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Mom: So Annie, what are you most looking forward to about Christmas, gifts under the tree? Surprise gifts? Santa gifts? Those were always the things I most anticipated.
Annie: You mean on Christmas eve or Christmas day?
Mom: Either? What are you most anticipating about Christmas in general? Certainly she wouldn't be anticipating opening pjs on Christmas eve more than seeing what Santa brings right? But I guess I shouldn't suggest what she should anticipate most.
Annie: I am most looking forward to giving Lauren and Sabrina their presents. They are going to LOVE them!
A memory flashes in my mind of a 4 year old Annie the Christmas of 2007 (our only Christmas with Camille) and Annie being over the top excited as each person opened her gift. "You are going to LOVE it! You are going to LOVE it!" she screamed each time jumping up and down. I shouldn't be surprised that the part of Christmas she is most anticipating is giving her gifts.
And I am excited to wake up and go downstairs singing the song.
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Fitment: 10-1/2" x 26 x 1-1/16"
Max Torque:420
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Please verify fitment information using this FIDANZA Catalog.
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Fidanza Performance is a US based manufacturer and engineering company that designs the highest quality lightweight aluminum flywheels, precision adjustable cam gears and high-performance clutches in the world. Fidanza Performance is recognized the world over as the premier choice for quality driveline parts.
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-- Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, an archdiocese with substantial oil industry wealth, could be seen as representative of younger, newer leadership with stronger managerial experience. "He may not be known for charisma or in the front ranks of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops," but he understands modern administration, Berry says.
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Imagine, if you will, that the infamous John Wilkes Booth actually survived his flight from the nation's capitol after assassinating President Lincoln. When two men find a body and the lost memoirs of Booth himself, the clues lead to the development of a conspiracy more dramatic than Ford Theater's production of Our American Cousin (for those of you who aren't crazy history buffs like me, this was the play that Abraham Lincoln was attending the night of his assassination. Dramatic, indeed).
The Reluctant Assassin spans from Lincoln's assassination to 1903, with many a colorful historical figure making an appearance along the way. But of course, John Wilkes Booth is the star of the show, and you're sure to see a side of him you never thought possible.
If you're into the National Treasure films, the Da Vinci Code, and other conspiracy-solving books and movies, then The Reluctant Assassin is sure to please!
"What I want to know is …is it human?"
In fifty years of medical practice I had encountered many peculiar experiences, but the most bizarre event occurred soon after I retired. It involved a man long dead, a man known to history as John Wilkes Booth.
Ken Casper, long-time friend, neighbor, and noted author, had recently acquired some long-abandoned ranch property along the sluggish Concho River near San Angelo and was busy renovating a dilapidated rock storage building.
Ken soon recognized a disparity in the measurements of two walls enclosing an interior room and suspected a concealed space between the partitions. When he had initially confided his suspicions to me, we had jokingly speculated over the possibility of hidden treasure. From the tone of Ken's voice when he phoned me to come out right away, however, I knew whatever he'd found wasn't treasure and it had rattled him.
"I don't know what it is," he answered my first question, his voice half an octave higher than usual. "Come see for yourself."
Ken had been correct in his measurements. A double wall had been constructed between the rooms. Fragments of white limestone and mortar were piled below a manhole-size opening Ken had pick-axed through one wall. Without a word of explanation he handed me a flashlight and stepped back.
I hesitated. "What about snakes?"
Ken clucked his tongue. "With all the racket I've been making around here the last few days, any snakes have crawled to Mexico by now. Look in there off to the right."
I flicked on the light and stuck my arm in the hole, then cautiously inserted my head and peered in the direction of the beam. Motes of dust obscured the flashlight's rays, and at first I saw only the outline of an old wooden chair and what looked like a deteriorating black suit draped over it. I raised the beam slightly and jerked back so quickly I struck my head on one of the protruding bricks. There was something in the suit—something with shrunken hands protruding from the coat sleeves. Curiosity overcame my apprehension and I squeezed through the opening, then played my light up and down the apparition.
"My God, Ken, it's a mummy."
Ken snorted. "I figured that. What I want to know is …is it human?"
"Hold on, let me get a better look."
I moved closer to the mummy. The withered hands certainly appeared human, four fingers—or what was left of them—and an opposing thumb. I attempted to move one of the hands from its resting place on the figure's pants leg. With a whispery sound the entire arm separated from the shoulder, decayed cloth fell away, and I dropped the creature's bony appendage as swiftly as if I had grabbed a rattler.
I forced myself to be calm, then squatted and focused my light where I expected the mummy's face should be. The neck was flexed, but enough flesh adhered to the skull for me to know the discovery was human. As I backed out of the opening, I picked up the loose arm and called out to Ken.
"Congratulations. You've found a real human mummy. Here, let me give you a hand." I extended the withered remnant out to him.
Ken recoiled, his eyes wide. "Oh, great. You've really screwed up now. I've written enough detective novels to know better than to disturb a crime scene."
I reached inside the opening and laid the arm back in the mummy's lap.
Ken nodded. "Oh, that'll help."
"We don't know this is a crime scene," I said. "Whoever he is, he's been in there for decades. Maybe he's a relative of somebody who owned this place. He was dressed, placed carefully in the chair, and walled in. So somebody went to a lot of trouble to hide him, right?"
"No doubt about that." Ken shook his head slowly and walked over to sit on the window sill. "But what am I supposed to do? Wall him up again? That's like Poe's 'Cask of Amontillado'."
"Aw, Ken, that's a murder story. I'd bet this guy was dead long before he was put in there. Anyway, we have to call the justice of the peace. First, he has to pronounce him dead"—I smiled wryly—"though that shouldn't tax the JP's neurons too much, and then he'll probably order a forensic autopsy. The pathologist will try to identify the body, determine cause of death, find any evidence of foul play, get tissue samples for DNA testing. . . ." I trailed off, embarrassed at my oration, and shrugged. "What am I doing telling you about all this? You know the procedure better than I do and make a dern' good living writing about it."
"Just listening to see if you know your stuff." Ken grinned and rose from his perch at the window. "Now let's go call the JP and see if he knows his."
After a cursory examination and considerable deliberation, our justice of the peace concluded that Ken's mummy was indeed dead and could be removed to Foster's Funeral Home. Attempts to encompass the mummy in a standard receptacle resulted in frustration for the attendants and further minor trauma to the body. Therefore, he was seated on a chair in the cooler to await the arrival of a forensic pathologist from San Antonio, the esteemed Dr. Nasir Taboor.
Three weeks passed. Only a small paragraph mentioning the mummy's discovery made our San Angelo Standard Times. Somehow the newspaper's brief account was relegated to the sports section.
Then I received a phone call from an uncharacteristically excited Ken Casper.
"Pres. I'm picking you up in five minutes. The pathologist just called. I could hardly understand the man's accent, but he said he had found something 'veeery interrresting' in the mummy. See you."
He hung up before I could speak.


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After South Africa's Chad le Clos edged Phelps at the wall for the gold in the 200m butterfly, Phelps flipped his cap in disgust and buried his face in his hands, The Associated Press reported. Japan's Takeshi Matsuda took the bronze.
Also Tuesday, American Allison Schmitt won the gold in 200m free. Her 1:53:61 performance was an Olympic record. Camille Muffat of France took the silver and Bronte Barratt of Australia won bronze. American phenom Missy Franklin, who was hoping for her third medal of the Games, instead placed fourth.
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The U.S. men's volleyball team, which won its first gold in 20 years at the Beijing Games, beat Germany 25-23, 25-16, 25-20 at Earls Court.
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Feb 23, 2005 (CIDRAP News) – Warnings that H5N1 avian influenza could touch off a human flu pandemic rose in intensity as a major conference on the problem opened today in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, according to news services.
"We at WHO [the World Health Organization] believe that the world is now in the gravest possible danger of a pandemic," Dr. Shigeru Omi, the WHO's Western Pacific regional director, was quoted as saying.
Officials from more than 20 countries have gathered for the 3-day meeting in the country hit hardest by avian flu. By the official WHO count, the virus has sickened 55 people and killed 42 of them since late 2003. Unofficial figures put the death toll at 45. Vietnam has had 37 cases, 29 of them fatal, according to the WHO.
Only two cases of probable human-to-human transmission of the virus have occurred so far. But experts fear that the virus will acquire the ability to spread readily among humans, which could spark the world's first flu pandemic since 1968-69.
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Why GOP moderates can win Iowa
Mitt Romney was recently asked what commitment he would make to campaigning in Iowa. "I'm here today," he answered.
Jon Huntsman has said he will not be spending a whole lot of time in Iowa. "I guess I understand," Huntsman said, "how the politics work there." The former Utah governor was referring to his opposition to ethanol subsidies.
He may, or may not, understand the politics. But I'm not sure he understands the math.
I've been asked recently whether it is statistically possible for a Republican who is moderate on social issues to win the Iowa caucuses. The answer matters to potential candidates like Romney, Huntsman and (we're hearing whispers) former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
It is also of interest to candidates focused on winning the support of social conservatives — including former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum.
The answer is yes. Here's why:
Social scientists often cite the truism that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Until, I add, there is change.
In the 2008 caucuses, for example, then-Sen. Barack Obama decided if the playing field remained the way it had been, he would lose. Former caucus attenders and registered Democrats would likely line up for then-Sen. Hillary Clinton. Rather than write off Iowa, he set about recruiting Iowans who had never caucused before as well as those who considered themselves independent.
It worked. The CNN entrance poll of Democratic caucus-goers showed 57 percent were first-timers and 43 percent were independent. The game had changed.
This major game change could happen in 2012 for a Republican. Here's the math. In 2000, George W. Bush won the Republican caucuses with about 35,000 votes. In 2008, Mike Huckabee won with about 41,000 votes. Those aren't the margins of victory — they are the total number of voters.
So the first conclusion is that it does not take many votes to win the GOP caucus. The second conclusion is that more Republicans will turn out when the race is of interest. The difference in turnout between 2000 (about 88,000) and 2008 (about 120,000) was roughly 32,000 — an increase of about 36 percent. So caucus participation can and has shown growth.
Moreover, a wider pool of Republicans is available for recruitment. About 290,000 voted in the 2010 Republican primary in Iowa. That is about 111,000 more than showed up for the 2008 Republican caucus — basically double the turnout.
Primary voters are less tied to the Republican base and are more likely to live outside the influence of Christian fundamentalism than previous caucus-goers. In 2008, for example, 60 percent of Republican caucus-goers identified as strongly aligned with the religious right. Just 13 percent said they were politically independent, according to the CNN entrance poll.
But 2010 primary voters included 31 percent who identified as independents in the Des Moines Register's final Iowa poll before the 2010 primary. A minority of 41 percent considered themselves born-again or fundamentalist Christians.
In short, the last time Republicans weighed in on a slate of candidates, the voting pool differed in ways that could be more amenable to a moderate candidate.
Oh, and the names and contact information of the primary voters are part of the voter list provided, for a modest fee, by the Iowa secretary of state.
Could the turnout for the 2012 GOP caucuses double from 2008? That's almost exactly what happened for Democrats in 2008. About 239,000 Iowans came to stand up for their candidates — almost double the roughly 124,000 who caucused in 2004.
There is precedent. It could happen — certainly mathematically. This math should be useful to both conservative and moderate Republicans as they develop their campaign tactics.
If moderate candidates treat Iowa as though only social conservatives participate in the caucus, that is what could happen. Unless someone decides to change the game.
If Huntsman, for example, acts as though opposition to ethanol subsidies is a deal-killer to all Iowa Republicans, it would certainly kill his chance to win here.
Iowa is a problem for moderate Republicans only if they believe the 2012 caucus will fit the mold of 2008. The best way for that to happen is for Republicans to let it happen.
J. Ann Selzer is director of the Des Moines Register's Iowa poll. She is the president of Selzer & Co., a public opinion research firm.


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Environmental Stewardship Award Program Regional Winners Announced
DENVER - Seven cattle operations from across the country were recognized as 2013 regional Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) winners during the 2013 Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver, Colo., today. The seven regional winners will compete for the national ESAP award, which will be announced during the 2014 Cattle Industry Annual Convention and Trade Show in Nashville, Tenn.
ESAP, now in its 23rd year, was created to recognize beef producers who make environmental stewardship a priority on their farms and ranches while they also improve production and profitability. The ESAP award is sponsored by Dow AgroSciences; USDA-NRCS; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA); and the National Cattlemen's Foundation.
The regional winners are Mountain Meadows Farm, Sudbury, Vt.; Kissimmee Park Properties, St. Cloud, Fla.; BitterSweet Acres, Greenville, Iowa; Frank and Sims Price Ranch, Sterling City, Texas; Padlock Ranch Company, Ranchester, Wyo.; Kualoa Ranch, Kane'ohe, Hawaii; and Gracie Creek Landowners Association, Burwell, Neb.
Regional and national award winners have been commended for their commitment to protecting the environment and improving fish and wildlife habitats while operating profitable cattle operations. The common trait among all winners is the desire to leave the land in better shape for future generations while also inspiring the next generation of land stewards.
"America's farmers and ranchers are passionate about their land, and it shows through conservation and environmental stewardship efforts," said NCBA President Scott George. "The cattle industry is continually improving upon our environmental sustainability, and these seven finalists set an example that we should all strive to achieve. We look forward to naming one of these seven great cattle operations as our 2014 national ESAP award winner in Nashville next year."
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Alien vs. Predator was by no means brain candy, but that doesn't mean you and an opponent can't settle your differences using this natty Xenomorph versus Yautja chessboard. Hell, go the extra mile and indulge in some chessboxing. Emulate AVP's hammy fight scenes!
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Europe Exhales After Another Good Week
Europe has taken a step back from the brink.
Three weeks into the year, borrowing rates for debt-saddled countries have fallen to more manageable levels. Auctions of government debt have gone better, a sign of increased investor confidence.
And while it may have been an embarrassment, especially to France, a sweeping downgrade of nine European countries last week by Standard & Poor's, the credit rating agency, has been met with a shrug in financial markets.
All this is in stark contrast to the final weeks of last year, when countries such as Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece watched helplessly as the costs of managing their debt spiraled ever higher, and governments fell in Athens and Rome.
High hurdles remain: Greece must still cut a deal with its private creditors, to say nothing of the long-term problems — massive debt, uncompetitive economies and the prospect of years of cutbcaks in public spending.
But for the moment, the continent is exhaling.
Portuguese Finance Minister Vitor Gaspar, after his country successfully sold €2.5 billion of its national debt on Thursday, ventured that it was "a sign that we may be coming to a turning point."
Among other good news this week in the European debt crisis:
— Despite having an AA+ credit rating now, France easily sold €9.5 billion, or about $12.2 billion, in bonds at interest rates lower than at previous auctions when its rating was AAA. The sale eased fears that S&P's downgrade of France would hurt the finances of the continent's No. 2 economy. France sold four-year bonds at 1.89 percent, down from 2.32 percent in November, and 10-year, inflation-linked bonds at 1.07 percent, also down from 2.32 percent.
— Spain raised €6.6 billion, far more than its initial target of €3.5 billion to €4.5 billion. It agreed to pay 5.4 percent on its bonds, down from 5.54 percent in the last such auction in December. Demand was twice what was being offered.
— Stock indexes in Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain — plus the Dow Jones industrial average in the United States — have climbed back close to their levels from last August, when the crisis spread to Italy and took a turn for the worse.
The European Central Bank, chief monetary authority for the 17 countries that use the euro currency, gets some of the credit for sending cash flowing to banks — and through them, it appears, to troubled countries.
In December, the ECB said it would lend banks unlimited amounts of money to stabilize them. It also said it would lower the interest rate on the loans to 1 percent, extend the maximum term from one year to three and accept collateral of lower quality. The banks responded by borrowing 489 billion in three-year loans at a low interest rate, currently 1 percent.
The banks appear to have used at least some of that money to buy the bonds governments have been selling almost daily. The extra demand at the bond auctions also helps bring down the interest rates on the bonds.
Stefan Schneider, chief international economist at Deutsche Bank, says the ECB "is now the main source of financing" for the troubled countries' banks "and gives these banks the opportunity to invest in the government bonds of their own countries."
Another ECB all-you-can-eat credit offering is slated for Feb. 28.
The central bank has refused pleas to expand its limited program and buy government bonds itself on the open market. It says countries need to cut debt themselves and not expect a central bank bailout.
Members of the ECB governing council have cited law that prohibits the bank from financing governments. Some analysts say the massive bank loans appear to be doing exactly that, just indirectly.
Schneider, though, cautioned that there is no "magic bullet" to solve the crisis.
"I think we will not be able, even with the advantage of hindsight, to indicate the point in time when the crisis ended," he said.
On Friday, stocks in Europe mostly held their gains for the week, waiting for the outcome of Greece's negotiations with its creditors on a deal to cut the face value of up to €200 billion in debt by 50 percent.
A deal in Athens would allow the country to receive a second bailout package from other European governments and the International Monetary Fund, and cut Greece's debt from an estimated 160 percent of its annual economic output to 120 percent by 2020.
That is still painfully high, but without the help, Greece will not be able to pay €14.5 billion in debt due March 20. A Greek default would send borrowing costs higher across Europe and could trigger chaos in the global financial system.
Even with a deal, Greece could default in coming years. An IMF review in December conceded that 120 percent is at the upper end of what is sustainable, and only if Greece's economy starts growing again after five years of recession.
And Greece is just one potential problem. Many countries are either headed for recession or stuck in deep ones, which will make debt reduction even tougher.
While Portugal, Greece and Ireland could be bailed out by the other euro countries and the IMF, Italy is considered much too big to rescue for any substantial length of time.
The new prime minister, Mario Monti, has promised to shake up what he calls an over-regulated, underperforming economy, accelerate economic growth and reduce the country's debt burden, which is also 120 percent of its annual economic output. But he faces tough political opposition.
Spain has taken some steps to loosen regulations on hiring and firing but has no clear growth model after the collapse of its real estate bubble. Unemployment is 22.9 percent, and for people under 25, it's a staggering 49.6 percent.
Bank stocks got a big bounce Thursday after stronger-than-expected bank earnings in the United States and word that Germany's Commerzbank could meet new requirements to boost its capital buffers without needing government help.
This week's stock rally across Europe left Germany's DAX 30 9.5 percent higher over the past month, France's CAC up 8.7 percent and the FTSE 100 in London up 5.9 percent.
Investors are all too aware that previous respites from market turmoil have turned out to be temporary.
For now, investors can increase their holdings of risky assets, says Joerg Kraemer, chief economist at Commerzbank. But he had an ominous warning this week in a note to investors.
"The ECB can only buy time," he said. "With many problems still unresolved in Spain and Italy, the sovereign debt crisis is likely to continue, and the economic recovery following the recession is likely to be lackluster."


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I have a card to share with you today, and it is another CAS card. I used CardPatterns sketch #125 to help out with the design of it. I also used Annabelle's Say It In "red, chocolate & cream", Less Is More week 25- buttons and/or ribbon, Ribbon Carousel Challenge #12- buttons & trim, and Wee Memories challenge #62- CAS design. Here is what I created!
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics (brown) Coredinations (red) & Papertrey Ink (vintage cream)
Stamps: Lawn Fawn (Teeny Tiny Backdrops & Fly Free sets)


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Smoked Ven Snack sticks with cheese and jalapeno w/pics
Im evaluating some products from Frisco Spices so I pulled a bunch of venison trim out of the freezer as well as pork shoulder trim. I used 16 pounds of Venison and 9 pounds of pork shoulder and gave it a few days to thaw in the cooler.
I ground the meat last night through the 3/8 plate.
I grind the night before the smoking because cure (Sodium Nitrate) is added to the meat and it needs time to cure the meat.
These sticks will also have mixed in with the meat some dehydrated and crushed Jalapeno as well as high temp cheese.
This is the cure/salt. It normally pinkish in color.
I mix the seasoning and cure and jalapenos with 3 cups of water to better distribute it with the meat. Trying to mix dry seasonings with ground meat never works well and you end up with pockets of over seasoned as well as pockets of underseasoned meat. The cheese will be added later.
After seasoning and mixing the meat is packed tightly so there are no air pockets and then covered and removed to the cooler overnight so the cure can do its work.
This morning I preheated the smokers and then ground the meat a 2nd time. This time through a 1/8 inch hole plate.
The cheese is added right before stuffing.
Its kept frozen until its poured over the meat and then mixed in with the meat for even distribution.
Then half is loaded into the 100 year old Enterprise stuffer and the wife and I get to work.
I normally use 19mm collagen casings but this package came with 21 mm so they will finish out a littler larger in diameter than my finger. Larger diameter just mean more time in the smoker.
The stuffer tube I made will work for as small as 18mm (3/8 of an inch
Collagen casings are edible but unlike natural casings do not need to be rinsed in water. They are used right from the package. I turn the crank and my wife regulates the fill to make sure they are not underfilled and so they dont burst. Collagen will split and burst if you try to get them too full
The lengths are coiled during stuffing. Its just easier to manage them that way.
I start with the smoker preheated to around 100F and all dampers open. The coils are then straightened out and since my smoker was built with lots of head room, I cut them into 66 inch lengths and pinch the center where they will hang on the smoke sticks.
For these sausages I will use a mix of Hickory and Pecan chunks.
After one hour of dry time I add the wood chunks to start smoking. Less in more when it comes to smoking sausage. You dont want soot or ash so a little smoke is all thats needed.
Throughout the morning and afternoon I slowly raise the temp to 180F. I have a remote probe in one stick of sausage so I can monitor the batch. When they get to 170F the door is opened and they are allowed to cool in the smoker.
The distribution of cheese and jalapeno flakes looks good.
When cool enough to work with, they are removed from the sticks and then cut into manageable lengths. They then are placed in the cooler overnight and then vacuum sealed. 25 pounds of meat with the water, cheese, spices and jalapenos came out to 30 pounds of pre-smoked sausage. The final weight of the finished product was 20 pounds.
What isnt going to get eaten in a week or taken to work tomorrow or gifted today got the vacuum job and will wait in the freezer.
Rancid..you are without a doubt one of the handiest people I have ever seen. The sausage looks good and am sure it is so. Thanks for sharing this with us. Do you ever make jerky or jerky sticks of any kind? Almost makes me want to get a smoker..Never did any smoking of meats...but did all of our sugar cured meats in the past. We no longer raise a hog. Or 2 because they get much bigger if ya have two.. We do have a beef critter out in the field this year.. So I am going to raise a little field corn this year..just for the final fattening up.
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Juan Magallon enlisted in the U.S. Navy while still in his home country, the Philippines, and served 20 years, taking part in such battles as Operation Desert Storm. Now a U.S. citizen, the Tucson, Ariz., resident said he frequently spoke to his son, Justin, about the gratitude he owed the nation and its armed forces.
Apparently, Justin listened. He is among 1,200 plebes in the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2017 who since June have been immersed in their first year at Annapolis, away from friends and family. On Saturday the Magallon family reunited for the Plebe Parents' Weekend, a tradition that academy officials said stretches back several decades.
"The Philippines is a third-world country and there are not many extensive opportunities there, and a lot of Filipinos go overseas to get opportunities," Juan Magallon said. "I was plucked from that system [of Filipinos] who joined the Navy. I explained to my son, 'You're a first-generation American here, and I owe a sense of gratitude to the U.S. government.' That motivated him."
Justin was among those chosen from what academy officials said was a field of 17,000 applicants this year. For them, the close of the weekend's festivities marks the end of Plebe Summer, when beginning midshipmen (called Fourth Class) are prepared for the academy's four-year professional development training.
Midshipman First Class Colleen Randolph of Annapolis, who trained plebes under the oversight of an officer, said Plebe Summer brought back memories of her first year.
"You watch from the outside or you see them marching to football games, but you don't know until you get there yourself — it is a whirlwind," said Randolph.
She said that on the first day plebes are issued gear and begin such basics as learning to salute and to keep eyes forward. They must memorize information such as Naval Academy history and enlisted officer rank because they can be queried on the facts at any time.
Plebes, she said, have virtually no outside contact except for three 30-minute phone calls during Plebe Summer. Beyond that, she said, they interact only with classmates and academy personnel.
Plebe Parents' Weekend began Thursday, and families took in such events as a War of 1812 exhibit and a "History of the U.S. Naval Academy" presentation.
On Saturday morning, festivities included a parade and performances by the drum and bugle corps, which academy officials say is the nation's oldest active corps.
The plebes were also granted town liberty, a period when they can visit areas with a 22-mile range of the academy grounds. Plebes took full advantage of the perk; many were seen in full uniform (a town liberty requirement) in Annapolis with families.
Maura Devey of Golden's Bridge, N.Y., said seeing her son, Dennis, after six weeks was "fantastic," and added that to hear her son tell it, he's been very busy during Plebe Summer. "He can't remember the first two weeks," she said.
For parents like Zenaida Savella of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., the moment marked another step toward careers children have considered for some time. She said her son, Daniel, spoke about coming to Annapolis during the fall of his senior year in high school, eager to pursue a career in the medical field.
Saturday, she said, was "exciting, with mixed emotions, and we're so happy for him and for all the sons and daughters."
Joel Lee of Iowa City, Iowa, said his son, Matthew, has been interested in joining the Navy since the seventh grade. Daughter Abby chimed in that Matthew's interest peaked during 11th grade, when he worked with Navy officials while taking part in a mission trip, volunteering at a veterans' home in Asheville, N.C.
Parents like Magallon left serving notice that they, too, would be embracing their children's Annapolis experience — including the rivalries.
"West Point sent him an invitation," Magallon said, "but it's a good thing he chose the Navy."


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"The strength behind communication is in its quality, not in its quantity. Your talk should be that of quality, not of quantity. You should use small sentences which say a lot. Or you should say a lot in small sentences."
"Now what is intelligence? It is when your senses and your consciousness calculate on the spot. Senses will say one thing. Consciousness will say something different. And when you can put it together, two and two, that is intelligence."
"The mind is above time and space. If you decide not to complain, it will immediately compensate you with intuition."
"The mind is subtle, its creativity is absolute, its power is infinity...Whenever the mind is tuned into passion, and not consciousness, the net result will be desire. But once you become conscious, you will have one desire only: to be noble."
"There are a lot of things we need: One of these needs is that for the mind to work for you for the whole day, it must be fresh and clear; it must be made livable. That is why it is a requirement to rise early in the morning when nobody can disturb you, when you can be yourself. "
"Whenever your mind is in duality, you are in trouble. There's no way you can function. "Should I go North? Should I go South?" If you can't decide which way you are going to go, you are going to sit right there. You'll go neither North nor South-that's called duality. Life is a gift of God and duality is a waste of that life. "
"Your mind will always tell you not to obey because if you start obeying something else, you cannot obey your mind."
"Soul does not relate to mind; mind relates to soul. It's a one-way traffic. "
"When you are in the state of the neutral mind, the soul is like a chandelier switched on over you. Communication of the soul is just that light; you are lit up by it. "
"Every mistake can be recuperated. God gave you a mind to neutralize cause and effect, which is the Positive and Negative Mind. You have to reach the Neutral Mind. One you start relating to the neutral mind, you will never find any trouble in your life. "
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The collage at left depicts three critters which are not honeybees, but are far more likely to sting people than honeybees are—even so, people usually start the fight. They are, from the top, a yellowjacket, a bald-faced hornet, and a European Giant Hornet (here depicted eating a honeybee). I'm picking on the vespids for a particular reason: their lifestyle choices are really close to most humans', and there lies some of the reason for all the conflict.
Honeybees are purely vegetarian, with a stinger only suited to hive and last-ditch self defense. Hornets, wasps, and their kin are primarily hunters of other bugs, using that efficient stinging apparatus all day, every day. Honeybees get everything they need except water from plants, vespids get their protein mostly from other creatures, and if necessary, your picnic meats.
OK, back to the local story.
At Lederer, like at many gardens, there is a lot of hay around to use as mulch. Yellowjackets love to nest in low holes in rotting wood, vegetation, leaf litter, etc. For most of this year, that stack of bales was one heck of a great place to raise a family in their estimation. By mid-summer, when the gardeners got nearer the bottom of the pile, some disagreements arose. I think it is interesting that people have been working in that garden since April, almost every one of them passing through the gate next to the hay bales, but it took until July and the partial destruction of nesting habitat for there to be a problem.
Don't get me wrong: yellowjackets and people cannot share close quarters. It does not work, and I will agree that eradication is necessary in many (if not most) cases, though I will try to get you to use soapy water rather than pesticides.
The second factor, local counties becoming unfriendly to bees and beekeeping, has begun to intensify in recent weeks. Howard County, Maryland recently reinterpreted its zoning to consider beehives as animal shelters, requiring the kinds of setbacks necessary for chicken coops and cow barns, distances dictating a minimum property size of 3.5 acres, with a hive set dead in the middle. Frederick County, Maryland, has recently fallen into a similar situation, where a beekeeper ran afoul of his homeowners association for one reason or another, and they decided to complain about his bees as well. At least in the first case, the complaint was based completely on paralyzing fear.
I understand fear, and its relationship to survival. But survival depends on knowing the difference between what you should fear (And why! And when!) and what you should live with happily. More is not more in the case of fear: you jeopardize both your own life and the viability of the surrounding environment by calling for the eradication of everything you do not understand.
So last year I made a handout which compares bees and the three species above, mostly for presentations to garden clubs and neighborhood associations. I'd like folks to use it if they think it works, comment on anything that doesn't.


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seven-day wonder(redirected from 7-day wonder)
seven-day wonder
A person or thing that generates interest for only a short amount of time. The band's biggest fear was becoming a seven-day wonder, soon to be forgotten when the next big sound hit the airwaves.
See also: wonder
a seven-day wonder
Fig. a person or a process supposedly perfected in only seven days. (Sarcastic.) Tommy is no seven-day wonder. It took him 6 years to get through high school!
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