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Navy Japanese fabric & silver leather cross body bag
A small cross body bag made from a beautiful navy floral Japanese fabric on the front and a soft silver leather on the back. The bag closes with a black zip and has a leather zip pull. Lined with a light blue polka dot fabric with a small slip pocket that closes with a popper.
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California's Right To Repair Act In The Spotlight Again
Construction Law E-Alert (February 2014)The first decision, Burch v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Premier Homes LLC) (Feb. 19, 2014, No. B248830) __Cal.App.4th __ [2014 WL 640707] ("Burch"), addresses whether the Right to Repair Act provides the exclusive remedy for a homeowner seeking damages for construction defects. The second decision, KB Home Greater Los Angeles, Inc. v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Allstate Insurance Co.) (Feb. 21, 2014, No. B246769) __ Cal.App.4th __ [2014 WL 667368] ("KB Home"), addresses whether an insurer pursuing a subrogated claim is required to follow pre-litigation procedures under the Right to Repair Act.
In Burch, the Court of Appeal reversed an order granting summary adjudication in favor of the developer, contractor, and their principals on grounds that the Right to Repair Act does not provide the exclusive remedy for a homeowner seeking damages for construction defects resulting in property damage. The Court also concluded that a homeowner may bring negligence and implied warranty claims directly against the general contractor and principals on a third party beneficiary theory; under long-standing precedent which held an intended beneficiary of a contract may sue despite a lack of privity. And, while Burch may appear novel, the decision is merely a confirmation of the recent Fourth Appellate District decision in Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Brookfield Crystal Cove LLC (2013) 219 Cal.App.4th 98 ("Liberty Mutual"), and other existing precedent.
In KB Home, the failure to follow pre-litigation procedures in the Right to Repair Act is fatal for insurance carriers seeking recovery in subrogation. Allstate's insured purchased a residence from KB Home in 2004, and experienced a water leak in 2010. Allstate paid for the repairs, subrogated the claim, and sued KB Home for construction defects. KB Home moved for summary judgment since Allstate failed to follow the pre-litigation procedures outlined in the Right to Repair Act. The trial court denied KB Home's motion, but granted a motion by Allstate summarily finding KB Home violated the Right to Repair Act. KB Home filed a writ petition seeking to overturn the trial court's decision. Siding with KB Home, the Court concluded that the failure to follow pre-litigation procedures in the Right to Repair Act was fatal, and directed the trial court to grant KB Home's summary judgment motion. The Court, however, was careful to distinguish Liberty Mutual since the appeal proceeded under a Right to Repair Act cause of action only.
While Burch is not novel, it highlights the disturbing shift in the courts away from enforcing the Right to Repair Act as a sole remedy. And, while KB Home is a victory for developers, it remains unclear whether the courts will enforce pre-litigation procedures in cases proceeding under both the Right to Repair Act and common law claims. Ultimately, legislative action is needed to address these issues.


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Busy Easter Sunday with family
Posted By RichC on April 5, 2010
We had a nice gathering and Easter Dinner at our house with my side of the family on Sunday. A good time of animated talk was enjoyed by all. My dad brought along an album never seen by most of us from his time in Korea during the war — interesting commentary by him from a not so enjoyable time. His memories are not all that positive (I'd still like to borrow the album over a weekend to scan and archive the photos).
My wife Brenda was, as usual, an outstanding hostess and served up a delicious Easter dinner on a beautifully set table. Holiday gatherings are the few times of the year we enjoy eating off of her grandmother's china and setting the full table in the dining room. The seeming short day had me wondering just how many more times everyone will continue to be able to make it … school, work, a family of their own and health?
By the time the day ended and the kitchen was 'being cleaned' I was the first to leave in order to drive my son back to school (not purposely to get out of cleaning up). It was one of the few time I've seen my son concerned about having time to study for an exam; he is showing maturity.
Today I wanted to be up to watch one of the final Space Shuttle launches. Discovery rocketed on a beautiful pre-dawn mission — the last — to the International Space Station for STS-131. As one of the memorable lines of early NASA space exploration goes … "Godspeed" Discovery.


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Systems administrators have to stop thinking like glorified janitors.
Cleaning malicious code from a system as quickly as possible should never be an administrator's primary goal, security experts agree. Administrators should instead focus on carefully dissecting malicious program code and preserving the evidence of attacks.
Peering deeply into the guts of the malevolent mystery code that sometimes shows up on networks is an approach strongly advocated by the Honeynet Project, a group of top security experts who try to find some semblance of order in the chaos of cybercrime.
To encourage the careful dissection of malicious program code, the Honeynet Project has issued a challenge to anyone who cares to participate: Download a chunk of unusual code that appeared one day on one of the Honeynet Project's servers, rip it apart and see how it works.
Programmers have a month to pick apart the code, determine its intentions, figure out a way to fight it and submit documentation of the process they used and their findings to Honeynet.
Successful competitors will win the adulation of their peers, plus signed copies of a popular security book or complimentary admission to the Black Hat Briefings, a computer security conference.
This competition is a first for the security community, but the idea is to simulate the standard analytic methods network administrators should use whenever a rogue program appears on their system.
These rogue programs may snoop for sensitive data or probe for weaknesses in the compromised system, or be used to launch attacks on other systems.
Why not simply yank the malicious file out of the system and delete it? Because then the attacker will come right back and do the same thing again, said Lance Spitzner, security architect at Sun Microsystems and founder of the Honeynet Project.
"One of the things I learned as an officer in the Army's Rapid Deployment Force was to defend against a threat, you have to first understand it," Spitzner said. "To understand how an enemy would attack me with tanks, I crawled around in T-72 tanks. We have to apply the same methodology to cyberspace threats. To defend against our enemy, we have to first understand the threat."
Systems administrators who choose to simply purge their network of a threat are also destroying evidence that others could use to manage Internet crimes. Law enforcement officials who investigate computer crime sometimes complain that they are frustrated in their investigations by lack of evidence.
"Most of us are under big pressure to clean up fast and get the system back online," said Frank Vitelle, a systems administrator at a university. "But in the same way that you wouldn't decide to mop up the blood at a crime scene before the detectives show up, you shouldn't just pull a Trojan out of your system and discard it.
"You want to preserve the data and then examine it. Systems administrators have to start acting like cops and thinking like scientists."
Evidently systems administrators agree with Vitelle's assessment, or are at least piqued by the Honeynet Project's challenge. On Monday, the challenge site had already had over 30,000 visitors, and the binary had been downloaded over 1,700 times.
The mystery file that competitors will be analyzing appeared earlier this year after one of the Honeynet's decoy systems was hacked. Honeynets are systems set up specifically in the hopes that hackers will attack them so that security experts can secretly observe how those attacks are carried out.
Spitzer said the code left behind on the server has some very unusual features, and contestants will need to discover exactly what those features are. Bonus points will be awarded to those who can profile the type of person who could have written the code, and what he or she is apt to do next.
Honeynet Project membership consists of some of computer security's brightest stars, any of whom could have easily analyzed the binary code and then simply posted their findings in a paper.
But Spitzner said that previous papers describing security issues have never been as popular as last year's Forensic Challenge, a contest that encouraged systems administrators to dig through a compromised security system to see what they could learn about how it was attacked.
The Forensic Challenge drew twice as many pageviews and reactions as all of the Honeynet's white papers combined, Spitzner said.
The Honeynet Project's Reverse Challenge runs through the end of May. Submissions will be judged by a panel of experts and winners will be announced on July 1.
Spitzer added that the person who hacked the Honeynet server and left the code behind is not eligible to enter the contest.


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Allusion to Theodore Roosevelt?[edit source]
Alfred is perhaps an allusion to TR, and while this may be pure speculation, I think it is worthy of at least some recognition.
When I first laid eyes on Hetalia's America, I was immediately reminded of T. Roosevelt due to the similarity in glasses and clothing: my suspicions were then confirmed in episode 44, in which Canada tells America that he walks around harassing others with "huge stick," or something of the sort.
Now here's the thing: TR was usually depicted as a police officer (and Alfred does have little stars on his jacket–a reference to our police force?), regulating countries less fortunate then our own with a "large stick" (see the picture at the end). You see said stick in the background when Canada confronts America about the trouble the latter causes him (see the picture at the end).
Also, America really did bring a lot of trouble to Cuba during the time of Roosevelt (and other presidents, of course, such as McKinley), which is why the character of Cuba hates Alfred so much.
Coincidence? Over-analyzing? Maybe so. But I'm 90% sure that there is a connection.
Picture of Canada confronting America and the stick in the background:
The common "big stick" portrayal with Roosevelt: http://americanhistory.si.edu/Militaryhistory/img/graphics/1937_l.jpg
CathyFer 23:24, January 7, 2010 (UTC)
- I believe the stars represent the recurring element of a star on America's seals and flag. Cuba hates Alfred because he's a Communist country, and America is (or was) ferociously anti-Communist. Also, to quote my Dictionary, "The Bay of Pigs in Cuba is the location of a failed attempt in 1961 by U.S.-trained Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and overthrow the government of Fidel Castro, resulting in considerable embarrassment for the administration of President John F. Kennedy." Additionally, Cuba is poor and America is rich, so there might be some resentment there. I was just refuting the over-analytical parts, although the rest is very likely––Teddy Roosevelt was a famous and capable President, and surely America wants to emulate his awesomeness. Russia'sLeadPipe 01:11, January 8, 2010 (UTC)
- The "carrying a big stick" is most certainly a reference to TR, and I wouldn't be surprised if that stick was actually the stick. As for the stars, yeah, I agree about it being a reference to the Stars and Stripes.
However, in terms of actual history, Cuba's animosity with the United States has to do with things besides Communism, going back to pre-Revolution times. I'm a Cuban learning about Cuban history, and from what I can tell Cubans are sort of annoyed that Americans keep interfering in Cuba's history. You know, the Spanish-American war (notice how Cuba's freakin' war of independence does not mention Cuba!), Guantanomy Bay (taken from Cuba in a treaty for its independence that was, in retrospect, a little unfair), that whole Bay of Pigs fiasco, the embargo (probably done more damage to the relationship and to Cuba's economy that anything else, really)... the Communism shtick was important in its time, but I think its role in determining Cuba's animosity towards the US is overstated. I'd say it's the classic story of the US interfering with Latin America, causing resentment (see: Chile, El Salvador, Panama, etc.) rather than a Cold War-esque thing.
As for the Cuba being poor and America being rich thing... that's a source of resentment, yes, but really overstated. Kind of like with Iraq/Iran/Afghanistan and "They hate our freedom/richness/whatever thing that's convenient now!". Cubans in Cuba do resent that the US has such cool technology, but they also resent that the US could easily export that technology and chooses not to because of an embargo kept in the name of "democracy". In short, I think that the Cuba-America relationship fails because of America sticking his nose into Cuba's business all the time (the USA wanted to annex Cuba before the Spanish-American war! There were offers to buy the island off Spain, and while it's true that annexation was pretty popular at that time, it's still a little weird).
Sorry for the really long post, but I always like to expand on Cuba-America relationships. 18.104.22.168 11:49, January 26, 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks anonymous & Russia'sLeadPipe. You two are absolutely right; I should really polish my argument. I agree with you especially, anon: U.S. intervention in Latin America definitely spurred some animosity there, thanks for providing some examples. CathyFer 22:40, January 27, 2010 (UTC)
Production Notes on America[edit source]
・A "going my way" type of young man who overflows with youthful vitality. He only cares about his own history to the point that it seems to be becoming a complex.
・Because of England's influence has no taste, no matter what kind of colours it has he'll just settle with "cute". But I think he has some more taste left than England. Lately he has been getting into sushi.
・He has such superhuman strength that he can go looking for England while dragging a car behind himself.
・Lately being worried about his fitness he hasn't been doing nothing but exercise and has gotten too much strength. Being so afraid of his rising weight despite exercising, I wonder when he'll realize it's muscles...
・He likes scientific things but he also likes yet unknown things like UFO and UMA.
・He is friendly with the space aliens even though they make horses fly and leave mysterious patterns on the fields.
・He went to Japan to open it up for the world because he was demanding for whales.
・He's quite much quantity over quality.
・Thinks Lithuania is somewhere where you can get by American highways.
・At any rate, since he likes heroes and happy endings, he's sure his future willsurely be like that too.
・In fact it's not that he can't read the situations but that he doesn't on purpose.
・Before, he was a little brother like crybaby who would immediately rely on England or France but getting blown at by the harsh wind of the Wild West, at some point he grew abnormally quickly both mentally and physically. He became somewhat unspoiled child.
・He took reference for making his own house from the houses Sweden and Finland used to live in.
・Has mingled a lot with German people's blood.
・The model of his outward appearance was a Canadian. He was really kind and friendly person and unreasonably kindly made contact with me who couldn't speak good English and got teary eyed quickly when we arrived at America.
・The model for his interior was my teacher at school. The disinterest towards geography is from this teacher.
Ceras SanMarina 01:38, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Could the "F" possibly stand for Fitzgerald?
America is my favorite! Thats all i gotta say!!!!
I'm super curious and have been for a while now-
Does Aph America's (Alfred) and Aph Canada's (Matthew/Mathieu) human names have anything to do with the Alfred Dreyfus affair?
I know that Alfred Dreyfus was French as well as his brother Mathieu but it seems like a crazy coincidence, especially if France (along with England) were considered "parental" figures for the Canada and America. There are tons of articles about Alfred Dreyfus but he was mostly important because he was wrongly accused of treason in the 19th and 20th century twice before finally being pardoned and was able into the army again, while he was sent to Devil's Island his brother Mathieu tried to keep his name in the papers and try to somewhat clear his name to an extent. This could be stupid but I was curious, plus what are the chances of it? It's really coincedental.
(Side note: Alfred Dreyfus had some pretty fabulous glasses.)


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Last week on the 17 & 18 July, London played host to the UK's Largest innovation and technology festival: Unbound LDN. And of course, Pigzbe was there!
Spread across an entire floor of the cavernous Old Truman Brewery in East London, more than 5,000+ founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and more besides came together to talk about what's next in tech and innovation.
Everywhere you looked VR headsets jostled for position with robots of all shapes and sizes as drones buzzed in the air! The future is coming fast and it looks like fun!
And what better to bring to a celebration of new technology than a brand new Pigzbe prototype! This little piggy was less than a day old!
That very morning the very latest in a long line of Pigzbe prototypes were delivered to us from our factory, as we continue to obsessively refine every detail before our global launch in September.
After checking out the new paint consistency, improved printing, stronger internal magnet (for the fridge) and a host of other tiny details, Filippo made a bunch of notes on what was good with the new prototype then hot-footed it across London. This little piggy went to Unbound!
Over at the event, our little corner was fully decked out in pink, as you would expect. In addition, the team even has brand new Pigzbe hoodies and t-shirts on for the day. These new designs feature the very latest iteration of our flying Pigzbe.
Our latest fashion offerings were nicely modelled Simon, our Head of Commercial Strategy and Partnerships —pictured below ! Understandably the queue to see Simon was second only to the excited crowd gathering round the latest working Pigzbe prototypes!
In the demo, you see exactly how a parent can quickly set a task or a chore in the app set a reward in Wollo and instantly fire it over to their child's Pigzbe, which snorts and squeaks in piggy appreciation.
Task completed and the Wollo arrives in a cloud above the money tree in the vibrant and colourful kids app. As you fly Pigzbe up into the canopy the reward for your hard work rains down in the technicolour rainbow and pops out as a new branch on the tree.
The experience is quick and intuitive but most of all fun! Pigzbe it is designed to be a companion to an active childhood away from screens.
We had some great feedback from attendees of all ages. especially the kids! Kids just get Pigzbe and instantly connect with the device. The grown-ups liked it too.
As a father of a 5 year old, I love what Pigzbe are doing. I can 100% see myself using this with my son in so many use cases
Enis Mhemet — father of Aiden (5)
These were some of the biggest names in the tech world. but they are also mums and dads who share our concerns about engaging kids in positive financial education in a fun and safe way.
Beyond the main hall, Pigzbe was taking part in the Future of Finance pitch and presentation session.
Once again our CEO Filippo took to the stage to tell the world about Pigzbe and our plan to turn the next generation into financial superheroes. This was one of the biggest crowds we've presented to — grab your magnifying glass and you can just about make out Filippo on stage!
Overall it was a wonderful event and it was great to see so much interest in Pigzbe and simply wonderful to be able to show off a version of Pigzbe that is so, so close to completion.
Thanks for having us Unbound! See you all next year!


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klwheeler replied to PamelaG's topic in Gone Quilting...Chat About AnythingPamela, I too have this. I am cleaning my head out under the oil wicks and found lots of oil and black residue that might have gotten on mine or customer quilts (lucky it did not). This is productive time to inventory or work on embroidery, piecing, cutting with AccuQuilt out new projects. I joined a Quilt Along at the beginning of the year on Facebook under the AccuQuilt Facebook group that I am a member of, and we are on our second block this week. So it would be fun, and you need a qube, any size, and the angles companion to the qube, and the corners companion qubes. I am happily cutting and piecing these. It's normal to relax a bit now and then, and it keeps it fresh for you. I know, because when I moved there was a time of not really using it much. Each year, I often get so busy with my own Christmas quilts and clients that I feel like it's a burden to start another on the machine. So I take a week or more off. Usually from Dec. 10 - Jan. 6. This year's no different. Call me if you want to talk. You are my dearest friend, and I am always available.
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klwheeler replied to polishembroidery's topic in APQS Quilt PathTry stitching the row or two above this that corresponds to this one. See if it stitches ok. If it's a panto that is every other row, then you can swich between row 1 and 2 if 2 is offset or different.
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klwheeler replied to longarmhideaway's topic in APQS Quilt PathI buy from My Creative Stitches. DigiTech. Urban Elementz. Darlene Epp's site. Anyone who sells QLI format and unencripeted. Can actually say the best thing to do is find the patterns and make a wish list. They go on sale a few times a year. Get on the email lists subscribe to newsletters. Often sales are for the new patterns too. Check each site for free patterns.
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klwheeler replied to Sheagatzi's topic in Gone Quilting...Chat About AnythingI have a Blessed Milli with Quilt Path. I have just made a sling and now wonder how to hang it. I clean my bobbin area almost every pass from left to right. I have an M bobbin. I do not want to crawl under a sling or untie it each time. The main reason for wanting a sling is to keep the batting and top clean. Lint builds up and I blow it out of the bobbin area. It floats around and settles wherever it can. Usually the floor has loose thread snips, and batting puddling, the bottom part of the top, and the lint from bobbins, I keep the floor as clean as possible. But hoped to put it in a sling to keep it clean. I float tops. Never have used my top bar. Have my machine on casters. What do you suggest for attaching my sling so I can get to my bobbin area easily and not hinder Quilt Path?
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Yes Tami, I had several years before I got repeat clients and lots of business. Then just as my quilting business started taking off my husband moved us to the Pacific Northwest where there are lots of quilters and my business is nonexistent. So do I try to start it again...sure why not but on my terms.
There's also Virtual Longarm (VLA). I did a quilt or two with it. Here is a quick write up for wrapped borders that may help. http://forum.apqs.com/index.php?/topic/36436-quilt-path-instructions/#entry507843
Mine will do this so I am confused why yours won't. Sometimes Quilt path gets confused. Save your quilt layout but remove those blocks in the vertical borders first.
Looks like there is a difference between the pictures. First one has fit to borders and one repeat. Second one has Nested and three repeats. The second one shows a pattern that seems to be bigger than the first one. Might try (in Design and Create) scaling to correct height and rotating verically the panto and saving it. Try using it to see if the rotation is causing problems. Also may as well make a quick panto of the border to use at the correct size and orientation Vertical left and right that may work.
What version of software are you using?
Sorry I had to eat dinner.
OK if you want to make it stretch out seems that the others work so what are their settings?


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As my first true food-related post, I thought I would share a few meals that I made when I was in the beginning stages of eating plant-based a couple of months ago! The first few days were tough, as I didn't even know where to begin. I was eating the most boring salads and a lot of raw veggies, fruit, and toast – not the most well-balanced meals. But after looking on pinterest for some ideas and inspiration, I started to get excited about trying new recipes.
One of the first things I made were lentil tacos, and I was so surprised by how delicious they were. Truthfully, I enjoyed them just as much as the beef tacos I had been used to eating my whole life.
I began by cooking the brown lentils by bringing them to a boil and then reducing the heat and covering for about 20 minutes. I then added them to a pan with onions that I had cooked in olive oil, and added taco seasoning. It was as easy as that! My taco meat substitute was ready, and I added simple toppings including tomatoes, lettuce, avocado, and salsa.
These tacos were the perfect meal to help me realize how easy and delicious plant-based cooking can be!
2. Tofu Scramble
Breakfast has to be the most difficult meal when it comes to plant-based eating, as most traditional breakfast items include eggs, bacon/sausage, and a whole lot of dairy. I learned quickly that finding a vegan option when going out for brunch is nearly impossible, unless you go to an actual vegan restaurant. Luckily, making breakfast at home is a little bit easier. Tofu scramble has been one of my go-to breakfasts since switching to plant-based eating, as it's filling, healthy, and there are so many different variations that you can make. These photos are of the first tofu scramble I ever made, which consisted of sauteed onions, tomatoes, spinach, black beans, medium-firm tofu, and nutritional yeast for an added cheesy-flavour and vitamin B-12! I also sliced up avocados on the side and added a side of salsa for more flavour.
Since then, I have played around with different ingredients, and my current favourite things to add include kale, broccoli, onions, tomatoes, and daiya dairy-free cheese!
3. Vegan BLT
This has become a go-to of mine, because its super easy and makes the perfect light meal. I was never a crazy bacon fan to begin with, but the thought of never being able to add it to a sandwich or breakfast scramble again made me a little sad. But then I tried tofu bacon and my sorrows were washed away. I made my tofu bacon using extra firm smoked tofu, sliced as thin as possible, and then coated with a small amount of maple-flavoured BBQ sauce. I fried in in a pan like you would with regular bacon, until it was crispy to my liking. And that's it! I then assembled my open-faced BLT starting with mashed avocado, followed by the tofu bacon, tomatoes, and topped with crisp romaine lettuce.
This concludes my segment on easy plant-based meals for beginners! Over the past few months, I've gotten a little bit more experimental with cooking, but I will always appreciate simple meals that require minimal time and ingredients. Stay tuned for more!
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LOS ANGELES — It's one of the best four-team get-togethers in the country to begin with, but when the Los Angeles Dodgers lay out the red carpet to our sport of college baseball, it becomes one of the most glorious showcase events. Today, that little stadium that Walter O'Malley built hosted Michigan and Oklahoma State and the two major colleges in Los Angeles in USC and UCLA.
It also served once again as the biggest college baseball gathering west of the Pecos as 7,502 fans filed into the lower bowl of the stadium (they don't allow fans onto the upper levels or the outfield). A couple of years ago when it was the first year they held the DodgerTown Classic, the USC-UCLA game drew over 14,000 fans. That was back when both teams were vying for post-season play.
In today's two games, Oklahoma State outlasted Michigan 3-2 in 10 innings in the first game and UCLA came from behind to beat rival USC 7-5 in the nightcap. With those results, here is how the DodgerTown Classic ended:
– Oklahoma State, 2-1
– Michigan, 1-2
By virtue of their Saturday win over OSU, the Bruins can claim the de facto DodgerTown Classic title, even though there is no trophy that is awarded or anything.
More on the DodgerTown Classic games in a bit, first, here are some of the best/worst of the day in college baseball.
A few things that jumped out to me about the day in college baseball.
– Damn, there's nothing cooler than college games at Dodger Stadium.
Well, almost nothing cooler, that is. I mean, I did see college baseball played in the Minnesota Vikings stadium last year. Still, great day at Chavez Ravine. I really appreciate the professional teams that allow the college boys to play at their stadiums. But I still think that more pro ballparks should do it.


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But the streets were full of pupils wearing the wrong uniform and in the wrong place and all the local schools swarmed with wide-eyed pupils looking lost. We discovered that some of our friends had younger and madder siblings, and we learned the new rules for Year 6, including no talking and no wandering aimlessly around, which may prove problematic. One of our topics to look forward to is drugs, and homelessness. Perhaps they can be combined. Additionally, my new short trousers are epic. They show off my perfect knees, not the Betty Davis types of my associates. In a bizarre twist, the school is insisting we wear school uniform. I won't be able to wear my fleece and the guy who only ever wears his theatre hoodie is in for a shock.
In Scouts we got new leather woggles to mark the centenary of Cub Scouting and I am enjoying being in charge. Today James officially moved up to Big Scouts so he performed the sombre ceremony of bouncing across the room on a bright orange Space Hopper while I held the Group flag. Because of the Scouting Summer Holiday I will have to wait until September before I can go through this transitional and traditional coming-of-age ritual.


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May 30, 2019We haven't had a recession in a while in the United States. The last one was pretty bad, so it stands to reason we might want to avoid a repeat of that experience.
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May 23, 2019When you check your brokerage statement, how does it make you feel?
May 16, 2019I want to talk about today is the concept of abundance, where there is always more than enough in your life. You have enough for the basics—food, clothes, a roof over your head. You have enough for some luxuries—a nice watch, a nice car, some toys. And you have enough that you can give lots of it away.
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May 9, 2019Uncle Sam doesn't give out too many freebies when it comes to tax time, except in the form of retirement plans.
Marriage and Money
May 2, 2019People fight about money all the time. It has been quantified. A third or more of all arguments in marriages are about money.


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Inspired by his father to join the Navy, Johnson enlisted in 2000. Since Johnson was a child, he has always had an interest in the Navy so joining was an easy decision when he graduated from Salem High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 2000.
"I felt like I was born for this," said Johnson. "My father retired as a boatswain's mate in 1997 as a petty officer first class. When he was stationed at the Washington Navy Yard I remember being three or four years old and he would bring me to work or take us on the USS Barry display ship. I have very fond memories of the Navy Yard as a kid."
After completing Boot Camp at the Navy's one and only Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois, Johnson attended Air Traffic Control "A" school in Pensacola, Florida. His first duty assignment was onboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Johnson completed two combat deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and was selected as USS Theodore Roosevelt's 2002 Junior Sailor of the Year.
His first shore duty assignment was at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, in November 2003 followed by a 12-month tour to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia in January 2007.
Johnson continued his career returning to Pensacola for another advanced training program Carrier Air Traffic Control Center "C" school. Upon graduation from this school he reported another carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Also known as "Ike," Johnson served as the Air Operations Branch Chief and Precision Approach Landing System (PALS) Radar Final Controller for the carrier. In addition to his normal duties, he served as Command Duty Section leader where he led 200 Sailors during the 2009 deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
In March 2010, once again, Johnson returned to Pensacola, only this time as an instructor to teach at Naval Air Technical Training Center in Pensacola. While there, he served as Leading Petty Officer for the Control Tower Operations course and was designated as a Master Training Specialist.
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Nelson Saiers—artist, math Ph.D., and former hedge fund manager is opening a show on Thursday, May 17th at HG Contemporary, 527 W 23rd Street in New York, wrestles with the Financial Crisis of 2008 on its 10-year anniversary. Named for the language in the pivotal section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, UNUSUAL AND EXIGENT provides a social and historical discourse on Saiers' experience as a proprietary trader in 2008 and explores many of the incredible aspects of the crisis including its causes, victims, and even the controversial government bailouts which were executed to stem the crisis. Saiers' process to create the works was multi layered, and the pieces include snippets of the program/algorithm that helped run his hedge fund. Found objects including helicopter parts, a parachute and a used tiger zoo toy are also incorporated in the works. Even the process to paint the works (which included using "homeless signs" and boxing gloves) all help to give a thorough commentary on the unusual and exigent events comprising the 2008 crash.
One of the most striking pieces is a 25' wide sculpture titled "Ben Couldn't Make An Appearance But He Left These Instead." The piece features two gold painted helicopter rotor blades, and tells the story of "Helicopter" Ben Bernanke while wrestling with monetary systems (from the gold standard to fiat money), hawkish and dovish policies, and crashes. The piece takes a clean and minimalist display and transforms it into striking commentary on complex policies, with an injection of the artist's humor.
Another piece titled "What a Mess" tells the story of JP Morgan's purchase of Bear Stearns through a complex personification and imagined exchange between the heads of each at different moments in time. During financial panics, the legendary investor J.P. Morgan was known for playing the card game solitaire while contemplating different strategies and bailouts. Jimmy Cayne, the ex-CEO of Bear Stearns, notoriously and irresponsibly disappeared for meaningful portions of time to play bridge as his firm plunged towards it demise. The failing of Bear Stearns led to JP Morgan (the firm not its deceased namesake) buying Bear for $2 (later upped to $10). These two elements motivate the fictional letter scribbled on the piece: "hey jimmy, I'll give you $2 (10) but next time you should play solitaire. Regards, JP Morgan."
Drawing on the actual events of the negotiations between the companies, Saiers also brings the practical elements to life. During a frantic weekend of negotiations between JP Morgan, Bear, and the Fed, one potential offer disappeared; only to be replaced by another after the Fed invoked section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act, which allowed it to help "bailout" a portion of Bear Stearns. The urgent and exhaustive communications over this pivotal weekend demanded a cell phone that was well charged and not dead. The artist used numerous cell phone chargers dangling from the painting as a reminder of the multitude of actors at play in a deal of this magnitude, and how the complexity plays out practically.
The artist also explores some of the more visible outrages that emerged as a result of the crisis. Composed of a painting and a parachute painted gold, Saiers' "Alchemy: Turning $#!+ into Gold" comments on the extreme compensation and in some instances large exit packages (golden parachute) many Wall Street CEOs received leading up to 2008 crash. The painting includes a gold $1 dollar coin next to the words "heads i win tails you lose". These elements point to the fact that executives were often handsomely rewarded whether their institutions were profitable or not. Many of these institutions were subsequently bailed out by US taxpayers. The choice to use Warren Harding's image on the coin has several interpretations including an interesting anecdote from his life. Harding, who was president from 1920-23, paid off a personal poker debt by giving away White House china, property owned by the US taxpayer. Other elements of the piece include crossed out versions of the word "win" written in larger and larger font. This points to the never-ending pull of money and greed that played a major role in the crisis: no matter how great the win, even more was desired.
Visit HG Contemporary starting May 17th to experience these visualized narratives from the distinctive perspective of Nelson Saiers and get a glimpse of what it was like inside the eye of the storm. Visitors can reflect on the events that deeply affected the United States and the world, just ten years ago. The artist's mission is to keep society informed through his artwork and hopes that these reminders can help thwart repeating past mistakes. This exhibition speaks to the never-ending pull of money and greed that played a major role in the crisis and continue to affect society today; no matter how great the win, more is always desired.
Having grown up in Ethiopia and Afghanistan, Saiers' art is motivated by his childhood experiences surviving two wars including tanks firing outside his house in Afghanistan. Having earned a Ph.D. in mathematics at the age of 23, his art is informed by contributions to mathematics from the time of Euclid through the 20th century. His time working in the financial industry, including running a derivative hedge fund called Saiers Capital, has provided him with insight into markets and their irrational behavior, further deepening his understanding of human nature en masse. He has assimilated these formidable experiences into a lens for assessing and critiquing the human condition. Saiers not only uses mathematical theories in his work but transcends them into something personal and mystifying. Saier's work has been shown across the, including Harvard University's Leverett House, The Edwardian Room at the Plaza Hotel, HG Contemporary in Chelsea, and Alcatraz Island in San Francisco.


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The breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and with good reason, it's the nourishment that energizes you to power through the first part of your day. Some days, a tasty breakfast is the one thing that can inspire you to get out of bed in the morning. Fortunately for you, we rounded […]Continue Reading


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What do you do when you lose a tuning knob on your radio? Replace it with a bottle cap, of course!
One of the many radios that RCA sold in 1952 was the Townley tabletop radio, offered in maroon, red, ivory, and green. This set was a standard 8-tube AM/FM radio, and it had inbuilt AM loop and FM line cord antennas, with a phono jack in the back to plug in a record player attachment. This radio proved incredibly popular. Though I have not found any information about its price, it was clearly cheap enough to be bought in major quantities. It even made it into 1953's edition of Most-Often-Needed Radio Diagrams and Servicing Information, a publication that distinguished itself from the slew of other similar one by only offering schematics for the most common electronics produced that year.
This particular Townley radio (model 2-XF-932, serial no. U005789) had a rough life, a fact that is made quite apparent if you look at other extant Townley radios. Its paint is peeling. Decorative caps that covered the tuning dials have long since fallen off. One of the tuning knobs fell off and was replaced with a common bottle cap. The radio cabinet has been painted over at least twice—the model number indicates that it was originally ivory-colored, but at some point in its life, it was painted over in a dark brown—perhaps to better fit the aesthetics of the home in which it was placed. However, some time after that, the radio was dropped, and the plastic cabinet broke. The broken pieces were glued back together, the glue sanded down, and the cabinet was painted over once again, now back to its original ivory. Its repair history did not end there, however. After it was donated to the collection in 2019 by Tom Tonon, it was repaired and put back into working order by Sarnoff volunteer Jonathan Allen.
Overall, this radio is emblematic of the relationships that mid-twentieth century Americans had with their technology. If it broke and you could fix it, you fixed it!
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October 16, 2017
"What's Your Story?" 2017 Obpo Writing Contest Winners! Part Two: East York
We've got brand new original fiction and poetry today on Open Book as we present the second set of winners of the 2017 Ontario Book Publishers Organization's and East End Arts' What's Your Story? writing ...
September 30, 2017 - 2:00pm - Barbara Frum Library, 20 Covington Road, Toronto
What's Your Story? - North YorkA Celebration of Reading and Writing in North York
Hosted by poet, composer, and percussionist Benjamin Hackman.Readings for Contest WinnersFeaturing:Established, award-winning author Elyse Friedman and emerging North York writers: Jennilee Austria, Robyn ...
September 25, 2017
"What's Your Story?" 2017 Obpo Writing Contest Winners! Part One: Scarborough
Every street, every alley, every corner in Toronto has a story - or many stories - to tell. To dig into that vibrant potential, the Ontario Book Publishers Organization's and Scarborough Arts' What's ...
September 17, 2017 - 12:00pm - East York Civic Centre, 850 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto
What's Your Story? - East TorontoA Celebration of Reading and Writing in East Toronto
Hosted by spoken word artist, playwright, actor, and musician Charlie Petch.Engaging Workshops for Writers12–2 pm - How to Revise Your WritingIn this workshop, successful kids' and teen writer Karen ...
September 12, 2017 - 6:30pm - The Assembly Hall, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Etobicoke
What's Your Story? - EtobicokeA Celebration of Reading and Writing in Etobicoke
Hosted by novelist and critic Antanas Sileika.Readings By Contest WinnersFeaturing:Established, award-winning author David James Brock and emerging Etobicoke writers: Lorrayne Anthony, Novka Cosovic and Margot ...
August 26, 2017 - 1:00pm - Scarborough Arts, Harrison Properties, 1859 Kingston Road, Scarborough
What's Your Story? - ScarboroughA Celebration of Reading and Writing in Scarborough
Hosted by author, artist educator and spoken word artist Sheniz Janmohamed.Readings By Contest WinnersFeaturing:Established, award-winning playwright and novelist Cordelia Strube and emerging Scarborough ...
May 01, 2017
UPDATE - EXTENDED DEADLINE! Call for Submissions: What's Your Story? Short Prose and Poetry Competition for Emerging Writers
UPDATE!**The deadline for the 2nd What's Your Story? Short Prose and Poetry Competition for Emerging Writers has been extended to Monday, May 8, 2017!**Do you live in Toronto? Are you an emerging writer ...
December 06, 2016
"What's Your Story?" OBPO Contest Winners Part 4: Scarborough
We've had a season of amazing original writing on Open Book through the Ontario Book Publishers Organization's inaugural What's Your Story? writing competition. Today is our fourth and final instalment: ...


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text: Members Troubador 3 Posted December 16, 2019 Members Share Posted December 16, 2019 I have narrowed down my choices to the following, all discontinued I think, but hope to find some on the web: Seagull Maritime SWS Rosewood; Simon & Patrick Showcase Rosewood; Seagull Artist Studio QII; Norman ST 68. I chose these because I prefer spruce top and rosewood back and sides. Also, I already have in my possession a Martin Sigma SDR 28, which is spruce and rosewood, and all solid wood. How would this compare to those guitars I listed above? Would you prefer to have this Sigma or one of the above? This is a very important decision for me -- probably the last guitar I'll ever get. Two more questions: Would the quality and tone of a Seagull Artist Studio or Norman ST68 be as much above a Seagull Maritime SWS so as to justify the extra cost? Also, if you already had a Sigma SDR 28 solid wood, would you trade it in or sell it to buy the aforementioned Seagull Artist or Norman? Thanks so much to all who respond! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites


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Read Now, Travel Later
COVID-19 has changed the world. The tourism industry has been one of the hardest hit areas of the global pandemic. Local restaurants, museums, state and national parks have all changed hours of operation, procedures, and some have gone out of business altogether.
Please verify current operations of any places you want to visit mentioned in these articles, and contact me if a business has permanently closed so I can update the article. Thank you and stay safe out there!
It's pretty easy to see the fall foliage on the Blue Ridge Parkway: just go for a drive. The changing elevation and winding road often lead to some amazing places to see the fall colors for a couple of weeks each year. But what are the best places to be sure to visit? I sat down and made this list of twenty-five picturesque places to see the fall foliage on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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1. Ravens Roost Overlook (Milepost 10.7)
One of my favorite scenic overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway is just 20 minutes from the northern end in Waynesboro, Virginia. A low stone wall makes the perfect place to sit and enjoy the panorama view of the Shenandoah Valley to the west. Take a walk to the south end of the parking lot to find a lone tree among a rocky outcropping for a breathtaking view of a nearby mountain range.
READ MORE: Road Trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway From Waynesboro to Lexington, VA
2. Irish Creek Valley Overlook (Milepost 42.2)
The Irish Creek Valley Overlook is one of the most stunning scenic overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. Looking westward a narrow gap between two nearby mountains reveals the Shenandoah Valley beyond. This is a great place to catch warm autumn sunsets!
3. James River Visitor Center (Milepost 63.7)
At just 650' above sea level the bridge crossing over the James River is the lowest point on the entire Blue Ridge Parkway. Want to know an inside tip? There is a pedestrian bridge beneath the vehicle bridge over the James River!
Walk across that bridge about midway and take a look to the left for a spectacular view of fall colors along the James River with a mountain in the distance. Continue across the river to explore the remnants of Battery Creek Lock or take a leisure 0.4-mile walk through the Trail of Trees.
READ MORE: Road Trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway From Lexington to Roanoke, VA
4. Thunder Ridge Overlook (Milepost 74.7)
The Thunder Ridge Overlook is one of those scenic overlooks you could drive past a hundred times and not know what is there. The parking area is just off the Parkway and the scenic overlook is at the end of a very short and easy five-minute walk.
The overlook is situated on a rocky outcropping with a commanding westward view of mountain ridges and valleys. It's far enough from the Parkway to offer almost perfect silence to enjoy the view.
5. Peaks of Otter (Milepost 86)
The Peaks of Otter is one of the most popular places to visit on the Blue Ridge Parkway, especially during the peak of fall foliage. The Peaks of Otter Lodge will frequently book all their rooms months in advance as people eagerly hope their reservation coincides with the fall colors.
Even if you're not spending the night there is plenty to see and do at the Peaks of Otter. Go for a walk on the 1-mile Abbott Lake Loop Trail to enjoy the fall foliage from different perspectives. After a vigorous hike head over to the picnic area to snag a table along a quiet stream in a forest teeming with fall colors.
READ MORE: Where to Find the Visitor Centers on the Blue Ridge Parkway
6. Roanoke Mountain (Milepost 120.3)
At Milepost 120.3 the one-lane, one-way Roanoke Mountain Road crosses the mountain and leads to one of my favorite scenic overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Mill Mountain Overlook is just above a rocky outcropping with a view of nearby Mill Mountain with the city of Roanoke hidden behind.
At the top of the road is the Roanoke Mountain Overlook facing the opposite direction. This overlook is a great place for catching a sunset. A short trail leads through the forest the actual summit of Roanoke Mountain.
7. Roanoke Valley Overlook (Milepost 129.6)
Another of my favorite scenic overlooks on the Blue Ridge Parkway doesn't offer the sweeping panorama vista you might want, but it still has a pretty nice view. The pull-off has a short, paved path leading to some boulders at the edge of the Parkway near a bridge. The view of the bridge, Parkway, and Roanoke Valley is one of my favorite places to visit in the autumn.
READ MORE: Road Trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway From Roanoke to Galax, VA
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8. Rock Castle Gorge Overlook (Milepost 168.8)
Most of the Blue Ridge Parkway through Virginia is surrounded by low-lying valleys. The Rock Castle Gorge Overlook is one of the best places to enjoy the view of the valleys in the state. A lone pine tree stands in the middle of an otherwise panorama view looking east, making this a good place to catch an autumn sunrise.
9. Mabry Mill (Milepost 176.2)
Mabry Mill is one of the most iconic destinations on the Blue Ridge Parkway and it becomes super popular during the peak of fall foliage. The grist mill, complete with renovated aqueduct, is typically open for exploration on October weekends with the wheel rotating at the edge of the mill pond.
An easy trail meanders through the several buildings beside the mill and even crosses over the aqueduct at one point. It's a great place to stretch your legs and enjoy some beautiful fall colors.
READ MORE: Visiting the Iconic Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway
10. Fox Hunter's Paradise (Milepost 218.6)
The scenic overlook at Fox Hunter's Paradise is my favorite hidden discoveries on the Blue Ridge Parkway. From the Parkway the overlook seems like nothing all that special with a somewhat nice view from a parking lot.
But you need to take the short, paved road leading off the Parkway a couple hundred feet to a hidden parking lot. A short, flat and easy to walk trail leads to a scenic overlook hidden in the dense forest overlooking the mountains to the southeast.
READ MORE: Road Trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway From Galax, VA to Blowing Rock, NC
11. Wildcat Rock (Milepost 241.1)
Speaking of favorite hidden discoveries, I found Wildcat Rock during a fall foliage road trip a few years ago and I have been back a dozen times since. This hidden scenic overlook is one of my favorites on the Parkway.
The overlook is located inside Doughton Park. The entrance to the park is just across the road from the Doughton Park Visitor Center. In a back corner is a small parking lot and a set of stone steps leading to two scenic overlooks high atop the mountains.
The panorama view from either overlook is absolutely breathtaking. The first time I saw it during the peak of fall colors I couldn't help but laugh at just how awesome this planet can be. I recommend taking a collapsible chair because you'll want to spend some time up there.
READ MORE: 15 Places You Must Visit on the Blue Ridge Parkway
12. Thunder Hill Overlook (Milepost 290.5)
During one of my end-to-end road trip adventures on the Blue Ridge Parkway people as far away as Roanoke told me I needed to visit this scenic overlook. By the time I arrived it was already after dark so I waited until the next morning to visit the overlook. It was November 1 and the fog was so thick I couldn't see the Parkway from the parking lot.
It took a few more tries before I was finally able to enjoy the view from this overlook and understand why it is so popular. This overlook provides one of the few uninterrupted panorama views on the Parkway. But even better is the view across the Parkway beside a rustic fence looking at the towering mountains in the distance.
13. Moses H. Cone Memorial Park (Milepost 294)
The Moses H. Cone Memorial Park is probably the largest and most active park on the Blue Ridge Parkway. At the heart of the park is the Parkway Craft Center, located inside Cone Manor. The craft center has a small visitor center, lots of locally-made arts and crafts, and you can take a guided tour of the upper floor of the mansion.
Bass Lake at the bottom of the property (viewable from the front porch of Cone Manor) is a popular place during the peak of fall colors. A 0.8-mile loop trail circles the entire lake and offers views of mountains, wildlife, and fall colors.
The park also features several miles of horseback riding trails. I am all for letting the horse do all the walking so I can just enjoy the views in all directions.
READ MORE: Road Trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway From Blowing Rock to Asheville, NC
14. Julian Price Memorial Park (Milepost 297)
My favorite park along the Blue Ridge Parkway is Julian Price Memorial Park. Located around Julian Price Lake the park has lots of hiking trails, kayaking and canoeing on the lake, and a campground.
The Julian Price Lake Overlook at Milepost 296.7 is a fantastic place to enjoy the peak of fall foliage. A large parking area offers easy access to the 2.7-mile Price Lake Loop Trail. But my favorite thing to do here is take a collapsible chair to the other end of the bridge and enjoy the calm water of the lake with a clear view of Grandfather Mountain.
15. Linn Cove Viaduct (Milepost 316)
The iconic Linn Cove Viaduct is probably the most recognizable destination on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Have you ever wanted to capture "that" photo of the curving bridge that nearly every other photographer has captured? There is a spur trail near the Yonahlosee Overlook at Milepost 303.9 leading to the Tanawha Trail where you can find a spot to capture that photo.
The Linn Cove Viaduct Visitor Center has a neat video about the construction of the bridge. There are restrooms near the visitor center and access to the Tanawha Trail where you can hike beneath the viaduct, eventually climb the mountainside, and come out above the viaduct.
Grandfather Mountain
Although not a part of the Blue Ridge Parkway it's just not possible to talk about best places to see fall foliage without including this mountain top destination. The privately-owned Grandfather Mountain is a rather amazing attraction with a small zoo, restaurant and fudge shop, museum, and the infamous Mile High Swinging Bridge.
READ MORE: A Day at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina
16. Grandfather Mountain Overlook (Milepost 306.6)
Further down the Parkway is the Grandfather Mountain Overlook with the best view of Grandfather Mountain. Did you know Grandfather Mountain is actually a collection of three mountain peaks on a single range?
17. Linville Falls (Milepost 316)
A 1.5-mile spur road leads to the Linville Falls Visitor Center and one of my favorite outdoor adventures during the peak of fall foliage. Visitors typically hike the 1.6-mile out-and-back Linville Falls Trail to enjoy views of the waterfall from three overlooks: Upper Falls Overlook, Chimney View Overlook, and Erwin's View.
More adventurous hikers may want to try the strenuous 1.4-mile out-and-back Plunge Basin Trail. This trail passes the Plunge Basin Overlook on the opposite side of the ravine from the Linville Falls Trail and then descends nearly 600' to the very bottom of the waterfall.
The easiest waterfall to see is one that is typically forgotten and very well hidden: Dugger's Creek Falls. This small 8' waterfall is located on a 0.25-mile trail from far end of the parking lot. A rustic footbridge crosses a narrow gap about thirty feet from the waterfall for a gorgeous view.
READ MORE: 5 Ways to View Linville Falls (and Dugger's Creek Falls) on the Blue Ridge Parkway
18. Chestoa View (Milepost 320.7)
Chestoa View is another of my favorite hidden discoveries on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This scenic overlook is at the end of a very short primitive trail from the parking lot and down a flight of steps. The overlook has a commanding view of the nearby Linville Gorge, although you cannot see the waterfall.
19. Mt. Mitchell State Park (Milepost 355.4)
The bittersweet thing about summiting Mount Mitchell is that the top of the mountain has no trees with leaves the turn colors, but it is a pretty good place to enjoy the colors you can see at the lower elevations. At 6,684' Mount Mitchell is the highest point east of the Mississippi River so it's definitely worth a visit.
While the hike to the summit along the concrete path is short and easy, there is another way to enjoy the views of fall foliage in this North Carolina state park. Go for a hike on the Black Mountain Crest Trail to visit several other "southern sixers" peaks and catch gorgeous views of the local landscape.
READ MORE: Road Trip to the Southern Sixers
20. Craggy Gardens (Milepost 364.5)
Most of Craggy Gardens is covered in rhododendron that looks gorgeous in the late spring when they bloom but during the peak of fall foliage it's still just as green as ever. However, some of the views from these overlooks will be perfect for spotting local fall colors!
Craggy Gardens Visitor Center has a pretty nice view straight from the parking lot, no hiking required. The 0.5-mile hike on the Craggy Knob Trail leads to the bald knob with sweeping 360-degree views.
My favorite view, however, is from Craggy Pinnacle. The moderate 1.4-mile out-and-back trail leads to a couple of scenic overlooks a couple hundred feet above the Parkway. These views are absolutely gorgeous year-round and particularly amazing during the peak of fall foliage.
READ MORE: 3 Ways to Explore Craggy Gardens on the Blue Ridge Parkway
21. Lane Pinnacle Overlook (Milepost 372.1)
The Lane Pinnacle Overlook is located on the south end of the 15-mile Asheville Watershed. As the Parkway passes through the 17,500-acre protected wilderness vehicles are not allowed to make any stops.
The view is breathtaking and just might tide you over a bit on the long stretch without other overlooks. The panorama view of the nearby mountains is a great place to see the fall foliage at an elevation just below the Parkway.
22. Mount Pisgah (Milepost 408.6)
There are three amazing places to enjoy the fall foliage at Mount Pisgah. The first is Buck Spring Gap Overlook at Milepost 407.6. Park here to enjoy an eastward view from the gap. A short trail leads to the remains of Buck Spring Lodge, a former hunting resort for the builders of the Biltmore.
The Mount Pisgah Overlook is within walking distance of Buck Spring Gap and faces westward. This overlook is perfectly for catching the sunset during the peak of fall foliage. The 3.2-mile Mount Pisgah Trail leads to the summit of the mountain where you'll find a wooden observation deck with pretty amazing views.
The final place in this area to enjoy the fall foliage is at the Pisgah Inn. This two-story lodge has been a favorite place to stay during the peak of fall foliage for decades now. The rooms usually book up early but you can still enjoy the view from the restaurant or take a walk around the property during your visit.
READ MORE: Road Trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway From Asheville to Cherokee, NC
23. Devil's Courthouse (Milepost 422.4)
The 1-mile out-and-back trail leading to the summit of Devil's Courthouse is pretty strenuous but well worth the effort for a breathtaking view. The top of the rocky knob features commanding panorama views in all directions and makes the perfect place to enjoy the peak of fall foliage.
24. Cowee Mountain Overlook (Milepost 430.7)
The Cowee Mountain Overlook is my favorite on the entire Blue Ridge Parkway. Although the nearby Richland Balsam Overlook is the highest point on the Parkway at 6,053', the view from Cowee Mountain is much better.
A large parking area has plenty of room for cars, RVs, and travel trailers. I usually just pull up beside the sidewalk at the edge of the parking lot and put out a collapsible chair for a couple of hours. Sunset here is always the best view, especially during the peak of fall foliage.
25. Waterrock Knob (Milepost 451.2)
Waterrock Knob is a favorite among Blue Ridge Parkway travelers. It's about 30 minutes from Cherokee and Great Smoky Mountains National Park so it's a nice detour for a half-day trip. The parking area is quite large and offers a view in all directions, just not from one spot. Looking westward the Great Smoky Mountains covers the horizon with the small town of Cherokee at the foot.
Take the 1.2-mile out-and-back Waterrock Knob Trail to the summit of the mountain about 400' above the parking lot. The first quarter mile of the hike leads to a fairly nice overlook, but the top of the mountain offers an uninterrupted 360-degree view.


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Palais De Mahé, Puducherry
Palais de Mahé - A lovely edition to the CGH Earth family owned hotel group, Palais de Mahé is located just 50 metres away from the Bay of Bengal and offers a true taste of old French colonial Puducherry in this historic seaside town. Considered one of the best addresses in town, Palais de Mahé is a pretty, mustard hued building with high ceilings, tiled floored, whitewashed walls, arched doorways and deep verandahs.
Situated just a few steps away from the bustling picturesque promenade and villas of the French Quater, the hotel boasts an inviting swimming pool within the courtyard and 18 spacious rooms with verandas and period influenced interiors. Each room is well furnished with large free standing four poster beds, flat screen TV's, air-conditioning and tea and coffee facilities.
Return to the hotel after seeing the sights to enjoy the unique and enticing fusion of Indo-French cuisine, which is a speciality of the city. With is roof top location the restaurant, Les Alice provides a lovely cool breeze and sea views. The Hotel bar is open all day with a large menu of cocktails and mocktails to keep you replenished.
There is a small spa offering the legendary CGH Earth Ayurveda treatments with resident doctors available for consultations and treatments. The hotel is also true to the CGH Earth ethos of sustainability, using regional materials and ensuring the hotel is energy efficient and products are as locally sourced as possible. You can also see the art of local artists adorning the walls of the hotel, which are often leased out, allowing you take up a little piece of Pondi on your return.
Visit the sister hotel of Maison Perumal in the Tamil Quarter for some more coastal Tamil cuisine and an insight into the wonderful contrasts of this fascinating city.


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JEWMONGOUS' Xmas Night Comedy Songfest
City Winery (155 Varick St., Manhattan)
5pm doors, 7pm start
$20 in advance
Christmas (a.k.a. "the Christian Chanukah") is upon us and JEWMONGOUS is gonna party like it's the 1999th-iversary of Christ's bar mitzvah. Featuring his new song "Jesus Christ's Bar Mitzvah" and orginal favorites like "Taller Than Jesus", "They Tried To Kill Us (We Survived, Let's Eat)" and "Phantom Foreskin", Sean Altman's beloved comedy song concert returns to City Winery on the biggest going-out night of the year for Jews: Christmas Night, December 25th.
Ex-Rockapella star Sean Altman's comedy song concert JEWMONGOUS is "tuneful and sharply witty" (Los Angeles Times), "relentlessly clever" (Chicago Tribune) and "bawdy with a wicked modern streak" (Washington Post), combining "the tunefulness of the Beatles and the spot-on wit of Tom Lehrer" (Boston Globe). Altman, who "writes hilarious and irreverent acoustic rock songs about his awakening Jewish awareness" (Jerusalem Post), founded Rockapella and led that group through its heyday years on the Emmy-winning PBS-TV series "Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?", for which Altman co-wrote the famous theme song.
JEWMONGOUS is not appropriate for children unless you're training them to be sailors.
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Puréed strawberries and strawberry gelatin are beaten with vanilla yogurt until fluffy, then chilled in a cookie wafer crust for a refreshing dessert.
Prep Time: 25 | Yield: 8 servings
You can make this with regular Jell-O and Cool Whip also.
Nutritional Information Calories 140 Total fat 4.5 g Saturated fat 2 g Cholesterol 5 mg Sodium 150 mg Carbohydrate 21 g Dietary fiber 1 g Sugars 13 g Protein 4 g
Vitamin A 0 %DV Vitamin C 35 %DV Calcium 6 %DV Iron 4 %DV
Diet Exchange 1 Starch,1 Fat
Nutrition Bonus: Luscious strawberries make this scrumptious dessert an excellent source of vitamin C.
Recipe and photo credit (used with permission): Kraft Foods


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If Martin Gilbert had a personal share price, it would have wrong-footed the best money managers in the world.
Last week the boss of Aberdeen Asset Management nimbly snapped up Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) for £660m, his 40th acquisition since founding the group 30 years ago.
As a result, Aberdeen will leap-frog the 200-year-old Schroders to become not only Britain's biggest fund manager but the largest investment house outside America. The shares leaped too; Aberdeen, which only joined the FTSE100 last year, is up 41pc in 12 months.
So it should be no surprise that Gilbert swaggers in from discussing corporate responsibility with Professor John Kay, the economist advising the Government on short termism; nor that he thinks bosses need to do more about putting the customer first. "There's still an issue of trust between the City and the public," he says.
But, you have to pinch yourself, for Gilbert is the City's original bogeyman. Long before the likes of Fred Goodwin, Bob Diamond or any of the Libor traders, Gilbert was regarded as the unacceptable face of finance.
Just over a decade ago, Aberdeen was, to use Gilbert's own description, "whacked" by the split capital investment trusts scandal. The savings vehicles famously claimed to have "more safety features than a Volvo" but they collapsed, triggering £650m of losses for 50,000 small investors.
Aberdeen was accused of being at the centre of a "magic circle" of fund managers whose back-scratching fund raisings generated huge fees and bonuses for themselves but created a dangerous pack of cards for savers.
Shares in Aberdeen plunged 97pc; Gilbert's personal rating was even worse hit. He was branded a "sophisticated snake oil salesman" by MPs.
"It almost finished the company and me," says Gilbert. "It shows you it takes you years to build a reputation and you can destroy it in two minutes. Ours got destroyed in about an hour and a half in front of the Treasury Select Committee. They really tore us apart."
The business was only saved by a radical restructuring, hundreds of job losses and a pledge to provide the lion's share of a £200m compensation fund for investors.
Despite the intense baying for his blood, Gilbert clung on. "I said to the board, 'if it would help, I'll leave'," he remembers. "But they said, 'you got us into this mess you better get us out'."
Aberdeen's shares are up more than 440pc since then. But it wasn't Gilbert's last mess. Earlier this year he was forced to resign as chairman of FirstGroup, the transport group he helped to found. After months of insisting its finances were sound, FirstGroup launched a deeply discounted £615m rights issue to stop its credit rating being reduced to junk status. Gilbert blames the West Coast mainline fiasco, when the group won the £5bn rail contract from Sir Richard Branson, only to be stripped of it again. Sir Richard said First Group's bid was "insane" and would have bankrupted the company anyway.
Gilbert disagrees. "Our bid was exactly the same as Branson's, it was just the last two years we were marginally more expensive," he says. "He (Branson)))) was just pissed off that he lost it." But Gilbert has no complaints that the axe fell on him. "Someone had to go, so I thought it would be better if I fell on my sword," he says. He adds cheerfully: "But I'm still chairman because they can't find anyone else to do it."
Little wonder they call him Teflon Gilbert. Dramas that would have ruined most careers have given Gilbert a reputation as a fighter. He's been named European Personality of the Year at the Funds Europe award and Scotland's CEO of the Year too.
Though a proud Aberdonian, Gilbert was actually born in Malaysia where his parent had followed other Scottish farmers to work on rubber, cocoa, and palm oil plantations. Aged nine, he was despatched back to Aberdeen to go to school. He stayed to go to Aberdeen University where he did an accountancy degree followed by a law degree. Alistair Darling, the former Labour Chancellor who is now leading the campaign against Scottish independence, was a fellow student. Darling hasn't yet recruited Gilbert to join the campaign. "He wants to see me for a cup of coffee soon, though, I don't know what that's about," he says, adding that he's "neutral" on the issue.
Gilbert qualified as a chartered accountant and joined a small law firm where he worked in the investment arm. In June 1983, with a couple of colleagues, the division was spun out as Aberdeen. Gilbert says the fund management was a "tiny little cottage industry" but he had big ambitions and wanted to do deals from the start.
The first "big break" came in 1988 when he bought Sentinel from Jonathan Aiken, the former Tory MP and one-time jailbird. The deal cost £5m but crucially brought Hugh Young to the business who, Gilbert say, is "really the brains behind Aberdeen's whole equity investment process".
He also made the key decision, in 1992, to move Aberdeen's Far East desk to Asia from where it's key emerging markets business was built. "The $100m assets that Hugh took out there with him is now $100bn," says Gilbert. "And a huge part of our success."
Back in London, Gilbert set about transforming the business through deals including the acquisition of Prolific from Scottish Provident in 1997 which tripled the assets under management to £11bn. Aberdeen was in the top 10 UK unit trust managers when it was hammered by the splits scandal. To save itself, Aberdeen was forced to sell its retail business to John Duffield's New Star.
But even in his darkest moment, Gilbert looked to do a deal: in 2003 he bought Edinburgh Fund Managers, another company embroiled in splits, with paper and promptly sold half of it onto Duffield for cash. "That was really a turning point for us," he says.
The year after, Gilbert tripled his assets again by buying the old Morgan Grenfell business from Deutsche Bank. Other banks decided to dispose of their fund businesses too and Gilbert was ready, snapping up divisions from Credit Suisse and RBS.
It was the same trend that led to Lloyds Banking Group putting SWIP up for sale, as well as the increasing difficulty of paying bonuses to fund managers. Gilbert faced tough competition, including from a cash bid by Macquarie and another by Royal Bank of Canada, but still won with an all share deal.
He reckons it was the offer for Lloyds to have 10pc in Aberdeen that swung it. "We did a similar thing with Credit Suisse and their 10pc chunk proved very lucrative for them," he says.
The deal has also made HM Treasury an Aberdeen shareholder too but Gilbert's isn't expecting any interference.
He says James Leigh Pemberton, new boss of UKFI, the body that manages the taxpayer's stakes in the banks, called to congratulate him on the SWIP deal.
"But he didn't say, we now own 3pc of you or anything like that," says Gilbert. "The Government is going to reduce its stake in Lloyds, the process has started."
Gilbert says digesting SWIP will take two years but he says the deal is not his last. Overtaking Schroders is not the landmark he's after.
"Schroders and ourselves don't regard each other as competition," he says. "Our competition is the big funds in America, that's where we both have to turn our attention, that's where half the world's assets under management are."
It may sound ambitious - but only a fool would bet against him.


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