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Padres beat Cubs, show they won't give up on lost season
On the day the Padres symbolically surrendered, their remaining players showed emphatically that they don't care to give up.
"We're still playing major league baseball," Eric Hosmer said. "You don't lose sight of that."
A 10-6 victory over the Cubs on Sunday earned the team with the National League's worst record a split of its four-game series against the team with the National League's best record.
And it salvaged a bit of pride for a group that was so beaten down when it arrived in Chicago – having lost seven straight and 22 of its previous 30 games – that players met for 20 minutes without coaches on Thursday to clear the air.
"We really stepped it up this series and came together," catcher Austin Hedges said. "We had some conversations within that were really positive. We decided there comes a point we've got to play for each other and you've got to play for the future, too. If this group wants to be together for a while and grow together, you don't just take these last few months off and expect to start in 2019."
The Padres won 6-1 on Thursday, dropped successive 5-4 decisions and then survived a wild one Sunday afternoon that followed a morning in which they lost two veteran teammates.
The Padres allowed Tyson Ross and Jordan Lyles to depart after they were claimed off waivers, a move calculated to create roster space for an influx of minor leaguers who will be showing what they have over the season's final two months.
Hedges grimaced at the mention of the moves. But he was otherwise grinning after a game in which he earned every bit of his satisfaction.
Hedges took a swing to the forearm on Javier Baez's home run follow-through in the third inning and a batter later took a hack to the back of his helmet on David Bote's strikeout follow-through. He also threw out a runner trying to steal third base to end the fifth inning and picked off another runner at second base to end the sixth.
"It was a grind, and it was hot out there," said Hedges, who doubled and scored in a four-run ninth inning. "That made it that much cooler to win. When you fight for a win and the boys are excited and we're getting big hits and guys are making big pitches in big situations and you're getting a little beat up back there, it makes it that much sweeter."
After the Cubs tied the game 5-5 in the seventh, a two-out walk and stolen base by Travis Jankowski was followed by Cory Spangenberg's RBI double in the eighth.
Four runs in the ninth — on Hunter Renfroe's two-run homer and a bases-loaded single by Jankowski — provided cushion that was needed.
Kirby Yates was touched for a lead-off home run by Ben Zobrist and issued a one-out walk to Jason Heyward before striking out Baez and Anthony Rizzo to end the game.
Reliever Craig Stammen (5-1) allowed the tying run to score in the seventh before pitching a perfect eighth to get the win.
"We did a lot today," manager Andy Green said. "You get up 5-1. They come back. … To have the fight to get back ahead was huge for us."
Solo home runs by Freddy Galvis and Franmil Reyes, a two-run triple from Hosmer and Renfroe's sacrifice fly against Cubs starter Jon Lester gave the Padres a 5-1 lead entering the bottom of the fifth.
Baez's 24th home run of the season had accounted for the Cubs' only run to that point, as Padres starter Joey Lucchesi effectively limited the damage done by the NL's best-hitting team on a warm afternoon with the famous winds of Wrigley whipping out to the ivy-covered walls.
The Cubs' two-run fifth inning was ignited when Tommy La Stella reached on a catcher's interference when his swing hit Hedges' glove. After Lucchesi recorded his second strikeout of the inning (and eighth of his nine in the game), Albert Almora Jr. lofted a single to shallow left field that Renfroe grabbed on a bounce, turned and fired into the Cubs dugout. That sent La Stella home. Baez followed with a double to score Almora, prompting the crowd to chant "MVP, MVP" in appreciation of the 25 year-old infielder.
Two pitches later, Baez took off for third, barely beat Hedges' throw but momentarily slid past the bag as third baseman Christian Villanueva's tag remained applied to his mid-section. Initially ruled safe, Baez was called out on a replay challenge.
In the sixth inning, after Jose Castillo had come in to replace Lucchesi with two out and runners on first and second, Hedges picked off David Bote at second to end the sixth.
Baez was again at the plate with a runner in scoring position in the seventh inning, after the Cubs had chased Castillo by scoring a run on three consecutive singles.
Stammen replaced Castillo and struck out Baez. That brought Rizzo to the plate for the first time in the game. The All-Star first baseman, who was getting an off day after going 6-for-12 with two homers in the series' first three games, watched a strike go by before swatting a bloop single down the left-field line to tie the game.
With runners at first and third, Addison Russell hit a sharp liner up the middle that Galvis laid out to spear and then flipped the ball to second base while still on the ground for the inning-ending force out.
"That saved us," Jankowski said of Galvis' play. "A lot of guys in the dugout after that play said, 'We're winning the game today because of that play.' "
After two quick outs in the eighth, Jankowski fell behind 0-2 to Carl Edwards Jr. before taking four straight balls to reach base in his first plate appearance of the day. He stole second two pitches later and scored easily when Spangenberg sliced a line drive into center field.
"This was the best team win of the year," Green said. "There were just so many different contributions."
5 p.m.: This article was updated with postgame quotes.
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"Reigning Seasons"
Reigning seasons mean so little in the rush
From beacons to the milestones stretched so very taut; horizons
On all sides; they've asked him what he'll do in stilted orisons,
Hopes to see them through the strain of silence, the hush
Of vague self-conscious recognition in the corridors and rooms,
The lobbies, foyers, familiar wells of stairs
No matter what the occupation; airs
Of interest and concern are there as brooms
With which to spread the clouds before him as he takes his flight
To where all travel. His days and hours are alone, now, buried months and years
Some time ago. Such tidy units close to death, the patients' fears
No longer issue in this dreamlike state, the stupor in the fading light
Of what it is he's done. No need for grace and salutation in a wave,
No further explanations needed here with nothing left to save.

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Pipe installation has been completed on all sections of the Brentwood Bay Watermain Replacement Project, only a few service connections and tie-in of the new water system remain to be completed. Work will continue in those key areas in January, with final road restoration work to be completed in February when the asphalt production plants re-open from their regular winter maintenance closures.
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Uncharted Waters
I wish I had been born in a future generation where there are no couples, or at least, it's not the default, not the expected route – because there are lots of possible routes. There's less competitiveness because women are equal, and we are all trying to emulate men and masculine qualities much less. Here the patriarchal, consumerist and religious drivers for marriage (and by … Continue reading Uncharted Waters


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There's not too much to say about this clip, except that it features some of Anglophenia's favorite British stars—Stephen Fry, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart—as well as Morgan Freeman, Kendrick Lamar, Piers Morgan, Diane Kruger, Jack Gleeson and the Korean pop star Psy (of "Gangnam Style" fame) having their words taken out of footage of their addresses to the Oxford University Union and put into a version of Taylor Swift's immaculate pop delight "Shake It Off."
As an exercise in showing off the kind of talents the Oxford Union can expect to welcome to their debating hall, it's peerless.
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Swedish police have arrested a second man in relation to the theft Swedish Crown Jewels which were stolen in July and are still missing.
Police prosecutor Reena Devgun said: "The person who is arrested is of interest in the investigation. Interrogation will be conducted shortly and I will then take a stand for the continued detention."
In September, that the first arrest was made. Prosecutor Devgun said at the time: "We need to collect our evidence that we will present. We are still working actively to recover the stolen goods."
In a police appeal following the theft, one of the suspects that was described as 180 centimetres tall, skinny, and was wearing a light beige jacket with dark long pants. The other was slightly shorter than 180 centimetres, heavier, had on a dark jacket with a possibly slightly red below item of clothing below, and had dark hair or something dark on their head.
The police have confirmed that the stolen regalia is still missing.
It was on Tuesday afternoon 26 July when parts of the Swedish Royal Regalia were stolen from the Strängnäs Cathedral. It was the two royal crowns of King Karl IX and Queen Kristina as well as one royal orb that was stolen by two unidentified men. The items that were stolen were originally interred in Karl IX's grave but were later exhumed and put on display.
Karl IX was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death in 1611. He was the youngest son of King Gustav I and his second wife. He was the uncle of Sigismund who at one point was king of both Sweden and Poland.
Strängnäs Cathedral is a cathedral in Strängnäs, Sweden, since the Protestant Reformation the seat of the Lutheran Diocese of Strängnäs. Construction work began about 1250. New parts came into the 1300s and 1400s, but the original tower was first built in the 1740s. The church tower is 75 metres high.


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One whole cauliflower – turned into cauliflower rice (see previous "cauliflower rice" recipe for details).
One carrot finely chopped
3 to 4 spring onions finely sliced
Clove of garlic – finely chopped
One beaten egg
2 Tablespoons of coconut oil or olive oil
Handful of nuts – whatever are your favourites.
Splash of reduced sugar/gluten free soy sauce
Heat oil in a pan and add carrots and cauliflower and fry until the vegetables start to soften; takes approx 5 minutes. Then add the garlic and the white part of the spring onions, cook for a further minute and then add the beaten egg, stirring continuously so everything is combined. Once the egg is cooked add the green part of the onion, nuts and the soy sauce, stir it all together and serve immediately – delicious !!


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By HANS DUVEFELT, MD
I scribbled my signature on a pharmaceutical rep's iPad today for some samples of Jardiance, a diabetes drug that now has expanded indications according to the Food and Drug Administration. This drug lowers blood sugar (reduces HbA1c by less than 1 point) but also reduces diabetes related kidney damage, heart attacks, strokes and now also admission rates for heart failure (from 4.1% to 2.7% if I remember correctly – a significant relative risk reduction but not a big absolute one; the Number Needed to Treat is about 70, so 69 out of 70 patients would take it in vain for the heart failure indication. The NNT for cardiovascular death is around 38 over a three year period – over a hundred patient years for one patient saved). There are already other diabetes drugs that can reduce cardiovascular risk and I see cardiologists prescribing them for non-diabetics.
It's a bit of a head scratcher and it makes me think of the recently re-emerged interest in the notion of a "Polypill" with several ingredients that together reduce heat attack risk. The tested Polypill formulations are all very inexpensive, which is a big part of their attraction. Jardiance, on the other hand, costs about $400 per month.
The "rep" asked whether this medication would be something I'd be likely to discuss with my diabetic patients.
"Well, you know I've only got fifteen minutes…" dampened his expectations. But I told him about the Polypill studies. I think patients are still not ready to make the distinction between on the one hand medications that treat a more or less quantifiable problem like blood sugar levels, blood pressure or the much less straightforward lipid levels and on the other hand ones that only change statistical outcomes. Most of my patients have trouble wrapping their head around taking a $400 a month pill that doesn't make them feel better or score a whole lot better on their lab test but only changes the odds of something most people think will never happen to them anyway.Continue reading…


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In Review
By Elizabeth Wroten
Summer Reading Round Up: Graphic Novels
On 12, Aug 2014 | In Review | By Elizabeth Wroten
This summer I read a number of graphic novels. I thought I would round my reviews of them up into one post. Since there are quite a few I've just linked their title to their GoodReads page if you would like to hop over and read the descriptions. As a general comment, all these graphic novels had excellent, if very different, art.
Skim / Mariko Tamaki: I loved Skim for how it nailed the angst and tension of high school. In some ways Kim could be a total cliche. She tries out religion (Wicca), has a crush on her teacher, goes on awkward dates, has a friend who isn't such a great friend, and even finds a friend in an unexpected person. But who didn't have all (or most) of these experiences in high school? This universality makes the story transcend cliche. I was also really impressed by the length of the book. How many times do you read a graphic novel and think "that was short"? It usually doesn't have any bearing on liking it, but I find myself wishing the reading experience had lasted longer. The length of Skim did not leave me feeling that way. (YA)
Anya's Ghost / Vera Brosgol: I thought this one was very atmospheric and creepy, but the ending felt a little silly to me. I think this was the combination of ghost story combined with some more serious topics like fitting in, the immigrant experience, and damaging, dysfunctional romantic relationships. Minus the final scene with the ghost I think Anya's Ghost did something really interesting using the ghost story to frame and highlight these issues. Despite the final scene with the ghost, though, I still really enjoyed the book as a whole. Anya was a likable and realistic teenager. And I'm always a sucker for a good creepy (but not to scary!) ghost story. (YA)
Amulet: The Stonekeeper / Kazu Kibuishi: This one wasn't short on action by any means. This was a graphic novel I wanted to last longer because it was so exciting. There was a lot of mystery and suspense to keep the pages turning and combine with the graphic novel format, makes this a good book for reluctant readers. (Kidlit, MG)
Cleopatra in Space / Mike Maihack: Why, why why were these kinds of books not around when I was growing up?! I've never been a huge science fiction fan, but this has some aspects of Ancient Egypt in it so I would have been all over it. Even as an adult I really loved this story. Cleopatra isn't your traditional heroine in that she is beautiful and good at everything. In fact she isn't really into school and isn't all that good at academics. But when it comes to guts and bravado (and the ability to aim a gun) she dominates. She's also fairly self confident even if she feels a bit different and lonely, which could grate, but she's not flawless so it felt more endearing and fun. She's the kind of kid you would want to be friends with in middle and high school. A good one to recommend to fans of Zita the Spacegirl, reluctant readers, and Egypt fans. As a related side note, I wish the cover of this didn't look so much like Zita. I feel like it makes it look more like it's capitalizing on Zita's popularity (although I'm not sure which was published first, come to think of it). (Kidlit, MG)
Zita the Spacegirl / Ben Hatke: This was a graphic novel? I came away from it feeling like it read more like a regular novel. The story had complexity, adventure, awesome characters, and good world building. I'm not really sure what else to say about this one. I enjoyed it. Zita is a plucky girl with a good heart, but the story doesn't come across as didactic. Again, I'm not really a sci-fi fan, but the story is a lot more complex than a genre. In fact I would say it's more about doing the right thing and about friendship (although, again, it isn't preachy). I would give this one to any kid that likes adventure, space-related or not. It's just an all around good book. (Kidlit, MG)
Jane, the Fox, and Me / Fanny Britt: Helene and I share a love of Jane Eyre. I think she saw herself more in the pages than I ever did (I loved the hopelessly romantic and dramatic elements of it), but that was reason I picked up this one. It turned out to be a really beautiful story about the transformative power of friendship. I think a lot of girls can relate to Helene, who you might call a late bloomer. Her old set of friends has become far too cool and are awfully mean to her, (falsely) teasing her for being overweight. Helene really takes their messages to heart, as I think many girls who are teased do. She vacillates between wanting to appear cool and retreating into an escapist world found in Jane Eyre. However, the end is hopeful. On an overnight class trip she discovers a friend and ally in a girl who breaks with the popular crowd, possibly over the treatment of Helene. Stopping wallowing in her self pity does wonders for Helene's outlook on life and Helene comes to see that being different may not be such a bad thing. She also realizes that she's hearing some less than positive messages about weight from her mother (as well as her former friends) and that maybe she shouldn't let their teasing get to her as much. As a school librarian, I've known kids like this and the story rang very true. (MG)


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Identity Crisis
Written By Momodou Nodw
With Gambia as a former British colony, it was virtually natural for Gambians to emigrate to Britain during the colonial period and after our independence. There was a sense of familiarity and we understood their ways a bit after dealing with them during the colonial days. The connection was already there. The United States and Scandinavia followed after independence too. Today, you will find large numbers of Gambians in all these places that have settled for decades and have families there. In rare cases, you will find third generation Gambians in some of these places, but it's mostly first and second generations, since we started emigrating in significant numbers.
Given this backdrop, one would assume that by now, we would have had solid and cohesive Gambian communities in most of the places we have chosen to emigrate to in substantial numbers. But that's not the case, judging by how fragmented we are regardless of our population in a particular area. The fragmentation is born out of the unhealthy and unnecessary competition that exist among us, in my opinion. Instead of collaborating to help and support one another, we unnecessarily compete on all fronts for individual achievements. We are too busy trying to outshine each other on the individual level, that we are oblivious about the big picture of community and the strength it can bring.
The number of Gambians in London and other major cities in England is pretty considerable given The Gambia's population, but I am not aware of a Gambian Community Center in any of those cities set up by Gambians to help orientate and integrate new arrivals by assisting them with training, job search, or educational opportunities. The same could be said for major cities here in the United States with a noteworthy Gambian presence too, such as Atlanta, Maryland, Raleigh, Seattle and New York. On the other hand, I am aware of such Community Centers established by other immigrants in cities, such as the Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota. They provide educational programs for Somali students of all ages, develop talent, and provide a comprehensive workforce and technical training to build job skills. They also do immigration advocacy when community members get caught by the "Immigration Net." I am also aware of an Ethiopian Community and Cultural Center right here in Oakland and many other cities, including London, that does the same things.
There is strength in numbers, and a united community will benefit all. But for us (Gambians), an individual is first and community last. We are consumed by the "teyki competition" to see the big picture of community. The more we can isolate ourselves from the community the better, and we are now proud and virtually brag about our kids not liking our food or understanding and speaking our languages. What you now hear is "hai, kee morm daygut Olof deh" or "kee morm like-gut sunge laka yee, hamga hamut bopam." Our kids don't like our food so we buy them Chinese food? The Chinese kids that were born in the west do eat Chinese food (their food), but our kids who were born in the west don't eat our food? This is neither cute nor wise, and we need to snap out of it and refuse to enable this pattern of robbing our own kids of their identity.
Here in San Francisco, every time there is a Chinese parade or cultural event, the performances are filled with third and fourth generation young Chinese kids, they are the ones inside those big dragons in the parades and they are the ones beating the drums. They have been taught the Chinese culture and they are carrying on the traditions with pride, despite never even been to China, for many of them. The same could be said about other immigrant communities too, such as the Japanese and Mexican communities. Regardless of where one is in this global world, it is important to be able to know and accept your identity because it is an integral part of humanity, and food and language play a big role in that. Lots of other people go to Gambia to learn about our languages and enjoy our food as part of their human experience, yet some of us are denying our children the opportunity to lean our own languages and appreciate our food. What an irony!
Irrespective of where you find yourself, you should still value and appreciate your identity. And if we deny that to our children, we would have done them a huge disservice. Knowing and accepting their identity will strengthen them so they too can appreciate Gambia and be able to give back, as we embark on this arduous journey of trying to build Gambia.


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Empowering employees to be champions of your brand is more important than ever before. 92% of people trust recommendations from their family and friends over any form of advertising. Employees who are advocates for their employers help to lead recruitment, increase brand awareness and even drive leads.
Topics: Business Communication, Thought Leadership, B2B Marketing, B2B Content, Content Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Employee Advocacy, B2B Social Selling, Social Selling, Maverick of Marketing
"Don't Make Your Sales Team Run Marathons on Milk Duds."
Let me explain. See, I had this kind of absurdly anxious nightmare. Our firm was in some kind of Olympic race—but not really The Olympics. (You know how dreams are.) Anyway, we were sending our sales team out to run a marathon. For some reason, I said, "they can't run on an empty stomach." Then the sales team looked at me. Somehow, I realized I was in charge of the food. Then I gave them each a Milk Dud. That's right—a Milk Dud, the odd little chocolate-caramel candies in the yellow box. Except I didn't give them a box of Milk Duds--just a Milk Dud, singular. They looked confused and disappointed. I felt guilty and anxious. Then we lost the marathon.
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When people are reluctant to use LinkedIn actively in their work, it is often due to the lack knowledge of the possibilities. It can be anything from the use of the platform, to the personal settings, or that they do not think their profile radiates professionalism. Consider how you should prepare your colleagues solidly on the new effort.
Companies can no longer survive without their employees efforts on LinkedIn
Below I review a number of the most important focus areas, as well as how your employees and colleagues can contribute to your company's success on LinkedIn.
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Social media for B2B has changed its landscape more times than most of us can count. We all continue to participate in the evolution of an ever-growing share of platforms that started with basics like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Not to mention that there are many of you who have quickly learned how to source Pinterest and Instagram for mobile marketing outreach.
Topics: Video, Content, B2B Content, Content Strategy, B2B Social Selling
At the risk of breaking rule 1 of inbound marketing, I am going to indulge in what sounds like shameless self-promotion and tout the benefits of partnering with a professional marketing firm to support your in-house marketing goals. Yes, in the interest of full disclosure, I happen to work at a firm that provides just these kinds of services. But, in all honestly, I can't imagine how internal marketers get by without the extra help. Digital marketing has grown too complex, too specialized to manage effectively without the added bandwidth and expertise of an experienced partner.
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"When you plant a fertile meme in my mind you literally parasitize my brain, turning it into a vehicle for the meme's propagation in just the way that a virus may parasitize the genetic mechanism of a host cell."--Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
- A cultural item that is transmitted by repetition and replication in a manner analogous to the biologocal transmission of genes.
- A cultural item in the form of an image, video, phrase, etc., that is spread vie the internet and often altered in a creative or humorous way.
The word "meme" was invented about 40 years ago by evolutionary theorist Richard Dawkins. Dawkins coined the term in his controversial 1976 book, The Selfish Gene. The book is famous. The word "meme" is even more famous.
Topics: Creative, Content, inbound, B2B Content, Content Strategy, Social Media Marketing, B2B Social Selling
Life is About Relationships--Everything Else is Just Raisins on the Matzah
The reference to matzah is proverbial Yiddish wisdom. (What's matzah? Here's a link.) The relationship part should be familiar. And when it comes to the latter, it's helpful to remember the limits of automation. Don't get me wrong--I'm no luddite. I love technology--perhaps too much. And the benefits of automated marketing tools provide much-needed relief from the dull redunancy of repititive tasks--like the posting of individual blogs to each of multiple channels. Automated marketing helps maintain brand consistency across multiple channels; it saves time, money, and essential brain power required for more essential tasks--like wordsmithing!
Topics: Marketing Services, Content, inbound, B2B Marketing, B2B Content, B2B Social Selling
Content Creation:
According to a 2016 survey by HiMSS Media, an overwhelming 74% of healthcare marketers plan to develop a lot more content:
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Kenny Richey death sentence overturned – again
August 10, 2007
UK Charity Reprieve, which fights for prisoners on death row, is delighted by the news that Kenny Richey, a Scot who has been on Ohio's death row for more than 20 years, has had his conviction overturned on appeal.
The appeal was decided by the United States Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit, the second highest court that can hear the case, on the grounds that Mr Richey received inadequate legal representation during his trial in 1987. The Court ordered that Mr Richey should be retried or released within 90 days. However, it is likely that the prosecution will appeal this decision, further delaying justice for Mr. Richey.Mr Richey was convicted of starting a fire in which a two year old girl died, and was sentenced to death in January 1987. He always protested his innocence, and compelling new scientific evidence completely undermines the prosecution's case that the fire was deliberately started.
This is the latest development in a case which has had many twists and turns in the last 20 years. In January 2005, the same court overturned Mr Richey's conviction and announced that Mr Richey should be retried or released. However, the prosecution appealed. The US Supreme Court held that the decision to overturn Mr Richey's conviction may not have been procedurally correct and so asked the Court of Appeals of the Sixth Circuit to reconsider. This was in November 2005 and Mr Richey has been stuck on death row, waiting for the decision Sixth Circuit's decision until today.
Reprieve, provides frontline investigation and legal representation to prisoners facing the death penalty, particularly in America or when British nationals are involved. US law firm Goodwin Procter represented Kenny before the Sixth Circuit and has represented him pro bono for nearly 15 years in an effort to right the injustice of an innocent man sitting on Ohio's death row.
Commenting today Reprieve's Legal Director Clive Stafford Smith who has assisted with Mr. Richey's case for the past 10 years, said:
"It's time for the new UK Government to step up the pressure to end this farce. The Ohio prosecutors have spent thousands and thousands of dollars trying to keep this plainly innocent man on death row, rather than admit that they made a mistake 20 years ago. Let us hope that they do not waste thousands more appealing the decision made by the Sixth Circuit today, but rather let him return to the UK and re-start his life."
Mr Richey has also been the subject of a longstanding campaign from Scottish anti-death penalty campaigner Karen Torley. On hearing the decision Ms Torley said:
"I am delighted that the 6th Circuit Court of Appeal has once confirmed that Kenny's conviction should be overturned. I would hope that they will not drag out endless appeals for more months. This has gone on for over 21 years now and enough is enough. It is time for Kenny to come home to Scotland and be declared legally the innocent man that he has always maintained he is."
Alastair Carmichael, the Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland, who has led the political campaign for Mr Richey said:
"This is excellent news. Kenny Richey has been on death row for over two decades. The US courts are right to rule that he should either be released or have a full retrial. Kenny's original trial made a mockery of justice. Today's decision is a step in the right direction which will hopefully mean that justice is at long last secured."
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1. Mr Richey first presented scientific evidence proving his innocence in July 2002. This includes an appraisal of the findings of the State Fire Marshall and the Ohio Arson Crime Laboratory. This evidence shows that the decision to consider the fire an arson was "based on unsound scientific principles", and was most likely started by a carelessly discarded cigarette.
2. Upon discovering this new evidence, Ohio Prosecutor Dan Gershutz stated: "Even though this new evidence may establish Mr Richey's innocence, the Ohio and United States constitution nonetheless allow him to be executed because the prosecution did not know the scientific testimony offered at the trial was false and unreliable".
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Rodolfo il Glabro ( 985-1047) – Storie
A white mantle of churches … A challenging title for an area development project. But a title that expresses confidence and the desire to look forwards, as does the quotation from the abbot Rodolfo il Glabro that inspired the title. With admirable synthesis, Glabro expresses the desire for the future and the thrill of the new that ran through the veins of Europe after the year one thousand.
The project's basic objective consists of the revival of, after a long period of uncertainty, research into a new path for the harmonious development of an area which is characterized by its rich, yet little known artistic heritage which dates back to the early centuries of the second millennium.
This hilly area of Monferrato is located between road and rail routes Asti-Torino and Asti-Chivasso in Piedmont.
There are twenty-four participants in the project, 22 municipalities and two organisations, the GAL – Basso Monferrato Asti and the CNR-I.Ma.Mo.Ter centre. The leading role is assigned to the Municipality of Passerano Marmorito. The project is fully supported by the Compagnia di San Paolo.
Through communication, training and promotion of local tourism this project aims to contribute to the development of social and economic relations in an area which has, until now, remained somewhat on the sidelines and undiscovered. This is, however, a part of Monferrato that is inexplicably in the shade and that deserves more attention.
"A white mantle of churches" through its training and communication under the "Romanesque Monferrato" brand, aims to provide some useful tools to achieve this goal.


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Culture-seekers are flocking in their droves to the hotly-anticipated Dubai Frame.
Dubai's newest landmark is now open to the public and allows visitors to see the city's past, present and future in a one-hour tour with unique views of 'old' and 'new' Dubai from a 150-metre-high sky glass bridge.
Also known as Berwaz Dubai, the Frame is comprised of two towers measuring 150 metres in height and connected by the 93-metre long bridge at the top.
The location, in Zabeel Park, was especially chosen to give visitors the best view of the city's older neighbourhoods as well as the sparkly new stuff (such as the Burj Khalifa), while telling the story of Dubai's transformation from humble fishing village to glittering modern metropolis.
The project was launched by Dubai Municipality in 2013, and anticipation has been building for the past five years.
Now, visitors can take in 360-degree views from the 25sq m glass panel in the bridge's centre, and long lines of people gathered for the opening on New Year's Day.
The frame is now open daily from 9am until 9pm and is priced at just Dhs50 for adults and Dhs20 for children, while people of determination can visit for free.
Property giant Emaar has signed an exclusive agreement to market and promote the Dubai Frame, which it will do as one of its major tourist attractions, along with At The Top at the Burj Khalifa.
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BURY Football Club could have just 14 days to avoid being expelled from the EFL.
Despite the Shakers' creditors passing a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) last week, the league say they have not yet been given sufficient assurances by the club that they can pay the money outstanding to football creditors or source sufficient funding in the future.
The EFL want those assurances by the close of business today.
The club has already been docked 12 points for what is termed an "insolvency event" and are unlikely to appeal the punishment.
If the league do not get the assurances they need, they are ready serve a notice of withdrawal of membership, which gives Bury 14 days to meet all outstanding requirements of their insolvency policy or its membership in the EFL may be terminated.
An extension can also be applied for after 14 days, if felt appropriate.
To satisfy the EFL, the club must provide means of payment of outstanding football creditor debts and source and sufficiency of funding.
The EFL say they will continue to work tirelessly with the club to remedy the situation but "ultimately can only act upon information received or not received".
They say if information is received by the deadline, negotiations will then begin to enter into a membership agreement, which will incorporate the ongoing conditions for continued membership in the League and ensure the terms of the CVA are met.
If the Shakers fail to provide the information the EFL board will decide whether to transfer the club's golden share, or further extend their deadline.
In addition, Gigg Lane is not yet passed to start the season.
The local Safety Advisory Group (SAG) is meeting today to consider whether the club meets all the requirements necessary to safely stage fixtures in EFL competitions.
If they do not pass the stadium, the EFL could choose to suspend the club's fixtures as per regulation 28.2.
EFL Debbie Jevans, executive chair, said: "This is an incredibly difficult and complex situation for all those involved, in particular the staff, players and supporters of the club.
"We fully recognise the value and importance of the club to the local community and its fans, and will continue to work proactively and diligently with the ownership, as we have done over an extended period of time to try and ensure Bury FC has a long term future as a member of the EFL."


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Driving 300,000 Miles Takes More Than An Oil Change: Part 1
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As a nineteen year old college student, my parents helped me buy my first car. My dad and I did a lot of research and he wanted his first-born daughter to be safe 4 ½ hours away from home. Being a Chrysler family, we finally settled on a brand new Dodge Neon.
How ignorant I was to believe that once the sale was final, all I needed to worry about was gas, oil changes, and insurance! When the repairs got to be too overwhelming for me, even though I LOVED the Neon, I traded it in for a used PT Cruiser with lower mileage. That car, too, eventually needed repairs while still paying off the loan. I still miss my Neon.
More than a decade later, and the wife of a mechanic, I live with astute awareness of what it takes to keep a car running. Andrew and I now drive fully paid-off vehicles – a 1998 Chevy Prizm with just over 100,000 miles on it and a 1994 Toyota Corolla with almost 175,000 miles under its belt. We hope to still be driving those cars at 200,000 miles, and most likely 300,000 (by then, they will surely be classics!).
I now know that the sale price of the vehicle is not the only investment. By also investing in truly maintaining my car, I can keep it running smoothly through 300,000 miles or more.


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The best part was seeing the complete joy in my son's face.
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Dylan is from the western Illinois town of Geneseo. Like many 7-year-olds he loves dinosaurs, volcanoes, and trucks. He was diagnosed with lymphoid leukemia, a type of cancer that starts from the white blood cells, but this adventurous boy has not let cancer dampen his spirit. After being referred to Make-A-Wish® Illinois Dylan wished to travel to Hawaii to see a real volcano.
A few months ago Dylan's wish came true. He his parents and older sister Jenseny enjoyed an action packed adventure in Hawaii where they were able to see a volcano, take a ride in a helicopter and eat in style at a traditional Hawaiian luau. This trip gave the family a break from their routine and allowed them to spend some much needed time together. Dylan was able to wash his hand of cancer and "bury" it in Hawaii. He says that now the cancer is too far away and won't come back, he has put it behind him.
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By Cam Lucadou-Wells
A Hells Angels bikie gang member who shot two men in the car park of Hampton Park Tavern will be deported after serving at least six years in jail.
Vince Tominiko, 26, of Hampton Park, shot one victim in the buttocks and the other into his lower abdomen at point blank range during a relative's party early on 19 November 2017.
He was sentenced at the Victorian County Court on 7 September for intentionally causing serious injury in circumstances of gross violence, intentionally causing injury and possessing an unregistered handgun.
The two victims – who were brothers aged 27 and 21 – were among a group of nine standing in the car park about 12.45am, the court heard.
A male punched one of the victims in the head. Tominiko produced a firearm – believed to be a cut-down 0.22 calibre rifle – and shot the victim in the buttocks.
At one stage, Tominiko fended off a woman who tried to restrain him. He walked to the second victim and shot him twice.
After the first shot, another male dragged the second victim to ground, kicked him and stomped on his head.
Tominiko then shot the second victim in the lower abdomen at point-blank range.
Both brothers were taken to The Alfred hospital by ambulance.
In sentencing on 7 September, Judge Susan Pullen noted the second victim had suffered considerably since life-saving surgery to repair part of his wounded bowel.
The victim faced mounting medical and travel costs for rehabilitation.
He suffered nerve damage, a fractured pelvis, and nightmares – and had since been unable to work, Judge Pullen noted.
Tominiko told police he acted in self-defence, but did not pursue that argument in court.
He argued there had been "some sort of issue" at the tavern's bar that carried onto the car park, but was unable to prove the victims provoked him, Judge Pullen noted.
Judge Pullen said she was concerned about Tominiko's "likelihood of reoffending" and the "extent of your remorse".
He'd been expelled from at least four schools due to fighting. Being part of the Hells Angels had encouraged his "tough guy" mentality, a psychological report to the court stated.
The shooting was an escalation of his criminal history of violence, she said.
"You have a number of unresolved issues.
"Until you address them and change your attitude towards violence and what is acceptable behaviour, I remain concerned for the members of the community."
He also pleaded guilty to disqualified driving on the night of the shooting.
At the time, Tominiko was on a community corrections order for trafficking meth and hindering and resisting police, as well as on bail for alleged affray and intentionally causing injury.
The Department of Immigration and Border Control had cancelled the New Zealand-born Tominiko's visa in May. He would be deported after his time in custody, the court heard.
Tominiko was jailed for up to eight years, four months and 49 days, with a non-parole period of six years.
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Goo Free Pecan Pie
My Goo Free Pecan Pie is rich and decadent. I changed up this Southern classic by adding more pecans and less goo than the traditional. It's out-of-this-world!
- 3 cups pecan halves
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted
- 1/3 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 9-inch pie crust deep dish, homemade or store-bought
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prick the pie crust with a fork then bake the empty pie crust for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from oven.
- While pie crust is baking, melt the butter in a medium saucepan. Add honey, cream, and salt. Simmer for 1 minute. Stir in the pecans.
- Pour this pecan mixture into your pie crust and spread evenly.
- Bake the pie at 375 degrees F until much of the filling is bubbling in the center and crust is browned around the edges about 25 minutes.
- Cool before cutting.
- Store in an airtight container up to 7 days.


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Taxation without representation is tyranny and Americans no longer seem to care.
Our forebears fought for freedom from England because of the excessive taxation by King George III who saw the colonists as easy pickings to pay off his war debt. How ironic that we now allow unelected bureaucrats to rewrite laws to increase taxes because we are having fun or driving to work.
We allow taxes on "amusement" as if it were an unsustainable sin and we are going to soon be tracked and taxed by the mile in our cars with no regard for our privacy rights.
Unelected bureaucrats in Chicago's finance department ruled last month, amending that their established amusement tax will include "electronically delivered amusements." That includes streaming music, movies and television. It also includes online gaming.
City residents will pay an extra 9% tax to use services such as Netflix and Spotify.


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You know what I want?
You know what I want? I want the perfect binder.
Today I was in the ridiculous situation of having to lug my purse, my laptop bag, and my planner into and out of my workplace. They all have straps or handles, but that's three devices and only two arms.
My purse would probably accommodate a compact planner--it's a red tooled textured job from Penney's and has one big pocket--but no way a big classic.
My laptop back would accommodate an ordinary Classic planner as well as my other ...uh... stuff. But it won't handle the planner I have, which has an extra big pocket on one side to hold a cell phone, PDA, pens, and perhaps a wallet.
I want a purse and a planner that work together without looking like I really ought to have a man Friday to carry it for me. Did I mention I'm short? I'm also cheap, so I wouldn't want to pay down the national debt for the combo if I could help it. I like cross-body purses. They just feel more secure and they don't hurt my shoulders as much.
Do I want the impossible? A nice zippered leather purse and a nice zippered leather binder. They don't even have to match, I'm not that nuts about stuff going together. I'm thinking the binder I have is the wrong one--the extra pocket blows it. It is not a device intended to cooperate with other containers. It's a man-bag, I guess. I like it for what it is and what I paid for it, but it's definitely the wrong one for me. And I love the purse I have, fell in love with it almost the instant I laid eyes on it, even though it is cheap. :P It's only the second purse I've ever had that was a color other than black or navy.
I'm thinking I'll need to buy a different binder, one without the saddlebag. And probably a 'tote' style purse, though I'd need another pocket for the other stuff I want to carry. How silly of me. I bought the binder a month ago, roughly. And the purse even more recently than that. *sigh* They were both on sale, too. *SIGH*
Ladies, what do you wear? Seems like most of the posters seem to like the hipsters, which would be easy to accommodate in almost any purse. What about folks who favor a bigger binder?
Same problem
Several points I've accepted over the past couple of years:
1. Leather binders are always going to be too heavy to carry in a purse, whatever size, except for the Filofax slim-line personal size binders. For the classic size, we need microfiber or other lightweight cloth binders without a lot of reinforcement and linings. Actually I'd like a planner with a plastic cover like some of the little monthly calendars have--the ones you see at the office supply stores.
2. We don't need binders constructed of multiple layers of leather and heavy cardstock or plastic. I'd be happy to pay $25 for a lightweight binder that would last one or two years, or maybe longer if well-cared-for. Such a binder would actually fit into my purse without weighing me down. The leather binders on the market seem to be constructed to survive a war zone, to be handed down to grandkids. I don't need that.
3. We just have to get away from trying to carry so much in our purses. A purse big enough to carry everything we really want to carry in it will be too heavy.
I have a large black microfiber tote bag that I use as my purse. This year I made up my own planner, two pages per week, and had it spiral bound at Staples. It works without a binder and has been really convenient. I had some envelopes and pockets bound into it, and it's been great--not heavy at all. For 2007 I will have some extra pages for GTD lists etc. But I'm also considering using my red Filofax slim-line personal-size binder which is compact enough to fit in my tote. Or maybe my classic-size at-a-glance binder that has three rings and also a slot I can slip my own planner into, so I can have the flexibility of a binder plus my own planner, except that when I use that, it doesn't fit into the purse/tote bag.
So, same problem--it's really hard to find a solution.
My not completely satisfactory solution is to carry another tote bag with me for a ton of pens and pencils, paper clips, post-it note pads, laptop, my binder, client materials, reference materials, files, etc. Maybe you could likewise schlepp around your purse and a second tote bag for the laptop and other paraphernalia. I have several tote bags and move stuff back and forth depending on where I'm going and what I'll be doing there.
I'd also like to see what other women do about this.
Standard 1/2 size ring binder + sachel bag
I carry a satchel with a regular 5.5x8.5 ring binder as my planner. I don't have a cell phone, but I do have a diabetes testing kit (which is about the same size, and has to be carried everywhere).
I went with the black 5.5x8.5" binder because (a) I'm cheap, (b) they're easy to replace and (c) I make my own sheets so anything with more than three holes is painful.
I've tried smaller writing surfaces (2.75x4.25" black binder, for example) and larger (I have several 8.5x11" note pad holders); but the mid size is the most comfortable for me. My planner (all told) probably cost me 20$ (binder, couple of plastic folders, a zipper pocket, a set of card holders, and a pen clip). I slice my own paper to fit and print up the forms provided by this site.
The satchel is great. It's a shoulder bag with two pockets on the flap and one big pocket beneath. It looks a bit like this one.
There's plenty of room for medications, wallet, testing kit, planner and a book; so I'm all set. The only down side is when I need to carry binders, then I have to go to a bigger sachel or a backpack.
Classic Planner and totes
Hey there shris!
Yes, this seems to be a common problem for all! I found a classic sized binder that is a burgandy fake leather in the address book section of Office Depot. I saw it again yesterday and it was $16.99. Now, you do not get all the other planner pages, just the address pages, but it was the binder I wanted. It is slim, open (no flaps or zippers) and it looks professional. The binder is about 3/4", so there is still room for a lot of planner pages, but it does not weigh much at all. So, try the address book section of your local office supply store as there are more options for slimline planners there. Also, this just has 3 rings and since I have to punch all of my own papers, this is just easier.
As for a bag, I really just have my purse and this classic is so slim that it seems to fit fine. If I am expecting some serious take home stuff from work, I grab my microfiber briefcase (I think I found it at TJMAxx) and shove everything else in there!
Let me know if you find anything at the office store!
nay nay
Hi nay nay.
I dug out an old binder I had from Franklin Covey 10 years or so ago.. It was a "Green Line" binder made from recycled soda bottles. Blue fabric with black imitation leather trim. The edges are pretty beat up, but a lint roller cleaned up the fabric some. I might have to use some fabric paint to cover up the dings in the fake leather. It's a 2" ring, so it holds everything and then some, and it's probably too fat for my purse, haven't checked yet. But it doesn't have the extra saddlebag on the outside, so it's smaller that way.
I've got one of those half-sized plain vinyl 3-ring open binders. But I need a zipper because all of those page protectors and unbound cards.. I tipped my binder upside-down unzipped just to see whether the compression would be enough, and I saw some sliding going on.. 8.
The point everyone else made about microfiber being lighter than leather is very well taken. I might end up going that route for my purse, but I'm kind of struggling on the hook I guess. Tooled leather or even plain leather is just nicer looking, I think. I'm trying to upscale my look a little, for various reasons. Not much I can do about the size of my butt, but I can dazzle your eye with a spiffy bag to take your attention away from it. :)
Up until this latest purse, all of my purses have been very small organizer-type bags--not even a separate wallet. But now I've got to carry more stuff, seemingly. I'm trying to scale back, really I am, but the planner is the elephant on the dining table.
Now, to be truly prepared for whatever happens to me when I'm out, I've got to have the planner, the coupons, the purse and everything I used to carry, the PDA, the cell phone.. I'm really opposed to wearing a backpack, but it would be the perfect container for all this stuff. If I was out all the time, I wouldn't need all this stuff, ironically enough. But I don't get out often now, so when I am out there tends to be a lot of "..and another thing!" tacked on.
shris - you make me laugh! I have been in this same situation FOREVER! Since I found this site, only a few months ago, I think I have made 15+/- planners! My dining room table is heaped with different size papers, different binders, notebooks, bags, etc. You name it, I think I have tried it.
About the binder... I am an open binder type of girl, so cannot give much advise on a zipper planner. Although, now that I think about it, I do have an original Franklin Covey black classic leather planner with zipper. If you would want to buy it for say $15 (that includes shipping) I will mail it out to you. I forgot I had it. It is in great condition. I got it when Franklin first came to town, so it is old, but hasn't been used for many years. I'm assuming your new sheet protectors have enough holes for the Franklin style? I want to say it may only be a 1" ring though... Cannot say for sure, but I could check it tonight.
Let me know what you think!
nay nay :)
Thanks for the offer..
Hi nay nay.
I appreciate the offer of your binder on the cheap. Let me think it over for a day or two. The page protectors definitely work with the seven-ring Franklins. That's what my Green Line binder is.
I did use a little fabric paint to touch up my binder, and it took care of the color matching problem, but not the texture. If you're not looking for the dings, most of them would probably escape notice now.
After seeing the Anuschka bags on the ebags site and the zappos site, and fiddling with the fabric paint on my own binder, I get an itch to be creative on my binder. That is, I start thinking about what I would paint if I were going to paint designs on my binder instead of just covering the dings. Fabric paint, fabric binder--it would work. But would I have the guts to actually do it? Probably not. :) I love bright colors--neons paired with black, pastels and metallics together..
It's not really a matter of damaging the value of the binder. It was already so dinged up nobody would buy it, even though it's in perfect working order apart from the dings. It's just that I'm never satisfied with my own artwork. I've got a staid, boring oak desk that I stained with geometric patterns in red, blue, and green before DH finished it with glossy polyurethane. There are parts of it I love, and parts of it that I would definitely fix if it wasn't so dang time-consuming to strip and refinish the thing. I've got bucketloads of drawings, paintings and even a few bits of sculpture but I don't display them. They itch. I want to fix them. I'm afraid that if I 'messed' with my binder I'd end up with something that itches.
Go for it!
shris - I say go for it! Decorate your binder! I have learned from this site that planning is much more fun when you are creative and enjoy your binder and planning system - which is why we are "Do-It-Yourself-ers"!
Good luck, have fun, keep smilin'
nay nay
Tonight I went shopping for a big bag that would hold my binder and other things. I rapidly became disgusted with the luggage I would have to carry. Bleh.
DH and I are handy types. DH rather more than me, but between the two of us we can build almost anything. DH suggested adding a couple of grommet-rivets to the pocket-binder I have to add a long strap to it. The pocket isn't quite big enough to serve as a daily purse, but it would be OK for shopping excursions and other appointments. It fits my wallet, pda, and cell phone with extra pens. Likewise I moved my coupons to my homemade accordion file (instead of the hard plastic case they were in before) so they're more portable now. They fit into my purse all the time, which will make them more useful.
So here's the plan, at least for the moment..
We'll put some grommets on the pocket binder, then rings into the grommets, then attach a long strap to the rings. This gives me a 'cross-body' binder. This should be quite a cheap modification as long as I can find a strap. I think all of my old purses had their straps permanently attached, so 'borrowing' might not be possible there.
When I get ready to leave the house, I'll just have to decide whether there will be ANY shopping on the trip at all. If so, then the planner goes instead of the regular purse.
I suppose we could do the same mod on my 2-inch pocketless binder, just give it a strap so I can take both the binder and the purse. But I'm not entirely keen on the two-strap thing. Should I wear them opposing so I have a nice 'cross your heart' effect? Or wear them both the same direction so I have extra bulk and weight on one side? :)
The tricky bit with the whole thing is finding grommets strong enough to go through the layers of the binder that will still look nice once they're in. I haven't done a lot of grommet work in the past, so I don't know the range of options in grommets. Then again, there's also the grommet-insertion process itself. I believe there's a bit of hardware that you have to use with the mallet to get a good fit, and wiggling all that stuff in properly to the structure of the binder might be a challenge. But I am sure we will prevail.
There *are* pocket binders that have a long strap already--I've seen at least one for sale on the daytimer site, I think. But it's $75 and the binder I have was only $25.
If all this doesn't work, I did see some drop-dead gorgeous laptop cases on ebags. The silk numbers were sooo beautiful, and they seemed like they might be smaller than your average laptop bag. I would *not* mind wearing one of those around. :)
Adding a strap
Very cool! I've added straps to binders and wallets and things, but never got so sophisticated as to use grommets. I'd be interested to see your results!
We grommeted the binder tonight. Hah! Didn't even have to buy any grommets or tools. DH already had everything we needed out in the garage. I marked the spots with a yellow grease pencil and he did the rest. He's got a hole puncher tool that will do steel, so the binder was no challenge at all. He practiced a few times on an old leather purse to make sure he got the hole size right for the grommet size, and had the right number of whacks, etc.
The binder is black. The rings and zip hardware are silver-tone, but the grommets in the handle (put on by the mfr) are brass-looking. You only see those grommets when the handle is in use, and then only a small portion of the grommet. So I decided on silver-tone grommets for my purpose.
The hole diameter is 1/4" and the grommets themselves are 3/8" wide. There wasn't a lot of room between the ends of the handles and the edges of the binder, but these fit neatly and look like they were there from the start.
Franklin Covey sells a black strap with lobster clasps on the end for $13, so I'm thinking I'll order that and attach it to the grommets rather than trying some ring arrangement.
When I have the strap I'll take a picture. All in all, it was very anti-climactic. :)
FWIW, I recently acquired this convertible tote/backpack bag, and so far (one week) I am quite pleased. Works well as a satchel and is very easy to convert to a packpack when I have to walk a ways. Holds a LOT of stuff, and is quite well-made. The only gripe I have is that the microfibre they used seems to act like a magnet and attracts dog hair, dust, etc. I got the black one, and I just brush it off if it gets too "magnetized". It's almost the perfect purse (there really is no such thing).
As for planners, I've waffled from 5.5x8.5 to HPDA and back again, and always come back to the ~3.75x6.75 size. It's big enough to give me some space, but small enough to carry around relatively comfortably. I totally agree on the binder issue - I like a light-weight open binder, not a lead brick!
I just went to this web site that shb has a link to above - there are lots of different choices on this site... Haven't looked through it all, but this might be the place to find a bag. shb - great choice on yours!! I like all of the compartments!
nay nay
I'm afraid that ebags is one of my addictions. They probably know me on a first name basis by now, "OMG it's that one lady buying yet another bag!" :\ I suppose there are worse addictions...
and more bags...
I have already put a few comments on other forums about ebags. They seem to have a little bit of everything! Now I am addicted! Like I didn't already have a purse addiction... You just put fuel on the fire, but I am smiling about it! :)
nay nay
One of my aunts introduced me to Ameribag recently. I have to say that I'm in love. It's big enough to accomodate all my junk, but easy to carry either on one shoulder or across my body from the opposite shoulder. It's never caused me the back strain or constant falling-off-the-shoulder feeling that used to keep me from carrying purses.
My aunt is petite (about 5'2" or 5'3") and uses the "small" size, which seems to hold an amazing amount of stuff. I'm a bit taller, about 5'7", and I opted for a medium.
I rarely fill mine, but last time I did, it held: wallet, checkbook, 6 diapers, travel case of baby wipes, full change of clothes for my toddler, cell phone, lip balm, digital camera, a few pens, small notebook, my classic size planner (tab closure, 1" rings), and a water bottle.
The Ameribag web site is rather pricey, but if you watch Sierra Trading Post, they often have them at a large (50% or so) discount. Sierra's selection is small and ever-changing, so you have to watch and wait around for them to carry one you like.