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YAYOG Day 4 and lazy meals
Sunday, 25 March 2012
Fayetteville, NC
My pepper seeds are sprouting! My pepper seeds are sprouting! And my pansy plant has baby buds! And my chocolate mint plant is still alive! Still can't see any progress on the herbs, but hopefully something will poke through the soil soon!
YAYOG Day 4 – Legs/Core
Today's workout felt great, for the most part. The side lunges were a little awkward because the stance is wider than I'm used to, but I hear it gets easier, and the side crunches just felt awkward in general, but I'm going to chalk that up, at least in part, to my general dislike of crunches. Once I master the extra wide stance on the side lunges, I think they're going to be amazing. Most of the ones I did today were stationary – I stayed in the wide stance instead of returning to the starting position after each rep – because getting into and out of the wide stance made me come very close to falling flat on my face a few times. Will definitely be working on that. The 1L RDLs felt amazing today, but I seemed to be having some issues with balance today. I'm expecting my hamstrings to protest getting out of bed in the morning. The squats – oh lord the squats. Today's squats came with the instructions to pause for 1-3 seconds at the bottom. So I did. A full 3 seconds on each rep. So much pain, but damn they felt good. As for the side crunches, I think next week I'll replace them with something else, because they really did just feel awkward. I felt like I should've been doing either full fledged oblique crunches or bicycles instead of the hybrid version that the book calls for. No matter though. I'll change it up a little and it will still be good. Tomorrow starts week 2 of this journey into body weight, and I'm ready for it.
Today was not the best day, food wise. Breakfast was a chocolate chip muffin. You know, the kind you buy in a 4-pack at the grocery store? Yeah….I forgot I bought them yesterday, but there they were this morning, sitting on the counter just waiting to be devoured. After breakfast I had to go on post to do laundry because my dryer is still out. While I was waiting for it to finish, I walked over to starbucks. Grande white chocolate mocha with an extra shot. On the plus side, after the laundry was done I went to the commissary and everything that I bought is healthy. I have fresh fruit and veggies, a couple of chicken breasts, a salmon fillet, and peanuts to make another batch of boiled peanuts with. I got home and did my workout, then followed it with a banana. A few hours and a couple glasses of juice later, I had a handful of strawberries, then decided it was dinner time and I didn't feel like cooking. Cue beanie weenies.
New Gear and Unnecessary Sweets
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Fayetteville, NC
Today, I ordered a pull up bar. Unfortunately, there's not enough room to the sides of any of my doors to get one of the over-the-doorframe varieties, so I'm going to test out a tension bar. I ordered a cheap one, so I'm not expecting greatness, but I want to see if a tension bar will actually stay up before I invest too much in a good one. Also, I finally bought a jump rope! I'm excited to start incorporating that into my new body weight routine. Maybe on leg days? Or perhaps on an in-between day. I'm also going to start stretching a lot more. All of my non-YAYOG days are going to focus on stretching for at least 10 minutes, though 20 is the goal. I'll be following the guidance of Viperid on Fitocracy. He posted up a blog about some of the stretches that he does for flexibility: How to Become Flexible: A Practical Guide. So, I'm excited. Pull up bar should be here by Wednesday or Thursday, so I can start working on my pathetic lack of pull strength, and I finally have a comprehensive guide by a trustworthy source on stretches for flexibility. This should keep me very occupied for the next week and a half while I'm anxiously awaiting the long weekend where I finally get to go home and see my mom for the first time since I've been home from this deployment. I'll also get to see my little brother, my sister, her mom, my grandparents and my best guy friend. And did I mention it's Florida? Because that means some beach time! And then, I drive home on Monday and pick up my soldier from the airport! I'm so excited! Wanna make bets on when I start getting the excited jitters? Oh wait…I was talking about fitness gear…talk about going off on a tangent…So anyway – new fitness gear. If the pull up bar is a success I may look into getting some straps so I can do some TRX suspension training, 'cause that just looks fun.
Oh boy…I should have known it was going to be a rough day when I started the morning by finishing off that damn bag of Whoppers…granted, I followed it up with eggs and toast, and some delicious coffee, but the whoppers were still the start of it all…Lunch was good. I'm proud of lunch. It was a sandwich. Turkey, smoked gouda, and granny smith apple slices. Oh. My. God. The gouda and apple combination was….amazing. It's like they were meant to be paired together. I will definitely be doing that again. Tomorrow, if I remember to pick up more apples…and gouda…So then I was good until I decided to go to Wal-Mart to look at pull up bars. While I was in there I ended up remembering a few other things that I wanted to get, so between that and spending entirely too much time in the fitness aisle, I was there longer than I had intended. Which meant I got hungry. In my defense, most of what I got is actually healthy. Yogurt, juice and the like. But then I saw the frozen dinner aisle. More specifically, Stouffers Manicotti. Now, manicotti is one of my all time favorite meals. And it was delicious. Not as good as home-made, but it served its purpose, and it wasn't the least healthy option. At least it wasn't a TV dinner. What I REALLY didn't need to get though, were the Mounds ice cream bars and the pack of York peppermint patties. I've had one ice cream bar, and actually forgot about the Yorks until I just mentioned them. Crap. Will now do everything that I can to stay away from them. I'm going to the commissary tomorrow for actual grocery shopping, so the fridge will be restocked with fruits and veggies, and I can start up another batch of boiled peanuts, because they turned out SO well last time. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to stay away from the sweets….
YAYOG Day 3
Friday, 23 March 2012
Fayetteville, NC
YAYOG Day 3 – Push/Pull
I'll admit that when I saw day three was exactly the same as day one, I lost a little bit of motivation. My wrists hurt so bad after day one that I was kind of scared to attempt the same thing again. But I did. With a high rate of success. I did my incline push ups on folding chairs instead of my gorilla box, and I think that made a big difference for my wrists. The padding on the seat isn't as slippery as the plastic on the box, so I was able to have my hands flat instead of gripping the edge, but the height was still low enough that it was a challenge. Let Me Ins were a little bit easier, but my hands were still in a great amount of pain by the end. A buddy on Fitocracy suggested I use a towel to hold onto instead of the actual doorknobs (because I'm not smart enough to take the suggestion straight from the book…) so I might give that a try next time. Good news is that I was actually feeling my muscles work on these today. Dips still hurt my wrists, which I really don't understand. The height of the folding chairs is the same height as the benches that I did them on in the gym in Kuwait, and I never had this problem there. Maybe it's just a result of not working out for a few weeks and then suddenly jumping back into it? I don't want to stop doing dips, because I love them, but if this pain keeps up I won't have a choice. I surprised myself with the Let Me Ups today. Better form (still not perfect, but I'm working on it) and more reps. And they felt amazing. By the time my timer went off, I could barely lift my arms to grab the edge of the desk. I'm looking forward to being sore tomorrow.
Breakfast was a large grapefruit and a cup of coffee again. I didn't want to get back in the habit of drinking coffee everyday, but I love it so much. Is it really so bad if I'm drinking it because I love it and not because I need it? Maybe I should switch to decaf to emphasize that point… Lunch was two Nathan's hotdogs and a big scoop of sauerkraut. I know hotdogs aren't the healthiest things, but they're quick and easy and I was in a rush. Got home from running errands, did my workout, and dinner consisted of an apple, a banana, and a handful of raspberries. 'Twas quite delicious, and I succeeded in not touching the open bag of Whoppers Robin Eggs.
Upcoming additions to this lovely training log: Action shots of workouts, links to Fitocracy so you can see the workout in all it's point gaining glory, links to other relevant things perhaps, pictures of food, and recipes when I really start cooking again. Other things you'd like to see? Let me know.
It's all in the details
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Fayetteville/Ft. Bragg, NC
Surprisingly not sore today. Legs and lower back have been a bit stiff and needed some thorough stretching, but no deep reaching soreness like what followed my first push/pull day.
Today wasn't really a training day, but with the amount of physical labor I did today, it might as well have been. I got tasked for the detail to set up and clean up for a corps retirement ceremony today. Which meant, setting up tents, chairs, podiums, flags, refreshments, blockades, etc, and then taking them all back down again, all in 80-degree, sunny weather. I have bruises all over my body from being hit with tent poles or flying debris (gotta love those leaf blowers), tripping over this that and the other, carrying too many chairs in exactly the same position, etc. I carried so many chairs today I feel like they should count as dumbbell shrugs! But it was good. The ceremony went off without a hitch, everything looked great and ran smoothly and aside from a few minor bumps and bruises, no one got hurt. It was fun, and I can definitely say that working out steadily and gaining some significant muscle makes being on details like this a lot more fun. I actually enjoyed the physical labor as opposed to sitting in the office all day. That's something that I couldn't have said before I deployed. I used to hate details, but I may actually find myself volunteering for them now. Within reason, of course.
Today has been full of healthy food, though given how much I was working, I probably didn't eat enough. Breakfast was three fried eggs sprinkled with crushed red pepper and two pieces of toast. Lunch I'll admit was nothing more than an apple. Dinner is actually still in the oven, but I'm hoping it's as delicious as it looked when I was making it. A chicken breast on a bed of spinach, surrounded by onion chunks, carrots, tomato and garlic with some spices thrown in on top, wrapped in foil and stuck in the oven. I'll let you know how it turns out. Edit: It was delicious. Carrots need to be cooked separately and longer so they actually get soft, but it was definitely good.
YAYOG Day 2
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Fayetteville, NC
YAYOG Day 2: Legs/Core
I've got to be honest here. Today didn't feel like much of a challenge. I didn't reach the top of a ladder of any of the four exercises. Lunges and squats I may have been getting close, but I still hit the top of a 12 set ladder before the timer went off. 1L RDLs took a few tries to get used to, but I think I love them. As prescribed by YAYOG, 1 rep consisted of touching each hand to the ground once. However, the YAYOG Basic Program specifies alternating 1L RDLs, which I did not do. I did 7.5 minutes on my left leg, then 7.5 minutes on my right leg, reaching the top of a 10 set ladder on each. On all of the first three exercises, I could have kept going. I wanted to keep going. But I listened to that damn timer and stopped. The swimmers though….how I hate them. I thought I'd never see them outside of PRT. I don't get the point of them. I feel nothing but annoyance when doing them. I reach set 6 on my ladder and stopped because I was bored. I will definitely be looking for something to substitute here for upcoming weeks where swimmers are included. I'm actually surprised that I was able to do as many of the back lunges as I did. Lunges are normally a bit of a weakness for me, between my terrible balance (how did I not fall flat on my face doing 1L RDLs?) and my bum knee, but although I was starting to sweat a bit, I wasn't struggling with them. My knees were popping every time I did a squat though, and I'm pretty sure they were going further forward than they're supposed to. I'll have to do a form check next time I do them. Actually, on that note, I might try to take some "action" shots of my workouts to include in my journal. But, between this morning's 4-mile ruck march carrying about 41lbs (I thought it was only 25!) and this evening's YAYOG experience, I'm curious about how much pain I should expect to be in when I wake up. Hopefully not too much – I'm on a detail tomorrow that I have to be able to move around for.
I started the morning off with a large grapefruit and a cup of coffee – the breakfast of champions. Delicious and nutritious, and only two spoonfuls of sugar between the coffee and the grapefruit. Lunch was leftovers from the Thai restaurant I went to last week. Not the healthiest, but it was delicious and I didn't want it to go to waste. At least I didn't eat the whole meal in one sitting though, right? Dinner was…kind of non-existent, and my stomach will remind me of that in the morning. I got home from work and made a smoothie: banana, strawberry and pineapple. Even though I've gotten to where I like eating bananas, I apparently still don't like them in things. I couldn't even get through a quarter of that smoothie. So then I just ate a few strawberries and bites of pineapple, then remembered I had coconut hiding in the cupboard. Yes, I made a virgin pina colada. With chunks of pineapple and coconut flakes. And milk and coconut extract. And ice. It was delicious. And actually, rather nutritious! Needs some refining, but I think I'll definitely be making it again. I do have a confession though…I stopped by the store on my way home this afternoon to get fruit, and I also came home with a bag of Whoppers Robin Eggs. Freaking Easter candy, catching a ride home with me. I've had a small handful of them, and right about now I'm wishing I was strong enough to throw away the rest of the bag instead of reaching in for another one. And yes, it was stress that drove me to buy them. It's just been one of those days, and what do you know, I'm just not strong enough yet to resist the urge to eat sweets and junk food when I'm stressed.
New training approach, YAYOG/Food Journal day 1
Monday, 19 March 2012
Fayetteville, NC
I'm starting You Are Your Own Gym (YAYOG) today. I've been back from Kuwait for two weeks and haven't worked out at all with the exception of morning PT, and that doesn't even begin to count as a workout. Between living in a hotel for my first week back, trying to find a place, get settled in and unpacked (which I'm still working…as indicated by the multitude of still-packed boxes crowding the living room), and readjusting to the time difference, changes at work, and the culture shock of being around the average American again, I haven't had the motivation to drag myself to the gym. I've thought about it; nearly every day, actually. Then I've looked around, seen everything that I still had to do, and didn't go. Morning PT is practically a joke. That doesn't mean I don't struggle with it sometimes – especially the runs, as I've never been a strong runner – but it can't stand alone as my workout. I need more than that, but I realized today that I need something that I don't have to drag myself to the gym for. As much as I love lifting, I know that when Pikachu gets home, I'm going to be even harder pressed to find the motivation to spend time at the gym if he's waiting for me at home. So, I decided today that I'm going to start focusing on bodyweight routines. I'm going to work on mastering my own body. If I get the urge to go lift something heavy, I'll do it. In fact, I may use the two extra hours that I have on Wednesday afternoons (we get off at 1500 on Wednesdays for "family time") to go to the gym and get my lifting fix. But for now, the rest of the days, I'll be following the Basic Program in YAYOG. And, now that I have my own kitchen again, I'm going to be very conscious about what I'm fueling my body with. I'm also going to work on keeping a detailed workout and food journal, because writing is something that I care a lot about and haven't done nearly enough of lately. Hopefully, combining it with fitness and health – two other things I care a lot about – will help me get back into it, full swing.
Post-workout thoughts to follow.
YAYOG Day 1: Push/Pull
YAYOG may actually kick my ass. I'll admit that I was expecting the program to be easy at first. You know, nothing my prior workouts haven't prepared me for. I was pleasantly surprised. My arms are shaking, and I have a feeling I'll be more sore in the morning than I've been in a while. The incline push-ups were surprisingly difficult. I need to find a better place to do these though. I'm not sure if I was doing them lower than I should have, or if I'm really just that weak, but by the end of it my palms were on fire and my wrists were killing me. Let me ins took some getting used to. I'll be honest and say that I didn't actually feel these in my arms or back at all. Initially, I felt them in my quads, but that stopped after a few of the lower sets. Muscle wise, I probably could have completed higher ladders, but my hands were sweaty and slippery and not strong enough to hold that grip any longer. Bench dips started hurting my wrists again. By the end of the ladder, my whole body was shaking from trying to keep perfect form throughout the set while trying to accommodate my screaming wrists. I had to do the let me ups with an underhanded grip from under my desk. It felt odd doing them with bent legs, but I can definitely see why the program starts you out that way. I think it's safe to say that I would not have been able to complete the ladders that I did if I had to do them with my full body weight.
So the verdict is, YAYOG may actually kick my ass, and I'm looking forward to it.
Edit: 20 MAR 2012 – OW! So freaking sore this morning! But it's a good pain! It means I did something right yesterday!
Because you get what you work for, so do it right.
'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an action, but a habit." – Aristotle
It's almost 2012, and we all know what that means; Millions of people around the world making resolutions to start something, change something, do something, be something.
But why wait until the new year gets here? Why not start today?
My 'new years resolution' is to make a better me.
To be the girl that I was too lazy to be yesterday.
To know, everyday that I am better than I was yesterday, but not as good as I'll be tomorrow.
To do something every day that my future self will thank me for.
My resolution is to commit.
How many resolutions every year get started, only to be abandoned because it's 'too hard' or there's 'not enough time' to do it? I won't become one of those people. If there's time for facebook and pinterest, if there's time for Bones and How I Met Your Mother, there's time to workout. 'It's too hard' isn't a valid excuse and neither is 'I'm too tired.' Even on my worst days, I can do something. I can always do something.
I'm going to run. And not only will I run, but I'm going to run like I stole something. Why? Because running might be a pain in the ass, but it sure as hell gives you a nice one. I'm going to stop feeling sorry for myself and hit the road, because running is cheaper than therapy and the road is an excellent listener. I'm going to run, and I'm going to earn the downhill. I'm going to run through the fat days, through the frustrations and loneliness. I'm going to run through the fits of self doubt, because I'm stronger than I think I am, and I'm going to prove it.
I'm going to lift. I'm going to work muscles I didn't know I had. I'm going to get comfortable with being uncomfortable, because it's the ones that hurt that count the most. I'm going to make the iron beg for mercy, but I won't give it any. I won't be afraid to lift heavy – to be 'that chick' in a gym where the guys lift and girls stick to abs and barbie weights. They may laugh at me now with my muscles shaking on the lower weights, but it won't be long before they're staring in awe. I will take the pain, and I will push through it because pain is just weakness leaving the body – pain is essential, but suffering is optional.
I will stop competing with others and start competing with myself, because I am my greatest adversary. I will not allow myself to become my own obstacle. I will not limit my challenges – I will challenge my limits. I will push a little harder and hold a little longer, because the harder you work, the better you get. I will redefine my 'impossible.' I will wake up each morning and work for the success that others will only dream of. I will sweat like a pig and work like a horse so I can look like a fox.
Today, I will do what others won't, so that tomorrow, I can do what others can't.
It's hard to beat a person that never gives up, but if I am beaten, I will return better.
At the end of the day, my feet will ache from kicking so much ass.
I won't stop when I'm tired; I'll stop when I'm done.
Quitting is not an option, because I know it's mind over matter, and when my mind tries to tell me it's had enough, I'll shut it up with more.
I will be unstoppable.
I will be a beast.
Perfection isn't the goal – excellence is.
I could kill you.
Outside of the endless sea of the mediocre faceless nobodies, there really are two kinds of motherfuckers out there. People who start shit and think they are strong, and people who train, and KNOW they are strong.
You see this shit every day. On the subway, on the street. In bars, in your classes. The loud pretenders. They talk loud, they wear loud clothing, flashy shit that's supposed to say "Don't fuck with me."
They walk loudly, they stomp and strut with a mean face on. They hang out with their loud friends, listening to loud fucking music. Laughing obnoxiously. They are SO QUICK to start shit. SO QUICK to prove how fucking tough they are:
"Yeah bitch, keep on walking fucker. You don't want any of this you piece of shit Try me, I'LL FUCK YOU UP CUNT!!"
They may even go to the gym, maybe YOUR gym. But they don't train. They go to the gym to be loud and intimidating.
Only doing exercises that don't compromise their carefully manicured image of toughness.
Then there are the people who train. Who earned their strength through weeks and months and years of training. Who have bled real blood on the iron. This is a completely different animal.
They are calm and cool. They walk with an ease of intention. They never look irritated or angry in public.
They wear whatever the shit they feel like wearing, or whatever's comfortable.
Because they don't need a flashy jacket or an angry fucking look on a subway train, or an obnoxiously loud laugh that causes everyone else to look with nervous irritation.
They don't need a posse of other pussies to parrot everything they say and "back them up." Because underneath all of the fake bullshit you deal with, there's a terrifying power ready to be unleashed at any moment.
The coiled calm power of ten thousand deadlifts, 15 thousand squats and 25 thousand power cleans. It all screams one thing more impossibly loud then all the shit talk in the world…
"I could kill you."
Source unknown.
Dedication vs. Obsession
Obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.
I showed a friend the notes I made when I was planning out my workout schedule yesterday. First she called my crazy as she shuffled through the pages. Then, when she realized how detailed the notes were, she said I was obsessed with working out.
I shrugged it off, thinking to myself that she'd understand if she ever set foot in a gym. But then I looked at the stack of notes in my hands and started thinking.
I go to the gym every day. I'm on week three of the Strong Lifts 5×5 program. I'll be starting the 100 push up program and 200 sit up program in a couple of days. I spent my day off outlining my workout schedule so that I could get everything in without overloading on a single day.
I've stopped eating junk food, save for a few bites to satisfy a craving. I've added things into my daily diet purely for the health benefits (the fact that I like most of them is just an added bonus). Much of my free time at work is spent reading health and fitness journals and pouring through 'Top 10 __ workouts' lists.
So, where is the line between dedication and obsession? I love working out and I'm dedicated to bettering myself, but have I crossed the line into obsession?
Awesome stuff #1
That post-workout high that lasts anywhere from thirty minutes to five hours.
You know the one I'm talking about.
– You just PRed a power lift and
– Ran a 5k under your goal time
Or hell, maybe you just finished! You don't have to make a new personal best for it to be a good workout, though there is an extra shot of adrenaline for that!
But it doesn't really matter what you did. Whether you're new to working out or an experienced vet, you know what I'm talking about.
You finish your workout, wipe the rivulets of sweat from your face and neck with the borrowed gym towel and walk out the door. Your muscles may be shaking from the recent exertion, but you stand a little straighter, carry yourself a little more confidently and move with a purpose. Your blood is still pumping and you almost feel like running because walking is just too damn slow. Almost feel like running. Hell, you might give in and run. Kudos to you if you do. Either way, you're hyped up and, quite possibly, ravenous.
If your workout is at the end of the day and you find yourself at home afterwards, those chores you never really feel like doing, finally get done because you don't want to sit still yet. If your workout is before work or during the work day, you're more productive because your brain is being super-powered. And, if you have a desk job or similar, you're likely rather fidgety.
You'll likely be asked how much coffee/soda you've had. Perhaps get some strange looks. Maybe even a tranquilizer.
But god it feels good and when it wears off, you're just itching to get it back.


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A software called Livaplasma helps you discover new music you might like, with music you already do.
This is what a music search looks like, if you look for music like Led Zeppelin, bands from the are and the genre become part of the network. Cream, The Who and Pink Floyd are the top recommendations.
The crator of the site Frédéric Vavrille, made the site back in 2004. But music recommendations is not all Liveplasma can do. It also works for books and movies.
With Inception as a key word, the network consist of other Cristopher Nolan movies, and genre specific works like The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and The Matrix.
Jane Eyre's networks include Jane Austen's other works, books by Dickens and the Bronte sisters.
Curious? Check out the site for yourself at liveplasma.com !

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- Books- Danny and the Dinosaur
- Crafts- Making a foam dinosaur, dinosaur environment box,
- Activities- Lacing on dinosaur cut out, Dinosaur file folder
- Science- Volcano Eruption with baking soda, vinegar and food coloring, Dinosaur Egg Hatching
- Baking- salt dough volcano for science experiment
Lacing Directions
1. Print out a picture of a dinosaur
2. Cut out
3. Glue to construction paper or cardboard
4. Cut out around cardboard
5. Punch holes around the edges
6. Tie a string/yarn around one hole. Attach masking tape to the end to make it firm for pointing through the holes.
This is the image we used to make a dinosaur lacing activity.


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The federal government is offering nearly $600,000 in refunds to Vermonters who upgrade their household appliances to more energy efficient models.
The money is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The state is running a mail-in rebate program to help Vermonters replace older, inefficient appliances with new, high-efficiency Energy Star® qualified and ultra-efficient appliances.
The program for gas tankless water heaters, gas furnaces, and gas boilers is scheduled to begin this month. The program for clothes washers, refrigerators, and air conditioners is tentatively scheduled to begin in March.
The rebates will end when all the funds are depleted.
Eligible products include:
For more information, contact the Vermont Office of Economic Stimulus and Recovery.


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European Journal of DermatologyMENU
Patients with axillary Paget's disease should be carefully screened for other sites affected by the disease Volume 28, issue 1, January-February 2018
1 Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
2 Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki Ekiasaikai Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2017.3140
- Page(s) : 83-4
- Published in: 2018
Multiple extramammary Paget's disease (EMPD) is a rare subtype of Paget's disease involving the perianal-genital and axillary areas. Among 100 Japanese patients with EMPD, the incidence of solitary axillary EMPD is a ninth of that of multiple EMPD involving the axillae [1]. This suggests that careful inspection of frequently affected areas in EMPD is recommended, especially in cases of solitary axillary EMPD. Here, we report a case of EMPD involving the axilla and present immuno-histological evidence [...]


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Surely this is the end of times, at least for my wallet
Arkhan the Black, but wheres his chariot!
I don't know... but he looks rather vampirish. Aborash maybe?
New spirit hosts, shore to get the restless specters exited
Morghast Harbringers. Surprisingly similar to Crypt Horrors, most likley a Nagash Elite, although I cannot remember him using them in the Trilogy
This weeks White Dwarf cover. Ruthlessly hacked off twitter
Nagash in all his glory!
This weeks release schedule. Thats a lot crammed into 1 weeks of a weekly release cycle!
Ltd edition Nagash army book.... wait what. Nagash army book... let that salivate in your mind for a moment. Fantasy gets a (technically) new race...
Old vs new. The many faces of clown face


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It's been a crazy week here. I had a meeting from 9 AM to 5 PM yesterday. But on the plus side, I got to celebrate a friend's birthday by eavesdropping on the John Legend concert at Pier Six. That is one thing I love about Baltimore. You can just sit across from the pavilion on the dock, watch the boats, and hear the show for free! I plan on seeing many more of my favorite (too expensive to pay) shows from that view. Plus, you can bring your own wine. I call that a win. If you have a boat, even better!
Baltimore is not a city I would have originally chosen to work in. In fact, for many years I didn't even apply for jobs in the city. Cities are not usually my thing... I grew up in country farmland and enjoy having enough space to park all the time. But I gave B-more a chance when I got my current job through a friend. To be honest, I still dislike most of it. I hate the lack of parking and having to pay to park. I hate how congested it gets at rush hour. I hate the amount of crime (yes, all cities have crime, but Baltimore is bad). I hate that there are so many run-down sections of town.
But here is what I love. Concerts, First Thursdays, so many great restaurants, tons of young professionals like myself, Patterson Bowling (it's BYOB!), the BSO, sitting by the water, fun bars, good coffee, summer O's games, the history of the city, etc. As someone who started off hating the idea of working here, I don't mind it so much anymore. I still don't think I could live here, but I can definitely exist. :)


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For those of you who are running Windows RT 8.1 Preview on your Surface RT, you might have experienced an issue where your battery would drain out quickly. This is a known issue and Microsoft has offered a temporary workaround until the final version of Windows RT 8.1 is released.
"Since installing the Windows RT 8.1 Preview I have experienced high battery drain in Connected Standby. I'm losing 2-3% an hour when the Surface RT is in standby, so losing 30% battery during the day when not being used," one user stated on an official Microsoft support forum. The issue stems from a Bluetooth setting in Windows RT 8.1 and Microsoft is aware of this issue.


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In an interview with The Indian Express, Leander Paes talks about his inclusion in the squad for the Asian Games, missing the clay season and his hopes for the Tokyo Olympics. Excerpts:
You will compete in the Asian Games this year after missing the last two editions. Your thoughts on returning?
The last one I played was in Doha in 2006 and this year's Asian Games in Indonesia will be a new challenge. We have a full strength team and as we get closer to the Games, we will work on the combinations and pairings. We have got youngsters like Prajnesh Gunneswaran and Ramkumar Ramanathan apart from Rohan (Bopanna) and Divij (Sharan). Among the girls, Ankita Raina and Prarthna Thombare have shown good form in the recent months.
Having Yuki Bhambri in the singles would have been great but aiming for the US Open main draw is important as well. It is always a tough decision to balance and not easy to decide. For me, Asian Games is a important event since I am not playing the full calendar. I have cut down the number of tournaments and will be playing in two tournaments this season. I will be playing in Wimbledon before the Asian Games.
You will be turning 45 in a week's time. Are you thinking about competing at the Tokyo Olympics?
At this point of my career, I have to enhance my own training to keep staying fitter, younger and stronger in terms of my game. It is important for me to keep pushing my body and fitness levels and keep learning new methods of training. That was the reason I visited Abhinav Bindra targeting Performance Centre on Saturday.
Over the last 30 years in my career, I have been able to master the mental game of hard perseverance. For me, it is very important to stay at peace mentally after such a long career and able to target smaller goals. There was a reason I missed the whole clay court season. I have to maximize my performance in whatever few goals I have. At this point, it is very hard to set new goals. I try to figure new targets and achieve these goals. After you win 15-16 Grand Slams or play in 6-7 Olympics, they just become numbers for you mentally. I play because I am passionate about playing for the country and playing my tennis. I enjoy the lifestyle of it… About Tokyo Olympics, that is the big goal. But that too will come after the small goals. It is still 2018 and there is 2019 and 2020 to come.
Last year, you were dropped from the Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan. You returned for China tie and notched up a record win. How was it to comeback after what happened and how do you see the changes in the Davis Cup format?
I think the important part is to put the best best team for the country in Davis Cup. Records and individual performance are the byproducts of such a longevity in this sport. World record happened not because of an year or two, it came after three decades. And Davis Cup is about putting the best team forward for the country. I am able to help the team to win like in China, where me and Rohan won the doubles after being 0-2 down in the tie. Playing with Rohan was great fun . And that too in the new format where you play the matches in two day as compared to earlier format of three days.
Playing three matches in a day is not easy for the team too. As one of the senior most players, it is my role to motivate the other players and to bring the best out of all of us. Davis Cup creates pressure in a different ways and to spend time with the bys on the bench and practice is something I still cherish. About the new format, I think it is relevant to modern sport. Some traditionalists would like five sets and some like three-day format. If one looks at the work requirement of a professional player, he will understand that it is not a seasonal sport. Players play for more than 45 weeks out of 55 weeks and new format is very smart. You play Davis Cup matches on Friday and Saturday and use Sunday as travel day before playing on the Tour on Monday. I think there was a charm in playing in home and away ties. It brings different emotions and skill set and it makes a big difference.
How do you see the progress made by Ramkumar, Yuki and Sumit Nagal in the last few years?
I think Yuki has played very good in singles in the last one year. He had some big wins and has made to the main draw of the opens. You have also give credit to a player like Ramkumar. A lot of people are talking about Dominic Thiem playing Rafael Nadal in French Open final… Ramkumar beat him last year in Antalaya and that too on grass.
Sumit Nagal is another good talent. Now more Indian players are on the tour than they were before. But they need to be all-court players. When we talk of tennis, it is individual sport and unlike cricket and other sports where the federation arrange the tours and all, professional players have to arrange on their own. I believe the TOPS scheme also came as a big relief for the top tennis players. Talk about London or Rio Olympics, it helped us all.


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Is the SAO hype finally fading?
Then some of MAL's most popular reviews of the series:
Is Sword Tr- Art Online finally fading?
Has everyone seen the light?
Let me just mourn.
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
I'm quite proud of myself, I haven't watched past episode 11.
I respect your strong opinion .I liked in until about episode 13 14 then thought it was OK Ive seen worst.Here's one for you love or hate Teekyu one of my favorites of the year with the the movie references of great and some not so great movies but it honors both.And the hidden jokes are insane.Its only two minutes but spend more time finding hidden jokes by online searches.So those that hate it hate it. But a lot of the knowledgeable and frequent posters like it so I dont feel alone.However that being said it cracks me up that SAO has the most debate.How good animes that get overlooked? Thats a debate in itself.Lets face it in the end its your preference.Good or bad.
"In Your Face" Shirase Kobuchizawa (A Place Further Than The Universe)
Since this like the what fifth thread about SAO, no I don't think so...
Those reviews are actually quite accurate for me
Boredom :I
Watched some episodes.
Never again.
1% evil. 99% fangirl.
Well, its most likely gonna die of now since season 2 just ended and they arent gonna make a season 3 gundam (with guns) until the psp game is released.. which is gonna be in a long time.. O.O
it's had hella backlash
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
the series itself is a hype, but yea i think it should die down for a lil while.
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I haven't watched anime in over a year, and before last month I didn't really care to. The anime I've watched in the past has been very sparingly, as I've never been big into it in any sense of the phrase. My friends introduced me to SAO, though, and it was incredible, not because of the story or action, but I think because of it's relation to my friends and I: a group of nerds playing video games online to stay in contact. It's a stretch, sure, but I feel that's why it was fun for me: I was there for the thrill of it and the fun of it, just letting myself get sucked into something different yet familiar.
Since then, though, I definitely agree with many points brought up by you guys: it's a story held together by threads, and the characters have no real chance of redeeming that. I found myself laughing at the absurdity of the relationships, of the scenarios, but only after I had gotten through the show. During it, though, I just wanted to suspend disbelief and enjoy it. And it was fun, albeit I don't plan on indulging further, rather I've been seeking out more proper animes.
Long story short, it's like the first Transformers movie: fun the first go round for the novelty and thrill of it. You'll always remember that first time and what it inspired in you, though.
In loving memory of Cryska.
Emergerd SAO
Fun things are fun.
Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?
I sure as hell hope so. I quit after whatever episode it was when Kirito gave away the revival item. I've never seen such a mind numblingly stupid main character in my life.
Well personally, I read the light novel first (Which is so much better than the anime by the way) which led to me watching the anime with friends and the fact that my friends and I LOVE to play video games all the time.
The anime itself was okay, not too great but probably around average. It did kind of seem messy at first and the story kind of dragged on, like it skipped some good parts from the light novel and made parts that were only like 1 or 2 pages, like 5 to 7 minutes. I'm sure theres going to be a season 3 and possibly a season 4, covering GGO (story arc with guns) with S4 covering volumes 7 and 8 and other side stories.
Its good, but its certainly not the best or at least how good people claim the anime adaptation of SAO to be. Accel world was better in my opinion. I'd probably give it a 4, 6 at most.


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Welcome Maureen Boyle!
We're pleased to welcome award-winning journalist, investigative reporter, director of the Journalism program at Stonehill College, and debut author Maureen Boyle to the Falmouth Public Library on Saturday, January 27 at 3 p.m. to speak about her new book, Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer.
Book sales and signings with Maureen Boyle will follow the event.
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Date: Saturday, January 27, 2018
Time: 3:00-4:00 pm
Place: Falmouth Public Library, 300 Main Street, Hermann Meeting Room
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Maureen Boyle is an award winning journalist and has been a crime reporter in New England for more than 25 years, including at the Standard-Times of New Bedford during the serial murder case about which she wrote. She holds an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Bridgeport and a master's degree in criminal justice from Anna Maria College. She is now director of the Journalism Program at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. This is her first book.
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"Riveting. Heartbreaking. Authentic. This impeccably researched chronicle of a terrifying chapter in history will keep you turning pages as fast as you can. Important, powerful, and compelling, this is true crime at the highest level." – Hank Phillippi Ryan
"Chronicles the killings and their aftermath with a novelist's power and perceptiveness. A compelling work of narrative nonfiction. . . . A great read." – Irene Virag, Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter and journalism professor at Stony Brook University
"First-rate reporting. . . . It takes a master storyteller to weave facts into a work of art that makes readers both think and feel. Boyle has succeeded. Highly recommended." – Tom Hallman Jr., Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author of Sam: The Boy Behind the Mask
"Boyle expertly captures a terrifying time in a compelling and entertaining narrative. . . . Nearly impossible to put down." – Tim White, co-author of The Last Good Heist
"The definitive examination of a case that continues to grip a troubled region. . . . Irresistible." – Chris Gonsalves, author of Haunted Love
Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer
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Eleven women went missing over the spring and summer of 1988 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, an old fishing port known as the Whaling City, where Moby Dick, Frederick Douglass, textile mills, and heroin-dealing represent just a few of the many threads in the community's diverse fabric. In her book, investigative reporter Maureen Boyle tells the story of a case that has haunted New England for thirty years. Maureen first broke the story in 1988 and stayed with it for decades. She spins a riveting narrative about the crimes, the victims, the hunt for the killers, and the search for justice, all played out against the backdrop of an increasingly impoverished community beset by drugs and crime. Drawing on more than one hundred interviews, along with police reports, first-person accounts, and field reporting both during the killings and more recently, Shallow Graves brings the reader behind the scenes of the investigation, onto the streets of the city, and into the homes of the families still hoping for answers.
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My daughter, Amber Roderick, will be coming to the event. I don't remember how if I signed her up though.


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The best time to plant is early Spring, once the ground frosts have loosened the soil, and it begins to warm up. Keep plants well watered and don't plant in drought conditions. Plants arrive in waterproof boxes and need to be unpacked quickly and watered. If you aren't ready to plant out, keep them in their pots and water when the compost feels dry.
Plants can be added to a wildflower area any time of year, provided the conditions are neither too dry nor too cold. If you're putting wildflower plants into a lawn or grassy area, you can mow them on a high setting - a 'lazy lawn' as it's known! - a couple of times in the first year to encourage stronger root growth.
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The story of the Wingless Angels CD begins in 1973, when the Rolling Stones decamped to Jamaica to record Goat's Head Soup.
Enamored with reggae music, Keith Richards became equally enthralled with the tranquillity of the island, so he bought a mansion there and set up house. Much to the ire of local officials, Richards and then-wife Anita Pallenberg began keeping company with a band of devout and dreadlocked Rastafarians, forging a 25-year friendship that culminates with Richards overseeing the release of this superb and very moving album.
While hanging out on Richards's lawn, these proud Rastas would often play an old form of traditional Jamaican music, chants and songs made from a pastiche of old Anglican hymns and school chants mixed with Rastafarian philosophy and the Jamaican group percussive style known as Nyabinghi drumming.
On these 1996 recordings, Richards occasionally strums along on a guitar, and even joins in the chanting when the mood strikes him. The music is moving, but it's more than a superstar meddling with "world music." The Wingless Angels watch over Richards's place while he's out touring with the Stones, but they also regard Richards as their "spy in Babylon," a friend from the white world who respects and understands their simple way of living.
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Assessing potential seismic activity in Vrancea, Romania, using a stress-release model
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Earth, Planets and Space
, Volume 58, Issue 11, pp 1511–1514
First Online: 25 December 2006Received: 29 July 2005Revised: 20 July 2006Accepted: 24 July 2006
Over the last 500 years, an average of five intermediate-depth earthquakes of Mw = 7 and larger have occurred during each 100-year period in Vrancea, Central Romania. We have therefore attempted to assess the long-term seismic hazards in Vrancea using a stress-release SR model which models the elastic rebound theory in a stochastic process. The hypocenter catalog, ROMPLUS, provided by the National Institute for Earth Physics NIEP, was adopted for the study. We only used data on earthquakes located in Vrancea and applied the SR-model to data sets of earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.0 and larger for three different time periods. Renewal models, such as the Brownian and Weibull model, were also applied to the same data set, but these did not perform as well as the SR-model. The SR-model can assess future earthquake probability and has identified that the probability of an earthquake occurring in Vrancea in a 5-year period exceeds 40% by the end of this decade.
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Pt-induced nanowires on Ge001: A density functional theory study
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(2010)PHYSICAL REVIEW B.81(8). Mark abstract We study formation of the nanowires formed after deposition of Pt on a Ge(001) surface. The nanowires form spontaneously after high-temperature annealing. They are thermodynamically stable, only one atom wide and up to a few hundred atoms long. Ab initio density functional theory calculations are performed to identify possible structures of the Pt-Ge(001) surface with nanowires on top. A large number of structures are studied. With nanowires that are formed out of Pt or Ge dimers or mixed Pt-Ge dimers. By comparing simulated scanning tunneling microscopy images (STM) with experimental ones we model the formation of the nanowires and identify the geometries of the different phases in the formation process. We find that the formation of nanowires on a Pt-Ge(001) surface is a complex process based on increasing the Pt density in the top layers of the Ge(001) surface. Most remarkably we find the nanowires to consist of germanium dimers placed in troughs lined by mixed Pt-Ge dimer rows.
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Autor: Danny Vanpoucke and Geert Brocks
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When business consultant Peter Drucker wrote that "manners are the lubricant of an organization," he was talking about KINDNESS. When best selling author Og Mandino declared that "a smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone," he was talking about KINDNESS.
Webster defines kindness as being sympathetic and friendly and gentle and benevolent and generous. I like to define kindness as doing something for someone who can't repay you. Such a simple thing. And yet how powerful in its effect. One of the biblical proverbs says: "Kind words bring life, but cruel words crush your spirit" (Pr 15:4, GNB). If I can paraphrase a famous song of a few years back: "What the world needs now is . . . KINDNESS."
Why is kindness important?
Kindness is important, first of all, because of what it will do for us.
One of the most amazing "success" stories of our time is a little Albanian woman who became known all over the world as Mother Teresa. She did not have what the world usually expects to find in a person of great influence. She was not a big person physically, not a wealthy person financially, nor was she a person who wielded her influence from a position of strength. If we can capture the secret of her success in a single word I think it would be the word "kindness." In one interview, she was asked about her ministry to leprosy patients. She explained, "The only cure can lie in willing hands to serve and hearts to go on loving them." She was talking about kindness.
People will be drawn to us, not because of our power but by our kindness. Kindness is the lubricant in human relationships that captures the attention of others.
In addition, kindness is important because of what it will do for others.
A few months after moving to a small town, a woman complained to her neighbor about the poor service at the local drug store. She hoped the new acquaintance would repeat her complaint to the owner. The next time she went to the drug store, the druggist greeted her with a big smile and told her how happy he was to see her again. He said he hoped she liked their town and to please let him know if he could do anything to help her and her husband get settled. He then filled her order promptly and efficiently. Later the woman reported the miraculous change to her friend. "I guess you told the druggist how poor I thought the service was," she said to her friend. "Well, no," the friend responded, "In fact - and I hope you don't mind - I told him you were amazed at the way he had built up this small town drug store and that you thought it was one of the best run drug stores you'd ever seen!"
The man's actions were transformed, not by criticism, but by kindness. Kindness is a lubricant in human relationships that inspires others.
Also, you might remember the little rythmic song we learned with Mary Poppins, "Just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicene go down..."


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October 27, 2017
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYv.QUIROGA-SAENZ.
MCFADDEN, P. J., BRANCH and BETHEL, JJ.
Branch, Judge.
August 2013, Maria Quiroga-Saenz rear-ended a car driven by
her sister Armandina. On the day after Armandina obtained a
default judgment of $1 million against Maria arising from
this accident, Maria's insurer, Liberty Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, retained counsel for Maria, who filed an
answer and moved to set aside the default judgment. As part
of a settlement with Armandina, however, Maria later withdrew
the motion to set aside. Liberty Mutual then moved to
intervene on grounds including that Maria had abandoned her
own defense. On appeal, Liberty Mutual argues that the trial
court did not have jurisdiction to enter the default judgment
and erred when it denied Liberty Mutual's motion to
intervene. We agree with the second of these contentions, and
we therefore reverse.
relevant facts are not in dispute. On August 28, 2013, Maria
and Armandina were on their way to a social function when
Maria drove her car into the back of her sister's car,
causing $1, 762.25 in damage to that car. Although Armandina
did not seek medical treatment on the day of the accident,
she eventually incurred approximately $5, 000 in medical
expenses arising from it.
April 2015, Armandina filed a negligence complaint against
Maria and provided a courtesy copy of the complaint to
Liberty Mutual. On May 20, 2015, and although service on
Maria had not yet been achieved, Armandina's counsel sent
Liberty Mutual a written request to settle Armandina's
claim for $25, 000, including her medical expenses and her
pain and suffering.
August 7, 2015, Liberty Mutual sent Maria a letter advising
her that the insurer "ha[d] reason to believe [that] a
lawsuit may be [or] ha[s] been filed against" her by
Armandina. The letter asked that Maria forward any materials
she might receive concerning the lawsuit to Liberty Mutual
and reserved Liberty Mutual's rights under the policy.
Maria was served on October 7, 2015 - six months after the
complaint was filed, and six weeks after the expiration of
the two-year statute of limitation.[1] The return of service was
filed on Thursday, November 5, 2015. Maria did not file an
answer by Monday, December 7, 2015, [2] however, such that the case
went into default on the following day, Tuesday, December
Mutual states on appeal that it learned on December 14, 2015,
that service had been effected on Maria, and that it retained
counsel for Maria the following day. Maria's first
counsel averred, however, that neither he nor anyone at his
firm received "any pleadings on record with the Clerk of
Court, " including the motion for default judgment and
the default judgment, "until the afternoon of December
22, 2015." OCGA § 9-11-55 (a) provides that
"[i]f [a] case is still in default after the
expiration of the period of 15 days, the plaintiff at
any time thereafter shall be entitled to verdict and
judgment by default." (Emphasis supplied.) On Tuesday,
December 22, however - only fourteen days after the case went
into default[4] - Armanida moved for and obtained a
default judgment against Maria in the amount of $1 million.
On the following day (the fifteenth after default),
Wednesday, December 23, Maria filed an answer asserting
defenses including the statute of limitation and also moved
to "vacate or set aside" the default judgment. On
the same day, Liberty Mutual notified its insured,
Maria's husband, that it was reserving its "right to
seek a declaration of its rights and duties under the policy
regarding defense and/or indemnity, " including
Maria's failure to cooperate "in the investigation,
settlement or defense" of Armanida's claim.
December 28, 2015, Armanida sent a letter to Maria's
counsel offering not to enforce the default judgment against
Maria in exchange for Maria's assignment of her claims
against Liberty Mutual, as well as a promise that Maria not
seek to set aside or appeal the default judgment, with this
offer expiring on January 7, 2016. On January 6, 2016,
Maria's original counsel withdrew and her new counsel
appeared, with Maria's written consent. On January 7,
Maria's new counsel moved to amend her previous motion to
set aside the default judgment, arguing inter alia that the
default judgment was void as entered before the expiration of
the 15-day period for opening default as a matter of right.
On the same day, however, Maria apparently accepted
Armandina's offer of settlement, assigning Maria's
claims against Liberty Mutual to Armandina and promising not
to set aside or appeal the default judgment.[5]
January 18, Liberty Mutual moved to intervene in
Armandina's action, arguing that by assigning her claims
to Armandina, Maria had abandoned meritorious defenses
(including the applicable statute of limitation) to Liberty
Mutual's detriment. On January 26, Maria's new
counsel represented to the trial court that "the parties
have resolved any or all issues between them" and
withdrew Maria's motion to set aside the default
judgment, "waiv[ing] any and all rights of appeal that
she may have in connection with this matter."
On July
14, 2016, the trial court denied Liberty Mutual's motion
to intervene on the grounds that (1) Armandina's counsel
had "no obligation" to notify Maria that Armandina
was seeking a default judgment; (2) Liberty Mutual had not
conceded that it owed any obligation to Maria under the
policy, and thus had not experienced any impairment in
interest; and (3) Liberty Mutual had retained "two
separate law firms to represent [Maria], yet waited almost a
month after receiving notice of service and default before
hiring its own counsel" to file the motion to intervene.
This appeal followed.[6]
Liberty Mutual first argues that the trial court must set
aside its default judgment against Maria because her 15-day
period to open default as a matter of right had not yet
expired when the trial court entered the judgment, with the
result that the trial court lost its subject matter
jurisdiction. We disagree.
Mutual is correct that the trial court erroneously entered
the default judgment prematurely under the terms of OCGA
§ 9-11-55 (a).[7] However, "[a]n appeal must be filed
by one who has standing to pursue it." Davis,
285 Ga. at 23 (citations omitted). As to the default
judgment, Liberty Mutual "is not a 'losing
party'; . . . in fact, [it] is no party at all."
Id. at 24; see also Rice v. Champion
Bldgs., 288 Ga.App. 597, 601 (2) (654 S.E.2d 390) (2007)
(as non-parties to case culminating in a default judgment,
appellants could not appeal that judgment). Liberty Mutual
not being a party to Armanida's action against Maria, it
had no right to appeal the default judgment entered in that
action. Davis, 285 Ga. at 24 (dismissing appeal);
Rice, 288 Ga.App. at 601 (2).
it is true that a non-party can collaterally attack a
judgment void on its face, this trial court's default
judgment is not void, but rather voidable.[8] See Logan v.
Nunnelly, 128 Ga.App. 43, 46 (195 S.E.2d 659) (1973)
(where a judgment "did not show on its face
that it was void for lack of jurisdiction of the subject
matter or of the parties[, ] it would only be subject to
direct attack"). Only consideration of the evidence
outlined above concerning the timeline of service, proof of
service, and failure to answer would show that this default
judgment was entered prematurely; accordingly, it is voidable
rather than facially void. See Murphy v. Murphy, 263
Ga. 280, 282-283 (430 S.E.2d 749) (1003) (a judgment was not
open to collateral attack under OCGA § 9-11-60 (a), but
would have been open to a timely direct attack as containing
a non-amendable defect).
Liberty Mutual also asserts that the trial court erred when
it denied ...
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I was the youngest of five children. All of us, including my parents, played musical instruments professionally. There was always music in my home while I was growing up. I worked as a symphonic musician during the time that I was in undergraduate and graduate school. I received a Doctorate in Chemistry. I love both the arts and the sciences. I have lived outside of the United States in Argentina and in Italy and have visited several other countries. I enjoy world history, especially as viewed through the arts. I am especially fascinated with the history of the Western World and Christianity. I love reading the Bible and studying the development of Christianity.
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No, it doesn't.
So we're down to three eggs in our fridge. Not nearly enough to feed Eric, his friend Dave, and his brother-in-law Gary, who are both here to fish and turkey hunt. So I went to the Grouts' this evening, handed over $2.50, and got a dozen eggs. Alden said they'd taste like no other egg I'd ever had. His son Max warned me that the eggs might look more orange than the pasteurized eggs sold in the grocery story.
I can't wait to have one for breakfast tomorrow. I'll think I'll fry it, with bacon.


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Hi all,
It was interesting watching three ducks this morning doing their wake-up routine. They were so tranquil and serene together, and I tried to capture that in these photos. I didn't manage to get all three in focus; the first photo was with a bigger aperture, and I reduced it as much as I dared for the following ones. (Note the last photo's 1/500s; I had been using spot metering without realising it. Doh!).
I like photo #4; the beaks form a zigzag and there's a nice symmetry about the image.
C&C would be welcome. Could I have got all three ducks in sharp focus? I think I'd have needed a tripod and a slower shutter speed in order to reduce the aperture further, but the ducks move so suddenly that I didn't want to reduce the shutter speed too much.
Camera: Canon EOS 40D. Lens: Canon EF70-300mm f4.5/5.6 IS USM
1) 1/160s at f/8, ISO 800, focal length 220mm
2) 1/125s at f/11, ISO 1600, focal length 220mm
3) 1/160s at f/11, ISO 1600, focal length 220mm
4) 1/200s at f/11, focal length 250mm, ISO 1600
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Garments For New Year 2013 Series
Contributed by Bala Samson on Dec 31, 2012 (message contributor)
Summary: I have actually given the recipe for a fun-filled, happy 2013! Read, do them and enjoy!
Garments for New Year 2013
Blessings start unfolding as we make changes in our life!
Today we get to hear a lot of sermons on blessings, promises of God and so forth, but it is of paramount importance to also know how we could get them in our life. Is it not? I have actually given the recipe for a fun-filled, happy 2013! Read, do them and enjoy!
• Isaiah 1:16 "Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
• 17.Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
• 18.though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
In order to have a blessed and wonderful New year, we got to make some changes in our life, below I have talked about four kinds of garments that we got to wear in detail, please read and use it as preaching material as well:
A. Garments of humility
B. Garments of faith
C. Garments of salvation
D. Garments of Holiness
A. Garmnets of Humility:
1 Peter 5:5. Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
6. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Humility/faith of Roman Centurion:Mathew 8:8 "The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
9. For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.
13. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the same hour.
Friend, observe the character of the Roman Centurion here: he loved his servant much as to plead Jesus to heal his servant; however when Jesus got ready to visit his home, he humbly tells Jesus that he was not worthy to accept the Messiah under his roof, instead he tells Jesus to just only 'speak the Word!' Man, this is awesome! Jesus not only saw his giant faith but also his deep humility and healed his servant that same hour! Check your heart for pride today! C'mon friends, dig deep for that toxic virus that might be destroying your career, marriage, relationships and progress! How do you react when you are corrected? Do you raise your hood like a snake and hiss? I am a senior here, I am a professional or nobody order me around………think …..and rectify your behavior in this New year.
I like the way Paul tells us to clothe ourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ: Romans 13:14 "Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature." This is no joke! It requires serious efforts to wear HIM ! Let go off that pride, ego and anger and start imitating Jesus this New Year! Are you listening?
B. Garments of faith:
You would be rewarded, released and raised !
Genesis 41:14 "Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his clothes, and came in unto Pharaoh. "
The above scripture is like unraveling a bouquet of exotic flowers! I think of the scripture where God wants us to be an aroma in this stinking world, He wants us to be the salt and the light of this earth. Are you listening? Have we entered into this fresh new year with a fresh heart or are with the hurtful words uttered against us still ringing in our ears and heart? Have we forgiven all or are we holding grudges?
For whatever reason, the above scripture got stuck in my mind! It would sure capture your attention too today! A simple act of Joseph like shaving and changing clothes spoke volumes to me, mark it, when and where he did is of paramount importance! In the prison after 13 long years of being abandoned in the prison! Joseph did not carelessly walk out of the prison to meet Pharaoh, though he did have all reasons to behave so, having been locked up in prison unjustifiably for 13 long years, is sure to dampen anybody's spirit. Observe, Joseph was not given any reason but was just called to meet king Pharaoh: it could have been also for execution, but Joseph chose to shave and change into fresh clothes because no matter what he trusted God with the results. Joseph was one hundred percent submitted to God! Hallelujah!
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100% fruit juice: Good or bad for children?Created by:
25 Mar 2017 - General
Childhood obesity is already global epidemic. I think that consumption of 100% fruit juice among children is okay, as long as it is consumed moderately. Unfortunately, food products and beverages that contain high amounts of sugar are very addictive. Hence, children may be susceptible to consuming high amounts of sugar than what is recommended.
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