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My favorite part was when Dandelion had an unusual haircut. It was all fuzzy! It reminds me of when I wake up and I have a funny hairdo. I liked the way that the illustrator drew the kangaroo. All the pictures are shaded in so you can see the pencil lines. That is a way that I can try to draw. The author uses some unusual words to tell what the characters do: ?paced? is another word for ?walked?.
I recommend this book for 5 to 8 year olds. If you ever read this book you would find out what Dandelion does in this story.


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Not far from the National Theatre, tucked away on Bartolomějská street, the small flagship store of the label Leeda boasts some of the most original, colorful and hip clothing in the Czech capital. Run by two young designers, Lucie Kutálková and Lucie Trnková, Leeda has been putting out its limited edition collections for nearly seven years. The two designers both studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. Lucie Kutálková explains how the two were given a unique opportunity to establish their own label and retail space.
"It was a relatively quick and easy process. A long time ago, I used to work for the original company Leeda, they produced outdoor clothes, sleeping bags, winter jackets, clothes for mountain climbers, etc.
"But even though they produced all of their stuff here in the Czech Republic, and it was of good quality and they had their regular customers, it was hard for them to compete with new companies, who produced their stuff in much greater volumes and often had it made abroad. So they didn't want to give up the company completely, so they offered me to take it over, with the same name and the same space, here in Bartolomějská street."
Leeda produces all of its clothes in the Czech Republic, from high-quality materials like silk, cotton and jersey. The pieces range from simple yet elegant t-shirts to more intricate dresses and unique, nicely tailored pants. It goes without saying that hand-made clothes from quality materials will cost more than what your average chain-store has on offer. Are Czechs ready to spend a bit extra for special pieces? I put the question to Lucie Kutálková.
"It's getting better, but people still do not consider fashion design real work, or real design even. For them, it's still just clothes, and of course, the things we make are a bit more expensive. But they are slowly learning to appreciate quality. We also do tailor-made, custom clothes for people, and they have to get used to the fact that if you get something tailor-made, or if you buy a piece from a limited edition made from silk, that it is simply going to cost a bit more.
"I don't think Leeda is so expensive – we have some shirts that retail from 1200 crowns, but also some that start at 400 crowns. But if you are going to buy a silk dress, of which there are maybe two or three and that's it, then that is a whole different dimension. I think people are starting to see that it is hard work, that it is hand-made and that it is in a different league than clothes bought at a chain store."
The gray era of communism, which practically wiped out any original fashion design in the country for many decades, certainly has left its mark on the Czech couture scene. I asked Lucie Trnková to describe the current status quo.
"Well, more or less anything that had to do with design was interrupted by the communist regime, so it wasn't until after the revolution that it started coming back. I think that it's getting better, that there are plenty of fashion designers who have work to show off. But what we are lacking is the funding, and then there is another big difference. Abroad, young designers have the opportunity to learn from big fashion houses, do traineeships in big studios.
"Here, because the Prague, and the Czech, fashion world is so small, designers are more or less on their own, so it is difficult for them. The only Czech company that cooperates with young designers is Pietro Fillipi."
Leeda has managed to establish itself on a small and difficult market and has been operating successfully for seven years. While some of the clothes may not be for everyone's figure, the majority of their creations are very wearable. So what is important when it comes to creating great clothes? Lucie Trnková again.
"Of course, it is important that it is wearable, I ask myself whether I would wear it. Even though you can't just create with yourself and your own proportions in mind. Someone might have nicer legs than me, for example, so you can make a shorter skirt for that kind of customer. Another important element is that we want it to be simple and functional but have a detail that makes it interesting."
Most of the Leeda designs are for women, but their newest collection,
under the motto I Love Your Boyfriend, incorporates men's fashion into
the label.
Lucie Kutálková says so many men would come inside the store with their girlfriends and be disappointed that Leeda did not have anything for them. After being repeatedly asked why they do not offer any men's clothes, the two designers went ahead and ventured into new territory. The collection was initially based on designs that were sent in by male fashion enthusiasts.
"We asked some 40 men to collaborate. Men are more aware of what they like to wear and what is missing on the market here. So we asked them to come up with some designs for us, and we chose from those and produced them. And from that men's collection, we came up with a few designs inspired by it for women, and also some unisex clothes."
In the past, Leeda used to do a Spring/Summer and a Fall/Winter collection, but have since decided to adopt a new concept, and collections often flow into one another.
"We used to do two collections a year, but now we've kind of limited that. We still do two collections a year, but one transitions into the other, so it's not a completely new theme. We figured that it is better to continue a theme and develop it further, and use some of the ideas for the fall and winter collection."
An important element of Leeda is the collaboration with professionals from other artistic fields – be it photographers, graphic designers, architects or film makers. The list of collaborators is eclectic, to say the least, and includes names of artists such as rapper Vladimír 518, composer and musician Jan P. Muchow and graphic designer Olga Benešová.
Leeda also regularly works together with architect Mirko Neckář, who designs the changing interiors of the store and is behind the production design of the label's fashion shows. Among the more famous collaborators of the company was the late architect Jan Kaplický. Lucie Kutálková describes the collections her and Lucie Trnková worked on with him.
"Those were the collections Leeda Deja-vu and Leeda Kaplicky. The collaboration grew out of the fact that we were making the wedding dress for his wife-to-be, and then he asked us if we didn't want to work together with him, and he had plenty of ideas. So out of that, the first two collections were born, with some of his and some of our designs, and we discussed those together a lot
"And then we started working on another collection with some of his ideas, but unfortunately he died before it was completed. We decided to still go ahead and finish the project, because we considered it important."
Leeda's designers continue to come up with original ways of promoting their label – for example through short films which feature the company's clothes. One such project was shot in true guerilla mode in Berlin 2006 – the two designers travelled there with their photographers, crew and actors and filmed at several locations throughout the city without obtaining the proper permits. But it is this playful approach that sets Leeda apart from other brands. So what are the designer team's plans for the future?
"We are hoping to photograph all the different made-to-order pieces that we have done, because there have been so many, and we kind of lost track of them. We have done wedding dresses, company outfits, a whole lot of really interesting custom clothes, so that's something we really want to compile pictures of. And then of course our internet store, because we get a lot of tourists who come in and ask us about it. Sometimes we send pieces to customers abroad, but it's not the same as if they could just look us up online."
For now, interested fashion enthusiasts will have to go to the brick-and-mortar store at Bartolomějská 1 in Prague, or check out Leeda's facebook page, which features a lot of photographs of the interesting creations by the trendy label.
The episode featured today was first broadcast on May 27, 2011.
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Personal space is a
foreign concept to me at this point.
There's basically no such thing and both my boys seem to enjoy reminding me of
this fact at every turn.
There are so many daily examples to illustrate the point, but a couple recent
moments stand out today.
— After a recent spell
of sleepless nights, we had no choice but to break one of our rules and bring
Carson, our 9-month-old, in bed with us one night (around 3ish) for two reasons
– to not wake up Beckett, the 2-year-old, and to hopefully get a couple hours
of uninterrupted sleep. It was a desperate measure to maintain some sanity in
the house.
On this particular
night, Carson was incredibly feisty and irritable and was fighting sleep in a
big way. It could have been a host of things, including some new teeth being
cut and a mysterious skin irritation, but the point was he was not sleeping as
he normally does, and it was taking its toll on his parents.
Eventually, our little
guy did fall asleep, but not without a few memorable, albeit not enjoyable,
scenes. He spent the first 15 minutes or so kicking me in the stomach while
trying to grab his mommy's nose, lips, ears and hair. He was using my stomach as
his platform to push off so he could grab whatever he was fancying at that
particular time.
Fortunately, he did
eventually fall asleep. Pam was awoken to him inadvertently hitting her in the
face while he was trying to grab a cheek, and I was startled awake by two
little feet kicking me once again in the gut.
That's an interesting
way to start the day. I got to thinking over my third latte of the day how I
once detested alarm clocks and would do whatever it took to wake up before that
terribly annoying sound greeted me for the day. However, I never realized how
good I had it back then. I will take the blaring of an alarm either day than
those surprisingly powerful kicks to the mid section.
It's worth a mention I
have not used my alarm clock in months. Who needs one when the kids are up
around 6 each morning?
— Beckett seems to be in quite the needy phase these days.
Included in this stage
is something new whenever the blender is used, and you have to be prepared for
it. It's another example of how that invisible wall of personal space doesn't
apply to my kids.
As soon as the blender
starts, and its admittedly quite loud, he sprints over, hugs the back of my
legs and buries his head squarely in my rear end. If the blender continues
longer than he likes, he maneuvers himself around front, continuing to hug my
legs and bury his head in the most sensitive of regions.
While hilarious and
sweet at the same time, it's something you have to be prepared for as well. It
goes without saying it was quite surprising the first few times.
Along the same lines, no
matter what Beckett is doing at the time, if I sit down in a chair, he will
come over and get in my business.
If I am reading the
paper, he wants to be in my lap, looking at it and tearing it, saying, "Daddy's
paper." If I am eating a sandwich, he must have at least a couple bites. If I
am tying my shoes, he wants to take them off. If I am fiddling with my phone,
he wants to grab it, all the while saying, "hello?" If I am on the computer,
forget about that because he once watched a "Doodlebops" video on our laptop
and that's all he associates with that now. If I am taking a sip of something,
particularly a drink with a straw, he demands a taste or runs away screaming in
a nasty tone. If I need to use the restroom, he either wants to come along or
pitches a fit.
Indeed, there's no such
thing as personal space anymore.
I hear a voice
throughout the day, and it's driving me a bit crazy.
Of course, it belongs to
my firstborn Beckett, who basically never stops talking. If he's awake,
something is coming out of his mouth. It might be incoherent talk, but he's
articulating something, and you might hear it over and over again like a record
is skipping.
I don't know what was
going on the other night, but he must have said, "here you go" about 50 times
before he eventually moved on to something else. The funny thing was he was not
trying to pass Pam or me anything. He was simply sitting at a desk shuffling
papers back and forth and stacking toys. If I'm not mistaken, the next phrase
he harped on was, "more please" (not quite as many times, maybe just 20 times
in a row). He just says whatever is on his mind at any given time, wears it out
and then moves on.
It's amazing to me how
much he talks. He basically is speaking from the moment he opens his eyes in
the morning to when he crashes at night. Rarely, if ever, are there moments of
silence. It's to the point now we panic when it's quiet out of fear something's
Most mornings he's the
first to rise, but not for long because there's no sleeping possible once he's
awake. His energy level is astounding, and it's evident minutes after he's up
in the morning.
What's been remarkable
to observe over the past few months has been his improving ability to speak
sentences. There's less and less babble and gibberish and more clear words,
phrases and even some sentences now and again.
This is a good thing, of
course, but there's also a downside, and that would be the mild roar that seems
to pervade the house, as well as my mind.


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text: Day 2 of my quest to find a quick fix for my roots. This time I used a Color Mark product in medium brown. It comes with a wand applicator and a comb to lift or press hair at the roots, which, should be helpful for covering roots at the temples. At $19.99 it's one of the pricier products I'm trying but I had high hopes for it as it's also sold at salons. But alas, it felt like I was using a Magic Marker on my hair and it took me longer than the Irene Gari's crayon product to cover all my gray. After it dried, it left my roots stiff to the touch but most disappointingly, I'm not impressed with the results. In a couple of spots, I painted my scalp while in others there's still gray peeking through, and the shade came out darker than I expected. How do you think I look? Hope I have better news for you tomorrow.


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With mortgage rates at historic lows, hundreds of thousands of homeowners are eligible for refinancing in New York state alone.
The senator says misleading offers include lures such as no down payments or closing costs, limited documentation or low credit scores. But such offers, Schumer says, can come with hidden fees and clauses and floating interest rates that can wipe out any savings from the refinancing and even cost the homeowner more.
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Japan is to provide Myanmar with $615 million in government loans, a report said today, just days after the United States scrapped a ban on most imports from the long-isolated Southeast Asian nation.
Myanmar nominally ended nearly half a century of military rule last year and rapid changes have sparked a widespread lifting of sanctions and a scramble to tap a potentially lucrative market.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will make the loans announcement when he meets Myanmar's President Thein Sein on the sidelines on a Southeast Asian summit in Cambodia tomorrow, the Nikkei business daily said.
Japan's first low-interest, long-term government loans to Myanmar in nearly three decades will "back up moves by Japanese companies into the country and hold China in check after it increased its influence in Myanmar", it said.
Japan will provide the loans in the fiscal year to March 2013 while the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and major creditor nations are expected to announce in January they will waive debts owed by Myanmar, the Nikkei said.
The 50 billion yen in loans will be used for three projects including infrastructure related to a Japan-led special economic zone outside former capital Yangon.
The huge Thilawa project is led by a consortium of Japanese companies including Mitsubishi Corp., Sumitomo Corp. and Marubeni Corp., the Nikkei said.
The two other projects are repair work on a thermal power plant near Yangon and infrastructure development in 14 rural regions aimed at reducing poverty.
Japan, with its export-reliant economy, is looking to foster growth in the resource-rich Mekong region, a part of the world that is also being courted by China.
Unlike its Western allies, Japan maintained trade ties and dialogue with Myanmar, warning that a hard-line on the then-ruling junta could push it closer to China, its key ally and commercial partner.
The European Union, Canada and Australia have suspended virtually all sanctions. The US move on Friday came ahead of a landmark trip by President Barack Obama to Myanmar.
The Tokyo government has in recent years provided other Asian nations with similar low-interest, long-term loans, known as "yen loans", aimed at boosting economic development, including Vietnam and India.
In April, Japan agreed to forgive 300 billion yen of the 500 billion yen which Myanmar owed.
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Guest Post: Katie Bryan is the Communications Manager for America Saves, a national campaign involving more than 1,000 non-profit, government, and corporate groups that encourages individuals and families to save money and build personal wealth.
Borrowing more money than you can afford is costly in many ways. Americans spend well over $75 billion a year just on credit card interest and fees. That means that families who revolve credit card balances pay an average of $1,500 a year in interest and fees. If they saved that $1,500 in an account with a five percent yield, in 40 years they would have nearly $200,000! Taking on too much debt also lowers your credit score. That means you will end up paying higher interest rates on all your consumer and mortgage loans. A low credit score can also make it harder to rent an apartment, get utility services, and even get a job.
Too much debt isn't just expensive. People with lots of debt often say they lack peace of mind. They worry constantly about paying off debts and making ends meet. The stress of these worries affects their family life, work performance, and other areas of their lives.
Are you in Trouble?
If you answer "yes" to any of the following questions, then you probably need to get your debts under better control:
1. Can you only afford to make minimum payments on your credit cards?
2. Do you worry about finding the money to make monthly car payments?
3. Do you borrow money to pay off old debts?
4. Have you used a home equity loan to refinance credit card debts, then run up new revolving balances on your cards?
The good news is that there is hope. With planning, discipline, patience, and maybe some outside help, almost anyone can reduce their debts and start to accumulate wealth.
How to reduce your Debts
The first step in getting out of debt is to stop borrowing. To do that, you have to stop spending more than you earn. So, make a budget and cut out any expenses you can. It may help to cut up your credit cards or lock them away in a safe place.
Set a Goal
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In most communities, there are agencies that can help you manage your debts.
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The most helpful and most widely available are non-profit Consumer Credit Counseling Services (CCCS). CCCS counselors can work with you privately to help you develop a budget, figure out your options, and negotiate with creditors to repay your debts. Call 1-800-388-2227 to locate the office nearest you.
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Some national credit counseling non-profits, who provide advice online or over the phone, can also be helpful. However, others charge high fees for little service, so be sure to shop carefully. In many communities, Cooperative Extension offices offer workshops, home-study courses, and other services to help people manage their money, including their debts. Cooperative Extension offices are listed in the blue pages of the phone book under county government.
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Maze is a surgical procedure for the heart. Incisions are made through the electrical system of the upper chambers of the heart. The chambers are called the atria.
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Maze is done to treat atrial fibrillation. Fibrillation is abnormal beating of the heart muscle. It is caused by erratic electrical impulses that travel through the heart muscle. These impulses can cause the chambers to beat too fast. This can decrease blood flow through the heart. Atrial fibrillation can also cause blood clots to form in the heart that can travel to the brain and cause a stroke.
Maze is used to treat severe cases that did not respond to medications or other procedures. Electrical impulses cannot flow through scar tissue. By creating specific patterns of scar tissue, the surgery creates a pathway for healthy impulses and blocks erratic impulses. The scars may look like a maze.
Problems from the procedure are rare, but all procedures have some risk. Your doctor will review potential problems, like:
Before your procedure, talk to your doctor about ways to manage factors that may increase your risk of complications such as:
Your doctor may do the following:
In the days leading up to the procedure:
General anesthesia will be used. You will be asleep during the surgery. You may also be given a sedative before surgery to help you relax.
After you are asleep, the doctor will cut through the skin and breastbone. The chest cavity will be opened. Next, the heart will be connected to the heart-lung machine. This machine will take over the functions of the heart and lungs during surgery. Once the machine is active, the heart will be stopped.
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About 3 hours
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American Heart Association
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Canadian Heart Rhythm Society
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Cardiac rhythm disturbances. Society of Thoracic Surgeons website. Available at: https://ctsurgerypatients.org/adult-heart-disease/cardiac-rhythm-disturbances. Updated July 2016. Accessed November 28, 2017.
Maze procedure for treatment of atrial fibrillation. University of Southern California Cardiothoracic Surgery website. Available at: http://www.surgery.usc.edu/cvti/mazeprocedure.html. Accessed November 28, 2017.
Maze surgery. Texas Heart institute website. Available at: http://www.texasheart.org/HIC/Topics/Proced/mazes.cfm. Updated August 2016. Accessed November 28, 2017.
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New GPS Map 2019-2 Edition
This is a download product. This means that no product will be sent to your postal address. Once you have entered your vehicle information in your account, you will find a download link in your order history.
This download product contains your Peugeot Touchscreen 7' with Mirrorscreen map update Q4/18 edition for Spain/Portugal and covers 11 989 additional kilometres compared to the previous version.
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PBA50 Sun Bowl In The Villages presented by Hammer
Event Dates
From: Saturday, April 20, 2013
To: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Host Center
Spanish Springs Lanes
997 Alverez Ave.
The Villages, FL 32159
(352) 750-9440
Tournament Schedule
Tournament Notes
Bowlers must be at least 50 years of age to enter a PBA50 event.
Maximum Field Size
160 Players
PBA Lane Pattern
PBA50 Tour Cheetah
Finals Format
32 Player Round Robin Match Play
Mandatory Non-Member Meeting
A mandatory meeting for all non-members will be held 30 minutes prior to the first practice session.
Tournament Hosts
Larry Ducat and Darrell Ducat
Saturday, April 20
A & B Squads Practice Session: 9 a.m. – Noon
A re-oil of ½ the lanes in use will take place at 10:30 a.m.
Pro-Am Squads: 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7 p.m.
Sunday, April 21
A Squad: 9 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
No re-oil between squads
B Squad: 3 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
(8 games of qualifying)
Monday, April 22
B Squad: 9 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
No re-oil between squads
A Squad: 3 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
(8 games of qualifying)
Top 32 Advance
Tuesday, April 23
Top 32 - Round-Robin Match Play: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
(8 games)
Top 16 advance
No re-oil between squads
Top 16 - Round-Robin Match Play: 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
(8 games)
Top 4 advance
Top 4 Stepladder: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Estimated Prize Fund Information
Estimated Entries (150)
Estimated Main Prize Fund Cash Spots (50)
Estimated Super Senior Cash Spots (10) Minimum of 8, Maximum of 12
Estimated Main Prize Fund
1st Place $7500
2nd Place $4000
3rd Place $2500
4th Place $2000
5th Place $1700
6th Place $1600
7th Place $1550
8th Place $1500
9th Place $1475
10th Place $1450
11th Place $1425
12th Place $1400
13th Place $1375
14th Place $1350
15th Place $1325
16th Place $1300
17th Place $1200
18th Place $1180
19th Place $1160
20th Place $1140
21st Place $1120
22nd Place $1100
23rd Place $1090
24th Place $1080
25th Place $1070
26th Place $1060
27th Place $1050
28th Place $1040
29th Place $1030
30th Place $1020
31st Place $1010
32nd Place $1000
Remaining Cashers $900 (each)
Super Senior" Cash Spots (Ages 60+) $700 (each)
*Super Senior cash spots will be paid based on the number of Super Senior entries,
1:6 with a minimum guarantee of 8 and maximum of 12 in each PBA50 Tour event.
*The number of finalists will be 32, unless the field size is less than 96 bowlers. In that case the number of finalists will be adjusted to 24.
Hotel Information
The hotels listed are owned by our tournament hosts, Larry Ducat and Darrell Ducat. Please support our hosts by staying at one of these hotels.
Comfort Suites
1202 Avenida Central Ave.
The Villages, FL 32159
Rate: $79.00 + tax
(352) 259-6578
You must ask for the PBA rate when making reservations.
La Hacienda Hotel
1201 Avenida Central Ave.
The Villages, FL 32159
Rate: $69.00 + tax
(352) 750-6863
You must ask for the PBA rate when making reservations.
Motor Home Information
There will be a designated area for Motor Home parking at the bowling center. Water will be available. Please coordinate electric with PBA member Mike Henry. Motor Home parking will not be available until Thursday, April 18 at Noon.
Golf Note
There will be a golf outing at Del Webb's Spruce Creek CC (Eagle Ridge Course) on Friday, April 19, 2013. A shotgun start is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. The cost is $28. To sign up, contact Dave or Judy Soutar at (941) 545-3257 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Please make your reservations before April 12.
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Third Race in Comox Cup Road Race Series
By Todd Phillips
The Comox Valley Cycle Club has bicycle road-racing returning to the Comox Valley again this Sunday, May 16th on the Dove Creek Course. Registration will take place beginning at 9am at the intersection of Dove Creek, Burns and Condensory Roads. The racing will begin at 10 am. There will be all the regular categories; with the A Category racing 4 laps (68 km), the B Group racing 3 (51 km), and the C Group and Cadets racing length to be determined at the time of the race. This weekend there are two added bonuses; it will be a qualifying event for the British Columbia Senior Games and there will be a post-race barbeque at Kin Beach Park.
The Senior games are being held this year in Penticton from September 1st to the 4th and Sunday's race is a chance for senior cyclists from Parksville north on the Island and the Sunshine Coast to have a chance in qualifying for these games.
The post-race picnic is to be a Potluck affair with Iain Hay Jr. generously supplying the sausages for the barbeque. Other racers and people associated with the race wishing to take part in the barbeque are encouraged to bring a salad or other such goodies to this event!
The racing this year has been great with many enthusiastic cyclists vying for points toward the Comox Cup Championship. This should create a very competitive environment which would be great for spectators! See you there!
Additional note: :
Our race series has become more competitive this year. We have A, B and C groups. A being competitive, B intermediate and C somewhat slower.
Entry fee for the event is $ 10.00 ($ 5.00 for under 19) and it includes a BBQ and drinks after the race.
Licences are not required but riders must be members of a CBC affiliated club.
The race this Sunday will be held on our Dove Creek Road Course. Coming from Victoria or Nanaimo on the Inland Island Highway you would take the Mount Washington exit but turn right off the Highway onto Dove Creek road (instead of left toward Mount Washington).
Follow this road as it makes numerous bends for about 5 to 6 k and you are at the intersection of Dove Creek and Burns Road. Registration will be right there.
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But it's a good month to be a reader too..and I think Statesiders might know why. It's Get Caught Reading month, across the pond. Let's bring it on over! World Book Night is brilliant (though this year I discovered I had already read all the titles. They need to go quirkier) - but a month? Let's do it!
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Get Caught Reading
But it's a good month to be a reader too..and I think Statesiders might know why. It's Get Caught Reading month, across the pond. Let's bring it on over! World Book Night is brilliant (though this year I discovered I had already read all the titles. They need to go quirkier) - but a month? Let's do it!
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- helena said...
for sure - if I'm awake and not at the computer there is a good chance I'm reading, including while the TV is on. Mostly on my kindle and lots of fantasy, some murder mystery. love your photo
- 10 May 2012 at 08:07
- Sandra said...
If anyone can make May the month to get everyone reading, you can Sian :) They've captured a great shot of you too
- 10 May 2012 at 08:32
- Amy said...
On the weekend I finished a political autobiography and today I started a series TEYO is reading - just to see what is capturing his undivided attention at the moment. As well, I am reading the third Harry Potter to the children - out loud each evening.
I'd also like to chase up more by Anne Holt, the Norwegian writer I was talking about on my blog earlier in the week, I enjoyed the one I have read.
- 10 May 2012 at 09:40
- Lynn said...
What a great idea - its all about the reading here too. The youngest is getting into Roald Dahl and having the BFG read to her. The oldest is taking part in a book group at school in conjunction with the Carnegie book award. Me - I challenged myself to read two books a month and have kept up - even mananging four in April!
- 10 May 2012 at 09:45
- Missus Wookie said...
Cool idea and as the book about to go in my handbag as I head off to do errands is "The Lost Art of Reading" it seems some how appropriate. I'll see if I can get caught reading :)
- 10 May 2012 at 10:02
- Scrappi Sandi said...
Since I learned to read I am never without a book! It's always been a cause for family jokes, but I know all sorts of trivia, just fromthe ooks I've read!! I have to dmit ta I have no succumbed to the dark side & for novels I have my kindle! It goes with me everywhere!!! I do still love a good reference book to be a physical tome that I can look at again * again though!! Must check out that 'Art of Layers' book...I too have an Amazon voucher to spend!! BTW I've just finished the Game of Thrones series & am eagerly awaiting book 6...now I'm on to the 'Murdoch Mystery' series & on the look out for some good entertaining 'chic-lit' to take on haloday!! :D
- 10 May 2012 at 10:52
- Scrappi Sandi said...
Apologies!! My wireless keyboard is acting up...my previous comment is not meant to be in code!!! :D
- 10 May 2012 at 10:54
- Louise said...
Morning Sian - You look engrossed in your book, is it the angle of the photo or is your book really big!! It must make you hands ache lol! I'm reading How I Live Now from world book night.....I don't read as much as I used too...but there is nothing better than a good book x
- 10 May 2012 at 11:39
- Cheri said...
Love the photo of you Sian! And yes, you can probably catch me reading!
- 10 May 2012 at 11:49
- Carmen Wing said...
What a brilliant idea :) I'll see what I can do ;)I'm usually the one that hears the mumbles of "it's no use trying to talk to her while she's got her nose in a book..."
- 10 May 2012 at 11:54
- Stephanie said...
Now that the school term is over, I am looking forward to reading something I don't have to grade. Right now it's Edward Rutherfurd's "Princes of Ireland," but Molly Peacock's biography of Mary Granville Pendarves Delaney, "The Paper Garden," is waiting patiently in the wings. Happy day!
- 10 May 2012 at 12:47
- Susanne said...
I'm still working on my Spring Reading list - and half the time if my family were to snap me reading, I might have already fallen asleep. I must move my reading to earlier in the day. I checked on the Layers book on B&N and it's available as an e-book. I'll download a sample and see. Thanks.
- 10 May 2012 at 14:57
- Jennifer Shaw said...
Oh a great post and a terrific photo of you. I just spent yesterday afternoon doing a LO about how I don't read much anymore because of scrapping. I then went to the book store last night and picked up "Alone in the Classroom" by Elizabeth Hay, a Canadian author who won our Canadian Giller prize a few years back for another novel. I love reading books set in Canada. Anyway, I'm only on page 28 but it is great already!
- 10 May 2012 at 15:15
- Melissa said...
Stop by ANY day & you are likely to catch me reading at some point! I have four books going right now, but am focusing on The Harbinger because my book club will be discussing it next Tuesday.
- 10 May 2012 at 15:17
- Maria Ontiveros said...
Mainly reading on my ipad these days - Stephen King's new book about time travel. I've good things about "Let's Pretend this Never Happened" by a blogger named Bloggess.
Will check that out soon.
- 10 May 2012 at 15:57
- debs14 said...
It would mean coming over at bedtime! I always read at least a few pages before I turn off the light!
- 10 May 2012 at 19:05
- Alison said...
I read 'THE HUNGER GAMES' last weekend and loved it..am just waiting for the follow-ups to arrive from good old Amazon..am also listening to a J. E. Robb book on my Kindle
Alison xx
- 10 May 2012 at 20:35
- Unknown said...
Great photo :) I love to read, currently Simon Schama, Tom Clancy, George Martin and Shakespeare. On the iphone, paperback and hardback :)
- 10 May 2012 at 21:50
- Sandie said...
Like Debs, I'm mainly a bedtime reader. I always have at least one on the go, and while on holiday I bought 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'. Off now to read some more!
- 10 May 2012 at 23:17
- Beverly said...
I have so many on the pile waiting but have just hit a super busy time of year teaching and creating so I'm not getting a chance every day...but summer is coming :)
- 11 May 2012 at 01:24
- Karen said...
I read a little every day, and often quite a bit more. I'm always reading a couple of books--usually a memoir or a novel and a piece of non-fiction. Right now it's Imagine: How Creativity Works, and Unless It Moves the Human Heart: the Craft and Art of Writing. I'm loving both of them. I just finished The Marriage Plot (mixed review for that one.)
- 11 May 2012 at 06:09
- Cheryl said...
Hi Sian! Really missed your posts while I was away! I totally love May - and now I work in an office again I really feel the 'more light' aspect... very hard to photograph layouts when you leave home and come home in the dark...I'm still reading 'In Defence of Dogs' by John Bradshaw but only for about 15 minutes a night before I fall asleep...x
- 11 May 2012 at 09:11
- Amanda said...
I'm also eyeing up my next book purchase I really don't need much persuading.
- 11 May 2012 at 11:55
- Abi said...
This is a lovely photo. I don't think it would be too gard to catch me reading, every night in the boarding house i have my book out! x
- 11 May 2012 at 13:26
- Nathalie said...
You'll definitely catch me reading if you stop by at bed time:) I have to investigate this special month long celebration, sounds too good to be true!
- 11 May 2012 at 20:47
- alexa said...
Indeed you might - though I'm not a great reader of fiction these last few years. I usually have several on the go, in different places in the house. That's a lovely photo of you. ;)
- 11 May 2012 at 22:46
- Jo said...
My book goes everywhere with me, I love to read and I love to read from a paper book and not an electric one :)
- 12 May 2012 at 23:33
- Mrsjobee said...
I am well on target to reach my goal of 100 books this year - so odds on you would catch me reading.
- 13 May 2012 at 08:55
- Barbara Eads said...
I'm an avid reader---always have been. But I want to mention, that if you've been on the fence about a Kindle---get it! I always loved the tactile experience of books and I love owning books. But my husband surprised me with a Kindle for Christmas (just the little cheapest one) and I love it! Now I only buy the books I want for my collection.
- 13 May 2012 at 12:41
- Ginger said...
Love this action shot of you reading Sian :)
I will say after taking what seems like a long break from reading (or maybe it was because last year it took me a whole year to read 1 very long book!!)this year I have read 5 books - which makes me very happy to be back at it! I have come to the realization, if the book does not catch my interest after a few weeks, then it is OK if it never gets read! Giving myself that permission has made a huge difference in my reading :)
- 13 May 2012 at 16:31
- Clare said...
That's a great shot of you reading. I'm on holiday soon and I'll be working my way through a pile of books that have been waiting for me to find the time. I have to say the Art of Layers book looks very tempting.....
- 13 May 2012 at 22:18


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Letter to the Editor: Performing Arts Center in downtown Truckee?
There has been resistance to using the old rec center for performing arts. Probably because the view has been on a 5-star theater with all the bells and whistles.
Why not create something more in keeping with old Truckee? Do minor renovations to the old building and create a truly old time theater. The performing arts contingent could form a nonprofit and enroll the community in the process. Seems like it could be accomplished with volunteer work and donations along with some dollars.
Nevada City has a great old theater downtown, which I believe is operated by a nonprofit. I believe our great community would really get behind such a project.
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Grantown-on-Spey and Strath Dearn (Sheet 38) 1949.
After the Dunkirk Evacuation in May 1940, the threat of invasion to Great Britain looked likely, but when the British military looked at the existing Ordnance Survey maps, they found they were not up to the job. Ordnance Survey immediately began an intensive programme of updating the military's sheets and the first new maps for England and Wales were issued in the summer of 1940 with maps for Scotland (considered less likely to be invaded) in 1941. The purple inked Cassini grid references were unique to the military maps - they were designed to look like normal Ordnance Survey grid references, but they did not make sense when related to the National Grid. The code to interpret this military 'purple grid' was top secret during WWII.
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Snowy, icy roads are a wintertime ritual. So is plowing and salting them for city, county and state road crews.
For 25 years, Kevin Monroe has been the man who ultimately decides when the city's snowy and icy roads get plowed and salted.
With each administration, the street superintendent said, the approach changes to some degree. At issue is whether to be pro-active or reactive while managing public tax dollars.
The city's current approach is somewhere in between.
"If we find out there's a 20 percent chance of snow overnight, I won't act on a 20 percent chance," Monroe said. "The higher the percentage, the more likely we'll staff."
Deciding when to send out crews — and incur the overtime dollars that strain public budgets and can mean less street paving in the summer or fall — requires less guesswork with the advent of technology and computer-based weather reporting. The technology that measures pavement temperature also helps, as it's a more critical tool than air temperature in treating roads.
Both the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Stark County engineer's office say those tools allow them to be prudent and most financially efficient.
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Stark County Engineer Keith Bennett said that his crews are not sent out based on the amount of snowfall. More important is the condition of the surface, and whether snow is sticking or freezing. Conditions are monitored around the clock.
ODOT uses weather reports — including a customized service — to decide when to dump salt and brine and plow snow.
"ODOT has used its own weather service for about 10 years," said Tim Guth, ODOT manager in Stark County, who noted they also use the National Weather Service and a personalized forecaster.
The county also relies on information from ODOT's weather service. "That's the great thing with all the Internet and weather services — you can pretty much tie it down when (snow is) coming," Bennett said.
Studying weather forecasts allows ODOT to be more proactive instead of reactive, Guth said. "The timing is a big issue, making sure we have crews just prior to a storm."
The use of brine also helps, Chesnic said. Brine — a salt and water solution — is also used to pretreat roads, creating a layer that prevents ice and snow from bonding with the pavement.
Advancements also include gauging pavement temperature.
ODOT gleans information from pavement sensors. The practice started about 10 years ago. Each truck registers both the air temperature and pavement temperature, said Leslie Beck, transportation manager for ODOT in Stark County.
Sensors indicate whether the snow is melting or freezing on driving surfaces.
The city equips six plow trucks with equipment that determines pavement temperature.
Knowing the surface temperature allows the city to ration its treated salt to better manage costs and treat roads. Treated salt — either with magnesium or a byproduct of beet juice from agricultural use — costs more than pure rock salt.
The additives allow the salt to melt ice in colder temperatures, Monroe said. Magnesium-treated salt is used for "super cold" temperatures, he said.
Snow and ice removal means big dollars. The costs fluctuate with the severity and mildness of the winter. In the city of Canton, the work impacts both the overall budget and the salaries of individual drivers.
So far in 2013, the overtime wages total roughly $83,000. The city is on pace in 2013 to spend less than the last five-year average. But with the weather, the spending rises and falls — $131,820 was spent in 2010 on overtime and $73,351 in 2011.
The overall city snow and ice budget is about $1 million annually, including fuel, maintenance and salt, said Monroe.
Just like overtime, the city salt budget fluctuates depending on the harshness of winter: $817,200 in 2011 and $465,347 in 2012, according to the city auditor's office. Unused salt also is carried over from one year to the next.
More snow and ice also means a boost in the wallet of plow drivers.
For the last 12 months, overtime pay ranged from $1,284 for a lower-level city operator (with low-ranking seniority) to $9,857 for a crew supervisor (the most senior position).
Some other city plow drivers made between $4,000 and $6,000 in overtime, according to figures from the street department.
Straight wages range from $13.19 per hour (entry level) to roughly $19 and $22; it depends on what equipment the employee is qualified to operate. Annual salaries are from about $40,000 to $45,000.
Similar trends are reflected in figures from the Stark County engineer's office.
For November 2012 to March 2013, overtime was in the $5,000 to $6,000 range for each of the top three overtime-earning plow truck drivers. The annual salary for those workers is between $35,000 and $40,000.
Those who plow snow realize it entails long hours — sometimes more than 12-hour shifts — and flexible schedules.
"Pretty much everybody knows this is their job, just like putting a fire out (for firefighters)," said Guth of ODOT. "These guys are really good about being here."
Added Chesnic: "Unfortunately, if it's snowing ... on Christmas morning, that plow driver might not get to be with his wife and kids on Christmas morning when they open presents."
Plowing snow is a grind, said Beck of ODOT.
"It takes a certain type of person to get into this kind of work, it really does," he said. "It's not for the fainthearted."
Monroe said the plow work is a high calling. In the late 1990s, he said, after it had become difficult to get some drivers to work extra, the official chided the department he oversees.
Staffing was more robust in those days, when the city budget wasn't as constrained. In 1997, the city had about 70 plow drivers compared to 31 currently.
Monroe still tells drivers they will have to sacrifice their own time whenever weather arises. "There's a responsibility to the citizenry to be available when needed."


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Gabrien Chaney used the Plain Spoken pattern from Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr's The Modern Quilt Workshop to make this beautiful quilt for her daughter's bed.
Here's what Gabrien had to say about making the quilt and sending it out for longarm quilting:
"I chose to sew Plain Spoken quilts for each of my children after they received new bedding sets for Christmas one year. I wanted to make quilts that would coordinate with those sets but also still be usable with a totally different style of decor as well. I basically wanted to make quilts that could be used for many years and not look like they were made for babies. I saw a Plain Spoken quilt on Flickr and decided it would be the perfect pattern.
I made my son's first. When I finished the top my mom offered to long-arm quilt it because she had just taken a course at our local quilt shop, Sharon's Attic in Hillsboro, Oregon. To prep the quilt I thought I only needed to allow the 4 inches of batting and backing all around the quilt-to hold it in the frame. As it turns out, there was more I should have done. On quilting day Mom had to struggle to get it ready because I hadn't nested my seams or clipped threads, or properly lint rolled it before bringing it in. I also hadn't thought about how much stretch the quilt will experience on the frame- it was a problem that I hadn't back-tacked each seam. I chain pieced the top and the would have been best to have set my machine to the automatic back-tack setting. Despite these struggles, Mom did a great job and the quilt is loved.
About a year later I finally got my second Plain Spoken quilt top done. I decided to have it quilted on the long- arm as well because my daughter wanted a spiral design similar to another quilt we had seen recently. I didn't think I could manage a spiral on my little machine. We asked Wanda Schwab, a quilter- friend of my mom's, who rents the machine at Sharon's Attic. We knew she could do the spiral with a template. We thought a spiral would offset the rectangles nicely. I also wanted a large design as opposed to tight, because the quilt is backed with flannel and I like the feel of loosely quilted flannel.
Knowing what Mom had gone through with the first quilt, I pieced the second quilt with a smaller stitch length and diligently back tacked each seam so they wouldn't pull apart when stretched. I also carefully nested the seams and clipped all threads. Lastly, before turning it in, I laid out a big white sheet and lint rolled both the quilt top and back, before making the sandwich. There's no need to pin, in fact you can't pin, because the quilt will be stretched and held with clamps and pins on the long-arm frame (bonus!). Wanda did a great job and this quilt is also loved and used daily."


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Here's another look at Platinum Games' upcoming mech-suit shooter Vanquish.
Vanquish looks a little bit Gears of War, a little bit P.N.03 which could be either fantastic or horrible. The game hits the PS3 and Xbox 360 on Oct. 19 in North America, Oct. 21 in Japan and Oct. 22 in Europe, so at least we don't have long to find out which.


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Daily log, April 24
County reports
A 3000-block East CR 6 woman reported Tuesday afternoon someone broke into her home. The door was busted open, but nothing was missing.
A 200-block North Leonard Street caller reported the theft of headphones Wednesday morning.
Fostoria reports
Troy A. Cochran, 19, of Fostoria, was charged with selling to an underage person for an incident April 11.
Darryl D. Cain, 31, of Fostoria, was charged with domestic violence and violating a protection order Tuesday.
A caller reported a phone scam Tuesday evening. The caller said they received a call from someone who claimed to be collecting money for an unidentified police fund.
A 100-block West Jackson Street woman reported Tuesday evening her medication had been stolen.
A 200-block West Jackson Street woman reported a scam involving the IRS Wednesday afternoon.
Tiffin accident
Justin F. Hoepf, 32, of Tiffin, was cited with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, failure to control and hit-skip early Wednesday morning. A caller had reported a pick up truck went through a yard and hit a sign and a vehicle in the first block of Kensington Avenue before leaving on Wentz Street.
Tiffin firefighters were called to 30 S. Washington St. Tuesday evening for an unintentional alarm transmission.
Clinton firefighters were called to North SR 101 Wednesday afternoon for a car fire.
Tiffin EMS had one squad run Tuesday afternoon, one squad run Tuesday night and one squad run early Wednesday morning.
Municipal Court
Joshua E. McDaniel, 343 Jefferson St., Tiffin, pleaded no contest to child endangerment, 180 days jail, 180 days suspended, parenting class, two years non-reporting community control, Firelands for drug/alcohol addiction assessment, prohibited from any alcohol or any establishment where alcohol served by glass unless primary business is food, $572; pleaded no contest to operating vehicle impaired/under influence, 180 days jail, 157 days suspended, 18 days electronic home monitoring, three-year license suspension, three years restricted plates, no immobilization, three years intensive community control, six month ignition interlock and SCRAM, Firelands for drug/alcohol addiction assessment, alcohol restrictions, six points, $986; pleaded no contest to Financial Responsibility Act suspension, $500; pleaded no contest to traffic control light violation, $35; pleaded no contest to child restraint violation, $35.
Seneca County
Probate Court
Beryl Jean Shoemaker, Tiffin.
Marie C. Stokes, Fostoria.
Marriage license applications
Justin Frederick Edward Kendall, Toledo, and Sonja Marie White, Tiffin.
Richard Lee Bogart and Briana Marie Salyers, Tiffin.
Gary Curtis Edwards and Dana Marie Ross, Republic.
Benjamin Thomas Bishop and Ashley Nicole Hopple, Tiffin.
Greg Robert Willoughby and Megan Kristine Burke, Tiffin.
Lee Ward Wilkinson and Susan Marie Clouse, New Riegel.
Jeremy Lawrence Riehm and Jana Raelyn Castellanos, Tiffin.
Michael Stewart and Anna Christine Marquis, Tiffin.


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A pure soft organic cotton body from organic pioneers Engel.
Engel's new Cotton range that reflects their brand heritage with a traditional signature look. This cotton range has red and blue stitch details across the different styles.
Comfortable rib allows for a good stretch.
Size: These come in sizes from 50/56 (newborn - 3 months) to 98/104(2-3 years). For more on sizes and care please look at care section!
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Cotton- You can machine-wash all Engel cotton products at 40 °C. Do not use detergents containing optical brighteners, as the colours may fade or change. Apart from this, the whitening agents that build up on the fibre are said to have a harmful effect on contact with skin. In addition, they are not easily biodegradable. A mild or colour detergent is better for the skin and the environment.
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If you're not heading to the Bristol Gallery show tonight, or even if you are and you somehow happen to get round the quality work in a shortish time, then there's something you should head over to at Metropolis.
It's a fundraiser for a couple of charities in Haiti doing good work, and as ever the graf community has stepped up to help.
Amongst other things being auctioned, there's work by 3rd Eye, Sepr and a special 'friends only' edition of an early Nick Walker Vandal print, donated by someone with a pedigree all of their own. There's a small reserve on it natch, but if you're into your Bristol graf, you could do much worse than be down there for a cheeky bid, you never know what will happen at auctions.
It's compered by the inimitable Art Tart, and there's all sorts of other antics going on too, burlesque, belly dancing and a dood playing a saw. Dubrovnik DJ set too, top stuff. Metropolis is an ace venue since they sorted the sound out, so why not warm up for the weekend and give some money to people who need it more than we can imagine right now?
£6 on the door, 7pm to 2am, you know it makes sense. More chat on Facebook if you need it.


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