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The oldest steakhouse in Oklahoma City is quint place based on history, grit, & just good food! Cattlemen's Steakhouse has been a fixture in Oklahoma City since 1910. Cattlemen's is located at 1309 S.Agnew OKC, OK 73108. The food & staff are what I believe has set this historic restaurant apart from all others. As you roll into "Packing Town" also known as the stock yards it has a distinct smell & style. It is its own little way of life & nostalgic presence which will take you back in time. For a minute you might even feel like a real cowboy. LOL This place has quite the back ground, as it was once owned by a gambling man named Hank Frey who bet the whole place on hopes of rolling "hard 6" double 3's. Who does that?? Well as you know sometimes gambling is not the best idea & he lost the whole sha-bag in 1945. Gene Wade then became a restaurant owner & his family still owns the place today. The original diner was the north part of the building which still looks the very same today! You can walk right in & still sit at the counter to eat. Which is what I typically do unless we have a bigger party, on a busy night that is the best way to get in & out!
As you walk in, there is no glitz or glamor here. The waiters & waitress all wear old school uniforms & actual still give service! Yes can you believe that? A nice waiter or waitress?? It is almost unheard of to go to a place today & get awesome service with amazing food! I asked my waiter how long he had worked at Cattlemen's & he said almost 10 years. He told me most of the staff has worked there for quite a while the longest is almost 30 years! That says something about the owner & values in my opinion. It is actually food that taste home cooked! Guess what? It may be old but they can still put out a nice cocktail or cold beer also. There is a nice area upstairs with a bar that you can wait on busy nights as well & have a little drink.
If you're planning on stopping in at Cattlemen's you must order the lamb fries as an appetizer. They are delicious & served with cocktail sauce, so for me it is the closest thing I get to shrimp! LOL I have a shell fish allergy & for me I think it taste just like shrimp! If you're unsure what Lamb Fries are, well just use Google. Don't be afraid to try new things.
This historic place has won numerous People's Choice awards, served several presidents, celebrities & been a part of Oklahoma City for over 100 years! Yes that's right 100 years! This restaurant is a true testament in my opinion of what hard work, customer service & loyalty will get you when owning a company. There is also an events area you can rent out for special occasions or parties next to the restaurant. So if you have something special coming up try out Cattlemen's, I don't think you will be disappointed!
I very rarely change it up. *Ribeye Steak (med- Rare of course)
*House Salad (YOU MUST get the house dressing!) I do not even think they carry ranch! Besides once you have the house dressing you will forget about the Oklahoma staple Ranch!
*Must have the Dinner rolls! They are light & fluffy!! Taste oh soo yummy! *Loaded baked potato (it is just a potato with all the goodness)
Then Dessert if you have room.. They have delicious pies! Chocolate cream pie, coconut cream pie, strawberry shortcake.. ALL ARE YUMMY!
I could just eat the dressing with a spoon! In fact ask for an extra bowl of it & dip your crunchy bread in it! Yes I am serious you will know what I mean once you taste it!
Now if you even have room or want to take dessert to go here is what we had... Well we all shared, so don't judge!
Next time you are thinking you want a REAL steak check out Cattlemen's, you will not be disappointed! Go enjoy a great meal & buy you some new boots while you're at it. There are plenty of places to shop while you wait & yes your buzzer will reach to all the shops around the Stockyards.
Enjoy! Here is a link to check out the menu for yourself...Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner!www.cattlemensrestaurant.com/menus


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Event Management Salary Range
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Hey I am Eric Spellmann with And today I'm going to teach you about advertising on your website. Through the Internet, advertising campaigns can reach a target audience across many platforms. This agency is focused only on innovation in the digital marketing space and should definitely be checking out new platforms like Agency Spotter to help them discover all the digital agencies. There's no better time to make an investment argument-With high-flying digital upstarts such as Uber and WhatsApp Messenger dominating the business news and smartphones and tablets pervasive among the senior executive ranks, conditions have never been more fertile for making the case for online advertising budget increases. Average Advertising Agent salaries for job postings in Maine are 12% lower than average Advertising Agent salaries for job postings nationwide. Balanced Sales Manager and Senior Sales Representative roles generating 21% sales increase in 2007.
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I mean you built a website and maybe you have great content and you want to make some money from it. Maybe you're not selling a service or selling a product but you just want to sell information and if you can get enough people coming to your site, maybe you can sell some advertising on that site. In a market with a large number of competitors and a high advertising spending, a brand must advertise more heavily to be heard. For more information about marketing prescription drugs, visit the FDA's website at or call the FDA Inquiry Line, 1-888-INFO-FDA. These guidelines are not intended to stop members of the community and patients from discussing their experiences online or in person. They don't affect the user or ad, but simply tell Google Analytics where the visitor is coming from, so that you can track and test your advertising.
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Over the years, I've used online surveys, postcards, music CD's, etched wine bottles, targeted micro-sites, digital mad libs (yes, mad libs); books like Jeffery Abrahams' 101 Mission Statements From Top Companies" and even Krispy Kreme donuts to get meetings. A good marketing budget always mirrors the goals of the organization-no matter how aggressive or conservative they may be. Product advertising is a paid promotional communication that attempts to induce consumers to purchase a product. Partner with to deliver your rich, original content to business buyers and establish your brand as a thought leader. This is by far some of the best information on the internet regarding advertising and niche websites. Facebook has a useful one-sheeter for those getting to grips with formats and sizing.
Creative boutiques are usually found by members of the creative departments of full service agencies who leave the firm and take with them clients who want to retain their creative talents. Unless you are an affiliate marketer (who has distinctly different goals), you should be invested in the advertising for the long haul. I would always leave one blank advertising spot, so it looked like I had some inventory available. We don't use templates or set designs – everything we do is designed specifically for you to be just the way you want it. Just give us some instructions and we will do the rest! Average Advertising Agent salaries for job postings in Arkansas are the same as average Advertising Agent salaries for job postings nationwide.
Find someone in your business, or a friend or family member, who can help design the flyer for free or at a low cost, then you can print the flyer at home and distribute them on bulletin boards and anywhere else your target market may be. This is a fancy term for advertising techniques that imbue characteristics of life to your product. Television has an extensive reach and advertising this way is ideal if you cater to a large market in a large area. Good judgment or tact and people skills are important in this supervisory and professional role. There is a link to the template for each unit, simply download the template, and start creating your new advertising flags! Thus, if you have a pretty good idea ahead of time how many units will be available, you should have minimal waste in your advertising costs.
You and I both know there is way too much free information on the net, however we still have a couple of favored blogs or news websites we go to get our fill of self-help or what's taking place in the realms that we follow. People actually look at these boards, and yet it's surprising how few realtors view bulletin boards as quality lead generators. The survey also found that communications professionals in journalism reported an increase within the past two years. Choose the location where you want to show your ads, the type of campaign (targeting or retargeting) and add the details. Emergence of Advertising in America , 9,000 advertising items and publications dating from 1850 to 1940, illustrating the rise of consumer culture and the birth of a professionalized advertising industry in the United States.
If you are new to FB ads you can do automatic… I've just been able to save money with manual. Some of these custom flags can be screwed into the ground or sand allowing for additional placement options. Take full advantage of Facebook advertising targeting options to create highly successful Facebook ad campaigns. The information in this guide covers online-specific issues including the use of social media, product reviews and online group buying.
It is their differentiated capabilities and structure that have enabled them to become one of the market are one of the few agencies which could successfully combine technological depth across platforms with world class creative, design and user experience capabilities. As Otto Timmons said We saw our ad as kind of a public service announcement" Because that specific banner ad took the user to a microsite on which he could find lists of the top museums and other mind-expanding websites. The measured results of brand awareness, comprehension, conviction and action are often a function of both advertising creative and media planning. No, because we are able to print banners up to 10'x165′ even very large banners will be seamless. This greater reach can increase the scale of the campaigns that advertising and promotions managers oversee.
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Best value – value can be developed and expressed in many ways, crucially from the customer's standpoint, and is a big opportunity to innovate new and original offering – focusing genuinely on best value is generally an excellent way to build high quality sustainable business offerings. Often you can link to other items to as a possibility, like your Facebook or Twitter page. Facebook has an amazing array of interests to target from Harry Potter to underwater rugby.
If you run Google AdWords 14 , make note of which advertisements come up. After all, they are already spending money with Google, and Google is saying that your website is a good match for theirs. On music video and entertainment programs, youth saw 48 percent more ads than adults; in variety programming, such as MADtv and Saturday Night Live, youth were exposed to 26 percent more advertising than adults. These statistics highlight the importance of allocating a portion of your marketing budget to Facebook advertising if you want to see a return on your investment.
It means that, as an online marketer, since about 2010 you've had access to an advertising platform that wasn't Google Adwords It means that you have access to an audience of more than one and a half billion people who visit the site, on average , more than 20 minutes per day. For example, there's a common misconception that Facebook won't work for companies that are B2B… WRONG!

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A Passion for Pedaling
Hop on a Bike and Go Lean and Green
Trading in the car keys for more two-wheeled time could curb many of society's woes, from spiraling healthcare costs to deepening carbon footprints. Yet, the main reason many bicyclists love going for a spin is that it yields a greater sense of well-being and contributes to a healthier, more rewarding life."I know it sounds crazy to say that bicycling is a silver bullet for all of these things, but I think it is," says Elly Blue, 34, author of the recently released book, Everyday Bicycling: How to Ride a Bike for Transportation. Blue's life was transformed when she made a bicycle part of her daily world; so much so that she now dedicates her writing career largely to the subject.
"Bicycling is just so much more rewarding than driving," remarks Tammy Strobel, 34, who gained national attention with her husband when they simplified their lives by building a 128-square-foot house. Cycling to work and to run errands was "a huge" piece of their transformation, even after the couple hauled their tiny abode from Portland, Oregon, (where Blue also resides) to a cattle ranch in California.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Americans that generally bike to work grew by 43 percent between 2000 and 2008, a statistic that doesn't surprise Blue. She first tried bike commuting after growing weary of relying on the bus system. "I got hooked on just how good it felt. It's like flying." Blue soon found that cycling was also a faster way to commute, restoring control of her schedule, reducing stress and boosting her happiness.
Strobel, who adds that enjoying nature and increasing daily exercise are also cycling benefits, says it's bolstered her happiness and quality of life. "I don't have to spend time going to the gym," explains the freelance writer and photographer. "I'm getting my exercise on my bike. I feel healthier and in better shape now."
Several studies show dramatic health benefits for bike commuters. The Archives of Internal Medicine reported that when University of Copenhagen researchers analyzed mortality from all causes in 13,445 women and 17,441 men, they found that non-bike commuters, even those otherwise physically active, had a 39 percent higher mortality rate during the 14-year study period than those that biked to work.
In another study, researchers followed 67,143 women in Shanghai (of whom more than 75 percent cycled) and found those that used bikes had a 20 to 50 percent lower risk of earlier mortality than their non-regularly exercising counterparts. They also boasted reduced rates of diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease (American Journal of Epidemiology). Studies published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health further found that countries with higher numbers of biking or walking commuters have lower obesity rates.
Cycling boons transcend health benefits, expanding social circles for example, Blue and Strobel agree. "I was introduced to a whole new community," Strobel recalls of her time in Portland with new cycling friends that she joined for group rides and camping trips.
Blue suggests finding fellow cyclists by seeking riding groups online or participating in charity rides. She observes that cycling can instill a greater sense of community, because it's easier to stop and interact with others.
Bicycling is fun, safe and easier and faster than any other mode of transportation. It saves me money, makes me healthy and above all else, brings me joy every day. ~ Elly BlueCycling also makes people greener and leaner. It reduces gas and car maintenance costs, while keeping polluting vehicles off the road, observes Strobel, who cleared college and other debt by making her life transformation.
"There are just so many benefits to bicycling, and they are all really big things that contribute to the quality of life," advises Strobel. "It feels so good to be on my bike and just slow down. In my old life, I was moving at such a fast pace that I didn't even notice the change of seasons. With cycling, you notice everything."
For biking and other life-simplifying tips, follow both women on their blogs: Blue at TakingTheLane.com/blog and Strobel at RowdyKittens.com/archives. Find equipment specifically designed for women by industry pioneer Georgena Terry at TerryBicycles.com.


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During the difficult journey from Honduras to the United States border, Pastora and her teenaged daughter were a team.
But things changed in June when they made it to the Texas border to seek asylum.
Pastora was taken to a detention facility in El Paso, and her daughter was sent nearly 2,000 miles away to Miami. The last thing she remembered doing before the separation was giving her daughter a piece of paper with the phone number of a relative in Los Angeles.
Alone and unsure whether she would ever see her daughter again, Pastora spent her days in her cell fighting hopelessness, unable to eat or sleep.
A month and a half into her detention, when without much warning she was released and bused to New Mexico, she still had no idea of the future. So when her daughter suddenly appeared in front her, Pastora was overcome with a collision of emotions that included surprise, happiness and relief.
"I just cried and hugged her," she said. "I couldn't control myself."
They went to live with the Los Angeles relative whose number was on that piece of paper. Mother and daughter were again a team, and the pair now are taking on a flood of new unknowns as they scramble to adjust to a strange new land, while working with a nonprofit legal group to prepare their asylum case.
Pastora and her daughter are among dozens of families who are believed to have settled in Los Angeles, after having gone through an agonizing separation at the border. As a result of the Trump Administration's "zero-tolerance" policy, thousands of children have been detained away from their parents for prolonged periods, usually with little information about each other's whereabouts.
Now that a judge has ordered that parents and children be reunited, families that have come together anew (and those in the Los Angeles area who remain separated) are dealing with complex concerns:
- Navigating the complex path of the immigration process;
- And learning the just-as-complex ins and outs of living in a new country.
"Everything you can ever imagine having to learn and figure out, they're having to do," said Patricia Ortiz, an immigration attorney and program director of Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project.
Ortiz represents Pastora and her daughter on their asylum case. The organization she leads is working on the immigration cases of more than 30 reunited families who are now in the Los Angeles area. The organization also does casework for some of the families.
While there may be more families in the area, at least four legal organizations in the city of Los Angeles were handling the cases of 52 families as of early September, according to Mayor Eric Garcetti's office, which is working with the county to offer a variety of services to help the families transition to life in the United States.
Garcetti, whose office has worked with the office of County Supervisor Hilda Solis to help the families, said Los Angeles is an ideal place for welcoming the recently reunited parents and children, because of existing communities here that speak the same language and that have similar cultural backgrounds.
"We have a lot of immigrants that are here, we've got a lot of folks who speak the language," he said, adding that there is also more "infrastructure and the support" in place than the average city.
Esperanza is part of a network of groups and agencies, coordinated by the city and county of Los Angeles, that were brought together by to come to the aid of the families.
As the result of this network of programs, Pastora is able to get connected to night class, to learn English. Her daughter, who turned 18 in early September, was able to enroll in school and get tutoring.
One of the key ways that existing city services are being used to help the families is through the city's 16 FamilySource Centers, which primarily help low-income families across the city.
The resource centers help with everything from providing bus tokens and backpacks of school supplies, to referring people to legal services.
Dunia Perich, a case worker and director of one FamilySource Center, said she recently took a father and son to buy clothing.
"It was an interesting experience," she said. "They felt like, 'Why are you doing this for me? Do I need to do anything for you?'"
She assured them, "get what you need."
The two had left Guatemala for financial reasons. The father also wanted to take his 14-year-old son away from the gangs there, Perish said.
She said that the son felt nervous about being able to adjust at his school, due to his lack of English skills. To make friends, he has joined a small group of unaccompanied youth that meets weekly at the FamilySource Center, she said.
Perich noted that it was a gradual process for the father and son to "open up."
At first he asked for a backpack of school supplies, then later about needing a pair of tennis shoes, for his son. The father then asked about health insurance, "because he wasn't feeling well," she said.
Perich said now she is pleased to be getting a call from the father about once a week.
Another FamilyCenter director, Tammy Membreno, said one of their case workers recently began working with a woman who was still separated from her three children.
In addition to experiencing the anxiety and depression of not knowing how her children are faring, including a 6-year-old who has a number of health problems, the woman has few familial connections in the area. So there are not many people she could reach out to to learn about how to navigate the city, and the services that she could be using.
By connecting the woman to services, Membreno said she is seeing a "glimmer of hope" arise in the woman.
So far, life in Los Angeles appears to be agreeing with Pastora and her daughter. She said she has been getting to know the city during her walks to night class. Her daughter is motivated at school and adjusting well.
Pastora has been able to cook her daughter's favorite dish, pollo con tajadas, which is fried chicken with green plantains and cabbage.
A niece took them to a local market to buy the ingredients.
She said that the market reminded her of home.


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At least 29 people have been killed, and more than 100 injured, after an explosion struck a protest by ethnic Hazaras, in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
An explosion has ripped through a protest march in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 29 people and wounding more than 100, officials say.
The blast hit Deh Mazang square as thousands of people from the Hazara minority marched to demand changes to the route of a planned power line.
They are angry that the route bypasses areas with large Hazara populations.
The cause of the blast is unclear, although TV channel Tolo cited reports that a suicide bomber was behind it.
No-one has yet said they carried out the attack.
Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujaheed sent an email to media condemning the attack and saying they were not behind it.
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text: Stumbling across a stream of butterflies erupting from the sidewalk on Valencia street in San Francisco is a treat. The combination of the solid colored verses colored outlines of butterflies is key in making it balanced, lively but not overwhelming work of street art. This stencil can still be seen several places along Valencia although they are a bit faded now. I believe the artist has moved onto stencils of fish but I could be wrong


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Big thanks to Clearly Besotted for sending this cute set out to me…and for inspiring this video with a sentiment included in it!
Color outside the lines (literally!)
The sentiment in this cute little set inspired the idea for this card – and the idea that I hadn't done any Copic "faux watercolor" in ages! You could do this kind of a technique with a lot of mediums – use some masking fluid and watercolor or Brusho, for instance. But I wanted to play with color and my Copics. (There are some other videos linked at the end of the video if you want a bit of explanation rather than just toe-tappin' music.) Enjoy the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube.
What fun to color the background – and just a little tiny bit of shadows on the images!
Below are links to the supplies I've used for today's project; compensated affiliate links may used, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog! Read more.
- Clearly Besotted —- Color Chameleon (matching dies HERE)
- Copic Markers
- Neenah Cardstock


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A young woman unwittingly unleashes an evil spirit in her house.
Starring: Debbi Jones, Brett DeJager, Joie Bauer, and Shirley Hoesing
Directed by: Carlos Omar De Leon
Written by: Vorasine Vince Phrommany and Carlos Omar De Leon
After bringing horror fans "Killer Date" and "Kal - The Clown," Carlos Omar De Leon is back with a new film, "Invoke." It's getting late, and a young woman (Debbi Jones) is tired of working on her research as her boyfriend (Brett DeJager) watches a movie. She sends him home and prepares for bed, but not before listening to an audio file she receives from her cousin. The audio tells the story of Eliza Braum, a murderer who vowed to return one day!
Too bad for the young woman because that day has come. She doesn't know it, but she summons the spirit to her house. Once again Carlos does a good job of setting a creepy atmosphere. The house is silent, and the young woman moves right into the dark spots of the house leaving her clueless to what's lurking about. Eliza makes her presence known in a big way, and the film ends in frighting fashion. With strong performances, a somewhat familiar story, and a creepy spirit, I give "Invoke" 2.5 pools of blood.


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Get serenaded by Jamie Cullum!
IT IS a novel start to married life, as less than a week after their wedding David Walliams offers the chance to jelly wrestle with his new wife Lara Stone – with him as the referee.
The happy couple, who tied the knot last Sunday in an £80,000 ceremony at London's Claridge's Hotel, have put forward the prize to raise money for the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation, which provides life-saving equipment and funding for children with cancer, at its annual midsummer gala. Last year's event raised £1.1million.
Guests at the gala at Hampton Court Palace on June 5 will also have the chance to bid on lunch with Kevin Spacey or be wined and dined by Sophie Dahl and serenaded by her husband Jamie Cullum.
We hope Sophie isn't thinking of offering jelly as dessert.


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Camilla Thurlow proved her relationship with fellow Love Island star Jamie Jewitt is still going strong by attending the St John Ambulance's Everyday Heroes Awards on Thursday night (28 September).
The 28-year-old bomb disposal expert from Dumfries wowed in a pink satin floor-length gown by Ghost as she posed for snaps with her Calvin Klein model boyfriend on the red carpet.
Thurlow wore her long brunette hair in a curly, blow-dried style as she sported a flawless make-up look at the star-studded event in celebration of the nation's life savers at Hilton Bankside. Her boyfriend of two months looked equally striking in a dapper navy suit paired with an open white shirt and black dress shoes.
Prince Harry's former fling shared an adorable snap of her and Jewitt ahead of the event on a London street with the caption: "Immensely privileged to be attending The Everyday Heroes Awards #SJAHeroes".
Fans were quick to praise the happy couple, with one person commenting: "You both look like you should belong to the royal family! So classy and beautiful! Xx".
Another said: "You both look incredible wow " while a third added: "Such a classy couple #goals".
Before going on the ITV2 dating show, Thurlow was romantically linked to Britain's Prince Harry following his break-up with Cressida Bonas in 2014. They were rumoured to have enjoyed a fling and were seen getting cosy at Tonteria nightclub in London's Sloane Square.
Just hours after leaving the Love Island villa, Camilla hinted that she was glad her Prince Harry romance was over to The Sun.
She said: "I didn't want my past relationships in the spotlight to upset having a future with someone. I am very happy with Jamie right now. It is nice that something that has happened in the past is in the past – I've had an opportunity to show people the person I am."


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UWL to host UW Board of Regents Dec. 6-7
UW-La Crosse will host the UW System Board of Regents meeting on campus Dec 6 and 7. All meetings and events occur in the UWL Student Union, 521 East Ave. N., La Crosse.
This is an opportunity to showcase UWL's beautiful campus and committed faculty, staff and students.
Half of each year's regular UW System Board of Regents meetings are hosted by UW institutions. The last time UWL hosted the meeting was in 2013.
Unless noted otherwise in the formal agenda, all meetings are open to all interested parties. Meeting materials will be available when posted by UW System.
Chancellor Joe Gow will present during the full-board meeting Thursday, Dec. 6, tentatively scheduled to start at 1 p.m. in 2120, The Bluffs, Student Union. Please check link above for any updates to times on the day of the meeting. The chancellor's presentation will feature three videos highlighting stories of UWL's talented people and how the university is living out its strategic plan.
On the days of the meetings:
Please wear UWL name tags to help visitors know who could help answer questions – especially for those in the Student Union.
Parking lot C-12 will be reserved exclusively for Regent parking. C-12 permit holders are authorized to park in any other commuter lots. Some stations on the north side of C-2 will be barricaded off. If the lot is full, you are welcome to park in another commuter lot.


text: By the Numbers A few quantitative measures of what I've accomplished in my years on this planet. 2 books that have won awards. 7 foreign translations of my books so far. 8 books written so far. 24 courses taught as a college professor. 106* clients I've served as a consultant. 157* mainstream media appearances. 350* times that I have spoken in public. 678 citations on Google Scholar. 800* largest in-person audience. 1,217 blog posts published so far on this site. 1,251 students taught as a college professor so far. 2,500* largest webinar audience. 62,000* total sales of all of my books—both physical and electronic. 3,000,000* total words I've written in my books, blog posts, and white papers. 3,700,000* page views that my articles and white papers have generated for my clients. * Reflect honest estimates as of September 17, 2019.


text: I just wanted you to know that Tricotelimania is NOT just a bad habit. It is a serious disorder sometimes linked with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). It is very difficult to treat and takes both therapy AND meds to help it. My 13yo has been battling it since 1st grade. Stress makes it worse. Good luck with everything.


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Prevention & Treatment of Psoriasis
What can be done to prevent psoriasis?
Psoriasis cannot be prevented, but it can be controlled. Certain triggers may be controlled or eliminated to help curb the outbreaks. Take these measures to prevent flare-ups of psoriasis.
- Avoid sunburn by limiting sun exposure, following recommendations from your healthcare provider.
- Limit the skin's exposure to water by taking short showers and baths and by limiting swimming.
- Eliminate triggers such as alcohol and smoking.
- Avoid rubbing or scratching the skin.
- Avoid clothing or sports equipment that rubs the skin.
- Use skin care products recommended by the healthcare provider to avoid dry skin.
- Use stress-management techniques as needed.
- Discuss medicines with your healthcare provider and avoid those that trigger flare-ups of psoriasis.
- Seek prompt treatment of infections and other illnesses.
How is psoriasis diagnosed?
A healthcare professional can diagnose psoriasis by doing a medical history and complete physical examination. The characteristic skin lesions will show what type of psoriasis an individual has.
What are the long-term effects of the disease?
Psoriasis can have an emotional, as well as a physical, impact on people. Psoriatic arthritis, a form of joint inflammation that occurs in some people who have arthritis, can be painful and disabling.
What are the risks to others?
Psoriasis is not contagious and poses no risk to others.
What are the treatments for the disease?
An assessment of lifestyle, including stress levels and aggravating factors, should be made. Triggers should be reduced or eliminated.
Gentle removal of scales is important. Oils or coal tar preparations can be added to baths, and a soft brush can be used to scrub lesions carefully. Emollient creams, such as those containing alpha hydroxy acids or salicylic acid, may be used after bathing to soften thick scales. A regular skin routine is important, even when no flare-up of psoriasis is present.
Mild to moderate cases of psoriasis can also be treated with medicines that are applied to the skin, including:
- anthralin
- coal tar
- medicines derived from vitamin D
- retinoids, or vitamin A derivatives
- steroid creams and ointments, which may be covered with a dressing to increase their effectiveness


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I took a couple of sharp intakes of breath while reading this article (Schools are failing our children simply because they are technophobes, by Allister Heath, that was shared by Mike Preece).
I certainly agreed with some of the broad statements ("universities…still mostly requir[e] students to study full time on location and pay increasingly unaffordable fees for the privilege of listening to often mediocre lectures"), as well as with the overall message that education, is in many cases, not meeting many of the needs of learners.
However, I admit to a visceral reaction when the author referred to problems with education as including "no automation, no economies of scale, no productivity gains" – which are surely terms rooted in business developments from the 19th century! Currently, many industries are returning to a small-scale, responsive model of working that has many more similarities to cottage industries than the huge behemoth of companies that are beginning to groan. Rather, for education, shouldn't we be thinking about agile, responsive, individualised facilitation of learning experiences?
In addition, I felt there was a bit of a problem with the author's suggestion that there is a direct causal link between "shockingly high levels of youth unemployment" and the provision of education that "suits neither students nor their employers". Hmmmm – growing population, ongoing recession, diminishing natural resources, the growth of India and China as economic and business powers – maybe these also have some impact on high levels of youth unemployment?
Finally, the whole notion of "there is no proper transition from campus to office": does anyone remember the graduate positions that used to be offered (and still are by some companies) to help with this transition? It isn't purely the responsibility to education providers to smooth this transition; rather, I believe, it needs to be a joint effort that includes education providers, business, and wider communities.
At the end of the day, I suggest that progress for education is way more complex than "paving the way for a more competitive and open education market, allowing and incentivising schools to adopt technology". What do you think? Please jump into the conversation….
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OC Transpo pushes through the pain, releases 10,000 Presto cards into the wild
31 December, 2012
category: Contactless, Smart Cards, Transit
Despite countless delays and numerous technical glitches, OC Transpo has decided and is moving forward with the roll out its Presto contactless smart card fare payment system, according to The Ottawa Citizen.
Set to start on Jan. 18, OC Transpo will provide as many as 10,000 Presto transit cards at its sales and information centers at the Rideau Centre and the St. Laurent, as well as at Lincoln Fields, and Place d'Orleans Transitway stations.
The free tap-and-go cards will be provided until Feb. 1, with an anticipated full launch set to commence shortly thereafter. Presto was originally scheduled to roll out in July 2012, however, widespread technical glitches with the pilot testing program caused that launch to be delayed.
The city hopes to distribute 200,000 Presto cards to replace paper passes and eventually tickets.
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This is such a great technique to use when you're trying to go for a more natural but still defined look. Here's a fantastic video by Beau Nelson, the creative director of Beaute Cosmetics, showing you how to achieve the look.
The picture on the top is my eyes without tightlining and the one on the bottom is them with it.
This is one of those techniques that works the best on people with light eyes as the definition is more noticeable. It's still a great thing to do for darker eye colours though as it gives the look of really subtle naturally thicker and darker lashes. This is also great for those who don't have a lot of lashes because it fills in the space between the lashes and gives the illusion of more lashes.


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Apple chief exec Tim Cook says that the company's new mobile payments service, Apple Pay, "will forever change the way we buy."
Certainly, you should take this with a grain of salt. We're so very close to our credit cards. Changing our entrenched habits takes some doing, even for a company like Apple, which already controls so many of the pieces needed to make this happen. "It will still be many years before mobile payments reach critical mass," says Denée Carrington, an analyst with the Massachusetts-based research firm Forrester Research. But if Apple Pay is successful, it will change the way we buy in more ways than you might expect. and offline buying into one.
Unveiled on Tuesday and promised as an integral part of the latest iPhones and the new iWatch, Apple Pay isn't just a way to pay for stuff at places like McDonald's, Walgreens, and Macy's. It's a new way to pay for stuff inside mobile applications like Uber, which lets you instantly order a car ride, and Instacart, which lets you instantly order groceries. In short, it equips your phone with a single way to pay for anything—online, offline, or in that new netherworld between the two recently pioneered by the likes of Uber, an app that lets you pay for an immediate offline experience using an online tool.
"People traditionally drew a really sharp distinction between off-line and online payments. Face-to-face, you would swipe your card, and online, you typed in your credit card details," says John Collison, the co-founder of Stripe, a startup whose technology dovetails with Apple Pay, helping to power transactions via the service. "But those lines are starting to get blurred—starting to go away."
Yes, as Carrington points out, others offer payment services that seek to blur these same lines, including Google and PayPal. But unlike these players, Apple seems to have bootstrapped a service that can reach the mainstream much quicker, that can instantly allow an enormous number of people to pay for an enormous numbers of goods and services across both apps and physical stores.
The difference is not just that Apple offers the service on a new phone that will quickly wind up in thousands of pockets. It's not just that, with 800 million credit cards on file with its existing iTunes store, it can so easily activate the service for so many people. It's also that these advantages—together with the company's general clout—have allowed Apple to convince so many big name merchants to accept the service from day one.
"You need so many points of acceptance to make mobile payments work, and Apple has made that happen, striking partnerships with top national brands across a variety of categories that will give consumers plenty of opportunity to use the service," says Carrington, who tracks the mobile payments market for Forrester. "That's what's distinctly different."
You could even argue that delineating "the app side of things" doesn't do the service justice. Whether you're paying in a store or in app, it works in much the same way: You press your finger to Touch ID, Apple's fingerprint sensor, which verifies your identity. The only difference is that, if you're in a store, you also hold your phone to a physical reader at the counter.
Carrington believes that the fingerprint sensor will serve as a kind of comfort blanket for consumers—another means of driving adoption of the new payments service. "It will make consumers feel it's more secure," she says, "even if they don't understand the technical details." But it also serves as a guidepost—a sign that the two types of payments will be merged into one.
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And blow me, as soon as I looked at it, I noticed something. Again, it's to do with major transport routes. While Simonds takeovers followed the Great Western Railway east to west, John Smiths mostly went north and south. Approximately following the A1 and East Coast mainline. Take a look:
Though in addition there's a little leakage over the Pennines to Lancashire.
I'm definitely going to continue with this. It's so revealing.


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What I learned: Welsh Housing Awards 2017
Jon Barnes, marketing and communications officer at CIH Cymru, shares what he learned from being behind the scenes of this year's Welsh Housing Awards.
I have a fairly unique perspective on an event that most people in our sector will have some experience of. Working on the way we communicate the good practice captured through the awards means I get an annual snapshot of what's going on in our sector. That's been amplified this year by filming interviews with every shortlisted project (see below!). Here are a few things I learned along the way:
Ask, listen, act
So many of our projects this year got where they are because they put the person the service was designed for at the heart of designing the service. Own 2 Feet..Living, UNITY, Mi-space's work for Tai Tarian; the list continues, but they all have a few things in common:
- They asked a question (without couching it to get the answer they wanted, hat tip to Jon Conway on the UNITY project for that insight)
- They listened to the answer (empathic listening is the secret according to Mi-space)
- They trusted the answer they got enough to act (which was the trick to Own 2 Feet…Living taking off according to Suzy Sorby).
We're actually pretty good at stuff
When you listen to the people involved, and read about all the wide diversity of activities being undertaken, you really do get a sense that housing is good, really good, at solving problems that go way beyond just putting up buildings for people to live in.
People are pretty happy to test their ideas against the opinion of their peers and colleagues. We added a lot more rigour to the judging process this year, and for the most part people seemed to relish the challenge. I think it's given us the strongest group of projects ever for…
Good Practice Compendium
If you haven't seen us talking about the Good Practice Compendium then where have you been? This is the ultimate raison d'etre for the Welsh Housing Awards: a 54 page guide to every shortlisted application, which is free for anyone to download in English or Welsh. That is a substantial investment in the ideas contained within, and one that we think pays dividends for years down the line.
More and more we're breaking down competitive working cultures and facing up to the honest truth that the more we steal like an artist, the more we acknowledge that we are the product of our influences, then the more we can be effective and creative professionals. Why should we limit ourselves to original ideas we've summoned from the ether, when we can iterate, adopt, adapt and improve ideas that come from the whole sector. If two heads are better than one, then surely loads of housing heads are infinitely better still.
There's a long way to go before we've got everyone convinced that the taking part is really what counts, but whilst we're getting hundreds of housing professionals to download a guide to what other people are doing, we'll take that as a win!


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Connecting state and local government leaders
New research from the National Association of Counties aims to provide local government officials with tools to combat the opioid crisis in Appalachia.
Rates of death from opioid overdose in Appalachia are significantly higher than in other parts of the country, placing financial strain on local governments that are already dealing with limited funding, according to new research from the National Association of Counties.
"Appalachian counties, especially, are struggling with these additional costs because the region generally has fewer resources than other counties," says the report, titled "Opioids in Appalachia: The Role of Counties in Reversing a Regional Epidemic." "In 2012, Appalachian counties generated 35 percent less revenue per capita (or $650 less) than non-Appalachian counties, and spent 38 percent—or approximately $711—less per resident than non-Appalachian counties."
Like much of the country, Appalachia has struggled with rampant opioid use for more than a decade. But the problem remains more pronounced in the region than in other parts of the country. "In 2017," the report says, "opioid prescription rates were 45 percent higher in Appalachian counties than in the remainder of the country, and rates have consistently remained at least that much higher since 2006."
The socioeconomic makeup of the region exacerbates the problem. Poverty, poor health, low levels of education and high unemployment combine to create "an environment in which opioid misuse flourished...more easily than in other parts of the nation, resulting in a crisis that has hurt both county residents and the county governments that serve them."
But even with those challenges, local leaders are in positions to help. The report offers "action steps" for counties, broken into five categories— leadership, prevention, recovery, rehabilitation for justice-involved individuals and economic development—designed to "aid Appalachian county leaders in their efforts to formulate effective, efficient and sustainable responses to the opioid epidemic."
Each action step is presented with a real-life case study of a county that experienced success in combating the problem. Under leadership, for example, the report recommends that county officials set a "tone of compassion" during conversations about addiction to help remove the stigma surrounding the topic, form opioid task forces made up of faith-based leaders and other stakeholders, and reach out to surrounding counties and municipalities to formulate regional strategies.
"These groups foster community collaboration and can help with securing resources and coordinating services," the report says.
Officials in Ross County, located in south-central Ohio, found success with some of those strategies. The county recorded 112 fatal overdoses between 2014 and 2016, the state's third-highest overdose mortality rate.
In response, the county launched the Hope Partnership Project, a "multidisciplinary team of federal, state and local agencies tasked with building a comprehensive, community-based strategy" to address the opioid crisis and its effects on the community. The county's Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board is starting a state-funded program to "reimburse employers for drug testing, train supervisors on how to manage individuals in recovery and establish a forum for information exchange among employers willing to hire individuals in recovery." The county also works closely with South Central Ohio Jobs and Family Services, part of the state's human services system, which has leveraged federal grant money to provide support to dislocated workers.
Working cooperatively with other agencies and neighboring counties yielded tangible results, the report says. Nearly all first responders in Ross County now carry and know how to administer naloxone, which can reverse a drug overdose, and every court in the county has its own embedded drug court. Opioid overdoses in Ross County declined from 44 in 2016 to 33 in 2017, the first year-to-year decrease since 2013. Noting those improvements, officials there "recommend a unified, combined effort among stakeholders" in other counties, the report says.
Other recommended action steps include increasing the availability of naloxone, leveraging data and technology to target services to in-need areas and connecting people in recovery, including those in jail, with housing and employment opportunities.
"As leaders in their communities, county officials in Appalachia and across the country are well-positioned to drive local efforts to overcome the opioid epidemic," the report says. "They have authority and legitimacy from holding public office, coupled with empathy and trust from daily community involvement and can leverage relationships with businesses, community organizations and other governments to enhance the community response to addiction."
Kate Elizabeth Queram is a Staff Correspondent for Route Fifty and is based in Washington, D.C.
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Hello everyone! For my very first blog entry, there are many many things I would like to mention. But I don't want to overwhelm you, as it is Thursday and we are all gearing up for a busy holiday season. I am going to touch on the things that will HELP to make your life easier. It's what I do.
First of all, have you seen our brand new gift cards? They are SNAZZY! Here is a pic:
In my opinion this would be a good idea if you're looking for a gift for a fan of live music! Come on in and pick one up, they can be purchased in any denomination. EVEN BETTER give us a call, order one over the phone and have it mailed to you or the recipient. See? Easy.
Here is what else: If you didn't see the very large image in Brandon's blog above, we are doing a really fun "12 Days of Christmas" promotion. It's worth your time to click on the link and enter to win. I mean, a full year's worth of free shows at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, a full season of free shows at Pier Six, Tickets to ANY show at Rams Head On Stage plus an overnight at the Annapolis Loews! It's worth checking out and entering to win. Nothing to lose, right?
And lastly, one quick reminder:
We have recently changed our website so for current information on our shows, click here:
I've been hearing that some of you are still trying to access
https://tickets.ramsheadonstage.com/ directly for the full listing.
THIS IS INCORRECT and will not give you an updated listing of what's on our calendar.
Okay, no more caps.
I leave you with a quote:
"My idea is that there is music in the air, music all around us; the world is full of it, and you simply take as much as you require." ~Edward Elgar
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Thought I'd share this as I've seen a couple of folks discussing/asking about the possibility of making a fixie belt-driven bike.
The answer is yes! It took a bit of time, money, patience, and ALOT of research. In the end, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
A quick bit of background... I recently got a new bike so I was retiring my old Kilo TT daily commuter. I have no metal working experience (and it shows) and somewhat limited bike assembly experience (I perform maintenance on my bikes and some minor upgrades) so I spent a lot of time researching how to do some pretty basic things (like how to remove a BB). Luckily I didn't make any major mistakes or have to redo anything. I'm also not going to get into nor explain why I wanted a fixed gear belt driven bike... it tends to be a polarizing topic (especially on this forum) so if you're interested, please read on.
As all of you know, the belt in a belt drive system cannot break like a chain, so in or order to slip the belt inside the rear triangle, the frame itself has to "break". After some research, I decided on a coupler made by Paragon Machine Works. The coupler came in the diameter I needed for the seat stay.
With coupler in hand I proceeded to cut the seat stay (right one). I measured from the outside edge of the coupler (the exposed parts that do not slot into the seat stay) and cut a section of the tube a hair shorter so that I can file it down to the exact measurement later. Since the coupler has about 1/4 inch of a smaller diameter section that sits inside the seat stay tube, I knew I had to bend the seat stay at the cut-out to actually fit the coupler in. Given that the Kilo is steel this wasn't much of an issue.
Next comes the joining the coupler to the frame. After learning the difference between brazing and welding and the equipment necessary for it, I decided to braze the coupler onto the seat stay. At first I tried a propane torch but the flame was not hot enough to melt the bronze filler rod I wanted to use, so I bought some MAPP gas and that did the trick. After filling the gaps (and letting the molten metal do it's capillary action work), I was left with this:
At first I was quite worried at how ugly the joins were with the excess filler material bubbling up like that. I took an angle grinder and hand-file and very very very slowly smoothed ground away the excess material. Resulting in this:
I then finished off the joins by using a steel brush mounted on a hand-drill, which resulted in the final joint:
After painting and assembling the various new parts I bought, here are some pics of the finished product:
The joint:
The rear cog:
The front "chainring"... Note about this, I initially bought an installed a 55 tooth chainring (belt teeth count the same as chain teeth) but later upped it to a 60 tooth. The smallest rear cog that Gates makes is the 21 tooth fixed gear cog, due to the belt not being able to bend as much as a chain without affecting the strength of the belt. Since this is going to be my rain/icy roads bike, I wanted a lower ratio than what I normally ride but didn't want the ratio so low as to affect my top-line speed.
Final product:
Hope you enjoyed reading my post. If you're interested in doing this and have any questions, please feel free to ask! While I'm no expert at any of this stuff, I'm happy to give it a try.
Oh I do want to caveat that this is potentially dangerous if the brazing is not done properly. While I have no idea if I myself did it properly, I'm willing to accept that risk and I stress-tested the finished bike by abusively hitting every pothole I can find and going up and down curbs and then inspecting the bike for damage. I've ridden this bike for about 2 months now with no issues.
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A Taste of Things To Come
Some of golf royalty's biggest names have passed through the gates of New York's Winged Foot Golf Club: Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Fuzzy Zoehler. Inside the club's impressive kitchen, you'll find another superstar, Executive Chef Rhy Waddington, who blends his native Australian cooking philosophy with local seasonal ingredients to create award-winning cuisine for members and guests.
Rhy got his love of cooking from his mother at a very early age and it was further fueled by his parents' love of traveling. "When I was young, my parents packed up the family and we travelled around the world in ten months. It was an amazing experience," he recalls.
Travel and cooking were a good combination for Rhy who came to respect not only the many different cultures, but also appreciate the exotic flavors and wide variety of food dishes that were available for the tasting. He loved the notion of being able to take simple ingredients from a garden and make something with them.
Rhy worked at his parents' restaurant during school holidays. What started out as just a job turned into something more. "I loved the rush. It was an experience for me." Before he was 16, he was already apprenticing.
He spent time traveling up the east coast of Australia then returned to Melbourne, reconnecting with a mentor, Noelle Quinn. Together, they began working on solving an issue facing many chefs: food logistics. "Everyone wants to do farm to table, but it's not that easy. Fresh, local and natural are what we – as chefs – aspire to but we know that accessing that can be a challenge."
Fresh, local and natural are still important to Rhy. Living in New York means he is, to some degree, at the mercy of the seasons. He changes the a la carte menu every week, maintaining popular items but switching out another 20 dishes. "This gives me the flexibility to adapt to what the local suppliers have on hand. Whatever's in season and whatever's the best, that's what goes on the menu."
At the golf club, where corporate events can run from 150 to 400 people, Rhy depends on all four of his Crown Verity grills to help him do the job. He notes one of the greatest features about a Crown Verity grill is its ability to get to a very high heat that lets him get a nice crust on whatever he's cooking. One of Rhy's favorites on the Crown Verity grill: Roasted Long Island Duck Breast.
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26 kg of highly durable polyethylene ready to change the way you fish! Loads of deck storage and hatch storage for the adventurous paddler. Utility trays on either side of the paddler for temporary storage of lures, pliers etc. Exceptional stability.
Length: 3.45m
Width: 0.83cm
Weight: 28kgs
Sit on top kayak
- Wet cockpit area drains quickly and efficiently, thus inevitable splashing does not enter the hull.
- Fisherman can enter and exit cockpit with ease, from just about anywhere, even in the water. The wide stable design also assists with easy access.
- The wet deck, sit on top kayak design, makes it extremely versatile, for example, it can be used as a buoy and catch box while spearfishing.
- It will never sink!
The Deck
- The upper half of the kayak has a non-slip surface molded into the polyethylene. So, even when wet, the paddler has total control over the vessel.
- There are four different length foot rests for different height paddlers molded into the deck of the boat.
- There is a very large storage area on the deck behind the paddlers back. The flat nature of this area means that hatches can be fitted anywhere here. Live bait buckets or cooler boxes, its big enough to fit just about anything.
- Long thin storage trays on either side of the paddler allow safe temporary storage for lures, films, bullets or whatever else. These trays also have a molded in cup holder on each side.
- Three or more hatches of different sizes can be fitted on the deck that allow storage within the hull of the kayak. Although the inside of the hull does get wet in choppier water, leakage is minimal. On calm water, the inside can be used as dry storage. These hatches also provide access to the steering cables on the inside for easy maintenance or modifications.
- At 86cm wide the Hunter Ski provides phenomenal stability. With some nice weather and good balance you are able to stand up on the kayak.
- Such stability will increase the confidence of any level of paddler and better and more daring exploration will take place.
Steering (optional extra)
- A durable stainless steel rudder is attached to the stern of the Hunter Ski.
- This rudder is directed by a lightweight aluminum foot steering system.
- The aluminum foot steering system can be controlled while paddling.
Utility drain holes
- Behind the paddlers seat there is a rectangular storage recess with two drainage holes. A cooler-box, bait-box, diving gear or anything else can be stored here.
- These drainage holes are extremely useful. A set of wheels can be plugged in from underneath. The wheels available from Hunter Ski as an accessory are welded from stainless steel. This is brilliant for when a lot of kit is on the kayak and carrying it will be quite difficult. With the wheels the kayak can just be reversed into deep enough water to take the wheels out. The stainless steel will avoid rusting.
- Once launched, and the wheels removed, a T-top canopy can be plugged into these holes from on top. Hunter Ski has developed this canopy from lightweight aluminum and the sun is blocked out with durable rip-block material. The canopy has a swiveling point and can be moved out of the way for casting etc.
Nylon Seat
- Built for comfort. Paddling without a seat can be very taxing on the lower back and hamstrings.
- The seat is adjustable using the two straps on either side of the paddlers that are clipped onto the boat.
- Strips of polycarbonate are built into the seat to provide support and strength.
- The deluxe seat version has an extra pocket, an extra cup holder, an extra rod holder, and a belt clip to hold tools that normally go onto your belt.
- Up to 12 rod holders can be installed onto the Hunter Ski , these can be used for trolling, rod storage, to connect one kayak to another, and in many other creative ways.
- Under the paddlers legs is space to tie down a tackle box. This allows for easy access and the fisherman can keep his deck tidy.
- The utility trays on either side of the paddler allow for temporary storage of lures, bait or anything that may be convenient close at hand.
- Rods can be tied down either in front, or behind of the paddler, on the storage decks. This may be necessary when launching and there is a possibility of capsizing.


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I am honored to be sharing over at Young Wives Club today! Take a moment to read about our step of faith towards adoption --- and prayerfully consider what step of faith God is asking YOU to take in this season of life!
"Friend, whatever season of life you're in, I'd like to invite you to ask God what step of faith He is asking you to take. And then, I'd like to encourage you to take it. Believing He is who He says He is, and He'll do what He says He'll do. Knowing that you are His beloved and that He will never leave or forsake you. Today, commit to putting your faith into action!"
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San Mateo, Calif., September 16, 2010 — SugarSync Inc., makers of the award-winning SugarSync file sync, backup and sharing service, today announced the appointment of Paula Long to the company's board of directors.
"Paula Long is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of experience delivering innovative technology solutions. She will be a tremendous asset to our board of directors," said Laura Yecies, CEO of SugarSync. "Her expertise will be invaluable, helping the SugarSync personal cloud service to scale to multiple millions of users worldwide."
Long most recently served as a vice president of engineering for Dell's Storage Group, following its milestone acquisition of Nashua-based EqualLogic for $1.4 billion. As co-founder and vice president of products and strategy at EqualLogic, Paula was a driving force in the company's success and growth from a three-person firm in a New Hampshire attic to a company with more than 400 employees worldwide and more than $100 million in revenue per year. At Dell, Paula was responsible for the architecture, design, and delivery of EqualLogic's products.
Long has extensive experience in managing strategic product development in the areas of storage, operating systems, web technologies, real-time systems, and enterprise software. Prior to EqualLogic, Paula was the director of enterprise products at Allaire Corporation, where she was responsible for application load balancing and high availability products shipping with ColdFusion and JRun. In these posts, Long also gained extensive experience building highly scalable mission critical solutions. She has won several awards for entrepreneurship, including New Hampshire High Tech Council Entrepreneur of the Year award, the Ernst & Young's 2008 Northeast Regional Entrepreneur of the Year and was a national finalist for the same award.
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You need nerves of steel to be an environmentally responsible consumer in this part of London. Take the question of recycling carrier bags. At the local Tesco Express the checkout operators already have the plastic bag ready and open to pack for you before you have even had a chance to plonk your basket down beside the till. They are manifestly in a zone of their own, their hands engaged in an automated rhythm that enables them (while abstractedly greeting the customer) to swipe the goods and pack them without disturbing whatever inner chain of thought or inwardly hummed music gets them through the nearly intolerable stress of the job. If they can stay in the zone, they don't have to engage consciously with whatever kind of psychopathic personality the customer might have or be reminded of the haraam nature of the food they have to handle which, however hermetically sealed in plastic, must be gross to think about if you are a strict Muslim.
So when you rock up with your sturdy cloth bag from Daunt Books saying 'I have my own, thank you' you are disturbing the swing of the labour process and jolting them unpleasantly into the reality of their situation (the long impatient queue of people grumbling into their mobile phones; the eye-to-eye stand-off in the doorway between the security guards and the drunks they are supposed to prevent from being served alcohol; the prickle of just-avoided contact between people whose class and gender and ethnic diversities are such that they would rather not touch each other; the smell – Oh that olfactory entropy, made up of layer after innumerable layer of chemicals, intermingled with the manifold varieties of animal and vegetable decomposition they are supposed to conceal or enhance. Don't get me started).
You are usually met with a glare that says 'Do you really think I want to TOUCH your manky bag?' and left to pack it yourself. This is a challenge because what little spare space there is on the surface of the workstation is on the other side. If you aren't buying very much, you can squeeze the bag, not properly open, into the half of the wire basket that doesn't have shopping in it. More usually you have to prop it precariously onto the small triangle between the basket and the credit card reader, taking the items one by one from the exasperated checkout operator and trying to fit them in whilst also holding your purse. The only alternative is to hang it over your arm while filling it. Not recommended. Unless you have exceptional dexterity, you end up with a display of fumbling which irritates the people in the queue behind you as well.
Today I discovered yet another hazard. When I got home I found in amongst my shopping a small cardboard container packed with luridly coloured little sachets which, on inspection, turned out to contain '2015 Premier League Socker Stickers'*. They must have been on display by the checkout to entrap exhausted parents into spending even more ('Every little helps'). Priced at 80p each. I must have inadvertently shoved around £100 worth of them in with my shopping.
I returned them, of course. Expecting at least, perhaps, a smile or an ice-breaking moment. 'Silly me'. Or 'Fancy those security guards not spotting I was shoplifting'. But no. The young woman who had served me was not at her workstation but I recognised her from behind by her hijab, attracted her attention and handed them back. She took them politely but without a flicker of interest or amusement. Like the other checkout operators and the people in the queue she seemed to think I was quite mad. No words were spoken (other than by me) but what the expressions said, loud and clear, was 'Why on earth did you bother to bring them back?'.
Why indeed?
* an illustration of capitalism's seemingly infinite ability to generate new commodities. it would be interesting to know how that 80p is distributed among which economic actors along what must be a bizarre value chain (paper manufacturers? football clubs? printers? the factory- or home-based labour of packers? writers? designers? photographers? transport workers?) all for a coloured sticker whose raw materials must be almost worthless and which will bring, at best, only moments of pleasure to the child who, presumably, gets to stick it in a sticker book, swap it with a friend or discard it as a duplicate.


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The draft Microfinance Bill placed by the Ministry of Finance on its website on 6 July 2011 represents a major step forward in the government's engagement with the microfinance sector. In the first main paragraph of its circular of 3 May 2011 the Reserve Bank of India made a clear statement of the decision to regulate the microfinance sector as a separate category.
However the circular itself focused on the priority sector status of bank loans to MFIs and did not indicate how the decision on separate regulation was to be implemented in practice. A reading of the draft Microfinance Bill clears this uncertainty to a large extent and creates the expectation that a promotional framework for microfinance as a tool of financial inclusion can now be put in place. However, the bill does raise questions about whether
1. The power to set rules for the conduct of business between the MFIs and their clients would result in the regulator micro‐managing a business relationship, and
2. The power to delegate any aspect of development or regulation means that the main supervisory function would be delegated.
But first a brief presentation of some the key provisions of the bill of greatest interest to those engaged in the practice and provision of microfinance services
Download M-Cril's comments on the draft Microfinance Bill
at the link below
Microfinance Institutions Development and Regulation Bill 2011 – Draft
Microfinance Institutions Development and Regulation Bill 2011 – Draft


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New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) Congress today petitioned the Election Commission to declare as illegal the "merger" announced by its 43 MLAs in Arunachal Pradesh who joined hands with the PPA to form a government in the border state.
A Congress delegation led by the head of its legal cell K C Mittal and former chief minister Nabam Tuki met Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi and handed over a memorandum to him in this regard. "No merger took place as far as the Congress is concerned. Congress has not merged with Peoples Party of Arunachal Pradesh (PPA). The merger they are claiming is illegal and invalid. We have requested the Election Commission and hold an inquiry into this and declare the merger as illegal," Mittal said after the meeting. The memorandum to EC signed by Tuki, Mittal and K Jayakumar, incharge of the Congress affairs in Arunachal Pradesh, said the PPA resolution that the 43 MLAs held a meeting and decided to merge with it was "false and baseless". "The fact is that PPA has zero strength in the legislative assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. It is submitted that no such meeting was held by Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee and the decision, as claimed by PPA, is baseless and false. No decision was taken by Indian National Congress or its state unit for merger with PPA," it said. The leaders said the merger with PPA was "not sustainable in the eyes of law" and contrary to the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968. "It is requested that the order may be examined by the Commission and appropriate order may be passed declaring that there is no merger of Congress party with the PPA in Arunachal Pradesh and the resolutions, as claimed by PPA, are invalid, null and void," the memorandum said. All but one MLA of the Congress in Arunachal Pradesh-- Nabam Tuki-- had quit the party last month and announced its merger with PPA to form a new government under Pema Khandu. PTI SKC SK SK


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The Names of the GoddessΔημοσιεύθηκε: 3 Ιουλίου, 2009 Filed under: choses vécues, exploring, ikaria, photography, stories | Tags: aegean, Ancient Greece, ancient ikaria, Ancient-Icaria, archeology, artemis, dreams, eleni-in-ikaria, Ephesus, goddesses, history, hunting, ikaria, ikarian-enigma, ikarian-legends, ικαρία, νας, ξόανον, kore, layers, my-friends, mystic, myths, nas, religion, syncretism, taurobolium, xoanon 1 σχόλιο
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.(top left) Synthesizing Artemis of Ephesus: an 18th-century engraving of a Roman marble copy of a Greek replica of a lost Geometric period xoanon. Read more about the Syncretic and Enigmatic Lady of Ephesus in The Wikipedia.
(top right) «Plank figure» of chalk, Early Cypriot III to Middle Cypriot I, 1900-1800 BCE (Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens)..
(bottom right) «Bell Idol« : Late Geometric pottery item from Thebes, Boetia, rare example of figurative sculpture from the period (750-690 BC) probably representing a Nature goddess – a descendant of the Minoan tradition, which some commentators have identified with Artemis. (LE LOUVRE) ..
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Is this a do-it-yourself blog? You give us the title and we provide the body?
Gaia – Cybele – Hecate – Selene – Demeter – Aphrodite.
I don't consider them to be names of the goddess but masks of the eternal mother of all things, masks that reflect the time and the place of the mask maker.
If you close your eyes and slowly recite these names, it will briefly transport you into Her dark cthonian chamber.
Gaia – Cybele – Hecate – Selene – Demeter – Aphrodite…
Wednesday October 22, 2008 – 12:22am (PDT)
Και πρέπει να παίζανε και τρελά λεφτά!Wednesday October 22, 2008 – 02:34pm (EEST)
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This Ephesian Aphrodite doesn't look like much of a hunter. I wonder if the Nas one was a bit more athletic?
I've seen the Hippolytus / Phaedra story on stage a few times.
Aphrodite complains about Hippolitus:
«Love he scorns, and, as for marriage, will none of it; but Artemis, daughter of Zeus, sister of Phoebus, he doth honour, counting her the chief of goddesses, and ever through the greenwood, attendant on his virgin goddess, he clears the earth of wild beasts with his fleet hounds, enjoying the comradeship of one too high for mortal ken.»
(Euripides http://classics.mit.edu/Euripides/hippolytus.html )
Of course he comes to a bad end; you have to be careful with goddesses.
Wednesday October 22, 2008 – 04:16pm (CEST)
Perhaps 'Apollonios' is right in his first comment. I am usually patient and do what you ask me to do but this time please get to the point -to one of the points at least. You are a master in iconography, so what do you think? Do you think that the statue of Artemis in Nas, Ikaria, was a wooden xoanon, an early version of something that looked like the Goddess of the Wikipedia?
I am trying to imagine it made of a single log of wood, painted with many colors and loaded with silver and gold.
'egotoagrimi' -> lol
Wednesday October 22, 2008 – 09:04pm (EEST)
You know so many artists. Why not have one of them carve an imaginary replica of this statue (including the animals!) on a piece of tree and paint it? I bet it would look like an American Indian Totemic pillar -ugh!
or maybe better…
«…and last, goddess Artemis Orthia in the usual stance of Potnia Theron »
Thursday October 23, 2008 – 02:39pm (EEST)
Spooky revelation #1
In ancient times, Ephesus was a huge cosmopolitan port with a population in the hundreds of thousands and it was the center of Artemis-Cybele the mother goddess cult.
Island of Delos was the sacred city of Artemis the huntress cult, destination of many pilgrims from all over the mediterranean world.
Ikaria's Nas bay is e-x-a-c-t-l-y the midpoint between Ephesus and Delos.
I have always suspected this but now thanks to the Google-Earth measuring tool I verified it.
Ephesus Nas is 73.5 Miles, Nas to Dilos is 73.5 Km. Ephesus – Nas – Dilos is in a straight line and therefore Nas was a possible stop-over for the pilgrims from and to Dilos.
I don't attach any metaphysical significance to this but it is no accident either. It is very likely that Nas was built by Ephesian settlers as a naval re-supply point for food and water and also as a safety and praying stop when the Ikarian archipelagos was in turmoil (and most of us who travel to Ikaria by boat have gotten a taste of that)
If this is true then the Artemis Xoanon at Nas temple was fashioned like the one in Ephesus. (The Nas Artemis bull sacrifice connection, also points in the same direction – coins depicting Artemis sitting on a bull were found near Nas)
Thursday October 23, 2008 – 11:34am (PDT)
Nana is right, Ephesus was a modern day Las Vegas, Delos was like Switzerland, besides being a sacred city was also the central treasure bank for the Delian league, you know money and religion always stick together.
And Ikaria was, well, like modern Ikaria, a port stop on the way to Samos or to Mykonos.
Thursday October 23, 2008 – 11:41am (PDT)
I measured the distances on the actual map -the very accurate Greek Hydrographic Service Map. YOU ARE RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Friday October 24, 2008 – 01:05pm (EEST)
but wait, there is more…
Why would Ephesians or Greeks care about the mid-point anyway, the divine proportion in ancient times and even today is the golden ratio (χρυσή τομή )
"In math two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio between the sum of those quantities and the larger one is the same as the ratio between the larger one and the smaller. The golden ratio is a mathematical constant approximately 1.618. Phi = (a+b)/a = a/b = 1.618 (Pay attention we will have a pop-quiz at the end of this blog)
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio for details about the fascinating history of the golden ratio.
Artists, mathematicians, architects, astronomers, philosopher and yes magic cults were captivated by this ratio.
So what we really have here is the distance between Ephesus to Nas = 118.5 Km and distance from Nas To Delos = 73.5 Km and their ratio is about 1.612, a golden ratio match. To me this is much more significant than Nas being the mid-point between Ephesus and Delos.
Friday October 24, 2008 – 03:56pm (PDT)
Then back to the row bench to cross the Ikarian Sea. Today the wind is north, force 6-7 and I tell you the sea is not inviting!Saturday October 25, 2008 – 02:09pm (EEST)
I know an artist. I assume none of the ladies here would like to pose as a model for the Goddess' «xoanon»?Saturday October 25, 2008 – 02:13pm (EEST)
Discoveries! Isn't geometry a great thing?
However, there is a limit. No matter how good your artist is, no way for me to pose as a geometric period xoanon! Too stiff and loaded with stuff! If I do, I will faint in less than an hour. Do it but use a dummie instead.
Saturday October 25, 2008 – 08:42pm (EEST)
By the way why we think this xoanon was from the geometric period? Nothing geo about it, looks like late Greek Archaic period with oriental influnces.Saturday October 25, 2008 – 01:30pm (PDT)
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Who needs sponcors when there are friends?!
I am breaking in this creative thinking thread to say that I have edited my entry and added a picture of the nearest to a xoanon. I think the «venerated image» (*) Artemis of Nas looked like something between the picture on the left and the picture on the right.
(*) «image» in this case is something more than 2D and less than 3D, very much the christian cross -no iconic value if looked at from the side!
Anyway, I have a full frontal picture of myself from when I was pregnant. Minus the extra breasts (or whatever they were), I was well… very geometric, like a «Magna Mater» oversized figurine.
I could lend the photo to the artist use as a model.
To respect the 7th century Ionian tradition (as well flatter my female vanity…) the artist must add a clear touch of the looks of a Kore (bottom picture) -and please… A Nice Archaic Dress!
Monday October 27, 2008 – 05:32am (PDT)
You didn't look at all like a «Plank Figure», I'd say…Tuesday October 28, 2008 – 03:02pm (EET)
So Eleni, you think the Nas Artemis was more of a functional and symbolic, lightly curved, painted wooden totem icon rather than an elaborate, impressive statue?
Something like an oversized colorful babushka doll?
Your instinct is probably right, the early Icarians were a small horticultural community of small scale hunters, living around rivers on an island with resources no other than wood and rocks and therefore very limited in what they could create. (but I bet you a lot of love and artistic vigor went creating the Nas xoanon)
I like the nested babushka doll metaphor, the outer doll is like an Ephesian Artemis, you peel it off and inside it you find a more primitive near-east fertility goddess, inside it you find an even more primitive doll in the geometric Cycladic style and inside that doll you find a large egg…
Tuesday October 28, 2008 – 07:06am (PDT)
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I hope that you can see the editing of the entry. I have added the famous «Bell Idol» from the famous New Louvre new website which 'Simon G' spotted and wrote to tell me about (x x x ♥♥♥).
Les savants say it was an Artemis!
Les savants also seem to imply that it was a development of the rigorous «vase form» beloved by the 8 cent. potters.
♥@♥ Apollonios: the vase, the doll, the egg, the babushka ♀♀♀???
how and when did the bow/arrow and the virginity thing
came in the picture?
With your ♥ help ♥ we will find this out in a next episode on
Eleni's Channel!
Wednesday October 29, 2008 – 05:38am (PDT)
Thursday October 30, 2008 – 02:13pm (EET)
The Ephesian Artemis and the hunting Artemis of mainland Greece were two different goddesses who happened to share the same name and a common interest for nature and wild animals.
The evolution of the Ephesian Artemis is a classic case of religious syncretism, that is the morphing of a religion to something new by adding elements from other religions. Gods evolve over time as the people who worship them come into contact through wars or peaceful migration.
(For example our Greek orthodox church here in California has catholic-style stained glass windows, harpsichord music is played during the liturgy and the priest has no beard. These things may be considered taboo in mainland Greece but they are quite natural to Greeks here because other christian chrches have them)
It is obvious that the Ephesian Artemis was a prehistoric Great Mother figure that the Ionian settlers tried to Hellenize, but the locals resisted because they had such a great love for her cult and the only thing they accepted to change was the name. Maybe her cult was so old that she had no name, maybe she was an ancient fetish, an It and therefore giving her a proper name was long overdue. I just wish they had called her more appropriately, Gaia, mother Earth.
Saturday November 1, 2008 – 07:30am (PDT)
By the way, about the bottom left reconstruction of the painted Kore:
While it is true that most ancient Greek statues were painted, the Greek artists did not smear flashy colors everywhere as the reconstructed «gaudy plumage» suggests. Only the eyes, lips and hair were painted to humanize the head and give it a haunting intimidating appearance. (These statues also served and as guards in a temple to scare potential looters)
Saturday November 1, 2008 – 07:42am (PDT)
I talked with the artist. I gave him the link and placed an order for a 'xoanon'. He has an idea but he made no promises. We will have to wait…Sunday November 2, 2008 – 07:46pm (EET)
Piercing through an ancient forestΔημοσιεύθηκε: 3 Ιουλίου, 2009 Filed under: choses vécues, exploring, hiking, ikaria, photography, stories | Tags: adventures, agrimi-mou, angelos, cons-pirates, eloquence, environment, flickr-photos, forest, Greece, ikaria, installation-in-nature, αγρίμι-μου, ικαρία, μονοπάτια, layers, new-trail, photos-flickr, preservation, preserve, principles, srd, summer 2007, trail-of-the-elves, trails, walk-hike-wander, what-it-takes 1 σχόλιο
Trail of the Elves # 1
simonsterg says:
This looks like an enormous achievement, angeloska! It looks like there has been a lot of chopping! (At least you had elves to help you!)
isl_gr says:
@ 'simonsterg' : if you enlarge the image, you see on the footer it reads «Lothlorien College Graduates» !!!
@ 'angeloska' : x x x x x x x x
angeloska says:
You are giving me new strength!
In return here is a small part of the story. This trail was almost an imaginary one, featuring only in an old Italian map of 1943 and in Elenis imagination and *unusual sources* (her old neigbours' tales). The distance was about 2,5 km cutting through deep tall makia. We started cittung from both sides, one day from the east and the other from the west, with no more sense of direction but the zig-zag flow of a rivulet running next to the alleged path. The hard evidence whether the path existed, as well as my extreme worry was if the two tunnels would eventually meet someplace. They DID! I felt like opening a champaigne bottle.
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simonsterg says:
That bit about the 1943 italian map sounds sort of romantic § – a hint from an odd old source – ideally you should have lost the map – kind of like a Borges tale, you know the sort of thing…
And you have made this perhaps imaginary path into… a REAL ONE – a Second Eupalinos! ¤ Champagne corks ought to be flying!
§ not that Eleni's imagination isn't also, of course, romantic – and the *unusual sources* very likely accurate…
¤ if that's hyperbole it's just in a celebratory way – not an attempt at irony (which I dislike)
angeloska says:
I lost the map! As soon as I found it I lost it! I had only one glimpse of it. Then a veil of secrecy came and covered …
Eupalinos? I had thought of him. He used stereometry and trigonometry. He was given an awful amount of money too. But Eleni's way is the low-budget one: trust your senses.
isl_gr says:
(Nana says:) Maybe this is a stupid question, but why did you start cutting one day from the east, one day from the west? Why haven't you done it one way only? And avoid the risk of the two tunnels not meeting?
angeloska says:
(love to talk technicalities with you, *thorn-walker*)
I have many reasons to cut from both sides :
1st) I usually hit the paths from as many sides as I can. Although people know more or less about my business, they still may get suspicious if they see me driving too often and stopping long in a desert place. So I sometimes take a path from one end and sometimes from another. It looks more normal if I am seen going someplace once or twice a fortnight instead of once a week.
2nd) This particular path was looong! When we got into the thick, deep and dark, at a certain point I lost my self-confidence. (That's about when Eleni wrote in that last message of hers in the hiking group that I should not give up the chainsaw.) So we drove a long way round and started cutting from another place: a glade with a stony ground where the path was easy to see. Conveniently, this place was not far from a road, so we didn't have to walk long to get back from work.
3rd) Regardless of the above, it really had to be done from both sides. With the Komatsu (*good machine* -lol:) I could have butchered through the maquis on a straight line and created a way through. But I don't make way-throughs; I make paths. And I'm always tryng to find the original ones. Because my walks are inside nature and history as well. When the two ends connected (so to say, automatically), I was sure that I hadn't just made an opening through. That was an ancient path used by the elvish old inhabitants of Ikaria.
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And because I have explained so thoroughly, here is question for you:
I have a permission from the Forest Service to open the paths. In fact, more than permission, it is an encouragement based on the general principle that there should be paths in the forests. They serve as fire zones, they say, and this is correct. Yet for most people this means that firemen are able to unreel their hoses and put out a fire in the heart of the forest. But there is also another reason why a path like this is a fire-zone.It prevents fires. Why, Nan? You are still a good mechanic, aren't you?
Konstantinos Mentzelopoulos says:
Congratulations! It looks wonderful and I can imagine how hard it must have been. Warmest regards from Tilos island, Konstantinos
isl_gr says:
(Nana says:)
Here I go…
(We are between friends, are not we? Nobody is bothered. Hope so.)
(Γειά σου Κωνσταντίνε!)
______________________________________________________________An archaic forest as this, is an alive organic and very complicated system : : a *good machine* which (to work well) needs a temperature control system. In spring when temperatures rise considerably in Greece, there is still water, the system is watercooled. Afterwards in summer, when there is little water but there are cool winds from the sea, the system shifts to air-cooled (like some car engines fit for both normal and desert conditions).
So, your tunnel *αγγελούκο* helps in the air-cooling, lowers the temperature of the organism and therefore prevents fires. Your tunnel is an air-duct; functions like the pipe of a ventillator. Είναι ένας αεραγωγός. Brings from the sea and spreads through the cool breeze inside the forest and (w/o entering into a lot of technical details) this makes a big difference.
Because I have a feeling that you are kinda sorry for the chopping off all these tree branches, just think that what you did with the mini-Komatsu, was being done in the past by the ancient animals, like the deer (dama-dama), the wild goat (capra aegagrus) and the wild pig (sus scrofa). They made scars in the forest for the good of the forest. Now, unlike the animal's, your scar is straight; ok, never mind; let's put the blame on gaddem Euclides!
What's the orientation of the tunnel? N to S? NE to SW?
simonsterg says:
Wow!! It's so sexy when it gets technical!
How 'bout a graph to spice it up even more… (never mind that it's from across the sea on Kerkis.) Do you see? «overheating in the cushion» – HOT STUFF! – someone should make a (straight line) path through that thing!
(incidentally, I see Tilos has it's very own Astragalus on flickr – but I can't locate any photo with the tags astragalus and ikaria. – it must be just that I'm not searching properly…) 😉
angeloska says:
zzdoing!!! I am dazed -:)) Aχ Nana when you want…
(Just wait… I will edit this tomorrow morning)l
isl_gr says:
Even more dazed u should be at my friend Nana when u know that this analysis comes right out of a smoked turnery in Petrou Rali str, Athens.
Tragopodaros says:
I lost MY map somewhere in there last year! In fact three maps I had specially copied and enlarged in Manchester; such was my struggle to hack a way through to PIGI, they fell from my pack.
Here's another reason for the path to be cut from both ends – so that the people living at either end both feel they have a new path that TAKES them somewhere and don't see it as an invasion from the outside world.
angeloska says:
For years hikers who stayed in Evdilos and Kampos on the coast (point A) and saw the mountains of Rahes (point C) on the west, were asking for a direct way to make it up there without having to walk on the coastal road as far as Armenistis (point B) and from there climb to Rahes (point C). At a certain point I realized that what they were asking to follow was a cut-trough on the ypotenuse of the right triangle (A-C). I like ypotenuses. They are good options to a square static world. And indeed these are the ways invaders follow.
(But of course to make a succesfull invasion, I needed an invitation and a promise for an orgy on plenty of fried good Ikarian potatoes from Perameria.)
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Nothing to add except that «the orgy with plenty of good Ikarian potatoes from Perameria -panfried a la Belge» took place at last!
Monday September 3, 2007 – 08:34am (PDT)
Tuesday September 4, 2007 – 03:39pm (EEST)
«from an…» : «Βeautiful to the point of causing pain». That's a perfect definition of a chimera -:)) I'm noting this down.p.s. «nude hiking trail»? whatever, but don't shout it over the roofs. I don't like «bears» -:lol:- and neither does Nana.
Wednesday September 5, 2007 – 10:54am (PDT)
illustrated «Ikarian Enigma» -το αίνιγμα της ΙκαρίαςΔημοσιεύθηκε: 24 Ιουνίου, 2009 Filed under: choses vécues, exploring, hiking, ikaria, photography, stories, Uncategorized | Tags: aegean, eleni-in-ikaria, enviro-lore, flood, free expression, free-clean, Greece, ikaria, ikarian-enigma, ikarianenigma, σκουπίδια, ικαρία, μπάζα, layers, March, nature, preservation, riddle, river, rubble, ugly-stories, wasteland, water management Σχολιάστε
For example look at the picture above:
1st layer: the river (on the right side -can't be seen), the plane trees and the straw canes.
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the riddler
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This enigma is not peculiar to Ikaria Elle, this struggle is being played out across the world, here all over North America and elsewhere. We fight about it daily. Somebody must speak for the «Water Habitats.» I'm happy you're shining a light and by the way you look adorable at the pool of riddles
Tuesday February 28, 2006 – 06:06am (PST)
I agree. It is a universal enigma or bet. Ikaria is a good example because it's a straightforward place.
(Hey, it seems that you lost a «layer» in the process of producing this. Where's «the stupid side of you»? This looks like the other side.)
Tuesday February 28, 2006 – 10:31pm (EET)
You are a Taurus= a time bomb!.. tik tik tik …boom …ALL LIGHT!!!
(I'd write something more clever, but I'm at work … and you know…) You go on with the enigma, don't you?
Wednesday March 1, 2006 – 11:42am (EET)
I forgot to say that I liked very much that the kids wrote «Love the…» instead of «Protect/Respect the…»
Love is the big riddle that solves all other riddles.
(τι έγραψα πάλι; ποιά είμαι τέλος πάντων; ας πάω καλύτερα τώρα να γράψω κανένα τιμολόγιο…)
Wednesday March 1, 2006 – 11:49am (EET)


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It goes without saying that we've lost a legend, a wildly dignified, generous, talented, handsome man. When I was a kid, he and Joanne filmed Merchant-Ivory's Mr. and Mrs. Bridge in Kansas City and, woah, did it cause a stir. A lot of the scenes were shot in my schoolmates' houses and even years later, my co-workers at Brooks Brothers extolled the time he came in to buy shirts. It wasn't often that Hollywood came to K.C. but were we lucky when it did. Check out Vanity Fair's lovely tribute from September. How sad.
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Leciawp says:
RIP Paul Newman.
Paul Pincus says:
this was sad news. he was so much more than a great actor, he was a great man...and he had style. i could watch cool hand luke twenty more times. he was so brilliant in hud. and he was painfully handsome with excellent taste in women (joanne woodward).
oy vey
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