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It was an interesting weekend.
I hesitate to say it was a "rough" or "difficult" weekend, but it certainly was interesting - and I use that word only because I can't think of another word to describe it. I kept myself busy, listened to a lot of unrelated podcasts, and tried not to think about Nils. Nevertheless, I did think a lot about nils, and I ended up with a mind-numbing spaghetti-mess of random thoughts, none of them organized. A lot of thinking could be characterized as reflection and analysis. Reflection on my last year with Nils, and my regrets there. Analysis of why I had some of the opinions I have regarding how this whole thing was and still is being handled.
The last time I ran was Friday - I found out about his death at around noon, and so I took the afternoon off and went for a 5-mile training run through Ramapo Reservation - and made sure to include lots of hills and some moderately technical singletrack, the point being to sufficiently challenged myself to 1.) train for a 10-mile trailrace in mohonk next weekend, and 2.) see if i could take my mind of nils for an hour.
On Sunday, I was invited to play tennis with some guys from my church. Not having ever played tennis - pretty much ever - I really enjoyed the experience and got a good workout too. Thanks to all the running I've been doing, I was able to play for three hours straight, without stopping. Yesterday (Monday) I was slightly sore in some odd places, but that was to be expected.
And Monday, I did my best to get stuff done at work but it wasn't a particularly productive day. Now, Thursday night, I'm just getting caught up.
By Tuesday, I was starting to get past it.. as much as you can, anyway.
There is a lot more I could say in this post about the stuff I'm going through regarding Nils.. but I thought better of it.
Like I said, I haven't run all week. I think I'll try to do a run tomorrow - because, the way my schedule is, I probably won't run Saturday. Sunday is a 10-mile trail race that I'm really looking forward to. It'll be my first organized race on something other than roads. The whole idea thrills me.. and while 10 miles is a pretty long race and I'm not exactly in tip-top shape, it's not exactly a marathon, either. The Elevation profile looks challenging but not extreme. Lots of rolling hills. There are a few sustained climbs, but not too many, only one looks super-steep and none of them are particularly long. Bottom line is I know I can do it, and it should be a lot of fun.
Nutrition-wise, I was having a really hard time staying disciplined as described two posts ago. As a result, I must resort to doing what I hate doing, but experience has shown that it works: logging everything I eat in Fitday.com. It's tedious, it's annoying, it sucks, but it works. And not only does it work, it also gives you guys an opportunity to check up on me to 1.) make sure I'm updating it, and 2.) make sure I'm eating properly. The link is: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=stevetursi. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to check that link, and check it often, and give me a kick in the ass if I'm overeating. The goal is to get to 250lbs by ski season. I'm 39 lbs away.
Sorry about the infrequency of posts lately, but things have been crazy at work and at home. As all things do, this too shall pass, and I will be sure to keep throwing my rambling diatribes at you via this blog.
So until next time,
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French Onion Soup is one of my absolute favorite soups! After my Instagram post some of my friends asked for my recipe so here it comes!
Peel and thinly slice a bunch of onions, yes I might shed a tear or two doing this task!
Add to a Dutch oven and as always with caramelized onions give them time! Lots of time! I can't stress enough that making French Onion Soup requires time! I usually start mid-morning to have it ready for lunch. As the onions do not require constant watch I can still do a lot of other things while the onions get cooked and caramelized.
Be generous with the Gruyère cheese as this really is the dot over the I so to say for this dish! But not so generous that all you will end up is a big lump of melted cheese! I get that sometimes in restaurants and that is not a hit!
To this soup I enjoy the rest of the white wine! I often chose an unoaked Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer or Bourgogne Aligoté. If you prefer drinking red to the soup I would go with Beaujolais Nouveau. As always recipe can be found on top of page in English and Swedish!
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Roman Catholic Bears.
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Very good - I thought the answer to 'to be or not to be' was especially funny/clever :)ReplyDelete
However should there not be a -ne or some such to make that Latin questioning? Could be wrong of course ;)
Do claustrophobic closet gays experience any adverse effects from their situation?
Yes, very good indeed.ReplyDelete
When is Jeremy Paxman?
If it is true that many surnames originated as a result of one's occupation (Miller, Carpenter, Smith, e.g.) what is the history of Vince Cable's family? Surely they existed prior to the 20th century.ReplyDelete
Hi Maz and thanks for the Latin suggestion, which I have put in.ReplyDelete
Hehe! Thanks for taking it on board :) AND you pluralised the bears. Good chap! :)ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh I just realised Smith is also a profession name! Never worked that out before. Thanks Peggy. Silly me...haha...
Who owns the gang of horses currently roaming free in the otherwise quiet cul-de-sacs of Ashford, Kent?ReplyDelete
Was two hundred pounds too much to spend on an operation on my daughter's geriatric rat?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous29 November 2010 at 07:13
My surname is Battery. I have often wondered where it came from.ReplyDelete


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Surge of cross-party support for Young Enterprise as Wembley European finals approach
Politicians back JA-YE as event celebrates teen enterprise and debates youth employment crisis
Senior political leaders back a major expansion of enterprise education to tackle "scandalous" levels of youth unemployment.
Lawmakers support spreading Junior Achievement-Young Enterprise model to raise youth aspirations, boost incomes and foster the culture of business ownership.
As we gather to celebrate youth enterprise and Global Leaders Forum debates youth unemployment, a range of United Kingdom MPs from across the political spectrum offer their views on our work.
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"My priority is to get Britain growing again and to rebuild our economy, and that means laying strong foundations for a culture of economic success in the future. That is why the work that Young Enterprise do is tremendously valuable. Not just for the children and young people who benefit by building skills and confidence, but for the schools and businesses involved and ultimately for all of us in preparing our young people for positive futures as they enter the working world."
Ed Miliband, Leader of the Opposition
"The Global Leaders Forum is an excellent opportunity for business leaders to come together and tackle the critical issue of youth unemployment facing our children's generation. Youth enterprise programmes like those offered by Young Enterprise play a vital role in schools across the UK and I am fully supportive of this initiative which allows thousands of young people to benefit enormously from engaging with employers early on."
Tim Loughton Conservative, MP for East Worthing & Shoreham
"Events like the Global Leaders Forum are very much welcome. We all need to be working together to be finding practical solutions to the crisis in Youth unemployment. If we don't, we let down a whole generation of young people. Youth enterprise schemes can and do make an important contribution in helping prepare young people for the world of work by building skills and confidence and providing a way of schools and business to work together to support our young people and their futures."
Lisa Nandy, Labour, Shadow Children's Minister
"I am a huge fan of Young Enterprise. The work they do with businesses and young people across the country is hugely positive and I have been lucky enough to see this in action, meeting many of the Young Enterprise teams in my Watford constituency. YE has a real impact in developing the people skills and attitudes young people need to understand business and succeed in the workplace and I would encourage all young people to get involved. When businesses say they are finding it hard to find candidates with the right skills and attitudes youth enterprise schemes have a significant role to play and I can't commend them highly enough given the results I have seen firsthand."
Richard Harrington, Conservative, MP for Watford
"I have long been an admirer of Young Enterprise. Providing young people with the skills and confidence to succeed in work is good for them, and good for business and society too. Young Enterprise is makinga very important contribution to building a brighter future for young people, and for all of us."
Stephen Timms MP, Labour, former Financial Secretary to the Treasury
"Young Enterprise is a scheme I full heartedly support, both in my own constituency and nationally. When I talk to so many of today's young entrepreneurs YE was their first exposure to what it takes to start and run a business and gave them the inspiration and skills to go for it themselves when they left school, college or university."
Nahdim Zahawi, Conservative MP for Stratford-Upon-Avon.
'The programmes offered by Young Enterprise to a quarter of a million children in thousands of schools every year are hugely valuable, both to the students involved and to wider society. Not only do they create an understanding of enterprise, they can help provide young people with the life skills, confidence and knowledge they need to succeed in the world of work.
Chuka Umunna, Labour, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
"When youth unemployment has reached such a crisis point it's vital that conversations like those taking place at the Global Leaders Forum happen. Giving young people skills and also the confidence to get involved in enterprise have to be part of the solution.
"I know from all I have seen of Young Enterprise locally and regionally that it is playing a really valuable role in supporting children and young people across our schools and winning positive engagement from business."
Mark Durkan SDLP, MP for Foyle, Northern Ireland
"As someone who benefitted hugely from YE's programme as a young man I know what a positive impact youth enterprise programmes like these can play in building skills and confidence to support young people to succeed in the world of work. At a time of real crisis in youth unemployment, organisations like YE have an important role to play in making sure we skill our young people for successful futures.
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The inaugural Indy Ultimate – an urban adventure race – will highlight three components that make our community vibrant and unique: sports, military heritage, and arts and culture.
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September 20, 2015 | Carlsbad, CA – Competing documentaries - one about pop-icon Katy Perry, the other about political-icon Kevin Johnson - tied for the coveted Audience Choice Award at the 2015 La Costa Film Festival held September 10-13 in Carlsbad, California. Movie fans showed love for the behind-the-scenes POV-style about professional football, Katy Perry-Making of the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show, and basketball, Down In The Valley. Among other films, the Audience Choice Award went to the short All-American Family, an emotionally raw film about a deaf family in a deaf community who lived, loved and played football generation after generation.
Mike Tollin, Co-Chairman of Mandalay Sports Media, a Festival collaborator and major sponsor, executive produced the Perry film. The movie's director, John Hirsch, explains why this festival audience was quick to offer praise; "Katy obviously has a tremendous fan base, but here they get to see her in a different light - as a perfectionist. The preparation that goes into a performance of just a few minutes is just as reiveting as the game itself and Katy is involved with every detail." Perry's Super Bowl XLIX Half Time performance was seen by a world record-shattering 119 million viewers. The audience in the intimate 215-seat Ruby G. Shulman Auditorium viewing one of the world's biggest pop stars performing on one of the world's biggest stages made the Perry Super Bowl movie one of the Festival's biggest hits.In only its third year, the La Costa Film Festival is carving out a distinct niche in the film festival world. A draw for A-list celebrities like Andy Garcia, Ed Harris and John C. McGinley, it's easy to see why the magnificent Omni La Costa Resort and Spa venue, with seemingly endless red carpet receptions managed with "welcome home" graciousness by nearly 200 community volunteers, defines the Festival's allure. But it is the quality of films - 48 screenings including five world premieres many in the ultra-chic Cinépolis La Costa Luxury Cinemas while others were showcased under the stars on center court where Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and Steffi Graf have done battle - that offer proof that the Festival's focus on attracting the finest sports films in the world is paying off big time.
Former NBA star and Sacramento Mayor, the Honorable Kevin Johnson, was honored with the hallmark Ambassador of Sports Award. His monumental triumph of keeping the Sacramento Kings from leaving his hometown, California's state capital, and brilliant collaboration with documentarian Jason Hehir as part of ESPN Films' award-winning "30 for 30" film series is nothing short of awe-inspiring. While in town, Mayor Johnson chatted on local sports-talk radio's Scott & BR Show showering praise for San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer's leadership and encouragement to embattled San Diego Charger's fans. Johnson described Down In The Valley as "one of those great stories where the underdog prevailed, where the good guys, the little guys, can win if you have the right community and the right team in place." Then he firmly schooled San Diego pro-football fans that the big take away is "never give up, it's not over."
Entries In the Festival's signature Sports Film category are judged by a jury of distinguished film and sports professionals. Every Day, a short about the late Joy Johnson's record-breaking New York City Marathon run, and the epic documentary The Great Alone, which authenticates the implausible, near-miraculous comeback of the winningest Iditarod racer in history, Lance Mackey, each stole top honors. The jury's selection of these two remarkably contrasting films gives testimony to the bold diversity of sports films screened. In fact, Festival movie-goers enjoyed films about football, golf, baseball, basketball, hiking, soccer, snowboarding, sled dog racing, marathon running, big-wave surfing – a cinematic smorgasbord of sports, athletes and just plain plucky competitors.
Despite the Festival's full frontal embrace of everything sports, comedies and drama were also received affectionately. Worthy, a self-described "modern day coming-of-age story for the millennial generation," won the Audience Choice Award followed very closely with an Honorable Mention for the comedy/drama, All In Time, which opened the Festival.. The event highlight was movie and television star John C. McGinley's gracious acceptance of the 2015 Legacy Award presented not only for his incomparable body of work onscreen but his inspirational advocacy on behalf of Special Olympics, the Global Down Syndrome Foundation.
One of the earliest of the season, La Costa's four days overlap one of the industry's most popular festivals, the TIFF. Despite this, #LaCostaFilmFest still caught the fickle eye of the "twittersphere" generating more than three million impressions, up 4,425%, and seeing profile visits soar 1,228%. Not only did the Katy Perry world premier cause tremendous buzz, but the vigorous interaction by ESPN personality and best-selling author Yogi Roth built a spike of followers. Roth drove down the coast from LA for the after-screening Q & A with the audience about his film Life in a Walk. Completely sold out, the entire cast gave up their front-row seats revealing the genuine affection between film makers and fans. Out of five stars, the average score by movie-goers was four.
"We are delighted at the public's response, both at the event and online," states Festival Co-Founder Ruby Callihan. "We're astonished how many people are tuning-in. It's a clear endorsement by movie fans around the world that we're creating something very special here - something unique, something that's worth appreciating." Festival organizers may well look back on 2015 and see it as a pivotal year. Given the public's voracious appetite for top-quality sports films, the La Costa Film Festival is becoming the film festival that best feeds the need for athletic action on the big screen.
Photos Credits: Chris Brake Photography
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The La Costa Film Festival is an annual arts and cultural experience enriching the quality of life in San Diego County by showcasing local businesses, promoting tourism and supporting the local film industry by introducing students and professionals pursuing careers in the motion picture and television arts to leaders in the industry. La Costa Film Festival is produced by La Costa Dreams, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation.


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Saturday, 13 September 2014
Colours of Bangkok
15 comments:
- The Old Maid said...
Another of your fantastic trips! It is always great to see where you travel and how you see the places you visit.:)
Thank you for sharing, dear SS! It is good to know you have a good time.:)
Hugs and kisses from all of us
- Sat Sep 13, 05:32:00 pm GMT+8
- carmen said...
maravillosos colores...
- Sat Sep 13, 05:47:00 pm GMT+8
- claude said...
thank you to share your beautiful photos
- Sat Sep 13, 05:52:00 pm GMT+8
- Margriet said...
Looks like you had a wonderful trip! I always enjoy your photos, I hope I will be able to travel to your part of the world someday!
- Sat Sep 13, 09:04:00 pm GMT+8
- Remco said...
Your trips are amazing Suz, and the photo's are so well taken, like it a lot.
The birdhouses in the first picture are so cool, I might make one like them as well.
As always its fun reading about your trips!
- Sat Sep 13, 11:18:00 pm GMT+8
- CWPoppets said...
This looks wonderful!
- Sat Sep 13, 11:36:00 pm GMT+8
- BiWuBär said...
Beautiful impressions from an obviously lovely trip. And the first one really made me smile - this is as nice as funny... and a mailbox like this would be totally impossible in Germany. *grin*
- Sun Sep 14, 01:39:00 am GMT+8
- Eva said...
Wonderful pictures full of colour. Happy that your trip has been so great!!!!
- Sun Sep 14, 04:02:00 am GMT+8
- Ilona said...
Hi Susan! I've enjoyed very much seeing your colorful pictures. It must be so special and great to be there, the food, the houses, the people........that all together seems to me a beautiful country!
Thank you for sharing these wonderful pictures with us, we all can see that you had a great time :D!
Hugs, Ilona
- Sun Sep 14, 06:05:00 pm GMT+8
- Drora's minimundo said...
Dear Sans,
Thanks for sharing the lovely photos.
Glad you had a great time.
Hugs, Drora
- Mon Sep 15, 12:20:00 am GMT+8
- Norma Soulet (AZArtist) said...
Hi Sans,
Hope you had a wonderful trip! Thanks for sharing your lovely photos. I love all the beautiful colors.
- Mon Sep 15, 03:22:00 am GMT+8
- Fabiola said...
Fantastic trip and wonderful photos.
- Wed Sep 17, 12:29:00 am GMT+8
- rosanna said...
Oh so lovely and colourfull!!
I feel the warmth of life through your pics.
I am back my dear and very glad to meet you all again
Hugs Ro
- Thu Sep 18, 05:43:00 pm GMT+8
- Maria Ireland said...
Wonderful pictures thanks for sharing. I love the first picture. The coconut icecream sounds delicious. Seems like you had a fantastic time.
Hugs Maria
- Sun Sep 21, 04:24:00 am GMT+8
- Kikka N said...
Dear Sans!
Wonderful colors, love the photos!
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Alumni Spotlight: Russ Fortson
Russ Fortson received his bachelor's and master's degrees in agricultural engineering from UGA. Russ is an engineer with NASA contractor Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and works at the Johnson Space Center. Russ lives in Houston with his wife, who also works for NASA, and daughter, a rising ninth grader and science enthusiast.
How did your career path lead you to NASA?
I've been working at the Johnson Space Center since '96. Before that, I worked at the Kennedy Space Center from '90 to '95. I worked at the Warner Robins Air Force Base for a couple years before KSC, and before that I actually worked for UGA down at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tifton two separate times. When I finished my undergraduate degree, I worked with the extension engineers for two years. After grad school, I worked in the research department for about a year. During my time with UGA, we did energy audits on greenhouses, tobacco curing barns, irrigation systems, etc. It was all geared towards making them more energy efficient. I really enjoyed working there.
But I was also a big space nerd. Back then, the space shuttle had just been flying a couple years and there was preliminary talk about building a space station. I didn't know exactly what that meant, but I thought, well, if people are going to live in space all the time, they're going to need food! My major professor in grad school, Ron McClendon, had worked at Lockheed at one point so he understood my excitement and encouraged me to keep pursuing it.
At an American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) meeting, I connected with a couple of agricultural engineers that worked for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center. I wrote letters and bugged them for three or four years until they finally hired me! When I arrived at Kennedy Space Center, we worked on building systems to grow food on the moon or Mars. (We haven't gotten there yet, but we will get there eventually.) This evolved into a career in space life support systems.
That's how an agricultural engineer ends up working in the space program!
Why did you choose to attend UGA?
My dad grew up in Athens and went to Georgia, so I was raised a Bulldog. I always assumed I would go to Georgia. I transferred to UGA after two years at Young Harris College. When I went off to college, I didn't know what I was going to do. I liked history and thought maybe I'd be a lawyer… but then I took an astronomy class and discovered I liked science. When I was getting ready to finish up at Young Harris, some friends also going to Georgia were planning to study agricultural engineering. They explained that you have to do all this science, but then you get a job at the end of it all! And I said, "Oh, hey, you get paid? All right!" So that's how I wound up getting into ag engineering.
What are your best UGA memories?
It's hard to choose. I'm a football fan, so I really enjoyed going to all the games. I was there in 1980 when we won the National Championship, which was great! I made a lot of friends through classes and my fraternity and still keep in contact with a lot of those folks.
What do you remember most about your time as an engineering student at UGA?
There were less than 200 people in engineering back when I was in school. It was great because you knew all of the teachers and everyone in your classes. The department head at the time, Robert Brown, was an electrical engineer, so he placed some of that emphasis in the agricultural engineering curriculum.
At the time, personal computers were just coming along. As an undergraduate, we used the big mainframe computers and always had to walk down to the Science Library to pick up our printouts. By the time I came back to grad school after working a couple of years, they brought personal computers into the department. A lot of the work I did in grad school was computer modeling of the best way to irrigate soybeans. With the computer, I was able to model the best time to water soybeans based on the weather and water in the ground. Obviously running an irrigation system is very expensive, so if you can tell farmers how to cut that down, they make higher profits. It was fun doing things like that.
I enjoyed the classes. I probably didn't enjoy them as much at the time because it was hard, but going through difficult things with friends is a rich experience.
I still remember some of the projects we worked on. There was a student competition around the county to design a micro mini tractor for the ASAE micro mini tractor pull. In case you aren't familiar with tractor pulls… back in the day, a bunch of farmers got talking about who had a better tractor. They'd hook up their tractor, pull stuff, and see who could pull the most stuff. That evolved into competitions where tractors would pull different things. Of course, we weren't going to build giant tractors that could pull tons, so we designed mini model tractors that were about the size of a shoebox. They were gasoline-powered tractors that would pull 50 or 60 pounds. The engineering club built one, our fraternity built one, and we'd compete against different engineering teams all over the country. I guess you could say that's country nerd fun!
Who were some of your favorite engineering professors?
They were all good! I've been out of school long enough now that it doesn't sound like I'm brown-nosing. They all had different qualities.
I was in Sid Thompson's first class… and you know, Sid still looks exactly the same! He looked like a student when he started. When we walked in that first class, we all thought he was another student. The department was so small that we all knew each other, so we thought, "Who's this guy?" And that was Sid. He was really good and showed us what engineering was all about… the hard way! He really demanded a lot in class. He was fair, and it was enjoyable, but Sid will work you! His first class was an eye-opener.
My major professor, Ron McClendon, was great to work for. He was a mentor who'd advised me on my career, such as how to go about looking for jobs in the space program. Very helpful.
Dr. Law was a world expert in electrostatics. He was one of the few professors that you walked softly around, because he had such a reputation for excellence—you didn't want to upset him! But when I took his class I really enjoyed it. He had a reputation for a hard class and demanding a lot. But I really enjoyed that class. He's a wonderful man.
Derrell McLendon was an excellent man and taught electronics. He always demanded excellence, but was always there to help you do your best. I enjoyed his classes. He was great.
All of the engineering professors demanded a lot out of you, but they were always willing to help you out and make sure you learned the materials so you could succeed. They were great. It's hard to pick just one.
What current projects are you working on for NASA?
I lead a group of 21 engineers and support staff helping to ensure the safety of three new spacecraft that NASA is having built. (As an aside, no country has EVER built more than one human-rated spacecraft at a time, so NASA is doing something that has never been done before. It's just not in the papers for some reason.) We each focus on a particular system or area (such as life support, propulsion, electrical power, guidance and navigation, etc.) and review the specific designs to see how they can fail, and what the consequences are. Our overriding goal is to keep the crew safe, and then to help make sure the mission is completed.
What is your favorite thing about your job?
Oh man, putting people in space! I've always been amazed by that. This is going to sound corny, but this is truly how I feel… I think it is human's destiny to explore and to ask, "What's over that hill? What's across that ocean? What's out there?" I think humans are going to do that and I want to be a part of that. I know I'm not going to go to the moon or Mars, but I think that some small piece of the work that I'm doing and we're doing is going to enable that. I just think that's cool.
How has your UGA Engineering degree influenced your career?
I wouldn't be doing what I'm doing without it! While I was in school, there was a tendency of people on the outside looking in and saying, "Agricultural engineering? That's not real engineering, you're just going be a farmer, etc." And that's just not true. I'm thankful for my broad engineering background. Yes, it was an agricultural engineering degree, but we also had a department head who was an electrical engineer and made sure that we understood electronics, computers, and new technology. Agricultural engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering… all these different types of engineering go together and from that you can apply that to so much. I feel like I'm a good example of this because no one would draw a line from agricultural engineering to working on a spacecraft life support system—but it's a logical line. I've done energy audits on greenhouses and irrigation systems, and now I'm looking at a humidity control system and a trace contaminant control system on new spacecraft being built. And I can draw a direct line between the two. They sound different and are different, but I can connect them because of my UGA education. UGA gave me so many options.
Sometimes, if you go to a big engineering school and get a very specific degree, you can become pigeonholed. But at Georgia, there's a lot of cross-fertilization between the disciplines. I notice this in the engineers I see coming out of UGA today; they've got a broad engineering background, and I think that's important.


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By Laila Azzeh - Mar 24,2015 - Last updated at Mar 24,2015
AMMAN — The government is "seriously" considering floating auto insurance premiums for compulsory third party liability (TPL), while setting the maximum price that companies cannot exceed, according to the Trade Ministry and the insurance federation.
The move will be taken as part of recommendations made by a World Bank delegation that visited the country recently, according to Jordan Insurance Federation (JIF) President Othman Bdeir on Tuesday.
"The delegates were surprised by the current compulsory insurance system and how it contradicts the principles of a free economy," Bdeir told The Jordan Times, noting that the recommendation was raised to the Trade Ministry.
"People should be free to choose the insurance company they want and corporations have the right to compete among themselves," he said, adding that an open market for insurance services will encourage competition.
The Trade Ministry will refer the recommendation to the Prime Ministry soon, according to Bdeir.
Trade Ministry Spokesperson Yanal Barmawi said the ministry is "seriously" studying the issue before taking it through the required legal channels.
JIF has been calling for the liberalisation of prices for the past few years and it reached an agreement with the government on full liberalisation of the insurance service in 2013, a decision that was supposed to go into effect in 2014 but did not.
Over the past few years, three insurance firms have quit the market and another three have stopped offering car insurance services due to continuous losses, Bdeir said in previous remarks to The Jordan Times, expecting more companies to follow the suit if TPL prices do not increase.
Insurance firms lose around JD10 million annually due to TPL insurance, according to the JIF president.
He pointed that "when insurance firms quit the market, they do not pay compensation to their clients, an issue the federation cannot resolve."
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Are the kids in your congregation able to actively engage in your worship service? Do they know the meaning of important church festivals? Show them the way with Spirit and Truth: Teaching Kids the Heart of Worship! This innovative curriculum guides students through the meaning and importance of worship, the liturgy, and the church year with engaging stories, funny skits, and challenging activities.
- PreK-2nd grade students learn along with the inquisitive animals of Mrs. Heron's Sunday school class the basic vocabulary and themes of our worship and church year in our illustrated stories and picture books.
- 3rd-6th grade students catch the excitement of worshipping our loving God in body, mind, and spirit with cast of rambunctious, questioning youth in our "readers' theater" skits.
Ordering is flexible! You can choose as much or as little as you would like, from a full year curriculum for your entire Sunday school to individual lessons for just one age range (PreK-2nd grade or 3rd-6th grade). Or order the Liturgy Unit or the Church Year Unit! All materials are available for download as PDF files as soon as you pay!
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All too often it feels like we get in a rut of only going through the motions of worship, and we forget the meaning behind what we do. It was great to have a curriculum that helped our kids explore what worship is about and actually get excited about it!
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We both come from the Czech Republic which is also known as Czechia. Since we have been living abroad we can really appreciate its beauty. It is a small country located in the heart of Europe. Everyone knows and loves Prague but there is so much more. Historical towns, romantic castles, elegant spas, beautiful mountains… Prices lower than in the Western Europe make a trip to the Czech Republic a great value holiday. Not to mention great food and beer which you will love but it might make staying in shape a challenge.
Quick Facts
Population: 10.5 million
Area: 78,900 km2
Capital: Praha (Prague)
Currency: Czech koruna (Kč), Czech crown (CZK) in English
Language: Czech
Electricity: Plug type C, E (two round pins), voltage 230V/50Hz
Driving: On the right-hand side of the road
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One day I was perusing Pinterest (addict that I am) when I came across a recipe for breakfast cookies. Read that again. Breakfast. Cookies. Cookies you can eat for breakfast.
Naturally, I had to adapt them for my own. I added coconut for a little more sweetness, and nuts for crunch, but this recipe is easily altered to satisfy your tastes.
I'm going to add peanut butter to mine next time. And you don't have to just eat them for breakfast, they make a healthy dessert cookie, too.
Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies:
Makes about 2 dozen
1-1/2 cups of rolled oats
2 ripe, mashed bananas
1 cup of unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut
1 teaspoon cinnamonto taste cinnamon
1/8 cup chopped pecans or almonds (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
Spoon out teaspoonfuls of batter onto a baking sheet and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Let cool and store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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Erika said she was working FW in her post? Erm. I wish I'd looked this good working. I love that everything in the outfit is so simple and works perfectly. I love the culottes, I love the beanie, love love love.
megan // pages by megan
Megan is one of my favourite bloggers, and possibly the only blogger I follow that will do any and all trends magically. So this is the seventies trend werkin' obvs. I don't know if I like the ripped dungees the most or the jacket. The green and grey looks amaazing.
georgia // georgia luisa meramo
Georgia wrote in her post that she felt a season behind but I think everyone's still mad for tailored vibes at the minute, so totally on top of it for me. I really want a suit and I'm very inspired to go out and buy a pinstripe suit now.
sarah // that pommie girl
This outfit isn't on Sarah's blog (as of right now), so this image is from her Instagram. I mean she's clearly working Kimmy K! I am obsessed with this outfit, especially the clutch which I hadn't seen in this colour until now. I like lots of variations of one colour in one outfit and all these shades of beige and camel are just <3 <3
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Chandelier Complications
Today was the day that the freshly cleaned and spruced up chandelier was due to be returned to its rightful place in the Family Dining Room.
I was awoken with a cup of tea by Simon (the Second Footman) at 7am. Do not believe that such luxuries are the norm in this establishment, they are not. I am quite capable of getting by without relying on the kindness of passing footmen, but, I thought it a nice touch by a young man who is obviously trying rather hard to make a good impression. Apparently he had been reading a book on The Edwardian Country House, a Channel 4 (also shown on PBS for all of our American cousins) television series that attempted to re-create the upstairs and downstairs of Edwardian life. I did not see it myself, which is a shame. The delicious irony is, that whenever it was on, I was usually serving at table as a real butler! I can thank it for my cup of tea this morning though. Simon explained that the butler in the programme was always woken with a cup of tea by a footman. Long may Simon continue to study his book!
My usual morning duties, which include a short meeting with Sir Geoffrey, passed without real incident. The wine-list for this evening was agreed; all the writing desks in the house were equipped with both pens and paper, and I began my usual patrol of the rooms, ensuring everything was satisfactory. Usually I find everything in excellent order, but today I discovered a fly in my ointment; when entering the Italian Room, I encountered a man in white overalls lounged upon a sofa, smoking a cigarette. He didn't seem to jump up at my presence. He didn't seem to react much at all. He kept lounging there, and I half expected him to snap his fingers at me and command me to fetch a double scotch at once. In short, he had made himself at home.
My worry was that he would get cigarette ash over the carpet as he seemed to only have a vague notion as to the location of the ashtray. I politely enquired as to his business. He had come to replace the chandelier. Indeed. And why was he not, at this present time, engaged in chandelier replacing activity in the Family Dining Room? There were complications he explained, and his mate had had to nip back to the van for something. Finding himself alone (the other two workers had apparently disappeared somewhere also) he had decided to explore his surroundings a little more thoroughly. A little too thoroughly I thought, and bid him to follow me back to the chandelier-less Family Dining Room. He seemed a little put out at this, but eventually, and rather reluctantly, he followed me.
That was just the beginning of a day of 'complications'. I was interrupted many times through the day by the Overall Man and his requests and updates. My Pantry door was continually being knocked upon, and my telephone was practically ringing off the hook. I had not realised, obviously, the intense difficulty of cleaning, restoring, and replacing a chandelier. We have never had any problems of this kind in the past. I have made a note of the company. We shall not use them again.
After they had eventually departed (I half expected their van not to start through 'complications') I walked into the Italian Room to find that Overall Man, obviously failing to find the ashtray, again probably because of complications, had stubbed out his cigarette and had left the stub on a side table, cunningly pushed behind a lamp. Such things do not escape my attention.
Tomorrow evening there will be several guests arriving for dinner, with several of them staying for the week-end. We have much to do. I only hope that the Housemaids Wendy and Rhiannon do not find any further cigarette stubs hidden around the House.
I could not help wondering what Easter would bring at the household of Overall Man. Perhaps the traditional Easter egg hunt would have a slight twist there. Perhaps his smiling, rosy cheeked children, would dash around the house in a frantic search to find all the cigarette stubs lovingly placed by their father.
My day became complete when I was informed that Mrs Styles (the cook) had taken to her bed. She complained of feeling poorly earlier on today. I hope she will feel better in the morning. Lady Carstone has specifically requested one of her specialities to be served at dinner tomorrow evening.
England also lost to India in the cricket earlier today. My mood being slightly dampened in consequence.


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Flower Power Tuesday!
Crepe and Seam Flower Medallions!
Today on Flower Power Tuesday we are going to create Crepe Paper and Seam Binding Flower Medallions! These flowers can enhance your scrapbook layouts, assemblage projects, banners, party hats, party cones/tussie mussie's or turn into flower pins to wear.
-Crepe paper party streamers (color of choice)
-Seam binding (color of choice)
-Quilting thread
-Quilting need
-Jewels, pearls or beads
Step One: Paper pleat your crepe paper strips, then stitch through one end of the crepe paper using a needle and thread, recommended stitch: Running Stitch, or use a sewing machine.
Step Two: Attach the seam binding, using needle and thread with a running stitch
Step Three: After you are satisfied with the length of crepe and seam binding, cut and begin to arch to form a circle, pulling the threading as you go
Step Four: Hold the two ends of in place and stitch closed
Step Five: Begin playing with jewels, rhinestones, pearls, beads
-Layer 2 crepe paper medallions together for a thicker piece.
-Add an old clip earring to the medallion center
-Add an image to the medallion or an image head, seal with a clear page pebble.
-Instead of a flower use the stitched crepe and seam binding strip as trim for a page or for a doll skirt.
The possibilities are endless, here is an example of a scrapbook page layout I created using crepe paper medallions that I made using crepe paper, my doll parts and my scrapbook paper.


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Vatican City, 19 October 2013 (VIS) – This morning, in the Sala Clementina of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father received in audience the Patrons of the Arts of the Vatican Museums, an international community of benefactors who "adopt" and finance projects for the conservation, restoration and promotion of the Museums' treasures, and who met in Rome from 15 to 20 October to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary.
The Pope praised their work over the last three decades, in which they have contributed, amongst other things, to the "broader religious, artistic and cultural mission of the Museums", mentioning in his welcome address that the founding of the Patrons of the Arts of the Vatican Museums was inspired "not only by a praiseworthy sense of stewardship for the Church's heritage of sacred art, but also by the desire to advance the spiritual and religious ideals which led to the foundation of the papal collections".
He continued, "In every age the Church has called upon the arts to give expression to the beauty of her faith and to proclaim the Gospel message of the grandeur of God's creation, the dignity of human beings made in his image and likeness, and the power of Christ's death and resurrection to bring redemption and rebirth to a world touched by the tragedy of sin and death. The Vatican Museums, with their unique and rich history, make it possible for countless pilgrims and visitors to Rome to encounter this message through works of art which bear witness to the spiritual aspirations of humanity, the sublime mysteries of the Christian faith, and the quest of that supreme beauty which has its source and fulfilment in God".
The Pontiff, before imparting his apostolic blessing, encouraged the Patrons to experience their patronage of the arts in the Vatican Museums as "a sign of your interior participation in the spiritual life and mission of the Church. May it also be an expression of our hope in the coming of that Kingdom whose beauty, harmony and peace are the expectation of every human heart and the inspiration of mankind's highest artistic aspirations".


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Rev. Don Rivers
John 4:7-15; When a
Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her,
"Will you give me a drink?" (His disciples had gone into the town to buy
The Samaritan woman said to him, "You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman.
How can you ask me for a drink?"
(For Jews do not associate with Samaritans. )
Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you
for a drink, you would have asked
him and he would have given you living water."
"Sir," the woman said, "you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep.
Where can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob,
who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his
flocks and herds?"
Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but
whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I
give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."
The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water so that I won't get thirsty
and have to keep coming here to draw water."
There are many things we can
discuss about this conversation. First, Jews and Samaritans didn't get
along; in fact they didn't even talk to each other. I am sure there are some
teams in the pits that have the same kind of relationship. We start to see
the why Jesus had to go through Samaria; he had to start breaking down the
barriers that man had built.
Another thing to look at is the fact that we don't always see
things for what they are. The time of day was noon, the hottest part of the
day. Why would you come to draw water at that hour? Why wouldn't you come in
the morning when it is cool and everyone else comes? Because you don't want
to have to answer the questions about your lifestyle that those people were
asking. We will learn as we continue to examine this passage that this woman
wasn't leading the best life she could.
Another thing to notice is that she didn't expect to meet Jesus at
the well. She really hoped to be alone at the well so when someone was there
she was surprised. When Jesus spoke to her she got defensive. She wasn't
sure who this man was. She also knew she had never seen him before.
Did you notice the question she asked when he offered her a drink?
How can you give me a drink, you don't have anything to draw water with and
the well is deep. Jesus draws from a different well than we do. He doesn't
offer us water from a well, he offers us living water.
Living water restores your soul, cleanses your sin and allows you
to enter into a relationship with God as one of his children. Living water
gives us eternal life in heaven with God.
Let me ask you, are you thirsty? Do you want the forgiveness that
comes through Jesus? Do you want the inheritance that comes with being a
child of God? Accept the offer that Jesus gives, accept the living water.
HOMEBOUND - Well they say there is
no place like home and this week that has been a welcome place to shake off
the road. It hasn't been without challenges though. On our way back from
Daytona we learned of the death of Lynda's grandfather. He was 91 and faced
some challenging days ahead, we count it a blessing that he went home to the
Lord before he had to endure some of those difficulties.
Also, we learned of the death of my friend's dad, some of you may
know Franc Motors in Willington, CT. Rick Ostien is the proprietor and his
dad's name was Harry. Rick has helped sponsor local race teams and some of
his mechanics compete at Stafford and Thompson. I am thankful that I was
able to help Rick and his family through this difficult time.
THE RACER'S EXPO - With the vacancy created when
Speedway Expo ceased to exist, Bobby Seymour has put together a little show
up in Marlborough, MA. this weekend for some of the trades connected with
racing in New England.
Bobby invites you to come along if you're a race driver, mechanic,
team owner or sponsor. Exhibitors from across America will be there to
display their products and answer your questions.
The show will be at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in
Marlborough, MA, just 1 mile west off 495 at the Route 20 exit (Exit #24b).
Admission is free.
I will be there on Friday to see some of you before I head down to
Lansdale, PA for a show at Calvary Baptist Church. We will have the pace car
with us and also the #71 K & N Pro Series car of Grimm Racing. If you are in
the area please stop by and say hello.
We have a few weeks off here before we get back to the track but as
you know that doesn't mean we are standing still. One of the events on the
agenda will be the first of many annual retreats for our RWJM chaplains on
March 19-21. If you want to come and join us in West Springfield let me
Remember we are available to come and speak to your church or
group. If you would like us to come drop us a line and let us know. Be a witness for our Lord with the ministry decals and apparel. See
them at the Online Apparel Store at
www.RWJM.org. Call us
with your prayer and counseling needs and list all your prayer needs, no
matter what part of our racing family you are in, with the Racing Family
Prayer Request Page www.rwjm.org/page/prayers.php also send your prayer
request by mail. Until next time, remember that God loves you, we love you
Jesus is Lord over Auto Racing. GOD BLESS.
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Tolland, CT 06084.
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We invite you to input your thoughts as you sign our Guest Book.
Please remember, we can only do what we do because of your prayerful
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Numbers 6:24-26 "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord
make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face
toward you and give you peace."
May God always Bless you, everyday in everyway. Rev. Don
February 27
DENNIS & ELLEN MURRAY - This Mike Weeden LM fans from NH have their
March 2
BILL & SUZANNE STIVASON - These fans from Kittinang, PA share their
19th anniversary.
March 3
TIM & BRENDA STEELE - The Coopersville, MI ARCA 3-time champion now
car owner and wife share their 17th anniversary.
February 24
MICHAEL RITCH - High Point, NC NNS/LMSC driver.
RICK DYKE - Danbury, CT retired ProStock driver.
LOUIS LaFLEUR - Thompson Speedway track crew member.
KYLE McGOWAN - Flagger at Wall and familiar sight at Mod races enjoys
his big day.
February 25
NORM HOLDEN - Seekonk Speedway ProStock driver.
T.J. CLARK - Chandler,AZ NASCAR West driver.
BUTCH GILLILAND - Anaheim, CA NASCAR West driver.
PATTI BETTS - Show horse riding Wife of former Long Island now
Salisbury, NC engine builder John.
NESTER Q. KRAMER - Riverhead, NY Billy Pauch fan.
February 26
GLENN FITZCHARLES - Pottstown, PA URC Sprint driver.
KEN LAVOIE - Massachusetts driver.
ZUNILDA ROCCO - Wife of the world famous Plainville, CT Modified
driver "Rocket Ronnie."
ELIZABETH DIAS - Wife of Seekonk Speedway ProStock driver Tony.
February 27
GARY GOLLUB - Mohnton, PA Mod/Sprint driver.
DENNIS SETZER - Newton, NC NNS/CWTS driver.
TODD BODINE - Chemung, NY CWTS Champion driver.
GEORGE INGOLE - Lakeland, FL All Pro driver.
TY DILLON - A son of Welcome, NC NNS driver/ Crew Chief Mike and wife
Tina is 18, Richard Childress' grandson.
February 28
MARIO ANDRETTI - This Nazareth, PA World Class retired driver really
does think he's Mario Andretti.
JAY HEDGECOCK - High Point, NC NSC fabricator and LMSC builder;
Modified driver.
JOE GAERTE - WoO sprint driver.
BUTCH LEITZINGER - State College, PA NASCAR KNPSE and World Class
RICH GARDNER - Late Model Stock Car driver from Waterford, PA; "Erie
Speedway" 5-time Dirt Late Model champion.
LIZ STRICKLER - Susquehanna Sportsman driver Randy's wife.
JUDY MANIX - The sister of Plainville, CT drivers Ted and Mike
February 29
BRIAN HOAR - His day is really February 29 for this Goss Dodge ACT
March 1
ALEXIS SZEGEDY - Wife of former WMT champion Todd, AKA George.
BOBBY SEYMOUR - Well known midget driver and partner of Seymour
Enterprises Performance Products Inc.
QUINN CHRISTOPHER - Wife of well known multi-talented driver TC.
DAVE MARCIS - Skyland, NC Retired NSC driver/RCR research driver.
BILLY PAUCH - Frenchtown, NJ driver of the Williams Grove based Zemco
RANDY HEDGER - Sprint Cup official from Williamson, NY.
TIM STEELE - Coopersville, MI ARCA driver.
JERRY CAMINITO - Jackson, NJ NHRA Funny Car driver.
GLENN FRYE, JR - Grandson of Warren "Jeep" Frye and 1/4 Midget driver
of Blackbird, Deleware.
DONNA KOCHER - Bethlehem, PA AMRA Microstock member.
KATHY TEMCHAK - Wife of Canterbury, NH NHIS victory Lane Staff Member
March 2
TAMMY SUE WOODS - The wife of New Jersey born Steve "Woody" Woods on
the R&D staff at Evernham NNC racing.
LAURIE UDES - Wife of Morris Plains, NJ asphalt Modified driver John.
March 3
FRED RAHMER - Pennsy based international sprint car driver.
DANNY JOHNSON - Phelps, NY D.I.R.T. Modified champion.
CHARLIE SAVAGE - From Portland, CT now driving a Modified at
Charlotte County Speedway in Punta Gorda, FL.
MELANIE DEWARE - From Easton, MA, the bubbly wife of Mosler
Automotive/Jilbrit Wheels GT Team driver Scott.
MARY LOUISE HODGE - Racing photographer from Manchester, CT;
photographer Howie's wife.
MARGARET DAVIS - Manassas, VA writer.
GREG RHEN - Sinking Spring, PA dirt catcher and fan of Kenny
PO Box 586
Tolland, CT, 06084
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Racing With Jesus Ministries Website
Source: Rev
Don Rivers / Racing With Jesus Ministries
Posted: February
26, 2010
©2010 GeeLaw Motorsports/Wolf Pack Ventures, Inc.


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Bringing the full technological capacities of the NYC to light, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is launching a new, city-wide operation called 'Midtown in Motion,' which hopes to monitor traffic, reduce congestion and improve efficiency in the growing metropolis.
As so-called 'Alpha Cities' continue to expand and consume smaller, neighboring towns, it's incredibly important to regularly re-evaluate the blueprints of the city, so as to ensure all the gears are running smoothly. By deploying a huge network of cameras, microwave sensors and E-ZPass readers, Mayor Bloomberg hopes to collect information on the city's driving habits and accordingly play around with traffic lights and turn signals.
This is a seemingly mundane detail of city-preserving, but it's incalculably important. Metropolitan centers like London and Paris develop at a slower pace because of their rarely revised, often-confusing city plans.
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References: newyork.cbslocal & gizmodo