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Unfortunately, ATDI collapsed soon after reaching headlining-the-Great-American status, but the duo's creative quotient has blossomed in the aftermath, their live fever pitch refusing to slack. The musicians have dabbled in psychedelic dub (DeFacto) and esoteric film soundtracks (Rodriguez-Lopez's A Manual Dexterity), but they really fracture the cosmos as the Mars Volta .
Five years after forming the Mars Volta, Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala have finished the act's third proper full-length, Amputechture (with previous titles like De-Loused in the Comatorium, the band was never one to mince fictional linguistics). And while the new platter is co-released by indie art punk label GSL (with Universal Music Group), the Mars Volta has jettisoned its past intimate performances. Instead, loyalists enter venues with names like Taco Bell Arena to hear "Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore: Pour Another Icepick," alongside shitastic headliners like System of a Down and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. (For some reason the Mars Volta seems to pair only with the mainstream's most noxious rockers; it opens for the Chili Peppers on Aug. 24 and 25 at the Oakland Arena.)
So it's no surprise that when two relatively cozy Mars Volta solo shows were announced taking place in Petaluma's Phoenix Theater and Santa Cruz's Catalyst tickets disappeared immediately. At the Catalyst, it was a balmy night in the beach town, and with no opening act, the Mars Volta shot up the thermometer in sheer (albeit scrawny band dude) mass alone. Among its seven members, the group's instrumental spread included keyboards, bass, sax, flute, a "sound manipulator," cowbell, tons of percussion, and, of course, Rodriguez-Lopez's virtuosic guitar leads and Bixler-Zavala's signature operatic wails punctuating the black magic music.
The show was essentially a two-hour introduction to Amputechture (out Sept. 12), and from this debut demonstration, the band still dominates through bluesy Volta voodoo. The 12-minute show-opener "Day of the Baphomets" built on Latin percussion, UFO sound effects, zapping saxophone melodies, and Zavala's quivering howls. But the new tracks felt slightly more earthbound than usual. Numbers bled into one another with few pauses for banter, but the sprawls were gently curtailed compared to the usual psychic jam, reeled in with less of a Santana/free-jazz freak-out vibe and more Zeppelin-south-of-the-border sounds taken further afield with strident sax solos.
The Mars Volta is still peerless among its contemporaries, though. Bixler-Zavala's lung-collapsing range rang clear in a multilingual assault, his cryptic mythologies cascading with eerie transcendence. With stage lighting bathing the band in shades of 3-D, the Mars Volta opened new dimensions for alt rock while remaining an act college kids can blast at house parties. Slower ballads like "Vermicide" brought a glow of cellphones skyward, fans showing support for the unknown material early on in the set. But it was the Frances the Mute tracks that shook down the Santa Cruz sauna, its title song and "The Widow" stirring the shoehorned ground floor into action. By the 11 p.m. finale, the lyrical landscape was littered with "midnight nooses from boxcar cadavers," as the closing track "Roulette Dares" from De-Loused left the panting masses without an encore. By then we'd undergone a nine-course exorcism anyway, and it was time to wring out the old ear canal and dream of "Viscera Eyes" a phrase we're not meant to understand, but which the Mars Volta's devotees seemed to comprehend with pleasure.


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Belhaven House Hotel
Milford Haven
Wales UK
For Sale Freehold £475,000 ono
Belhaven is a mid-terrace Georgian property on Hamilton Terrace, the promenade of Milford Haven, overlooking the Milford Waterway and Marina. It is situated on the south-facing bank about 30 metres above sea level, close by the Cenotaph.
Being foreigners here, we moved from Edinburgh, three things stand out. Firstly the public gardens are always beautifully tended year-round. Secondly. Especially this last 5 years, most of the roads, including many of the little lanes have been treated with that superb black finish which provides such wonderful road holding and is so quiet on the tyres. Thirdly, this year all the verges and hedges are being trimmed and pruned to give a smart and welcoming appearance.
The Town Hall, St Katherine's & St. Peter's Church and the British Legion are further up the Terrace, and the Railway Station 1 Km down.
The main entrance is through No.29 front door which gives access to the ground floor reception/ bar/dining room and kitchens, and to the staircase which leads to the first floor landing directly above, where there is a sea facing Residents lounge and the Managers' flat, to the rear.
No.28 front door leads to three ground floor bedrooms (three doubles), and the staircase which joins the common first floor landing mentioned above. On this floor is a large sea facing double room with ensuite bathroom. To the rear is a family suite, comprising a bathroom section, leading to a single bedded room, leading to a double bedded room.
Both stairwells lead to the second(top) floor, where there are two double ensuites viewing the sea, and to the rear one double ensuite and one single ensuite both facing northwards to the garden.
The garden mainly given to shrubs,apple trees and roses leads to the gated carpark,W3W (mills.grandest.trips)with room for 6 vehicles. All bedroom keys also give access to the carpark, front and rear doors.
At the rear of the hotel is a laundry/boiler house with 2 new gas fired boilers,one to provide hot water for washing and one for the 27 radiators.
Belhaven is offered as a going concern freehold, with fixtures, fittings and goodwill.
It has been operated as a licensed Bed & Breakfast for 40 years. For 30 of those years with a restaurant open to the public, daily. On passing 3 score years & ten, we closed the restaurant. For the last 5 years, accommodation offered has been restricted by the owners to what they could service themselves. This has enabled them to spend more time with their four grandchildren, but it is not enough. Sale is essential.
SALE of BELHAVEN HOUSE HOTEL 2018
This wonderful old building which has been our home and business for the last 40 years and counting is now offered for sale. The great thing about it is, it is not too big to be a family home nor too small to continue as a business.
Being of 1797 construction of stone,brick and wood it is cool in summer and warm in winter. As a Grade 2 Listed Building, we have kept as many of the original features as possible, viz. the Georgian Arch, like the one in No.10 Downing Street. And the large mirror which came from Lawrenny Castle, prior to its demolition.
It used to be the home of the surgeon to the Whaling Fleet which reverse migrated from Nantucket, Massachusets via St.Johns in Labrador,which accounts for the Canadian design. Although now clearly in two segments, the building was one until 1851, when it was split to form two more-saleable town houses.We bought and rejoined the two segments and No.28 staircase became our INTERNAL fire escape.
There is a gas-fired central heating system with new boiler and a separate new boiler for hot water to feed the 10 showers & 2 baths. The combination of Fire doors, heat/smoke detectors and alarms meets Fire Brigade specifications, and the whole Hotel was re-wired Nov.2017. ref.no. DCN8/0381586.
The electricity supply is 3 phase. We have mains gas, water and sewage services.
At the rear,off Lower Fulke Street, we have a private carpark for up to 8 vehicles, made safe by locked iron gates, to which each resident has access with their Room key.
This B & B with Restaurant & Residential License faces southwards over the Milford Haven Waterway, the Marina and the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. Apart from the never ending visual attractions of the ships, yachts and birdlife, this river estuary provides about 50% of our business. There are always engineers associated with the refinery, LNG Gas Plants,Power Station, Dry Dock and other Marine services, ships, trawlers and yachts to provide year round demand.
The Coastal Path itself generates 15% of the turnover, with people from as far away as New Zealand and Australia coming to experience
The Torch(AMOCO) Theatre has provided us with so many familiar faces from TV, film and radio hence the photos in the hallway.
The balance are mainly people ex Milford visiting relatives, on holiday or returning to live here in this normally peaceful area of coastal beauty, at the centre of the National Maritime Park, & Conservation Area.
Belhaven has been operated as a licensed Bed & Breakfast for 40 years. For 30 of those years with a restaurant, "Tall Ships", open to the public daily. On passing 3 score years and 10, we closed the restaurant . For the last 10 years, accommodation offered has been restricted by the owners to what they could service themselves. Only 7 of the 9 bedrooms have been made available and bookings for weekends have often been declined, as we are now blessed with four grandchildren, and wish to be able to spend more time with them in Cardiff and Cambridge. Hence the need to sell, but meantime we are open for business as usual.
During the last financial year we effectively worked 3 days out of 7, and turned over £56,000. We are convinced a younger couple could easily double that, as we used to.
Most local buses pass our door. The nearest stop is 3 hundred yards down the street towards the Railway Station, which is another 500 yards, opposite Tesco and Boots on the Havens Head Retail Park.
Enquiries to :-
Bruce & Diana Henricksen
Mains Gas
Contact: H.B. & D.M. Henricksen
( 44)01646.695983 tel.
Solicitors: Eaton-Evans & Morris, Haverfordwest, Pembs
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Choosing a right tonneau cover for your truck can be a hard process. Tonneau covers come in various styles made from different materials. They may be made from vinyl, cloth, fiberglass, plastic or aluminum. A tonneau cover usually opens at the tailgate, whether it rolls up toward the cab, folds up toward the cab, retracts away from the rear of the truck or lifts at the tailgate.
Why Add a Tonneau Cover
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Types of Tonneau Covers
Soft tonneau covers may roll or fold up from the tailgate toward the cab. Some lock and some do not. And, some are installed permanently and some are installed temporarily. Several types of soft tonneau covers are available, including a soft lockable cover by OEDRO. This cover installs with ease and locks to keep your gear out of sight and protect your cargo from rain. Other types of covers include a hard roll-up tonneau cover is made from aluminum slats that form a shell. This type could support up to 400 pounds when it's closed. A retractable cover that is mounted at the front and sides of the truck bed. It retracts or rolls up, starting at the tailgate and going toward the cab of the truck. This type may be made from plastic, vinyl or aluminum and are more secure than other soft covers because they may be locked. All tonneau covers are relatively easy to install and could be installed by one person except for the heavy fiberglass tonneau covers.
Choosing the Right Tonneau Cover
Part of choosing the right tonneau cover is deciding what type you want. If you need the tonneau cover to protect items you store from bad weather, the soft tonneau cover would be the first choice. They are more affordable and easier to install than hardcovers. If you need the tonneau cover to prevent your cargo from being stolen, the best cover is the fiberglass cover. However, they are expensive and heavy, and take at least three people to install – it's better if you have four to six – and they are also heavy once they are installed. Additionally, when you open the cover, you are working against the shocks that hold it up.
The other types of covers include:
Aluminum retractable covers: These are also great for protecting things in the vehicle and are harder to break into. However, the aluminum cover has several moving parts, which means it needs more maintenance. The aluminum slats roll up on themselves into a canister at the head of the truck bed.
Soft covers: These may be made from different types of material including vinyl. They are waterproof and protect the items in the bed. Soft covers either roll or fold up toward the front of the bed. Some soft covers are lockable, such as OEDRO soft roll up tonneau cover, it also can protect your cargo safety.
Measure Your Truck Bed Length
Once you choose which type of tonneau cover you want, you have to make sure it fits. Truck beds normally come in three sizes, but those three sizes – the short bed, regular bed and long bed – may not be the same length for different brands of trucks or for different years of the same truck. For example, before ordering an OEDRO F-150 tonneau cover, measure the length of your truck's bed. Also, different styles of tonneau covers may need to be measured differently depending on where on the truck bed they are attached. Some may ride just over the inside edge of the sides of the truck while others may completely cover the top of the sides of the truck. Some ride over the outside edges of the truck bed. Be sure you know where to measure your truck for the type of tonneau cover you are purchasing.
Compatible with Other Accessories
The tonneau cover should be compatible with other accessories you may have for the bed of the truck in the future. These accessories can include (but are not limited to) bed rails, tie downs, sport bars, headache racks, light bars, and bike racks. The salesperson will be able to help you pick a cover that is compatible with these accessories. So before purchasing a tonneau cover, you can consult with OEDRO expert about your bed liner.
Installing Tonneau Covers
Check the requirements for installation for the type of tonneau cover you are purchasing. If the tonneau cover snaps on, you need to know if the snaps require permanent glue or if you have to drill the truck bed to install the snaps.
Temporary Clamping Tonneau Covers
Certain tonneau covers use clamps and latches. You shouldn't need any tools to install this type of cover. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to clamp the cover near the cab of the bed, then unroll the cover. At the tailgate, reach under the tonneau cover to clamp those latches to the lip of the bed rail. Make sure there is no slack in the mechanism once the tonneau cover is fully attached. Put the tailgate up to ensure that the cover doesn't interfere with closing it. If the tailgate doesn't shut properly or if the cover is hanging over the rails of the bed, you'll have to make adjustments.
Semi-Permanent Clamping Tonneau Covers
For this type of tonneau cover, you will need a few tools and shims, depending on the brand. The shims are rubber or plastic pieces that rest against the clamps. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to assemble the clamps and anything else that might require assembly. When attaching the bolts and connectors, make sure everything is tight so you don't have any give. Connect the rails and then position the cover on the rails. It should fit perfectly. Unroll or unfold the cover, making sure that the locking clamps or snaps are in the right place or activated.
Once the cover is opened, test everything to make sure it works, including handles, mechanisms and levers. Install drain canisters, tubes and rubber bumpers as applicable. Test everything again to make sure it all works as it should.
Retractable Tonneau Covers
Review all of the instructions from the manufacturer and make sure you have all of the tools needed to install a retractable tonneau cover. Center the rolling canister in the middle of the truck bed as close to the cab as you can get. The canister must be centered perfectly. Put the rails on the bed rails and then attach them to the canister. They must be straight of the cover won't slide in and out easily. Install the clamps as instructed.
If the rail span is not the correct size at the front of the bed and by the tailgate, use shims behind the clamps to get the correct distance. Finish tightening the bolts. Install water canisters, electrical implements, pull straps and tubes that are applicable. Test the tonneau cover operation and make adjustments as needed. Test the system again.
Hinged Lid Tonneau Covers
These covers are heavy, so you'll need help in the form of several people or a forklift. Make sure the package has everything you need, and that you have the required tools. Follow the instructions for prepping the bed rails if applicable. Set the tonneau cover on the bed rails, making sure it is on straight. Make sure the tailgate opens and closes.
Crawl inside the bed and attach the C-clamps in each corner. Prop the cover open and attach the shocks to the knobs that hang down from the cover rails. Retighten all of the bolts, gaskets, and nuts. Test the locking mechanism.
Tonneau Cover Maintenance
Follow the manufacturer's recommendations for cleaning your tonneau cover. Do not use harsh chemicals on any type of cover, especially the soft covers. The maintenance of soft tonneau cover is easier than the hard tonneau cover. The fiberglass covers may be cleaned just as you would clean the rest of your truck. They should also be waxed when you wax your truck. Always rinse the mud off the tonneau cover before you use a brush on it. Mud is abrasive and could scratch or even tear the cover. Treat it as you would an expensive paint job on your truck.
If the tonneau cover gets salty slush on it during the winter, be sure to rinse it off and then wash the truck. As with the underbody of your truck, the chemicals used to melt ice on the roads will disintegrate the cover, rails, nuts, bolts and other parts of the cover.
Be sure to grease the moving parts as required by the manufacturer. Some of these parts may be exposed to the weather and will need maintenance to keep them in good working order, especially on retractable tonneau covers.
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Where's London's oldest…public building with electric lighting?
January 28, 2019
The Savoy Theatre, located next to the Savoy Hotel just off the Strand in the West End, was the first public building in London to feature electric lighting.
Built to the designs of CJ Phipps and decorated by Collinson and Locke, its construction was instigated and financed by Richard D'Oyly Carte with the specific intention of hosting WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's operas.
Opening on 10th October, 1881, the first show at the new premises was Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience, which had been previously playing at the Opera Comique. It continued to solely show Gilbert and Sullivan's works until 1886 when a falling out led to the end of the partnership between Gilbert and Sullivan.
The theatre subsequently hosted comedic operas by other composers as well as productions of Shakespeare (Henry Irving was among those who trod the boards here in the early 20th century).
It was rebuilt in just 135 days in 1929 and the new premises featured an exterior designed by Frank Tugwell and interior designed by Art Deco expert Basil Ionides.
A fire caused considerable damage in 1990 after which the theatre was again renovated, this time under the guidance of the theatre's then chairman Sir Hugh Wontner and architect Sir William Whitfield, with the public areas returned to how they had looked under Tugwell and Ionides' scheme from the 1920s. It reopened in July, 1993, with a Royal Gala performance by the English National Ballet (Diana, Princess of Wales, was among those in attendance).
Now owned by the The Ambassador Theatre Group, the Savoy these days it shows a range of different productions. It's currently hosting Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: The Musical. For more, see www.thesavoytheatre.com.
PICTURES: Above – Neon sign for The Savoy Theatre advertising a previous production with the hotel and theatre entrance (Loren Javier/image cropped/licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0); The Savoy Theatre with a Westminster City Council Green Plaque commemorating it being the first public building with electric lighting in London (David Adams).
Treasures of London – Gilbert and Sullivan memorials…
April 20, 2018
The first to be unveiled was a now Grade II-listed bronze bust of Sullivan in 1903. Located at the northern end of Victoria Embankment Gardens, it is the work of Sir William Goscombe John and, along with the bust which sits atop a pedestal, the monument features a scantily clad female muse leaning against the pillar in apparent grief.
Sheet music, a mandolin and a Pan mask all lie in a heap beside her – the discarded props of Sullivan's profession – and on the side of the plinth are inscribed some lines from his work, The Yeoman of the Guard: "Is life a boon? If so, it must befall that Death, whene'er he call, must call too soon" (the same lines are inscribed on the sheet music).
The bronze memorial plaque to Gilbert, meanwhile, was unveiled in 1915, four years after his death. It's attached to Charing Cross Pier on the downstream side of Hungerford Bridge and, the work of Sir George Frampton, shows Gilbert in profile relief flanked by figures of Comedy and Tragedy.
Gilbert is accompanied by an inscription which reads: "His foe was folly & his weapon wit". A shield underneath bears a Latin inscription which translates as "I would rather die than change".
The location of the memorials is not coincidental – the career of Gilbert and Sullivan was closely associated with the nearby Savoy Theatre, where many of their works were premiered thanks to its owner Richard D'Oyly Carte – he's also commemorated in a memorial opposite the entrance to the Savoy nearby.
10 (more) curious London memorials…7. D'Oyly Carte Memorial…
September 4, 2013
This strange looking globe standing in Victoria Embankment Gardens just off Savoy Place may appear just another random piece of street art but in fact it's a memorial to a man and his family who established the hotel now housed nearby.
Theatre impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte is known for having formed his own opera company – the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, it was known for staging Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Savoy operas' – and for having founded the Savoy Hotel, which stands across the road from the memorial's location.
The memorial, which was placed here in 1989 to mark the hotel's centenary, takes the form of an armillary sphere – a model of objects circling the earth – standing in the middle of a cistern.
The inscription accompanying the memorial states that it honors not only Richard D'Oyly Carte but also others – including members of his family – who have since been involved in the hotel's management. There's also a note on the rim of the cistern, stating that the garden was "given to London by the Savoy in celebration of its centenary" while inscribed on the armillary sphere's rings are the words "Savoy Centenary 1989, 'For excellence we strive.'" and a line from dramatist WS Gilbert (of Gilbert and Sullivan fame) – "Every season has its cheer, life is lovely all the year".


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On November 3, two major veteran service organizations are teaming up to invite anyone who has served on active duty in the National Guard or Army Reserves to come and find a new career. This event is also open to military spouses. It will take place at Fed-Ex Field in Maryland at 11 a.m.
Companies participating include: Lockheed Martin, Intel Corporation, Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Charles County Sheriff's Office, Leidos, The Home Depot – Supply Chain, Medtronic, and many more. For more information and a link to register, go here.
Joint Base Andrews is hosting a fair on the same day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will focus on transitioning military skills to the civilian sector. Participating companies includes: CWC Technologies, L-3 Communications, Maines Paper & Food Service, Maryland Dept. of Public Safety & Corr. Services, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Bravo Consulting Group, Profish, US CBP/DHS, Warrior Scholar-Project, PenFed Virtual, and more.
You should bring a copy of your resume and dress professionally. You will need military ID or a CAC card to enter the base. More information and how to register can be found here.


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Blank-Collar Workers: Formerly middle-class workers who will never be middle-class again and who will never come to terms with that.
Grim Truth: You're smarter than TV. So what?
Instant Reincarnation: The fact that most adults, no matter how great their life is, wish for radical change in their life. The urge to reincarnate while still alive is near universal.
Intraffinital Melancholy vs Extraffinital Melancholy: Which is lonelier: To be single and lonely, or to be lonely within a dead relationship?
Zoosumnial Blurring: The notion that animals probably don't see much difference between dreaming and being awake.
The Meaning of Liff is funnier and less smug.
Having lived in Canada for 6 years now, I have grown to hate anything Coupland with a passion. His hamfisted pop art is pretty much de rigueur for the Toronto condo developer looking to satisfy their regulatory public artwork requirement, and somehow it manages to be both bland and offensive (see http://www.flickr.com/photos/tryhank/3000369335/ ).
Douglas Coupland's a visual artist as well? I thought he was just a pop-cultural memetic sniper of sorts.
I'm a bit down on this list too. It looks like he just did a lot of: 1. have a semi-interesting idea; 2. instead of telling it to Twitter or his buddies at the pub, make up a smartarse term for it.
I liked 'Microserfs' though.
Well, if you're Douglas Coupland, that's what people expect (and pay) you to do. Much like if you're Tim Burton, you draw candystripe twee-gothic fantasias.
He's whatever you want him to be! Had a clothing line there recently as well: http://canada.roots.com/women/roots-x-douglas-coupland/womenDouglasCouplandCollection,default,sc.html
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Since the Senate hearing began at 10 a.m. ET, celebrities have taken to social media to offer their support to Christine Blasey Ford as she gave her testimony against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Ford has accused him of sexually assaulting her at a high school party in 1982, and other women have since come forward with allegations against Kavanaugh. Public figures like #MeToo founder Tarana Burke and director Ava DuVernay have expressed their admiration of Ford's bravery on social media, with hashtags like #WeBelieveDrFord and #WeBelieveSurvivors.
"Listening to this women's voice shake as she pushes through this moment…my heart," Burke tweeted, along with a broken heart emoji.
"The inhumanity of it all," DuVernay said, in response to a picture of the all white, all male panel.
"Women are watching. And we vote," actress Alyssa Milano tweeted. She was among #MeToo's most outspoken supporters.
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#tbt This is me at 14. The age I was raped. It's taken me 25 years to say those words. I wrote about it in my book. I finally told my parents and sister about it 4 months ago. Today is the day we are silent no more. All of us. I'm scared to post this. I can't imagine what Dr. Ford is feeling right now.
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A beautiful sight indeed. Today's @nytimes shows a full-page ad taken out by 1,600 men in support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford (and Anita Hill before her)—inspired by the letter of solidarity 1,600 black women took out during the Clarence Thomas hearings. #believewomen #repost @cindi_leive


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UPDATE: the New York Times ran an article exploring Yik Yak on the College campus. It mentions the Colgate faculty Yak back.
To quote a recent post on Yik Yak, the notoriously negative mobile application, "Professors have been successfully re-introduced into the Yak environment [and] the ecological consequences should be fascinating."
Indeed they are.
The campaign began when Geoff Holm, associate professor of biology, noticed a few positive posts from faculty members on the app, but those voices were failing to gain traction.
"I thought that if there was a more coordinated effort, especially at the end of the semester, it could bring a more positive vibe to the campus," Holm said. He credited his biology colleague Prof. Eddie Watkins with suggesting that posters identify themselves.
"Yes," said Watkins. "I think we should all be putting our names on there. The students are loving it and my Yakarma is 1174!"
So far, more than 50 professors have posted messages, ranging from the silly to the sublime. There is much sleep-related advice and encouragement, and also a few newbies to the platform. Some of the posts have garnered more than 100 "up votes."
Prof. Metzler: "While it's impossible to do everything you need to do and get sleep, take it from someone with a seven-week old; sleep is important for brain function…wishing I got more of it!"
Outdoor Ed had other advice: "I hear sledding and snowball fights are great stress relievers…Come to OE and borrow a sled."
Prof. Woods: "Thanks to the students at Colgate for making my job fun. I'm sorry I can't always return the favor, but you know I love ya."
Prof Scull: "Shout out to my GEOG245 class for a fabulous (yet hard) discussion of the societal consequence of GIS (e.g., the yak)"
Marlowe: "Saw a student helping an elderly man dig out his car the other day. You guys are awesome"
Prof. Page: Sending good vibes Colgate and good luck next week – all out in the open. Life's so much better out in the open
With so much goodness in the air, even anonymous posts can be nice: "To all of the professors, thank you. What a wonderful, happy thing to wake up to in the morning. You all made my and many other students' days."


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Stage 2 Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the breast tissue. There are two main types of breast cancer;
Ductal Carcinoma
It starts in the ducts that move milk from the breast to the nipple. This type comprises of most breast cancer cases.
Lobular Carcinoma
This type of breast cancer starts in the lobules of breast which produce milk.
Stage 2 breast cancer means the breast cancer is growing but it is still limited to the breast or it has only gone to some of the nearby lymph nodes. Stage 2 breast cancer can be divided into two groups; stage 2A and stage 2B. The difference between these two stages is determined by the tumor size and if the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes in the armpit.
Stage 2A Breast Cancer
This form of stage 2 breast cancer means;
The tumor in the breast is less than 2 cm and there are only few or less than four lymph nodes in the arm pit have cancer cells
No tumor is found in the breast but there are less than four lymph nodes in the armpit or auxilla containing cancer cells.
The tumor is 2-5 cm in size and has not spread to the axillary lymph nodes.
Stage 2B Breast Cancer
The tumor is larger than 5 cm but has not gone to axillary lymph nodes.
Causes of Stage 2 Breast Cancer
1. Gender and Age
As women get older, their risk of getting breast cancer increases. Most cases of stage 2 breast cancer or even advanced cases are found in women over the age of 50.
2. Family history of Breast Cancer
The risk of getting breast cancer is higher among women who have a family history of breast cancer. Family history means if a woman has maternal or paternal relatives diagnosed with this disease or other female types of cancer such as uterine, ovarian and colon cancer.
3. Genes
Genes play an important role in the matter. Stage 2 breast cancer or any other stage of breast cancer could be a result of mutations in your genes. The most common gene defects or mutations are found in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. A mother can pass one of these defective genes to her children which increase your risk of developing breast.
Risk Factors
The commonly observed risk factors for stage 2 breast cancer are;
- Alcohol use
- Late child birth
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
- Obesity
- Radiation
Symptoms of Stage 2 Breast Cancer
At early stage like stage 2 breast cancer, women do not feel any symptoms. For this reason, regular breast exam are very important. As the cancer grows symptoms may show up. some of the common symptoms of stage 2 breast cancer are;
- A lump in the breast or armpit that is hard with uneven an edge which does not hurt in most cases.
- A visible change in the size, feel, shape of the breast or nipple for instance a woman may have dimpling, redness, or puckering in the breast.
- Bloody, clear or yellow fluid coming from nipple
Treatment of Stage 2 Breast cancer
Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are treatment options for almost all stages of breast cancer. However, the intensity and dosage of treatment may vary depending on stage of the cancer.
For stage 2 breast cancer following treatment options are availed in most cases.
Local therapy
Most stage 2 breast cancer patients are treated with surgery, either mastectomy or breast conserving surgery (BCS). The nodal status is also checked either with axillary lymph node dissection or sentinel node biopsy (SNB). Women with larger tumors and BCS undergo radiation therapy to eradicate the risk of recurrence.
Systematic Therapy
Most stage 2 breast cancer patients are recommended systematic therapy. systematic therapy includes chemotherapy, targeted drugs for HER2 positive breast cancer, hormone therapy for ER/PR positive breast cancer. Chemo is usually given before surgery (Neoadjuvant) or after surgery (Adjuvant). Women with larger tumors are recommended to get Neoadjuvant therapy because tumor size can be reduced with chemo drugs and breast could be saved. However, survival rate is same for adjuvant and Neoadjuvant therapies. Similarly, survival rate for mastectomy and BCS are same.


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… for your identity has been shaped by your past but it is not intrinsically tied to it.
Humans have always been creatures of habit. However, habit is rarely a synonym of happiness. Yes, you can be happy because you've built a certain comfort zone of habit around yourself over the years, yet, comfort alone does not guarantee happiness by itself – and maybe it isn't even as comfortable as you think.
Paulo Coelho once wrote "If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal." Nevertheless, most people will pick habit over advenure because it looks like a safe haven, a place to come back to whenever they feel like the world is turning too quickly, making their heads spin. After a while they'll end up believing this safe haven is where they are happy, it becomes a part of their identity and they keep overlooking its flaws. I am not saying the place where you feel happy needs to be perfect, but you need to keep your identity out of it because you'll end up believing you cannot exist beyond this safe haven and that you cannot be happy outside of it.
We're rarely alone in our comfort zone, there is always at least one person there who acts as a kind of guardian – or gatekeeper. Your fate seems linked with them because you define happiness on the basis of the comfort zone and what's in it. So the equation becomes comfort zone / habit + gatekeeper = happiness. This may be well true for a while, but more often than not it's not enough to keep happiness alive.
So how do people and their identity get trapped inside the comfort zone ? Often enough it's because they are at a turning point in their lives and need to cope with change. They start making new friends and, sometimes, they run into people who they like having around. At some point, routine takes over and the people they're spending important moments with, who they are living adventures with become part of their identity, linked to good memories and personal growth.
One might wonder when routine starts killing you slowly from the inside. That's an interesting question but one that has many possible answers. People say it does happen that that moment never arrives. However, more often than not, it creeps in sooner or later. It might start with the feeling that there has to be more to life than just the comfort zone. It might come disguised as the desire to break out every once in a while. Or it might just be a nagging feeling of sadness here and there. When the feeling that something is wrong but you can't even pinpoint it sets in, the first and most logical reaction is remembering the good times, clinging to memories. Sometimes this is enough to drive us right back into the comfort zone so our identity is not challenged in any way, subdueing the desire for adventure altogether or making us believe our routine is adventure enough. This is also when the gatekeeper might come alive, reminding you of the good times, keeping you from wanting to leave. What should not be forgotten is that sometimes the gatekeeper is in the very same position as the one wanting to break out and it's a matter of co-dependency who's the gatekeeper and who's the "prisoner", who makes whom forget the feeling that something is not quite right.
When do we feel the urge to break out? As stated before, that moment may never come, but when it does it might not have an easy-to-name trigger. Time might be crucial – for some comfort zones come with an expiration date, some people are meant to accompany you only part of the way. It might also be a matter of change – for people change, even though we might not want to admit it. Sometimes it may just be the growing urge to set out for new adventures or the decreasing influence the comfort zone and its guardian have on you. Or it is simply the realization that you suddenly feel like something has been waiting for you at the gate of the comfort zone, something you can neither really explain nor understand, but it's there, obviously present and slightly beyond your control. This does not necessarily mean that you become oblivious to the comfort zone or that it suddenly ceases to exist. It just means you need to break free because it's time to be happy again, time to set out for new adventures without denying or forgetting the past – for the past has made us who we are today. We just need to understand that turning the page does not mean burning the book, it just means not settling for being stuck on a page that's been read over and over again, in a story that doesn't seem to progress anymore. Once you're stuck, the time has come to set yourself – and others involved – free and to treasure memories for what they are: memories that have helped you become who you are but that cannot replace living the present or become your future.
Does breaking free hurt? Yes it does. Of course it does. No matter if you've been inside the comfort zone for months or years, whatever is linked to it is part of you. It'll cost you tears, but tears do not mean what you're doing is wrong, they're just the price you have to pay for a happy future. Look at them as the liquid that washes the stains off your memories so you can wrap them and take them with you wherever you may go. In a way, they'll make them sacred so you can always cherish them but they will also put a protective layer over them that'll stop you from wanting to go back to them. Breaking free will also require a lot of strength and willpower to go the very last step, to release the past and take it for what it is: namely the past. It also takes courage because you risk hurting people. However, the odds that you will ruin someone's life are way smaller than the odds of you ruining your own life by ignoring the hints that show you you're ready to move on. This is especially true if you have the feeling that something is waiting for you to be explored, for you wouldn't be receptive to any such thoughts if you weren't available.
The question is: What could possibly go wrong? First potential outcome: You speak your mind and your gatekeeper turns into a fire-spitting two-headed dragon, accusing you of being responsible for whatever you said about why you needed to move on. It doesn't really matter if this happens because it's their way of dealing with disappointment, if they are incapable of questioning themselves or if they are just not who you believed them to be. Their reaction, in that case, speaks for itself and you'll realize it was high time to set yourself free. Second potential outcome: The people involved agree that something's been slightly off for a while (for you're hardly ever the only one having that feeling after all, it's just that some people are better at ignoring it than others) and it'll be a joint decision to treasure the past and to get up the nerve to grow up and become who you really are. Third potential outcome: you make someone cry – but you save yourself some tears of your own and possible regrets, for you cannot stay inside the comfort zone for the sake of someone else. If they love you, they'll set you free because they want you to be happy – and they might even be a little relieved because you were brave enough to take that step. One way or the other, staying inside the comfort zone called habit is not an option if you want to be happy but are not. For you wouldn't feel the slightest urge to break out of it if you were actually as happy as you believed to be.
Is there a way out of going round in circles? I believe there is: Basically, if you want the equation comfort zone / habit + gatekeeper = happiness to be true, you need to replace the term gatekeeper by "kindred spirit," someone who will stand beside you without keeping you from leaving. Someone who wants you, wants you in their life but also wants you to be happy and will not put chains of any sort on you. If you're free to go wherever you want (within reasonable limits) going back there will make you perfectly happy but it won't define who you are and you will not feel the urge to break out again. For only if you consciously choose habit over freedom can you be truly happy – and the freedom of choice may become a synonym of adventure.
No matter what, never be afraid of the future, of setting out for new adventures, of making memories on your own or with someone else. Life is there to be lived boundlessly happily – it is not meant to be lived in a quasi-inert state of fake happiness your subconscious has made you believe in. There is no black-and-white definition of happiness either, happiness is relative. As for me, if something feels good, it was put in your way to be explored and if it seems like you haven't reached the point of ultimate happiness you should move on and find it.


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Balance of Time
This is a new one -- I think that more than weight and fitness per se, I have to just work on balancing my life in a healthy way. That includes regular nutritious meals and good exercise but also other things like time spent on family, work, prayer, home learning, outdoor life and community activities. For now, that thought's just a placeholder. This next month I'll try to keep track of where my time and energy are going. Then I'll go from there.
- Not too bad. I've been eating vegetables and fruit several times a day. A little careless with the carbs but it hasn't spiraled out of control.
- This should become more of a priority. The weather has finally gotten warmer and I'm spending more time outside. Plus, Clare tells me that when you're exercising more your muscles retain water and you need to flush the toxins by drinking more.
- I went walking 5 days out of 7 on our community trail with Chari and some of the kids. Total 15 miles, so not bad at all. I would like to keep that up. It's so pretty this time of year, too.
Challenges for this week:
- Drink more.
- Keep up with the exercise (I'm thinking about doing some yard work now that I'm SO fit-- LOL).
I'm down 3 pounds from last time. That's about a pound a week, which is definitely a good trend. On the down side, my normal range is about that so I will have to get a couple of pounds down from there to feel like I "really" made progress. This puts my BMI at 21.6. If I get down to 21 I'll feel OK about that. I don't like to get much higher than 22.


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TechWeekEurope's Tech Success Winners Revealed
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After months of excitement and deliberation, TechWeekEurope is to finally announce the winners of the inaugural Tech Success Awards. By lunchtime today, a bunch of resourceful and creative IT professionals will have the recognition of their peers.
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Tech Success is everywhere
"We had a very strong field of entrants, and whittling them down to a shortlist has been very difficult," said TechWeekEurope editor Peter Judge. "Every one of the entrants was a real Tech Success. The shortlist has been published and we will reveal who the winners are today."
The profession of IT is changing, as techniques such as the cloud and social media allow IT departments to shift their focus. Forward-looking IT people are becoming service providers and enablers for their companies, and TechWeekEurope has rounded up some great projects doing just that. Our major partner in the project, Intellect, is an active professional body for IT.
This year's awards consist of Cloud , Mobile, Green IT and Public Sector IT projects of the year, along with an overall award for the most innovative project submitted to us.
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A I mentioned in earlier posts, the Pinelands Preservation Alliance guides took time to point out several lichen during our walk. They referred to this as False Reindeer Lichen and it grew abundantly among, around, and under other plants like a beautiful blue-green carpet.
When I took a closer look I noticed that the lichen branches in several directions and develops small dark colored spore caps at the ends of each branch. Unlike British Soldier, False Reindeer Lichen is difficult to overlook and at this particular location was pretty abundant.


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A number of people have commented to the effect that they prefer language teachers who are native speakers of their own language.?? Here is one example from my blog:"I've been living in Thailand for a year and have taken Thai lessons from native speakers for most of that time.
I couldn't write or read and could barely speak. About two weeks ago I started lessons with an american and in two weeks learned to read – something the natives couldn't teach in a year of study.
I think learning another language from someone who shares your mother language is the best way to learn a language. My new american tutor says it this way: "I can't teach English, I don't know how I learned it but I know how I learned Thai and can teach you that process."
How can you live in Thailand for one year, want to learn the language, interact with a native speaker teacher and not be able to read or speak? This is a far cry from Benny's three months to fluency. The only explanation is that the learner is dependent on the teacher. The first rule of language learning is independence.
If you spend one year in Thailand, or anywhere else, listening to the language, and slowly teaching yourself to read, while listening, and accumulating words, you cannot help but learn. The native speaker is there to speak to when you are ready. If you wait for a teacher to teach you, you are captive of whatever teaching theory he or she has. Language learning is about learning, not teaching.


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After hearing nearly a dozen citizens speak in opposition to a revised ordinance to limit billboards in the city during Monday night's public hearing, Akron City Council will take more time to re-think the legislation.
The ordinance was originally scheduled for public hearing one week ago, but was pulled for text changes and resubmitted. The revised ordinance would change the permit class for billboards and outdoor advertising displays from retail business use to conditional use, limit billboards to a maximum height of 35 feet and allow conversions to digital billboards.
Even though those changes were recommended in response to resident complaints about billboards, all but one of the residents who spoke at last night's public hearing wanted further restrictions, including an extended moratorium on new billboards, more citizen input before a billboard goes up in a neighborhood and limits on digital billboards out of concerns for distractions they may cause motorists.
A billboard company representative also spoke in opposition to the ordinance. David Yale, Vice President of Public Affairs at Clearchannel Outdoor in Cleveland, cited potential harm to his business and to Akron-area advertisers who rely on billboards to sell to targeted audiences if limits are imposed.
Several of the speakers at the public hearing cited various studies which supported or refuted their respective positions on the aesthetic, safety and property-value impacts of billboards.
Council does not expect to extend the 90-day moratorium on billboards that expires Jan. 9, but Economic Development and Job Creation Committee Chair Terry Albanese (W-6) said her committee – which sponsored the legislation – will take time to research the studies cited.
"I want to research the visual impact of billboards, especially the impacts of digital billboards," Albanese said. "Residents are right to be concerned about the added distraction that digital billboards may create."


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Things to do in Bali
Heading to Bali, just being on the plane, many tourists are looking forward not so much warm sea and exotic holiday, and many from unforgettable experiences in the SPA-salons. Asian service and recipes for preserving youth is famous in the world. And in Bali, you can experience the bliss body care and face. Who-who, and cheerful Balinese people know how to use SPA to relax the body and bring harmony to the soul and thoughts.
If you still don't know what is SPA, the treatment and therapy related to water. Initially, SPA treatments got its name from the Belgian resort Spa, famous for its healing waters. Continue reading
How celebrate New year in Asia
Songkran is the Thai New year which is celebrated from April 13 to April 19. Start date of the new year is connected with the ancient Indian astrological calendar. Once on the street at this time, do not be surprised if the passing locals will wash over you from head to toe with water. Yes, Yes, water. And it may be a water gun, bucket, Cup – anything, if only you were wet to the skin. Local and each other soundly watered Reviver. On the streets just happens Orgy. A lot of people, laughter, running, adults, like children, running after each other, trying to pour water. Continue reading


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Like most of you, we find ourselves at home and want to make sure the health of ourselves and our family is not compromised during these times. As many of you know, we've been proponents of natural herbs, ingredients and DIYs for a long time now, and today is no different.


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Moodbidri, Oct 31, 2015: If the BJP and Hindu outfits have been demanding a CBI probe into the Prashanth Poojary murder case of Moodbidri all these days, now the family of Prashanth too has put forth a similar demand.
Prashanth's mother Yashoda who addressed media persons here on October 30, Friday urged the government to order a CBI investigation into the case of murder of her son. Yashoda also urged the Police Department to interrogate many more persons who might have extended indirect support to the accused in the case.
Taking strong exception to the statement of Moodbidri MLA and State Minister Abhayachandra Jain that the deceased Prashanth was a trouble monger, Yashoda also resented the statement of even Health Minister UT Khader.
She also expressed her gratefulness to the BJP leaders as well as the Hindu organisations which have stood by her family and has extended all possible help.
A financial aid of Rs 1,02,000 was handed over to the family of Prashanth on the occasion on behalf of Puttur Sarvajanika Ganeshotsava Samithi.
Anand Poojari, father of Prashanth, Prameetha, his sister, Dr Prasad Bhandari, Honorary President of the Ganeshotsava Samithi, KP Jagadish Adhikari, BJP leader and many others were present.


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- Death of the World Wide Web?
Interesting article in Wired regarding the movement from browsers to mobile apps. A good thing? I'm not sure. I get chills every time I'm about to install one. Hokey Pokey! Why does a magnifying glass app need my contact list? Ah, "…and that's what it's all about." Regardless, It's apparently just another migration in form factor. Don't forget the Palm Pilot! Or maybe not.
Fact: PC's and laptops are lasting longer. Microsoft and Apple aren't producing new operating systems every two years, productivity software no longer makes quantum advances, and content has become far less rich and dynamic than it was a few years ago during Flash's heyday. Media in general has become utilitarian, less art. No different than album covers to CDs to MP3 (nothing physical, really). There's a death all right.
- Peyton
Old age and treachery… Yeah, that was no less than 25 yards penalized on the Chargers' defensive line for Neutral Zone Infraction / Off-sides simply due to Manning's booby-trapped cadence. Unreal!
I'm looking forward to the AFC Championship. And this coming from an NFC man. To me, the Superbowl—the actual football game, I mean—will pale in comparison. Manning, Brady, so many other great talents, not to forget the undeniable coaching greatness—and all of this at Mile High. (How do you like the place now, Rivers?) Next Sunday, I won't be thinking of writing. I'll have an ale in hand, watching history.
- Theaters Should Ban Phones And Be Done With It
If you follow the news at all you heard about THIS – a man shot recently in a Florida theater (near my town, actually) for texting…during the previews. Okay, I might get placed on an FBI list for having the Scrubs-style fantasy, but I'd be lying if I didn't secretly yearn for full-on carnal annihilation every time a phone screen lit during a show. But to act on it? Not worth the penalty. Increasingly, I wonder just how much time the theater industry has left before instituting bag checks, TSA-style body scans, profiling and so forth. Weapons are a matter apart from cell phones, however…well, usually. Out of respect for the art and patron's money, perhaps it's time to trash any debate for "tactful" phone use by cheerfully mandating a ban, and actually enforcing it. You won't receive any complaints from me!
Speaking of the movies...
- Oscars On The Way
I've seen most of the Best Movie contenders, but I can't make any concrete predictions. I saw no standouts except one, and I'll get to that. All I know right now is that if there was a trophy for Best Performance From An Entire Cast, it should go to American Hustle. If there was another for Preposterousness, it belongs to Wolf of Wall Street, hands down. Hard to judge Best Actress too, but Judy Dench is simply superb in Philomena, and it's a truly touching story with just enough homosexuality to satiate the most liberal West Hollywood coiffeur. I've yet to see Nebraska, Inside Llewyn Davis, Blue Jasmine, All is Lost, and a few others. Working on it!
12 Years A Slave? I've heard friends and family say "It's a painful watch." Very true. It could be the modern Roots, and it has quite a bit of Oscar buzz, but I have few couple problems with it.
- First, it just rips me to hear the N-word bandied as often as the F-bomb in Wolf of Wall Street. MLK Jr. fought so hard to have it erased from the modern lexicon, but so many seem apt to keep it alive. Okay for historical purposes, perhaps, but it carries less impact when spoken so often.
- Second, what's up with the blinding white teeth on everyone? It's 1841!
- Tries too hard for landscape cinematography, and a couple tracking shots had noticeable bounce. (Loved the authentic katydid background audio, though!)
- Chiwetel Ejiofor's performance is indeed superb, but scenes where he's facing the camera and desperately avoiding it with his eyes, well…I almost chuckled after a minute straight of it the second time. Grandfather Guilt made sure I didn't.
- The acting overall was hit and miss. Mostly excellent, but a few stiff instances tarnished the entire film somewhat.
- (Spoiler Alert!) Lastly, Brad Pitt. I suppose I should expect if he's footing some of the movie's bill, he would take the righteous character role as an abolitionist. I was so much hoping for a baddie this time. <sigh> Thank goodness for Michael Fassbender. Damn, he's good!
Nonetheless, a great film and certainty in future art and history classrooms. I can hear it now: "What did the violin symbolize?"
Dallas Buyer's Club: Easy choice for Best Actor for Matthew McConaughey, and probable Best Supporting win for Jared Leto. I mean, spooky good! (Golden Globes makes this easier, but I just didn't see anyone better last year). DBC makes a strong argument for Best Picture too.
Gravity: Seems so long ago now. We paid the extra for the full IMAX 3D ride. $16@ left me with a cold-as-space feeling in the wallet, but I think that IF (big if!) one were to shell out the extra, Gravity is the closest movie to take full advantage of the format. Acting? Not sure about a win, but Sandra Bullock deserves a nod at the very least for Best Female Lead Actor. I'd also give strong nods (if not wins) for the technical side, effects, production, etc. Even so, the overall experience did not justify twice the average ticket price, meaning, we likely won't go for it again.
Quick word on Wolf of Wall Street: No...can't. There's just too much to comment. See it, but make sure there's a nuclear scrubdown facility adjacent to the theater. Or a brothel if you're single.
- General Aviation: Another Death?
I don't tout the fact that I possess a private pilot's license because I've not flown as a Pilot in Command in over 20 years. Sad, but true! My excuse is simple: cost.
From time to time, I reexamine my personal travel needs, weighing against dreams of keeping a skill alive. After all, pilot's licenses don't actually expire; they revert to "not current" without frequent maintenance in the form of regular physical exams, take offs and landings, and biennial reviews from a government examiner. The license isn't the problem, it's the cost of flying itself.
Light aircraft are still relatively affordable, ranging from $15,000 to, well, sky's-the-limit. Once you factor in the regular maintenance, insurance, and the highest hurdle—100LL (100 octane low lead) avgas at over $6/gal, then you have a real cash-gormandizing dragon on your hands. Unless you're rich or very near it, that is. I'm not. And does owning a light aircraft these days make any sense at all even if you are rich? Probably not. Commercial flying is still relatively inexpensive and mostly reliable. That begs the question: are we in this as a hobby—for the sheer joy of it—or as a matter of practicality? (saving time, convenience, and so forth).
Perhaps this thought deserves a longer article sometime, but I wanted it tabled: My personal observation was that a common middle-classer could afford flying, barely, 20 years ago. Now? I see planes wasting away at their tie downs, and I no longer hear the regular buzz of them overhead.
I look at the manufacturer's websites and their new planes are well over $125,000, averaging over $400k for a plane with no better performance than those of 40 years ago. One exception, being Cessna's diesel JT-A (Jet A fueled, almost half the consumption compared to its avgas twin), but it costs almost half a million fun tickets. I'd better start selling some books! Yes, I also looked into fractional ownerships and the light sport game. Not my bag. Too many question marks and, well, I'd just rather have my own toy. But only if it made sense.
So, where's General Aviation headed?
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Things have been hectic around here this week – the cyclone aftermath, 3 days of school cancelled, trying to not go crazy with cooped up kids who only wanted to go outside, application forms to fill out for the immigration process, extra cleaning and laundry to catch up on from the long power cuts, Lila's Halloween party and judging the sweets contest (next post), a birthday party to attend, parties to plan, and today Logan just had to come down with some tummy bug and spend the day throwing up bile.
I've also forced myself to get back into my morning exercise after a time of not doing it, so by the evening I'm so tired that all I want to do is chill in front of the t.v. and rest my body and brain. But there isn't much time to rest. I have to plan Logan's school birthday party for this friday. That means baking and getting some small giveaway gift for the other children. Giveaways are a custom here, and so far Logan has gotten something nice from each of his classmates parties so, though it is optional, I feel obligated to give something. Something small, but still something.
Then Glad's mom arrives Saturday. She is coming for Logan and Scarlett's birthdays, and hers is around the same time so we will celebrate it as well. Sunday is Logan's birthday and tuesday is Scarlett's. Tuesday is also Diwali so that means more holidays. And monday we are spending at the passport office while we do the paperwork for the kids passports. I'll be doing good to get a chance to sit, let alone blog.
Ok, well, the cyclone mainly caused damage to trees, at least in our area. One huge one fell just down the road, and several fell at our local park. I think there may have been a minor quake as more than one tree fell in such a way that I'm sure it couldn't have been the storm. We didn't seem to have winds strong enough to topple trees, at least here away from the beach. (There is currently an oil tanker on the popular Marina Beach that the storm swept ashore.) Our local park is still flooded and the sand in the playground won't dry; it just isn't warm enough. So I've been having the kids run around the jogging path instead of going to the playground.
|The massive tree that fell. The roots were under cement and that was ripped up, as was the entrance to the house it was in front of.
|This is the bottom of our street – it's a complete river during the rains.
We had one night where the power was out all night, when that big tree fell. It tore down some power lines as well as smashed some small buildings that were directly opposite it. Anyway, because the lights were out we had candles lit. Not so safe with kids, I know, but we don't have a battery lamp or an inverter. They have learned to be careful.
At bedtime I left a candle burning in the hall between our bedrooms, because the kids can't stand the house being pitch dark when they wake at night. They have a knack for waking up just as soon as the power goes off at night. I can almost time it. The candle was on a foam plate, which was on top of the hard plastic stepstool that always sat under the sink. I had a fleeting thought that maybe the plate would melt but I was sure the candle would go out before anything serious could happen since it was quite small. So I left it.
About 2 hours later, I woke to hear Lila calling me. I got up and as I passed the hall, I could make out a ring of fire on the floor. The combination of the dark and no glasses limited what I saw but I knew what it was – the candle had melted the stepstool, something I didn't think was possible.
I dropped to the floor and blew it out before I was even fully awake and thinking straight. Thankfully there was nothing around it that could have caught fire but it did scare me. Because I couldn't see it clearly, I thought it was stuck to the floor, but in the morning after it cooled, I found it wasn't. See? This is all that is left of what was our stepstool, the one that all our kids have used to reach the sink, the one I sat on to shower when I was so pregnant that standing in the shower was uncomfortable, the multi-purpose, most useful item we had.
|It used to be a very sturdy stool. The power of a small flame at the end of a candle.