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Hardware Resources
|Average Score
|Significance of Change
|Very Satisfied
|6.5 - 7
|significant increase
|Mostly Satisfied
|5.5 - 6.4
|significant decrease
|Somewhat Satisfied
|4.5 - 5.4
|not significant
|3.5 - 4.4
Frequency Histogram Plots
IBM SP - gseaborg
|How satisfied are you?
|Avg. (1-7)
|Std. Dev.
|Ability to run interactively
|Batch queue structure
|Disk configuration and I/O performance
|Batch job wait time
Max. Number of Processors Used: 141 ( 48 responses) Max. Number of Processors Code Can Effectively Use: 591 (40 responses)
Cray T3E - MCurie
|How satisfied are you?
|Avg. (1-7)
|Std. Dev.
|Change from '99
|Ability to run interactively
|Disk configuration and I/O performance
|Batch queue structure
|Batch job wait time
Max. Number of Processors Used: 146 ( 61 responses) Max. Number of Processors Code Can Effectively Use: 300 (46 responses)
Cray PVP Cluster
|How satisfied are you?
|Avg. (1-7)
|Std. Dev.
|Change from '99
|Ability to run interactively
|Disk configuration and I/O performance
|Batch queue structure
|Batch job wait time
Max. Number of Processors Used: 9 ( 29 responses) Max. Number of Processors Code Can Effectively Use: 10 (24 responses)
|How satisfied are you?
|Avg. (1-7)
|Std. Dev.
|Change from '99
|User interface
|Response time
Server Satisfaction
|Satisfaction with
|Avg. (1-7)
|Std. Dev.
|Change from '99
Summary of Comments
Comments on NERSC's IBM SP: 28 responses
|hard to use/software problems
|improve turnaround time
|provide longer queues
|good machine
|disk issues: more inodes, more local disk, more GPFS nodes
|provide more interactive services
|change batch scheduling priorities
|inadequate documentation
Suggestions for NERSC's IBM SP Phase II System: 16 responses
|batch configuration
|switch/communications performance
|software concerns
|more processors
Comments on NERSC's Cray T3E: 19 responses
|improve turnaround time
|good machine
|needs more memory
Comments on NERSC's Cray PVP Cluster: 14 responses
|good machine / good interactive services
|C90 was better
|file issues: more inodes, migration
|improve turnaround time
Comments on NERSC's HPSS Storage System: 16 responses
|good system
|availability/performance problems
|interface improvements
Comments about NERSC's auxiliary servers: 5 responses
Individual Comments on NERSC's IBM SP: 28 responses
- Hard to use/software problems
I'm making only light use of the SP for development. NERSC staff have been very helpful and responsive. The SP is not the easiest system to use (C++ compiler problems), but these are not the fault of NERSC.
Don't like the requirement to use $TMPDIR for module compiling. Do like the presence of NCAR graphics. Not sure how I will use mixed SMP/MPP capability when 8-way processors arrive in Phase II. debuggers on Seaborg are pretty poor compared to PVP or T3E.
Fortran compiler seems buggy, file storage per node very limited, limited documentation, problems with batch submission, rather slow processors compared to say DEC alpha, etc.
There is something wrong that I can not compile my code quite well. It is related to MPI settings.
Home directories should not be GPFS becouase of F() module compiling problem.
The lack of support for Fortran 90 modules is something that frustrates me a lot. [...] Compared to February, the new compiler is slow. Recompiling from scratch -- which is frequently necessary because my memory-mapped module files are obliterated every time I am logged out, so that any change forces me to start from the beginning -- takes hours. It would be nice if the old compiler were available for those that wish to use it. The new compiler fails to compile my codes without the '-qhot' option because of "lack of resources". This error message is not helpful. The "llqs" routine is not as useful for figuring out when a job will likely run compared to similar routines on the T3E. I prefer the version of totalview on the T3E, but this may be a function of my overall frustration with the IBM. [...] Gnuplot doesn't seem to pick up the tcsh line editing commands when running under tcsh. [...] The inability to ftp into gseaborg makes editing files a chore for me, since I am accustomed to editing from an emacs window running on my desktop. There is probably a way around this, but I don't know what it is.
- Improve turnaround time
Job waits of 3-5 days for 6 hours of 64 nodes are common. This is completely unacceptable, it is not possible to get useful work done in this way. Available resources should either be drastically increased or else NERSC closed down.
Batch queue's seem to be rather long in regular class implying the need for a larger computer. Could you prepare an up-to-date plot of the average wait-to-run for the various queue's, as a function of time, that could be viewed on a web site, for example.
Initially, I was very satisfied with the IBM SP. However, around mid-summer the queues started getting very slow and batch jobs that used to go through overnight or less started taking 2-3 days. For my typical job (100 - 200 processors, 3 - 4 hours) this is intolerably slow. I also have access to a local IBM SP at my lab (ORNL) which has faster processors with 4 per node and much fewer users. Jobs that are taking 2 - 4 days to get through NERSC's IBM SP usually start immediately here and are done in a few hours. I'm hoping NERSC's IBM SP Phase II will improve this problem. [...]
I find the IBM SP a pretty slow machine.
- Provide longer queues
I would like a longer queue.
A longer max wall clock time (>6 hrs) on gseaborg would be good, like on the T3E.
maximum running time for batch jobs of 6 hours is much too short for our compute intensive job
- Good machine
Great Machine. Keep it up. Needs more I/O nodes for GPFS and faster processors ...
Interactive time is wonderful! Don't take machines down at 4 pm for maintenance.
Very stable, easy to use, faster than what I expect.
very happy
Max. number of processors depends on the configuration of the code (size of domain, spatial resolution). This code show good performance enhancement upto 96 processors (max. tested so far).
- Disk issues: more inodes, more local disk, more GPFS nodes
need for local filesystem to fully exploit NWCehm capabilities
- provide more interactive services
[...] Although there are evidently typically interactive PE's available on the IBM, there aren't very many overall. I'd prefer more for development, if the climate for fortran development were friendlier.
Available PEs for interactive runs should be more than 16(at least for short test runs!) Wait time for Batch jobs-short runs (~10-20mins) should not not exceed more than 5hrs.
interactive run is always at the very low priority. maybe it could be the same as debug queue.
One unified file system would help particulalrly with the F90 .mod file handling. The queues have become too crowded. The 6 hour time limit up from 4 was a welcome change. The interactive limit on one processor is too small to even compile some codes.
- Change batch scheduling priorities
[...] In the meantime I think you need to consider rearranging the queues so that the longer jobs which really do take multiple days to finish don't get in the way of intermediate length jobs (100-200 processors, 2-4 hours) which should be put on a faster track with the potential to finish in a 24 hour period.
There is no obvious method to which jobs get to run when. We are running a 100 year model that takes nearly one month wall clock time to execute. With a 6 hour time limit, no q structure, and 3 day lag times from time of job submission to time of job execution, we have had to invent several strategies just to use the time we've been allotted. Further, nearly a third of the jobs that we do submit have to commit suicide because LoadLeveler tries to run them simultaneously, and they need to be run sequentially. We are obviously not the only users in this predicament.
1) Please set up some sort of q structure. Allow jobs that fill half the machine or more to run only at night.
2) If you don't do that, please allow users to use chron so that we don't have to occupy processors to submit jobs at regular intervals.
I rely on a defense machine allocation for SP time to do my critical runs, primarily because I have access to a queue system there that allows > 100 hr runs. I'm not sure though that even if I had such access at NERSC however that I'd use it. The i-node limits imposed are stifling, and require that I monitor my jobs full-time on the NERSC machines so that I may tar up output files/directories and remove them from the scratch space as they pop out of the run. I need to sleep sometime, and when I do, my inode limit becomes exceeded, and thejob crashes. At the DoD sites, this has never been a problem. They seem more set up for large users. I think NERSC caters far too much to the little users, and this is one instance of what makes me think so. Until I can do large (~100 hr) runs at NERSC, with 128-256 processors, and get into the queue system in less than a week, and be able to dump a significant amount of data before running out of resources, my REAL work will be done at the DoD sites. Also, the filesystem on the SP is hideous. For deep filesystem deletes (say 3 or for levels), with a few hundred or so files, it can take unbearably long times to copy or remove them. This compounds the inode problem mentioned above because of the effort involved in tarring up my stuff and putting it all on hpss. So...the queue system is too full because there are too many small users on the machine. There aren't enough inodes because there are too many users. And the filesystem is horribly slow. Other than that....
- Inadequate documentation
[...]Documentation is generally hard to find and harder to understand (mainly because of excessive cross-references to documents that are hard for me to find). For example, ESSL or PESSL versions of FFT's require complicated initializations that took me quite a while to figure out, even with help from consultants. [...] The documentation for the different version of the xlf90 compilers -- mpxlf90, mpxlf95, mpxlf95_r7, xlf90, etc. -- didn't make it easy for me to figure out how to get started with a basic MPI-based parallel code. [...]
- Other
Accounting may be improved.
I am not using it
It would be a good machine if it had a much higher communication bandwidth, lower latency AND if it were able to do asynchronous communications without any overhead on the processors involved, i.e. between setting up an asynchronous MPI send/receive and its completion at an MPI wait the processor needs to be able to perform calculations as efficiently as if there were no pending communications.
more memory
Individual Suggestions for NERSC's IBM SP Phase II System: 16 comments
- Batch configuration
[...] A batch structure that favors large jobs explicitly would be very useful. There are plenty of computers around for people that are doing 32-64 PE jobs. The big machines ought to be available first for the applications that can't run elsewhere. The batch structure for mcurie is very good in this respect.
Queue time limit should be longer, even if that means wait time is longer.
maximum batch job running times should be 24 hours. it is 18 hours at san diego supercomputer center
As mentioned above, give priority to intermediate length batch jobs. Don't design everything around satistying the really big users.
- Switch/communications performance
Please insist on getting the highest performance communication backbone that is available. I rely upon high performance communication heavily, and fear that 16 CPU nodes with existing switch hardward would be a step backward for my applications. [...]
I would strongly suggest that the switch should be updated to its final comfiguration BEFORE the nodes are upgraded.
More procs, faster I/O, faster communication. The usual requests.
Same as above. Concern about about full use of node cpus with mpi vs node bandwidth. and iternode communication.
- Software concerns
I hope that we can rely on IBM's C++ rather than KAI's, but I'm not sure this is realistic.
[...] If the Phase II system continues to fail to support fortran code development (by failing to treat memory-mapped files on the same footing as ordinary files while requiring them for compilation) then the Phase II system will really drive me crazy. [...]
NERSC response: In Phase 2 system the GPFS memory-mapped file problem will be solved. In particular, Fortran 90 modules will work with GPFS.
Convince IBM to put some money into fixing that horrible filesystem. As much as I like my DoD accounts, they too have the terrible gpfs system that makes dealing with complex directory structures very painful.
- More processors
Need processors as more as possible.
I hope there will be a phase III with even more nodes 8-)
No comments for this system, as it is already pretty much set. The next system after this must have many 1000's of processors if it is to be useful as a national resource.
- Other
Same as for sp3.
looking forward to it!
Can't wait to get to pahse II.
get a good supply of Valium for your consultants...
Individual Comments on NERSC's Cray T3E: 19 responses
- Improve turnaround time
The more I use it the more I like it. Batch waits can be excessive though
I can not run any meaningful calculations with a 4 hour queue and the btach job wait time on the 12 hour queues is very long.
The queues are too crowded and the turnaround is atrocious
Last time I checked, the queues here seemed even slower than the IBM SP. I only ocassionally the T3E anymore. This has gotten to be one of those computers where by the time the job is finished, if you're not careful, you may have forgotten why you started it. You need to do something to get better turnaround time.
Wait time in large job batch queues is too long.
queue length - need a bigger faster T3E?
T3E is really busy these days.
Interactive jobs time out after 30 minutes; batch jobs can spend a long time in the queue. But the worst thing is the inode quota of only 3500.
- Good machine
Hope you keep it as long as possible!
Stable, also easy to use. And it is configured very well. I am also impressed by its checkpoint function. Hopefully, it can also be moved to IBM-SP.
This machine has probably the best communication network of any MPP machine I have used. Replacing the Alpha cache with streams was a bad idea; a large cache would have greatly improved its performance. It is a pity that an upgrade path to an Alpha 21264 based machine was not available.
Generally -- excellent machine, excellent performance until recently. Lately -- numerous crashes with no end in sight actually got so bad that I tried to use the IBM again (see comments above).
File system I/O is a bit slower compared to SGI although the computing power is a lot stronger than SGI origin series. Overall, it was mostly statisfactory to us.
- Needs more memory
I don't use the T3E because there is not enough memory per node on the machine. It otherwise seems to be a very nice system to work on. Unfortunately, my smaller problems can be done locally on our own workstations, and the large ones need the memory of the SP systems.
more memory per processor!!!!
- Other
Why it has not 'tcsh' shell?
NERSC response: tcsh is available, but must be loaded explicitly (since it does not come with the UNICOS operating system). See tcsh and bash.
The maximum time limit could be increased. A total of 12 hour is not enough if you work with systems like proteins in a water box. Actually, I guess that is one of the smallest number of hours in the supercomputer centers I know of.
getting old. configuration is not very usable. I switched to the SP completely.
Interactive time is wonderful! Don't take machines down at 4 pm for maintenance.
Individual Comments on NERSC's Cray PVP Cluster: 14 responses
- Good machine / good interactive services
Good idea to make Seymour partially interactive.
Interactive time is wonderful! Don't take machines down at 4 pm for maintenance.
Many would like to see this facility upgraded
This is state-of the art Cray PVP Cluster! Unmatchable anywhere.
- C90 was better
The replacement of the C90 with the J90/SV1 cluster was a poor decision. The cacheless true vector machine was a great architectural advance. Moving to 'pseudo' vector machines with a cache and all the problems that go with it was a retrograde step. [...]
Not as good as the C90 in terms of hardware and software.
No good compared to a machine (C90)
- File issues: more inodes, migration
Need more inode and permanent file space.
I'm only using this for codes which I haven't yet ported to one of the MPP machines. Interactivity seems to be okay. My main gripes are the nuisance of automatic file migration and the fact that sometimes the system seems to be unable to even get the migrated files back. Since these are usually executables I often resort to recompiling the code since this is faster than waiting for dmget to get the file back from migration.
[...]Disks are a comodity item. They are cheap, and formatting them with adequate numbers of inodes is simple. Even if you feel it necessary to limit our disk quotas, please remove inode quotas.
- Improve turnaround time
turn around can be somewhat long
The wait times to get jobs run seems to be increasing. This has resulted in exhortations to not use high priority queues but this doesn't fix the problem of multi-day waits to get jobs started.
- Other
I would need a queue that allows to follow up a job with a successor without waiting time. Instead of having 6 jobs running in parallel, I would appreciate 6 continuous sequential jobs. The batch queue on killeen provides this at the moment to my full satisfaction, but only because currently nobody else extensively uses this machine. I cannot get any useful throughput on bhaskara and franklin. On seymour sometimes...
Never used.
seldom use during the last year.
Individual Comments on NERSC's HPSS Storage System: 16 responses
- Good system
much, much better than the old CFS system! Love the UNIX interface!
incredibly useful and fast. No complaints, this is one great setup.
archive and hpss are great as long as the machines to access them from are up (mcurie is often down). A data processing machine that is stable would be great.
Dependability of the HPSS system increased significantly last year and I am finally getting satisfied with the system.
PCMDI is a heavy user of hpss. We are very satisfied. see http://www-pcmdi.llnl.gov/modeldata/PCM_Data/pcgdahome.html for details of the dataset
Fantastic system! Unmatchable!
Ahhhh, HPSS - best thing since sliced bread :)
I don't use them much. But it's a good place to store big files offline. And I get to store some model outputs while running the code. It's quite reliable.
- Availability/performance problems
Many times, the system is not able to retrieve my files from HPSS storage when I need them most.
Obtaining directory listings of large directories is unreasonably slow.
hopelessly slow
Sometimes large files tranfer were interrupted because of time limit. It should be increased so as to transfer large files.
- Interface improvements
We have had to create a script that checks to see if a file is accurately transfered to HPSS. This is something that should be done for users automaticly.
erosion of CFS features since move from LLNL
- Other
I wish that the hsi source code would be set up in a tar file so that I could download it, compile it and run it on any type of architecture. That would be very nice...
Use it infrequently, so pretty much always forget all but the most basic commands.
Individual Comments about NERSC's auxiliary servers: 5 responses
A very reliable machine. A good use of expensive software licenses. [escher]
We have been receiving wonderful support from the Visualization group (in particular, Nancy Johnston)
Matlab licenses on Matlab is for 4 persons to use simultaneously. Sometimes this is a problem. Other times, we could just walk over to see how long other users will be using. [newton]
Don't use them.
difficult to develop programs on escher due to lack of debuggers. in this day of cheap CD writers, it would be nice to have really good documentation on the NERSC Web site on various ways to make movies. My impression from a previous post-doc who worked for me that things remain pretty painful in terms of multiple stages of work if one is trying to get QuickTime quality movies. Also, NERSC should bring up OpenDX on its visualization server.
NERSC response: for documentation on how to make movies, see: Making MPEG Movies. We have made this document easier to find.


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|Blitzkrieg1701, April 22nd, 2014, 7:24 am
Wow, THIS took a long time to finish, didn't it? Sorry 'bout that, turns out comics take a lot longer to draw when you're frantically rewriting them. I mentioned Friday that there were some story problems I needed to iron out, and this is one of them. Originally, only Layla and Avatar were going to follow Trigger on his lovesick quest to find Skye, Ichabod was going to stay on the ship. After all, there's no Nitpicking job for him to do this time, so he doesn't really HAVE to do anywhere. But for very spoilerific reasons, leaving Ichabod on the ship was proving to be very problematic and I had to have him tag along with the others. Alas, while that fixed a lot of problems, it ALSO meant that I had to rewrite the next few weeks to accommodate an extra character. Good times!
Still, it's nice to have such a large chunk of the cast doing stuff all at once, and nicer still to have a weird Ichabod flashback. He's been telling many strage anecd otes, but actual flashbacks are something of a rarity.
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|Stone (Guest), April 22nd, 2014, 9:13 am
It makes you wonder how many of those dolls he had to make before that point.
Edit: Assuming those are dolls, that is.
|Seros Senric (Guest), April 23rd, 2014, 7:51 am
Always amusing to see some of Ichabod's past.
And if Ichabod wasn't following them in, I'd probably wonder why he let them go there unsupervised...
|Blitzkrieg1701, April 23rd, 2014, 9:02 am
Stone: Oh man, if they're NOT dolls, I don't wanna think about what they might be.
SS: Well, Ichabod is good at finding ways to justify whatever he's doing... or, more accurately, he's good at finding justification to NOT do anything he doesn't want to. But yeah, it does make more sense for him to tag along.
|Mini-Mimi (Guest), April 23rd, 2014, 1:51 pm
I really enjoy all the Avatar parts... You should have more Avatar-ish adventures!
I look forward to seeing her interact with all the characters, since we haven't seen much of her lately.
|Blitzkrieg1701, April 23rd, 2014, 9:06 pm
Oh, don't you worry. Avatar's definitely gonna have stuff to do this arc :D
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Almost 18 years ago, Doug Tackett, an Army veteran previously stationed in Germany, decided that because Lexington had no beer he wanted to drink, he would open his own bierstube, or beer bar.
The focus would be imports, not domestic brands or even microbrews. He would make it social, too, with indoor "sports" like pool and darts. He would establish a drinking club. (The record holder sampled 300 beers in 17 days, and his name is now memorialized on the ceiling.) In the summer, the patio would be open, and friendly volleyball tournaments would be held on the adjacent sand bar.
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The Praise Singers of St. Matthew lead the congregation through contemporary worship and music every Sunday morning at 10:30. Their music selections are drawn from a diverse number of Christian artists with varied styles, from the popular "group" News Boys to the 70's era Andre' Crouch. The group rotates weekly to supply three worship leaders on Sunday mornings. The instrumental group consists of piano, keyboard, guitar and drum set.
We are now into the summer mode so Wednesday rehearsals are at 6PM through the end of August. Sunday morning rehearsal are at 9:30 for the leaders of the day. We are always looking for enthusiastic singers and instrumentalists to join our group, so if you are interested please call Ric at 402/980-7745 or contact the church office for information.
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The soft-shell crab sandwich could be the State sandwich of Maryland.
(HB 13) will be introduced and have its first reading on January 9. If the bill passes, the soft-shell crab sandwich would become the State sandwich of Maryland, effective Oct. 1, 2013.
The bill is being introduced in the Senate by Richard F. Colburn, an Eastern Shore Republican who represents portions of Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot and Wicomico counties.
The Cambridge resident acknowledged that the crab cake sandwich might have been a more obvious choice. "The soft-crab is more unique to Maryland," Colburn said. "This would actually help the seafood industry."
"There's also a better chance that the soft-crab you're eating is from Maryland. Crab cakes can be made with crab meat from Thailand," Colburn said. "And it's the only sandwich you eat with legs sticking out of it."
It might seem like the General Assembly is making something the 'State something' every second, but it was back in 2008 that Smith Island Cake and walking became the State dessert and exercise, respectively.
Colburn said the bill appears to have good support from leadership, who don't like the appearance of frivolousness. Neither does he. "I voted against making the calico cat Maryland's State cat. (It passed anyway.) "My wife didn't talk to me for a week," Colburn said.
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Raising Global Citizens
I've done quite a bit of traveling in my life. There was a freedom that came from traveling alone but now I have two young boys. I am a big believer in the gift of travel, and I believe even more strongly, that it is one of the most important contributions I can make in the lives of my children and to us as a family. It has enriched my life deeply and the memories I have made and will continue to make will last a lifetime.
So often, people think that life is over after having kids, or at least the spontaneity and adventure in it. They settle down and think that settling down is what you are supposed to do. I want to do this as a family one day, and one day we will. I believe stability for children comes from their parents. It is presence from their parents that allows for the security, stability and "home" that they need. This post is about; why I travel, why I want my kids to be exposed to the world and all of the amazing benefits that come with it.
Many people say that it's a waste to travel with young children, especially before the age of 5. These same people allege that infants and toddlers won't remember anything and it won't be worth the money, inconveniences or aggravation. I disagree as my experiences have shown me otherwise. Please allow me to explain.
Traveling has so many benefits to a family. The parents gain new perspectives and experiences, which augment them as individuals, as a couple and as parents. This is so important in raising their children. When we are not exposed to different views and ways of seeing the world we become complacent and we begin to believe our way is the only way.
I believe travel is most important within the first seven years of life. It is within that period that the foundation is set for a person. We grow, we change, we learn, but our first years of life are the most valuable in determining who we become fundamentally in terms of values, personality, and intrinsic nature. This has been proven and is accepted by most with public health messages that continually talk to parents about the importance of the first five years of life.
The stimulation of new environments, different cultures, modes of transportation, other languages, cuisines and people, will help to influence and create the paradigm our children use to view the world. They will adapt better to change in their lives and they will also be more compassionate, respectful, aware and considerate of others. I don't claim this to be the case simply if you travel, however, I believe that with this exposure to the world outside of our own and with Guidance, Love, Patience and Compassion, these characteristics will develop organically. I also believe that instilling gratitude and appreciation for all we have in this life is very important.
Traveling from an early age can also prevent fear; fear of people, fear of failing, fear of unfamiliar places and most importantly, fear of the unknown. Children aren't born with fear. It is taught and it is learned. My kid's fearlessness eases any fears I may have and their enthusiasm in all of our adventures truly inspires me.
Kids are dreamers. We need to let them dream. We need to expose them to the beautiful world we live in and show them that a world outside of our own exists. I believe in doing this at an early age. The exposure will breed curiosity, which is so important. We should always be curious! Critical thinking is also essential in this world and many people would say, "it is not taught in our school system." It is however, learned through living, through playing, exploring, discovering, and being exposed to new and different ways of life.
I believe traveling teaches our children to become better citizens of the world we all share. They cultivate a social awareness that most of us don't develop until much later in life, empathy for humanity, and a wondrous spirit that will inspire others as they walk through this precious gift of life.
My experience has shown me, if you have never traveled with your children, that you can't expect perfection. It isn't easy but anything truly beneficial and rewarding usually isn't. Be prepared to answer a lot of questions, be patient, enjoy each little stop they want to make along the way to smell the flowers and play with rocks, and take pride in knowing you are helping to shape the way your child sees this boundless, wonderful, beautiful world we all share.
Happy Traveling. May you and your children grow stronger, wiser and more fulfilled in your lives. I truly believe we all grow exponentially while traveling and we are so much more present for each other. The bonds established, the love shared and the memories created will tell stories for our lifetimes.
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Letting Go, In Order To Find Our Way
I believe that letting go is so important in so many areas of our lives. We have to let go and live. There are so many things that can bind us and inhibit us if we let them. Mortgages, jobs, unhealthy relationships, status quo in society, and most importantly, ourselves. I believe we are the most powerful forces in our own lives. We either become complacent, or we take risks. We either have a negative attitude or a positive one. These are two things that we choose no matter what our current circumstances in life are.
I am not in any way saying responsibilities make us complacent. I am saying that we all must realize the big picture of life and the fact that life is short. That this is our one chance here in this form. As this person. I believe that we have to really take a look at our lives and decide what can be changed. What do you have the power to change if you are unhappy. If things aren't what you thought they would be or would like them to be.
I don't have all of the answers nor am I claiming to have a perfect life. This is part of why I am finding it necessary to take this trip. I believe we are always growing, always learning and always finding and shifting perspectives. We can discover more of who we are each day if we are open to doing so. Those discoveries are what will lead to more answers in creating the lives we want to live.
I am ready to let go. I am ready to take a journey with my family that will change our lives forever. I have no idea what will change within us or what will come from all of it. All I know is I am ready with all of the Love in my Heart. I love my family and I can't wait to experience the world through the eyes of my precious little boys. I can't wait to witness their little faces each moment of every day. I do this now and it is the greatest gift ever. I just know that we will all grow and our perspectives will be broadened in a way that I feel is so important. Letting Go, In Order to Find Our Way. Here we go.
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Oh The Preparation…
Planning a trip around the world may seem like a daunting task and yes, it is. However, I am finding that by placing one foot in front of the other, I am just getting things handled the best I can. I am finding that I am actually getting more organized in my life because of the preparation involved. I have no choice.
I have all of the doctor appointments lined up until we leave, both cars sold, passports extended and booklets added, visas in process, travel insurance purchased, round the world tickets purchased, etc.
My biggest task that I will be tackling within the next week will be our garage. I am going to sell and donate as many things as possible before transferring everything to storage pods. Our intention is to lighten our overhead and load here in the US. This puts us in a position to really see where life takes us without stressing over the things that can bind us over here.
I will continue to move forward each day with my lists and it will all come together. I believe when things are meant to be, life makes a clearing in order for those things to take place. I am realizing in each moment that this is really happening and I can't believe it. I know there will be challenging times. Challenges are a part of life no matter where you are. I'm ok with that. I am just so grateful that we have this opportunity and that we have chosen to take it.
If you have any thoughts or ideas, I'd love to hear from you. Back to planning and organizing. Have a wonderful day!
Welcome to Four Love of the Globe
Welcome to our new website! Please join us and share your favorite places and ideas and be a part of our journey. Creating this site has been a labor of love for me. I am thrilled to have a space in which to document and share all of what life on the road will be for us as a family. I want to capture the moments. I want to share them with you. I want us to build the memories and the foundation for our boys. I am truly grateful and excited for this opportunity.
We Are All Connected. Life is Short. Life is Precious. We want our boys to experience different cultures, languages, modes of transportation, cuisines, terrains and ways of life. In that, I believe, will be their best education.
People often say that kids won't remember such experiences at these ages. I believe that is like saying they won't remember all of the hugs and kisses and love you give them. The first seven years of Life are the Formative Years. It isn't about what they remember. It is about what they feel. What they experience. That they are Loved. That they are Heard. That they are Understood. This is what matters.
People say kids need stability at this age. I believe, stability comes from the parent's presence. Love, Presence, Stability, Nurturing, Patience, Compassion. Our kids will know stability because they will have us. They are adaptable and eager to Learn, Discover and Explore the World of Curiosity which is the greatest school room or playground I've ever known.
I feel more fortunate than I can express for the gift of this opportunity for my family and for myself. I look forward to sharing in the preparation and the expedition itself with you.
May we all find perspective, gratitude and meaning in this life we were given. World, here we come. xoxo


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I thought we had all agreed that the Trayvon Martin case was disturbing, tragic, and horrifying. But over the last couple days a counter-narrative has emerged that calls my previous assumption into question (not to mention the simple human decency of an entire subset of the American population).
Before I get into specifics, it might be helpful to go over the basic, established facts of the Martin case. Here is what we know to a relative certainty: a young black kid was walking through a subdivision. He was carrying nothing remotely resembling a dangerous weapon. A neighbor saw him, deemed him suspicious (we know this because he told the 911 dispatcher), and pursued him with a loaded gun. The dispatcher told him to stop but he persisted.
Then some other stuff happened, the details of which are extremely unclear.
After that, the kid was dead of a gunshot wound. The guy who by all accounts shot the kid is taken to the police station and released. He remains out of custody.
Gap aside, I thought this was a pretty damning sequence for the shooter, George Zimmerman. But very recently, I've seen multiple people--and I don't just mean people on the crazy fringes of the internet, but people I go to school with--attempt an evil slight of hand with the facts. They point to the gap--the handful of minutes where reports differ--and suggest that until we fill it in with hard facts, we can't really judge Zimmerman for shooting Martin. After all, who knows what really transpired? Maybe the police had a valid reason for letting the guy go.
I'm only posting this because, to my chagrin, I've already seen this trick stump too many well-meaning people. But isn't the answer obvious? Who cares what happened in those few minutes? Unless someone wants to argue that Martin took Zimmerman's gun and shot himself, there simply isn't a way to fill in that gap that leaves Zimmerman looking less than a racist, authoritarian murderer. He went out the door to pursue an unarmed child, and ended up shooting the child. Do we really need to know what the kid said in order to be sure that Zimmerman's at fault? And if Martin fought back--well, who could blame him? He was being pursued by a strange, armed man! Whatever his worst fears were, Zimmerman was them and more. Do we care why Zimmerman drew his gun and fired? Why did he ever leave his house in the first place? The unarmed Martin never had any intention of chasing Zimmerman, while the armed Zimmerman had every intention of chasing Martin.
I know the answers to these questions might have legal consequences, but they don't have moral consequences. They don't change any of the most appalling features of the case, nor do they dissolve the racism at its core. We'll never actually know what happened between Martin and Zimmerman, but we don't need to know, either. Killing an unarmed kid is plenty abhorrent, with context or without it.


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This weekend was supposed to be the Bellingham Bay Rough Water Race, but with gail winds blowing into the 70's, the race was postponed until the 19th. So a few of the local Bellingham surfski, OC and SUP paddlers decided instead to do a Wildcat downwind run to blow off a little pent up energy. Conditions did not disappoint, and at the very tail end of this run my GPS registered a maximum speed of 18.5mph.
As good as good gets in Bellingham Bay: Big, fast waves with smooth faces and wide periods for ripping downwind surfing.


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Indonesia stops sharing bird flu samples
Indonesia has stopped sharing its samples of the H5N1 virus with the rest of the world and will instead send them exclusively to a US drug manufacturer.
In an agreement signed between the Indonesian government and Baxter International today (7 February), Indonesia will supply virus samples in return for technical assistance producing a vaccine.
Government officials said the deal would allow Indonesia to retain intellectual property rights over virus strains in the country.
Poor countries have expressed concern that they have given samples of virus for the development of vaccines that they then cannot afford to buy.
The World Health Organization said Indonesia has not shared virus samples since the start of the year.
The country has had the highest number of human deaths due to bird flu, with a total of 60 deaths over the past two years.Link to full article on BBC online


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If I were a ruler of a great empire today, I would be very careful in terms of leadership as my greatest ambition would be to reign and expand my kingdom as much as I could. I would be sure that even if something happens and I pass away my generation would be also powerful and as prosperous as I was and maintain the same continuity to their next generation as the Neo Assyrian expansion empires did. They considered themselves as a part of unbroken kings dating back to 1500 BC. Their expansion relied upon the ideology of regaining the Assyrian territory lost by their fore fathers. It was time of returning their territory and reestablishing a tribute and military presence all over the central empire. The basis of success as an empire is going to step ahead of your fathers and leaving a legacy for your successors to do more than you did.
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Though brutality is inhuman, I would apply it to my rebels as Assyrian Empire did. The only difference would be that I would be applying it to my enemy but not to my people as Assyrians rulers did. They were very brutal and imposed heavy compulsory taxes that would cost a civilian a life if found not cooperating. I would in turn use this bruality against my enemies and rebels. A chance would not be given to any sort of revolutions or attacks from other empires. I would also emulate the Roman Empire in terms of military set up. They were vast in numbers and their training was one of the best ones that had ever existed in the history of empires.
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The strength of any empire relies basically on the military set up. The stronger the military was, the more stable the empire was. This fact made Roman Empire very strong and helped to conquer a very large territory. They would win almost all the battles, looting their wealth, taking them as slaves, and ruling their territory. This also worked well in the Troy Empire which was relatively small, but any other empire could not manage to beat and overcome them. Only the Greek Empire managed to take them down and burned the whole city of Troy having done several attempts that failed. The reason why this empire overthrown the Troy was that Greeks came in numbers, almost fifty thousand soldiers fought against the Troy soldiers. This gives us a significance of the superiority of a strong military.
Again, I would also consider democracy but in moderation just like the Athens Empire did. The greatest legacy of the 20th century was emergence of democracy especially within the Athens Empire as a universal value. This democratic value is now commonly applied as a fundamental moral requirement in state governance and other institutions. However, I would moderate this in my empire so that it would not be over exploited by some opportunistic individuals. Democracy application was one of the reasons that led to the fall of the Athens Empire. For instance, I cannot give my people a chance to choose whether to be soldiers or not since many of them would be unwilling to join the army. There are certain issues that if left for democracy to prevail, will bring you to the ground. Comparing the Athens and Assyrian Empires, I choose the Assyrian one, a democratic empire is more likely to fall rather than a brutal one.
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PG&E declared 2 lines safe despite missing records
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. declared two high-pressure gas transmission pipes safe last year despite paper-trail gaps that left the utility ignorant of whether portions of the lines were running above legally allowed pressure levels, a Chronicle investigation shows.
One of the pipes runs through Discovery Bay and Brentwood in eastern Contra Costa County and is among the highest-pressure lines in the utility's system. PG&E documents show the company did not know the grade of pipe at three places near the line's eastern terminus at an underground gas storage site west of Stockton, but certified the segments safe anyway in a document intended to show that the utility was complying with federal pipeline inspection laws.
PG&E also certified a pipeline running from the San Joaquin Valley to the Central Coast as safe even though the company lacked the same crucial information on four parts of that line, including what grade of pipe the company had installed and its rated pressure capacity.
Knowing a pipe's grade - and how much pressure it is rated to withstand - is basic information used to determine whether it is safe under federal law. If operators can't determine a line's characteristics, federal rules require them to assume the pipe is the weakest grade possible and reduce pressure accordingly.
High pressure levels
When PG&E engineers assumed the weakest grade possible for one part of Line 57A, which runs through Contra Costa and San Joaquin counties, as well as portions of Line 306 from Kettleman City (Kings County) to Morro Bay (San Luis Obispo County), they discovered that both pipelines were running at levels far above what would be allowed under federal law.
In a 2010 document PG&E kept on file to vouch for the safety of Line 57A, however, someone - it is unknown who - crossed out a stress level that had been calculated from what the weakest grade of pipe should be able to hold.
The crossed-out figure showed the line pressure was running at more than 50 percent beyond the legally allowable level for gas transmission pipes in unpopulated areas. In its place, someone wrote that the pipe's actual stress level was "ND," for not determined.
"ND" was also listed as the maximum stress level for two nearby parts of Line 57A for which PG&E lacked records showing the manufacturer, pipe grade and whether the segments had been tested using high-pressure water.
Pipe size unknown
PG&E did not even know the diameter of at least two parts of Line 57A. For the portion of the line where someone crossed out the stress level, the company assumed the pipe was 16 inches because it linked to a 16-inch line, according to a document listing what the company knew and did not know about the system.
Records show the line is run at a maximum of more than 2,000 pounds per square inch. That's five times the top pressure that existed on the transmission pipeline that exploded last year in San Bruno, killing eight people and destroying 38 homes.
For the pipe running from Kettleman City to Morro Bay, PG&E also listed safe pressure levels as "not determined" for seven portions where the company was missing records, according to inspection data reviews conducted in 2007 and 2010.
When PG&E assumed the weakest grade of pipe for those seven segments, the resulting calculations showed some sections near Interstate 5 in Kettleman City were running at excessive pressure levels, as much as 40 percent above the maximum allowed under federal law.
Federal pipeline safety regulations make no provision for operators to list a line's legally allowed safe pressure level as "not determined." If a pipeline's key characteristics are unknown, the operator must either test the line using high-pressure water or run the line at its lowest allowable level based on the weakest possible pipe, according to federal code.
Still at high levels
PG&E is still operating both pipelines at the same higher pressures. Neither has been subjected to high-pressure water tests since the San Bruno disaster.
Pipeline safety experts interviewed for this story said PG&E's inaction in the face of missing data was inexcusable, particularly in the wake of revelations that the company's record-keeping problems contributed to the San Bruno blast.
"This is recklessness - they are either avoiding the requirements in the regulations or they are changing the requirements to fit the outcome," said Ken Kraska, an independent metallurgical consultant who has worked for four decades in the gas and nuclear power industry.
"They are intentionally being unaware of the facts so it suits their purpose," Kraska said.
Richard Kuprewicz, an independent pipeline safety consultant who advises the government on safety matters, said PG&E was "playing with the numbers."
"This creates the appearance that you are just moving the data to get you the answer you want to hear, not the answer you need to hear," Kuprewicz said.
"I see this a lot, but I have never seen it this bad. These are serious violations."
A PG&E spokesman did not say how the company had determined it was operating the two pipelines at a safe level or explain why the seemingly high maximum stress level for the Line 57A segment had been scratched out and replaced with "ND."
But the company has found enough records in recent months to conclude that the segment is "operating with a very substantial margin" of safety, spokesman David Eisenhauer said.
Eisenhauer added, however, that "we are still working to validate the records for that pipe."
The company is also reviewing its records for Line 306 to account for the missing data and undetermined stress levels for that pipe, he said.
"Nothing is more important than ensuring the safety of our operations and our customers, and we are 100 percent committed to both learning from the past and taking proactive steps for the present and future," Eisenhauer said.
Memo outlined gaps
A PG&E engineer acknowledged the records gaps for both lines in a May 13, 2010, memo - a document turned over to the California Public Utilities Commission as part of the agency's investigation into the company's record-keeping problems.
The engineer, whose name was redacted, noted that missing information about Lines 57A and 306 included "operating stress levels, hydrostatic test history, pipe manufacturer and year installed."
PG&E vouched for the safety of the line even though what the memo called "needed" data - as defined by the company's standards - had not been found.
The engineer suggested in the memo that PG&E ease inspection requirements to reflect the "reality" of missing data. PG&E has not done so, however, and says its policy is to give greater attention to lines with missing records.
Farmer unperturbed
The portion of Line 57A where PG&E lacks testing and other records is on McDonald Island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta west of Stockton. The gas storage site's only neighbor is Zuckerman-Heritage farms, which covers more than 6,000 acres.
The owner, Ed Zuckerman, said he grows asparagus, melons, grapes and vegetables and tends a sod farm near the gas operation. He's not concerned by any pipeline paper-trail gap.
"They are a good neighbor, constantly maintaining their facility out there," Zuckerman said of PG&E.
"We have an office and a packing facility out there, but it's a rural area - it's not like San Bruno," he said. "On any given day, we have maybe 50 people out there."
Complete coverage: To see Chronicle reports on pipeline safety since the 2010 explosion in San Bruno, video of the disaster and government investigative documents, go to www.sfgate.com/san-bruno-fire.
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Tend to lock keys in car?
If you have ever locked your keys in your car, you know the feeling – helplessness, panic , disgust. Then, anxiety and realization of what it will cost you to get a locksmith to come to your rescue. Here are some ideas on how to avoid the situation of locked keys in your car all together:
- Pay attention to the beeping in your car that means your keys are in the ignition. It is not just there to annoy you, it is warning you to bring your keys with you.
- Never take your keys out of the ignition and place somewhere else in your car. Bring your keys with you as you get out of the car. Have a spot where you consistently place your keys, so you know where they are in a hurry.
- Don't let your kids play with your car keys! As obvious as this may sound, it happens often and is a safety issue also. Kids are notorious for starting panic alarms on keypads, and even putting the keys in the ignition or locking themselves in the car with the keys.
- Always have a spare key handy. Whether this is in your home, wallet or purse, with a friend, or strategically placed in a well-hidden location under your car with a magnetic key holder, a spare key can save you when you need it most.
AAA or other auto clubs with roadside assistance are great to have if you run into frequent car problems, like a flat tire or locking your keys in your car. You may also want to check with your insurance carrier to see if your policy includes lockouts.
If you do lock your keys in your car, don't panic. Although most local police departments do not perform the unlocking service any more, there are other options. If you have a newer car, you can call the local dealership with your VIN number, and they can make you a new key. Another option would be to call a local locksmith to get your car open.
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The rise of free Web-based mapping tools for presenting and sharing data has been significant over recent years. Now the opportunities for analysis and visualisation have increased. This one-day workshop will introduce some of the most useful tools in ArcGIS Online to participants.
ArcGIS Online allows users to create interactive maps and apps and share them with others, making them available for browsers, smartphones, and tablets.
The AcrGIS Online workshop will be led by Luc Zwartjes, Treasurer of EUROGEO, very experienced in the use and development of online mapping.
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FAIR joins the Big Science Business Forum
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The Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Europe (FAIR GmbH) makes extensive procurements, from the smallest screw to high-tech consultancy, often with a requirement of extremely high quality and innovation.
This high-tech branch is known as Big Science and for the first time, eighteen of the world's largest research facilities gathered to create Big Science Business Forum to present their offers to European industry. BSBF was a one-stop shop for companies from all over Europe, where Big Science facilities could give them insight into our future investments and purchases in just one location over the course of a few days.
BSBF 2018 was the first ever conference of its kind, to which FAIR contributed and thus consolidated its place in the world's big-league of scientific facilities.
The conference took place in Copenhagen from 26th -28th February, hosted by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science and BigScience.dk. Altogether, some 1,000 delegates from more than 500 companies and organizations spanning approximately 30 countries attended. FAIR was represented by the In-Kind and Procurement team (David Urner and Sonia Utermann) and FAIR Legal (Felix Arndt). Among the other Big Science facilities attending were e.g. CERN, ESA, the European XFEL and DESY.
David Urner presented FAIR to an audience of potential suppliers and in-kind procurement experts from other Big Science facilities. His presentation marked the launch of FAIR's new in-kind procurement portal, that gives potential bidders access to FAIR tenders. Several new industrial FAIR liaison officers (ILOs) have been nominated to offer the best – and simplest – communication between FAIR and industrial partners, a route that has proven so successful for CERN, ESS and ESA.
The FAIR delegation met potential new providers of cryogenic systems, vacuum chambers and magnets. In private meetings with delegates from ITER, ESS, European XFEL and CERN, they were able to exchange tips, legal texts and experiences in in-kind procurement in order to learn from each other and further improve the work at FAIR. They learned from potential suppliers how to make it more attractive for them to provide their services to FAIR; not just by expanding on our procurement portal and strengthening our network of ILOs, but also, for example, by encouraging syndication amongst small and medium-sized enterprises. The FAIR delegations looks forward to putting the new knowledge into practice.
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An observant MobileRead member noticed that Fictionwise seems to have quietly stopped mentioning the Ebookwise 1150.
Came across something that seems odd. I was gathering information together to sell my eb-1150 and noticed there's no longer any information on the Fictionwise site regarding the eb-1150. I then went to the eBookwise site and went to my download library and came across this message. "Future purchases at Fictionwise will not be available for upload."
I've looked, and I can confirm these details. On the other hand, the eb-1150 is still for sale on www.ebookwise.com. Oh, and I would try to contact Fictionwise and ask, but they stopped talking to the press shortly after they were bought by B&N.
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Garuda Matwork Foundation is an educational part of Garuda where movement repertoire focuses on deep strength, joint mobility and the myofascial system. Powerful and dynamic series without stops, combined with many elements of rotations of the body gives a great feeling of well-being and overall presence.
This is a unique training that builds from micro to macro, and results in a strong body, flexibility, coordination and endurance. Hands-on corrections to clarify the directions of motion. Force and flow are the foundation of Garuda technology.
Garuda Foundation Matwork is a training of total 24 hours.
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Behold, the George W. Bush Presidential Center 2013 Christmas Ornament, the perfect way to fill that bare spot on your Christmas tree and the only holiday decoration, probably ever, to be painted by a former leader of the free world.
Dubya first painted the cardinal as a gift for former U.N. Ambassador Warren Tichenor, but it was immediately apparent that the work was so masterful that it just wouldn't do to only have it on some diplomat's wall, shielded from public view.
"Laura liked the bright red on the cardinal and the greens of the foliage and, uh, chose my painting, for which I'm grateful, to become a Christmas card and ornament," Bush says in a video greeting. "I'm flattered."
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He'll be even more flattered if you buy one. They're on sale through the presidential center's gift shop for the low, low price of $29.98.
And how can one resist, what with Bush's rock-solid confidence in his artistic ability: "I hope my painting meets expectations."
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Although Indianapolis is located by a major body of water, the White River has never been utilized. This river is impossible to navigate, and the city has to rely on other transportation options. Originally residents relied on mule cars that could carry 14 passengers at a time. Nowadays people rely on the many highways in the city. Take advantage of the easy access to the many different facilities in the north of the city.
Indianapolis Museum of Art has many events and programs, like films, performances, classes, and talks to start communication. The IMA also hosts special events thought-out the year to offer something new to residents of the community. Indianapolis Art Center is another great place to explore with many art classes and camps to enroll in. You can take in the annual Student Show which is the largest display of work created by students each year.
Get out to see the many attractions in North Indianapolis. The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is an interactive place where children can explore everything from Dinosphere to the Fireworks of Glass. Explore Playscape, use the Carousel, or relax and unwind at Lilly Theater. Explore the sky at the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium and see a star show in all types of weather.
There are many schools in the north part of Indianapolis. Charity Dye Elementary School has students from grade four that won the U.S. Elementary School Chess Championship. Herron High School engages every student as a scholar and provides them an urban community to actively participate in. The Oaks Academy is a private school centered on the teachings of Christ and provides a rich educational experience for students.
There are a lot of places to dine in this part of the city. IMA Café is located in a Museum and prepares homemade meals, like open-faced spinach artichoke melt. The Jazz Kitchen is a where you can take in some live jazz and Latin dance in a club style venue. This restaurant serves up dishes like the asiago crusted tilapia. Luciana's Mexican Restaurant & Cantina is a hot spot where you can try the pollo fundio a deep fried chicken burrito.
There is a wide selection of shopping locations in North Indianapolis. Glendale Town Center is a great local hang out in the north part of the city. Shop at Catherine's for some women's clothing. Jimmy John's serves up some classic sandwiches that everyone will enjoy. Relax at Snapdragon Salon and Spa for the day with some friends. There are many special offers and homes that are move in ready in the North end of the city on newhomesource.com.
Take a virtual tour of some of the houses listed on newhomesource.com. There is information about all the houses that are ready to build or move into. Work with a qualified builder to find the right house in an ideal neighborhood in the North. Choose the design you want, from cabinets to countertops, and make your house your own.


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RTK- James Heisig
Ever wish there was a method for learning kanji that didn't involve hand cramps and migraines? Well, you're in luck if you've stumbled upon this post…provided you have a bit of imagination. RTK stands for Remembering The Kanji, it is a learning method designed by James Heisig. It's designed to be a fully loaded series designed to help you memorize all two thousand essential kanji in a short span of time (3 months even!). He preaches that memorization is not about the repetition but rather imagination, so he came up with this unique utilization of mnemonics to introduce different radicals and "memes" to learn kanji.
Putting The Pieces Together
Each kanji introduced is given a unique story based on its radicals, your job is to piece together this story in your head as graphically as possible and keep it with you as long as you live, every time you draw the character for 猿 you, must remember the wild beast cloaked in a yukata standing in the soil, what animal could pull off such a feat? The monkey of course, what else? Heisig holds your hand throughout the first half of the book with his stories but then you have to start making your own, that's when the going gets tough. The stories will begin to look something like this; animal…soil…clothe. You have to fill in the blanks 🙂
The Problem…
However, since the book is in a series you won't learn all the kanji components at once. For example, you have to go through the first book first with only English meanings for the kanji in order to get to the second with kunyomi and onyomi pronunciations. If you are an avid learner you can run through both series in a matter of months, but it gets increasingly demotivating as you realize you are only learning the English of said kanji, and you may want to stop, and we all know what happens once you stop anything in a language learning journey …bad …unspeakable things.
Another thing the series doesn't do is show them in context, in Japanese, there are several words for what you think would be one definition. For example 顔付き (facial expression), here you can see the characters for face and attach…imagine this; in RTK these two characters can be separated by pages and pages of other kanji. You'd be learning kanji and then wondering "I wonder what would happen if I added this to another…?"
*If you are curious as to what learning platform can do this check out WaniKani. ⇑
Overall, RTK does teach you patience and shows you just how fun kanji can be if you're creative enough that is… I find that the negative reviews on this series usually come from hardcore learners who don't have the time or patience to comprehend that they are only learning a kanji piece-by-piece and not in its entirety.
Remembering the Kanji 1: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters


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Harbingers of things to come, the Air Woven was a crude predecessor of the infinitely more refined FlyKnit. And, like its eventual descendant, the Air Woven was reworked by the HTM (Hiroshi Fujiwara, Tinker Hatfield, Mark Parker) crew, most notably in this desert boot form. The best designs don't always scream the loudest.


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I chose to make the longer version of the Carrie Cardigan using a boucle knit. The fabric was very easy to work with and the pattern is incredibly easy to sew, especially when using a fabrics like this that is easy to handle.
I prefer my cardigans to have long sleeves, so I lengthened the sleeves a little and made the cuffs a little longer.
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NPN supports Rebecca's current work-in-progress, Vessels, a seven woman harmonic piece that explores song as the primary coping mechanism for enslaved African women during the Middle Passage. Experienced within an interactive and acoustically rich sculptural environment that invokes those infamous ships, this ritual performance explores singing as a survival tool – to release spirit, reconstitute bodies, and span the gap between sanity and insanity. Using the mechanics of Black Diasporic song, Vessels ignites the musicality present in bound bodies on a move toward freedom. At its core, Vessels is a healing ritual that looks deeply at the wounds of the Middle Passage and at the creative and communal ways our ancestors endured. It will premier in the spring of 2018 in New Orleans and tour up the eastern seaboard and beyond through 2020.
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Often called America's jazz age sport, from the 1920s to the 1940s Indoor cycling on a large high banked wooden track produced some of the countries highest paid and most popular athletes. Teams of two men would sling-shot each other around the track to gain distance on their rivals. Races were held at both Cleveland Public hall and The Cleveland Arena. Often one rider would sleep while the other rode. They were able to cover distances of almost three thousand miles in the six day race.
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One step forward, one step back In my last annuity update at the end of February I was upbeat about the annuities and the opening sentence was "Annuities are coming out of the doldrums as rates rise are rising on the back of increased bond yields." Just over a month later the wind has been taken out of my sails as gilt and bond yields have fallen resulting in lower annuity rate ...
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Annuity Comparator
Annuity comparator makes it easier to shop around From 1 March 2018 every firm issuing guaranteed annuity quotes must comply with new rules set out in the FCA's policy statement PS17/12. In simple terms, firms will need to ask customers for their consent to use personal information in order to produce an annuity comparator. The annuity comparator is simply a new type of annui ...
Weathering the storm
Over the last few weeks we have been busy reviewing many of the pension drawdown plans we have arranged for our clients looking to see how they have weathered the recent the recent fall in global equity prices. The recent market correction was not a full-blown crash, probably not even a mini crash, just a short-term reaction to the possibility of an overheated US economy. We t ...
How should we react to a market fall
How should we react when there is an unexpected downturn in financial markets? This question was probably being asked by many advisers and their clients as global equity markets fell in the first weeks of February. At the time of writing, the fall in equity prices at the beginning of February appears to be a relatively small correction and far from a full-blown crash. The lat ...
Will 2018 be the year of the annuity after all?
Will 2018 be the year of the annuity after all? At the beginning of last year I asked the question; "Was 2017 going to be the year of annuity after several years of decline in rates and popularity". In early January 2018 I reported "annuities are still in the doldrums and there are few signs that things will improve significantly in the next few months". However by the 2nd we ...
Was 2017 the year of the annuity?
Was 2017 the year of the annuity? – no it wasn't When I wrote an annuity update for Professional Adviser in January 2017 I posed the question "Will 2017 be the 'Year of the Annuity'?" [https://www.retirement-planner.co.uk/228904/228904] This was because it seemed that annuities might improve and there would be renewed interest in annuities. Now, nearly one year later I can lo ...
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My faith in annuities has been restored following a brilliant call from a perspective client.
Recently, I received a call from a client who was researching the market for annuities and his interest and knowledge of the issues convinced me there is a strong case for annuities in the right circumstances.
Annuities - life after pension freedoms
Annuities - life after pension freedoms There are few people who like or understand annuities as much as I do, but that doesn't stop me casting a critical eye over the annuity market. I hope I have been consistent with my support and criticisms of annuities over the last 25 years and I can sum up my view in one sentence: "There is a strong case for securing a guaranteed incom ...
Interest rates up, annuities up!
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Is the Brexit glass half full or half empty
I am not in the business of making predictions of what the future holds for Brexit, but I think it is important to ask ourselves, and our clients, if we think the Brexit glass is half full or half empty because this will influence our approach to retirement advice.
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Here you will find a wide variety of useful information and resources designed to help you buy or sell a home more effectively in Southern Indiana. You can search for your ideal home by viewing current listings with detailed descriptions and photos.