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Rebecca Frech is the author of Teaching in Your Tiara: A Homeschooling Book for the Rest of Us, co-host of the popular radio show/podcast The Visitation Project, Catholic speaker, and writes the award-winning blog Shoved to Them. She and her husband live just outside Dallas with their seven children and an ever-multiplying family of dust-bunnies. Follow her on Facebook and on Twitter at @shovedtothem.
I had a whirlwind trip to Houston not too long ago—Dallas to Houston and back again, all in the same day. I'm not as young as I used to be, and doing that four-hour drive twice was completely exhausting.
That's why I stopped at the Whataburger in Corsicana, Texas—because I was tired and needed to stretch, and they have that A-1 burger that I love. The reasons don't really matter here; I was stopping at Whataburger, and I always stop at Whataburger when the fates align and time allows. Reasons aren't necessary. I'm deeply sorry for those of you who don't have one near you. It's pretty much what Heaven will taste like. That's one thing in life that I know for sure.
It was after 7:30 when I pulled in, and there was only one other car in the parking lot. I didn't really look at it as I walked into the building, but as I walked back out again I couldn't miss it.
The car, an older Oldsmobile, was strategically positioned underneath one of the street lights which illuminated its corner of the parking lot. Its innards were spread around it in a tight half-circle which had been carefully laid out on an old oil-stained towel. Sitting beside the Olds, head in hands, was the owner.
I tossed my food into my car, and walked over to him. I'm pretty handy with a wrench, can hold a flashlight with the best of them, and had a cell to call anyone he needed. I figured I was probably as good as it was going to get.
"Hi," I said, "do you need any help?"
He turned his tired gaze towards me and said, "My car broke down, and I thought I could fix it. I need to get home tonight, and I'm $26.14 short for the belt."
He took a deep breath and then "I'm a vet, ma'am. Served in Desert Storm. Here, let me show you my ID card so you know I'm telling the truth. I live in Katy, Texas and I just need to get home tonight" poured out of him as he pulled a card from his wallet. "I don't need food, and I'm not begging, but if you could loan me $26.14, I'll mail you a check just as soon as I can repay you."
I looked at the desperation in his face, and almost cried with him. We've been there, my husband and I, desperate and broken down on the side of the road with no idea how to afford the parts we needed. It's a hopeless and helpless feeling.
"I don't know how much cash I have," I told him, "but you can have all of it. You don't have to mail me anything." I grabbed the wallet from my car and walked back over to him. I had a $20 and a mess of loose change.
"$26.14?" I asked. "Was that with or without tax? Let's see if I have enough for you." When his face fell, I knew that he'd forgotten about sales tax. I quick figured in my head that he really needed right around $29 for the rest of the belt. I offered up a silent prayer and then poured the coins onto the hood of his car and we began counting. All told, the change in my wallet came to $9.28, so I handed that and my $20 to him. I'd had almost to the penny the amount of money he needed.
I turned to walk away when a voice deep inside of me said, "Pray with him." Now, I'm not the kind of girl who prays with strangers. It's a foreign thing to me to intrude on them in such a personal way, but the impulse to do so just wouldn't be ignored that night. So, I turned back around and asked him, "Would you like for me to pray with you?"
His eyes got large and he nodded. I took his hands in mine (and if you know me then you know how weird that is for me) and I began to pray out loud for his safety and the successful repair of his car. I prayed for all kinds of things in that Whataburger parking lot as tears slipped down his cheeks.
When we said "Amen," he swiped at his face with the back of his hand and said, "Ma'am, when I called my wife to tell her I'd broken down, now my wife is a believer, you see… well she said that she was going to pray that God send a Christian person to help me out, and that that was how I'd know the help was from Him. I don't know what else to tell you, but that you're the answer to my wife's prayer."
And then he hugged me and turned to walk across the street to buy the belt which would get him home to the good Christian woman whose prayers had sent me to her husband's aid.


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text: I remember seeing my first "Blood Moon" unexpectedly while handing out burritos from the drive thru window while I was working perhaps 15 years ago. A total eclipse also took my friends and I by surprise on the rim of the Grand Canyon as we were taking a walk in June 1992. "Umm…why's is it so dark all of the sudden? I could have sworn we just had a full moon." I love the Laotian traditional explanation for an eclipse as well…the moon was carried off on the back of a turtle. This is my first attempt to photograph an eclipse…I fascinated friends almost a year ago by punching a hole in a piece of paper to project a solar eclipse onto the wall. "Is that for real?" They had to take my word for it because no one wanted to stare into the sun. The last comparable lunar eclipse was in 1982.


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Verizon statement regarding Samsung Galaxy Note7
Updated on 12/16/16
Comments in this article can be attributed to Jeffrey Nelson, Vice President, Global Corporate Communications, Verizon
In October, Samsung announced a voluntary recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 when it was discovered that all available devices could overheat and pose a safety risk to customers. Since that time, a vast majority of Verizon customers who purchased the Note7 have replaced their phones with other models.
Samsung will be releasing a Note7 software update on December 19. This update prevents the device from charging and eliminates the ability for it to work as a mobile device.
Verizon will not be pushing this software update to your device until January 5, 2017. We want to make sure you can contact family, first responders, and emergency medical professionals during the holiday travel season.
Verizon and Samsung have communicated the need for customers with a Note7 to immediately stop using their devices and return or exchange it where they purchased it. Verizon customers with the Note7 have several options, including an additional $100 from Samsung when purchasing one of their other devices.


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BTAS | Returns to Sydney for 2018
The 3rd BTAS Conference is being held in Sydney from 10 to 11 May 2016, continuing to evolve with new and emerging educational content most relevant to the business technology and services industry in Australia.
We are delighted to welcome back for a 3rd straight year those returning inaugural sponsors Signature Software, Happen Business and Konica Minolta. We are equally excited to see our remaining sponsorship places filled with representatives from traditional and emerging partners who value the continuing contribution that BTAS creates for the independent dealer channel.
As in past years, sponsorship opportunities are limited and are expected to sell out well before the event. At this stage there are still two sponsor levels available and enquiries for these can be directed via the website or to email@example.com.
The 'Continue the Journey' theme for BTAS 2016 recognises that independent dealers and vendors alike have made significant progress, yet recognise that there's a long way to go in transforming successfully for the future. You see that digital is changing everything and you understand the need to innovate for genuine transformation at every level within your business; sales and business development, services, capabilities and skill sets, operational efficiencies, and towards aligning employee compensation models to enable you to achieve your business objectives.
No other forum in Australia offers you the answers to these industry specific needs like BTAS does, and we're excited to see so much continued support of the BTAS Conference. The event is gaining interest worldwide as can be seen in the increasing international interest within our sponsorship partners. BTAS has a growing reputation of eliminating the sales pitch that can often blur dealer conferences and cuts to the chase with relevant educational content and innovative speakers.
Delegate registrations at early bird rates are now open via our website.
Mark your calendars now, register now – BTAS 2016, the smartest few days you'll invest in your business opportunity this year!


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Solar eclipse
14 November 12
It's not often that a total solar eclipse is accessible to Australians, and the girls jumped at the opportunity to see one for themselves. Geography aside (it was only 2000 km away), it's been a great journey and phenomenal experience. I'm so glad we made the effort!
I was joking yesterday that there was so much room for parking, and the expected eclipse crowds hadn't shown up. However from about 2 am, buses and cars streamed into Newell Beach to join us in our prime eclipse-watching location.
There is so much more to explore in Far North Queensland, but we have a ferry to catch, at it leaves from over 4000 km away in less than four weeks! After a play and a swim and a tidy-up of the bus, we said goodbye to our friends and started our long drive south.
First an eclipse, then a rainbow — I will remember this day for the rest of my life.


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text: Homecoming July 31, 2016 by lindsyjudd People watching in LA!!!We've been in California now for two months. It's surreal knowing that I won't be going back to Korea for a few years. My diet has done a 180* making me look healthier to my fellow Americans. When I'm around my family all I hear is "eat, eat, eat". It can be a little stressful. My students used to ask me what native foods I missed the most. Enchiladas was always the response. I had to go to a hole in the wall to get what I was craving but I found the perfect place in Salinas! It was right next to a furniture store. The restaurant was full of Latinos and the staff spoke only Spanish. It was so good. Tahoe, oh my! We are in a long term environment at Wyll's parents house in South Lake Tahoe. It's so beautiful here. So far we've gone on hikes in the woods and played at the lake. The amount of nature, specifically animal life, is incredible. We've seen bears, small ground animals, and all manner of birds! They might be over his head.I've been slowly working on my Korean as well. It's fun to have a project that I work on with the baby. Larz isn't speaking yet but he understands a lot of words. His understanding of English has blossomed in the last few days, with tutoring from his grandpa, he will point to correct objects when asked where they are. It makes me feel like a slacker because I know we could be doing the same thing in Korean if I was prioritizing it. So here's to getting it done and teaching the little guy a language that is not native to mom or pop.


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Rosalie Quaid (Rosamund Pike) wears the expression of a bruised Venus throughout Hostiles, Scott Cooper's perfectly restrained Western. Her on-screen allure is hypnotizing and affecting, especially when she reveals the damage beneath her character's unblemished skin. She's a golden-haired movie goddess — standing a foot taller than her co-stars — naturally graced with tragic airs. The camera, moving slowly yet deliberately, sends her back in time to 1892. Violence, as perpetrated by men, converges around her there on the edge of the American frontier.
Rosalie is accompanied by Capt. Joseph Blocker (Christian Bale) and his small regiment of blue, unlucky soldiers as they travel north from the Territory of New Mexico. Blocker's been charged with transporting the recently freed Chief Yellow Hawk (Wes Studi), a former nemesis, safely home to Montana. Bale avoids opaqueness in this performance. His face is open and suggestive even when his diction is unintelligible. Cooper attends to the landscape, to trees, mountains, and clouds, the way that a 19th-century painter would. They both convert the scenery into a weather that's been charged with emotion. These panoramic expanses reinforce the dream-like, episodic quality of the pacing. Each scene fades, in relief, to an ecstatic black. Within this idyllic terrain turned nightmarish, these God-fearing men and women do their stoic best to briefly stave off death.
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Opens Friday at the AMC Kabuki.


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Over the last 2 days I've been using the new cdex ripper function. All was well until I hit maybe a dozen rips. After that, I need to restart the PC, not just XL, to get XL to see that a new CD was inserted. After that, things go smoothly until I insert another CD. Then I need need to restart the machine again.
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Leros (Greek: Λέρος) is a Greek island and municipality in the Dodecanese in the southern Aegean Sea. It lies 317 kilometres (171 nautical miles) from Athens's port of Piraeus, from which it can be reached by an 8.5-hour ferry ride (or by a 45-minute flight from Athens). Leros is part of the Kalymnos regional unit. The island has been also called in Italian: Lèro and in Turkish: İleriye.
The island is 74 square kilometres and has a coastline of 71 kilometres. The municipality includes the populated offshore island of Farmakonisi (pop. 10), as well as several uninhabited islets, including Levitha and Kinaros, and had a 2011 census population of 7,917, although this figure swells to over 15,000 during the summer peak. It is known for its imposing medieval castle of the Knights of Saint John possibly built on a Byzantine fortress.
Nearby islands are Patmos, Lipsi, Kalymnos, and the small islands of Agia Kyriaki and Farmakos. In ancient times it was considered the island of Parthenos Iokallis and linked to the Hellenistic and Roman literature on Meleager and the Meleagrides. The administrative centre and largest town is Agia Marina, with a population of 2,672 inhabitants. Other sizable towns are Lákki (pop. 1,990), Xirókampos (908), Kamára (573), and Álinda (542).
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ADV Films presents
"The one who rules Shin Dragon will also rule the world... no, the universe!"
DVD ReviewI love the smell of anime destruction in the morning. Disc three of ADV's Getter Robo: Armageddon series brings another three action-packed episodes with it. Carrying on in the tradition established in earlier discs, more mayhem ensues from the opening frames. There is nothing subtle here: giant human-powered, transforming robots fight the forces of shapeshifting alien Invaders, leaving massive destruction and innumerable casualties in their wake.
After the events of the last episode, Benkei, Kei, Gei, Go and the Getter support crew are on a hunt for the Shin Dragon, which has mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Their first mission takes them to the North Pole, where a group of humans have established a Getter collector, but are now being ravaged by a huge Invader snow beast. As the survivors recouperate, the Invader presence makes itself known again, this time in an overwhelming assault that not even the Getter team can overcome alone. A furous battle ensues, the climax of which sees the arrival of another mysteryóthe Black Getter, whose attacks offer an unmatched level of unrelenting carnage.
Voices from the past await as the Tower oversees the search for the Shin Dragon by looking out for eruptions of Getter energy around the world. Meanwhile, Benkei's Getter team intercept an SOS coming from the ruins of Manhattan and close in to investigate, but the streets of New York have a few surprises in store for them. As expected, collateral damage is high as more battles erupt; despite the destruction this conflict creates, it may be nothing compared to what awaits them....
Stylistically, Getter Robo continues to impress, with superb cinematography packing every scene with vibrant and bloody action. The Getter Robots slice and dice their way to victory, with their extraordinary array of weaponry. Whether impaling an adversary with a giant scythe or shredding them from the guts out with a giant drill-like apendage, the audience gets a front row spectacle that spares no explicitness.
As was the case with the earlier episodes, the writers have yet to figure out how to complete a sentence that can be delivered with more interuptions than a Captain Kirk soliloquy. This works in the show's favor, however, as the pauses are put to effective use with more visual stimulation, compounding the impact of what little is said. We also get plenty of maniacal laughter and angst-ridden outbursts of emotion as our warriors take on their seemingly unending barrage of adversaries. If this series doesn't get your heart pounding, you may already be dead! Forget the double espressos, kickstart your day the Getter way.
Rating for Style: A
Rating for Substance: B+
Image Transfer
Image Transfer Review: Image quality is again impressive, with only very minor interlacing issues detracting from a perfect score. Colors are vibrant and solid, black levels bang on, save one or two shots. The only grain worth mentioning is intentional. An excellent presentation.
Image Transfer Grade: A-
Audio Transfer
Audio Transfer Review: The Japanese stereo audio is clean and free of any artifacts. The soundstage and presentation are not as aggressive as I would have expected for this type of series, but the hard rock soundtrack is certainly more fitting than some used in earlier discs. An English dub is also available, and despite a menu presentation I found somewhat confusing, is the default.
Audio Transfer Grade: A
Disc ExtrasFull Motion menu with music
Scene Access with 12 cues and remote access
Subtitles/Captions in English with remote access
6 Other Trailer(s) featuring New Cutey Honey, Soul Taker, Sorcerer on the Rocks, Gasaraki, Evangelion, Dai-Guard
Packaging: other
Picture Disc
1 Disc
1-Sided disc(s)
Layers: single
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The behind-the-scenes section features four more of the English voice actors; Doug Taylor (Ryoma) and Margaret Cassidy (Leanne), who are shown in both interview and session footage, Lowell Bartholomee (Benkei) shown dubbing lines, and Robert RudiČ (Narrator) being interviewed by the camera operator with a brief dubbing session outtake. Clips range from one to three minutes in length. I like this kind of extra.
Most menu actions again feature animated transitions between screens. I found the sound and subtitle options screen confusing, as the item you can select is highlighted, with the one already in place dimmed, which seems backwards. Just be forwarned, as it is on all ADV discs, that English with no subtitles is the default, so you'll need to change these if you want the original language.
The trailer collection includes New Cutey Honey, Soul Taker, Sorcerer on the Rocks, Gasaraki, Evangelion, and Dai-Guard.
The spine art police are back, though the niggling on this one is the font size for the disc title. Most people won't notice this, as it's not as glaring as some, but why the specs have to change remains a mystery...
Extras Grade: B-
Final CommentsI wouldn't recommend viewing this right before going to bed, as the adrenaline gets pumping from the opening credits. Fast-paced, packed with graphic violence, Getter Robo is non-stop action from start to finish. This disc features a huge battle in what remains of New York City, so those who may be sensitive to the World Trade Towers be forwarned. Armageddon is coming!
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On Monday a kind friend texted to say she had a spare ticket for the Chelsea Flower Show and if I could make it, it was mine. I made it. And, oh, it was so wonderful! I wish I'd had longer. We got there at 8.30am and I had to leave around 3.30pm to catch my train home, but I still hadn't seen half of what I wanted to.
I have thoughts, but mostly I have pictures. Here's the edited version:
A glimpse through the gates to the actual Chelsea Hospital, home of retired soldiers, several of whom were in evidence during the day in their gorgeous red coats. As were a number of celebrities. Here's Penelope Keith being interviewed:
Later, watching on TV, I had no memory of seeing the Telegraph garden which was odd, because I knew we'd looked at all the show gardens. But of course when we got to this one and the filming was happening, it was absolutely packed with people and we hardly saw any of the actual garden. It was crowded, of course, but if you were patient enough, you could always get in to see the gardens and people were generally very polite.
One of the unexpectedly wonderful things was the corner of the Great Pavilion given over to floristry displays on the theme of Alice in Wonderland to celebrate 150 years (since its publication? since Carroll's birth? Can't remember.) I adored the book mushrooms, wreaths and bower, as well as the clever arrangements. This one has the Cheshire cat and a blue caterpillar as well as the Mad Hatter's hat. And I adore the way the real flowers are combined to make them look magical and fantastical:
Others went for the Mad Hatter's tea party. Look at the jammy dodgers! And that amazing take on the lopsided wedding cakes that are so often decorated with chocolate 'bark' and real flowers. I love the pretty floral tablecloth in the bottom left and the fabulously bright and barmy display on the top right.Elsewhere in the pavilion, alliums bigger than a football!
Outside, there were gardens. Lots of gardens. I mostly failed to take pictures, sorry. Here's a few:
Wildflower planting was a very big thing and I mostly loved it. This was a small artisan garden, with these overflowing cottage-garden style beds. I adored that on the plant list it included 'dandelion' and 'nettle'. I could have a Chelsea garden too!
The very opposite of wildflower cottage gardening was this amazing garden from a Dubai-based designer. I am not normally a fan of minimalism but this had enough planting and enough interest in the shapes of the arches and the stars of the stream, as well as the poetry on the wall. It would be a wonderful garden to walk through in the cool of the evening.
It was interesting to see how many of the gardens used similar plants and colour schemes. Purple was very popular, often with orange, lavender, blues and whites.
The judging at Chelsea is somewhat baffling. There are nine criteria and gardens get marked by 7 judges. There are fixed cut off points for gold, silver-gilt, silver and bronze, so you have to score well in all areas to get the highest awards. A lot of the gardens I liked best were in the silver-gilt category. In particular, I loved:
We were agreed that the Waterloo-inspired garden did not have enough dead bodies having their teeth pulled for real authenticity. I didn't really get enough time to look at the Fresh gardens to see which of those I liked best.
There were two other gardens that lots of people were talking about. I really liked the garden designed by the winner of the BBC challenge. He did a front garden of the sort that a lot of people have, where you park your car. I thought he did brilliantly at making the car park part of the garden and creating a space that was beautiful as well as functional. Although I could live without the rusty tin cans.
And then there was the Chatsworth garden. I have very mixed feelings about this and I am still not completely sure what I think. There were huge chunks of rock brought down from Chatsworth, which presumably will be on their way back after tomorrow. There was a pretty woodland stream, with lots of pretty woodland plants, and woodland trees. It was very lovely. Like a small chunk of the natural landscape, carefully recreated and enhanced and fitted into a garden space. Only… well, it's fake. And if you want a woodland stream, why not go out to an actual woodland? And if you want impressive rocky outcrops, well, that's what the Peak District is for.
It's certainly a garden which makes you stop and think about what a garden is. So maybe that's why it won Best in Show. I don't know. It left me feeling very unsettled. I don't think I want a garden to be like the Truman Show. I don't want a carefully produced artificial reality. I like things to be what they are. A garden isn't a patch of woodland where the plants grow as nature allows, and the stream flows where the land guides it, and the rocks sit where they were left after the last ice age. And I don't want a garden to pretend to be that. I want it to look like a place where people have been at work. Where hands have dug and heads have made decisions. Where man and nature have worked together.
And that's certainly what Chelsea represents. Not the untrammelled force of nature, but the craftsmanship, skill and science of horticulturalists who coax plants and earth and water into obeying their wishes.


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Local Attractions
Events and Attractions around Inverness & Loch Ness.
Inverness Botanical Gardens, opened in 1993 by Prince Edward, Inverness Botanic Gardens, formerly known as the Floral Hall and Gardens, are an oasis of calm and beauty within walking distance of the city centre. Bucht Lane IV3 5SS.
Leakey's Inverness, its an experience. Converted from an old church, there is a wood burning stove surrounded by thousands of books, maps and old prints. Church Street IV1 1EY.
Eden Court Theatre, Screenings, Film Festivals, Creative classes, Scottish Opera, Dance studios, theatre and a popular restaurant and cafe bar.
Iron Works, a purpose built live music event venue in Inverness city centre, bringing the best of live entertainment. We are very lucky to have some amazing talented local bands. Academy Street. Inverness 1V1 ILX
Scotland has some 550 fantastic golf courses for free e guide brochure go to https://www.visitscotland.com>ebrochures
Loch Morlich Water Sports. 10 minutes from Aviemore.
Salmon Fishing, You Fish Scotland. www.youfishscotland.com
Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. 03 May - 07 May 2018. A five day celebration offering visitors the chance to tour distilleries that are usually closed to the public.
A packed line up of around 500 tastings, tours dinners and dances and ceilidhs.


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Father Brown Season 7
Father Brown is a TV series starring Mark Williams, Sorcha Cusack, and John Burton. Series inspired by the stories of GK Chesterton; a Catholic priest has a knack for solving mysteries in his English village.
Actor: Mark Williams, Sorcha Cusack, John Burton, Nancy Carroll
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Rishon is the Hebrew word for "First".
At Rishon Foods we take pride in being first for quality, variety, service and price.
Rishon Foods was founded as a family business in 1971 with the aim of providing Melbourne's Jewish community with the widest possible range of kosher food products to meet their needs. Over forty years later, it is still family owned and run. Yirmi and Esther who took over in 1995 and have built Rishon into the largest exclusively kosher shop in Australia. Over the past few years, a series of extensive renovations have been undertaken to provide our customers with a more enjoyable shopping experience.
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Final, Red Sox 8-1: Andrew Miller wrapped things up in the ninth inning. The Red Sox rebound from an embarrassing 14-5 loss to the New York Yankees on Thursday to earn an impressive 8-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
Jake Peavy was solid Friday, tossing seven innings of one-run ball. The right-hander allowed just one run on five hits and two walks. He struck out seven while throwing 113 pitches (74 strikes) to earn his first win of 2014.
The Red Sox's offense set the tempo early. Mark Buehrle entered the game having surrendered just two runs over his first four starts, but Boston produced seven runs on 12 hits against the Blue Jays starter. The Red Sox finished with eight runs on 16 hits.
Will Middlebrooks collected two hits and two RBIs in his return from the disabled list. Jackie Bradley Jr. reached base four times and finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, an RBI and two runs scored. A.J. Pierzyznski had three hits, an RBI and two runs scored. David Ortiz homered.
All in all, it was a complete effort for the Red Sox, who really needed it after Thursday's disaster. Clay Buchholz will look to keep the good times rolling Saturday, as he'll face Brandon Morrow in a game scheduled for 1:07 p.m.
Mid 9th, Red Sox 8-1: A.J. Pierzynski and Jackie Bradley Jr. continued their big nights in the ninth inning.
Pierzynski doubled with one out, and Bradley knocked him in with a two-out RBI double down the left field line.
Pierzynski is 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Bradley, who also is 3-for-4, has reached base four times. He has two doubles, a triple, an RBI and two runs scored.
Andrew Miller will look to record the final three outs for Boston.
End 8th, Red Sox 7-1: Chris Capuano has been great this season.
Capuano struck out the side in the eighth inning. The left-hander sat down Jose Reyes, Melky Cabrera and Jose Bautista in order.
Capuano hasn't allowed a run in 14 innings pitched this season.
Mid 8th, Red Sox 7-1: Each member of the Red Sox's starting lineup has at least one hit.
Shane Victorino was the final Boston starter to collect a hit. He doubled to lead off the eighth inning.
Victorino's leadoff double didn't lead to any additional damage on the scoreboard, though. Todd Redmond bounced back to retire the next three hitters he faced.
Jake Peavy's night is done after seven strong innings. Chris Capuano will pitch the eighth inning for Boston.
End 7th, Red Sox 7-1: Jake Peavy is through seven innings, though the Blue Jays scored their first run in the seventh.
Juan Francisco launched a solo homer. Peavy tried to paint the inside corner with a 1-0 fastball, and it tailed back over the plate. Francisco crushed it into the upper deck at Rogers Centre.
Peavy walked Brett Lawrie but then settled back down. The right-hander struck out Colby Rasmus and retired Ryan Goins on a bouncer to first base.
Mid 7th, Red Sox 7-0: The Red Sox have produced 13 hits just one day after being shut down by CC Sabathia and Co.
The Red Sox left two men in scoring position in the seventh.
A.J. Pierzynski singled and Will Middlebrooks got hit by a pitch with one out. Jackie Bradley Jr. grounded to first base, at which point Pierzynski and Middlebrooks each advanced.
The Blue Jays replaced Neil Wagner with Todd Redmond with two outs. Dustin Pedroia flied out to end the inning.
End 6th, Red Sox 7-0: Jake Peavy came up with two big strikeouts to exit the sixth inning unscathed.
Jose Reyes doubled over Shane Victorino's head with one out, and Melky Cabrera followed with a single into right field. Reyes was given the stop sign at third base, and he never crossed the plate in the sixth, as Peavy buckled down when necessary.
Peavy struck out Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion to end the inning. Bautista went down looking on a borderline 3-2 curveball, and Encarnacion foul tipped a 2-2 cutter into A.J. Pierzynski's mitt.
Mid 6th, Red Sox 7-0: Will Middlebrooks has returned with a bang.
Middlebrooks has collected two hits and two RBIs in his first game since April 4. He produced an RBI single in the second inning, and then added an RBI double in the sixth inning after A.J. Pierzynski led off with a single into center field.
Middlebrooks was thrown out at third base in the sixth while trying to advance on a throw home.
Jackie Bradley Jr. reached base for the third time in the sixth. He walked on seven pitches, spelling the end of Mark Buehrle's night.
The Blue Jays turned to Neil Wagner, and some sloppiness by the Blue Jays' defense lengthened the inning.
Dustin Pedroia hit a ground ball up the middle that shortstop Jose Reyes ranged over to grab. Reyes flipped to second baseman Ryan Goins, who attempted to spin a double play. The only problem was that Goins' foot came off the bag, and his throw to first base wasn't in time, either. An error was charged to Reyes, although Goins really should have made an effort to stretch out like a first baseman at second base rather than aggressively go for the double play.
The miscue was big, as David Ortiz and Mike Napoli forced in a run with back-to-back two-out walks. Ortiz saw seven pitches and Napoli saw nine pitches as part of two lengthy battles.
End 5th, Red Sox 5-0: Jake Peavy has been in total control.
Peavy worked a 1-2-3 fifth inning. The Blue Jays have produced just two hits against the right-hander thus far.
Mid 5th, Red Sox 5-0: The Red Sox put a couple of runners on base in the fifth inning before Mark Buehrle escaped trouble.
Shane Victorino and David Ortiz were retired to begin the fifth, but Mike Napoli kept things going with a two-out single into left.
Jonny Gomes hit a chopper to third base that Brett Lawrie charged. Lawrie's throw was high and first baseman Edwin Encarnacion was unable to apply the tag upon coming off the bag, resulting in an infield single.
Xander Bogaerts flied out to center field to end the inning.
End 4th, Red Sox 5-0: The Blue Jays really killed their own rally in the fourth inning.
Jose Bautista smoked a one-out double to get things going for the Blue Jays' offense, and Edwin Encarnacion enhanced Toronto's threat with a seven-pitch walk.
For some strange reason, however, Bautista took off for third base with Dioner Navarro at the dish. Catcher A.J. Pierzynski easily gunned down Bautista for the second out.
It didn't make much sense for Bautista to go there. Not only are the Blue Jays trailing by five runs, but the slugger was being held on at second base by shortstop Xander Bogaerts.
Mid 4th, Red Sox 5-0: Jackie Bradley Jr. is swinging a hot bat in this game.
Bradley, who doubled off the left field wall in the second inning, ripped a triple into the right-center field gap with two outs in the fourth inning.
The relay throw actually got away from third baseman Brett Lawrie, but pitcher Mark Buehrle was there to back it up. That proved big because Buehrle retired Dustin Pedroia on a fly ball to right field to end the threat.
End 3rd, Red Sox 5-0: Jake Peavy pitched a clean third inning.
Peavy took care of Colby Rasmus, Ryan Goins and Jose Reyes without much of an issue.
Rasmus' popup in the infield was slightly adventurous, though, as it appeared Will Middlebrooks lost it. Xander Bogaerts raced over from shortstop to make the catch in foul territory.
Mid 3rd, Red Sox 5-0: David Ortiz and Mike Napoli look poised to battle for Boston's home run crown this season.
Ortiz matched Napoli's team-high five homers with a solo blast in the third inning. Ortiz connected on a lined shot to right field that exited the yard in a hurry.
Napoli nearly answered right back, sending a fly ball to deep left-center field that clanked off the wall. Napoli cruised into second base for a one-out double.
Jonny Gomes walked, making life even more difficult for Mark Buehrle, who has been knocked around in the early going. Buehrle induced his second double play of the game, though, and escaped the inning with just the one run allowed.
End 2nd, Red Sox 4-0: Jake Peavy worked around a two-out single to enjoy his second scoreless inning.
Juan Francisco's two-out hit was the only blemish, as Peavy handled Edwin Encarnacion, Dioner Navarro and Brett Lawrie.
Encarnacion struck out to begin the inning, marking Peavy's third K of the contest.
Mid 2nd, Red Sox 4-0: Mark Buehrle surrendered just two runs over his first four starts — a span of 28 innings. The Red Sox struck for four runs in the second inning of this one.
Mike Napoli began the second with a leadoff walk. Unlike the first inning, Buehrle couldn't recover from the leadoff man reaching.
Xander Bogaerts dropped a bloop double up the right field line. Bogaerts was jammed with a 2-2 fastball, but he got his hands inside the baseball to collect the one-out hit.
A.J. Pierzynski knocked in Napoli from third base with a sacrifice fly to center field.
Will Middlebrooks, batting for the first time since being activated from the disabled list, sent a base hit into right-center field. Bogaerts raced around from second base with Boston's second run.
Jackie Bradley Jr. went to the opposite field for a two-out double that set up runners at second and third for Dustin Pedroia. Pedey followed with a line drive into left field that scored two runs.
End 1st, 0-0: Jake Peavy, like Mark Buehrle, enjoyed a 1-2-3 first inning.
Peavy retired Jose Reyes, Melky Cabrera and Jose Bautista to begin his fifth start of 2014.
Reyes and Cabrera both struck out swinging. Reyes fanned on a changeup that catcher A.J. Pierzynski blocked and fired to first base for the first out. Cabrera also whiffed on a changeup down.
Bautista hit a sky-high popup in the infield that Mike Napoli grabbed for the third out.
Mid 1st, 0-0: Mark Buehrle induced one of his trademark double plays in the first inning.
Dustin Pedroia capped a six-pitch at-bat with a line-drive single into center field. Two pitches later, Shane Victorino, who was activated off the disabled list Thursday, bounced to short. Jose Reyes made the play and flipped to Ryan Goins to begin the double play.
David Ortiz grounded out to end the inning.
7:08 p.m.: Mark Buehrle tosses a first-pitch strike.
Both Buehrle and Jake Peavy like to work quick, so we might actually be in store for a quick one.
6:35 p.m.: Will Middlebrooks returns to the Red Sox on Friday. Perhaps he'll provide a boost to a Boston lineup that also got Shane Victorino back on Thursday.
Middlebrooks had been on the disabled list since April 6 with a calf strain, but his return certainly is a welcome sight for a club that has struggled to produce runs this season. Brock Holt was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket after Thursday's game to make room for Middlebrooks on the 25-man roster.
Friday's complete lineups are below.
Boston Red Sox (10-13)
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Shane Victorino, RF
David Ortiz, DH
Mike Napoli, 1B
Jonny Gomes, LF
Xander Bogaerts, SS
A.J. Pierzynski, C
Will Middlebrooks, 3B
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
Jake Peavy, RHP (0-0, 3.33 ERA)
Toronto Blue Jays (11-11)
Jose Reyes, SS
Melky Cabrera, LF
Jose Bautista, RF
Edwin Encarnacion, 1B
Dioner Navarro, C
Juan Francisco, DH
Brett Lawrie, 3B
Colby Rasmus, CF
Ryan Goins, 2B
Mark Buehrle, LHP (4-0, 0.64 ERA)
6:15 p.m. ET: The Boston Red Sox played hands down their worst game of 2014 on Thursday. Jake Peavy will be tasked with getting the Sox back on track Friday in Toronto.
The Red Sox committed five errors and collected just four hits Thursday as the New York Yankees pounded Boston 14-5 in their series finale at Fenway Park. Peavy will face Mark Buehrle on Friday as the Red Sox and Blue Jays begin a three-game series at Rogers Centre.
Peavy hasn't factored into a decision yet this season, though he's pitched well in three of his four starts. Peavy got roughed up a bit in his last outing Sunday, surrendering five earned runs on 10 hits over 5 2/3 innings in a game Boston eventually won in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion against the Baltimore Orioles on Easter Sunday.
Buehrle has been lights-out for the Jays this season. The 35-year-old southpaw enters with a 4-0 record and a 0.64 ERA through four starts. Buehrle tossed seven shutout innings in his last start against the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.
Friday's first pitch at Rogers Centre is scheduled to be delivered at 7:07 p.m. Tune in on NESN, and also stick around with NESN.com.


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Bret Baier took on former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean for accusing Chris Wallace of lying about Fox News's coverage of the Shirley Sherrod affair.
As NewsBusters previously reported, Dean pointed his pathetically biased and accusatory finger at FNC while a guest on "Fox News Sunday" only to have it marvelously slapped down by Wallace.
The following day in the friendly confines of MSNBC's "The Ed Show," the former Vermont governor said, "I happen to like Chris Wallace, but he was really not being exactly accurate when he talked about 'We didn`t say one word about this before the secretary of Agriculture fired her.' The fact of the matter is they were pushing this story very, very hard all day."
On Wednesday's "Special Report," Baier struck back and struck back hard using a time lapse video to prove Dean completely wrong (video follows with transcript and commentary, h/t our friend Johnny Dollar):
BRET BAIER, HOST: On another network, former Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean made a definitive statement about this network's coverage of the Shirley Sherrod story in the initial hours of the controversy. Here is what Dean said Monday after his weekend appearance on "Fox News Sunday."
HOWARD DEAN: I happen to like Chris Wallace, but he was really not being exactly accurate when he talked about we didn`t say one word about this before the secretary of Agriculture fired her. The fact of the matter is they were pushing this story very, very hard all day. It may be true that they didn`t mention her name, but they sure did run the tape without mentioning her name.
BAIER: Well, Mr. Dean, let's take a look. Andrew Breitbart posted the Sherrod clip on his website at 8:18 that morning. Here is a look at programming on Fox News Channel that day, Monday, July 19, in fast forward, beginning at 7 AM on "Fox & Friends." There's no mention of Shirley Sherrod, no playing of that clip. Not a single mention. Not a single frame of that video hit the air all day. By mid-afternoon, Shirley Sherrod herself said an Agriculture Department official demanded her resignation telling her to pull over to the side of the road and submit it on the order from the White House because Sherrod said the White House feared she would be on Glenn Beck that night. However, at 5 PM, Beck did not run the story or the video. Neither did this show. Nor did the "Fox Report." It wasn't until 8:49 PM eastern time when Bill O'Reilly ran that clip for which he later apologized. But, again, that airing of the clip was two hours after the official announcement of Shirley Sherrod's resignation and at least five hours after Sherrod said she was forced to step down.
It must be wonderful for people like Dean to have a network like MSNBC that will assist him in promulgating such falsehoods. That there are Americans who not only patronize such overt propaganda but also tolerate it is another matter indeed.
Bravo, Bret. Bravo!


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It's been six weeks since Sugar and I got married. Some of our family and our closest friends joined us for a lovely luncheon and celebration, and we all had such a great time. We are both so grateful they could join us.
I wore a mulberry colored dress, had purple bangs, false eyelashes and silver, sparkly shoes. And Sugar was handsome as all get out in his suit and my favorite tie of his. Since then life has continued sort of as it was before, I guess you could say back to normal.
There is a difference in our relationship since we got married that I can't quite put my finger on to describe properly. We already felt married before that day so why should it change anything? I know that being married is no guarantee for happiness, that's a logical given. I wonder if the difference is that even though we both said previously we'd be there for each other through anything life presents us, now we've essentially said it front of our closet family and friends. To solidify the commitment, if you will. Hmm, thoughts to ponder, yes?
Whatever it is, I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Even after two years of being together (we met 3/12/2011), we still laugh, we still get silly, he still sends me flowers to work (I've been told by co-workers that will stop next year, I think Sugar has accepted the challenge to proving otherwise), and you know what else is so profound?
We each still get butterflies in our stomachs when we plan to meet each other for a date after work. Can there be a better feeling than that?
The Judge, Cakers, Sugar – Feb 2, 2013


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Was Dr. Seuss a dinosaur?
"Awww... Hi, little guy! Did you lose your MamaAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Don't be fooled, get too close and it'll start selling you auto insurance!
Tastes like chicken.
"We're so sorry,
Uncle Albertonykus..."
Key quote: "The more you look, the more you start finding unusual things," he said.
Shouldn't that have been: "From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere"?
9 - or 'oh, the things you'll dig up!'
I'd love to see Cutter's lamebrain student assistant trip over one of those on "Primeval"...
That cute little dino is probably gonna grow up and he won't be so cute...
So cute! I want to love him and hug him and pet him and love him!
Sioux, Marg, I'm pretty sure he's really, really dead.
Key quote: "The more you look, the more you start finding unusual things," he said.
Posted by: 9 | 09:26 AM
I was thinking more along the lines of, "Dave Barry's life mission."
Wasn't there a Dave column from many, many years ago about Buffalo Jump?
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John 11:41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me.
Deuteronomy 4:36 Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he showed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.
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Nehemiah 9:28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the land of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;
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The 72nd of 100 recipes chosen from the blog to go into my cookbook, these rather yummy potatoes are a great way of dressing up new potatoes to create a rather wonderful little aside.
Ooooooh, so lovely, these potatoes are just so scrumptious, I can eat them all by themselves. Infused with loads of garlic and olive oil with just a smattering of parsley to garnish – they are fab and really dress up the humble new potato, especially as they are coming to the end of their season.
What you need…
250g new potatoes
3 garlic cloves, chopped
100ml milk
100ml olive oil
Sea salt and black pepper
Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
Small handful flat leaf parsley, chopped
What to do…
Pop the potatoes into a heavy based saucepan with the garlic, milk and olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Place over a moderate heat and bring to the boil, cooking for 15-20 minutes or until the potatoes are soft and the liquid is largely absorbed.
Use a fork to roughly mash up – you're not looking for smooth mash but more a rustic chunky affair. Squeeze in the lemon juice, tip in the parsley, stir together and then serve. Marvel that rarely before have potatoes been this wonderful and ever so slightly addictive! Yum!!!
This recipe works equally well with other potatoes: you just need to peel them first.
Inspired by…
John Torode
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Tougher penalties planned for driving phone use
It often seems like we're becoming increasingly inseparable from our smartphones – but there are times when there's no excuse for not putting them down. One of those times is driving, and the government has announced new plans to tackle mobile phone use on the UK's roads.
If the plans are approved, drivers caught holding their phones behind the wheel will face larger fines, receive more points on their licence and, for repeat offenders, potentially be banned from the road.
The biggest change will be for HGV drivers, whose penalty points will rise from three to six, with the government explaining that this is because these vehicles have the potential to do the most damage in the event of a collision. For other drivers, the increase would be from three to four.
Fixed penalty fines, meanwhile, would climb from £100 to £150.
"Using a mobile phone at the wheel is reckless and costs lives – I want to see it become a social taboo like not wearing a seatbelt. The message is clear: keep your hands on the wheel, not your phone. If you keep taking calls while at the wheel, you could end up being banned from the road," stated transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin.
While these measures to increase road safety have largely been welcomed by the motoring community, there are some who think they don't go far enough, stating that increased fines aren't an adequate deterrent to prevent people using their phones.
Tim Shallcross of the Institute of Advanced Motorists said: "The Department for Transport's own research this year showed that when they doubled the penalty from £50 to £100 in 2013 it made no discernible difference whatsoever.
"What deters people from using mobile phones is the fear of being caught and, frankly, with fewer police on the roads that possibility is becoming less and less," he added.


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We are facing too things this week - record temperatures and our first camping trip. The good thing is I think the temps will drop before we leave!! Either way, cooking will be different this week than normal (What is normal anyway?)
Friday - Pizza - the boys have a choir concert so we are grabbing pizza before heading out.
Saturday - A family gathering at my moms
Sunday - More family fun at my moms
Monday - The boys are heading to VBS and have to be there by 5:45 so I'll feed them early; Darryl and I usually take advantage of this time and go to Applebees :-)
Tuesday - The boys again are at VBS (Last night!) so I plan on having Darryl bring home our favorite Tacos.
Wednesday - It's baseball! Since we (Well, Darryl and I) have eaten out alot already, I'm going to put together quesadillas for a quick dinner before the game.
Thursday - Time for camping! I plan on preppring Slow Cooker Shredded Beef for Sandwiches and Bacon Mac and Cheese (Something new). I can throw both things in the crocks (yes, I'm taking two crock pots!) as soon as we pull into our campsite and they will cook while we set up.


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Our client is looking to recruit a Commercial Business Agent.
The ideal person for this position will have at least 3 years estate agency / property experience and will thrive in converting valuations to instructions and networking, working to deadlines, closing for opportunities and delivering long term objectives.
The role will require someone with lots of drive and ambition and someone with a confident manner.
You must also be extremely well presented and articulate, used to building and nurturing relationships, networking, working to your own initiative and always going the extra mile.
Our client is a market leading commercial agent. You will be based in well appointed offices in Central Nottingham. A valid driving licence is also required as there will be a lot of driving throughout the East Midlands. The hours are 08:30 - 5:30 Monday - Friday, or though there will be occasions when you are required to work extra hours as and when required.
In return the company offer a generous basic salary and commission structure as well as car allowance and pension scheme.
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Discovering The Truth About Camping0
Various Advantages That Parents Can Expect When Sending Their Kids To An Overnight Camp
Once parents gets to face the prospect of their kid to go to their first summer overnight camp, they would get to be a little nervous about whether or not if it is the right decision for their own child. Parents must be assured that their children are that ready to spend that amount of time away from their home, they would get to have fun and also enjoy the numerous benefits when attending the camp. These overnight camp is a good place for kids to improve their social skills and also build their self-confidence, they are away from social pressure of various children at school or also their neighbourhood.
These kids can easily go out and learn how they can meet new people and develop new friendships under the guidance of counsellors that are well-trained in trying to assist in social interactions. The overnight camping can offer kids a great chance to easily know kids from various parts of the country, these camp helps kids to know how they can bridge cultural gaps and develop a good view of the world. The kids can get to share their favourite activities with other kids, play games with them and also get to respect other kids from various cultures and races and can assist them on how to work as a team.
Most of these kids can get to learn about themselves when attending these overnight camps, they can easily learn newer skills, improve older ones and also get to easily step out of their comfort zone and live life. A number of kids would just stay at their house during the summer season compared to trying something new due to the fact they are afraid of failing, overnight camps would offer new activities and enjoy their time during the summer months.
These overnight camps are mostly based near lakes, forests and also mountains all over the country and they can expose these kids to nature and also wildlife to help them understand the important of the environment. Most children can them easily breath fresh air and can go hiking on beautiful sceneries of the countryside, they would get to do various outdoor activities like grilling, fishing and hunting to experience what life is like on the outdoors.
These overnight camping can also get to show most kids how they can live a healthy lifestyle, they would get to eat healthy foods and also enjoy activities which can improve their total health and well-being. There are big number of overnight summer camps in the market, parents must ensure that their kids would go to the right ones.
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Woods Apologizes To His Fans
Tiger Woods is apologizing to his supporters, saying he hasn't been true to his values or the behavior his family deserves. In a statement on his Web site, Woods says: "I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart."
He doesn't say what those transgressions are. He also asks for privacy, saying "Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions."
Woods' statement comes as Us Weekly magazine published a cover story alleging that he had a 31-month affair with a Los Angeles cocktail waitress. Jaimee Grubbs told the magazine she met Woods at a Las Vegas nightclub in 2007, two months before Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren gave birth to their first child. Grubbs claims to have proof of the affair in 300 text messages.
The magazine published what it said was a voicemail provided by Grubbs, asking her to remove her name from caller ID. Grubbs said the message was left by Woods three days before his Friday morning car crash outside his Florida home.


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In a spectacular case of bad timing, the full Moon coincides with the annual Geminid meteor shower. Don't feel put out. There's still something for everyone, including a consolation prize.
A supermoon is a good thing. So is a rich meteor shower. But the two together? Maybe not so good. But that's exactly what will happen on the night of December 13–14 when the Moon reaches full phase at 7:06 p.m. Eastern time just hours before the peak of the annual Geminid meteor shower.
The brilliant Cold Moon, the third of this year's three supermoons, will flood the sky with light all night long and slash the number of Geminids visible from around 120 per hour to more like a dozen per hour. Shower members, which can appear anywhere in the sky, all trace their paths back to a radiant point near the star Castor in Gemini, the constellation that lends its name to the famous downpour.
Is a dozen an hour worth it? You bet. The Geminids are one of the most consistent and richest showers of the year. Fireballs are common. It's also one of the few showers that's active during mid-evening because the radiant is already well up in the eastern sky by 10–10:30 p.m. local time. If you don't want to set the alarm for a chilly 2–4:00 a.m. session, when Gemini reaches its greatest altitude in the southern sky, you can get a passably good look at the shower before bedtime.
Invite a friend over or take your kids out for a look. Just make sure everyone's dressed warmly and preferably stretched out on lounge chairs under sleeping bags or warm blankets. Or fire up the hot tub, a favorite hangout for shower watching. Face east or north before midnight and try to avoid looking at the Moon to preserve whatever night vision you can muster.
After midnight and before dawn, face south or west. Geminids are one of the few showers that don't originate from dust strewn by a comet. Instead, the stream's parent body is the asteroid 3200 Phaethon (FAY-eh-thon). Sometimes referred to as a "rock comet," Phaethon is a rare asteroidal object that primarily ejects fragments of rock instead of water vapor, gases and dust when heated by the Sun the way comets do.
Trails of dust have occasionally been observed departing Phaethon, seeding its orbit with future Geminids. Each year in mid-December, the Earth passes through the debris, which smacks into the atmosphere at 80,000 miles per hour (129,000 km/hr). Each entering particle's great speed briefly sets the air aglow to create a titillating meteor flash. Because asteroidal material can penetrate the atmosphere more deeply than comet dust, Geminids produce longer streaks than some showers.
Of course it will be hard to ignore the Moon that night. And you shouldn't. If we define a supermoon as a full Moon that occurs within 90% of its closest distance to Earth, December's Moon makes the cut, even if it's the most distant of the year's supermoon trio. Second place goes to the October Hunter's Moon and first to the Beaver Moon on November 14, the closest supermoon since 1948.
The December Moon will glare from eastern Taurus near the Gemini border and climb even higher in the sky than last month's, beaming down with enough intensity to render some aspects of the landscape in color, such as signage, trees, and even bright clothing.
If you're still feeling a sense of disappointment at seeing the Geminids pared back, there's a consolation prize. The night before the great clash, the waxing Moon will hit the bullseye — literally — when it occults the star Aldebaran in Taurus. On the evening of December 12th across the Americas (early morning of the 13th for Western Europe), you can use binoculars or a telescope to watch the Moon cover and then uncover the bright star.
An example is shown above; click here for times for more than 1,100 U.S., Canadian, and European cities. Because the listed times are in UT, remember to subtract 4 hours to convert to Eastern Standard, 5 for Central, 6 for Mountain, and 7 for Pacific.
My location has been under clouds for so many nights, I can't wait to see any or all of these wonderful events. Moonlight, meteors, and a disappearing star — sounds positively festive!
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Mifuko was founded by Minna Impiö and Mari Martikainen, both graduates of the University of Industrial Arts and Design, Helsinki. Their environmentally-friendly homewares are made in Kenya by local artisans. Mifuko have a partnership with the workshops and offer business education, steady income and good working conditions for the local craftspeople. The products created are a harmonious combination of Finnish design and traditional African crafts.


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hello out there! well, summer is really here and is it ever hot, hot, hot!!..my thanks to all who came in to visit during June ..well, here is the one in the spotlight..
Ride the Swell.....written by Jadynara
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Full of blood in me
And I'm losing my will
To quell the tide
I want to ride the swell
And drift out into
That vast space inside
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Despite being late September, the heatwave was hitting us full force! Jo dressed for the heat in some of her new threads from our latest shopping trips, so we had a mini-photo shoot by the water. Loving her Spanish dancer vibes from the red floral skirt!
|Top from H&M
Skirt from VV
|Shoes from Forever21
We spent an hour or so walking around, Carleton Place is super cute brimming with small town vibes. Many locals have sweet rides but this one really takes the cake!
|Resisting all urge to hop in
|close up!
The Lights Festival event visits many different cities and actually went to Toronto the weekend after! My biggest piece of advice would be to definitely go in groups. Everything happened so quickly, I lost my lantern before I could even react. So glad that many cameras were around, perks of dating a photographer :P
|lighting the lantern
|it's starting to float!
|"you're leaving me already??"
|"noooo come backk"
Also thankful for friends so I could time which lantern to follow to try to photograph. I had difficulty trying to adjust my focus in the dark, but managed to get nice clean shots of Alex's lantern rising.
Immediately after I took it, I looked around to find the owner of the lantern so I could offer to send them the photo. Luckily for me, they weren't far away and they were so grateful for the photo. Similar to my experience with my lantern, theirs floated away before they could snap up any photos, even with their camera set up on a tripod nearby. It was just the two of them (a couple) and so I reiterate my advice of going in groups!
After a while, unfortunately, the magic does wear off as those that didn't properly follow the instructions and released their lanterns too early fell sadly back to the ground. We stuck around for a while longer trying to get some photos before heading off. I managed to snap up this artsy-fartsy shot of a tiki-torch. Second favourite shot of the night :)
All in all, cannot recommend the event enough. It was a magical experience, I even teared up at one point, when the sky was completely filled with lanterns, all soaring up to the heavens, carrying everyone's wishes and dreams.
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New Report from University of California
A recent report from UC on the scholarly publishing landscape. I haven't had a chance to read it yet but a quick read of the executive summary (see below for an excerpt from the press release) seems to say that academics will go forward (or not) at their own pace, thank you very much. One statement suggests that the new "tech-savvy" grad students and post-grads are making no more use of new technologies for scholarly publishing than their older colleagues. Duh. How else are they going to get tenure? This is evidence of nothing but the same problem that vexes universities from all angles, whether online learning, open data or scholarship - the status quo suits those in the system just fine.
The final report brings together the responses of 160 interviewees across 45, mostly elite, research institutions in seven selected academic fields: archaeology, astrophysics, biology, economics, history, music, and political science. Our premise has always been that disciplinary conventions matter and that social realities (and individual personality) will dictate how new practices, including those under the rubric of Web 2.0 or cyberinfrastructure, are adopted by scholars. That is, the academic values embodied in disciplinary cultures, as well as the interests of individual players, have to be considered when envisioning new schemata for the communication of scholarship at its various stages.
P.S. Note the BePress engine for the report.


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I'll admit, I haven't always been the biggest TOMS fan. A) I don't think they're all that flattering, and B) The one pair I bought (circa 2007 before they were huge) was the least comfortable shoe I have ever worn in my life. [Side note: Giving them the benefit of the doubt, I blame this on my annoyingly wide foot and not the quality of the product.] That being said, since their humble beginnings in Blake Mycoskie's* apartment, they have recently developed several other styles that I think are really cute such as a wedge and a cap-toe ballet flat:
What do you think of these new TOMS styles? Do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing that they've diverged so much from the original canvas slip-on that started the company?
*Random interesting fact: Blake, the guy who started TOMS, graduated from my high school and, although I never knew him personally, we have a ton of mutual friends!


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GamesBar is malicious adware.GamesBar is actually a toolbar for Internet Explorer that actually gives users many free online games.The problem is that it will annoy you all the time by displaying various banners and pop ups which will drive you crazy.GamesBar is able to track your personal information as well as pass it on to third parties.This will be done without your permission or consent.
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GamesBar needs to get removed from your computer as soon as possible upon immediate detection. You need to be warned that if you choose to make use of the manual removal process, the risks are very high of you causing severe additional damage to your computer. It is within your best interest to choose the automatic removal process.GamesBar is something you don\'t want to play around with as it will seriously cause you nothing but trouble.
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Mokka Cafe and Restaurant in Budapest City Center
Mokka Cafe and Restaurant is one of the restaurants in Budapest recommended by Michelin guide. Its style is trendy-elegant 'ethno-eclectic' combining African-Mediterranean colors and elements. But it's also ethno-eclectic in its cuisine in a sense that the restaurant is striving to create its own Mokka versions of international and Hungarian dishes with a modern flair. Sommelier helps you to pick wines. Pricey.
Address: Sas utca 4., Budapest 1051
Phone: 00-36-1-328-0081
Opening hours: (lunch and dinner) Mon-Sun 12:00-24:00
Getting here:
- metro (all lines) Deák tér station
- tram/streetcar: number 2,
See the location of Mokka Cafe and Restaurant on the Budapest Tourist Map (check the knife and fork map icon in the middle, and click on the icons to learn more about the neighboring places of interest or click on the View Larger Map blue link under the map). Notice that Mokka Cafe and Restaurant is very close to the Parliament, the Basilica and Roosevelt square with the Chain Bridge & the Gresham Palace or Hotel Sofitel.


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Coined "the most anticipated restaurant opening of 2013," Lafayette quickly became New York's most desired reservation as hundreds of NYC foodies rushed to the restaurant to experience the hype. Opened by Andrew Carmellini, the famous chef and restaurateur behind Laconde Verde and the Dutch, I couldn't wait to go to Lafayette and experience the hype for myself. I have been to Lafayette for both brunch and dinner and have been VERY pleased on both occasions. Lafayette has one of my favorite outdoor seating spaces in NYC and is great for warmer days…
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Lafayette is known for their Breakfast & Brunch and I can't reiterate enough HOW incredible their brunch really is! I need to highlight two things: the AMAZING quality of the brunch food and how knowledgeable and nobread friendly the servers/managers are. Like all French brasseries, a list of delicious looking breads and pastries lined the menu which made me a bit nervous; however, the menu is also very nobread friendly! Best nobread orders: the fresh fruit salad, omelette du jour, egg white frittata, soft scrambled eggs, smoked salmon benedict (nobread), burger (nobread), and the steak frites (served at dinner, as well). The pommes de rotisserie are fabulous and the pommes frites are great, too, and NOT subject to any cross contamination. I ordered the omelette du jour which was filled with a medley of summer squashes, as well as the potatoes– both were delicious. My friend ordered the smoked salmon benedict nobread and raved about her dish, as well.
Second and most important about Lafayette is the service. When our very friendly and hospitable waitress came to our table to tell us the day's specials she highlighted the omelette du jour, and noted that it was gluten free, and the soup of the day, which she commented was both gluten and dairy free. I love this kind of service- she saved me the aggravation of having to ask! This is the first time I have been to non-dedicated gluten free or vegan restaurant where a server has volunteered that an entrée is nobread approved without me even asking! This type of service has officially made me a loyal customer. I felt comfortable then volunteering the fact that I was gluten free and I was able to trust that the servers and kitchen staff at Lafayette understood gluten free and dietary restrictions.
The dinner at Lafayette is great, too. I recommend the Mediterranean octopus, any of the fish dishes, steak frites, and rotisserie chicken for two. Before you leave, check out the Lafayette Bakery… the macaroons are nobread friendly and delicious!


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High-Resolution Images of Star Wars Black Series Jabba the Hutt and Yoda
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Yesterday for International Star Wars Day, Hasbro revealed two upcoming Star Wars Black Series figures for the 6″ scale. Today, they sent out high-resolution images for both! This particular version of Jabba the Hutt is slated to be a San Diego Comic Con exclusive, but rumor has it that the figure may see regular retail release without […]Continue reading »


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Peter McAlpin 1809-1898
It is said, The Singleton Argus, on 25th September 1835, when writing about Peter McAlpin 1809-1898, described him as a man with "a roaming disposition, a giant and in every sense of the term, physically and morally with high principles, lofty ideals". I have been unable to find this article. Never-the-less, he was, all of that.
Peter McALPIN Senior 1758-1850 had taken his family out to the Hawkesbury district and set himself up as a blacksmith at Windsor after arriving with the family as free settlers on the 'General Graham' on the 29 January 1812.
Here the family lived until the end of 1815, when Peter Snr. sold his shop and two houses by auction, the family moved to Richmond early in 1816, again setting up a blacksmith shop, when young Peter was only 7.
In 1822 Peter together with his brother William Glas and Catherine (nicknamed, Kite) attended the school in Richmond for only about a year, just long enough to learn to read and write and do their sums.
In the 1825 census Peter was recorded as living at Richmond, however it was not long after the census that Peter showed his wanderlust by making a trek up north to Muswellbrook, or perhaps he was a little bit envious of his brother's wanderings.
Two years earlier in 1823, Peter's brother William known as Billy Mack at thirteen, had been one of Archibald Bell's party who, with the help of aboriginal guides marked the Bells Line of Road which was an alternative route to Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworths road across the Blue Mountains.
In the 1828 census Peter was living in Bathurst and working as a labourer for John Neville 1780-1854 and his wife Elizabeth nee Vincent, whom Peter had met in Richmond, when they were living there. They had offered him work and Peter was keen to take it.
I'm not sure how long Peter remained with John Neville and his family but John Neville moved from Bathurst to Rylstone in 1830 and Peter didn't like to stay in one place for long.
In 1831 Peter set himself up as the Blacksmith in Patrick's Plains. It's thought that Peter visited Richmond around Christmas 1831 when his little sister Catherine 'Kite' announced she was going to marry William Clark on the 16 January 1832. Of all the family Peter was closest to Kite and I don't see him missing her wedding day.
Another big wedding took place on the 1 February 1833 when brother Billy Mack married Susannah Onus 1815-1882 at Christ Church in Castlereagh. William built a brick home in 1834 in the main street of Richmond, NSW with financial help from Joseph ONUS (the father of his wife, Susannah) and set up a blacksmiths shop at the rear.
On the 9 January 1935 at a chapel in Maitland where his sister and her husband William Clark were now living Peter married Elizabeth Cole alias Harrison, a convict woman whose real name was Phebe Cole, nee Stirrup
1807-1885. Phoebe was a widow with two children.
This marriage was seen as a convenience for both parties and did not last very long. It seems Peter sold the shop bought Phoebe a house, gave her some money and then took off for Victoria. Neither one looking back or having any regrets.
It was on the 30 August 1835 that the first settlers arrived in Melbourne and commenced building along the Yarra River. This pioneering group led by Captain John Lacey with his builder from Launceston George Evans, his servant Evan Evans, carpenters William Jackson and Robert Hay Marr, the Blacksmith James Gilbert and his wife and a ploughman called Charlie Wise. In 1840 Peter McAlpin made his way there not to seek his fortune ( he could have made that in New South Wales), but for the adventure of it all.
From this point on it's not easy to track Peter. He did have a blacksmith shop in Little Bourke Street Melbourne, in 1847. In March 1851 he was shot in his left arm in the city of Melbourne at 1am by George May Smith after Peter called he and his companions some names. George May Smith was charged with assault and fined twenty shillings. Another shot in the arm in 1851 was because Peter was out of the state of nsw for so many years phoebe, had him declared dead. She married Frederick WINGRAVE 1797-1876, at Windeyer on the 31 March 1852.
Then in 1853 we see Peter at the McIvor diggings. I doubt he was digging more likely running the blacksmiths shop.
All told Peter spent thirty five years in Victoria not returning to New South Wales until 1875.
Peter died on the 23 September 1898 in Singleton, New South Wales.
His death certificate states he died without issue
His grave is at the Glenridding Uniting Church Cemetery, formerly known as
the Glenridding Presbyterian Cemetery, on the Putty Road, Singleton, NSW.
The headstone reads-
23 Sep 1898
Age: 89y
Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954), Saturday 24 September 1898
Death of an Old Colonist.
"In his 90th year, Mr Peter M'Alpin, of Bulga, died in the local Hospital yesterday,
after a short illness, his death being due to senile decay.
The deceased was a native of Sterling, Scotland, but was only three years of age
when he arrived with his parents in Victoria he lived there for 35 years, when he removed
to N. S. Wales, and has since lived in this part of the colonya term of 51 years.
Mr M'Alpin was married in Maitland, but there was no issue to the union.
The old gentleman was well respected, and those who knew him intimately
in his earlier days retain many pleasant memories of the acquaintanceship "
Note: He arrived with parents in NSW on 29 Jan 1812.
He Lived in Victoria for 35 Years and
in NSW for a total of 51 years.
written by janilye, 2004.
Thank you to Rob Fountain for information re- Phoebe Stirrup
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janilye - 7th generation, Convict stock. Born in New South Wales now living in Victoria, carrying, with pride 'The Birthstain'.


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By Eleni Sakellis
NEW YORK – The Hellenic-American Cultural Foundation (HACF), the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce (HACC), and American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece presented Jews of Greece: 25 Centuries of Continuous Presence at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright in Midtown Manhattan. Dr. Mimis Cohen, a founding member of the American Friends of the Jewish Museum of Greece and a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago gave the presentation on the early interaction of the Greek and Romaniote Jewish communities around the Eastern Mediterranean, including the cross-fertilization of ideas which has had a significant and long-lasting impact on Western civilization and became the basis of Judeo-Christian culture.
The history of Romaniote communities and their traditions and customs were discussed as well as the influence from their non-Jewish neighbors in the development of a unique culture. Tragically 86% of the pre-war Jewish population of Greece perished during the Holocaust, including the Jews from the Romaniote communities.
Dr. Cohen was born and raised in Athens after the Second World War. His parents survived the Holocaust in Athens thanks to the courage of Greek Orthodox friends. A reception with Dr. Cohen followed the program.
The event was well-attended with over 300 people present while about 140 people had to be put on a waiting list due to the building's security requirements.
Both the program and the reception were free of charge.
Among those in attendance at the event were Consul General of Greece in New York Konstantinos Koutras, Consul of Greece Manos Koubarakis, Permanent Representative of Greece to the UN Dr. Catherine Boura, Rabbi Dr. Martin Cohen, Nicholas Kourides, Esq.- Chairman of HACF, President of the American Friends of the Jewish Museum in Greece Solomon Asser, Brian Devine- partner of the firm Norton Rose Fulbright and President of HACC, James Stratakis- President of HACF, James DeMetro- HACF Board of Directors and New York Greek Film Festival Director, Amalia Cosmetatou- Executive Director and Cultural Director of the Onassis Foundation, and Ioannis Vrailas- HACF Board of Directors and Special Adviser on Political Issues within the Office of the President of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Also present were Greek Press Office Director Sia Papatriantafyllou, Louis Katsos- EMBCA President and Founder, and George Zapantis, as well as many members of the community.
As Kourides noted in his opening remarks, there was an overwhelming response to the event with so many people wanting to attend and about 140 people still on a waiting list who could not be there. Solomon Asser noted that the HACF and HACC boards are interlinked and also connected to the AFJMG. The Jewish Museum is celebrating 40 years, he said, teaching teachers and students about the long history of the Jews in Greece. Stratakis said in his introduction to Dr. Mimis Cohen that the history of the Greek Jews is part of Hellenism and Hellenic culture and though not widely known, it should be known.
Dr. Cohen then began his lecture, noting that the first Jewish communities in Greece were established 25 centuries ago. He cited the mention of Greeks and Jews in the Bible and archaeological evidence, inscriptions in Greek and Semitic, and the ruins of ancient Jewish synagogues in Greece bearing Jewish symbols like the menorah.
The communities thrived in the Hellenistic period when Greek was the language of commerce and culture.
The story of Alexander the Great's arrival at the gates of Jerusalem where the high priest greeted him outside the gates to prevent the sack of the city. Seeing the Temple of Jerusalem, Alexander said it's nice but I want to put a few of my statues in here, but the high priest told him that instead the Jews would name their first-born sons after him, so the name Alexander became a Hebrew name. Dr. Cohen pointed out that the story, though oft-repeated though the generations, is in fact a myth.
Excavations are continuing to reveal the historic presence of the Greek Jews, Dr. Cohen observed, noting the bilingual Greek and Semitic inscriptions on a funeral monument at the ancient cemetery Kerameikos in Athens and the ruins of the first synagogue in Europe at Delos dating back to the 1st century BCE. The travels of St. Paul the Apostle are also evidence of the thriving Jewish communities of Greece, Dr. Cohen said.
He also spoke about World War II and how it changed everything for the Jews of Greece, many of whom perished in the Holocaust. The survivors, he noted, were helped by the courageous acts of their fellow Greek citizens, the Greek Orthodox Church, and government officials who if caught would have been sentenced to death for helping the Jews.
He spoke movingly about the tragic loss of the community of Ioannina where there was no Archbishop Damaskinos or Chief of Police Angelos Evert as there was in Athens to help save lives. Dr. Cohen noted how the Jews of Zakynthos were saved as were many in Volos and Thessaly where the Resistance was stronger and Jews were able to flee to the mountains.
While pointing out the recent rise in anti-Semitism in many parts of the world, Dr. Cohen concluded on an optimistic note sharing his experience at the Yom Kippur services in Ioannina where the community is only 40 people, but the synagogue was full with Jews from Israel, France and the US, as well as other countries of the Diaspora. The encouraged everyone to visit the Jewish Museum and support their work to preserve the remarkable history of the Jews in Greece.