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4 New York Strip Steaks, cut 1 " thick
1 tbsp melted butter
1 tbsp dry red wine
2 tbsp chopped green onions
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1/2 cup dry red wine
1 cup beef stock
pinch of dried thyme
Brush steaks with mixture of 1 tbsp each melted butter and dry red wine.
Season with pepper. Broil using medium high heat for 5-7 minutes per
side for rare or 7-9 minutes/side for medium, turning once with tongs.
While steaks broil, sauté green onions and mushrooms in oiled
non-stick pan until softened. Add dry red wine, beef stock and thyme.
Simmer briskly until slightly thickened. Serve spooned over steaks.
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The idea is simple: it's a little girl that is always at the center of 5 square miles of constant rain. She can go inside, but the rain will always be in the sky. She never sees the sun. The Foundation uses her to bring rain to areas which are affected by droughts (actually, I don't know. Is the Foundation that considerate? As long as the rain didn't come often enough, I don't think anyone would notice something out of the ordinary). This means she might work as an explained SCP. What do you guys think?
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The Foundation would not bother helping drought areas. Keeping her on land would be a problem because of flooding. Really you'd need to contain her on an ocean derrick where it would do the least harm.
Other than that, I think you need more for this concept to push it into interesting territory.
What if instead of just rain the weather changes with her emotions with a 5 mile radius? When she's angry, it starts to hail, when she's sad it rains, when she's happy it is sunny, and so on and so forth? Also, she consistently tries to use this fact to her advantage ( it's not a power, because it's technically out of her control) to escape, and only wants to live a normal life.
Kinda drifting into X-men trope with that one. I think you need to dig deeper for context rather than surface traits. Sure that's what it does. Why though?
You mean why does she have these powers? Are you asking for something like an origin story? Just be a bit more specific.
It could be an origin story. It could be anything you need it to be. I can't be specific because it's your story in the end. Describing a thing isn't enough with this concept I think. There needs to be something deeper and I think your angle needs to be in the story-telling.
Okay. I'll be back later once I have a draft. Thanks!
Psst, Dane Morgoran, just a heads-up. If you're continuing a conversation, you can click the "reply" link at the lower right of the comment you're responding to. Helps so people are sure of who you're talking to. If you make a new comment, forum-goers assume you're talking to everyone reading the thread, not necessarily in reply to someone.
Whoops! I forgot about that. Anyways, I have a draft now:
Great idea! However, this sort of seems like a Knockoff of storm from X-Men. However, this is still a good idea. Like what if the foundation made this being by accident? This SCP has so much potential.
I don't know. I want the point of the article to be this girl had a normal life before (excepting the woman) and the Foundation just barged in and ruined her life. I want it to be a tragedy, in which the Foundation is the villain.
Why not make this a tale? Given how many humanoid articles we've already got on the site, and the fact that you've got a personal side to the narrative, the SCP article format might not be the best for telling the story you've got here (plus, the basic gist is pretty close to that of SCP-231-7, which has a couple tales written about her).
Also, when you have a full draft you'd like to get feedback on, you should post it in a new thread in the Drafts and Critiques forum, since it'll get better visibility as a draft there. People don't check Ideas and Brainstorming for full drafts.
I see. I'll do that next time. Anyways, I think you're right in that it would work better as a tale, as long as it's still done in a clinical tone, because the real horror factor in the story is how the Foundation is just recounting their own "necessary" cruelties without so much as a hint of emotion. Thanks. I'll be sure to put the draft in "Drafts and Critiques", so I'll see you there!
cat and dog lover, this feedback is vague and misleading.
Great idea! However, this sort of seems like a Knockoff of storm from X-Men. However, this is still a good idea.
Generally, "knockoff from [x media]" doesn't mesh well with "good idea". What about this is good and should be kept? If it reminds a reader too much of an existing character from a popular franchise, it's by nature not that solid of an idea because of both the "ripoff" factor and the potential plagiarism issues.
Like what if the foundation made this being by accident?
Readers tend to be skeptical of the "Foundation made it" explanation, especially in regards to humanoids, since we've got a lot of those already and that backstory tends to crop up fairly often. Also, origin story doesn't necessarily need to be creation story. There are lots of successful humanoid articles on the site that don't explain how the entity became what it was now.
This SCP has so much potential.
How so? What aspects of the concept can the author explore to improve the audience's enjoyment of the piece? Just saying something "has potential" doesn't give the author an idea of how to move forward.

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Tonight's date is the next in our line-up of repeating dates: Video Game Thursday (clever name TBD). We got a Wii U on Black Friday along with a few games that we've been wanting to play more, so we decided on Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival to kick off video game night.
Both of us have played and enjoyed various Animal Crossing games in the past, so we decided to check out Amiibo Festival and it didn't disappoint. The main part of the game is a virtual board game somewhat in the style of Mario Party (a future Video Game Thursday date), but without the frequent mini games. However, after you beat the board game for the first time, you unlock a mini-game area, which we will get to later.
Amanda played as Isabelle, the helpful town secretary/assistant, and I played as K.K. Slider, the traveling guitar player. The players take turns rolling a die to move around the board, collecting happy points and Bells. You roll the die by placing your Amiibo on the Wii U game pad, then pulling it back off. There are frequent special events based on the day of the week that change the board. On Sundays, Sow Joan comes to town (as she's been doing for 60 years. What would Sunday be without ol' Sow Joan?) to sell you turnips. Where you land on the board the rest of the week affects how much you are able to sell your turnips for. Some weeks the turnip market is up, some weeks it is down, and some weeks it fluctuates wildly. This adds a fun extra incentive to try to land on certain spaces. On the 11th and 22nd of each month is Double Dice Day, where you get to roll two dice instead of one to move around the board faster.
As you play the board game and various mini-games, you earn points toward tickets. The tickets unlock more mini-games and different placeable decorations for the main board game. We have played a few rounds of Amiibo Festival and unlocked all of the mini-games so we can play them whenever we like. Last time we played, we bought an outdoor theater with our tickets and placed it near the beach. Today, we landed on a space near it and got a fun random event based on the theater.
(Side note: you can see our new polar bear decoration in the curio above the TV. If you've been following along, you'll remember that from our home decor date yesterday.)
The board game involves a lot of luck and some planning with various ways to manipulate how you move around the board. In the end, you want to have the most happy points, with your each 1000 of your final amount of Bells being converted to 1 happy point. Who said money doesn't buy happiness?
After a fun 31 turns, and some frustratingly bad luck on my part, Amanda won.
After the board game, we played a couple rounds of the mini-games. Balloon Drop is our favorite. You use the Amiibo cards to select different characters to drop over a set of balloons, trying to land them on a moving, tiered platform while popping as many balloons as possible on the way. The closer to the center of the platform you get, the higher your score multiplier. Each different character has a different way that they bounce through the balloons, so it requires some character strategy and a lot of good timing. After a few rounds of that (which we didn't keep score during), we played Fruit Path, another mini-game we hadn't played yet. You pick Amiibo characters to walk along a path and help you collect fruit while trying to avoid pitfalls. We didn't quite understand how it worked the first couple rounds, so we kept falling in pitfalls and losing our fruit.
Overall, it was a great date night for hanging out on the couch together and enjoying some friendly competition.
What's your favorite video game to play together? Let us know in the comments below. We're also always taking suggestions for new games to play!


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Did Three Sisters from Rajasthan Clear IAS Exams? Here's the Truth
A picture of three sisters from Rajasthan, with their mother, recently went viral on the social media, with the girls being lauded for successfully passing the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) examinations together.
The truth however, is a little different. The sisters did not appear for the IAS exams, but the RAS, which is a state-level examination in Rajasthan, reported Social Media Hoax Slayer.
Praise was being showered upon the sisters, as IAS officers are recruited from among candidates appearing for the highly competitive and challenging Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination. The RAS is not nearly as competitive.
Here are some of the Twitter posts carrying the fake news:
As claimed in social media posts, the examination ranks of the three sisters – 32, 64, and 128 – could not be verified, and no mainstream news organisation has carried this piece of news.
A Hindi news website The Lallantop claims that the mother of the three girls, Mira Devi told them that it wasn't easy to educate her three daughters, as she was mocked by people for not getting them married, despite them being of marriageable age.
Mira Devi had gotten her two other daughters Prem and Manju married earlier, but didn't do the same with Kamla, Geeta and Mamata (who cleared the RAS exams) as they wanted to pursue higher studies.
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
Does God Love Everyone? BibleOrTraditions
Does God Love Everyone is a video of a supposed theological scholar answering the question posed in the video's title. His first bitch is that the question is the totally wrong thing to ask. Dr. Robert A. Morey claims the question is "very shallow, very inept, not really thought through." He claims the question should be "Does the bible anywhere teach that God loves every human being from Adam to the last human being ever born or does the bible teach that God hates some people, as well as loves some other people?" and "Are we ever told in the bible that God loves anybody? I mean why assume that he should or not. Matter of fact, looking around, I would think God should hate everybody. If he loves anybody, that's a shock. No one deserves the love of God. Nobody."
Then he opens his bible to Romans 9:13 "Jacob I loved,. . ." So, apparently the bible does state that God loved a specific person. Now, does he state that he hates anyone? Yes, same verse ". . . but Esau I hated." Dr. Morey then rationalizes that there are two classes of people. One is worthy of God's love and one worthy of his hate. Well, isn't that special!
He then moves on to the Gospel of John and Morey states, "We go to Jesus Christ, who, of course, was the son of love." [I found that last bit extremely ironic.] John 3:36 "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God continues to abide on him." This, you see, is the proof for two classes of people. There are those who God is no longer angry with because they believe in Jesus, but the non-believers are exposed to God's anger and wrath. Morey continues, "Right from the book of Genesis all the way through the book of Revelation, you have two groups of people. God is angry with sinners." My question? Why did God create sin if he wanted us to be so darned perfect in order to be loved? He set us up to fail and then hates us for doing so. Nice guy, this God!
There's more to the video than this, but I can't stomach listening to it any further, and it's not really all that important anyway. My unacceptable comment was the following:
At best, the bible is hearsay, which any clear thinking person would never accept as truth. At worst, the bible is a book of collective myths, which any clear thinking person would never accept as truth.
I said this because Dr. Morey's quotes are just that – they are either hearsay (Romans was written by Paul somewhere around 51 A.D. and the Gospel of John was written decades after that) or they are simply folklore. In the 21st Century, don't you think we should be basing our lives on reality rather than hearsay or folklore? Is it not time we got over the ignorant explanations of ignorant people?
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If I were God, I'd 'hate' him.
Did you check any of his supposed credentials? He has probably either bought them or invented them. Talk about over-kill!
How many degrees must one do to learn nothing of value?
I regularly observe this phenomenon in apologists - they claim things such as, "I have a degree in Biology" before going on to declare, "I don't believe in evolution. I believe in intelligent design". I doubt that they do have a degree, but if they do, then they ought to demand a refund of their tuition fees considering that they have learned so very little.
Genuine experts, on the other hand, do not list all of their academic credentials. They expect that the content of their arguments or explanations will demonstrate their expertise.
- March 2, 2009 at 3:19 PM
- Oriented x4 said...
I think a couple of his supposed degrees came from unaccredited universities. He also started his own unaccredited university, which didn't stay around or never really took off or something like that. I may watch some more of his videos at some point. I noticed some earlier ones on YouTube where he was quite chubby. Maybe his holy rollering was seeing better days back then and he's only become so angry because his flock left him to starve.
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Environmental Stuff
The Green Stuff!
We care about the future of this lovely old planet that we live on and we are trying to incorporate care and support for the environment into everything we do at One Cat Farm. If we help to protect the environment then, you, our guests, can also feel happy that you are causing minimal impact during your stay here.
The following is a list of things One Cat Farm is doing with the environment in mind:
- The dens and the Pig shed are super insulated and have double glazing throughout. This means that, with care, we can use minimal energy to keep them warm and cosy during the colder months. We do need our guests help with this one though. If you turn the heater in your den on, please keep the door and window closed so that heat cannot escape. If you go out during the day, then please, turn the heater off. Because of the insulation, once warm inside, the dens should stay warm for a number of hours if the door and window are kept closed. If you think you will be back late and are worried your den will be cold then we are more than happy to turn the heater on for you half an hour before your return (that's how long it takes to warm up a cold den) Just come and ask us.
- We use local wood on the wood-burner and for the camp-fire wood.
- We use an electricity provider (Green Energy) who source only renewable energy for their customers. No Nuclear, Coal or Gas.
- The water is heated using electricity. This is because, in future, when funds allow, we hope to install PV panels on the roof of the pig shed and to then generate a large proportion of our own electricity and be (almost) self-sufficient.
- The dens are semi-permanent structures which can be removed with minimal trace at the end of their lives. Having said that they are built to last and we hope to get many more years use out of them. The turf roofs make up for any ground 'lost' and provide an alternative habitat for wildlife to enjoy. The main material used in the construction of the dens is wood which is carbon-neutral.
- The Pig shed was an existing building which we have converted to reduce the use of extra raw materials.
- Our sewerage system aerates the waste water produced on site and makes it safe to filter back in to the environment.
- We encourage our guests to recycle whilst they stay with us. Please ensure you wash and sort your old packaging to make this easier and more pleasant for us to do.
- We encourage you to support local producers during your stay. This helps to keep 'food miles' to a minimum. There is a good local, organic vegetable farm shop in the village which is always open, a Butcher in Aberaeron who sells mainly locally sourced meat, Local brewers in Newquay (they are friends of ours so if you want to go for a tasting let us know), fresh local fish suppliers in Aberaeron and Newquay, and a vineyard just down the road. As well as being local they also make great tasting food and drink or else we wouldn't suggest them. Ask us for more info or directions .
- We never use any chemicals on our land as we do not want to harm the resident wildlife and we hope our approach will encourage more biodiversity. We also plan to plant more small, native trees on site.
- We use environmentally friendly and natural cleaning products throughout. Vinegar is a great window cleaner! Most of the products we use are bought in bulk and we refill the containers. This is why the washing up bottles look a bit old.
- The toiletries that we supply are natural and the shampoo and conditioner come in refillable containers to minimise the unnecessary use of raw materials.
- If you would like to minimise your carbon footprint during your stay with us, you can hire bikes. Let us know and we will organise some for you. It is a 20-minute mainly flat ride to Aberaeron and the coast, along small back roads and the old railway line. Coming back there is one steep hill but other than that it is fairly easy.
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Keeping The Motivation Levels Up For Weight Loss
Those who are seeking to lose weight through exercise and proper diet have chosen the right path for themselves. Nowadays, most people realize that fad diets have short lived outcomes and hence, it is not a realistic consideration to expect weight loss to happen within days. As obesity often comes by over years of a lazy and negligent lifestyle, correcting years of bad habits and temptations does take time.
Planning a realistic time schedule
In order to keep your expectations aligned with a realistic weight loss target, it is best to refer to a gym at Surfers Paradise expert. He or she will be able to advise you on the right exercises to carry out and the duration of the same as per the time you can give and your present physical condition. In this way a realistic time frame can be chalked out and one can start working towards this goal.
Overcoming plateaus periods
Many people battle hormonal disorders and erratic lifestyles that are hampered by work schedules. For them, their weight loss goals might take longer to realize. Again, once you have reached an initial fitness level, moving on to the next level might take some time as you might come across a plateau period. In this case it is better that you refer to a personal training expert who can help identify this phase and advise you on changes in your fitness plan that will help you overcome this phase and set you on the right course again.
Staying motivated
When one has considerable pounds to lose, it does translate to hours that need to be spent at the gym as well as consuming lean and balanced meals. Following this kind of fitness regime needs self discipline and staying away from temptations to break away from the regime and to indulge. Hence, to overcome the periods of weakness, one needs to resort to professional help. Most trainers are able to identify these phases in their clients and advise them accordingly. Many help clients take some time off to indulge and feel good about the progress they have made. Others help their clients to find other interesting and fun physical activities that can help cut the boredom of repeated exercises that need to be done every day at the gym.
Facing challenges and overcoming them
As trainers anticipate these difficulties for their customers from before, they devise challenges in their training routine and introduce them from time to time in the form of increased repetitions, new exercises and other physical challenges that catch the clients unawares. Even if the clients do complain, they realize the benefits soon as they find the effects showing up in their bodies and they start to feel good about themselves again.


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Game Details:
Friday, February 10, 2018
Clarksville, Ark. | Lonnie R. Qualls Field
Game One: University of the Ozarks 8, Berea College 7
Game Two: University of the Ozarks 18, Berea College 4
University of the Ozarks (4-0)
Berea College (0-4)
For the second straight day, Justin Crider provided the heroics as he blasted a three-run walk-off homer to help the Eagles to a 8-7 game one win. The Eagles then completed the four-game sweep with a convincing 18-4 game two win. It is the first 4-0 start for the program since 2005. Crider, who ripped the game-winning double in Friday's game two win, wasn't done with his dramatics for the weekend. With two outs and runners on second and third, the left-handed Crider took a curveball and launched it over the right field fence to send the Eagles into a frenzy. Crider, Josh Woolly and Chase Edwards all drove in runs for Ozarks. Corey Steward received the win in relief. Steward was masterful in his 3.1 innings of work, allowing only one hit and fanning three.
Pitching Decisions:
WP: Corey Steward (W, 1-0) 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO
LP: TC Eads (L, 0-1) 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO
Ozarks' Scoring Summary:
Bottom of 2nd Inning
Mixon grounded out to ss.
Elder hit by pitch.
Dufrene singled to center field; Elder advanced to second.
Woolly singled through the left side, advanced to second, RBI; Dufrene advanced to third; Elder scored.
Crider reached on an error by lf; Woolly advanced to third; Dufrene scored, unearned.
Crider stole second.
Swartz popped up to ss.
Edwards singled through the right side, 2 RBI; Crider scored, unearned; Woolly scored, unearned.
Varner singled through the left side; Edwards advanced to second.
Clifford reached on an error by p; Varner advanced to third; Edwards scored, unearned.
Mixon flied out to cf.
Bottom of 7th Inning
Mixon walked.
Elder struck out looking.
Dufrene reached on a fielder's choice; Mixon advanced to second on an error by 3b.
Woolly flied out to cf, SAC; Dufrene advanced to second; Mixon advanced to third.
Crider homered, 3 RBI; Dufrene scored, unearned; Mixon scored.
For the second straight day, Justin Crider provided the heroics as he blasted a three-run walk-off homer to win the game. On Friday, he had a game-winning double.
Junior pitcher Brady Taylor looked strong on the mound tossing five innings and allowing only three hits while striking out four to push Ozarks to a 18-4 win. Taylor didn't allow a hit until the fourth inning. Taylor received plenty of run support as the Eagles pounded out 15 hits in the contest. It was a battle at the bat racks as ten Eagles recorded hits. Patrick Mixon led the charge with a 3-for-3 performance. Crider, Breyden Varner and Fielder Dufrene had two hits each, and Varner and Chase Edwards drove in three runs. The Eagles plated runs in every inning except the fifth.
Pitching Decisions:
WP: Brady Taylor (W, 1-0) 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO
LP: Kelby Storm (L, 0-1) 3.0 IP, 8 H, 10 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 SO
Ozarks' Scoring Summary:
Bottom of 1st Inning
Woolly reached on an error by 3b.
Crider walked; Woolly advanced to second.
Varner struck out looking.
Crider advanced to second on a wild pitch; Woolly advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Edwards doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Crider scored; Woolly scored, unearned.
Clifford grounded out to ss.
Mixon singled to left field; Edwards advanced to third.
Liveoak struck out swinging.
Bottom of 2nd Inning
BaDour struck out looking.
Dufrene singled to right field.
Dufrene advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Woolly walked.
Crider reached on a fielder's choice; Woolly advanced to second; Dufrene out at third 3b unassisted.
Varner singled through the left side; Crider advanced to second; Woolly advanced to third.
Edwards walked, RBI; Varner advanced to second; Crider advanced to third; Woolly scored.
Clifford struck out swinging, reached first on an error by c; Edwards advanced to second; Varner advanced to third; Crider scored, unearned.
Mixon singled to pitcher, RBI; Clifford advanced to second; Edwards advanced to third; Varner scored, unearned.
Liveoak flied out to cf.
Bottom of 3rd Inning
BaDour reached on an error by ss.
Dufrene reached on an error by 3b; BaDour advanced to second.
Woolly struck out looking.
Crider singled to pitcher; Dufrene advanced to second; BaDour advanced to third.
Varner doubled to center field, 3 RBI; Crider scored, unearned; Dufrene scored, unearned; BaDour scored, unearned.
Edwards reached on an error by ss.
Edwards advanced to second on a wild pitch; Varner advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Clifford flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; Varner scored, unearned.
Mixon walked.
Liveoak singled to third base; Mixon advanced to third; Edwards advanced to third, scored on an error by 3b, unearned.
BaDour flied out to lf.
Bottom of 4th Inning
EJ Mohr to 2b for Ryan Blevins.
Riley Burns to 1b for Caleb Gupton.
Cambridge Da to 3b for Devin Bellev.
Jalen Prater to p for Kelby Storm.
Dufrene reached on a throwing error by ss.
Woolly doubled to right center; Dufrene advanced to third.
Crider singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Woolly scored, unearned; Dufrene scored, unearned.
Crider advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Varner walked.
Edwards flied out to lf.
Clifford walked; Varner advanced to second; Crider advanced to third.
Mixon singled up the middle, RBI; Clifford advanced to second; Varner advanced to third; Crider scored, unearned.
Liveoak flied out to rf.
BaDour popped up to 3b.
Bottom of 6th Inning
Baylor Manir to p for Jalen Prater.
Clifford homered to right center, RBI.
Oliver to lf for Mixon.
Oliver walked.
Liveoak hit by pitch; Oliver advanced to second.
BaDour walked; Liveoak advanced to second; Oliver advanced to third.
Dufrene flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; Oliver scored.
Woolly grounded out to 2b; BaDour advanced to second; Liveoak advanced to third.
Alamia to cf for Crider.
Alamia singled, advanced to second on an error by cf, 2 RBI; BaDour scored, unearned; Liveoak scored, unearned.
Rankin pinch hit for Varner.
Alamia advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Rankin singled to left field, RBI; Alamia scored, unearned.
Edwards grounded out to 2b.
Junior pitcher Brady Taylor looked strong on the mound tossing five innings and allowing only three hits while striking out four.
Four players - Justin Crider, Breyden Varner, Patrick Mixon and Fielder Dufrene - had multiple-hit games.
The Eagles open the season 4-0, its best start since 2005.
Up Next:
The Eagles will host Hendrix College February 13.


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Vase no2 ruined with a badly mixed glaze:
Perfectly spun tapas dishes ruined by glaze too thick..
(least now I have learnt what I did wrong..!)
For the next pieces I will be doing, I have decided to use oxides instead with probably an overcoat of transparent glaze. I am also trying a thin layer of glaze for the big letters (see images below) which will hopefully lay mainly inside the lines of pattern.
I like more the raw quality of oxides and their ability to highlight textural pattern. Lets hope these work out like I want them to...


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Camping, Canoe, Family, Kayak, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, NFCT, Northern Forest Canoe Trail, Old Town, Summer, Vermont
This love affair begins about a year ago. While at work one morning on my 9,000 ton 16,000 horsepower freight train, our dynamic brakes in full braking effort descending a ten mile one percent grade into Syracuse, NY. Its a glorious morning peering out my conductors window and what do I spy, an Old Town Pack canoe atop a small shed tucked into the backyard of a secluded home in Onatavia, NY. I'm a huge fan of Old Town canoes, especially the "Pack". Its a light weight solo canoe with great versatility and I see an opportunity.
Over the course of about a year, I'd routinely pass by this canoe wondering what stories it had to tell. Had it seen adventures in the Adirondack's, New England or the Boundary Waters? Maybe it lived a quiet life paddling the many small lakes of Central New York. Recently one morning we happened to have a relatively small train. And what I mean by small is 5,500 tons. I decided we needed to stop in order for me to chat with the owner. In conversation I had asked him where he had paddled this canoe and I was correct. It had made many adventures to the Adirondack's and he was thinking of selling it before moving to Colorado. We entered into brief negotiations and came to an acceptable agreement on price and the "Pack" was mine.
Glancing over the reviews on http://www.paddling.net I discovered many owners of this canoe had similar complaints, "The Seat was to high" and needed to be lowered. I'll be honest, as I was uncomfortable when I first paddled it. A trip to http://www.eurekacampingctr.com in Binghamton, NY I was able to purchase a kit to lower the seat by four inches and what a difference it has made, not just in comfort but it paddling this boat.
We have been fortunate lately with some amazing weather here in Central New York. Over the last two weeks since obtaining the canoe I have had several opportunities to paddle on the Whitney Point Reservoir in the small Hamlet of Upper Lisle, NY. I cannot stress enough how much I enjoy this boat. So as I save my pennies, next spring I will be purchasing an Old Town "Penobscott" as my sons and I are planning a canoe camping trip in the White Mountains of New Hampshire paddling a portion of the 740 mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail.


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No offence really.
This word in fact I feel for myself rather than anybody else. I just feel utterly powerless to say ... what can I say? Series of question throwing at me, "What does arcadia mean?" "What? albion rooms?" "What A Waster, what is it about?" Tried to explain, I sounded like a mad woman in reciting what the lads had said, totally inarticulate and incoherent. Confronted with a pair of blank-eyes, I just thought "oh my, so do you know what the word LIBERTINE means? Please bring your dictionary, girl". Finding the right words, I said "it's not just about music, it's something about literature, poetry, liberty (gosh, I sound like a mad woman again)..." Those pair of blank-eyes just replied, "oh yes, it's about going loose then" ... shxt, I thought (as I was too polite to say it loud). "So what did he say to you?" Oh my, please don't mention it, I will be uncontrollable. "He was not talking, he was stealing, stealing my heart ..." Very idiotic, very fangirl-like, i know.
When I was asked to bring some of my collector items out for photo-taking, blank-eyes saw the magazine cover and shouted, "oh I recognise him, he's the junkie, junkie, junkie ..." Pissed off. I was tongue-tied to make any defence, "he is not what he looks like ...".
The title of the article is "I Am A Fangirl, So What!" with my up-the-middle-finger gesture.
Hello, this is the wasted garden of Kitty. She's kept sedated so she probably thinks she's happy and does not know that she is wasting her time.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Posted by kittyshambles at 2:10 pm
Labels: the mesmerised
3 comments:
- ppp said...
"He was not talking, he was stealing, stealing my heart ..."
i so love this line, and i wanna say the same...
yeah, I Am A Fangirl, So What!
- 2:28 am
- kittyshambles said...
He's sort of light-fingered, you know, but very polite and gentle. (who won't fall for him?) Tenderness is most violent, who said this? jean genet? or just invented by meself, can't remember, anyway i'm rambling non-sense.
ha ppp, fangirl roll call?
- 1:01 am
- britple said...
we dont care cos we know the true meaning of being a libertine!
- 10:24 am
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We've all heard the saying: "If you don't like the weather in New England, wait five minutes!" It was proved on Saturday. We were up in North Conway, NH, where the BaldMan was chief judge and I was scorekeeper for the ICS part of their annual Chilly Chili Stroll. We woke up to about 4 inches of new powder snow. Great for the ski slopes, not so great for the cooks! As the morning wore on, we got drizzle, sleet, hard rain, even some hail. By mid-afternoon, the sun was out. Air temps remained a bit chilly, and I was glad the judging area was indoors!
We were set up in the parking lot of the Mount Washington Weather Observatory Museum. When our liaison with the Mount Washington Vally Chamber of Commerce (the organizers of the event), got there at about 6:30 AM, the parking lot had not been plowed. Chili cooks started arriving shortly after, but Chris was on his cell phone, getting the plows there to clear the area right away. We did lose power for a bit in the early part of the day, but hey, with no power for the restaurants in town, people came out to taste the chili that was being served by our intrepid, outdoor-cooking chili cooks!
All in all, it was a good event and we made the 20 cooks needed to bump the status from District to Regional, which means all three winners qualify for the World's Championship in October. (The quick explanation: if it remained a District, only the verde and salsa winners would qualify for their finals at Worlds. The red winner would need to win another District, or he would be able to compete at the Last Chance cook off on Worlds Weekend at no charge.) We have a great chili family, and everyone pitched in to help the new members who joined the ICS on Saturday so we could make that magic 20.
That area of the state is just beautiful. You are surrounded on all sides by the the White Mountains. The drive up the state is a scenic joy. With the lakes region, and the mountains, you see a lot of pretty views along the way. And North Conway itself is a pretty town. Lots of tourism, of course, with all the ski areas around, but they still manage to keep a quaint atmosphere. I understand a number of people had fun at the Weather Observatory Museum, as well. They have a lot of interactive exhibits in there for hands-on activity.
Still, it is good to be home. We got an early start, as the hotel we stayed at has an early check out. We drove to Ossipee and had breakfast at the Sunny Villa restaurant there. Nice place, with a really nice bar area. (No, we did not have breakfast in the bar! It was just very pretty.) The building is set up on a hill, so you get a really nice view of the mountains. It was clear this morning, so we could see Mt. Washington in the distance. We took our time coming home, and drove a lot of non-interstate roads. Much nicer a drive than all highway, and we still got home early afternoon.
So tonight is Sunday gravy from the freezer, and relaxing. Today starts another week.


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Can I tell you a little secret about disordered eating recovery?
The key to feeling better in your body, 'normal' around food & like a boss in your life has absolutely nothing to do with more rules, shoulds or to-do's.
Healing your relationship with your body starts with sustainable self care, connection to spirituality and the choice to let go of the mindsets and behaviors that are keeping you feeling imperfect, unworthy & dis-content.
All of my work is centered around laying a solid foundation of self care that serves your heart & mind first. It's about learning to tap your own intuition rather than following someone else's rules. It's about prioritizing your self & learning to set boundaries. It's about giving you the tools & support to be able to step out of the negative self-talk spiral, take care of yourself, and playing an active role in your own recovery process.
You'll master the art of making choices from your intuition, and learn how to trust yourself around food & movement. You'll be able to recognize your own unique beauty, needs and values. And you'll feel confident advocating for yourself and standing up to the voices & messages that are keeping you from fully recovering from your eating disorder, disordered thoughts & behaviors around food, and negative body image.
Here's how we can work together:
My coaching offers support and clarity for those who are ready to heal from disordered eating and body dissatisfaction, feel normal around food, create sustainable self care practices and heal underlying trauma and/or emotional blocks to body acceptance. Say hello to personal cheerleading & strategic support as you break through those destructive patterns!
This is for the person who wants a concrete formula for feeling calm, cool & collected around food. Whether you identify with being in recovery from disordered eating, or struggle with 'food weirdness,' this course is a great place to start shifting that! Think of this as your anti-diet starter pack!


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KDE 3.5 Released
The K Desktop Environment just got better. MSN/Yahoo webcam support, more features and a lot more eye-candy are among the new highlights. And Konqueror's CSS support is again ahead of Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
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Friday November 18th, 2005, French Department of Culture. SNEP and SCPP have told Free Software authors: "You will be required to change your licenses." SACEM add: "You shall stop publishing free software," and warn they are ready "to sue free software authors who will keep on publishing source code" should the "VU/SACEM/BSA/FA Contents Department"[1] bill proposal pass in the Parliament.
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Exposing assets (data or services) via APIs can prove to be extremely valuable for an organization. However in most cases, it's not enough to solve only the technical challenges of opening an API. It can even be counterproductive for the organization if the API does not contribute to the overarching business strategy, if no one knows about it, or if no one adopts it. A well-thought-out API program that surrounds the technical API is paramount.
This is the first part of the Building Effective API Programs blog series. This series is part of a larger collection of ebooks and articles, with which we aim to support decision making and help readers establish successful API-based products.
- The article "What is an API? Your Guide to the Internet Business (R)evolution" gives a general introduction and definition of application programming interfaces.
- The ebook "Winning in the API Economy" defines the idea behind the API Economy, related challenges and opportunities.
- In addition, we published a series of articles about "Five Axioms of the API Economy." These axioms have far-reaching consequences, not just for individual organizations but also in a more macroscopic sense for the wider Internet and business ecosystem.
With the Building Effective API Programs blog series, we aim to provide very practical information to assist in defining, designing and implementing an API program that surrounds the actual technical API. Every post describes some conceptual background, accompanying examples, and a practical checklist. This series covers the main elements that every effective and successful API program has:
- Clear understanding of potential benefits of APIs and how to leverage them (link)
- Business strategy and API program alignment (link)
- The right API for the organization's business model (link)
- API design (link)
- API operations (link)
- Marketing the API program (link)
- Business to developer (B2D) and developer experience (DX) (link)
We conclude the series with a summary of the key success factors of effective API programs.
In the next part of this series we will cover leveraging the API benefits.


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I associate Wicken Fen with Bitterns, they like well managed reed beds so it's no surprise. What is a surprise that as a National Trust member I haven't visited a reserve the is an hour away by car.
I went for an eight o'clock start at the site on a day that was clear and bright and luckily access is dawn 'til dusk so I parked up and got in, with the view to hitting the café at some stage.
I was also rather pleased to see a great Spotted Woodpcker on a feeder near the visitor centre which bought back a nice memory of my recent Woodpecker experience.
By and large the usual reserves I visit are woods/ lakes in the main and this one is pretty different as it is, of course, a fen and filled with reeds, sedge and rush. The shot above is pretty typical of large parts.
Even though I'd got into the reserve a smidge after eight in the morning the heat was rapidly building and saw a half decent amount of dragonflies and damselflies starting to get going. I sat for a while and watched them on the walk just out of the centre and just past the windmill and snapped some. The reserve has a decent amount of information boards about the place about the flora and fauna and I therefore know that these two are a Four Spotted Chaser and a Broad Bodied Chaser.
After a quick stop at a hide I decided to head for the butterfly trail and see what I could see. I noticed a lot of Muntjac sign and I clocked this one through a farm style gate and managed to watch it for a while. I had to pass the gate and therefore had to show myself and this was the best picture I could get with it's tail erect as it headed off.
As I slowly made my way round I did see a fair few butterflies, not necessarily anything rare, but there was a lot of flutterby action.
The only downside to the butterfly walk was that there were two or three very small areas where I suddenly became the centre of interest to mosquitoes and at one stage, horseflies too. I put a hoodie on and checked myself regularly but of course it occasionally meant waving my hands about which was rather counter intuitive after this day I just had.
Despite the anti insect twitching I still had further encounters with Muntjac as I made my way round; some I saw, and some bolted from cover and made me jump a foot in the air. Cat and Mouse between Human and Deer which was good fun.
I did see a fair few birds with the most notable being Marsh Harriers but it was definitely going to be an insect and plant kind of visit. I'm currently doing Paul Kirtley's tree and plant masterclass and there was much to take photos of.
I'm pleased to say that I've seen some plants for the first time, some that I knew, some I used the information boards to identify and some I've still got to look up. Meadow Rue, Meadow Vetchling, Marsh Pea and the insectivorous Greater Bladderwort are four highlights for me.
I decided to make my way around the perimeter and find somewhere to have a quick nosebag whilst en route. This spectacular creature presented itself for a snap whilst going around. It is a female Scorpion fly and if it had been a male it would be packing a curved tail that looks very much like a Scorpion's sting.
I headed up the first storey hide which is around the half way mark, and as I was on my own I had some food whilst in there. In fact I only saw around half a dozen people (three couples) in the first three-and-a-half-hours and even then it was in the last hour. Now this isn't the hide I ate in but I've featured it because how many thatched nature hides can you recall? I also passed the reserve boat being moored near here which takes members of the public out for a small fare.
I decided that the lure of a beverage in the cafe near visitor centre was a calling that I couldn't ignore and I sat outside and watched copiuos amounts of House Sparrows cheeping about the place, and thought of all the times that they gobbled up bird food I put out as a kid and yet I rarely see them in my garden now. Oh, and the caffe latté is a tad stronger than a lot of the wishy-washy stuff out there and comes highly recommended.
So it was round two and I decided to make my way slowly past the cut outs on the long path past the windmill and saw this Emperor Dragon fly land sideways eating a meal. He duly obliged long enough for a photo.
And not a moment later I saw this impressive Grass Snake in the watercourse both swimming and occasionally scudding across the Lily pads. I particularly like this shot as the Figwort in the foreground isn't too noticeable, and the snake has it's tongue out.
As the sun was still out and the wind had picked up a little (mossies don't do well in a breeze) I decided to go for round two along the Butterfly Trail to not only see Butterflies, but to also see if I could get close to some more Muntjac. Yes, I know this isn't a deer...It's a grazing Highland Cow (I also saw some Konic ponies on the perimeter walk).
I saw more of the same on the Butterfly front but whilst at the farthest point of the walk I saw a small brown rump sticking out of the grass. The Muntjac stopped and looked my way, but i'd tucked myself into the vegetation and under a tree and sucessfully waited it's suspicion out. I then observed it and slowly moved forwards to get closer. I'd say i got to maybe twenty feet and decided to go for a tourist shot. I waited until it had it's head down and slowly inched out into the path and as it looked up took the shot. Naturally it bolted but I had the honour of being barked at by the deer and naturally barked back for a while.
Whilst it isn't the clearest shot I've included this image of what appears to be a yellow Dragonfly (they have wings which stick out, Damsels fold theres along ther body) that I snapped as I made my way out...I simply can't identify it...Maybe a female Common Darter?
I did see more dragonflies than Damselflies, but just for balance,here's a Large Red and a Common Blue damselfly that I saw.
I finished my reserve visit by going to see an expansive reedbed somewhere between the 'windmill path' and the perimeter and it's very easy to see why Bitterns like it here. I came out of the reserve and finished up by looking in the outhouses of some cottages over the road which harked back to yesteryear with woven willow baskets, Eel traps and the like, which hark back to the Fens' usage. All in all an excellent visit and a not too arduous journey home.


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Getting as much tax refund back as possible, means that you need to know as many end of year tax moves that you can use to get tax reductions and to ensure that you are going to get some refund back. There are a couple of things that you can do, that you didn't ;thought about, or that you didn't know. With these tax moves, you will be able to increase your tax refund:
Save your slips for medical expenses
So many people are paying their medical expenses without considering that they can claim for it when they are submitting their tax returns at the end of the year.
It doesn't matter how small the medical expense was, if you keep the slip and add it to your tax return form, you will get the money back, or a portion of the money back. Many people don't realize that they can really make their tax refund more, by just keeping their slips of medical expenses they have paid.
Give to charity
If you have a business, you can save money and getting money back with your tax refund when you are giving money to charity, and making sure that you have the proof that you had given money to any charity organization.
There are many organizations out there that can use money. And, not only did you do a good deed, but you are going to get the money back when your tax refund is paid into your account. Click here !
Getting all maintenance expenses in if you have property
When you own property, you need to do maintenance on the property on a regular basis. And, you can use this maintenance to increase your tax refund.
The only thing that you should do, is to make sure that you are getting all the maintenance done, before the end of the tax year, with all the slips in your possession. Then, you can claim for these property maintenances with your tax return and this means that your tax refund will be more than usual.
Combining you and your spouse's tax return
Something that you might not know also, is that you can get some larger tax refund back, when you and your spouse are going to join your tax returns.
So many married couples are making the mistake that they are filing two separated tax returns forms. You don't need to keep your tax return separated, and with combining it you can even get more tax refund back. And it is going to be easier to file only one tax return in, instead of two.
There are many different ways that you can increase your tax refund this year. Some easy to do tax moves that will be making it worth the while, when your tax refund arrives. It is just important to make sure that you have legit proof of all the things that you are claiming with your tax return. You can't claim for something that you don't have the proof for. It can get you into trouble to claim for something with your tax return without the proper documentation. Find out more in this site : taxreturn247.com.au


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'Populism' revealed as 2017 Word of the Year by Cambridge University Press30 Nov 2017
The word 'populism' has been announced as the Cambridge Dictionary 2017 Word of the Year.
The word 'populism' has been announced as the Cambridge Dictionary 2017 Word of the Year.
A photography exhibition capturing the black South African Zionist community – the most popular religious denomination in the country – opens at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) today.
Professor Andrew Preston examines the origins of the first hundred days as a measure of presidential success in American politics.
Dr Emily Charnock, Lecturer in American History, delivers her verdict as the Trump presidency reaches its first major milestone.
Margaret Thatcher's isolation over Westland and the US bombing of Libya – as well as fears about the standards of her driving – are among the subjects revealed within 40,000 pages of her papers opening to the public today at the Churchill Archives Centre.
Racism in the US has always run deeper than the electoral cycle, writes Nicholas Guyatt, University Lecturer in American History. Solving it demands education, dialogue, protest, activism and energy.
Seven Cambridge academics weigh in on the Trump vs Clinton showdown
Despite his best intentions, Barack Obama will leave office with his dream of nuclear disarmament seemingly just as distant as it was at the beginning of his presidency.
The story of Native North America – from its vast contribution to world culture, to the often taboo social problems of drinking, gambling and violence – is the subject of a sweeping new history by a Cambridge academic and authority on the subject.
New research shows the sudden oak death epidemic in California cannot now be stopped, but that its tremendous ecological and economic impacts could have been greatly reduced if control had been started earlier. The research also identifies new strategies to enhance control of future epidemics, including identifying where and how to fell trees, as "there will be a next time".
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Sugarless stick or sugar itch?
Good day!
It feels like forever since my last post. I didnt post Monday cause it was family day! So here I am! A few confessions. My 6 am challenged bombed this week! I have been waking at 7. I have been extremely tired this week, even though I have been going to bed relatively early. I have not done any exercise like I had aimed too. And I had diet coke! Which completely goes against my no artificial sweeteners rule.
Well now that is out in the open my thought today is sugarless stick or sugar itch?
Its been almost a month of this lifestyle and one of two things has happened. Either one your body has gotten used to this way of eating and mentally you quite like this change. You may have lost some extra pounds and have never felt better! Or this has been a never ending daunting struggle and your starting to wonder "why am I doing this again?"
Those words came to mind over the weekend as I drank a bowl of blackbean soup( I never order soup at a restaurant! What the heck? That's like bird food) and hummus ( when appetizers and sides makeup your dinner you know the main meal options weren't the best) so as I eat my humble meal which did taste good I watched the waitors galavant by with tantalizing onion rings or large cuts of choice steak and a skewer of jumbo shrimps at the side. Or huge dishes of pasta in cream sauce that screamed I have more calories in me than your daily quota!
As I drank my soup I realized how normal over eating and rich eating is in this Society. It was about 8 pm and I seemed to be the only person in the restaurant concerned about eating so late at night. I watched as people carelessly chose their meals with no concern of the health consequences attached. And that's when I thought " am I crazy? No one else is concerned " and with that same thought a still small voice said" but I am" In that moment I realized God cares about everything I do. And in detail. Every single area of my life is of importance to Him. And so often I think well since everyone else is...I may as well! How untrue. I read a quote that said "if you have little time to eat well and excersize you better make time for sickness and funeral arrangements"
Everything has a consequence, whether good or bad. I began this article with two options of where you are at a month into this eating change. I sincerely hope it is sticking and becoming who you are but if it's not I encourage you to examine why it isn't working for you. It could be overexposure to the wrong foods. Even if you aren't eating them going to McDonalds at lunch every day and ordering a salad seems a bit dull while a perfectly airbrushed picture of a bigmac meal stares at you.
Or perhaps you have a weak link. One area you haven't quite given up. This can be found in caffeine and sugar substitutes like splenda or sweeteners. A big one is sugarfree gum. All these things remind your body of sugar and make it very hard to kill the desire.
I will let you know for weight loss the journey is a long one. And the critical point is when you do loose all that weight. How you handle food then. For me the justifications come all the time now that I am at my desired weight. And some times the justifications are valid. But not letting them become exuses to tumble back into sugary eating!
Well ladies that's my thoughts
What have I been eating?
Whole grain tortilla pita pizza
Lots of spaghetti squash
Purple Yams! ( they are purple on the inside. So cool)
Bran Smoothies( just add bran)
Talapia with cabbage stewed
Spinach omletts
Harira soup
Just to name a few!
Have a sugarless weekend!


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The organic agriculture industry is growing at a record pace as more than 25,000 certified organic operations in 120 countries register with the USDA Ag Marketing Service – a trend USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack sees continuing under new programs offered in the 2014 Farm Bill.
"Consumer demand for organic products has grown exponentially over the past decade. With retail sales valued at $35 billion last year, the organic industry represents a tremendous economic opportunity for farmers, ranchers and rural communities," Vilsack said Thursday.
"New support in the 2014 Farm Bill will enhance USDA's efforts to help producers and small business tap into this market and support organic agriculture as it continues to grow and thrive," he said.
In 2013, an additional 763 producers became certified organic – an increase of 4.2% from 2012.
According to USDA, the industry now encompasses a record-breaking 18,513 certified organic farms and businesses in the United States alone, representing a 245% increase since 2002. The 2013 list of certified USDA organic operations shows an increased rate of domestic growth within the industry, resuming previous trends.
Trade agreements on organic products with Canada, the European Union and Japan allow growth, while trading partners remain eager to establish organic equivalency arrangements with the U.S., USDA said.
New grants, assistance
USDA is also helping organic stakeholders access programs that support conservation, provide access to loans and grants, fund organic research and education, and mitigate pest emergencies, the agency said.
Related: U.S., Japan Streamline Organic Trade
Funds are also currently available for research projects under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative to solve agricultural issues relative to the organic industry.
The program also funds research projects to enhance the ability of organic producers and processors to grow and market their products, USDA said. Proposals for funding are due by May 8, 2014.
Farm bill offerings
Vilsack highlighted farm bill programs centered on the organic industry, including:
• $20 million annually for dedicated organic research, agricultural extension programs, and education
• $5 million to fund data collection on organic agriculture that will give policymakers, farmers and businesses better information to make business, policy and marketing decisions
• Expanded options for organic crop insurance
• Expanded exemptions for organic producers who are paying into commodity "checkoff" programs, and authority for USDA to consider an application for the organic sector to establish its own checkoff
• Improved enforcement authority for the National Organic Program to conduct investigations
• $5 million for a technology upgrade of the National Organic Program to provide information about certified organic operations across the supply chain; and
• $11.5 million annually for certification cost-share assistance, which reimburses the costs of annual certification for organic farmers and livestock producers by covering 75% of certification costs, up to $750 per year