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Light of the Sunflower
"Why is she photographing that? That flower's dead!" I heard the lady say from the front porch of the guest house behind me as I photographed this sunflower. I politely turned towards her and casually said, "Because I'm a photographer and it interests me. Besides, it's not dead, it's just a different type of sunflower."
Just goes to show, one persons seemingly dead flower is another persons sunflower full of light.
Butter and Eggs
When I first saw this flower, I thought it looked like a hot mess! This little jonquil was a riot of yellow bursting forth into flames of glory! I ran in the house and asked my mother what it was. She said it was an heirloom daffodil, highly prized and raised had once belonged to her mother. I was lucky enough to receive of few of these bulbs for my garden. I am eagerly awaiting their first bloom.
Two Lilies
This is one of my favorite pictures out of all the flowers I have photographed. These two lilies just make me happy looking at them. I shot these while walking through Alona's gardens in Jenner, CA. She has 3 of the most beautiful gardens I have ever seen... other than Monet's gardens in Giverny.
Fire Tulip
I have a love hate relationship with tulips. On the one hand they are beautiful flowers that are one of the harbingers of Spring. On the other, they are very short lived.
When Den and I went to France a few years ago, tulips were blooming everywhere and I had never known before how many different varieties there were. Why in Monets' garden, they actually had black tulips!
This year I decided to to plant some that were different than the norm and this is one of them. I love the way this bloom looks similar to flames. It's simply beautiful!
Golden Poppy
This sweet little poppy is one of my favorites. I wish I could say it's from my garden but, it's not. I shot this at Robin's house a few weeks ago. She has some of the prettiest poppies I have ever seen. This picture, makes me happy, it puts a big smile on my face. I hope it does the same for you.
Today, as you go about your business, let the light and love of this golden poppy fill you with joy. Then smile to yourself as others begin to wonder what you're smiling about... it can be quite infectious!
Red Poppy
We were all at Robins house to celebrate Mother's Day. I love going to Robin's, especially with my camera. There is always something to photograph, some vignette she has created tucked away to surprise and delight the eye. This visit was no different. The most interesting to me though on that day for artistries sake, were her poppies. This particular little guy is my favorite. Enjoy and... have a sweet poppy kind of day.
Pink Magnolia
I remember when I was child growing up in the South. Our magnolias were primarily the large, white, fragrant, dinner plate sized flowers you see so much. It never dawned on me that there were other varieties.
As I've gotten older, this particular variety has become my favorite. I love the way each individual flower has a personality all it's own. The inside pistils seem to form their own flower as they slowly open. It's just lovely to me.
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Yellow Roses
I was out walking Payton one day when we came upon an upscale store in a series of art galleries. They were housed in an old textile mill in Mexico. This store always had a big half barrel full of water with dozens upon dozens of roses floating inside. On this particular day, the lighting was perfect and the yellow roses were simply beautiful. I couldn't resist them.
Field of Petals
These lovely, peachy pink petals remind me of lovely fields of fanciful bliss, a time of quiet, soft and mellow. Soothing to my soul...
Peach Camellia
I love the layers and layers of petals camellias have. They seem to endlessly open themselves to full, fat, soft and fluffy layers of pillowy softness. They are just yummy!
We were leaving a beautiful brunch on a perfectly overcast day, when this fountain with bougainvillea pulled me in. The leaves and flowers were mesmerizing. The delicateness of these small bits against the wetness of the cement just seemed perfect to me.
Amaryllis Heart
When I look deep into the center of flowers, I feel as tough I am falling. This the open mouth of an amaryllis. I keep thinking I see some symbol here and am just not sure what I see. Or is it the shape of an animals mouth... what do you see?
Water Lily
I shot this in my sisters garden. It was a perfect morning walking around. Coolish and misty, the dew still on the ground, and the morning was just waking up.
Gerber Daisy
Pink and vanilla white blended together to create perfection of a flower worth falling in love with.
Sweetness like Butter
When I was little, we would hold buttercups under each others chin to determine if we each liked butter. Of course, our chins always turned slightly yellow. We all LOVED butter!
Little Blue Violet with Forget-me-nots
This jaunty little flower is a wild violet. They grow in my fathers yard underneath the cool shade of the trees. I spend quite a bit of time when I visit, laying on my belly taking their portraits. They seem like happy little flowers that never cease to surprise and delight me. They have big personalities!
Forsythia Dress
I am not a fan of forsythia. That being said, I really like this picture. I shot it at my parents house. For some reason, it was pulling me in, and then I found this. What a beauty!
Sweet Betsy
This flower smells of summer apples... I'm not kidding. Because of it's name, it also reminds me of an old folk song, "Sweet Betsy from Pike". I can't help but hum it to myself whenever I see or smell these.
Flower Heart
My husband visited a flower market and brought back an unusual vine with a flower that looked like a butterfly. When I looked through my macro lens, I saw these delicate little red hearts. I have never seen anything like it before. Lovely!
Pink Rose
As I was shooting this rose, my friend is watching quietly and then says... "Ahhh, I see what has your interest!"
I like to look deep into the nether regions of roses. Their shapes and textures have a sensuous beauty.
I think Dahlia's are amazing! When I look at this, I see pinwheels and windswept women standing on the cliffs in their long cloaks, staring out to sea. There is a wildness about them that I find both expressive and irresistible.Then I look closer and see the flower that has lived life, bug eaten and torn, and still loving every minute.
Hot Pink Dahlia
I love Dahlia's. There... I said it. They are truly one of my top three favorite flowers. As in all things, no two are exactly alike. They flirt and entice you with all kinds of delight, drawing you ever closer to their inner beauty.
The Daisy and the Bee
I like Daisy's but, they don't like me. Put me in a field of them and I start sneezing, my nose gets stuffy and my eyes get puffy. That being said, I do love to photograph them and when there is a bee involved, well who can resist that?
I do like photographing flowers along rail fences. I like the mixture of dry wood combined with the softness of the flower petals. This fuchsia was no different. It drew me like a moth to a flame. Such a delicate dance.
Japanese Wisteria
I was visiting my sister and noticed an small, unusual Wisteria. I couldn't help but notice that it reminded me of a Japanese Pagoda. It's quite beautiful!
Good Morning, Glory!
I like to walk around in the morning when I'm in the mountains. The mist gently lies low in the valley, the light is just so... and there, freshly opened, is the perfect morning glory.
Silly Daisy
This particular daisy reminds me so much of Phyllis Diller. I remember she had crazy hair and sometimes even crazier hats. I don't know what the variety is called but I really think it should be named after Phyllis Diller.
Pink Poppy with Seed Pods
I shot this poppy and her pod cousins while driving along the California coast near Jenner.
Pink Flowers of the Wood
I honestly don't know what these flowers are called but, I like the way they work with the tree to create this bit of flower art.
Pink Dahlia
This unruly dahlia reminds me of all the people I know with curly hair. A little bit non-conformist, beautiful, sweet, a little bit wild and attempting to fit in as best we can in a world full of people with straight hair. Okay, I know this isn't the best description for this flower but hey, it works.
White Dahlia's
This is one of my favorite Dahlia pictures. I love the the way the shadows of pink peek from behind the white adding to the texture and color of the flowers. For some reason, when I see this image, it reminds me of the innocent beauty of white weddings.
Queen Anne's lace with Pink Flower
I have always liked the delicate nature of Queen Anne's lace. Though I have to admit, I never liked the chigger bites I received while picking them as a child living in the south.
On this particular day, I was able to take this sweet photography without risking my skin to those nasty chiggers. I particularly like the way the pink flower pops up through the delicate lace of the flower.
White Gladiolas
I think Gladiolas have an incredible personality. This is one of my favorite Gladiola pics. I like the way each individual flower on the stem seems to have it's own unique personality. Why, one of these actually reminds me of a duck! Interesting how that happens, no?
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by Rajinder Pal Singh Bajwa, M.D.
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
Since the 1970s, some 40 infectious diseases have been discovered, including SARS, HIV, Ebola, avian flu, and swine flu. In fact, the World Health Organization has warned that infectious diseases are emerging at a rate never previously seen.
My job is to help prevent the spread of such diseases and to give patients who are infected the care that is best suited to their needs.
My name is Rajinder Pal Singh Bajwa, M.D., and I am excited to be joining your community. I am an infectious disease specialist - a doctor of internal medicine with additional training in immunology (how the body fights infection), epidemiology (how infections spread) and infection control. I will begin working at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center on Sept. 4.
The passion I have for practicing medicine and my motivation to become an infectious disease physician are rooted in my experiences growing up in Punjab, a picturesque province in northern India. It was a beautiful place but was compromised by an abundance of communicable diseases and limited by scant resources. Life was rich with experience but tough at the same time.
The shakes and body aches I experienced when I came down with malaria are indelible marks on my bones. The bitter taste of quinine is still fresh in my mouth. I grew up in a population where polio was still common and it wasn't unusual to see young children crippled by polio.
From my youthful perspective, the field of medicine was equated with the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. That was all I knew. At school and at home we habitually washed our hands to prevent the spread of disease. During the rainy season, we drained standing water or poured mineral oil on stagnant water to prevent the growth of the malaria parasite.
After graduating from medical school at Government Medical College, Patiala, India, I did my first residency training in diagnostic radiology. To pursue the specialty of infectious diseases, I relocated to the United States and served a second residency in internal medicine at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.
In June, I completed advanced fellowship training in infectious diseases at the University at Buffalo. My experience there was very rewarding and I was able to learn from faculty of national fame.
It was during my fellowship that I experienced how much this area has to offer in terms of wonderful people, food and activities and toward the end of my fellowship I decided to stay here to pursue my career.
While exploring practice opportunities, I got in touch with people at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and instantaneously got the feeling that I belong here. This thought was solidified after I met Joseph Ruffolo and his team. His vision for the community and medical center impressed me a lot and I feel proud to be part of this growing health care facility.
My wife, who is a physician in training, will join me at Niagara Falls Memorial after completing her residency. We look forward to raising our family here in Western New York.
Not everyone who contracts an infectious disease needs an infectious disease specialist. An internist can properly treat most infections. But sometimes, specialized expertise is needed.
Treating bacterial infections is becoming more and more complex as more drug resistant bacteria like MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus) are emerging. Opportunistic infections can happen with inappropriate use of antibiotics, for example clostridium difficile infection causing serious diarrhea in patients on antibiotics.
As certain infections are more prevalent in specific regions of the world, seeing an infectious disease physician to discuss how to prevent infections like malaria and Hepatitis A before international travel can be very helpful.
As an infectious disease physician, I will be seeing patients both in the hospital and its primary care center. I will give the nursing staff and other clinicians input and guidance on infection prevention strategies and then proper utilization of antibiotics. And, I will participate in Memorial's community outreach and education efforts.
I look forward to getting to know you and I am ready to go to work.
Rajinder Pal Singh Bajwa, M.D., is board certified in internal medicine and holds professional membership in the American College of Physicians, Infectious Disease Society of America, Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America, American Society for Microbiology and the Medical Council of India. His research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals.


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'Sleeping Beauty Dreams' is a new take on kids' classic
When it came time to reimagine a classic tale, Amaranta Leyva Perez delved into the canon, finding a deep well of adventures and exploits, light and dark, before settling on "Sleeping Beauty."
"At the time, I was becoming a mother, so I had all these fears, too," the Mexican playwright said, alluding to the fairy tale's basic premise.
A princess, cursed with death by an evil witch, is put into hiding by her parents with the hope they may stop the tragedy. "I asked myself, `How would I handle it?' "
She said there is a fine line between keeping your children safe and making sure they are aware and prepared for the world's dangers. She said she wrote about how big this fear of the unknown can become and the ways one can defeat it.
The result was "Sleeping Beauty Dreams," which was co-commissioned by and premiered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., in February 2013. It was created by Mexico's Marionetas de la Esquina, a puppet theater company that has been putting on shows since 1975. The company was founded by Leyva Perez's father Lucio Espindola. Her mother, Lourdes Perez Gay, one of the company's directors, is the director of "Sleeping Beauty Dreams," which features actors and puppets.
The production comes to the Westport Country Playhouse Sunday, Feb. 9, for two shows.
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"We wanted to come up with a story by using a fairy tale that could talk about the matters and subjects that concern the children of today," she said.
Leyva Perez said the story focuses on the ways parents protect their children from the world. When it comes to the princess, she rails against the constraints and looks for a way to break free. In the process, she hopes to find her true love and a sense of who she is.
As much work as Leyva Perez puts into the text, her father and his team of puppet makers also employ a devoted approach in their studios in Mexico City.
"(My father) is the one who designs them," she said of the puppets that populate the company's repertoire. "Once he has the text or the character on paper, he starts to think."
She said he needs time to ponder a character's range of emotions. He will have to create a puppet that not only is animated, but can be easily manipulated to carry out the gestures and movements that will convey certain emotions and feelings. She said the process of working with a model and getting to the mold (and ultimately the final product) can take many months.
At the end of their shows, the company makes sure to save time to let the audience see and touch the puppets.
Although the show is geared toward children, Leyva Perez said the story and characters have been created to also appeal to adults -- a strategy employed in the company's other works, as well. She said it is her hope that the story raises questions about topics that children and their parents can discuss long after seeing the play.
In earlier works, the company has addressed a child's fear of his parents' separation and the importance of friendship.
"We look into how children deal with a situation and what happens with their emotions," she said.
If done well, she said the story serves as a kind of map that helps to guide young people through those emotions and gives parents some direction as to how to talk with their children.


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BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- Up, up and away has been Mr. Market's modus operandi in recent months, shoving its way to new all-time highs as this past year came to a close. And all the way up, the bulls and bears have been arguing over why the rally was justified -- or why it wasn't.
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So far, the bulls have been right. Very right.
But that doesn't mean that now's the time to jump into stocks. Instead, markets look overdue for a meaningful move lower this month.
I've made it no secret that I'm bullish on stocks. Since I gave my reasons for expecting a secular bull market, the S&P 500 has added a 30% premium onto its price tag. And it's still got a lot further to go before it reaches my (very) long-term target.
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Yes, I realize those two ideas sound contradictory. How can stocks be headed lower if they're also headed higher? But bear with me, and I'll show you how a correction this month could provide a big opportunity for your long-term stock portfolio.
Expecting long-term upside isn't the same thing as saying that stocks are going straight up from here ad infinitum. Corrections are a necessary part of a healthy market rally, as risk-averse early investors take gains off the table, and later investors jump into shares at relative lows.
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And right now, there are a handful of fundamental and technical factors that point to a correction happening sooner rather than later.
Stocks Are Expensive-ish
When investors talk about stocks being cheap or expensive, it's not an absolute term. Obviously, with the big indices sitting at new highs, stocks in general cost more than ever before. But what makes a stock cheap or expensive is its cost relative to what you get for that price tag: metrics such as earnings or assets.
With a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.88 in the S&P 500, stocks still aren't truly expensive. But they are starting to look expensive-ish.
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In the last year, the P/E ratio for the more growth-oriented Nasdaq 100 Index has increased 31%. Basically, that indicates that investors are paying a lot more for the same earnings power than they were just 12 months ago. Two things can happen to make stocks look cheaper again based on P/E: either share prices drop, or earnings increase.
It's important to remember that, on a historical basis, the P/E ratios on the market averages aren't at insane levels right now. The S&P would need to rally to 3,115 tomorrow to reach the peak P/E ratio the index hit during the dot-com bubble.
But valuation metrics have moved far enough and fast enough to warrant a correction.
As I mentioned, the other side to that valuation equation is earnings -- and with earnings season officially kicking off this week, there's a big multi-month catalyst that could help take some of the froth off of valuations in 2014. If stock prices let off some steam and earnings best analysts' expectations, stocks could suddenly look cheap again.
Technical Time to Correct
While the fundamentals can tell us a lot about whether stocks look cheap or expensive right now, aren't as useful at timing where and when important price changes are likely to occur. For that, we need to add technicals into the equation.
From a technical analysis standpoint, it doesn't get much more textbook than the rally we've seen in the S&P 500 for the last year and change. Take a look:
The S&P has been bouncing higher in an uptrending channel, with corrections that came down to test support in between each rally leg. It's notable that we haven't seen a full correction back down to trendline support since all the way back in October -- the most recent leg down stopped at the 50-day moving average thanks to a Santa Claus rally and intervention from the Fed. That makes this the second-longest stretch since this rally began in 2012 where we haven't had a pullback to the bottom of the channel.
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Even though the S&P hasn't touched trendline resistance yet, shares have remained in the upper-third of the channel long enough to warrant a return to support.
This is very much a "buy the dips" market. Jumping into stocks at each test of support has been a lucrative strategy all the way up -- and it's likely to remain that way as we get deeper into 2014. That fact makes a correction in the S&P a critical buying opportunity for investors waiting for a good chance to get in.
A break of the RSI uptrend line is likely to be an early warning sign that we're going to get our correction. A timing model I've been using with success for the last year and change puts the correction this month. Barring some catalyst that surprises the market in the next few weeks, a push to new highs before the month is out looks unlikely.
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The next buy signal for stocks comes on a bounce off of trendline support.
How to Win When Stocks Correct
You don't have to just hang on and take downside as the S&P heads into corrective mode. Instead, it makes sense to actively position yourself to profit from it.
Why bother re-allocating your portfolio if a stock correction is likely to only last a few weeks? In short, it's because the names that thrive during pullbacks are the same ones that rocket when equities go back into rally mode.
But there's nothing wrong with defense. After all, that covers the fundamental side of the correction equation. And believe it or not, there are still some names on the market today that you can buy at a big discount.
>>5 High-Yield Stocks Ready to Pay You More in 2014
Look at Garmin (GRMN) for example. The GPS maker currently trades for a P/E ratio of 15.2, but that number does a poor job of conveying just how cheap GRMN is right now. It doesn't factor in the $2.79 billion in cash and investments on Garmin's balance sheet (and zero debt), which is enough to pay for nearly 32% of GRMN's outstanding shares at current price levels. Take out cash from that P/E ratio, and it suddenly drops to a measly 10.
Better, Garmin's dividend yield currently comes in at more than 4%. Calling Garmin a defensive name is an understatement.
Most people think that the best way to position yourself for downside is by focusing on defensive names -- but that's not the only way to cut downside risks. Statistically, it's the momentum names, not the defensive ones, that provide the most upside potential.
When the big indices are correcting, relative strength becomes the single most important metric in your toolbox. Relative strength is the ratio between a stock's price and its benchmark. When the line is rising, the stock is outperforming.
More important, rising relative strength statistically tends to lead to more stock outperformance. In other words, it's the gauge that tells you which stocks are going to work the best.
Big relative strength names right now include Micron Technology (MU), Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and Herbalife (HLF). What most relative strength winners lack in deep value, they make up for in upside momentum. After all, who cares if a stock is expensive as long as it gets more expensive before you sell it? Just remember to keep tight stops in place.
So don't fear the coming correction. Owning a combination of defensive names and stocks with uptrending relative strength puts you best positioned for the pullback that's on the way. This is still very much a "buy the dips market." We've just got to wait for the next dip.
-- Written by Jonas Elmerraji in Baltimore.


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Our story opens in Baldur's Gate during the lively, yet disreputable, Blue Phoenix Faire. Merchants, craftsmen, artisans, and other experts of their trade come from all across Faerun to attend the faire, swelling Baldur's Gate and its surrounding lands with a staggering number of visitors. Presently, the streets are bustling with busy merchants, loitering miscreants, and countless wandering visitors of all castes, but not so long ago the scene was far more dismal. Only three days prior, death was churning its way through the crowd, and blood pooled in alleyways like rainwater.
People were murdered by scores. Folk were frightened to walk the streets, and rightly so; the deaths were messy, and there were many of them. Those who had homes and apartments to hide within considered themselves as fortunate as the Grand Duke himself. Visitors to the city who gathered in caravans and campsites outside of town were terrified, though few deaths were reported beyond the outer wards. There were no reliable witnesses to the slayings, but the killer left his call sign at every scene:
The Bloodhawk, as he became known, swooped through the shadows slashing the eyes and throats of citizens, visitors, and guards unfortunate enough to cross his path. Each night more and more bodies were discovered littering the streets, drawing rats and other vermin from the sewers, and causing vultures to circle overhead. None were safe…except those who stayed indoors.
The killings continued for nearly a ten-day, and The Bloodhawk claimed more than fifty victims across the city before his rampage was over. But that was then. Three days ago the killer was captured, and the nights are alive once again. Dried blood still gathers in the cracks of cobbled streets and soaks packed-earth paths as a reminder of what happened, but the man responsible for the Bloodhawk Murders has been apprehended, and soon a great crowd will gather to watch his head roll across Naerhand Square.


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Commerce Department Postpones 'Africa IP Forum' After People Point Out How One-Sided It Is
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The African Intellectual Property Forum, originally slated for April 3-5, 2012 in Cape Town, will be rescheduled. Organizers are committed to ensuring that all stakeholders – in government, private business, the arts and the development community – are represented and engaged in the conference organization and agenda.The organizers apparently also sent emails to those who had registered, apologizing to people who had already made travel arrangements.
While it's nice that the Commerce Department has recognized that the original program was no good and that all stakeholders should be heard from -- it would have been much nicer and a hell of a lot more convincing if they had done so originally, rather than just a few weeks before the scheduled event when people started protesting...


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It's hard to really appreciate the workout that you get from trail riding until you've gone and done it after a long hiatus. I checked my computer last night, and I logged about 6 miles out there on the trails last night. I would have probably ridden twice the distance or further, even on the "lethargic" paced road ride I usually attend. Even in those 6 miles, I got a much more complete workout than usual.
I slept like a baby when I finally got to bed, which was a bit later than I'd have liked. All in all, I still got a good night's rest. When I woke up, I felt the burn: Everywhere. Chest, abs, shoulders, back, and I even had stiff hands -- likely from a few white-knuckled episodes of high speed through the trees. If you were ever fascinated by the speeder bike scene in Return of the Jedi, you really need to go ride through some tree-covered bike trails.
I think I might start alternating my Mondays between my usual road ride and Shawnee Mission Park. I don't know for sure if this will really help sharpen me up for what winter will throw at me, but I did find myself keeping my balance and holding a better line by the end of my little adventure last night.
I shook off the stiffness and did some stretches this morning, which is something I forgot to do last night. I'm regretting it now. I was planning on hitting one of the few fattening fast-food joints on the way to the bus for breakfast this morning, but I spent too much time shivering in the living room trying to get motivated to get out early. I grabbed a fistfull of Caribou Mocha Bars for the road and took off.
As I pulled up to the coffee shop, I ran into headphone lady and her boyfriend (husband?) which is the guy who rides the old black Diamondback Outlook. They commhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifented on my lighting setup. Right now, it's a red/orange helmet blinkie (mars 3.0), a totally illegal but very eye-catching blue blinkie under my seat, the Dinotte (blinking) in front, the NiteRider on my helmet, and TireFlys on the wheels. I'm lit up like a Christmas Tree. Just wait until I string miniature Christmas lights on my bike when it gets closer to Christmas. That was a big hit last year.
JR, Lorin and I dispensed our sage bicycle wisdom to a gentleman that was looking for a bike to get around town for fun and transportation. He'd probably be fine with a hybrid from the sounds of things. He says he wants to ride around on streets but wants to be able to go "off road". From my experience, most peoples' idea of "off road" for a bicycle is totally within the capabilities of a hybrid, or hell, even a road bike. I've taken my Trek 1200 on a few dirt BMX trails. The only time I had a problem was a loss of traction when I was climbing a dirt hill out of the saddle. I sat back down and it was all better. A serious cyclist looking for a mix of on/off road and all-weather performance would be better off with a cyclocross bike, but the cheaper mass-produced hybrid bikes really work well enough for most.
Well, I'm off to the grind.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Yeah, that burns
It's hard to really appreciate the workout that you get from trail riding until you've gone and done it after a long hiatus. I checked my computer last night, and I logged about 6 miles out there on the trails last night. I would have probably ridden twice the distance or further, even on the "lethargic" paced road ride I usually attend. Even in those 6 miles, I got a much more complete workout than usual.
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I always pass on streching and wind up paying for it later!those mocha bars are good!my wife came home with one called "sweet & salty" by ?,(forgot),try 'um you'll like'um,i'am sure weatlh wise they are good also, my wife reads ALL LABELS!,i guess thats why she weights only 115!.:>)
- November 27, 2007 11:18 AM
- Dan said...
Where did you find a blue blinkie light? Sounds cool!
- November 27, 2007 11:27 AM
- Noah said...
It's just a cheesy Finger Light thing that I got as a stocking stuffer last year. It's similar to these. You can find them in the checkout lane of your local ginormous discount super-warehouse-of-doom for a few bucks.
- November 27, 2007 11:37 AM
- BadgerLand said...
Dan: Road ID has blue blinkie lights for sale. They are really not designed specific for bikes but have a clip that allows you to attach them to your belt and or seat bag. I have one on my periwinkle blue Quickbeam
- November 27, 2007 2:37 PM
- Apertome said...
Excellent. I agree that mountain biking miles are much harder-earned than those on the road. I usually figure about a factor of two.
- November 28, 2007 9:40 AM
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Hotel Lock Company Wants Hotels To Pay For Fixing Their Hackable Product
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Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that this couldn't possibly happen. After all, Johnny Lee Miller is probably still too busy spinning in place from the speed with which Eli Stone was cancelled after two seasons (and again, I'm reminded that Firefly lasted one. Sigh...) to be stealing stuff from your hotel room. And besides, it can't be that freaking easy to hack into a hotel lock, can it?
Yes, it can. Forbes has the story of hotel lock-maker Onity's reaction to Cody Brocious revealing at a Black Hat security conference how to hack the company's locks (found on over 4 million hotel room doors) with $50 worth of equipment.
The company's response to that epic security bug has two parts–a quick fix, and a more rigorous one, both of which it plans to make available by the end of August: First, it's issuing caps that cover the data port Brocious's hack exploited, which can only be removed by opening the lock's case. To further stymie hackers who would try to open the locks and remove that cap, it's also sending customers new, more obscure Torx screws to replace those on the cases of installed locks.Not bad, right? We've certainly seen companies in the past react poorly when shown the security flaws in their products, attempting to silence those that point them out rather than just fixing the problems. So this would seem to be a step in the right direction, yes? Maybe, except for this:
The second fix is more substantial: Onity will offer its customers new circuit boards and firmware that ostensibly fix the problems Brocious demonstrated.
But Onity is asking owners of some models of its locks of some to pay a "nominal fee" for the fix, while offering others "special pricing programs" to cover the cost of replacing components. It's also asking its customers to cover the shipping and labor costs of making hardware changes to the millions of locks worldwide.That's ridiculous. Onity sold hotels a product that had one job to do: keep the wrong people out of hotel rooms. The product does the job so poorly that $50 worth of equipment and a little technical know-how defeats it entirely. And now you want customers to pay to fix your bad device?
Even Brocious himself pushed back on Onity's statement.
Brocious criticized Onity's move to put the financial onus for the fix on its customers after selling them what he's described as fundamentally insecure products. While the free mechanical cap solution could create hurdles for hackers, he says that's only a partial fix replacement until the lock's circuit boards are replaced–something that's not likely to happen if it requires millions of dollars in costs for Onity's customers. "This will not be insignificant, given that the majority of hotels are small and independently owned and operated. Given that it won't be a low cost endeavour, it's not hard to imagine that many hotels will choose not to properly fix the issues, leaving customers in danger," he writes.It's an especially bizarre move in terms of public relations. How quickly do you think word will get around to other hotel owners, particularly small independent hotels, about how Onity designs their locks and treats their customers? This could be a win for Onity, if they go out of their way to properly fix their flawed product, but instead they appear to want to turn this into a double-dip of bad business.


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So what is it that webcomic creators find sexy? Sexy webcomics are all the rage, what with Lauren Davis expounding on pornographic webcomics at her site (link NSFW) and adult collectives becoming news over at Robot 6 (link perhaps SFW).
Let's face it… sex sells. So what makes a webcomic sexy? In its continued quest for tasteful excellence, the Webcomic Overlook takes a look at a few of the most important assets that make titillation fun for people of all ages. What elements deliver the wow-wow-wee? The answers may surprise you.
Be warned, while the following is not exactly NSFW, you probably don't want to get caught at work staring at them anyway.
1.) Big Boobs
I mean, duh. This probably tops any list. Heck, if the unavoidable and badly drawn ads for Wireheads are to be believed, they not only have to be big, they have to also be square. Unfortunately, the boobs present in the comic aren't quite so square, a classic example of bait-and-switch advertising.
2.) Gargantuan Boobs
A lot of webcomics, including the one above, claim to depict the biggest hooters in webcomic history, but they are all wrong. That honor most likely belongs to Oopsie Doodle, which features boobs that can best be described as Godzilla-scale. Or the Six Flags Over Magic Mountain of Breasts. Our heroine, Beryl Thunderstrom, wants us to feel sorry for her on account of her boobs, but I'm having a hard time mustering any sympathy for what are clearly two watermelons stuffed down the front of her shirt.
3.) Werewolves
Members of Team Jacob know that werewolves are total hotties. But where the cheesecake for the guys? Amirite, bros? Fortunately, Peter Is The Wolf delivers on werewolves that not only have enormous sweater puppies but are also mostly naked all the time. The main page leads off to both "Family Safe" and "Adults Only" options, as if humanoid wolves drooling over cloth-covered naughty bits is suddenly the next Dora the Explorer.
4.) Sisters
And now we get to Ellen, My Absolute Hot Sister, and…
What the crap.
Posted on June 9, 2010, in adult webcomic, The Webcomic Overlook, webcomics, Webcomics are sexy. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
there is nothing sexier than tailsy:
College co-eds in danger are pretty sexy too:
Hah! I read all of the ones Lauren Davis mentioned. I'm glad she knows the good ones!
That being said, I'm a little worried about this trend towards pornography in the webcomics community. I know it makes money, but I don't want it to become something they get belittled for, like the furry community. I think it was Ian Jay (http://ianjay.net/) who mentioned something like… ridicule about sex in the furry community actually causing MORE sexualization, which then made it turn into some kind of vicious cycle.
Not that main stream comics aren't over-sexed (power girl ha ha), I just wish it didn't have to be the main selling point for webcomics too. So far there have been specific comics (like the ones lauren davis mentioned), and specific areas (eg. slipshine, started by the guy who does girly) that contain more sex. And I think this is great… it's just when main stream comic creators like Gina Biggs start making these that I have to wonder, is she doing it because she likes sex, or is she uh… well… selling out. The low price of 4.99 tells me it's probably the second.
Okay, Ellen my absolute hot sister is ridiculous. WTF? Seriously? I read all 19 pages, and my thought was this… (well I had many thoughts, but anyhow) How does he not recognize or remember he has a sister? Did the Men in Black mindwipe him when he was a child and make him forget he had a sister? And did the mindwipe also involve wiping the part of his memory that says banging your sister is bad?!
If he really wanted to do something like this, he could've created some pshyco thriller drama, where the guy doesn't realize it's his sister until they've… well… you know. Sort of like in that movie OLDBOY. Now that was messed up.
But it's obvious that he doesn't exactly have the writing skills to accomplish something like that, since we already know that it's his sister from page one. The sad thing is, I read a few comments and there are people clamoring for more of this stuff.
I think I may have to start a new comic called "Ellen, my absolute hot sister, who also happens to be a lesbian, yet who I am still sexually attracted to, even though I am gay."
That domain name might be a pain to type though.
As Darald says in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, "When they mix the sexuality and the violence, I like it."
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Sterling's Charli Wike and Shannon Long each had one-day stays as competitors at the IHSA's Swimming and Diving state finals on Friday in Evanston.
Wike competed in a pair of swimming events. Her time of 1 minute, 6.8 seconds earned her 21st place among 52 swimmers in the 100 breaststroke. She also competed in the 200 IM and posted a time of 2:14.83, 34th among 35 swimmers.
Long accumulated 105.95 points in the diving competition, 47th among 48 competitors.
In swimming events, the top six finishers in the preliminary round advance to the championship finals, while the next six advance to the consolation finals. The top 12 divers move on to the championship finals.
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Oregon tournament
Oregon 45, Amboy 39, OT: The Hawks outscored the Clippers 6-0 in the extra period to pull out a win at home.
McKaylee Beeter led Oregon (2-0) with 17 points, hitting five 3-pointers, and Emylyn Wright scored 12.
Brooke Lovgren nailed five 3s for Amboy and finished with 15 points, while Kaitlyn Liebing had in 10.
Pecatonica 46, Milledgeville 35: The Missiles were outscored 16-8 in the fourth quarter of a pool-play loss in Oregon.
Courtney Swalve scored a game-high 16 points for Milledgeville (0-2), shooting 8-for-14 from the free-throw line.
Princeton tournament
Erie 65, LaMoille 33: Ten different Cardinals scored as Erie stayed unbeaten with a lopsided win in Princeton.
Kayla Waggoner scored 12 points and Rachel Cobert added 10 for the Cards (3-0). Paige and Payton Rus each had eight points, and Paige dished four assists; Laykin Miner matched those four assists and chipped in six points.
Erie had 18 assists on 27 field goals.
Midland 51, Bureau Valley 23: The Storm fell behind 23-5 after one quarter and couldn't catch up at Princeton.
Nicole Bornsheuer scored 15 for BV (0-3).
Forreston tournament
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Eli Young Band Singer Mike Eli Shares That New Baby Will Have 'K' Name
Eli Young Band's lead vocalist, Mike Eli, is quickly gearing up for fatherhood. As Taste of Country reported back in March, the singer and his wife Kacey are expecting their first baby in August, so it makes sense that they're tilling their brains looking for a name for their tiny son or daughter.
Rest assured, the littlest Eli won't be called "James" or "Jamie" like EYB bandmate James Young has suggested. The expectant couple will be keeping the name under wraps until the little one arrives, but revealed that they have decided to carry on a family tradition and have his/her name start with the letter "K."
The band doesn't expect things to change much, but says that Baby K will mix in a new dynamic to their touring, adding, "and hey, we get some time off!"
Eli Young Band will continue to tour as the opening act on the Rascal Flatts Changed Tour through the month of August. Hopefully little "K" baby arrives on time so Eli won't have to jump through the same hoops that Flatts' Jay DeMarcus recently did with the arrival of his new son, Dylan Jay.


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As if Israel had a dearth of political parties and all it needed to make things right was just one more, Tzippi Livni has launched a new party in time for the upcoming elections.
Former Kadima leader Tzipi Livni on Tuesday announced her new political party, Hatnua ("The Movement"), in a press conference in Tel Aviv, calling for a change to Israel's domestic and foreign agendas and saying, "If we don't make a change now, we won't be able to make it in the future."
Livni began her address to the press by recalling the birth of her political career, a few weeks before the assassination of then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin. She said she would fight for a "democratic Israel" and added, "Things are deteriorating in Israel. There is no one who represents us."
"It's tough to return to political life," she said, recounting that when her youngest son, an officer, was sent to the south last week during Operation Pillar of Defense, she texted him to say she was planning to run. "I told him I would fight in my [political] arena so that he wouldn't have to fight in his."
Why does she feel the need to start a new party? Why can she not remain in Kadima under the leadership of Mofaz? Her move (excuse the pun) smacks of ego rather than nationalistic altruism.
"Everything is upside down," Livni said, and went on to allude to the government's ceasefire negotiations with Hamas versus the lack of peace talks with the Palestinian Authority: "The government enters dialogue with those who support terror and avoids the camp that has prevented terror, that fights for two states."
Well now, that's rich coming from her. Who was it who negotiated a ceasefire with Hezbollah after the Second Lebanon War in 2006? Who negotiated with Hamas after Operation Cast Lead in 2008-9?
Moving on to domestic issues, Livni pledged to push for ultra-Orthodox military conscription and to promote initiatives that would allow "young people to have homes, earn a living, and live with dignity without always fearing for the future."
Hmm. Sounds suspiciously like Kadima's platform. And Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party.
"The Movement is the only party that can do this," she said, noting that Monday night's Likud primaries only strengthened the right-wing and "Feiginlists" at the helm of the country. "I oppose their extremism. I'm in favor of a Zionist party — a liberal, secular, and democratic party."
That's fine. I repeat, what's wrong with Kadima (don't start…) or the Labour party or Yesh Atid? Why start another party in an already crowded field.
Livni's address was punctuated by applause from supporters who joined the press gathering. Livni will reportedly be joined by a cadre of former Kadima Knesset members and other would-be politicians, including MKs Yohanan Plesner, Shlomo Mola, Yoel Hasson and Professor Yitzhak Ben Yisrael; diplomat Daniel Shek, and Boaz Nol, one of the leaders of the Suckers' movement, which has spearheaded the struggle for universal conscription.
It's Kadima redux. Why not just call it Kadima II?
Livni's choice to establish her own party has drawn the ire of left-leaning parties that were seeking her support, including Labor Party chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich, who had appealed to Livni to join forces with her.
Yachimovich is right to be angry. Livni is further splitting and weakening the left and center-left vote in Israel.
The name of Livni's party is "Hatnuah" in Hebrew which has two literal translations. The first is "the Movement" which is what Livni intended, and the second is "the traffic" which she certainly did not.
The name, as you can imagine, has given rise to enormous mirth in Israel, and Twitter is alive with the sound of puns and funny jokes at the expense of Livni and her new party.
Some of the jokes are not much more than toilet humour, riffing on the word "Movement" – and you can use your imagination for the rest. 🙂
The other puns focus on the second meaning of the word: "Traffic". This has given rise to remarks like "When they report from the Knesset on Hatnua, it's going to sound like "Here is the traffic report from Knesset" ".
Here are a few tweets for your entertainment and edification:
The tweet below translates as: "And now to our Knesset correspondent with reports on Hatnua (or with traffic reports):
The tweet below translates as: "I swear I just heard on Reshet Bet: "Tzippi Livni's new movement is called… The Movement"… and then there was this embarrassing silence".
And for a grand finale, I give you Israellycool's short post:
Yep, The Movement.
While I'm sure Tzipi is flushed with pride at creating yet another political party, I'm guessing this one is going down the toilet.
And yeah, I know I'm being feces-tious, but it was too hard to resist.
I'm having way too much fun this but I had better stop right here before I waste another few hours laughing at the absurdity that is Israeli politics.
I hope I've provided you with enough entertainment to last the day. 🙂


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13 April 2012
Almost twenty Melges 32 will compete in the first act of the Audi Sailing Series 2012, taking place at Marina di Loano between Friday 13th and Sunday 15th April. Organized by BPSE, in collaboration with Melges Europe and Marina di Loano, the event will officially open the 2012 season of the greatest of the sportboat produced by Melges Performance Sailboats. This first act will anticipate the debut of the "mosquitos" Audi Melges 20, who anticipate racing at Marina di Loano for next weekend (21st-22nd April).
A entry list is filled with some of the best Italian and international sailors ensuring the racing will be intense.
It will be an hard job for Fantastica, winner of the Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series 2011, to hit the target again but the owner, Lanfranco Cirillo will do his best thanks to his regular crew, composed of none other than tactician Michele Paoletti, the mainsail trimmer Dede de Luca and Claudio Celon. Cirillo's strongest competition for sure will be Riccardo Simoneschi and Gabriele Benussi – the couple arrived second in 2011 with Alessio Marinelli, and in 2012 on board of Edoardo and Vanni Pavesio's Fra Martina, Mascalzone Latino helmed by Vincenzo Onorato, who has the Australian Champion Nathan Wilmot at his side, and Edoardo Lupi and Massimo Pessina's Torpyone with the Slovenian tactician Branko Brcin. Outsiders could be HH Brontolo with Filippo Pacinotti and the two times Olympic medalist Ross MacDonald, Mauro Mocchegiani's Rush Diletta, became stronger with the entrance of Nello Pavoni in the team, and finally the Spanish Bribon-Movistar helmed by Marc de Antonio, at his second season on Melges 32, who will rely on the experience of the Portuguese tactician Hugo Rocha, an Olympic Bronze Medalist winner at the Atlanta Games in 1996.
On the battlefield for the first time is Bombarda, the new Melges 32 of Andrea Pozzi, who entrusted Flavio Favini and Alessio Razeto the task of doing something spectacular. Last but not least, there is great interest for the official debut in Italy of the Austrian Roberto Tomasini Grinover's Robertissima, who has the Olympian Star sailor Johann Spitzauer as chief in the cockpit.
Each leg of the Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series will consist of a maximum of eight tests, with the limit set at no more than three rounds per day. The only exception will be the European Championship in Porto Cervo, where the program includes four days "on the water" for a maximum of ten races.
The Audi Sailing Series is articulated in five fractions. In fact, after Marina di Loano, the Melges 32 family will route to Portoferraio (24-27 May), Porto Cervo (June 28-July 1), Malcesine (19-22 July) and Naples (18-21 October).
As usual Thursday has been reserved to four rolling starts and a practice race, won by the President of the Class, Carlo Alberini on Calvi Network.
New surprise ashore for all the participants: the main sponsor Audi give to all sailors the possibility of a driving test on its latest models such as A1 Sportback, R8 V10, RS3 Sportback and A6 Avant.
Besides Audi, the Audi Sailing Series are supported by the Maison Haute Horlogerie Eberhard & Co, official timekeeper of the season, and Musto, involved as a sponsor.


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Cleveland, Ohio is a beautiful, vibrant city on the shores of Lake Erie. It's not just a great place to live, but there are many great reasons to visit it, too!
Cleveland is the urban center of Northeast Ohio, the 14th largest consolidated metropolitan area in the United States. Throughout the twentieth century, Cleveland was ranked as one of the 10 largest cities in the U.S., but like most U.S. cities, began to lose population to suburban areas in the 1960s and 1970s. Unfortunately, Cleveland received a bad reputation in the 1970s due to a series of unfortunate events, most notably the Cuyahoga River catching fire. Okay, it didn't actually catch fire. Some debris floating on top did. Still, the name-calling continues ("Mistake On The Lake" is a perennial favorite). However, in the mid-1980s, Cleveland earned the nickname the Comeback City as the urban core experienced a dramatic revitalization process that continues today.
Like other cities in the "rust belt", Cleveland has endured growing pains as it makes its transition from a manufacturing-based economy. While Cleveland earned the reputation as the "Silicon Valley of the Industrial Age", it also developed economic prowess in the fields of health care, law, finance, insurance, real estate development, and professional services. Cleveland is not only home to early innovations in technology (such as automotive and aeronautical components, steel, petroleum, rail, shipping, electrical lighting and telecommunications), but has made some of the most profound contributions to modern medicine (blood transfusions, heart-lung machines, heart transplants, use of anesthetics during surgery and many more).
What non-locals don't often realize is that Cleveland's long history of industrial wealth has left it chock full of cultural riches as well as the beginnings of a "sustainable city" movement. For decades, the city has boasted of a "Big Five" orchestra (The Cleveland Orchestra), the second largest performing arts center in the U.S. (Playhouse Square Center), a world-renowned art museum (The Cleveland Museum of Art), the nation's first health museum (HealthSpace Cleveland), (the NASA Glenn Research Center) and a number of other first-rate attractions. During its "comeback" years, Cleveland has added the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the Great Lakes Science Center and four new sports facilities in the downtown area for its professional baseball (Indians), basketball (Cavaliers) and football (Browns) teams as well as the Cleveland State University Vikings basketball team. To complete the "Hall of Fame Cycle", tourists can plan visits to the Rock Hall, Inventure Place (the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron) and the Pro Football Hall of Fame (in Canton).
Despite the perception that Cleveland is an industrial town, just beyond the automotive and steel plants, a clean and beautiful downtown sits at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River on the southern shore of Lake Erie (often marvelled over by visitors who are surprised you can't see the other side, i.e., Canada).
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Cleveland's main airport, the Cleveland Hopkins Airport (CLE), is located on the west side of the city. The airport is served by most of the major domestic airlines, and it is a hub for Continental Airlines as well. Burke Lakefront Airport is a small airport right on the shore of Lake Erie that handles private jet traffic. Cuyahoga County Airport is located in northeastern Cuyahoga County. Visitors also use the Akron-Canton Airport (CAK), a 45-minute drive from Cleveland.
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A wide variety of activities await you in Northeast Ohio. Whether you are looking for outdoor fun, culture, the fine arts, history, sports, shopping, clubbing and dining - Cleveland ROCKS!
Enjoy a game with the world's best sports fans (we have to be - ESPN named Cleveland as the "Most Tortured Sports City").
Historically nicknamed the Forest City, Cleveland is a great place for outdoor activities. If you think Cleveland is just a "rust belt" city, get out to the nearest Cleveland Metropark. The parks form an Emerald Necklace around the Cleveland metropolitan area, so no matter which direction you go from downtown, you're headed toward a park. Biking, horseback riding, jogging and rollerblading are easily accomodated by the miles of trails (paved and unpaved) encircling Cuyahoga County. In the winter, visitors can cross country ski these same trails. Sitting upon the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains, Cleveland also provides downhill skiers with slopes throughout the area.
No "mistake" about it! Cleveland boasts miles of Lake Erie shoreline, providing enjoyment from before Memorial Day to past Labor Day for boaters, fishermen and beach bums. Sailers, boaters, waverunners and jet skiers enjoy the lake with marinas, piers and boat launches available all along America's North Coast. Fishing is popular more than three seasons of the year with healthy populations of Walleye and Perch in Lake Erie. In the late fall and early winter, anglers pursue steelhead trout in the many rivers feeding Lake Erie up through Northeast Ohio and into Pennsylvania and Western New York.
A river winds through it. Rowing crews, canoers and kayakers enjoy the diverse scenery along the Cuyahoga (a Native American term, meaning "Crooked River"). The Cuyahoga provides a mosaic of the nightspots of the Flats (dockage at restaurants and bars), downtown's towers rising up the hill, active industrial remnants of the birthplace of the petroleum and steel industries, pastoral settings and the Ohio Canal (which in the 1800s provided the connection between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River, ultimately enabling shipping from the Atlantic Ocean (via the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Erie Canal) to the Gulf of Mexico (via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers). The Ohio Canal has been preserved as a core element of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Not amused by nature? If you prefer to step up the pace, Northeast Ohio offers world-class amusement parks including Cedar Point (1 hour drive to Sandusky), Geauga Lake (just outside of southeastern Cuyahoga County) and Memphis Kiddie Park (in Brooklyn, Ohio), a small but fun park for the little ones (toddlers to pre-teens).
Downtown Cleveland is home to Tower City Center, a large urban complex, a retail mall, hotels and the Terminal Tower. The Galleria at Erieview is another complex that includes a popular lunchtime foodcourt.
Shoppers have been flocking to Northeast Ohio since the development of several lifestyle centers have attracted upscale retailers. On the East Side, Legacy Village (in Lyndhurst) has been added to Cleveland's fashion district along Cedar Road (which includes Beachwood Place and La Place in Beachwood). Nearby, Eton Collection (on Chagrin Boulevard in Woodmere) provides even more upscale options for shopping and dining. On the West Side, Crocker Park (in Westlake) provides a mixed-use "new town" environment with upscale shopping.
Cleveland's active art community has galleries throughout the area with larger concentrations in Tremont and Ohio City (just across the Cuyahoga River from downtown). Unique boutiques abound in the inner ring suburbs of Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights and Lakewood. New England charm and "mom-and-pop" shops can be found along the public squares of Western Reserve towns (settled as the Connecticut [[14] Western Reserve), including Chagrin Falls, Hudson, Medina, Chardon and Painesville.
Cleveland is host to a wide variety of restaurants and is culinarily much more diverse than an outsider might suspect drawing on large enclaves of ethnic neighborhoods and immigration (Ohio City, Slavic Village, Parma, Hough, Little Italy and others). Certainly, Eastern European food and Soul food are big in a city where Hungarians, Slavs, Poles, Czechs, Bohemians and Southern African Americans were drawn to the steel industry at the end of the 19th century; however recent emigres have spiced up the mix, adding many more influences including Indian, Chinese, Puerto Rican and Central American, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean.
In the mid-1990s Cleveland was in step with the resurgence of the restaurant industry, and has many restaurants on-par with their larger-city counterparts: Michael Symon's Lola Bistro, The Baricelli Inn, One Walnut, The Flying Fig and many others offer contemporary American Cuisine to fine French-themed dining.
Today's Cleveland is not your Grandfather's sausage and pierogi steel town.
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7-17-10 PNC Park
The day began for me at 4AM. I had spent the previous week in South Carolina at Myrtle Beach.
I arrived at PNC Park at 3:45 PM and I was back in action for the first time since July 3rd, exactly two weeks off from ballhawking.
It was a much needed break. But I was ready to get back to one of my hobbies.
Upon entering the stadium at 4:30, batting practice had not yet begun.
After 5-10 minutes, it got underway and I snagged a ground rule double from Bobby Crosby, who was hitting in the first group. The ball barely cleared the wall, as it was a line drive.
I lined up with the ball and made the snag about three rows back.
Things were really slow during the first two groups, and I had the opportunity to talk to two of the Pirates relievers.
Things then slowed down to a ridiculously boring pace. The Astros weren't hitting many home runs, as they appeared 100% dedicated to taking inside out swings to hit the ball to right field.
Luckily, near the end of batting practice, I snagged a ground rule double off the bat of an unknown Astro.
Also, at the end of batting practice, I got ball #7 thrown by Matt Lindstrom as the Astros were running off the field.
At the end of batting practice I gave one of my extra balls that I bring from home away to a young fan with a glove who had gotten shut out.
I left right after Batting Practice to go home and get caught up on some sleep.
(PS: As for Sunday, Nick and I went to the stadium, waited outside for over a half an hour and then left, as there were no signs of cages in sight. I'll be back in action on Monday, and Milwaukee's best ballhawk will be in attendance at the game…)
Here are today's baseballs:
Sweet spots:
Game: 7 balls (3 hit, 1 thrown, 1 device, 2 found)
Season: 287 balls (153 hit, 67 thrown, 27 device, 41 found)
Games: 45 games
Average: 6.38 balls per game
2010 Game Balls: 3
Career: 865 balls
Streak: 141 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
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Hello everyone!!! I have just started trying to get into the O.B.E.'s and Lucid Dreaming. I am more interested in the O.B.E.'s though and this is what I have been trying to achieve lately. I know I can becuase I can feel the waking Sleep Paralysis wave come over my body, the vibrations and hte heavy weight. I am all clear minded up untill thats point and hten I get I'd say anxious/nervous/excited/scared at the same tiem becuase I have never had an O.B.E. befor. When this wave come my heart rate jsumps through the roof and kicks it off and all I can focus on is my heart rate and trying to bring it back down but I can't. Is there anything I can do to keep myself focused and let it over come me? This is the biggest problem and I should be able to have O.B.E.'s if I can pass the wave.
To go into it deeper... I first lay down, relaxe take a few deep breaths and focus on the darkness behind my eyelids. Once I see the colors of morphing lights I start to think of a scenerey and thast when I feel my body become heavy and my limbs feel weightless and feel like they have switched postions (I lay with palms down, feels like they turn over upwards). I keep my focus and then I start to feel the chest pressue which is fine I can manage my breathing and heart rate just fine. Once my body decides to vibrate is where I loose all focus and my heart beats outragesly and I try all I can to stay calm but I can't seem to and it vanishes...
How to manage through Sleep Paralysis!?
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Re: How to manage through Sleep Paralysis!?
I would suggest just working on relaxation techniques so you can be more relaxed during WILD/OBE attempts. The first time I experienced sleep paralysis and vibrations I freaked out and made myself snap back into the waking world. The process is disorienting and that's a big problem for a lot of people including me. What also might help is to prepare yourself mentally for the trip (that's what it feels like) and go over the process in your mind, also while you are still aware enough try to talk to yourself about what's happening during the process and that it's normal and O.K. etc and remind yourself that you can come out any time you want so there is nothing to afraid of. Good luck and don't give up!
Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world? Morpheus
Re: How to manage through Sleep Paralysis!?
I know it's safe and and I have nothingto worry about I jsut feel as if I get too anxious and my heart jumps. Should I take a few shots befor bed to stay more relaxed? Haha
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Yes the shots would help to relax for sure, but too bad for me alcohol messes up my dreams I was partying a bit much during the holidays and had no LDs, then stopped and within a week had 2.
Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world? Morpheus
Re: How to manage through Sleep Paralysis!?
You say you know its safe but you need to give in to it as well and just go with it. If you are tying to get past SP by thinking that its safe you will be losing concentration and miss the oppotunity to go lucid
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Re: How to manage through Sleep Paralysis!?
lucidinthe sky wrote:alcohol messes up my dreams
Me too. I get no dreams when I drink too much. But sometimes it's fun to enjoy waking life.... but I never expect a dream afterward, so I am never disappointed. I know it would be a night of recuperation, not dreams.
But back to the topic: How to manage sleep paralysis. The key is to not get too excited. Write down the things that worried you and when you feel them again, they won't worry you as much.
I've only ever experienced this phase after a lucid dream (one in which I find out while in the dream). So perhaps I was in a calm state to begin with because of that and that's why I was successful. I have never experienced the symptoms of sleep paralysis and been conscious from the waking state. I think I almost have several times but always 'snap' out of it.
But here is an experience I had 2 days ago, and since you brought up O.B.E's I thought I would mention it. I never tried to have an O.B.E., but I think this may have been close:
I was in a dream, and lucid. At the end, there was a lanky, but very tall security guard and he was going to fight me. I knew I couldn't take him. But I just let it play out. He came at me, I threw a punch. It had no effect on him, his belly was at my head level. I just gave up and watched. He beat me up, but I felt no pain. It was disorientating, but I knew it was a dream and just watched. It wasn't long before it faded to black. Most people would wake up at this point, or even sooner. But don't. Just stay.
It was pitch black and I started to hear a ringing in my ears. Like after a night at a rock concert. Then I saw 'in the distance' a ball of light. It wasn't pure white though, it was yellowish like an incandescent bulb. It was a bit blurry too as though I was seeing it through my eyelids. It got closer. Then it took shape. I saw my eye, in black and yellow, no other colors, and the eye was looking from side to side and up and down wildly. I thought to myself, "That's probably what my eyes are doing right now." (REM). Then I saw both my eyes as though I was pressing my face to a mirror. (Still in black and yellow/golden, and the ears still ringing). It was like the back of my eyelids were mirrors. Then I heard a loud banging on the door of my room. (That would have woken me up if I hadn't experienced it before). But I was determined to just ride it out and see where it takes me.
And then it got weird, and I have never had this happen before.
I started to breath heavily out my nose and every time I did, I felt warm air blowing on the back of my neck. It was like I was 2 people, separated by a foot or so, and the other was behind me breathing on my neck. I breathed again and felt the warm air again. I just surrendered to it. After 4-5 more, the feeling on the back of my neck felt like someone pouring cold water on it. I thought to myself, "Why wouldn't that wake me up?" I was so calm I still didn't wake up. I did soon after, but I was in a different place and lucid right away.
The more you experience this phase, and write down your observations, the more accustomed to it you will become. And the more accustomed, the more relaxed you will be and not 'snap' out of it. I am no expert and will have failed attempts in the future, but practice makes perfect.
But here's my thoughts about the almost O.B.E. I have a feeling that if I could have somehow 'shifted my focus' to the 'being behind me', and then 'rolled out' or 'gotten up', it could have become an O.B.E. I felt like I was separated, but I was predominantly the one in front who was aware he was in bed. I hate to use the term 'astral body', but that is a good description of what I felt behind me.
If we all lucid dreamed this world would be a better place.
Re: How to manage through Sleep Paralysis!?
some of the effects are interesting and hard to eplain in terms of what we understand now. I had one OBE and was sitting up in bed I think but anyway I would touch or scratch say my right ear and feel the hand doing it to my left ear. Really odd feeling and I did it a few times just to make sure.
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Re: How to manage through Sleep Paralysis!?
I had the same problem, I lost all focus and snapped back to the real world. I tried to count from 100 down and it helped for a short period of time.
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Are you ready to celebrate the end of the school year? Many area schools are concluding for the summer, making kids primed to party. If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend with the family in New Jersey, you must make time to check out the following local events.
Montville 4th of July Celebration
The city of Montville is ready to celebrate Independence Day early this year! The town's July 4th event will actually be held on June 22 to June 24. The fireworks show will be Saturday night and choreographed to music. A parade in honor of the event will be held on 1 pm on Saturday. Additional highlights include carnival rides, food-eating contests, and live musical acts.
The Immaculate Conception Parish in Annadale will be having their annual carnival this coming weekend. From Wednesday to Sunday, the church grounds will be transformed into a fair with carnival rides, food vendors, a pig roast, and fireworks on Saturday night. The fair will open nightly at 6 pm with the exception of Sunday when gates open at 4 pm.
The State Fair has finally arrived again at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford. From June 22 to July 9, games, live entertainment, rides, and food will be all available at the very popular event. Favorites among the lineup include racing pigs, high dive act, Batcopter rides, and Sky Rides. Advance tickets are available for purchase.
Annual Fireman's Carnival and Fireworks
Historic Chester will be hosting their annual fair from June 20 to June 24. Tuesday and Thursday will be wristband nights while the fireworks are scheduled for Friday night with a raindate for Saturday. Carnival and fire truck rides will be running along with food vendors and a beer tent.


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Kyle Busch Wins at Atlanta, Clinches Chase Berth
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Kyle Busch proved emphatically Sunday night that he knows what to do with a lead when he gets it.
By the time he grabbed the top spot at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the first time, however, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup picture had changed dramatically.
Busch claimed the trophy for the AdvoCare 500, beating Joey Logano to the finish line by .740 seconds. Locked into a top-10 spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Busch added three bonus points to his Chase-opening total with his fourth win of the season.
The win was Busch's second at Atlanta and the 28th of his prolific career, tying him with Rex White for 23rd on the career victory list. And he did it in a car he labeled "a joke" early in the race.
"It was at first," Busch said frankly. "That's why we race 500 miles, I guess. Man, I don't know where it came from but these guys -- (crew chief) Dave Rogers -- the guys never gave up. They made some really good calls, and I commend them. It was their race today."
For other Chase contenders, Sunday night's race was a mixture of perseverance and perverse fortune. Beyond that, for reigning Cup champion Brad Keselowski, it was an unmitigated disaster.
Logano's strong second-place finish gained the driver of the No. 22 Penske Racing Ford two spots to eighth in the standings and gave him a 16-point cushion over 11th-place Jeff Gordon with only next Saturday's Richmond race remaining before the Chase field is set.
Driving with a broken wrist, Martin Truex Jr. ran third, but his hold on a Wild Card berth in the Chase remains tenuous. With two-time winner Kasey Kahne holding the first Wild Card spot, Truex has a five-point lead over Ryan Newman, who came home fifth Sunday, for the second berth.
Kurt Busch surged back into the top 10 -- and hence a provisional Chase spot -- with a fourth-place result, but Busch leads Gordon (sixth Sunday), a fellow non-winner this year, by a mere six points.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. gave himself some breathing room with an eighth-place finish. He remains seventh in the standings, 37 points ahead of Gordon in 11th. A finish of 32nd or better at Richmond will lock Earnhardt into the Chase, whether he leads a lap or not.
Engine issues that ended in a catastrophic failure relegated Keselowski to a 35th-place finish, putting him in dire peril of becoming the second defending champion to miss the Chase. (Tony Stewart was the first in 2006.) Keselowski fell to 15th in the standings, 28 points behind Kurt Busch in 10th. Not even a victory at Richmond will guarantee Keselowski a berth in NASCAR's 10-race playoff.
"What can you do?" Keselowski said after bringing his car to the garage. "You can sit here and be mad and stomp your feet and be a jerk about it, but it just broke. That's racing. It's kind of been the story of our year …
"At this point, it's not frustration. I'm beyond frustration. At this point, you're just looking above and going, 'This must be a test to prove how strong we are and what our character is,' because I believe in the people I'm around. I think they're doing the right things, but it's just not working. So I'm (resigned) to this being a test, and I love challenges -- and this is going to be one helluva challenge."
Logano, off sequence on pit stops, swapped the lead with Clint Bowyer during a 112-lap green-flag run that encompassed two full pit cycles surrounding the midpoint of the race. By Lap 190, Bowyer had opened a 7.093-second lead over the Logano's No. 22 Ford, but Bowyer's experimental Toyota Racing Development engine erupted two laps later, wiping out the advantage and knocking the No. 15 Camry out of the race.
Six laps after the ensuing restart on Lap 199, Denny Hamlin spun in Turn 4, thanks to a bump from Paul Menard. All lead-lap drivers came to pit road for tires and fuel except for Edwards and Logano. After a restart on Lap 213, Keselowski grabbed the lead.
Edwards dropped back precipitously, but Logano held his own in second place until Keselowski's engine began to lose power on Lap 243, handing the top spot back to Logano, who held a five-second lead over Newman after a round of green-flag pit stops that ended on Lap 254.
Newman cut the margin to 2.3 seconds before Jimmie Johnson spun off Turn 4 trying to avoid Jeff Burton's Chevrolet, which had slowed to enter pit road, to cause the seventh caution and bunch the field for a restart on Lap 293.
First off pit road after the decisive stop, Kyle Busch led the field to green, and on the restart lap, brother Kurt Busch streaked around the outside to move from 11th to second by the time the cars hit the middle of the backstretch. Before the leader could get to the start/finish line, however, Brian Vickers' spin in Turn 4 slowed the field for the eighth time, setting up a restart on Lap 298.
After one more caution, for a wreck involving Burton and Austin Dillon in Turn 4, Busch maintained control of the race to the finish.
Notes: Six drivers -- Johnson, Bowyer, Kevin Harvick, Edwards, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth have clinched top-10 spots in the Chase … Despite a 36th-place finish Sunday, the result of a broken radiator and oil cooler after contact with teammate Johnson on an early restart, Kahne clinched at least a Wild Card berth on the strength of is two wins this year.