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Archive for December 24th, 2014
Christmas Eve 2014
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Today is Christmas Eve. This is the first year since Hubby and I have been married that we will be staying home for Christmas. That means that we will be able to do the whole "Christmas Eve" experience with M.
We will be spending time with Hubby's family tonight to exchange gifts and open presents, then it's back home. Usually, we spend Christmas Eve night driving an hour and a half north to my parent's house to spend Christmas Day there. However, because of this pregnancy, we've decided to stay in the area just in case this little girl wants to make a Christmas debut.
I have to admit that I'm pretty excited. We have the stockings up on the fireplace mantle (click here to see our heavily toddler-influenced Christmas decor), and M is super excited for the whole Santa thing.
Her "Santa gift" is all wrapped up and hidden upstairs, ready to be brought down after she goes to sleep. Before she goes to bed, we will set out milk and cookies (or brownies). I can't wait! I've been waiting to be able to do this for her since she was born. This is the year I know she will totally understand and I can't wait to see her face when she sees the treats all eaten and a gift waiting for her!
Tomorrow is Christmas and I'm planning on taking that day off on the blog!
Have a great Christmas Day! May it be full of happiness and blessings!
When I come back on Friday, I will be 36 weeks pregnant… yay!
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Two Service Experts centers are making a statement this October with pink vans. Fras-Air/General Service Experts and Service Experts Heating and Air Conditioning of Raleigh are each painting two of their work vans pink for the fight to end breast cancer.
During the month of October, Fras-Air/General Service Experts will be donating 20% of all sales from their pink vans to the North Jersey Susan G. Komen chapter to help raise money to help cure breast cancer. Service Experts of Raleigh will be donating 5% of all sales from their pink vans in addition to giving $10 for every heating tune-up to their local chapter, Susan G. Komen North Carolina Triangle to the Coast.
This is the second time Fras-Air/General Service Experts has painted multiple vans pink to raise money for Susan G. Komen. In 2015, Fras-Air donated over $7,000 to Komen North Jersey. David Schneider, General Manager of Fras-Air, and one of his employees both lost their mothers to other forms of cancer and were inspired to help other families.
"The National Cancer Institute reported that 107,184 women in New Jersey faced breast cancer in 2016," Schneider stated. "While the quantity of cases is actually decreasing each year, that still represents a significant number of families who are grappling with this disease, and there is still an urgent need for research and support."
The General Manager of Service Experts of Raleigh, Chris Overton, echoed Schneider's feelings. "As reported by the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, breast cancer is the number one type of cancer in our state – for men and women."
To read more about Susan G. Komen's fight against breast cancer or to get involved, visit http://ww5.komen.org/.


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The new facility will handle ocean shipping for both container loads and break bulk cargo. The company also will operate an air freight service for all weight breaks between Hawaii and Indonesia .
It is the company's 10th terminal owned and operated in Asia and the South Pacific.
"With the Indonesian economy expanding and its population enjoying a higher standard of living, the nation of 200 million people is becoming more receptive to quality Hawaiian agricultural products like pineapples and coffee," Kane McEwen, general manager of the Honolulu office, said in a statement.


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Strand, often called The Strand, is just over three-quarters of a mile in length from its western origin at Trafalgar Square to its eastern end at Temple Bar where it continues into Fleet Street marking Westminster's boundary with the City of London.
The name was first recorded in 1002 as Strondway, later in 1185 as Stronde and in 1220 as La Stranda. It is formed from the Old English word 'strand' meaning shore. Initially it referred to the shallow bank of the once much wider River Thames before the construction of the Victoria Embankment. The name was later applied to the road itself.
From the 12th century onwards large mansions lined the Strand including several palaces and townhouses inhabited by bishops and royal courtiers, mainly located on the south side, with their own 'river gates' and landings directly on the Thames. In the 19th century much of the Strand was rebuilt and the houses to the south no longer backed onto the Thames separated from the river by the Victoria Embankment constructed in 1865–70. This moved the river some 50 metres (160 ft) further away.
The Strand became a newly fashionable address and was one of the most elegant streets in London. Many avant-garde writers and thinkers gathered here among them Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, William Makepeace Thackeray, John Stuart Mill, Herbert Spencer and the scientist Thomas Henry Huxley.
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Lindsay Lohan Sentenced To 90 Days In Rehab, Avoids Jail
Lindsay accepted a plea deal during her Mar. 18 court hearing, stemming from lying to police after a June 2012 car accident! Lindsay was sentenced to five days in jail but she's able to serve it while in rehab.
Lindsay Lohan is heading back to rehab! During the live stream of Lindsay's court hearing on Mar. 18, Lindsay was sentenced to five days in jail, 90 days of rehab, 30 days of community service and 18 months of psychotherapy. Lindsay was in court after lying to police, claiming she wasn't driving during a June 2012 car accident.
Lindsay Lohan's Jail Sentence — Not Off To A Good Start
The judge was less than thrilled while sentencing Lindsay. Not only did she arrive 48 minutes late, she ended up pleading guilty to one charge and no contest to two others.
The judge ended up sentencing her to five days in jail (which will be folded into her stay in rehab, so she'll never see the inside of a jail cell). Then 90 days of rehab must be completed, and it can't be out patient.
Her probation was extended for two more years, and she had to go to counseling for the next year and a half. She also must complete 30 days of community service, which she can do in NYC.
Meanwhile, Lindsay looked exhausted, she could barely keep her eyes open. Plus, she kept telling her attorney Mark Heller to stop talking, she looked incredibly angry.
Michael Lohan Speaks To HollywoodLife About LiLo
He told us: "She's late for court. She should have been here a couple of days early and Dina should have gotten her here."
Lindsay was supposed to be on a flight to LA on Mar. 17 but she got off because she didn't feel safe. The next morning around 6 AM EST, she got on a private plane, which was diverted to LAX so that she could get to court as close to 8:30AM as possible.
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Over time, industry has strengthened our network defenses with security appliances and anti-malware protection. As a result, the Black Hat Hackers seek to penetrate a softer target, the people in an organization by using social engineering.
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Florida death metallers SIX FEET UNDER have issued the following update:
"Unfortunately, our upcoming OctoberDeath tour of Spain, Italy, France and Portugal has been postponed due to reasons beyond the band's control.
"SIX FEET UNDER would like to apologize to our fans and we hope the dates will be rescheduled in the near future. Again, our sincere apologies to all and we look forward to seeing everyone out on the road once new dates have been locked down."
Affected dates:
Oct. 22 - Recanati, Italy - Extra Club
Oct. 23 - Pinarella Di Cervia, Italy - Rock Planet
Oct. 24 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus
Oct. 25 - Goriza, Italy - Pieffe Factory
Oct. 27 - Marseille, France - Le Korigan
Oct. 28 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
Oct. 29 - Madrid, Spain - Ritmo And Compas
Oct. 30 - Corroios, Portugal - Cine Teatro Corrios
Oct. 31 - Bergara, Spain - Jam
The third installment of SIX FEET UNDER's cover series, "Graveyard Classics 3", sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 31 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
Released on January 19 via Metal Blade Records, "Graveyard Classics 3" was recorded at D.O.I. Digital Audio in Tampa, Florida, was mixed at Audiohammer Studios by Mark Lewis, and was produced by vocalist Chris Barnes.
SIX FEET UNDER covered AC/DC's entire "Back In Black" album for "Graveyard Classics 2", which came out in October 2004.
The original "Graveyard Classics" LP, was released in October 2000. It included cover versions of BLACK SABBATH's "Sweet Leaf", DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke on the Water" and JIMI HENDRIX's "Purple Haze".


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TRIANA, Ala. (WHNT) - Triana residents are the first to say they moved to the small town because of its potential for economic growth.
But a controversial business proposal right outside their front doors isn't exactly what they had in mind.
A strip club owner from Birmingham is hoping to expand his business to Triana. Gregory Jackson applied for a liquor license for an "upscale gentlemen's club and restaurant," according to documents WHNT News 19 obtained from the town clerk.
The news isn't sitting well with members of the Savannah neighborhood, off of Wall Triana Highway. They are bringing their fight to the town council in hopes of preventing the development that would be a little too close to home.
While it's safe to say strip clubs are rarely met with enthusiasm from families, Triana the residents feel like the latest proposal is particularly disconcerting.
"This type of business is not necessarily the type of growth we were looking for," said resident Caroline Kaufman.
There are the usual concerns of safety, drugs, crime, and traffic. But all of those worries are made worse by the proposed location.
The gentleman's club would sit on a now empty plot of land directly across from the entrance to the Terrace at Savannah subdivision.
"It'll be the first impression any visitors or potential buyers family or friends come to visit us have of our community as they enter our neighborhood," said Kaufman.
It is not exactly the welcome wagon they envisioned when potential home buyers come to town.
The group of concerned community members will bring their fight to the town council later this week. They hope the gentleman's club will take the business elsewhere.
"We're going to just continue to voice our opinion and hope the town council listens to what we have to say."
A petition protesting the development has already gained more than 100 signatures. They hope to gather more before a town council meets for a work session this Thursday.
The council plans to vote on the proposal at the end of the month.


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For some people a private yoga teacher is quite an option. Suppose, a person suffers from serious scoliosis. Scoliosis requires individual program and approach to practice. Another type of people for whom a private teacher might be of help is those with nervous system disorders. Nervous disorders can be treated with yoga therapy, yet it is hard to find a therapeutic group for a particular disorder. Finally, a private yoga instructor is necessity for the physically-challenged.
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Here's a savory stew that's perfect for these cold winter nights. Made with simple ingredients that you probably have in your pantry, you'll have a delicious dinner ready in no time.
Corn and Potato Chowder
You will need:
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 cup low fat half & half, warmed in microwave
4 cups low sodium chicken broth, warmed in microwave
1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
4 cups diced yukon gold potatoes
2 cups frozen corn
1 small sweet onion diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Fresh or dried parsley
6 slices Pork or Turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled
Sauté onion in a large soup pot over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until translucent. Add minced garlic and corn and continue to sauté for 3 additional minutes.
Whisk in flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Whisk in warmed milk, then add chicken broth, one cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. Bring heat up to medium-high, then add potatoes. Season with salt, pepper and cayenne. Simmer for 20-25 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
When potatoes are done remove from heat. Stir in cheddar cheese until melted. Spoon into serving bowls and garnish with bacon pieces and parsley, if desired. Serve with cornbread.
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Looks like someone is ready for summer and isn't afraid to show it! Audrey Roloff's bikini baby bump photo truly has us ready to hit the beach and catch some sunny rays. The expectant former reality star looks truly happy and is glowing -- naturally because she's outside living her best life.
The expectant mama took to the 'Gram to share a look at her growing baby bump while celebrating her 28th birthday.
Get it, Audrey!
We love seeing pregnant mamas rock bikinis!
As expected, a number of Audrey's followers chimed in, gushing about her adorable bump.
There's something so adorable and precious about seeing a mom-to-be's baby bump. It's technically nothing new (we have seen baby bumps before and even rocked our own), but a sight that still brings joy and the feels.
Earlier this month, the former Little People, Big World star revealed she and Jeremy are expecting their second baby.
Audrey and Jeremy's pregnancy reveal was definitely a family affair as their almost 2-year-old, Ember Roloff, celebrated the good news with her parents.
We can't wait to see this little one become a big sis!
Cheers to more pics of the bump!
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If anyone has bothered to read the little bio under my picture that accompanies this blog, you may be one of the many people to ask yourself, "What's a mandola?" Luckily in the age of wikipedia you can get your answer online almost as quickly as you can ask the question, but in regular face to face conversation where no one is within reach of the internet, I still get asked.
My primary instrument is viola. It's what I majored in while I was
in college. I have spent much of my adult life answering the question,
"What's a viola?" and explaining that, no, it's not the instrument you
hold propped between your knees (that's a cello). Viola, for those not
in the know or in the mood to get diverted to wikipedia again, is the
alto voice of the violin family. It's slightly larger than a violin
(which is an instrument everyone has heard of and violinists never get
pestered with questions suggesting what they play is obscure) and it has
a deeper sound. Violas lack the highest string on a violin (the E),
but instead have a string that goes a fifth lower than the violin's
lowest string. (The strings on a violin in Western tonal music are
tuned to G, D, A and E, and on a viola are tuned to C, G, D and A.)
Viola is a beautiful instrument. I started on violin in third grade and
switched to viola in high school because we didn't have any in our
orchestra, and I liked it enough I never went back. I still play violin
occasionally, but that squeaky high E grates on my nerves. I much
prefer the depth and melancholy of the viola and its deeper tones.
For reasons I'm too tired to go into at the moment, my instrument has to fight for respect. There are a million viola jokes.
(My viola instructor back at Ohio State used to collect conductor
jokes.) I participated in a concert where I teach at the Wisconsin
Conservatory of Music a few years back that featured all the violists on
the faculty, and in between numbers I talked to the audience a bit
about the history of the instrument and told several jokes. The one
that got the biggest laugh was, "What do you call a violist with 2 brain
cells? — Pregnant." Anyhoo, violists tend to be laid back enough that
we can take a joke, so it's all fine. But it would be nice if more
often than not when I told people I play viola they knew what it was.
So leave it to me to pick a new instrument to try that gets exactly
the same reaction. Mandola is to mandolin what viola is to violin. And
I mean that literally, because the string tunings are equivalent and
they play the same roles in an ensemble. Mandola is fun and I'm glad I
decided to give it a try, but I have yet to tell someone in the
schoolyard that I play one and see recognition in anyone's eyes.
When my husband got deployed again, at least I knew from past
experience what kinds of things I would be able to handle with him gone,
and what things I wouldn't. I looked over the upcoming orchestra
schedule and picked out which concerts were going to be too hard and
turned them down. I knew, for instance, that the concert featuring
pieces by German composers that I had played in the past would not take
too much work, but the Tchaikovsky symphony later in the season would
probably kill me. It's hard enough finding time to practice when Ian's
home, but alone with three kids I have to be realistic.
Obviously music is important to me, and the idea of giving up the
chance to play in a group while Ian was in Iraq was depressing. I
decided something less intense might be nice during this stressful
time. My friend Linda is the music director of the Milwaukee Mandolin Orchestra,
which is an organization that has been making music here for over 100
years. She plays violin in my string quartet, but several years back
tried her hand at mandolin and took off with it. Linda's great. Her
mandolin orchestra performed in a concert with the orchestra I play with
two seasons ago, and the music was so charming and everyone seemed to
have so much fun that it got me thinking that that might be a good thing
to try during the deployment. I asked Linda how long she thought it
would take me to learn mandola, and she said, "Oh, maybe 5…. 10
minutes." I suppose I should have asked how long it would take to learn
mandola well, because I am by no means a good mandolist, but I can keep up okay.
If anything, all my musical training is a hinderence. The notation
in a lot of the music is…. let's say 'imprecise,' so it takes awhile to
figure out what is going on or what part of the page I should be reading
from. And one of the quirky things I've learned about the long and
colorful history of mandolin orchestras in America, is that rather than
learn the alto parts in alto clef (which is the clef violists play in),
they write the music in this odd transposed manner.
What it comes down
to is the music is in treble clef and you play it as if you were holding
a mandolin with it's higher string tunings, but the sound that comes
out is a fifth lower. It makes me crazy. I never have any idea what
key we're in, and I get confused if I can hear myself playing. I look
at the music and see an A, I play a note on my instrument as if it were
an A on a different instrument, and the sound that comes out is a D.
Does that make sense? No, not to me either, and I'm the one trying to
do it every Monday from 7:00 to 9:00. I'm the only person this seems to
bother, and some of the other musicians in the group are fascinated
that not hearing the note I'm seeing on the page as I play is a
problem. I'm adjusting, but every once in awhile my brain and hands
have a minor freakout and I play something that doesn't fit with
But you know what? That's the beauty of the mandolin orchestra. No
one holds that against me. Everyone is there because it's fun. They
are amateurs in the truest sense of the word in that amateur comes from
the French meaning 'lover of.' Professionals may love what they do, but
I can say from experience that there is a different dynamic when money
is involved. Amateurs play purely for the love of it. I seldom play
viola without receiving a paycheck. Playing Handel may be fun (that's my string quartet in that clip), but playing it for a wedding is work, and it feels like it. Playing 'The Talisman'
is just as fun as it sounds. I got to play my first gig with the
mandolin orchestra recently at the Italian Community Center where we got
to perform fun things like Mambo Italiano with a talented local
singer. We seem to have been paid in pizza.
I'm really enjoying mandola. I may stick with it even after Ian
comes home if I can find the time for it. My kids resent my going off
to rehearsals, but I'm not going to let them make me feel guilty about
playing music with friends for just a couple of hours a week.
(Yesterday I sat for over an hour in the car cleaning out my purse and
then staring at clouds just so they could jump on a friend's trampoline,
so they owe me.) My next door neighbor is kind enough to come over and
put my kids to bed on those evenings so I can get away, and I'm so
grateful. Without her I don't think I'd have signed on to this new
musical adventure.
But here I am, with the word 'mandolist' on my
resume should I ever have to write one up again, and an outlet for my
musical ambitions that doesn't get me stressed. It's really nice. So
what's a mandola? It's another word for happiness.
(P.S. Can you tell someone
finally taught me how to use the embedded links feature? I think I
went a little overboard with it on this post, but it's like having a
geeky new toy.)


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Protecting our historic fireplaces.
One of the messiest annual tasks is black leading the firebacks. All the firebacks are cast iron and each year we need to refresh the protective coating on them.
An iron fireback has a dual purpose: protecting the back of a fireplace and reflecting heat into a room. By black leading them each year we protect the surface from deterioration and improve their appearance by highlighting features in the casting.
Black leading substances are flammable and can irritate the skin so we wear full body protection while black leading - a white suit that covers us from head to toe, a mask and a pair of vinyl gloves to protect our hands.
Preparing the fireback
Firebacks came into fashion as luxury items in the 16th century, and were traditionally cast from sand moulds. The fireplace in the Garden Hall was cast using pastry stamps and butter moulds to create detailing in the sand.
Although the chimneys in the house are now blocked up we still find that adverse weather can occasionally force moisture, dirt, and insects past the blockage. This can cause damage to the firebacks. After thoroughly dusting the iron we scrape the surface with a wire toothbrush to remove the rust.
The blackleading process
The black lead substance is mixed with white spirit to create a thin paint which is applied and left to dry overnight. The area of the fireback that would reflect the path of light in the room is then lightly rubbed with a brush to take some of the matte effect off, allowing areas to stand out and to highlight detail in the casting.
You can see firebacks in the Gun room, The Library and the Garden Hall.


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Jihyun Kim
Jihyun Kim's music has been performed in the prestigious venues around the world, including the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Cloisters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center, DiMenna Center, Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence Italy, and Seoul Arts Center in Korea.
Jihyun's works were performed by such ensembles as Tanglewood New Fromm Players, JACK Quartet, PUBLIQuartet, Asciano Quartet, Karien Ensemble, Bloomington Trio, and Chanticleer LAB Choir, and were featured in Tanglewood Music Center, the University of South Florida New Music Festival, Midwest Composers Symposium, Korean Music Expo. Recent honors include the American Prize, Libby Larsen Prize, PUBLIQ Access, Florence String Quartet Call for Scores, Juventas Ensemble Call for Scores, RedNote New Music Composition Competition, Samadis' Composition Competition, Chang-ak Competition, among many others. And Kim's music has been published by Editro Sconfinarte and XXI Century Archives.
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We want to give rise to some very special moments and experiences that we shared during this programme.
One of those is the remarkable address by Roland de Bodt on December 5th during Brussels seminar.
You can read the report of this address here in English and here in French.
The English version will be available soon.
Another very important document is a common work whose goal was to create resources, notably methodological, for developing and improving cultural and artistic projects with a social purpose and to illustrate them by concrete case studies (exchanges of practices between European partners). Find here the pdf : EN.Grundtvig.challenges.
Another important document is the report written by sociologist Filip Čićek, who followed the Theater workshops : Report_Filip_Cicek.


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An explosion at an industrial park in China's Sichuan province has left 19 people dead and 12 others injured, according to state news agency Xinhua.
In a statement quoted by Reuters, the authorities in Jiang'an county said the blast happened at a chemical plant run by Yibin Hengda Technology.
Photos on Chinese social media showed a huge fire and plumes of smoke rising from the facility.
It is not clear what caused the explosion.
It follows previous high-profile disasters at chemical plants in China.
In 2015, 173 people died in an explosion in a chemical warehouse in the north-eastern port city of Tianjin.
China industrial park explosion kills 19


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Why Being Debt Free is Important for a Prepper
By Alec Sharp (Palmetto Prepper)
About two years ago I really started getting worried about the direction our country was heading. I started listing to Podcast like "The Survival Podcast" that focused on preparing for the future and I learned a lot. I actually started doing the things the host was telling us about; bought a water filter, started stock piling food and learning life skills. I even started sharing what I was learning by writing this blog and posting on my Palmetto Prepper Facebook page.
As the economy continued to get worse and the cost of everything started increasing at an alarming rate I started looking at my financial future. How could I protect myself when economy and the dollar ended up in the toilet?
Then I did something that the results scared me even more; I got out all my bills and added up how much consumer debt I had accumulated and I was shocked. I realized that not only are we slaves to our government but I was a slave to the people who owned all my debt. The number scared the crap out of me and that did not even include my house. I knew I could not be prepared and self-reliant until I freed myself from this debt. If things got bad I could lose my house and everything I owned.
I started searching for answers and a quick and easy way to get out of debt. I did not find any quick tricks but I did find this guy named Dave Ramsey and his Total Debt Make Over. I bought the book, with cash, and read it cover to cover in one weekend. I strongly recommend that you read the book also, I am sure you can find it at your local library.
What Dave taught me was his baby steps and I have been following them ever since. Step number one is to have $1,000 cash in an emergency fund. I believe he recommended having it in a savings account; however the prepper in me said nope – cash in small bills locked up in a safe place. I had that step taken care of in just six weeks. See my blog post titled "Cash is King" dated March 20, 2013 for more information about that. In addition to saving the $1,000 we cut up all our credit cards and started paying for everything in cash.
Next we compiled a list of all our bills, listing them from smallest to largest along with their required monthly payments. The list scared me to death. It started with a doctor bill that we owed only $140 on but we were only making a $10 a month payment. At that rate we would be paying on that on bill for 14 months. The first goal was to pay that one-off. At the beginning of the next month we made all our minimum monthly payment and I saw that our balances changed very little and I was almost out of money. I started trying to figure out ways to generate money and fast. I was able to find some odd job from neighbors; like raking yards, cleaning off roofs and helping with odd jobs. In just three weeks I had earned the money to pay off that first debt. It felt great to make some headway.
The next month I was able to start working on the next lowest balance and instead of making the minimum payment I added the $10 that I was paying on the doctor bill. I have been working it ever since. In the first year I was able to pay off $14,737.30 and save up $1,000 cash for my emergency fund. I know I have a long way to go, but it feels good to be heading in the right direction. The freedom we already feel is unbelievable.
Prepping is being prepared and being debt free is one preparation I recommend that you start working towards. If you want to get out of debt, you can get out of debt – no matter how much money you owe. Just take baby steps and you can get there!
The Survival Podcast – http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/
Palmetto Prepper Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/PalmettoPrepper?ref=hl
Dave Ramsey – http://www.daveramsey.com/new/baby-steps/
The Total Money Makeover – http://www.daveramsey.com/store/books/dave-s-bestsellers/the-total-money-makeover/prodtmmoclassic.html
Cash is King Blog post – https://ki4idb.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/cash-is-king-keeping-cash-on-hand-for-emergencies/
First Exposure – The Journey of Discovery
It is important to remind ourselves that we did not always have the peace and courage that comes from living the prepper lifestyle. We didn't always know that "life as we know it" is not stable and that it can change overnight. The inner peace that we, as preppers, have realized comes from slowly taking the steps to insure that our families will have a roof over their heads, water to drink and food for them to eat.
The average person is just rocking along with life and my have had limited exposure to people like us. They might have a flashlight, some batteries and possibly a portable radio socked away for when the lights go out, but they are not prepared for any real life changing events. Then they meet someone like us and they think we are strangle and might even treat us differently. Our family will tolerate us preppers because they have to, after all they are family.
However then we have contact with that average person that was just rocking along and they have suddenly had the "First Exposure" with the need to be prepared. They may have just lost their job or knows someone who has. They might have just lived through a natural disaster that made life scary for a few days or a week and now they realize that their family is vulnerable. Or like most people they have discovered that our country cannot keep plugging along spending more money than it takes in every year and they have noticed that the cost of everyday living has risen very fast and it all gives them some concern. Whatever the reason is, they have started seeking out advice and are looking for justification to start spending a pile of money on things that they think they need so they can have the same peace and courage we have when we take on whatever life throws our way.
What we have to remember is that "First Exposure" sucks. Not only does it suck but the person that was recently exposed feels alone and knows that they cannot talk to most people or their family because they know that their friends and family will think they are crazy, just as they would have thought about us before their exposure. Now they are seeking out someone who does not think they are crazy!
Hopefully they find someone who is a level-headed prepper that will steer them in the right direction. Someone that gives them good solid advice and helps them think of thing logically and points them to reliable resources so they can educate themselves before they waste lots of money. I also hope that they find someone who will direct them to more like-minded people so they can start building community and a support group.
I have a feeling that 2014 will produce many new people who experience their "First Exposure" and there is a good chance that you will be placed in a position to be that SOMEONE I mentioned earlier. I ask you to remember what it was like when you had your "First Exposure" and that you help your new friend down the path of preparedness with understanding and patience.
Help them get started and help them to feel normal. Living a prepping/preparedness lifestyle is nothing new. People until recent history lived this way. Remember you grandparents, their generation lived this way. They always saved and put supplies up for later use. People all over the world live a preparedness lifestyle. It was not until recent times that people were taught that we can just run to the store whenever they needed something. Well I believe that is a false security and that 2014 will show us all just how false it is.
Happy Prepping!
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Prepping Goals 2014
My prepping goals for 2014 include personal, family and farm goals … all of which will impact the safety, security and well-being of my family. The reason for me sharing my goals with everyone is that by letting others know your goals then you have someone to hold you accountable.
– Get my 1100 gallon water barrel contacted to new gutters on the rear of the house
– Grow and can 50% more food to increase our food storage and improve the quality of food that is consumed by my family
– Build a new larger chicken coop (20 bird minimum)
– New roof on old pump house to increase storage and safety on farm
– Get current goat-herd registered
– Finish 40 foot high radio tower (for Ham Radio antennas)
– Continue Debt snowball (get all current doctor bills paid off)
– Build readership on blog by creating at least one new blog post a week
– Research how to start a podcast and launch Palmetto Prepper Network
Goals are important for every aspect of life. I would encourage you to make goals, short-term and long-term. Without goals it you are less likely to achieve the things you seek in life.
The two goals that excite me the most is building a larger better egg producing factory (chicken coop) and starting a podcast. Actually the podcast is the one that intrigues me the most. I am actually curious how many of my Facebook followers and blog readers would actually listen or be interested in this endeavor.
Good luck and happy prepping in 2014.
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Successful Prepping on $10 A Week
By: Alec Sharp (Palmetto Prepper)
Several years ago I was minding my own business watching TV and a crazy show called "Doomsday Preppers" came on the screen. I watch about a half an hour of those weird people before turning it off. But the concept of the show sparked an interest in the back of my mind and got me thinking about the safety of my own family. I really started wondering if they would be taken care of or if they would be safe if anything (SHTF) bad happened. I concluded that we were grossly unprepared and our family's journey began.
I am a list maker so the first thing I did was make a list of what I needed for my family to have just two month's worth of supplies (food, water, soap, toothpaste …). Once finished I looked at my list and then at my checkbook, I am a father of six with a stay at home wife, and I quickly got over whelmed and then I panicked. After a few days I got brave enough to broach the subject with my wife and we figured out where the disposable income needed would come from. Like most of you, the economy has not been good to me. I have not had a real raise in years and the price of everything keeps going up, even while the government is telling us there is no noticeable appreciation.
My wife came up with the idea of prepping in little bits and watching it all add up. We spent one evening going over our budget and found ways to save money. I cut out my bi-weekly trip to Starbucks, started taking lunch to work a few day a week. We even cut out some of our soda habit and we realized we could easily find $10 a week to put towards our preps, and that is what we did.
You will not believe what $10 can buy until you really start paying attention. Here are just a few things you can get from a discount store like Family Dollar or Dollar General:
Rice (3 lb. bag) $1.69 – you can store 5 bags for $8.45
Dried beans (1.5 lb. bag) $1.99 – 5 bags = $9.95
Sugar (4 lb. bag) $2.39 – 4 bags = $9.95
Toothpaste $1.79 a tube – 5 tubes = $8.95
Kraft Easy Mac (2.05 oz. container) $1.00 – 10 containers = $10
The list goes on and on. Again I can't say it enough that you can quickly store lots of supplies for as little as $10 a week. When we found a big item we wanted we would just save our $10 weekly prepping money until we could afford to buy the item. I think the first big item we got was a propane burner. In just a few weeks we had the money needed.
The key is to be consistent and disciplined and make that $10 purchase every week. In just a few months into your prepping journey you will be amazed at what you're accomplishing. Then at the end of the first year you will look into your prepper closet and feel a lot better about your preparedness.
Once you get the basics of prepping started, you will quickly start doing things like gardening, canning your own food, seed saving and other inexpensive prepping activities that will quickly increase your safety and preparedness.
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Cash is King: Keeping Cash on Hand for Emergencies
By Alec Sharp (Palmetto Prepper)
There is a lot of information out there today about "prepping" which is really nothing more than following the old Boy Scout motto "Be Prepared". In everyday life there are many things that we might be prepping for that we did not even know would come up.
There are moments in life that will change everything and shake things up for you. It may be the loss of a job, a positive pregnancy test that you were not trying for or a natural disaster. Not all unexpected events are negative, but they are all unexpected and that is why we "prep" or prepare in advance for what life has in store for us.
One of the first step in preparing for the unexpected is to have a solid emergency fund in place. An emergency fund is money that you have set aside that will allow you the freedom to take care of these unexpected emergencies.
In a real emergency such as a large winter storm or anything that could cause a prolonged power outage where debit or credit cards would be completely useless, having cash on hand could be a game changer. Not all emergency would make these types of financial transactions impossible, but we need to prepare for the worse so I strongly recommend having cash on hand.
I recommend keeping cash in small denominations in both a home safe as well as a bug-out bag. Most people don't carry much cash anymore so if the SHTF you will be one of the few who will have cash to purchase items like gas, food, water or other supplies that you might need. Hopefully as a prepper, you already have most or all of these things stored at you home.
My goal is to have a three months' supply of cash on hand. This should be enough to keep my family with enough cash to make the house payment, buy groceries, paying bills and generally living life while I try to get ahead of the moment that has shaking up my life. I recommend starting with about $100 in small and medium sized bills (nothing larger than a $20) and work up from there. When you have a spare five or ten dollar bill at the end of the week add it to your stash. It will add up faster than you think. Good luck and happy prepping.
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Stashing Junk Silver for Bad Times
Stashing Junk Silver for Bad Times
By Alec Sharp (Palmetto Prepper)
There was a time when you could buy a loaf of bread for a quarter or a soda for a dime. Those times are long behind us. Now, a loaf of bread can cost almost $4.00 and a 20 oz. bottle of soda cost close to $1.75. Today those same yesteryear coins have about the same or more buying value as they did back then. According to today's silver value ($32.29/oz.) a yesteryear quarter is worth $5.85 and a dime is worth $2.34.
Why is that? Because pre-1964 dimes, quarters, half dollars and silver dollars contain silver, they are composed of 90% silver and 10% copper. Even nickels from 1942-1945 are made up of 35% silver. These coins were in standard circulation until silver was removed from all coinage about 1964. These pre-1964 coins have come to be known as "Junk Silver" because they have no real numismatic (coin collecting) value.
If money becomes worthless, and it is becoming more worth less every day, possessing junk silver currency in a collapsed economy may help you get the food and services you and your family need. The reason is, that almost since the beginning of time, gold and silver have had value. With the price of gold it would not be advantageous to attempt to use it in exchange for everyday goods and services but silver would be. The other reason for collecting Junk Silver to use as a money source during a time of a collapsed economy is because people recognize it as currency. This might not be the case with silver billion.
I have even heard story's in parts of rural America where people are currently trading Junk Silver for things like gas and food. These store owners already understand the value of silver compared to the worthless money of today. An example of this, based on melt value of the metals used in today's money vs. Junk Silver; a 2010 dime has a melt value of $ 0.0188501 and a 1964 dime's melt value is $ 2.3430. Which one would you want? I know I would want the pre-1965 coin.
How much Junk Silver?
This is only a question that you can answer for yourself. I know that someone of my income level (single income family of 9) that I can hope to obtain somewhere between $300 and $400 worth of face value. I only started saving Junk Silver three months ago and have obtained a face value of $17 worth (silver value of about $400). So I have a long way to go to hit my goal.
If you are just beginning to obtain Junk Silver, you should only consider saving it after you have laid in food, medical supplies and tools. Before I started, I made sure I had a months' worth of water, food, medical, hygiene supplies and a minimum of 100 rounds of ammo for each of my guns. Only once I completed that goal did I start putting up Junk Silver. Once I get a $20 face value of silver coins I will work on another month of prep supplies. I will repeat this until I achieve my goal of protecting my family the best I can.
Where do I find Junk Silver?
There are several ways to obtain Junk Silver and I use them all. The first thing I did was go to my local bank and obtains rolls of coins. I always asked for rolls that customers brought in and not what the bank obtained from the mint. The customers rolls are were you will find the Junk Silver. You have to be patient because people have been gleaning the silver coins out of circulation for years.
Another way that has worked for me is by placing an add on Craig's List offering to buy Junk Silver. In my ads I always gave a price to purchase the coins that was lower than the spot metal price. EBay has been another source of securing Junk Silver; just make sure the purchase price and shipping are not much over the spot price of silver. Lastly I check local coin and pawn shops for Junk Silver, most will try to sell you the coins at a large markup but if you are lucky you will be able to find a dealer that will treat you fairly.
Which Junk Silver coins?
The Junk Silver dimes, quarters and half dollars are an alloy made of 90% silver and 10%
copper, as are the new "proof" coins. But because of wear and tear I always try to get the newest coins available. I start looking for 1964 coins first. There are several reasons for this. First is that the older the coin the more wear it has, resulting in less weight in silver. Another reason is that lots of people seem to think that older coins are worth more because it is old. They think a Barber circulated dime is worth more than a circulated Roosevelt dime because Barber dimes are not as easy to find. We have to remember that circulated coins don't really have any coin collecting value and all we care about, as preppers, is the value of the silver.
One resource that I have found to be very helpful is www.coinflation.com . Before I buy any coin I always check its melt value. It also will show you which coins past 1964 contain silver. I would add this website to your list of favorite sites.
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The SEC's proposal would shed greater light on a company's short-term borrowing practices, including what some refer to as balance sheet "window-dressing." The proposed rules are aimed at enabling investors to better understand whether amounts of short-term borrowings reported at the end of reporting periods are consistent with amounts outstanding throughout the reporting periods.
Many financial institutions and other companies engage in short-term borrowing to fund operations. These financing arrangements include commercial paper, repurchase agreements, letters of credit, promissory notes and factoring. They generally mature in a year or less.
The additional short-term borrowing disclosure information required under the proposed rules would be presented in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) section of a company's quarterly and annual reports.
The Commission also voted to issue an interpretive release that will provide guidance about existing requirements for MD&A disclosure about liquidity and funding.
Comments were due by the end of November. The proposal is available at tinyurl.com/2a79c9w.
FASB issued a discussion paper (tinyurl.com/2agwlqj) to solicit broad-based input on how to improve, simplify and converge the financial reporting requirements for insurance contracts. The discussion paper, Preliminary Views on Insurance Contracts, is part of FASB's joint project with the IASB, which issued an exposure draft (tinyurl.com/23zqjce) this summer of a proposed IFRS that would apply to all insurance contracts written byboth insurance companies and noninsurance companies.
FASB said it chose to issue the discussion paper instead of an ED because it would first like to receive stakeholder input on the following issues:
- The extent of FASB's and the IASB's current accounting guidance for insurance contracts varies significantly. Existing U.S. GAAP comprehensively addresses accounting for insurance contracts by insurance entities, whereas IFRSs do not have comprehensive guidance;
- The board has not determined whether one model or two models would result in more useful information about insurance contracts. Current U.S. GAAP has separate models for long- and short-duration contracts with derivations within the long-duration model based on policy type; and
- The board is considering whether employer-provided health insurance should be included within the scope of the insurance contracts project and how recent U.S. health care reform may affect the application of the approaches described in this discussion paper and in the IASB's ED.
The discussion paper also asks stakeholders to provide input about the following:
- Whether the IASB's proposal would be a sufficient improvement to U.S. GAAP to justify the cost of change;
- Whether the project goals of improvement, convergence and simplification would be more effectively achieved by making targeted improvements to existing U.S. GAAP (rather than issuing comprehensive new guidance); and
- Certain critical accounting issues for which FASB's preliminary views differ from the IASB's ED.
"The FASB believes it is important to gather as much information as possible at this stage of the project to help it decide the best way to improve the financial reporting for insurance contracts," said FASB board member Marc Siegel in a press release. "This information will be helpful to both the FASB and the IASB in our deliberations."
Comments on the discussion paper are due Dec. 15. FASB and the IASB plan to host a series of public round-table meetings in December to hear stakeholders' views.
The IASB and FASB announced the completion of the first phase of their joint project to develop an improved conceptual framework for IFRS and U.S. GAAP.
The objective of the conceptual framework project is to create a sound foundation for future accounting standards that are principles-based, internally consistent and internationally converged. The new framework builds on existing IASB and FASB frameworks. The IASB has revised portions of its framework; while FASB has issued "Concepts Statement 8" to replace "Concepts Statements 1 and 2."
This first phase of the conceptual framework deals with the objective and qualitative characteristics of financial reporting. As part of the consultation process, the IASB and FASB jointly published a discussion paper and exposure draft that resulted in more than 320 responses.
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By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ridge Leoni, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Public Affairs
PORTSMOUTH, Va, (NNS) -- Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) participated in Autism Awareness Day, April 1.
The event is intended to acknowledge autism as a growing public health crisis and to inform those who simply may not know what the disorder is.
"For the first of April there will be blue lights illuminated on various iconic structures all over the U.S.; such as the White House and the Empire State Building in New York City to support autism awareness, and I thought to myself 'how about [have] the IKE show support by lighting up the island on the flight deck?'" said Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Henry Cooper, the founder of IKE's Autism Support Group. "I feel that it will make a huge statement and spark a lot of conversation when people see an aircraft carrier is also taking part in Autism Awareness Day.
"There are a lot of Sailors in the IKE family that have children who are diagnosed with autism and overall the majority of the IKE family at least indirectly knows someone diagnosed with the disorder," said Cooper. "IKE's participation with Autism Awareness Day will ultimately bring us closer and may promote early detection of the disorder."
Along with lighting the "69" on the carrier's island, Cooper and other members of IKE's Autism Support Group passed out blue ribbons that are recognized as a part of Autism Awareness Day. The ribbons were worn under the crew's "I Like IKE" pins on their uniforms.
"We have ordered blue ribbons for those who would like to wear it," said Cooper. "The blue ribbon is another way to promote awareness. I remember when the NFL was wearing pink gloves and cleats during the game to promote breast cancer awareness; that type of advertisement is very effective and raises that question 'what's the ribbon for?'"
Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood.
Autism affects one out of every 117 children in the
, and IKE's crew represents approximately the same rate of children diagnosed with autism. Cooper encouraged everyone to learn as much as they can about the disorder and welcomes anyone who has questions about autism. U.S.
"As a parent of two kids diagnosed with autism, I feel that we should be able to lean on one another that also may have kids with autism," said Cooper.


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Maps and video
The maps, in PDF format, show all the areas available for the competition relative to tracks 1 & 2, as detailed in the included README file. The georeferenced maps include the official coordinates to use for the competition's on-site tracks, as detailed in the contained README file.
Competitors in track 1 should not rely on the locations of access points on the maps: this is old information, so do not count on them: you should survey the area by yourselves.
Our meeting will be in KCCI (1st and 3rd floor rooms as well as the lobby/stairs on all three floors) in the three larger rooms on the left (bottom) of the plan. Our hotel rooms/hallways are in PDC levels 1 to 3. We will be eating in SBB Level 4.
The whole are can be viewed on Google maps: note that the satellite photos are older than the current situation, for example the central building still appears in construction.
Some examples of maps
As a general indication of what a path may look like, the actor starts inside one of the buildings, goes on along the corridors and possibly rooms, then changes floor, walks again along corridors and possibly rooms, then possibly moves to a different building and does the same there. You can expect a total lenght of 300-600 m and a total walking time of 10-20 min. This is a rough descriptions which is only intended to give you a flavour of what a path may look like.
A video showing a simulation of the measurement process during the competition:


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This is a wearable shirt, sweater, or other top.
For all those hardcore Godzilla fans out there! Biollante is a giant hybrid monster created from Godzilla's, plant and even human DNA. It harkens back to the 1989 film, Godzilla vs. Biollante, where the two fight each other. Biollante's final form is depicted as a green foil silhouette on this awesome t-shirt. The creator of Biollante, Dr. Shiragami may have "made a mistake", but that does not mean you have too! Grab your Biollante t-shirt today!
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Seems better suited for a wiki hosted elsewhereAs in where else? Couldn't you post a link to it as is and just let it happen here?
mostly about type
After all that type stuff I thought it was time for some real culture, so I 'liked' the performance of Bach's Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043. The two soloists are Eleonora & Eleonora, respectively my wife and daughter. This was their first public appearance together a few months ago. Perhaps the performance was not completely spot on, but I love it!


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Get More Bang For Your Practice Buck
Rolly Brown has been practicing the guitar for 50 years, and, in that time, he's developed a large armamentarium of tools to aid and motivate himself and his students. In this two hour DVD, starting with his rule of "half work, half play", he shares many of these ideas, interspersed with teachings to help you better enjoy and understand music and the guitar from a simple "nuts and bolts" point of view. Whatever style of music you play, you want ways of practicing rhythm, harmony, and melody, the 3 building blocks of music.
Whether you flatpick or fingerpick, play bluegrass, jazz, or folk music; whether you're trying to learn your first F chord, or looking for a method of practicing arpeggios to inform your jazz solos, this video offers tools and advice to improve your playing. Topics include:
120 minutes - Level 1/2 - Tab/Music material is on the DVD as a PDF file
Review: Practice makes perfect. But practice - ugh. Trudging uphill to the woodshed can mean mustering heroic levels of initiative and inspiration. Need your inner fire stoked? An efficiency tuneup to maximize the payoff from your time invested?
Meet the Great Guitar Motivator: the unsinkable Rolly Brown. Buoyantly brimming with ways to keep your willpower afloat - and, importantly, your skills steadily and broadly advancing - this National Fingerpicking champion imparts the Tao of Practicing across two hours of enlightenment. After 50 ongoing years behind strings, Brown has cultivated a training philosophy for himself and his students which gets delineated through a creative array of concepts, exercises, tips, methods and mindsets.
Boost productivity in mastering scales, modes, chords and arpeggios. Tackle rhythm, harmony and melody. Hone your right-hand technique, both picked and barehanded. Metronomes (absolutely!), loopers, and slow-down software even get nods. Avoiding tedium and its close ally, apathy, this "Nuts & Bolts Approach to Practice" is anything but a rigid or rote regime. Instead, flexibly mixing and matching bite-sized pieces can lift any spare 10 minutes beyond simply noodling. Or interlock them together into comprehensive 30 and 60-minute workouts, which, by DVD's end, Brown nicely compiles for flatpickers as well as for fingerstylists.
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Each box is packed with a variety of our delicious sugar free chocolates. You get a wide variety of our creams, caramels, truffles, & nut clusters all packed in our beautiful box.
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In issuing to the Police Force the new badge to be worn when the men are on Duty, the Superintendents will fully explain that the object in view is to prevent the constant complaints that would be made by the public on seeing those of the Police Force who are not on Duty walking or talking together, which they will not be able to do without that unpleasant consequence; the badge will be worn on the left arm, just above the cuff.Source: Metropolitan Police. Instructions Orders &c. &c. 1836. London: W. Clowes & Sons.
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The more things change... March 8, 1830
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NLCS Preview: Phillies vs. Dodgers
Today some of the Baseball Analysts team will be previewing the National League Championship Series between the Phillies and the Dodgers. Dave Allen will be talking about the hitting matchups, I'll be tackling the pitching staffs, and Sully will be taking on the fielding of the two clubs.
The Hitting:
Carlos Ruiz
Martin is having a down year offensively as his BABIP has fallen to a career low of .285, taking his batting average and power with it. Still he has been able to take enough walks to keep a good OBP. Ruiz, similarly, has a low batting average, but takes walk and has a good OBP. With Ruiz, though, that is expected as he has a history of poor BABIP.
The difference between the two is power, with Ruiz besting Martin. I am going to call this position a wash with Ruiz's edge in performance this year equalizing Martin's edge in past performance.
First Base
Ryan Howard
Howard is clearly the better hitter, as the two have nearly identical on base skills by Howard has the huge edge in power. The only issue here is Howard's extreme platoon split, against lefties his numbers this year collapse down to .207/.298/.356. He is a horrible hitter against lefties, he really should be platooned. The Dodgers have two lefties in their rotation (Clayton Kershaw and Randy Wolf), so at least half of the games will be started by a lefty. With this taken into consideration the position is a lot closer than at first appearance.
Second Base
Chase Utley
Looks like Belliard is the better hitter. Edge to the Dodgers. Oops, no. It turns out that funny things can happen over a sample of just 80 PAs.
Joe Torre is playing the hot hand, choosing Belliard over Orlando Hudson, a questionable decision. Either way second base is a huge edge for the Phillies.
Jimmy Rollins
Pretty close here. Two guys who have had down years: Furcal because his power evaporated and Rollins because his BABIP fell to uncharted depths (.253, ouch). Furcal still takes some walks to keep his OBP up, while Rollins still hits for some power to keep his SLG up. OPS doesn't properly weight OBP versus SLG, giving too much credit to slugging, so I guess I will give Furcal the slight edge here.
Third Base
Pedro Feliz
No surprises at third. Big offensive edge to the Dodgers here.
Right Field
Jayson Werth
Two very good young outfielders with similar numbers. Looks like a push to me.
Center Field
Shane Victorino
Again two solid outfielders. The edge goes to the Dodgers and Kemp because of the advantage in power.
Left Field
Raul Ibanez
Manny nearly had another .300/.400/.500 season, it is clear he can still hit. The edge goes to the Dodgers, but Ibanez is no slouch.
The matchup is an interesting study in offensive contrasts. I really like how the Hardball Times displays team offense as OBP by ISO. Generally a team scores runs but not making outs (OBP) and hitting for power (ISO). The Dodgers have a middling ISO, but the best OBP. They have a number of guys who take walks and get on base in spite of having not much power, like Martin, Loney and Furcal. The Phillies, on the other hand, have far and away the best ISO and an ok, but not great, OBP. Two different ways to score lots of runs. Overall I think the offenses are pretty close.
Like team's offenses, the pitching staffs of the two clubs are built completely differently. The Phillies have a top-heavy starting rotation with Lee and Hamels as their aces, and then have a significant drop off with Happ, Blanton, and Martinez as the options at the back half. Meanwhile the Dodgers have an extremely balanced pitching staff with no true aces, but six above average starters: Randy Wolf, Clayton Kershaw, Vicente Padilla, Hiroki Kuroda, Chad Billingsley, and Jon Garland. Meanwhile the bullpen has been a major strength for LA, but a major weakness of Philadelphia.
Let's look at the stats of the Dodgers potential starters:
One of these starters is going to be left off the roster and one will be relegated to bullpen duty in an already strong pen. From the stats, it appears there is one candidate who clearly stands out as the worst of the bunch: Padilla. His ERA and FIP are significantly higher than most of his peers and 3-year ERA is pretty poor. Even if you subscribe to the hot-hand theory he's only the 5th best out of 6. As for bullpen duty, Garland has a fairly strong case with his ERA, FIP, and 3-year ERA near the bottom of his peers. While it seems like Kershaw has a strong case for ace of the staff, the other three starters all are fairly comparable.
So what does Torre make of the situation? Not only is Padilla on the roster, but he'll be starting two games. According to Torre and Colletti, the Dodgers figure to use Kershaw in games 1 and 5, Padilla in games 2 and 6, Kuroda in games 3 and 7, and Wolf in game 4. Torre seems to be relying not only on the hot hand theory, but in the case of Kuroda, amazingly he thinks the hot hand theory carries over from last postseason! Not to say that Kuroda doesn't deserve a spot, but I'd say that pitching well in two playoff games a year ago isn't the best reason. While the Dodgers' have a superior staff to Philadelphia, I think Torre's management of the staff causes LA to lose some of that edge. Throwing Padilla out there for two starts, Wolf for just one, and Billingsley for none doesn't seem like a good move to me.
How about the Phillies? They have similar choices to make. With Hamels and Lee obviously starting twice for them, they need to choose among the other three - who starts twice, who starts once, and who goes to the pen? The stats are below:
As you can see there's not a lot to choose between the three. Of the three I'd rank them the following way: 1) Happ, 2) Martinez, 3) Blanton. Manuel hasn't disclosed anything more than starting Hamels as his game 1 starter, he's hinted that he'll start Martinez in game 2, and Happ in game 4, with Blanton out of the pen. Of course that assumes that each can come out of the bullpen equally effectively. Happ has the most bullpen experience of the three, although Blanton did so in the LDS and Martinez did it back in his glory days.
While the Phillies can compete with the Dodgers in the starting rotation, the Dodgers have a major edge in the bullpen. With Broxton (FIP 1.97), Sherrill (FIP 3.17), Belisario (FIP 3.51), and Kuo (FIP 3.33) they're well equipped to dominate the game in the late innings. Kuo and Sherrill are especially important as they'll need lefties to shut down the left-handed thunder in the Philadelphia lineup.
The Phillies on the other hand, feature a bullpen in flux. Manuel seems to have decided on Lidge as his closer. Despite getting two saves, he didn't exactly blow away the Rockies in his two outings. His robust 5.45 FIP gives confirms that his stuff hasn't been good this year. The rest of the bullpen isn't hugely better with Madson (FIP 3.23), Eyre (FIP 4.63), and Durbin (FIP 5.14) rounding out their top four. Manuel will also have whoever he decides not to start out there in the pen, but overall it's a pretty sorry staff for a playoff team.
The Defense:
Defensively, these two teams are close. Let's start from a high level. Philadelphia strikes out fewer batters on the mound than Los Angeles does, and the Phillies also make less contact at the plate. So before diving into specific advantages and disadvantages that either team may have at a given position, I should note that Philadelphia's defense figures to be working harder. I don't think this point will have too much of a bearing on the series, however, because it looks to me like the Phillies field the slightly better defensive unit anyway. They're equipped to handle a few more balls in play.
While the Phils may lack the defensive standouts that Los Angeles boasts, they're solid all the way through. While it's difficult to quantify defensive catching, based on observation and reputation, Carlos Ruiz does a splendid job behind the dish. On the right side of the field, Chase Utley once again shows as one of the very best defensive second basemen in the game, while Jayson Werth and Ryan Howard both more than hold their own with the glove. On the left side, Jimmy Rollins and Pedro Feliz still constitute a rock-solid shortstop-third base combination. In left field, while he had been one of the very worst fielders in baseball coming into this season, Raul Ibanez has actually shown up favorably according to UZR in 2009. I'll let you decide if you think that's for real. In center field, Shane Victorino's range leaves a bit to be desired but his strong arm can cover some of that up. He still nets out a bit below average, however, and with the Dodgers running the great Matt Kemp out there in center field, it's a position where the Phillies are giving a bit back defensively to Los Angeles.
But while the Dodgers may field Kemp - and Rafael Furcal and Casey Blake for that matter - they also field Manny Ramirez and Andre Ethier. In other words, Kemp had better cover a lot of ground. For the Dodgers, Furcal, Blake and Kemp are all excellent - top of their class for their respective positions. Moreover, James Loney and Ronnie Belliard are just fine with the glove, too. Russell Martin is not considered to be particularly strong with the glove, and their corner outfield is atrocious. Net it all out and the Dodgers are a fine defensive team, just not the unit Philadelphia can claim. But then again, as I noted earlier, given their pitchers' ability to notch K's and the Phillies' propensity to strike out, the Dodgers shouldn't have to be quite as good as the Phillies anyway.
For anyone really interested in digging into the teams' fielding ability, you have to check out the data available at Fangraphs.
Now that we've given you the rundown, Dave, Sully, I will make our bold predictions:
Sky: Despite Torre's rotation choices, I think the Dodgers bullpen advantage will be too great to overcome for Philadelphia. The series will be won or lost in the late innings, and I predict the at least one blown outing by the Phillies bullpen will swing the series. Dodgers in 6.
Dave: I like the Dodgers in 6 because of home field advantage and their much stronger pen.
Sully: I was on the record in the LDS with a Red Sox and Cardinals win on this site, so take this for what it's worth. But this will be Clayton Kershaw's coming out party. He's absolutely hell on lefties, and has a chance to negate Howard, Utley and Ibanez. I think he wins twice and takes the NLCS MVP. Dodgers in 6.
Two questions.
1. Would it be useful to compare benches, especially as in the NL there may be pinch hitters for the pitcher? They also might be useful to consider as defensive replacements.
2. This has been a peeve of mine forever, and I apologize in advance for raising the issue again. I admit that I may be obsessing over a petty point, but it continues to bother me that sites evaluate offenses by comparing players according to position rather than according to their place in the lineup.
Why compare Utley as a hitter to Belliard when Chase bats third and Ronnie bats seventh? Shouldn't the comparisons be Rollins to Furcal, Victorino to Kemp, Utley to Ethier, Howard to Ramirez, Werth to Loney, Ibanez to Blake, Feliz to Belliard and Ruiz to Martin? I suppose you might consider the pitchers as hitters also.
I know that research seems to indicate that lineup construction is relatively insignificant, but by comparing that way we get a better perspective on each team's offensive approach and possibilities as well as a clearer view of exactly how the two lineups compare.
You make an interesting point Bob. The position by position comparision gives a lot of obvious picks. But if you do it by lineup position (or better, rank the players on each team by hitting strength), you would see differences between the teams much more clearly.
From my seat, I see the Dodgers #1 hitter (Ramirez) more deadly than the #1 Phillies hitter (Utley). I also see the Dodgers 7th and 8th best hitters (Furcal, Martin) as better than Ruiz and Feliz for the Phillies. However I like the Phillies in the other spots (Howard over Ethier, Werth over Kemp, Ibanez over Blake, Victorino over Loney, Rollins over Belliard).
Interesting way to think about it....
oops, and here's the snarky hindsight post....Dodgers pen coughs up 3-run shot to Ibanez after 2 consecutive BB, and Lidge survives the 9th! Home field advantage also now lost for LA.
How's those predictions looking now, guys ;-)
Snarky, I know, but I just can't resist. This series results has been the opposite of what everyone thought.


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County officials and members of the Montgomery County Police Department will attend a ground breaking ceremony for a new police station in Bethesda on Wednesday, March 9. The new 2nd District Police Station will be located at 4823 Rugby Avenue.
When the new building opens in 2017, it will replace the old police station that was built in 1961. The old building is currently located on 7359 Wisconsin Avenue. The new station is part of a public-private partnership between the County and StonebridgeCarras LLC. StonebridgeCarras will design and build the new station.
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, County Council President Nancy Floreen, Councilmember Sidney Katz and Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger will join executives from StonebridgeCarras for the groundbreaking ceremony. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Director: Joel Schumacher
Release Date: 23 February 2007
Star Cast: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman
Movie Story: Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him. As his obsession increases, more and more similarities seem to arise.
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"Hard Times Come Again No More" (sometimes, "Hard Times") is an American parlor song written by Stephen Foster. It was published in New York by Firth, Pond & Co. in 1854 as Foster's Melodies No. 28. Well-known and popular in its day, both in America and Europe, the song asks the fortunate to consider the plight of the less fortunate and ends with one of Foster's favorite images: "a pale drooping maiden".
The first audio recording was a wax cylinder by the Edison Manufacturing Company (Edison Gold Moulded 9120) in 1905. It has been recorded and performed numerous times since. The song is Roud Folk Song Index #2659.
A satirical version about soldier's food was popular in the American Civil War, "Hard Tack Come Again No More".
Good as I Been to You is the 28th studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on November 3, 1992, by Columbia Records.
It is composed entirely of traditional folk songs and covers, and is Dylan's first entirely solo, acoustic album since Another Side of Bob Dylan in 1964. It is also his first collection not to feature any original compositions since Dylan in 1973.(Wikipedia)


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General Angerforge
This NPC can be found in Blackrock Depths .
GainsAfter killing this NPC you will gain:
- Normal
- 60 reputation with Tushui Pandaren
- Sunder Armor – General Angerforge reduces the armor of a player for 20 sec, increasing the physical damage they take.
- Flurry – General Angerforge gains 30% melee haste each time he critically strikes a player. Flurry can stack up to 3 times and lasts for 15 sec.
- Enrage – General Angerforge Enrages each time he is critically struck by a melee attack. Enrage increases the Physical damage General Angerforge inflicts by 55 and increases his melee attack speed by 30%. Enrage lasts for 5 sec.
Intruder Alert!
General Angerforge calls for reinforcements at 40% health remaining, summoning several Anvilrage Reservists and Anvilrage Medics to come to his aid.
- Anvilrage Reservist – Anvilrage Reservists assist General Angerforge.
- Strike – The Anvilrage Reservist inflicts Physical damage to a player.
- Hamstring – The Anvilrage Reservist inflicts Physical damage to a player and slows their movement speed by 50% for 5 sec.
- Shoot – The Anvilrage Reservist inflicts Physical damage to a player from range.
- Battle Shout – The Anvilrage Reservist increases the Attack Power of nearby allies by 208 for 2 min.
- Anvilrage Medic
- Heal – The Anvilrage Medic heals an ally.
- Prayer of Healing – The Anvilrage Medic heals all allies within 30 yards.
- Mind Blast – The Anvilrage Medic inflicts Shadow damage to a player.
- Power Word: Fortitude – The Anvilrage Medic increases the Stamina of an ally by 39.
- Run Away!Anvilrage Medics run away from players at 15% health remaining.
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Zoho mail is the part of Zoho workshop where you get other services as well. Here you can sign up for free to use the Zoho email login service.Steps to Zoho Email Login And Reset are simple and easy to do .
To do Zoho Email Login And Reset from your computer browser, you can follow these steps:
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By Melissa Gratias
Illustrated by Sue Cornelison
Released April 9, 2019
About the Book
If I don't open every door, to see what lies within,
I'll miss an opportunity that might not come again.
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Seraphina wants to do it all.
And she does! From soccer to ballet to French club, her schedule is jam-packed. There are so many options and doors to walk through in life, and Seraphina doesn't want to miss a thing!
So, if Seraphina is doing all the things she wants to do, why does she feel so blue? With help from her dad, Seraphina discovers that in trying to do everything, she is missing out on her favorite things.
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HB 4045 would allow only licensed
dietitians can practice dietetics or medical nutrition therapy. "Dietetics" is
here defined to include the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, food,
physiology, health management; "medical nutrition therapy" is defined as the
nutritional diagnostic assessment and nutrition therapy services for the
purpose of disease management. Four of the five board members will be registered
or licensed dietitians, and since the exam to qualify for licensure will be
board-determined, it will almost certainly be the ADA exam. All other
requirements are the same as the ADA's. Practicing without a license would
fetch a fine of between $100 and $1000, or a jail sentence of up to six months.
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Bush in Iraq
And speaking of propaganda, Bush's visit to Iraq is a nice piece of it.
The quote I like the best:
I've come to not only look you in the eye. I've also come to tell you that when America gives its word, it keeps its word.
Especially poignant in light of this sad history.


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Jook, also known as, congee is a kind of rice porridge eaten throughout Asia. It is very gentle on the digestive system so it is perfect for people who are currently ill, recovering from illness, or people who may feel run down or have a weak digestion. You don't have to have anything wrong to eat it though because it is good for you and it tastes really good. Because it is so easy on the digestive system, it is very nourishing and it feels like you're stomach is getting a warm hug from the inside 🙂
It's easy on digestion and also easy to make. There are many recipes for jook or congee and there have been whole books written about different varieties.
Here is a basic recipe that you can try in a crock pot: (you can cook it on high for about 4 hours
-rinse 1 cup of rice and add to 4-10 cups of water (the amount of water depends on how 'soupy' you want your rice to be. The 'soupier' it is, the easier it is to digest.)
-dice fresh ginger (a thumb sized piece or more or less depending on how warming you want it to be.)
-a pinch or two of sea salt
-dried chives or fresh chives or scallions (added just before
-for more flavor you can substitute a cup or two of the water for some organic chicken broth and/or add a few squirts of Bragg's liquid aminos.
There are many types of rice that you can try and you can try to mix the rices together; for example, 1/2 cup white basmati rice with 1/2 cup brown jasmine rice. Generally white rice is easier to digest since it doesn't have much fiber; however brown rice is more nutritious. It is an extremely versitle dish. You can make it vegan or vegetarian or you can cook it with meat. You can add any vegetables with it. You can also make a nourishing, sweet congee to tonify qi and blood with gou qi zi (goji berries), huang qi (astragalus), long yan rou (longan fruit), and shan yao (dioscorea rhizoma).
The sky is the limit when it comes to making congee. You can eat it any time of day and it is super easy and convenient. You can make a large batch in a crock pot and eat it through out the week. Have fun with it, enjoy, and get creative!