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Data Protection Notice for the website www.einhell.ba
Einhell BiH d.o.o. (hereinafter referred to as "the company") thanks you for visiting our website and for your interest in our company. Protecting your data is important to us. You provide your data on a voluntary basis. The company processes this information in accordance with the provisions of the European General Data Protection Regulation.
1. Responsible Entity
The entity responsible for processing your data is Einhell BiH d.o.o.. Exceptions in this regard are described in this data protection notice.
Our contact information is as follows:
Einhell BiH d.o.o.
Poslovni centar 96
72250 Vitez
Bosna i Hercegovina
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Contact information for the Data Protection Office is available under No. 22 below.
2. Personal Data
Personal data is specific information relating to the personal or factual circumstances of a particular or identifiable person. This includes information such as your IP address, form of salutation, correct name, address, email address, phone number and date of birth. In addition, as part of our services we also provide you with access protected by user name and password. As part of this process, we store your user name and password, and where necessary your sex. Personal information that cannot be directly associated with your true identity - such as, for example, your favourite websites or the number of users on a site - is not considered personal information.
3. Processing Personal Information
We process and store various types of temporary data any time you visit the company's website. This includes connection data from the computer accessing the website, the webpage(s) / file(s) you select as well as the data and length of time you visit the website. We also ascertain identification data for the browser and the operating system you use as well as the website used to visit us. Personal information such as salutation, your name, address, where applicable your company, your date of birth, phone number or email address are only collected if you provide it voluntarily as part of registration, a survey, a contest, in concluding a contract or when requesting information.
4. Specified use and dissemination of personal data
The company uses the personal data you provide for the purpose of the technical administration of the website, in providing services, for customer management, to make improvements to the website, for product-related surveys and for marketing purposes only to the extent required for each repective purpose.
5. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of your personal data depends on the purpose underlying the processing.
5.1 Technical administration of the website
The legal basis for the processing of personal data for the purpose specified above is Art. 6(1) lit. b of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), provided a contractual relationship exists with you. Where no contractual relationship exists between the company and you, the legal basis for data processing is Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR. A transfer of personal data (e.g. IP address) is necessary in order to establish a connection to the website and to display website content.
5.2 Provision of services
The legal basis for the processing of personal data for the purpose specified above is Art. 6(1) lit. b GDPR. We provide our services as part of fulfilling contractual obligations. We are unable to fufil or perform the contract with you if we are unable to process personal data.
5.3 Google Analytics
The legal basis for processing personal information when using Google Analytics is Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR. We require statistical information on the use of our website in order to make it more user friendly, to conduct audience measurements and to carry out market research.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. (hereinafter: Google). Google Analytics employs so-called "cookies", text files, which are stored to your computer and which facilitate analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie on your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the US, where it is stored. Due to the activation of IP anonymisation on this website, Google truncates your IP address within the member states of the European Union and other signatories to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only by way of exception is a complete IP address first transmitted to a Google server in the US and truncated there. Google uses this information on behalf of the operator of this website in order to evaluate your use of the site, to compile reports on website activities and to provide the website operator with other services relating to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser to Google Analytics is not merged with other Google data.
You can prevent cookies from being stored to your computer by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser software; please be aware, however, that by doing so you may not be able to make full use of all the features on this website. Moreover, you can also prevent the data generated by the cookie relating to your use of the website(incl. your IP address) from being collected and processed by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: Browser add-on for deactivating Google Analytics. Browser-Add-on to deacivate Google Analytics.
In addition or as a supplement to the browser add-on, you can disable tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking on this link. This will install an opt-out cookie on your device. It will prevent Google Analytics from collecting information for this website and for this browser for as long as the cookie is installed on your computer.
5.4 Youtube-Videos
We embed YouTube videos on some of our websites. The provider of the corresponsing plug-ins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a site with the YouTube plug-in, a connection to the servers at YouTube is established. YouTube is thereby notified of which sites you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your surfing history to you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
If a YouTube video is launched, the provider uses cookies to collect information on user interactions.
If you have deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google ad program, then you need not be concerned about this type of cookie when viewing YouTube videos. However, YouTube also collects non-personal user information in other cookies. If you wish to prevent this, you must block cookies from being saved to your browser.
You can find additional information on data privacy at "Youtube" in the provider's data protection notice at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/
5.5 Google Maps
This website uses Google Maps API in order to visually display geographic information. When using Google Maps, Google collects, processes and utilises data on use of the map function by users. You can obtain further information on data processing by Google in Google's data protection notice. There you can also make changes to your personal data privacy settings in the data protection centre.
5.6 Use of script libraries (Google webfonts)
We use script libraries and font libraries on this website, such as, for example, Google Webfonts, in order to display our content correctly and in a graphically appealing manner on all browsers (https://www.google.com/webfonts/). Google Webfonts are used to avoid repeat downloads to your browser's cache. If the browser does not support Google Webfonts or blocks access, the content will be displayed in standard font.
Accessing script libraries or font libraries automatically establishes a connection to the provider of the library. It is theoretically possible - though it is currently unclear whether and for what purpose - providers collect data on these libraries.
You can find the data privacy guielines for the library provider Google here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
5.7 Issuu
If the Do-Not-Track feature is activated in the browser, no external Issuu plug-ins will be loaded without approval, only the reference to this option will be displayed.
5.8 Cloudflare
Our pages use features from Cloudflare. The provider is Cloudflare, Inc. 665 3rd St. #200, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
Cloudflare provides a globally distributed content delivery network with DNS. The technical transfer of information between your browser and our website is routed via the Cloudflare network. Cloudflare is thus able to analyse the data traffic between users and our websites; for example, to speed up the loading time of our pages or to detect and ward off attacks on our services.
In addition, Cloudflare may store cookies on your computer for optimisation and analysis. This safeguards our legitimate interests in the security, performance and reliability of our advertising offer in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have concluded a corresponding contract processing agreement with Cloudflare on the basis of the GDPR. The data is generally processed in Germany or other states in the European Union. Insofar as processing is carried out in third countries in certain cases, processing is only carried out if the adequacy of the level of data protection in the third country has been asserted by the EU Commission in accordance with Article 45 GDPR, on the basis of the EU standard contractual clauses or if an adequate level of data protection is ensured by the data recipient in another way. Cloudflare collects statistical data about your visit to this website. Access data includes:
- IP address
- Date and time of the request
- Content of the request (specific page)
- Access status/HTTP status code
- Amount of data transferred in each case
- Website from which the request comes
- Browser, operating system and its interface, language and version of the browser software
Cloudflare uses the log data for statistical evaluations for the purpose of operation, security and optimisation of the offer. You can find information about the data collected there and about security and data protection at Cloudflare here.
5.9 Google Ads
Our website uses Google conversion tracking. If you link to our website via an ad delivered by Google, Google Ads places a cookie on your computer. The cookie for conversion tracking is placed on your computer when a user clicks on an ad delivered by Google. These cookies expire at the end of 30 days and do not serve to identify you personally. If the user visits certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, we and Google can detect that the user clicked on the ad and was routed to this site. Each Google Ads customer receives a different cookie. Cookies therefore cannot be tracked via websites of Ads customers. The information obtained with the aid of conversion cookies serves to compile conversion statistics for Ads customers that have opted into conversion tracking. These customers learn the total number of users that clicked on their ad and that were routed to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, they do not obtain any information that can be used to identify users personally.
If you do not want to participate in tracking, you can decline to allow the cookie from being placed on your computer -- using, for example, browser settings that deactivate the automatic placement of cookies or set your browser so that it blocks cookies from the domain "googleleadservices.com".
Please note that you should not delete opt-out cookies if you do not wish to have measurement data recorded. If you have deleted all the cookies in your browser, you will need to set the opt-out cookie again.
5.10 Use of Google Remarketing
This website uses the remarketing feature from Google Inc. ("Google"). This feature serves to present interest-related advertisements to website visitors in the Google ad network. A cookie is saved to the website visitor's browser that makes it possible to recognize the visitor when he/she accesses websites that belong to Google's ad network. Visitors to these websites can be presented with advertisements relating to content that the visitor accessed previously on websites that use Google's remarketing feature.
According to information from the provider, Google does not collect any personal informaton as part of this process. If you do not wish to make use of the Google remarketing feature, you can deactivate it by choosing the appropriate settings at: www.google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively, you can deactivate the use of cookies for interest-based advertising via the ad network initiative by following the directions at: www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp . You can find additional information on Google remarketing as well as Google's data protection notice at: www.google.com/privacy/ads/.
6. Transfer of data
Your personal data is not transferred to third parties, unless required for the purpose of concluding a contract or you have explicitly given your consent. When providing services, it may, for example, be necessary for us to forward your address and order information to your wholesale partner, service partner. If we use external service providers, they are carefully selected and are obligated to comply with all data protection provisions as per Art. 28 GDPR.
7. Use of cookies
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files, which are saved in a user's internet browser or by the user's internet browser on their computer system. When a user calls up a website, a cookie may be saved on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string, which allows the browser to be clearly identified when the website is called up again. We use cookies to make our offering more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies also allow our systems to recognize your browser after a page change and to offer you services. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. These services require the browser to be recognized again after a page change.
Cookies will be stored on your computer. You therefore have full control over the use of cookies. By choosing corresponding technical settings in your internet browser, you can prevent the storage of cookies and transmission of the data they contain. Cookies which have already been saved may be deleted at any time. We would, however, like to point out that this may prevent you from making full use of all the functions of this website.
Using the links below, you can find out how to manage cookies (or deactivate them, among other things) in major browsers:
- Chrome Browser: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
- Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Processing is carried out on the basis of § 15 (3) TMG (Telemedia Act) as well as art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR due to our justified interest in the purposes above. The data collected in this way is pseudonymised using technological measures. It is therefore not possible to connect the data to your person. The data will not be stored together with other personal data pertaining to you.
You can adjust your cookie settings at any time and revoke any previously conceded consents.
You can see a list of the external cookies used when visiting the website in section 5.
8. Contact form
When you contact us by email or contact form, the information you provide is stored for the purpose of processing your query as well as for potential follow-up questions.
9. Newsletter
If you choose to receive the newsletter offered through the website, we ask that you provide us an email address as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you agree to receive the newsletter (double opt-out procedure). In order to personalise the newsletter, we store personal data, such as salutation, first name, last name and email address. We then use this data in sending the requested information and to document your consent. The consent granted to store data, email address and to use it in sending the newsletter may be withdrawn with future effect at any time, either via the link in the newsletter, your Einhell user account or by submitting it in writing to Einhell BiH d.o.o., Poslovni centar 96, 72250 Vitez, Bosna i Hercegovina, email@example.com. In managing and distributing our newsletter we employ the services of CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG (Muehlenstr. 43 - 26180 Rastede - Germany).
10. Statistical Analysis
We require statistical information on the use of our website in order to make the site more user friendly, to conduct audience measurements and to carry out market research. For this purpose, we employ the web analysis tools described in this section.
10.1 Google Analytics
Google Analytics is provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). This analysis software is configured in conformity with data protection requirements. More specifically, we use Google Analytics in conjuction with the accessory feature provided by Google for anonymising IP addresses. This tool generally truncates an IP address within the EU and only in exceptional circumstances after it has been transmitted to the US.
You can prevent this tool from collecting and analysing your data by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
11. Data Security
Our employees and service providers we employ are obligated to maintain confidentiality and to abide by the provisions of applicable data privacy law. The company undertakes appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data from loss, alteration, destruction and against access by unauthorised persons and unauthorised dissemination. Our security measures are updated in accordance with technical advancements.
To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use current state-of-the-art encryption processes.
12. Data Retention Period
We generally retain your data for as long as it is needed to provide for use of our website and the services associated with it or for as long as we have a legitimate interest in its continued retention (e.g. following fulfilment of contract, we may still have a legitimate interest in marketing by post). Deletion of data occurs following expiry of statutory or contractual retention periods (e.g. retention periods specified by tax and commercial law). Data not subject to retention periods are deleted once they are no longer needed to fulfill the specified purpose.
13. User Rights
As website user, you are entitled to certain rights. To exercise your rights, please refer to the information in the section on contacts. Please make sure, however, that we are able to clearly identify who you are.
14. Right to obtain information, make corrections and delete data
Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulation, you may at any time upon request and at no cost receive written information on which data we have stored about you (e.g. name, address). Furthermore, you have the right to correct or delete this data, if statutory requirements have been met. Exempted from this right to delete are, for example, data on business processes that are subject to statutory retention periods.
15. Right to restrict data processing
You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data.
16. Right to Object
In addition, you have the right to object to the processing of data by us. We will then cease processing your data, except where -- pursuant to statutory provisions -- we can demonstrate compelling legimate grounds for continued procesing that outweight your rights.
17. Right to Data Transferability
Furthermore, upon request we pledge to provide for the transferability of personal data you provide by making this data available in a commonplace and machine-readable data format.
18. Withdrawal of Consent
You may at any time and with future effect withdraw consent to the processing of personal data that you granted us for one or more specific purposes. This does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occured prior to your withdrawal of consent.
19. Automated processing of personal data
Processing of your personal data soley by automated means occurs only if necessary for concluding or fulfilling a contract and if it does not involve any legal or like effect on you.
20. Modification of our data protection provisions
We retain the right to periodically modify this data protection notice so that it meets current legal requirements or in order to implement changes to our services in the data protection notice (e.g. when introducing new services). This data protection notice will then apply to any subsequent visit to the website.
21. Lodging complaints with regulatory authorities
You have the right to direct any complaints about the processing of your personal data to the relevant regulatory authority. You may contact either the data privacy office with jurisdiction at your place of residence or state or the data privacy office with jurisdiction over us. This is the:
Agencija za zaštitu ličnih podataka u Bosni i Hercegovini
Dubrovačka broj 6.
71000 Sarajevo
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.azlp.gov.ba
22. Contact
Any suggestions, complaints or questions you may have as regards the processing of your personal data may be directed to our data protection officer. We recommend you send confidential information only via postal mail.
Data Protection Officer Einhell BiH d.o.o.
Einhell BiH d.o.o.
Poslovni centar 96
72250 Vitez
Bosna i Hercegovina
Email: email@example.com
Phone: +387 30 717 250


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Great Deals on Daffodils and Tulips!
Justabout every retailer around town and on-line has now put spring bulbs on sale. Buy them right away and get them in the ground in the next week or so, and you will have gorgeous sheets of bulbs in flower in your spring garden. They will likely flower a bit later than normal, but who cares?
The main trick to discount shopping for bulbs in November is to make sure you're still getting healthy bulbs. If you buy from a bulb specialist, you can expect that the bulbs have been stored properly in coolers. It's a little dicier to buy bulbs from your local retailers - most shops are heated, the bulbs have been sitting there since September, and sometimes they can begin molding or drying out. There isn't staff to go through every bulb box and pick out the mushy ones. That's your job. Be sure to check each bulb you buy. You want bulbs that feel heavy, solid and firm. Avoid any with blue mold, that are squishy or soft, or that are much smaller than the rest. (Sometimes they are broken pieces from another bulb and won't flower.) Note: sometimes tulips lose their papery sheathes - if the white bulb underneath is not damaged, it will usually flower normally.
In addition to the usual daffodils, tulips and crocus, look for flowering onion (Allium) bulbs. These underutilized gems come in a variety of shades of purple, pink, silver, white and green and are highly architectural additions to the garden. They can be tiny little gems (like our native Allium cernuum) or spectacular, four foot tall globes of silvery purple that last for weeks and often look great and stand tall long after they've finished flowering.
Also look for the Pacific Northwest native camas (Camassia). This iconic flower looks great in sheets, and is perfect for damp areas of the garden.
Best deals can be found at your local nurseries (often up to 50% off). The sooner you buy, the better chance you have of getting desirable varieties and the quantities you may want. There are also a 40% off sale at Van Engelen Bulbs (40% off) and weekly specials at Brent & Becky's Bulbs (this week, it's on tender indoor bulbs for the holidays, like Freesia, amaryllis and paperwhite Narcissus).
Have fun and get busy! You'll be glad you did it in the springtime, when those sunny daffodils and bright tulips are blooming.

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Bills to allow for the use of medical marijuana in Minnesota have popular support and may still be introduced this year, but will be little more than place markers for 2014, supporters said this week, citing opposition from the governor's office and law enforcement.
"We just had a lot of background work to do before we got started," she told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. And there is a lot of work to be done assuaging the concerns on opponents. "There has to be a way for us to mitigate their concerns," she said. "We will be meeting with them between now and January to do just that."
Medical marijuana made it through the legislature in 2009, only to be vetoed by then-Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R). The current governor, Democrat Mark Dayton, isn't any friendlier on the issue.
He told the Associated Press in December that he wasn't interested in advancing either medical marijuana or decriminalization. "I don't think we need another drug operating in our society," he said then.
Minnesota law enforcement remains intransigent as well. Dennis Flaherty, executive director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, told the Star-Tribune any bill like the 2009 bill would not be going anywhere. "It would be a regulatory and enforcement nightmare," Flaherty said.
The state's political movers-and-shakers are apparently more attuned to the complaints of law enforcement than the desires of the electorate. A Public Policy Polling survey earlier this month had support for medical marijuana at 65%, with 66% saying the governor should not veto such a bill if it passes and 54% saying they would disapprove of sheriffs and prosecutors opposing it.


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Title: Skeleton Crew
Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Signet
Publication Date: 1986
Skeleton Crew is a collection of 22 stories. Most are short stories, with the exception of 2 poems and the novella, "The Mist." Like most collections, some of the book's stories are better than others, two of which have been translated to film.
Aside from the Introduction, the book begins with "The Mist". This novella is the whole reason I picked up this book. It has been recently made into a movie, also titled "The Mist." In my opinion, with the exception a few other entries, this is the only story that is worth reading in this book. Since the movie's release, "The Mist" is now in print as a stand alone novel.
This story begins in the aftermath of a hundred-year storm that has left residents without power and a hefty chore of cleaning up. Steff Drayton asks her husband, David, to run into town to get a few items on her grocery list. David takes his son, Billy, with him along with his neighbor, Brent Norton, with whom he had had a recent court case that left both men with hard feelings toward one another. As he gets ready to take off, Drayton takes one last look out on the lake where a bizarre mist has been rolling in from the direction of a nearby military base.
In town, the three enter the Federal Foods Supermarket. But before they can get their shopping done, all Hell breaks loose… literally. Stuck inside the store with several area residents and summer tourists, Drayton fights to keep his son and fellow shoppers calm and safe while huge tentacled beasts, ginormous flying bugs and spiders, and pteradactyl-type monsters loom on the other side of the Federal Food's plate glass windows.
While beasties troll outside, the breakdown of society occurs inside when Mrs. Carmody, area mystic and resident crackpot, begins spewing Apocalyptic references and claims only the human sacrifice of little, innocent Billy will keep them safe. Drayton and a handful of others realize it's no more safe inside than out, and decide to make a daring escape. But is there any world left out there to go to?
The Monkey is another worthy-to-read story. It is about a small boy finding a toy monkey that claps the cymbals permanently attatched to his simean paws when wound. But when he winds it, he discovers it doesn't work. Later, when it spontaneously claps and chirps to life, young Hal is frightened. But when he finds out that, at the exact moment it began to play, his babysitter died, he becomes terrified and throws it back in the closet. But the monkey likes Hal. He wants to stay with Hal. The monkey refuses to stay gone, even after he's given to the junk man and later thrown down a well, all the while clapping his symbols and taking lives, just to return, once more, to the boy he stalks. I will never buy one of these monkies after reading this… never ever ever!
The second story that was turned into movie magic is The Raft; it was one of the segment stories in the second Creepshow movie. I still remember, to this day, this one scared the bejesus out of me. I went to summer camp, which had the wooden deck floating in the middle of the pond, just like in the story. I was so excited when I came across the written story in this book. Basically, it's the story of 2 couples, over-sexed college students, who decide to take a forbidden swim in the lakem which is closed for the season. As their swimming out to the anchored deck, what appears to be an oil slick begins to float towards them. It is no oil slick… it is some bizarre carnivorous floating monster, stalking the lovers like prey.
Other stories worth honorable mention are: Mrs. Todd's Shorcut (her obsession with finding the fastest shortcut would stymie Einstein), The Jaunt (you can teleport to Mars, just don't do it conscious).
Paranoid: A Chant is actually a poem, but I thought it was pretty cool. So I will end this review with a quote from it:
"Last night a dark man with no face crawled through nine miles
of sewer to surface in my toilet, listening
For phone calls through the cheep wood with
chrome ears.I tell you, man, I hear."
Filed under: Book Reviews | Tagged: apocalytic, David Drayton, dimension, killer toy monkey, monsters, Mrs. Carmody, paranoia, psychotic, review, schitzophrenia, Skeleton Crew, Stephen King, teleportation, time travel | 5 Comments »


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Yesterday brought an unexpected glimpse of the next M8xx release out of Hannover, this time courtesy of U.K. based Penbox by way of their Instagram account. The news seems to come a little ahead of schedule as we don't have any high quality stock photos or other promotional materials available as of yet nor do we see any announcements from other vendors. What we do have is a first look at the upcoming M805 Blue Dunes special edition in what appears to be a pre-release photo meant for retailers. Consistent with the rumors from earlier this year, this M805 has a pattern reminiscent of 2016's M800 Grand Place. The Blue Dunes embodies swirling shades of blue intermixed with darker tones. We are still awaiting official word from Pelikan with regards to the inspiration behind this finish. The Blue Dunes will join the likes of the Ocean Swirl (2017) and the Vibrant Blue (2015), accented by palladium plated trim. Based on what little info is available at the moment, this one is anticipated for a late June 2019 release.
Since we do not yet have an official product shot, we can only speculate as to whether or not this model will incorporate a discrete ink window or rely on some translucency to demonstrate the remaining volume of ink in the pen. My guess would be the latter based on past finishes. The furniture includes a plated cap top, a beak clip, two cap bands, two trim rings at the piston knob, and a single trim ring at the section. The palladium plating gives all of the trim a silver appearance. The standard dimensions of the M8xx line includes a capped length of 5.59 inches and a weight of 0.99 ounces. The added heft comes from a brass piston assembly. The nib will feature rhodium plated 18C-750 gold, most likely available in the widths of EF, F, M, and B.
As with past releases, the M805 Blue Dunes fountain pen release will be accompanied by a ballpoint pen. It is unclear as to whether or not a rollerball will be available as well. There is no word on pricing at this time but my suspicion is that U.S. retail prices will range from $650 to $700. The pen will likely come with Pelikan's standard gift box and I would anticipate that vendors will soon begin taking pre-orders.
While the available picture admittedly isn't of great quality, it does whet the appetite for those eager for the next M8xx release. I'm sure this isn't how Pelikan had hoped to break the news of the Blue Dunes so I anticipate a more formal announcement to follow soon. The M8xx is one of my preferred sizes and I'm likely to pick this one up. That said, I am getting a little tired of blue pens and long for a splash of color. Still, I'm sure that there are many out there who will love the look of the new M805. What do you think about this newest addition to the M8xx line-up? Once additional details become available, I will post a follow-up detailing all the swirly blue goodness.


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There will be a DUI checkpoint tonight in Concord! See below for times and location.
If you would like to updated on DUI checkpoints in Contra Costa, it's HIGHLY recommended that you joining our email list, Facebook page, twitter feed or bookmark us and check back often! We will continue to make people of Contra Costa County aware of DUI Checkpoints, Smog Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols, and other travel related events. As far as we know, DiabloReporter.com is the ONLY site that gives out specific times and locations of checkpoints in the County.
The checkpoint will be held at Market & Willow Pass in Concord. It will start at 10PM and end around 2PM.
Law enforcement throughout Contra Costa County will be cracking down on drunk drivers this weekend. As part of the Avoid the 25, the anti-DUI task force will deploy officers countywide to arrest drunk drivers and keep the public aware of the dangers of driving while impaired. People making plans for weekend trips and parties are encouraged to use a designated sober driver to prevent arrests or accidents. Drive safe and be responsible.
To report a checkpoints or for more information on the legalities concerning checkpoints, please visit or DUI page.
If you happen to drive through the checkpoint tonight, send us your pictures or videos to email@example.com or submit the info here and we would be happy to share them with the rest of the community!


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Hello 🐷🌸💖
Happy Sunday 🌞🌻
As they say "a Sunday well spent brings a week of content." Sunday to me is a day of rest – for sleeping in, lounging around in sweats with messy hair and no make-up, and doing a whole lot of nothing 😃 Lazy days were definitely made for me 😴😍
However, there are times when you want to look a little more presentable without putting in too much effort. Joggers and sweatpants offer effortless style and variety while providing the ultimate in comfort.
Here are six "easy like Sunday morning" outfit ideas made for everyday things – lounging at home, running errands, or maybe even a quick trip to the coffee shop.
Outfit 1
Pair joggers with a simple long sleeved tshirt and sneakers for a comfortable lounge outfit.
Outfit 2
Style joggers with a sweatshirt and leather jacket for a casual but chic vibe.
Outfit 3
Dress up slouchy joggers with a sweater, denim jacket, and slip-on sneakers for the perfect "stylish downtime" look.
Outfit 4
Match fitted chambray joggers with an open knit cardigan, plain t-shirt and sandals for a casual but put-together outfit.
Check my blog post for other ideas to style Long Cardigans
Outfit 5
Wear joggers with a bright, oversized sweatshirt for a comfortable and trendy look.
Outfit 6
Combine jog pants and chunky knitwear for the ideal colder weather style.
There's not much better than cozying up in a pair of joggers. Hope these outfits give you inspiration for those dressed down off-duty yet street ready days. What do you wear on your lazy days?
You can also browse wearable fall/ winter outfits at: My Pinterest
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It's that time of year again. The days are getting longer by the minute, the temperatures are warming up and thoughts turn to outdoor living and entertaining. It's already quite hot here in the South—just in time for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend holiday and the unofficial start of summer. All the more reason to whip up something delicious that won't heat up your kitchen in the process. This Cool and Dreamy BLT-Inspired Pasta Salad is chocked full of fresh ingredients, making it the perfect side dish for a large gathering, a pot luck or just served by itself for a quick lunch or weeknight dinner.
If you're familiar with a BLT sandwich, you expect a salad by the same name to include Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato, right? But in this case, bright green baby spinach leaves are substituted for lettuce, and fresh basil and chopped spring scallions are added for an extra depth of flavor. By replacing water-filled lettuce with healthy and tasty raw spinach, the pasta is less likely to get soggy and the salad will have a longer shelf life. Most importantly, though, changing the "L" to an "S" in this salad and making some fresh additions doesn't change the wonderful taste profile of a classic BLT. In fact, it improves it.
Once the cooked pasta and other ingredients are assembled, the salad is tossed with just enough creamy ranch dressing to bind it together and finished with a little salt and pepper, to taste. The end result is an enticing and colorfully familiar dish that's a real crowd-pleaser for any occasion. I tested this salad at a pot luck last week and the serving bowl was scraped clean—a very good sign. Try this easy recipe for your next event and I have a feeling you'll come home with a clean bowl, too.
I hope you have a lovely week and for those who observe it, enjoy a thoughtful, fun and safe Memorial Day holiday. Cheers and bon appétit!
Cool and Dreamy BLT-Inspired Pasta Salad
Makes about 16 servings
Notes: As written, this recipe makes enough pasta salad to feed a crowd, but it can easily be halved—or cut to a third. In this instance, I've used a seasoning packet to make my ranch dressing because I have yet to come up with a recipe from scratch that tastes the same, but make your ranch dressing from scratch if you prefer. Any extra salad that hasn't been exposed to warm temps (such as sitting outside at a party for a while) will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
1 1/2 lbs. (24 ounces) dry Farfalle or bowtie pasta
1 1/2 pints grape tomatoes, washed and quartered
3 oz. fresh basil leaves, washed and cut into thin strips (chiffonade), about 1/2 cup
1/2 cup thinly sliced scallions (green spring onion), white and light green parts only
5 oz. baby spinach leaves, washed and coarsely chopped
12 oz. bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 1/2 cups of buttermilk ranch dressing prepared from a mix packet (I use Hidden Valley Original Buttermilk Ranch Dressing mix, 1 cup mayo and 1 cup buttermilk mixed together as per the instructions on the package. You'll have 1/2 cup dressing left after using it for this recipe.) Or, use an equal amount of your own homemade buttermilk ranch dressing. Do not use bottled dressing!
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Cook the pasta in boiling water according to the package directions until al dente. Drain the pasta and set it aside to cool. When the pasta is cool, place it into an extremely large mixing bowl. Add the tomatoes, basil, scallions, spinach and bacon, and mix to combine. Pour over the 1 1/2 cups of ranch dressing and mix to combine thoroughly. Taste and then season generously with freshly ground black pepper and just a pinch of kosher salt, stir well and taste again, adding more salt and pepper if needed. The dressing and the bacon have salt in them, so go slowly with additional salt. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes prior to serving to allow the flavors to blend.


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If you're short on space, cash, or move a lot, try swapping traditional nightstands with something else from your home. Go "shopping" in other rooms and get those creative juices flowing. And you'll have a few less things to haul come moving day. Need some inspiration? Check out some ideas after the jump.
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• Extra storage or seating. Chairs, poufs, ottomans, and benches work as bedside tables and are great to have around when entertaining. Try items that can also be used to hide extra linens or off-season clothes, like crates or trunks.
• Get crafty and DIY small space solutions. Even a regular table can become an interesting nightstand. If you have one table and need two, don't go shopping, cut it in half! Hang a bucket to hold the necessities, or stack those back issues and use it to rest the current copy.
• No matter how weird, you can make it work. A drum, a cheese box, a fireplace, a garbage can: people have used strange items as bedside tables. As long as your find isn't too much shorter or taller than your mattress, it's fair game.
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Browns defensive coordinator hopes for better showing Sunday
The Bills are the only thing between the Browns and defensive bankruptcy.
Cleveland's ranks 31st in the NFL, allowing 430.7 yards a game. Buffalo is last at 458.3.
This is a source of embarrassment for Browns Defensive Coordinator Todd Grantham, who chatted Friday about how things might get better Sunday against Baltimore.
Issue: Grantham seems not to have lost his optimism, even though the Browns are allowing 23 first downs a game, leading to a 34:38 to 25:22 deficit in average time of possession.
Grantham: "I am excited because I do think they play hard and they try to do things the right way. The first thing that we have to correct is giving up explosive plays. Once that happens, I think a lot of other things will fall into place, and it will be much more of what we expect."
Issue: Grantham defines explosive plays as runs of 15 yards or longer and passes for at least 25 yards. Such plays are one reason only Cleveland has allowed more than 100 points.
Grantham: "Everybody has a gap. When a guy gets in a seam, then he can get long yardage. That seam has to be handled. It can be an issue of a one-on-one battle. It can be an assignment issue. It can be your ability to close on the ball. Really, all of those things have factored into us giving up those plays.
"You're always going to see something that maybe you haven't seen before. When that happens, you have to apply your concepts. When you apply your concepts, you should be able to get through the down."
Issue: In last year's draft, the Browns thought about spending the No. 12 overall pick on nose tackle Haloti Ngata. Instead, they traded down with Baltimore, which picked Ngata, then selected pass-rushing linebacker Kamerion Wimbley at No. 13.
Grantham: "In a 3-4, you have to have outside backers, because they generate your pass rush and playmaking ability. In theory, it's a little bit easier to find a bigger guy who can press the pocket inside and be stout later on. (Wimbley) has been very good. He's improved every game this year."
Issue: Safety Brodney Pool is a first-year starter. Cornerback Eric Wright is a rookie Round 2 pick. Linebackers Kamerion Wimbley, D'Qwell Jackson and Leon Williams are second-year pros. Any worries about their confidence?
Grantham: "A little bit. You also have to look at the positives. (At Oakland), we give up a big-play touchdown on a third-and-1. Well, the very next series they've got first-and-goal at the 7. The character of our defense and of our team showed up because we held them to a field goal. That tells me we have something to work with and that they want to do well."
Issue: Linebacker Willie McGinest has missed the first three games while recovering from back surgery. He might play Sunday.
Grantham: "He looked fine yesterday. He practiced well. ... He's a vocal guy. He has a presence out there that I like. I think he'll help us in all phases."
Injury update
Tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. (shoulder separation) hopes he can play Sunday.
Winslow said the shoulder issue might follow him through the season. He said it's less an issue than his knees were in 2006, when he started all 16 games.
Browns left guard Eric Steinbach deemed himself fully recovered from a sprained knee that cost him the preseason. That's good news for an offense that needs him to play up to a $49.5 million contract.
The Browns listed the following players as questionable on the week's final injury report: Winslow, linebacker Antwan Peek (foot), defensive end Orpheus Roye (knee), linebacker Willie McGinest (back), punter Dave Zastudil (back), receiver Tim Carter (knee).
Key Ravens listed as questionable are left tackle Jonathan Ogden (toe) and wideout Mark Clayton (calf).
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Ever since the internet came along, our relationship to libraries has changed dramatically. But recent studies show that these institutions—pillars of the OG sharing economy—are still viewed as essential to American communities. So it's fascinating to take a look through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's collection of posters and propaganda from the American Library Association, an organization founded in 1876 and still going strong in its quest to make libraries—both physical and digital—cultural hubs for learning and leisure.
Lots of the images on file are from efforts to increase book donations from civilians during WWI, then later from the Victory Book Campaign during WWII (anyone particularly interested should check out the the posts over at Books For Victory, which has some great background info).
Others offer an appeal to "make the public library the University of the People." Online access has obviously changed the game by democratizing info without the need for an actual building with actual books, but the concept of free access to a wealth of info is still relevant today.
We've picked out some of the most interesting of the batch, and you can find more here. [@FlagLib]
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Mexico Week: U.S.-Mexico electricity trade is small, with tight regional focus
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This is the fifth in a series of five articles on U.S.-Mexico energy trade.
U.S. electricity trade with Mexico represents a small fraction—less than a hundredth of a percent—of total U.S. electricity use. A small amount of electricity trade with Mexico exists in California, New Mexico, and Texas, where transmission lines cross the border (see map):
- Between Southern California and Baja California, electricity is generally imported from a few power plants on the Mexican side to supply demand in the San Diego area. A small portion of the Baja California, Mexico, grid participates in the Western Electric Coordinating Council, which covers the western United States as well as Alberta and British Columbia in Canada.
- At even lower voltage levels, a few ties connect southern and western Texas with the Mexican states of Tamaulipas and Chihuahua. However, these ties are asynchronous, meaning that the transmission systems on either side can operate independently. Trade mainly occurs during periods of constrained supply within the ERCOT (Texas side) or Mexican transmission systems.
Electricity trade between the United States and Mexico has existed since 1905, when privately owned utilities located in remote towns on both sides of the border helped meet one another's electricity demand with a few cross-border low voltage lines. Transmission across the U.S.-Canada border, meanwhile, is more integrated.
Mexico has been a very small net exporter of electricity to the United States since 2006. Power sales from Mexico to California more than offset exports from Texas to Mexico in 2010, although 2012 data suggest that Mexico has begun to import more electricity from the United States. The flow of electricity from Mexico to the United States could increase, as the Department of Energy recently issued a presidential permit to a subsidiary of Sempra International for construction, operation, maintenance, and connection of a 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line across the U.S.-Mexico border. When completed, the transmission line will supply electricity from a Mexican wind farm to the California market.
Unlike in the United States or Canada, the vast majority of power plants in Mexico and the entire transmission and distribution network are owned and operated by a government-owned monopoly, the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE). After Mexico passed the Electricity Public Service Act in 1992, independent power producers were allowed to construct electric power plants and sell power to CFE, leading a number of U.S. companies to build power plants in Mexico across the border from Southern California.
For more information, see EIA's Country Analysis Brief for Mexico.
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"All that we are is story. From the moment we are born to the time we continue on our spirit journey, we are involved in the creation of the story of our time here."
Richard Wagamese
June 21, 2019, Canada is celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day (French: Journée nationale des peuples autochtones) to recognize the vibrant cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Indigenous peoples of Canada. Festivities are happening all across our nation.
Join me as I commemorate this day with the Story Pole which was placed in Beacon Hill Park and dedicated to the City of Victoria on July 2, 1956
Majestic, resilient, a silent storyteller that overlooks the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
The Story Pole was carved by a team led by Mungo Martin, Kwakiutl tribal chief and renowned carver. At the time of its creation, it was the world's tallest free-standing Story Pole or Totem Pole, rising into the sky nearly 128 feet or close to 39 meters.
Totem poles are monumental carvings that hold stories that remember ancestors, symbolize legends, preserve cultural beliefs and speak of historical events. They welcome visitors, even as they care for the well-being of the community. Carved from large trees, mostly western red cedar, by First Nations and indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest coast, tradition calls for totem poles to return to the earth from where they first came. So it will be with this Story Pole.
There is an end to their natural lives, but their stories live on.
"It is what we arrive with. It is all we leave behind. We are not the things we accumulate. We are not the things we deem important. We are story. All of us. What comes to matter then is the creation of the best possible story we can while we're here; you, me, us, together. When we can do that and we take the time to share those stories with each other, we get bigger inside, we see each other, we recognize our kinship – we change the world, one story at a time…"
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By Kate Shaw, Ars Technica
Between the courtroom antics of lawyers, witnesses and jurors, reason doesn't always prevail in our legal system. But judges are trained to be impartial, consistent and rational, and make deliberate decisions based on the case in front of them, right? Actually no, according to a new study in PNAS, which shows that judges are subject to the same whims and lapses in judgment as the rest of us.
[partner id="arstechnica" align="right"]The authors examined more than 1,000 parole decisions made by eight judges in Israel over a 10-month period. In each parole request, a prisoner appeared in front of a judge, and the judge could either accept or deny the request. The judges heard between 14 and 35 of these cases per day, separated into three distinct sessions. The first session ran from the beginning of the day until a mid-morning snack break, the second lasted from the snack break until a late lunch, and the third lasted from lunch until the end of the day.
Overall, judges were much more likely to accept prisoners' requests for parole at the beginning of the day than the at end. Moreover, a prisoner's chances of receiving parole more than doubled if his case was heard at the beginning of one of the three sessions, rather than later on in the session. More specifically, it was the number of rulings that a judge made, rather than the time elapsed in a session, that significantly affected later decisions. Every single judge in the sample followed this pattern.
Several attributes of the case, such as the severity of the crime, the months served by the prisoner, the prisoner's prior number of incarcerations, and the prisoner's demographics were taken into account in this analysis. While the judging patterns held up even when these variables were controlled for, not all these attributes tended to influence the rulings. Surprisingly, the severity of the crime and the amount of prison time served did not affect whether the prisoner was granted parole. Overall, the judges denied parole to 64.2 percent of the prisoners.
As a case study, one of the judges started in the morning by granting parole to about 65 percent of the prisoners; that percentage dropped to near zero by the end of the first session, then rebounded to about 65 percent after the snack break. The same pattern repeated in the second and third sessions.
The researchers suggest that as the number of rulings in a session increase, the judges become mentally fatigued. Once their mental resources are depleted, the judges are more likely to simplify their decisions. Ruling in favor of the status quo -- denying parole -- is the "easier" decision, the authors argue, since these rulings take generally take less time and require shorter written verdicts. After taking a break, their faculties are restored, and they are more likely to make "harder" decisions and grant parole requests again.
Since the order of cases is random and the judge decides when to take breaks, it seems reasonable that some type of fatigue is the best explanation for this pattern. The study didn't test the effect of a meal versus the effect of a break, so it isn't clear whether eating or just taking a time out causes this effect. However, what is clear from this research is that completely extraneous variables -- such as when during the day a case is heard -- can greatly influence a legal outcome.
PNAS10.1073/pnas.1018033108 (About DOIs).
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20 Books of Summer #4 + Substitutes & Plane Reading
You'll have to excuse me posting twice in one day. I've just finished packing the last few things for my three weeks in America, and want to get my latest #20BooksofSummer review out there before I fly early tomorrow. What with a layover in Toronto, it will be a very long day of travel, so I think the volume of reading material I'm taking is justified! (See the last photo of the post.)
Four Wings and a Prayer: Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly by Sue Halpern (2001)
I admire nonfiction books that successfully combine lots of genres into a dynamic narrative. This one incorporates travel, science, memoir, history, and even politics. Halpern spent a year tracking monarch butterflies on their biannual continent-wide migrations, which were still not well understood at that point. She rides through Texas into Mexico with Bill Calvert, field researcher extraordinaire; goes gliding with David Gibo, a university biologist, in fields near Toronto; and hears from scientists and laymen alike about the monarchs' habits and outlook. It happened to be a worryingly poor year for the butterflies, yet citizen science initiatives provided valuable information that could be used to predict their future.
The book is especially insightful about clashes between environmentalist initiatives and local livelihoods in Mexico (tree huggers versus subsistence loggers) and the joy of doing practical science with simple tools you make yourself. It's also about how focused attention becomes passion. "Science, like belief, starts with wonder, and wonder starts with a question," Halpern writes.
The style is engaging, though at nearly 20 years old the book feels a bit dated, and I might have liked more personal reflections than interviews with (middle-aged, white, male) scientists. I only realized on the very last page, through the acknowledgments, that the author is married to Bill McKibben, a respected environment writer. [She frequently mentions Fred Urquhart, a Toronto zoology professor; I wondered if he could be related to Jane Urquhart, a Canadian novelist whose novel Sanctuary Line features monarchs. (Turns out: no relation. Oh well!)]
Readalikes: Farther Away by Jonathan Franzen & Ruins by Peter Kuper
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I've already done some substituting on my 20 Books of Summer. I decided against reading Vendela Vida's Girls on the Verge after perusing the table of contents and the first few pages and gauging reader opinions on Goodreads. I have a couple of review books, Twister by Genanne Walsh and The Life and Loves of Lena Gaunt by Tracy Farr, that I'm enjoying but will have to leave behind while I'm in the States, so I may need that little extra push to finish them once I get back. I've also been rereading a favorite, Paulette Bates Alden's memoir Crossing the Moon, which has proved an excellent follow-up to Sheila Heti's Motherhood.
(What I haven't determined yet is which books these will be standing in for.) Waiting in the wings in case further substitutions are needed is this stack of review books:
Also from the #20Books list and coming with me on the flight are Madeleine L'Engle's The Summer of the Great-Grandmother and Janet Fitch's White Oleander, which are both terrific thus far. The final print book joining me for the journey is Transit by Rachel Cusk. I have attempted to read her twice before and failed to get through a whole book, so we'll see if it's third time lucky. It seems like the perfect book to read in transit to Canada, after all.
Finally, in progress on the Kindle are Summer by Karl Ove Knausgaard, the last in his set of four seasonal essay collections, and The Late Bloomers' Club by Louise Miller, another cozy novel set in fictional Guthrie, Vermont, which she introduced in her previous book, The City Baker's Guide to Country Living.
It'll be a busy few weeks helping my parents pack up their house and moving my mom into her new place, plus doing a reduced freelance work load for the final two weeks. It's also going to be a strange time because I have to say goodbye to a house that's been a part of my life for 13 years, and sort through box after box of mementoes before putting everything into medium-term storage.
I won't be online all that much, and can't promise to keep up with everyone else's blogs, but I'll try to pop in with a few reviews.


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Life IS the Adventure
Have you ever noticed that…
The first touch by a crush… the most electric?
The first kiss… the most soul-searing?
It's the thrill of discovery.
As children, we experience so many things for the very first time. Our senses are thrown open wide to soak in the incredible world around us. We aren't just on the edge of our seat paying attention, we're standing on it with excited anticipation a split second before taking a huge fearless leap into the sensory overload.
Take the time to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel things you haven't paused long enough to absorb, and you'll be rewarded with new experiences. Sometimes altering one element in your everyday routine incites a riot of new input simply by going off-course from the expected. A shift to a different position at a favorite restaurant table is a basic example. You've changed your viewpoint literally and your perception in a multitude of ways. Try it.
A few months back, I sat on the ground examining a new transplant in our yard out of concern for its welfare (I'm a horrific plant parent) and found more than the plant alive before my eyes.
What a treasure it is to stumble across something beautiful happening right under our busy noses.
Writers, Readers and Discovery
As a writer, we express our three-dimensional adventure onto the page, tempting the reader to get lost in the vivid world we've created. Our goal is to take them along for a ride they've never experienced.
If because of our efforts they…
Feel the abrasive surface of the jagged stone wall…
Squint at the brilliant sunset before it fades below the horizon…
Savor the taste of a tart cherry pie…
Inhale the sweet earthy aroma of a pine forest…
Hear the pop and crackle of a roaring fire?
Mission accomplished.
There is actually a phase in the writing process called discovery. Some define it as the exploratory period in which we seek new topics and do research. I recall an article I read over a year ago that described it ideally. It appeared in a past issue of the RWR (the Romance Writers Report, a trade publication through Romance Writers of America) and described the discovery process as a time of rest and recharge between writing projects.
The holiday from "work" should be a time to immerse ourselves in the outside world, separate from the isolated writing caves we've sequestered ourselves within most of the year. Music, art, outdoor adventures, and civic events all become opportunities for us to turn our thinking brains off and amplify our learning. Surrounding ourselves in melting pots of activity allows us to observe human behavior from a relaxed vantage point. Wandering into a different solitary activity, like painting or reading a new book, maybe even in a genre outside our norm, helps expand our horizons.
When the time is right, maybe after a few days, perhaps after a few weeks, our rested and recharged brains are stocked full of creative new ideas from a variety of sources.
Interestingly, layers of discovery happened while writing my latest manuscript. The stories in my series are about self-discovery.
At the exact moments my heroine flew high with happiness and achievement, circumstances ripped away her newfound joy. When she stood again from the pile of surrounding rubble, she learned something about herself. She found strength because she'd tasted heavenly bliss and then plummeted to crushing heartache. From a new perspective, she discovered what she truly wanted in life…and it was not what she'd originally thought. Once she realized the ultimate prize within her reach was threatened, she discovered the one thing worth fighting for above all else… those she loved. The ones in her world who relied on her suddenly had all her focused attention.
As my heroine's discovery unfolded on the pages in true pantster-style writing, her realization provoked my own. Everything is about the journey. Life happens along the way from here to there, and if you aren't paying attention you'll miss it.
How funny that my own character in a story taught me how to shift my focus from self-centered to selfless. But then, I suppose it shouldn't surprise me at all. When we write, pieces of ourselves shine through onto the page and are expressed to some degree in many of our beloved characters.
Life IS the Journey
Treat your life as a rare adventure. Look at each mundane activity as an opportunity to seize a new experience with a subtle shift of perception. Channel the child within you, living every precious day you're given as a sparkling gift. Unwrap your treasure with unbridled excitement and embrace… the thrill of discovery.
Enjoy your world, my friends. I wish us all the most spectacular time as we step from our ordinary lives into the world of the extraordinary.
Your humble shoe,
~ Kat
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There are probably only about 10 guys in America who are cheerfully unconcerned about the influence of multimillionaires on elections. One of them is Charles Koch. David Koch is another, as is Karl Rove. Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin and the guy with the top hat on the board of the Monopoly game are two more. Luckily for them, the other five guys currently sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. And judging from this morning's argument in McComish v. Bennett, there is no principle those five justices will fight harder to preserve than the right of the impossibly wealthy to purchase as much speech as they want and need to win a political campaign.
The free speech issue in McComish is a swirly one, predicated on the novel constitutional theory that less speech makes us all freer (laid out here in Slate by Richard Hasen). The constitutional challenge is to Arizona's system of voluntary public financing, which allows candidates to opt in to a system thatentitles them to matching funds when their privately financed opponents outspend them by more than a certain amount. The matching funds are capped at three times the original grant. The law, called the Citizens Clean Elections Act, was passed by voter initiative in 1998 in the wake of a raft of state election scandals including AzScam, in which state legislators were caught taking bribes to support gambling legislation. Those kooky Arizona voters—apparently they still don't understand that the right to buy and sell elections represents the bold beating heart of American liberty.
The plaintiffs' objection to the Arizona public-financing regime is not that privately financed candidates can't speak. It's that when they spend money to speak, they trigger contributions to their opponents. This has a chilling effect on their speech because, they say, each time they speak, they are financing their own demise. In court this morning, the phrase "leveling the playing field" is uttered with the kind of contempt one usually sees reserved for serial rapists and NPR.
William Maurer represents some of the law's challengers, including Rep. John McComish, currently the Republican majority leader of the Arizona House. Maurer explains that the case is about "whether the government may insert itself into elections and manipulate campaign spending to favor its preferred candidates." The same five justices who offered up last year's hit country-and-Western single, "Citizens United Is People Too," will thus fall all over themselves today to paint the Arizona campaign-finance system as a vicious attempt by government to muffle the speech of America's defenseless bajillionaires. They are so passionate about this injustice that they interrupt Maurer—who is on their side, mind you—to make his argument for him.
Justice Antonin Scalia: "Mr. Maurer, suppose the government imposes a fine of $500 for all political speech, and people nonetheless continue to engage in political speech and pay the $500. Would that make the $500 penalty for political speech constitutional?"
Justice Samuel Alito: "Suppose the court after this argument sent you a letter saying if you would like to file an additional brief, you have the opportunity to do so, and we're not going to allow your opponent to file a brief. Would you take advantage of that opportunity?"
Justice Anthony Kennedy: "Do you think it would be a fair characterization of this law to say that its purpose and its effect are to produce less speech in political campaigns?"
And when the Justices are cross-examining the defenders of the clean-elections law, it's mainly to show how patently unclean their legislation really is.
Chief Justice John Roberts: "Would it encourage more candidates to [accept public financing] if you doubled the amount that was available for every additional amount that the privately financed candidate spends? He spends $1,000 over the amount and the publicly financed candidate gets $2,000. A lot more people are going to do the publicly financing route if that were the case."
Justice Scalia: "I don't know how you can say that there's no evidence that it's been deterred. Is something true just because you say it? … There was testimony in the district court from individuals who said that they withheld their contributions because of this. It's obvious statistically also that many of the expenditures were made late in the game, where perhaps they were not as effective, in order to be unable to trigger the matching funds in time for the opposing candidate to do anything about it. I do not understand how you can say that there is no evidence. I mean, maybe you might say I do not find the evidence persuasive, but don't tell me there's no evidence!"
The court has found that state efforts to "level the playing field" are impermissible. So when advocates suggest that the object of the public-financing scheme is to prevent corruption, the Chief Justice goes all factcheck.com on them: "I checked the Citizens' Clean Elections Commission website this morning," notes Roberts, "and it says that this act was passed to, quote, 'level the playing field' when it comes to running for office. Why isn't that clear evidence that (the law is) unconstitutional?"
Bradley Phillips, arguing in defense of the law, has the temerity to suggest that the public-financing law may well lead to donors "thinking twice" about making campaign contributions but that the same might also be said of the disclosure rules. Roberts cuts him off to grit out: "Our cases, as you know, have drawn a distinction between expression and disclosure." Kennedy practically busts a blood vessel yelping, "Are you saying that anything that has to be disclosed can also be prohibited? I mean, I just don't see the equivalence here!"
Apparently the umbrage-o-meter has been calibrated so high today that even simple analogies are unconstitutional. You will never see more empathy on display on the right wing of the court than at the prospect of extremely well-financed candidates unable to pay enough to drown out their competitors. It's enough to make you want to start a telethon. Even Justice Stephen Breyer, usually the sunny voice of get-along-ish-ness at the court, unlooses a tidal wave of existential doubt toward the end of the argument when he defies counsel to answer him or not, but only if they want to: "McCain-Feingold is hundreds of pages," he says sadly, "and we cannot possibly test each provision which is related to the others. … And it is better to say it's all illegal than to subject these things to death by a thousand cuts, because we don't know what will happen when we start tinkering with one provision rather than another."
Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor both do their best to try to show that this law doesn't in fact burden anyone's free speech and that it was enacted to try to restore voter confidence in elections, a goal that is constitutionally permissible. But it's clear that this will be a 5-4 reprise of Citizens United and that one more in a long line of campaign-finance restrictions is about to bite the dust. We can call the new single "Some Speech Is More Equal Than Others." Or better yet, "Death by One More Cut."


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Having spent an inordinate amount of my life in connection with school — going to endless amounts of school myself, preparing children for school, teaching school — it's hard for me not to think of September as the real beginning of the year. (That stuff on January 1 is calendar business; you enter a new grade/class/year in September.) I even live in a university town!
So now that it's really and truly September — yes, I can feel it in the air, and all the undergraduates are back — I decided to tidy up the blog again, in preparation for whatever may be coming out of me in the months ahead. Apart from the fifty "Writing Short" pieces I did this summer, there were two long pieces of memoir, each presented in parts, that were written in 2015 and are now rapidly receding into the WordPress archives.
I've therefore pulled them back up and made them into Pages, in the event you'd ever like to see either of them again all in one piece, as originally intended, or know someone who might be interested in reading memoir. The earlier-written one, "The Practice Boyfriend," which first appeared in February, is now a Page called "Perry: A Memoir." It runs nearly 12,000 words, so don't tackle it unless you're prepared for a (somewhat romantic) lengthy read. The more recent, "Losing Fifteen Pounds," is now a nearly 7,000-word Page called "Getting to 128: A Memoir." In case you're wondering: I changed the titles so that WordPress doesn't confuse posts with pages in doing its tabulations.
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In the spirit of Valentines Day, I'm sharing a part of my love story with you! My first kiss happened on Valentines Day, and it was the kiss of true love.
During high school and college, my love life wasn't very exciting. I only had one serious boyfriend in college but I can't remember if we even held hands. LOL. Knowing that, it shouldn't surprise you that I had my first kiss at the ripe old age of 25! I was pretty happy as a single person and while I knew I really wanted to be married in the near future, I wasn't interested in settling for anything less than everything.
Back in college I decided that I would only say "I love you" to one person. That one lone college boyfriend told me he loved me, to which I replied, "thanks!" Hashtag awkward moment. My decision wasn't a spiritual one, it was just something I wanted to do. I was pretty sure that when I was in love for keeps I would know. Along with that, I decided I only wanted to kiss the person I loved and always made it clear to anyone I dated that I had serious physical boundaries.
As it turns out, I was right about knowing when I'd met the one. When the charming and flirtatious Paul Curtis Pendell asked me out for coffee, I let him hold both of my hands the entire first date. I'm pretty sure he tried to kiss me on the 2nd or 3rd date…but I shut that down. Valentines Day was less than three weeks after our first date but by then I was completely head over heels for him! Paul took me to Zales and bought me a diamond band (that I now wear as part of my wedding set). We had supper at Outback and I told him then that I loved him (he'd already said it to me and had gotten my "thank you" response). 🙂 Paul knew my rule that loving and kissing went together and he didn't waste any time getting that done!
My first kiss, on Valentines Day, was the kiss of true love.
I don't hold it against anyone who has kissed people other than their life's mate. My own beloved husband has certainly kissed quite a few besides me and that's okay. 🙂 I will say that I never regretted my decision to save all my love for him!
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Colorbar I-glide Eye Pencil: Amethyst Spark
Dear Beauties,
Most of you know about my love for colorful eyeliners when I reviewed a bunch from one of my favorite brand ie Faces. Today Ill be reviewing a stunningly beautiful shade from another of my favorite budget brand Colorbar! We all know how good the Colorbar I Glide eye liners are and I am sure everyone of us must have at least one from this range! Sometime back Colorbar had launched few new shades in their I Glide eyeliners and I got couple of them. The one I'll be reviewing today is a gorgeous bright purple shade called Amethyst Spark.
Product Description:–
The I-Glide Eye Pencil defines like a pencil and glides like liquid eyeliner, with its smooth formulation, which gives your eyes rich colour in a single stroke and blends in easily after application. Lasts longer than 8 hours; does not feather or bleed.
My experience with Colorbar i-glide Pencil:
I got this eyeliner from one an online store during the Diwali discount and got it at whopping 25% off! The I-Glide eyeliners were retailing at Rs.350 but recently they have increased their prices to 399! Colorbar I-Glide eye pencils come in a silver box with the shade color printed at the bottom of the box. The box has all the details printed on it right from the complete list of ingredients, packaging and expiry dates, the shade name etc. The eye pencil comes of standard size again with the shade color on the bottom of the liner. This is really helpful if you have a drawer full of eye liners like me..that was exaggeration but you do get my point 🙂
The shade is the stunningly beautiful purple and reminds of orchids! It has micro pink and purple glitters which makes the liner even more versatile! This is the most prettiest shade of purple liner in my entire collection! The texture is buttery smooth and glides on eyelids. No pulling or tugging is required. Even though it has micro glitter the pencil goes on smooth and is not gritter or hard at all. The glitter is extremely fine to the point it looks like shimmer on the eyelids so not OTT at all and very wearable even during the day time.
The pigmentation is fantastic and you just need one swipe. The staying power again is very good and it stays on my eyes for 8+ hours or until and unless I remove it using a makeup remover. Once it sets the liner is waterproof and smudge proof so definitely an advantage for gals having very oily lids. It will not transfer or smudge. Overall I am in love with the shade and even though its a tab bit expensive I really feel its completely justified coz the quality is fantastic and very much comparable to higher end brands!
Pros of Colorbar i-glide Pencil:
-> Beautiful purple shade, absolutely to die for!
-> Buttery smooth texture and glides on eyes just like the name suggests 🙂
-> Convenient and thoughtful packaging.
-> Fantastic pigmentation.
-> Amazing staying power.
-> Waterproof and smudgeproof.
-> Easily available across all Colorbar counters and online.
-> No pulling or tugging required.
-> Good for gals having sensitive eyes.
-> The glitter is not OTT and very wearable.
Cons of Colorbar i-glide Pencil:
-> Might be expensive for some gals.
IMBB Rating:-
4.5 out of 5!
Rs. 399
Do I recommend Colorbar I-glide Eye Pencil Amethyst Spark?
Absolutely! I highly recommend this shade to every one who loves a bit of color and sparkly on their eyes 🙂
Hope the review was helpful to you all and until next time tc and stay beautiful.
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Holding Grudges
Posted on December 20, 2015 by fgeefay
Americans have never been big on Forgiving. We simply hold on to grudges indefinitely even after the problem has been resolved with the offending party or by them changing their ways. I have been guilty of this myself and I know many people who never can let go of some grudges against someone or something like a company. I find this to get in the way of letting both offenders and offended get on with their lives and perhaps later form meaningful relationships. Continue reading →
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Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban
As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts — a decision that, either way, could deeply affect the organization's membership and funding.
Scouting leaders from around the country gathered at a resort in Grapevine, Texas, near the youth organization's suburban Dallas headquarters, for their annual national meeting. The three-day meeting is being closely watched because Scout officials have scheduled a vote Thursday on a resolution that would not allow youth Scouts to be excluded based only on sexual orientation. The ban on gay adult leaders would remain in place.
Conservatives and some religious groups have opposed the plan, which is backed by gay-rights supporters. National groups on both sides have organized protests and campaigns to woo the approximately 1,400 members of the national council who will cast ballots.
On the eve of the vote, BSA President Wayne Perry called for voters to approve the resolution. He wrote an opinion piece for USA Today saying a change is "the right decision for Boy Scouts."
"Parents, adults in the Scouting community and teens alike tend to agree that youth should not be denied the benefits of Scouting," he said in the piece, published online Wednesday. "The resolution is not about adults; it is about what is best for young people."
The meeting is closed to the public, with staffers and security watching for protesters and the media. About two dozen people holding up signs saying "NO on the resolution" stood on the sidewalk Wednesday outside the entrance. Meanwhile, supporters of the change gathered at a resort across the street, holding a meeting they dubbed the "Equal Scouting Summit."
Speaking on both sides were current and former Eagle Scouts who had worked years to achieve Scouting's highest rank. They recited parts of the Scout Oath and the 12-point Scout Law — from "trustworthy" to "reverent" — to make their separate cases.
Dave McGrath and one of his six sons, Joe, rode their bicycles from Idaho to Texas to support Scouts for Equality, which has organized rallies in several cities. McGrath, 48, said he had two children and a brother who are gay and that he considered the current exclusion policy a "taint" on his Eagle Scout honor.
"So a Scout is trustworthy, unless you're gay," McGrath said. "That isn't the way I was raised."
Meanwhile, John Wade, a former Eagle from Tennessee who now is a minister, called the possible change an extreme departure from what he described as Scouting's roots in biblical values.
"I think that it really presents a danger as well as a conflict of interest to what BSA was originally started as," said Wade, 26.
The debate is deeply emotional for many people on both sides, who talked about their experiences in Scouting and their worry about what would happen next.
Bill Lizzio of Johnson City, Tenn., who is Wade's former scoutmaster, was holding one end of a banner opposing the change and waving at cars driving into the resort. Asked about the harm of allowing gays, he talked about his concern with sexual attraction between Scouts, saying that he wouldn't let a boy and a girl sleep in the same tent at camp.
"And so how do we keep people apart that might have an attraction and don't openly state that to the adult leadership?" Lizzio said. "Or the ones that do, now do we segregate a gay Scout and put him in a tent by himself?
"That sends a terrible message. It doesn't work."
But Mark Noel described a different situation from when he was a scoutmaster in New Hampshire. A group of Scouts came to him and asked what he would do if one of them was gay. The Scouts didn't know Noel himself was gay.
"What could I tell them? That I'm an ally, it's OK? I'm with you?" Noel said Wednesday, his voice wavering. "There's no way for me to even signal them that it's OK, that I am not going to be conditional about applying the Scout Oath and Law."
"I am loyal, period. Friendly, period. Courteous, period," he said.
Thursday's expected vote brings an end to a fight that has resembled a political campaign.
Opponents of a change sent mailings to voting members, after fighting to get the names and addresses voters from BSA, by citing a Texas requirement that allowed any voting member to see the full list, said John Stemberger, organizer of OnMyHonor.net. They also scheduled 40 rallies across the country on the same day last week.
Supporters of allowing gay Scouts used a political consulting firm and targeted about 120 local Scouting councils that they thought were the most competitive — the "swing districts" where they thought votes could be won. Zach Wahls, founder of Scouts for Equality, said earlier this week that they believed to have about 300 "yes" votes confirmed through public announcements and internal conversations, with perhaps 100 or so leaning yes.
"We've done everything that we can," Wahls said. "We feel like we are very prepared for any outcome."
No one will know for sure, however, until BSA announces the results Thursday evening.
On the Web: BSA Membership Standards Resolution: http://bit.ly/185yyXk
Associated Press National Writer David Crary in New York contributed to this report.
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