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WORTHINGTON – The King's Wok Chinese Restaurant is facing an estimated $150,000 in damages after a fire that was reported just before 3 a.m. Saturday morning. The Worthington Fire Department was called to the scene after a witness reported seeing smoke coming from the roof.
When firefighters arrived on the scene, flames were already coming through the roof of the building.
Worthington Fire Department Second Assistant Chief Chris Cummings believes the blaze may have started near the women's restroom or a small meeting room.
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The_Discworldaholic wrote:Its okay i think ive found it, drum roll...... Caramac just found it on this site with pictures
http://www.escape-to-the-seventies.com/ ... sweets.php
Mint Cracknel was a two piece chocolate covered bar with brittle shards of green mint flavoured filling in the centre. By those who remember them best a mint cracknel bar is often compared to be like eating shards of broken glass... although I suspect it was actually slightly more enjoyable than this, given their enthusiasm!
Mint Cracknel was made by John Macintoshes and Son of Halifax West Yorkshire. Mint Cracknel developed into a bar, after making its debut as a type of Quality Street.
Mint Cracknel wasn't the only cracknel bar in the range either. They also made Orange Cracknell and Coffee Cracknell.
Sadly the cracknel bars are no more, and I suspect in our health and safety conscious era are unlikely to make a come back, especially given that you could cut your tongue on one.
poohbcarrot wrote:The Mint Cracknel jingle went (if I remember correctly)
"Gimme mint cracknel and I don't care.
Gimme nint cracknell and I don't care.
Gimme mint cracknell and I don't care.
It'll chase those blues away"
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Bainbridge Island and the Kitsap Peninsula have a wealth of small farms producing vegetables, fruits, meats and dairy products. The Puget Sound area also has miles of shorelines and access to fresh and saltwater fisheries. And there are a growing number of local food artisans creating fine cheeses, breads, wines and much more. Finally, we have an ever-growing list of restaurants and food retailers who include local food in their offerings. Look for the Island Food Circle decal on their door.
The distribution system hasn't quite caught up with all of this local abundance, so buying it isn't as easy
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Island residents are researching the feasibility of incorporating to form the county's third city.
On Wednesday, June 25, a group of concerned island citizens led by Newt Colston made a public presentation on what they have learned to date about the possibility of incorporating St. George Island.
More than 50 people attended the meeting and 42 said they were registered voters who live on the island. In a show of hands taken after the presentation, 30 said they would like to investigate further the possibility of incorporation. Only seven said they don't believe pursuing more information is advisable.
A petition circulated at the meeting stating, "We the residents of St. George Island, petition Franklin County Commissioners and the Franklin County Legislative Delegation to authorize and support the St. George Island Incorporation effort, so that the voters of St. George Island are able to vote in favor of or opposed to incorporating the island as a municipality," was signed by 25 people, two of whom were not registered voters and island residents.
Colston said the idea of incorporation started following a meeting of the island civic club, but is not directly affiliated with the club.
He told the audience Carol Talley, Chris Jensen, Don Murry and Tom Wood have all taken leadership roles on the incorporation committee.
He said incorporation would benefit island residents by increasing their control of their community's destiny, putting islanders in control of planning and zoning, and allowing island residents to better protect the island's fragile habitats. Colston said islanders would enjoy an improved quality of life under self-governance.
The area proposed for incorporation would extend from the western border of Dr. Julian Bruce State Park to Bob Sikes Cut.
Colston said the island has only one representative on the five-person county commission, but provides the county with 48 percent of its income from ad valorem taxes.
If the island incorporates, law enforcement, maintenance of parks and recreation areas, road maintenance, tax collection, elections, building permits and inspection and animal control would all remain under county control.
Colston said if the island determined it wanted additional law enforcement officers, the island government would have to provide funding for salaries.
The county would also continue to provide a landfill, health department, mosquito control and emergency management but the island would develop its own comprehensive land use plan.
If the decision makes it onto a ballot, only registered voters who reside on the island would vote on incorporation. The matter could be brought before voters as early as fall of 2016.
Colston said the first step toward incorporation is developing a detailed plan and gathering signatures on a petition to be presented to the county commission.
Although the state legislature approves requests to put incorporation bids on the ballot, Colston said a letter of support from the county is needed for the request to be considered on the state level. He said Commissioner Pinki Jackel advised the committee that 200-300 signatures would be sufficient to show county commissioners that incorporation has widespread support on the island.
He said the official request to have incorporation placed on a ballot in 2016 must be presented to the legislature on or before Sept. 1, 2015.
Before the incorporation, committee can petition the state for a ballot, they must create a comprehensive development plan, have a system for records management in place, have legal representation and an elected council. He said roughly half of the incorporation requests sent to the state are denied.
Colston estimates the cost of preparing for submission to the state could cost as much as $50,000 but at the Wednesday meeting, he said, "With all the talented people on this island, I don't think it will cost that much."
An estimate of the costs
The committee has already consulted both County Planner Alan Pierce and Jackel about incorporation and has reviewed the city budgets of Apalachicola and Carrabelle to estimate the cost of operating a municipal government.
As a municipality, the island would need an administrative staff, an attorney, office space, insurance including utilities and furnishings, and associated costs including a reserve fund.
Colston said he believes the cost of running the city would be between $200,000 and $300,000 annually. If the island incorporates, it must develop a municipal income stream to cover costs.
He said the island couldn't depend on support from state funding although, as a municipality, it would become eligible for state and possible federal grants that are not available now. For a fee, the municipality could use the county's grant writer to prepare proposals.
The island could raise funding by increasing property tax for landowners on the island. With an estimated $771 million in taxable value, increasing the tax rate by a quarter mil would produce $192,000 in income. This would add $25 of taxes annually per $100,000 of property value.
As a municipality, the island could also impose utility taxes on providers of electricity and water and communication taxes on providers of phone service, internet or cable television.
Colston said the municipality could also generate income through a sales or business tax. He said tourists would pay for the majority of such an increase. Colston said there are currently 830 rental properties on the island. He said the new municipality could not impose a bed tax without a special exception from the state.
He said the island meets a number of the criteria that legislators will consider in weighing the request for incorporation. It is a "compact and contiguous area," and is two miles from an existing city.
However, it falls short of the required population size, 1,500. The island currently has 826 registered voters. The island also falls short of the mandated population density of 1.5 residents per acre.
Colston said the legislature has waived these guidelines for other municipalities.
While this is not the first time incorporation for the island has been discussed, attendees at the meeting said the current incorporation committee has done more research into the matter than previous proponents of incorporation.
Some attendees did raise objections to the scheme. One woman said she lived in Destin when it incorporated.
"There, the push to incorporate was to prevent overdevelopment but once (Destin incorporated) the membership of the council changed and everyone rushed to sell their property to the developers," she said. "Is there anything we can do to ensure this doesn't streamline development?"
Colston said that issue could be addressed in the municipal charter. "Two realtors told me to make sure that realtors don't rule the board," he said. "There should be no more than one at a time."
Another island resident said, "A huge amount of issues are on the table. (Nobody here tonight) represents a business. Nobody represents (commercial) fishermen. If there's an emergency and you become a city, you own it. (There should be a) huge cost benefit study. I would hate to see you go down this path and not have enough information. I'm willing to help but I want to see it done for the benefit of the island."
Colston stressed that "We don't have all the answers and we're not pretending we do. There will have another couple of meetings this fall.
The incorporation committee is requesting help from volunteers and seeking signatures on a petition to take before the county commission. In particular, they are looking for help with the financial plan and with the geographic aspects of incorporation.
Anyone who would like to sign the petition or to volunteer can contact Carol Tally at firstname.lastname@example.com or Newt Colston at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 927-3001.


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Workington electrical shop to close
Last updated at 19:50, Thursday, 07 June 2012
A Workington business that has been trading since World War Two is due to close at the end of this month.
Clark's Electrical, in Finkle Street, started as a fruit and vegetable shop in Jane Street in the late 1930s.
It began selling radios after the war and then moved into other electrical goods.
Shop owner Veronica Richardson said it had been hard hit by the recession and the 30-minute street parking limit which came into force in 2010.
Clark's was the biggest shop in town for renting television sets for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
It moved to Finkle Street in the 1980s and remained in the Clark family until 2008 when its previous owner Raymond Clark died.
It was taken over by Miss Richardson, whose mother Rose Humes had worked for Raymond for 35 years, and moved to another premises on Finkle Street.
Miss Richardson, 43, of Westfield, said: "The business was going to close in 2008 when Raymond died but we decided we wanted to keep it going."
Mrs Humes, 66, of Northumberland Street, retired from the shop when her daughter took over but still helps out when needed.
She said: "The shop has been my life for a long time, and it will be strange having no Clark's in the town."
First published at 19:19, Thursday, 07 June 2012
Published by http://www.timesandstar.co.uk
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damn, such as shame, mental shop
Shame, but Clarks was becoming increasingly outdated, although still a useful shop for stuff like toasters and hoover belts.
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Aug 23, 2006
Steve H's OMNI building instructions up
13 comments:
- Christopher R. Smith (Littlehorn) said...
I see some pictures but not instructions. I'm sure they exist...just not at that link (yet).
- Aug 23, 2006, 4:52:00 AM
- Jim Kelly said...
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- Aug 23, 2006, 5:07:00 AM
The vidio is awsome. I got to go build one of those.
- Aug 23, 2006, 7:01:00 AM
- Philo said...
Too bad Steve doesn't have a third hand ;o)
- Aug 23, 2006, 7:18:00 AM
Cool remote. Is this the first NXT Killough's platform?
- Aug 23, 2006, 7:21:00 AM
- Steve said...
I do have the building instructions. I sent the LDraw file, but it appears they didn't post that. I'll have to create the step-by-step images and submit those.
Steve (who is trying to build a third hand)
- Aug 23, 2006, 11:46:00 AM
- NXTGord said...
Steve, can you give the part number for the wheels? I was trying to find in the BrickLink catalog and I couldn't tell by the pictures
It would be great if lego made some holonomic wheels!
- Aug 23, 2006, 12:09:00 PM
- Brian Davis said...
It would seem from some pictures I have to be bricklink part # 3482c02. But you need a lot of them... more than I have, at the moment.
Steve demonstrated this at NI Week, and it was fun to watch. I need to think up some "macros" for moving it with a more standard remote controler (to decouple the movement in the plane from the rotation of the platform). Watching the spectators react when the paddles "pushed back" was the best part.
Brian Davis
- Aug 23, 2006, 12:39:00 PM
- Philo said...
nxtgord, if you accept non-LEGO solutions the FXA308 Transwheel can easily be used on LEGO axles with a slightly shaved bush pushed in wheel hole.
- Aug 23, 2006, 6:00:00 PM
- Matthias Paul Scholz said...
> Steve (who is trying to build a third hand)
Once the third hand is finished, you can make a fourth one by using the three hands. ;-)
M. (anxiously awaiting the building instructions (not for the hand ... well, would be nice to have them also))
- Aug 23, 2006, 6:40:00 PM
The parts inventory on Steve's page showed that you need thirty-six (36) wheels to make it. Other than that though, it is not a very trying inventory.
- Aug 23, 2006, 10:56:00 PM
- NXTGord said...
Thanks Brian for the part number - I'm not sure how I missed it in the catalog. It looks like there are a few folks with more than 36 for sale.
I've ordered some of the FXA308 wheels, they're less than $4 each. Thanks for the recommendation Philo.
- Aug 24, 2006, 1:37:00 AM
- Brian Davis said...
Well, I do have the advantage of a good picture and having seen it in person:
There are certainly other ways to make such wheels as well, but Steve's is one of the simpliest I've seen, and works particularly well in this application.
Brian Davis
- Aug 24, 2006, 1:32:00 PM


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My name is Sunset. Huge fan of Korn. I've only seen them once (so far). My first Korn album was Untitled, but I had know a little about Korn since 2007, but official fan in 2010. Been used and abused, but Jon's voice is helping me through. Been through the mills of pills, but Korn is helping me back up hill. I live where cornfields are our scenery. I am a child of the Korn/Corn.
Favorite Album: Follow The Leader
Favorite Song from Korn: Pretty
Favorite member: Jon mainly because he is so sexy, but they are all awesome.
Date(s) I've seen Korn in concert: 24/3/2011
I'm going to keep this short. I have been a korn fan since 2007 and my first album I got was Untitled. And I went to a korn concert back in march of 2011. That was the time of my life. JD is the sexiest man alive!! :)
Yeah, we had a bit of finacial crisis as well. It was really hard to make my parents buy me the tickets for Korn, but since they saw how much it meant for me, they just brough it. I'm still going to give them the money back, since they give me so much. Now I'm thinking of my mums birthday present :))
Well I'm a recent Korn fan. I have to admit that I didn't like it at first but then I played Guitar Hero and there was Korn's song Freak on a Leash. After I looked them up on yYoutube I thought they were weird but I kinda liked them. Only until I brought a CD which was basically a collection of their singles I started to get addicted. Now I've got their first and third album and I'm still on a mission to buy all of them. But really Korn just saved me from insanity and the worry of being judged. I love Korn man I just do :)
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- Ibrahim Abougendy
- Cairo
- Egypt
Founder & CEO, Current- TEDxPortSaid
This conversation is closed.
Should everyone of us fear the moment when he achieves his biggest dream ? How will his life be after achieving the ultimate dream?
For Example, setting your dream to be the CEO of the Biggest IT Company in the Globe... to Reach the moon ... Whatever Impossible dream you dream about.
What if you achieved it ?
How would your life be then?
Desperate ?
Encouraged ?
Actually, I don't know the answer, do you?
Kent Spencer
Nov 16 2011: There is nothing to fear but fear itself. We were born as humans to succeed despite doubt from others. I believe if you're truly working toward achieving a dream for self betterment and improving the world, fearing your moment of success shouldn't be an option. Operating from the desire of social acceptance will lead to fear of that special moment, due to the fact everyone has an opinion......always remember....we write our own life stories.
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Nov 16 2011: "I believe if you're truly working toward achieving a dream for self betterment and improving the world,"
I think that's VISION , not a Goal :)
That's why, it's probably vision that will get us out of the Question. Vision is applicable anywhere, anytime, even when you achieve your dream,Nov 16 2011: Well said Kent.
Your comment reminds me of this:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
(Marianne Williamson - A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles)
I believe Nelson Mandela quoted this in a speach, and credit is often given to him.
To me, the word God does not refer to an individual entity, but rather, to the energy that powers and connects all of us as human beings.
Nov 16 2011: Queen ,
I like this so much " We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us"
Liberating from Fear is good, it makes you more comfortable with your life.I mean, but we have to have the positive side of Fear that makes us wok harder, and harder.
I myself asked this question not in order to Sophisticate my way towards my goal, I asked it in order to be aware of the complexity of the feeling that gets to the ACHIEVERS when they reach out to their bright goals, Hoping that one day I will reach mine. If God help me to do so, and I know he will :) (We say it "Insh'Allah")
Queen, Your comments are always enlightening , Thank you
Nov 17 2011: Hello King Ibrahim:>)
Yes, if only we could all shine and explore life with the curiosity and unconditional love of children, what a wonderful world this would be!
If we can recognize fear in ourselves and genuinely explore all parts of the fear in relation to our "self", it offers the opportunity to motivate us. If we hang onto fear, or live a life dominated by fear, however, it simply gets in our way. We can find the balance, and use fear as a tool, just as we use other emotions to learn about our "self" and others.
Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate your insight as well King Ibrahim:>)Nov 22 2011: That was beautiful Colleen!
Nov 27 2011: Thank you James,
I am simply passing on information:>)
jim moss
Nov 11 2011: Certainly not. Instead they should beam with confidence and the knowledge that now they can build on it, reach a higher goal or use their experience to help others to reach their goal.
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Nov 12 2011: But , Suppose that there is no Bigger goals ?
Example, I dream at being the King of the Universe, and It Happened ?
Thomas Jones
Nov 12 2011: It depends on what you expect the outcome of being King of the Universe to be.
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If you expect it will make you happy (and you are not already happy,) you will be disappointed.
If you simply expect to be King of The Universe, you will find out what that is like at which point you can make other choices if you like.
The goal-setting/big dream paradigm is based on a formula:
"This" + "That" = "The Other Thing"
Typically, we do not REALLY know what the "The Other Thing" is; and, as a result, we can only guess what "This" is.
Don't even get me started on "That!"
Yuri Gomez
Nov 16 2011: Your questions are valid. I can say the mind behaves as a "Strange loop" . Some loops never end.
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You always will find more questions and possible answers related to the future but Is that what you really want?!. Don't let, the fear to be wrong, drag You into a loop without end.
Nov 16 2011: Right, I hate infinite loops in c++ , and even in Real life :DNov 11 2011: Hello Ibrahim,
I know MY answer...what is YOUR answer?
For me, the process is as important, or maybe MORE important than the end result. So reaching a goal, or achieving a dream, is part of the process, and I would feel the same after reaching the goal as I did during the process. I look at life as I look at climbing a mountain. We climb and reach altitude, then maybe reach a plateau where we can rest and re-energize for awhile, then we are climbing again. All of the process is enjoyable....IF...we percieve it in that light:>) There is nothing to fear, but fear itself:>)
I LOVE Egypt by the way. Although there are not many mountains, I did a certain amount of physical and emotional "climbing" while there:>)
Nov 11 2011: Hi..
I have some mountains for you here, they are in Sinai, they are very beautiful that sometimes the mountain is getting in touch with red sea that you can start climbing while dropping red sea water from your body.
See you there :)
Nov 12 2011: Thanks for the lovely photos Muhammad. They are indeed beautiful, and the image you provide sounds....well......it sounds...provocative:>)
The closest I have been to the Red Sea and Sinai, is swimming in the Dead Sea in Jordan, which was also very lovely and interesting, and I believe MUCH different than the Red Sea:>)
Nov 13 2011: You are welcome colleen, by the way I loved your lovely smile.
Thanks for the thumb you triggered a smile on my face.Nov 13 2011: So there Muhammad....another thumb, and hopefully more smiles:>) I LOVE smiles...just in case anyone on TED doesn't realize that yet!!! Smiles are contagious...be a carrier:>)
Nov 14 2011: This is the only contagious "disease" that I will never search a treatment for :) :)) :)))
I wish for you a happy full of smiles day.Nov 12 2011: Colleen :)
Egypt is Now even Different after Kicking off Tyrants, Thanks God :) You should Visit us again :)
Just Look up Those Places " Basata Beach , Black and White desert , Siwa Oasis " :)
My Answer is I said, VISION is the solution.
One should have a Vision attached to the Goal . For Example, My Vision is to make Computers with everyone in the World, Could that ever be achieved. Absolutely no.
While the goal is , being the CEO if the Most Technologically advanced Firm, which one can pursue.
If you achieved the goal, you will still have the Vision :) And that's how your life will roll, and never stop
Nov 12 2011: Ibrahim,
I realize there have been some changes in Egypt, and I would LOVE to go back there some time:>)
While speaking with many people in Egypt years ago, I learned that most people there KNEW the country was controled by Tyrants, and yet the USA was supporting that government......... FRUSTRATING for those of us who knew the truth!!! The people of Egypt had a vision and a goal, which they now seem to be creating?
Vision attached to a goal is always good. Why do you say your vision of making computers with everyone in the world could never be achieved? It seems like a reasonable goal to me:>) I agree...if we do not reach a certain goal, we can still have the vision. So, I don't understand why you say it cannot be achieved.
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Nov 12 2011: There is nothing to fear, but fear itself - Most helpful and important point.Nov 15 2011: Sorry to be the critic but I believe that there is no such thing as a highest dream, and if one achieves their highest dream then their purpose is basically finished. We live in a world that is dynamic and ever changing, not one that is static there will continually be greater, higher, brighter, and better dreams out there because individuals like you, me, and the other TEDsters will continue to innovate and will definitely have ideas that are worth spreading!
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Nov 16 2011: I would disagree, I think having a BIGGEST dream , and imagining every moment that could please you when we you achieve your dream is the way that specialists help people in their Goal setting, and that's the core of the problem I am thinking about.
ALSO, Dream's BIggereness is somehow relative, where no one can deny or assure it 100%
People whom set a goal driven by severe emotions when they have set this goal. They would feel spirirt absence after they reach that dream
Nov 16 2011: Ibrahim,
What do you mean by feeling "spirit absence after they reach that dream?"
You say that "goal setting" involves "imagining every moment that could please you". I agree with that. You think people may feel that once the goal is reached, the imagining, or drive is then absent? I find that people who are goal oriented with imagination, generally will grow and build on the original goal. I don't think I know of anyone who reached the desired goal and then felt bad afterwards.
Nov 16 2011: I meant by "spirit absence after they reach that dream?"
When You have a dream- your Emotions got tied to it .. that evolves a certain Spirit that lives inside you. That Spirit Controls you, it becomes a CONTROLLING positive power.
When You get what you want, and in the stage of re-choosing a bigger goal. You will need to create spirit of a New Spirit, which makes the person Mixed up !Nov 17 2011: Dear Ibrahim,
I think I understand what you are saying now. I agree that sometimes our emotions "get tied to" a dream or goal, and it becomes our identity for awhile? As you say, the spirit may become a controlling power within us. You are saying that once the goal is reached, perhaps it is difficult to choose a new goal, or expand on the original goal, and this causes confusion? I agree that this happens at times.
In another post on this thread, I write about the gardens mother nature and I created, and I also say that my interest in the gardens has changed recently. The gardens were my passion, obsession, creativity, joy, pleasure for many years. I still love the gardens, and will always love gardens, but my focus seems to be changing, and it IS a little confusing at times. The direction and interests in my life have changed several times, and each time, the direction changed, it has taken me down a path that is connected, and yet seperate from the last path.
I think the difficulty you speak of is caused by becoming so attached to the goal/experience/dream that it becomes part of our identy, so it may be difficult to change direction and imagine or recognize another opportunity.
I think/feel that everything I experience, including dreams and goals, offer the opportunity to learn and grow. I do not become attached to the outcome, nor do I identify myself based on the dreams or experiences. So when it is time to change direction, I am grateful for the experience, and I move on to another learning experience. Make any sense?
With the gardens for example, it is confusing as to why I feel "different" about them, I do not feel my focus in that direction at this time, and I know that there is a transition happening within me. A "new spirit" as you say, is growing in me, and I accept the change and am aware and mindful of where this "new spirit" may take me:>) What you're talking about seems to be attachment/detachment from the dream/goal?
Clark Ho
Nov 12 2011: Then you create another dream and carry on chasing, i believe the goal is not to just reach a specific goal, but the goal is the path of chasing and the impact that it makes
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Nov 24 2011: Pierre,
You offer some good meaningful quotes:>)
I especially like..."[the King]: The book describes people's inability to choose their own Personal Legends. And it ends up saying that everyone believes the world's greatest lie." "What's the world's greatest lie?" the boy asked, completely surprised. "It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie." (18).
I do not believe that we LOSE control...I believe that we give it away when we choose to depend on someone or something else to guide our lives. So, I agree that giving up our true power to create our lives to something or someone else is not beneficial.
I also agree that many times, our "personal calling" is deeply buried, so we may not recognize it, and it is still there. That's why knowing our "self" is important as we are on the life journey. We can make better choices for ourselves as we orchestrate our lives. It is said that if we do not make our own choices and decisions, someone else will!
BTW...I LOVE paris. I had the pleasurable opportunity to stay with friends in Asnieres years ago...beautiful:>)Nov 23 2011: Hi dear Colleen,
I respect your experience of life , fortitude and your ability accept things coolly.
No I haven't read it, but I believe that faith is the best "physitian".
By the way.you have a cool hobby))
Nov 23 2011: Dear Marianna,
Thank you for your kind encouragement. I accept things because the alternative is not appealing to me.
I am here, now in this life experience, and I am going to make the best of it with love in my heart:>)
You mean the gardens are a "cool hobby"? Yes, I agree:>)Nov 22 2011: Thank you very much ! To tell the tryth I didn't know what kind of flowers are in this photo,but as you noticed they are really alike)
I want to thank you for your advice "I tell you how to stave off drowning. Dive down. Embrace it. The sea will spit you back, astonished" it is really interesting!
What about struggle,saying struggle Imeant the actions,that we undertake to reach our goals,and I think that when you stop doing anything,as no wishes are left,there appears a fearful situation.
Nov 23 2011: Hi Marianna,
ALL flowers are beautiful...in my humble perception:>)
I am simply passing on information. I saw that quote years ago, and it always reminds me to face the challenges with love and the curiosity of a child, rather than struggle and fight against them.
Maybe I misunderstood your use of the word struggle. I'm not suggesting not doing anything, or stopping all action. I'm only saying that sometimes, fear may cause us to want things to happen as we think/feel things "should" happen. Often, there is a gift within certain experiences that we may percieve as "struggles". If we can suspend judgment, and stop fighting against something, we sometimes see the opportunities to learn, which moves us through the fear that sometimes gets in the way of achieving our goal. I think of my cancer, traumatic head/brain injury, divorce after 24 years of marriage, etc. It was more beneficial to face the challenge (dive down and embrace it), rather than spending very much time and energy with fear and struggling against it.
Are you familier with the "Serenity Prayer"?
"Grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference".
I observe that many times, people struggle against something they may not be able to change, and that doesn't make any sense to me. For example, I could not change the fact that I had cancer, or the fact that I sustained a near fatal injury. I COULD change, however, my perception of the experience, which changed my actions/reactions to the situations and helped me move through the fear.
I LOVE quotes, and refer to them often, as reminders:>)Nov 22 2011: I had the same problem. Then the age old wisdom strung to mind. It's the journey not the destination. That's why is so important to enjoy what we do and not always worry about the end point.
That said the end point is still important to keep us motivated. I like the example of an artist. He wants to finish a project because then they he gets to admire it yet that is not why he's an artist. Once the project is done another one will be started because it's the act of creating that's the lure not just the final goal.
Eun A Jo
Nov 22 2011: Not necessarily. We just need to search for another goal and once again strive to achieve it :)
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Hans Schmidt
Nov 22 2011: I have experienced the fear of not being good enough to reach a goal aimed for, never a fear of reaching it. I can't imagine reaching perfection in achievements or personal growth. There is always a "better". Except in my garden. Here perfection is everywhere.
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Nov 22 2011: OH Hans....I agree with what you say...including...everything is PERFECT in the gardens...IF...we choose to see it that way:>)
I remember years ago, when I first built the water falls in the gardens...within a few days, moss and algae started growing on the stones in and around the waterfall. One person visited the gardens and commented that the falls looked so beautiful and natural... it looks like it's been there forever! (Which was what I was trying to achieve). Within a short time, the same day, another person visiting the gardens, commented that the water falls would look a lot better if I cleaned off all that "stuff" so she could see more of the stones!!! LOL:>) It is interesting that we are all so different!
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes..."
(Marcel Proust)Nov 20 2011: I think that life would become too boring and meaningless,as nothing would force you to struggle,to create and to live...,but I can hardly believe in such situation,becouse I think that every taken step brings new steps ,and the motion in life ,and in your mind never ends...
Nov 22 2011: Dear Marianna,
I LOVE your flowers...looks like Rhododendron?
I agree with what you write...life may be boring and meaningless without challenges as we move through life experiences, creating, and seeking our dreams and goals. I also agree that taking each step brings new steps and motion in life...never ending...and it is all part of the process...well said Marianna:>)
The one thing I do not agree with is "struggle". To me, struggle is resistance, and when we resist anything, we use up energy that can be used to move toward our goal and dream. Sometimes, the path we're on, takes some interesting twists and turns that we may not be "expecting". So, to me, it's beneficial to suspend expectations or "struggle", and go with the flow:>)
We can hold onto the branch at the side of the river, thinking that if we let go, we may drown...OR...we can go with the flow, and maybe find peace, contentment, and reach our goal further down the river.
"I tell you how to stave off drowning. Dive down. Embrace it. The sea will spit you back, astonished".
(David Brendan Hopes - "A sense of the Morning - Nature through New Eyes")Nov 18 2011: Your dream is only as great as the next one. I have never limited myself to only one dream, it closes you up, it creates a feeling of fatality once you achieve it. Have more dreams, no dream is the ultimate dream in my opinion, only if you make it that. The reason why we think it to be is because we think that we are only barely capable of achieving it, as if we needed all the cosmos to be involved and for our day or steps to have been perfect for that dream to come true. Remove that way of thinking and trust me youll surprise yourself. There is so much more you can do than just that so called "Ultimate dream".Nov 17 2011: Sometimes our ceiling becomes our floor - we move on.
There is nothing more rewarding than the process of learning as we set on the road to achieve our goals. Each time I achieve a goal I look back at how it's happened, I am grateful for it and I move on.Nov 16 2011: Happiness is everyones dream, and happiness is a journey, not a destination. Achieving a goal creates a temporary sense of accomplishment, and happiness... but no goal makes people happy. People will always sometimes feel desperate, and sometimes feel encouraged. Life is difficult, and there is no single thing you can accomplish, that will create the legendary state of mind we all imagine as happiness. Having goals for the future, is as close as people have ever gotten. If a brilliant all perfect entity takes the reigns of the world and fixes all of our problems, then at first we won't know what to do... but what a problem to have : )Nov 13 2011: Absolutely no fear needed! As you reach a perceived pinnacle your consciousness expands and so does your horizon! It's endless...Nov 13 2011: I heard that Vermont is very beautiful ! If this is in God plan, I will past by for sure !
How interesting what you said: "I find I do not always have the same energy to maintain them as I once did", and I deeply believe is because we are "creature" of creation, it is engrave in us, WE HAVE TO CREATE, where ever we might be in our life, we still have to create....so yes, your energy have to change towards that new goal, objective, dream...
Life is interesting in general, WE have to embrace as it comes, you know, maybe we see it in a different eyes, then God has plan it for us, or a member of our family or close friend, but it is always interesting.
We tend to complain more about what we don't have, instead of enjoying what we do have (I'm talking about myself, right now!). I don't have a husband, yet, but instead of enjoying my celibacy, I'm complaining about that I don't have a man in my life, and I'm sure when, I will have my husband, I will be complaining that I don't have a child yet, instead of enjoying my free time, with my husband, before we have a child. One thing I know, my husband will be the luckiest man on the planet !! Actually, my King, because all Queen are maried to a King, n'est-ce pas ?
It is a learning process. We have to acknowledge what we have NOW and cherish it, embrace it, live it, breath it, change it, if we have to...but we should always dream...it keep us and the world going!
Have a bless Sunday Queen Colleen!!
Nov 13 2011: Hi Mireille,
I think/feel life is a LOT easier if we "embrace it as it comes", even if some of what we face are challenges that may not be totally comfortable! Life is "always interesting" IF we choose to see it that way:>) I've learned to be comfortable with discomfort, because discomfort seems to provide the best learning opportunities.
I think complaining is not a good use of time for more than a minute! A complaint, or discomfort with a situation, can serve to move us to the next step...OR...if we hold onto the complaints, it actually gets in the way of the next step...yes?
I remember how it felt to not have a man in my life after 24 years of marriage. I had never lived alone...going from family of origin, to roommate, to husband and children of my own. I felt a little lost when divorced, and it seemed like EVERYBODY in this world had a partner except me! It was my perception, and how I was "seeing" the world at the time. I am now quite comfortable whether or not there is a partner in my life at any given time. I believe that part of the process of achieving the goal of living with another person, is being peaceful and content in ourselves. A partner to me, would have to be equally content with HIS life as an individual, as I am with MY life as an individual. If that ever happens...fine...if not...that's fine too:>)
I totally agree with you...life is a learning process. Acknowledging, cherishing, embracing, appreciating and being grateful for what we have NOW, is an important piece of the puzzle of life, and allows us to move on to creating the next piece.
Have a blessed everyday Queen Mireille:>)
Nov 14 2011: I really hope and pray that you have a wonderful life Colleen, you deserve it...great example that you are. I'm bless to be sharing this "knowledege" of appreciation of life !
Being happy with ourselve, be grateful for what we have now, sharing, embracing life....we are made and command to be happy everyday! Because our steps are guided, our dreams, big or small will be fufill in fullest....
We just have to be a blessing for ourselves and for others ! And I pray, that God bring a great man if you life, if you want Him too!
Take great care Queen Colleen, much affection, is being sent your way!Nov 12 2011: @Colleen Steen: This is a wonderful dream to have...What beautiful garden you have, absolutely breath taking....this certainly put a smile, not just on my face, but my heart.....you are so talented! Bravo Queen Colleen!!
Nov 13 2011: Thank you Mireille, for your very kind words and your lovely smile:>)
Actually, the gardens are a very good example of a dream, a goal, and achieving something special. Although I have always had gardens, about 10-12 years ago, my heart and mind started to dream of expanding the gardens. The dream began to evolve to include physical labor with the creation of the gardens, and soon, the gardens took on a life of their own!!! I simply went along with the flow. The gardens became a peaceful place for people to gather...they were featured in 4 publications, a tv segment, and many people started visiting individually and in groups...garden clubs, spiritual groups, etc. It became an educational experience, as I and visitors talked about growing plants, creating gardens not only to produce food, but also for the benefit of the earth, as plants/gardens clean our air and water.
Several times, the gardens and my energy have changed direction, and Ibrahim askes...what if we achieve our goal? What would our life be then? I achieved something with the gardens, and now I find I do not always have the same energy to maintain them as I once did. I'm still going with the flow...doing what I can and enjoying the process, the challenges and the changes. I believe that each step we take (a dream, goal, achievement) leads to the next step...whatever that may be. So, I'm open to the possibilities. I feel like I am in transition, and I don't know what I will transition to, but whatever it is, I'm sure it will be interesting:>)
You live very close to my home and gardens Mireille (I live near the Canadian border in Vermont), so, hopefully, next summer you will visit:>)
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Nov 12 2011: Ibrahim, "There is nothing to fear, but fear itself."
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Dec 2 2011: That quote really touched the heart of the Argument :)
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Dec 2 2011: All you have to do is put your personal good intention behind it. It is not easy but its the only best way though.
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Thanks very much Ibrahim for your good question :-) :-)
jim moss
Nov 12 2011: Most certainly there is, but I have a tendency to leave religious discussion offline, as it is much more difficult to discuss "rational" concepts when post "physical" life, belief systems fragment in so many decisions.
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PS like the "laugh at themselves" ref. the happiest people in the world demonstrate that quality the most!
Marcus Yong
Nov 12 2011: None of us should fear the achievement of our biggest dreams. We should fear about not achieving them.
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If i achieved my biggest dreams, i would be the happiest man alive. My life would surely be changed for the better.
Of course there will be challenges and obstacles, but that's life. No pain, no gain.
Everybody would surely have doubts whether they will make it or not. Sometimes i feel like giving up, but i know if i give up on my dreams, i give up on life. Nobody alive should give up on life. Just try your best, and have fun. :DNov 12 2011: I will dream another bigger dream !!!
When you achieve a goal, it gives you wings to fly higher and dream bigger, on the contrary, is a FUEL, GAZOLINE is on the fire, keep it burning that fire inside of you...My God, we can accomplish so much more, that we think we are doing right now!!
It is important also, in accomplishing that dream, that you bring someone along with you...a dream is for sharing. Give to someone that really deserve it, that was there for you, even if it was just for a moment, give and share your dreams with someone...
Keep on dreaming people...big dreams contribute to ourself accomplishment and give back to our world.....We are born to create.....Dream it, create it, share it and live it !
jim moss
Nov 12 2011: Well if made King, then what would your goal be? There is not a goal you can give me short of death, that I can't counter with a new goal that can be created after accomplishing it? And the Language used to describe the goal has a lot to do with it as well. Do you Dream of being the best King of the universe ever? Or just the King?
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Nov 12 2011: I want to be "Queen". I've already been given the title "Queen of the Gardens" right here on TED...LOL:>)Here's "proof"........... http://smugdud.smugmug.com/Quintessential%20Vermont
(Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.....LOL)
Are you saying, Jim, that there is no goal to be had after death? Are you sure of that?
Nov 12 2011: In God Kingdom, you are a Queen !! Keep on smiling Queen Colleen!!
Nov 12 2011: You too Queen Mireille...keep smiling...it is contagious:>)
One of my goals, desires, and ultimate dreams, is to spread smiles all over the world:>)
John Locke
Nov 11 2011: In life you never stop climbing. Yes, you may fall (lose your job as a CEO) but you will always find new challenges or goals to fufill. So, if I were to achieve my dreams, than I would go back to sleep and think of some more!Nov 11 2011: Can I tell you that it isn't a difficult question to answer? You know the answer, you said it yourself.
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Do me a favour, and you will know how you know it: with your finger cover the "don't" of your sentence:
"I don't know the answer, do you?"
You would better ask (or read about): Thomas Edison (who invented light bulb), Sir. Edmund Hillary (who climbed Mount Everest), Neil Armstrong (who walked on moon). Maybe they can tell you what it feels like to achieve the highest pick. What was the goal of Masar Ibraham al Khalil?
My point is, there is no such thing as "THE biggest goal" It is better to have small goals which inspire you to keep climbing. When one reaches the highest pick, there is a question "What more? What else?" if they don't ask it, they may get depressed; Life will lose its meaning. It is said: "when you reap you are rotten" - Stay green and you will grow. (Ex: when one becomes a parent, does it mean they achieved their biggest dream? or do they already know what life will be after being a parent? NO, because there is more: they may become grandparent, and so on and they will know what it is like when they have their child in their hands)
I teach students Pick Performance psychology and the technology of achievement, and I haven't used
"The biggest goal" as a statement yet. I help them to understand the importance of goal setting and its process of getting it (and also the Exit Strategy: "What if?")
As you were reading you might already become aware of long/medium/short term goals.
"What do you want?" and "what do you really want?" are different questions and require different approach.
But when you know WHAT they REALLY want, you start to think of HOW to get it and WHEN you achieve it, you celebrate it and then move on to the next level. But FIRST you "have" to write you goals down. this piece of paper might have no importance but what's on it, is more valuable. It's like your weekly shopping list on your fridge.
Nov 12 2011: I Can't Deny that your reply Inspired, Coached me about goal setting ! :)
Thank you for this, I think the core of the Question for me as a Person is to refresh my intentions, and Goals not to Question any deeper hesitation about my goals setting.
it's coming from a questioning mind, not a Desperate one. I have taken enough time setting my goals, and Arranging my priorities;but, Yesterday I was thinking about what if I reached that ! and I asked that here ....
For case specifically as in teaching students Psychology. Your Goal might be " Teaching Psychology to every student in your country ? "
What if a day came when No student needs your Help in Psychology !
Will it make you feel proud ?
Or will it Push you to widen your goal to include more groups to be taught Psychology :D
Technically, I can't claim I know the answer. I have the essence of the Answer, and I will not be able to make sure if it is true or not until I Experience my question :)
Got my point , dear
Nov 12 2011: Hi Ibrahim,
I am glad that I could help you somehow. My goal isn't what you have mentioned here. And if you have read it well, you might have noticed that I don't teach Psychology. What I do is quite simple.
I introduce to my students new ways of mind-setting strategies, tools, linguistic techniques, and the importance of the right question at the certain time
It's like installing new software in your computer (brain) and then run it as you understand it but in a way that helps you to get what you want.
They are not all in a certain age, there is no age limit in group, they can be from different walk of life with different needs and wants.
(Teenagers want to improve their learning abilities. Students want to communicate better at University, Self-employed, young entrepreneurs, teachers, architects and etc; they all want better performance skills for their personal and professional lives)
Their success is my success, and there is nothing to be proud of.
I adjust my approach, and keep my goals as there are.
I hope I answered your questions.Nov 12 2011: If we knew what we REALLY wanted, we would already have it.
Nov 12 2011: Thanks mr.Thomas.
Your Replies make me think !Nov 12 2011: Hi Thomas,
Thanks for your note. I agree you said it and I would only add that we all want different things at different stages. As a kid, you might want something (as an Ice-Cream), as a teenager (computer game), as student (passing your exams or girls and beers), and when you get a job, then you want something else and so on. (this is explained very well in Shakespeare's "AS YOU LIKE IT")
Don't you think that this Not-Knowing what we REALLY want makes us struggle through life and keeps us searching on and on pointlessly?
If I were to ask you whether you are a general wanderer or a meaningful specific, what would your comment be?
(bare in mind, Sir Edmund Hillary wasn't just wandering in Himalayas and hoping to get to the pick of Mount Everest)
Time and environment do have effects on our goal and dreams.
When two parties are negotiating for a favourable deal, both of them know what they REALLY want.
When a project manager runs a project, he knows what he REALLY wants/needs to accomplish it.
When two teams play, they both know what they REALLY want during the match.
When Aron Lee Ralston's hand was stuck in Blue John Canyon (Utah) in between rocks, I believe what he REALLY wanted at that moment was to survive. And the WILL to live made him to amputate his forearm. (short term pain, lont term life)
This type of Goal-settings can be long term and short term, as I have mentioned before.
It is the moment of your decison, that shapes your future. So decide well, set a goal that inspires you and when you achieve it, it can improve your future.Nov 11 2011: Yes, It should be more tough than before achieving his goals.
When a man achieves a higher post then more responsibilities will be added to him, when a woman achieves her successful pregnancy plan she d' face with the maternity daily exhausting tasks, and when a proposed presidential nominee wins through his campaign, specially in Egypt after revolution, he d' be afraid from the Egyptian people that they will send him to his backyard to play with the kids if he'll fail to achieve Tahrir square's civilization goals.
Eli Vidal
Nov 11 2011: I think the question is somehow closing possibilities. why not gor for "the sky is the limit"? there is never a maximum
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Nov 11 2011: Even if the Sky is yur Limit, You can reach it one day . I am just trying to think what am I gonna feel when I do so.
For me, I have BIG BIG dreams that can not ever be satisfied; but , I am wondering about the feeling itself :)
Nov 11 2011: If you say and believe your dreams "can not ever be satisfied", that is the reality you create for yourself. Believe in yourself...believe in the life journey and all the possibilities:>)
Eli Vidal
Nov 12 2011: I agree with Colleen. If you reached the sky, go to the universe. When you reach the sky you can be overcomed either with happiness or emptiness, but in both cases you can go ahead forward
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Tributes have been paid to a "beautiful" young mum found dead at her home.
Mica Atkinson, 22, of Wasdale Close, Mirehouse, Whitehaven, died at about 1pm on Tuesday. Police were called by paramedics who pronounced Miss Atkinson dead at the scene. Social network sites were inundated with tributes to the woman, who has a two-year-old daughter called Lilly, within hours of her death.
Television talent show contestant Cory Spedding wrote on Twitter: "Awhh man, feeling down about the thought of Mica. At least she's up in heaven with the angels. You'll be so missed girl. x"
Callie Pearson tweeted a photo to the site, adding: "Just shows you have to cherish every moment in life. RIP Mica, heart goes out to the family and even more to beautiful Lilly, sleep tight, xx."
Stephanie Kardashian said "life is too short", while Brent Hood wrote: "Can't believe I've lost a good friend. She was taken from us too soon. I won't forget all the laughs we had. Sleep tight Mica. We'll miss you."
Her sisters also posted comments on their personal Facebook pages, expressing their grief.
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It is understood Miss Atkinson was a diabetic and dependent on insulin.
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The death is being treated as suspicious and detectives are investigating the circumstances.
A 25-year-old Whitehaven man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter has been released on police bail, pending further inquiries, until February 2013.
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Heya fellow ADVer's.
Welcome to our trip of a life time, we are Two Moto Kiwis, our blog is www.twomotokiwis.com
We are Andi & Ellen Delis from Wanaka in Central Otago New Zealand, see here. www.wanaka.co.nz
I have been owned by 37 bike over 33 years, Ellen has only been riding the last two years.
We left New Zealand May 3rd leaving behind friends and family, our jobs and most of our responsibilities to come see America from top To Bottom, we have started in Anchorage AK and we are setting up here, Barb and Victor from Alaska Leather http://www.alaskaleatheronline.com/servlet/StoreFront have been absolutely instrumental in seeing TMK get off the ground so our heart found thanks goes to these guys.
Our plan is to travel around in Alaska first off then go to Prudhoe Bay, catch up with fello ADVers in Dawson at the D2D gathering, head north to Inuvik, fly up to Tuktayuktuk then head south taking in the middle and west side of Canada, USA, Mexico, Central then South America down to Ushuaia ... then decide where to go from there money and time dependent.
We are riding two DR 650s, Ellen has a 2011 White one, mine is a 2012 Grey one, both new through Alaska Leather, we decided given the distance we will travel and cost to ship my bike from NZ we both will start on new machinery.
We are running Safari 30 L Tanks, screens from Screens For Bikes in Australia, Sargent seats, Bark Buster Storm, AME heated grips, Garmin 660 GPS and my bike has a YSS damping, both bike have Intiminators.
In the next post we will show the gear we have chosen, we have to wait until Ellens trousers arrive
We have some acknowledgments to make first off to the people and businesses that been been of great help and sponsored us with product, I no particular order they are
ARAI Helmets USA - Have sponsored us with the new XD4 Adventure helmets, Ellens in White, mine in Fluro Yellow, these things rock, I have an ARAI Chaser for my road helmet and these have met all the expectations for teh same quality fit and finish.
Klim Adventure Gear - Have sponsored my Adventure Rally Jacket and Badland Pro pants as well as the Inferno warm layer top and bottom, this is the best gear I have ever worn in my life and I am very grateful to be wearing the best gear to cover all conditions.
Kevin and Keiko from Te Anau New Zealand - Keiko designed and drew our cards and logos, seriously cool given I don't have an arty bone in my body.
Delis Tools from Kaiapoi in New Zealand - sponsored our Kincrome luggage cases.
Icebreaker Clothing from New Zealand - sponsored our Merino gruds, socks and longs johns, we love Merino clothing and Icebreaker as it tolerates smelly stinky adventure bikers without stinking like cotton does and it is very warm to layer up with.
Alaska Leather - Barb and Victor, I simply can't say enough so I won't even try. Legends they are getting two foreigners of the ground in style.
Bark Busters- sponsored our Barkbuster Storms which Ellen has already crash tested and saved our first set of levers.
Sargent Seats - sponsored our low height comfort seats, they have saved our arse from one end of the planet to the other as the factory DR seats or shockers.
Mike and Mei Dawson in New Zealand for sponsoring a good contribution to riding to to make sure we make it safe back to New Zealand
Screens for Bikes from Australia, these screens are mint taking the wind blast off our chest and taking the load off our helmets, who says you can't have a few home comforts
So the next post we will put up gear and pics, just got the lappy and camera so learning quickly how to use them so please be patient
Where are we now?
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How'd you manage the sponsorships? I'm assuming there's some free advertising in it for the companies beyond a ride report on advrider somehow? Was it simply asking with details of your intended trip, or did you have something more elaborate set up?
Trip sounds like it's going to be a fantastic time for the two of you! Hope it's more than you expected it to be, with plenty of memories to spare for many years! Good luck with everything!
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Andi & Ellen,
If you survive the Alaskan inmates, you'll be ready for anything.
Hope to see you around before you leave the state.
"I am in the prime of senility." Ben Franklin
I'm so old I remember when the gallons rose faster than the dollars on gas pumps.
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I'm subscribed, arm chair adventure. Have a great trip!
Any relation to Paul in Kaiapoi by the by?
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Sounds good, I'll follow this one...
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Awesome trip... see if you can get a last-minute cruise to Antarctica when you're down there - and take some studded tires!
I'll be tuning in.
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Looking forward to following along....
Chapter 3 of my life...... with Faith, Hope and Courage!
Ride of my Lifetime...... Thread started 5/11/2011 http://advrider.com/forums/showthrea...0#post15950430
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Harvey Krumpet ... yeah he is my twin bro.
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Myself & my GF are over the moon with his old DT. He has inadvertently started us off on a similar path to your own but not, for the foreseeable future, as epic. One day...
All the best!
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Watching from back home.
Sorry to have missed the your going away shout. I was busy on the bike. Is that a good enough excuse?
I'll tap on your web page from time to time but it's easier to subscribe to this as it emails me when you have added new content.
It sounds as though you are both finally under way and living the dream. Vicki and I are at present drafting up the designs for our next adventure as well. Nothing cast in stone just yet as we need to sort our finances out first but it look as good that crossing paths in South America could be in the cards.
Travel safe as I know you both will. If you like, once your down in the "Lower 48" I'll try to point out a few must visit locations. Not too many as I'm sure you will want to find some of those amazing places for yourself.
All the best to you both,
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Thanks for your big e before we left, was going to reply but got too busy, was not quite panic stations before we left but the dude who invented "Last Minute" made our day
Off to Homer tomorrow so will take time to get pics etc sorted, camera has arrived so will pick it up in the am as well, almost sorted, bikes 95% complete, my safari tank hasn't arrived as yet, nutha week of so.
Catch up down the track in SA .... be a great idea, that would be very cool...just keep us posted
Need to get our debit card so we can open a smug mug account, card won't be here till this time next week
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After 10 days of intense working, chopping, grinding, soldering, drilling, bashing, scraping and knuckle bashing Chiwi and Hobbit are finally ready to race. (we are STILL married)
We learnt a lot about the bikes, everything we had prepared fitted like glove and we established that if we couldn't fix it with a big hammer it was an electrical problem.
We were going to take both bikes to Amy's - an ADV (adventure rider ) who rides Suzuki DR650 invited us a few other guys for a salmon feed on Saturday night (12th May), Andi took them both out on the drive way and got them started. Some how Chiwi took herself out off the stand and fell over, on the way down Chiwi blatantly attacked Hobbit and knocked Hobbit off his*perch*as well. Ellen rushed over turned both of them off. well, Andi's crash board on the side panniers took the hit and the left rear case took a beating where Chiwi bit him. Anyway, Chiwi seemed not liking the fall and wouldn't start when we picked her up!!. With the time pressure, we had to both jump on Hobbit and went to Amys.
The dinner party (our first official engagement) was wonderful, we meet some local ADVs as well. Amy cooked up a storm for us, Jack, Paul, Rodger and Katey all gave us some good advice on riding. It was the second time people asked us if we have heated vest, they said we would need them going up to the North. We think we will try what we have now - which is three layers of Icebreaker, see how it goes.
Sunday 13th May, we left Anchorage to Homer, which is 210 miles west of Anchorage. Andi gave Chiwi a blow job (per Amy) to get it started (remember it wouldn't start after falling over the night before, must have been an air lock in the fuel tube and stopped the fuel get into the carb).
We knew it would be cold, so two layers of Icebreaker long Johns and three layers for the upper body. Only just out of city on the highway a bitterly cold wind hit us, then came down with rain. With heated grips on full, our hands still cold.
We stopped at a service station, wanted some hot food to warm us up. The hot soup was nothing like the one we imagined, clear water with a few slice of noodles and chicken strips served with crackers! Not stopping here again.
After the luke warm clear water soup, we hit the road again. It's getting colder and colder, the rain turned to snow! We had to keep wiping our visor to be able to see through it. Ellen was thinking:"what the hell is it? Is not the same as what Amy said the night before." She couldn't see through her visor, and kind of lost the sense of balance. She was almost in tears, *just as well Andi found a bypass and we can pull over.
Fortunately, the snow turned to rain again after we came down a bit. The road was getting drier and the Sun almost came out. "It was lucky, " Ellen thought. However, she spoke too soon. The road turned wet again and this time, came down with hale! Ellen visor was fogged up inside, so she could not see through again. She tried to pull the visor up, then the hale hit her face like cutting knives. So she shut the visor, can't see the road. It was getting really dangerous now. She slowed down, kept the bike up straight, until finally passed the hale zone. "That was a ride in hell, I wasn't prepare for that."she thought.
After about 3 hour riding through wind, rain, snow and hale, it was still 95 miles away from Homer. The sky came to clear, the road was dry and it getting warmer. We were on boarder of thinking heated vest might be on the shopping list for next ride, but also understand we only need them here in Alaska, then carry them around the rest of the trip. Maybe we try 4 layers of Icebreaker on the way back.
There was no drama for the last leg of our trip, we started to see muse on the side of the road. GPS took us to Charlie's - another ADV rider. Homer welcomed us with sun shine and beautiful snow mountain and a Moose grazing in front of Charlie's front yard. The four seasons ( cold, very cold, very very cold and freezing ) we had gone through to get here - it worth it.
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Well done, I'm in and following.
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Wonderful, tho cold start to your adventure. A bit early to be in alaska. Love NZ/rode there for a month in '05. Will keep an eye on your reports. Have a wonderful adventure!
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Im going to enjoy this ride
Yes im going to watch yr ride from the Cou Cou Bar ,Santa Fe , Bantayan Island , Philippines . I dont think i ever rode in weather like u had in my 10 months in north amerika Bro , keep things shiney and upright Bro
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When it's cold out, most rubber hardens up and loses its flexibility, turning your shoes into ice skates. White Spider Rubber was made to stay soft and flexible in freezing temperatures, leaving the ice-skating to the pros.
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There's a lot of things to love about winter. The loss of all sensation in your feet isn't one of them (hopefully). But with 3M Thinsulate™ insulation, that's one part of winter you won't have to deal with thanks to the years of research that 3M has conducted in the field of foot-warmth-ology.
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- Lightweight
- Liner Doubles As Slipper
- Removable Line Is Great
- Rubber base
- Small Footprint Is Great
- Absolutely none
- Not heavy duty
Best Uses
- Snow Recreational
Comments about Chair 5 3 WP:
Overall it doesn't get better than this boot. The waterproofing along
with removable insulated liner is the best in a recreational boot out there.
Anything else is bulkier and larger. Period.
The upper is flexible to allow for full range of motion with added benefit of packability.
Simply the best boot and I bought several before finding.
Great kids and great adult boot at a great price.
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Best Uses
Comments about Chair 5 3 WP:
Really great looking. Excellent design and construction.
However upon actually walking......the boots squeak, groan and swish. You will not sneak up on anything this winter! Maybe use will soften the noise.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
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Q:what is the stack height of these chair 5 boots, also what is the heel to toe drop, and yes, how much do they weigh?Asked on 1/5/2015 by ledger from maine
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A:Heel Drop: 10mm, Stack Height: 27.5mm, weight (based on a size 9): 19.2 oz per shoe.Answered on 1/27/2015 by Teva Product Specialist
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