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The thought I need to declutter and organize my house strikes again! It is 5:45 pm, you are tired and are wadding past the mess in the hallway, as you walk through the entrance of your home. You haven't decided what you will have for dinner. Talking about dinner you don't know where to eat as your dining table is covered in clutter.
A quick walk further into the house shows your laundry is completely out of control, a bedroom is covered in books and clothes, the bathroom well at least you can still shower there. The home office is best left untouched - as are those unopened letters. Lastly the kitchen has a lot of things in its pantry, however - nothing to eat nor does your kitchen seem like a spot you can prepare a meal.
We dream about a perfectly organized home with no clutter in sight but find ourselves pondering.......
How can being organized and something as simple as letting go of things (declutter), be so hard?
How can competent, intelligent and successful people like you and me struggle so much with our possessions and ability to get stuff done at home?
To be honest; it really isn't entirely our fault! We live in a society where obtaining material possessions is incredibly easy. On top of that we work hard, live busy lives and no one-one ever taught us how to declutter or how to be organized.
If you regularly have a scenario as the one described above, play out in your life. You might have reached the point at which you have had enough of the clutter and are ready to get organized.
Irrespective which level you are at, seeing you are visiting this website, let's ask ourselves some questions:
• What and why do I want to get organized?
• How should I get organized?
• How should I declutter?
• When will I know we have succeeded in our decluttering and organizing? (I mean there is only a small percentage of the population who's house will be ready for a Vogue shot at a minute notice.)
If we were to divide levels of readiness to organize in three different levels. Where would you sit?
No matter what level you find yourself you should be able to find some useful tips ideas and insights to make your days, your living and work spaces just that little bit sweeter and more organized.
Over the years I have found that there are hundreds of systems, ideas and suggestions on how to organize and declutter our homes (as well as possibly our minds). We are all so different in the way we live, think and go about our lives.
As a Professional Organizer I have had the privilege to be part of clients live. I could help them to conquer clutter and organize themselves which in turn allowed for new things in their lives. Professional Organizing however, is very labour intensive, it is relatively geographically bound and for some people it is a service which is beyond their financial capabilities....... There is of course training and workshops, which is something that I love to do. However training and private consultations as a professional organizer weren't enough. There is so much material to cover in this area and thus the idea for this website was born.
Let me introduce myself briefly my name is Sabine. I am a working mother with two small children. I have a business as a professional organizer - this is a profession I have fallen into through a range of different life events.
Several years ago I reached a point were I had enough and I set upon decluttering and organizing my whole life.
It has been an amazing journey and it still is.
This website is here to help on your journey to a more organized live. It is meant as a great resource for people ready to declutter and get organized. We will talk about your home, your kitchen, laundry and the bathroom. We will discuss paperwork, meal planning, sorting your photos, looking at creating a budget and lots more as there are hundreds of things you can do and learn to become more organized.
Learning to declutter and getting organized is not something that happens overnight. It is a process whereby we learn new skills, develop new habits and achieve great results through small changes overtime.
If you are ready for change, begin to explore this site and start your journey to a clutter free and organized life!
Side Note: A challenge I came across in creating an international website is that I happen to have a profession and field of expertise which is spelled differently across the English speaking countries. See here my explanation about organizing the organised word on this website ;-)

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Cranberry Orange Pound Cake
Orange and Cranberry are such wonderful flavors, especially during the winter and holiday months.
I recently made a Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake that has been tried by many of you wonderful readers. It continues to win countless rave reviews for its delicious flavor and moistness. One of my Facebook viewers suggested doing an orange and cranberry version and I could not pass that idea up!
This cake is bursting with delicious flavor! The cranberries bring a tartness that provides a balance with the sweet. We absolutely loved this pound cake!
This cake makes for a delicious neighbor gift or tasty holiday treat! It is sure to be a hit!
- 1 cup butter
- 1¾ cups sugar
- 2 Tablespoons orange zest
- 3 eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 2½ cups fresh cranberries
- 2½ cups flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon orange juice
- 1 Tablespoon orange zest
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and orange zest together for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time and beat an addition minute per egg.
- Add vanilla and mix in.
- In a separate large bowl, mix and combine dry ingredients together.
- Add dry ingredients alternatively with the buttermilk to the butter/sugar/orange zest/egg mixture. Fold in cranberries.
- Grease and flour either 2 large bread pans or 3 small bread pans.
- Pour batter and bake at 350 degrees F for 55 to 60 min.
- Let loaves cool and pour glaze over them.
- Whisk glaze ingredients together until smooth.
Leave a Comment
Averie @ Averie Cooks
This is such a pretty poundcake, Nikki! Cranberries + oranges are the best! I used to make a cranberry sauce with oranges and mango in it. I wish I could have a slice of this cake right now. Pinned!
Do you need to make adjustmnets for higher altitude?
I didn't and it worked perfectly!
Hi! I have to say I LOVE all of your recipes I have made! Simple, yet full of flavor! Could this be made in a bundt pan?
Thank you!
I used a bundt and it came out perfectly!
Pam Gorman
Should the cranberries be chopped?
should the glaze go on while the cake is still warm or wait until it cools ?
Bundt pans are nicer for loafs..look fancy and slice much nicer.
Michelle { A Latte Food }
Ah I absolutely love this! Orange and cranberry is one of the BEST flavor combinations. Pinned!
I love cranberry and orange together. I will have to make this for my co-workers. Thanks for the recipe!
I love orange and cranberry,so this is one I am gonna have to make,it looks so yummy,
Yum, yum, yum!! What do you consider large and small pans??
Yes... What size loaf pans??
Love your recipe and I'm going to make it for Christmas. By the way, do you need to pitted the cherries and do you need to lightly flour the cherries before mixing in the batter? Thank you and hear from you soon :)
Read the ingredients again
I have someone that wants me to make several for gifts and wants to freeze them. Do you think these will freeze with the glaze on them?
This looks great. Do you cook the cranberries first before folding them into the batter or raw and uncooked? I can't wait to try this.
do you use regular milk or buttermilk? The list of ingredients says milk but the recipe says buttermilk.
nevermind - I just reread it - you need both!
I was wondering if buttermilk is a required liquid or if there is a substitute for those of us who do not like buttermilk?
trust me, you will not taste 'buttermilk'. Not one teensy bit. Use it
K Huggins
Hey there, you don't seem to add the vanilla in the cake portion of his recipe. I added it after the eggs, since that's where it's at in the recipe.
Chef in Training
that is perfect. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. All fixed now :)
Made this for the first time and brought it to a recent brunch. It was delicious and a big hit. I love that it made two pound cakes. I just need to know if I can freeze the second one for Thanksgiving.
It freezes beautifully!
I see vanilla both for the batter and the glaze. However, I do not see it in the instruction section for the batter. I'm thinking oversight and just add to wet ingredients?
coleen rabbe
what is orange zest I never heard of it
Chef in Training
just the zest of an orange. I just use a zester and zest the rind off :) Hope that helps. Please let me know if you have anymore questions.
C. Heinlein
Can a sugar substitute ( such as Splenda, or Truvia ) be used for the pound cake?
BJ Morton
I make orange cranberry bread every Christmas so I can't wait to try this. I have a "4 mini" cake pan that I plan to use. Sounds delish!!
Can you use frozen cranberries?
Susan Seage
Is it possible to use dried cranberries please?
I've used rehydrated cranberries, which worked just fine. the flavor isn't as intense. but if they are not in season it works.
can u add milk if u dont butter milk
a whole year later, but the information may be helpful for future recipes...Christine, an emergency substitution for buttermilk is: 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus sweet milk to make 1 cup (let stand 5 minutes). So, this particular recipe would call for 1/4 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar combined with enough regular milk to bring the liquid to 1/4 cup.
I'm baking my loaves as I type and can hardly wait to see the finish product. Smells devine! Thanks for the recipe. My small loaves will make up a portion of my Christmas baskets presented to my local foodies! :)
Tiffany S.
I came across your recipe on Pinterest and made it this evening. The flavors are so bright and fresh with the right amount of sweet and tart. I can't wait to try the lemon-blueberry version!
Linda Brown
Pls adv dimensions of large and small bread pans. Want to get it right! Thx!
Linda Brown
Pls adv the sizes of "large" and "small" bread pans. Thanks.
Could this be frozen before adding glaze?
Looks beautiful and so Christmasy. I make a similar recipe from the children's book, A Cranberry Thanksgiving, fits perfectly into three mini pans.
I made this cake last year five times before cranberries disappeared from the shelves. This year I have stocked my freezer so that we can enjoy it all year long. Best seasonal pound cake EVER!
can i replace the orange juice with lemon juice ... my doughter is allergic to oranges
Could you substitute dried cranberries? My local grocery didn't have fresh.
Made this last night for the holiday season and WOW! It is so amazing. I will be trying the lemon blueberry pound cake after Christmas without a doubt. Thank you!!
Awesome recipes. I will try the cranberry orange cake recipe
Could not get the bread out of pan even tho I sprayed. Making for Christmas breakfast and not happy! Didn't know about glaze either - before or after. Probably when warm would be better as it just sat there on my mess. Next time will use Crisco and flour.
Mmmmm this came out so good! I only had one 8.5x4.5 and one 9×5 loaf pan on hand, so used those sizes and just took the smaller pan out at about 45 minutes. Both loaves came out perfect! Having said that, I think two 8.5x4.5 loaf pans would have been perfect for this delicious treat!
Writing you from Ecuadro! Love your blog.
Two questions:
1. Can i use dried cranberries?
2. Should the glaze go on while the cake is still warm or when is cool?
Would frozen or dried cranberries work? Which would work better?
It sounds decadent, especially around the Christmas holidays.
It reminds me of the Orange Cranberry Shortbread I make at that time of year. They're delicious and just melt in your mouth!
I added a small handful on dark chocolate chips and it got rave reviews! At 7000 feet I didn't make any adjustments.
This recipe is amazing and fairly simple! I couldn't believe the velvety creaminess of the batter. I have never baked anything with such a beautifully smooth batter. I've used rehydrated cranberries as well as dried. When I've used dried I add just a little extra buttermilk s that my cake don't turn out dry because of the cranberries soaking up all of the liquid. This is a great recipe, and thank you for sharing.
I've made this numerous times and everyone loves it! Can't get enough of it so I usually have an extra one in the freezer.
I see you preheat the oven . Most pound cake recipes call for a cold oven. That's the way I bake my pounds cakes . I also use a 2pc. Large round bunt like pan . I pour batter in the cake pan an put the fruit and or nuts on top. Bake an the fruit an or nuts always go to the bottom. Hoq do you get the fruit an or nuts to stay thru out the cake . An also can your blueberry lemon pound cake recipe be baked in the large 2pc round cake pan? ? Thank you lisa
I was thinking of making your Cranberry Orange Pound Cake as gifts for our Thanksgiving guest. So my question is can they be made and frozen till the day?
Jeannine Bennison
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! It is such a flavorful cake, that I cannot wait to make it each fall!
Can I substitute a bundt pan for the loaf pans?
Would I use plain flour or self-raising flour for the batter
Sarah beauchamp
It's a lovely recipe, but I can't figure out when they are finished. Can you give the measurements for loaf pans and/or the temp when done. (Like 190•f for bread) ? That would be so wonderful!
Pam Hayes
Sometimes my glazes are transparent, what am I doing wrong?
Denise Taber
I don't have buttermilk can you use sour cream and if so how much..thanks
This would be awesome in my christmas trifle instead of the store bought golden pound cake I've been using. Going to bake some and try it this Christmas!
Hi there,
I'm getting ready to make this for Christmas Day brunch. Do you know how long it will stay fresh in the fridge?
Joyce Hogle
This pound cake looks delicious.I will make it soon with the cranberries.
Connie Seiler
This is an excellent cake. Our daughter made this & baked it in a bundt pan. I would give this recipe a full 5 star rating.
This is one of the best and easiest cakes to make. I have made it a lot and EVERY time I do, someone asks for the recipe. Thank you!
Madeleine Fuchs
Thank you so much for this recipe. It is delicious. I had a cup of cranberries left and made an easy sauce to serve with the cake.
Wendy Moseley
Just made this recipe. Wow! So good.
Tried other pound cake recipes and they come no where as good as this.
Thank you!
Victoria Regina Marsh
We loved, loved, loved this cake! Flavors are perfect for a Christmas/winter dinner. Made it for this year's Christmas dinner (2019) and Hubs loved it so much that he wants it for his birthday, too! Absolutely delicious! Will never let this recipe out of my sight! Thank you so much for sharing. PS-Used bundt pan and it was perfect.
S. Werner
This was scrumptious!!!!! It was so moist and filled with flavor. This is a definite keeper! I made them in two loaf pans and froze one; when we took it out of the freezer, it was still moist and delicious! Keep up the good work.


text: IP Enforcement Directive Clears EU Parliament But Opposition Remains 26/04/2007 by Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch Leave a Comment Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)By Dugie Standeford for Intellectual Property Watch A European Commission proposal to criminalise intentional, for-profit intellectual property counterfeiting and piracy won backing from the European Parliament on 25 April. The 374-278 first-reading vote on an amended version of the IP enforcement rights directive, known as IPRED2, followed months of controversy and heavy lobbying which show no signs of abating. Parliamentary changes to the original European Commission draft sparked criticism from industry and civil society groups, and appear to be on a collision course with the Commission (the EU executive body) and European Council of member governments. IPRED2 applies, among other things, to copyright and related rights, trademark, databases, design rights, and geographical indications. It defines "commercial infringement" as "one committed to obtain a commercial advantage" and "intentional infringement" as "a deliberate and conscious infringement… for the purpose of obtaining an economic advantage on a commercial scale." It also criminalises aiding and abetting, and inciting an actual infringement. As adopted, the directive expressly excludes acts by private individuals for personal and not-for-profit purposes, as well as patents. The latter were exempted because the "civil code remains the most appropriate instrument for prosecuting any patent claims," Nicola Zingaretti, who authored the official report on the proposal for the Legal Affairs Committee, said at a news briefing following the vote. Many members of Parliament (MEPs) felt that including patents in the penal code would create "divergences" in a directive aimed at "far-reaching harmonisation" of European laws against piracy and counterfeiting, Zingaretti said. Personal use of IP was exempted as well, he said during the 23 April debate, because "this directive is to fight organised crime." The vote achieved three objectives, Zingaretti said: It raises the fight against copyright piracy to the pan-European level, opposes consumer crime, but also protects consumer rights by not punishing them for downloading from the Web. Problem with Definitions The Commission proposal did not define commercial-scale or intentional infringement. During the parliamentary debate, Enterprise and Industry Commissioner Günter Verheugen criticised the definitions inserted by MEPs, saying they could lead to misunderstandings, a Legal Affairs Committee spokesman said. The definitions were and are among the most contentious provisions of the parliamentary version of the directive. Content owners fear exempting personal use will boost piracy, while digital rights activists say vague definitions could make criminals of a whole generation of young people who download and share files online. "The recording industry is not alone in the view that the European Parliament has taken the wrong road in trying to define what constitutes 'commercial scale' and 'intentional' intellectual property infringements," said Frances Moore, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's European regional director. The Commission refrained from introducing definitions "in order to keep the directive in line with international laws and allow national judges to use their own discretion when deciding on particular cases." Defining commercial scale as "obtaining by a commercial advantage" does not make it clear "if saving money by filesharing instead of buying CDs would give anyone a commercial advantage or not," said Erik Josefsson, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) European affairs coordinator. If it did, he said, the act of sharing files would, under Zingaretti's definition, not be considered private use for personal and not-for-profit purposes. The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) criticised the decision to criminalise incitement to infringement. "Today, 'inciting' is only criminal in some member states, and in exceptional cases such as hate speech," said analyst Jonas Maebe. "Elevating IP rights to the same level is a scary development." On the positive side, Maebe said, Parliament decided that abuse of the "misguided measures" will be punishable and that criminal sanctions should not apply to several IP statutory exceptions. Next Steps The fight now moves to the EU Council for first reading, then possibly back to Parliament for a second reading. In recent weeks, "several states have started to mount resistance to IPRED2…with the United Kingdom and Holland leading the charge," European Digital Rights reported. Governments are concerned about the scope and nature of the directive, FFII said; it is traditionally up to individual countries to set criminal sanctions. And Zingaretti said the Commission itself is "locked in debate" over the proposal, according to Verheugen. Dugie Standeford may be reached at email@example.com. 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Systematic Materiality: The Artists Challenging Painting and Drawing with Textiles
Sabine Reckewell and Samantha Bittman are two artists that are each working with textiles in the contemporary moment. Using rigorous systems that require a tremendous amount of planning before making and building can begin, both artists have an acute respect for order that enables their work to conjure awe bordering on the inconceivable.
Each studied textiles in undergrad, though several generations apart; Reckewell received a BS at UC Davis in 1976, and Bittman a BFA from RISD in 2004. Reckewell was drawn to textiles after studying industrial design in Kassel, Germany, in a program that modeled its curriculum after the Bauhaus, later choosing UC Davis for its progressive faculty that pushed the boundaries of the medium from traditional into the contemporary. Many of the UC Davis faculty formed the Fiberworks Center for the Textile Arts in Berkeley, where Reckewell received an MFA as well as Lone Mountain College in 1978 (now the University of San Francisco). Bittman found herself immediately drawn to textiles at RISD and later worked in the commercial textile industry before receiving an MFA in painting in 2010 at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago.
Samantha Bittman, Untitled (yellow), acrylic on handwoven textile, 20" x 16", 2015. Image courtesy of the artist and Johansson Projects
Both artists consider painting and drawing synonymous with the craft techniques that they employ. Bittman refers to her weavings as "support" for the paintings. In this way, the hierarchy of painting is upended, and the weavings not only act as the substrate where normally canvas would reside, but they also comprise the painted patterns that Bittman chooses to either trace or to paint a solid color. "Using the handwoven textile as the painting support changes how the weaving is read—or what the weaving is," she explained in an email conversation.
Moving the weaving from a three dimensional to a two dimensional object bound in stretcher bars shifts the construction of the textile back onto itself as "the subject of the painting." Rendering a weaving as a subject of a painting creates a reciprocal exchange between the materials and their ultimate form. The optical confusion created by painting over the weavings creates an uncanny dissonance–the eye shifts from viewing a two-tone, seemingly flat pattern to a single, color raised pattern. It is as if the weavings have a hidden dimensionality. The historical context of weavings with the paintings over them creates further symbiotic tension between the formal qualities of each medium.
Likewise, Reckewell has long considered her Linear installations as drawings. She uses ribbons, string or nylon bands as a means to 'draw' so that the installations she creates are subsumed by the materials, creating further dimensionality with shadow and activating space. Here, the desire to shift perception is plain—not in the traditional sense by attempting to draw perspective with pencil on a two-dimensional plane—but rather to pull perspective toward the viewer, into the space that they physically inhabit.
Similarly, Bittman has been working with murals recently: the patterns are digital wallpaper derived from weavings and made to-scale and sometimes appointed with contrasting paintings. Unlike Reckewell who uses the wall as an armature to hold the dimensionality of the protruding lines, Bittman's murals maintain flatness while achieving an optical effect on the eye. Bittman, much like the Op-Artist Bridget Riley, is interested in the ways that space is perceived rather than optical illusion.
Samantha Bittman, Interlacements, 2015, installation view at Johansson Projects, Oakland for Material Data solo exhibition, Image courtesy of the artist and Johansson Projects
Although textiles, particularly weaving, are quite commonly considered for their soft qualities, complex structured mathematics plays an important role in achieving desired outcomes. However, within their applied systems is an element that allows the materials to just "be," working in tandem with their calculations. For example, when Bittman paints there is "an intuitive response to the support, which may have a particular invented logic or be pattern-based," but the painting is "not quite systematic per se," she continues.
In other words, the weaving dictates the painting rather than both being predetermined. In comparison, Reckewell allows gravity and site-specificity to play a part in her Linear installations: "My approach is to think of some math problem that I can transform into a large three-dimensional format in the most straightforward way I can think of. The materials and colors, the repetition and a certain hand-made quality give the installations their character." However, for both of them, there is no preconceived notion of perfection despite all of the planning—miniscule flaws are allowed and are inherent in the hand-making. For example, when Bittman's weavings are stretched on canvas stretcher bars, the edges and sides become slightly wavered as they are pulled tight and attached to the wood. Reckewell's pieces often utilize hand-tied knots at the ends of each ribbon or string which is then looped onto a nail in the wall.
Sabine Reckewell, Factor of Five, installation at the Summit at Lantana, Austin TX, 1" nylon webbing, aluminum channel, 17' x 32' x 32', 2014. Image courtesy of the artist and Chandra Cerrito Contemporary.
Reckewell's Linear installations were first created between 1979 to 1981. In 2010 she began revisiting the work and creating new installations that still follow the ideology and systems of the previous work. Prior to the Linear installations, Reckewell had created large crochet squares. The series included 23 squares, mostly created with thin wire, monofilament or plastic strips. The pieces are large—ranging from 42" to 66"—encompassing the viewer's full gaze when facing them. In 2013 Reckewell revisited the crochet square series, this time with slightly softer materials, such as leather cord. Linear seems to untangle the concepts in the square crochet work and deal more directly with space as opposed to the wall. The squares require long sessions of sitting, holding the piece on the lap whereas the ribbon installations are made away from the body, engaging the maker entirely with the space that it is contingent upon to hold its structure in place. The site-specific works take on special configurations that are only privy to their surroundings. They are immobile, and once removed cannot be exactly duplicated again—in fact, in some instances Reckewell literally cuts all of the strings during deinstallation. In this way, the squares are autonomous objects, while the Linear installations are ephemeral and therefore are a conceptual collaboration between the objects and the architecture of the space. So too, do Bittman's murals activate space with site specificity and ephemerality.
Samantha Bittman, Untitled (blue2), acrylic on handwoven textile, 30" x 24", 2015. Image courtesy of the artist and Johansson Projects
Reckewell and Bittman are continuing to bridge the conversational divide that incessantly plagues crafts. But, as Reckewell shared in an email: "This is a great time for artists working with textiles because the divides between fine art and craft are really disappearing." Having been immersed in the textile surge of the 1970s to its recent resurgence in the last ten years, Reckewell is testimony to the changing visual and contextual dialog of contemporary art that uses textiles. "Younger artists see textiles as a rich medium to use, conceptually as well as in terms of process," she notes with excitement, knowing that her long-studied and executed work can be seen in contemporary context alongside newer generations. But more importantly, both generational and material stereotypes are broken apart in their work, focusing on conceptual ideas and how the embedded history of materials makes for a timely conversation about new directions in painting and drawing and the various forms they inhabit.
Sabine Reckewell's work was featured in a two person show at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary from April 3 to May 28, and Samantha Bittman's work is on view for her solo show, Material Data at Johansson Projects until July 4, 2015. Both galleries are located in the Koreatown/Northgate neighborhood of Oakland.
Image at the top: Sabine Reckewell, Blue Canopy, installation view at Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, 2013. Image courtesy of the artist and Chandra Cerrito Contemporary
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Cat faucet, crude edition
July 22, 2008
If you're a cat owner, you know that cats love to drink from the faucet!
Being a cat owner myself, I was pretty excited to learn about this Cat Faucet project by Sixerdoodle Electronics. I have often thought about building something similar myself, but I had never gotten around to it.
However, even though the design of the Sixerdoodle Cat Faucet is very elegant, I find it more complicated than necessary (mainly because they wanted to keep it low voltage, it turns out).
So I started wondering how to build the simplest possible cat faucet. This is what I came up with:
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(Diva enjoying the running water)
The complete list of components:
- a solenoid from an old dishwasher
- a movement sensor (the kind usually used to light up a driveway)
- a few bits of plumbing
- a piece of gaffer tape to limit the area monitored by the sensor
(Solenoid from an old dishwasher)
(The movement sensor, pointed straight down)
That's it. The flow of water is controlled simply by adjusting the position of the red valve that lets water into the system. The sensitivity and timeout of the sensor can be controlled with small knobs on the underside.
My wife put a little bowl underneath the faucet to allow the cats to drink from a surface of water as well as from the running water. Excess water simply spills down the drain below.
Contrary to the Sixerdoodle design, my cat faucet is not low voltage (it runs on 230V, our mains voltage in Denmark). However, because both components were designed to be safe and withstand pretty rough conditions, this does not worry me at all.
(The finished setup, tucked away under a small shelving unit)
(Obviously, it takes a little practice!)


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Riding the Motherland part II
Check out Part 1 of this report here if you have not already.
After some tinkering, he was back on and we were off. The two Europeans were putting on a clinic on how to colonize the locals, IB and I were struggling to hold their wheels. I am not accustomed to being the weakest link but the heat, humidity and non-stop pedaling was slowly breaking me down (hey I have to have an excuse). There were hardly any downhills to rejuvenate my weary muscle and sitting on the wheel of skinny people at some point begins to become generate deminishing returns (insufficient reward from lackluster wind buffering). Right before we turn onto Kubwa expressway, I blow sky high, my heart rate is really high, my legs feel like anvils and it difficult to even stay upright, figuring that the chase car would move around me to Cather to his master "sorry sucker" I wave a resignatory wave and fix my gaze on my handle bar as the gap between me and the group continues to widen.
Miraculously, the driver Mazé motions me to hold onto the car while he bridges the gap for me (pro style). I could have kissed him, I held on thinking " men! This is the kind of stuff the pros do!" Mazè slowly eases me to the group with the patience of someone repeating an action they are proficient at, it's actually harder than it looks hanging on, I realized I actually had to pedal a little bit to keep me balance and since we were moving faster than my legs wanted to churn, in some way it felt harder than just crawling till I fell over on the side of the road. Back in the fold, I tucked in and hung on, ignoring the calls of my long lost concubine lady Cramps.
The group again stops for Lucato change his bike , as noted in the above picture he is now on a Cervelo also. We head towards Lifecamp roundabout and at this point my eyes a peeled for the most convenient exit via which to limp home. It is obvious I have a lot more work to do.
I end up making it to the end, I rode 53 miles that day at an average speed of 19.8mph with over 2k feet of climbing. Not bad by my standard, not bad at all.
Here are some other random pictures from other rides I took while in Abuja.
Hanging with my brother CEF on his roller blades.
Great trip overall, just HOT!
Yup riding in the motherland again…
Shrieks and yells jerk my attention from my Garmin's read-out of 28mph on the flats, I look up and there is Yakub the Polish diplomat trying to get the attention of the taxi driver who can obviously see us but still tries to cut in front of the group. Yakub then does something faciniting and funny, he raises his hand in the air, five fingers spread out (like a high five), this is the national flip-off sign, it's usually done with the phrase WAKA. I have never met a foreigner who knows about that or even does it, it was for me and the driver hilarious. This was about the third time a cacophonous chorus had erupted from our foursome on a peppy escortion around the capital city of Abuja, Nigeria. The city's topography is primarily flat with granite hills rising out of the horizon in every direction, like centurions guarding the planes. The ring leader was Luca again, who I have ridden with on previous trips, he showed up with a TT bike so I knew it was going to be a sufferfest kind of day.
IB, the resident godfather of Nigerian cycling also made a showing on his brand new Cervelo S5. I was going to bring along my Specialized Tarmac on this trip but decided not to, I had a lot of business lined up on this trip and had no idea how much riding I could get in. I therefore settled for some wheels to replace my busted one on my old Giant TCX I already left here 2 years ago. As usual, I got the "that's what you are going to ride" look… from the group, I'm now used to it with this crowd…and most other crowds, these guys were riding top of the line race machines, I'm usually very secure in myself but I must admit I was a little ashamed of the bike. The saving grace is I'm usually able to keep up with those guys with their F1 carbon et al.
The ride started with short loop from Maitama into Wuse 2 and back, naturally it began at 6:30, the most appropriate confluence between temperature and light (it's not too hot that you want ride naked and lit enough to ride without a chase car). The city was already mostly awake, a remarkable ensemble of birds greets a listening ear, the temperate climate is conducive for a great variety of birds. Watching the streets slowly come alive, I notice how the primary source of livelihood for a lot of these early rising pedestrian are things most westerners take for granted: that air compressor sitting unused in your garage, that feeds the tire guy's (vulcanizer) family, he sets up by the side of the road and does all tire related repairs for motorists, the antic Singer sewing machine your mother left you is the mobile tailor's (Duma-Duma) tool of trade; with his portable sewing machine on his head, he logs 20 miles daily around the city calling out for work, Dumas fix any rips, make adjustments and even see complete outfits in minutes…the Michael Kors of the poor. The list goes on to include the water guy (Mai Ruwa) who pushes the largest wheelbarrow you ever saw loaded with 50 liter gallons and selling water, those who pick fruit from trees and walk around town selling them. These craftsmen stop, crane their necks, observe the spectacle of spandex clad men as we speed by on a most unusual locomotive they must think.
Also interesting was the reactions of pedestrians and motorists for to the spectacle I assume we were. I came to the conclusion that Nigerians are a people for whom nothing is too unusual to see or believe, this might sterm from their hybrid religious disposition an practices ; it is common for people to say they have experienced the supernatural like seeing a human being turn into a goat or knowing someone whose mother inlay took out her womb, tie it up and stash it somewhere so she stays barren and they are completely believed by the audience, everyone knows a witch and every misfortune was perpetuated by one. Even with a strong Christian and Muslim presence in the country there still is patronization of indigenous oracles and religions pre dating them, there is a strong believe and appreciation for the spiritual world, realms westerners consider fairytale, delusional voodoo crap. I say this because most times as we flew by people, we only got a "that's interesting" look that did not linger very long (an interested glance and a return to the hustle at hand) not the expected fanfare we see on TV. There was really no chasing of our bikes by village children, or Entire towns shutting down to go look at the foreigners on iron horses… I'm sure some of this is because we were in a big city, the capital at that but the most I could get from the faces of children who looked a little longer was a " men I sure would love to try that" expression, then they went back to their own hustle of selling peanuts, water or even fuel (black market).
The pace was punishing as we got on the Kubwa express way, sometimes touching 30mph and this was not on a downhill stretch, for a mountain rider albeit a very fat one (no hyperbole there) with approximately 300 total miles ridden this year, I was feeling the pace and avoiding the front like the plague. That early on a Saturday morning, the roads were not choked full of cars running at -as fast as your engine and load would let you- speed. I could already see the maturity in my riding, usually I can't wait to get to the front and show how to pull a train at Mach 1 albeit for 4 miles before exploding, I already gave myself a pep talk citing as examples the numerous flat-landers who come to the Appalachian mountains and try to show off to some hairy-legged locals because they head 20mph average group rides where they're from – Different specialization of your leg muscles, because you are fast on the fasts does not mean you would be when the tarmac points upwards and vise versa…I think fast twitch vs slow twitch…who cares you show off, you usually fall off.
Luca was doing all the work and a mighty fine job he was doing, I figure as with most diplomats he has to be very cautious with everything and It seemed he never felt comfortable sitting on anyone's wheel, just my thought for all I know he could have Tritophobia (disease exclusive to triathletes where they feel they will get penalized for drafting so they ride very awkwardly in groups… I know you know what I'm talking about). I'm still feeling relatively fresh and finally get on the front to motor our multinational gang onwards and get rid of some nervous energy most of the time though I sat in a tuck and got pulled along at 24mph. The traffic circles AKA roundabouts as we ex British colonies call them are tricky to navigate, the chase car does its best to block rearward traffic but given that the circle is fed by 4 junctions, only one entry point can be blocked and then it's really an "every man for himself" kind of situation.
Forgive my digressive writing style, my brain is a lot faster than my pen; I have mixed feelings about riding in a 3rd world country with a chase car. You definitely feel a lot safer, safer from traffic where there is no speed limits,places you wrestle with jalopies going at 70mph as well as the vagabond goat on the interstate. Riding with a chase car however usually involves running lights, bullying other cars and putting you on a pedestal. Iris almost like you see yourself higher than these people, they can stay in line but because I can afford to I will go around. I feel people who would have waved and smiled only look and picture you as some ambassador or something, some unattainable standard,and instead of inspiring you end up solidifying sentiments of glass ceilings and complexes. It's a love/hate relationship for me with chase cars, you will most likely arrive home alive but it serves as a cocoon, a glove shielding you from the environment, you might as well have ridden on a spinner with the heater turned on high to simulate the African heat… But I digress
We regroup outside the circle with three and not four men… No chase car either.
Luca chooses to keep riding, figuring IB would bridge across shortly, it's probably embassy protocol to not stay idle without security for more than 2 minutes… Ok I'm just milking this now… surprisingly, the pace did not lighten, we kept on riding tempo and rotating at that. Every once in a while we would look back for IB but he never showed, after about 5 miles we finally and thankfully pulled off on the side of the road to wait. 10 minutes later, our comrade pulls up in the front seat of the car, bike in the trunk. This was the first ride he had ridden on that bike (2015 Cervelo S5) since it was built up, cable stretch and loosen bolts resulted in a sliding seat mast and inadequate shifting.
The solution was for IB to stay on the big ring while we stop at a friends house to get some tools. The break did little good as, my legs started complaining once we set off again.
This is a good place to stop for now, I will conclude the report tomorrow. If you have not read my previous reports on riding in Nigeria, do so and leave a comment I would love to know what you think. Thanks for stopping by


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The day we have all been waiting for has finally arrived. Ric Blas Jr.'s Olympic journey has reached its summit, um, how about peak, no, pinnacle (I like that). When I learned that Blas would be competing on Friday afternoon, I figured I might be able to get home from work in time to watch him live. Of course, I didn't factor in that whole time difference thing. So even though Blas will meet Georgia's Lasha Gujejiani at 1:06pm, that it 1:06AM here in the Eastern time zone. Although Blas and I have been Facebook friends for what seems like forever (or yesterday) and I'd like to interview him after the Olympics, don't expect a live blog of judo's men's heavyweight division. I mean, I need to wake up by 6:45 to get to work! However, Blas may still be competing when I awake, so hopefully I'll be able to watch him while eating my Lucky Charms or Honey Nut Cheerios.
I believe that you can watch Blas and all of the Olympic judo matches online at the NBC website.
To get you excited about Blas and his journey thus far, here are some new links:
Jojo Santo Tomas of Guam's Pacific Daily News has been following Blas and all of Guam's athletes throughout the Olympics. Here's an excerpt from his latest article:
"The whole world's on my shoulders right now. It is a lot of pressure. For me to fail ... would be epic," [Blas] said. "So I'm gonna do my best and hopefully the people of Guam can understand that I had done my best to be where I am. I have done nothing but represent the island with all the love that I could ever give. And no matter what the outcome is, I hope that the people of Guam can still find some pride that I went out there and I fought the world's best fighters, and I had them all in mind when I was doing it."
Apparently inspired by my blog, ESPN and The Sydney Morning Herald have finally joined the Blas bandwagon. The SMH (as all of the kids call it) focuses on Blas' weight:
At 215 kilograms, he is the heaviest athlete in Beijing. Despite undergoing a punishing training regime in past weeks in the hope of reaching the medal dais, the Guam representative has been putting on more weight in the lead-up to Olympic competition.
"I just eat anything really," he said yesterday. "I don't have a special diet, it's just whatever I feel like. I don't have any diet secrets. There's a lot of protein, a lot of beef and a lot of chicken."
There's also a lot of Ric Blas jnr. To put things in perspective, the hefty judoka weighs nearly six times more than Australian diver Melissa Wu.
Meanwhile, ESPN found Richad Wyttenbach-Santos, Blas' grandfather-in-law. Following the theme I continue to see and hear about Blas, Wyttenback-Santos said, "He's a sweet kid. Modest. Sweet kid. If he got a medal, he would be the best known athlete in Guam for the next generation."
Despite the probability that I'll be asleep during Blas' matches, I'll try to post updates about how Ric performs.
Go Ric!
Update 8/15 6:50AM Eastern time
You are able to watch Friday's judo matches and see the results on this portion of the NBC Olympic website by clicking "rewind."
The Ricardo Blas Jr. match against Georgia's Lasha Gujejiani starts just after the 1:21:30 mark.
My thoughts after watching the match: Within the first few seconds, I realize that I know nothing about judo. From an outsider perspective, it looks like both fighters grab on to their opponents' uniform and then try to trip them.
With 14 seconds left, the judge decides it's time for both competitors to re-tie their belts. After this is completed, the judge makes some hand-signals and declares Gujejiani the winner. Did Blas not tie his belt quickly enough? Why did the judge call it with 14 seconds remaining? The NBC graphic shows Gujejiani as winner by Sogo-Gachi. Anyone know what this means?
I believe that this is a double-elimination tournament, so Blas faces Daniel McCormick of the United States in the Repechage Round 2. This match begins at the 3:33:00 mark.
The match seems even relatively even, but Blas tires at the end and McCormick capitalizes by pushing Blas out of the "ring" several times. I don't understand the scoring system, but I believe that McCormick earns a point for doing this.
McCormick is the winner by Keikoku. Anyone know what this means?
It's too bad that Blas didn't win any matches, but I think he definitely represented himself and Guam well.


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LONDON - A first edition copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" that contains author J.K. Rowling's notes and original illustrations has sold for 150,000 pounds ($228,000) at a London auction.
Sotheby's said the work, offered as part of a charity book sale jointly organized with the writer's association English PEN, was sold to an anonymous bidder by telephone late Tuesday.
Rowling peppered the book with about two dozen illustrations and many personal annotations, including editorial decisions and a note on how she came to create the game of Quidditch.
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Nani has admitted he wept like a child after his club's Champions League exit.
Sir Alex Ferguson's squad were stunned by the way they were knocked out by Swiss side Basel on Wednesday night.
Portuguese winger Nani said: "I wept like a kid in the dressing room in Basel.
"All of my team-mates were also affected because nobody could quite believe that we had been knocked out at just the group stage. It was like hell in there.
"This defeat and the loss at Wembley in the final last May have been the worst two days in my United career.
"I am so sad about what has happened. It is almost unbelievable. The dressing room in Basel was like a funeral."
United were among the favourites to win the competition, especially having appeared in three of the last four finals.
Nani added: "This squad is one which is ready to win big titles, so to go out like this is a complete nightmare.
"We know we are better than some of the other teams, so it is hard to be able to work out exactly how this has happened.
"I do not think that we were too arrogant or complacent. United are a team which always respects their opponents.
"We are damaged but this is the moment for us to soar, and try and bounce back. Now the Premier League is our main objective. It is necessary to be champions.
"But the boss is a man who knows how to pick his players up and will help us get back on track."
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I'm going out of town soon, and I won't be back until the end of August, so I was looking for a single nail polish color that I would be happy to have on my nails for an entire month, as I only wanted to travel with one nail polish. I found this coppery gold color that is perfect to finish off summer and take me straight into fall. It's beautiful with tanned skin – it's fairly neutral, but adds a nice shimmer to your nails. Another bonus is that the color changes from a gold to a copper to (a personal favorite) rose gold. Keep Reading for full details and pictures…. Continue reading
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Caffeine is widely used due to its relative safety as compared to other stimulants. In fact, in 2001 the U.S. military endorsed the usefulness of caffeine, recommending it as a safe and effective stimulant for its soldiers.
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Ninety-five percent of all caffeine is consumed in the form of tea and coffee. Following water, tea is the most popular beverage in the world. About 1.5 billion cups of coffee are consumed every day throughout the world.
Since water that is not boiled is unsafe to drink in many areas of the world, travelers are advised to drink coffee and tea instead. However, the diuretic effect of caffeine can cause dehydration.
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Sums it up pretty well. What a freak show.
Dodge This!
Immigration bill gives businesses who employed illegals and paid them under the table a free pass.
"...four different ways businesses get a break: Employers who have illegal immigrants on their payroll can keep them there with no penalty; there is no assessment of back taxes for their employees who worked off the books; those who paid unfair wages will not be prosecuted; and those who aided fraud by accepting bogus Social Security numbers wont face a penalty".
Fucking bullshit! If you or I were to make an honest mistake on our taxes we'd be penalized with fees and interest.
These businesses commit fraud to the tune of millions and skate.
Oh well, it's not like we need the revenue from all the back taxes anyway...
In other news, Alabama's appeal that would make it a crime for persons to harbor illegal aliens was rejected by the court.
Dodge This!
Bravo to Alabama. I think the states should start following this as an example and get away from underneath the federal funding teat. They always threaten to withhold funding whenever the states don't do what the fed wants.
Problem being with most of Alabama is it is an agriculture state and the farmer harbors them for the picking season. The illegals are willing to accept a third of what lazy citizens are willing to take.
Another problem we have here is we are the home for the SPLC in all their infinite wisdom.
We also have state employees that say that illegals do not hurt the ecomomy or the job market in this state. It would cost us more to get rid of them than just let them stay and work.
"Life is hard. It's even harder if you're stupid." John Wayne
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I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are. If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast.
Kid goes into North Korea lookin at 15 years (haha) come here get healthcare welfare drivers licsense housing.nope nothing wrong with this fucking picture
I continue to be flabbergasted by the way our elected officials believe this is all ok. Just give every illegal all the welfare and tax bennies they want, what the fuck! Then let those on terrorist lists purchase firearms!
Senate panel OKs tax-welfare benefits for newly legal immigrants
The SenateJudiciary Committee voted Monday to allow illegal immigrants who get legal status to begin collecting tax-welfare payments, as the panel spent a fourth day working through amendments to the massive immigration bill and party-line splits began to emerge.
In one major change, the committee voted 17-1 to make a third drunken-driving conviction a deportable offense for the newly legalized immigrants if at least one of those offenses occurs after they are approved for legal status.
But immigrant-rights groups called that a rollback of due-process rights for the immigrants and said a drunken-driving incident shouldnt cost someone a chance at citizenship.
We cannot and will not support hard-line proposals that take away discretion and limit an individuals ability to pursue the pathway to citizenship, said Paromita Shah, associate director of the National Lawyers Guilds National Immigration Project.
Overall, the committee continued to maintain the delicate balance struck by the Gang of Eight senators who negotiated the 867-page bill: Quick legal status for illegal immigrants, but delaying citizenship rights until after the administration spends more money on border security, puts in place a new electronic verification system to check workers status, and enacts an entry-exit system to check visas at airports and seaports.
In previous days action, two Republican members of the Gang of Eight Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Jeff Flake of Arizona joined with Democrats to block a series of GOP amendments to stiffen the bills security.
But on Monday, the two Republicans sided with their party colleagues on key questions on giving illegal immigrants public benefits.
The 10 Democrats on the committee still outnumber the newly unified Republicans, but the votes signaled tough fights ahead on the Senate floor.
In one vote, Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, tried to prevent anyone but citizens and green-card holders from being able to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit, which uses the tax code to transfer money to the poor.
But Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said that would deny the tax credit not only to legalized immigrants but also refugees, asylum-seekers and other legal workers.
And Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, Hawaii Democrat, said denying the tax credit to legalized immigrants would hurt their children, many of whom are U.S. citizens.
The committee avoided what likely would have been a bitter fight over guns and whether those on the governments terrorist watch list should be allowed to buy firearms when Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Democrat, withdrew his amendment.
Evidently we think its OK for people on the terrorist watch list to buy a gun, Mr. Whitehouse said.
He said he would try again later when the bill comes to the Senate floor.
Thanks, bmbsqd....I was having a fairly decent day until I read your last post.
Why I continue to read this thread, I don't know. All it does is piss me off.
Sorry Freebird...there is more!
So...it I read all of the latest illegal immigration shit correctly, here is what it TRULY is, versus what we were told.
- They WILL get welfare
- They WILL get tax breaks
- They WONT have to pay back taxes
- They WONT have to wait a decade for citizenship
- They WILL be able to get DLs and vote
Holy shit...why not just give them citizenship now and say the hell with it?
Immigration bill backers say not all back-taxes will be paid
The Senate immigration bill's authors acknowledged Tuesday that their legislation does not require illegal immigrants to pay all back taxes, saying it would be too difficult to make them ante up everything they might owe.
Sen. Charles E. Schumer, the New York Democrat who is chief sponsor of the bill, said illegal immigrants by definition are living in the shadows, and requiring them to reconstruct their pay history could be tough — and potentially keep many of them from legalization.
"We all realize that the system is broken. We all realize that people did wrong things. And the goal is to set this right by letting those in the shadows come out," Mr. Schumer said Tuesday as the Judiciary Committee plowed through more amendments to the 867-page immigration bill. "The worry I have here is that by being as rigid … as this amendment is, that it will delay and prevent many, many people from coming out of the shadows."
The issue of back taxes is an emotionally charged part of the current immigration debate.
Mr. Schumer and the other members of the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" who wrote the immigration bill have said the legislation requires illegal immigrants to pay "a fine and back taxes," and that is true — up to a point.
The bill says that before illegal immigrants can apply for initial legal status, they must have "satisfied any applicable federal tax liability." That is defined as "all federal income taxes assessed."
The problem is that the IRS will only have assessed taxes on work it knows about. At least half of all illegal immigrants work off the books, meaning their wages never came to the tax agency's attention, and the illegal immigrants didn't pay taxes on it.
Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican who is not part of the Gang of Eight, said that's not good enough. He offered an amendment Tuesday that would have required illegal immigrants to prove that they don't have any tax liabilities.
If an immigrant has worked illegally in the United States for 10 years and the IRS has no tax records for that immigrant, then this bill would, by my reading, not require the immigrant to pay any back taxes," Mr. Lee said.
His amendment was defeated on a voice vote.
Mr. Schumer said he agreed with the intent of the amendment, but said "the difficulty is when you get below the 10,000-foot concept to the reality."
He said part of being an illegal worker meant not keeping records, and he didn't see a way to make illegal immigrants go about recreating those work records.
Mr. Schumer said requiring all back taxes to be paid could prevent as many as 5 million illegal immigrants from getting legal status.
ETA: Oh NOOOOO! We couldn't leave those 5 million Democrats out of the process!
No what will piss you off is the tax refunds that are suspossedly going to countries south of the border.
FOX news article: August 22, 2012
Illegal immigrants could reap more than $7B in tax credits this year, senator says
Illegal immigrants could receive more than $7 billion this year in federal tax credits, according to one estimate, thanks to a loophole in the law that allows people not authorized to work to reap the government payments with no questions asked.
"Life is hard. It's even harder if you're stupid." John Wayne
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I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are. If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast.
I saw a commercial the other day with Rubio smiling his childish ass in to the camera and promising that illegals would never get welfare. What a fucking liar. I hope his primary opponents play that commercial over and over!
Fucking lies!
Read this on Breitbart. Wow...just claim you are afraid of the Cartel and come on in!!!
At the Otay crossing near the San Diego border last Monday, about 200 people coming from Mexico gained entry to the United States all using the same key phrase; they claimed they had a 'credible fear' of drug cartels. According to KSAZ FoxPheonix:
So many were doing this that they had to close down the processing center and move the overflow by vans to another station.
"They are being told if they come across the border, when they come up to the border and they say certain words, they will be allowed into the country," said a person who did not want to be identified on camera. "We are being overwhelmed."
More at the link above.....
I agree, I think his ads a pure unadulterated bullshit
"Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage" CS Lewis
America...a country founded by geniuses but managed by idiots
We can't stop dead people from collecting SSN benefits and we have massive food stamp/welfare fraud. Yet, magically we will be able to stop millions of amnestied illegals from collecting welfare. Right.......
Dodge This!
This is so ironic. Here is a guy who actually should be getting political asylum as far as I am concerned, yet he has been waiting for three years to get his visa, while his and his family life is endangered. Good on Dakota Meyer for trying to expedite his case (LINK).
Dodge This!
We have enough people who have NOTHING in common with Americans who are coming to this country.
Each immigrant to the US should be evaluated on their ability to provide a benefit to the nation, their willingness to adapt to OUR nation and culture (not vice versa), and whether they are to be a burden or participant in/on the work force.
The above still allows for immigrants -- it just removes the "ohwoeisthou" factor from the decision making process....
Losing faith in humanity, one assclown at a time....
To date I have spent over 10k to ensure my wife has been by the letter of the law from day one. I personally feel I did it all for nothing. Literally.
Your post is unclear....
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Stoke Bid For Berahino
Stoke have confirmed they have made a club record bid for Saido Berahino.
The West Brom striker has long been a transfer target for Mark Hughes and an offer of £20 million has been made.
Although the offer is close to West Brom's valuation, they will not sell until they sign a replacement.
That replacement may well be Diafra Sakho, who seems intent on leaving West Ham United as quickly as possible.
Berahino is another man who has made his intentions clear in the past, although he does seem to have calmed his antics down a bit in recent months.
He scored a brace for West Brom in a friendly win at Kidderminster over the weekend, and has been named in the Baggies' touring party for a tournament in Arnhem.
Whilst he leaves for the Netherlands today, supporters shouldn't read too much into it. Should transfers and talks progress, then 22 year old Berahino could be back in England like a flash.
That said, this could be a saga that drags on through the next month and beyond.
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Three-time world championship medallists Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) claimed the fifth ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating gold medal of their career as the Ice Dance event at Rostelecom Cup concluded with the Free Dance on Saturday. Russia's Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev and Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin took silver and bronze respectively.
Shibutani/Shibutani delivered a smooth performance to "Paradise" by Coldplay, executing intricate yet seemingly effortless footwork and excellent twizzles. The 2017 world bronze medallists collected a level four for the spin, twizzles and their lifts to earn 111.94 points. Overall the brother-and-sister team accumulated 189.24 points.
"It's been really exciting for us to debut our two new programs at this competition," Maia Shibutani said. "Since the end of last season we've been working extremely hard. Today the free went really well and we're proud of the work that we've put in and the potential that both of our programs have."
Bobrova/Soloviev's lyrical dance to "Oblivion" by Astor Piazzolla and "Beethoven's Five Secrets" was highlighted by difficult lifts and a level-four circular step sequence. However, the Russian champions made a costly error on their spin when Soloviev put his foot down. The spin was rated only a level two. The 2013 European champions scored 108.41 points for their dance, which added up to 184.74 points.
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Dancing to "Liebestraum", Stepanova/Bukin completed five level-four elements and achieved a new personal best with 108.03 points. Their total score of 179.35 points was also a personal best.
"We are very pleased that we were able to fix the mistakes from the Finlandia Trophy in such a short period of time. We changed some things and made the program more comfortable for us," Stepanova said.
Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier (CAN) remained in fourth place with 172.29 points and Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri (ITA) came fifth on 171.37 points. The 2017 world junior champions Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons (USA) finished seventh in their debut on the senior Grand Prix circuit with 148.75 points.
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series consists of six events and culminates in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya, Japan, in December. The top six skaters/couples in each discipline qualify for the final. The global prize money for the Grand Prix is US$ 272,000.
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If you watch my YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/ellieminett) then you might know what I got already but as on all videos, you can't really see things as well as if you take a picture of it.
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Firstly, from my parents I got a travel kit: foldable rucksack, after bite pen, mosquito repellent and money belt. Oh and I completely forgot to show you in the video but they also got me a pandora charm (it's a globe).
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Introduction to the Subject and Team
The English department is staffed by a dedicated and forward-thinking team of eighteen specialist English teachers. The English Leadership Team consists of the following staff:
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Our vision is to inspire our students to be the thinkers, writers and creators of tomorrow, as we hold the keys to developing their literacy, creativity and curiosity to ensure them success in the wider world. We aim to build a nurturing learning environment that supports an ethos of resilience, confidence and self-belief through our shared commitment and determination; our students are challenged to take a glimpse through our windows of opportunity, as we hand them their own set of keys for a successful future.
In addition to core English lessons, we offer a range of extra-curricular activities and opportunities. These include Film Club and a Creative Writing Club, which has participated in a number of national writing competitions with great success. We also run study groups across Key Stages 4 and 5, and additional study support sessions after school.
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Finally, in the summer term, year 8 students will explore poetry as a form of protest. They will study the works of Benjamin Zephaniah and other influential poets to explore how poetry can be used as a tool against discrimination and prejudice. Year 8's final scheme will focus on a range of non-fiction texts from the 19th century onwards to inspire their own writing based on the theme of prejudice and attitudes to diversity.
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In Year 9 students make the transition to the GCSE Course, and during this year they set the foundations of skills and knowledge to support them to be successful by the end of Key Stage 4. Students follow a curriculum which includes aspects of both Language and Literature to prepare them for both GCSE courses.
Our first unit, in the Autumn term, is an Introduction to Nineteenth-Century Literature and non-fiction, which is designed to prepare students for the increased reading demands of the GCSE course. Students then move on to a writing unit in which they explore a range contemporary debates and practice expressing their ideas and point of view in their own writing.
During Year 9, students will learn how to approach a range of literary texts, namely poetry and Macbeth by William Shakespeare, and will begin to learn how to approach exam-style tasks on these texts.
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Exam board/Specification:AQA GCSE English Language / English Literature
English Language
Paper 1: 1 Hour 45 Mins, 80 Marks, 50% of the GCSE
Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing
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Section B: Writing
Paper 2: 1 Hour 45 Minutes, 80 Marks, 50% of the GCSE
Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives
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Section B: Writing
English Literature
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Section A Shakespeare: 1 Question based on a Shakespeare play studied in class
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Section B 19 Century Novel: 1 Question based on a novel studied in class A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
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Section A Modern Texts: Answer 1 Question on a text studied in class
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley
Section B Poetry: Answer 1 Question based on poetry studied in class
Poems from the 'Power and Conflict' Anthology Cluster
Section C: Unseen Poetry: Answer two questions based on unseen poems
During Year 10 and Year 11, students will study and prepare for their GCSEs in both English Language and English Literature. Exams for these two subjects will be taken at the end of Year 11. At KS4 English students will study a wide range of English Literature and will have a chance to study novels and plays from the 20th and the 21st Century along with a range of 19th Century texts. Alongside this, there will be a chance to analyse non-fiction texts from the 19th and 20th Century that will include appreciation and analysis of language. Students will also study a Shakespearean play in depth.
Career Opportunities and Progression within the Subject
At Ossett Academy, we want all students to enjoy English and be confident in their use of everyday English in the wider world. Whether or not a student formally carries on with English in a qualification or career, the ability to communicate is an essential skill. However, there are various options for students who want to make English a central part of their life after GCSEs.
Firstly, there are two specific English A Levels available (English Language and English Literature ), which seek to extend and develop the appreciation of language developed at GCSE. A Levels such as Film Studies and Media Studies also incorporate similar skills to those used in English, but through the analysis of more 'visual' texts. Many students who enjoy GCSE English go on to study these A Levels.
Beyond school and college life, the opportunities with English are boundless. There are a whole range of degree level courses from English itself to Creative Writing, Journalism and Communication Studies (to name just a few), as well as courses that focus on specific aspects of English.
There are probably few careers where confident use of English is not essential and whilst journalism, teaching and writing are probably the most obvious examples of careers using English, the list is endless. Speechwriting, news presenting, marketing, careers in film and theatre, researcher, reporter. Any job where you need to be clear, concise and imaginative in your communication will be easier with good English skills.
How Parents Can Support Learning
- Take an interest in your child's weekly English homework and ensure that they are spending an appropriate amount of time on it.
- Encourage your child to proofread their written work and look up any spellings they are unsure of in a dictionary.
- Encourage reading for pleasure (fiction and non-fiction, including newspapers and periodicals).
- Encourage your child to examine all texts critically e.g. web pages, leaflets, letters, articles, etc.
- Encourage your child to help you with any 'real-life' writing tasks you might have a home, for example writing a letter or e-mail of complaint or job application letter.
- Purchase copies of the GCSE set texts and revision guides (your child's class teacher will inform them of the titles and relevant editions).
- During exam season, help them to create a revision timetable which includes specific revision activities to complete. Your child's class teacher can give them guidance on this.
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I think you'll find a majority of cavers are supportive of open access to MOST caves
Who is looking after the interest of caves?
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# Ocean Bounty : UI refactoring for Ocean DApp
## How can you help?
We are working on a dApp using React (for frontend) and Express.js (for node.js server). We are using material UI theme for React. We have created an easy music player to work with Spotify. We want you to change the player and playlist to a different design and also change the implementation to a framework that is able to use different music providers (SoundCloud, Apple Music, YouTube Music,...) but for now will only work with one (Spotify).
We already have some implementation of the app. See components diagram below.
[Link to Github Repo](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/musicmap)
## What needs to be done?
#### 1. Playlist UI redesign
We want to change the current playlist view to something more user friendly (see screenshot and .SVG file for all colors and styling). In a nutshell we want the following changes:
Add top banner with gradient that holds title, add track button, genre statistics, and user login button + back to main button (placeholder).
Change the playlist attribute order, font, font size, entry height, color.
Leave space and possibility to add additional functionality later (see screenshot with all functionality, not part of this bounty).
Font used is Liberation Sans. We have provided a mock-up for after additional bounties and released for clarification but only the v1.0 should be implemented now.
[Link to full view](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/musicmap/blob/master/specs/nexus%20portal%20-%20v2.0.png)
![Screenshot of desired view](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/musicmap/blob/master/specs/nexus%20portal%20%E2%80%93%20v1.0.png)
![nexus portal v1 0](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/39778584/51844764-52fbd800-2316-11e9-9806-d093be89ce34.png)
[SVG mock-up file of UI](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/musicmap/blob/master/specs/nexus%20portal%20-%20v2.0.svg)
#### 2. Player UI redesign
We want to tweak the current generic music player with some cosmetic changes into a more stylized and compact design. Basically we are looking at a horizontal slim bottom bar with the same functionality as the current music player. The player can be seen on the previous UI screenshots.
- Display artist - title
- Audio
- Navigation buttons: previous - pause/play - next
- Current time
- Status bar
- Total duration
- Music control buttons: repeat - shuffle - volume
- Hamburger button: placeholder with extra functions
*Custom icons* for the player can be found [here](https://github.com/oceanprotocol/musicmap/blob/master/specs/mm-playericons.zip).
#### 3. Generic Player Framework
The current implementation of the music player is programmed to work directly and only with Spotify. We need you to refactor the code so it treats Spotify as one possible third party provider, among others that we will implement in the future. So basically creating and implementing player interface for Spotify.
## We are very happy when
[ ] All functionalities of the player work without any bugs.
[ ] Test coverage is above 70%.
[ ] The code is merged into the master branch of the repo in both the 'clients' and the 'server' folder, depending on the component.
**Note** > All PRs for this implementation goes in this repo:
## Seen this problem before?
Any help solving this is welcome. Feel free to leave any comments and help someone else to solve it. We might airdrop tokens to someone even if not directly completing bounty.
## Questions & Reviews
Pull requests will be reviewed by one of the maintainers or long-term contributors. In case of any additional questions feel free to ask in this thread and we will do our best to add the missing info :)
## Things to know
The bounty lifecycle process including payout will be managed using [Gitcoin](https://gitcoin.co/explorer?network=mainnet&keywords=oceanprotocol&order_by=-web3_created).
We'll be responding to your questions here, but for discussion and clarification we recommend to join also our [Gitter channel](https://gitter.im/oceanprotocol/Lobby) where our tech community is accessible.
In order to see the PROCN balance in your wallet you'll need to reference the related token contract with address _0xf2aabdd898a0139195b2b5da7387d43a45ded254_. If you use a Metamask plugin you'll find the the exact steps [here](https://metamask.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015489011-Managing-ERC20-Tokens).
Lastly, even if it is a contest bounty, we will reward all valuable contributions and efforts. We greatly appreciate the value our open source community brings to Ocean and will always award some tokens to all great contributions! :smiley:
## Reward
Once the project was reviewed and merged in the master branch, you will receive the reward. PROCN is a proto-Ocean token. Bounty hunters that earn PROCN will be able to convert them 1:1 to Ocean tokens on network launch (Ocean Token will be valued at at 0.22 EUR on network launch). Network launch is expected to happen by Mar 31, 2019. Until then PROCN will be locked and non-transferrable in the ETH wallet to which it is delivered to.


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