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In the corner of our kitchen window we have a resident spider (I call her Miss Spider). She is one of those fat black ones, that usually just sits up there watching us, and is seldom seen out and about. Well, the other day there was a large annoying blow fly buzzing around the kitchen (now that the weather has warmed up, the paddocks are being spread with effluent which tends to attract the flies). Anyways, despite my efforts to shoo the fly outside, it just wouldn't go, but, it did (unfortunately for it) land on Miss Spider's web.
Well, Miss Spider was out in a flash and murdered the fly in seconds. And I got it all on camera!
It was all over in a couple of minutes - Miss Spidey retreated and took the fly carcass with her. I thought that was the end of it, but this morning found this:
Hundreds of baby spiders hatching from the corner. Eeew! For some reason that crosses a line, and now I'm going to have to vacuum them all up (including Miss Spider - sorry lady, but you can't just come in and set up shop and have hundreds of babies).
Saturday, 19 September 2009
2 comments:
- s01ipsist said...
Maybe you could hand pick one or two babies to keep Mrs Spider's line going (and the kitchen free of flies)
- 19 September 2009 at 12:05 pm
- Lil and Matt said...
Actually, that's close to what I actually did. I vacuumed Miss Spider and her babies but found a medium sized young spider in the opposite corner which I have left... here's hoping I achieve the right balance to keep the flies at bay without being overrun by spidies!
- 20 September 2009 at 12:49 pm
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I'm participating in a study about anger, something I've struggled with in the past. I used to be taunted and teased quite badly as a young person (from first grade until eleventh grade). I was made to feel very badly about myself – the clothes I wore, my personal hygiene, my social skills and how very close I was with my sister. The constant teasing resulted in a poor self-esteem and caused me to have a very short temper. That temper followed me for many years. It's a habit, becoming angry and holding onto that bitterness instead of talking to people and telling them you how you actually feel.
It's a process, moving past that anger. I'm still working on it. When things are going well for me, it's easier than when things are difficult. When I worked in human service as a cashier, I had a lot of practice letting go of my anger. Customers would say hurtful things or treat me like I wasn't all that bright (It seems to be really easy for some people to forget that person behind the counter has feelings too.) Instead of lashing out (which would lose me my job) I would bite my tongue and smile at the person and try to see things from their perspective. "Your pizza was cold?" Sure it's because you ate your ice cream and let it get cold but you wanted to have warm pizza and at the same time you didn't want your ice cream to melt. "Let me replace that pizza for you."
To finish, I'll post my reply to the online Bible study questions. You don't know the scenario we were given but I'll give you it in brief. Jason was working for a company for quite some time and when the manager retired he wanted the position but instead of voicing that, he figured his record would speak for itself and he would be promoted. He was asked to serve on the selection committee to find a new manager and felt like the other members of the committee were shutting him down instead of listening to his opinions. When a younger man is chosen as the new manager, Jason feels slighted and holds back that anger, talking to his wife but no one at the company about it. He starts to feel like she's not listening to him too when she tells him that he's put himself in the position he's in because he should have spoken up sooner. His anger at the new manager and his job situation culminates in him quitting his job.
We're presented with the idea that Jason is a new Christian and has called us up for advice and a Christian perspective on anger. My reply:
Proverbs 14:29 "A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly."
In this case the folly was quitting his job without talking over the decision with his wife. In letting his anger make his decisions and losing patience with his company, Jason made what may have been a poor choice for him.
Ephesians 4:31 "Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice."
If he'd talked to his new manager about his disappointment at missing out on the management position, he might have made something good come out of it. He was already in a position to help the new manager (by training him). Sometimes God gives us something we need rather than something we think we want. By giving into his anger, Jason may have missed out on something even better for him in the long run than a management position.
In addition, since he's starting to feel anger toward his wife regarding the situation, he might ultimately hurt his relationship with her as well. Instead of simply venting his anger, he should talk to someone who can do something more constructive about the situation.
- Are you quick to anger, or do you hold back the anger you experience until you explode and what have been some of the barriers you've experienced in trying to work through your anger?
I have in the past had a short temper. Many times my anger has resulted from situations like Jason's, where my own lack of action or holding back my opinions put me in a situation that I felt wasn't fair. Looking back on these times I can see the mistakes I made that put me in those situations but at the time, it was very easy to blame others and get angry.
I think a lot of time anger comes from not wanting to accept the results of a mistake I've made. It's "easier" to get frustrated and angry at others than to accept my own guilt. However, in the long run acknowledging our mistakes is what helps us grow as people and helps us move past our anger.

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Before Ella took up a sport, I was really down on participation awards. In fact, the first time she received one, I was leery about it. I had heard that participation awards make kids feel entitled--make them feel like the world owes them success.
That may be true of some kids, but not of mine. Over the past two years I've watched her rack up almost two dozen participation certificates, and what I've witnessed is a growing pride in how far she's come.
We keep her certificates in a binder. She looks back at them from time to time and rather than causing her to feel that she deserves success, each certificate prompts her to reflect on the event where she received it, think about how it went and consider how it might go now that she has grown in size and skill.
She flips thru her binder and remembers fondly her very first karate seminar, only a month after her first class--a time when she was so new to karate that she didn't know how to tie her belt, and that the senseis gave her some extra help, and it encouraged her to keep trying.
Another certificate reminds her of the time when Renzo Gracie wiped her tears and gently pressed her to keep going--how his faith in her gave her the strength to give it another try. She jiggles all the archery tags she so recently earned and thinks about how she kept loading her bow and shooting another arrow, wiping her tears and tucking her hankie into her waistband between shots, because she was sure if she just kept going she'd get a bulls-eye. She looks at "diplomas" Rudi and I have awarded at the end of each school year and reminisces on what she has learned so far and what she is looking forward to in the next grade.
And I remember the lesson that Bill "Superfoot" Wallace gave me when I confided that I was beginning to be concerned about all the tears and frustrations: "A lot of parents think that if their kids get mad when they are learning, it will turn into a character flaw, but if you just give it 10 minutes it will pass."
Mainly what I have learned is that in the case of my own child, participation awards serve as an historical record of her life. They mark moments when she did something important to her development--it might not have been winning, but it was nonetheless a moment that shaped who she is today and who she continues to become. The awards bear witness to a challenge met and a struggle engaged--to courage in the face of the unknowable future--to trying again. I'm all for them now, and I'll be handing them out with joy from here on.
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Hankie for wiping tears during said tournament: CHECK
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Dear diary, it was a hectic day and I am really drowsy even as I am about penning this piece down. (Yawn uncontrollably and stretching my tired bones. I squeeze my weary eyes to stay awake to write before I forget).
Do you remember I was contemplating resigning from the church the last time I was here? I changed my mind along the line when my senior partner (I mean God) told me I must stay to learn. Here I am still slugging it out here. Battling the senior Pastors on some things I called un-scriptural dealings in the church.
Anyway, today was an unusual day in the church council meeting. Serious decision needed to be made about a naughty issue. Too weird for me to even mention. A young couple is seeking the dissolution of their marriage based on deception.
They courted for two years in the university. Getting married three years after their graduation. They are both filled with energy and very zealous for God. After six month of marriage, the wife is calling for the dissolution of the godly union.
I was one of the minister saddled with the responsibility of getting to the root of the matter. We are to report to the council for right action to be taken. We discovered upon thorough probing that the brother is sterile. He knew he was impotent but did not tell his fiancée until after wedding. I was really disappointed in the said brother.
He and his wife were very reluctant to open up the can of worms but she kept insisting that the husband should bell the cat. After much persuasion, he opened up in tears that he is impotent. And that he was trusting God to heal him on his wedding night. That was not to be the case as he remained sterile still six months even after the wedding.
The argument went back and forward. With the council members arguing for and against dissolution of the marriage. I didn't really want to say anything. Seeing that I was the only unmarried minister and also the youngest. I was watching with keen interest as each minister seems to know one scripture or the other to back up their stand.
The bickering was really getting to my nerves. We had spent much time achieving nothing. I was really pissed off that, none of the council member consider it fit to ask what the Lord is saying. My senior Pastor noticed my discomfort and decided to ask me my opinion.
I stood up slowly making sure all their attention were focused on me. They were eager to hear what the young opinionated minister will say.
"Brethren, we have no right condemning or acquitting this young man if we haven't spoken to God about him and what the next line of action is. Who among us here heard from God on this issue before coming here today?" I bellowed in my well toned minister's voice.
I gave them a thorough look that said my mind non- verbally. How many of you here took time out of their busy schedule to pray. How many asked God for the next course of action for this ones before coming here to sound sanctimonious! What did the scripture actually said in this regard…
I could hear the shuffling of foot and the beginning of murmuring but I was past keeping up with their ecclesiastic holiness. There was no marriage in the first place brethren, since it was founded on falsehood. My humble submission is "this marriage was not ordained by God. it is a farce, therefore the marriage is null and void ab-initio".
I said my mind and sat down. There was a graveyard silence as the older ministers look at each other. I believe thinking who gave this small boy the audacity to talk to us like that. The sterile husband in question happened to be one of the sons of the most outspoken Elder.
Now I know that my days will soon be over in this parish. Dear diary, I am counting days to my sack letter. I will go to bed and await the fate that await me soonest dear diary.
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Savanna was ready for a new blog with a new name, and I'm so glad she picked me to design it for her! Check it out here!
And shortly before doing her design, I added another premade design to my Etsy shop that I'm quite pleased with. ;) Rustic meets minimalist for a unique, modern design that you can learn more about here.
And I've now added another facet to KV Designs: Etsy banners! I'll have both premade options and a custom design listing. You can see all the options listed so far here--many more to come!
So this Grateful Heart Monday, I'm grateful for discovering my love for design. A couple years ago I never would have thought I'd have another Etsy shop for blog design and more, and I am so grateful that I have inadvertently found yet another creative outlet that I love and enjoy just as much as my first Etsy love, my Katya Valera jewelry. Kind of makes me wonder what on earth I'm going to discover next that will make me look back and wonder how I didn't discover it sooner, and how I lived so long without it.
Happy Monday, you guys! :)
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On 26th September, HYSOL Project consortium partners met in Brussels to discuss the work carried out during the second and final period of the project and the future of the HYSOL concept. On this occasion, the HYSOL Project team also met with our Project Officer from the European Commission and our independent Expert Reviewer, to undergo its second and final project review meeting.
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The European HYSOL project, developed over the last three years in the solar thermal plant Manchasol (Ciudad Real, Spain), has been successfully completed, demonstrating that hybridisation of CSP with other energy sources (renewable and fossil) ensures power supply to the power grid in a stable and firm way, regardless the weather conditions.
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During this meeting, the first period progress of the project was discussed. As a conclusion, all the intermediate objectives have been reached as planned:
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Terrorism & vandalism from CSW / nChain / Coingeek wouldn't reverse that.
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No reputable business would officially rename a product to support terrorists & vandals.
CSW / nChain / Coingeek will just be blacklisted from the industry. People will be allowed to sell their BSV tokens, then they will be delisted.
So it's true that well-funded terrorists & vandals can 51% attack a coin, stop transactions, steal funds, etc. That has always been known. But if anything, any entity that behaves that way will be excluded from the business world.
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HARTFORD, Conn. – With two votes to spare, the Democrat-controlled state legislature voted Monday to override Gov. M. Jodi Rell's veto of a minimum wage increase.
It marked the second time that the General Assembly has overturned one of the Republican governor's vetoes.
The override will ensure that the current minimum hourly wage of $7.65 an hour is boosted to $8 beginning in January, and to $8.25 an hour in 2010. The change will make Connecticut's minimum wage among the nation's highest.
"It's a simple matter of equity," said Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney, D-New Haven, saying low-wage workers need the $14 weekly increase as gasoline and food prices are increasing.
House members needed a two-thirds majority – at least 101 votes – to override the veto. The final tally was 102-39.
The Senate's vote was 25-9, a one-vote margin above the minimum 24 votes needed for the override. Both votes were mostly along party lines.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Washington currently has the highest minimum wage rate, at $8.07 an hour. Of Connecticut's neighbors, the minimum wage is $8 in Massachusetts, $7.40 in Rhode Island and $7.15 in New York.
An estimated 65,000 workers in the state receive the minimum wage.
Rell, who supported past minimum wage increases, called Monday's veto override "a seriously shortsighted decision" that will hurt small businesses during a difficult economic period.
"Even as the national economic picture continues to darken, the legislature has opted to further cloud Connecticut's business environment," she said.
Most of Rell's GOP colleagues agreed.
"Please, before you cast your vote on this bill, think about what you're doing," pleaded state Rep. Anthony D'Amelio, R-Waterbury, who also owns a small business. "What you're doing actually is hurting the people you're trying to help."
D'Amelio predicted that businesses will cut workers' hours to cover the pay increase.
Some Democrats called the Republicans' concerns a red herring. Senate President Donald Williams, D-Brooklyn, said similar dire predictions were made when lawmakers increased the wage in the past, but they never came true.
Sister Teresa Fonti, co-director of the House of Bread soup kitchen in Hartford, said she's seeing more poor people with jobs seeking assistance.
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Democratic leaders initially were unsure how many legislators would attend Monday's veto session because of summer vacations and work schedules.
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O'Neill planning 'next adventure' after leaving Republic of Ireland
Martin O'Neill has indicated he plans to stay in football after stepping down as Republic of Ireland's manager following their Nations League relegation.
O'Neill led Ireland to the last 16 at Euro 2016 but they failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and dropped out of League B after a 0-0 stalemate away to Denmark on Monday.
The 66-year-old previously enjoyed successful spells with Aston Villa and Leicester City in the Premier League and took charge of Ireland in November 2013 after he was sacked by Sunderland earlier that year.
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And O'Neill suggested he will seek another job after ending his five years with Ireland by mutual consent on Wednesday.
"I have had the great honour of managing the Republic of Ireland national football team for the past five years and it is with a heavy heart that I leave this role," O'Neill said in a statement.
"It was one of my lifetime ambitions to take charge of the Irish senior squad and I would like to thank the Football Association of Ireland board for giving me that opportunity.
"I will not forget the night in Lille when we beat Italy to secure the nation's best ever achievement in the Euros competition, the terrific night we beat the world champions Germany at home in Dublin, or James McClean's goal in that euphoric win against Wales in Cardiff that put us through to the play-offs for this year's World Cup."
1 - The Republic of Ireland scored just one goal in the 2018 UEFA Nations League; only San Marino (0) scored fewer, while the Irish also attempted fewer shots than every other team (22). Departure. pic.twitter.com/FU2sWJplzU— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 21, 2018
The former Celtic boss continued: "Knowing that the past year would be a transitional phase for the squad, I have capped 12 new players in the last nine games, with the aim that they become significant international contributors in the coming campaign.
"To the players, I reserve great praise and admiration for the phenomenal commitment they have shown whilst wearing the Irish shirt. Having had these great experiences in my spell as the Irish international manager, I am looking forward to my next adventure in football."
I didn't expect Martin to leave as manager. Although we've had a very difficult year in terms of results, I'll balance that with the amount of players that have just started their international career. I would've been very confident in qualifying under Martin and still am with the group of players we have. On a personal note I have the upmost respect for Martin as he is and always has been fantastic for me
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Ireland international Jonathan Walters expressed surprise at O'Neill's departure ahead of the Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, with the draw made next month.
"I didn't expect Martin to leave as manager," the forward wrote on Instagram. "Although we've had a very difficult year in terms of results, I'll balance that with the amount of players that have just started their international career.
"I would've been very confident in qualifying under Martin and still am with the group of players we have. On a personal note I have the utmost respect for Martin as he is and always has been fantastic for me."
O'Neill's assistant Roy Keane, the former Manchester United midfielder, also left his post.


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'Fools Gold' is an Iron Butt ride where a 'Bun Burner Gold' (1500 miles in 24 hours) is ridden entirely on 1st April (April Fools' day). A non-participating observer comments:
1. There is very little margin for errors of any kind.
2. You have to ride like the wind in order to keep to time.
3. In the UK this ride means bombing around the motorway and dual carriageway network.
4. Kind weather and a good sprinkling of luck is a great help.
For 2015 some 19 riders planned to ride the same route clockwise between points at Dover, Swansea, Plymouth, Perth and Darrington near Pontefract. Each rider chose a start point close to home and would finish at the same point having ridden a complete circuit. All rides would start at one minute past midnight on 1st April and be complete before midnight.
Seven riders withdrew for various reasons before the start but shortly after midnight on the day the remaining dozen set off on one of the toughest rides in the UK. Here are some of their stories:
After work I slept from 6pm until 11pm then headed to Gordano. In the petrol station Linda (who knows me well now) signed my start witness and asked her colleague to sign the 2nd.
I left at a few minutes past 12 heading to Plymouth. I have no idea what happened to the Spot as I now run a Spot 1 and a Spot 3 as I must have one working for the IBR. They both showed up on my smart phone app. The ride to Plymouth was uneventful. I worked for 2 years just south of Exeter so know every ripple in that road. The 40mph road works are a pain on the A38. The receipt does say Marsh Mills over the London address with a phone number. I bought a bottle of Oasis for a quick turn round then exited via the shop car park to save getting stuck on the wrong side of the dual carriageway. I was there at 0139hrs 110 miles.
The road was damp but no rain. SatNav showed arrival at 2100 but I knew I would use 90 minutes stops. I usually do a BBG in 22.5 hours. My moving average was 75 mph just by sticking with the traffic at 80 mph... not over and not under. I planned to keep my overall average over 63 mph. The ride to Strensham was uneventful with empty roads. I had a good swig of flavoured water as I filled up both tanks at 0353hrs and ate a KitKat on the walk back to the bike. After filling up at Strensham the zip pull on my jacket came off but was quickly fixed with a zip tie.
I got to Newton Le Willows at 0540 hrs 390 miles. I was thrown a bit and ended up riding 1.5 miles down a dual carriageway and back only to find that an entrance to the garage was off the roundabout. I only filled the main tank as that was plenty to get me to Hamilton.
As I crossed into Scotland the wind increased and the signs over the M74 said Slow down Icy conditions and snow which was a bit of a worry initially. I passed a snow plough parked in a lay by on stand by. As I climbed higher it got whiter even pitching on the hard shoulder but there was running water on the road so the salt was doing its job even though it was snowing lightly. I had ridden in Germany when my visor had frozen up and that wasn't happening this time so I was confident it wasn't icy.
When I got to Hamilton the traffic was starting to build. I bought a breakfast bar and as the temperature was down to 2 deg C I had a Costa hot chocolate. Leaning on the bike I realised the heated grips where cold when they usually have some residual heat. Taking the seat off I changed the fuse for a fresh one which blew straight away. A second one worked but as I switched the grips on smoke came from the handlebars. I switched it off quick. Poking around I found the feed the switch fell off and was all melted on the end. No chance of fixing it. I taped up the end and rode on while I thought of an answer. I remembered I had seem some "Feminine fast action heat pads" but didn't think they were any good. It was 0814hrs 584 miles and I was 3 minutes ahead of my schedule.
The traffic was building in the rush hour and some serious filtering was needed. One of the reasons I don't carry panniers. The other reason is that they just encourage you to carry more. I took the paperwork, pens, puncture kit, compressor, tool kit, phone charger, spare heat jacket lead and the clothes I wore. LD comfort underwear and helmet liner. Gerbin's heated jacket, waterproof socks, Winter buff, Alt Berg boots, Hein Gericke suit with thermal liner and gloves.
In Perth I filled both tanks at 0945hrs 641 miles and took the time to warm up. I looked for heat pads but they didn't have any. I figured the BP station going south would have the same pads I saw in the BP going north in Hamilton so decided I'd get some of those. I was haemorrhaging time with cold hands, close stops and traffic. I was 41 minutes behind my schedule when I got back to Hamilton and bought the pads that cost £1 and a drink. It was the best £1 I've ever spent. It said attach them to your clothes not skin so I stuck them on the inside of the top of my gloves. There was an instant feeling of heat and the packet said they would last 8 hours enough time to get me to the warmer south.
The A66 was busy with a couple of sets of road works but with overtaking as soon as our lights went green I soon got through. I arrived at Darrington at 13.57 having covered 911 miles I was now 54 minutes behind my schedule but still looking to arrive at 2300hrs. I had enough fuel to get to Dover though the A1 was slow in places needing some more serious filtering and it was extremely windy on the Dartford Bridge. I have always found that wind doesn't bother me. I put it down to the years I spent racing sailing dinghies and the fact that if you keep the speed up it moves the effective wind to the front.
Going down the hill to Dover it was solid with lorries held up because of the high winds.I filtered between lorries for a mile or so managing to squeeze between lorries to get into the garage. 1754hrs 1156 miles. I was flagging a bit so bought a sandwich, a snack bag of chicken Tikka pieces and a malt loaf slice. My bank card was declined so I switched to the backup. It happens often on IBA rides due to automatic security not understanding purchases of fuel all over the country.
I had lost 10 minutes getting into town and used another twenty minutes taking care of body and soul as I could make Swansea without stopping 272 miles away. I was on roads I knew well now which is always less stressful. The roads were damp with the odd shower. It was very windy across the Severn Bridge and it started to rain and was foggy at the same time. I was having trouble keeping my visor clear as the rain seemed to just spread rather than bead and blow off. It was like looking through a fish tank!!! I slowed to a sensible pace as I had spare time still. I arrive at Pont Abraham at 22.02 1428 miles and the rain had stopped. I filled the tank only to give me enough to get home. On the homeward leg I felt good and it soon passed by, the rain had mostly stopped though it was foggy in places. At Gordano I bought an all day breakfast sandwich and hot chocolate before chatting to Linda about my ride as she signed my end witness form.2329hrs 1522 miles. Luckily she asked me is I needed the receipt again as I had forgotten!!
I then rode the 6 miles home before getting to bed at 1215hrs to sleep until 0515hrs when I got up to get to work in Bath at 0730.
My over all average was 64 mph and moving average was 75mph. I pretty well maintained that throughout. I used up time extending stops because of the weather and heated grips problem. I stopped 1 hour longer than I normally do on a BBG1500 2.5hrs as against 1.5 hrs. Sorry there are no pictures but it's really not wise to waste time taking pictures. And pictures of fuel pumps are not very interesting !!! It's not wise to stop on motorways to take pics of some of the fantastic scenery of our country.
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Having found the keys to the garage to release the bikes........ off to the petrol station for a start receipt. Pumps not authorised, never having used the station late at night, didn't know it was prepay at the kiosk.
Paid, checked receipt 23:59 31/03/2015....Mars bar purchased 00.01. SatNav showing 22:35 hours arrival.
Off to Dover. Signs indicating M2 closed, not a problem, using M20 & A20 anyway - or so we thought.
A20 closed so diverted through the villages to the north of Dover to the A2 and fuel. SatNav now showing 23:00 finish.
Off to Swansea. Fuel consumption down to 35mpg. Even on the GSA refuels needed to reach Pont Abraham Services. This was fortuitous as others have said, there was no unleaded at the services. Chocolate bar later and off to find fuel. Satnav now showing 23:15 hours.
Down to Plymouth accident on the Northbound A30 just outside of Plymouth causing 5 mile tailback, remember that for return. Check receipt at Sainsbury, City of London address....... Receipt from hole in the wall, with address.
Filter through traffic to front of queue. A little smile from the traffic WPC who was dealing with the accident as we passed her. (Nearly finished the ride then). SatNav showing 23:20.
M5 speed restriction for obstruction, HATO parked on the hard shoulder so move to lane 2, straight into the gravel that had been deposited in lane 2 and 3.
Onto the M6 speed restriction for Q then stationary traffic. Filter 3 miles to the front. Road closure for recovery after accident. Stationary for 10-15 minutes. Rolling road for 4-5 miles at 5mph. SatNav showing 23:30 hours finish.
Newton-le-Willows for fuel and off to Scotland. M74. Hard shoulder and lane 1 closed. Not a problem ? Slow moving traffic, filter to the front. Abnormal Load (Quarry truck on low loader) taking both lanes., up hill 15mph. No room to pass. 3 miles later off to the roundabout and down the other side, clear road ahead.
Fill at Hamilton Services and off to Perth. Twix and then return to Bothwell Services to top up. SatNav showing home by 23:35.
Off to Darrington. All the way down the M6 Matrix signs showing A66 closed after junction with A67. What to do? Along A66 and try and find local diversion nearer the incident was the call. A66 was very quiet no traffic. Dived off through local village and rejoined A66 after A67. Round the corner to be confronted by blue lights. Creep up towards the incident and speak to a recovery driver "It's OK mate it's only the other side that's closed." SatNav now showing 23:42hours....
Off to Darrington, at Scotch Corner note road closure for westbound traffic and then through the roadworks on the A1.
Fill at Darrington and off on the final leg. Now it was the turn of the gods. Rain, visor covered, visibility down to ..... Speed fell, Bob leads and I follow the glowing red light. Hurray, 10 miles and the rain cleared. Off again. Matrix signs warn A14 closed junction 30-31. That's Cambridge I thought, but which side? Cones and flashing lights on the approach to the M11. Sigh of relief as it's the offslip at the junction with the M11 that's closed.
M11 more rain and as a result slower moving traffic. The few minutes we had recovered started to slip away. Time was close would we make it?
Arrived at the petrol station at 23:46 but you pay before you dispense which in this case was a bonus.
I started a little late at 00:14 but never mind, my riding plan allowed for a total of 2 hours 40 minutes stopped time so I just needed to concentrate and ride the plan.
Unfortunately for me I had made the decision to ride without my top layer rain suit and about 60 miles out the weather changed with the temperature dropping 2-3 degrees and the wind picking up quite a bit. I made an unscheduled stop to don my rain suit. Precious minutes ticked away but getting back onto the open road I was now able to feel comfortable again and crack on.
The first leg down to Swansea is pretty straightforward, straight down the M4 but this morning the ride was hampered by overnight roadworks, then a spreading lorry, then a large contingent of trucks and then there was the wind. The forecast had wind speeds dropping from steady 13mph but at several points on the way down to Wales I was hit by quite sharp gusts, quite disconcerting to find you've just move three feet sideways before flinching enough to stop it.
By the time I passed Cardiff I was almost 30 minutes behind schedule. Still manageable but I'd need to keep everything tight from now on. Unfortunately, the motorway past Bridgend is quite exposed and the wind gusts were much more frequent and much stronger than those I'd encountered so far. Damned hard work coping with those gusts, especially among the big lorries, and very tiring.
I decided that, if on arrival in Plymouth (the next leg) I was an hour behind, I'd call the ride and go home but, for now let's just press on down to the Road Chef petrol station at Swansea, the turnaround point.
What is the point of a petrol station, in deepest, darkest, Wales, in the middle of the night, which HAS NO FUEL! None: no petrol, no diesel, no fuel, at any of the pumps. The station was open, all the lights were on, the night clerk was at his station but no fuel.
Enough already, time to go home. I rode very gently back towards Swansea to find petrol, all that fighting the wind stuff meant that I'd been using rather more fuel than I'd planned for so was running on vapour.
Brad1759So this is how my ride went, or as it happened didn't go.
I Arrived at Swansea Road Chef in good time expecting it to be a little quiet & thinking I may have to be patient to capture my two witnesses, only to find as Saphena had that they had no fuel. No worries I thought I can buy anything from the shop, get my receipt & fuel later.
So I take off my rucksack pull out my paperwork, only to find that I've not put the cap back on my hydration pack properly & I've now got soggy paperwork.
I did have an attempt at drying it out using the exhaust which sort of worked to a degree, however by the time it was dry enough to write on I'd lost over 30 mins & still needed fuel & two witness signatures, as I thought I only had 20 mins spare on the trip I gave it up.
Tom Tom
My catalogue of near disasters wind wind wind it was like going through the bow wave of a truck all the time, but for me it was predictable,, just.
Set off 00.02 am straight into a 10 mile stretch of 50 mph roadworks. When I got out of the end of it I had only averaged 35 mph I had cleared the trip data whiles having a coffee in the services waiting for the witching hour. By the time I got down to Dover 68mph average, spot on I thought, wrong the A20 is closed at the end of the motorway so I followed a truck until my wonderful Garmin could redirect me through the town. Wrong. It leads me back to the closure of the A20, so back up the hill and I followed my nose until I was sure that the Garmin would not take me back from whence I came. Only to be sent at 4:30 in the morning down a single track road with soil, grass, gravel and any other detritus you can think of in a large hump down the middle of the road.
An hour after I was kicked off the A20 I'm refuelled and on my way at least 40 mins wasted only to find the A20 is now fully open Arghhhhhhh.
Heavy ish traffic on the M25 and the M4 meant my overall mph is now down to 65 still well on schedule for the ride. The Welsh stop came and as has been said no fuel at the Inn so to speak, now the bike I'm on only does 185 miles ish (I like that word) on a tank full and I'm on 178 miles and it's 10 miles back to the next services. So a Mars bar and a bottle of water for the receipt and its off at a very careful pace to the services and I am still shocked that I made it, filled to the brim and off I go.
Now from these services to Sainsbury's in Plymouth it's about 190 miles so it was with some very light touches to the throttle I head out, switched to reserve at 164 and hope, normally reserve is needed at 150, you could hear the echo in the tank as I took the fuel cap off it was that empty, I'll not do that again, in fact I switched the bike off at the roundabout just before the petrol station I was that concerned.
One fill up part way up the M5 and off again only to come to a grinding halt where the M5 joins the M6, with the help of a bit of mildly aggressive filtering I'm through and on the M6 but it was still no better as the traffic was nose to tail, but as the 1000 miles come up it was 16:03 so I'm spot on for the final 500 miles, wrong.
Manchester ring road got in the way, 4 lanes of standing traffic as it goes over the Thelwall Viaduct and the wind was so strong I thought it better not to filter unless I had an empty lane to one side. As the M62 came into view my sensible head said call it a day but the little devil on my shoulder said 'Go on you can do it you know you can a bit more throttle and away we go you can't quit now' I am pleased to say the Captain sensible won the day and I headed across the M62 in you guessed it 4 lanes of stop start traffic.
At least I'm back and I have the paperwork for an SS 1000 which I'll send in when I get it sorted I had a great ride spoilt only by the volume of traffic, must be a holiday coming up soon?
I got home at about 20:00 hours with 1200 miles on the clock at a overall average speed of 60 mph it was as low as 58 mph not bad from a bike and rider with 98 years between them.


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Archive for July, 2010
White-tailed Deer: Fawn
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Bald Eagle: You Lookin' at Me
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Bald Eagle at a Local Park
Tags: Bald Eagles, Birds, Eagles
I had been out for a hike at Lake Kegonza State Park and decided to stop at one of the small town parks where I live. This park is less than a mile from my house. I only just recently began going to this park because there's something there I like to photograph. I got out of my car, grabbed my camera and began walking into the park.
I saw this Bald Eagle perched in a dead tree at the lake's edge. It didn't notice me as I moved into the tree-line for cover. I walked down to the lake to a spot I knew I would be obscured from the Eagle's sight and hoped I would get a fly-by shot. I waited about a half an hour and nothing happened. The bad thing about being obscured from its sight was that I couldn't see if it was still there. So I took another trail which I knew would take me to the lake's edge but wouldn't offer any cover.
It noticed me about a minute later and flew away.
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Hiking Trails
Tags: Birds, Deer, Sandhill Crane, Sandhill Cranes, White-tailed Deer, Whitetail deer
White-tailed Deer and Pests
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Eastern Kingbird
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Bald Eagles: Fledglings
Tags: Adolescent Bald Eagles, Bald Eagles, Birds, Eagles, Fledglings
I've witnessed this pair of Bald Eagles raise three pairs of young over the last three years. Having learned from past years, I got some photos of their young shortly after they had fledged and before they left.
They have two nests in this vicinity. One they abandoned three years ago, and one they built three years ago. The fledglings have been winging back and forth between the two nests, while the parents watch from a safe distance.
Their survival training and hunting training will begin now as they leave the nest area.
On this day, though, this fledgling contented itself with gliding between the two nests.
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There is a research study done by the scientists at Harvard School of Public Health that shows that people who consumed at least 10.22 grams of cereal fiber had a 19% lower risk of death. If you can cheat death by eating delicious whole grains, then why not?
I reached for the bag of freekeh in the pantry immediately after I read the article because freekeh contains twice the amount of dietary fiber than comparable grains. I made it with beets and chards and they turned out to be quite delectable.
Freekeh and Beet Pilaf
8.8 oz. (250g) cooked beets (I used 1 bag organic Love Beets)
1 bunch red chard, chopped
1 to 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (to taste)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons caraway seeds, lightly crushed
3 cups cooked freekeh
2 ounces goat cheese, crumbled or diced 1/2 cup (optional)
Cook freekeh according to package instruction.
Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large, heavy skillet. Add the garlic. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute. Add the caraway, chards, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir over medium heat for 2 minutes until the chard are nicely infused with the garlic and oil.
Add the beets and freekeh. Toss together until the ingredients are well combined and the freekeh is heated through and colored with beet juice. Taste and adjust salt and pepper. Transfer to a wide serving bowl or platter, and sprinkle the goat cheese over the top. Serve hot.
Freekeh is also great in salads.
Adapted from: nytimes.com
And for desert I made coconut macaroons. There is simply no other confections with higher dietary fiber than macaroons. And you don't need a pastry course to achieve the sweet toasted crunch and pillowy center. A 10-year-old can pull it off. Seriously. It's that easy.
Coconut Macaroons
3/4 cup (5 large) egg whites
1/4 cup xylitol
pinch of salt
10 oz sweetened coconut flakes (Baker's)
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 tsp almond extract
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
In a heavy saucepan combine egg whites, sugar, salt and coconut flakes, sliced almonds and cook over medium-low heat, stirring frequently until all the ingredients combine together, about 12 minutes.
The mixture should be sticky and moist, not dry. Remove from heat and stir in the almond and vanilla extracts. Set aside on a dish and let it cool in the refrigerator about 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 300°. Using a tablespoon, scoop tightly packed tablespoonfuls onto a baking sheet covered with a silpat or parchment paper.
Bake 30 minutes or until golden.
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Audio Push may be working entirely independent at this point, but that doesn't mean they still don't have HS87 bossman on speed dial. The two West Coast rappers leaked the first single, "Control Us," off their long awaited debut album 90951 last week, and they've quickly returned with a second album leak.
"Play Action" is a lowkey banger that features production from Hit-Boy and G Dave. Oktane and Price are usually unmatchable when it comes to finding the pocket of the beat, and once again their flows mimic the back-and-forth motion of the beat perfectly. Starting off with a couple of simple guitar strings, Hit-Boy and G Dave then introduce brief moments of multiple different instruments, building up into something more complex. Take a listen and let us know what you think.
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Ever Wondered if Investing is Showing a Lack of Faith?
If as Christians we are living by faith and trusting God for our future why would we need to invest. Surely God will provide if we look to Him. Aren't we being greedy to want more than this?
This struggle between what is faith and what is stewardship troubles many Christians and leads to questions like these...
- Should I invest my money
- Should I save for retirement?
- When is enough enough?
- What is the parable of the shrewd steward really all about?
- We are told lots of parables about sowing and reaping. How does this apply today?
With a professional background in financial planning and many years studying God's word Darren Laudenbach from GMM has looked for answers to these questions. In this session he unpacks some of the principles God has shown him about investing.
These include:
- Discover how God's would have us invest
- Find out the 5 purposes of money, including what "multiplication of seed for the sower" means today
- Have you set a cap on your spending and consumption? If your answer is 'no' then you'll be forever chasing the wind, and never have enough - no matter how big your investment portfolio becomes. Learn how to cap consumption for a happier future.
- Would you like to work out when you'll be able to afford to retire, or to go into full-time ministry or other big life decisions when you know how much money you need?
- Should you even be saving for retirement? Is retirement planning mentioned in the bible?


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This one is for those who think themselves better and more pure than the Church of Christ.
The whole treatise of the Novatians, which you have addressed to me thronged with propositions on all sides, amounts to this, brother Sympronian: that there is no room for repentance after baptism; that the Church cannot remit mortal sin; that by the receiving of sinners she herself perishes. What illustrious honor! Singular authority! Great constancy! To reject the guilty; to flee the touch of sinners; to have so little confidence in her own innocence! Who asserts this doctrine, brother? Moses? Paul? Christ? But Moses wishes to be wiped out of the book for the sake of blasphemers; and Paul to be accursed for his brethren; and the Lord Himself wishes to suffer for the unrighteous.
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Oreo Chocolate Chip Cookies
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ServingsServes 1 - 24 Cookies
Oreo cookies stuffed in a chocolate chip cookie dough
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- 440g softened butter
- 170g light brown sugar
- 220g granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 800g plain flour
- 1tsp salt
- 1tsp baking soda
- 280g chocolate chips
- 1 pack of Oreo's
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a stand or electric mixer cream butter and sugars until well combined. Add in eggs and vanilla until well combined.
- In a separate bowl mix the flour, salt and baking soda. Slowly add to wet ingredients along with chocolate chips until just combined.
- Using a cookie scoop take one scoop of cookie dough and place on top of an Oreo Cookie. Take another scoop of dough and place on bottom of Oreo Cookie. Seal edges together by pressing and cupping in hand until Oreo Cookie is enclosed with dough.
- Place onto a parchment or silpat lined baking sheet and bake cookies 9-13 minutes or until cookies are baked to your liking. Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack.


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Improving public-sector performance in the long run is a key concern for the French government.
Public policy evaluation as part of government modernisation
In December 2012 the Prime minister instigated ex post evaluation of all public policies. By September 2016, 80 evaluations had been completed, enabling savings amounting to 7.1 billion EUR.
Four guidelines for evaluation of French public policy
- Decision support
Firmly focused on action, this evaluation is designed to provide support for policy decisions. Taking key issues identified during the analysis phase, an evaluation is intended to offer scenarios for change/reform to improve the aspect of government being evaluated.
- Involvement and transparency
Users and beneficiaries in France are consulted, particularly regarding their expectations of the policy being evaluated. The main public-sector players concerned (central government, local authorities, social services, agencies, etc.) are involved in this process in order to build up a collective view of the issues, objectives, outcomes and implementation procedures for each policy. This approach fosters transparency: evaluation reports are made public and citizens are kept informed of the process.
- Multicriteria analysis
Public policy is analysed using the standard evaluation criteria listed below as well as the broad guidelines for government modernisation (simplification, innovation, digital technology, open data, etc.).
- Method
Evaluations are governed by a method hinged on participatory governance and a specific working procedure for commissioning authorities, evaluators and stakeholders. The Secretariat-General for Government Modernisation (SGMAP) has made a number of documents on methodology available to evaluation staff.
How is public policy evaluated?
A public policy evaluation as part of French government modernisation is based on:
- Comprehensive study of the available literature and work already done;
- Analysis (statistics, econometrics, data science, cost, impact, multiplier effects, etc.), survey techniques (interviews, field visits, etc.) and consultation (questionnaires, polls, focus groups, etc.).
Each public policy is studied using a set of standard evaluation criteria: effectiveness, efficiency, consistency, utility and relevance.
The evaluation method has three phases:
- Operating environment: defining the evaluation questions, specifying the context, etc.
- Analysis: conducting investigations, answering evaluation questions
- Scenarios: describing scenarios for change, providing information on these scenarios, etc.
Who does what?
The minister(s) responsible for the relevant policy acts as the contracting authority, defining the strategic framework for the work commissioned and chairing the evaluation committee. This committee brings together the main players concerned by the public policy being evaluated.
Project management is left to an evaluation team, generally consisting of inspectorate staff but sometimes also includes qualified individuals, researchers, experts and outside providers. This team carries out the work objectively and independently within the allotted time frame and writes the evaluation report(s).
The Secretariat-General for Government Modernisation (SGMAP) manages and coordinates all the evaluations: a methodology adviser for each evaluation provides advice and support to the contracting authority. As well as methodology support, he or she may offer technical assistance – and even solutions and resources – for stakeholder consultation (questionnaires, polls, qualitative surveys, focus groups, etc.) and drafting of the evaluation. Once the evaluation has been completed, the SGMAP will, if necessary, continue to provide the commissioning authority with support for implementing the scenarios (formal action plan, change management).


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How to Make Tomato Cages From Coat Hangers
Supporting tomatoes in a garden becomes a necessity as they grow large throughout the summer. The standard caging process involves planting the small tomato seedlings and immediately placing a wire tomato cage around the small plant so the plant will grow large within the confines of the cage. Instead of purchasing tomato cages at a garden center, get those extra wire coat hangers out of your closet and use them to make tomato cages.
Untwist the coat hangers with the pliers and straighten the wires so each one is a straight length of wire.
Insert three of the coat hangers into the soil around a tomato plant approximately 8 inches away from the center stem of the plant. Make the depth even, inserting each wire 6 inches into the soil, spacing the wires evenly around the tomato plant.
Make a loop in the end of one of the remaining hangers with the pliers. Insert a cable tie into this loop and attach the loop to one vertical hanger approximately 4 inches above the soil level. Tighten the cable tie securely to attach the two hangers together.
Pull the attached hanger horizontally around the three vertical coat hangers, stretching it around each hanger back to the starting point.
Allow approximately 2 inches of extra hanger wire, then cut off any excess wire with the wire cutters.
Make another loop in this end of the hanger with the pliers and attach this loop to the same vertical hanger with another cable tie.
Attach the horizontal hanger to the other two vertical hangers with cable ties. This completes the first support tier of the tomato cage.
Repeat to add two more horizontal hangers to the tomato cage. Space each horizontal hanger approximately 8 inches apart along the vertical hangers.
Clip off any excess vertical hanger wire above the top horizontal hanger with the wire cutters to finish the tomato cage.
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Sentencing Reform Bill Would Cut Some Prison Terms and Fund Rehab
DENVER – A Colorado Springs lawmaker says his plan to cut prison sentences for drug users could reduce crime while saving the state money.
The state now houses more than 4,500 prisoners convicted of non-violent drug crimes under a slate of state laws that makes possessing small amounts of drugs or using drugs a felony.
Republican Rep. Mark Waller's bill would convert most drug possession and use crimes to misdemeanors or lesser felonies under Colorado's expansive sentencing schemes, cutting sentences by half or more. He would use some of the money saved in prisons to reinvigorate drug treatment programs.
"This is going to save millions of dollars over the years," he said.
The measure would also increase sentences for drug dealers who sell narcotics to children.
The measure, HB1352, was introduced in the House on Tuesday. It has gained support from influential Democrats and most Republican leaders at the Capitol. It was spawned by a series of meetings last year held by the state's Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice after a broader sentencing reform measure was dumped by the state Senate. Lawmakers have requested study on how much the measure would save or cost the state.
Waller said he championed the bill because as a former prosecuting attorney, he can back it with few political consequences.
"This isn't something the Democrats can do alone because they don't want to appear soft on crime," Waller said.
(For a complete list of bills from El Paso County lawmakers, click here.)
Backing Waller is state Attorney General John Suthers, a former district attorney from Colorado Springs, who said the state needs to focus on treating drug addicts.
"I don't want to fill our prisons with drug offenders," he said.
Douglas Wilson, who heads the Colorado Public Defender's office, said the measure is a good idea, but lawmakers must make sure that they keep their promises of enhanced drug treatment. He said drug abuse is a key factor on why people make return trips to prison.
"When you have 60 of every 100 offenders going back to prison within three years, you have a problem," he said.
The idea of helping drug addicts is attractive to lawmakers, but the cash Waller's bill could save may be its biggest selling point.
The General Assembly is struggling to close a $1 billion budget shortfall for the fiscal year that starts in July, and even once-sacred institutions like public schools could feel the pain under plans being considered.
Housing prisoners remains one of the most expensive things the state does, with each of the state's more than 24,000 inmates costing taxpayers more than $30,000 per year.
House Judiciary Committee chairwoman Rep. Claire Levy said Waller's bill could be a beginning to wider sentencing reforms.
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Spencer Dale, Group Chief Economist, BP. Moving Oil and Gas to Markets. Part II: Oil Price and Refining Benchmarks
Spencer Dale joined BP as group chief economist in October 2014. Before that, he was executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England and a member of the Financial Policy Committee. Between 2008 and 2014, Dale was chief economist of the Bank of England and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee. He joined the Bank of England in 1989 and served in numerous roles, including private secretary to former Governor Mervyn King and head of economic forecasting. Dale served as a senior advisor at the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors between 2006 and 2008.
This is Part II of the interview. Click here to read Part I.
What was the atmosphere at the Bank of England during the 2008 financial crisis? What did you learn from that experience?
It was scary because the economy was in freefall and we were rapidly running out of the standard policy tools we were used to. We had to react very quickly and think of new ways to support the economy and try to solve and mitigate some of the problems.
I learned that in these types of situations you have to be very open-minded. You have to think about different ways to respond in creative and unconventional ways.
In addition to being open-minded, you have to have the confidence and courage to be decisive. In a world of uncertainty, the ability to assess the available opportunities and say, "this is the way to go," is really powerful.
While many people freeze under so much pressure and uncertainty, sometimes a decision is important even if, in hindsight, it is not the perfect one. Just doing something clearly and firmly in a committed way is quite important.
How does the energy market differ from financial markets?
An interesting difference between the two is that oil markets have to clear every day. Over the past 18 months, we have had around 1 million barrels of oil produced each day that no one wants to consume the following day. But someone has to buy that oil in order for the market to clear; as a result, oil prices fall until they are low enough to make someone buy that oil. And when they buy it, they have to stick it in storage and hope that at some point in the future they can sell it for a profit. The clearing process is why this 1-million-barrel surplus can have such a huge impact even though it is only 1% of a 90-million-B/D market.
Moving Oil and Gas to Markets
Similar to oil pricing benchmarks, refining margins can be benchmarked against three major global refining centers: US Gulf Coast, North West Europe, and Singapore. Are refining margins similar in each of these centers? If not, what causes them to differ?
In the near term, you will see significant differences across those refining centers basically due to the differences across refineries, e.g., their complexity, the nature of their processes, longevity, and even location; however in the long run we expect those differences to be equated.
Quite an extreme example is the ban on US crude exports. It essentially meant that crude had to be refined in North America, which provided a monetary benefit for refiners in the region because they were a captive market for that crude.
Now that the ban has been lifted, that provides a natural ceiling on the Brent/WTI [West Texas Intermediate] differential, because if it gets too wide you will see US crude getting exported to refiners in Europe.
In the long run you would expect these things to balance out, but in the short run the differences in the complexities of the refineries, their ages, and locations will matter.
It is too tempting for us not to ask a chief economist: Will oil get back to USD 60/bbl?
I do not know where oil prices are going to go. I think we are in a phase where the market will gradually rebalance. We have seen a significant buildup of crude stock and it will take a while for those stocks to wear off. I do think we will see a gradual rise of prices over the next few years; however, it is hard to know how quickly and what path that will take.
Advice to Young Professionals
Part of your job involves explaining complicated upstream, midstream, and downstream details in public settings. Is there any advice you can give young professionals about how to practice for effective public speaking?
The best public speakers I know are the ones who know it is really hard to do public speaking. One of my old bosses was one of the best public speakers I have ever seen. He was constantly practicing even late into his career. He had this personal coach who would always come along and sit in the back of the room to observe and take critical notes on how he performed, and then would give them back afterward to make sure he continued to improve. The people who are good public speakers, who make it look effortless, are typically the ones who have worked really hard to make it look effortless. So do not think that preparing the slides and presentation is the end of the work; go through it five times in your room, on your own, speaking it out loud. Secondly, do not just think about what you want to say, think about what your audience is interested in and make sure you change how you say and what you say to fit their needs.
Do you still get nervous when you are speaking in public?
Yes! Always be nervous.
When I roll out something like the BP Energy Outlook or the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, I will go on a roadshow and often do the same presentation two or three times a day. I will still try and make sure I get nervous before doing each one because that is the way you make sure you care and deliver a powerful presentation.
The price collapse of oil has caused a significant number of young oil and gas workers to seek new industries for employment, despite how much emphasis has been placed on "the great crew change." From an economist's perspective, what do you think the long-term repercussions will be from this? Do you think college graduates should consider entering the energy industry? Or is it too volatile, too risky?
I do think college graduates should carry on entering the energy industry and indeed it is important that they do. I think it is an enormously exciting next 20 or 30 years. We are likely to see significant increase in global energy demand over the next 20 years—much of that coming from fast-growing Asian economies—and we need to make sure we have the plentiful supplies of energy to enable those countries to grow. Even though renewable energy will grow very rapidly, there will be significant demand for oil and gas, and we need to make sure people are entering the energy industry—both in terms of oil and gas and renewables—to make sure we are meeting those increasing energy demands.
The other thing that struck me is that the nature of the energy industry over the next 20 to 30 years will change very dramatically. Technology is likely to have a huge role to play. Being involved in an industry which is allowing and enabling economic growth, enabling billions of people to be lifted out of low incomes into middle incomes, and being at the cutting edge of new technology and emerging economies seems to me an enormously exciting industry to be in.
Yes, I accept that energy is unpredictable, and it is volatile, and it will change dramatically over the next 20 years, but that just makes it more exciting to be in.
And frankly, I'm not sure there is any industry which is going to be very stable over the next 20 years with the way the world is likely to change.
So yes, I think a career in energy and a career in oil and gas still looks
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Following a significant review of the facility by International Speedway Corporation and NASCAR, additional safety measures will be implemented prior to the June NASCAR weekend. SAFER barriers will be added to pit-in and pit-out walls, with tire pack barriers to be installed at the angled wall inside Turn 1.
Additionally, the infield at the exit of pit road will be paved to function as a skid pad and pace car vehicle entry and exit.
Upon the conclusion of the August NASCAR weekend and installed in time for the 2016 racing season, Michigan International Speedway will add SAFER to outside walls on the frontstretch and backstretch as well as the pit tri-oval wall.
"The safety of our guests, competitors and staff is our number one priority," said Roger Curtis, MIS president. "We will continue to review our facility and provide updates as circumstances warrant."


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Annual Giving
Each year at Misericordia, we are thankful for the generosity of our donors who contribute to the Misericordia Fund. Gifts made to this area are unrestricted, which means they provide support where it is most needed in any given fiscal year. Spring break service trips, the maintenance of sporting venues, visits from world class scholars and performers, state-of-the-art facility upgrades, and student scholarship aid are all commonly supported by annual giving.
On August 15, 1924, the Sisters of Mercy established Luzerne County's first four-year institution of higher learning, College Misericordia, on nearly 100 acres of land in Dallas, Pennsylvania, which were purchased by the Sisters for this purpose in 1914. The first class of 37 students began their studies sharing the sisters' motto: "Mulier Fortis," representing valiant women trained in scholarship and spirituality.
Now, a coeducational Catholic University, Misericordia has made extraordinary strides while actively maintaining its original ideals and integrity. Students, faculty, and staff continue to embody the four charisms on which the school was founded: Mercy, Service, Justice, and Hospitality. This institution strives to educate students both inside and out of the classroom through enlightening courses, professional internships, extracurricular activities, clubs, and athletics. Today, Misericordia has expanded to 123 acres, with 34 degree programs and over 3,000 students.
The future of Misericordia will be bright! Your gift to the Misericordia Fund will ensure that students continue to become successful leaders in our communities. Your generosity, today, is an investment that will impact future generations. Alumni, parents, and friends of the University can join together to establish a stronger Misericordia Fund and innovative momentum as an institution.


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ARLIS Texas Mexico members voted at this year's business meeting to fund one award at $500 to assist travel to the ARLIS/NA conference in Denver, Colorado, May 1-5, 2008.
The Lois Swan Jones Award honors Professor Jones, Emerita at the University of North Texas, by underwriting participation of Texas-Mexico chapter members at the national meeting. While first-time conference attendees are especially encouraged, the award committee urges everyone with interest and need to apply. The primary criteria is that applicants not have full institutional funding. Previous winners are eligible. A description of the award, procedures for applying, and a list of previous recipients is forthcoming on the chapter Web site.
The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday April 18, 2008. The award winner will be announced on Wednesday April 23rd. Questions or concerns should be forwarded to Award committee members: Meriann Bidgood or Katherine Pierce. Conference program and registration information will be posted soon at the ARLIS/NA Web site (http://arlisna-mw.lib.byu.edu/denver2008/).
Submitted by Merriann Bidgood, Chair, Lois Swan Jones Award Committee


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Social Support at Los Pen
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In a two page essay explain the following:
State why social support was such an important element in the success at "Los Pen" mentioned by Fran Hjalmarson. Define social support in the school system? What does the research say about the efficacy of the many forms of social support? What experiences have you encountered with social support at your school as a teacher or as a K-12 student? How do these experiences compare to the research? (I live in an urban area; New Jersey). Answer each of the following questions aforementioned.
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At Los Peñasquitos (Los Pen), there had been little social and emotional support for the students. The student's academic testing was tremendously low and it appeared as though no one wanted to help the students academically succeed. After Mr. King was made the principal, he helped to change the school around with his belief that "all children can learn and that it is the staff's job to teach them" (1). When Damen Lopez became principal five years later, he continued Mr. King's work; however, he included working with the staff as well. These two men, along with the teaching staff, helped to develop an environment that students could succeed in. Mr. Lopez worked with the staff to develop a system that concentrated on "collaboration, standards alignment, assessment, data analysis, and interventions" (1).
Social and emotional support inside the classroom environment can make the student feel appreciated, accepted, and safe. Research shows that students that are in a caring and supportive social relationship in a school setting exhibit more positive academic attitudes and values, and an increased ...
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Discusses the meaning of Social support, and why social support was such an important component at Los Penasquitos (Los Pen), and how Damen Lopez made a difference at the school.