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If you're a parent and you've been anywhere near Twitter, the news or the internet in general in the last two years, you'll have heard the term 'Tiger Mom', a phrase coined by Amy Chua in her book "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother". An article, which contained large excerpts from the book, appeared in the Wall Street Journal under the title "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior", and basically centered around the fact that Chinese parents are a lot stricter with their children and the time that they spend on extracurricular activities, enforcing strict study regimens and ensuring that any free time is spent learning musical instruments, languages and dance, arguing that their children end up more successful overall, than children of Western parents.
One example from the book of how Chua's Tiger Mom parenting looks centered around the musical side of things…: "… I hauled Lulu's dollhouse to the car and told her I'd donate it to the Salvation Army piece by piece if she didn't have 'The Little White Donkey' perfect by the next day. When Lulu said, 'I thought you were going to the Salvation Army, why are you still here?' I threatened her with no lunch, no dinner, no Christmas or Hanukkah presents, no birthday parties for two, three, four years. When she still kept playing it wrong, I told her she was purposely working herself into a frenzy because she was secretly afraid she couldn't do it. I told her to stop being lazy, cowardly, self-indulgent and pathetic." They then "work[ed] right through dinner" without letting her daughter "get up, not for water, not even for bathroom breaks." The anecdote concludes by describing how her daughter was "beaming" after she finally mastered the piece and "wanted to play [it] over and over."
Telling my daughter that she's pathetic if she's struggling to do something is really not my idea of parenting, but the whole Tiger Mom debate is pretty passe now. I'm not here to debate the effectiveness of deriding your child, but I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather be a Hippo Mum than a Tiger Mum – here's why:
- Hippos give birth to one or two young and nurture them until they're at least a year old
- Hippos give birth under water so that their young don't fall onto hard ground when they slip out
- Newborn hippos often climb onto their mother's backs for a rest
- Hippo Mums will suckle their babies for at least a year, even after the babies start eating grass at three weeks
- In water, the mother helps the newborn to the surface, later teaching it to swim, when it's ready.
- Hippo Mums will protect their babies ferociously, from crocodiles, lions and even humans.
I don't know about you, but this sounds like a far more appealing parenting style to me. Sausage is a super bright child who has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and we've never once had to drill, deride or force her to get involved in anything. Sure, tying a kid to a piano for 4 hours a day might produce a virtuoso, but nurturing children emotionally is far more important to me, as is giving them the confidence to approach something and commit for themselves. Name-calling seems like the exact opposite way to achieve this, in my humble opinion.
For me, parenting should be about love, nurturing and support. Helping your kids to find their way without pushing anything onto them, just like Hippos do. It seems to me that extracurricular activities should be about a want to learn, and anything that's forced will just become a chore…and we all know how much kids hate doing chores!
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Dark-morph Ferruginous Hawk, or as one "ZAWA" calls it, the Buffalo Eagle. Behold its greatness and shrink from its majesty. We saw 15 or so Ferruginous Hawks on our last Carrizo visit.
My last birding trip of 2011 that took me out of my normal routine was a trip to the Carrizo Plain, a massive grassland, dotted with sage flats, punctuated by a large alkali lake, located in east San Luis Obispo County. While Carrizo is probably not the best place to go hunting for vagrants, it does offer some of the best inland birding in California. Winter is probably best...the raptors include Ferruginous and Rough-legged Hawks, Golden Eagles, Short-eared, Long-eared and Burrowing Owls, Prairie Falcons and Merlins. The humongous flocks of Horned Larks may reveal some longspurs to the dedicated birder. Mountain Plovers lurk in the background, and Sage and LeConte's Thrashers and Sage Sparrows hide in the brush. Mountain Bluebirds add welcome color to the landscape, since pretty much every bird I've mentioned so far is brown.
This Vesper Sparrow chose the best rock on the plain to sit on for a photo op. My, what lichen you have...thank you Vesper Sparrow. Vespers are uncommon to fairly common (as opposed to "fairly uncommon") on the Carrizo.
When the winter rain comes, a large Sandhill Crane flock roosts on Soda Lake each night...this is one of the relatively few flocks in southern California, and (in my opinion) are more fun to hang out with than the Salton Sea and Colorado River flocks. How the fuck they know to show up after the proper amount of local rainfall? I really don't know.
Some cool nonbirds that live on the plain include Tule Elk, Pronghorn, badgers, San Joaquin Kit Foxes, San Joaquin Antelope Ground Squirrel, Giant Kangaroo Rats, Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard...the list goes on. I once found a Giant Kangaroo Rat there in broad daylight, only have it to keel over and die right in front of me minutes later. What does it mean?
And so much for that. If you haven't been, you must go. Winter is best for birding, but spring has raging wildflowers and doesn't have the desolate feel of the colder months. You can find out more about the place over at Los Padres Forestwatch.
By the way, check out Handsome Dan's murderous Short-tailed Albatross over here. Truly chilling stuff.
Red-tailed Hawks are (predictably) everywhere in the area, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't look at them.
Numbers of Mountain Bluebirds vary from year to year, but you can typically expect to find a lot of them. Looking at them makes life more bearable.
Prairie Falcons can be dependably found in the area. On my last trip, we saw at least 8 individuals. The scientific word for that level of local abundance is "hella".
What are you laughing about Coyote? Shut up!
Loggerhead Shrikes are abundant on the plain. For that reason, you may probably get the opportunity to obtain a less boring picture of one there. This photograph is lacking something...maybe a small rodent carcass impaled on a spike?
Mountain Plover is one of the specialities of the plain. While they are completely missable, you are also just as likely to blunder into a flock. If you have yet to do this, blundering into a flock of Mountain Plovers is like a massive hit of morphine blundering into your arteries.
Long-billed Curlews are the other common grasspiper in winter. Real shorebirds will use Soda Lake when it's holding water, but it was bone dry on this visit.
Here are some more stripes of the brownish rainbow that make up Ferruginous Hawk color morphs.
This was my last and 550th bird species in 2011, a LeConte's Thrasher. Since I have only been lucky enough to see them three (3) times, I have no shame for publicly displaying this atrocious photograph. LeConte's Thrashers are not rare on the Carrizo Plain, and this is one of the better places to look for them in California.

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UK's first crisp sandwich shop shuts down
The UK's first crisp sandwich shop has closed down three months after opening, in a development blamed on the owner's poor health.
Mark Pearson launched Mr Crisp in Keighley, West Yorkshire, on 30 July, in a blaze of national and international media publicity.
The shop had stocked more than 50 varieties of crisps which could be eaten in white or brown bread, teacakes and baguettes.
Additions to the crisp sandwich on offer included tomato ketchup, salad cream, peanut butter, jam and marshmallow.
But the 42-year-old announced on Facebook on 22 September that a Mr Crisp franchise was available. Then, on 24 September, he posted that he wanted a small shop in a town centre location to rent for Mr Crisp.
On 29 September he said that Mr Crisp was closed due to relocation and was moving to better premises.
On 16 October Pearson posted on Facebook that he had decided to close Mr Crisp due to ill health. Anyone interested in buying the business should message him.
It was reported in the local press that Pearson had been in and out of hospital with heart problems after suffering three epileptic seizures.
He was taking a few months off to recover and was looking for between £5,500-£6,500 for stock, equipment and brand - but excluding the premises from the sale.
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I have a question...there is a linux server which needs to be monitored by a windows based computer.
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In May of 2014, Professor Kevin Coe challenged me to a "beard off." A beard off is a contest wherein two people decide to grow beards and see who has the "best" beard at the end of the day. I agreed.
Typically, a beard off is started in the fall or winter. Why? Because beards are hot. And damn are they itchy. Especially when it is hot. But Coe wanted a beard off in the summer, so we did it.
On August 8th, 2014 we declared an end to the beard off. We took these photos, then immediately went home and shaved. "Never again," we both declared.
The photos were posted to Facebook. In a close vote, Coe was declared the beard winner. His prize? Never to grow a beard again. 🙂


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Great Britain's Lucy Garner retained her world junior women's road race title with a stunning sprint win in Limburg.
The British Cycling Olympic Development Programme rider emulated her victory in Copenhagen last year and with it followed in the footsteps of Beijing Olympic gold medallist Nicole Cooke, who won back-to-back world junior road titles in 2000 and 2001. The triumph comes just six weeks months after Garner became a European road champion in August.
Despite two climbs in each of the five laps – the Bemelerberg and Cauberg hills – Garner stayed in the front group throughout, assited superbly by the four riders around her. By the time the lead group had ascended the Cauberg for the final time just 1.7km stood between the riders and the finish and only a fraction of the field remained ahead.
Elinor Barker, herself a world champion after dominating Tuesday's time-trial, was the only Great Britain rider with Garner and delivered a perfect lead-out to allow Garner to secure the win.
"I was nervous before the race, as always, but the course really suited me," Garner said.
"We trained a lot in these surroundings to get ready for the hills. Especially the Cauberg, which I could take very well.
"This win is a team effort more than anything. The lead out Elinor gave me was fantastic."
With Great Britain allocated five places for the race, Garner - along with Barker, Emily Kay, Molly Weaver and Jessie Walker took to the line and the pace was high from the off.
Once the riders had completed the opening lap all five were in the peloton with only a handful off riders off the back. However, the tempo began to tell as Kay and Walker fell slightly back, the clock showing them nine seconds down.
The duo lost further ground on the third lap with Molly Weaver also struggling to stay with the peloton as the six climbs tackled began to show. It left Barker and Garner for Great Britain with no attacks off the front sticking and company diminishing with around 30 of the 60-plus field left.
With no one able to get away in the final lap, it was left to a sprint and Garner produced a now trademark effort with no one able to equal her.
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a choice. I was a bad man, never claimed to be anything else. I've done things
I'm not proud of. Seen things that can't be unseen. I've caused pain that I
can't undo.
to the floor. The sounds of the glass crashing onto the hardwood was mocking
me… my heart shattering the exact same way.
and possibly never get back up again. I darted around the dining room, my feet
stomping with every step, leaving a path of destruction in their wake. Throwing
candles, dishware, and chairs. Flipping the table over. I went after anything I
could find, demolishing the perfect night.
I caught my reflection in. Not even flinching from the pain. I repeated that
mantra over and over, letting it sink into my pores, and making it become a
part of me. Destroying everything in my path, the future I would never have.
before me. "Get yourself together," I rasped, making my way to the bar. Taking
four swigs of whiskey from the head, not bothering with a glass, and repeating
it several times until the bottle was empty, and I felt nothing but the burn
through my body.
wanting to drown myself in the amber liquid. Leaning my whole body against the
wall, I started sliding down, wallowing in the despair of what my life had
become. I don't know how long I sat there, drinking my life away when I heard
the front door open, footsteps coming my way.
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Life can be a funny thing, sometimes. I started writing this review December 18th, 2015, after I'd slept through a midnight showing of Force Awakens in IMAX. Then I got this crazy idea that everyone on the staff should go write their own impressions of it... before I realized there are like two of us (or four, depending on what's going on), and we have jobs and kids and lives. So it just sort of fell by the wayside as we went about reviewing other things.
My initial thoughts were captured in our forum thread on it, as well as tucked away in the reviews for a lot of the Force Awakens sets. Since after watching this movie, one of the first things I did was run out and buy the new Falcon and Kylo Ren's shuttle... it stands that I really liked the movie. I'm under no pretension that this was the greatest Star Wars movie of all time (obviously, that's Jedi, given my love of Ewoks). At the same time, it seems pretty popular to throw shade at this particular movie... be it because of the (intentional) similarities between it and A New Hope, the involvement of Disney, or for the people that stopped enjoying anything Star Wars made after 1983.
When I was writing reviews for the original and prequel trilogies back before this came out, starting with Episode I and working up to the good ones, I was all prepared for the time when I got to The Force Awakens review and had to rip into it. The odds of it working were stacked against it for a whole variety of reasons. It was Disney, who's focus is always going to be on generating merchandise over storytelling (not that they don't tell a story). It was Star Wars, where half of the existing films are considerably worse than the rest. It was JJ Abrams, who has already ruined a lot of Star Trek for fans. There had also been some pretty heavy-handed actions by Disney and Co. leading up to it, issuing takedowns and threats, etc.
The hype around this film was absolutely unreal. It was pretty unlikely that it could ever come within the same zip code on delivering on that hype. Star Wars fans are just the worst, and nothing ever, EVER If it was awful, we all would have sat back and gone "see, told you it was going to be terrible!" There's a problem with that whole narrative, though...
... is that it was actually a pretty good movie.
I'm not going to bother with spoiler warnings... if you haven't seen this in the past two years, you're not going to. This review isn't for you, and you're probably already ranting about it in the comments based on what I put above about it being "pretty good." At least one of our forum members, who I believe hates everything, uses every opportunity he can to complain about all things Star Wars since 1980, and Disney in particular.
I take a certain amount of humor in this idea that Disney has somehow been whoring out Star Wars since they got their hands on it, as if that wasn't the only reason that Lucas even made Star Wars movies. I mean, the single smartest thing he ever did was secure the merchandising rights for the films before he set off to make them. Sure, the films themselves have made several boat loads of money, but they don't hold a candle to what the rest of this stuff.
[caption id="attachment_43827" align="aligncenter" width="500"] I own a set of these. They are hanging up in my office window right now, as they do every Christmas.[/caption]
I mean, the whole reason this site exists is because Lucasfilm was willing to license it to what was a relatively minor toy manufacturer at the time (everyone had heard of them, sure, but they held nothing compared to the big ones they have since choked out like a Hutt).
There's something amazing about going to the theater and watching a Star Wars movie, even though when Force Awakens came out it was a 50/50 chance you were going to see a good movie when you did it. I still remember what it was like to go to it, the first new Star Wars film in 11 years at the time. I went with a good friend of mine whom I see most movies with, and I'd secured the tickets for the first IMAX 3D showing after the meltdown that was purchasing tickets for TFA.
The seats weren't the best, but they weren't awful. We were positioned at the center of the theater at pretty much the exact point where your field of view took in the entire screen edge-to-edge. That may sound cool, but it also means that you sit entirely locked in place for the entire film when you take it all in.
Much like how the ultimate judgement of a LEGO set is past the part count, the accuracy, or the figure selection and really just the reaction to holding the complete set in your hands that first time... how I feel about TFA is influenced greatly by the fact that I sat there for the 2+ hours of the movie latched to the screen. My back was killing me after the film, but it was worth it entirely.
[caption id="attachment_43829" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Less ridiculous than 94% of what happened in the Extended Universe[/caption]
That's not to say it's a perfect film by any means. In fact, it really missteps almost right out of the gate with the addition of Lor San "Who the Hell is This?" Tekka. I get, from a film perspective, where they were trying to go here, but it feels like a huge missed opportunity to use a new character who is basically a redshirt to introduce us to two new characters.
One of the best ideas I heard after this movie came out was that this character should have been someone from the prequels or original trilogy. If I have anything that worries me about Abrams coming back for Episode IX, it's that he has been open about hating the prequels and didn't use them for anything of note in this movie. I mean, there was a mention of a Clone Army but that was about it.
You know who he should have used? Jar Jar Binks. I know others have have suggested something similar, or Lando, or who knows who else. But Jar Jar could have been "toned" down from his awfulness of Episode I to something more like Episode III, or maybe even something more muted. Make it so he had spent his entire life since the events of Revenge of the Sith trying to make amends.
And then he gets cut down for his actions... You get to advance the story and give some pretty huge fan service along the way.
[caption id="attachment_43831" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Be honest... you've imagined yourself doing precisely this very thing on more than one occasion[/caption]
The shaky start is fixed very quickly after we get our introductions to the new cast that will be leading Star Wars going forward. More than that, a tone is set at the start that is very different from what we saw in either the original or prequel trilogy when we see the First Order show up.
[caption id="attachment_43830" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Has anyone ever thought about how the First Order has basically pinned their hopes on the goofy boyfriend from Girls, Bill Weasley, and the best warrior in Westros? Only one of those seems like a good idea...[/caption]
For one... they are legitimately intimidating. We see them mow down that village at the start, and actually hit things. Sure, their tactics are far more about intimidation than survival, because that was a rather ridiculous strategy in landing over the hill and walking in.
More than that, we see it happen more than once, because later when Poe and Finn, and Finn and Rey's escape from Jakku. TIE fighters can hit things, Stormtroopers are only missing because they're trying to capture them alive.
[caption id="attachment_43834" align="aligncenter" width="640"] The slaughter of innocents got him to defect, but he's totally chill about killing dozens of his former comrades.[/caption]
Speaking of the First Order, a common knock on the ship design and selection in the movie. Everything we see, for the most part, is derivative of something that was in the Original Trilogy. In truth, for me, that makes far more sense than the fact that we saw new ships and designs between each of the prequels. I always draw a common parallel to how military technology works in the real world. New stuff gets introduced, sure, but things stay in service for decades or longer, it gets refined and improved upon. The TIE Fighters and X-Wings were proven platforms so it makes sense they would continue to use and improve them.
[caption id="attachment_43833" align="aligncenter" width="640"] I expected to hate this droid... yet I love him so much[/caption]
The new cast, though, is what makes this movie, ultimately. There is a much different tone set when Poe is captured by the first order, with jokes being through around. It's a humor that I love, despite my total lack of sarcasm in anything I write, and it's also a clear note that what we are going to see from this movie in writing and dialog is unlike anything the previous movies gave us. The one-liners are gone, thankfully, and we have something that people would actually say in their place.
The movie, most certainly (purposefully) borrows plot beats from A New Hope, but it is a vast oversimplification to call it a ripoff of Episode IV. Even the basic tone, where A New Hope is just that, the hope that Skywalker brings, the Force Awakens is far more about the loss of it. It's a story about failure, on multiple fronts. Luke's failure building the new Jedi, Leia's failure to make the Republic understand the threat the first order poses, and Han's failure to his son. It's those failures that drive the entire movie, where in A New Hope what drove them was more or less "the good fight."
[caption id="attachment_43837" align="aligncenter" width="640"] You know, this is basically R.E.D. 3[/caption]
Episode IV was a rather simple hero's journey. It's far more complex here... we get to follow it for Rey and Finn, both, and in far different ways. With Rey, we see her get a mentor in Han... and I think I would have been very cool with watching the whole series go to just the galactic journeys of Han, Chewie, and Rey. In the end, we don't get to see her make the choice until just before the credits roll.
With Finn, it was him running away in terror and fear, one that he really didn't overcome until the very end. It's these sorts of things that make the real difference in making Force Awakens a distinct film in its own right. The major beats line up, but what's in between is very different. We're not looking at Vanilla Ice type nonsense here...
[caption id="attachment_43835" align="aligncenter" width="640"] What I would give for this to be turned into a video game... I miss when Star Wars games weren't just festering garbage[/caption]
That being said, one of the big problems in the movie is caused by the fact that they put so much into this movie. A New Hope had a benefit in that there was no background needed for it at all... it was all brand new. Much like how the prequels had to deal with the fact that we always knew what was going to happen, this movie has the extra burden of we knew what happened before and it had to try and there are a lot of blanks to fill in on what happened between the celebrations we saw in Jedi and the fact that the war is seemingly still on.
[caption id="attachment_43836" align="aligncenter" width="640"] You have to buy the Visual Dictionary to have any idea who this character is and why you should care about her dying[/caption]
Those blanks mean that there is a lot of character development time is linked directly to painting the last twenty years, and there was never going to be enough time for it. Disney tries to address this, to a point, with the new (and better) way that canon is handled now. Blanks are filled in with the books, the comics, and other materials.
[caption id="attachment_43838" align="aligncenter" width="640"] To think that this was the most high-profile cameo in the whole movie[/caption]
So... let's talk about the common argument about Rey being a Mary Sue, and the complaint about her fight at the end of the movie with Kylo Ren (who had taken a pretty serious injury from Chewie before hand). The idea that she could stand toe-to-toe with Kylo, or fly the Falcon, or do any of the other stuff we see, isn't honestly all that different than what we saw with Anakin in Episode I (or III and the Dark Side) or Luke in A New Hope and Empire.
The force awakens and gives someone far more ability than they would normally have. I mean, even the music keys in for it, because the same theme played here that we saw in the previous films when it happens. Even in that final fight, Ren was basically toying with her for the majority of the fight, clearly the superior fighter, in a very similar fashion to what we saw with Luke and Vader. It wasn't until the moment she embraced the force she was able to bring it up to any sort of parity, and that whole thing was short lived before the whole planet kerploded.
Ultimately, there's far more we don't know about the character, by design. We saw the force using her, much like we had before. We saw her using the skills she needed to survive on Jakku, and the hints that there quite clearly is a lot she does not remember about herself. The whole flashback turns the fact that we don't have time to fill into the blanks for her as something intrinsic to the character.
Unlike pretty much anyone else in the previous Star Wars movies, we have no idea who Rey is or if there is an explanation. We get clues, sure, but they could all be red herrings or just conjecture... "That lightsaber was Luke's, and his father's before him, and now, it calls to you" is what Maz says to Rey after the vision, and it could be they already told us who she is. At the same time, no one that should recognize who she is does. If Rey was a Skywalker I have to assume one of the main cast would have reacted in some way.
[caption id="attachment_43839" align="aligncenter" width="640"] You could fire the Starkiller weapon through this plot-hold and end up missing. Addressed, kind of, in the comics, but not at all in a satisfying way.[/caption]
The biggest weakness to the movie, and where the knockoff Episode IV critique really does have some validity, is in the whole Starkiller base. Han even makes the point "so it's bigger, so what" when they are talking about it, but it turns out that the Imperial types have really committed to this whole "weapons of ridiculous destruction" thing.
The weapon itself is stupid, and the very concept has far too many problems. The Death Star was somewhat silly, but at least you could wrap your head around the idea of "really powerful laser." How does the base even work? It was firing at multiple systems that were "far away" according to Hux, and we saw it across star systems presumably thousands of light years apart. Sure, visually it looks cool, but spend any time thinking about it and it is just stupid.
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It feels like there could have been a better way to go about this very sudden escalation in hostilities between the First Order and the Resistance (given that the Republic is basically wiped out). The whole thing feels without stakes, and that hurts the end of this film. Sure, the X-Wing pilots are dying, the we know the good guys are going to blow it up at this point because that's what's happened in nearly half of all Star Wars films at this point.
What the Starkiller Base does set up is for us to have the moment we all expected to come, yet that foreknowledge in no way softens the blow, in the confrontation between Han Solo and his son. Anyone who knows a bit about Harrison Ford knows he's wanted that character dead since Empire. Though he says he didn't ask for him to be killed off, I have to think it was key to making it actually happen.
Here's what I would have done to try and fix this problem, and at the same time, fill in some of the backstory. Skip the earlier destruction of the Republic system, and give us the scene we needed where Leia is trying to make her case that the First Order should be opposed. That's actually what happened, if you read some of the books or comics... Leia was more or less forced out and the Republic wanted a diplomatic agreement with the First Order and ignored the threat.
[caption id="attachment_43844" align="aligncenter" width="640"] In my own personal head canon, I imagine that this is the image that Don falls asleep to every night.[/caption]
Then, make the battle go down in a similar way. Han, Finn, and Chewie go to rescue Rey / sabotage the base, the X-Wings show up to try and destroy it, etc. And have them succeed... but not before it fires the shot that will blow up the Republic system. Have the resistance succeed in blowing up the weapon, but failing in preventing it from being used. Plus, you get the benefit of following a closer parallel to the slow burn sudden explosion that we saw with Ben and Han.
[caption id="attachment_43843" align="aligncenter" width="640"] The first Jedi Temple was in Ireland. Galen Tyrol settled in Scotland at the end of BSG... I wonder if the Jedi and Cylons ever went to war?[/caption]
The whole movie itself, is pinned to trying to answer one question... "where is Luke Skywalker." Likely that is the same question that all of us had watching the movie and waiting for him to show up. He was there in the flashback, and in the last minute, having never said a word. I mean, there were extras with more stuff to do on the film.
For me, at least, what it managed to do was get me excited about Star Wars and wanting to see more... something that the prequels never did. Sure, I went and watched them, but it never had the draw that the original movies did for me. This movie felt like it had a spark of that back, something that could certainly be built up into something greater.
We got new characters that all had far more charisma and presence than we got in the three movies that were released before it. The Prequels weren't entirely bad, but they had the incredible ability to make great actors look mediocre and drain the chemistry out of anything. With this, we saw legitimate chemistry between actors and characters, and it made you want to see more of them. Even BB-8, who really looked like a just a shameless marketing stunt before the release, had a personality that simply shined.
This movie also represented the introduction of a new "line" within Star Wars sets. It used to be we got OT and PT sets, with the occasional EU set. When Clone Wars came along, it replaced most of the PT stuff, and when Rebels showed up, it displaced a lot of the OT. Here, though, we just got a mixture of all three. The initial sets were somewhat lackluster. The First Order TIE and Poe's Halloween X-Wing were standouts, but Kylo Ren's shuttle was junk and most of the rest were somewhat forgettable.
Curiously, two years later, nearly all of those sets are still on the market, as well as some follow-up sets. Unfortunately, while Force Awakens was visually stunning, it just did not lend itself to a great number of remarkable sets. Instead, we had a color reskin within a few months of the first wave. The first big set was the UCS Millennium Falcon, which would be generous to call a cluster at this point in how its been handled (not to mention the crazy price)... and it had to share it with the OT. We've received our first wave of Last Jedi sets already, and while I haven't picked them up, the couple we've reviewed were not impressive. I hope that the movie is hiding better secrets that will show up in the future to wow us, but it seems like there is a big disconnect between the quality of the films and the quality of what we get for them.
When I was reviewing the OT and PT leading up to the release of Force Awakens, I had a bit of trouble trying to put numbers on some of the movies. I mean, the prequels are bad, but they are still Star Wars. I wonder about the people who say they love Star Wars, yet hate the prequels, the Disney stuff, and anything other than the first three (sometimes two) movies. Disney has actually done a great job producing content... Rebels is a great cartoon that has gone to far darker places than even the movies have wanted to tread.
The Force Awakens is a better Star Wars movie than any of the Prequels were... it's also a better movie, quality wise, than any of them. It's probably the most quality product of any Star Wars film before it... the original trilogy included, when it comes to visuals, dialog, direction, etc. That doesn't mean it's better than the original three films... it's not. There was something magical in them that could not be recreated so easily, if at all, but that isn't a bad thing. For me, I put this one just below Jedi on the list.
I'd still rank this one a four out of five in our completely arbitrary scale, though. I hadn't watched it since sometime last year, and was surprised that it was just as fun to watch as the last time, and how there were still little things to notice in it.
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A Special Invitation to Template Developers
There's something going on behind the scenes at DIYPlanner that many folks may not know about, and it concerns the vast array of talent possessed by our members. It seems like every day I receive at least one email (sometimes up to a dozen) from eager folks that ask for advice or feedback regarding their template creations. Some folks are learning how to cobble together their first attempts in OpenOffice.org Draw, others have laid out a slick series of forms in professional graphics applications, and yet others are creating software applications (in online scripting languages, databases, or even stand-alone cross-platform apps) to dynamically create calendars, to-do lists, or specialty forms. It seems a pity not to bring these folks together so they can benefit from each other.
And so, today, I'm announcing a new Google Group called "DIYPlanner Template Development" (diyplanner-tmpl) for that very purpose.
Its goals:
- Provide for discussion between creators of templates and forms, whether static (e.g., PDF/Word) or dynamic (programmed);
- Provide a forum for more experienced designers to provide feedback and advice to less experienced designers;
- Allow for the testing of templates-in-progress, in a closed and secure (i.e., non-public) environment;
- Facilitate the creation of various sub-projects, such as one for dynamic calendar creation, and another for the official Widget Kit; and
- (This is my selfish reason...) Do away with some redundancy on my part. I often offer the same advice a hundred times -- the quality of said advice tends to diminish and be delayed more each time. Besides, from reading the forums here, I have no doubt that others can offer advice that far exceeds my own.
We'll also be discussing a better system for checking and approving new template submissions, setting up some project leaders, and offering preview releases of key items like the Widget Kit, calendar scripts, and so forth. We might even take a shot at bridging the digital-analog divide.
This will be a restricted group, not a public one, since I know that many of the developers (myself included) would rather not want the public to see a pre-release version of forms or software. It also facilitates frank discussion, since no one has to worry about their idle musings and half-baked drafts being made available to the rest of the world.
So, if you're a template creator (or a wanna-be template creator) and are interested in joining our little group, please send me an email at diyplanner [!at!] gmail [!dot!] com and I'll add you to the list. You can choose to have the group delivered as regular email or abridged email (once per day), or just come to the group page and read it whenever you can.
The Qaballa of Business
The "Q" is actually how the Hebrew letter should be transliterated in English and follows the style rules of the Encyclopedia Judaica. And since there is no correct way to spell Hebrew words in English anyhow...
I may as well have a "ball" (ah!).
My interest in this group is to create a template for the Qaballa of Business. I had planned it to be an e-book but I'm not sure and would love to have feedback from the larger community. I have been struggling with how to release it, actually, and did not want to do so through for-profit channels if I could avoid it. I'm glad I found D*I*Y.
Reb A.
Sounds Interesting
I would love to see it discussed in the forums and then we can whip up the necessary forms amd pages. We can bat the "ball" about as necessary for understanding.
The Developer's Group is being set up to create software to generate forms. Does your idea involve a single form that could be reproduced on a copy machine or do you need dynamic content -- like predated daily/weekly calendar pages ?
"I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." (Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Waterson)
Is the group active?
Is the Google Group mentioned above active? I emailed the address, but I have not heard back. I did not find the group on Google (maybe it is hidden as an invitation-only group?). Just wondering, I wanted to lurk and see what it was all about and see if I could contribute in some way...
Or do I have to be an active template developer to gain access?
- Chris
Please try again
I did not see any membership requests come thru recently.
You can contact me directly if you continue to have problems.
"I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." (Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Waterson)
OK, just did
I sent another email to the address mentioned above (diyplanner). Is there another way to do a membership request?
Did you get the invite ?
I sent an invitation from the group.
Did you get it ?
"I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." (Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Waterson)
Got it, thanks!
Yes, I got it, thanks! I am reading a bunch...
- Chris
Sorry, Chris
Been down with a flu, and haven't been very diligent with checking my email. I see you've already been added, so I'm just going to go curl up under the blankies again....
all my best,
you poor darling...
i hope you get well very soon~!
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take care!
Take Care Doug! Hope you feel better soon!
Smiles, nay nay
Get well
Doug, I hope you get to feeling better real soon. Sending metta your way.
Hope you feel better
Yes, ygor hooked me up, thanks. I hope you feel better soon!
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INFINITE finished their part in "2012 Summer Sonic" very successfully.
INFINTE was invited to represent K-Pop artists of this year at "2012 Summer Sonic" which is one of the biggest music festivals in Asia that open in Japan.
Artists like Green Day, Rihanna and Jamiroquai all attended this year's "Summer Sonic" and amongst these internationally famous artists, INFINTE pulled their weight with a powerful performance characterized by their precise military-style dances.
INFINITE's third single "She's Back" will be released on August 29 in Japan and when they revealed their Japanese version live at the performance, the fans erupted in cheers and showed how much popularity the boy band is currently gaining.
Before the concert, INFINTE had a surprise fan meeting through Google+, which over 20,000 fans attended from 72 different countries. INFINITE seems to be a legitimate part of the K-pop movement worldwide.
In September of last year, INFINITE sold out their 3 solo concerts and in their Japanese concerts this past February, the 15,000 seats were sold out in a matter of 10 minutes. Their first Japanese single "BTD" made pre-sales of 70,000 copies and started off its run at #2 on the Oricon Single Chart. Their second single, "Be Mine" sold 50,000 copies in the first week. They've shown immense growth in the past year or so and they topped it off by being chosen as the Korean representative at this year's "Summer Sonic."
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I've been waiting for a chance to continue with the ideas from the last post. I decided to make potato herb bread today, despite the weather. Its been cold and dry for most of a week and was about 20F when I got out to the oven at 10:30am. Pealing the plastic covering off gave a surprise — a layer of ice condensed between plastic and oven.
- 11 AM fire lit
- 1 PM still frosty outside, installed R-19 cover over much of the oven
- 2 PM pulled out most of the fire, pushed some coals to the back and placed a brick in front to shield. Should have put the brink in the oven an hour earlier to warm
- while to oven soaked, I tossed an unstuffed chicken into the Weber, as planned. This time, the coals were not smokey — they were really just coals, so I dumped on a handful of alder smoking "chips" more like really coarse sawdust — huge cloud of smoke almost immediately. I placed chicken on aluminum foil to protect if from the heat.
- The chicken got stuffed with wild rice brown rice, plus onion, and herbs
- 2:30 PM the oven was 300F when the food got in, including 3 sweet potatoes. It started to snow
- 3:55 PM going to pull in the food, it smelled nicely smoky when I peaked at 3:40
Reflection-in-action: the small baking dish I used for the chicken was too shallow and the fat from the chicken was overflowing when I tried to slide it out.
Reflection, the oven cools off too fast in this environment, I either need to learn from Kiko Denzer's new book about super insulating the oven (Kiko's new book promises this) or get it into an indoor setting. One thought is to build a new one in my greenhouse.


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At last, someone has produced a blues record without sneaking in a country, rock, funk, or jazz song. Finally, a straight blues album from a younger musician.
Thank you, Mr. Nulisch!
The Dallas-born harp player, who now calls Gloucester home, has given us 11 terrific tunes on his latest disc, including four new originals written with his long-time songwriting partner and bassist, Steve Gomes.
Nulisch, with his smooth-as-silk voice, is one of the strongest harp players on the scene today. His songs are emotional, yet not so raw as to overpower the listener. Theyre sort of relaxing; something to unwind to after work or during a bad commute. It lightens your mood.
The lead-off track is "Shes My Baby" by Delta harp legend Sonny Boy Williamson, always a good choice. Another sure-to-be-favorite is the slow blues classic, "Blue Monday" by James "Thunderbird" Davis. (You know the routine: "I just cant make it, bossman.")
Nulisch also does "Play It Cool" by Freddie King, with some fine guitar work by Jon Moeller. There are only five musicians on the record, which makes it even better. Besides Nulisch, who sings all the songs; and Gomes on bass and Moeller on guitar, theres Kevin Anker on keyboards, and Robb Stupka on drums.
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The other night I was out having dinner with the CEO of a New Zealand company. We were talking about the modern business and some of the demands placed on it by the generation which is now entering the workforce. A generation where they no longer turn up to a job interview to be interviewed but to be the interviewer. They have somehow managed to reverse the roles.
The subject of remuneration is somewhat comical. Graduates are seeking out of the gate remuneration which is equivalent to a senior role within the organisation. Not only that, but are seeking to be in a senior role within a 4 to 5 year period. Obviously, this conversation held a certain amount of hilarity. Or maybe it was somewhat nervous laughter.
The fact of the matter is, everyone wants a seat at the boardroom table. They want to know that they're being listened to at senior levels of the organisation. That their thoughts and ideas have strategic value and where possible, are being implemented. The challenge going forward will mean that all employees have access to a transparent management culture. Employee engagement and recognition need to be at the top of the agenda going forward, if an organisation is to attract and retain the best talent.
It's my view, that the job description of the future will become irrelevant or even non-existent. An employee will be hired for their array of talents. They will be propelled from one project to another based on the value that they can add. It will take the tight integration of a resource management office with project management to fully utilise these skills and to ensure that nobody is left sitting on the bench. With this fluid behaviour it's also likely that the employee will hold multiple employment contracts at the same time while flicking between each contract multiple times during a single working day.
We all know of children who've been diagnosed with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). Today, I think it's fair to say that most of the younger generation suffer from a form of ADD due to the abundance of distractions owing to an always connected society. While we're seeing rapid changes to consumer demographics and behaviours we're also seeing parallel behaviours with employees.
Maybe, for some people I've painted a rather grim picture, but I suggest that these behaviours present the modern enterprise with a great opportunity. An opportunity which matches the internal workings of the enterprise with new customer behaviour's while keeping abreast of the need for transformation. The modern enterprise needs talented people who can adapt with rapid precision to meet the demands of an untamed marketplace.


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There are hundreds of careers that require a worker to be physically capable of performing specific tasks. Construction workers must be able to lift wooden boards, paint, and solder pipes. Nurses are constantly on their feet, changing fluid lines, helping patients move around, and assisting in surgeries. For police officers, the need to move quickly to restrain a suspect or assist a victim by moving them is vital. Unfortunately for one officer, a careless driver caused an accident which would take away his ability to do his job.
A Blow From Behind
On the day of the accident, the police officer turned victim was driving in an SUV on the highway. He saw that there was a traffic jam ahead and slowed down to a complete stop, as had the cars ahead of him. While he was waiting for the vehicles to move forward, he was rear-ended by a man driving a cargo van.
The impact was so severe that, despite his correct use of a seatbelt, the officer was lifted into the air and his head was slammed into the roof of the SUV. He immediately noted severe pain in his head and neck and radioed for help.
EMT's transported him to a nearby hospital where he was diagnosed with a concussion and cervical strain. Unfortunately, that wasn't the only damage, but doctors didn't discover the full extent until several months later after he had developed chronic headaches, numbness, tingling and continued neck and back pain. A CT scan performed by a specialist revealed that it wasn't just a simple strain. Cervical disc radiculopathy and an indentation of the spinal cord ended up being the official diagnosis.
He underwent a discectomy and spinal fusion. His doctors believe that he will require an additional two surgeries in the future and despite their efforts and his commitment to physical therapy, the surgeon would not provide him with the medical clearance he needed to return to his job.
He decided to pursue a legal claim against both the driver of the truck and the company that owned the truck, alleging that the driver failed to keep a proper lookout, was driving distractedly, and that he failed to brake in time in order to avoid a collision. He also claimed that the company who hired the driver was at fault because he was acting as their agent at the time of the accident.
The plaintiff further claimed that since he had dedicated his entire adult life to working in law enforcement he did not have the skills needed to easily transition into another career, meaning that he would ultimately lose over $2 million in lost wages.
During a mediation, the two parties agreed to a settlement of $6.9 million which was the limit of the insurance policy held by the company that owned the truck.
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Over the past several years, statistics have shown that there are an average of 1,100 deaths, 140,000 visits to the emergency room, and around 12,000 hospitalizations due to car accidents and the injuries that they cause.
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Is It Better To Take An Offer To Settle?
That is only something that can be determined after a careful review of the accident, the gathering of evidence, and negotiation with the defendant and insurance company. However, there are often benefits to settling as it saves both parties time and money and the majority of cases do settle out of court. When an offer is made, the plaintiff and their attorney will discuss the pros and cons of accepting and make an informed decision together.


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Gaby Agis is one of the pioneers of collaborative performance in Britain, working with leading artists of her generation from other disciplines in galleries, museums and theatres. She founded Gaby Agis & Company in 1985 and the artists she has worked with are Turner Prize nominee Isaac Julien, sculptors Kate Blacker and Cornelia Parker, composers David Sylvian and Gavin Bryars, architects Muf, and the director Atom Eyogan.
In 2000 she was commissioned to choreograph a piece for the Royal Opening of the Millennium Bridge, and her recent works include Explict Faith performed at LSO St. Luke's in 2003, and Touch Un-Sited, which was performed as part of the celebrations for Architecture Week 2005.
Her wider involvements include Falling Wide, the Ripe Nights seasons at the Union Chapel, artist discussions for the Southbank Centre, and numerous curatorial roles at Chisenhale Dance Space.
Since 1993 Gaby has taught the Skinner Releasing Technique throughout Europe, and annually at the Skinner Releasing summer program in Seattle.
For nearly twenty years Gaby has taught both Introductory and Ongoing SRT worldwide. Gaby enjoys teaching a wide range of students from long-term professional dancers to those new to dance. As well as teaching widely in dance institutions, Gaby has collaborated with students of architecture, theatre and the visual arts, and continues to be inspired by the possibilities that SRT brings to different communities. In 2010-11 Gaby was a faculty member on the certification programmes of SRT teacher trainings at both the Introductory and Ongoing levels. As a choreographer and dancer she finds SRT intrinsic to her creative process. Over the past thirty years she has created dance in many different environments from hospitals to opera houses to train stations to galleries. Gaby's current project takes her north to Baffin Island and Lapland, collaborating with Inuit and Sami artists.
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I can't afford a membership to the YMCA. Can you help me?
Yes we can. The YMCA offers assisted memberships to those who aren't able to purchase a full membership. Please come into the YMCA and see a Customer Service Representative. They will give you all the information you need on what is required to set up this service.
What does a membership to the YMCA Yarmouth include?
Membership includes full facility usage, including the pool, fitness center, group fitness classes, and use of the racquetball courts. Adult members also have use of the saunas. All members receive reduced fees on specialty classes and programs that are offered.
Can I cancel my membership at anytime?
You may cancel your membership at any time. Ten days notice is required to cancel both annual and continuous memberships.
My husband and I want to join, our 20 year old son goes to university but lives with us when he is not in school. Can he be included in a family membership?
Yes, any dependant child whom resides in the same household, while home from attending school full-time, may be included in a family membership. Proof of full-time enrollment is required.
Are lockers included in the membership fee?
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I just want membership to the pool, how much is that?
Our membership includes access to everything in the building. There is no special rate for pool only.
Is the pool heated?
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How old do I have to be to work out in the fitness centre with weights or on the cardio equipment?
You must be at least 12 years of age. Those between the ages of 12 to 16 must first have an introduction to the weight and cardio machines.This is booked by appointment and is offered to members only.
May I work out in the Wellness Centre when a circuit class is taking place?
Generally no, however the instructor may allow it depending on the size of the class.
Are their rooms available for party rentals or other group rentals?
Yes, we offer pool party rentals. We also have two large meeting rooms available for rent.
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Good news for four-legged Star Wars fans. A new range of officially-endorsed chew-toys and doggy/moggy apparel has gone on sale in the US.
Petco's Star Wars Pet Fans collection comes with an official endorsement from LucasFilm, the company bought by studio Disney for $4.05bn last year. It includes a range of collars, dog "hoodies", and other apparel which can be used to transform Fido and Felix instantly into bonafide carriers of the Star Wars flame. There are even headpieces which purport to give pets Yoda ears or Leia "bun" hair-dos.
"Whether pets prefer the company of Chewbacca or a Jedi like Yoda, or instead enjoy the dark side with Darth Vader, or play it neutral like Boba Fett, these hoodies are sure to keep dogs sporting their Star Wars spirit all year," said Petco. "Many Star Wars fans have taken it upon themselves to create fantastic costumes for their pets, and now Petco offers products that are not only creative and fun, but also safe for pets," a spokesperson told the Hollywood Reporter.
The Star Wars pet collection arrives just in time for dogs and cats to join in a new wave of fascination for the long-running space saga. Disney plans a new Star Wars film every year from 2015, with a new trilogy of movies split by "origins" films potentially focusing on the early lives of iconic characters such as Yoda, Han Solo and Boba Fett.
The stars of the original trilogy, Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Leia) and Harrison Ford (Solo), have all been tipped to return to the series. Rumours that they all have puppies this time round are as yet unfounded.


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Numbers 13:8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.
Numbers 13:16 These are the names of the men that Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
2 Kings 15:30 And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
2 Kings 17:1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel, and reigned nine years.
2 Kings 17:3 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him presents.
2 Kings 17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away unto Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and in Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
2 Kings 18:1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
2 Kings 18:9 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
2 Kings 18:10 And at the end of three years they took it; even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.
1 Chronicles 27:20 of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah;
Nehemiah 10:23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub;
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Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr - Thurs, January 21, 2016
O LORD, Almighty God, your works of creation astound me with your incredible sense of majesty, grace, wonder, awe, and beauty. Thank you for making your fingerprints so clearly seen in our incredible world. In Jesus' name I praise. Amen.


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A funeral marks the close of a human life on earth. It is also an opportunity for friends and family to express grief, give thanks and commend the person into God's keeping.
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The service begins with the minister reading a sentence from the scriptures. An opening hymn often follows and a bible passage is read. An address follows, which reflects the life of the dead person and the great Christian beliefs about life beyond death.
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February 20, 2008
Just one of the beni's of homeschooling...
Oh! Look who decided to visit our classroom?
I guess he was enjoying our commentary about some of the overlapping elements and themes of The Ugly Duckling and The Trumpet of the Swan. ;-)
We bid adieu (or should I say "Vale!" ?) to our friend...
Can I just say how much I love living here?!??
23 comments:
- Mama Peep said...
I am so jealous! I want to study CW's Homer on the beach! Gorgeous pictures.
Happy WW!
- February 19, 2008 at 11:53 PM
- Ruskin said...
I can't wait for some sunny days so that we can do this. Gorgeous colours!
- February 20, 2008 at 12:15 AM
Beautiful...you are so lucky!
Tammy in Germany
- February 20, 2008 at 4:27 AM
- Audrey said...
It's not fair!
*You can't see me but I'm throwing a trantrum and sticking my bottom lip out.*
- February 20, 2008 at 5:28 AM
- Jackie in AR said...
You are killing me! Oh my goodness that looks so wonderful!
- February 20, 2008 at 5:35 AM
- *** said...
I can guarantee we wouldn't get any work done at a place that gorgeous! Great pics!
- February 20, 2008 at 6:12 AM
- Brittney said...
I wanna come to your school!
Beautiful pictures as always! Thanks for warming me up!
Happy WW!
- February 20, 2008 at 6:35 AM
- Katy said...
I.am.so.jealous. What a gorgeous classroom!
- February 20, 2008 at 7:04 AM
- farmnwife said...
I am going to block your site 'til spring. Which could be another 4 months. You are not a nice person to show off like that. ;o(
- February 20, 2008 at 7:05 AM
- Lisa~ said...
Oh... Im dying! To be on a sunnt beach... What a blessing... honest...
I love your pictures... you are so good! I know I say that almost every week... but I cant help it... Im always in awe or just plain ol impressed...
- February 20, 2008 at 7:36 AM
- Meliss said...
I don't think I could concentrate on writing surrounded by such distractions! :)
- February 20, 2008 at 7:39 AM
- Phyllis said...
Ok, I'm really really jealous! Where do you live?
- February 20, 2008 at 8:25 AM
I don't know how you get any schoolwork done! There is something to be said for living in a land-locked state. We have skiing though, so...
- February 20, 2008 at 8:36 AM
- Tina in WA said...
Oh I love that! That is the perfect classroom!
I can't wait until we have warm weather in WA. Even though the sun is shinning right now, it is too cold to do anything like that right now. :o(
- February 20, 2008 at 11:13 AM
- Hen Jen said...
wow, what a great ww! Very imaginative. You take great photos.
I should go to the beach more often...
- February 20, 2008 at 11:16 AM
- Angela said...
This is my first visit and this blog is Great. I love the color! Thanks for sharing
- February 20, 2008 at 12:29 PM
- Daisy said...
Yeh, I'd be glad to live in SoCal NEAR The beach. We are stuck in the great valley. I'm thinking I need to get in the car and drive!!
- February 20, 2008 at 1:12 PM
- Leslie said...
love these shots Susan. love them... the day sounds just as beautiful as you described...
prettier than today at least!!
- February 20, 2008 at 3:33 PM
- Skeller said...
Woohoo - party in my comments :-) Thanks, all, for visiting.
Phyllis - we're about 2 miles (as the crow flies) from Laguna Beach, but about a 15 minute drive.
Daisy - "stuck" in the Valley??? Yosemite is practically in your backyard!! I could live with that!! ;-) But yes, get thee to the beach. Arroyo Grande? Pismo? Gorgeous.
- February 20, 2008 at 5:55 PM
- Alane @RaH said...
This makes me hopeful that spring will come someday! I love the blues of the ocean....
- February 20, 2008 at 6:20 PM
- Julie said...
We lived in CA for a while -- Palm Desert. Definitely not close enough to the beach, though. Gorgeous photos!
- February 20, 2008 at 7:38 PM
- Skeller said...
Yup, Palm Desert is quite a drive from the beach. But, it's oh-so-close to Joshua Tree. My boys would be thrilled to go there every weekend and climb all over the rocks!!
- February 21, 2008 at 7:08 AM
Short on words, but nice on life. I'm glad CW's Homer is on the beach with you. Nice!
Karen aka Testimony on WTM boards
- February 21, 2008 at 6:19 PM


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Crested Butte Mountain Resort is known for its expert terrain and steep runs. Did you know it's also on the list of Ski Resorts With Great Women's Programs? Women's Tips on Tuesdays is a clinic offered by the resort and it is for ladies only. The clinic is a half-day, afternoon session and is led by some Crested Butte's top female instructors. The cost is an affordable $67. Sessions run on specified Tuesdays from 1:30-3:30pm and wrap up with a glass of wine at the Umbrella Bar at Ten Peaks. Level 3-7 skiers seeking some fine tuning in a fun, informal setting should definitely check it out. This year, two clinics were held in December. The remaining clinics for the season are scheduled for the following days:
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A family pic, prominently placed in the family home
Vell Paari may be 47 and married with a daughter but he still prefers to live with his famous father the MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu in the family house in Jalan Ipoh surrounded by the memories of his childhood.
"I have an office in the house," Vell Paari said as he showed off the famous house to The Malaysian Insiderteam recently.
It is the same house where in the heydays Samy Vellu held grand birthday parties and scores of loyalists lined up to garland him and offer presents that ranged from pens and cakes to huge paintings of their leader.
In was reported at one such birthday party Samy Vellu famously said that guests had eaten everything and that there was nothing left for his dogs.
At another he was furious to find chicken bones in the swimming pool.
A 20-year-old golden arowana has pride of place in the opulent sitting room with its many ornate decorations.
Along the side of the large oval shaped room are numerous figures of Lord Ganesa. "Lord Ganesa is a favourite gift among Hindu VIPs," said Paari explaining why Ganesa is everywhere.Outside, the waters in a large swimming pool shimmers under the hot afternoon sun. The garden is packed with trees including a few rambutan and durian trees with pet jungle fowls running around.
In one corner is an aviary with peacocks including two rare white coloured that were gifts. Some of the peacocks were born in the aviary, says Paari.
In another corner is another air-condition outhouse for two dogs — a giant sized German Shepard called Watts and an unnamed Pug."They all have been with us for a long time," says Paari adding, they were part of the family.
On the ground floor is Samy Vellu's study lined with more statues of Ganesa, walls covered with photographs of family and friends and shelves full of books (both English and Tamil) and a large working table.
On the second floor is the prayer room, living quarters and more books which we gave a skip during the tour.
Samy Vellu's wife Datin Sri Indrani Samy Vellu lives in a condominium in the city, Paari says and visits often.
At the time of the interview Samy Vellu was in Singapore checking up on his eyes.


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Recently, I've started to do some marketing for Ryan Boyd of Quick Catch. He is a professional wild man that offers animal removal services to people in the First Coast of Jacksonville. Whether someone is dealing with a snake or raccoon problem or needs help catching wild boar or bats, Ryan and his team can help get the situation under control.
I find this service extremely interesting as I am pretty far from being a wild-man. I might be able to help catch a cat or a very timid dog but definitively not anything close to what Ryan catches. He told me a story one time where he had to go under a house to catch a rattlesnake in the crawl space. That's pretty awesome. He and his crew can even catch wild boar.
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After rendezvousing at a Best Western resort across the state line in Rockford, Ill., Wisconsin state senate Democrats have reportedly packed up their things and are on the run once again.
WKOW reports:
Sen. Jon Erpenbach tells 27 News that Democrats are leaving Rockford, Illinois right now. He would not say their destination.
They have been at the Clock Tower Resort and Conference Center in Rockford.
Our sister station in Rockford, WREX spoke with lawmakers there. WREX reports one lawmaker said, "It's kind of everyone for themselves."
A Rockford tea party activist caught two Wisconsin legislators on camera as they hit the road. When asked why they were not in Wisconsin doing their jobs, one of the lawmakers insisted that stalling the budget legislation was his job:
Gateway Pundit reports that a number of Rockford tea party members followed some Wisconsin lawmakers north from the Rockford hotel where they re-entered Wisconsin.
Democratic state Sen. Jon Erpenbach phoned into WKOW Thursday evening from Illinois to say the Democrats would return to Wisconsin only if the governor delayed action on the budget measure to allow protests to continue.
The Senate is supposed to return to session Friday.
Who knows what will happen?
Democrats from the Wisconsin state legislature who fled the capitol to avoid a tough vote on Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal have been found.
According to local NBC affiliate TMJ4, the lawmakers checked into the Best Western Clock Tower Resort in Rockford, Ill.
Wisconsin law enforcement officials have been searching for at least one Democratic senator to bring back to Madison for a quorum required to move forward with the fiscal measure, but every last Democrat boarded buses earlier Thursday and left the state.
With the Democrats hiding out just across the state line, the Senate's Sergeant at Arms remains unable to compel their attendance.
"For those looking for us, we are right here, standing with the people of Wisconsin," Democratic Senator Chris J. Larson tweeted late Thursday afternoon, apparently from Illinois.
During a Thursday afternoon press conference, Gov. Walker encouraged Senate Democrats to return to Madison in order to carry out the job they're paid to do. "Out of respect for the institution of the Legislature and the democratic process, I am calling on Senate Democrats to show up to work today, debate legislation and cast their vote," Walker said.
"Their actions by leaving the state and hiding from voting are disrespectful to the hundreds of thousands of public employees who showed up to work today and the millions of taxpayers they represent," he added.
So far, nine protesters demonstrating at the State Capitol have been arrested.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald adjourned the state Senate Thursday at 5 p.m. The Senate is expected to be called back into session Friday, but whether there will be an actionable quorum present remains unclear.
Speaking to the Washington Post via phone Thursday evening, Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson insisted he and his Democratic colleagues would not return to the legislature until the GOP takes the governor's proposed union regulations "off the table."
"Each of us is in a secure location," he told me, confirming that they were not all together but were monitoring events on the Web and on Twitter. Larson refused to say whether he and his fellow Dems had left the state, as some have speculated.
"We're going to be staying away until we hear that they are taking the right to organize seriously," Larson continued, referring to Republicans. "They're going after 50 years of history in one week. Until they take that off the table, it's a non-starter."
Larson said Dems are not worried about law enforcement pursuing them and dragging them back to the capitol. Though the current proposal exempts state police, he said that individual officers had privately expressed solidarity with the Dems' and public employees' cause.
"They understand the importance of workers banded together to protect workers rights," Larson said, characterizing his conversations with officers. "They understand why we're here."
Dems will not return, Larson vowed, "until the Republicans are prepared to listen to the effects of this bill on workers and what it will do to our state."


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Phase one: Capture one V4 has a new beta.
Hot on the heels of the announcement that Phase one and Microsoft had entered an alliance I got a mail to tell me about Capture one 4 beta 2. The web site has one of the most annoying bits of flash I've seen a while. There's a control to turn the cheesy music off but you can't do anything about the loud "tock" that's emitted when you hover over anything.
It looks like the UI has had a major re-vamp -which it puts me in mind of Adobe LightRoom (which I still haven't bought for myself). Functionally it hasn't changed much: but a nice feature is you can have multiple variants of the processing for the same RAW image. This means that you can keep a set of processing changes and try something different. It's able to straighten pictures now (why it wasn't before I don't know), and can handle DNG. But it still can't print as far as I can tell it has no answer for Lightroom's lovely back and white handling and split toning. Give me those things and and a clone / healing brush and I can work in a single program.
Like it's predecessor it does the things it does really well I'd say it's worth a look if you're serious about your photography. But I can see people going for the more complete offering from Adobe. I'll probably want both.
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Howard Country Markets
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7:00 am - 12:00 pm
Over a kilometre of market stalls, plus more stalls inside the hall. Everything you can think of – fruit & veg, clothing, toys, woodwork, art, craft, bags, jewellery, baby things, pet accessories, ice cream, books, plants – you name it, we've got it! Our canteen is also open, plus a sausage sizzle. Cold drinks available.
Check out Rusty the train at the Heritage Museum. The Museum is open (entry $3) and the train rides are only $2.
Also visit our Visitor Information Centre which is also open from 7.30am to 11.30am for information, Devonshire teas and arts and crafts.
Well behaved dogs on leash are welcome.
A great morning for young and old alike!
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