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Friday, April 28, 2006
Flowers from my yard
Here is a closer view of some of the flowers, with one that is just changing from a bud into a flower:
Here is an even closer view. You'd never guess that I really like taking closeup and macro type photos:
These photos were taken last Sunday. When the weather is nice here in the north west it is really beautiful, with clear blue skies and lots of sunshine. We had a bit of a drop in temperatures and some clouds Tuesday with trace amounts of rain overnight but by Wednesday afternoon the weather was back to being pretty nice. I started mowing my lawn Tue because I thought from the weather report we were to have rain overnight and into Wed morning, but there didn't turn out to be much. Seattle gets ten inches a year more precipitation than my town of Mt. Vernon, 60 miles north of Seattle. The weather reports are on a Seattle TV station. I did get the lawn mowing finished this morning.
Annie was the Queen and the lady who started the Little Mountain Red Hatter chapter here in Mt. Vernon. So, when she bought tulips you can bet that they were red and purple. I didn't get them planted before we left on our Snowbird trip in Dec, 2004 but one of our great neighbors did plant them for her while we were gone. This is their second season and they are beautiful. Here is a photo showing one of the purple ones and a couple of the reds along with it:
I don't know what the yellow flowers in the background are either. They are kind of a ground cover type thing, small in size. Here's a close up of a purple tulip:
I have a macro lens that I like to play with and it allows photos so close you get a one to one size. I moved in nearly that close for this next macro shot looking down into one of the red tulips:
I have a bunch of these smaller yellow flowers, many of them in the grass. Yeah, I do know what they are and they are too prolific, but they actually are kind of pretty in their own way, too. The white flowers in the background are another of the ground cover type ones in the garden:
If you want to see any of these in a larger size, just click on it with your mouse and you will be whisked to my photo site on Flickr. Click on "All Sizes" at the top of the photo and it will come up in the largest size. I usually upload them to Flickr in the 800 by about 542 pixel size.
Today I spent time at church helping to setup for tomorrow's plant and book sale, with an English tea lunch served also. Annie worked on it last year and I felt I wanted to lend a hand helping this year as she can't do it this time. Of course I also bought some books and will probably find more tomorrow that I want (need.) There are over 3300 books there to choose from. I will take my camera and see if I can't get some photos of the event and maybe post some later.
Monday, April 24, 2006
25th annual MG Car Club Tulip Rallye
Here is a scene of people talking with each other and enjoying looking at the cars before the start of the event:
One of the entrants was a green MGA with it's mascot traveling on the luggage rack that mounts on the trunk (boot for those closer to their British roots.) Here is that car & mascot:
The cars started leaving from three seperate lanes in groups of twenty. We were in the fourth group as car #80. You couldn't just follow another car as there were three seperate sets of instructions, so they didn't all go the same way. Also, that other car might be lost. We drove through Burlington & Mt. Vernon, soon getting out of town. This area is well known as a nesting area for eagles and we spotted this nest in the top of a tree, still visible because the leaves are not out in full yet:
We spent a lot of time on Whidbey Island. You should have seen all the sports cars in the towns of Oak Harbor and Coupville! Plus they were going all directions. Remember there were three seperate sets of instructions. We paused on the way into Coupville to take a couple of photos of the landscape:
Here is the second one from the same location. This one has Mt. Baker in the background across Puget Sound:
It becomes a challenge to come up with a place large enough to end an event like this, with so many cars and people. 254 entrants plus those working on the event. For the second year in a row they used the Swinomish Indian Tribe's Northern Lights Casino on SR20 near Anacortes, WA. I was able to take a lot of photos of cars while we were waiting for others to come in and the results were computed.
This first one is probably the oldest car in the event. I talked with the owner but do not remember what year it was built. I know there were not too many of these built and some were melted down for their aluminum to build WW2 aircraft. The guy who has this one has owned it for six years and drives it often. There is the front of a Triumph TR3 in the corner of the photo. This is a Bentley, a British car that I believe is still being built and is in a class with Rolls Royce:
This is the interior of the Bentley. The owner and his navigator wore period costumes, including leather head wrapping helmets while on the road:
I have loved the look of the Jaguar XKE since it was introduced, I think about 1961. It's lines just kind of epitomize what I think a sports car should look like. I think there are some similarities in shape with the Miata and that may be why I like Miatas so well. This is a great example of an XKE:
The last MGBs were built in 1980. By then the company had been sold and was under the same ownership as Triumph. The owner's decided to drop the MG sports car and concentrate on building the Triumph line. Some years later a British heritage group acquired the molds for body panels for the MGB and started building a few cars, using the aluminum V8 that Rover had purchased from General Motors and was used in Buick & Oldsmobile mid-size care in the early 1960s. This made a pretty high performance car out of the MGB.
I don't know if this is one of those cars but think it is a US car from the late 1970s that the owner has modified. But, he has added that same V8 engine & 5-speed transmission, along with a nitrous oxide system for additional power when wanted. The engine seems to fit pretty well:
Any car club that had at least three entries of their members was competing for a trophy. My Club Miata NW had six or eight and the winner of our trophy also won last year and I think someone told me she won the year before. She likes this event and is always an early entrant. Here is her Miata, with it's number 18 on the windshield:
One of the more exotic of the newer sports cars is the Lotus Elise. There were two of them in the event, including this yellow 2005 model. Cars with fewer than 3, or not in a car club, competed in an open category against each other for a trophy:
I like this photo as it combines two veteran British sports cars, a Morgan in the foreground and an MGB behind it. The other Lotus is behind the Morgan but you can't see much of it. Mt. Baker is also visible in the background:
I have other car photos and may use them at times in the future. This was the first car rally I have been on in quite a few years. Annie & I used to go on this event on a regular basis and enjoyed it a lot. It was still as much fun but as much as I like L, I wish my Annie were still here to go on them with me. I guess maybe she is still there in the car. Wonderful memories.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Me, my Miata and some tulips
Yesterday I went to the tulip fields to visit Tulip Town with my son & his family. Here are some photos from that trip. Mount Vernon, Washington is the biggest supplier of tulip bulbs in the USA and this is one of the two largest farms with over two million bulbs. The flowers are beautiful but the real "crop" is the bulbs that are shipped all over the world. The month of April is the Tulip Festival here and the farms like to always have tulips in bloom during that time, so they stagger their planting to make sure that they bloom over the whole month. Due to that you will see areas in the photos where the blooms have been removed. Here is a general view of some of those fields, with the mountains in the background and kites flying overhead. The mountains show some of the snow that arrived above 1500' over last weekend and had not yet melted as of yesterday:
This another general scene that shows how there are multiple rows with different colors of blooms. This also shows Mount Baker, our NW Washington State volcano, that is about 30 miles away and around 12,000 feet high. It regularly has the most snowfall of all mountains in the northwest and has snow, lots of it, all year:
One of the areas that has already had the blooms stripped is visible in the foreground. Notice how many different colors there are, and this is just a small part of them:
There always seems to be an odd color that manages to slip in & this shows one. There is nothing wrong with this odd tulip but when the blooms have been removed & the bulb dug up, it will look just like the others. Gleaners will move through the fields and remove these odd ones so it will not get mixed in with the intended colored ones:
I like macros so here is one, looking straight down into one of the blooms:
I couldn't resist taking some photos of my grand daughter, K, who to me looks better than any of the flowers:
Tulip Town charges an admission to enter the grounds but they have built up some nice exhibits of things to look at. Here is one of them, with a few tulips in the foreground and a neat barn in the background. The wind had settled down and you can see the kites that earlier were flying now lying on the ground in the middle background:
I wanted to do some playing with Photoshop Elements 4 that I use on my digital images. This is one that I used the watercolor option on. The program has a lot of different "filters" and I guess I need to take the same photo and apply different ones to the same photo, then print them so I can easily see the differences:
I took about a hundred photos there and these just represent some of them. I may use others during slack times, when I haven't done something interesting or exciting to post about. But this is enough photos for one post. If you want to see them in a larger size you can click on one of them and be whisked to my photo site on Flickr. When there you will come in on the photo you clicked on. If you then click on the spot to the right where it says "Dick Phillips' photostream" you will be shown a palate of about ten thumbnail photos I have uploaded. There are other palates at the bottom of the screen to move around, with about ten per selection. I have 182 photos there as of today. Click on one of those photos to bring it up, then click on "All Sizes" at the top of the photo to go to the largest size. I save most of them in 800 by whatever size they turn out to be resulution. Enjoy.
Friday, April 14, 2006
Time to catch this up.....
I have a photo I want to post. It is of my older son, B, when he was one year old. We owned a photography studio, Holly Tree Studio, on Vashon Island in Puget Sound at that time. I took a series of photos with our Mamiya RB67 camera and this was our favorite. The following spring we entered it in the Professional Photographers of Washington annual convention competition in Children's Portraits and it was picked for 2nd place. The judges didn't like the bright red clothes, but that was one thing we did like. I guess it shows that judges do not always look at things the same way parents do. We have a 16 x 20 inch print of this hanging on our wall at home still. This is the same baby that is in the B&W photo with Annie that is in my January archives:
I took the Miata to the dealer on Tue & they were not able to determine if the 30,000 mile service had been done. At that time, after driving it home from Arizona, the car had 33,500 miles so I had them do the service. I also bought two more keys & had them programmed so I now have three keys. There was one recall that had not been done so they took care of that, too. The car sure drives nice now and, although the service and new tires added another $1,000 to my costs, it should be in good condition for quite a few miles & months.
Last night I went to a camera club meeting. They meet at a pizza place in the town of Anacortes, about 15 miles from my home. It seems to be an interesting group and I think I will probably join them. I left my email address & should soon be getting a copy of their newsletter.
The weather report sounds like spring may come back by mid-week. The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival goes on all month and the fields are in bloom now. I think son & DIL M & J will be coming up Mon or Tue and we will go with cameras to the fields. I have never done that, even though I have lived here now through three festivals. The first year we were here we were not back from our Snowbird trip in time & last year we didn't want to fight the traffic. It is like a zoo down there on the weekends, especially if the weather is good, but I don't think it is too bad on weekdays. I should hopefully have some photos from there to post after that trip. In the meantime, so we can feel that summer really does exist & should return, here is a photo taken last summer in Riverfront Park in Spokane, WA, with lots of flowers:
Until next time, stay warm & dry and think SPRING!
Monday, April 10, 2006
Some nice photos on a friend's blog
In the meantime, Padriac is a friend, Escapees RV Club member and fulltime RVer who is currently in Benson, Arizona. He has been taking and posting some beautiful photos on his blog, RV Escapades. If you want to see some great travel photos, go check him out. I also have a link to his blog in my side bar.
I went to the local Mazda place today to check about things on my new car. They said one recall item has not been taken care of. They also have the keys for my car in stock and they are half the price here that the dealer in Tucson wanted for them, so I guess it is good that I waited. They are still $25 each plus they have to be programed. This is part of the theft protection system. They didn't have a way to check whether the former owners had done the 30,000 mile service but said it should show up in the shop so I have to have the car there at 8am tomorrow morning. If they do that service it takes 5 hours. They will also do the recall item and program the new keys. Then it should be in fine shape for the trip to Spokane and back at the end of the week.
Meow, I asked son B where he visited in Australia. He didn't get to Melbourne but was in Sidney, Darwin, McKay and Perth. He says those ports were probably the best ones he has visited.
Friday, April 07, 2006
The trip to bring the Miata home
This first one was taken from the airplane as we approached the airport in Tucson, AZ. For most of the three hour flight there were clouds so nothing could be seen on the ground, but the last 20 minutes or so it cleared up and the weather was fine in Tucson. This will show you a bit of the landscape in the area and you can see part of the city in the background:
This second photo is of the front of my cousins J & V's home in Tucson. I like the style of houses there. They selected the style of roof with a slope to it and tiles rather than the flat roof sometimes used there. I think this is better since it does rain there and it is often a hard rain when it does. Notice how the landscaping is planned for minimum water needs and also ease of maintenance:
Here I am last Friday morning in front of their house, ready to start the trip:
That afternoon I visited with RV friends D & J S at their RV in Yuma. D & I worked together for years at Metro Transit in the Seattle area. They travel fulltime in their RV and with three cats. This is Bif, their 30 pounder:
My cousins R & M in Sacramento, CA have this sign in their kitchen. Its message is pretty self-explanitory:
I spent four days in Sacramento and we visited the State Railroad Museum, among other things. I have a lot of HO gauge model railroad things that I want to setup when (if?) I ever find the time. The museum there is primarily about the way the railroads helped in the settling of the state but there are also some models in the upstairs part of the building. This is the sign on the wall outside:
This is one of the locomotives on exhibit. The "man" is not real but very well done:
The railroad I want to model is the Great Northern RR from about 1960, here in the northwest. This is the inside of a Great Northern mail car from about that era. It was actually a post office on rails where the stamps were cancelled and the letters sorted as to their final destinations. This was all done by hand:
This is a beautiful example of another of the older steam powered locomotives on display there in the museum:
There was a large model railroad setup behind glass but it was the larger G scale rather than the HO gauge that I will use. This is a small diorama of a round house in a rail yard that was done in HO scale and displayed in a glass case:
People talk about the various scale model sizes but it really doesn't mean much unless you can see the differences. This photo shows the same Santa Fe RR diesel locomotive in six different model sizes. The largest is G, the smallest Z. My HO scale is the third smallest of those shown here:
While in Sacramento we also toured the Crocker Mansion which is now a nice art museum and we attended a music production on Wed that is a weekly noon program at a local church. It is free and aimed at the lunch hour crowd. The program this past week was three ladies who sing songs from the 1920s to the 1950s. Sacramento is also blessed with many Starbucks outlets so we had no problem finding my daily mocha. It rained through Wed and my cousins like to go on a daily walk, so we walked in a local mall. When we drove the Miata to the Les Schwab store for my new tires, the exit we were to take was closed due to a flooded road. It took awhile to find the place since our directions didn't work. It really does rain in California!
Thursday, April 06, 2006
I'm back on the road heading north today.
I was planning to get new tires for the car tomorrow in Eugene but instead got them yesterday here in Sacramento. Oregon has no sales tax so I'd have saved some money but the old tires were in poor condition, especially the treads if the road were wet. They should make the trip safer & sure do ride smoother. It turns out that California doesn't charge sales tax on manual labor, so it was only figured on the tires themselves, at under $22 in tax. I think it is worth that for the safety & I'd have been cutting it pretty short on time tomorrow when I plan to drive from Eugene to home.
It is time now to put this computer away & get my things packed to go. I will try to add another note tonight from Eugene and add a photo then.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
What kind of chocolate are you?
It started raining in Sacramento about two hours after I arrived Sunday & has rained most of the time since. The newspaper today predicts it will continue the next ten days. I don't know if it is expected to end then or if that is all the farther out they want to predict at this time. Maybe it will keep raining in California but be nice when I get to the soggy northwest. Maybe?
Yesterday we visited the California State Parks Railroad Museum here in town. It was great & I have photos but will have to wait until I get home to upload them. It is a very well done exhibit and well worth the time to go. It cost more to park the car in the lot across the street than it did to go into the museum!
Here is a photo for the day of my grand daughter K with a two week old alpaca. This was taken last Memorial Day weekend (in May) at an alpaca farm on the south side of Mt. Vernon, WA:
Sunday, April 02, 2006
If you ever have the chance to visit this area, be sure to include this museum as well as the Petrified Forest NP and the Painted Desert which is included in the NP.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
There's a rodeo in town
The drive today was fine, good weather all the way but it certainly is cooler over here out of the desert. When I stopped for gas & lunch just north of Lake Havasu City it was almost hot. I did run the air conditioner (I have the top up on the car) to stay cool but it sure isn't needed here in California. I bought gas three times today - when I started in Yuma (& a mocha), just before leaving Arizona for California because it was cheaper there and again in Bakersfield. At the first two stops, both in Arizona, the price was $2.599/gallon but in Bakersfield, CA it was $2.859/gal. All were Chevron brand and the same grade of fuel. Part of the difference may be a higher tax in CA.
Tomorrow I have less than 200 miles to go to the home of G & C M in Sacramento. G is a friend from high school who I haven't seen in years but I recently learned he has been in Sac for 35 years & we got in contact via email. It will be fun to touch bases again & meet his wife. Hopefully we can all get together again in Spokane later this summer at a reunion of old friends that G R is putting together there in late July. After that visit I will go to the home of cousins R & M R. Do you notice that I have a lot of cousins? I do, and I enjoy them all. I look forward to seeing these two again.
More later.
Happy April Fool's Day from Yuma, AZ
The car has been working fine & is fun to drive. I found the second half of the fuel tank goes down faster on the gauge then the first half, but my speed on the freeway was about 85 most of the way here. The mileage will probably be better with lower speeds today. Now to go find a gas station & a stop at Zodiak Internet Cafe for a mocha for the road. I'll try to add a bit to this tonight when I stop, wherever that will be.


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Topshop NEWGEN T-shirts by Jonathan Saunders, Holly Fulton, Louise Gray, and Mary Katrantzou
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We're about to dive headfirst into New York Fashion Week, which means that London Fashion Week is just around the corner. Our fashion compatriots across the pond continue to put on quite the runway spectacle due to the fact that they're all about supporting young designers. As you know, mega trend retailer Topshop is U.K.-born, and they have partnered with the British Fashion Council on a program called NEWGEN, which showcases new designers every fashion week (they were responsible for introducing Alexander McQueen to the world, too), and this season they'll be releasing limited edition T-shirts designed by London's latest and greatest fash minds. There are soooo many good ones, but we've picked our faves!
Sold in U.K. Topshop stores (and online everywhere), each T-shirt will retail for about $48. We're into the black and multicolored tee designed by Jonathan Saunders, which is modern in a Tron sort of way but also feminine with the vague heart-shaped graphic. We also love Holly Fulton's New York-ish trio of buildings being "sipped" by a pair of phantom lips through a red and white straw. Mary Katrantzou has made quite the splash in the last couple years thanks to her meticulously printed dresses, and we like this hyper-color flower ombre T-shirt with black jeans and boots. Another fave is by Louise Gray, whose collections have a punk rock schoolgirl kind of feel. Her bright pink T-shirt is layered with metallic pixilated shapes that look like an ink test, rib cage, or just random squares and pyramid shapes in pink and mint green. Whichever way you see it, we say these tees are SPOT ON.
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The timezone in Simpsons Resort is America/Iqaluit
Morning Sunrise at 09:06 and Evening Sunset at 17:57. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 44.9747°, Longitude. -84.6842°
Morning Sunrise at 09:06 and Evening Sunset at 17:57. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 44.9747°, Longitude. -84.6842°
Weather near Simpsons Resort Last report from Gaylord, Otsego County Airport, MI 4.4km awayTemperature: -1°C / 30°F
Wind: 18.4km/h West/Southwest gusting to 28.8km/h
Cloud: Solid Overcast at 1600ft
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- Simpsons Resort (0km)
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- Bunker Hill Resort (0.3km)
- Oak Grove Resort (0.9km)
- Del Ruth Resort (1km)
- Glen Echo Resort (1.2km)
- Pearlls Resort (1.3km)
- Ken-Mar Lodge (1.7km)
- Pleasant Pointe Cabins (1.8km)
- Alpine Court Cabins (2.3km)
- Birchens Cabins (2.4km)
- Simmons Lakeside Resort (2.7km)
- Fairview Resort (2.8km)
- Sky Crest Cabins (2.8km)
- Maple Grove Cabins (2.9km)
- Snow Valley Ski Club (3.2km)
- Corey Cove Resort (3.3km)
- Hillside Resort (3.5km)
- Anchorage Cabins (4.4km)
- Au Sable Ranch (4.7km)
- Cummings Cabins (5km)
- Gay El Rancho Lodge (6km)
- Parkview Cabins (6.2km)
- Hamlins Otsego Sands Resort (6.4km)
- Pine Grove Cabins (6.5km)
- Lawes Cabins (7.1km)
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- Loon Lake (1.7km)
- Round Lake (1.7km)
- Fowler Lake (1.9km)
- Otsego Lake (2.6km)
- Perch Lakes (3.3km)
- Knowlton Lake (3.9km)
- Goose Lake (4.1km)
- Gump Lake (4.2km)
- Ward Lake (4.6km)
- Chain-O-Lakes (4.8km)
- Pants Lake (5km)
- Dixon Lake (5.2km)
- Manuka, Lake (5.4km)
- Horseshoe Lake (5.6km)
- Long Lake (5.7km)
- McCoy Lake (6km)
- Wequos, Lake (6.2km)
- O'Rourke Lake (6.7km)
- Bob Lake (7.1km)
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- Oak Grove (0.3km)
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- Gaylord (6.9km)
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- Bagley, Township of (2.5km)
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Accommodation around Simpsons Resort
Americas Best Value Inn 2880 S Otsego Ave, Gaylord
ROYAL CREST LODGE 805 South Otsego Dr, Gaylord
tower a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter.
- WMJZ-FM (Gaylord) (6.9km)
- Old Highland Lakes Estate Observation Tower (7km)
park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Otsego County Park (1.8km)
- Otsego Lake State Park (5.4km)
cape a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction.
- Comfort, Point (1.6km)
bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- Corey Cove (3.6km)
airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- Otsego County Airport (5.2km)
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- McCoy School (5.4km)
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New year new life in the country for migrant workers?
Eric Pickles says he doesn't know.
And Jack Straw doesn't know either.
But he admits the Labour government, in which he served as home and foreign secretary, got it wrong by not imposing extra controls when EU expansion triggered the arrival here of migrant workers from eastern Europe.
The one leading politician who says he does know is the UKIP Leader Nigel Farage.
"If you open your doors to people from countries with significantly lower wages and GDP than the UK then migratory flows will come," he said.
In just over a month's time, restrictions on the number of Romanian and Bulgarian workers coming to the UK will be lifted.
From some sections of the press have come apocalyptic warnings that millions more migrant workers are about to flood into the Midlands labour market and add further to the pressure on public services including schools and health.
So what will be the impact?
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is one of a procession of cabinet ministers who have declined repeated opportunities to answer this question.
They say, that if you cannot give estimates that are reliable then it is better not to give any at all.
When I chaired a BBC conference earlier this year, attended by representatives of the Bulgarian and Romanian embassies here, they were dismissive of what they clearly saw as alarmist speculation.
Not only, they said, were millions of their low-paid workers emphatically not preparing to head to Britain, those relatively modest numbers who were considering it were likely to be top professionals like medics who would be assets rather than liabilities.
But from the perhaps unexpected quarter of the centre-left research organisation Demos, came a distinct note of caution: "Large and sudden arrivals can lead to extreme concentrations of migrant communities.
"People from Bulgaria and Romania, arriving en masse, will naturally congregate in places where there is unskilled flexible work available and where friends and relatives may be already."
On Sunday Politics Midlands this week we will be reporting from Herefordshire where the number of migrant workers has more than doubled over the past decade.
Most of them are seasonal, of course, summer crop picking and the like. But remaining migrants are continuing to work even in the freezing gloom of November while others are tidying up and preparing for next year's harvests.
Most of them came here under the Seasonal Agriculture Workers Scheme which imposes strict limits on their employment here.
But from the new year, these restrictions will be lifted.
'Plans off course?'
Hence all those warnings, including Mr Farage's vision of "migratory flows".
If he is right, it would threaten what the Conservatives' hope will be one of their big themes in the 2015 general election campaign.
How could they claim to have reversed the trend under the Labour years if Bulgarian and Romanian migrants were driving all their deep-layed plans off course?
Net migration is currently running at 150,00 a year and the campaigning organisation Migrationwatch UK estimate this new influx could push that figure up to 200,000.
This, they say, would further aggravate the already serious shortage of school places and require a new house to be built every seven minutes for 20 years to cope with the demand.
Alp Mehmet, from Migrationwatch UK, will be among my studio guests this week. So too will the only Labour MP to say Britain's exit from the EU is "inevitable", Gisela Stuart, MP for Birmingham Edgbaston. Also with me, Phil Bennion, the West Midlands Liberal Democrat MEP, determined to defend Britain's place in the EU and his own seat in its Parliament in next year's European elections.
And I hope you will join me too from 11:00 GMT on BBC One in the West Midlands.


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My dogs and cats are what keep me going since my divorce. They give me unconditional love for which I am very grateful. I am finally in a relationship now where my fiancee gets how I feel about my pets because he feels the same way too, and the pets are as attached to him as they are me. From the first moment they met him, they acted like he was family.
I have been reading your blog for a couple of years now and love your writing; not only do I want to be a writer myself, but can strongly identify with a lot of what you have written about; I've struggled with depression, family issues, and settling vs. making the best of it for most of my life.
People tell me that I'm only twenty-one and that I have so many years ahead of me, that I don't need to be worried about all of this stuff. Yet, so many people I know have died so suddenly, whether it be from cancer, car accidents, and other things. There are moments where it DOES feel like a race against time. But most importantly for me, I don't want to be looking back a decade from now and wishing that I had done things differently; not strictly because I didn't make the best decisions, because I knew what I wanted, yet ultimately chose to do what was considered easier, at least at the time.
Thank you for sharing your journey, both so honestly and beautifully.
Love and blessings,
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I was in a wonderful bookgroup on Potrero Hill from 1998 to 2010, was solo awhile, and am enjoying two East Bay bookgroups these days. I welcome your suggestions!
Beautiful book.
Gripping family drama set in Shaker Heights, Ohio (spoiler: family tie-in).
A poignant story of a not-so-successful author's 50th year; he never says the witty things he ends up writing down.
He's a powerful but still weird narrator of his kooky family's stories.
Fast and fun what if about the Queen's escape.
College, and looping back to his father's death. Now I have to wait for the translation of Book 6 to come out!
Teaching school at 18 in far northern Norway.
Deep dive into childhood.
Great yarn about WW2 New York: shipyards, the mafia, and more.
A Man in Love. And changing diapers.
Poetic and moving.
Compulsively readable meditation on death, building a powerful intimacy in this first (of 6!) autobiographical novel.
Elegiac and simple, a gorgeous meditation on noticing things.
This empty nest drama goes nowhere you expect and I could only follow.
A group of misfits banished from MI5 uncover a plot that could destroy them.
A lovely take on the joys of city life, and a very famous boyfriend.
Gorgeous, funny, and brutal Booker Prize shortlist. Don't miss.
Reissued and newly popular strong book from a mostly middling writer.
Not really introspective, but reveals a great deal about him through the oddball stuff he notices and writes down.
Gorgeous, elegiac poem about Willie, Abraham, and the Civil War. Powerful.
Funny and touching memoir about caring for a parent.
Fun summer whodoneit.
This long book breezes by quick. Charming read.
Beautiful, lyric writing and great setup, though it falls apart at the end.
Lovely novel about the gaps in what we know.
This is a tough book. Beautifully written but a kick in the guts.
Roots for a new generation.
Stressed out moms unite!
Fantastic read. He's back, after a disappointing "Telegraph Avenue"
What a narrative voice!
Engaging essays about writing and life.
I think my favorite Erdich.
Sprawling family saga had me paying attention.
Fast, fun summer read!
Difficult and painful; worthy of the Pulitzer.
Heartbreakingly beautiful. Read this.
The best squirrel book ever.
Not sure about this one yet.
Final book of the trillogy. Series is a knockout!
Booker winning knockout whodunit set in Gold Rush New Zeland.
Book 2 in the remarkable trillogy.
Bright, beautiful prose. A bit far-flung, but lovely.
Are our motives ever absolutely clear? Captiviating.
Beautiful, engrossing book.
Don Tillman is irresistible. Guilty pleasure.
Wanted to like this more than I did...
Sweet read.
I will ready anything Hornby writes. Great book, smart and interesting.
Hilarious, uncomfortable, and ultimately moving.
Kind of soapy, not sure I believed it.
Beautiful and harrowing.
Her narrators just reel me in. Page-turner.
Hilarious, dark, and insightful.
Wonderful, heartbreaking illustrated memoir.
This book is unblurb-able, but a lot to talk about!
His stream-of-conscious narration always keeps me hooked.
Still thinking about whether I loved or hated it. Not neutral.
Funny and tragic fictional take on John Brown
Have 1 - 2 hankies ready.
Great summer book, a bit Nick Hornby-esque.
Couldn't put it down.
One of my favorite writers.
Beautiful read.
Heart-wrenching, but rewarded the read.
Sweet page-turner.
Too dark--should have believed the cover over the reviews!
Dark! But wow.
Couldn't stop laughing.
Great writing, weird deja vu.
Great three hankie read.
Fun historical gossip.
Lovely meditation
Even a minor McEwan is a big joy.
Half as long would be twice as good.
extra credit
My favorite writer!
One of Dave's best I think.
Energetic and moving
A knockout
Love the Jackson Brodie series!
Really a lovely book
About longing and pop music
Three hankie book!
Bonus book
Don't put it off!
Really great novel
Vladimir Nabokov
December 2005
Orhan Pamuk
September 2005
China Boy
Gus Lee
November 2005
The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory
July 2005
Will Ferguson
May 2005
Lying Awake
Mark Salzman
March 2005
A General Theory of Love
Thomas Lewis et. al.
A change-your-life sort of book
February 2005
The Confessions of Max Tivoli
Andrew Sean Greer
January 2005
The Stories of Wallace Stegner
Wallace Stegner
December 2004
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
Mark Haddon
Wonderful read
November 2004
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
Two hankies
October 2004
Empire Falls
Richard Russo
September 2004
The Known World
Edmund Jones
August 2004
Motherless Brooklyn
Jonathan Lethem
July 2004
The Secret Lives of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
June 2004
The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
May 2004
The Pieces from Berlin
Michael Pye
April 2004
Jeffrey Eugenides
March 2004
Where I Was From
Joan Didion
January 2004
The DaVinci Code
Dan Brown
December 2003
The Red Tent
Anita Diamant
October 2003
Educating Waverly
Laura Kalapian
September 2003
John Adams
David McCullough
August 2003
Caroline's Daughters
Alice Adams
July 2003
Robert Mailer Anderson
June 2003
The Vine of Desire
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
May 2003
The Girl from Zanzibar
Roger King
April 2003
Pere Goriot
March 2003
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Dai Sijie
February 2003
Fall on Your Knees
Ann-Marie MacDonald
January 2003
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Marriage
Alice Munro
December 2002
Martin Amis
October 2002
The Dive from Claussen's Pier
Ann Packer
September 2002
How to Be Good
Nick Hornby
August 2002
Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain
July 2002
The Sea, The Sea
Iris Murdoch
June 2002
The Human Stain
Philip Roth
May 2002
Ian McEwan
April 2002
Second Hand
Michael Zadoorian
March 2002
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
Eudora Welty
February 2002
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
January 2002
The Notorious Dr. August: His Real Life and Crimes
Christopher Bram
November 2001
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
October 2001
In the Name of Salome
Julia Alvarez
September 2001
Prodigal Summer
Barbara Kingsolver
August 2001
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers
June 2001
The Bonesetter's Daughter
Amy Tan
May 2001
The Vision of Emma Blau
Ursula Hegi
April 2001
Corelli's Mandolin
Louis de Bernieres
March 2001
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Tracy Chevalier
February 2001
Kent Haruf
December 2000
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris
October 2000
Bodily Harm
Margaret Atwood
August 2000
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
Melissa Bank
July 2000
Paul Auster
June 2000
Different Seasons
Stephen King
April 2000
American Pastoral
Philip Roth
March 2000
Interpreter of Maladies
Jhumpa Lahiri
January 2000
Murray Bail
November 1999
Harvest Son
David Mas Masumoto
October 1999
Lost in Translation
Nicole Mones
July 1999
Enduring Love
Ian McEwan
June 1999
Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden
March 1999
The Sweet Hereafter
Russell Banks
February 1999
The Perfect Storm
Sebastian Junger
January 1999
A Civil Action
Jonathan Harr
December 1998
Toni Morrison
November 1998
The Color of Water
James McBride
October 1998
None to Accompany Me
Nadine Gordimer
September 1998
Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
August 1998
The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
July 1998
Sacred Hunger
Barry Unsworth
June 1998
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
Kate Atkinson
May 1998


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Defining the Jacobean Church
This 2005 book proposes a model for understanding religious debates in the Churches of England and Scotland between 1603 and 1625. Setting aside 'narrow' analyses of conflict over predestination, its theme is ecclesiology - the nature of the Church, its rites and governance, and its relationship to the early Stuart political world. Drawing on a substantial number of polemical works, from sermons to books of several hundred pages, it argues that rival interpretations of scripture, pagan, and civil history and the sources central to the Christian historical tradition lay at the heart of disputes between proponents of contrasting ecclesiological visions. Some saw the Church as a blend of spiritual and political elements - a state Church - while others insisted that the life of the spirit should be free from civil authority.
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the business of contact lenses
Coding Rationale for Corneal Distortion
After reading the March 2007 Readers' Forum by Christopher Snyder, OD, MS, FAAO, titled "Hydrogel Lens-related Corneal Distortion," I began to think of the ways that readers might code the two visits described. It's imperative that the practice and practitioners share a coding logic or rationale that they follow consistently and that abides by the parameters provided in the 2007 CPT and ICD-9-CM books.
Dr. Snyder's patient presented with a chief or primary complaint of double vision in the right eye only. If another physician had referred this patient (written or verbal request), consultation coding is appropriate and is generally reimbursed at a higher rate than the equivalent evaluation and management code. Remember, patient self-referrals aren't allowable under the consultation code (99241-99245) guidelines.
Some may code the primary and follow-up visits described with intermediate ophthalmologic service codes (92002, 92012). The medical record must indicate the presence of a new or existing condition, diplopia in this case, with a clearly documented history, general medical observation and external ocular examination.
Alternatively, you could code the visits as evaluation and management visits (992XX) in which accurate recording of the three key components (history, examination and decision making) determines the level. You have the choice to use either one of these sets of codes, but you can't use both for the same visit.
Visit No. 1
My personal coding logic or rationale is to use the evaluation and management code set with additional procedure codes as medically necessary for this case. Without the medical record and detailed visit notes, you can't determine with accuracy the appropriate level of evaluation and management code. However, it appears from Dr. Snyder's case summary that a detailed history, expanded problem-focused examination was performed and low complexity decision making occurred. For this particular case and level of determined key elements, you'd code the visit as a 99202 or 99213 depending on whether the patient was new or established to the practice.
At the first visit, corneal topography was medically necessary and would be coded using CPT 92025. The contact lens fitting of the spherical silicone hydrogel lens would be represented by the CPT code 92310.
If you performed a refraction to assess visual function or to determine power for the new diagnostic lens, you would add CPT 92015. It is possible that four procedures would be necessary to accurately code this visit: refraction, corneal topography, contact lens fitting, and evaluation and management visit.
Diagnosis codes for corneal conditions are represented in the ICD-9-CM from 370.00 to 371.9. Corneal distortion isn't specifically represented in this classification. However, for this case the code 371.82, corneal disorder due to contact lens, represents the corneal distortion caused by hydrogel lens wear. If corneal edema was present, then the better diagnosis code is 371.42, corneal edema due to wearing of contact lenses.
Visit No. 2
Code the one-month follow-up visit using the same logic. Use the complete medical record to determine the appropriate established evaluation and management code. In this case corneal topography was repeated and would be coded again. If you performed a refraction, you would also code and bill at the follow-up visit. I'd keep the diagnosis code of 371.82 and add in the assessment that the condition was resolving. CLS
Dr. Mack is a Diplomate in the Cornea and Contact Lens Section of the American Academy of Optometry and the director of clinics at The Ohio State University College of Optometry.


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OK, so the latest nonsense in this no-parenting Parenting, which is ringing loudly in my ears and almost causing me to go deaf, is the theory (and I quote) that "Kids who talk back, become more successful adults." Well, this "nonsense" infuriates me so much, that lots of choice words come to mind each time I read that line, but, since this is a kid-friendly blog, I will keep them to myself.
It should come as no surprise to all who have read my parenting guide, "THE GOOD MOMMIES' GUIDE TO RAISING (ALMOST) PERFECT DAUGHTERS…100 Tips On Raising Daughters Everyone Can't Help But Love"
…that I don't agree with this "nonsense" at all. (I will continue to refer to it as nonsense, by the way, as that's exactly what it is).
"Kids talking back is a perennial complaint of parents," states an article that I read on Yahoo recently. Well, that complaint is valid, and kudos to those parents who are upset about this and not embracing the "nonsense."
This Yahoo article quotes the experts who say that, "This behavior is developmentally healthy for kids." I would have to disagree and say that, as an expert, "This behavior in my home would be extremely unhealthy and could prove to be detrimental to a kid's teeth." (Yes, I said it!) I mean, kids do still lose their teeth by methods that aren't traditionally used in dentist' offices, right?
My very own teenager, who, when I shared this theory and article with her, looked at me and said: "Mommy, that's just an excuse for certain parents to let their kids get away with talking back to them because they don't want to take the time, or they don't know how to properly discipline them." (#ProudMommyOnBoardHere! As they say, "From the mouths of babes.") Even she, as a child, understands this point, so, why can't people twice and three times her age get it?
I have two of the most successful daughters in all the world. My teenager is on track to graduating Magna Cum Laude in her school; she's a literal genius (smarter than a whip and sharper than many adults I know); she's a phenomenal athlete, and she's honest and uberly respectful. Never talked back a day in her life!
Then, there's my adult daughter: on her way to getting her two masters degrees, busy as a bee in very constructive ventures, highly sought after by every employable agency in her field, doesn't sleep around with every Tom, Dick and Harry (YES! An adult Lady who still has her virginity…go figure), and uberly, uberly respectful. Never talked back a day in her life! Never used a profane word in her life! Yet, out of all her adult counterparts who are her age or older, I can't name one who is as successful as she is. I can't name one who has a reputation like she does. I can't put my finger on one who is as trusted and respected as she is.
And then, there are their parents, my husband and I…successful business owners, highly regarded in our community, and yet, neither one of us ever talked back to our parents…we dared not!
Are we still going with what these experts say? Has anyone heard of the entitled kid from Dallas, Texas with "Affluenza" Disease? (What a joke). You know, the one who killed four people while driving drunk and was then only given a slap on the wrist (probation)? The one who then spit in the face of the same justice system who gave him that slap on the wrist and fled the country to avoid charges after he violated that probation? The same one whose mom, when asked how she disciplined him when he acted up (talked back), said she took his toys and games away. Really? That's ALL you did? Hmmm…no wonder. I would stake the life of everyone that I hold dear that he talked back! And probably was using those choice words I withheld above by the time he was 2 years old and could mouth them! I think we should start measuring success by more than just the size of our bank accounts.
So, I'm sure you all can see why I'm going to have to agree with my teenager, who says that this "nonsense" is just another excuse for certain parents to get away with raising their kids improperly, OR, not even raising them at all. The sad part about all of this "nonsense," is that these same kids who are being allowed to talk back, in hopes that they will become more successful in their adult lives, are being set up to fall into a few (sometimes deadly) traps:
*What do you think is going to happen when they are in daycare or after-school care with people who have low tolerance for kids who talk back or disobey?
*What do you think is going to happen when they're in classrooms at school with teachers who have zero tolerance for kids who talk back or disobey?
*Lastly, what do you think is going to happen when they are stopped by a law enforcement officer who has the power to strip them of every right they have, on the spot, just because you allowed them to "mouth off" to you?
We need to remember, that what we allow in our homes, is not necessarily going to go over well outside of our home. Then, we need to also keep in the forefront of our minds, that everyone isn't in love with our kids the way we are. And lastly, never forget, that evil sometimes walks the earth day and night, in the form of daycare workers, teachers, and law enforcement officers. So, I would advise you to teach your kids to be respectful, manner-able, hardworking, and driven Go-getters. In my eyes, all signs that they are properly armed with the tools they'll need to become successful adults.
My beautiful daughters have never been spanked, cussed at, berated or made to feel anything but the most staggering kind of love in all the world, yet, I am a firm believer in discipline, teaching kids right from wrong, and teaching respect, manners and accountability. I am, because it's the way I was raised. I am, because I looked around this earth and saw what was being "bred" to walk and rule our land, and I refused to bring more of that "mess" into the world. I am, because I know that we can do better as a society and as Parents.
My friends laugh when I see kids in the store throwing fits and tantrums, talking back, or stories on television, such as this one about the Affluenza Disease, and I shake my head and say: "God gave me what he knew I wouldn't strangle." It's funny, but I do believe it's true.
So, these are the kinds of kids that I have:
Because the other kind…
…wouldn't last one second in my home!
My latest quote:
"I'm not being judgmental, but you're not parenting properly." ~ NJ Original
Again, "YES, I SAID IT!"
…and I didn't bite my tongue or stutter when I did!
"Teach and discipline your kids properly, before the world and law enforcement steps in to do it for you. Unfortunately, you might not like the lessons they have in store for your child!
~ Nonnie Jules
So, do tell, what is your take on this style of parenting? Are/Were your kids allowed to talk back? Do you think success is only measured by how much money is in someone's bank account? C'mon, be honest. We don't judge here.


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Here are some of the accolades our staff and our races have received over the last few years:
"Pacific Sports President/CEO Jack Caress Named to Los Angeles Sports Council Board of Directors" - November 12, 2013
The Herbalife Triathlon Los Angeles
Our premier event, this race was started in 2000 and continues to receive honors and awards in the sport of triathlon.
OutsideOnline.com just rated the Los Angeles Triathlon as one of the Best Triathlons! The Los Angeles Triathlons is the "Best Race to Feel Like A Star". (9/8/11)
- Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon - Pro Photos - Album 3
- Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon - Pro Photos - Album 2
- Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon - Pro Photos - Album 1
- September 26, 2011: Agoura Hills Patch Agoura Hills Man Competes in 12th Straight L.A. Triathlon
- September 26, 2011: Market Watch Drama Rules the Day as Toyota Cup Series Comes Down to One Race
- September 26, 2011: Tri Zone Cameron Dye and Lisa Norden win Los Angeles Triathlon
- September 26, 2011: lalist On Your Mark, Get Set, GO! Photos of Sunday's L.A. Triathlon
- September 25, 2011:Slowtwitch-Dye Loves LA
- Triathlete Magazine, August 2008. "Checking In: Lifetime Fitness Series"(PDF file).
- LA Sport & Fitness Magazine #1 Triathlon of 2007.
- Inside Triathlon, Jan/Feb 2007 Tri Guide, "Top Olympic distance triathlon to include on your racing calendar"
- LA Sport & Fitness Magazine #1 Triathlon of 2006.
- LA Sport & Fitness Magazine, September 2006, "Top Two Triathlons"
- Mens Journal, September 2006, "What's Playing in Los Angeles"
- LA Sport & Fitness Magazine, May 2006, "So Cal's Best Bets"
- Triathlete Magazine, May 2006 cover story, "The LA Triathlon is emerging as an athletic Tour de Force"
- Triathlete Magazine, 2006, "The Ultimate Multi-Sport Destination"
- Inside Triathlon, 2006, "America's Top 100 Triathlons"
- Competitor Magazine, 2005, " No.1 Triathlon."
- Competitor Magazine, Best of 2005, "Best Event T-Shirt"
- Competitor Magazine, Best of 2005, "The Best Triathlon Event"
Cleveland Triathlon
The Cleveland Triathlon is widely recognized as one of the most decorated races in triathlon. The event has had the following designations (Previous years as the National City Triathlon, the Rock & Roll Triathlon, the Metropolitan Bank Triathlon and the Sky Bank Triathlon)
- Inside Triathlon, 2006, "America's Best 100 Races"
- 1999 - United States Youth Championship
- 1998 - Triathlon of Champions
- 1997 - Triathlon of Champions
- 1996 - Triathlon World Championship
- 1995 - World Cup series event
- United States Youth Championship
- 1994 - World Cup series event
- Pan American Games Qualifier
- United States Professional Championship
- United States Youth Championship
- International Triathlon Pro Tour series event
- 1993 - United States Professional Championship
- 1992 - United States Age Group Championship
- 1991 - United States Professional Championship
- 1990 - United States Professional Championship
Catalina Marathon
Our premier trail running event, this race has become a cult favorite with many participants having completed all 32 of the events.
- Bakersfield Life January 2011 "Explore Catalina this Month"..."If you're thinking about going to Catalina, I have two words for you:..." Read More
- Jakes Blogspot 2010 of the Catalina Marathon: Click here to read
- E Catalina posts: "New course record set in 33rd annual Catalina Marathon" Read on...
- LA Sports & Fitness, March 2007. "Catalina Country. "Magnetic Island Marathon Turns 30"
- USA Today picks the Catalina Marathon as one of the 10 best winter marathons. Read on....
- Runner's World picked the Catalina Marathon the "Best Off-Road Marathon" Read on....
- Competitor Magazine, Bob Babbitt, "The race is held on the, most pristine island in the world and is almost entirely off-road. Wild buffalo, wild boar, panoramic, ocean views, point-to-point… this puppy has everything it takes to make an event memorable."
- OC Metro April 28, 2005, "The Catalina Marathon is one of the toughest and most scenic marathon's in the world, it is one of the islands signature events-and embraces the islands buffalo ties"
- Competitor Magazine 2005 Marathon Guide, " The Toughest Marathon" picked the Catalina Marathon as one of the best races in the country.
- Runner's World, January 2004, " The best cult race in the United States"
- Competitor Magazine, January 2004, "Toughest Sea-Level Marathon"
- American Trail Championship, 2004 - 2011
Buffalo Run Half Marathon
- Bakersfield Life January 2011 "Explore Catalina this Month"..."If you're thinking about going to Catalina, I have two words for you:..." Read More
- Running Network 2010 "Buffalo Run Half Marathon Draws Rabid Trail Runners" Read on...
- Los Angeles Sports and Fitness Magazine November/December 2006 "The Best Places to Run a Half Marathon"
- American Trail Championship, 2004 - 2011
Santa Catalina Triathlon
- 2010 Triathlon Competitor "Top 10 Most Scenic Races"
- Inside Triathlon, February. 2006, "The Best Race Ever", Kyle Duford
- Inside Triathlon 2005, "Late Fall's Best Race"
- Inside Triathlon Triguide, 2005, "122 Must do Races"
- Inside Triathlon Triguide, "2003 Destination Race"
- 1997 USA Triathlon National Sprint Championship
Long Beach Triathlon
- Inside Triathlon, 2006, America's Best 100 Races
Kring & Chung Newport Beach Triathlon
- "The OC's original triathlon!"
- The longest running triathlon in the United States. (1978-2005)
- Two Time United States Sprint Championship (1996 and 1998)
- Orange County Performing Arts Triathlon
- 1996 USA Triathlon Race of the Year
- U.S. National Championship, Olympic Distance
Pacific Sports LLC
- Jack Caress, Race Director of the Year - 1996


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Critically esteemed British novelist Duncan (The Bloodstone Papers, 2007, etc.) mixes memory and desire, Kafkaesque surrealism and straightforward narrative in a nightmarish story of love, terror and torture.
At the center of the novel is the grim, violent and paradoxically elegant interrogation of Augustus, a terrorist who's being leaned on to reveal the members of his cell. The smooth interrogator is Harper, a Gap-casuals-wearing, mid-30s American with Robert Redford good looks who specializes in torture, both physical and psychological. Harper is glib, smooth and terrifying. Constantly exerting pressure on Augustus, he wants "names, places, the infrastructure, the how. There's no hurry." Reluctant to speak, Augustus takes refuge in memory. He recalls growing up in Harlem, being recruited by political radical Elise Merkete and sharing a few last moments of tenderness with Inez, a Spanish prostitute. Most of all, however, Augustus recalls his lifelong love affair with and brief marriage to Selina, who comes from a family of privilege and whose sexual fire matches his. Selina is volatile and emotionally vulnerable, a condition exacerbated by the incestuous relationship she had with her brother when she was 15. But the premature loss of her child with Augustus unhinges her, and they part ways for 32 years. In the meantime, Augustus works as a reporter, a restaurateur and a terrorist—a most unusual résumé. Throughout his agonizing interrogation, he looks for ways to counter and overcome Harper's insistent cynicism that "the world's not what we thought it was, the world's what it's always been." Given the bleakness of Duncan's philosophical exploration of the role of violence and decadence in Western culture, readers will desperately hope this is not true.
The prose is as merciless as the ghastly figure of Harper, whose shadow looms over the book.


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The Dragon, long held as the symbol of power, nobility, success, divine protection and vigilance is unsurpassed in its imperial status in the realm of Feng Shui. Regarded as the Supreme Being in the universe, it is believed to possess the ability to live in the sea, fly up the heaven and also coil up to form the shape of mountains. Being the divine mythical creature, the Dragon is capable of fending off the negative energy of evil spirits, and bestows protection to those who embrace its emblem. The Dragon also brings the essence of life in the form of celestial breath known as sheng chi. As Feng Shui is essentially all about capturing and creating sheng chi, it is this element of sheng chi that attracts wealth luck, good fortune, abundance and success to those who possess the symbol of Dragon.
In the practice of Feng Shui, the Dragon is considered one of the four celestial animals, in charge of the east sector. This mythical creature is regarded as the most potent symbol of Yang and is believed to be able to transmit positive energy of courage and heroism to the beholder. For the Chinese and particularly followers of Feng Shui, the Dragon is extremely auspicious and is always held in high esteem. Every Feng Shui practitioner knows that the presence of the mighty, majestic and magnificent Dragon in the home bestows the magical energy of this celestial creature, bringing courage, creativity and capabilities that spell success for residents. The Dragon is also looked upon as the ultimate symbol of Good Fortune. In the old day, even ancient emperor had their robes emblazoned with the motive of Dragon so as to associate themselves with Dragon.
The Dragon brings upon the essence of life, in the form of its celestial breath, known to many as sheng chi. He has the ability to blow out cosmic "chi" from his breath, which is the base for studies of Feng Shui. The Dragon also brings upon the essence of life in the form of celestial breath known as sheng chi. As Feng Shui is essentially all about capturing and creating sheng chi, it is this element of sheng chi that attracts wealth luck, good fortune, abundance and success to those who possess the symbol of Dragon.
Having a Dragon in any part of your home or business premise is auspicious as it represents ultimate Feng Shui for the well-being of the entire family. With all the auspicious features and characteristics, the Dragon is a powerful Feng Shui cure and it comes in many variations of colors and materials. In terms of colors, it varies from greenish to golden. A green Dragon, for example, serves as an excellent Feng Shui cure for the east, which is the health Feng Shui area; while a golden Dragon offers Feng Shui cure for wealth and abundance. You can choose to place the Dragon based on the 8 Trigrams Pa Kua, location of current wealth flying star or your lucky directions. If you want to place the Dragon in the bedroom, remember to pair it up with the phoenix, as the Dragon by itself is too yang for a place of rest, but together with the phoenix, they become the ultimate Feng Shui symbol of marital bliss.
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Paul W.S. Anderson's Pompeii leaves you pondering some of life's most useless questions, like, "Could one pick a handcuff lock with a splinter of wood?" And "Did Romans actually use the phrase 'Juno's tit' as a stand-in for 'good grief?'" If only the filmmakers behind this $100 million disastrophe had the gumption to let such risible, campy details wash over more of the production. Things start off promisingly enough, with Milo (Dylan Schombig), a young member of a Celtic horse tribe, watching his family and friends get slaughtered by a scenery-gnawing, vaguely Brit-accented Kiefer Sutherland, who plays Corvus, a Roman senator prone to shouting, "Kill them all!" Seventeen years later, Milo is reintroduced as a slave turned gladiator played by Kit Harington, whose ab-licious entry proves that Anderson knows full well how to plant his tongue in his cheek. Unfortunately, the director spends most of his time staging a lot of tiresome non-action, as if anyone came to see the Resident Evil maestro's take on historic calamity to watch ploddingly thin political discourse or the charmless, sexless courtship of Milo and Pompeiian beauty Cassia (Emily Browning). In short, this movie has no business being this boring.
Pompeii does find some effective irony in highlighting the frivolity of making plans, when the gods, or whatever forces you believe wield more control than puny humans, have a stronger agenda. Still a powerful douchebag under the corrupt reign of Titus, Corvus has trekked to Pompeii not only to claim Cassia as his wife, but to sponsor the plans of her wealthy father, Severus (Jared Harris), to rebuild the doomed city. Such pointless endeavors run parallel with Milo's arrival from Brittania as an arena favorite, fated to square off against Pompeii's reigning champion, Atticus (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). As slaves and politicos quarrel in halls we all know will be buried in lava, Mt. Vesuvius makes the occasional grumble, but be prepared to wait for the fireworks.
If writers Janet Scott Batchler, Lee Batchler, and Michael Robert Johnson had any compelling foreplay to offer in the way of dialogue-based drama, it might have been forgivable, even virtuous, that Pompeii waits until the final act for Vesuvius to blow its load. But despite Anderson's intermittent, crisply choreographed battle scenes, which are shot and edited with a vigor to match every thrusted spear, the movie makes the foolhardy mistake of thinking it's the West Wing of ancient Rome's southern territories—a po-faced display of folks chatting in rooms instead of running for their lives. Shockingly, the violent release of smoke, fire, and meteoric debris is positioned more as a climactic afterthought than as the main attraction.
Anderson should at least be applauded for using 3D cameras (as is his wont), instead of lazily relying on post-conversion. The subject matter eventually proves highly amenable to the format, as the raining ash adds a naturally enhanced depth of field to the imagery. But the director's aesthetic is also remarkably uneven, with wonky CG aerial shots that were clearly low on the priorities list, and a bookending pair of petrified-corpse sequences that, however nifty their plays on texture, can really only be described as shamelessly vulgar. The one standout set piece is a (presumably) earthquake-induced tidal wave, which may be stretching the laws of science for the sake of spectacle, but is plenty welcome after listening to, say, Cassia prattle on with her mother, Aurelia (a painfully flat Carrie-Anne Moss), and her black lady servant, Ariadne (Jessica Lucas), about Milo's poor-boy virtues.
Once Pompeii has thoroughly plundered Gladiator, stolen bits from Dante's Peak, and even lifted lines from Jurassic Park and The Dark Knight ("Why…so…serious?" Atticus eventually asks with a grin), it becomes a full-tilt Roman twist on Titanic, with a star-crossed, class-divided couple scrambling for safety amid a catastrophic equalizer, and their power-drunk nemesis aiming to thwart their success to the bitter end. Much more curious, though, are Pompeii's hints of Doctor Dolittle, or, more specifically, The Horse Whisperer. Thanks to the ways of his people, Milo has a gift for calming, and communicating with, trusty steeds, whether they're pulling Cassia's carriage or having a conniption in her private stables. Milo knows that the horses know that disaster's brewing. Too bad the folks behind Pompeii didn't have a little horse sense of their own.


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Berlin, Germany – At this year's Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) in Berlin, Germany, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) announces its new innovation designed to give people a complete care system for their oral health. The Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Smart allows users to tackle multiple goals from whitening and gum health, to plaque removal and fresh breath. Improving users understanding of their oral health it empowers them to take an active role when looking after their mouth, teeth and gums in-between check-ups.
This innovative oral care solution includes new functionality and built-in smart technology which allows users to access a virtual oral health platform via the Philips Sonicare app. This gives users a whole new ecosystem of tools, advice and guidance to help change engrained behaviors and encourage good habits; this improves their overall brushing experience.
Collecting data and insights during each brushing session means users can track and monitor their progress through daily goal setting. This data can also be shared with their dentist via the Philips Sonicare app for tips and advice on how to tackle multiple oral health goals.
"We know that technology is shaping the future of healthcare, and that consumers are focused on solutions that are preventative and provide early diagnosis. We understand that it's often hard for people to know if they're doing a good job of their oral health in-between visits to the dentist, and is what these new innovations will assist with," comments Egbert van Acht, Business Leader, Health & Wellness at Philips. "This new platform marks the future of oral healthcare, by giving users information they need to insight change and achieve their multiple oral health goals."
The complete care system: Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Smart toothbrush, Philips Sonicare Breath care system connecting to the Philips Sonicare app
The Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Smart delivers exceptional oral care results with built-in smart sensors, upgraded brush heads and intuitive brushing technology achieving twice as much precision than the Oral-B Genius Pro 90001. Connecting to the Philips Sonicare app, personalized coaching within the platform helps improve people's brushing technique; in fact, 90% of consumers said that DiamondClean Smart's real time brushing feedback helps them brush with better technique.2
The Philips Sonicare Breath care system, featuring our new connected breath analyzer, measures, tracks and helps people address the impact of oral bacteria on breath quality, helping people to improve their breath and oral care habits. And in fact, 96% of dental professionals would now recommend Philips Sonicare breath care system to patients with breath quality issues.3
Both products seamlessly sync with the Philips Sonicare app, giving users data and guidance to empower them to proactively manage and improve their oral health in one platform.
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The Philips press conference takes place on August 31st at 12.15 pm in Hall 22, Messe Berlin. The live stream of the event can be seen at www.philips.com/ifa. Egbert van Acht, Business Leader Health & Wellness, and per October 1, 2017, Chief Business Leader of the Personal Health businesses at Royal Philips, will be joined on stage by Kostas Vouzas, General Manager Europe at TP Vision and Chris Worp, Head of Business Group Home, Philips Lighting.
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I don't want to jinx this but I'm so happy I could cry! Over poop, yup that's right - good old fashioned poop! My wild man F I N A L L Y decided to poop on the potty. This has been an on-going battle for the last 4-6 months with no success. We tried everything. I do mean everything - good and bad. I've been at my wit's end over this last month trying not to pull my hair out. I read weblogs, websites, scanned magazine articles, even contemplated buying a self-help book (horrors!) trying to figure out what we were doing wrong. Wild man had gotten it into his head that he was going to refuse on principle, just because we so badly wanted him to. He even made it a point to tell me this about 2 months ago. You can't force them to do it - it has to be done in their own time - but come on! Actually telling us he wouldn't do it because we wanted him to? Cheeky! I mean he's been peeing on the big potty for nearly four months with no issues - even getting so he can stand on a footstool and pee like a big boy.
So, today, I knew he had to go. He'd been wearing his big boy underwear and knew he couldn't poop in them like he can with his pull-ups. He was doing the potty dance but refusing to even try. We've taken away all his computer privileges and have been using it as an enticement for about a week. I could tell we were wearing him down but was unprepared for how suddenly he switched! We went in and closed the door. He flipped out, screaming, kicking, hitting, banging on the door - I stayed perfectly calm, sat on the footstool and closed my eyes. I ignored it all. I thought, "I've tried everything but this." Every so often I'd crack an eyelid and catch him watching me. When he saw me looking he'd start in on the tantrum all over again. I finally, calmly and cooly, let him know that I was happy to talk to him about this. He settled down and we had a little conversation. Turns out he was scared of the big potty (as I suspected) and didn't tell us for reasons unknown. I asked him if he'd like a little potty of his very own - one where his feet wouldn't leave the floor and he could sit and read or play his DS. The more he thought of it the more excited he became! I went into the garage and dug out his training potty, which is WAY TOO SMALL for him, tweaked it and fiddled with it so I could finally sit him on it and have a hole big enough to do what it's supposed to do :) He happily sat down, turned on his DS (which was a perk he had to earn back through this whole process) and talked, sang, chitter chattered and finally, 20 minutes later, we had accomplished the deed. He was SO happy and proud of himself! Now he can't wait until he has to go again! He wants to earn another privilege back and win a toy! And, if all goes well, at the end of five consecutive days, he gets a big prize and Mummy will throw him a party complete with cake, ice cream and friends. He says he can't wait! So cross your fingers and PRAY really hard for us that he'll stick to his game plan. He had a chart on the fridge reminding him of his good deed and he's looked at it at least 20 times already! So we're happy and to top it off, I got about 10 rows done on my crochet project while we were sitting in the bathroom :) Bonus!
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Superb quality and craftsmanship are the hallmarks of Santa Rita, one of Chile's most admired and innovative wine estates. The "120" series of wines was named after the historic event in which 120 soldiers took refuge in Santa Rita's cellars in 1814 during Chile's war for independence. Santa Rita 120 wines are fermented in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures and bottled early to preserve each variety's fruitiness and natural aromas. The 120 wines are young, fresh and fruity, elegant and perfectly balanced with good acidity.Their exceptional value makes them an outstanding choice for accompanying our everyday meals.
The Santa Rita 120 Cabernet Sauvignon is a red wine. Notes of red and black fruits predominate on the nose with the touch of spice that is typical in a Cabernet, plus there is the aromas of vanilla, cloves, and tobacco that come from the oak. This chilean cabernet sauvignon has sweet,elegant, and smooth tannins that lend depth to the well-rounded palate and lead to a fresh, fruity, and juicy finish.
Santa Rita 120 Cabernet Sauvignon is available wholesale (for those purchasing volume please go to customer service - downloads- where you will find the complete wholesale drinks price list). Alternatively this chilean red wine can be purchased individually online as a luxury wine gift or even include it in a hamper which you can create in our make your own hampers online.
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Early signs of a small stroke include facial weakness, leg weakness and a lack of coordination, Healthline explains. Individuals may also notice visual disturbances. Small or mild stroke symptoms are short-lived, so it's important for the individual experiencing these symptoms to promptly seek medical attention.
Additional small stroke symptoms include severe headaches and numbness on one side of the body, according to WebMD. These strokes are also referred to as transient ischemic attacks and may even be a warning sign that a full stroke may occur in the future. The National Stroke Association created the Act F.A.S.T campaign to advise the public of stroke symptoms. The term F.A.S.T is the acronym for facial drooping, arm weakness, speech problems and time. If the patient is experiencing the first three symptoms, time is of the essence, and medical attention should be sought immediately.
Medication and surgery are two forms of treatment for transient ischemic attacks, the Cleveland Clinic advises. Patients who experience mini strokes may also have the ability to prevent future strokes with changes such as losing weight, exercising and giving up smoking. Patients with high cholesterol and blood pressure levels should keep a close eye on their symptoms and take the appropriate medical steps to treat their condition.


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Man critically injured in early morning cutting
Man critically injured in early morning cutting
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One man was critically injured Sunday morning after a reported cutting.
Omaha police say they responded to a home near North 36th and Jaynes streets around 1:05 a.m.
Police say they found Charles Mays, 51, on the ground and bleeding.
Officers later contacted Crystal Mays, 40, who stated there had been an argument and she pushed Charles while she had scissors in her hand.
Charles was taken to the hospital in critical condition with non-life threatening injuries.
Crystal was book for second degree domestic violence felony assault.


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Getting started: Hershey Trust Company
How do we know what we know about the past? Historians, researchers and students study the materials cared for in an archives to learn more about the past. Photographs, newspapers, business reports, and other documents provide clues. When pieced together, the history of a time or organization emerges. The more clues, the fuller our understanding of the past.
While today the main focus of the Hershey Trust Company is managing the Milton Hershey School trust fund, that was not its original purpose. At the Hershey Community Archives, there are a variety of documents that can help us understand the early history of this business.
Documents such as the Hershey Trust Company's by-laws:
offer information about the legal organization of the new business as well as its established operating hours:
Hours of Business.
The Hershey Trust Company shall be open for
the transaction of business every day from 9 o'clock
a.m. to 3 o'clock p.m., except Sundays and legal
Other documents in the Archives' collections provide information about its funding, financial transactions and annual audits of its assets. The Archives collection includes ledgers and cash books, annual statements and a variety of emphera that helps us understand how Hershey Trust Company servied the public. For example, a pamphlet printed by the Trust Company provide information about its early operations:
This pamphlet was created to announce its move to a new location (Cocoa House). Included in its pages is a list of the Hershey Trust Company functions:
Receives money on deposit, subject to check.
Issues time certificates of deposit for money left
with the Company for six months or longer, on which
interest will be paid at the rate of three per cent, per annum.
Acts as executor, administrator, trustee, guardian,
assignee, receiver, and buys and sells securities suitable
for trust estates.
Collects incomes and rents, and takes general
charge of real and personal estate.
Buys and sells notes, bonds, mortgages, commercial
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Acts as financial agent fo individuals and corporations.
Loans money on mortgages and other approved
collateral securities.
Receives for safe keeping securities and valuables
of every description.
Transacts a general trust business.
Other sources of information about the early operations of the Hershey Trust Company include can be found in the Paul A. Wallace Collection and the Archives photograph collection, The Hershey Press (a weekly newspaper in publication from 1909-1926) contains news stories about the early Trust Company and is filled with advertisements such as this one:
providing information to reseachers about how Hershey Trust Company presented itself to the public. Archives contain the keys to learning about the past. It is up to the researcher to study the clues and organize them so that we can better understand the past.


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An Icelandic brewer is under fire from conservationists after producing a beer with DEAD WHALE in it.
Steojar have teamed up with whaling company Hvalur to launch the 5.2% beer as part of the country's mid-winter festival.
They suggest the beverage is healthy because whale meat is full of protein and is low in fat, while the drink contains no added sugar.
The brewery's website claims people who drink it become "true Vikings".
But environmental group Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) criticised the latest use of whale meat in products, following earlier concerns that endangered fin whales were ending up in dog food.
The conservation group's Icelandic whaling campaign leader Vanessa Williams-Grey said: "Demand for this meat is in decline, with fewer and fewer people eating it.
"Even so, reducing a beautiful, sentient whale to an ingredient on the side of a beer bottle is about as immoral and outrageous as it is possible to get.
"The brewery may claim that this is just a novelty product with a short shelf life, but what price the life of an endangered whale which might have lived to be 90 years?"


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You've got to respect Red Bull for all of the creative, interesting, and wing'd things that they do besides just making lightly-carbonated energy drinks that will always and forever be associated with our hangovers. But for all the air races, wacky go carts, and wacky air-carts we've seen carried out in their name, we never expected….an art exhibit? Here's what they say it's all about:
"The Red Bull Art of Can is a nationwide hunt for creativity ans is open to everyone, from fulltime artists to simply those with a creative flare. Build, sculpt, weld, glue, hammer, bend, fold, print, tape and paint, whatever!
Be bold! Send a message! Make a Statement. Your primary material must be a Red bull can bus you will need to add plenty of imagination and creativity. Make a sculpture, a picture, a 3-D model, a mobile, a video or a piece of modern art, but make it beautiful, colorful, clever, amusing or outrageous."
It's refreshing to see a company that's still owned by one guy, Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz, that is using its weight to throw around events like this when it would be a lot easier and a lot more profitable to sell it to Pepsi, buy a few islands, and spend the rest of your life getting tan and eating fish and fruit.
Consider this, especially, in the context of the guys that run Rockstar. Yikes.
As of now, they only have one more show schedule – Dallas on July 31-August 22. If you can't make it there, though, contact them and express interested in a local show, or just dig on these pieces from Art of the Can London from their flickr account.
Evolving Sculpture
Angel Wings
Polo Player
Origami Cranes
Red Mantis
Disco Bull


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Installing openSUSE 10.2
I used my existing SUSE 9.3 to format the partitions that had held Windows 2000. I picked the ext3 file system when asked. The new install went through all the partitioning again.
As I had said earlier the only glitch was that it didn't like two of the CD's that I had burned and they had to be redone. It walks you through everything fairly smoothly. At some point it asks you to pick a root password. What ever you do don't loose it.
For the network settings I just used the defaults, and the internet connection was made on the first try.
It found all my hardware and completed my configuration. This install went smoother than SUSE 9.3 over a year ago. I don't think that I'm that much sharper now. It just worked I'm happy to say.
I checked the sound by putting a Music CD in and with Amarok it played. Now I prefer the Kaffeine Player and have Santana on as I work. The visualizations are hypnotic.
It all just "works". If I can you can with occasional help from LinuxQuestions and Google.