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|my back hurts alot!!!!!!! i dunno what i could have done??? it hurts to sit, stand, walk, eat, and otherwise function on any worth while level this blows. i dont wanna work today :(
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|Friday, April 7th, 2006
|my back hurts alot!!!!!!! i dunno what i could have done??? it hurts to sit, stand, walk, eat, and otherwise function on any worth while level this blows. i dont wanna work today :(
|Sunday, March 19th, 2006
some times i wish i had a hole to hide in!!! im lonely and super stressed about school, in nervous about coming home too, everything is going to be strange i think....its been way to long, that probably makes me a awful friend, uuuuurrrrggggggg.
im so tired.
|Friday, March 17th, 2006
blah work.....................im over it!!!
tomorrow i have to work and i have tickets to go see nine inch nails, i think im gonna come down with a case of the i dont give a shits. its not gonna be pretty. so over it!
|i get lost in time sometimes. it goes by so fast. i come back to cleveland in just a week from now. so totally excited!!!! hummmm out dringing for st pattys day, ran into co workers wife now time for bed. water...
|Sunday, March 12th, 2006
|im going slightly crazy... its been a long week and i just want a break from everything. my clutch on the car broke on the most frightening highway ever. the car just stopped going. we got to the off ramp and pushed. thank god there was a transmission place near by. Nearly $800 to fix it!!!!! so much for paying off my credit card. then there is work...jesus christ i am about to pull my hair out. the servers are lazy and bitch all the damn time, only one is helpfull and will do the stupid little things himself. i cant belive that richard would rather come look for me and waist more time than open a can and pour a coke for himself. shit! i just need a little break. we get 3 payed sick days and if we dont use them they go away. i think im starting to come down with something.
|Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
|drivers in miami are all assholes, i sadly have to include myself in this list. i just went downtown and back prolly about a 15 mile round trip drive, ive been cut off, honked at, scowled at etc... and this is everytime im in the car. its only gonna get worse the more people that move here. roads are already super congested. god it takes alot of energy to drive in this city...oh have to go to my hair cut!!!!
|Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
Holy crap i need to put more china photos up, what a cool trip, everyone should go!!!! its so worth the expensive plane tix cause everthing is so cheap there. and the history and buildings and different way of life is so amazing. everything about it was amazing i wanna go back!!!! i would have to say the only bad thing was the jet lag for like a week.
it is so unbelieveably nice today, sunny and warm, i kinda wanna go to the beach, but its no good for irish girls like me.
i have a huge project to do before i graduate and still dont know what i am doing....ive been lazy :(
other than that life is good!!!!!!!!!
|Tuesday, February 21st, 2006
|i managed to post my journal in the future..... weird, well i deleted it so everything is super now. so the Ocean drive party was terrible!!! the people there where the worst....worst worst worst ever. i was praying for it to end, i hate parties like that. i hate that whole south beach scene. blah.
|Wednesday, February 15th, 2006
the party was terrible, the people were low class, and my arm hurt for a few days.
funny thought... hulk hogan has a nice bum, his family has been eating at our restaurant, although his body look disproportionately large on top and then toothpicky on bottom.
im going to read more of my book. dan brown writes to well, you cant stop reading, so far id have to say that i like angels & demons better.
|Monday, January 30th, 2006
|i keep getting more and more nervous about work closing. before i thought it was no big deal, but now im totally scared, ive been there for 3 years, and i have some many friends, not like hangout friends but work friends. im definatly going to miss them.
|Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
jer is not home again tonight, i hate being alone for more than a few hours. i really usually dont know what to do with myself, gyoza for dinner, and butterscotch pudding for dessert yummy. i sure do love it.
i think im having issues deciding whats next as far as what am i suppose to do with myself, i really tend to be down on myself for not being in a better position as far as work goes, and then i have a a backlash in my head from that and think FUCK IT IM STILL YOUNG WHY SHOULD I GROW UP YET!! its really craziness. what to do?????
i want to have fun! ! ! ! !
maybe ill get j to go to the beach for a walk later
|Monday, January 23rd, 2006
she is so funny.... she will only sleep in the white laundry
its my turn sandwich, so i guess im not so bad at computers
thats taku i dont think most people have seen him....i love love love him!!!!! hes the biggest man whore kitty ever im gonna try and put miss ma up too, shes a cutie pie but claws alot :(
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so my little absinthe-ish creation is done, i heard wormwood is bitter, HOLY CRAP IS IT EVER!!!!!!!! i was all thinking that im a tough bad ass cause i drink angostura bitters on a regular basis (i have tummy problems and its good for that sort of thing) this is like a bazzilion time more bitter.
but it totally turned the milky green color when i added the sugar and water and wow that was cool, i only had like 1/4 a shot cause im gonna make j drink some with me.....i cant suffer through that alone!
dont be feeling sorry for him i just got alot of good beer including chimay, it was like $8 for a bottle, cause im sweet like that :)
this is so nifty!!!!!!
taku is a giant turd sandwich
we went to the humaine society today to flea stuff for the little monsters...the poor things are itchy :( there were the sweetest little doggies, i wish i had time for them, but the be honest the cats are already a handful. its prolly my fault, i spoil them rotten. i wish i could put pictures on but i cant figure it out, im not so good at computer stuff.
J is at work which means im totally bored and lonely.
cocktail time.....
|Sunday, January 22nd, 2006
i got my tickets to come the cleve-o im kinda excited, ok ill be honest im really excited. i hope i have enough time to see everybody. Ii dont even know where im gonna stay.
geez i dunno if i really have much news...my absinthe is almost done, i got a drop on my hand so i tried it and....it really is as bitter as they say. thank god for sugar.
work is going well, its been boring lately and im about to freak out if i have to make any more mojitos. they are messy and take forever to make and taste like crap, I HATE HIP DRINKS!!!!
the taku monster and kali ma are happy and lazy...thats really all i got
|Friday, January 20th, 2006
|I got the time off work i get to come home!!!!!!!!!!! its been way to long, i cant wait.
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The Samsung PN64D8000 ($3,799 list) is a 64-inch plasma HDTV that puts out a 1,920 by 1,080 resolution with a contrast ratio in the millions among other features. This Samsung TV also packs 3D video support in full HD, an even smaller bezel than before through Plasma +1 and more.
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Ethan Frome
Discuss the evidence that Ethan will never be free
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In Chapter Nine, the realization that Mattie reciprocates his passion makes Ethan reckless. He is tortured by the happiness that lies outside of his reach. But the sled ride is not a carefully considered choice. Mattie and Ethan give in to passion, but the result is not freedom. Instead, they ruin their lives. The theme of illicit passion is not given a happy spin in Ethan Frome. When Mattie and Ethan succumb to it, they destroy themselves. Passion is not a liberator; Ethan and Mattie are not in control of their feelings. Passion is only another force that acts on man, robbing him of agency.
The sled ride is a symbol for Wharton's conception of free will and fate, a conception shaped by Naturalism. Although Ethan has some power in steering the sleigh, the track carries them down on the final run. Ethan steers the sled to some extent, but gravity and the shape of the hill drive them down into the elm. Man's freedom exists within a very narrow range of options. In the opening, we already learned that Ethan had a terrible accident, and so the event seems all the more fixed. Wharton has been foreshadowing the accident all along. We also know that Ethan is still going to be alive at the time when the narrator arrives in Starkfield, and so we immediately know that their suicide attempt is going to be unsuccessful. The suicide attempt is the final and most terrible failed plan of Ethan Frome. It caps off a long string of aborted plans and frustrated wishes, and this time the consequences are tragic.
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pfix=ram, cd boot, fix
December 18, 2010 — BarryKrcrsn51 reported on the forum:
This bug has been reported before.
Suppose I have a frugal install of Wary in a hard drive partition. I then boot off the Live CD using "pfix=ram" because I want to run Gparted. Wary still searches for the sfs file on the hard drive and loads it instead of the copy on the CD. If I have enough memory to load the sfs, the hard drive partition is then unmounted and I can modify it with Gparted. However, on a low memory machine, the sfs file is left mounted and the partition is locked. So I can't change it.
Ok, I have modified the 'init' script in the initrd so that if booting off CD with 'pfix=ram' then will not search hard drives (or USB drives).
Comments'pmedia=cd' issue
Username: shinobar
Thanks, Barry. How about the 'pmedia=cd' issue that cause UNetBotin fails? http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=470545#470545
Re Unetbootin
Username: BarryK
"Why is that a bug? The iso is on a SD card, so you are booting from USB Flash memory, you are not booting from a CD.
Re: 'pmedia=cd' issue
Username: shinobar
"Cannot be a bug but an issue which arise by the recent change of woof. In old woof, the 'pmedia=cd' boot option searched all the partition on the PC including USB media. But with the recent change, it searches only internal devices excluding external media. The change causes a problem using UNetbootin, used to work with old Puppy's but not works with recent woof.
Re 'pmedia=cd'
Username: BarryK
"As I see it, the new behaviour is more correct. Booting with pmedia=cd, Puppy only searches optical drives for vmlinuz and the main sfs (and zdrv). The save-file can be anywhere, including USB.
'pmedia=cd' and UNetBootin
Username: shinobar
"Yes, 'correct'. Can be an issue of backward compatibility. Please be aware UNetBootin gets success with old Puppy's, but fails with new Puppy's.
Username: BarryK
"[i]Booting with pmedia=cd, Puppy only searches optical drives for vmlinuz and the main sfs (and zdrv).[/i] ...correction, the above is true if boot with 'pfix=ram'. Otherwise, searches optical for vmlinuz, but hd and optical for main .sfs (and zdrv).
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1991 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 ConvertibleReview
5.0 Mustang — Kind of an ugly mustang styling, but this is from a guy who still loves the 68-73 years of Mustang Muscle. A nice little car with enough power to go Rice Burner Stomping at night and still drive during the day. a good car, but certainly not a luxury vehicle. some parts are made very cheap on it and wear out easily. other than that this was a good solid vehicle.
Pros: good power, fun, and easy to maintain
Cons: some cheap parts, mostly interior that cause inside quality to be low
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1991 Ford Mustang LX HatchbackReview
Its My Dream Car, Jus Without The Motor And Transmission I Want — Well, mine is a 4 cylinder which suck but i used to drive an '88 GT and it was the best car ever. Mine feels the same as far as comfort. There just isnt any horsepower
Pros: Sporty, stylish, an easy fix when needed
Cons: 4 cylinder automatic
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1991 Ford Mustang GT HatchbackReview
Good If You Wanna Go Fast In A Straight Line, Very Easy To Modify. — I personally like the fox body style alot. the interior isnt anything spectacular at all, but you usually don't buy a mustang for the interior style. its a solid car with good performance, especially for the money. it's pretty easy to pick up a gt in good condition for around 4 or 5grand.
Pros: The 5.0 engine is pretty simple and very easy to find performance parts for.
Cons: Red interior, but you get used to it.
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1991 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 ConvertibleReview
Power For Cheap — I bought this car with 68k on the odometer in 2006. I have beat this engine to heck and back at the drag strip, and it still runs like a champ. It's never had ANY problems, and is definitely something to turn heads.
Pros: Power, Convertible!
Cons: Probably won't hold up too well in a roll over..
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1991 Mustang Notchback Gt — Full 4 cylinder to V8 Conversion, GT body kit, Mach 1 hood, Cobra R Wheels, Eibach Lowering Springs, Flowmaster Exhaust, BBK Equal Length Headers and H Pipe with Cats.
Pros: Reliable, Home Built Project Car, Room for Improvement
Cons: Needs some performance improvements
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Every morning I look out the kitchen window to the clearing in the meadow. I long for a glimpse of the spotted fawns we saw frolicking; I wonder about them: where are they? Are they safe? Will their spots disappear as quickly as the baby fat on my boys? Will they snack on the tenderettes in my garden tonight? I watch the golden rod bend over, heavy with nectar, and for the bazillionth time puzzle over how quickly time dissolves—like sugar in warm water—until all that is left is the memory of sweetness.
Last night, I took my son out shopping for some things he needs for his dorm. He begins his second year of college next week. Second year. When did that happen? I've grown used to having him home again. I've grown used to sweeping up his long red hair from the kitchen floor, to his shy smile greeting me when I return home from work in the evening.
So I wanted to buy him some better towels this year—fluffy towels to hug his body in softness when I cannot. He needs a new shower caddy and desk lamp, some underwear and perhaps a smarter pair of shoes—if I can talk him into it. So we set out on our quest only to be foiled by a terrible accident on the interstate. A semi hauling Resees cups east crossed the median and ran into another semi traveling west, erupting into a ball of flames. One truck driver was killed and several others injured. The interstate was closed for hours and traffic poured into our little valley—people trying to find an alternate way home. We were trapped in gridlock, stuck in a sea of vehicles along our little valley road. Instead of shopping, we pulled into a local restaurant and dined together, hoping the traffic would be cleared when we finished. As we ate, I prayed for the victims of the accident. I prayed for the truck drivers and their families, for those stuck in traffic. As I prayed silently, the sky opened up and rain thrummed the roof above us, poured down on the firefighters trying to extinguish the flames of burning diesel, on the people waiting in long streams of traffic, on our little valley that stood witness to it all.
We decided to try to find a shower caddy another day.
This morning, when I drove to work, all that was left of the accident was a mangled guard rail and some heavy equipment that must have been used to remove the debris. All along the interstate, for miles and miles, semi-trucks were parked along the side of the road—the drivers forced to sleep where they were due to a closed roadway. As I passed the site of the accident, trucks behind me and trucks before, I felt I was entering sacred ground. And these brother truck drivers stood sentinel, a testament to the fragility of our human lives.
In my Bible study this week, the author talks about how King Solomon uses the phrase "under the sun" a lot in the book of Ecclesiastes. As in "there is nothing new under the sun" or "the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me." Wiersbe says, "It defines the outlook of the writer as he looks at life from a human perspective and not necessarily from heaven's point of view." Solomon was so wise and gifted. And I wonder if he was really saying that it is only when we take account of that which is over the sun can we fully live into this life we are given.
So many things under the sun can discourage and disappoint. A tragic accident, the way time slips through my fingers, saying goodbye to my boy again … All of these things matter. The things that happen in this life matter. They matter to the world; they matter to God. This life matters. We are not simply here to wait for a better way. Scripture tells us Jesus came so that we might have abundant life. But this life is nestled into a bigger story. These hardships in this life, when taken in context of the bigger story, allow our hearts to be prospered—to grow richer and deeper and abundant in love. But only when I am able to keep an eternal perspective—to think on things over the sun—am I able to feel the fullness of the sadness but also of joy.
When life feels meaningless, I will remember. There is a bigger story. And I am a part of it.


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A Randomised, Double-Blind Cross-Over Trial of the Effect of Oxygen on Dyspnoea in Patients With Advanced Cancer
Dyspnoea is a devastating symptom in patients with advanced cancer. Management strategies
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Main Aim: To compare patient preference for inhalational oxygen versus air for relief of
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2. To compare the response to oxygen and air in improvement of dyspnoea in patients with
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its relief, when patients are administered oxygen and air.
1. Oxygen improves dyspnoea in patients with cancer more than compressed air.
2. Patients with cancer who are hypoxic are more likely than those who are not hypoxic to
have improvement of dyspnoea with oxygen administration.
3. The cause of the dyspnoea may affect whether dyspnoea improves more with oxygen than
with air.
Using a randomised, double blind, crossover study design, patients will be adminstered air
and oxygen for 15 minutes and be asked to rate dyspnoea scores before and after each gas.
Measures of oxygen saturation will be simultaneously measured, and finally the patient
preferences for the gases will be sought at trial completion.
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Patient preference for gas
Jennifer AM Philip, MBBS
Principal Investigator
The Alfred Hospital
Australia: Human Research Ethics Committee
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Falconry Displays by Michael Davie
Falconry displays are an excellent addition to your show programme or corporate event. These demonstrations with birds of prey are accompanied with excellent commentary that is entertaining, educational and informative. Michael Davie is one of the leading falconers in England.
You can see a video clip of the birds flying here.
The sport of hunting with falcons and hawks is believed to date back at least 2,000 years and to have originated in the Far East. As world trade grew, so falconry spread to Europe, where it quickly became a popular pastime of royals and aristocrats, and for many other people a way of putting fresh meat onto the table.. Today it is hugely popular with people of all ages rediscovering the excitement and skills of working with birds of prey. A falconry display will promote and enhance your local event. Michael does a wide range of events.
Michael does a wide range of events, with Owls, Falcons, Hawks and other birds of prey. The Eagle Owl, the peoples choice, gliding with huge wings across the arena never fails to impress.
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Waze – iOS app review
Published: October 31, 2012
Link: iTunes
Cost: Free
Bang for buck: It's free!
Ease of use:
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After the gaffe of Apple Maps on iOS, one of the best navigation apps in the market is Waze. Apart from the usual location-based driving directions, Waze allows you to actively report accidents, hazards, police and other events you see on the road, and get road alerts coming up on your route too.
The app released an update today that adds the ability to check the estimated time of arrival of friends, request a pick up from friends, and more. The new features are great if you're meeting a lot of people in one place, and everyone is using Waze. You can selectively share your location with friends at any time so they can see when you'll arrive. Additionally, you can also request a pick up from someone and they'll get your exact location. The update also adds a few minor features, including toll road indication, private messages, and a parking location pin.


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White homing pigeons are larger and stronger than the white ring neck doves, which you can purchase in most pet shops. A white homing pigeon weighs about a pound. You can easily hold a white ring neck dove in one hand; you need two hands to hold a white homing pigeon.
Homing pigeons come in different colors. White homing
pigeons have been selectively bred over the centuries for their color and
homing instinct.
Not all pigeons have a homing instinct, the capacity to find their way home. For example the common street pigeons or feral pigeons we see in our cities do not have a highly developed homing instinct.
You can train white homing pigeons to return home because they have a built-in "homing instinct". Some homing pigeons can find their way home as far as 1,000 miles from their loft. White homing pigeons generally can find their way home within 50 miles of their loft; exceptional white homing pigeons can return to their loft from 200 miles.
You cannot train white ring neck doves to return home because they do not have a "homing instinct". White ring neck doves cannot fly more than a few feet away or fend for themselves. If released outdoors, white ring neck doves try to run free but they can easily fall pray to cats and hawks and may be hit by cars. This is not something you want to see at a dignified wedding or memorial service. Therefore, we urge the public not to use white ring neck doves for dove releases. You should only use trained white homing pigeons for dove releases. They are bigger, stronger, more visual, and they know how to fly home.
Homing pigeons are gifted with a superior eye site and memory that helps them find and remember landmarks such as rivers, lakes, mountains, and building structures. Unlike humans, they have the advantage of a "bird's eye view" that helps them recognize landmarks as far as their eyes can see!
Homing pigeons need sunlight to navigate. Unlike owls and bats, they cannot see or fly at night to find their way home.
Like most birds, homing pigeons cannot navigate in inclement weather conditions such as heavy rain storms. A bright sunny day provides the best conditions for a dove release.
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From flooding and crop failure to air quality and water pollution, governments around the globe are grappling with the challenge of shaping a sustainable future for both people and nature. Yet these global efforts to protect the planet will fail unless concepts like equality and wellbeing are taken into account, according to a new paper published today in the journal Science.
"Our quest to achieve a healthy and sustainable environment utterly depends on understanding how human wellbeing is linked to the environment and impacted by our management of it," said the project's principal investigator, Phil Levin of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Physical and economic indicators such as carbon emissions and gross domestic product (GDP) are frequently tracked in sustainability studies and monitoring programs, mainly because it's comparatively easy to account for such numbers, said San Diego State University assistant professor of geography and study co-author Arielle Levine.
"For the most part, researchers and policymakers are trying to find things they can easily quantify," Levine said. "Things that you can't quantify easily—values, human agency, power, cultural context—often get lost in the process."
The paper, led by Christina Hicks of Lancaster University, argues that researchers and policymakers need to engage with these key social concepts as well as science if fair and lasting changes to the environment are going to take hold.
The authors, who also include social scientists from the University of Northumbria and the University of Washington, identify seven key social concepts that are often marginalized in efforts to meet sustainability goals.
The concepts identified are:
agency (a sense of self-determination)
The authors argue that these concepts are critical to informing decision-making and shaping policies for a more sustainable future.
The researchers suggest that, while these concepts are harder to quantify than GDP or carbon emissions, they can be measured. The paper highlights methods being developed by academics and policymakers to quantify such concepts as wellbeing, self-determination, values and inequality. Without these perspectives, the authors argue, researchers risk going down a road that focuses on protecting the planet but is incompatible with human wellbeing.
"For me it all comes down to creating a more fair world," Hicks said. "We can act to protect our environment, but sometimes those actions can increase inequality and that approach is not going to be sustainable in the long term. For example we have created marine parks and terrestrial parks to protect nature and biodiversity and quite rightly so, but in doing that we have sometimes taken away people's livelihoods, moved people off their own land."
"Without attention to whose well-being is measured and the values that underlie goals, we risk exacerbating inequalities and eroding the connections to nature that motivate people to practice stewardship and care for one another," said co-author Melissa Poe of Washington Sea Grant, a Washington state–based research and outreach organization.
The paper highlights the importance of social scientists working alongside environmental scientists and policy makers.
"Understanding how people rely on, relate to and shape their environment is critical to creating more informed and sustainable environmental policies," Levine said. "Interdisciplinary collaborations that assess how these policies influence both people and nature are an important step toward meeting global sustainability goals."
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I've been posting a lot of outdated photos lately…. Penang ones were too outdated… so i thought… ok la… I should post something fresh.
On 25th, we celebrated Christmas at TGIF Pavilion.
The dresscode for the night was "White or Red" so I wore this.
2 weeks ago, Cherrie created a system that generated random names among us and each will get a name. We then had to buy a Christmas present for that person and exchange them on 25th.
It was the Secret Santa Present Xchange thingy….
a shot of the appetizer…
and a shot of my main dish.
Caryn was there too! I meet her only once a year.. cos the last time I met her was at Marche on new years eve (31st Dec 06)
then we started giving out presents.
we all didnt know who our secret santa was… so a bit kanjiong when it was someone's turn to give out their presents.
It was then my turn, after receiving the present from Yow. So I walked a few rounds around the table n finally stopped behind Jenifer… she was shocked cos she didnt know that I was her secret santa. haha
Coincidently, Jen was Cherrie's secret santa… and since both of them sat together, Jen saved the energy of walking round n round. lol
More photos soon!! 😀


text: Just a little positive bit of info for all of those in the UK. I was in the apple store with my girlfriend on saturday (whose mbp has the flickering screen issue), and we spoke to a mac genius, who told us that in the UK, it is the LAW for retailers to replace goods if faulty or unsatisfactory within the first month of purchase. He told us to bring in her mbp and they'd give her a brand new boxed one without fuss. So for all you people out there who are slightly unhappy with your mbp's, go get a new one...they're free! And for all those uncertain to get a mbp because of the known issues, you needn't worry anymore. Old blighty does pull through sometimes!


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Raymond J. Prince receives Harold W. Gegenheimer Award
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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Sewickley, PA - The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF) presented the 2009 Harold W. Gegenheimer Annual Achievement Award to Raymond J. Prince, Vice President and Senior Consultant, NAPL. The Achievement Award was presented by John Berthelsen at the Education Summit during PRINT 09 in Chicago, IL.
Ray Prince has had a 50-year career in the graphic communication industry, with a primary dedication to helping companies improve productivity and quality. Most of his career has been spent teaching and training others. Ray has been a constant champion of education going back to his undergraduate days at Rochester Institute of Technology, and his graduate studies at South Dakota State University.
Two hundred students attending 80 schools receive financial assistance through PGSF. However, many more of the scholarship applicants are turned down due to lack of funds. For information regarding tax-advantaged contributions, establishing a scholarship through PGSF, or scholarship applications, contact Bernie Eckert, PGSF Program Administrator, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The beef checkoff has received a lot of attention lately and most of it hasn't been positive attention. However a recent producer survey looking at the awareness of, attitudes toward and concerns about the Beef Checkoff Program found 72% of beef and dairy producers approve of the checkoff, with six out of 10 believing it is well-managed, contributes to profitability of operations and represents their viewpoints. More than seven of 10 think the checkoff has value in a down market and is there for them in crises. The study was consistent with past surveys showing producers who feel informed about the checkoff do approve of it.
Changes to checkoff policies and operations have been discussed and would need to be voted on by producers. Changes include increasing the assessment by a dollar; exempting the checkoff on animal sales of $50 or less; opportunity to call for referendum on the checkoff every seven years; giving the Beef Board direct management of checkoff programs; allowing regional organization of qualified beef councils; and revising criteria for determining eligible organizations to nominate producers for Beef Board service.


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Jeffrey Johnson, 58, can be seen raising his gun and pointing it at N.Y.P.D. officers on the sidewalk outside the Empire State Building moments before officers shot him. Nine civilians were wounded by police gunfire. Read the full story here.
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Jason Barnes @ 8/28/2012 9:02 AM
1. Terrible tactics by the two officers. Did you notice that one got right in front of the other, risking "friendly fire?"2. Terrible marksmanship. All the 3rd parties were hit by fragments and ricochets from the officers' weapons.
Bruce bryant @ 8/28/2012 9:17 AM
Even though the officers had been told they were engaging an armed suspect who had just shot someone they seemed surprised when he pointed his pistol at them. With all the moving around the officers did they were lucky there wasn't a Blue on Blue incident.
M/Sgt. Ret'd Kim Kenney @ 8/28/2012 3:37 PM
Media is media, they sell news, the worst the police the better for them. For the officer that brought him congrads! Job well done, now go home and love your family and do your best to forget it. Remember you are in the business of service and protect. Just the opion of one old ranger, killing isn't fun. M/Sgt. Kenney ret'd.
Hunter2020 @ 9/12/2012 6:29 PM
You guys did what had to be done! Its unfortunate but there will sometimes be "collateral" damage. Do not let the arm chair quarterbacks get under your skin. Just remember... It could have been worse.
Captain John @ 1/22/2013 4:48 PM
Yeah. It was pretty bad. Not a lot of fire discipline and bad targeting discipline. One understands the pressure of close quarters action, but this definitely is a situation where remedial training is required. I am using this as a "not how to respond" video for my students. Close quarters quals need to happen monthly or no later than six weeks. No idea how often NYPD gets to a firing range.
Aaron @ 1/22/2013 8:04 PM
And not a one of you Monday morning quarterbacks would have done any better. I think they did an outstanding job given the situation.
Aaron @ 1/22/2013 8:07 PM
Really CPT. John. #1 you have to either be a teacher at a college which would explain your perfect thinking, or #2 you are a Captain and clueless as most Captains are. Stay behind your desk in your sterile environment buddy.
gary @ 1/22/2013 8:59 PM
If the injured were hit by "fragments and ricochets" and the bad guy got hit with direct fire, then their 'targeting' must have been pretty good. I wonder what the comments would have been had the officers held fire and additional innocents were killed by direct, aimed fire?Captain John- sometimes perception and reality are not the same. The officers involved were dealing with reality.
Juan 10-13 @ 1/23/2013 4:39 AM
As a former NYPD Firearms Intructor,every MOS was allocated with a box of rounds per month @ One Police Plaza and any additional rounds you brought along. An annual outdoor re-qualification which included CLOSE QUARTERS COMBAT!!!!!! I survived a fire fight and had close family members on the JOB who also survived shootings! The best advise I can give to my Brothers in Blue is to continually practice your shooting skills. Take advantage of the monthly allocation and some....practice,practice,practice! Please....do it for YOUR family!
Lt. Sal Abruscato @ 1/23/2013 6:39 AM
Until you are in a real fight for your life, reserve your comments. I watched this over and over and they reacted accordingly in my opinion. They located the subject, ran without weapons out, drew down right away and hit the target. Citizens were not hit with direct fire. This was not a bonehead mistake out in the field. This was a quick response that played out well. God bless you guys. Stay safe guys.
[email protected] @ 1/24/2013 8:29 AM
Lt.Abruscato: Well said. Nice to read an intellegent post by one who has "been there and done that". Blues, stay safe.
Captain J.O. there is obviously one of those clowns who believes everything he reads and sees in liability based training films. A nerd with a gold shield. I guess maybe these guys could've done better had they tried some verbal judo first followed by the eight step confrontation escalation method, and a few other corny "perfect world" majical modern day policing methods BEFORE they fired in fear to save their own asses. They are heroes Mr Admin. You should be demoted and put on the streets in a bad hood where you don't have the luxury of time to imagine how you could do better.


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Discussion in 'Off-Topic & Chit Chat' started by sara, May 9, 2011.
I'm hoping my SPCA will pull him. Crossing my fingers.
Oh Sara, have you seen this little Canadian??
It's a damn good thing she is across the country! (about a 4 day drive from here LOL) I dont think I'd be able to pass her up if she was closer! It'd be just like having another Mouse! I WANT HER!!!
OK I keep looking at her... She is so much like Mouse according to the description!
OMD SARA!!!!!!!! I WANT HER!!!!!! SHE'S RIGHT HERE!!!!!!! OMD!!!!! I LOVE HER!!!!! My parents wouldn't let me though... But OMD she's GORGEOUS!!!!!!! Now Sara, don't you wish you lived here???
Hi Sara....
Yanno ... Ontario would be a nice place to drive to for Vacation ... I'm just saying.
Oh yes, there is definately less smog in Toronto in the late summer...
I need to have her....
She's sooo close....
Don't worry, I bet they'd scramble to provide transport once they found out that there was an experienced trainer with two double-dapple dachsies who was willing to adopt ...
Too bad you don't live here....
Sara, A & C is right, I bet they could get a relay together and get that little baby to you asap!! Whatcha think??? I'm thinkin' you have a new dog!! Your support group is right here .... supporting you!!! So when do you meet her??
And Dogster, as for you .... Sandy is adorable, I LOVE brindle dogs, and I think you need to go get her NOW!!!! Go on, we'll watch for pics later today!!!!
The Pet Finders Support Group is always here - for anyone needing "support". That's what we do. We support people. Yep. So go on, go get those dogs.
I wish I could get her. I know, I LOVE brindle dogs too!!! Unfortunately cannot get another dog right now...
If I could drive I'd bring Poppy to you!!!!
Yeah I was thinking about the relay thing too ... I can just see the headlines ... it could be news worthy
Sara if there was a dog perfectly suited for someone ... well...
This thread is fascinating, can see Sara falling off the wagon totally and utterly - go on Sara you KNOW you want the little angel
Love the relay idea Definitely a news worthy story - of course the press would 'ham it up' Mercy Dash or Savior of Blind and Deaf Puppy
I spent a ton of money flying a deaf Border Collie TO Ontario last winter... no more money left for transporting dogs LOL, seriously though, I would be rendered homeless if I adopted another dog. My sister in Ottawa likes her though.... ha ha... except they already have 4 dogs right now, and Ottawa is a 3 dog limit. SO she's going to have to find someone else to love her.... but holy crap is she ever cute! Mouse was just a 5 month old puppy when I adopted her, and holy crap are they ever fun at that age!!!
Dogster, just tell your mom that Dachshunds are only 1/2 a dog anyway, and Shivon sleeps all the time anyway, so you would really only have 1 dog... ha ha ha
So you're already telling your family about Poppy, are you???
You could contact the shelter and give yourself as a last-hope sorta thing, and tell them that they'd need to coordinate transport. Does Canada have Pilots-n-Paws participation, and other coordinated animal rescue transports? I know the deaf and lethal white peeps have contacts everywhere, or at least it seems so. I say this seriously, as the chances of a double dapple finding a good home aren't great in general, and I'd hate to see her languish somewhere. You could also just contact them to volunteer to guide a new adopter, or at least to give them the link for Mouse's video so they can show anyone interested just what these 'disabled' dogs can do.
I love the brown foreleg, BTW. I secretly wish Calvin had a bit more color sometimes, if only to keep me from hearing the constant refrain "He's just SO WHITE!" while out on walks. I think a bit of bold coloring can be very fun.
Well, it looks like she's in a foster situation, with a dachshund-specific rescue. She's perfectly happy and safe, which makes me breathe easy LOL.
As far as I know, there is no cross country transport... we're just too unpopulated, I guess. And I've never heard of a Pilot's and Paws set up here either. We do what we can with what we have... which is why I spent $440 in flying a deaf Border Collie to Ontario... that was the only way we could find to send him there. Katrina and I tried, trust me
Mine have enough colour on them to avoid alot of the "white" comments LOL
It's the same here Sara, not too much help with across country transport for animals, it's up to the shelter concerned if they will help and then they charge. Plus they have to travel in the cargo hold of the plane, which is very traumatic for some and would be more so for little Poppy.
Friends just flew down a KelpieX even with a 'contact' in the airlines, who got them a discount, it still cost the earth.
Wish I lived nearby, she's just SO CUTE and even though I've never trained a dog with disabilities, now I'm on this forum I would definitely take on the challenge. From all I've read, here and elsewhere, they're even MORE loving, if possible, than healthy adoptees. And just as smart! OMD why am I so far away She's just the cutest little poppet on four legs
Oh, we have a two dog limit here I'm already there.
Disabled dogs are alot easier than they are made out to be! I have 2 deaf dogs, my Mom has another one (she was my first deafie) and they are soooo much easier than my hearing dog. I've never once wished my deafies could hear, but I constantly wish my hearing dogs were deaf! LOL
And Mouse has very little vision, yet she can do tricks like any perfectly "abled" dog can!
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This isn't exactly a question about sex. Maybe general relationships, but it's kind of a mess in my head. I really like your style of thinking and the straightforward advice that you've given others and I hope you can help me organize my thoughts a little bit, even if they aren't fully pertinent to your blog (which I totally love).
I started to type out my question, and it very quickly devolved into a history of my life. which I'm not sure would be fun reading. Basically, it comes down to the fact that I almost always feel like an outsider.
How can I tell what peoples' intentions are when I start relationships, romantic or otherwise? I worry that they just want a sassy, fat minority sidekick, or that they're dating me just for the stereotyped perceptions about everything from my race to my style of clothing. I never figure these things out until I've made way too much of an emotional investment and I end up getting seriously burned. And this happens a lot. What can I do
First of all I LOVE that you have asked this question Love and it is in fact pertinent. Cause I am made of the random and it's all pertinent.
Believe it or not Love I spent a large chunk of my life feeling just like you do. Right down to emotionally investing, getting burned, or left behind and it fucking sucks.
Now the truth is Love my darling you can't know at the outset unless you have some super psychic abilities, now assuming you don't have those here's what I've learned in my 32 years of life as a weird fat black chick.
The first thing I think you need to teach yourself (and I say this because I have a tendency to be very passionately invested in relationships with people) these things.
First of all even if you think you are going to have an amazing amount of stuff in common with someone, you might not and that is okay. It's not a reflection on who you are or who they are it just is.
Second, as I'm sure you know some people are just douchebags.
Third, tell yourself daily that you being who you are, just as you are weird clothes fat ass and whatever else is fucking awesome. I have homework for you right now (everyone else too) find a reflective surface you can see your own eyes in, look yourself in the eye and in your firmest most ass kicking voice say the following:
"I am mother fucking awesome."
Go do it. Right now I'll wait.
All back? Awesome.
Okay Love, one thing you can learn to do (and it's hard all of this is fucking hard and I know that) is be frank when your Spidey sense starts tingling. You are entirely within your rights to be protective of yourself and your feelings. It is perfectly all right to let people know if they say something that gives you that "oh fuck I'm the weirdy sidekick" to tell them that's not okay.
And some people can't deal with that. Some people are going to say, "but I didn't mean you" or things like, "but that's not what I meant". Regardless of the fact that someone might not mean to make you feel like the mysterious "other" it's what they did. Now awesome people will take that in and you and those people can work out together how they can not do that.
As for the people who will be butthurt and shitty about it, fuck em.
Next and I hate to say it but you have to teach yourself some caution. This part may be the most difficult thing but sometimes you have to (for your own good) slow your roll and take your time getting to know and love people. I know how heartbreaking it is when someone you care about so much just let's you down or does something that hurts you.
Um what else?
Back to the being upfront thing. No matter how you're meeting people you can say up front right away that there are things you will not put up with. And again some people cannot handle that. They will think you're a bossy weirdo but it is your life and your heart and you have the right to stand up for who and what you are.
Honestly I don't have more concrete advice. Looking back, I think I've learned the most by just going through these things. You get hurt, you cry, you wallow sometimes and you keep stepping which is the important thing to me. You get through it.
One of the ways I get through it (then and now) was learning when I just need to let it go. If someone really does not get me or worse the people who just want to know a weirdy such as myself, sometimes you just gotta let it roll off of your back and keep on trucking.
I have a hard time with that myself. I really want to stick it out and hope that the person gets it or figures it out or something but sometimes, it's just way better to walk away or put that person at a distance than to get hurt.
I too am a pretty sensitive person (Love darling I'm assuming this about you) and I have had to grow myself a pretty thick skin.
Also being an outsider ain't all that bad. I know it's our instinct as humans to have the driving need to fit in -somewhere- and I think there's that somewhere for all of us, the hard part is finding it.
And I have faith in you Love that you will find that place to run free and feral with other freaky folks. Now understand I use the term weirdy, freaky folks etc in pure love. I fully believe in the power of embracing your own strangeness and owning it.
The other thing that comes to mind is that when you really start to believe that you in all your odd glory Love are Mother Fucking Awesome, you will project that and people will be less inclined to behave in shitty ways in your presence.
One of the best pieces of life advice I've ever gotten was from my Great Grandmother.
At the time I was upset and unsure, I wasn't specific with her but I felt so out of place and like my friendships with people weren't real and all that she told me,
"Fuck em if they can't take a joke."
And it's so true. And it's all a joke.
Ladies, Gents, bois and grrls your life on this planet is not permanent. And as much as we'd all like to believe we are big important shit, in the grand scheme of things we're all pretty small.
That is one of my core beliefs and that belief has in fact helped me through some really fucked up times.
I believe and own that my mortal life is a drop in the bucket as far as the universe goes.
With that in mind, understand Love that no matter what you know sets you apart from others, there -are- non douchy people who are your people.
You know what I'm saying?
Some of us find our people sooner rather than later. I found my people later. Keep searching, keep growing, you keep being your mother fucking awesome self.
Keep doing it because you are loved and valued.
Do it because you love and value yourself and have awesomeness to contribute to this bizarre drama we all call life.
Now for the rest of my homies. Let's talk. Do you feel like Love does? Have you felt like Love does but don't now? Share. Let's show Love, some love.
Damn dirty hippies unite! Homie awesome powers activate.
Okay I'm getting dorky and cheesy now. I overindulged in chocolate and now my eyeballs, they are vibrating. I'm going to eat some real food and have some liquids.
So remember my homies, I love you. You too haters and random intertubes visitors.
I will probably post something about fatshions tomorrow. I was cruising around and I found some POOR FOLKS DEALS Y'ALL.
I'm talking a good start of a summer fat girl wardrobe for under 20$ a piece. Things that I myself will be purchasing and will gladly show you for a dollar. Actually you totally don't have to give me a dollar.
Homo Out.
PS..that Damn dirty hippy line is from (I think)some Janeane Garofalo stand up.


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If you have the opportunity to connect with people face to face on a topic, take advantage of it.
Engage your audience and make them interact with the content and topic. It's not about you...it is about your audience. Know why you are there and be clear on what you want to accomplish in the time you have. If you don't know what you are presenting, it's doubtful others will figure it out either.
What makes a presentation effective? First, think back to the presentations you remember. If you remember it, something about it must have been effective, right? Too many of us have sat through boring presentations that could have been half the time or involved someone reading to us. Don't make your audience leave thinking they could have picked up your handout.
Speaking of handouts, think of presentations in 3 parts: my presentation "script," slides/visuals, and handouts. Don't just print your slides as a handout. I like to include additional information or sources of information on handouts. I also add content that I want them to take away...or they will try to scribble down so furiously that they miss what I'm saying.
Know your content. I like to have a few notes and ideas when I speak to keep me on track and make sure I hit what is important. However, powerful presenters know what they want to say. Many of them can do it entirely without notes. I find this impressive and something I need to improve upon. Nothing can lose an audience like an awkward pause as you fumble your notes or squint to see the tiny writing on the screen to jog your memory.
I could say more but Jesse Desjardins may say it more emphatically and articulately with his presentations than I can. If you communicate with an audience regularly, or even occasionally, you should really take a look. (Hint: All educators do this regularly.)
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If you're wondering why there's a period in the title of this entry, there isn't really a specific reason. It's in everyone's best interest that you don't ask.
Everyone would normally introduce themselves in their first blog entry, but I'd preferably not say anything. I mean, do you really care about how old I am or what I had for dinner? Do you care/don't you already know that it's almost summer and blah blah blah? Probably not.
Today, I randomly decided that I should make a blog because I was inspired to. It's been like that for a while: I think of something, I do it. I actually can't wait to get out of school, so I could do whatever the fuck I want – to bluntly put it. Normal kids would go have a party and hang out with their friends because it's fun, but I've got no friends. Well, no friends with me at the moment. No, I'm not an emo kid or a mysteriously stoic but hot vampire (damn you Twilight). I just have the inability to sustain a mutual relationship.
Maybe that's not the best way to start this blog. Dammit, I probably scared everyone away already. Ne, too late now!
I'll start ranting if I don't get right to the point, so here it goes. Somehow, at my age, I have a very philosophical mindset. Maybe I'm serious. Maybe I'm paranoid, who really knows? I have my own religion, I do my own stunts, I enjoy killing insects in many different ways. I guess I could be described as crazy awesome, but I'm much too happy-go-lucky to seem like much. I like TV tropes a lot, they make me laugh. Despite how I type and seem, I suppose I'm cute. Maybe it's my chipmunk voice. I have a strong sense of standing up for people and I am shamelessly biased but try to be chaotic neutral anyway. My pride/paranoia gets in the way of everything: even to continue this list. You'll figure out eventually how I do things, but you'll never really get it. At all.
Hopefully, the introduction I gave you will help untangle your mind once I confuse you to no ends.
Today, my teacher L Piazza caught me trying to trick her. I opened up my binder today and looked at a take home test. "SHIT". There's many things wrong with me, I hate to admit. One of them being my lack of memory, and I didn't remember anything about this test. I remember a voice saying take home test, but that was it. It didn't take a genius to figure out it was due that day, but I decided to get started on it in class despite it being already due. Maybe she would take it anyway if it was still turned in today. Hey, I'm an idealist.
Halfway through this take home test, I looked around and saw that L Piazza wasn't really looking at me at all. Maybe I could pass it off as a "Look! I found it, it's a miracle!" situation. That's what I went with, but I was really surprised that she actually knew what I was doing. First, I asked to go to my locker in hopes of "finding" the test I "forgot/lost", and she said I needed to have it. "There's always an exception," L Piazza repeated… I somehow felt she was already on to me. However, I continued shuffling innocently through my bag and pulled out the test. By then, I already knew she knew and was waiting for the blow when I saw her face.
She didn't mention the word "lie" when she scolded me about it and she took the test anyway. Then, I wished that she'd just fallen for my trick. Not because of the obvious reason, but so I wouldn't have to deal with the mind-wrenching question that came back to me. I thought I already solved it. All the other kids who didn't have the test didn't get the chance, and they would fail. I was the only exception, I always was. Why was I so special?
It may not seem like much, but after having shit like this happen to you throughout your life, you begin to wonder why your god/goddess made you the lucky one.
Ahh, it's time for bed. I've got an annoying cough and the music in my laptop is starting to become unsatisfactory. At least I get a lacrosse stick tomorrow. That should be fun. Maybe I could practice hitting people with it or something. I'll try not to bore you as much if I'm in a good mood tomorrow. C:


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Years ago I saw an awesome video of Austrians dressed up in wicked demon costumes… with Santa Claus in tow?? What was this amazing Christmas tradition? It turns out the demon is called Krampus, he's a mythical Christmas creature from Central Europe. According to legend, Krampus travels with St. Nicholas and while good children were rewarded […]Read more »
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This is a piece I did as a thank you for a friend. She has the BEST outdoor hot tub. Drawing the steam made me miss the flowy days of doing effects animation… BTW this is the first post on my new site and blog. I am very excited to start displaying what I've been […]Read more »


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Hello again. It's been six weeks since my last blog post. I hope I haven't lost some of you in the long silence. I've been so busy packing boxes and suitcases, shipping some belongings, storing others, clearing out our house in Vietnam, flying to the United States, staying with family in California then with family in Michigan, moving into our new home in Wheaton, unpacking, and getting the boys settled into a new routine that I haven't even thought about blogging (or Facebook or even e-mail). Now, I am back online and eager to sweep the dust off my blog.
We loved seeing our families and had fun watching the boys get to know their grandparents and aunts and uncles and cousins. Caleb is convinced now that ever new kid he meets is a cousin. (You'd think we were from Kentucky or something.) Just this afternoon we took a walk to a neighborhood playground and then around the Wheaton College campus. Along the way Caleb saw several clusters of kids and insisted that they were all family. I suppose he will get things straightened out eventually.
It's been fascinating to watch the boys take in so many new experiences. When we stepped out of the San Francisco airport into the parking garage, Caleb tugged my arm and said with wide eyes "Look, Mom, a car store!" We had to instruct him not to take his shoes off at the door going into church and not to strip down to his underpants to eat spaghetti. (We were a little lax about clothing living in the tropics.) Nathan loves riding in his carseat (for which we are very thankful!). He watches out the window and shouts "Uck! Uck!" every time we pass a pickup or an SUV or semi-truck or minivan or camper or car or motorbike. It's nice when he nods off.
After all the hours spent in the air or on the road, we are relieved to be in our new home. Well, at least three of us are relieved. Caleb is more reluctant. I think he may actually hate change even more than I do. Our first night here he cried and clung to me saying, "This isn't our home. I want to go HOME to Vietnam." He misses his bed with animal sheets (which are currently somewhere in the port of Los Angeles) and was only partly consoled by the cowboy bed a friend had prepared here. I'm hoping that the many perks of living back in the States (playgrounds, a library, green grass and trees, cooler weather, ice cream, popsicles by the box) will soon sweeten the deal and make this new home more acceptable. In the meantime, I'm praying for patience.
Enough for now. I will write again soon. It was good to see many of you over these past few weeks. We will surely keep in touch.
Blessings, Heather


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Olympic ski champion Lindsey Vonn's quest to race against men has been put on hold after the International Ski Federation (FIS) delayed a decision until next May.
Vonn's application to test herself against the men in a World Cup race was reviewed late on Tuesday during a preliminary meeting of the FIS Alpine Executive Board in Zurich. However, as the American's proposal was for the 2018-19 World Cup season the motion was pushed back until May, U.S. Ski and Snowboard said in a statement.
It had submitted the proposal as a one-time exception for Vonn, who has won an unprecedented 77 women's World Cups and is closing in on the men's mark of 86 held by Ingemar Stenmark.
The proposal will be discussed with FIS officials during the season and will be on the agenda when the organisation meets in Greece in mid-May for its biennial congress.
U.S. officials viewed the decision as a positive first step to working with FIS on a plan that would provide Vonn with an opportunity and create a showcase event to promote the sport.
"There is support for the proposal among members of the executive board but also many points to clarify with FIS," said U.S. Ski & Snowboard Alpine Director Patrick Riml in a statement.
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The next time you here someone say that government is for the birds, they may be right.
Local taxpayers footed part of the bill for the county's Assistant Assessor, Adam Aleman, to take an Ornithology class � the science of studying wild birds.
Officials confirmed that Aleman paid $820 of his own money for the $1,000 class.
This may not be a total waste. If the housing market is any indication, bird nests may be foreclosing as well.
If you know a rare or wild bird that should get its nest assessed to get a break on taxes, Aleman may be able to provide this service.
I know at least one Road Runner in dire need of an assessment.
Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Redlands, cares about veterans. So much so that his office sent out a pamphlet about benefits provided to the men and women who served for their country. Presumably he's talking about America, but the picture in his brochure that depicts a number of medals, none of which are American.
The picture graces the inside, just above information about veterans funding in 2008. There are seven medals in the picture, all of which are British military medals.
"It is our sacred duty to honor and care for the men and women of the military who put themselves in harm's way to protect our freedom," Lewis says in the pamphlet.
The freedom he speaks of was awarded by winning a "bloody" war against the British, so it seems a bit strange that British medals are featured in a brochure about America's veterans.
Who paid for this mistake? You did.
On the cover of the pamphlet, is small letters, it reads: "This mailing was prepared, published and mailed at taxpayer expense."
If the environment was a woman, I would advise all my friends not to date her. The environment is high-maintence. This is proven by the current applications for alternative energy projects just east of Apple Valley.
I'm no scientist. I can't speak to whether or not humans are contributing to global warming. But it has created an awareness and movement to protect the environment that I believe is nothing but beneficial.
New regulations and requests are asking for more renewable energy. Now that there are proposed projects to do that, they are being opposed by residents. Why? Because they want to protect our desert environment.
Residents are afraid that it may ruin their view and impact their property values and San Bernardino County 1st District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt is proposing an agreement to give the county more oversight over the projects. They are all valid points, but how can there be anger about protecting the environment over projects that are proposed to protect the environment.
Time for another round of presidential trivia. The first person to e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com with the correct answers to the following questions will win a copy of "Rome Wasn't Burnt in a Day," by Joe Scarborough.
Answers to all the questions can be found by browsing the "Election '08" tab at www.VVDailyPress.com.
What did Barack Obama's father do for a living?
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Braves-Cardinals Preview
A sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals last month was the launching
point for the Atlanta Braves' lengthy winning streak.
Now, the Cardinals will look to take advantage of a depleted
Braves lineup in the opener of a four-game set Thursday night in
St. Louis.
The Braves (77-49) started their 14-game run – the majors'
longest in 11 seasons – by taking three in a row at home over St.
Louis from July 26-28, limiting the Cardinals to three runs and 14
hits. They've cooled off somewhat, winning six of their last 10,
but will be without Jason Heyward and possibly Justin Upton on
Heyward is expected to miss four to six weeks with a broken jaw
after being hit by a pitch in a 4-1, 10-inning road victory over
the Mets on Wednesday. He recorded a 1.005 OPS with 15 RBIs in 23
games since being moving to the leadoff spot July 27, and the
Braves are 19-4 during that stretch.
Upton missed his second straight game since straining his upper
back while taking swings prior to Tuesday's 5-3 loss, though he
said he thinks he will be ready to face St. Louis (73-53). Upton is
batting .377 with seven home runs and 15 RBIs in his last 17
Atlanta remains the lone team to knock off the Cardinals with
Thursday's scheduled starter Joe Kelly (4-3, 3.01 ERA) on the mound
since St. Louis added him to the rotation over a month ago.
Kelly is 4-0 with a 2.23 ERA in seven starts since July 6. He
threw 6 1-3 scoreless innings while allowing seven hits in a 2-0
loss at Atlanta on July 27.
The right-hander matched a season high with six strikeouts his
last time out, yielding four hits over six innings of a 4-0 road
win over the Cubs on Saturday.
"He's stepped up and really taken advantage of it," manager Mike
Matheny said. "You can tell he can't wait to get the ball."
Atlanta will activate left-hander Paul Maholm (9-9, 4.41) from
the disabled list for his first start since July 20 due to a
bruised wrist. Maholm has been much worse on the road, going 4-7
with a 6.03 ERA in 13 outings compared to a 1.93 ERA in seven
starts at Turner Field.
St. Louis might not be the ideal opponent for him to return
against, as he's 0-3 with a 6.18 ERA in his last five matchups.
The series will feature the top two contenders for the NL
batting title in Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and Braves third
baseman Chris Johnson, who are both hitting .332. Molina is 10 for
27 in six games since returning from a sprained knee, though he was
0 for 4 in an 8-6 win in Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Johnson, who was 7 for 10 in these teams' first series, hit a
three-run homer in the top of the 10th on Wednesday.
Carlos Beltran and Allen Craig homered in a six-run second
inning for the Cardinals on Wednesday. Beltran, Craig, Matt
Holliday, David Freese and Matt Carpenter combined to go 5 for 50
against Atlanta last month.
Beltran is 9 for 24 with two homers and two doubles off Maholm,
while Craig is 6 for 14 with three doubles.
The Cardinals have lost eight of nine regular-season meetings
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Gujarat IPS officer P P Pandey seeking direction to quash a first information report (FIR) filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against him in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case.
A bench of Justices Gyan Sudha Misra and Madan B Lokur also rejected his request to set aside an order issuing non-bailable warrant against him.
The court said that it was not inclined to entertain the plea while pointing out that Pandey had not approached the high court first.
In his writ petition, the 1982-batch IPS officer sought quashing of the FIR registered at the instance of the Gujarat High Court by the CBI.
Pandey was acting as joint commissioner of police when Mumbai college girl Ishrat Jahan, Pranesh Gopinath Pillai, Amjad Ali and Jishan Johar were killed on June 15, 2004, by Gujarat Police allegedly in a fake encounter.
An Ahmedabad court on May 2 issued non-bailable arrest warrant against Pandey.
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Teri MacBride's 2 1/2 years in Albania with the Peace Corps was, she says, something she'll never forget
"I was fortunate to be in Albania where they love Americans. It wasn't unusual to be kissed on the cheek by a little old lady. The people were so generous to me. They treated me very well," said Ms. MacBride, who returned to the Valley last winter.
Teri MacBride's 2 1/2 years in Albania with the Peace Corps was, she says, something she'll never forget
Work in Albania rewarding, Valley woman says
By Karen Blackledge
The Daily Item
LEWISBURG — Teri MacBride's 2 1/2 years in Albania with the Peace Corps was, she says, something she'll never forget.
Especially the time she was offered the head of a sheep as an honored guest at a family's table on St. Lazarus Day.
"I picked around it," the Lewisburg resident said. "They wanted me to eat the eyes. I didn't."
She lived and worked in Pogradec, a city with a population of 40,000 on the eastern border of the former Yugoslavia.
"It was the toughest thing I ever experienced," she said, "but the best experience of my life."
She worked in an impoverished area where the unemployment rate was about 40 percent. The area is 70 percent Muslim and about 20 percent Orthodox Christians, she said.
"I never met anyone there who prayed five times a day," she said. Albania, which had been ruled by a dictator — Enver Hoxha — for nearly 40 years, "had been called the North Korea of Europe," she said.
As for its scenery, it has been called the Switzerland of eastern Europe.
"I was fortunate to be in Albania where they love Americans. It wasn't unusual to be kissed on the cheek by a little old lady. The people were so generous to me. They treated me very well," said Ms. MacBride, who returned to the Valley last winter.
This is a country that until 1991 had only 10 cars, she said, and where people traveled by train, horse cart or walked. Albania today has a population of more than 3.5 million, but only 148,000 passenger cars.
She was among 32 people in a group that initially underwent language and cultural training. She lived with families for three months during the training and then with a family for six months while in her assigned city. For the remaining 18 months, she lived in an apartment building.
"I felt very safe," she said.
In the city, residents endure regular power cuts three times a day. It was cold with snow-capped mountains surrounding the city four months of the year.
"I did laundry by hand and cleaned without a vacuum. The key to success was to get a routine," she said.
At night, she slept with five hot-water bottles to keep warm. While working, she wore her coat all the time because there is no central heating. She took her own paper and pens to assist her counterpart, who was a director of economic development and who spoke only Albanian and Russian.
"We did promotions to bring people to the city. We translated hotel menus into English, aiming at Albania, Macedonians, Greeks and traveling Europeans," she said.
She helped organize a wine-day festival that turned out to be quite fun and a tourist event.
"I tried to get the people to cooperate and speak with one voice and to prioritize," she said.
An example was getting youths to clean up along a lake shore.
"You start small," she said. "I couldn't bring them a new landfill or a new road."
She worked with the water company to insert notices in bills to ask customers to close their taps so they didn't waste water. She got the city mayor to do television spots about it.
"We had to find money to do these public spots," she said.
"I met some incredible people despite facing poverty and unemployment. The people are very family oriented."
She applied for and won a $30,000 grant through the Democracy Commission Small Grants to train people as objective observers at public schools. They inspected items such as toilets, roofs and playgrounds and submitted a report to the schools. Through the grant, they were able to pay an engineer to do cost estimates. The group made a proposal to the city on which schools should receive money.
"We got local businesses to contribute and repaired one elementary school and used some of the grant for that. It was a good democracy-building project," she said.
As for food, she ate beans and lentils. While at the market, she expected the butcher to ask her what cut of meat she wanted. Instead, he asked how much and chopped it off for her.
"I ate a lot of lamb and goat," she said.
"I was incredibly fortunate to have this sabbatical in mid-career," said Ms. MacBride who began working in January as executive director in economic development marketing at the state Department of Community and Economic Development, Harrisburg.
"I learned more than I could possibly have taught anybody. I will never forget my experiences," she said. "Not a day goes by that I don't think of how difficult it is there."
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March 1, 1961: Keeping Kennedy's Promise
On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy issues Executive Order #10924, establishing the Peace Corps as a new agency: "Life in the Peace Corps will not be easy. There will be no salary and allowances will be at a level sufficient only to maintain health and meet basic needs. Men and women will be expected to work and live alongside the nationals of the country in which they are stationed--doing the same work, eating the same food, talking the same language. But if the life will not be easy, it will be rich and satisfying. For every young American who participates in the Peace Corps--who works in a foreign land--will know that he or she is sharing in the great common task of bringing to man that decent way of life which is the foundation of freedom and a condition of peace. "
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Top Stories: February 2, 2006
Al Kamen writes: Rice to redeploy diplomats 20 Jan
Peace Corps mourns the Loss of Volunteer Tessa Horan 1 Feb
RPCV pursues dreams in America's Heartland 1 Feb
Sargent Shriver documentary to be shown in LA 30 Jan
W. Frank Fountain is new board chairman of Africare 27 Jan
Abbey Brown writes about acid attacks in Bangladesh 26 Jan
Christopher Hill Sees Ray of Hope in N.Korea Standoff 26 Jan
Jeffrey Smit writes on one man diplomatic outposts 25 Jan
Joe Blatchford's ACCION and microfinance 24 Jan
James Rupert writes: A calculated risk in Pakistan 23 Jan
Sam Farr rips conservative immigration bill 21 Jan
Americans campaign for PC to return to Sierra Leone 20 Jan
Kinky Friedman supports Gay Marriage 20 Jan
Margaret Krome writes on Women leaders 18 Jan
James Walsh leads bipartisan US delegation to Ireland 17 Jan
Mark Schneider writes on Elections and Beyond in Haiti 16 Jan
Robert Blackwill on a "serious setback" in US-India relations 13 Jan
Kevin Quigley writes on PC and U.S. Image Abroad 13 Jan
Emily Metzloff rides bicycle 3,100 miles from Honduras 9 Jan
Charles Brennick starts operation InterConnection 9 Jan
Lee Fisher tells story of Pablo Morillo 7 Jan
Nancy Wallace writes: Was PC a CIA front after all? 4 Jan
Paid Vacations in the Third World?
Retired diplomat Peter Rice has written a letter to the Wall Street Journal stating that Peace Corps "is really just a U.S. government program for paid vacations in the Third World." Director Vasquez has responded that "the small stipend volunteers receive during their two years of service is more than returned in the understanding fostered in communities throughout the world and here at home." What do RPCVs think?
RPCV admits to abuse while in Peace Corps
Timothy Ronald Obert has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor in Costa Rica while serving there as a Peace Corps volunteer. "The Peace Corps has a zero tolerance policy for misconduct that violates the law or standards of conduct established by the Peace Corps," said Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez. Could inadequate screening have been partly to blame? Mr. Obert's resume, which he had submitted to the Peace Corps in support of his application to become a Peace Corps Volunteer, showed that he had repeatedly sought and obtained positions working with underprivileged children. Read what RPCVs have to say about this case.
Military Option sparks concerns
The U.S. military, struggling to fill its voluntary ranks, is allowing recruits to meet part of their reserve military obligations after active duty by serving in the Peace Corps. Read why there is opposition to the program among RPCVs. Director Vasquez says the agency has a long history of accepting qualified applicants who are in inactive military status. John Coyne says "Not only no, but hell no!" and RPCV Chris Matthews leads the debate on "Hardball." Avi Spiegel says Peace Corps is not the place for soldiers while Coleman McCarthy says to Welcome Soldiers to the Peace Corps. Read our poll results. Latest: Congress passed a bill on December 22 including language to remove Peace Corps from the National Call to Service (NCS) military recruitment program
Why blurring the lines puts PCVs in danger
When the National Call to Service legislation was amended to include Peace Corps in December of 2002, this country had not yet invaded Iraq and was not in prolonged military engagement in the Middle East, as it is now. Read the story of how one volunteer spent three years in captivity from 1976 to 1980 as the hostage of a insurrection group in Colombia in Joanne Marie Roll's op-ed on why this legislation may put soldier/PCVs in the same kind of danger. Latest: Read the ongoing dialog on the subject.
PC establishes awards for top Volunteers
Gaddi H. Vasquez has established the Kennedy Service Awards to honor the hard work and service of two current Peace Corps Volunteers, two returned Peace Corps Volunteers, and two Peace Corps staff members. The award to currently serving volunteers will be based on a demonstration of impact, sustainability, creativity, and catalytic effect. Submit your nominations by December 9.
Friends of the Peace Corps 170,000 strong
170,000 is a very special number for the RPCV community - it's the number of Volunteers who have served in the Peace Corps since 1961. It's also a number that is very special to us because March is the first month since our founding in January, 2001 that our readership has exceeded 170,000. And while we know that not everyone who comes to this site is an RPCV, they are all "Friends of the Peace Corps." Thanks everybody for making PCOL your source of news for the Returned Volunteer community.


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