though they are hush-hush about the swerve
of haste designs, hurried runway shows, novice fashion shoots,
photographers, bloggers and overall wannabe socialites who have
swarmed the scene.
The interest is
not necessarily a bad thing, and for every newbie there is a
well-groomed professional, they say. But it's proof to fashion's
purists that Milwaukee's fashion scene lacks the sophistication of
comparable-sized markets. The city hasn't quite gained its sea legs.
While it's
easy to brush off these designers as ego-driven artists, designers say
they're just as passionate about their work as anyone else in their
respective field. Regier points out that people often have no problem
paying for a $300 haircut, but that purchasing a dress for a special
occasion that took two weeks to hand make doesn't quite carry the
same clout in Milwaukee.
Still, local
designers are far from churlish.
this community I would not be where I am, and I wouldn't be able to
be giving back to other designers who are working to build a fashion
scene," Levy explains. "I am incredibly grateful to being
involved in this fashion movement in its infancy."
Searching For
It may be
Wisconsin's inherently frugal culture, lingering effects of the
Great Recession, or a lack of "fashion" education, say
designers. But one thing is clear: There is a perpetual disconnect
between buyers and sellers.
Perhaps that's
why designers like Linda Marcus, a handbag designer who debuted her
first collection at Levy's show, and others are turning to other
channels to sell their designs.
Marcus says she
sells the bulk of her accessories online; Regier adds she has taken
advantage of Facebook to promote her own custom creations. Several of
the designers showcase their collections in other major metropolitan
areas,or exclusively with private buyers in Chicago and throughout the
"There are
a lot of people who buy local, and there are some phenomenal,
wonderful, beautiful things to be made here," says Marcus, a
former news anchor who began designing luxury handbags in Fox Point
about five years ago. "People don't take risks here. It's a
Catch-22. If they haven't seen it in a magazine, it's
difficult," to get Milwaukeeans to invest in local designs, she
Reiger agrees.
"You can fill Anthropologie all day, but when it comes to our
boutiques, people aren't willing to spend."
In addition, the
city lacks the capability to mass-produce ready-to-wear fashions, or
purchase needed supplies. When we talk to Regier she's on one of her
many trips to Chicago to select fabric, something many local designers
are wont to do.
Despite the
outreach, there is considerable effort being made within the city's
borders to keep fashion designers and buyers local — and most
designers attest, they are completely behind that determination.
"I really
want to stay in Milwaukee," Westbrook says. "I love it
At Third Coast
Style, Patrice Procopio has made it her mission to create a boutique
that features local designers exclusively. The local artist opened her
boutique on Milwaukee Street last fall. The store carries handmade
clothes, jewelry and accessories, as well as upcycled garments from
about 35 designers, including Westbrook.
The name of her
shop plays on the sobriquet of the Great Lakes and Midwest regions.
In addition to
splitting commissions 80/20, Procopio also provides designers' look
books to customers and is a consummate saleswoman. (She urged me more
than once to buy some of Westbrook's spring trousers; "They won't
be here long," she singsongs.)
Like many
others, Procopio hopes to help define Milwaukee's style — and
educate its residents in the process.
"In New
York, they tell everyone what to do. In California, there's a new
fad every week. We don't like to part with our money like
that," she says. "Here, we dress in a lot of different ways,
especially with the changes of the season. We like variety, investment
pieces, something that we can dress up and down."
certainly reflected in her store, where pieces range from embellished
blazers, to tailored A-line tweed skirts, fleece-lined
"Milwaukee" hoodies, and Westbrook's more fashion-forward
is local, beautiful and affordable," says Procopio.
"Designers can take that money and reinvest and make a living. In
five years (the fashion scene) has gone from zero to 60. They don't
have to play starving artist."
MKE's Great
That's the
message at Mount Mary University, home to one of the country's
longest running four-year fashion degree programs. "People
underestimate the power of fashion in Milwaukee," says Sandi
Kaiser, an associate professor and chair at the university. "In
terms of jobs, this is a really vibrant market."
Kaiser says
people forget the state is home to several corporate retail
headquarters, such as Kohl's, Jockey, Land's End and Bon-Ton, the
parent company of Boston Store.
These companies
offer a slew of fashion-related opportunities, including clothing and
accessory design, textile and pattern making, styling, trend
forecasting, photography and merchandising. Shows like "Project
Runway" have only fueled students' and the public's interest,
Kaiser says.
"It helped
to show anyone who watched, parents of children who wanted to be in
fashion, that it wasn't glamorous," Kaiser says. "It
helped people understand what really goes into fashion design, and
that it could actually be a career."
It has also made
the university's annual fashion and art event, CREO, a smashing
success. The show attracts more than 1,400 attendees and puts Mount
Mary's student designers front and center. That's good news for
Milwaukee's budding fashion scene, she says.
"If we
continue to grow in this capacity, we may be able to revive a setting
that is able to do small (manufacturing) runs," Kaiser says.
"Milwaukee has such a rich history. Who knows what the future


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Hell House by Richard Matheson (1971)
There are haunted houses and then there is Hell House. Where your run of the mill Gothic two-story with a spectre moaning and clanking chains is a bit of a hair raiser, the Belasco mansion is a place of pure evil. It doesn't just frighten visitors, it maims and kills those it doesn't drive insane. Having already destroyed two teams of investigators, a third is hired by a dying billionaire who believes that at the bottom of the mystery is the answer to life after death. Each of the team members will be paid $100,00 for a week's work, but the price they pay may be their very souls.
Those who have seen the screen version of the novel, The Legend of Hell House, will already be familiar with the book's plot, which the film follows closely. This isn't surprising since Richard Matheson wrote the screenplay as well. The story of how the three psychic investigators and one investigator's wife cope with trying to unravel the secret of a house with a hideous past of degradation and murder only to be followed by decades of lethal haunting translated well to the screen and Matheson took the opportunity to tighten the story a bit and to improve the climax, which is far more dramatic and satisfying on film. Also, the low budget and technical limitations of the time was an unintentional boon because the work arounds used by the director (in one scene employing nothing more than a wind machine and piano wire) are far more effective than anything CGI could have created.
However, a film can only give the highlights of a novel–or should. Yes, I'm looking at you, Harry Potter! In the end, the film could only present simplified versions of the characters and even today the sex and violence of Matheson's story would have a hard time getting away with less than an X-certificate. In the book, the characters are American, ten years older than their cinematic counterparts, and their motives and rivalries are much deeper and stronger. Where in the film the physicist Dr Barrett is bent on proving his theories, the book's Barrett is a man who has spent thirty years struggling in near poverty trying to get his ideas taken seriously and looks fearfully at an old age spent in penury. His wife, meanwhile, is so devoted to him that she becomes suicidal if they're separated for more than a couple of days and struggles with a strong case of sexual confusion. The medium, Miss Tanner, is an ex-actress who is aware of her strong physical attractiveness and how it conflicts with her new-found spirituality. She is also in stark denial about her abusive father and the tragedy of her brother's death. Finally, our hero Benjamin Franklin Fisher isn't just terrified of the house after being the only survivor of a previous encounter, as he is in the film, he's also a man who has run away from himself and comes to the growing realisation that he must either confront the evil before him because that will mean confronting the failure of his life.
The final character in the story is the house itself–or rather, the evil within it. What begins as a breeze on a staircase grows with each chapter in eeriness and violence until the reader is genuinely frightened when the characters decide re-enter the house after fleeing it. It goes beyond scary to being A Really Bad Idea.
I would not recommend reading this book in any house larger than a bungalow and more than 20-years old.


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Top Five: Best George Strait Commercials of All Time
With all you ladies goin' nuts over King George's newest Wrangler commercial, we thought it the perfect time to compile our Top Five George Strait advertisements -- then let you vote on which is his best.
Commercials range in products from jeans to beer to music. And in decades from the '80s to '90s to '00 to last week. Here are our Top Five in no particular order. Watch all five, and then vote for your favorite.


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(August 5) – Elena Kagan, once a solicitous general, has been confirmed as the 112th Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (or, "SCOTUS" in DC parlance).
While other nominees have ben pilloried for their judicial activism and views as divined from years of published judicial opinions, Ms. Kagan was pilloried for just the opposite. The quietest nominee since Silent Cal Coolidge.
Well, we did learn that she is a policy wonk, Justice Marshall nicknamed her "shortie," she plays softball, and we know where to find her on Christmas Day — like any nice Jewish girl, "in a Chinese restaurant." My girl has a sense of humor! And brains. Forget Julia Roberts, too 80s. Today's hot woman has smarts – has laughter – has – a great slow inside pitch!
Planet Washington salutes the newest member of
The Supremes!
Parody of "Oh, Pretty Woman"
by Ken Rynne
See, Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, 510 U.S. 569 (1994) (the "Pretty Woman/Ugly Woman" case) established that a commercial parody can qualify as fair use of copyright material.
Elena Kagan, walking down the street
I don't believe you, you're not the truth
No one could BE AS…wicked SMART — as you!
ELENA KAGAN, won't you pardon me
ELENA KAGAN, I could not help see
That your IQ is high as can be
Are you NERDY just like me
ELENA KAGAN, stop a while
ELANA KAGAN, talk a while
ELENA, share POLICY INSIGHTS with me
ELENA KAGAN , yeah yeah yeah
ELENA KAGAN, look my way
ELENA KAGAN, pitch slow, inside to me
'Cause I need you, I'll treat you right
Come with me baby, read briefs tonight
Elena Kagan, don't walk on by
Elena Kagan, don't make me cry
Elena Kagan, don't walk away, hey…okay
If that's the way it must be, okay
I guess I'll go on home, it's late
There'll be tomorrow night, but wait
What do I see?
Is she walking back to me?
Confirmed & walking back to me!
Oh, oh, Elena Kagan!
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Cryolophosaurus lived in what is now Antarctica during the early Jurassic Period, between 194 and 188 million years ago. It measured about twenty one feet long from snout to tail and ate meat. When alive, Cryolophosaurus was likely the largest predator in its environment.
|Cryolophosaurus ellioti feeding on a young prosauropod, Glacialisaurus. The bones of Glacialisaurus were found in the same area as those of Cryolophosaurus. Restoration by Christopher DiPiazza.
One of the things that makes Cryolophosaurus interesting is its unique crest. Lots of theropods had crests, but almost all of these run parallel to the dinosaur's skull. Cryolophosaurus was the only known theropod with a crest that runs perpendicular to the rest of the skull, resembling a sort of hairdo. Lots of people say it looks like it has a pompadour, like women wore in the 18th century. I think it looks more like Miley Cyrus last year. (You can even hear her pretending to be a Cryolophosaurus in this short video!) The genus name, Cryolophosaurus, translates to "Ice Crested Lizard-Reptile" in reference to this crest, and to where its bones were discovered...which has lots of ice from what I hear.
The biggest misconception about this dinosaur comes from the fact that it was discovered in Antarctica. Because of this you can find scores of life restorations of it on the internet completely covered in thick feathers to keep warm as it trudges across a wasteland of ice and snow. The thing that some people forget is that the land mass we now call Antarctica was a lot closer to the equator during the early Jurassic so the environment Cryolophosaurus was living in was significantly warmer than it is today. In fact, thanks to many plant fossils that were also unearthed from the same rock formations, we know Cryolophosaurus' world was mostly forest and likely was not that cold. During certain parts of the year it did become chilly, sure, but not nearly as frigid as Antarctica is today. Also remember that during the early Jurassic, Antarctica was attached to Australia, India, Africa and South America, in a giant supercontinent, called Gondwana. So even when it did become colder, there was nothing stopping dinosaurs like Cryolophosaurus from migrating north where it was warmer. There is no evidence suggesting this, but there is a lot we don't know about Cryolophosaurus in general. We can, however, deduct that it wasn't likely a dinosaur specially adapted for a frigid ice world.
|This is a photo of the skull material of Cryolophosaurus that was actually found. As you can see, most of the snout is missing so the exact shape of this dinosaur's head is a mystery for now.
There is debate as to where exactly Cryolophosaurus lands on the theropod family tree. At first it was believed to be some sort of early ceratosaur, closely related to Coelophysis and Dilophosaurus. Ceratosaurs were very successful during the Triassic and Jurassic, and it did sport a crest, like many ceratosaurs did. Later, upon closer inspections of the few bones paleontologists had to work with, Cryolophosaurus was then thought to be a very early member of the more advanced group of theropods, called tetanurans. Tetanurans include all theropods beyond the ceratosaurs, basically. This includes many famous dinosaurs like Megalosaurus, Spinosaurus, Allosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, Sturthiomimus, Therizinosaurus, all modern birds...and all the dinosaurs in between them. Cryolophosaurus would have been the earliest known member of this group of dinosaurs. If more material is discovered and studied, however, views on Cryolophosaurus' identity may change again.
That is all for this week! As always feel free to comment below or on our facebook page!
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I have had to draw a lot of lines in the sand lately and it's been really hard. Saying no, setting limits, making a stand….. and worrying a lot what people might think.
The Ultimate Gift Giver
Christmas is such a wonderful time of year but I find the stress of finding the perfect gift often clouds the joy this season brings for people. We all want to be a great gift giver and be the one that gives the best present of all. This year I am reflecting on a wonderful gift I received this year and why it is so special.
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Life with three kids.
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StudentVolunteer.ie launched on 3 new campuses this October
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The Ho-Ching Family's recent 3-day reunion culminated with Sunday toana'i at Mrs. Vera Milovale Ho Ching Annesley's garden in Iliili.
"Aunty Vera's" 84th birthday was celebrated on Friday at the Ho-Ching family reunion dinner at Tradewinds Hotel. On Saturday, there was an Utulei Beach Fun Day, and on Sunday, a special Mass at the Fatu O Aiga Holy Family Cathedral followed by an afternoon toana'i.
The matriarch of the Ho-Ching family, Aunty Vera — the only surviving member of the five siblings of 'Pa" Osini and Milovale Scanlan — is also the owner and publisher of the Samoa News, since October 2001.
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One person was injured and one man suffered fatal injuries when an 89 year old driver accelerated near the Palomar Medical Center and struck both pedestrians. The individual in a wheelchair was named James Donaldson, aged 63, and he was from Oceanside. He passed away that night from injuries associated with the collision.
He had previously been treated at the hospital for a separate ailment and was being pushed in a wheelchair by his friend when he was hit. Attempts to save his life were unsuccessful.
Pedestrian injuries can be some of the most dangerous out there as it relates to car accidents. This is because the pedestrian, cyclist, or other individual who does not have the protection of a car can easily be thrown from the accident scene. He or she may also suffer extreme and difficult problems such as internal bleeding.
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A slow hurricane season that produces well under the predicted number and severity of storms is a reason to celebrate, but even the most experienced Floridians can sometimes get complacent when living in an area that is lucky enough to avoid a direct hit for an extended period of time.
Bradenton Beach Police Chief Sam Speciale said therein lies the real danger of concluding a mild hurricane season.
"The worry after a season like this one is that people will get complacent and we don't ever want to see that happen," said Speciale. "While we escaped the serious storms this year, other parts of the world did not and that should be a reminder to everyone that it only takes one."
The 2013 season — June 1 to Nov. 30 — was expected to be a higher than average storm season and kicked off with Tropical Storm Andrea that brushed Anna Maria Island with outer bands almost a year to the day that Tropical Storm Debby did the same in 2012.
Debby's affects were more severe than Andrea for islanders, sea turtles and shorebirds, although Andrea did claim a couple of sea turtle nests and caused half of the Bradenton Beach Historic Street Pier to be closed.
Fortunately, that was the extent of the 2013 season that is only the third below average hurricane season in the past two decades, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The season ended Nov. 30 with only two hurricanes compared to the average of six. It is the fewest number of hurricanes since 1982.
Neither hurricane became a major storm, which is defined to be a Category 3 or higher, and the average hurricane season produces three major storms.
Experts cite several reasons for the slow season, including colder water edging southeastward in the Atlantic Ocean, above normal wind shear across the Gulf of Mexico and higher concentrations of dust being blown off the African continent.
Andrea was the only storm to make a U.S. landfall. It produced heavy rains and wind in the Florida panhandle and is blamed for at least one death.
Predictions for the 2013 season were for 18 total storms, nine hurricanes and six major storms, a far cry from 2012 which tied with 2010, 1995 and 1887 as the third most active season since record keeping began in 1851.
As for the 2014 hurricane season that begins June 1? Predictions aren't expected until late spring, but the Farmer's Almanac indicates a mild storm season following a harsh winter, which is what the almanac predicts for the coming winter months.


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Japan's Yomiuri newspaper has reported that the Japanese government is looking to nationalize the nation's nuclear power plants. Trade and industry minister Yukio Edano announced the still unfinalized decision which is being considered in the wake of the response to the Fukushima Nuclear disaster. Nuclear plants in Japan benefit from lower operating costs thanks to the government but officials say they need to claim more responsibility when disasters occur.
Government officials are deciding between nationalizing the nuclear power plants and taking responsibility for disasters or making electricity providers pay higher premiums on insurance to pay for the problems that occur. Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) — the owner of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant — was blamed for inaction and poor handling of the nuclear disaster that occurred after the 2011 earthquake and ensuing tsunami.
As recently as last month Tepco and the Japanese government were being ridiculed by international nuclear specialists for declaring a cold shutdown at the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactors even though the reactors weren't anywhere close to being stabilized. If the government does nationalize the nuclear power plants they would buy out 2/3 of Tepco and would spend a reported $13 billion to complete their plan. Tepco officials have said that this report is not factual despite Trade and Industry minister Yukio Edano's statements.
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Tuesday, 25 August 2015
From One of My Gurus
Posted by Supertradmum
I knew all of this, but he said it better early this morning.
China is devaluing their currency which is purposeful attack on U.S. Currency. By doing so they increase the cost of our debt.: Pushing potential interest rate increase.
Potential responses by the fed:
1) Raise interest rates to stem off the inflation rate that could result. If that happens the interest in the national debt could skyrocket causing a potential default on debt. Default = war with China, Russia, India, etc.
2) America will raise taxes significantly or confiscate wealth to buy back the debt. Result collapse economy.
3) Severe austerity measures in benefits to soc sec, subsidies, etc. result see like Greece on a larger scale.
4) Some combination of all three. This will have the same end result of all three.
5) China and Russia could combine forces to bring us down economically by leveraging debt and consolidating forces against us as it becomes clear that we can not pay. Result = invasion.
6) China's economy is in a downward spiral. It will drag the world with them. History repeats itself. When that happens they will look for war and somebody to blame. That will be the U.S. The rest of the western world will turn its back in the U.S
See my short stories of 2013 and 2014....I predicted war and invasion in some of those stories.
Also, I can say now that we are in the fight, that I had three days of visions of this coming tragedy and worse in the summer of 2008. Some of the images I put into the stories. I told some people. Most ignored me, which is expected, as a prophet is never heard in his or her own town.
If America defunds PP, God may relent. But, remember, this president does not want to step down and can easily make a situation or cooperate with those who are making a situation for martial law.


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Breadth Divergences Between the NYSE & NasdaqPublished June 12th, 2007 in Market Internals
Last week I talked about how the breadth numbers for NYSE and Nasdaq can diverge quite a bit. Which means that if you're watching just one of them, you don't get the whole picture.
This can be especially problematic when we have the bond market making a strong trending move, which we've had recently. On June 7th 2007, just one day after I wrote about this, the NYSE advance decline numbers dipped into an extreme oversold reading of -2784. To show you have extreme this was, we didn't see this sort of breadth even after the September 11th terrorist attacks.
The last time the NYSE advance decline approached such an extreme in recent history was May 7th 2004, when it hit -2926. So what was special about May 2004? After all, the summer intermediate bottom of 2004 didn't happen until a few months after in mid August.
Well, as you can guess, May 2004 was another time when bonds were being dumped left, right and center and the yield was shooting higher. Then, the 10 year bond yield breached 4.87% and panicked everyone, just like it is doing now.
So, not surprisingly, all those bond-like securities trading on the NYSE got dumped. And that created the lopsided breadth numbers. Anyway, back to present day.
On June 7th 2007 the NYSE breadth was -2784. But the Nasdaq breadth was only -1725. Fairly low but not extremely so. To put that into perspective, the March 2007 bottom saw a reading of -2579 (for the Nasdaq advance decline).
Anyone watching just the NYSE numbers would have thought that we had arrived at a historically oversold level. And perhaps may have charged ahead and bought "the dip". But the oversold reading was a mirage created by the changing nature of the securities traded on the NYSE.
I looked back only a few years and it seems that when the Nasdaq and NYSE breadth numbers both reach an extremely low level, it is much more probable that the market has reached a bottom. This is just a "back of the envelope" calculation, so don't take it as gospel. To me though, it just makes sense. I'm going to take a deeper look and go back a few more years to see if this holds under different market conditions.
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Old Town San Diego
I spent Thanksgiving in San Diego, and spent a little time with my camera in Old Town. Most of the area I wanted to shoot was closed for the holiday, but I got a few shots I liked. This beautiful architectural detail was one of them.
The Serenade
When walking in Old Town San Diego, I noticed this shop window with the unearthly musicians giving a serenade. While I walked by, this gentleman sat down in the window. I liked the effect of his being serenaded.
Train at Torrey Pines Beach
A group of us decided to position ourselves on the cliff above the beach, so we could photograph the Coaster train as it came through the bridge. The bridge is actually the I-5 freeway north of San Diego. We chose late afternoon for the shoot so we could include a great sunset, but the fog came in and there was almost no color and certainly no drama.
Building Detail
Balboa Park, San Diego.
Classic Building
The Player
This elaborate decorative detail was photographed in Balboa Park in San Diego. It is part of an outdoor concert hall.
Horn Blower
San Diego's Balboa Park includes many elaborate buildings. This image was a corner roof detail from an outdoor theater where concerts are held.
Outside Window Detail
This shows the outside windows of the Botanic Building in Balboa Park. The turned wood forms the lattice work that cast wonderful shadows inside, as shown in the next photograph.
Botanic Building
This is the Botanic Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. It is filled with wonderful exotic plants and flowers.
Looking Up
This image shows the inside of the Botanic Building, looking up into the lattice ceiling.
The Onlooker
This man was photographed in Chicano Park in San Diego. Although it was a week-day morning and only a few people were present, I enjoyed including them in the art in the park.
Light and Shadows
This narrow hallway in the Botanic Building in San Diego's Balboa Park, had wonderful patterns cast by the sun through the wood-latticed windows.
Sitting in the Park
The artwork shown here is of Mary, and below her is an altar set up with flowers and other items honoring, or in memory of, loved ones.
Art in Chicano Park
San Diego, CA.
This view shows several works of art on the Coronado Bridge footings. This is done by local artists., Barrio Logan, San Diego, CA.
Chicano Park, San Diego, CA.
Playing in the Park
Playing around the artwork in Chicano Park, San Diego.
Beauty in the Park
This beautiful painting was one of many in Chicano Park, San Diego, CA.
Art at Chicano Park
Public art depicting the life struggles of the members of Barrio Logan, in a corner of San Diego, CA.
Artwork painted on the supporting structures of Coronado Bridge, Chicano Park, San Diego, California.
public art displayed on the supporting structures of the east end of Coronado Bridge, Barrio Logan, San Diego, CA.
Artwork in Chicano Park
Chicano Park
There is a corner of San Diego called Barrio Logan, surrounding Logan Street. Out of the sense of strength and pride of this Chicano neighborhood, a park was developed under the east end of the Coronado Bridge. At the western end of the bridge is Coronado Island, famous for its expensive homes, tourists spots, exclusive shops and galleries and boat harbors. The east end, on the other hand is the total opposite. In Chicano Park, the supporting structures of the bridge have become a showcase of art done by members of the community. Beautiful, colorful, highly symbolic, and telling stories of life's struggles. A visit to the park yesterday generated photos of some of this art work.


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Documents are now circulating which reflect the basic "asks" for the RIO +20 Summit which starts next week. Here is a list of the "asks" I have discovered so far (you can see more here):
- · A reduction by all developed nations of CO2 emissions by 95% by 2050;
- · A total end to fossil fuel subsidies worldwide;
- · An end to market pricing for energy commodities and energy – regulated pricing so as to end energy poverty and wealth through energy exploitation and promote resource justice;
- · A tax on all developed nations of 0.7% of GDP (every Canadian family would pay $1,211) to support both global environmental governance and the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) – a kind of EPA for the world;
- · Global pursuit of the green economy (the EU ambition for RIO +20 is for this idea to be defined);
- · A global reduction in all forms of consumption;
- · Significant efforts to curb population growth;
- · The imposition of constraints on the development and use of specific "environmentally threatening technologies" – especially genomics, synthetic biology, nanotechnology.
This is not the complete agenda, but is the agenda of the many liberal eco-campaigners who will attend. The agenda is called "The Future We Want". This is definitely not a future that appeals to me.


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NWSB insider Blair Thomas brings us his analysis on the Gonzaga Bulldogs newest addition to the NBA, and more specific, the Los Angeles Lakers family. British Columbia, and Gonzaga product Robert Sacre was taken with the 60th pick by the Lakers, in a move that could be more benefitial to the Lakers depending on what happens with Pau Gasol. Sacre follows fellow Zags members Rony Turiaf, and Adam Morrison as members of the Lakers.
NBA Draft analysis: Gonzaga's Robert Sacre to the Lakers
College Hoops: Predicting the Zags starting five in 2012-13
Bulldogs bloggers Blair Thomas takes a deep look at who may be in the starting lineup for the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the 2012-13 season. The Zags will be looking to return to greatness in next year's March Madness but who will be the key contributors? Mark Few says Kevin Pangos and Elias Harris will undoubtedly be the two focal points on offense.
Northwest 2012 NBA Draft Watch – Gonzaga's Rob Sacre
NWSB insider Steve Lee brings us an NBA draft preview piece today. Where will Gonzaga's Rob Sacre land in this year's 2012 NBA Draft? Steve lists 5 possible destinations, including the team closest to where he grew up and went to college, the Portland Trail Blazers. It seems like a bit of a stretch to see Sacre in a Detroit Pistons uniform for some reason and yet at the same time it makes a lot of sense.


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The management of Lux Style Award Thursday nominated films, artists and models for giving away Lux style award by the end of this year.
Last year, the Lux awards were given away in July with the cooperation of a private news TV channel.
Janah and Mah Mir who performed in the films 'Actor in Law' and "Homan Jahan" Janah heve been nominated for the best category of the films.
While, Mahira Khan, Mehwish Hayat, Saba Qammar, Sajal Ali and Sanam Saeed have been declared best film actress while Fahd Mustafa, Asher Azeem, Mohib Mirza and Yasir Hussain have been adjudged the best film actors.
In the category of best TV artists, Ahsan khan, Faisal Qureshi, Humayun Saeed, Nomaan Ejaz and Zahid Hamad have been adjudged the best TV artists for Lux Award while Amna Babar, Rabia Butt and Sadaf Kanwal have been declared the best models.


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Drugstore operator CVS Caremark Corp.'s board of directors has elected former Johnson & Johnson Chairman and CEO William C. Weldon to join the board.
The Woonsocket, R.I., company late Friday said that Weldon's experience in managing a complex health care company and his knowledge of the global health care market made him a good fit.
Weldon, 64, retired as J&J CEO about a year ago and left the board in December. The New Brunswick, N.J., company makes an array of products, including prescription drugs like the attention deficit treatment Concerta and consumer products such as No More Tears shampoo.
CVS Caremark has more than 7,400 drugstores and runs one of the nation's largest pharmacy benefits management businesses. Pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, run prescription drug plans for employers, insurers and other customers.
In a regulatory filing, the company said it directly purchased about $740 million in products from J&J last year and bought more through third parties like drug wholesalers. It added that Weldon was not involved in the negotiation of any purchases or business arrangements between the companies.
Shares of CVS Caremark fell 43 cents to $54.56 Monday afternoon while broader trading indexes also declined slightly.