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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
March Color Challenge
If you like to snag it, just click on the preview.
I wish you all a Blessed Easter!! Eat all those chocolate bunnies on Sunday cause rumor has it there are no calories in them on Easter...lol
Take Care everyone and lets hope April will be a less stressed month!!
Friday, March 5, 2010
It's Fridayyy!
though alot of family problems the last few weeks and I feel
like I have been through hell and back. God, I love my kids but
boy do they do a number on me sometimes. In my next life
I am NOT having children!!! I could never imagine in all my
life how tough raising teenagers can be. To those of you with
young ones, please...just enjoy them!!! Cause when those freakin
teenage years hit...you'll want to kill them sometimes...
God, give me strength!!!! I could go on and on but I am afraid
I won't stop...lol So I better get going with what I have been
doing on and off....
It's the beginning of March and that means new color challenge,
that is a work in progress and hopefully will get it finished,
just know that I have at least started it. lol
And KimB has been keepin all of her CT really busy.... Heck I am
not even sure where to start with her stuff...but before I do I
just have to show ya what I did.
Jen aka Chaos Lounge RAKed me when her new kit, My Big Adventure.
I fell in love with as soon as I opened it and knew right away which
little guy I wanted to use with it...Zander... It's a great boys
kit and those boys kits are always hard to find...
Here is a look at her new kit:
And here is the layout I did with it:
Isn't that adorable?!!! lol
And if you want details about this kit, go to Jen's blog and get all the details.
Ok, now back to Kim...lets see..... Since its the beginning of
the month, DSO has the March Pick Ur Bits Kits called Southern Comfort
and its GORGEOUS!!! Here is the preview of all the kits:
The previews of Kim's goodies:
If you want any of her bits, just click the previews and it will take you right to her store.
And of course I got to play with Kim's part, which is really, really pretty!
Here the layout I did:
And yeppers, you guessed it...lol I made it into a Quick Page for
anyone who wants it..
Just click on the preview.
Jazz did some beautiful word art too. Wanna see it?
Of course you do...lol
If you are interested in getting this just click the preview
and it will take you right to her store.
Kim and Bunny also did a Collab together, I should of blogged about
this earlier in the week, but you can still get it for 86% off...
It's only $6.00 till the Sunday, so if you want to get your hands
on it, run, don't walk to get all the goodies before they go into
the store full price.
You get all this:
Bloomers 6
Itty bitty bloomers
Doodled craft flowers
Itty bitty Ferns
Bright Buds
Playful petals 3
Flowers and Leaves
and a Spring bonus pack.
7 full sized products in PNG + Bonus pack.
You can find the bundle here at DSO
Ok, I think I got everything, keyword being THINK...lol I got a
hectic weekend coming. My niece is having her baby shower Saturday
and I have lots of cooking to do and then Sunday I am hosting a
Stampin' Up Party with a bunch a crazy women...LOL I sure do look
forward to these get togethers. But for now I have to get ready for
lunch with a girlfriend who is in town for a few days. I guess I
won't be getting any scrappin' done this weekend... maybe during
the week, if things calm down here a bit.
You all have a great weekend and I promise I will be back!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Color Challenge done!
I did get to meet ET on Monday. We had a wonderful lunch at Paneras. Then did some shopping, had a few laughs in between. I don't think she liked my driving... bwahahaha. But she is still alive, so that counts for something...lol Maybe next time you can drive...hahaha
Ok, so I got the color challenge for DSO done, the real challenge for me is how do I post it on DSO, I haven't done that in a few months and things changed over there so much. So I am gonna show you what I did and head over there quick and try to figure that out. Then head to the kitchen and do some major cookin... Hope ya'll like it, I think it turned out rather well....lol If you do like it and snag it, a simple thanks goes a long wayyyy...
Ok here's the preview, just click it to download...
Have a good one peeps and I will be back next week!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Happy Friday!
And that is usually when I need to get out most! LOL But some good did come out of me staying inside, I did get some more scrappin done. I've been playing with the DSO Feb. 2010 Pick Ur Bits Kits from KimB and Gaye. Here are all the goodies and you get to pick which ones you like to use, instead of getting a huge mega kit and not wanting or using everything, you get to pick the bits you want... All ranging from only $1.00-$2.25
And here is everyone else who is particapating...
The Feb Collab is titled Forever & After and you can find it in the DSO COLLAB category in the store.
Here is the layout I did with some of the bits:
This is my bosses grand-daughter, she is such a cutie!!
And of course I made it into a QP for you all... I just took out the
word art so you can add your own or better yet, Jazz has bits in this
Just click the preview to download.
Kim is also having a sale this weekend, but only for the weekend!
So if you been wanting something of hers and you have been waiting for a sale, now is time to do it! 35% off in both stores... Digi Scrap Obsession and Digi Scrap Vault Feb 12-14. I don't want ya to miss out on this great sale, cause Kim doesn't have them too often!
Jazz also has new word art out in the store today too, just in time for Valentine's Day called
For The Love of Family...perfect for all those Valentine layouts.
Still working on the color challenge, that should be done by next Friday,
hopefully anyway...lol A very good friend is coming into town and we are
planning a lunch for Tuesday. I am sooo excited to finally get to meet her
face to face. I met her on my blog over a year ago and ever since then we have become very good friends. She is a total nut job, just like me!
LOL Some of you just might know who I am talking about....lol Eilajean...
as I call her ET... Her and another friend are the ones responsible for draggin me into Facebook....now we all are addicted to the place...lol But anywayyy,
I am jumpin for joy that we finally get to meet! Will let ya'll know how that goes...heck she could be a mass murderer for all I know... hahaha So if you don't hear from me next week...call the police! LOL
Well its Friday and that means hubby takes me out to dinner, yeah,
I don't cook on Fridays or Saturdays for that matter....LOL So I
gotta decide where we are going.. hmmmm, maybe Mexican tonight...
we'll see. I guess that's it for now have a great weekend everyone and as always....stay safe!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Sunshiney Day??? It's gonna snow!!
surprise, but two of them. We are waiting for the blizzard of the year
to begin, so I am going to get this up and quick get out of this house
before I am trapped in all weekend. What a weekend to be trapped too,
it's Super Bowl Sunday, my team didn't even get close, so I really
don't care who wins, but if I have to root for a team, it will have to
be the Saints and since I will be stuck inside, instead of going to
the scrap stores I better start getting in the mood...lol
Ok...enough of me babbling, probably to myself anyway...
here it goes.....
Where to start??? hmmm, ok, KimB got her February Grab bag
up now and I did play a bit with it. It's jammed packed with many
wonderful goodies. And since I am not allowed to show everything
in the bag, here is just a small peek at whats inside....
And here is just a little frame I made with some of things in the bag.
If you like it, just click the preview...
Then head on over to Kim's store to grab it, I hear it's
pretty cheap at the moment!
Today Kim released her Sunshiney Day Kit...ohhh where is that sun???
So if your tired of the winter snow and cold days, this is a perfect kit
to brighten up any pictures. And the quality of Kim's stuff is always
perfect! So here the kit:
This is the layout I did with it...
You like??? ok, if so, it's yours too....
Just like before click on the preview and heyyy, leave some love,
cause that would just make my day!
And when your done downloading, head on over to Kims blog,
I do believe there are more gifts from the kit over there, or if
you are coming from her blog, head over to her store and pick
up the kit! I promise your gonna LOVE it! And its 30% off for 1 week!
I did use Jazzy's wordart for this layout. So if you
like to collect her gorgeous sayings head over to her
store and snag that too.
Ok. well, its time for me to head out...Thanks to all that stop back
here, I am on a roll with the DSO Color Challenge, ohhhh, wait
till ya see what I did, have to say I am quite pleased with myself...
But that you will have to wait till next week for that...so be sure
to check back...until then have a great weekend and stay safe!
anddd GOOOO SAINTS!!!!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Hellooo...anybody in here??? lol
So now that life seems to be getting back to normal
and scrappin is back in my life I figured I would start this blog thing again,
and KimB was gracious enough to keep me on her team! Gosh, I really
do love her work and she is coming out with some
Today I am going to start the Color Challenge at DSO...
My favorite subject to scrap is my family..especially my niece and nephews..
My sister Kim actually thanked me the other week for taking
Anywayyy here are some layouts I did...
This photo was taken Thanksgiving, felt like altering it a bit...lol My sister doesnt live by the mountains and there isn't a lake in her yard either...lol
Zach turned 5 in January, this kid is a pistol!
And now a message to all my Facebook game buddies:
Gosh I loved playing the games and it really has helped me escape
life some days. And although I will never give up FB, cause I
really do love keepin in touch with everyone, I am giving up
a lot of my games. Ohh not all of them, cause that would be just wrong!!!
LMAO But I am going to keep just 3 of them going. That way I can still
play with you guys...lol And to my Bejewel Friends, and you know who you are... SORRY! that is one that I will keep playing...hehehe
You guys will know which ones I not playing anymore...lol
I will not delete the games, cause as you know, the more friends
you have for these games, the better game you play. I just want
and need to find time for my scrappin again, I know you'll all understand!
Well, its Monday and that means I gotta go stupid food shoppin or this family of mine will starve to death...lol So have a great day and I will be back later this week with some surprises! lol


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The Museum Magnet School is a pre-kindergarten through eighth grade school where classrooms parallel the museum process: exploring, experimenting, explaining and exhibiting. At the Museum Magnet School we break beyond the walls of the classroom through the constant use of technology and museum education. We emphasize curiosity, cutting edge curriculum, creativity, collaboration and confidence. Our students make connections between major academic concepts, their own lives, and the world beyond, by utilizing museums as primary and secondary sources.
The integration of our magnet theme into the core curriculum is intended to increase student achievement by having children engage in "hands-on, minds-on" learning where they inquire, innovate and imagine. Our students have the opportunity to learn from experts by way of our connection to and partnerships with world class institutions, they receive in-depth and guided instruction in their studies through interdisciplinary projects, they have access to world-class museums, historical sites and nature centers in the tri-state area, and they utilize museums as real and virtual extensions of classroom learning. Some projects our students have worked on in the past are: interactive museum exhibitions, films, documentaries, 3D models and dioramas, performance exhibitions with technology stations, themed quilts, and large scale themed murals (painted on the front of the school).
In short, we use museum resources and 21st century technology to cultivate inquiry and foster imagination in all members of our school community so that students become successful innovators today and are prepared to meet the important challenges of tomorrow.
Magnet Standards:
- Actively engage and interact with various museums, cultural institutions, and the performing arts.
- Become "museum researchers" who will utilize primary, secondary, and museum resources to understand the core curriculum and beyond
- Visually display work in a museum-like way that explicitly illustrates knowledge, skills, including writing for a museum audience
- Actively engage in Project Based Learning (PBL) that demands critical thinking, collaboration and communication
- Know and use evolving 21st century technology to support college and career readiness

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Letter dated 01/22/09 - Environmental Protection Agency
Via Electronic Mail
January 22, 2009
Mr. Alexander Cristofaro (MC-1804A)
Small Business Advocacy Chair
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20460
Subject: SBAR Panel for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers
Dear Mr. Cristofaro:
The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) has received your letter of January 8, 2009 regarding the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel (Panel) for the proposed combined rulemaking on Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers. We received the letter electronically on January 15, 2009.
Advocacy generally concurs with the preliminary list of Small Entity Representatives (SERs) that EPA has identified for the Panel process. We understand that EPA would like to convene the Panel on January 22, 2009. We look forward to working with you through this process.
Shawne C. McGibbon
Acting Chief Counsel for Advocacy
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Ali Irsan, the patriarch of a family whose members were accused of federal fraud schemes and murder, was sentenced Monday to 45 months in federal prison for conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government.
The 58-year-old Jordanian native, who pleaded guilty April 3, was also ordered to pay $290,651 in restitution, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson's office.
Irsan's wife, Shmou Ali Al Rawabdeh, 38, and daughter, Nadia Irsan, 31, were also convicted of providing false statements in association with the fraud scheme and were each already sentenced to 24 months in prison, according to Magidson's office.
Irsan is also facing capital murder charges in Harris County related to the deaths of his son-in-law Coty Beavers, and Gelareh Bagherzadeh, a friend of his daughters. Al Rawabdeh has also been charged with killing Bagherzadeh, and Nadia Irsan has been charged with stalking one of her sisters. (A son, Nasim, is also charged in Bagherzadeh's death. He was not charged in the federal case.)
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The fraud scheme stretches back to 2002, when "Ali Irsan applied for SSI benefits, claiming he was disabled and had been unable to work since 1990," according to the statement from Magidson's office. "His wife also claimed a disability and began receiving benefits in 2005. However, the Irsan family failed to report that Ali Irsan maintained a bank account in Jordan with a balance that fluctuated from approximately $4,000 to $16,000. Also, in January 2010, Ali Irsan received a settlement check for $75,000, which he failed to report to the SSA."
Also, "Irsan's wife and daughter falsified documents in order to aid the fraud scheme involving the disability benefits. Nadia Irsan, who was unemployed, had a checking account with deposits of more than $250,000."
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Cancun is a city in southeastern Mexico, on the northeast coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. The name comes from the Mayan meaning "nest of snakes".
Cancun has become one of the most important destinations, both in Mexico and worldwide. It's turquoise beaches are considered by many as amongst the most beautiful on the planet.
The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, and is one of the easternmost points in Mexico.
The area of activities is concentrated along the 25 kilometer long Kukulkan boulevard, flanked by the Mexican Caribbean beaches such as Las Perlas and Delfines and the Nichupte Lagoon. There you will find first-class shopping centers such as La Isla or Luxury Avenue, restaurants, as well as nightclubs and bars. In this zone you can find a wide range of adventure tours, such as rides on speed boats, swimming with dolphins, or flyboards to fly over the waters of Cancun.
Cancun's gastronomy is a reflection of today's mix of cultures and traditions. In the hotel zone you can enjoy fine steaks (tenderloin, ribeye, New York) as well as traditional Yucatan Mexican dishes such as pibil-style pork and tikin-xic fish. You can also have American casual cuisine including shrimp, sandwiches, and BBQ ribs.
If you want to try seafood with the flavors of the southeast region, then we suggest going to Market 28. This area has craft markets, shopping centers, the Plaza de Toros, and of course Andres Quintana Roo Stadium, home of Atlante, the official soccer team of Cancun.
The Rey Ruins are a spectacular archeological site with 47 structures estimated to have been inhabited by the Mayans as early as 900 AD. It was named after the ceremonial mask and skull found on the site to honor the Mayan Sun God and over the years further excavations have incited speculation over the ruins' history. Many visitors enjoy taking pictures of the hundreds of Iguanas that call the ruins home.
The Templo del Alacran, known as The Scorpion's Temple, is named after the remains of a scorpion sculpture and sits on the highest point in Cancun. Entrance is free and it is highly recommended to visit it during the day as the steps are steep, and with the darkness plus a few mojitos, an injury is waiting to happen!
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Garlic (Allium sativum) has a long history of use by various cultures, including the ancient Greeks and Romans. It is thought to be native to Southwest Siberia as well as in time spread to the mediteranean countries of Southern Europe. The root is made up of a group of small cloves or bulbs surrounded by a dry, whitish covering that holds them together. The bulbs should be harvested when the leaves begin to wither, generally in September. while these are collected, keep in a cool, dry area.
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On Thursday morning June 28, 2018, Engine 123 and Medic 128 were alerted for a vehicle collision at the intersection of Liberty Road and Walnut Avenue in Eldersburg. While units were responding dispatched advised that there was now a report of a vehicle on fire.
Duty 12 arrived and confirmed a 3 car accident and a vehicle on fire. Duty 12 also confirmed that everyone was out of the vehicles.
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These days, our outdoor adventures more often end up in a cabin than a tent, and we do more weekend trips than week-long camping. Still, I like to be prepared to be self-reliant. That means we plan our trips, make lists of what we need to pack and follow our plan.
The planning process has many benefits. First, it stretches out the experience and gives more time to think and talk about our vacations. Second, planning provides an excuse to socialize with friends at a pre-trip session. Third, talking through the trip ensures that we will have the gear we need so we don't arrive for shore lunch with duplicate camp stoves and no fry pans. Fourth, for me, part of the joy in getting outdoors is getting away from a lot of "stuff." I prefer when we pack light, like we did in the days when everything we needed had to be lightweight and fit into a backpack. I still find light packing to be liberating when I travel.
I think that explains why I am so drawn to the "little packets" that often play a role in outdoor survival stories: people who made it through harrowing circumstances because they did little things to be prepared. They kept their cool and their advanced "what if" planning provided a mixture of survival gear, skills and confidence. These are the people who pack a first aid survival kit in a Band-Aid tin or keep a boat repair kit in an empty plastic peanut butter jar. These are the trip leaders who always have a compass, fire starting stuff, knife and emergency rations in their hiking vest. They are the people who keep a winter survival kit packed into a small coffee can in their car. These may even be the parents who keep a special fun pack in a Ziploc in the camping gear just so their tent-bound youngsters won't be bored to tears on a rainy day. And these are the folks whose campsite cooking gear includes packets of breading and spice mixes just in case the bluegills are biting when the freeze-dried soups are starting to look old.
If you are one of those folks or if you pack a special little bundle that makes your stay in a tree stand, hunting blind, kayak or campsite better, we want to hear about what you pack and how it helped you. If your foot care bundle of moleskin, bandages and nail clippers means you can cut your pain and finish a hike where you'd otherwise hobble, tell us about it. If you pack a little something that makes your camping trips that much more comfortable, share your tips. If your safety kit provided a safety net on an adventure, tell us your tale and fess up about what you carry.
If you can take a picture of your kit both taken apart and bundled up, show it to us in your hands or place it on a white background in good light and share that photo as well so we can see the items you are describing. We are more interested in seeing your customized, homemade kits rather than a commercial kit you might carry. We want to give other readers ideas they can adapt for their own needs.
We'll print as many of your responses as we can in our February 2009 issue so your fellow readers can spend a little of their indoor time getting ready for the outdoor season to come.
David L. Sperling edits Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine.


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"Asylum Seeker and Refugee Children Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Childhood Educator's Role," Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, vol. 39, no. 1 (March 2014) [free full-text]
Better Protection Needed for Migrant Children in Denmark (Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, March 2014) [text]
A Case Study on Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children in Sweden: Migration Patterns and Reasons, Bachelor's Thesis (Södertörn University, Spring 2013) [text]
Psychosocial Support for Youth in Post-Conflict Situations: A Trainer's Handbook (IFRC, Feb. 2014) [text via ReliefWeb]
"What's going to happen tomorrow?": Unaccompanied Children Refused Asylum (Children's Commissioner, April 2014) [text]
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Healthy Strategies to Cope during Tumultuous Times
- How would you describe the past 6-8 months?
- What has changed for you during that time?
- For what can you take conscious action now?
The accelerating pace of change is unsettling. Regardless of your allegiance, widening polarity between political rivals is alarming. For young and old, uncertainty about finances, health, housing and livelihood is growing.
How are you to deal with these stresses and regain your balance?
Strategies and anchors that I find particularly helpful:
- Maintain Spiritual Practices to Stay Grounded and Centered
Prayer, Meditation, Hatha Yoga and Tai Chi are practices that can easily be incorporated into your daily routine. These anchors help you manage and minimize stress, and generate a greater sense of balance and harmony. In spite of the demands on your time and energy, you can experience peace of mind when you make spiritual practices a priority.
What spiritual practice keeps you steady and calm?
- Engage in Regular Exercise
We know that some kind of daily exercise is essential for good health. Cardio workouts are great, especially when you're angry, frustrated and feel you can't take it anymore. Do some kick-boxing or karate jabs. Play one of your favorite party jams and boogie down. Swim laps or join a zuumba class. Or simply power-walk at a comfortable pace. Team up with a partner for tennis, racquetball or golf! Any of these workouts will shift your energy. My favorite workout is hula-hooping because regardless of how I feel when I start, I'm laughing by the time I've finished!
How did you exercise today?
- Keep a Gratitude Journal
Although I have been journaling for years, keeping a gratitude journal is an empowering practice. Yes, you can certainly be shaken up, worried or even pissed off about the news, the commute, the weather, your boss or spouse. And, you can always find something for which to be grateful; you woke up this morning, from a comfortable bed, with a roof over your head. You got a bargain deal on something that you've wanted or needed. Someone complimented you on a suggestion you made, or the way you handled a challenging situation. You and your family arrived home safely. Expressing gratitude not only shifts your perspective, it generates more to be grateful for!
Name at least 3 things for which you are grateful today.
- Ask for Help.
Call on your prayer partner, accountability buddy or coach. They can listen without judgment, help you consider options or offer a different outlook. In turn, be willing to help someone else. In the process of supporting them to problem-solve, you are also likely to see things differently for yourself.
Who might you call on for help?
- Join a local movement.
Earlier this year, I joined a cross-cultural, multi-generational group engaged in peaceful efforts to challenge systems of inequity and polarization, and secondly utilize communication strategies to diplomatically engage with the presumed "other." It is an empowering work in progress that can ultimately lead to community-building and positive change from the ground up. It has been a very stimulating coping strategy!
What local organization or group would you join to contribute to positive social change during these challenging times?
- What strategy are you willing to incorporate in your life now?
- Would you share other healthy strategies to cope during tumultuous times in the comments section?
- Do you want additional support? Contact me at: email@example.com
"Your vision of what's possible and your desire to make it happen must be bigger than your fear." – Harriet Tubman Wright
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Christine Evans on July 4, 2017 at 9:23 am
Hi Harriet-
Taking a moment on this 4th of July to read your email and feel gratitude for you and your work in the world. Such helpful reminders for us all. I'm imagining your offerings are gaining more and more momentum in your community and the world. I see you continuing to follow the beauty and integrity of your vision & heart's calling… inspiring many to do the same. Many blessings, dear one!
Harriet Tubman Wright on July 4, 2017 at 4:26 pm
Thank you so much Christine. I appreciate your kind words. I trust that all is well with you, your work and family!


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New Law Brings Incentives to Missouri Businesses
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - Gov. Jay Nixon is promoting a new law that reshapes Missouri's business incentives.
A law that takes effect Wednesday consolidates four existing incentives into a new program dubbed "Missouri Works." It offers tax breaks to businesses that add a certain number of jobs meeting minimum requirements for wages and health benefits.
In some cases, it will be easier for businesses to qualify for aid. But the new program also gives greater discretion to the Department of Economic Development to determine how much money to give businesses.
Nixon is highlighting the new law during visits Thursday to a Boeing facility in St. Louis and a Chamber of Commerce office in Springfield. The measure was part of Nixon's agenda outlined earlier this year in his State of the State address.


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- Finesse fishing, swimbaits, and jerkbaits
- Golf, basketball, and fishing
Career Accomplishments:
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- Classic Appearances: 2
- Top 10 Finishes: 16
- Tournament Wins: 1
Justin grew up fishing several lakes in northern California. To this day Clear Lake and the California Delta are still two of his favorite places on earth. He won his first boat in 2006, which really jump-started his career. Consistency has been the secret to his success. Named #1 to Bassmaster's inaugural top 30 under 30 list Lucas has placed in the money in 21 of his 25 events. In addition, finished second in the 2015 AOY race, Won the Sacramento Bassmaster Elite event 2015 and has 11 top 10 finishes.


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It is the capital of Relizane province with 720,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate) and an area of 4,870 km².
Relizane serves as the centre and market of a rich agricultural area, specializing in cereals, grapes and cotton. There is also livestock raising, and wool is a central export item. Relizane is noted for its carpets, called Kalaa Oriental. Much of the modern employment deals with the Hassi R'Mel pipeline, in which Relizane is the feeder point for the coastal cities.
Relizane is well-connected with other urban centres of Algeria with rail and road. Mostaganem is 60 km northwest, Ech Cheliff, 90 km northeast, Tiaret, 95 km southeast and Mascara, 65 km southwest.
Relizane is a typical French town dominated by wide streets and parks, with orchards and gardens in the surrounding landscape.


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Seven development workers in north-west Pakistan, six of them women working at a health and education project, have been shot dead.
The assault took place near a children's community centre. All the victims were Pakistani citizens and a number of the women were teachers.
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No one has claimed direct responsibility for the atrocity yet, but Taliban allied groups have been carrying out a series of attacks against polio vaccination initiatives, believing them to be a "US plot".
Similarly, the Taliban oppose women's education.
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Today I will share with you an interesting historical fact (plus a couple of interesting tangents). It's not a religious post but this happens to be about a Saint – St. Paul, whose feast day is today: 29th June.
Earlier this year I exhibited this artwork which features St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The artwork is a symbol of human survival, resilience and courage, as well as making a stand, and having faith in ourselves and others. As a point of intersection between Singapore and London, the former Supreme Court of Singapore which is now National Gallery Singapore is said to take inspiration from Christopher Wren's dome design for St. Paul's Cathedral.
Entitled Saint Pauls Survives (Ghosts of the past), this artwork is inspired by the photograph (also captioned 'St. Pauls Survives') published in newspapers after the night raid of 29/30 December 1940, the 114th night of the London Blitz of World War II.
The photograph has become a symbol of British resilience and courage. In the artwork I wanted to combine the darkness of the aftermath of a battle, with the hope of picking ourselves up and looking to the future. I also included some little human figures who could have been the people of the time (from my Grandparent's generation), the people there today, or perhaps ghosts from further back in the past – London's history is so rich that many stories can be spotted in the shimmering dust which floats around the Cathedral's dome. Looking into Saint Paul himself a few other symbolisms come to light in the artwork – he is the patron saint of missionaries, evangelists, writers, journalists, authors, public workers, rope and saddle makers, and tent makers. His feast day is on June 29 when he is honoured with Saint Peter, although he is also honoured on other days throughout the year.
As another side tangent, but also rather important to this artwork… if you look up close you will notice that the circular dots which trace the image's outlines and textures are not drawn on. The drawing is ink on paper situated on a layer below, and a pure white sheet of fine paper is suspended above the whole drawing. Then, I painstakingly burned in all the holes and perforations on the top layer which reveal the depiction of the cathedral. To burn the paper, I used frankincense incense. The real cathedral survived the Blitz although struck by bombs on 10 October 1940 and 17 April 1941. The first strike destroyed the high altar, while the second strike on the north transept left a hole in the floor above the crypt. The latter bomb is believed to have detonated in the upper interior above the north transept and the force was sufficient to shift the entire dome laterally by a small amount.
Have a courageous day, Nicola
More details of this artwork by Nicola Anthony:
Nicola Anthony, Saint Paul's survives, Incense-burned calligraphy paper suspended over ink drawing, 85cm x 115cm, 2016
This artwork is part of a body of work entitled Intersection, created as a collaboration between poet Marc Nair and artist Nicola Anthony. See the full catalogue of visual artworks here. Artworks from the series available for purchase at Intersections Gallery.


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Thursday, May 30, 2013
The one thing J.K. Rowling might say to you if she knew you
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Of course that leads one to ask *why* you rummaged through a trashcan in the first place :)ReplyDelete
There's gotta be a great flash fiction story there :)
This is great advice!ReplyDelete
Yeah, why DID you rummage through the trashcan? :)ReplyDelete
And I agree, great advice!
Aren't we the muggles? I get myself down all the time.ReplyDelete
Hmm...I guess good advice can be found in a trash can. :)ReplyDelete
But did you find the portal to Middle-Earth?ReplyDelete
I don't know what "muggles" are. Maybe that's a good thing.ReplyDelete
If I saw this laying in the trash can, I'd have to take a quick shot with my phone camera as well.ReplyDelete
So you're rooting through garbage cans now?ReplyDelete
What a treasure to find. I love it!!ReplyDelete
@Moody: Of course we are not the muggles. As writers we are the source of magic. Sigh. This post really loses its punch when you have to explain it.ReplyDelete
I love the term muggle, makes us feel specialReplyDelete
That sounds like it should be a song.ReplyDelete
So true! And why would anyone throw that away?ReplyDelete
Mostly, I try to ignore the muggles.ReplyDelete
This is great! I had a great laugh at this.ReplyDelete
why is you looking stuff up in trash bins, Mikey? :PPPReplyDelete
My parents were muggles, but I"M a wizard!ReplyDelete
Ha ha.ReplyDelete
Though... Where in the bathroom did you find it? :O
Are you stalking her? :D Be gone Muggles!! I'm using my chocolate as a wand.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 30, 2013 at 4:39 PM
I feel like grabbing my $30 wand from Harry Potter world off my desk and waving it around. That place sucks the money right out of you. . . ;)ReplyDelete
And muggles sure can get you down if you let 'em.ReplyDelete
It sounds like the begining of an amazing short story :)ReplyDelete
So true. The Muggles stalk me, whispering their no-good messages at me, trying to make me give up. Be gone with you, cursed Muggles and your dim spark of life!ReplyDelete
J.K. Rowling knows Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet superstar. Penny suggested some 'pawblishing' tips and look at J.K. now!ReplyDelete
Be well, Michael.
Penny's human,
Good piece of advice! Hope you have a wonderful weekend.ReplyDelete
I have a feeling she's been feeling down if she cares about reviews. Her last book was boring. Did you read it? yawn... I started it, couldn't get anywhere and most of the people I've talked to at the library said the same.ReplyDelete


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Another update on the Neural Impulse Actuator. The price has been confirmed, it will only cost $159. At this price they will probably sell a lot more to gamers, let's hope that it works great. In an article from TG Daily it was said by Ryan Peterson, co-founder and CEO of OCZ Technology, "We want people to buy the thing, not to just look at it and think that they cannot afford it," and another thing that makes me feel good about OCZ, "We don't care about making money off it, we care about making people love it,". I just wish that they would confirm the release day, I want one now. I know, I know, I'm impatient but sometimes I can't help it, LOL.
I need to make a correction on Emotiv's EPOC, I showed a picture of the device that was a a prototype. Here is a picture of the actual device:
It looks like a Headcrab or something but it does seem more appealing than the prototype.
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Thought id add a few sites we use for weather forecasts, maybe other members will add the ones they use.
Thought id add a few sites we use for weather forecasts, maybe other members will add the ones they use.
We dinna look at forecasts Kevin, we just go and thats it
Maybe for those of us who go down to the sea in search of boats, these are two sites I'd call fairly user-friendly. I'd say they help me choose whether to take the camera or concentrate on the business I'm supposed to be sorting out, but if truth be told, I always take a camera.
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I use a combination of the bbc isobars and this one
It was designed for wind surfers, so puts 5 stars when there is a gale!
Magic Seaweed is good, it gives the Atlantic chart for about a week ahead.
magic sea weed a site for surfers and their atlantic swell charts are absolutely cracking- top of the range. we use them all the time . great for keeping an eye on static gear in shallow water.
man who watches too many weather forcasts doesnt want to go to sea!:


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The idea came from a photograph
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The actress was struggling to create a hilarious concept for a new project, but it was actually an executive at Screen Gem who had the idea of creating a family sitcom. This idea came to him when he saw a real-life photograph of Donna and her family. It was so simple. It was right under their noses!
She didn't always want the limelight
Although Donna Reed and her character Donna Stone were the main people on the set of The Donna Reed Show, the actress didn't want it to be all about her. Because Donna wrote many of the episodes of the show, she had a lot of control over the storylines and where the characters fit into that story.
While she knew that she would have to play a major part as the title character, she also made sure that her co-stars got their time to shine. She didn't always want the limelight, and she wanted others to have similar opportunities as her.
The show was nearly canceled
Today, it's impossible to think of a world where all of the awesome seasons of The Donna Reed Show don't exist – but it seems as though this could have been a reality. When this show first came onto the air, the new concept and the fact that it was going up against some of the biggest sitcoms of the '50s did not work in its favor.
ABC struggled to get viewers tuning in, and the numbers just weren't adding up. Because of this, they were seriously contemplating canceling the show altogether. However, they eventually decided to give it one more chance.
Not enough credit
Donna Reed did not just star in the Donna Reed Show, she was one of the main reasons it existed in the first place. The production company for the show is called Todon and it was founded by Reed and her then-husband Tony Owens.
Reed was largely uncredited for her role in the production process of the show. Though the show was created by William Roberts, it was co-produced with Owens and developed with Reed.
Donna wasn't your average character
1950s television wasn't exactly kind to the average woman. Females were depicted as stay-at-home mothers, and they were there to cook, clean, and fulfill the gender stereotype. Although Donna's character was like many of these women, she also tried to break boundaries and break normal television rules.
She was not your average character and would do everything she could to become an active member of the community. She proved herself to be a strong woman, which meant she soon became one of the biggest role models of that era.
Motherly love
Donna was making waves with her character that challenged gender roles of this time period. Back then, women were supposed to confirm to society and know that they had a specific place where they belonged. Reed, however, wasn't having any of that.
Her character went after a career because she believed that women can be moms and work too. The show was only the second one to have a woman star in it as a major character- the first was I Love Lucy.
It could have been called something different
We all know that TV series often go through a period of change in the development process, and The Donna Reed Show was no different. In fact, it wasn't going to be called The Donna Reed Show at all!
When the producers were creating the main storyline of the show and inviting Donna to take on the lead role, they wanted the title to highlight the fact that a woman was taking center stage. So, they had in their minds that they were going to call the show Mother Knows Best. Thankfully, they changed their minds.
There was almost a reunion
You don't need to be a genius to know that The Donna Reed Show was hugely popular. It brought in thousands of fans each week, and more and more people were growing to love the hilarious comedy on their screens. In 1979, the buzz around The Donna Reed Show had not slowed down, even though it had not aired in over a decade.
The producers knew that many other shows from the '50s and '60s were creating reunion episodes, and they wanted to do the same. Although all of the plans were in place, they came crashing down when Carl Betz sadly passed away.
A mini-reunion
In 2011, some cast members did come together for a reunion at the Paley Center in Los Angeles. Shelley Fabares, Paul Petersen, and Patti Petersen were in attendance – Mary, Jeff, and Trisha Stone (Donna's TV children).
The event included a screening of some of the show's highlights and best moments along with rare footage that hadn't been aired or seen in decades. The mini-reunion was the same day that the DVD – titled Season Four: The Lost Episodes- was released with seldom seen episodes from the show.
The cast loved Donna
As the star of the show, it seems as though Donna Reed was not only loved by her fans at home. The cast of The Donna Reed Show only had good things to say about the actress both during and after filming.
Paul Peterson, who played her on-screen son, says that Donna became the nurturing adult he needed in his life to survive his years of being a child star in the acting industry. She helped him understand the goings-on of a TV set, and she even helped him stay strong during a few tough years.
Real life siblings
No, the same last name is not just a coincidence between Paul and Patti Peterson (a.k.a. Jeff and Trisha Stone). The two are actually brother and sister in real life, though they are only adoptive siblings on the show.
So, yes, they are good actors, but they did not have to fake the bro-sis bond for their screen time because it was already very much there. While Jeff was a series regular for all eight seasons, Trisha was adopted later on and joins the cast in season five.
We still don't know where Hilldale is
Normally, television shows give us a little insight into where they are located. Even if they are fictional towns and cities, they are normally located in a real-life state. But there are other shows that don't give us that information.
After all, where the heck is Springfield? Where is Raytown? The same can be said for Hilldale because the cast never give any hints as to where this town is in the country. Yet, many fans have speculated that it could be in Iowa, where Donna Reed grew up and lived for the early years of her life.
She was considered curious
However, the compliments don't end there. Alongside her on-screen son, Donna's on-screen daughter had something to say about the actress when The Donna Reed Show came to an end. Shelley Fabares considered Donna to be like her adopted mother while they were filming the hilarious sitcom.
Donna looked after her, she supported her, and she always made her laugh even when the cameras weren't rolling. Most of all, Shelley admired Donna for being curious. She wanted to push boundaries and push the limits of her own strength, which she did all of the time.
There were extra additions at the store
The Donna Reed Show took place in various different locations. They filmed in houses, they filmed in the streets, and they even filmed in grocery stores! If you're an eagle-eyed fan of The Donna Reed Show, you might have noticed that there were a few extra additions at the store.
More specifically, there were always cans of Campbell's Soup, Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, V-8 Vegetable Juice, and even Franco-American Spaghetti in the background. This was because the show was actually sponsored by these companies and products and they had to advertise them as part of the deal.
It was all about the real world
Sitcoms are largely regarded as hilarious depictions of unusual family scenarios, but Paul Peterson – who played Jeff Stone – has noted that The Donna Reed Show was a little different. Rather than being weird and wonderful, this show actually focused on the real world.
The characters experienced problems that could affect anyone at home, and they were incredibly relatable. In his eyes, that's why the show proved so popular among viewers at home. They really were just an average family with everyday problems, rather than being removed from society in the world of fiction.
Donna really was Donna
When you see actors and actresses playing a character in a movie or television show, you know that they are doing their job. You know that they are being paid to play a completely different person, and you know that they must have their own personality when the cameras are switched off.
However, it seems as though Donna Reed didn't have to act too much when playing Donna Stone. Those who worked on the show with her have noted that they were almost identical in their personality and mannerisms.
They recycled scripts
The Donna Reed Show will always be remembered for having a strong female lead in the driving seat, but it seems as though they used recycled scripts during the course of its run! At the same time as The Donna Reed Show, the sitcom Father Knows Best was just as popular.
The concept of this show was incredibly similar but followed the life of a patriarch rather than a matriarch. Because they were so similar, The Donna Reed Show would often take scripts from Father Knows Best and change them slightly.
Her famous bundt cake
Back in the day, in order to be a fabulous homemaker, women were usually expected to cook proper meals for their families. This was definitely the case in the era of The Donna Reed Show.
While every family is different today – some men do the cooking, sometimes the responsibility is shared, or the family eats out at restaurants- everyone still loves homemade desserts. A popular item of choice is the bundt cake. Thanks to Donna Reed, a delicious recipe can be found online for the world to enjoy.
Reed invited her friends onto set
Throughout most of her career, Donna Reed was an extremely popular actress with some of the biggest friends in the highest of places. She liked to keep her circle large and well-rounded and schmoozed with some of the most famous actors and actresses of the day.
This actually worked in her favor when making The Donna Reed Show, because she would often ask these friends to guest star. She would often invite the likes of Buster Keaton, Esther Williams, and Jimmy Hawkins to come on her show and cause a ruckus.
Shelley Fabares used the show for her career
Shelley Fabares is still known today for her role in The Donna Reed Show, and although the former child star truly made an impression as an actress, it seemed as though her true passion came in the form of music.
As an aspiring singer, Shelley tried to get her music career off the ground and used The Donna Reed Show to do so. So, in 1962, she debuted one of the most famous songs to date in the episode, "Johnny Angel." This decision paid off, as the song soon became a number one hit.
Donna struggled with a busy schedule
By the 1960s, Donna Reed was so overwhelmed by the busy filming schedule of The Donna Reed Show that she decided that enough was enough. She was struggling to create new ideas and concepts for the show, and she knew that she was not spending as much time with her family as she wanted to.
Because of this, she asked to leave the show – but ABC did not want to cancel one of the most popular prams. Instead, they agreed to reduce the number of episodes each year to give Donna more free time.
She ended things on her own terms
By 1966, Donna Reed had continued to maintain her reduced schedule with filming but had grown increasingly weary and tired of the acting world. She wanted to leave The Donna Reed Show on her own terms and wanted to be the one to pull the plug.
So, she decided to hand in her resignation and retire from the world of acting altogether. She also made the active decision to shun any TV or movie opportunities that came her way, because she was not happy with how they represented women in the media.
It's made its way into pop culture
Because The Donna Reed Show debuted onto our screens in the 1950s and 1960s, it's unbelievable to think that its legacy has continued for decades – but it has! In fact, the show has often been referenced in popular culture.
Most notably, the show made an appearance on the awesome '00s comedy-drama, Gilmore Girls. During one particular episode, Rory and her boyfriend watch reruns of the show and debate the storylines, and she even dresses up as Donna Reed to serve her boyfriend a delicious home-cooked meal.
They have won numerous awards
The Donna Reed Show will always go down in history as one of the most famous sitcoms of all time, but it seems as though we're not the only ones who think it was pretty great. During its run and after, The Donna Reed Show has won numerous awards, and so have the cast and crew.
Donna Reed herself was nominated for four Emmy Awards during the 1960s for being the lead actress, and she even won a Golden Globe Award for being the Best TV Star. Now that is something to remember them by.
Reusing actors
Jimmy Hawkins wasn't necessarily just a friend to Donna. They had also worked together before. He played Mary's boyfriend in The Donna Reed Show, but he had also played Donna's son in It's a Wonderful Life.
Donna enjoyed bringing people she knew onto the set and Jimmy actually ended up playing three different characters throughout the eight seasons of the series. He became one of the few actors to to be a regular on a show and appear as multiple characters.
Almost not an actor
Could you imagine the world without the iconic actress that was Donna Reed? Probably not. In reality, Donna did not plan to be an actress. In fact, her dream as a child was to be a teacher.
She did perform onstage a few times while she was in school at Los Angeles City College. She was discovered and the offers began rolling in. Eventually, she decided to sign with MGM, but there was one condition she wouldn't budge on: she was going to finish her studies.
Big break
Most would definitely consider It's a Wonderful Life to be Donna Reed's breakthrough performance. Ironically, she was not the first choice to play the female lead character in the film. There were multiple actresses considered and offered the role before Reed, including Ginger Rogers.
For one reason or another, they all were either unavailable or backed out. We're not that sad for them though because this movie launched one iconic woman's' career and the world has never been the same since the Donna Reed star began to shine.
Out of character
While Donna Reed is known for playing the lovely homemaker on her show, she also won an Oscar for her performance in From Here to Eternity, a war film from the '50s – a role that was not quite as…G-rated.
Though her character is definitely much more risqué in the novel, the film adaptation still leaves her with a provocative persona. She portrays a waitress at a gentleman's club and a soldier falls madly in love with her because, well, how could he not?
Her voice off screen
Donna was not just known for her work in films; she also had a voice of her own in real life. She was very interested in politics and liked to know what was going on in the world. Reed publicly voiced her opinion against nuclear plants and the Vietnam War.
She feared that her son might be drafted and she became a peace advocate, co-creating the anti-war group Another Mother for Peace. Reed considered war and nuclear plants unsafe and unhealthy.
Thoughts on medical world
Aside from her political and anti-war agenda, Reed also had many thoughts on the world of medicine and how people should help those who are ill.
She was very involved in blood donation because she believed it to be extremely important in saving lives, saying that there was a critical need for it. The actress had also stated she believed everyone should be an organ donor and hoped that eventually more and more people would register.
Inappropriate questions
Of all Donna Reed's memorable performances, she remembers one thing the most out of her career. This was a time where women were seen more as objects, wives, and mothers.
It took much longer until they were respected the way they should be, and there is still a long way to go. What Donna was a bit disgusted by is that even after she was in all those films, she was still asked about what underwear she was wearing, as if her work didn't matter.


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'I Told My Kids, 'Run!'' Man Who Escaped Plane Crash Says
Winston-Salem Doctor Killed In High Point Plane Crash
A man who escaped with his three children Wednesday after a plane crashed into his house said he heard a horrifying sound, then told his children to get out.
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Sochan Rumthao said he had just walked into his kitchen when the crash happened.
"The moment I get into my kitchen, I heard a big, horrifying sound that hit between my back yard and my neighbor's. The moment I heard that sound, (I heard) a big, giant wind at the back of my living room," Rumthao said.
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Rumthao said at first he had no idea what the sound was.
"The sound was horrifying. I saw fire. I told my kids, 'Run!'" he said.
Calls to 911 dispatch centers in Guilford County and High Point released Thursday show pandemonium Wednesday evening after the plane clipped a first house, then slammed Rumthao's in the quaint neighborhood in northern High Point.
Dozens of calls describe the explosion from the crash, which killed Dr. Thomas W. Littlejohn, of Winston-Salem, as well as the pilot, who hasn't been identified.
"We have a house that looks like it exploded," one caller, who identifies himself as a Forsyth County firefighter, said.
He's then heard telling onlookers to stand back.
"We need to get everybody away from this house. There is a plane inside this house," he is heard telling people in the background.
Another young caller reported an explosion.
"There was an explosion in our woods. There's smoke everywhere," the boy said.
"Did you see what it was?" the dispatcher responded.
"No sir. I just saw an explosion."
Officials said the plane, a Beechcraft Baron, was attempting to land at Piedmont Triad International Airport. It had been en route to Winston-Salem when it was diverted to Greensboro due to adverse weather conditions, officials said.
It crashed on Brian Hollars Court in the Frasier Downs neighborhood off Sandy Ridge Road at about 5:45 p.m. while on its approach to the runway. No one was home in the first house. Four people were in the second home and made it out safely.
Audio obtained by WXII from the air traffic control tower at PTIA shows some tense moments before the plane was reported down.
"We're stopping everybody. Nobody's moving. It's all yours. I'm not hearing you right now. You guys do what you gotta do," the controller is heard radioing to the plane. "We're not moving anybody until they either find that airplane or they call us."
After no response from the plane, the controller scrambled to find information about the flight plan.
"Smokey four negative. We didn't have anything on him except a call sign. I've got a flight plan on these guys and that was literally it," the controller said. "Call sign was -- give me a second, I'll find it -- Logistic 569. It was a Beechcraft Baron, but I have no idea how much fuel or souls or any of that."
Witnesses Rush To Help Family After Crash
Jim Downing, who lives one street away from the home, said he was on his way home from work when he heard an explosion.
I could see the flame and fire and some kids were jumping around, Downing said.
Downing said he ran over to find out what happened, but by that time, the father, identified Thursday as Sochan Rumthao, and his three children were outside. Rumthao's wife was in Georgia at the time of the crash.
Not long after, fire crews arrived at the home and began dousing a fire that broke out. The fire was extinguished by about 7 p.m., officials said.
There was various piles of debris in the back yard of the house and the back yard of the house next door. It almost is like it dropped from the sky, Downing said.
Downing said the plane crashed at the ground level of the home.
I was in the house watching TV and I heard a loud bang. I ran outside and saw the engine in the street. Some people were yelling. Some people were crying. Initially I thought a car had crashed into the house, another witness, Carl Hall, said.
MaryJo Rumbaugh is one of the neighbors who gave the family shelter shortly after the crash.
She described what Rumthao told her happened inside the home.
"He just started cooking and then he heard a beeping and a crash. And the next thing you know -- he said within seconds -- the whole back door area and the wall just crashed in. A sofa turned over and he saw what he said looked like a big whale into his house," Rumbaugh said.
Plane Owned By Charlotte-Based Charter Flight Company
The plane is owned by Charlotte-based Jet Logistics, which offers charter flight services in North Carolina.
According to a flight plan on FlightAware.com, the pilot left Raleigh at 7:11 a.m. and picked up Littlejohn at RJ Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem
The plane left for Wilmington at 8:50 a.m. and returned at 4:23 p.m. It was scheduled to land at 5:19 p.m.
Crews from the National Transportation Safety Board were at the scene Thursday investigating the crash.
Safety inspector Dennis Diaz said the wreckage stretches over a quarter mile. He said officials spent the day gathering evidence and would follow up with a preliminary report within five to 10 days. The final investigation report would take at least nine months, Diaz said.
Littlejohn was the president and medical director at PMG Research and a founder of the Maplewood Family Practice in the Robinhood Medical Plaza.
PMG Research has offices in Winston-Salem, Wilmington and seven other locations in North Carolina and Tennessee. According to Littlejohn's bio, he has more than 20 years of experience as a primary investigator in clinical trials.
"He was a gifted physician, astute businessman and excellent medical partner. We will miss him greatly, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family," said Dr. Tom Cannon, a physician at Maplewood Family Practice.
Pilot Speculates On Cause Of Crash
A pilot familiar with the type of aircraft that crashed said Thursday that he doubts the weather played a part in the crash.
Bill Vaughan speculated that a possible explanation is that the plane's artificial horizon, a device that allows the pilot to fly with instruments rather than by sight, may have failed. Such a failure would have left the pilot blind.
Vaughan said that based on the information thats available, the pilot was 2 minutes away from landing at PTIA's newest runway, l-5. At that point the pilot would have transitioned to a visual approach, Vaughan said, but if the airport wasn't visible, the pilot would have declared a missed approach and climbed back up.
"The weather didnt play a factor in that it caused the accident. The malfunction of the equipment caused the accident," Vaughan speculated.
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I had a realization on Monday. In three weeks - I have to power at least 5 strings of x-mas lights, 4 star lights, and a massive stereo system in my backyard. The problem with that, of course, is that my garage currently operates on extention cord power. With one outlet extender.
The garage has been wired for power for months - but the necessary wire to power it all up, UF 8-3 or 8-something is $2.99 per foot and it's 80ft to the garage from the breaker box in the house. That works out to around $250 plus breakers and the outlets themselves. (Outlet boxes and all other wiring is in already.) So, about $300. Ouch. I haven't wanted to spend it.
But this backyard wedding affair is forcing me to spend the dough. Mike's pleased as pie. He's wanted power out there since day 1. So we went to the home depot on Monday night and bought everything. And yesterday, Mike dug the 4ft deep, 1ft wide trench necessary to bury the wire. All 80ft of it. No small task, for sure.
Of course, now the side yard is a mess again after we just got finished cleaning it up. Tonight hopefully Mike can run the machine over the whole thing to smooth it out. And then we've got to hook up the wire to the breaker box in the house and the one in the garage. I'm not sure Mike knows exactly what he's doing... but as long as he's confident and doesn't kill himself in the process, I'm fine with that.
With power to the garage active - I'll have all the juice I need to run all those lights, the stereo, and more.
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Career Scope after BTech: Take the Path You Deem Best
Long before the results of 12th standard are announced, most of the focused students decide their career path.They have done their homework about the courses as well as the degrees that will make their chosen career a reality rather than just a dream. The situation is also a result of the stream students have to choose in their board exams which proves to be the cornerstone of their career. Very few students go into a career different than that of their chosen stream of board. So, Biology student tries to get into a career related to plants, animals, medicine, anatomy, genetics, etc. Similarly student with Maths as his subjects imagines himself as a mathematician, scientist, or any form of engineering. In this article, you will come to know about the options you will have if you decided to become an engineer.
However for this, you should be well aware of the types of engineering careers waiting for you.
Government Jobs
With a BTech degree in a particular specialization, you can work towards getting into various Government jobs all over India. Numerous projects related to infrastructure are proposed every year.To complete these projects different departments come up with vacancies which are to be filled with the skilled people. They thus have to fulfil the required eligibility criteria of being a qualified engineer. They could be any: Electrical, Mechanical, Aeronautical, Marine or Civil.
In many instances, qualified engineers are not placed in government jobs just because they were not aware of the opportunities available, especially in sectors like railways, communication, military, dairy and food, etc.Once the potential candidate comes across all such vacancies, he can find himself placed in stipulated time.
Private Jobs
With the opening up of the economy and advent of MNCs in India, there is plethora of options for qualified and skilled engineers. Construction, Software development, Real estate, communication, home appliances, automotive, and many such fields are in need of good task handlers who know their subject well.
Private jobs are long associated with being unstable, means employees can be fired if found guilty of non-performance but this is not a problem for the people who are go-getters dedicated to their jobs.
Higher Study
Besides securing a job, there are options to get higher studies in India and abroad to enhance the knowledge and skills. This could help in getting better jobs in both India and around the globe. Higher education gives exposure and experience that is often not possible in founding education.
For higher studies though, aspirants have to prepare harder for the qualifying exams. GMAT, GRE, etc. are among those exams that need to be cleared first, only then the doors to even better opportunities open up.
Research and Academics
Some technicians are better at getting deeper into their subject so that they could come up with new innovations in the field of their passion. For this they need to take up research and dedicate their life towards betting a technique, inventing a new machine, developing some new software, coming up with new theories, and so on so forth.
These people can then pave way for future technicians. They can kindle the same fire that burnt in their heart for their subject.
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Thanks for this blog entry. It reduces the matter of the Tsirelson bound to simple terms. In fact your definition of the operator C is done in a way that is similar to correlation coefficients in Bell's theorem.
You are welcome, but it is not my derivation: I got this from Asher Peres: Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methods.Delete
Hi Florin, This is impressive.But I do not have Peres's book. What are these 4 sigma matrices (or operators) which commute with each other and their square is 1?ReplyDeleteReplies
The 4 operators correspond to the observables in Aspect's experiment:Delete
a common source of photons emits pairs of photons to the left and right measuring stations. At the measurement station a rapidly moving mirror pushes the photons to be measured for polarization either on direction alpha or gamma for the left detectors, or beta or delta for the right detector. The outcomes are +1 or -1.
Sigmas square are one because the outcome for the polarization analyzers are either +1 or -1.
Alpha and gamma commutes with beta and delta because they are spatially separated.
OK. Thanks. I am wondering how QM would violate this inequality.Is it by non commutativity of the corresponding Sigmas or something else?Delete
QM does not violate THIS inequality. This is the Tsirelson bound of maximum QM correlations. QM violates Bell's inequalities which put lower bounds on maximum correlations.
-Tsirelson follows from QM formalism
-Bell follows from local realism assumptions
-Tsirelson is higher than Bell and nature does violate Bell
Conclusion: since Bell is a mathematical theorem, the problem is with its assumptions: local realism. Nature is not locally realistic.
"Nature is not locally realistic."Delete
Or at least it doesn't admit a locally realistic description?
"Or at least it doesn't admit a locally realistic description?"Delete
Is there a difference? How can nature admit a local realistic description if it is not locally realistic?
- AnonymousJune 22, 2016 at 3:02 AM
"since Bell is a mathematical theorem, the problem is with its assumptions: local realism"
local realism is not the only assumption. The statistical independence or "free-will" is another assumption. This assumption is false in local-realistic theories (classical field theories) but for some reason you keep forgetting about it.
What you are in fact doing is rejecting local realism from the start (by assuming that free-will assumption is true) and then claim that it is the locality and/or realism that must be false because of Bell. This is fallacious.
The only reasonable understanding of Bell is that the free-will assumption must be false (it is also the only assumption that has nothing to do with physics, but it is based on a mixture of primitive intuition and some religious ideas).
Yes, I think there is a difference and I don't understand why e.g. a Copenhagist (who I'd otherwise largely agree with) would even want to follow the ontologically conservative recognition that QM is description - "nothing more than a mathematical tool..." - with the ontologically radical assertion that "actual definite properties of a physical system "do not exist"".Delete
"How can nature admit a local realistic description if it is not locally realistic?"
I've no idea - probably it can't - but I don't see any reason why it couldn't be locally realistic but not admit a (useful, accurate) locally realistic description.
"local realism is not the only assumption. The statistical independence or "free-will" is another assumption."Delete
Yes in theory, no in practice. I am yet to see a fully workable model of QM violating free will.
"I've no idea - probably it can't"Delete
If no, then you have no foundation for your argument. Consider this:
- nature is local realistic implies a description that is locally realistic (I think there is no contention on this implication)
- locally realistic description implies locally realistic nature if one cannot construct a locally realistic description of a non-local realistic reality
So then they imply each other and they are equivalent.
The ontic vs epistemic status is an entirely distinct dichotomy without relevance here.
Yes - if it's true that LR(N) => ∃LRD(N) then I overreached. Either way I should've just said in the first place that the nonlocality or, preferably, nonrealism of QM doesn't imply that nature is non-local or non-real.Delete
- AnonymousJune 24, 2016 at 5:59 AM
"I am yet to see a fully workable model of QM violating free will."
I don't know what do you mean by "fully workable model" but if Bohm's theory qualifies then you have your example. It is true that the supporters of this interpretation use the non-local feature to explain Bell, but, nevertheless, free-will is also incompatible with it.
There is also a quite advanced interpretation of QM based on Couder's mechanism, where the oil bath is replaced by a classical background EM field. I am now reading the book:
"The Emerging Quantum"
that can be found here:
You can also find it for free, in pdf format on google (5-th entry).
The book seems serious. The quantum formalism is deduced from their local-realistic mechanism in both Schrodinger and Heisenberg version.
The operator C = σ_ασ_β + σ_βσ_γ + σ_γσ_δ - σ_δσ_α, where the operators correspond to spin or polarization states measured at the positions, appears very similar to the Lorentz metric,ReplyDelete
x*y = -x_0y_0 + x_1y_1 + x_2y_2 + x_3y_3,
which is the metric distance with Lorentz geometry or SO(3,1).. In the case of the Riemann sphere ~ CP^1 the set of conformal transformations are linear fractional transformations
z --> (az + b)/(cz + d)
where this transformation is isomorphic to PSL(2,C). The heavenly sphere is then the case of the null metric distance, or equivalently the projective light cone. The product space V of dim = n has the Jordan algebra is the v^2 = |v|^2 so that a spin factor J(V) ~ V⊕R (think of space plus time) such that
(u, α)◦(v, β) = (αv + βu, - αβ).
Then J(V) is isomorphic to Minkowski spacetime. This Clifford algebra define on the right the spacetime metric - ab.
So now suppose we let there be the spacetime V_c with the basis elements
u_1 = (σ_α, 0, 0), u_2 = (0, σ_β, 0), u_3 = (0, 0, σ_γ)
v_1 = (σ_β, 0, 0), u_2 = (0, σ_γ, 0), u_3 = (0, 0, σ_δ)
and the real line R containing the two elements (σ_α, σ_δ), it is then easy to see that the C operator can be expressed according to the Clifford algebra.
The connection between the null condition and the Tsirelson bound might be made by defining the elements of the real line R as (iσ_α + sqrt{2 sqrt{2}}, iσ_δ + sqrt{2 sqrt{2}}) so that the product is the real valued part so that this is -σ_δ σ_α + 2sqrt{2}. In that way the modified |C|^2 would be zero if it is at the Tsirelson bound, and similar to a choice of metric signature is negative if outside the Tsirelson bound.
This is a somewhat elementary or naive approach. We have though a monoid or magma connection between the Jordan algebra and the W^* algebra. This might be an interesting topic to pursue. It is my thinking that spacetime physics and quantum physics are on a deep level identical. In effect spacetime is probably built up from quantum entanglements.Replies
Interesting math. However the analogy is only formal as two sigmas correspond to one measuring laboratory, and the other two to another measuring laboratory, while in Minkowski metric x,y,z,t correspond to the same point in space-time.Delete
Technically the spacetime interval is evaluated between two points. The point is there is an isomorphism between these two, and that I think there is a sort of "magma" or monoid that constructs quantum mechanics and spacetime geometry.Delete


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